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TopicKolkata rape case

Topic: Kolkata rape case

Indian Medical Association suspends membership of ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh amid CBI probe

Dr RV Asokan, national president of the Indian Medical Association, took suo-motu cognizance amid grievances put up against Ghosh in dealing with rape-murder at the Kolkata hospital.

Pakistani blogger shares poem on rapes. Gets arrested for insulting Allah

Asma Batool has actively raised her voice against the oppression of minorities in Pakistan. Her YouTube channel has videos of her celebrating Holi and talking about the people of Kashmir.

‘Enough is enough’: anguished President Murmu asks nation to wake up, end crimes against women

On the Kolkata rape & murder of a junior doctor, a ‘dismayed and horrified’ President said no civilised society can allow women to be subjected to such atrocities.

BJP calls for 12-hr Bengal Bandh over police crackdown on peaceful protest ‘Nabanna Abhijan’

Lashing out at the Mamata Banerjee-led govt, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul says it is clear that the CM 'is scared' and wants to stop this student-led agitation.

Kolkata rape-murder: Water cannons at Howrah Bridge, barricades broken as protesters march to Nabanna

Police vans seen carting off protesters as they attempted to break through barricades en route CM Mamata Banerjee's office. Hours before the march, ruling TMC and BJP locked horns.

CBI to seek AIIMS help on DNA to build watertight case in Kolkata rape-murder

Expert opinion will help the agency ascertain if main accused Sanjay Roy was the only one to commit the crime or whether there were others.

RG Kar case coverage is full of misinformation. BJP is spewing lies about Kolkata police

CBI sources have now confirmed the Kolkata Police’s view that there is no evidence of any other attacker other than the one accused who has already been arrested.

Kolkata rape-murder: Rally ‘unauthorised’, but protesters firm on march to state secretariat

The rally is to demand CM Mamata Banerjee's resignation and the arrest of those involved in the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

H-bomb drops on Malayalam film industry, and after Baba & Mama, meet Bulldozer Papa

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

CBI’s charges against RG Kar ex-chief Sandip Ghosh in graft FIR: criminal conspiracy, cheating, bribery

Allegations of financial impropriety surfaced in wake of gruesome rape and murder of doctor in the hospital premises three weeks ago. Ghosh questioned for 10th consecutive day Monday.

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.