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Seven months after the suicide of Dr Payal Tadvi due to alleged harassment and casteism, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has said it did not find any lapses in the way her faculty heads Dr Yi Ching Ling and Dr S D Shirodkar had handled complaints against her seniors. The commission, though, questioned why both Tadvi’s husband and mother failed to bring her plight to the notice of the anti-ragging committee. It added that its order should not come in the way of any parallel investigation against the doctor duo. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sy7LA3

When 14-year-olds let lose rage-filled rants of rape against girl classmates, it is time we examine how we are bringing up our kids! When eight 14-year-old boys from an elite Mumbai school discuss ‘gang banging’... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2ZvF0p8

How much longer will the severe cold last? That’s one of the most frequently asked questions in Delhi-NCR as it reels under a record ‘cold day’ spell unbroken for 15 days in some parts. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/356YSAi

The air quality in the city declined sharply and turned “severe” on Saturday with the air quality index (AQI) crossing 400-mark. It clocked 409. On Friday, the national capital had recorded “very poor” AQI of 373. The last time the air quality had deteriorated to severe category was on December 21, when the AQI was at 418. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2taTyP7

Pravin Kumar needed to be home for an emergency and had left work earlier than the usual at 6pm on a recent Tuesday. But the drive from central Delhi to Noida’s Sector 91 took him two hours. By the time he reached, a leaking pipeline had flooded his kitchen and the plumber’s shift was over. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2F0CZIb

At Inderpuri’s Budh Nagar on Saturday, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the slum residents would get flats after the assembly elections for which the survey had been completed. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MEdpwZ

A lab technician working with a government hospital was allegedly shot dead while trying to resolve a fight between his friend and their neighbour at a colony in Bawana. Police said that the accused neighbour, who had shot the man, was caught from the spot and efforts are being made to seize the pistol. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qw1odQ