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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKolkata rape case

Topic: Kolkata rape case

IAS, IPS reshuffle won’t do. Mamata Banerjee must change advisors, improve MLA connect

The RG Kar incident became the nucleus around which public angst against years of rot coalesced; as a former street fighter, the CM needs to worry about her MLAs’ lack of ground connect.

RG Kar rape-murder: Junior doctors defy SC directive to join duty, continue with ‘cease work’

The top court Monday directed the protesting resident doctors to resume work by 5PM Tuesday and said no adverse action shall be taken against them on resumption of work.

RG Medical rape-murder case: Junior medics continue protest, defy SC order to resume duties Tuesday

Striking junior doctors demand resignation of state health secretary and DHE with a rally to Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake, defying SC orders to resume duties amid ongoing protests.

Among CBI’s litany of charges against RG Kar ex-chief, nexus with vendors, café contract for bodyguard

Probing alleged financial irregularities, CBI has arrested former RG Kar principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, his ‘close aides’ Biplab Singha and Suman Hazra, along with bodyguard Afsar Ali.

SC rejects plea of former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh challenging Calcutta HC order

On 23 Aug, the HC ordered transfer of the probe into alleged financial irregularities from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

‘Leaked memo’ to renovate at RG Kar day after rape-murder sparks row. Health officials say ‘not aware’

The 10 August memo appears to be undersigned by ex-principal Dr Sandip Ghosh. A video that went viral same day purportedly showed construction & demolition work next to crime scene.

CBI arrests former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh for ‘financial misconduct’

Ghosh was also questioned for the 15th day at the agency’s Salt Lake office in connection with the 9 August rape and murder of a trainee doctor that has sparked nationwide uproar.

Doctor’s rape, murder: Thousands, including popular actors, join night-long protest in Kolkata

They demanded swift justice for the horrific crime that took place inside state-run R.G. Kar Hospital on 9 August.

Those who cried for Nirbhaya ‘silent’ over ‘daughter of Bengal’, says Hindu Right

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva writers covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past week.

Politicisation of rape in India has been long overdue. In fact, it’s a good thing

Yes, the BJP will raise an outcry over rape in Opposition-ruled states, as will the Opposition over rape in a BJP-ruled state. But a scenario where that doesn’t happen is much worse.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.