FAMILY members of a doctor, who was raped and murdered here last month, joined the protesting medics at RG Kar hospital and accused the Kolkata Police of attempting to suppress the case by hurriedly cremating the body of the doctor. Participating in the protests at the state-run RG Kar Medical…
AMID continued protests by medics following the R G Kar rape-murder incident, Indian Medical Association president Dr R V Asokan on Wednesday urged all doctors to resume work, leaving the job of delivering justice to the Supreme Court. In a statement, he said the rape and murder of the trainee…
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is the collective responsibility of all citizens of the country. He assured that it will be the first decision of INDIA bloc government at the Centre if the Modi government fails to restore it after…
E-COMMERCE major Flipkart is expecting to create 100,000 new jobs for the upcoming festival season sale, The Big Billion Days 2024, across India, the company said on Wednesday. Ahead of The Big Billion Days (TBBD) 2024, Flipkart has launched 11 new fulfilment centres (FCs) across nine cities, bringing their total…
MUSIC icon Elton John has disclosed that he is experiencing "limited vision" in one eye due to a severe infection. The announcement follows his knee replacement surgery in January. In a recent Instagram post, John detailed his ongoing recovery process. “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye…
WORLD champion Sachin Sarjerao Khilari clinched a silver in men's shot put F46 event with an Asian record distance of 16.32m as the country's track-and-field athletes continued their unprecedented medal-winning run in the Paralympic Games here on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Khilari achieved his best throw of the day in his…
INDIA'S passenger vehicles market is now going through a rough patch with sluggish demand. This comes after a bumper 2023-24 financial year. The latest domestic passenger vehicle wholesale figures show that for the second consecutive month, fewer vehicles were despatched to showrooms, as dealers claim they have been facing the…
INDIGO on Wednesday said it has introduced a flight procedure that will enable pilots to navigate the complex terrain surrounding Kathmandu valley with more precision. Aviation regulator DGCA validated the IndiGo flight operated with A320 plane that utilised the Required Navigation Performance with Authorisation Required (RNP AR) approach. "RNP AR…
ACTOR Kangana Ranaut’s "Emergency" film will miss the September 6 scheduled release date, with the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refusing to grant any urgent relief. A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla said it cannot grant any urgent relief at this stage in the wake…
VETERAN actor Pankaj Kapur, known for his roles in "Karamchand" and "Maqbool," recently reflected on his relationship with social media, prompted by his absence from Instagram posts during his granddaughter Misha's eighth birthday celebration. This experience led him to briefly consider joining social media, though he ultimately decided against it,…