Manoj Kumar Verma, a 1998-batch IPS officer known for handling crises, has taken over as Kolkata Police commissioner from Vineet Goyal. This move follows CM Mamata Banerjee’s discussions with junior doctors protesting the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case. Other key officials were also replaced to meet the doctors’ demands.
A 19-year-old social media content creator from Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir Champa district committed suicide on Instagram live. The incident was witnessed by at least 21 followers who were unable to save her. Preliminary investigations suggest she took the extreme step due to a heartbreak. Ankur Nath’s parents reported her addiction to social media and constant posting…
Elon Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal government spending and the federal employee headcount, an effort known as DOGE.
Top-ranked tennis pro Daniil Medvedev destroyed a camera and his tennis racket as he faced what could have been a monumental upset in the Australian Open by a wild-card entry ranked 418th in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday. Medvedev’s outburst came during the third set when he lost a 13-stroke back-and-forth…
The one-day, record-breaking, commutations of 1,500 Americans in home confinement by President Joe Biden is good policy despite being an unabashedly transparent political salve for the wound caused by his nepotistic, blanket pardon of his son Hunter. Adding insult to injury, many are questioning a handful of outrageous presidential pardons made under the radar last month which…
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