Telegraph earns kudos for its innovative Kejri Quits banner

Soon after the AAP supremo and now former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post, news headlines went abuzz. But the one that took the cake was The Telegraph’s exceptionally creative front page headline that read: Kejri Quits. By itself it reads like nothing unusual, but the publication designed the ‘Q’ in the shape of Kejriwal’s famous muffler wrapped around his head. The result — a hilarious farewell to the 49-day CM. Kejriwal had turned his distinct style of wearing a muffler into quite a powerful political symbol of his party and it is fitting that at least one Indian newspaper decided to have some fun with the imagery propagated by the Aam Aadmi Party. After a two-month-long investigation, former Tehelka editorin-chief Tarun Tejpal has been formally charged with raping a junior colleague by the Goa crime branch. Tejpal was also charged with sexual harassment and other sections of the new Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, in the 2,846-page charge sheet. The charge sheet filed with District and Sessions Judge Anuja Prabhudessai contains statements of over 150 witnesses and over 1,400 pages of annexure documents. The documents include sketches, hotel bill receipts, authenticated copies of e-mail conversations, copies of CCTV grabs and the complaint recorded before a magistrate. Police sources said a bunch of e-mails written by Tejpal to the woman journalist and to Tehelka’s former managing editor Shoma Chaudhury virtually confirming a sexual encounter was key evidence mentioned in the charge sheet. After the charge sheet was filed by inspector Sunita Sawant, deputy inspector general O.P. Mishra said that he was hopeful that the trial would be completed within 60 days as per provisions of the amended law.