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New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday extended greetings to Honduras on its Independence Day. Jaishankar said India will continue to advance the India-Honduras partnership. Also Read | US Tariff: American Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch Arriving in New Delhi to Resume Trade Talks, Govt Set to Finalise Export Promotion Mission. In a post on X, he said, "Felicitations to FM Javier Bu Soto, the Government and the people of Honduras on their Indepe ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday extended greetings to Honduras on its Independence Day. Jaishankar said India will continue to advance the India-Honduras partnership. In a post on X, he said, Felicitations to FM Javier Bu Soto, the Government and the people of Honduras on their Independence Day. Will continue efforts to advance our long-standing partnership. , the Government and the people of Honduras on their Independence Day. Will con ...Read More >
Kolkata law college rape case: BJP alleges TMC MLA shielding accused, FIR tampered. BJP's fact-finding panel submitted report on Kolkata rape case to party president JP Nadda. BJP accuses TMC MLA Ashok Deb, chairman of the college governing body, of shielding accused. FIR was allegedly tampered with; police removed names named by the survivor, BJP claims. BJP said a TMC-linked private security agency provided the room for the alleged gangrape. The panel included Satyapal Singh, Biplab Deb, Manan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The BJP's fact-finding team constituted to inquire into the case of alleged gangrape of a law college student in Kolkata submitted its report to party National President JP Nadda on Tuesday. Upon receiving the report, Nadda said that this report exposes the 'lawlessness' in West Bengal. 'This report exposes the utter state of lawlessness in West Bengal and the state government's alarming insensitivity towards women's safety. From Sandeshkhali to RG Kar Hospital ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] July 2 (ANI): West Bengal Irrigation Minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia has strongly condemned the alleged gangrape incident in Kasba, Kolkata. "Our party strongly condemns the Kasba incident. I, Manas Bhunia, also strongly condemn it," he said. Bhunia appreciated the police's prompt action in the case, saying that they had made immediate arrests. "The police have taken prompt action and made immediate arrests. Our Chief Minister does not tolerate such incidents," he add ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): As the Digital India Mission completed 10 years on Tuesday, BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari drew contrast between the BJP and the opposition bloc and said that while the INDI Alliance is associated with 'corruption and nepotism,' the Modi government is associated with the model of development. The BJP leader praised the central government for the success of Digital India and stated that the country now accounts for 50 per cent of global financial transactions, a tes ...Read More >
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], July 1 (ANI): The Alipore court on Tuesday sent three main accused in the gangrape case at a Kolkata law college to police custody till July 8. The Court also sent the security guard, the fourth accused, to custody till July 4. The accused, Monojit, Pramit, and Zaib, will remain in police custody until July 8, and the security guard, Pinaki, will be in custody until July 4. On June 25, a female student was allegedly gangraped inside the South Calcutta ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] July 1 (ANI): The father of one of the accused in the alleged gangrape case at a law college in Kolkata has expressed faith in the judiciary, saying that the court will decide the further course of action. 'The matter is subjudice and investigation is underway. I have been saying from the beginning that I have faith in the judiciary. The court will decide the further course of action,' the man told ANI on Tuesday. He added that he trusts the state government, poli ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Days after the ruling Trinamool Congress issued a show-cause notice to party MLA Madan Mitra over his comments on the Kolkata gangrape rape, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhola Singh said wondered that instead of taking action, that TMC leaders were blaming the woman (rape survivor) for the incident. Singh told ANI on Tuesday, 'Instead of supporting the woman and taking action, we are seeing that the TMC leaders are saying that it is the woman's fault. We are seeing ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 1 (ANI): Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma urged everyone, including the media, to refrain from revealing the identity of the victim of the alleged gangrape case which took place inside the campus of the South Calcutta Law College on social media or anywhere else. Manoj Kumar Verma said, 'The incident that took place at South Calcutta Law College is being investigated. This is a very sensitive case, and I do not want to reveal the details of the i ...Read More >
"Incidents in West Bengal are becoming a pattern": BJP fact-finding team slams TMC over South Kolkata gang rape case The BJP team comprised former Union Ministers Satpal Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra, and Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb. They met senior police officials and assessed the ongoing investigation Calling crimes against women in West Bengal a "pattern now," BJP leader Satpal Singh on Monday led a fact-finding team to South Kolkata following the alleged g ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): Calling crimes against women in West Bengal a 'pattern now,' BJP leader Satpal Singh on Monday led a fact-finding team to South Kolkata following the alleged gangrape of a female student inside South Calcutta Law College on June 25. 'The kind of incidents taking place in West Bengal are not just incidents, it's a pattern now,' Singh said, addressing a press conference after the team's visit. 'Crimes against women in the state are increasing even aft ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma has sharply criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the alleged gangrape of a female law student at South Calcutta Law College, accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of pressuring the police and hampering investigations. Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sharma expressed her disappointment over the handling of the case. 'Despite having a woman CM, such incidents are happening repeatedly there. Last year, the RG Kar Med ...Read More >
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, along with other party leaders, were detained by police during a rally protesting the alleged gang rape of a student at South Calcutta Law College. The BJP's march towards the college was halted at Gariahat crossing.The police on Saturday stopped a BJP rally led by its West Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar and detained him along with several other party leaders when they tried to take out the protest march to a law college in the city, where a student wa ...Read More >
Bharatiya Janata Party seeks Mamata Banerjee's apology and resignation. The demand follows the gang-rape of a law student in Kolkata. BJP alleges the accused have Trinamool Congress links. J P Nadda formed a fact-finding committee. The committee will investigate and submit findings. Sambit Patra criticizes Banerjee's insensitivity. He also invokes the Emergency anniversary.The BJP on Saturday demanded an apology and resignation from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the gang-rape o ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala Monday kicked off a feedback-cum-review exercise in Karnataka, aimed at evaluating the performance of the govt led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and to quell murmurs of dissent.The move also comes amid speculation of a change at the helm and a cabinet reshuffle, but Surjewala firmly denied any connection to changes at the top."This is purely an organisational exercise," Surjewala said. "Unlike what is being projected -- whic ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises in Kolkata, calling for her resignation. Speaking to the media, Manjhi called on CM Mamata to resign, citing the rising incidents of crimes against women in the state. 'There is a woman chief minister, still, such heinous crimes are happening to women, not one but many have happened,' Manjhi sa ...Read More >
Kolkata, (West Bengal) [India] June 30 (ANI): A four-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday addressed the media regarding the recent alleged gangrape of a law student at South Calcutta Law College, BJP leader Satya Pal Singh, member of the BJP fact-finding team for the South Calcutta Law College gangrape case. BJP leader Meenakashi Lekhi said that the political system in West Bengal has broken down as politics has been criminalised and the ruling TMC party i ...Read More >
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India] June 30 (ANI): Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has strongly criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the alleged gang rape incident at South Calcutta Law College. While addressing reporters on Monday, Yadav expressed his disappointment with the state government's handling of women's safety, stating, 'The situation in West Bengal is very bad. Atrocities against women are happening continuously here. The West Bengal government has prove ...Read More >
Kolkata: Since the horrific gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College, academic activities have come to a halt. The college authorities have issued a notification stating that all classes will remain suspended until the governing body decides on the matter. The notification, which was issued on Sunday, was received by the students on Monday. The students protested in front of the college with several complaints against the authorities on Monday. They demanded that the education and securi ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 30 (UNI) A four-member BJP fact-finding team today met the Kolkata police commissioner Manoj Verma and visited the South Kolkata law college - the spot of the alleged brutal rape of a female student last week. The fact-finding team comprises former Mumbai Police Commissioner and ex-Union Minister Satyapal Singh, another former Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi, former Tripura Chief Minister and MP Biplab Deb, and Manan Kumar Mishra Speaking to reporters at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP's fact-finding team leaves after a visit to the premises of a law college where an alleged gang rape of a student took place last week, in Kolkata, Monday, June 30, 2025.Source : PTI The South Calcutta Law College has been shut for an indefinite period following the alleged gang rape of a first-year law student, with college authorities announcing a suspension of all BA LLB and LLM classes, according to a notification issued on Monday. The decision, taken by the college's governing ...Read More >
Kolkata, (West Bengal) [India] June 30 (ANI): A four-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday addressed the media regarding the recent alleged gangrape of a law student at South Calcutta Law College, BJP leader Satya Pal Singh, member of the BJP fact-finding team for the South Calcutta Law College gangrape case. BJP leader Meenakashi Lekhi said that the political system in West Bengal has broken down as politics has been criminalised and the ruling TMC party i ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The BJP on Monday alleged that women are unsafe in West Bengal under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leadership, citing the alleged gang rape at South Calcutta Law College and questioning the rising crimes against women in a woman-led state. The party criticised the Trinamool Congress government for failing to ensure women's safety and demanded immediate action against the perpetrators. A four-member BJP fact-finding team arrived at Kolkata on Monday morning. The team, which consiste ...Read More >
Kolkata: A BJP fact-finding team arrived in Kolkata on Monday and visited the law college where a first-year student was allegedly gang-raped last week. However, they ran into a volley of questions from Trinamool over BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya's comments on the allegations against Kartik Maharaj.On Monday, Malviya hailed Kartik Maharaj as a "revered saint" and claimed the woman who had accused him of rape acted "entirely as instructed by 'Didi's' people, right from the top". "This wasn't ab ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The 'fact-finding team' constituted by the BJP in connection with the alleged gang rape at a law college in Kolkata last week said on Monday that despite Kolkata Police Commissioner's assurance of strict action against the accused the panel couldn't trust the police to conduct a proper investigation which the case merits. The team, comprising Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra, which arrived in Kolkata on Monday morning and met the city ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A full blown political showdown ensued on the streets of Kolkata after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday sent its fact-finding team over an alleged gangrape case of a 24-year-old law student inside South Calcutta Law College premises.While Trinamool Congress played down BJP's 4 member fact-finding team as "political tourists", BJP claimed that the incidents happening in West Bengal have a pattern and crime in the state has been increasing even after having a woman as the chief mi ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) fact-finding committee visit to Kolkata in response to an alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises, labeling it a "gimmick" and an act of "political tourism." Speaking to the media, Ghosh questioned the BJP's selective outrage, pointing to their silence on crimes against women in states like Unnao, Hathras, Prayagraj, Gujarat, Ma ...Read More >
Kolkata: A fact-finding team of the BJP, which paid a visit on Monday to the law college in South Kolkata, where a 24-year-old student was gangraped by three people, including an alumnus close to the ruling party, on June 25, said criminals are appointed as teachers and staff without verification. The team comprised former Union Ministers Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi and party MPs Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra. Lekhi said, "Criminals are appointed in colleges as ad-hoc teachers or s ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): A four-member investigation committee on Monday including Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar arrived in Kolkata to investigate the alleged gang rape case in Kolkata. Former Union Minister and committee member Satpal Singh stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stood with daughters and sisters of the state, further stating that if the committee was not granted permission to meet the Police officials and the Chief Se ...Read More >
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