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 The shocking rape-murder of a young doctor in Kolkata that has hit the country hard, has been taken up by the Supreme Court. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is hearing the matter. The case - being investigated by the CBI -- has thrown up multiple issues including sanctity of evidence, rule of law, safety of healthcare professionals and the big picture issue of women's security in the workplace. It has also put the ruling Trinamool Congress under pressure, with women - the staunch constituency of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - being up in arms. Here are the LIVE Updates in the Kolkata rape-murder case: "Cannot Wait For Another Rape For Things To Change On Ground": CJI Chandrachud "As more and more women join the work force, the nation cannot wait another rape for things to change on the ground," CJI Chandrachud said, adding that the existing enactments do not adequately address the institutional safety standards for doctors and...

 CJI: On August 9, a doctor who was on 36-hour shift was raped and murdered in RG Kar medical college and hospital. The pictures and videos of the deceased were circulated. On August 13, the case was transferred to CBI by the High Court. There were protesters all across the State. On 12:30 AM on August 15, a large mob vandalised the emergency ward and other areas of the hospital. Following this IMA called for nationwide withdrawal of emergency services for 14 hours. The State was expected to deploy State machinery to maintain law and order and protect crime scene. We are unable to comprehend why the State could not do so. SG: Let us not trivialise this.. We are dealing with a doctor who was not only raped by a sexual pervert and dealt with by an animal like accused.. Let us not make this a political issue and I request State of WB to not be in a denial mode.. doctors have a grievance as they lost a colleague.. Almost 23 States have legislations which prevent damage to medical facil...

 An emotional Joe Biden won a huge ovation as he gave a farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday after Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance to thank him for being an "incredible" president. "I love you," the tearful 81-year-old president told the crowd to deafening cheers, less than a month after dropping out of the White House race against Donald Trump and passing the torch to his vice president. Biden took to the stage to chants of "We love you Joe" from the same party which had pushed him out over concerns about his age, in one of the biggest political shocks in US political history. "We both know we have more to do, but we're moving in the right direction," he said, referring to himself and the 59-year-old Harris, who, in the space of a few breathtaking weeks, has turned the presidential race upside down. America's first female, Black and South Asian vice president has quickly breathed new life in...

 DNC Convention 2024 live: 'America I gave my best to you,' says Biden "I gave my best to you for 50 years. Like many of you, I gave my heart and soul to our nation. And I've been blessed a million times in return the support of the American people. I've really been too young to be in the Senate because I wasn't 30 yet and too old to stay as president. But I hope you know how grateful I am to all of you," said Biden. DNC Convention 2024 live: Biden says he is not angry about being asked to step down "I love my country more and we need to preserve our democracy. In 2024, we need you to vote," Biden said he was not angry about being asked to step down. "Above all, we need you to beat Donald Trump," he said. DNC Convention 2024 live: Biden speaks on ending war in Gaza "As you know I wrote a peace treaty for Gaza," he said, adding that he was working "around the clock" to "end the civilian suffering of the Palestini...

 The demand of protesting doctors to bring in a special law to protect healthcare workers is unlikely to be supported by the Union Health Ministry, indicated senior officials, adding it would not make any difference anyway. The officials said a panel is being constituted to look into effective security measures and the protesting doctors can make representations in front of it. The Health Ministry, meanwhile, approved a 25% spike in security deployment in Central government-run hospitals. Deployment of marshals will also be allowed. A senior official said: “Bringing in an ordinance is no solution to violence faced by doctors. 26 states and UTs (of the total 36), including Bengal, have some form of legislation to protect healthcare workers. Yet, we hear of incidents of violence. Rape and murder anywhere have to be addressed by the law of the land. A law for protection of doctors can only cover incidents between doctors and patients and their family members, it can’t cover everything...