1. The Dadri Truth: A Personal Grudge Twisted Into a Communal Killing
More than a month-and-a-half after the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, an alternate telling of the incident is emerging – one that turns the alleged motive on its head.
A day before Diwali, The Quint went to meet Ramesh (name changed), a man who says he was an eyewitness to the killing, even though the police have not made him an official witness and have not taken his statement.
2. To Destroy Terrorism, France Seeks Global Coalition Against ISIS
French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia on Monday to join a global coalition to destroy the ISIS following the attacks across Paris and announced a wave of measures to combat terrorism in France.
“France is at war,” Hollande told a joint session of Parliament at the Palace of Versailles, promising to increase funds for national security and strengthen anti-terrorism laws in response to the suicide bombings and shootings that killed 129.
3. Emaho Magazine’s Manik Katyal and the Elephant in the Room
Manik Katyal is a well-known photographer. He is also the founder, curator and editor-in-chief of the “iconoclastic, hip and edgy” Emaho magazine, which strives to promote and showcase the “best creative talent on offer.”
Katyal is also the man against whom numerous women have spoken up, for allegedly sexually harassing them. All the women The Quint has spoken to had eerily similar stories to tell. As part of the hiring process, he’d meet interns for an interview. According to these women, he didn’t seem very interested in the work they would be doing for him.
4. Principal, 2 Others Arrested After 3 Year-Old Dies in School Lift
In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl, Syeda Xainab Fatima, died after getting stuck in the lift of a private nursery school on Tuesday in Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad in Telangana, police said.
Agencies report that the school principal and the child’s teacher and an educational official have been arrested. The incident occurred as a school teacher along with a few students were going from the ground floor to the third floor of the school.
5. Army, Air Force Deployed for Rescuing Stranded Citizens in Chennai
The Army and Air Force have been deployed for rescuing stranded citizens in Kancheepuram district, where torrential rains have left residents marooned. Rain water has inundated a large part of suburban Tambaram locality in Chennai – although there have been no fresh rains in the city today.
6. Bengaluru Test: Rain Forces Play To Be Called Off on Day 4
As soon as the drizzle stopped, the umpires decided to call off the entire day. Rains have cancelled three of the four days of the Test match.
Play is scheduled to begin at 9:15 tomorrow. According to the forecasts, it should be a dry day.
Keep your fingers crossed and hope for some action tomorrow.
7. ‘Thy Beams, So Reverend and Strong’: Chhath, Sun Worship & Bihar
Every year, on the sixth (‘chhath’ in Hindi, Bhojpuri) day in the month of Kartika of the Hindu lunar calendar (October/November in the Gregorian one), a four-day frenzy of fasting and ritual purification seizes Bihar.
Human waves of turmeric yellow and scarlet surround water bodies, gazing reverentially at the rising sun. Parched throats make an offering of fruits and flowers to rivers and, in the approaching dusk, thousands of diyas are let upon the water, a sea of floating stars fit to rival the one above.
8. The Secret Life Of Gemini Ganesan, As Revealed By His Grandson
Gemini Ganesan was fondly referred to as Kadhal Mannan or the ‘King of Romance’. He has gifted us with many memorable Tamil films, his most popular ones being Maya Bazaar, Vanjikottai Valiban, Then Nilavu, Naan Avan Illai and Avvai Shanmughi.
Actor Abhinay Vaddi, who made his acting debut in the 2014 biopic Ramanujan, takes a walk down memory lane, on the legendary actor’s birth anniversary, and shares some lesser known facts about his grandparents — Gemini Ganesan and Savithri.
9. 10 Bond Cars Seen Through History
There are certain advantages to being James Bond. While the highly skilled MI6 super spy gets the license to kill, his 007 status also gives him a bunch of other privileges, including driving and crashing some of the coolest cars in the world. Over the years, Bond has driven myriad vehicles and contrary to what many think, not all of them were Aston Martins.
The newest movie, Spectre, sees Bond in an Aston Martin DB10, but while this one may be new, is it really the best Bond has ever driven? Here are our picks for the top Bond cars till date.
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