Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) The West Bengal Police, on Tuesday, arrested one person in connection with the rape threat against the minor daughter of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee.
Kochi, Aug 26 (IANS) A day after prominent Malayalam director Ranjith stepped down as the Chairman of the state-run Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA) facing allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour' levelled against him by Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra, the latter has now filed an official complaint in the matter with the Kochi city Police Commissioner.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26 (IANS) Amid the storm caused by the Justice Hema Committee report's sordid revelations of mistreatment and sexual exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry and its handling of the issue, the Pinarayi Vijayan government on Monday came under further pressure as actor-turned-CPI-M legislator Mukesh was accused of misbehaviour by a former woman actor, and opposition parties demanded his resignation.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A group of journalists staged a demonstration outside the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s residence in the capital on Monday, to register their protest against rising incidents of assault on the scribes in Telangana.
Hyderabad, Aug 26 (IANS) The assault on two women journalists in Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s native village Kondareddypalli in Nagarkurnool district last week is the latest in a series of attacks on scribes reported from the state in recent months.
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) An inquiry into the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls in a school in Badlapur has revealed that the CCTV recordings of the last 15 days were missing and the school authorities did not take action despite being aware of it, said Minister Deepak Kesarkar here on Monday.
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) In the wake of the March to Secretariat ('Nabanna Abhijan') call given by the students of West Bengal on Tuesday in protest against the rape and murder of the junior doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, a senior official of the state police, on Monday, claimed that the Supreme Court has not barred the police authorities from enforcing legal provisions.
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka BJP on Monday accused Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of giving special privileges to actor Darshan in the jail.
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Amid the controversy over photos of jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, sources have said that he was provided with his choicest non-vegetarian dishes, liquor, bedding facilities and the freedom to meet his associates.
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) A total of 4,000 police personnel will be stationed in different pockets of Kolkata, especially the connecting points with the adjacent Howrah district, in view of Tuesday's 'Nabanna Abhijan' (March to Secretariat) call given by students to protest against the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case.
