An eight day ban cannot be a formula in a modern city, observes the Bombay High Court on first day of meat ban in Mumbai; the Gurgaon Police wants to question the Saudi diplomat accused of gang-rape, the alleged rape survivors leave for Nepal; the BJP party may have played down Vice President Hamid Ansari's remarks on Muslims, but minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says he's correct; and more in our news wrap of the day.