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TopicTarun Tejpal

Topic: Tarun Tejpal

Victim’s evasive answers, lack of medical evidence — why Goa court acquitted Tarun Tejpal

The court also noted that the victim did not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviour that a victim of sexual assault might show.

Family dealt with catastrophic fallout of false allegations, Tarun Tejpal says after acquittal

The former Tehelka editor-in-chief thanked the court for a rigorous, impartial and fair trial in the 2013 rape case and said that it affected every aspect of his life.

Goa court acquits former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of rape charges in 2013 case

Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013 and has been out on bail since May 2014.

SC extends time to complete trial against Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault case till 31 March

Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka magazine, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a former woman colleague inside an elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa in 2013.

Sengar, Akbar, Tejpal: Hearings in these cases less about justice, more about victim shaming

Supreme Court outlawed two-finger test in 2013 but that's been replaced by "indecent and scandalous" questions posed to the victim in Tarun Tejpal's case.

Supreme Court dismisses Tarun Tejpal’s plea seeking quashing of sexual assault charges

Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal was arrested in 2013 for the alleged assault of a former woman colleague in Goa.

Editors Guild of India suspends MJ Akbar and Tarun Tejpal

Akbar and Tejpal are accused of sexual harassment and rape. The Editors Guild has also sought response from former Times of India editor Gautam Adhikari.

MJ Akbar says Ramani damaged his ‘stellar reputation’, calls her charges baseless in court

Journalist Priya Ramani was the first among nearly 20 women to accuse MJ Akbar, a former editor, of sexual misconduct.

The LSR graduate who’s a lawyer representing both MJ Akbar and Tarun Tejpal 

Senior advocate Geeta Luthra, who did her LLM and M.Phil at Cambridge, says everyone deserves a chance at a fair trial.

Whoever faces sexual harassment at work should report it immediately, says Kirron Kher

Weighing in on #MeToo, BJP MP Kirron Kher said sexual harassment was a result of society's patriarchal mindset.

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Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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