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Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued an ultimatum following the shocking rape and murder of a second-year postgraduate student at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. The IMA demands immediate action, including an impartial investigation, the arrest and punishment of the culprits, and measures to enhance the safety of doctors, especially women, in the workplace. The association has given authorities a 48-hour deadline to act, threatening nationwide protests if their demands are not met. Preliminary autopsy reports revealed that the woman doctor had been sexually abused before being killed. Her body was discovered inside a seminar hall on the third floor of the campus. The incident has sparked outrage within the medical community, with calls for urgent action to ensure the safety and security of doctors. In a press release, the IMA stated, «We demand that the authorities act with precision and in time of 48 hours failing which IMA will be constrained to initiate nation wide action. A fair, transparent and time sensitive criminal investigation is in order. An ultimatum of two days is given to arrest culprits otherwise IMA will take nation wide protests.»

Delhi High Court seeking the re-framing of guidelines for coaching institutes, with a particular focus on criminal liability. The PIL calls for stricter regulations and accountability measures to address issues such as fraud, exploitation, and safety concerns within these institutions. The petition requests the court to mandate that the Centre and Delhi Government establish specific rules and regulations for the operation of paying guest accommodations for students, both in Delhi and nationwide, ensuring that these accommodations are safe, regulated, and suitable for students. The plea also advocates for the development of an education system focused on the holistic development and refinement of students' minds, rather than solely preparing them for entrance examinations. The objective is to shift the emphasis towards broader educational goals and personal growth.

rave party' at an apartment in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, police arrested 39 university students, some of them were younger than eighteen, according to a statement issued on Saturday. According to the police spokeswoman, they were tipped off about the Friday night «rave party» at the Supernova residential society in Noida Sector-94. According to the official statement, 39 students from a prestigious university who were between the ages of 16 and 20 were taken into custody by the police squad when they arrived at the scene.

Bangladesh was hailed as an economic miracle. Its singular focus on exporting textiles and apparel delivered rapid growth, lifting millions out of poverty and winning the country's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fame and admiration. But Hasina's abrupt exit from power this week has exposed the limitations of that strategy, as Bangladesh struggles to combat steep inflation and joblessness that economists say are largely the result of poor policy decisions. Her increasingly authoritarian rule and Bangladesh's widespread corruption only added to the frustration that boiled over and forced her ouster. Now, Bangladesh must decide its future.

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Haryana schools will change from «Good Morning» to «Jai Hind» as part of an initiative to foster patriotism among students, ToI reported on August 9. The Haryana Directorate of School Education has mandated this change, instructing school principals, headmasters, and education officers at district and block levels to implement it from August 15. The state government aims to «inculcate a deep sense of patriotism and national pride» in the students by making this shift. The department emphasised that the new greeting should be used before the national flag is hoisted on Independence Day. The idea is that using «Jai Hind» as a daily greeting will inspire students with a sense of national unity and respect for India's rich history.

trailer for «Tell Me Lies» Season 2 has been released, revealing increased tension between Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Tarique Rahman, and the student leadership which led the protests that ousted the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh earlier this week are at loggerheads over general elections, according to people in the know. Sources told ET that Rahman is in a hurry to hold elections that may enable him to become the next PM, and is worried that «pro-BNP» and «pro-Jamaat» sentiments may dilute if elections are delayed. However, the student leadership has a different view. It does not have a political structure and wants time to create a party before contesting the polls.

IIT Delhi's Abu Dhabi campus will offer two undergraduate courses from the new academic session commencing in September, Director Rangan Banerjee announced on Thursday. The offshore campus, established in 2023, currently offers only postgraduate courses. The two new undergraduate (UG) courses are Computer Science Engineering and Energy Engineering. A total of 60 students will be admitted to the two courses. This will include 20 students who have qualified JEE (Advanced) 2024 and 40 picked through a new entrance test called the Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET), Banerjee said at a press conference.

Canada is taking initial steps to limit businesses’ use of a program that allows them to bring in temporary foreign workers after it exploded in size, sparking allegations of fraud and exploitation.

GD Goenka University has pledged to award Rs 1 crore in scholarships to students excelling in sports if javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra secures a gold medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics. With the final of the men's javelin throw scheduled on Thursday, all eyes are on Chopra to clinch a gold medal.

ride-hailing drivers are facing the threat of job loss from artificial intelligence as robotaxis begin to proliferate. Self-driving technology, still experimental, is being aggressively greenlit in China compared to the US, where approvals are often suspended after accidents. At least 19 Chinese cities are testing robotaxis and robobuses, with seven cities approving tests without human-driver monitors from at least five industry leaders: Apollo Go, Pony.ai, WeRide, AutoX, and SAIC Motor. Apollo Go, a subsidiary of technology giant Baidu, plans to deploy 1,000 robotaxis in Wuhan by year-end and operate in 100 cities by 2030. Pony.ai, backed by Japan's Toyota Motor, operates 300 robotaxis with plans to increase to 1,000 by 2026. WeRide is known for autonomous taxis, vans, buses, and street sweepers, while AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group, operates in cities including Beijing and Shanghai. SAIC Motor has been operating robotaxis since 2021. In the US, Alphabet's Waymo operates uncrewed robotaxis that collect fares, with over 1,000 cars in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Cruise, backed by General Motors, resumed testing in April after an accident last year.

Supreme Court on Thursday said it has listed for hearing on August 9 a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of a Mumbai college to impose a ban on wearing of 'hijab', 'burqa' and 'naqab' inside the campus. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of a lawyer that the term exam is commencing from today and the students, belonging from a minority community, are bound to face difficulties due the instructions on dress code. Lawyer Abiha Zaidi, appearing for petitioners, including Zainab Abdul Qayyum, sought urgent hearing saying the unit tests in the college are commencing. «It is coming up tomorrow (Friday). I have listed it already,» the CJI said.

Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, after weeks of tumultuous student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Yunus, 84, Bangladesh's only Nobel laureate and a harsh critic of Hasina, was recommended for the job by the student protesters who led the campaign against Hasina. He was expected to be sworn in as chief adviser along with a team of advisers later on Thursday in an interim government which the army chief said may include 15 members, although discussions on the names continued till late on Wednesday.

Every crisis comes twinned with opportunity—not just to solve the proximate problem, but also to effect a paradigm shift, away from the conditions that led to the crisis. So it is with Bangladesh.

Nobel Laureate economist Muhammad Yunus is expected to return to Bangladesh on Thursday, Bangladesh-based Dhaka Tribune reported. Yunus will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on an Emirates flight from Dubai at 2.10 pm, subject to the flight being on time, Dhaka Tribune reported, quoting a statement from Yunus Centre. Yunus' return comes as he is set to take on a significant role as head of the interim government, following a meeting with President Mohammed Shahabuddin.

China's 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part-time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments. Now he predicts another crisis as he stands next to his car watching neighbours order driverless taxis. «Everyone will go hungry,» he said of Wuhan drivers competing against robotaxis from Apollo Go, a subsidiary of technology giant Baidu.

Noakhali area. As violence raged in Bangladesh, 16 monks and disciples of ISKCON temple in Meherpur had to flee and take shelter in undisclosed locations after the temple was set ablaze on August 5, ISKCON Temple-Meherpur director Sumohan Mukunda Das told ET over phone from Bangladesh. The majority community students are now taking turns to guard and protect the minorities in Noakhali.

Following a proposal from the student movement's coordinators, Yunus' name was finalised late on Tuesday as the head of the interim government. The government will be formed once decisions regarding the other members are made. The interim government will be sworn in on Thursday, the Bangladesh Army chief announced on Wednesday.

With the start to the upcoming school year about a month away, many university students might be looking at how to make their summer savings last the year.

₹2,500 a day ferrying students in Kota, a city in Rajasthan that has earned fame as the nerve centre of India’s entrance exam-preparation industry. And, if he managed to get a student placed in a hostel, the owner paid him a commission of ₹500. But today all that has changed and his daily take has plunged.