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Women in Kolkata, several parts of Bengal, and across cities in the country hit the streets tonight in protest against the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The incident has shaken the country and triggered nationwide protests. At demonstrations in medical colleges and hospitals across the country, doctors have demanded security on duty. The protests across cities began at 11.55 pm. It has been described as, “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence”. Posters sharing locations of the protest were being shared on social media, with new spots being…
Hundreds of women from across the country have taken to the streets to protest against the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Several women in Kolkata, Delhi and other cities are holding candlelight vigil and peaceful rallies, demanding justice for the victim. Photo Credit: Screengrab from X posted@RaviKumar166934 The protest which began at 11.55 pm has been described as, “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence”. Women march towards the protest venues in Kolkata Photo Credit: Image posted on X@runa_b In the national capital, women were seen holding placards…
Women in Kolkata and several other parts of the country hit the streets around midnight today to protest against the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The incident has shaken the country and triggered nationwide protests. At demonstrations in medical colleges and hospitals across the country, doctors have demanded security on duty. Amid the protests, a mob vandalised the hospital where the post-graduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered. As the protest turned violent, the cops fired tear gas and resorted to lathi-charge the agitators to bring the situation under control. A student…
A mob has vandalised a government hospital in Kolkata during a midnight protest by doctors against the recent rape and murder of a colleague. The emergency ward in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been completely destroyed, said a police official. Cops fired tear gas shells and used lathi-charge as the protest turned violent late last night. Visuals showed stones being pelted on the hospital campus which left several cops bloodied. An official said they tried to block the mob – which included dozens of unidentified men – from entering the hospital. But couldn’t. At least two police vehicles…
A 57-year-old government official has been arrested for raping a six-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr and then committing bestiality with a goat. The survivor’s family said the man used to frequent the village for official work and entered their house when he saw that the girl was playing in the courtyard with the child of a neighbour and no adult was present. The rape as well as the bestiality was recorded by the neighbour’s child, who is about the same age as the girl. Officials said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the heinous crime, the…
The United Auto Workers Union said on Tuesday it has filed federal labour charges against Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over attempts to threaten and intimidate workers. The action came after Musk and Trump held a two-hour conversation on social media platform X Monday night, during which the two discussed workers walking off the job to go on strike. “You’re the greatest cutter,” Trump said during the conversation. “I mean, I look at what you do. You walk in, you just say: ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike – I won’t mention the name of the…
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Hours after stating that the strike which began after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata would continue, a key doctors’ body announced on Tuesday night that the agitation has been called off. The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) said the decision was taken after a meeting with Health Minister JP Nadda and that their demands had been met, including one seeking an assurance that the Central Healthcare Protection Act would be passed to curb attacks on medical personnel. In a statement, FORDA said, “as requested”, it will be part of a committee on the Central…
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic silver medal verdict date has been deferred by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yet again. While earlier it was said that the verdict would come before the Paris Olympics 2024 ended, it has now been deferred for the second time. The first possible CAS verdict date was August 10, which was then moved to August 13. Now, the new verdict date is August 16. Vinesh Phogat made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to enter the final. However, before her 50kg final bout, he was found to…