News update: Mamata Banerjee invites agitating junior doctors for meeting over RG Kar issue
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee invited agitating junior doctors for a meeting at the state secretariat to resolve the impasse over the RG Kar issue on Tuesday, PTI reported. The doctors have been protesting despite multiple requests from the CJI Chandrachud-led SC bench to return to work. The bench took suo moto cognisance of the matter and have assured no action against protesting doctors should they return to work. In its last hearing on Monday, the apex court had given the doctors until 5 pm today to comply with its order.
Auto industry body Siam on Tuesday said it has elected Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra as its new President for the 2024-25 term. Chandra, who previously served as the vice-president of Siam, succeeds Vinod Aggarwal, Managing Director & CEO of Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV), the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) said in a statement. The new office bearers were elected during the executive committee meeting held today (Tuesday), it added. Ashok Leyland MD & CEO Shenu Agarwal was elected as the vice-president of Siam for 2024-25. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles CEO & MD Satyakam Arya was also elected as the treasurer.
Former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh was on Tuesday sent to judicial custody till September 23 by a special CBI court in the financial irregularities case. The court also sent his security personnel Afsar Ali and two alleged associates, contractors Vendors Biplab Sinha and Suman Hazra, to judicial custody till September 23.
Home Minister Amit Shah stated today that cybercrime has no boundary, and therefore all stakeholders should come together to deal with this menace.
The Kerala High Court today slammed the state government for not taking any action and registering cases based on the Justice Hema Committee report, which exposed sexual exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry.
An Audi owned by Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule's son Sanket Bawankule? hit several vehicles in Nagpur on Monday, after which he reportedly fled the spot, news agency PTI reported.? The incident took place around 1am in the Ramdaspeth area of Nagpur, when five people including Sanket Bawankule, were returning from a beer bar in Dharampeth. Two occupants of the car, identified as driver Arjun Hawre and Ronit Chittamwar, were detained.
Junior doctors on strike in West Bengal have said they would continue their ‘cease work’, despite the Supreme Court's order to return to duty by 5 PM on Tuesday, September 10. The protest aims to seek justice for a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital who was sexually assaulted and killed. Additionally, the Bengal chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) expressed deep disappointment with the Supreme Court's directive to the protesting doctors on Monday.? Rallies were taken out in different parts of the Kolkata as part of an event termed ‘9-9-9’, with people assembling for nine minutes when the clock struck 9 on Monday evening, demanding justice for the RG Kar hospital doctor.
A fire broke out in the Madanpur Khadar area here early on Tuesday, damaging some shanties but no loss of life was reported, officials said. The Delhi Fire Services said they received a call about the blaze at 2.50 am and rushed 11 fire tenders. "The fire was extinguished and cooling operation is now underway. No one was injured in the blaze," said an official.
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Delhi records 913.1 mm of rain, 56 pc above normal, this monsoon so far
he national capital has recorded 913.1 mm of rains this monsoon so far which is 56 per cent above the normal, according to weather department data.
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Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services, a private forecaster, told PTI that Delhi has seen an unusually high number of rainy days this year.
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Although the city experienced fewer rainy days in July, heavy downpours over just two or three days contributed significantly to the overall rainfall, he explained.
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Similarly, August saw a higher number of days with rain, contributing to the overall increase in rainfall, Palawat said.
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According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi's primary weather station at Safdarjung recorded 913.1 mm of rain this season against the normal of 586.9 mm, marking a 56 per cent increase over the usual figure.
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Wing commander booked for alleged rape after junior's complaint; IAF says cooperating with police probe
An FIR has been registered against a Wing Commander following complaints of rape by a woman flying officer, officials said here on Tuesday.
Both the IAF officers are currently stationed in Srinagar.
After the complaint, the FIR under "relevant sections of the law" was filed at Budgam police station in central Kashmir on Saturday, a senior police officer said.
The IAF said it is cooperating with the police.
"We are aware of the case. The Air Force Station in Srinagar was approached by the local Budgam police station on the subject. We are fully cooperating towards this case," a senior IAF official said.?
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Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee invites agitating junior doctors for meeting over RG Kar issue
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee invited agitating junior doctors for a meeting at the state secretariat to resolve the impasse over the RG Kar issue on Tuesday, PTI reported. The doctors have been protesting despite multiple requests from the CJI Chandrachud-led SC bench to return to work. The bench took suo moto cognisance of the matter and have assured no action against protesting doctors should they return to work. In its last hearing on Monday, the apex court had given the doctors until 5 pm today to comply with its order.
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Americans used over 100 trillion MB of wireless data in 2023; a 36% surge, shows an industry survey
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Brent oil falls below $70 for first time since December 2021
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Apple announces $10 billion hit from European tax ruling
Apple has been instructed by Europe's top court to pay Ireland €13 billion (?11 billion; $14 billion) in unpaid taxes, concluding an eight-year dispute. The European Commission alleged in 2016 that Ireland provided Apple with illegal tax benefits, but Ireland has consistently contested the necessity of this payment.
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All government, private colleges in Manipur to remain closed on September 11-12
Earlier today, the state government suspended internet and mobile data services for three days until 3 pm on September 15 as fresh protests and violence took over the state.
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Siam elects Tata Motors Shailesh Chandra as its new president
Auto industry body Siam on Tuesday said it has elected Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra as its new President for the 2024-25 term. Chandra, who previously served as the vice-president of Siam, succeeds Vinod Aggarwal, Managing Director & CEO of Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV), the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) said in a statement. The new office bearers were elected during the executive committee meeting held today (Tuesday), it added. Ashok Leyland MD & CEO Shenu Agarwal was elected as the vice-president of Siam for 2024-25. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles CEO & MD Satyakam Arya was also elected as the treasurer.
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International Resources Holding, Oil India sign strategic partnership agreement
Nn MoU was signed between Indian entities OIL, OVL, and KABIL and International Resources Holding RSC Ltd. (IRH) of the UAE. The agreement focuses on global cooperation in the critical mineral supply chain, aiming to collaborate on the identification, acquisition, and development of critical mineral projects worldwide, including in India.
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CCI approves proposed merger of Tata Motors Finance Limited with and into Tata Capital Limited
The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday approved the proposed merger of Tata Motors Finance Limited with and into Tata Capital Limited. Tata Motors and Tata Capital are merging their vehicle financing businesses in a deal that will grant Tata Motors a 4.7% ownership stake in the combined entity.
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Traffic Police issue advisory for tomorrow in light of PM's attendance at Semicon India 2024 in Greater Noida
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BMW recalls 1.5 million vehicles over brake problems, cuts outlook
BMW recalls 1.5 million vehicles over brake problems, cuts outlook, reports AFP.
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Met issues flash floods warning for six districts, 76 roads closed in Himachal
The local Met office on Tuesday warned of low to moderate flash floods in parts of six out of 12 districts -- Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur -- till Wednesday as moderate rains continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh.
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A total of 76 roads, including the National Highway 5 (Hindustan-Tibet road), are closed for vehicular traffic in the state. A maximum of 34 roads are closed in Shimla, 26 in Mandi, 10 in Kangra, two in Kullu and one each in Kinnaur, Una, Sirmaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.
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As many as 43 power schemes are also disrupted in the state, the SEOC said.
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NGT seeks report from CPCB on generation, treatment of e-waste
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to file a fresh report on the generation and treatment of electronic waste by states and Union territories.
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It also asked the board to mention the action that would be taken against the states and Union territories not complying with the E-Waste (Management) Rules.
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The green body was hearing a plea claiming non-compliance with its previous directions for the rules' "scientific enforcement".
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In a recent order, a bench of National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had filed a report dated August 30, mentioning the action taken by states and Union Territories regarding the green panel's directions.
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Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say
The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and subsequent heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday, with 70 people missing and hundreds injured, state media said.
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Typhoon Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades when it made landfall Saturday with winds of up to 149 kph (92 mph). It killed nine people and then weakened Sunday, but continuing downpours triggered floods and landslides.
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Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV reported that 87 people have died and 70 remain missing. Most of the deaths were caused by flooding and landslides, it said.
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First Published: Sep 10 2024 | 9:01 AM IST
