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Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade Arrest: An Insight into the Condition of Domestic Workers in India

The 39-year-old senior Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, was arrested in New York for alleged visa fraud and exploiting her babysitter cum housekeeper. The 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was taken into custody while she was dropping off her daughter to school. The police handcuffed her in public, but was later released on a USD 250,000 bond after pleading not guilty. Dec 14, 2013
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Tehelka sexual assault case: Tejpal's custody extended

Panaji, Dec 11 (ANI): A metropolitan court in Panaji, on Wednesday, placed rape accused Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in judicial custody for twelve days. The custodial order was given after Tejpal was produced before the court on expiry of his extended police custody of four days today. Dec 11, 2013
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Tarun Tejpal's police custody extended by four days

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Tehelka's former editor in chief Tarun Tejpal who is accused of sexually assaulting a junior female colleague in Goa last month, was on Saturday sent to four more days of police custody by a Goa court. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) of Panaji, had remanded him for six days in police custody last week. Dec 7, 2013
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India Seeks Release of Jailed Indian Sailor in Togo

Indian merchant ship's Captain Sunil James who has been jailed in Togo, West Africa since July, is desperately awaited back home for conducting the last rites for his 11-month son who died on 2 December of septicemia. Dec 6, 2013
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Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal remanded to six days police custody

Panjim, Dec 01 (ANI): Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka, has been sent to police custody for six days by a Goa Sessions court on Sunday. The order was given after over an hour's hearing in the case. Goa police had asked for 14-day police custody for Tejpal. Tejpal will be taken to police station directly from the court where he will be interrogated on the alleged sexual assault case. Dec 1, 2013
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Sexual harassment at workplace matter of concern for society: NCW

New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): After Tehelka sexual assault case accused Tarun Tejpal presented himself at the Goa sessions court wherein the prosecutors sought his 14-day custody, NCW member Shamin Shafiq said that it is Tejpal's duty to cooperate with the police. He said that the increasing number of sexual harassment cases is a matter of great concern for the society and it is always women who are victimized in the whole process. Further, talking about BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi who has allegedly exposed the last name of the victim, Shafiq said that strict action will be taken against any leader for their insensitivity towards the victim. Nov 30, 2013