1. Violent Scuffle Erupts at Patiala House Court
Fights erupted outside the Patiala House Court as Kanhaiya Kumar was produced for his hearing. Students were allegedly called Pakistani’s and hit brutally.
Media reports suggest that lawyers forcibly removed JNU faculty from the court room. Students were threatened as they resisted being thrown out.
2. 500-Page Chargesheet Against Pachauri Includes Over 6,000 Texts
‘From now onwards I shall call you LIFE: Lovely Inspiration of Excessive Fondness.’ This is among the 6,000 SMSes and WhatsApp messages exchanged between alleged sexual harasser RK Pachauri and the complainant between September 2013 and February 2015.
3. Shah Rukh’s ‘Darr’ Inspired Snapdeal Employee’s Abduction
The police have arrested five men in connection with the alleged abduction of a 25-year-old Snapdeal employee, Dipti Sarna, last week. The main abductor has been termed a ‘psychopath’ and ‘schizophrenic’ by the police, who say he was inspired by a similar abduction plot in the 1993 Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Darr.
4. Let’s Be Honest, the ‘South Asian Games’ Simply Don’t Matter
The South Asian Games, the latest edition of which was played in Guwahati and Shillong over the last few days, are really just an excuse for India to beat up on its neighbours. So India’s athletes – better funded, trained and perhaps skilled at most sporting disciplines than those from their immediate vicinity –arrive with swagger, muscle away most of the medals and pose beamingly for pictures.
5. Price for Converting to Islam – Mumbai Cops Allegedly Assault Man
As the country was busy celebrating 67 years of its Constitution, the police in suburban Mumbai was allegedly torturing a 24-year-old man for executing one of his basic constitutional rights – the right to freedom of religion.
6. Final Goodbye: Army Bids Adieu to Siachen Martyrs at Palam Airport
Tributes were paid to the nine Siachen bravehearts, who were buried alive in an avalanche on the Siachen Glacier, at the Palam Airport in New Delhi, on Monday, where their mortal remains have been kept for people to pay their last respects.
7. Review: TVF’s ‘Permanent Roommates’ Is Here to Stay With Season 2
After a slightly shaky start, the second season of TVF’s web-series Permanent Roommates settles down and gives us reason enough to wait and watch for the entire season to unfold.
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