Mahmood Farooqui Sentenced to 7 Years Imprisonment for Rape
A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced filmmaker and popular Dastangoi artist, Mahmood Farooqui to seven years imprisonment for raping an American PhD scholar. The court also imposed a fine of 50 thousand rupees; failing to pay which would add another three months to his sentence.
Farooqui, producer and co-director of the film Peepli Live, was convicted by a Delhi court on Saturday in a rape case filed by an American woman who alleged that Farooqui raped her in a rented accommodation at Sukhdev Vihar in Delhi.
AAP Govt Snubbed, Plea Questioning L-G’s Powers in Delhi Rejected
In a big blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, the Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed its petition challenging the powers of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Najeeb Jung.
The decision comes after a months-long turf war between Jung and Kejriwal for the reigns of Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath dismissed AAP government’s plea challenging the Centre’s 21 May 2015 notification giving absolute powers to LG in appointing bureaucrats in the national capital.
Thanks for Arguing But a ‘Brahmin Only Township’ is NOT Justified
Yesterday, we published a report on a Brahmin-only township in the outskirts of Bangalore. What we didn’t anticipate was the backlash and hate we faced on social media. “You are maligning Hindus,” we were told. However, we refuse to believe that in a country as diverse as India, caste-specific housing merits existence. To know what we think, read our report on The Quint.
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