From Sensex, Nifty 50 ending in red on Wednesday, to National Medical Commission rebranding lesbianism as ’sexual offence’, to PM Modi's Singapore visit, here are today's top stories.
Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty 50 end in the red; ICICI Bank, Infosys, L&T top drags
The frontline indices of the Indian stock market, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended in negative territory on Wednesday, September 4, on profit booking in shares of select heavyweights such as ICICI Bank, Infosys, and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) amid weak global cues. READ MORE
As concerns over a slowdown in the US economy resurfaced after weaker-than-expected August manufacturing number, several large IT stocks, including Infosys, TCS and Wipro, fell 1-3 per cent in intraday trade on Wednesday, September 4, dragging their sectoral index, Nifty IT, lower by a per cent. READ MORE
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has reintroduced lesbianism as a 'sexual offence' in its curriculum, which had been removed in 2022 per a Madras High Court directive. According to reports, the NMC, India's apex medical education regulator, had revised the forensic medical curriculum to reintroduce lesbianism as a 'sexual offence'. The curriculum will also teach the 'importance of the hymen', 'the definition of virginity and defloration'. READ MORE
Making a 'watertight' case, Bengaluru Police on Thursday filed 3991-page chargesheet in Renukaswamy murder case involving Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his friend Pavithra Gowda. The chargesheet mentions that actor Darshan's fan Renukaswamy had sent obscene photo and derogatory messages to Pavithra Gowda for believing she was destroying the actor's family life, said reports. READ MORE
Kolkata doctor rape case: RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh was arrested by the CBI concerning the ongoing investigation of financial irregularities in the medical institute. On Wednesday, Sandip Ghosh was being taken to a Kolkata court when he was pushed and hurled abuses at by an angry crowd, which included protesters. READ MORE
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Narendra Modi-led government at Centre of snatching the identity of Jammu and Kashmir, and advocated for the restoration of the region's statehood. The Congress leader made the remark while addressing an election rally in Ramban ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, and said that for the first time in the history of independent India, a state was turned into a Union Territory. READ MORE
Gathered to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival in Singapore on Wednesday, the members of the Indian diaspora were in for a surprise. PM Modi's two-day visit is aimed at boosting India-Singapore friendship, deepening ‘strategic partnership’ and attracting investment. This visit comes days after his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong took over and Modi began his third term as prime minister. READ MORE
