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Responding to their email, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has invited a delegation of 12-15 doctors to state secretariat Nabanna. “The representative team of junior doctors should have 30 members and be streamed live for transparency,” a junior woman doctor said, adding, “We are hurt that the administration has failed to respect the sentiments of the female doctors who have been at the forefront of the movement and refused to address their security concerns.” She was mentioning yesterday's invitation by the state Health Secretary for a meeting last evening.”

TMC leader has criticised the agitating medics for defying the Supreme Court directive to rejoin work by 5 PM on Tuesday and has dubbed the protesting doctors as «anti-nationals». In a purported video clip, TMC leader Chandan Mukhopadhyay, a panchayat leader of Baduria in North 24 Parganas, was seen making the remarks at a party programme. The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified by PTI. «Despite the Supreme Court order, the agitating doctors are continuing with their protest. They have forgotten their solemn duty of serving the people. These agitating doctors are nothing but anti-nationals. Immediate action must be taken against such doctors who have defied court orders,» he was heard saying in the video.

Burma Burma plans to go public with an IPO in the next three years, co-founders Chirag Chhajer and Ankit Gupta told ET. The company is also aiming to triple its footprint before going public, they said. Last month Burma Burma (Hunger Pangs Pvt Ltd) raised $2 million in equity investment and is looking to raise another $3 million. The round is expected to see participation from existing investors Negen Capital and family offices.

Mamata Banerjee's invitation for talks at the state secretariat to resolve the impasse over the RG Kar hospital issue. «Your small delegation (maximum 10 persons) may visit 'Nabanna' now to meet government representatives,» the email sent by the state's Health Secretary N S Nigam to the protesting medics on Tuesday evening had stated. «The language of the communication is not only disrespectful to us doctors, it's downright insensitive. We find no reason to reply to this mail,» Dr Debasish Halder, a leader of the protesting doctors who organised a sit-in before the state health department headquarters at 'Swasthya Bhavan' in Salt Lake, said. The doctors conveyed that although «doors remain open» for talks with the state's highest authorities, they would continue with their agitation till their demands are met.

Dil-Luminati Tour (India) were sold out within minutes of release. The pre-sale opened at noon on September 10, offering early access to HDFC Pixel Credit Card holders, who enjoyed a 10 per cent discount on ticket prices. The 10-day tour is set to kick off on October 26 in Delhi and will visit 10 cities across India, including Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore.

IPO). The Kolkata-based company's initial share-sale will be available for public subscription from September 13 to September 18 and the bidding for anchor investors will open for a day on September 12, the company announced. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 400 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 54 lakh equity shares worth Rs 93 crore, at the upper end of the price band, by promoter Rajendra Sethia.

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a crucial document pertaining to her postmortem was found «unavailable» for the Supreme Court's perusal on Monday.

gender-based violence persists across sectors—civic life, business, entertainment, and politics. Legislative attempts to curb sexual violence have been made. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act of 2013, passed after the 2012 Delhi rape case, aimed to tighten laws against sexual violence.

The Diary of a CEO, Steven Bartlett writes that the first law of business and life is “filling five buckets"—knowledge, skill, network, resources and reputation. For Rudra Chatterjee, each bucket is full to the brim. The 47-year-old chairperson of Obeetee Carpets and managing director of Luxmi Tea holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Masters in design history from Oxford University; his network comprises advisors and friends like Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee and current Bangladesh PM Mohammed Yunus; and both his companies have received numerous awards.

BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday slammed the Trinamool Congress after one of the MPs of the Mamata Banerjee-led party said the West Bengal government's handling of the rape and murder of the doctor at RG Kar hospital was «too little and quite late». TMC MP Jawhar Sircar, in his letter to West Bengal CM Banerjee, said he has decided to quit Rajya Sabha and leave politics altogether, adding he became increasingly «disillusioned» with the state government as it seemed «quite unconcerned» about corruption and «strong-arm tactics» of a section of leaders. Referring to the protests over the rape and murder of the doctor, Sircar said the «spontaneous outpouring of public anger» is against this unchecked overbearing attitude of the «favoured few and the corrupt».

TMC MP Jawahar Sircar's letter to West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee has exposed the «dirt, corruption and dictatorial attitude» within the party, the BJP said on Sunday as it pressed for her resignation. Sircar wrote to Banerjee stating that he has decided to resign from the Rajya Sabha and leave politics. He claimed that corruption by a section of leaders of his party — the Trinamool Congress (TMC) — and lack of action against them was one of the reasons for his decision. In a statement, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, «The letter by Jawahar Sircar, TMC MP, exposes dirt, corruption and dictatorial attitude within the TMC. TMC means 'too much corruption'». It indicates that every institution in West Bengal has been corroded with corruption by the Mamata Banerjee government and those who raise the issue are heckled and silenced, he alleged.

RG Kar hospital Sandip Ghosh has been operating a "criminal nexus" along with the other «co-accused» for «wrongful gains», according to initial findings of the CBI's probe into financial irregularities at the medical establishment here, an officer claimed on Saturday. The central probe agency had also placed the findings before a special court here during a hearing earlier in the week, he said. The CBI had arrested Ghosh, two vendors, and his security person for their alleged involvement in financial irregularities at the state-run hospital, where the rape-murder of a young doctor has triggered nationwide protests. «These (two) vendors were known to Ghosh since he was with the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital. We have found that they granted the contracts of RGKMC&H (RG Kar Medical College and Hospital) only because of their proximity with Ghosh,» the officer said.

Hazaro Saalon ka Sapna, or A Thousand Years of Dreaming, by Debashish Paul, which is being shown as part of his first solo—with the same title as the film—at Emami Art, Kolkata. The 30-year-old artist has constantly engaged with challenges of queer identity and desire situated within rigid societal diktats. Paul, who hails from Phulia village in West Bengal’s Nadia district, and now lives in Varanasi, has examined this complex subject from a deeply autobiographical lens.

Baazar Style Retail debuted on the exchanges on Friday on a flat note at Rs 389 on BSE and NSE. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares were trading with a GMP of 12% to the issue price.

FMCG sector. Britannia is reportedly in talks to acquire Guwahati-based snacks maker Kishlay Foods. Last year, ITC acquired healthy snacks brand Yoga Bar and there have been reports of some of the leading FMCG players considering buyouts of some snack companies.

teachers and parents to educate children so that they always behave in accordance with women's dignity, President Droupadi Murmu said today in New Delhi while presenting National Awards to teachers on Teachers' Day. The President emphasised that women's respect should be demonstrated not just in words, but also in practice. Her comments come days after she voiced concern about the Kolkata rape case and other incidences of violence against women across the country. President Murmu presented the annual National Teachers' Awards to 82 teachers from various schools, higher education institutes, and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Each award includes a certificate of merit, a monetary award of ₹50,000, and a silver medal.

Ola S1 Pro can take advantage of a direct discount of ₹5,000, applicable in a wide range of locations, including Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Chhattisgarh. Other cities where this discount can be availed include Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Nagpur, Nashik, Kolkata, Chandigarh, and more.The S1 X (4 kWh variant) and S1 X+ are also part of the festive price cuts, with a similar ₹5,000 markdown.

Trinamool ministers trained their guns against CBI but showed solidarity to the parents. During “Reclaim the Night” and candle-light march, the deceased doctor's parents participated and claimed that there was an attempt to bribe them by IPS DC-North, when the body of the deceased PGT medical student was still lying at home. “We had kept the body on the first floor where we live. DC-North took me inside my residence. We felt miserable. I told him my daughter had worked harder to become a doctor compared to his efforts to become an IPS. After my daughter’s death, when we waited outside they did not allow us to see the body,” the deceased girl’s father claimed.

Sharad Pawar on Wednesday made a pitch for replicating in Maharashtra the bill passed by West Bengal assembly that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts. Pawar also took a swipe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his reported remark that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj never looted Surat, and said nobody should present wrong history to people. The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill, 2024, the state anti-rape bill which seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state. It was passed nearly a month after the alleged rape and murder of a post graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the most significant Hindu festivals, will be observed on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The festival, celebrated with great fervor across India, marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the deity of wisdom and prosperity. Devotees engage in various rituals, including Puja and offering Bhog, to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha for a prosperous and obstacle-free life.