Rush Hour: Tarun Tejpal surrenders, Thackerays named in Disha Salian death case and more

Journalist Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court to serve his 10-year sentence for raping and sexually harassing a junior colleague in 2013. He had been convicted by the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on August 6, overturning a 2021 sessions court verdict.

On August 20, the journalist moved the Supreme Court, challenging the High Court’s decision. A bench of Justice Alok Aradhe had on August 25 directed Tejpal to surrender to the authorities within two weeks. The court agreed to list Tejpal’s appeal, provided he submits his surrender certificate by September 22.

He has been sent to Central Jail in North Goa. Read on.

Seventeen of the 20 Trinamool Congress MPs who had merged with the Tripura-based Nationalist Citizens Party of India in June will join the Bharatiya Janata Party, rebel TMC leader Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said. “Since more than two-thirds of the 20 members will be moving, the anti-defection law will not apply to us,” Basunia added.

He said that the MPs will join the Hindutva party “before or after Durga Puja”, which will begin on October 6 and conclude on October 10 this year. Basunia added that Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahaman and Yusuf Pathan would not formally join the BJP but extend support to the...

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