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T'puram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticized the National Film Award jury's decision to honour the controversial film 'The Kerala Story' with two awards, including Best Director, calling it part of a calculated attempt to undermine Kerala's cultural heritage.Speaking at the inauguration of the Kerala Film Policy Conclave in Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayan said, "A film that discredits the Kerala community has been deemed worthy of an award. This is not a recognition of art, but of ...Read More >
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan congratulated Malayali artists who won honours in the National Film Awards. The awards to Urvasi and Vijayaraghavan enriched Malayalam cinema, he said. However, he criticised the jury for choosing the controversial film 'The Kerala Story' for awards and said the awards were an insult to Kerala.Without mentioning the name of the movie, Vijayan said, "The jury has disrespected the esteemed tradition of Indian cinema, which stands for religious harmony and national u ...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 An ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 1 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday strongly criticised the 71st National Film Awards jury for their decision to award The Kerala Story the Best Director and Best Cinematography awards, alleging that the move lent credibility to a narrative rooted in the divisive ideology of the Sangh Parivar. By honouring a film that spreads blatant misinformation with the clear intent of tarnishing Kerala image and sowing seeds of communal hatr ...Read More >
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 S ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday sharply criticised the decision to award national film honours to "The Kerala Story", directed by Sudipto Sen, accusing the jury of betraying the proud tradition of Indian cinema. Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, V D Satheesan, also criticised the decision to award national honours to The Kerala Story, alleging that the BJP government is using the National Film Awards as part of its hate campaign. F ...Read More >
Kolkata: Persecution for speaking in one's mother tongue was both "discriminatory and unconstitutional", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday, stressing that she stood by the "people of Assam who are fighting for dignity of their language, identity and democratic rights".Banerjee, referring to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's recent comment that "writing Bengali as mother tongue will help quantify foreigners", posted on X: "The second most spoken language in the country, Bangla, is also the second ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharshtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that the proposal to rename Islampur in Sangli district as Ishwarpur in Maharashtra reflects India ongoing cultural renaissance. He said that it marks an effort to restore historical identities that were once deliberately erased. Speaking to the media on Friday, Shekhawat said, There were many of our subjects, places, history books, and incidents, which were intentionally erased, or ...Read More >
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin instructed DMK MPs to step up attack on the Union govt in the upcoming parliamentary session, to uphold the rights of Tamil Nadu.Stalin who held a meeting with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of DMK in Chennai on Friday said in a social media post that the 11 years of NDA rule was 'National Dictatorship Arrangement'."The BJP rule was only about crippling people's rights, snatching away states' rights, imposing Hindi and Sanskrit everywhere, nurturing communalism ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 13: Kashmiri Pandits observed July 13 as Black Day and alleged that on this day communal violence took place in Kashmir Valley and minority Hindus were done to death, their houses torched and property looted. All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference (ASKPC) led by Moti Lal Malla held a peaceful protest at Press Club here and termed July 13 as Batta Loot Day-a date etched in the painful memory of Kashmir Pandit community. The ASKPC leaders said on this day in 1931 one of the earliest an ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail pleas of activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in connection with a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 Delhi riots.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence. The bail pleas have been pending since 2022 and were heard by different benches over time.Both Imam and Khalid are accused of being part of ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday apprised the Delhi High Court that the alleged offending portions of the film 'Udaipur Files' have been removed. A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Daya was hearing a batch of pleas, including a plea filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, the President of the Islamic cleric's body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind, seeking a prohibition on the release of the film based on the Kanhaiya Lal murder cas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the producer of "Udaipur Files", a movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case, to arrange its screening for those seeking a ban on it. The court's direction came after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as well as the makers of the movie claimed that objectionable portions have been removed from the film. The bench was hearing petitions claiming that the movie has potential to inflame communal tensions and disrup ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to stay the release of 'Udaipur Files', claiming that the movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case has potential to inflame communal tensions and disrupt public order in the country. The petition has been filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president and principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, and is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday. Also Read | Silver Lion for Argentine's Javier Mile ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to stay the release of 'Udaipur Files', claiming that the movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case has potential to inflame communal tensions and disrupt public order in the country. The petition has been filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president and principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, and is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday. Madani has claimed in the petition that a trailer o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The political fallout between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk escalated sharply on Sunday, with Trump slamming Musk's newly announced "America Party" as a recipe for "total disruption and chaos." In a blistering post on his Truth Social account, Trump said Musk had "gone off the rails," accusing the Tesla and SpaceX chief of pursuing a "third political party" that would never succeed in America's entrenched two-party system. The comments come a day after Musk for ...Read More >
Former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi calls for a national debate on the misuse of secularism in politics. Naqvi highlighted that India's secular and socialist nature existed even before these terms were added to the Constitution. He addressed various political parties and emphasized good governance under the Modi administration. Former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has urged for a nationwide discussion on the alleged political exploitation of secularism. Speaking in Prayagraj, Naqvi p ...Read More >
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Former Union Cabinet Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said Indian armed forces completely dismantled the 'territory of terrorism' adding that such a punishment will be remembered by Pakistan for generations to come. While attacking the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, Naqvi said that these political parties are engaged in a 'drive of deception', but the people are repeatedly defeating their arrogance on the 'political ...Read More >
KOLKATA: With the 2026 West Bengal assembly polls on the horizon, the BJP has placed its bet on soft-spoken RSS loyalist and party veteran Samik Bhattacharya to steer its troubled state unit out of a prolonged phase of internal discord, grassroots disarray and 'cultural disconnect' with the Bengali electorate. But as Bhattacharya, a quintessential Bengali 'bhadralok' takes charge, a key challenge before him is whether the state BJP under his leadership pursues a moderate, inclusive Hindutva lin ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 5 (PTI) With the 2026 West Bengal assembly polls on the horizon, the BJP has placed its bet on soft-spoken RSS loyalist and party veteran Samik Bhattacharya to steer its troubled state unit out of a prolonged phase of internal discord, grassroots disarray and "cultural disconnect" with the Bengali electorate. But as Bhattacharya, a quintessential Bengali 'bhadralok' takes charge, a key challenge before him is whether the state BJP under his leadership pursues a moderate, inclusive ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing concern over the "rising impact of social media content", which, she pointed out, was increasingly posing serious challenges to public peace. In the letter, a copy of which is available with IANS, the Chief Minister had also requested the Union Home Minister to introduce stringent legislative provisions that could act as an effective deterrent agains ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Jun 30 (PTI) Four people have been arrested for allegedly "assaulting" five members of the Sri Ram Sene by tying them to a tree in Ingali village, police said on Monday. A video of the incident, which took place in Hukkeri taluk on June 28, has gone viral on social media, prompting police to register a case on their own. The video shows five men tied to a coconut tree and being "thrashed" by a group of villagers. Sri Ram Sene members claimed they were attacked for stoppin ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Kerala): The Kerala government on Saturday stood firm in its decision to introduce Zumba dance in state schools as part of its anti-drug campaign, saying the opposition to it is "more venomous than narcotic substance". Explaining the government's stance over the matter here, General Education Minister V Sivankutty said a section of people are deliberately creating issues over the matter and nothing harmful for children is being implemented. Kerala General Education Minister V Sivank ...Read More >
Plane crash: As part of the enhanced security protocol, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commandos have been deployed to ensure the safety of DG Yugandhar. Air India plane crash: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted X-category security to GVG Yugandhar, Director General of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), following a threat assessment by the Intelligence Bureau (IB), according to an India Today report. The security upgrade comes amid Yugandhar's leading role in th ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jun 28 (PTI) The Kerala government on Saturday stood firm in its decision to introduce Zumba dance in state schools as part of its anti-drug campaign, saying the opposition to it is "more venomous than narcotic substance". Explaining the government's stance over the matter here, General Education Minister V Sivankutty said a section of people are deliberately creating issues over the matter and nothing harmful for children is being implemented. "The government is ready to h ...Read More >
Mumbai: An article by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi terming the 2024 state assembly polls as 'match-fixing' stirred a political controversy in Maharashtra. Statement Of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Congress leader was insulting the voters and Ladki Bahins of Maharashtra. He said, "Rahul Gandhi has accepted his defeat in Bihar. As long as Rahul Gandhi keeps giving himself false assurances, his party can never win". Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Ba ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The twin bombings outside restobars in Gurgaon in Dec last year were carried out by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) as part of a conspiracy to spread communal disharmony in Haryana, Delhi and Punjab an investigation by NIA has revealed. Harwinder Singh alias Rinda Sandhu and Lakhbir Singh alias Landa of BKI plotted with US-based terrorist Goldy Brar to unleash violence in Haryana and neighbouring regions, NIA said in a chargesheet against five accused. "The attack, perpetrated by me ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 7 (PTI) The West Bengal Police have submitted a charge sheet against 13 people in the father-son double murder case in Murshidabad's Zafarabad violence in April, a senior officer said. The murders of Haragobindo Das (74) and his son Chandan Das (40) took place on April 11 during the Dhuliyan-Suti-Shamshergunj communal violence, amid protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the district. The riots left at least three people dead and many injured, besides forcing hundreds to ...Read More >
Patna: BJP's West Bengal in charge and Bihar's health and law minister Mangal Pandey on Wednesday claimed that a three-member committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court had exposed the Mamata Banerjee govt and implicated Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in the Murshidabad violence, in which three people, including a father-son duo, were brutally killed during protests against the waqf law last month.The committee, tasked with probing the Murshidabad incident, highlighted serious lapses by th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Members of several opposition parties on Friday moved a notice in the Rajya Sabha for the impeachment of Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over his alleged controversial remarks at a recent event, sources said. The notice for moving an impeachment motion was signed by 55 opposition MPs, including Kapil Sibal, Vivek Tankha, Digvijaya Singh, John Brittas, Manoj Kumar Jha and Saket Gokhale. The MPs met the Rajya Sabha secretary general and handed over the notice for impeac ...Read More >
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