Kolkata: After a man was arrested in the rape and murder of a woman doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, questions are surfacing on how the accused, as a mere civic volunteer, enjoyed certain privileges and freedom of movement...
New Delhi: An alert from an automated track device averted a train accident in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur as it warned officials of a hot wheel axle in a Seemanchal Express coach when it crossed over the heat detection equipment. Railway officials said the real-time alert...
Paris: Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei won the gold medal in the women’s 57kg weight class of boxing at the Paris Olympics despite the ongoing row over her gender eligibility. The Taipei pugilist defeated Poland's Julia Szeremeta in a 5-0 unanimous decision at Stade...
Srinagar: One of the two civilians injured in an encounter between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital Sunday. Officials said that two civilians were injured in the Ahlan Gandole area of Anantnag's famous...
Paris: China moved past USA to sit on top of the Paris Olympics medal tally, and enter the concluding day of the Games Sunday with 39 golds, 27 silver and 24 bronze medals. The USA, on the other hand, with 122 medals, including 38 gold,...
Paris: The ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will take some more time to deliberate on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification from the women's 50kg free-style final of the Olympic Games and will announce its decision only August...
Srinagar: Two Army personnel were killed and three others injured in a fierce gunfight with terrorists at a forest in a remote area in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at Ahlan Gagarmandu forest in the Kokernag area of the...
New Delhi: Senior IAS officer TV Somanathan was Saturday appointed Cabinet Secretary, succeeding Rajiv Gauba. A 1987-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, Somanathan is currently serving as Union Finance Secretary and Secretary, Expenditure. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of...
Washington: Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have sought the US' direct intervention to stop the "coordinated attacks" against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, underlining that instability in the region, "fuelled by religious intolerance and violence", is not in the interest of America or its allies. Members of...
Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan Saturday tendered his resignation, five days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's regime amid massive street protests and students marching towards the apex court demanding a revamp of the judiciary. The 65-year-old top judge revealed his decision around 1pm...
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