Tue Jan 21 01:55:57 UTC 2025: ## Headlines:
**Mamata Banerjee Unhappy with RG Kar Case Verdict, Demands Death Penalty**
**Rahul Gandhi Receives Relief in Supreme Court, Jharkhand Govt. Served Notice**
**India Wins Kho-Kho World Cup, Aims for Olympic Inclusion**
## News Article:
**Kolkata, India** – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed dissatisfaction with the life imprisonment sentence handed down to Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital case. She stated that if the case had been handled differently, she believed the death penalty would have been warranted. The CBI had originally sought the death penalty for Roy.
Separately, the Supreme Court granted significant relief to Rahul Gandhi in a case related to comments made against Amit Shah. The court issued a notice to the Jharkhand government.
In sporting news, India achieved a historic double victory at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup, winning both the men’s and women’s titles. Both teams defeated Nepal in the finals, with the men’s team winning 54-36 and the women’s team winning 78-40. This is the first time India has achieved this feat in a single day, further boosting the push to include Kho Kho in the Asian Games and the 2036 Summer Olympics. The Indian government, along with three state governments (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha), is actively promoting the traditional Indian sport. The International Kho Kho Federation and the Indian Kho Kho Federation aim to include Kho Kho in the Olympics, and the sport is being considered by the Mission Olympic Cell. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently proposed Kho Kho’s inclusion in the Asian Games.
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