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A civic volunteer has been arrested for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata. The postgraduate medical student was found dead at the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The accused has been identified as Sanjoy Roy, but Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal did not confirm him profession at a press conference despite multiple queries. “Whatever he may be, he is a criminal as he committed such a heinous crime. He deserves punishment of the highest order. Evidence against him has been collected,” the senior officer said. There were signs…
Amid massive outrage over a doctor’s rape and murder at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, the ruling Trinamool Congress has put the ball in the BJP’s court, pushing for a law to fast-track trials and ensure exemplary punishment in such cases. The BJP, on the other hand, has pulled all the stops to corner the Mamata Banerjee government. BJP’s Goes All-Out Against Trinamool The main Opposition BJP has targeted the Mamata Banerjee government over the heinous crime and said the situation in Bengal regarding safety of women is not good. “You can hide the data in the National Crime Records.…
The chief of markets regulator SEBI has strongly denied the latest Hindenburg Research report as “baseless allegations and insinuations”. Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch called it an attempted “character assassination” in response to SEBI action against the short-seller. The markets regulator had in July flagged a violation by Hindenburg and its sole beneficial owner Nathan Anderson under the SEBI Act, SEBI’s Prevention of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices regulations, and SEBI’s Code of Conduct for Research Analyst regulations. The SEBI chief also said in the statement that they are ready to…
A day after Raj Thackeray’s convoy was attacked with betel nuts, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers hurled coconuts and cow dung at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s convoy on Saturday. MNS workers claim that it’s in response to the incident on Friday where MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s car was attacked with betel nuts and tomatoes. Police have confirmed the incident and have detained over 20 people. A formal case registration is under process, according to a senior police official of Thane police, Earlier on Friday, betel nuts and tomatoes were thrown at the convoy of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief…
A recent surge in GPS “spoofing”, a form of digital attack that can send commercial airliners off course, has entered an intriguing new dimension, according to cybersecurity researchers: The ability to hack time. There has been a 400% surge in GPS spoofing incidents affecting commercial airliners in recent months, according to aviation advisory body OPSGROUP. Many of those incidents involve illicit ground-based GPS systems, particularly around conflict zones, that broadcast incorrect positions to the surrounding airspace in a bid to confuse incoming drones or missiles. “We think too much about GPS being a source of position, but it’s actually a…
Hitting out at those who are “anticipating” a Bangladesh-like situation in India, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that this is not Bangladesh, this is Narendra Modi’s India. Speaking to reporters at Jodhpur airport on Saturday, Union Minister Shekhawat said it is unfortunate that some people have made comments that a Bangladesh-like situation will arise in India. “They have talked about replicating this template in India. They probably don’t know that this is not Bangladesh, this is India, and Modi ji’s India. Those who would do this should understand what would happen to them,” he added. Though Mr Shekhawat…
A caretaker government led by Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in to steer the country through these tumultuous times, but it’s yet to make its presence feel in a country marred by protests. Yunus, the interim caretaker backed by the military, called for calm during his visit to Rangpur yesterday as he embraced the mother of a student shot dead by the cops. He has also appealed for religious unity amid reports of attacks on the minorities in Bangladesh since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. The latest in the string of resignations is of the country’s central bank…
Lakhs of Hindus took to the streets in Bangladesh on Saturday to protest against the ongoing attacks on the community after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India on Monday. Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and Chittagong, the second-largest city in the country, witnessed lakhs of people attending the rally. Bangladesh Hindu community members participate in a protest and block the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka Photo Credit: PTI Members of minority communities in Bangladesh have faced more than 205 incidents of attacks across 52 districts since the fall of the Ms Hasina-led government on August 5. Hundreds of Hindus…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday underscored the need for empathy and compassion among young doctors for their patients as he cited a scene from the famous movie ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’, saying the ultimate aim of medicine is to uplift the humanity. The CJI also said India is one of the pioneers in innovation but its fruits are limited to a very few as he urged doctors to make advancements in the health sector accessible to everyone He was addressing a gathering of young doctors at the 37th convocation of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research…
A man who left his family behind on a European vacation, because his mother-in-law used his toothpaste, is facing backlash online. In a post on Reddit’s popular “AITA” (Am I the A******) subreddit, the man, 38, wrote that he and his wife, 35, had been planning on taking a vacation to Venice, Italy with their five-year-old daughter. “Venice has always been my wife’s idea of a romantic city, so it’s been her dream to go there,” the Reddit user wrote. However, the man said that his wife’s mother soon found out about the trip and was invited to join as…