West Bengal: News
18 Sep 2024
KolkataKolkata rape case: Junior doctors seek 2nd meeting with Mamata
After the West Bengal government appointed a new police commissioner for Kolkata and removed two senior health department officials, the protesting junior doctors on Wednesday called their movement a "partial victory."
17 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Usha Uthup questions CJI Chandrachud on Kolkata rape-murder case
At a recent event in Delhi, veteran singer Usha Uthup questioned Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud about his stance on the horrific rape and murder case involving a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
17 Sep 2024
DY Chandrachud'How...': SC on Bengal's 'no night shift for women' note
The Supreme Court—led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud—has criticized a West Bengal government notification that discourages allocating night shifts to female doctors in state-run hospitals.
17 Sep 2024
Mamata Banerjee'CBI not sleeping, needs time...': SC in Kolkata rape-murder case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing the case related to the rape and murder of a trainee postgraduate doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
17 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)After Mamata-doctors meeting, Kolkata top cop, 2 health officers shunted
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to remove four top officials following a two-hour meeting with junior doctors.
16 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court'Reaching out for 5th...final time': Mamata invites doctors for meet
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has extended a fifth invitation to junior doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a 31-year-old medico at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
15 Sep 2024
Global WarmingCrop diversification could help recover groundwater lost since 2000: Study
A recent study suggests that replacing approximately 40% of rice cultivation with alternative crops, could help restore between 60-100 cubic kilometers of groundwater, lost since the year 2000 in North India.
15 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Mamata offers tea to protesting doctors; here's how they responded
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's attempt to negotiate with protesting doctors over the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was unsuccessful on Saturday.
14 Sep 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Kolkata: Bomb blast at busy SN Banerjee intersection
A 54-year-old ragpicker, Bapi Das, was injured in a blast that occurred around 1:45pm on Saturday at the intersection of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road in central Kolkata.
14 Sep 2024
Kolkata'Resume work...won't take action': Mamata during visit to protesting doctors
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made an unexpected visit to the protest site of agitating doctors on Saturday.
13 Sep 2024
DelhiHeavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR, flights delayed due to waterlogging
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for several parts of Delhi, warning of moderate rain and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds.
13 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)BJP alleges ₹200 crore 'organ trade nexus' in Bengal hospitals
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged a multi-crore organ trade nexus at medical colleges in West Bengal.
12 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Sitaram Yechury's family donates his body to AIIMS for research
The family of veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, has donated his body to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
10 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury 'critical,' on respiratory support at AIIMS
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury is in a "critical" condition and currently on respiratory support at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, the party said on Tuesday.
10 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors' protest to continue despite SC deadline
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the striking doctors in West Bengal to resume their duties by 5:00pm on Tuesday.
09 Sep 2024
Mamata BanerjeeDoctors demand apology from TMC's Abhishek Banerjee over 'misleading post'
A doctors' forum in West Bengal has written to Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, protesting his claim that a man died due to lack of treatment at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
09 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court23 died amid doctors' strike: Bengal government's report in SC
The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court that 23 people have died amid a doctors' strike protesting the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
09 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Kolkata rape-murder: SC asks CBI to submit fresh status report
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report in the Kolkata rape-murder case next Tuesday (September 17).
09 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kolkata rape-murder: Day after global protests, SC hearing today
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the case related to the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.
06 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Sitaram Yechury in ICU for severe lung infection, condition stable
Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is currently receiving treatment for a severe lung infection at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
05 Sep 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Ex-principal ordered renovation near Kolkata hospital rape-murder crime scene: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal has alleged that Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, ordered renovations near the seminar hall where a doctor was found raped and murdered.
03 Sep 2024
Hathras'No one talks about Unnao, Hathras...': Mamata on Kolkata rape-murder
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has responded to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) criticism of her handling of the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case by citing similar incidents in Unnao and Hathras.
03 Sep 2024
Amit ShahBengal's anti-rape bill passed amid Mamata vs BJP in assembly
The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the "Aparajita" bill, an anti-rape legislation introduced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government.
03 Sep 2024
Abhishek BanerjeeDoctor rape-murder: BJP MP faces 'go back' slogan
Junior doctors protesting late Monday night chanted "go back" against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who visited the protest site in Kolkata, West Bengal.
02 Sep 2024
KolkataTrinamool Congress boycotts three TV channels amid doctor rape-murder row
The ruling Trinamool Congress, currently under scrutiny for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has announced its decision to boycott three television channels.
01 Sep 2024
KolkataAmid Kolkata rape-murder horror, another nurse molested at Bengal hospital
A man was arrested on Saturday in Birbhum district, West Bengal, for allegedly molesting a nurse while she was on duty at a government-run hospital.
31 Aug 2024
HaryanaBengal scrap collector lynched in Haryana over alleged beef consumption
A 26-year-old scrap collector from West Bengal was brutally beaten to death by a mob in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district over suspicions of consuming beef.
31 Aug 2024
DelhiDrunk Kolkata civic volunteer rams bike into RG Kar protester
A civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police was arrested on Saturday after reportedly hitting a protesting student with his motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol.
31 Aug 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)'Need faster verdicts': PM Modi on crimes against women
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for expedited verdicts in cases involving crimes against women.
31 Aug 2024
Amit Malviya'Factually incorrect': Centre responds to Mamata's letter on rape cases
The Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, which called for stricter laws and exemplary punishment for heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
29 Aug 2024
AssamBJP slams Mamata over 'not only Bengal will burn' remark
Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly threatening protesting doctors and other states during a rally on Wednesday.
28 Aug 2024
Assembly'Next week, we'll introduce Bill to execute rapists': Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced plans to introduce a bill in the state assembly next week, seeking capital punishment for those convicted of rape.
28 Aug 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)West Bengal bandh call today over 'Nabanna Abhijan' clashes
The Bharatiya Janata Party has declared a 12-hour statewide strike in West Bengal on Wednesday, following the police's use of force against protesters a day before.
27 Aug 2024
KolkataOver 100 Bengali artists seek safer workplaces after Kolkata case
Over 100 female artists associated with the Bengali film industry wrote to the state-run Tele Academy on Tuesday, seeking a safer workplace amid the outrage over the rape-murder of the doctor at the city's RG Kar hospital.
27 Aug 2024
Kolkata'Sex thirst...sugar-coated brothels': Actor Ritabhari's revelations expose Bengali industry
Bengali actor Ritabhari Chakraborty has taken to social media to highlight the issue of sexual misconduct in the Bengali film industry.
27 Aug 2024
KolkataKolkata: Police use teargas, water cannons on 'Nabanna Abhijan' protesters
Law enforcement agencies in Kolkata are attempting to control a protest march which is headed toward the state secretariat, Nabanna.
27 Aug 2024
Mamata BanerjeeKolkata on high alert for 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest march
Kolkata is on high alert on Tuesday as the city braces for the "Nabanno Abhijan" protest march.
26 Aug 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP, TMC clash over controversial video from 'RG Kar protest'
A heated exchange has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), over a video allegedly showing a girl dancing on stage during a protest.
25 Aug 2024
Kolkata'No culprit will be spared,' says Modi amid rape-murder protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to crack down on crimes against women.
22 Aug 2024
Tushar MehtaCBI flags issues in Kolkata doctor rape-murder case probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raised concerns over the investigation into the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case.
