Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) In a shocking incident in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district, a dancer-cum-event management professional died early on Monday as her vehicle met with an accident when the driver increased speed and took evasive action in an attempt to save her from drunk youths chasing them. Police are yet to make any … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 22 (IANS) Shocking details have emerged regarding the gang rape of a woman by four men at a private hotel. Police investigations have revealed that the victim, a mother of four from Delhi, endured a brutal sexual and physical assault by the accused, sources said on Saturday. The incident was reported on Friday … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, indirectly targeted the caretaker government in neighbouring Bangladesh headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus for a low-scale celebration of International Mother Language Day there, with the latter himself avoiding his presence at the function. Although the Chief Minister did not name anybody, she … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Most of the hearings on Friday at Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Biswasjit Basu were conducted entirely in Bengali as a mark of respect to the International Mother Language Day. In fact, Justice Basu, while hearing another case on Thursday, expressed his desire to conduct hearings on Friday at … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The mother of the junior woman doctor of state-run R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was raped and murdered on the hospital premises last year, on Wednesday, issued a fresh appeal to the common people in West Bengal to hit the streets in protest on February 9, the birthday … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Obesity is the mother of many non-communicable diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer, said experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday. Joining together to raise awareness about the adverse health impacts of obesity, the experts noted that obesity is fully preventable in adults. … Read more
Hubballi, Jan 28 (IANS) The mother of a man, who died by suicide alleging harassment by his wife, claimed on Tuesday that her son, a naive and kind-hearted individual, was “tortured to death” by his spouse. Speaking to the media, Rebecamma, the mother of deceased Peter Gollapalli, who allegedly hanged himself at his residence, said … Read more
