<h2>Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata</h2>.<p>Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state assembly next week to ensure capital punishment to convicted rapists. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/bengal-govt-will-amend-existing-laws-to-ensure-death-penalty-to-rapists-mamata-3167261">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'Bail the rule, jail exception even in PMLA', Supreme Court rules, granting relief to Hemant Soren's aide</h2>.<p>The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that the principle 'bail is a rule, and jail an exception' would apply even in cases registered under stringent the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/bail-the-rule-jail-exception-even-in-pmla-supreme-court-rules-granting-relief-to-hemant-sorens-aide-3167003">Read more</a></p>.<h2>IMA suspends membership of former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh</h2>.<p>An order by the Indian Medical Association on Wednesday suspended the membership of former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, news agency PTI said. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/ima-suspends-membership-of-former-rg-kar-hospital-principal-sandip-ghosh-3167614">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Disappointment for Kumari Selja as Congress won't field sitting MPs in Haryana polls</h2>.<p>Congress on Wednesday made it clear that its sitting MPs from Haryana will not be fielded in the Assembly elections, virtually pouring cold water on the aspirations of senior Parliamentarian Kumari Selja who had expressed her desire to contest. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/haryana/haryana-assembly-elections-2024-disappointment-for-kumari-selja-as-congress-wont-field-sitting-mps-3167620">Read more</a></p>.<h2>CCI clears Rs 71,000 cr merger of Reliance's media assets with Walt Disney</h2>.<p>Competition Commission of India on Wednesday said it has approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/cci-clears-85-billion-merger-of-reliances-media-assets-with-walt-disney-3167396">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar apologises for collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue</h2>.<p>Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Wednesday apologised to the people of the state after the statue of Shivaji Maharaj built last year collapsed recently. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/maharashtra-dy-cm-ajit-pawar-apologises-for-collapse-of-shivaji-maharaj-statue-3167489">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Jammu and Kashmir election: High on wealth, low on qualifications, 6 ex-ministers enter race</h2>.<p>Several former ministers contesting the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are among the wealthiest candidates in the race, despite having relatively low levels of formal education. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-election-2024-high-on-wealth-low-on-qualifications-6-ex-ministers-enter-race-3166944">Read more</a></p>.<h2>TMC government’s failings not an excuse for motivated civil unrest</h2>.<p>The rape and murder of the postgraduate medical student that occurred in the early hours of August 9 on the campus of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata was triply horrific. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/tmc-governments-failings-not-an-excuse-for-motivated-civil-unrest-3167190">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Woman on morning walk mauled to death by stray dogs in Bengaluru</h2>.<p>In a tragic incident, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher died after a dozen street dogs attacked her on Wednesday morning in northern Bengaluru. Police identified the deceased as Rajdulari Sinha, the mother-in-law of an airman. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/woman-on-morning-walk-mauled-to-death-by-stray-dogs-in-bengaluru-3167136">Read more</a></p>
<h2>Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata</h2>.<p>Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state assembly next week to ensure capital punishment to convicted rapists. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/bengal-govt-will-amend-existing-laws-to-ensure-death-penalty-to-rapists-mamata-3167261">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'Bail the rule, jail exception even in PMLA', Supreme Court rules, granting relief to Hemant Soren's aide</h2>.<p>The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that the principle 'bail is a rule, and jail an exception' would apply even in cases registered under stringent the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/bail-the-rule-jail-exception-even-in-pmla-supreme-court-rules-granting-relief-to-hemant-sorens-aide-3167003">Read more</a></p>.<h2>IMA suspends membership of former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh</h2>.<p>An order by the Indian Medical Association on Wednesday suspended the membership of former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, news agency PTI said. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/ima-suspends-membership-of-former-rg-kar-hospital-principal-sandip-ghosh-3167614">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Disappointment for Kumari Selja as Congress won't field sitting MPs in Haryana polls</h2>.<p>Congress on Wednesday made it clear that its sitting MPs from Haryana will not be fielded in the Assembly elections, virtually pouring cold water on the aspirations of senior Parliamentarian Kumari Selja who had expressed her desire to contest. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/haryana/haryana-assembly-elections-2024-disappointment-for-kumari-selja-as-congress-wont-field-sitting-mps-3167620">Read more</a></p>.<h2>CCI clears Rs 71,000 cr merger of Reliance's media assets with Walt Disney</h2>.<p>Competition Commission of India on Wednesday said it has approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/cci-clears-85-billion-merger-of-reliances-media-assets-with-walt-disney-3167396">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar apologises for collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue</h2>.<p>Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Wednesday apologised to the people of the state after the statue of Shivaji Maharaj built last year collapsed recently. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/maharashtra-dy-cm-ajit-pawar-apologises-for-collapse-of-shivaji-maharaj-statue-3167489">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Jammu and Kashmir election: High on wealth, low on qualifications, 6 ex-ministers enter race</h2>.<p>Several former ministers contesting the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are among the wealthiest candidates in the race, despite having relatively low levels of formal education. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-election-2024-high-on-wealth-low-on-qualifications-6-ex-ministers-enter-race-3166944">Read more</a></p>.<h2>TMC government’s failings not an excuse for motivated civil unrest</h2>.<p>The rape and murder of the postgraduate medical student that occurred in the early hours of August 9 on the campus of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata was triply horrific. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/tmc-governments-failings-not-an-excuse-for-motivated-civil-unrest-3167190">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Woman on morning walk mauled to death by stray dogs in Bengaluru</h2>.<p>In a tragic incident, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher died after a dozen street dogs attacked her on Wednesday morning in northern Bengaluru. Police identified the deceased as Rajdulari Sinha, the mother-in-law of an airman. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/woman-on-morning-walk-mauled-to-death-by-stray-dogs-in-bengaluru-3167136">Read more</a></p>
