A number of related tribes are collectively called Kuki or Kuki Zo community, members of which mostly live in the hill districts of the northeastern state. 

"I am thinking of inviting individuals of the Thadou tribe to Imphal. Even individuals of the Hmar tribe have expressed interest in visiting Imphal. I asked them to come and told them that it would not be an issue with the old settlers," the chief minister said in the assembly. 

Meitei community members are the majority residents of the Imphal Valley region. 

Ethnic violence between them and the Kukis has left over 200 people dead since May last year and rendered thousands homeless. 

Hmar community members are also ethnically linked to the Kukis. Singh said, "We had positive discussions with Hmar brothers recently and mutually agreed that this conflict broke out of misunderstandings. They have taken their stand they will have peace talks with the government." 

The government has been contacting other communities too in its efforts to restore peace in the state, he said. 

"Naga MLAs and ministers are also extending assistance and I appreciate that," the chief minister said. -- PTI

Hirendra Bahadur Singh, according to a police complaint filed by Naib Tehsildar Nimesh Pandey, hurled abuses, created rumpus and misbehaved with his boss, chief executive officer of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Lokesh Sharma, at the BJP function organised at the institute on Saturday, he said. 

Besides heading the state government-run institute, Sharma is also the OSD to CM at the secretariat, a close aide of Yadav confirmed to PTI. 

"We served Singh a notice after registering a case and summoned him to the police station on Sunday where we arrested him," the police officer said. 

Singh has been charged with abusing, threatening and trying to obstruct a government officer in discharging his duty, Kamla Nagar police station inspector Nirupa Pandey said. -- PTI

A single bench of Justice S C Chandak said that if the work was genuine and bonafide and required Mukerjea's physical presence in Spain and the UK, the CBI could consider her travel to those countries. 

The bench also cautioned Mukerjea against adding more work other than what she had mentioned in the application filed before the special CBI court while seeking permission to travel abroad. 

A special CBI court on July 19 allowed Mukerjea to travel once to Europe (Spain and the UK) for 10 days between intermittent periods for the next three months. 

She had sought permission to travel, claiming pursuant to her divorce from Peter Mukerjea, she needed to change certain bank-related documents and other ancillary work. 

The Central Bureau of Investigation had filed a petition in the high court against the special court order. 

Last month, the high court granted an interim stay on the special court order. -- PTI

Kwatra, 61, till recently was India's foreign secretary. He succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who retired from the foreign service early this year and served as India's top diplomat in the US from 2020 to 2024. 

Delighted to welcome Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the new ambassador of India to the United States of America. All of us (at the Indian embassy) are excited to work under his leadership, Charge D'Affaires Sripriya Ranganathan said in a post on X. 

A group of eminent Indian Americans from the Greater Washington, DC, area had gathered at the Dulles International Airport to welcome the new Indian ambassador. However, they could not meet him. 

Kwatra, who previously served as minister of commerce in the Indian embassy in DC is expected to present his credentials to the US President Joe Biden shortly. 

He was also India's ambassador to France and Nepal, after which he was appointed as the foreign secretary. He retired from the foreign service on July 14.

Protests were held in the school and outside the police station, they said. 

Mohammed Iqbal Khan, principal of the school in Vaidwada in Meerut, is accused to have "deliberately served" non-vegetarian food to a student. A block education officer has been tasked with a detailed report on the matter. 

According to the police, a class 3 student in the school alleged that the principal gave him Rs 100, asking him to bring some meat. The principal, then, allegedly offered the meat to the student, who refused it. Subsequently, Khan allegedly offered the meat to the student's younger brother, they said. 

The police said the matter came to light when the brothers informed their family members about the incident. On the complaint of the student's family members, the police has registered an FIR against Khan under Section 299 (deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious feeling of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), SHO Naresh Kumar told PTI. 

Acting on the complaint, Block Education Officer Shyam Mohan Asthana was sent to the school and said prima facie the principal appears guilty. 

Khan was suspended based on a preliminary report on the incident, the officer said. 

Basic Siksha Adhikari (BSA) Asha Chowdhury said she received information that a student was given non-vegetarian food in the school. A detailed probe into the matter will be done by block education officer (headquarter) Pradeep Kumar.

The advisory, issued by the ministry of information and broadcasting, noted that television channels provide continuous coverage of natural disasters, major accidents over several days but keep showing the footage from the day the incident took place. 

The ministry argued that the footage shown by television channels several days after the accident or disaster does not necessarily reflect the real-time ground situation which leads to "unnecessary confusion and potential panic among viewers". 

"Therefore, to avoid any misunderstanding among viewers, all private satellite TV channels are hereby advised to ensure that visuals of disasters, natural calamity or major accidents should prominently display a 'DATE AND TIME' stamp on the top of the footage," the advisory read. 

The display of date and timestamp will ensure that viewers are suitably informed about the exact date of the footage being telecast and the fact that it does not necessarily reflect the real time position at the location of the incident. 

The I&B ministry advisory also "strongly advised" private news channels to ensure adherence to the programme code while telecasting such incidents. -- PTI

He said the prime minister's visit would be rescheduled once the weather improves. 

No official announcement was made about Modi's visit earlier. 

"His (PM Modi) visit was slated for Monday and he had spoken to the chief secretary in this regard but the trip was cancelled due to bad weather conditions. (A fresh date for) his visit would be decided after the weather clears," Sukhu told reporters. 

He said the Centre has assured the Himachal Pradesh government of help in view of the destruction caused in the state by heavy rains, cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides during the ongoing monsoon season. -- PTI

No casualties were reported in the incident which occurred at 6:10 pm. 

"The train was about to enter platform number 2 when its two compartments derailed," he said. 

A potential tragedy was averted as the train was running at a speed of less than 5 km when the derailment happened. 

Even two-and-a-half hours after the accident, the train is stationed at Itarsi junction in Hoshangabad district, he said. -- PTI 

Public prosecutor Hiten Venegaonkar told a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan that persons convicted for heinous offences, such as bomb blasts and so on, were separated from other inmates. 

The court was hearing a petition filed by Himayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 Pune blast case, who claimed he has been in solitary confinement at the Nashik Central prison for the last 12 years and sought to be shifted. 

He has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the blast case. Venegaonkar told the court that no prison follows solitary confinement. 

"Presently, we don't follow solitary confinement at all. We just separate convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for serious and heinous offences like blasts and so on from the other convicts," he told the court. -- PTI

Rai issued the directions following a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail. 

Issuing the directions, Rai, who is also the minister for general administration, said, "I had a meeting with chief minister today. He desires that minister Atishi should hoist the flag on August 15, 2024, at the Chhatrasal Stadium event, in his place. All the necessary arrangements be made accordingly." 

In a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena last week, Kejriwal said cabinet minister Atishi would hoist the national flag during the Delhi government's Independence Day programme in his place. 

The LG office, however, maintained that they did not receive any communication from the chief minister. 

Also, the Tihar Jail authorities informed Kejriwal that his letter to Saxena saying Atishi would hoist the tricolour on Independence Day was "an abuse of privileges" granted to him under the Delhi Prison Rules. -- PTI

The YouTuber, apparently to garner more views for his channel resorted to the act, a forest official said based on preliminary investigation. 

Upon receiving information that a man posted a video on his channel on how to cook peacock curry, a team of forest officials reached Tangallapalli village and recovered chicken curry from the man's house. 

However, the curry sample has been sent to a lab for forensic analysis and investigation was on. 

A case was registered against the man on Sunday. 

After animal rights activists raised the issue the video was also taken down. -- PTI

"Complying with the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a detailed court of inquiry, was undertaken by Pakistan Army, to ascertain correctness of complaints in Top City Case made against Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd),' the Inter-Services Public Relations -- the media wing of the army -- said in a statement. 

"Consequently, appropriate disciplinary action has been initiated against Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd), under provisions of the Pakistan Army Act," it added. 

The military had reportedly formed an inquiry committee in April to investigate allegations of misuse of authority against the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence. 

Lt Gen (retd.) Hameed was considered extremely powerful when he headed the spy agency from 2019 to 2021. -- PTI 

The Consumer Price Index based retail inflation was 5.08 percent in June 2024 and 7.44 percent in July 2023. 

Inflation in the food basket was 5.42 percent in July, down from 9.36 percent in June, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office. 

The last time inflation was below 4 percent was in September 2019. 

The government has tasked the Reserve Bank of India to ensure that the CPI inflation remains at 4 percent with a margin of 2 percent on either side. -- PTI

The 30-share Sensex closed lower by 56.99 points or 0.07 percent at 79,648.92 with 18 of its constituents ending with losses and 12 with gains. 

From 30 Sensex firms, Adani Ports, NTPC, Power Grid, State Bank of India, Nestle, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy Services were the biggest laggards.

The accused, Salim Gole Khan, obtained the ticket of a private airlines from his friend Nasruddin Khan, based in Uttar Pradesh, as per the preliminary investigation. 

The police registered a case against Salim Khan and Nasruddin Khan under the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita. 

The incident occurred at 3.55 am on Sunday. 

"CISF officials at the check-in kiosk detected the bogus PNR number on the ticket shown by Salim Khan. During questioning, Khan claimed he had come to the airport to see off his father, who was flying to Lucknow on an IndiGo flight. The PNR on his father's ticket was genuine," a Vimantal police station officer said. 

Salim Khan told police he had obtained the ticket with bogus PNR from his friend Nasruddin Khan by paying Rs 6,500, the officer said. 

The police are interrogating Salim Khan, who is changing his statements about his intention behind procuring the ticket, he said. 

"Salim Khan claims he had come to the airport to see off his father, but he was carrying a ticket with the bogus PNR for Lucknow destination," the officer added. -- PTI

The two-member team, led by Delina Khongdup, went straight to the Kolkata police headquarters at Lalbazar from the airport to speak to officers investigating the case. 

"This is a very unfortunate incident and one of the most heinous crimes in recent times. Such incidents have been happening in West Bengal. We will be meeting the police officers today, and also visit the parents of the victim. We will then go to the hospital where the crime took place," Khongdup told reporters at the airport. 

The body of the woman post-graduate trainee, who was allegedly raped and murdered inside a seminar hall of the RG Kar hospital, was found on Friday morning. 

A civic volunteer was arrested on Saturday in connection with the case. -- PTI

Gandhi's advocate Kashi Prasad Shukla said as special judge Shubham Verma was on leave, no hearing could take place. 

August 23 has been fixed as the next date of hearing, he added. 

On July 26, Gandhi appeared before the MP-MLA court in Sultanpur in a defamation case against him and said it was filed to gain "cheap publicity". According to Shukla, the Congress MP, who appeared before the special judge, said he never made a statement against anyone that could lead to a case of defamation against him. 

The court had fixed August 12 as the date of hearing. 

Local BJP leader Vijay Mishra had filed a complaint on August 4, 2018, against Gandhi for his alleged objectionable comments against Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a press conference in Bengaluru in May of that year during the Karnataka assembly elections. 

The complainant referred to Gandhi's comment that the BJP claims to believe in honest and clean politics but has a party president who is an "accused" in a murder case. 

Shah was the BJP president when Gandhi made the comment. -- PTI

 Recovering from early lows, the 30-share Sensex closed lower by 56.99 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 79,648.92. The index had declined by 479.78 points or 0.60 per cent to a low of 79,226.13 in morning trade.

 The benchmark later staged a sharp recovery climbing 400.27 points or 0.50 per cent to 80,106.18. But at the fag-end, the BSE benchmark slipped into the negative territory to close lower. The NSE Nifty dipped 20.50 points or 0.08 per cent to 24,347. Intra-day, it hit a low of 24,212.10 and a high of 24,472.80.

According to the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA), during the indefinite strike, all outpatient departments (OPDs), operation theatres (OTs), and ward duties will be shut, but emergency services will continue to operate as usual, ensuring that urgent patient care remains unaffected. 

 AIIMS' Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) joined FORDA in its nationwide strike against the trainee doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata. 

"We also want adequate compensation to be provided to the bereaved family of the victim. The horror of this atrocity, occurring in a place meant to heal and save lives, is a grim reminder of the severe threat faced by those who serve our society selflessly," said Dr Raghunandan Dixit, General Secretary of AIIMS RDA.

 His funeral was held in the afternoon at the Lodhi Crematorium amid rains in Delhi. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and several other leaders, besides many family members, friends and admirers of Natwar Singh gathered at the crematorium to pay tribute. 

 Jaishankar offered a piece of wood to the funeral pyre before Singh's mortal remains were consigned to flames. 

 "Many political leaders came to pay tribute to Natwar sahab," said a family friend who attended the funeral. The former Union minister breathed his last at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram near Delhi, where he had been admitted for the past few weeks, they said. 

 Natwar Singh was born in 1931 at Jaghina village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. He was a career diplomat, who brought a wealth of experience in diplomacy to his political career, and a prolific author on subjects ranging from the life of a 'maharaja' to nuances of foreign affairs. During his distinguished career, he wore many hats, and for his service to the nation, the former external affairs minister was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984.

Additionally, an adviser to the central bank has also submitted his resignation to the governor, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. 

 On Friday, Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder tendered his resignation, citing personal reasons. His resignation was part of a broader wave of departures from various institutions of the country following the recent fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

 It was reported that the Ministry of Finance informed them on Sunday that they must submit their resignation letters by 1 pm on Monday, the report said.

The announcement was made on Monday by the Ministry of Education at an event at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital that was presided by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Indian Institute of Technology Madras was ranked first in the NIRF rankings 2024 and it is the 6th time that it has bagged the top spot in NIRF ranking. 

IIT-Madras has also been ranked as the best engineering college for the past nine years. In the management category, IIM-Ahmedabad and Bangalore and Calcutta are among the top five.

Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru) ranked as the best university in the country followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia.Delhi University's Hindu College ranked as the best college in the country followed by Miranda House College and St. Stephen's College.

The Chennai-based institute retained the No 1 position in categories "overall and engineering".

The NIRF rankings lists was released for 13 different categories, including universities, colleges, research institutions, engineering, management, pharmacy, medical, dental, law, architecture and planning, agriculture and allied sectors, and innovation.

 Several areas in Una are waterlogged, they said on Monday. Rescue operations to locate about 30 people who went missing after the July 31 flash floods in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts are being conducted but there has been no major success. 

So far, 28 bodies have been recovered, the officials said. More than 100 people have been killed in rain-related incidents and the state suffered losses of about Rs 842 crore between June 27 and August 9, they said. 

 The State Emergency Operation Centre said of the 338 roads closed, 104 were in Shimla, 71 in Mandi, 58 in Sirmaur, 55 in Chamba, 26 in Kullu, seven each in Solan and Lahaul & Spiti, five in Kinnaur, four in Kangra and one in Bilaspur district. It added that 488 power and 116 water supply schemes were also disrupted on Monday. 

 The regional Met office has issued a 'yellow' alert for heavy rain in isolated parts of the state till Saturday and also warned of a low to moderate flash flood risk in parts of Chamba, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Shimla districts till Tuesday. Since Sunday evening, Nagal dam recorded 115 mm of rainfall, followed by 87 mm in Kasauli, 56 mm in Una, 82.2 mm in Naina Devi, 79 mm in Olinda, 75.4 mm in Jatton Barrage, 72.5 mm in Nadaun, 62 mm in Poanta Sahib, 60.6 mm in Sujanpur Tira and 56.5 mm in Dhaulakuan, the weather office said.

 Flash floods and landslides have been reported in Chamba, Mandi, Kinnaur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan districts, the officials said. PTI

A PIL seeking a CBI investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at Kar Medical College and Hospital will be heard by the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday.  

The body of the woman doctor was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital in north Kolkata on Friday. A preliminary autopsy report has indicated sexual abuse before she was killed.  

The petition, along with some other petitions with similar prayers, will be heard on Tuesday, a division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed on Monday.

 The body of the woman doctor was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital in north Kolkata on Friday. A preliminary autopsy report has indicated sexual abuse before she was killed. 

 The petition, along with some other petitions with similar prayers, will be heard on Tuesday, a division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed on Monday.

 The petitioner's counsel prayed for transfer of investigation into the gruesome murder of the woman postgraduate trainee, who was also allegedly raped, at the state-run Kar Medical College and Hospital to the CBI from the city police. 

 Counsel Phiroze Edulji alleged that a faulty investigation was being carried out by the police and submitted before the division bench, also comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, that he will place arguments before the court to that effect during the hearing of the matter. 

 A man has been arrested by Kolkata Police, which is investigating the case, in connection with the murder of the woman doctor and booked for rape and murder. 

 Edulji claimed that a cover-up attempt is being made into the incident, maintaining that one Dhananjay Chatterjee was hanged to death in 2004 over the rape and murder of a girl, who was also a poor accused person under similar circumstances. 

 He stated before the court that the surathal (inquest) report into the death of the woman doctor has been made public. Stating that the name of the victim cannot be made public but has happened in this case, he also prayed for a direction by the court that the name be ordered to be expunged from all social media platforms. PTI

Read the tribute here. 

 "In the facts of the present case, the court is of the opinion that the petitioner be not arrested till the next date of hearing," Justice Prasad said. The court listed the case for further hearing on August 21. 

 Khedkar allegedly misrepresented information in her application for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2022 to get reservation benefits. On July 31, the UPSC cancelled Khedkar's candidature and debarred her from future exams. On August 1, a sessions court here had denied anticipatory bail to her and said there are serious allegations against her, which "require a thorough investigation". 

 Khedkar had approached the sessions court, saying she faces "immediate threat of arrest". PTI

The doctors gathered outside the Lok Nayak Hospital, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi and several hospitals across the country and hurled slogans, demanding justice for the victim.

Speaking with ANI, the FORDA General Secretary, Sarvesh Pandey informed that around 3 lakh doctors across the county have joined the protest and demanded that others would join as well. He further informed that they will continue their strike indefinitely till their demands are fulfilled.

"We will continue our strike until we get a written assurance that our demands will be fulfilled" Dr Sarvesh Pandey," said.

The doctors are demanding a CBI inquiry of the case, a fast-track court and the formation of a committee for the implementation of the Central Protection Act in all hospitals.

FORDA India president Dr Aviral Mathur said, "...Everyone should condemn this incident. Yesterday, we issued a notice under FORDA for a nationwide strike where we demanded a few things...We will call off the strike when our demands are addressed as we don't want the patients to suffer. The emergency services are going on for the convenience of patients...Our organisation is constantly in touch with the ministry. We have full faith that our demands will be fulfilled."

A doctor protesting at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia listed out the doctor's demand and said, "We have three main demands. First, a CBI fast-track investigation because the State Government's investigation is very biased. They want to nab any innocent and silence us. But we won't let this happen. This is a gang rape and murder, committed by 2-3 people. This is Nirbhaya part 2. Second, the insensitive authorities of RG Kar which is issuing statements like 'what was the girl doing alone at night' when this happened in the doctors' duty room, be permanently removed. Third, the Central Protection Act be implemented in all hospitals across India."

Earlier, the Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Prof. (Dr.) Sandip Ghosh offered his resignation from his post. The protesting doctors had called for his sacking.

"I am getting defamed on social media...The deceased doctor was like my daughter. As a parent, I resign...I don't like that this should happen to anyone in future," Sandip Ghosh told reporters as he left the hospital

 The state assembly elections are due in October this year. Last week, former state chief minister Thackeray visited Delhi and met top Congress leaders. 

 Some BJP leaders later claimed Thackeray wanted to ensure he would be the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). 

 The Congress, Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) are chief constituents of the opposition alliance, pitted against the ruling `Mahayuti' coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and NCP. Speaking at a felicitation programme in Jalna on Sunday, Union minister Jadhav, who belongs to the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, said during the time of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray, leaders used to visit his residence 'Matoshree' in Mumbai. 

 In contrast, Uddhav Thackeray is now seeking approval of "trivial people" to secure the CM's post, he claimed. "He falls at the feet of trivial people for the chief ministerial post," the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare said. 

 Uddhav Thackeray has become completely secular, lacking the qualities of his father Balasaheb Thackeray, he further claimed.

 "He has not even one per cent of the qualities of Balasaheb," the minister said. Jadhav also criticised Uddhav Thackeray for not condemning the alleged attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, which is facing unrest. 

 "Uddhav Thackeray has abandoned Shiv Sena's ideology while he calls us traitors," he claimed. After a rebellion led by Shinde against the Sena leadership in June 2022, the party split and led to the collapse of the then MVA government headed by Uddhav Thackeray. PTI

The incident took place at the Third Wave Coffee shop on BEL Road in Bengaluru on Saturday.

According to the police, the accused hid his phone in the dustbin of the toilet to record the video of a woman using the washroom in the coffee shop. The woman discovered the phone and informed the manager after which the accused was arrested.

The police further informed that it had sent the accused's mobile phone for forensic examination.

Another woman claimed to present at the location flagged the incident on her social media handle named 'Gangs of Cinepur.'

She wrote, "A woman (victim) found a phone in the washroom, hidden in the dustbin, with recording on for about two hours, facing the toilet seat. It was on flight mode so that it makes no sound and carefully hidden in the dustbin bag which had a hole made in it so that only the camera is exposed."

She further informed that the police were called as it was discovered the phone belonged to an employee of the shop. The coffee shop Third Wave Coffee gave information about the incident on social media and said that it acted swifty and immediately fired the employee from the job and also took legal action.

"We regret the unfortunate incident at our BEL Road outlet in Bengaluru and want to emphasise that such actions are absolutely unacceptable at Third Wave Coffee. We acted swiftly to address the situation by immediately terminating the person & ensuring the safety of our customers," said the coffee outlet in a post on X on Saturday.

 Over the past three days, junior doctors had been attending to emergency duties, but as of Monday morning, they have ceased even those responsibilities, sources said. 

 "We want an impartial investigation into the murder of our colleague, either by the CBI or a sitting magistrate. We are dissatisfied with the current police investigation and will continue our protest until justice is served and the state ensures foolproof security for all doctors and healthcare workers," said a protesting junior doctor from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the incident took place. 

 The body of the woman post-graduate trainee was found inside a seminar hall of the hospital on Friday morning. 

A civic volunteer was arrested on Saturday in connection with the crime. To tackle the situation, the state government has canceled the leave of all senior doctors to manage the situation. 

 "Our senior doctors are on duty, and we hope they will handle the patient influx. They have been instructed to work until the situation stabilises," an official told PTI. 

 On Mondays, the outpatient departments of state government hospitals experience a large volume of patients. Support for the agitating doctors has been pouring in from various parts of the country. The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association of India (FORDA) has endorsed the strike and called for a nationwide halt of elective services on Monday, informing the Union Health Ministry of their decision. 

 The West Bengal Doctors Forum has also appealed to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for an impartial inquiry committee to investigate the rape and murder of the doctor. Additionally, they have demanded increased security for doctors and health workers across the state and capital punishment for the perpetrator. PTI

 The former deputy chief minister of Delhi, who walked out of Tihar jail after 17 months on Friday, visited the temple in the morning for worshipping Lord Shiva.

 "Lord Shiva is the symbol of love. Those who have Lord Shiva in their heart, cannot have hatred for others. I sought his blessings to keep seeing his presence in everything," Sisodia told PTI Videos.

 Sisodia, who is considered number two in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has boosted the morale of the leaders and volunteers and immediately began preparations for the Delhi Assembly polls early next year. 

 He will hold a meeting with party MLAs later in the day to discuss the political situation in Delhi. Sisodia will also go on a 'padyatra' to reach out to people of the city, on August 14. PTI

"Seven people, mostly kanwariyas, were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddeshwar Nath temple in Barabar Pahadi area of Jehanabad around 11.30 pm on Sunday," District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey told PTI. 

"Security personnel deployed at the temple rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. All the injured were admitted to the nearest medical facilities in Mukundapur and surrounding areas. While ten were discharged after first aid, seven are still admitted. Senior officials from both the district administration and police are stationed at the temple due to the heavy rush of pilgrims," the DM added. 

 She said, "It appears that a dispute among the kanwariyas over some issue led to the stampede. Some locals suggested that a heated argument between a group of kanwariyas and flower sellers outside the temple may have triggered the incident. The exact cause is still under investigation. An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause." -- PTI

 The incident took place on Sunday in Kalyan town, they said adding a suicide note was recovered from the spot and it was being examined. 

 The contents of the note were not yet disclosed. The boy, studying in a school in Kalyan, allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of his house, an official from Kolsewadi police station said. 

 The body was later sent to a government hospital for postmortem and a case of accidental death was registered, he said. A probe was on into the incident, the police added. PTI

In a post on X, he wrote, "The recent resignation statement attributed to my mother published in a newspaper is completely false and fabricated. I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement either before or since leaving Dhaka"Dhaka Tribune, a Bangladesh-based daily, quoting an Indian media outlet, said that Sheikh Hasina accused the US of being responsible for her resignation.

Earlier, Wazed, speaking to ANI on Saturday, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his government's quick action following the developments in the neighbouring country which led to her departure.

He also dismissed media reports of a revocation of her visa, stating that no one has revoked the visa of the Awami League leader and neither has she applied for political asylum anywhere.

Wazed said, "No one has revoked her visa. She has not applied for political asylum anywhere. Those are all rumors."

He also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saving Sheikh Hasina's life. "My message to the government of India, is my personal gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for his government's quick action in saving my mother's life. I am eternally grateful," he said.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Dr PT Usha on Sunday clarified that the responsibility of weight management of athletes in sport like wrestling, weightlifting, boxing and judo is that of each athlete and his or her coach and not that of the IOA-appointed Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala and his team.

 

Dr Usha said that each Indian athlete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in such sport had his or her own support team. These support teams have been working with the athletes over so many years, as per a statement from IOA. 

 

The IOA appointed a medical team a couple of months ago, primarily as a team that would assist in the recovery and injury management of athletes during and after their competition. This team was also designed to support athletes who did not have their own team of nutritionists and physiotherapists.

 

PT Usha said that the hate directed at the IOA medical team, especially Dr Pardiwala, is unacceptable and worthy of condemnation. 

She expressed hope that those rushing to judge the IOA medical team would consider all the facts before arriving at any conclusions.

 

This statement comes after Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women's 50 kg final as she breached the weight limit ahead of the title clash. 

 

Notably, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has extended the deadline for delivering its verdict on whether to award a silver medal to Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the Paris Olympics, till Tuesday, August 13.

 

 According to a statement from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), CAS has extended the time for the final verdict till Tuesday, August 13, 6:00 PM Paris time (9:30 PM IST).