Rahul takes Rafale fight to HAL headquarters, journalists protest workplace harassment, and other top stories of the day

October 13, 2018 07:10 pm | Updated 07:11 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi takes Rafale fight HAL headquarters

Reaching out to present and former employees of the defence PSU in Bengaluru, the Congress chief said, work done by HAL for the country was tremendous and the country owed debt to it for “protecting us” and creating a scientific vision. “...HAL is a strategic asset in aerospace, not an ordinary or regular company,” Mr. Gandhi said at the event organised at Minsk Square near the HAL headquarters.

#MeToo: Journalists protest in Delhi, say workplace harassment non-negotiable

The protesting journalists also sought immediate action against those facing allegations of sexual misconduct, including Union Minister M.J. Akbar.

Cyclone Titli: 13 killed in Gajapati district in Odisha

The victims, including five children, were killed due to landslips triggered by heavy rain in Gangabada panchayat of Gajapati district.

Trupti Desai to visit Sabarimala temple soon

“There should be no attempt to stop us because we now have equal rights,” the gender equality activist told a Malayalam TV channel in Mumbai.

Chhattisgarh Congress working president Ramdayal Uike joins BJP

Mr. Uike, considered a popular tribal leader in Bilaspur division, said he was feeling suffocated in the Congress as Scheduled Tribe leaders were being neglected by the party leadership.

J&K civic polls: high turnout in Uri, Jammu in third phase

In contrast, deserted pooling booths were witnessed in Anantnag and capital Srinagar.

No information on Alok Nath's alleged defamation suit yet, says Vinta Nanda

Earlier this week, Ms. Nanda had recalled in a Facebook post Mr. Nath’s misconduct on the sets of the popular 90s TV show Tara .

Actor Dileep row: Women in Cinema Collective members say they have lost faith in leadership of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists

Actors Revathy, Padmapriya and Parvathy said that the AMMA executive committee led by Mohanlal has "cheated them" by deciding to postpone the issue of reinstating Dileep. Ms. Padmapriya said that more #MeToo-like stories will emerge from the Malayalam film industry soon.

Para Asian Games: Shuttlers win two more gold as India ends with 72 medals

With 15 gold, 24 silver and 33 bronze medals, India was placed ninth in the overall tally.

Pant, Rahane help India inch closer to West Indies’ 311

India are now only three runs short of West Indies’ first innings total of 311. West Indies could add only 16 runs in the morning session after Umesh Yadav polished off the tail with career-best figures of 6/88 in 26.4 overs.

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