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KOLKATA: The family of the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim lodged a complaint with the Kolkata police on Tuesday to seek registration of a first information report (FIR) against police personnel who assaulted the victim’s mother during a demonstration on August 9. Doctors and others take part in a protest rally to mark one year of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, on Aug. 9 (PTI) “I lodged the complaint through email. I sent it to Shakespeare Sarani police station but they said it should be…

Karthikeyan played a marathon game to hold Robson in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmaster tournament on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM German Vincent Keymer continued his unbeaten streak as he settled for a draw with the top seed Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round of the Masters section in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament here on Tuesday. The result meant the 21-year-old Keymer, who has three wins and an equal number of draws, remains on top of the standings with 4.5 points with a one-point lead over the rest of the field. Arjun has 3.5 points in his kitty.The…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories In a press conference yesterday, President Trump vowed to use the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police Department to target criminals in Washington, D.C., despite violent crime in the city being at a 30-year low. But criminals aren’t his only target: He’s also called for a purge of people without housing from the nation’s capital. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents patrol near the Washington Monument on…

With Gandhi in the Toronto International Film Festival and Saare Jahan Se Accha on Netflix, Pratik Gandhi is fast emerging as the new chameleon in the film world. From playing Harshad Mehta to Mahatma Gandhi and Jyotiba Phule in between, his versatility is quietly making a statement. “I love human drama. I like exploring different mindsets without judging them,” says Pratik as he stirs his black coffee at a hotel in central Delhi. “One angle of their lives is known to the world. What is not known to even their family is what was happening in their minds when they were busy changing the world…

The United States and China have extended their tariff deadline for another 90 days, preventing an escalation of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, with markets rallying after President Donald Trump announced the pause.With the extension, the imposition of higher tariffs on China will be suspended until November 10, with all other elements of an existing truce – which was set to expire on Tuesday – to remain in place.“The United States continues to have discussions with the PRC to address the lack of trade reciprocity in our economic relationship and our resulting national and economic security…

After several allegations of vote fraud by the Congress in Karnataka, BJP Rajya Sabha MP from the state Lahar Singh Siroya has now written to the Election Commission ECI claiming violation of electoral laws in Badami constituency in Bagalkot district during the 2018 Assembly polls. Siddaramaiah had won that contest, and gone on to become Chief Minister.In his letter dated August 12, Siroya claimed this was disclosed at a public speech recently by C M Ibrahim, former Union minister and a close associate of Siddaramaiah. “A recording of his speech contains a specific claim regarding the purchase of votes in…

The third-round match between women’s world no 1 Aryna Sabalenka and British No 1 Emma Raducanu witnessed some dramatic scenes when Raducanu was so hassled by a noisy fan that she beseeched the chair umpire to eject the noisemaker. There was only one hilarious problem with the request: the source of the noise was a crying toddler. Media reports of the game noted that Raducanu was first distracted — and then angered — by the constant wailing of the child from the stands and consequently tried to tell the chair umpire to act and shut out the noise. The incident…

Sony launches new ULT Power Sound range of party and portable speakers | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sony on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) launched the second-generation lineup of ULT Power Sound series featuring wireless party speakers ULT Tower 9 and ULT Tower 9AC along with wireless Bluetooth speakers ULT Field 5 and ULT Field 3 and a wireless dual mic ULT Mic 1 in India. The ULT Tower comes in two versions: Tower 9 and 9AC. Each packed with ULT Power Sound, selectable bass modes (ULT1 and ULT2), 360° Party Sound and 360° Party Light. The new Tower speakers have…

As a New York City resident of 10-plus years and a frequent Disney World visitor (some might say a Disney adult, but that’s neither here nor there), comfortable walking shoes are a major priority. I’ve tested out brands like Adidas, Brooks, Ryka, and more, and while I have favorite pairs from each of them, nothing quite compares to my beloved Teva sandals. In particular, the Teva Flatform Sandals are my go-to pair for warm weather, whether I’m trekking through the sweltering summer city streets or racking up 25,000+ steps across the Disney World parks. I’ve even got my mom hooked…

Thousands of North Korean workers are being sent to Russia to work in conditions they describe as “like slavery”, the BBC reports.The BBC says it has learned that more than 50,000 North Koreans are expected to be deployed to Russia to help fill labour shortages caused by the war in Ukraine. South Korean intelligence officials told the broadcaster that the workers are being used on construction projects, in clothing factories and at IT centres, despite a United Nations ban on North Korean overseas labour. Six North Koreans who escaped Russia after the war began told the BBC they had endured…