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Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been sentenced to life in jail. During the pronouncement of the sentence at a local court in Kolkata this afternoon, Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, said he has “not committed” the crime […]

Every new president begins a fresh chapter in American history. And when Donald Trump is inaugurated in a freezing Washington DC on Monday, he will be hoping to usher in a new era for this country. The ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol, moved indoors for the first time in decades due to […]

Working from home ‘not proper work’ – ex-Asda boss Lord Rose said working practices had regressed since the pandemic Working from home is creating a generation who are “not doing proper work”, the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned. Lord Rose told BBC Panorama that home working was part of the […]

Cervical screening knowledge gap ‘costing lives’ Cervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up invitations for screenings A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently “costing lives”, a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for […]

A Kolkata court today sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the rape-murder case of a 34-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to life imprisonment and noted that the case was not in the ‘rarest of the rare’ category for a death penalty. Justice Anirban Das also directed the West Bengal government to […]

CMAT 2025 Admit Card: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon release the admit card for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2025. Eligible and interested candidates will be able to download the admit card by visiting the official website. The entrance examination will be conducted for admission to management courses at All India Council […]

A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to death in Kerala on Monday for killing her boyfriend, nearly two years after the cold-blooded incident. The woman, Greeshma, had poisoned her the-then 23-year-old boyfriend Sharon Raj, to get out of their romantic relationship. A local court, which convicted Greeshma and her uncle for the murder last week, […]

A 49-year-old ex-Air Force man allegedly jumped onto the track while a train was approaching at Jalahalli metro station on Monday morning, but the timely action of metro staffs saved his life, officials said. Following the incident, metro services were briefly affected on the Green Line. According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL), Anil Kumar […]

A 35-year-old man was shot dead in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, police said on Monday. The incident happened on Sunday night on Gurudwara Road in the Mango police station area, they said. Santosh Singh was near his residence when shots were fired at him by armed men who came to the spot on a motorcycle. He […]

A video showing a clash between two groups in Noida has gone viral, in which a man is seen trying to attack another person with a huge rock. The two groups threw bricks and stones at each other as they clashed allegedly over a land dispute in Sector-126 police station area. Two men are seen […]

A magistrate’s inquiry has held five policemen responsible for the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case. The magistrate on Monday tendered its inquiry report in a sealed cover to the Bombay High Court, which was hearing a plea filed by Shinde’s father, Anna Shinde, claiming the police had […]

The Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual during a meeting at the state secretariat on Monday, with the dates for its implementation to be announced soon. The Cabinet approved the manual after making partial amendments to the rules recently prepared for implementing the UCC. The amended rules, examined by the […]