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In Pics: Indian Actors, NYPD Attend India Day Parade In New York

NDTV Newsdesk | Monday August 19, 2024

The Indian community in New York celebrated the India Day Parade with great fervour. Hundreds of people from the Indian community and also Americans participated in the parade held yesterday.

Girl Gang-Raped In Bus At Dehradun Bus Stand, 5 Arrested: Cops

Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2024, Dehradun

Five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in a Uttarakhand government bus after it arrived at the bus stand here from Delhi, officials said.

SEBI Classifies Dues Worth Nearly Rs 80,000 Crore As "Difficult To Recover"

Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2024, New Delhi

Capital markets regulator Sebi has segregated dues to the tune of Rs 76,293 crore under "difficult to recover" category at the end of March 2024, marking an increase of 4 per cent from the preceding year.

Karnataka Congress Leader Invokes Sheikh Hasina To Hit Out At Governor

NDTV News Desk | Monday August 19, 2024, Bengaluru

Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot's move to authorise the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will have dire consequences, a Congress leader has warned.

3 Children Die After Eating Samosas At Orphanage In Andhra Pradesh, Food Poisoning Suspected

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 19, 2024, Visakhapatnam

Three children died at an orphanage in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district on Monday due to suspected food poisoning.

Paramilitary Officer Killed In Terror Attack On Patrol In J&K, Encounter On

Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Divyam Sharma | Monday August 19, 2024

A soldier from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in action after terrorists fired on a patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur.

In Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case, Lie Detector Test Likely Tomorrow: 10 Points

Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday August 19, 2024, New Delhi

The investigators in the rape-murder case of a junior doctor in a Kolkata medical college and hospital can take a lie-detector test of the accused, the Calcutta High Court said. The CBI is likely to take a polygraph test of the accused tomorrow.

Sudha Murty's Raksha Bandhan Post Stirs Debate On X. What She Said

NDTV News Desk | Monday August 19, 2024

Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty shared a message on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and explained how it is an "important festival" for her and the value a thread or rakhi holds.

Opinion | The Economic Rationale For Amending The Waqf Act

Bibek Debroy, Aditya Sinha | Monday August 19, 2024

The Sachar Committee flagged the meagre revenue generation from Waqf properties. The report observed that annual income from Waqf properties (in 2005) across India was approximately ₹163 crore, representing a meagre rate of return of just 2.7%.

"No Action Till...": High Court Relief For Siddaramaiah In Land Scam Row

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday August 19, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the trial court to take no action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot sanctioning the Congress leader's prosecution in the alleged MUDA land scam case.

Massive Protests In Kolkata, Doctors Form Human Chain, Tie <i>Rakhis</i> To Cops

Massive Protests In Kolkata, Doctors Form Human Chain, Tie Rakhis To Cops

Edited by Samiran Mishra | Monday August 19, 2024, Kolkata

Doctors in Kolkata took to the streets in large numbers today, forming a human chain to protest the rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

"Mamata The Destroyer": BJP Says Chief Minister Should Resign

NDTV News Desk | Monday August 19, 2024

The protests over the rape-murder of a young doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College still churning the country, the BJP today dubbed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the "destroyer".

"Illegal...": Siddaramaiah Slams Governor's 'Prosecute' Nod In Land Scam Row

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday August 19, 2024, Bengaluru

Karnataka Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot's decision to sanction the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was "in violation of the principles of natural justice" and is "not sustainable under law", the Congress leader told the High Court.

The Questions CBI Asked Kolkata Hospital Ex-Head About Doctor's Rape-Murder

NDTV News Desk | Monday August 19, 2024, New Delhi/Kolkata

The controversial former head of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been undergoing a gruelling questioning session in the probe into the rape and murder of a doctor.

Rs 3.8 Crore Cash Seized As CBI Raids Madhya Pradesh Coal Mining Officials

NDTV News Desk | Monday August 19, 2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested two officials of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and seized Rs 3.85 crore in cash in Madhya Pradeshs Singrauli district, officials said on Monday.