- Beijing
The banned documentary, India’s Daughter, based on the 2012 Delhi gangrape of ‘Nirbhaya’, being screened at the women’s film festival
- Madurai
IAS officer U. Sagayam, appointed by court to investigate the multi-crore granite quarrying scam, spending the night at a graveyard to protect evidence before it is exhumed
- Guwahati
Lily Begum Mazumder, a nurse at a government hospital, being accused of faking documents to show that she had had 85 babies in six months to garner maternity benefits of Rs 42,500
- Bagalkot
Two Deccani sheep from the Karnataka district, together weighing 250 kilos and valued at Rs 1.1 lakh, being flown to Mumbai for Shahrukh Khan’s Id celebrations
- New Delhi
Journalist Santanu Saikia, who was accused of corporate espionage, launches new website with disclaimer: “All content... sourced legitimately”
- Pune
Traders at the veggie market in Pimpri appointing armed guards to look after their onion stockpiles after 400 kgs were stolen
- Calcutta
HC allowing Sonagachi’s sex workers to rent a community hall to organise Durga Puja celebrations
Contributed by Uttam Sengupta and Alka Gupta
