Shoma Chaudhury apologises for 'lapses' in sexual assault case
New Delhi: Under attack for attempted cover up, Shoma Chaudhury, who quit as Managing Editor of Tehelka on Thursday, has apologised before the National Commission for Women for "lapses" in handling the...
View ArticleTehelka case: Tarun Tejpal likely to be arrested
Panaji: Tightening the screws, Goa police on Thursday moved a court for issue of non-bailable arrest warrant against Tarun Tejpal, who is accused of sexual assault against a woman journalist colleague,...
View ArticleATM attack; 45-day deadline to banks to install CCTV cameras
Bangalore: In another stringent step in the light of a recent brutal attack on a woman bank official at an unguarded ATM kiosk here, Police on Thursday set a 45-day deadline to banks to install CCTV...
View Article40 houses destroyed in fire in Srikakulam district
Srikakulam (AP): As many as 40 houses were destroyed in a fire that broke out in Narava village in Ranasthalam mandal in the district last night. Fire tenders were not available in Ranasthalm, and...
View ArticleName new state as 'Sonia Telangana': Ex-AP minister
New Delhi: In a queer demand, a former Andhra Pradesh minister on Thursday suggested the Centre to name the new state carved out of Andhra Pradesh as 'Sonia Telangana'."I am putting forth this demand,...
View ArticleJolly, BJP workers booked for vandalising Shoma Chaudhury's house
New Delhi: A case was registered here today against Delhi BJP leader Vijay Jolly and a group of party workers who allegedly heckled former Tehelka Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury, and defaced the...
View ArticleTelangana Bill may come before Cabinet next week
New Delhi: The report of the Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the draft Telangana Bill is likely to be tabled before Union Cabinet next week with...
View ArticleMajor Kerala hotels to be completely smoke-free
Thiruvananthapuram: Major hotels and restaurants in Kerala have decided to make their premises smoke-free zones with an aim to protect employees and customers from the dangers of passive smoking....
View ArticleCongress again moves EC against Modi's 'poisonous' remark
New Delhi: Stung by Narendra Modi's description of Congress as 'poisonous', the party has again moved the Election Commission seeking stern action against him as also two other BJP leaders including...
View ArticleJustice (retd) AK Ganguly named by law intern in sexual harassment case
New Delhi: Justice A K Ganguly, former judge of the Supreme Court, believed to have been accused by a law intern of sexual harassment, has recorded a statement before the three-judge committee, which...
View ArticleWhat Tejpal did falls within legal definition of rape: Victim
Rejecting “insinuations” that her complaint is part of a pre-election political conspiracy, the victim of Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal’s alleged sexual assault today said what he did to her “falls...
View ArticleMars spacecraft to leave earth orbit after midnight on Saturday
If things go as planned by ISRO, India’s Mars orbiter craft would leave the Earth’s sphere of influence (SOI) shortly after midnight tomorrow on a nearly 300—day voyage in deep space to the red planet...
View ArticleMars spacecraft to leave earth orbit after midnight tomorrow
Bangalore: If things go as planned by ISRO, India's Mars orbiter craft would leave the Earth's sphere of influence (SOI) shortly after midnight tomorrow on a nearly 300-day voyage in deep space to the...
View ArticleTejpal reaches Goa, gets relief against arrest till morning
On a day of high drama and action, Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman reporter in Tehelka, on Friday got a minor relief when a local court gave him interim protection from arrest till...
View ArticleIshrat case: SC asks CBI to reply to bail plea of Gujarat DySP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the CBI on the bail plea of suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police N K Amin who is in jail in connection with the 2004 Ishrat Jahan...
View ArticleSpecial cabinet meeting on Dec 3 to discuss Telangana: Sushilkumar Shinde
New Delhi: A special meeting of the Union Cabinet on December 3 will discuss the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the draft Telangana...
View ArticleCongress to be blamed for rift among states on water sharing: Modi
Sumerpur (Pali): Accusing Congress of working on divide and rule policy, BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday said the Centre has created a rift among states over the issue of water...
View ArticleChidambaram rejects Modi's 'lesson in economy'
New Delhi: In another dig at Narendra Modi, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate was giving his "first lesson in economy" and denied he had ever said that...
View ArticleRight-wing threat to Narendra Modi: Intel
New Delhi: It is not just the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and the Indian Mujahideen, BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi has come under the radar of right-wing fundamentalist outfits too who are annoyed over what...
View ArticleSpecial: Isn’t science curious?
‘We found the zero, but we need not be ciphers’ Prof. A. Jayakrishnan, professor of Biotechnology, IIT Madras and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kerala The recent outburst of Prof. C.N.R....
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