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Kolkata: Representatives from the medical fraternity in large numbers reached the Swasthya Bhavan, the headquarters of the West Bengal Health Department in Salt Lake near here, and started a sit-in demonstration outside the main gate in support of their demands, as they continued their stir...

Kolkata: In the light of rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College last month, a protest march by thousands of doctors from all over the state towards Swastha Bhavan, West Bengal health department's headquarters here, has started. The protesting medical...

Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal said they would continue their 'cease work' to demand justice for the RG Kar hospital medic who was raped and murdered, despite Supreme Court directions to resume duties by 5 pm Tuesday. Demanding the resignation of the state's...

Riyadh: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday described the situation in Gaza as India's "foremost concern" and said New Delhi supports an Israel-Hamas ceasefire "as soon as possible". Jaishankar made the remarks while speaking at the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Meeting for Strategic...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday voiced concern over the absence of a key document that was needed for the postmortem of the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, and asked the CBI to investigate into it. The top...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed the CBI to submit a fresh report by September 17 on the probe in the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY...

New Delhi: The West Bengal government told the Supreme Court Monday that 23 people have died as doctors are on strike protesting the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Jawhar Sircar, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Sunday announced his decision to resign from the Rajya Sabha as a protest against the ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital...

Guwahati: All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their NRC application receipt number (ARN), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Saturday. A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared for the purpose and this will be implemented from October 1,...

Imphal: Five people were killed in fresh violence in Manipur's Jiribam district Saturday morning, police said. One person was shot dead in his sleep while four armed persons were killed in subsequent exchange of fire, a police officer said. Militants entered the house of the...