Doctors have begun their 24-hour nationwide strike today in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. New Delhi: In response to the tragic rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in Kolkata, doctors across the country have initiated a 24-hour strike today. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a halt to non-emergency medical services nationwide, starting at 6 am. This action comes a week after the shocking event at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, which was further marred by vandalism on the premises. The IMA stated that while essential services…
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Starbucks has replaced its Indian-origin CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Brian Niccol, chief executive at Chipotle. New Delhi: On Tuesday, Starbucks announced the replacement of its Indian-origin CEO, Laxman Narasimhan, with Brian Niccol, the current chief executive of Chipotle. According to an official statement from the coffee company, Narasimhan is stepping down from both his role as CEO and his position on the Starbucks board “with immediate effect.” A seasoned professional with a history at PepsiCo and various consumer brands, Laxman Narasimhan assumed the CEO role in March 2023 after collaborating closely with Howard Schultz, the company’s long-serving CEO and interim…
The victim was a second-year student specializing in chest medicine. Kolkata Police apprehended a man named Sanjoy Roy in connection with the rape and murder of a medical trainee at a government hospital in the city. The postgraduate student was discovered deceased in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in the capital of West Bengal. The preliminary autopsy of the postgraduate trainee doctor revealed that she was killed following a sexual assault. According to the report, there was evidence of bleeding from her genital area, along with injuries observed on other parts of her body. The…
A regional turboprop aircraft with 61 passengers onboard crashed near Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, resulting in the death of everyone aboard, according to the local officials at the crash site. Footage circulating on social media depicted the ATR aircraft spiraling uncontrollably as it descended behind a group of trees close to residential areas, followed by a significant cloud of black smoke. Officials from the city of Valinhos, located near Vinhedo, confirmed that there were no survivors. Only one house in the nearby condominium complex sustained damage, but fortunately none of the residents were injured. “I must deliver some heartbreaking…
Sheikh Hasina quit as the Bangladesh Prime Minister this week and fled the country after violent protests demanding her resignation. New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has stepped down this week and taken flight from the country amid violent demonstration demanding her resignation. Having just embarked on her fifth term as a Prime Minister of Bangladesh earlier this year, she used a military plane to exit Dhaka and landed in India. Her abrupt departure is now having repercussion on the trade ties between India and Bangladesh, which had strengthened under her leadership. Truck traffic transporting goods between…
Nine Kanwarias devotees lost their lives in Bihar’s Vaishali district after a music system on their vehicle collided with a high-voltage power line. At least nine kanwarias or Shiva worshippers were killed and eight injured in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh late on Sunday and Monday. In Bihar’s Vaishali district, a music system on a vehicle carrying kanwarias came in contact with an 11kv power line and left nine dead. Devotees, known as kanwarias, were en route to the Hari Harnath Pashupati Mandir with sacred Ganga water when tragedy struck. Electrocution caused by faculty power lines ignited a storm of fury.…
The world outside is a muddy, monstrous maw. Yesterday, it swallowed our village whole. We huddled together in the temple, a tiny island in a sea of despair. Bhagwati Kali Mata temple, our protector, was the only light in that endless night there, “a Rampur resident said.” Shimla: A recent cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh has wiped out an entire village in Shimla, leaving residents in shock. Anita Devi, a survivor from Samej, described the terrifying moment when their home was jolted awake by a deafening crash. Upon emerging, they found their village submerged, forcing them to seek refuge in the…
