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Kolkata: The father of the doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month, informed the CBI that he had talked with his daughter over the phone a few hours before her death and urged the agency...

New Delhi: AAP MLA Mukesh Ahlawat will be the new face in the Delhi Cabinet headed by Atishi, who will be sworn in as chief minister September 21, and four ministers will be retained, the party said Thursday. It said Chief Minister-designate Atishi and her...

Kolkata: Newly-appointed Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma Thursday visited Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered August 9, sparking nationwide protests and prompting junior doctors of West Bengal to launch 'cease work'. Accompanied by Dipak Sarkar, who has...

New Delhi: The Union Labour Ministry Thursday said it will officially probe the death of a 26-year-old woman working at audit firm Ernst and Young (EY) in Pune after her mother blamed the company for overwork. Anna Sebastian Perayil, 26, passed away July 21 after...

Kolkata: West Bengal state secretary of DYFI, Minakshi Mukherjee, appeared before the CBI's Salt Lake office Thursday in connection with the investigation into the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case. The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is the youth wing of the CPI(M). "I will...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said that Pakistan and the Congress have the same intention and agenda with regard to Jammu and Kashmir. The recent remarks by Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif extending support to the Congress and National Conference’s call for...

Kolkata: TMC MLA Sudipto Roy appeared before the ED here Thursday for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, official sources said. Roy is president of the West Bengal Medical Council and also holds charge...

Rohtak: With the slogan “Haryana non-stop”, BJP national President J.P. Nadda Thursday promised a cash incentive of Rs 2,100 per month for women, continuation of the minimum support price (MSP) on all 24 crops, government job guarantee for all Agniveers retiring from the Indian Army...

Nawada: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday condemned the torching of houses in Nawada district and directed the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) to personally visit the site and oversee the probe. Sources from the Chief Minister's Office said, "The CM condemned...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister-designate Atishi and her cabinet will take the oath of office  September 21, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Thursday. The ruling party had initially decided that only Atishi would be sworn in, however, it was later determined that her council...