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After reaching the final round of the Paris Olympics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being overweight by 100 grams. With this, her hopes to win a gold were dashed. Subsequently, she approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a silver medal. But that too was rejected. 

कोलकाता के आरजी कर कॉलेज और अस्पताल में ट्रेनी डॉक्टर से रेप और हत्या के बाद सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफार्मों पर तेजी से अफवाहें फैल रही हैं. ये अफवाहें ड्राइंग रूम की चर्चाओं, भीड़ भरे लोकल ट्रेन डिब्बों और बसों, चाय-स्टॉल हर जगह फैल रही हैं.

पेरिस ओलंपिक के फाइनल में पहुंचने के बाद 100 ग्राम वजन ज़्यादा होने के कारण विनेश फोगाट अयोग्य घोषित हो गईं. इसके साथ ही हिंदुस्तान के 140 करोड़ लोगों के साथ-साथ विनेश की भी सोना जीतने की उम्मीदों का झटका लगा. 

The case of rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has drawn national attention, highlighting both the dire working conditions of junior doctors in general and raising questions about the lack of security for women in workplaces.

The outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9 has continued, with the protesters demanding death penalty for the accused and passing of the Central Protection Act, 2022, to provide protection to health workers and hospitals.  

कोलकाता के आर.जी. कर हॉस्पिटल में ट्रेनी डॉक्टर के साथ 8-9 अगस्त की दरम्यानी रात को हुए कथित रेप और हत्या के मामले के बाद पूरा देश गुस्से में है. डॉक्टरों का प्रदर्शन जारी है. शुक्रवार को भी दिल्ली समेत देशभर के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में डॉक्टरों ने प्रदर्शन किया. शुक्रवार…

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Ishita Pradeep.

Protesting the rape and murder of a post graduate doctor in Kolkata, Tamil Nadu doctors have voiced the need for safe, well-equipped, and sufficient on-call rooms for doctors to rest inside hospitals. Citing their long working hours, doctors are demanding that the state government and hospital administrations create secure rooms…

Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Saturday, August 17, granted sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA land scam. The decision allows for an official investigation into the allocation of sites to Siddaramaiah's wife by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in exchange for land acquired. Karnataka CMO…

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The big news of the week was an incident in Kolkata, in which a 31-year-old trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College. Subsequently, during a night protest, the doctors at the hospital were attacked by a mob of 150 people. In this episode, we take a…