Mahua Moitra (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra on Wednesday courted controversy when she shared an old photo of the arrest of Bangladesh’s former poll commissioner in an election-manipulation case, saying it was a sign of “things to come” in an apparent reference to the INDIA bloc’s allegation that the Election…
Kolkata: Two independent films by SRFTI students—one an alumnus and the other awaiting his diploma—are at the heart of a pan-Indian controversy. Kanu Behl’s award-winning ‘Agra’ on Monday received limited screens, prompting 46 prominent voices from India’s indie film community to demand fair and equal opportunities for such movies across India. In Kolkata, the release…
FARIDABAD: Crores of rupees were allegedly siphoned off by the Al-Falah trust to family-linked entities, with contracts for construction and catering awarded to companies owned by chairman Jawad Siddiqui’s wife and children, ED sources said.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al-Falah group — the entity that runs the…
‘Ishq Vishk’ gave Bollywood three fresh faces who quickly won over the audience. But behind the bright lights, one of its actors was heading towards an unexpected journey. While Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao rose quickly, their co-star Vishal Malhotra found himself caught between industry limits, bold choices and surprising turns that no one could…
VARANASI: The Vanara Sena organisation has lodged a complaint accusing filmmaker SS Rajamouli of allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments with his remarks against Lord Hanuman, police said on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported.The complaint relates to comments made by Rajamouli during a promotional event in Hyderabad for his upcoming film Varanasi. Police Complaint Against Filmmaker Rajamouli…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurated two new Consulates General of India in Russia on Wednesday, in Yekaterinburg and Kazan. Jaishankar hailed the moment as an important day for bilateral ties.Speaking at the event, he said, “I am confident that with the opening of the two new consulates, there will be a further…
Anmol Bishnoi deported from US, lands in Delhi NEW DELHI: Fugitive gangster Anmol Bishnoi, wanted in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, landed at Delhi’s IGI Airport on Wednesday after being deported from the US. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the brother and close aide of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi upon his deportation…
China launched a “disinformation campaign” after Operation Sindoor in a bid to “hinder” the sales of French Rafales “in favor” of its own J-35s, a US annual report released on Wednesday said.The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a US Congress-created advisory body, also accused Beijing of creating AI-generated images of “debris” claiming to have…
NEW DELHI: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Wednesday was elected as leader of the party’s legislature group at a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Patna. Meanwhile, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were elected as the leader and the deputy leader of BJP legislature party respectively. NDA Sweeps Bihar, Nitish Kumar Prepares for…
Sachin Tendulkar (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday offered his respects to Sri Sathya Sai Baba during the birth centenary celebrations in Puttaparthi. He recalled how people would compare his hairstyle to the spiritual leader’s when he was a child and how meeting Baba later left a deep impact on his…
