The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, following letters from various citizens. The Supreme Court will hear the matter on Tuesday.
The Congress in Karnataka will stage a state-wide protests against the permission given by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his alleged role in the MUDA alternative site 'scam'.
As Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA site allotment scam, senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal will arrive in Bengaluru on August 19, sources in the chief minister's office said on Sunday.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened a Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting on August 22 in the wake of Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting permission to prosecute him in the alleged site allotment scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority.
A girl from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly gang-raped on the night of August 12-13 while traveling on a Uttarakhand Roadways bus from Delhi to Dehradun. The incident reportedly occurred at the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Dehradun during the early hours.
Thirty-one people were killed in 51 events of cloudburst and flash flood between June 27 and August 16 in Himachal Pradesh during the ongoing monsoon season, the State Emergency Operation Centre said.
Several Hospitals in Jaipur received email bomb threats on Sunday, police said. Bomb disposal squad teams have been dispatched to the hospitals.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed Indian citizenship certificates to 188 individuals in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The event, announced by Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, is part of the ongoing implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which facilitates the granting of Indian citizenship to people from neighboring countries.
Kolkata Police have issued summonses to former BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and two renowned doctors for allegedly spreading rumours and disclosing the identity of the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, an officer said.
The decision by the Central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to recruit 45 positions of Secretary, Deputy Secretaries, and Director through lateral entry has sparked significant political controversy.
