In Delhi, protest marches were held outside AIIMS & in CR Park; in Bengaluru, hundreds gathered in front of Town Hall; and in Kolkata, outside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
In his I-Day speech, the PM said society and governments will have to take atrocities against women seriously. Last week, a junior doctor was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s R.G. Kar hospital.
Miscreants broke through barricades, damaged gates & overturned a Kolkata Police post and several vehicles, say Kolkata Police, who have blamed incident on a 'malicious media campaign.'
Citing no progress in the investigation, Calcutta HC has said that it will monitor the investigation and directed the CBI to file periodical reports on its progress.
Protesters demand implementation of law to protect doctors; probe into rape-murder of junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been transferred to CBI.
Earlier in the day, court asked RG Kar's former principal Sandip Ghosh to go on leave. This comes after Ghosh's transfer after his resignation from RG Kar College triggered protests.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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