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Healthcare services hit across Bengal as doctors continue protest over medic's rape-murder

Services at outpatient departments and non-emergency units were crippled, as long queues of patients were seen outside ticket counters of state-run hospitals.

Multiple hospitals in Delhi receive bomb threat emails

Fire tenders, bomb detection teams and police rushed to the spots. A thorough checking is being conducted, the official said. The mailing list mentioned around 50 government and private hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung, Apollo, Moolchand, Max and Sir Ganga Ram hospitals, police said.

Massive protest erupts in Thane after two 4-year-old girls sexually abused at school

The girls, who study in pre-primary classes at a co-ed school, were allegedly sexually assaulted in the girls' toilet on Aug 12 and 13. The incident has prompted massive protests with the state's Chief Minister Eknath Shinde saying the case will be fast-tracked.

UPSC lateral entry row: Union govt asks commission to cancel ads amid controversy

Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh wrote to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Preeti Sudan and asked her to cancel the advertisement so that marginalized communities get their rightful representation in government services.

Men control women

Lawyer's viral LinkedIn post on experience with moral policing sparks debate

A Public Policy Consultant and Lawyer Ashima Gulati shared her experience in a LinkedIn post that quickly went viral, describing how a man advised her that her picture in a saree was not ideal for a professional setting.

Udaipur stabbing incident

Victim’s kin protest to seek his whereabouts, child is stable in ICU: Udaipur police

The stabbing incident at the government school on Aug 16 triggered communal tension in the city as the victim is a Hindu and accused belongs to the Muslim community.

Muslim women Triple Talaq

Govt justifies 2019 triple talaq law in SC, calls practice detrimental for marriage

In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Union of India said despite the top court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has "not worked as a sufficient deterrent in bringing down the number of divorces by this practice" among the members of the community.