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9:42 AM

CBI may conduct polygraph test on ex-RG Kar hospital principal at Kolkata doc's rape-murder

CBI officers may conduct a polygraph test on Sandish Ghosh, who resigned two days after a female doctor's body was found in a seminar hall of the medical facility on August 9. He has already appeared before sleuths of the central probe agency for questioning several times.

9:39 AM

Need an economy that works for all of us, not just the greed of the billionaire class: Senator Bernie Sanders

Delivering a prime-time address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Sanders spoke of the critical importance of delivering a progressive economic agenda for the working-class Americans and taking on rampant corporate greed. “We need an economy that works for all of us, not just the greed of the billionaire class. My fellow Americans, while 60 per cent of our people live paycheck to paycheck, the top 1 per cent have never had it so good. These oligarchs tell us we shouldn't tax the rich; we shouldn't take on price gouging; we shouldn't expand medicare to cover dental, hearing, and vision; and we shouldn't increase social security benefits for struggling seniors,” he said.

9:31 AM

'America, Hope is making a comeback,' says Michelle Obama at DNC

Former first lady Michelle Obama, in her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, described Vice President Harris as a candidate who worked her way up from a middle-class background, drawing on lessons from the two women's late mothers. "America, Hope is making a comeback," Michelle, the wife of former president Barack Obama, said as she was given a rousing welcome by thousands of Democratic party leaders and workers from across the country for the national convention.

9:27 AM

'Harsh lesson for PM Modi, BJP-RSS regime': Congress' Venugopal on lateral entry row

After the central government withdrew the lateral entry advertisement on Tuesday, Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal dubbed it as a "harsh lesson" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-RSS regime. In a post on X, Venugopal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using the lateral entry system as a means to undermine reservation policies.

8:47 AM

Child rights panel to launch inquiry into Badlapur sex assault

Internet service was restored in Badlapur, a town in Maharashtra's Thane district, after being suspended due to tensions stemming from the sexual assault of two young girls, aged 3 and 4, at a local school by a school janitor. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) announced that it would send a team to Badlapur to investigate the incident.