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‘Successful in business, not debate’: Parliament Monsoon Session ends with 12 Bills passed, Lok Sabha productivity at 19%
Parliament’s Monsoon Session concluded with twelve bills passed by both houses. Lok Sabha productivity reached nineteen percent while Rajya Sabha recorded thirty-nine percent. Opposition parties repeatedly disrupted proceedings and avoided government-offered discussions. The Public Examinations Bill was the only legislation fully discussed in Lok Sabha. Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed disappointment with the quality of parliamentary
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College student rescues three drowning girls from Lake Washington
College student Lillie Vehling rescued three girls from Lake Washington during Seafair weekend. She noticed the girls struggling beyond the buoy line and immediately entered the water. Vehling, a former lifeguard and water polo player, brought the girls to safety one by one. First responders arrived and provided medical assistance after the successful rescue. Seafair
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Hurried cremation? Ex-TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh arrested in RG Kar rape-murder case
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested for his alleged role in a hurried cremation. This incident involved the body of a doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College. Ghosh and two others face charges for allegedly preventing evidence collection through hasty cremation. The new case is separate from the ongoing CBI
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MDR on UPI soon? Parliamentary Panel recommends expeditious introduction on high-value transactions
Commenting on the incentive programme for promoting RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions, the Committee noted that the budgetary allocation of Rs 2,000 crore to compensate for losses arising from the zero-MDR regime unnecessarily increases the Department’s Demand for Grants
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Kolkata nurse found dead in hospital washroom during night shift
A 30-year-old nurse was discovered deceased at NRS Medical College and Hospital. She was on night duty when she went to the staff washroom. Colleagues found her unconscious after she did not return for some time. Preliminary investigation found no visible injury marks and no suicide note. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
