Giving in to demand of junior doctors, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has shunted out Kolkata police chief. In 2007, she was the one demanding the removal of the city’s top cop.
In its remand copy, CBI alleged Ghosh & police officer Abhijit Mondal were in touch at 10.03 am on day of the crime while the police outpost was informed about crime at 10.10 am.
Postmortem was conducted by team of three doctors at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on 9 August. Their report identifies all injuries as ante-mortem (before death).
Following the rape & murder of a Kolkata trainee doctor, West Bengal govt has introduced 'Rattirer Shathi' programme to enhance safety of women working night shifts. What it says.
Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal has defended his team amid widespread criticism for the handling of the RG Kar rape-murder case. Most severe has been the Calcutta High Court's observations.
Bar association secretary says 90% of high court lawyers refrained from proceedings Monday. The decision on whether to continue the boycott is to be made Tuesday.
Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, missing since 13 May in Kolkata, was 'murdered over a gold smuggling disagreement' by an illegal immigrant, a hitman and others, it is learnt.
Kolkata police have booked governor's OSD, pantry staff & peon for allegedly trying to stop woman from filing sexual harassment complaint against governor.
A 'sizeable folder' has been sent to police. Complainant lashes out at Governor CV Ananda Bose for revealing her identity, not including footage from rooms where alleged incident happened.
In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
Mamata Banerjee fought for Rizwanur simply because of his religion. It helped her wean away Muslim votes from the Left Front. The Muslims, till then, used to vote en-masse for the Left parties. Rizwanur case changed the equation. Mamata was successful in portraying herself as the protector of Muslims and gained their trust and votes.
If the victim in RG Kar hospital rape-murder case had been a Muslim, Mamata Banerjee would have reacted very differently.
Mamata Banerjee fought for Rizwanur simply because of his religion. It helped her wean away Muslim votes from the Left Front. The Muslims, till then, used to vote en-masse for the Left parties. Rizwanur case changed the equation. Mamata was successful in portraying herself as the protector of Muslims and gained their trust and votes.
If the victim in RG Kar hospital rape-murder case had been a Muslim, Mamata Banerjee would have reacted very differently.