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Kolkata rape-murder: Bengal Guv discourages state govt from using force to stop peaceful protests

The message came in the wake of Tuesday's planned march to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office Nabanna.

Main accused in Kolkata rape-murder case, Sanjay Roy undergoing polygraph test at Presidency Jail

Earlier, CBI informed SC that the crime scene was altered before it took over probe, suggesting an attempt by local police to cover up the rape & killing of trainee doctor.

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: CBI may conduct polygraph test on former R.G. Kar hospital principal

Dr Sandip Ghosh, who resigned 2 days after her body was found in a seminar hall of the medical facility on 9 August, has been questioned several times by sleuths.

Kolkata rape, murder: Health ministry tells central govt hospitals to step up security

CBI is probing the trainee medics murder in R.G. Hospital; a case of corruption has been registered against the institute’s former principal Sandip Ghosh.

WB govt forms SIT to probe financial irregularities at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital

According to govt notice, SIT will have the liberty to access relevant documents from govt depts and private agencies. The team has been directed to submit its report within one month.

1 arrested for sharing Kolkata rape-murder victim’s photo, threatening Mamata Banerjee

The trainee medic was raped and murdered while on duty in the city’s prestigious R.G. Kar Hospital, a horrific crime that has triggered nationwide protests, and calls for Mamata’s resignation.

Govt has failed the women of Bengal, says Governor Ananda Bose

Governor is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the state which has been rocked by protests after the horrific rape-murder of a doctor in R.G. Kar Hospital.

Doctors on strike over Kolkata rape-murder to provide OPD services outside Delhi’s Nirman Bhawan

Resident doctors will be available to provide elective OPD services in around 36 specialties, according to statement by AIIMS RDA. Doctors’ strike in capital now entering its 2nd week.

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder reflects ‘systemic failure of justice & governance’ — Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Filthy toilets, no place to sleep, no CCTV–why night shifts are longer for women doctors

A doctor from Kolkata shared that doctor duty rooms often have either glass or wooden doors that don't even have a latch, making it difficult for them to catch some sleep.

On Camera

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.