The former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, faced a hostile crowd outside a Kolkata court yesterday, with verbal abuse being hurled at him and one individual attempting to slap him. Security personnel quickly intervened, ensuring Dr. Ghosh’s safe departure from the scene. Dr. Ghosh is under intense scrutiny … Read more
The ongoing war of words over measures to tackle crimes against women continues between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Union government. Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the implementation of a stringent central law, Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi responded by … Read more
Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 14, 2023. — Reuters King’s College London (KCL), a prestigious educational institution in Britain, has decided to review its investment policy in arms companies following mass protests by student unions, The Times has … Read more
University of Oxford Student Raza Nazar gestures for a photograph. — Reporter/File LONDON: University of Oxford student from Karachi, Raza Nazar has been elected President of the graduate community (MCR) of Oxford’s prestigious Trinity College, making history as the first Pakistani student to do so. Raza hails from Karachi and studied at Karachi Grammar School … Read more