The Health Department of the West Bengal government on Tuesday finally suspended Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a junior doctor was found raped and murdered on August 9 when Ghosh was in charge of the institute.
Junior doctors and medical students on Tuesday evening withdrew their demonstration from outside the Kolkata Police headquarters after a 22-member delegation representing the fraternity met Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal and handed him a memorandum seeking his resignation.
After the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, with a voice vote on Tuesday, the BJP expressed its scepticism about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's intent behind the passage of the Bill.
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana is benefitting a large chunk of people in Uttar Pradesh, as more than 11 lakh residents have received loans to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore in the financial year 2024-25 alone.
In a huge boost to local defence manufacturing, the Centre on Tuesday approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 1,44,716 crore, including for the modernisation of the Indian Army's tank fleet with a futuristic Main Battle Tank.
PM Modi and Brunei Sultan met for the first time on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar in November 2014. They met again during the 2017 East Asia Summit held in Manila.
At around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the tall barricades set up to prevent the protesters -- who were also joined by the common people -- from marching forward were lifted, allowing the agitators to proceed further towards the next barricade put up near the entry gate of the police headquarters.
A special court in Kolkata on Tuesday sent R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh, arrested over alleged financial irregularities at the state-run college, to eight days Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody.
The Centre on Tuesday requested state governments to extend the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to disadvantaged workers, to ensure social justice and enhance ease of living.
The Indian economy continues to grow at a healthy pace despite challenging global conditions, a World Bank report said on Tuesday, adding that the country's medium-term outlook remains positive.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Tuesday, said that he will abide by the decision of the party high command and MLAs amid talks of his replacement from the top post.
A prominent doctor’s body, the West Bengal Orthopedic Association (WBOA), on Tuesday, terminated the membership of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.
It has provision for soil profile, digital crop estimation, digital yield modelling, connect for crop loan, modern technologies like AI and Big Data, connect with buyers and bring new knowledge on mobile phones.
The Cabinet on Monday approved a new 309-km railway line project worth Rs 18,036 crore to connect the commercial hubs of Mumbai and Indore through the shortest rail route.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered formation of a committee to amicably resolve the grievances of the farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved the proposal of Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd to setup a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat, with an investment of Rs 3,300 crore.
Karnataka BJP has levelled serious allegations against AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge’s family that the Congress government had allotted 19 acres of land for free to International Institute of Pali, Sanskrit and Comparative Philosophy in Kalaburagi, run by the Siddhartha Vihara Trust managed by the Kharge family.
Ace India women’s badminton player Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling with arthritis and added that she will decide on her playing career by the end of this year, citing the ailment making it very difficult for her to train as per usual schedule.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought clarification from Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh on the complaint of alleged illegal land allotment against Congress chief Mallikarjuna Kharge’s family members by the Siddaramaiah government.
The Karnataka High Court on Monday began hearing the writ petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, seeking interim relief in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.
The new Bill that seeks capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases to be introduced during the two-day special session of the West Bengal Assembly has been named 'Aparajita Women & Child Bill', said sources on Monday.
Heavy rains and floods in Andhra Pradesh have so far claimed 15 lives and affected more than 4.48 lakh people across seven districts, officials said on Monday.
A Mysuru-based RTI activist who highlighted the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's role, on Monday claimed he was getting life threats from land sharks and the real estate mafia.
In a big shot in the arm for BJP in poll-bound Haryana, two Jat faces, Devender Singh Babli and Sunil Sangwan, on Monday joined the party in the presence of national General Secretary Arun Singh.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday afternoon following raids at his residence in Delhi.
