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Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata launched their ‘Droher Carnival’ (carnival of protest) today from city centre Esplanade – a short distance from the Red Road where the state government was hosting the Durga Puja Carnival.  The puja carnival, showcasing award-winning idols, has been a high-point of the city’s festive landscape since 2016. But today, most footfalls were at the adjacent protest site, where the citizens decided to show support to the doctors who are holding an indefinite hunger strike.  With several doctors indisposed, two more have joined their ranks. They are Rumelika Kumar from All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health and Spandan Chowdhury from Midnapore Medical College & Hospital.  The total number of… Read More »Doctors Hold Protest Meet In Kolkata, Facing Off State’s Puja Carnival

After six planes received bomb threats in less than 48 hours, causing one of them to be diverted to a remote airport in Canada, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has said that it is investigating the episode. Officials said Tuesday’s threats were issued from an unverified handle on X, formerly Twitter.  Three flights, one each from Air India, IndiGo and Air India Express, were affected on Tuesday after the threats were issued from an X handle which began posting on the social media platform in the afternoon. Air India Flight AI 127 from Delhi to Chicago was diverted to the Iqaluit airport in Canada after the threat.  Air India said the flight, which took… Read More »“Investigating”: Aviation Body After Bomb Threats To 6 Flights In Under 48 Hours

Over a month-long indefinite strike by the employees of Samsung India Electronics Ltd at its plant near here was called off on Tuesday and the workers have decided to resume work, the Tamil Nadu government said. The state government in a statement said the strike at the factory of the Korean electronics giant in Sriperumbudur has come to an end and all the workers would get back to work. Pressing for various demands, about 1,100 workers of the total 1,750 employees of Samsung India have been on strike since September 9, which includes wage revision, better work conditions, and registration of the newly formed Samsung India Workers Union backed by CITU by the labour department.… Read More »Samsung Workers Call Off Strike, Ready To Resume Work: Tamil Nadu

Australian cricket team all-rounder Glenn Maxwell celebrated his 36th birthday on Monday and the social media was filled with wishes for the explosive batter. However, there was no birthday wish from Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Maxwell joined RCB back in 2021 and played three seasons with them but ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, this action from the franchise has fans guessing about the future. Several social media users claimed that no birthday wish for Maxwell can mean that the Australian will not be retained ahead of the mega auction. Meanwhile, the BCCI has decided to scrap the contentious Impact Player rule for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.… Read More »No Birthday Wish From RCB For Overseas IPL Star. Internet Can’t Keep Calm

Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata launched their ‘Droher Carnival’ (carnival of protest) today from city centre Esplanade – a short distance from the Red Road where the state government was hosting the Durga Puja Carnival.  The puja carnival, showcasing award-winning idols, has been a high-point of the city’s festive landscape since 2016. But today, most footfalls were at the adjacent protest site, where the citizens decided to show support to the doctors who are holding an indefinite hunger strike.  With several doctors indisposed, two more have joined their ranks. They are Rumelika Kumar from All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health and Spandan Chowdhury from Midnapore Medical College & Hospital.  The total number of… Read More »Doctors Hold Protest Meet In Kolkata, Facing Off State’s Puja Carnival