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Earlier on Thursday, protesters at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital were protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor inside the hospital. (Photo: PTI)Shortly after midnight on Thursday, a mob forced entry and vandalized the state medical college's premises as part of a women's “take back the night” protest driven by social media.Last week, a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered during a mob riot at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, sparking controversy on many fronts. While the major political parties were busy attacking each other, Kolkata police released several photos of the…
Article by Eric Worrell If climate models can't even accurately predict heat peaks, what good are they? 'We should have better answers by now': Climate scientists baffled by unexpected rate of warming Jonathan Watts Global Environment Editor Thursday 15 August 2024 22:00 AEST … In March, one of the world's leading climate scientists published a remarkably candid article in Nature raising the alarming possibility that global warming may exceed what experts predict will happen next. ability. Gavin Schmidt writes: “The sudden appearance of the 2023 temperature anomaly revealed an unprecedented gap in knowledge, perhaps for the first time since some…
Last updated: August 15, 2024 12:22 UTCOn June 18 last year, Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was declared a terrorist by India, was shot dead outside a monastery in Surrey, British Columbia. (Image source: Reuters) The person, whose identity has not been disclosed, is reported to be safe and not seriously injured, sources saidOne of the accused in the murder of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was attacked by a fellow inmate inside a Surrey detention center, sources say CNN-News18. The nature of the attack was not serious, the circumstances surrounding it were unknown, and the motive was…
People take part in a torchlight rally to protest against the sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata. (Ministry of Public Transport)Unlike the Sandesh Khali agitation which eventually ran out of steam and failed in the political transition, this uprising is different – driven by the same voters who once empowered the country's leadershipIn a shocking escalation of abuse of power, a young doctor was brutally raped and murdered by a citizen police volunteer, allegedly a political appointee, at a government hospital in Kolkata. Unlike the Sandeshkari incident, where abstract statements of sexual assault and violence…
Last updated: August 16, 2024 05:00 US Standard TimeAaj Ka Panchang, August 16, 2024: The sun is expected to rise at 5:51 AM and set at 6:59 PM. (Image source: Shutterstock) Aaj Ka Panchang, August 16, 2024: Four festivals will be celebrated today on Friday – Varalakshmi Vrat, Simha Sankranti, Shravana Putrada Ekadashi and Damodara Dwadash.AAJ KA PANCHANG, August 16, 2024: The Ekadashi Tithi and Dwadashi Tithi of Shukla Paksha are said to be held on Friday, August 16, reports Drik Panchang. Both Shukla Ekadashi and Shukla Dwadashi are considered auspicious to start important activities like homa/homam/havana/havanam/yagna/yagnam. Moreover, they are…
planner: Shobit GuptaLast updated: August 15, 2024 1:14 pm ISTTwo coaches of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Double Decker Express detached from the moving train on Thursday (Image: X)As restoration work began, the rear and front parts of the train were brought to the platform.Passengers were thrown into a frenzy after two coaches of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Double Decker Express detached from the moving train near Surat.According to Western Railway reports, the incident occurred near Gothangam Yard in Vadodara division at 8.50 pm on Thursday when the train's coupler started malfunctioning, causing the carriage to become detached from the moving train. However, no passengers…
Last updated: August 15, 2024 1:22 pm ISTPrime Minister Modi addresses the nation from the Red Fort (Photo: AFP)The prime minister said his government will recruit 100,000 young people into the political system, especially those with no political experience in their familiesPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Thursday on the occasion of its 78th Independence Day, calling for radical reforms in India's political system and once again pointing to the threat of dynastic politics.”We will bring a hundred thousand young people into the political system, especially those who have no history…
Kolkata Police have released some pictures of the gangsters involved in the midnight ransacking of the emergency room of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The attack took place minutes after midnight on Wednesday, when dozens of people led by women took to the streets of Kolkata under the call of “Meyera, Rat Dakhal Karo (Girls, take back the night)” to demand that the hospital's junior doctors Justice is served. Source link
Last updated: August 15, 2024 1:24 pm ISTThe 23-year-old woman from Gounder (OBC) community and her 24-year-old boyfriend from SC community both work and study in Bengaluru. (Representative image from AP)The young man's mother was unaware she had eloped and was shocked when the girl's parents came to see her the next dayThe mother of a young man was allegedly abducted by his girlfriend's parents after they eloped in a village near Molapur in Tamil Nadu's Dalmapuri district.The girl's parents kidnapped the man's mother in an attempt to force the couple out of their hiding place.The 23-year-old woman from Gounder…
From Manhattan Contrarians Francis Menton Despite my oft-repeated call for zero-emission grid demonstration projects, I’m ready for the next step. Suppose someone claims to have achieved a stable supply of zero-emission electricity? How do we determine and verify if this is true? The facts may be complex enough and the incentives perverse enough that fraudulent claims are to be expected. Consider the simple example of Hierro Island. They began building a wind/storage power system in 2008 to provide zero-emission power to the island. To this day, the website of wind/storage power company Gorona del Viento claims on its home page…