A 26-year-old commodity share broker was allegedly drugged and raped by two youths whom she met through a social networking site after they threatened to release her semi-nude photographs captured through a webcam. The FIR of the incident which took place on the intervening night of December 23, 24 has been lodged at the Safdarjung Enclave police station.

It has been 30 years since he died and the world has moved on. But for Sanjeev Dixit, a school teacher, time always stands still on December 24 which also happens to be the birth anniversary of singer Mohammed Rafi.

While most designers are caught up in innovation and pushing creative boundaries, Chennai-based costume and jewellery designer Prabha Narasimhan has struck a fine balance between wacky and wearable. Starting off from her home, she initially crafted jewellery and designed clothes for her close-knit circle of friends. But today, her brand Abharan’s clients extend across the globe.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Powai (IIT-B) batch of 1985 have committed to raise `4.5 crores or $1 million, towards promoting on campus Technology & Sustainable Development (T&SD) through academics and entrepreneurship. The alumni has already promised around `2 crores, which will be ceremonially presented to the institute on Alumni Day, December 26, as part of the silver jubilee reunion programme.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Powai (IIT-B) batch of 1985 have committed to raise `4.5 crores or $1 million, towards promoting on campus Technology & Sustainable Development (T&SD) through academics and entrepreneurship. The alumni has already promised around `2 crores, which will be ceremonially presented to the institute on Alumni Day, December 26, as part of the silver jubilee reunion programme.

A day after the Trinamul Congress delegation met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to complain about the misuse of the Central forces by the Marxist government, the Union home ministry mounted pressure on West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to ensure that armed cadres which are active in parts of the state should be “immediately disarmed and demobilised”.

The CPI(M) on Friday called for nationwide protests against rise in prices of essential commodities, saying the government policies were leading big market players and hoarders to make huge profits. As a result of the government’s policies, “some big trading companies as well as hoarders are making huge profits while the income of common people is being looted through high prices”, the party’s politburo said in a statement here.

Consumers already groaning under the burden of an upward spiral in the prices of onions and vegetables will now have to swallow yet another bitter pill. The government, even as it battles the ongoing onion crisis, has now decided to revise the freight rates for some commodities carried by the Indian railways. This, in turn, is expected to fuel the inflationary trend.

The Congress on Friday demanded an explanation from the BJP for the alleged close links that its general secretary Ananth Kumar had with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia during the NDA’s tenure. The BJP has denied the charge and declared that it will initiate legal action against the Congress.

Onion prices dropped further on Friday in Maharashtra and Delhi after the government banned exports and abolished import duty on the commodity to cool down domestic prices.