Sex

Rituparno Ghosh was afraid of reaching out to B'wood actors?

Mumbai: Rituparno Ghosh was paranoid about his sexuality. Through experience he had learnt to be cautious about sending out the wrong signals to actors. He was often afraid of reaching out to actors, specially in Bollywood who, he felt, would read a wrong signal. Ritu and I would often laugh over Bollywood's homophobia. Once he went to meet this iconic superstar at his iconic residence where his bratty son came...  

Sensex falls 455 points; GDP dashes rate cut hopes

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex and the Nifty fell 2 per cent on Friday, marking their biggest single day percentage fall since March 2012 as lenders such as ICICI Bank reeled after economic growth data came in line with expectations, dashing hopes the RBI would cut interest rates in June. ICICI Bank Ltd provisionally fell 2.9 per cent, while HDFC Bank Ltd ended 3.5 per cent lower. Reserve Bank of India...  

Auto scrips help Sensex rise 68 points to 1-week high

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday erased early losses to close nearly 68 points up at over one-week high on smart rise in auto scrips like Tata Motors and M&M, ahead of much-awaited March quarter GDP data release. Volatility marked the session with the the 30-share Sensex slipping between alternate bouts of selling and buying amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts today. After touching the day's low of 20066.14,...  

FTN: Is the ban on lingerie mannequins paranoid moral policing?

The Shiv Sena-run Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday provisionally cleared a proposal banning the display of lingerie on mannequins in the city. ...

School sex scandal rocks China, several teachers held

Beijing: A major sex scandal has rocked schools in China as a number of teachers have been held for molesting girl students in recent days, prompting the apex court to strengthen crackdown on crimes against juveniles. Yang Shifu, a 55-year-old teacher from Tongbo County in Henan province, was arrested on Wednesday for molesting several of his students since last spring, local officials said. Yang was detained on May 23 after...  

Delhi women scared of going to police stations: Dikshit

New Delhi: Women in the national capital are scared of going to police stations to register their complaints, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Wednesday. "Increasing cases of crime against women remain a matter of great concern. Women find it difficult to go to police station to register their complaint as they fear that they won't be heard," Dikshit said while admitting that improving relationship between women and police remains...  

Suryanelli case: Convict retracts charge against Kurien

Thodupuzha: In yet another twist to the nearly two-decade-old Suryanelli sex scandal, the lone convict in the case, Dharmarajan on Wednesday retracted his allegation that Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien was involved in the case. In an affidavit filed through his lawyer in the Sessions Court at Thodupuzha in Idukki district, Dharmarajan said he made the allegation as the reporter of a Malayalam TV channel barraged...  

Bangalore: IIM-B sacks its CAO for sexually harassing a doctor

Bangalore: Indian Institute of Bangalore (IIM) Bangalore has sacked its Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) accused of sexually harassing a lady doctor. The woman had been sacked after she had filed the complaint. She, employed to cater to the IIM-Bangalore students and faculty, later turned Citizen Journalist on CNN-IBN to highlight the case after the institute failed to take strict action against officer. In an email to all his staff, IIM-B...  

Rupee at a nine-month low, down 22 paise against dollar

Mumbai: The rupee on Wednesday fell by 22 paise to trade at fresh nine-month low of 56.18 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to month-end demand for the US currency from importers and banks. Appreciation of the American currency against major currencies overseas on robust economic data and a weak opening in the domestic equity market also put pressure on the rupee, dealers...  

Sensex snaps three-day upmove, down 13 points

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday snapped a three-day winning run to end around 13 points lower as cautious investors booked profits in stocks like ICICI Bank, HDFC, TCS and Tata Steel ahead of monthly settlement in the derivative segment. Sensex, which had gained 487 points in the last three sessions and reached one-week highs, declined by 13.18 points, or 0.07 per cent to 20,147.64. Tracking overnight gains in...  

Kerala HC stays Bitty Mohanty's DNA test by a week

Kochi: Kerala High Court on Tuesday stayed for a week the order of a lower court directing Bitti Mohanty, accused in the 2006 German tourist rape case in Rajasthan, to undergo DNA test. The interim order in this regard was issued by justice K Harilal on a petition filed by Bitti, son of former Odisha DGP, BB Mohanty, challenging the order of sessions court, Thalassery granting permission to conduct a...  

BSE Sensex up for 3rd day; Coal India, Hero Moto shine

Mumbai: Key equity benchmarks surged in the late afternoon trade to extend its rally for three consecutive sessions after big rout last week. The news of monsoon expected to hit India in the next 3-4 days helped lift the sentiment considering agriculture contributes significantly to the country's growth. The Sensex closed at 20160, up 130 points and the Nifty ended at 6111.25, up 28 points. The breadth of the market...  

SIT to probe minor girls' sexual exploitation in Kashmir

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police said on Monday that a special investigating team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the alleged sexual exploitation of four minor girls by a fake "soul healer" in central Kashmir's Badgam district. A police officer told IANS that the SIT would probe the sexual exploitation of the minor girls by Gulzar Ahmed Bhat, who headed an institute where the girls studied. Meanwhile, a court extended...  

Geetika Sharma suicide: Trial against Kanda begins

New Delhi: A fast track court on Monday commenced trial in the suicide case of an ex-air hostess in which former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda is the main accused. Kanda is facing trial for alleged offence of rape, unnatural offence and abetting suicide of the air hostess, who had worked in his company. His aide Aruna Chadha is also an accused and has been charged with abetting the offences of...  

Pak couple in Britain's first Muslim lesbian tie-up

London: Two former students from Pakistan have defied death threats to tie the knot in Britain's first Muslim lesbian civil partnership. Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, took their vows at a registry office in Leeds and instantly applied for political asylum in the UK, according to local media reports. "This country allows us rights and it's a very personal decision that we have taken. It's no one's business...  

Park Street rape survivor embarks on new journey with a job

Kolkata: After struggling for more than a year to get a job, the Park Street rape survivor has stood up against her circumstances and is now empowering survivors like her through a helpline. "I have this mission of empowering rape victims like me. With this job, I embark on a new journey," she said, adding that the work is also helping her heal the past wounds. Besides handling the pain...  

Sensex ends 326 points up; RIL, Sun Pharma lead gains

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday surged the most in two weeks by jumping 326 points to close at 20,030.77 points on all-round buying led by a rally in RIL and Sun Pharma on positive reports amid a firming global trend. The Sensex shot up by 326.44 points, or 1.66 per cent, to 20,030.77, led by consumer durables, and oil and gas sectors driven by a steep rise in...  

Neighbour rapes teenage girl in northwest Delhi

New Delhi: A teenage girl was raped allegedly by her neighbour in a car in northwest part of the national capital. The incident was reported from Kanjhawala on Saturday night and the accused, Anish (21), a barber, was arrested after the girl's family filed a complaint. According to the complaint, the girl went out with Anish, who raped her in a car. The incident came to light when Anish and...  

Faridabad: Teenage son attempts to implicate father in a rape case

New Delhi: Months after he was arrested for burglary in his own house, an 18-year-old boy allegedly made a plan to take revenge against his businessman father by implicating him in a rape case. However, within two days of a woman filing a complaint against his father of raping her, police managed to unravel the conspiracy. The teenage son Harkesh was angry at his father, Ashok, for "beating his mother...  

UP: Woman, daughter jump out of a moving truck to escape sexual assault

Lucknow: A mother and her three-year-old daughter were killed in Uttar Pradesh late on Friday after they jumped off a speeding truck while resisting a sexual assault by the driver, police said Saturday. The incident took place near the Chitaura toll plaza in Fatehpur, 120 km from Lucknow, after Raj Kumari, 30, along with son Deepak, daughter Meena and husband Rakesh hitched a ride in a truck. After travelling for...