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Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in India's Kolkata
A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday (Nov 11) of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India.
SC refuses to transfer Kolkata rape-murder case trial outside West Bengal
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to transfer the rape and murder trial pertaining to a doctor in Kolkata outside West Bengal. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the trial court judge had sufficient powers to order another investigation upon feeling it necessary after examining the evidence.
Case of doctor's brutal rape and murder opens in India as suspect claims he was framed
A volunteer member of the Kolkata Police force has gone on trial for the rape and murder of a female doctor at a hospital in India, claiming he was framed.
Trial over rape and murder of doctor in India begins
The trial over the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor in India has begun.
Kolkata rape-murder: SC stays order for probe into claims of custodial torture
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed an order passed by the Calcutta High Court (HC) directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged custodial torture of a woman arrested during a protest against the Kolkata rape-murder.
In India, trial starts over rape and murder of Kolkata doctor
Charges were drawn up last week, while the man arrested said he was ‘completely innocent’ and was being framed.
Vizag man calls Kolkata 'dirtiest city of India' in viral post: 'Open gutters, urine smell everywhere'
DS Balaji said he saw vendors sitting atop open drains to sell their wares. 'No, I have never seen it anywhere else in India.
West Bengal bypolls: As polling begins in 6 Assembly seats, complaints pour in from BJP
As bypolls begin in 6 Assembly seats in West Bengal, the BJP has voiced concerns about its workers being threatened and ...
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Call of the wild: 10 camera traps capture ‘urban’ wolves of West Bengal's Durgapur in 3 packs
KOLKATA: A comprehensive study on the elusive Indian wolf population in south Bengal has unearthed the presence of ...
Bypoll for six Assembly seats in West Bengal on November 13
Six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to hold bypolls, with Trinamool Congress, BJP, Left Front, and Congress candidates ...
West Bengal: Kolkata Police Special Task Force Arrests 53-Year-Old Man For Possessing Firearms
Kolkata: One person was detained by the Special Task Force (STF) team of Kolkata Police in connection with alleged possession ...
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Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The skies will be mostly clear. The low will be 73°. Poor air quality (101-150) Primary pollutant PM2.5 54 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the standard ...
BJP MP seeks ‘intervention’ from West Bengal Governor: ‘State’s Hindus face targeted violence, festivals increasingly under siege’
Purulia MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato wrote that there have been ‘frequent reports of disruptions, stone-pelting, violence’ and ...
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Bhai Dooj: West Bengal's sex workers celebrate festival to break taboo, express global solidarity
Kolkata: Sex workers gathered ... Bhai Dooj is celebrated under various names across India. In North India, it is known ...
West Bengal to announce policies on GCC, semiconductor, says state IT Minister
Speaking at an interactive session organised by CII in Kolkata, the minister said that West Bengal aspires to be the next IT hub in India. "By facilitating a conducive environment to ...
India: Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospit..
RG Kar case: Bengal Guv asks for report over Kolkata CP's involvement claim
In a post on X, Raj Bhavan Media Cell said that Governor Bose has urged the state government to look into the matter and ...