Bring Down the Rhetoric: HC to Arnab on Tharoor Defamation Plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from Arnab Goswami, and his newly-launched news channel Republic TV, on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s defamation plea against them.
In his plea, Tharoor has claimed damages and compensation of Rs 2 crore from the journalist and his channel for allegedly making defamatory remarks against him while airing news relating to the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
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Ban on Cattle Sale For Slaughter: All Your Questions Answered
Modi’s three-year anniversary was significant in ways more than one. It coincided with the Centre’s decision to ban the sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets across the country.
While some believe these restrictions will regulate illegal slaughter, others see this move as religious propaganda and a threat to human rights.
The Quint decodes the specifics of the new directives, and answers questions that are running in all of our minds.
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Sachin’s Father Was Right: To His Fans, He Is as Good as Family
Towards the end of 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams’, an old clipping of Sachin’s father Ramesh Tendulkar is played. “Many people across India consider Sachin to be a part of their own families,” he says, beaming with pride. Sitting in the theatre, I am crying as I think about how as a child, I used to refer to Sachin as my elder brother.
For 140 minutes of the Sachin film, a parallel track ran in my mind – of the memories I associated with the events unfolding on the screen. As the scenes flashed before my eyes, I was delving into a Pensieve of my own.
Read Sachin fanboy Meghnad Bose’s entire review here.
14 Men Molest 2 Women in UP; Keep Women Indoors, Says Azam Khan
Four people have been arrested in Rampur for allegedly molesting two women in broad daylight, UP police said on Monday.
Reacting to news of the incident, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan told ANI that girls should avoid going to such areas. “Men should keep their women indoors,” he said.
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Is It Okay For Your School to Publicise Your Board Exam Results?
The movie ‘3 Idiots’ taught me many things, but there’s one scene that keeps coming back to me – the one where Rancho advises his dean against making students sit for the class photograph in the order of their grades. “Sir, results should be not displayed at all,” Rancho says. “Why publicise somebody’s flaws? If your iron count is low, will the doctor prescribe a tonic or will he air your report on TV?”
However, our beloved schools misuse their exclusive access to the ‘School Results’ tab on the CBSE result site to use students as their brand ambassadors (without adequate compensation).
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