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Editors Guild throws its weight behind #MeToo victims, says guilty must be punished

Editors Guild stresses the need to hold ‘unbiased inquiries into all reported cases’, says training and awareness necessary to prevent such incidents.

Women in Kashmir join #MeToo movement, accuse journalists & politician of abuse

A Kashmir women's right body has released a list identifying alleged perpetrators of sexual harassment and abuse, promising a 'part two'.

Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on plea seeking review of Sabarimala verdict

Organisations including, the Nair Service Society (NSS) and Delhi-based Chetana Conscience of Women had filed review petitions.

UIDAI plans to set up Aadhaar Seva Kendras at the cost of Rs 300-400 crore

The project is in addition to UIDAI’s 30,000 centres and will cover 53 cities across India to offer enrolment and updation, among other services.

Amrapali Group directors arrested for failing to follow Supreme Court orders

Three directors of Amrapali — promoter Anil Sharma, Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar — will remain in custody till documents are handed over for an audit.

9 dead, 14 hurt in blast at Bhilai Steel Plant

The blast took place in a pipeline near coke oven section of the plant in Bhilai town.

3 trains carried Rohingyas to south India, terror outfit recruiting them: IB report

Intelligence Bureau report says people from Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, a terror outfit active in Bangladesh and Pakistan, were spotted among the refugees.

Maneka Gandhi wants minors to be able to report sexual abusers at any age, experts split

Experts acknowledge challenge in proving child sexual abuse years later, but say at least discussion around suffering of the victim has started.

Veteran actor Alok Nath accused of rape by writer-producer Vinta Nanda

Alok Nath, popular for his many roles as the large-hearted family patriarch, allegedly raped Vinta Nanda in the 1990s. 

This Ganga crusader is on a fast unto death, will give up water to save the river

G.D. Agrawal began his fast unto death for an ‘eternal’ Ganga on 22 June. He has had only three glasses of water every day since then.

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.