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Kyiv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a historic visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv under the shadow of war to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in what is being seen as a reflection of India's concerns over the continuing conflict between Ukraine and Russia....

New Delhi: The CBI Thursday sought a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at the hospital, officials said. The CBI took Ghosh and four...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding stringent central legislation with exemplary punishment for perpetrators of rape, a senior official said here. Alapan Bandopadhyay, Chief Advisor to the West Bengal Chief Minister, read the letter at a...

Kolkata: In a late-night development, the West Bengal Health Department Wednesday announced the transfer of three top officials of state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, including its new Principal and Vice Principal. Apart from the newly-appointed Principal Suhrita Pal, the newly-appointed Medical...

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...

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...

Kolkata: Former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata Dr Sandip Ghosh, Wednesday, reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office here despite being summoned by the Kolkata Police on the same day. Ghosh, as per the summons of the Kolkata...

Jaipur: A POCSO court has sentenced six more men to life imprisonment in the sensational Ajmer sex scandal, in which more than 100 girls were raped and blackmailed. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court judge Ranjan Singh also slapped fines of Rs 5...

New Delhi: Terming the rape and murder case of a medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as horrific, the Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on the West Bengal government over the delay in filing FIR in the matter. Taking suo motu...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, which has taken suo moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month, started hearing the matter Tuesday. A 3-judge bench led by Chief...