-The Hindu Compensation sought for those who died of asphyxiation Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Hundreds of members of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) seeking abolition of manual scavenging were Arrested when they picketed the arterial Anna Salai on Tuesday. Their demands included compensation for those died of asphyxiation in manholes, abolition of manual scavenging on the premises of railways and framing of rules under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and...

-The Hindu ‘Organisations did not prepare us for the possibility of work-related harassment' Almost two-thirds of women journalists have experienced intimidation, threats or abuse including sexual harassment in relation to their work, according to the findings of the first global survey on violence and threats against women working in the news media. The findings of the survey come at a time when the editor of a weekly news magazine has been Arrested and...

-The Hindu Pune: The two-day State bandh called by sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra started on a violent note on Thursday, especially in the western part of the State. The farmers, under the leadership of MP Raju Shetty of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS), have been agitating for a higher first advance from the government. The protest, which started on November 15, disrupted normal life as transport services were stopped across west Maharashtra....

-The Hindu Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh was Arrested on Saturday after the investigating authorities found prima facie evidence against him in connection with the Saradha Ponzi scam. Briefing reporters, Arnab Ghosh, Deputy Commissioner, Detective Department of the Bidhannagar City Police, said: "Prima facie evidence indicates that Kunal Ghosh played an equal part in the conspiracy." The Saradha group, which allegedly duped people of over Rs. 2,300 crore through its various Ponzi...

-The Telegraph Calcutta: Trinamul MP Kunal Ghosh was Arrested this evening on the charge of non-payment of salary and other statutory dues to a section of employees of the media outfit of the busted Saradha Group. Ghosh is a Rajya Sabha MP but has been suspended from the Trinamul Congress. "He (Kunal) was the group CEO of the media operation. We have documentary evidence that suggests his involvement with Sudipto Sen (the Arrested...