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Vandalism at Kolkata hospital as midnight protest turns violent

Unidentified miscreants entered the premises of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata shortly after midnight on Thursday and vandalised portions of the medical facility, where......

Women fill streets across Bengal in midnight stir against doctor's murder

Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital......

Country gears up for 78th Independence Day amid tight security

Ahead of Independence Day, security has been tightened across India with over 10,000 cops, facial recognition cameras and snipers deployed in Delhi and security camps set up in 13 villages in......

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

The protest over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata entered its third day on Wednesday disrupting healthcare services in several states across the country, even as a......

Doctor's murder: CBI files FIR, takes key accused into custody

A 25-member special team of the Central Bureau of Investigation led by an additional director on Wednesday began its investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run......

Imports of pulses may dip in FY25 on good monsoon

After climbing to the highest level in more than five years to 4.7 million tonnes in FY24, India might import fewer quantities of pulses this financial year at 4-4.5 mt on the back of good monsoon......

Bangladesh Crisis: India's Two Wheelers Cos To Take Hit

Indian companies also hold a considerable share of the car, bus, and three-wheeler markets in the country. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.. Photograph:......

GST To See Two Slab Rate Structure?

Of the two rate structures on the table, one suggests tax slabs of 8 per cent, 16 per cent, and 24 per cent.The other proposes tax slabs at 9 per cent, 18 per cent, and 27 per cent. Illustration:......

Customs duty cut on silver likely to give Centre breather for now

The steep cut in Customs duty on silver in the FY25 Budget to 6 per cent from 15 per cent may provide the government temporary relief by checking the spurt in silver imports from the United Arab......

India's gold demand drops 5% in June quarter

Gold seems to be losing its glitter in India due to a rise in prices. Photograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters/Reuters Demand in Q2CY24 was 149.7 tonnes – a 5 per cent drop compared to 158.1......

Kangana Does Her Bit For Shimla

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut visited some cloudburst-affected areas in Rampur in Shimla on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, taking stock of the situation. Relief and rescue operations are being......

'Something in favour of Vinesh is going to come'

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat. Photograph: IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat. Photograph: Wrestling Federation of India Following the delay in the verdict on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in the......

NZ bring out big guns for India, Sri Lanka tour

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Black Caps/Twitter New Zealand on Monday named a strong squad, which includes five spin bowling options, for next month's one-off Test against Afghanistan and the ensuing......

Olympic medallist Kusale visits Ganesh temple in Pune

IMAGE: Paris Olympics bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale was accorded a grand welcome on his arrival in Pune on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Shooter Swapnil Kusale, who won a bronze medal in the 2024......

Kusale's journey from Railways to Olympic bronze

'To be honest I did not see the scoreboard. It was my years of hard work. That is what I kept in mind while shooting.' IMAGE: Swapnil Kusale earned India its first-ever Olympic medal, a bronze, in......

India eager to settle Rahul vs Pant debate in ODIs

IMAGE: K L Rahul in wicket-keeping mode during an India training session in Colombo. File Photograph: BCCI / X. The Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management has an opportunity to decide who......

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