1. Want School to be Booked: Mother of 4-Yr-Old ‘Raped’ By Classmate
Speaking to The Quint, the mother of the four-year-old girl ‘raped’ by her classmate in a school in Delhi has demanded that the school should take up responsibility for the negligence which led to the alleged crime. In an incident which came into light on 23 November 2017, the minor boy had reportedly inserted his finger and a sharpened pencil into his classmate, injuring her private parts while both the children were in school.
2. Not Linked to Padmavati: Brother of Man Found Dead at Jaipur Fort
Hours after the body of a man, identified as Chetan Kumar Saini, was found hanging from Jaipur’s Nahargarh fort, allegedly with an ‘anti-Padmavati’ note, his brother has come out to say the death has no link to the film.
Further saying that the death was not a case of suicide, the deceased’s brother Ram Ratan Saini alleged foul play, demanding a high-level probe into his brother’s death.
3. India Bowl Sri Lanka out for 205 Runs on Day 1 of Nagpur Test
Skipper Virat Kohli's decision to play only four specialist bowlers was vindicated as India bundled out a defensive Sri Lanka for a paltry 205 on the opening day of the second cricket Test in Nagpur on Friday.
At stumps, India were 11 for 1 with KL Rahul (7) back in the pavilion, being played on to a Lahiru Gamage delivery.
With no demons on a sporting track where stroke-play wasn't too difficult, the visitors never got going as spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (4/67) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/56) along with comeback-man Ishant Sharma (3/37) shared the spoils.
4. Review: ‘Kadvi Hawa’ Tackles Climate Change With Chilling Efficiency
When a child is asked to name the seasons at school, he says there are two – summer and winter – much to the amusement of his fellow schoolmates.
When he is asked about monsoon, he says that it rains only a few days in a year, sometimes in winters, and sometimes in summers. This harsh reality is delivered without much ado.
It is Kadvi Hawa’s simplicity that enables it to tackle the issue of climate change and the plight of farmers in our country with a cold and chilling efficiency.
You can read the full review here.
5. As Elections Near, The Quint Brings to You the Voices of Gujarat
This election season, The Quint shifts the focus from the netas to the voters. From GST to unemployment, healthcare to education, Gujaratis have a lot to say. To watch what the voices of Gujarat have to say, head on to our microsite here.
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