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After Backlash Over Freshers' Pay, Cognizant Clarifies What Techies Get

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2024, Cognizant

Facing social media backlash over the Rs 2.52 lakh annual salary offer for freshers, IT giant Cognizant on Sunday said it offers Rs 4-12 lakh salary to fresh engineering graduates.

Champai Soren On His Way To Delhi Amid Big Defection Buzz: Sources

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

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren is en route to Delhi, sources have said, amid buzz of his possible switch to the BJP.

Man, 69, Rapes Teen Girl In Madhya Pradesh, Arrested

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2024, Shahdol

Police have arrested a 69-year-old man for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, an official said on Sunday.

Should Kolkata Top Cop Be Interrogated? Trinamool Leaders Differ

Edited by Samiran Mishra | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

A debate has ignited within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Questions That CBI Asked RG Kar Hospital Ex-Principal Over Kolkata Horror

NDTV News Desk | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday interrogated the former head of the Kolkata medical college where a doctor was raped and murdered last week.

Opinion | Imane Khelif, And The Scourge Of 'Transvestigators'

Anwiti Singh | Sunday August 18, 2024

The kind of bullying and abuse Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has been subjected to makes one thing clear: in the age of social media, misinformation is easiest to amplify when it's rooted in misogyny, transphobia and racism.

Woman Doctor Assaulted By Drunk Patient, His Relatives At Mumbai Hospital

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama,Radhika Ramaswamy, Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Sunday August 18, 2024, Mumbai

A woman resident doctor was allegedly physically assaulted by a patient and his family, who were all in an inebriated state, at Mumbai's Sion Hospital on Sunday morning.

"We Are India's No 1...": IAS Coaching Centre Fined For "Misleading" Ad

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

A famous coaching institute for UPSC civil services exam preparation has been fined Rs 3 lakh for its "misleading" advertisements, the Centre said today.

BJP Leader, 2 Doctors Summoned Over 'Fake News' On Kolkata Rape-Murder

Edited by Samiran Mishra | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

The Kolkata Police has summoned actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Locket Chatterjee and two doctors- Kunal Sarkar and Subarno Goswami - in connection with the alleged spread of misinformation surrounding the Kolkata rape-murder case.

Doctors Continue Protest In Bengal Over Kolkata Rape-Murder

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2024, Kolkata

Healthcare services remained affected across West Bengal for the tenth consecutive day on Sunday as agitating junior doctors at state-run hospitals continued their cease-work demanding justice for the woman doctor who was raped and murdered.

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