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Air India Cabin Crew Member Assaulted In Her London Hotel Room

Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Sunday August 18, 2024, New Delhi

An Air India cabin crew member was allegedly assaulted inside her hotel room in London. The airline confirmed the intrusion amid reports suggesting that the staffer may have been physically assaulted.

"Avoid Giving Night Duties To Women Doctors": Bengal After Kolkata Horror

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

The brutal rape and murder of a female doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have sent shockwaves across the country.

"Mamata Banerjee Misleading Public, Should Resign": Nirbhaya's Mother

Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Sunday August 18, 2024, New Delhi

The mother of Nirbhaya, the victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she had "failed" to handle the situation.

What iPhone Maker Foxconn Boss Said On Row Over Hiring "Discrimination" In India

Reuters | Sunday August 18, 2024, SRIPERUMBUDUR

A report in June claimed that Foxconn systematically excluded married women from jobs at its main India iPhone assembly plant.

Bengal Health Department Cancels Transfer Order Of 42 Doctors Amid Protests

Asian News International | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

The West Bengal Health and Family Welfare Department has rescinded the transfer orders of 42 doctors amid the ongoing outrage and protests following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkat

Prohibitory Orders In Kolkata For 7 Days Amid Protests Over Doctor's Rape-Murder

Asian News International | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

Kolkata Police have banned gatherings around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for seven days amid protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor.

Send Reports Every 2 Hours: Centre To States On Kolkata Horror Protests

Written by Neeta Sharma | Sunday August 18, 2024, New Delhi

Amid nationwide protests over a trainee doctor's rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital during her duty hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a diktat to all states asking them to submit reports on law and order situations every two hours.

"Don't Want To Be Next Victim": Delhi Doctors Protest Against Kolkata Hospital Horror

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2024, New Delhi

"I don't want to be the next victim", read placards carried by several women medics who were part of a march in Delhi on Saturday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata last week.

Thar, Scorpio SUVs Inside Restricted Zone In Ranthambore Tiger Reserve Seized

Written by Harsha Kumari Singh , Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday August 18, 2024, Jaipur

Fourteen SUVs believed to be on an off-roading experience trip from five states were caught in Zone 8 - an area not open to public access via vehicles - of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur, forest department officers said.

PM Modi Proposes "Global Development Compact" At Global South Summit

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed the creation of a human-centric "Global Development Compact" for the Global South to facilitate trade, sharing of technologies and concessional financing based on India's growth journey, in a move tha

Manipur's Thadou Tribe Warns Of Disinformation Campaign To Derail Peace Talks

Written by Debanish Achom,Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday August 17, 2024, Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi

Days after the Thadou Tribe Council (TTC) denied any knowledge of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's outreach for peace talks in the violence-hit state, a global body of the Thadou tribe has alleged the TTC is run by "Kuki supremacists".

Widows Living In UP Shelter Homes Send Handmade Rakhis To PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, Mathura, UP

Widows and destitute women living in shelter homes in Vrindavan have sent handmade rakhis to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

<i> "Dramebaazi" </i> : BJP Leader On Mamata Banerjee's Protest Over Kolkata Horror

"Dramebaazi" : BJP Leader On Mamata Banerjee's Protest Over Kolkata Horror

Asian News International | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Amid the growing clamour for the resignation of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP MP Raju Bista on Saturday lashed out at the TMC Chief over her protest in Kolkata against the rape and murder of a second-year trainee student at RG Kar medica

Bag With Chemical Catches Fire Before Being Loaded On Flight At Mumbai Airport, 5 Arrested

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, Mumbai

Five persons have been arrested here after a bag with an inflammable chemical caught fire before it was loaded on a Mumbai-Addis Ababa flight of Ethiopian Airlines at the Mumbai international airport, police said on Saturday.

Part of Bihar Bridge Crashed Into Ganges River While Being "Dismantled"

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, Bhagalpur

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, which was being "dismantled", crashed into the river Ganges river on Saturday, officials said.