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An unemployment drunkard in north Bihar raped his own nine-year-old daughter, but wasn't let off. He was tonsured and paraded witha garland of shoes. Chennai Super Kings have been a cut above despite the fickle format of T20. These constitute for the most stories on Hindustan Times:

Women tonsure rapist father, parade him with garland of shoes

An unemployment drunkard in north Bihar raped his own nine-year-old daughter and almost got away with the monstrosity until outraged women of his village stepped in to hold him to account for it.

Rampant demands for bribes puts brakes on India's retail growth

Hong-Kong entrepreneur Ramesh Tainwala spent 18 months operating branded clothing retail stores in India before deciding it was impossible to succeed without paying bribes.

CSK's success mantra: Use Dhoni's destructive powers to maximum effect

Even in a format as fickle as T20, the Chennai Super Kings have been a cut above. They have won nine matches thus far and already have a foot in the play-offs door, which is an astonishing accomplishment considering they still have five matches to play.

North Korea lays out conditions for reviving Kaesong

North Korea demanded on Sunday that South Korea drop all "military provocations" if it wants to revive a jointly-run business estate which has suspended operations amid high military tensions on the peninsula.