Month: June 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case. Tejpal was arrested in Goa after a woman colleague accused him of sexually assaulting her in a hotel in November 2013. The apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice S.A. Bobde, granting bail to Tejpal,

Goa's Public Works Department Minister Sudin Dhavalikar wants to ban young girls from wearing short skirts to nightclubs of Goa. "Young girls wearing short skirts in nightclubs are a threat to the Goan culture," Dhavalikar told reporters on the sidelines of an inauguration function in Panaji late Monday. "This habit of young girls wearing short

P.V.Anandpadmanabhan The Chief Minister and Chairman of MMRDA, Prithviraj Chavan, at MMRDA’s 134th authority meeting approved Rs. 4,240.78 crore budgets for the year 2014-15. The budget was presented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) late on Friday evening. The budget prioritized implementation of crucial projects in Mumbai metropolitan region along with Metro rail, monorail,

In the wake of growing demands for a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the alleged nexus between politicians and militants, Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri on Monday said there was no need for an inquiry until there was concrete evidence.   "There are lots of allegations about the politician-militant nexus. I am concerned about

Mumbai Metro, the city's latest classy means of travel, on Monday said it has notched 7.5 million commuters within barely three weeks since it opened June 8.   The daily ridership crossed the half-million mark and the service recorded a 100 percent increase in commuter traffic in three weeks. "Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd. (MMOPL)

Sparking widespread disbelief and disgust, actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul – one of the biggest names in Bengali films for over three decades – was caught on a video threatening to gun down his Marxist rivals and "unleash his boys for raping" women.   As the hate speech drew flak from all and sundry and

The annual Amarnath Yatra, which began from the Baltal route in north Kashmir June 28, will also start from its traditional Pahalgam route on Wednesday, the shrine board announced.   "At a high level meeting, chaired by Governor N.N. Vohra at Raj Bhavan today (Monday), it was decided that the Pahalgam-Chandanwari route shall be opened

West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan has resigned, becoming the fourth governor appointed by the erstwhile UPA regime to quit before the end of their term since the BJP-led government took office last month.   Confirming the development, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee told the media that the 79-year-old Narayanan's