07  August, 2013

Justice R A Mehta refuses to take charge as Gujarat Lokayukta

Despite the Supreme Court clearance to his appointment as the Lokayukta of Gujarat, Justice (Retd.) R A Mehta has written a letter to the governor of Gujarat Dr Kamala, refusing to take charge as the Lokayukta.

Justice Mehta, in his letter to the governor, also said that he was declining to take charge because of the damage to his credibility and a possible non-cooperation from the government in performing his duties in future.

Woman offers breastfeeding service to French gay parents

A woman has posted an offer on a French website to breast-feed babies of homosexual male couples for 100 euros ($130) a day, stirring up media interest weeks after a divisive same-sex marriage law was passed.The offer, addressed to male homosexual couples, promises up to 10 breastfeeds a day. The woman is mobile and based near Paris

Two Pakistani soldiers wounded in fresh firing at LoC

The shooting came just hours after India accused Pakistani forces of killing five Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir in a incident that threatened to derail repeatedly stalled peace talks.

Make match-fixing a crime to deter culprits

Fixing cricket matches must be made a criminal offence to strike fear into the hearts of potential offenders, according to former India skipper Rahul Dravid.

A stylish batsman renowned for his impeccable integrity, Dravid has had the misfortune of captaining a Rajasthan Royals team embroiled in a major spot-fixing scandal that tainted this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 competition.