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Man killed for refusing daughter’s hand in marriage

An elderly businessman died after being attacked by a young man. The attacker demanded to marry the elderly man's daughter. The murder sparked tension in the area, leading to the accused's house being vandalised and demolished by angry locals.

HC permits junior doctors’ protest rally as planned

The Calcutta High Court on Monday permitted to organizers, including junior doctors to hold their protest procession, scheduled on Tuesday in the demanding justice for the gruesome rape and murder of the woman doctors at R G Kar Medical College hospital on 9 August.

Literacy India offers new lease of life to Raj Bhawan school

There are often debates over whether India, at this age, needs as sprawling and palatial Governor Houses (Raj Bhawans) as it has (and it has as many as 38 of them) and whether these spaces can be better utilised for social and developmental purposes.