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Guwahati: Utpal Datta, a prominent figure in Assam's film landscape -- known as a film critic, author, and filmmaker -- was declared the winner of the "Best Film Critic" award by the jury of the 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 on Friday.In the non-feature film category, Shilpika Bordoloi's "Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw (Mizo)" won the award for Best Debut Film of a Director. In the feature film section, "Rongatapu 1982", directed by Adityam Saikia, was named the Best Assamese Film. Under the category of films in languages not listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, Dominic Megam Sangma's "Rimdogittanga" won Best Garo Film, while Prabal Khaund's "Pai Tang: Step of Hope" was declared the Best Tai Phake Film.
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): The three-language policy set to be introduced by CBSE has sparked a political debate in Tamil Nadu, as former BJP state president K Annamalai on Saturday strongly criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over his critique of the new curriculum framework. In a post on X, the BJP leader accused the Chief Minister of having a "habit" of raising complaints against "something that is not even remotely close to the Central Government's intentions," suggesting that his statement stems from political gain. Also Read | Nagaland Dear Lottery Sambad R ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling out the Delhi police for allegedly referring to Bengali as a Bangladeshi language, labelling it a direct insult to the very language in which the National Anthem is composed. Stalin said that statements like these were not inadvertent errors but exposed the dark mindset of a regime that undermines diversity. The Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, has described Bengali as a Bangladeshi language. This is a direct insult to the very ...Read More >
Guwahati: The battle for the 36 Guwahati Central constituency has taken a sharply personal turn after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma levelled grave allegations against the mother of Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury. During a campaign event on Thursday, Chief Minister Sarma launched a direct offensive against Sujata Gurung Chowdhury, mother of the 27-year-old AJP debutant. Sarma alleged that Chowdhury's social media activity had "hurt the sentiments of Sanatani people" and suggested she harbored sympathies for Pakistan. He further claimed that she had expressed support ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 3 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamta Banerjee on Sunday lashed out at the Delhi Police for referring to the Bengali language as "Bangladeshi national language" in a purported letter, alleging that it was "insulting, anti-national and unconstitutional". Party national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, who also shared the letter on X, echoed his party chief's sentiment and alleged that it was a calculated attempt by the BJP to "defame Bengal". BJP's state president Samik Bhattacharya justified the Delhi Police's action and said there is a difference i ...Read More >
Shillong, Sep 13 (PTI) Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr DD Lapang was instrumental in granting Khasi the status of associate official language of the state, Prof Sylvanus Lamare, former principal of a renowned college here, said on Saturday. Recalling Lapang's contribution, Lamare said in 2003, when the demand for recognition of Khasi as an associate official language was at its peak, a delegation from the Khasi Authors' Society led by president WR Laitflang and secretary Phrikshon Kharshiing met Lapang, who was then the chief minister. "He assured us that it will be done," Lamare, the for ...Read More >
Chennai: The three-language policy set to be introduced by CBSE has sparked a political debate in Tamil Nadu, as former BJP state president K Annamalai on Saturday strongly criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over his critique of the new curriculum framework. In a post on X, the BJP leader accused the Chief Minister of having a "habit" of raising complaints against "something that is not even remotely close to the Central Government's intentions," suggesting that his statement stems from political gain. Annamalai highlighted that the CBSE curriculum for 2026-27 mandates that two o ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moodargal) will make u lose; knowledge alone will seem defeated. That why we must hold on to it (Educat ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Sunday, condemned the BJP after a letter from Delhi Police referred to Bengali as a "Bangladeshi language". Both described the issue of such language by the Delhi Police as "anti-national" and "unconstitutional". In a social media post, the Chief Minister said the move was an insult to Bengali-speaking people in the country. She also urged Bengalis nationwide to register their strongest possible protest. "See now how Delhi Police under the direct cont ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " against the Left parties. The minister was responding to allegations of voter fraud in Thrissur consti ...Read More >
Shillong, July 2: The Meghalaya High Court has directed the Centre and the state government to file a status report on the implementation of recommendations made by the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in 2016 regarding the development and welfare of linguistic minority communities in the state. The directive came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Meghalaya Linguistic Minority Development Forum, which advocates for the rights of non-Khasi and non-Garo speaking communities in the state. The court acknowledged that while Khasi and Garo are the dominant ...Read More >
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at Delhi Police on Sunday over a notice issued to Banga Bhawan in the national capital seeking help to translate "Bangladeshi language" for an ongoing trial. The trial relates to eight suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who had been arrested by Lodhi Colony police.The CM called the notice, "Scandalous, insulting, anti-national, unconstitutional," and called upon all sections of society to rise in protest against the repeated "insult and humiliation" of Bengali-speaking people in India.The notice, posted by CM on her X handle, showed a Lodhi Colony ...Read More >
Jammu, Sep 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi released "Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika", a book translated into 21 languages recognised by the Constitution of India, including Dogri, while inaugurating the birth centenary celebrations of Dr Bhupen Hazarika at Guwahati on Sunday. The occasion marked a historic tribute to the legendary singer, composer, and cultural icon whose creations continue to inspire generations across India. The Prime Minister applauded the effort made in this direction so that everyone across the nation and globe should know more and more about the legend. The release of ...Read More >
Two days after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rolled out the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin accused the Centre of "linguistic imposition" and pushing Hindi through a "covert mechanism", while Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan dismissed the charge as politically motivated and defended the policy as a step towards multilingual empowerment. The CBSE on Thursday announced the phased implementation ...Read More >
Azamgarh (UP), Apr 6 (PTI): Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party for "confining development to Saifai" (bastion of the Samajwadi Party), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia and Jaunpur were never a part of their (Samajwadi Party) agenda. "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the only party in the world, which says 'Nation First, Party next and the person after it'. What happens in other parties? Adityanath said. The Samajwadi Party will do development of Saifai only, but they will not see Azamgarh, which has always made them win ele ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011, under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Under the new framework, producers will ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30 (ANI): The trailer of Huma Qureshi-starrer 'Single Salma' has been unveiled. Directed by Nachiket Samant, the trailer of the comedy drama introduces audiences to a 33-year-old Salma Rizvi (Huma Qureshi) who is finally wanting to settle down into a arrange marriage setup with Sikandar (Shreyas Talpade), but life throws her into an unexpected love in London with Meet (Sunny Singh). What follows is a laugh out clash of two cities, two cultures, two baraatis culminating in one unforgettable wedding night. Also Read | ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 Openi ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling out the Delhi police for allegedly referring to Bengali as a Bangladeshi language, labelling it a "direct insult to the very language in which the National Anthem is composed." Stalin said such remarks were not "inadvertent errors" but a reflection of a regime that undermines India's linguistic diversity. "The Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, has described Bengali as a 'Bangladeshi language.' This is a direct insult to the very language in which our National Anthem ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 4 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 87.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over trade tariffs. Forex traders said the weakness in the dollar index and easing crude oil prices supported the rupee at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.21 and fell to an early low of 87.29 against the American currency, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee closed at 87.18 against the US dollar. "Indian Rupee opened at 87.20 level th ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): The three-language policy set to be introduced by CBSE has sparked a political debate in Tamil Nadu, as former BJP state president K Annamalai on Saturday strongly criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over his critique of the new curriculum framework. In a post on X, the BJP leader accused the Chief Minister of having a "habit" of raising complaints against "something that is not even remotely close to the Central Government's intentions," suggesting that his statement stems from political gain. Annamalai highlighted that the CBSE curric ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telugu cinema made a mark at the 71st National Film Awards, 2023, bagging seven honours across various categories. Two awards each were won by the films Hanu-Man and Baby.In the feature films category, Hanu-Man was adjudged "best film" in the AVGC (animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics) category. Choreographer Nandu Prudhvi won the "best action direction (stunt choreography)" award for the same film.Sukriti Veni Bandreddi was named best child artiste for her performance in Gandhi Thatha Chettu.Baby won two key awards -- "best male playback singer" for PVNS Rohit for the song ...Read More >
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a joint NIA-Assam police team on Thursday, also from Aizawl. Three women and three children were abduct ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Scientists from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a simple, glowing paper sensor that could help detect liver cancer early -- using the green glow of a rare earth metal called terbium.The sensor works by detecting an enzyme called "β-glucuronidase", which is found in many living organisms. While it has normal biological roles, high levels of this enzyme are linked to liver cancer, as well as colon, breast, and kidney cancers, and even infections and AIDS."Traditional detection methods often struggle with background noise or low sensitivity," said Ananya Biswas, a for ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and do not survive for further consideration. Hence, the writ petition stands disposed of. Liberty is al ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid a row over Delhi police allegedly referring to Bengali as Bangladeshi language, and said that the arrogance of the ruling party in the centre blinds them to the dehumanisation of Bengali people. The arrogance of the BJP blinds them to the dehumanisation of the Bengali people of West Bengal and Northeast India. Today, the BJP IT cell insults the Bengali language spoken by lakhs of people in Tripura, Meghalaya and the Barak Valley of Assam, Gogoi, Assam Congress chief, poste ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Political rhetoric is a powerful tool, but when it crosses the line from persuasion to sensationalism, it risks creating fear and confusion among the public. Rahul Gandhi's repeated use of "bomb" metaphors in his political statements raises eyebrows. Is this a strategic political agenda or simply alarmist posturing? Gandhi first used the "atom bomb" analogy to create suspense for his August 7 press briefing, where he alleged vote theft by the BJP and criticised the Election Commission of India. The intention was to generate nationwide attention; however, i ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check fuel shutoff valves on Boeing aircraft. It mentioned that while fuel shutoff valves on aircraft, inc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI): Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career's first best actor award for "Jawan" alongside Vikrant Massey for "12th Fail", which was named the best feature film. The Awards, announced for the year 2023 by jury head and filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, recognised Bollywood star Rani Mukerji in the best actress category for "Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway". It is also her career's first National Film Award. "I'm overwhelmed to have won the National Award for my performance in 'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway'... For me ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid chaos over Delhi police allegedly referring to Bengali as Bangladeshi language in a communication note, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Monday morning hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, suggesting that she be booked under National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly inciting linguistic conflict. He argued that her reaction to the entire issue was "misplaced and dangerously inflammatory", while adding that Delhi Police's letter does not describe Bangla as a 'Bangladeshi' language. "Mamata Banerjee's reaction to Delhi Police referring to the language use ...Read More >