Under fire over the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Trinamool Congress today questioned demands for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation. The ruling party in West Bengal said no demands for the Chief Minister’s exit are made when such incidents takeContinue Reading
A Lenovo computer salesman has found himself in a swirl of trouble, fired from his job after he says a bladder condition forced him to relieve himself in a lobby of his Times Square hotel. Richard Becker, 66, is seeking at least $1.5 million from the American subsidiary of theContinue Reading
Malayalam film actor Minu Muneer on Monday accused prominent stars M Mukesh and Jayasurya of sexual harassment even as the south film industry reels from the Justice K Hema Committee’s shocking findings of harassment and abuse of women in the industry. The allegations come a day after director Ranjith andContinue Reading
As Pakistan cricket team hits an all new low, one of its discarded stars, Ahmad Shehzad, didn’t mince words in his criticism on social media. Shehzad has been criticising the Pakistan team over a long time, be it with regards to his exclusion from national selection or other matters. Now,Continue Reading
The BJP today released a list of 44 candidates for the three-phase election to 90 Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, but deleted it soon after. Hours later, the BJP released a fresh list, but this had only names of 15 candidates picked for the first phase of the election.Continue Reading
A man who went to a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur to file a complaint was left shocked by an unusual demand from the cops. Chanchal Kumar, who lost his mobile phone, went to the police station to file a complaint but he was told by a police officerContinue Reading
After a 13-hour search later at the home of Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital’s former Principal Sandip Ghosh, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation left late this evening with multiple documents. The agency, which is already investigating the August 9 rape-murder of a young doctor at the hospital, has alsoContinue Reading
A man who claims that he has never been to Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district in his car, has been slapped with a fine of Rs 1,000 by Noida police for driving the vehicle without a helmet. Tushar Saxena initially received a text message informing him about the fineContinue Reading
Israel today announced that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for “large-scale” attacks by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. The country, which is already at war with Hamas in Gaza, warned its citizens to expect incoming missiles and drones launched by Hezbollah and declared a 48-hour nationwideContinue Reading
Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel today after Israel’s military said it initiated pre-emptive strikes on targets in Lebanon, stating that they had detected preparations by Hezbollah for “large-scale” attacks on Israeli territory. Israel said its military deployed fighter jets that destroyed “thousands” ofContinue Reading