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Atchutapuram (Andhra Pradesh): A fire accident at a pharma unit here Wednesday left 13 persons dead and 33 injured, and the damage could have been worse but for the lunch break that saw fewer workers in the plant when the blaze erupted. Harrowing scenes unfolded...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to provide necessary security to the former principal of the state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata Sandip Ghosh, amid the apprehension of the mob attack on him and his family members....

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him. Soren said he was firm on his plans after "facing humiliation at the hands of leaders of...

Patna: During the Bharat Bandh Wednesday, Patna Police lathi-charged protestors, who are believed to be members of the Bhim Army. The incident occurred at Dak Bungalow Chowk in Patna, where a large number of protestors had gathered, holding posters and flags to voice their opposition....

Kolkata: A former deputy superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Wednesday moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking an ED investigation against its ex-principal Sandip Ghosh, alleging financial irregularities by him during his tenure at the state-run facility. Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj granted permission to...

Akola: Amid the raging controversy over the sexual abuse of two girls in Badlapur’s reputed school, a 42-year-old schoolteacher was arrested in Maharashtra's Akola district for repeatedly molesting six Class 8 girl students for the last four months and forcing them to watch adult films....

Thane: A local court Wednesday extended till August 26 the police custody of the man arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district. The accused, who was employed as an attendant at the school where the...

Kolkata: A day after the Supreme Court ordered the deployment of CISF at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a team of the central paramilitary force Wednesday visited the state-run medical establishment and inspected the security arrangements. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team led...

New Delhi: Two days ahead of his crucial visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. The prime minister's comments came shortly before...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has suspended three of its officers in connection with the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here last week, officials said. The suspended policemen include two assistant police commissioners, they said. A group of people had entered the medical...