Taking a firm stand against cases of alleged sexual harassment in the film industry, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has sent notices to Nana Patekar, Vikas Bahl and Alok Nath, who have been accused of indulging in such acts.


#MeToo: Top Bollywood body sends notices to Patekar, Bahl, Alok Nath


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The dark underbelly of showbiz continued to shine bright on Wednesday as well-known women like actors Sandhya Mridul and Amyra Dastur and singer Sona Mohapatra came out about their unsavoury harassment experiences, even as the IFTDA sent a notice to actor Alok Nath who has been accused of rape by writer-producer Vinta Nanda.


#MeToo: More accusations, denials, legal actions in showbiz (Roundup)


A day after 12 employees of the Bhilai steel plant died in an explosion, the Union government removed the state-owned steel unit's CEO, M Ravi, and suspended two senior officers.


Post-Bhilai plant blast, CEO removed


The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered sealing of Amrapali group's nine offices spread across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where account-documents relating to the group's 46 companies are kept.


Supreme Court orders sealing of Amrapali's offices in UP, Bihar


Software major's philanthropic arm Infosys Foundation would build houses in Karnataka's flood-hit Kodagu district at a cost of Rs 25 crore, Chairperson Sudha Murty said on Wednesday.


Infosys Foundation to build houses in flood-hit Kodagu district


Singer Sona Mohapatra has accused singer-composer Kailash Kher of sexual misconduct, claiming he once placed his hands on her thigh.


Sona Mohapatra accuses Kailash Kher of sexual misconduct


Even as the #Metoo movement turns into a storm in Bollywood and elsewhere, with several women coming forward to talk about predators and sexual harassment, there are those who may have suffered violent behaviour from those they are in a relationship with -- and kept quiet.


'Why I tolerated violent behaviour from Aniruddha Banerjee and kept quiet' (First Person)


The Odisha government on Wednesday directed the Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara district administrations to evacuate all those areas where cyclonic storm Titli is expected to pass through after making landfall on Thursday morning.


Cyclone Titli: Evacuation ordered in 5 Odisha districts


Actress Sandhya Mridul on Wednesday came out in support of writer-producer Vinta Nanda's sexual harassment allegation against actor Alok Nath, sharing her own ordeal with him during the shoot of a telefilm in Kodaikanal.


After Vinta Nanda, Sandhya accuses Alok Nath of harassment


"Queen" director Vikas Bahl has sent a legal notice to his former Phantom Films partners Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, whom he has called "opportunists" for making "defamatory allegations" in the wake of the ongoing #MeToo movement.


#MeToo: Vikas Bahl to sue Kashyap, Motwane for defamation


Fraudulent iPhone repair claims made in China cost Apple billions of dollars over a period of five years, according to a report in The Information.


iPhone repair fraud in China cost Apple billions of dollars: Report


Six persons were killed on Wednesday after nine coaches and the engine of an express train heading to New Delhi from Malda town in West Bengal derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of those killed.


UP train derailment: 6 dead, ex-gratia announced, CRS inquiry ordered


Six persons died on Wednesday after nine coaches and the engine of an express train heading to New Delhi from Malda town in West Bengal derailed here in Uttar Pradesh, a railway official said.


Express train derails in UP, 6 dead


Four persons died on Wednesday after five coaches and the engine of an express train heading to New Delhi from Malda town in West Bengal derailed here in Uttar Pradesh, a railway official said.


Express train derails in UP, 4 dead


Popular singer Chinmayi Sripaada on Monday backed accusations of sexual harassment against veteran Tamil lyricist-poet Vairamuthu by sharing her own story how she was asked to "cooperate" and visit him in a hotel.


#MeToo: Was asked to visit Vairamuthu in hotel, says singer Chinmayi


Popular singer Chinmayi Sripaada has backed accusations of sexual harassment against veteran Tamil lyricist-poet Vairamuthu by alleging that she was asked to "cooperate" and visit him in a hotel but she refused.


Was asked to visit Vairamuthu in hotel, says singer Chinmayi


Nitin Bali, a veteran playback singer of the 1990s who was seriously injured in a road accident near Borivali, succumbed here on Tuesday morning, officials said.


Veteran playback singer Nitin Bali dead


The Supreme Court on Tuesday sent in police custody three Directors of the Amrapali Group till they handed over all documents related to their 46 companies to forensic auditors.


SC sends 3 Amrapali directors in police custody


The raging #MeToo movement on Tuesday led film associations CINTAA and IFTDA to react in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against actor Alok Nath and director Vikas Bahl. The Producers Guild of India said it will form a committee to help the film fraternity to call out and report sexual harassment and abuse.


#MeToo: Film associations act against artistes accused of sexual harassment (Roundup)


The Supreme Court on Tuesday sent to police custody three directors of the Amrapali Group for not handing over accounts-related documents of 46 companies to forensic auditors.


SC sends 3 Amrapali directors to police custody


The state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on Tuesday said the fire at its Bhilai plant, which killed nine workers, has been brought under control.

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