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File photo for representation NEW DELHI: Clashes broke out in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district on Thursday evening after protests erupted against MLA Nemcha Kipgen joining the BJP-led government as deputy chief minister.According to officials, protesters gathered near Tuibong Bazaar and set fire to a heap of discarded materials, including tyres. They also raised slogans against…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Wednesday sought Supreme Court’s urgent intervention to curb and prevent, what it called, a systematic pattern of violence and threats against its officials conducting the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal and alleged that while the CM’s speeches encouraged such situations, police are reluctant to register FIRs…
Jason Shah, who was recently seen as Officer Cartwright in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, has expressed strong disapproval of the growing violence in mainstream cinema, citing films like Yash’s Toxic and Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar. The actor also questioned the audience’s sensibilities and their willingness to consume increasingly violent content.In an interview with Screen, Jason spoke…
Filmmaker Shazia Iqbal, who made her directorial debut with the romantic drama ‘Dhadak 2’ last year, has dropped her views on Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller ‘Dhurandhar’. After finally watching the film, she openly criticised the film and described it as something with a troubling intent. The Ranveer Singh-led project currently stands as the highest-grossing Indian…
Bangladesh will hold parliamentary polls on Feb 12 The United States embassy in Bangladesh on Friday issued a security alert for its citizens currently in the South Asian nation ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12.Also Read | ‘No security threat here’: Bangladesh questions India’s move to recall diplomats’ familiesThe embassy, located in…
Shiv Sena MLA Bharat Gogawale’s son, Vikas MUMBAI: The State on Friday informed Bombay high court that Vikas Gogawale, the son of Shiv Sena MLA and cabinet minister Bharat Gogawale, has surrendered.Both are accused in the Dec 2 violence that broke out between NCP and Shiv Sena supporters during Mahad Municipal Council elections. Advocate general…
A man was brutally shot dead on camera in the Churachandpur district of Manipur. The man, who reportedly belonged to the Meitei community, was captured by the suspected Kuki militant when he was visiting his wife, who belongs to the Kuki community.The video shows a man kneeling on his knees with his hands folded in…
KOLKATA/MALDA: PM Narendra Modi brought up the issue of recurring violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad during his rally in neighbouring Malda district Saturday, specifying demographic imbalance and infiltration as the underlying causes.Murshidabad’s Beldanga continued to see vandalism as highways and railway tracks were blocked for the second day in protest against continuing violence against Bengalis in…
DHAKA: A total of 32 prominent citizens and rights activists on Saturday condemned the planned killings, especially the killing of minorities, serial violence and the burning of houses in the country, stressing that the Prof Yunus-led interim govt is failing to prosecute the perpetrators of violence against the minorities. They demanded that those responsible for…
Yash’s latest teaser for ‘Toxic’ has caused quite a stir, particularly for its controversial portrayal of violence with a female character involved. In a puzzling twist, director Geetu Mohandas described her as a ‘cemetery girl. The teaser of the upcoming film ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ has created a strong reaction online. The film…
