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The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

What happened in the Kolkata rape case that triggered doctors’ protests?

Doctors and activists demand the safeguarding of women and medical professionals after a trainee medic was murdered.

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Freddie Flintoff fans praise TV star as he tells of 'nightmares and flashbacks' from Top Gear crash

The former England cricketer bravely discussed his recovery in a new series of Freddie Flintoff Field of Dreams

Evening Standard

Doctors across India protest rape and murder of medic in Kolkata

Thousands of doctors halt services across the country after 31-year-old trainee medic is found dead in a hospital.

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‘Unable to sleep’: After Kolkata horror, doctors feel unsafe', demand justice

Health services have been hit in several parts of India as hundreds of doctors continue their strike over the heinous rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College. Doctors have been demanding an impartial probe, compensation for the victim’s family, and provisions to ensure the…

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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata doctor rape, murder case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took a suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a second-year PG student of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder: Calcutta HC handsover case to CBI

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on August 9. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata Doctor Rape: Junior doctors, others summoned for questioning

Four junior doctors are among those summoned by Kolkata police for questioning on Tuesday in connection with the murder and alleged sexual assault case of a second year postgraduate student. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Doctors strike in India after rape and murder of trainee medic at hospital

Call for better safety measures as ‘civic volunteer’ arrested after attack on female trainee doctor in Kolkata

The Guardian - UK

Health services hit as doctors announce indefinite nationwide strike over Kolkata rape-murder case

Doctors in several parts of the country have announced an indefinite strike to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, according to news agency PTI. Among their demands is an investigation into the incident and security for all medical staff.

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RG Kar Doctor murder case: FORDA announces nationwide halt of elective services on Monday

The Federation of Resident Doctors Association on Sunday announced a nationwide halt of elective services in hospitals on August 12 to show solidarity with the residents of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

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WB: Nurses protest after PG trainee doctor found dead in Govt hospital in Kolkata

On Friday evening, a group of students organized a candlelight march in the city following the discovery of the postgraduate trainee doctor's body. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest

Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.

Al Jazeera

Kolkata's Kumartuli: Ma Durga idols are all set to go abroad

With a few months left for Durga puja, the artisans at Kolkata's potters' hub Kumartuli, known globally are busy diligently giving the final touches to the idols of the goddess ready to be sent abroad. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hockey India Junior East Zone Championship 2024: Odisha, Jharkhand win titles

Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Jharkhand claimed titles in the Men's and Women's categories of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024 respectively at the Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Salt Lake in Kolkata on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Al Jazeera

Why Indians are mad for momos

These savoury dumplings are a street food favourite. Just don’t forget the chutney.

Dynamite News

BSF, Kolkata DRI arrest 7 smugglers, seize Rs 6.86-cr gold, Rs 11.5 lakh cash near India-Bangladesh border

In a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested seven smugglers in four consecutive search operations conducted near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Who Owns Your Media: Prabhat Khabar’s rise from the ashes to becoming a regional powerhouse

Post independence, even after the reorganisation of India’s internal boundaries with the implementation of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, new states continued to be carved out. Not on linguistic lines as the Act had done, but reportedly to meet regional demands and address inequalities in regional development.

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Handheld rickshaw pullers suffer due to intense heat, few passengers in Kolkata

Amid the heat gripping north India, hand-held rickshaw pullers in Kolkata have to bear the brunt of low passenger turnout as well as the intense heat while engaging in hard physical labour. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cyclone Remal slams into India, Bangladesh: What we know

Nine people have been killed, as the cyclone, which made landfall on Sunday, now weakens and heads inland.

The Independent UK

Bollywood stars, former players and fans celebrate KKR’s first IPL win in 10 years

Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders’ last IPL championships came in 2012 and 2014

Dynamite News

Cyclone Remal weakens gradually; flight operations resume in Kolkata

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that severe cyclonic storm Remal has weakened into a cyclonic storm in the early hours of Monday, and is expected to gradually weaken further. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cyclone Remal: IndiGo airlines reschedules and cancels some flights

IndiGo airlines has rescheduled and cancelled some flights due to Cyclone Remal and issued NOTAM in Kolkata. A Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) is a message sent by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to pilots to alert them of potential hazards that could affect their flight. Read further on Dynamite…

The Independent UK

India prepares for a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal in coastal areas near Bangladesh

India’s Kolkata airport will suspend flight operations from midnight Sunday for 21 hours after a storm over the north Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm

Dynamite News

Passengers face inconvenience as Kolkata Airport suspends flight operations amid cyclone 'Remal' scare

Several passengers faced inconvenience as flight operations were suspended at the Kolkata airport for 21 hours in the wake of cyclone 'Remal'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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New firm, zero assets: How Mamata aide acquired Times Group’s Bengal paper

The Times Group had launched Ei Samay – its flagship Bengal daily with an average current circulation of around 1.7 lakh copies – in 2012. But last week, it was taken over by a company that was barely a month old. And the face of the acquisition was West Bengal…

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