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9:37 AM

Kolkata case: Justice key concern, charges of unfair practices in hospitals also serious, says lawyers

Justice for the rape and murder of a doctor in R G Kar Medical College and Hospital is the primary concern but the allegations that the practice of several students obtaining degrees in medicine through unfair means must not be lost sight of, according to lawyers. They expressed optimism that the National Task Force (NTF) formed by the Supreme Court to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other healthcare professionals will have far-reaching effects in the future.

9:16 AM

Deep Depression likely to cross Odisha coast near Puri on Monday: IMD

The depression formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into a deep depression and is likely to cross the Odisha coast near Puri by noon, the IMD stated. The weather office said that the depression over the Bay of Bengal moved slowly north-northwestwards with a speed of 8 kmph during the past six hours and intensified into a Deep Depression. The system lay centered at about 70 km south-southeast of Puri (Odisha).

9:14 AM

Attempt to derail Kalindi Express by placing LPG cylinder on tracks in UP: Police

An attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express, heading towards Bhiwani from Prayagraj, by placing an LPG cylinder on the tracks in the Shivrajpur area, police officials stated on Monday. The train hit the cylinder before coming to a screeching halt on Sunday morning. Due to being hit by the train, the cylinder was thrown away from the tracks, they said.

9:07 AM

Love, respect and humility missing in Indian politics: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Love, respect and humility are missing in Indian politics, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said in his address to the Indian American community in Texas, where he also criticised the RSS for believing that India is "one idea". Gandhi made the remarks on Sunday in Dallas during his first interaction with the Indian diaspora after becoming Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha this summer. "RSS believes that India is one idea. We believe that India is a multiplicity of ideas," he said.

"Very much like the United States, we believe everybody should be allowed to participate. We believe that everybody should be allowed to dream, (and) everybody should be given space, regardless of their caste, language, religion, tradition, history,” he said.

8:49 AM

Two terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri

Two heavily armed terrorists were killed in a gunfight as alert Army troops prevented an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.

 

The gunfight  erupted in the late hours of Sunday in Nowshera's Laam area when military forces detected movement of a militant group attempting to infiltrate the border.