Telgi sentenced to 7 yrs RI The court had held Telgi and his four associates guilty of culpable homicide of Bhatti and pronounced the quantum of punishment to all of them.
Taslima ready to withdraw objectionable lines The controversy and fury on Taslima Nasreen are all set to come to an end with the Bangladeshi author withdrawing the "objectionable" lines on the Prophet in her autobiography and prominent Muslim bodies welcoming her decision.
Nandigram documentary creates buzz at IFFI The Nandigram documentary, privately screened at Rome, Strassburg, Kerala, Delhi and Gorakhpur, was turned down for screening at the Kolkata Film Festival.
Kerala lit up for shopping fest The festival has been timed to coincide with the tourism and pilgrimage season as well as the Christmas and New Year festivities.
Air fares to be hiked by Rs 300 Kingfisher Airlines is the first one to announce the hike. This is the first time that an airline has hiked the fuel surcharge by as much as Rs 300 as so far the hikes were in the range of Rs 75 to Rs 150.
In the sands of time... Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touch to a sand sculpture on AIDS awareness on the eve of World AIDS Day at the Baina beach in Goa on Friday. PTI Photo
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
