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RJD, CPI slam Sakshi Maharaj for his 'communal' Kabristaan remar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna/ New Delhi [India], Feb. 28 (ANI): A day after Sakshi Maharaj stirred up a controversy courtesy his 'Kabristaan' remark, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav while questioning his character today demanded a thorough probe against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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Cong comes to Gurmehar's rescue, mocks BJP's 'patriotic
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb. 28 (ANI): A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stirred a controversy by comparing Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the Congress on Tuesday mocked the saffron party's patriotic stunt and accused it of imposing pressur
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Dignity of women is paramount: Kargil martyr's father
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb.28 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing controversy over Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who alleged rape threats over her social media campaign against the student group ABVP, Kargil war hero martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia's father N.N. Kalia
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BJP MP compares DU girl to Dawood: CPI(M) dubs it voice of RSS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 28 (ANI): After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Simha countered controversy by comparing Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, whose social media post against the ABVP has gone viral, to Dawood Ibrahim, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday dubbed
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Kansas shooting: Hindus must wear 'tika', 'bindi' for
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb. 25 (ANI): In what may spark a fresh controversy, Hindu Samhati president, Tapan Ghosh on Saturday said that women should wear 'bindi' and Hindu men should sport 'tilak' on their forehead to avoid incidents like Kansas shooting.
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Censor Board cannot tell public what they can or can't see: Shyam Ben
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb. 25 (ANI): Reacting to the controversy over the certification of the upcoming movie 'Lipstick Under My Burkha,' veteran director Shayam Benegal has reckoned that banning a film is totally unacceptable.
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Problem not censorship, but 'patriarchal system', says 'Lip
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], Feb. 24 (ANI): Commenting on the controversy surrounding certification of 'Lipstick Under My Burkha', film's director Alankrita Shrivastava on Friday said the problem was not about censorship, but patriarchal system where media is more focused on male desires and
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Lipstick Under My Burkha row: Censor Board defends action, says movie cont
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), Feb. 24 (ANI): Reacting to the controversy over the certification of the upcoming movie 'Lipstick Under My Burkha,' CBFC member Mamta Kale justified the Board's action saying that the content of the movie is the core issue.
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'Shamshaan-Kabristaan' row: Mayawati lashes out at PM Modi for s
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 21 (ANI): Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked a controversy by comparing the number of cremation grounds with that of the graveyards in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday fired fresh salvos at the Bharatiya
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PM Modi, Amit Shah are 'terrorists' misleading people of U.P: Sa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary courted controversy by branding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah as 'terrorists', adding that they are trying to mislead voters in Uttar Pradesh to gather
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Does PM Modi want to be a municipal commissioner: Congress on 'diwali
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi courting controversy over his 'Diwali electricity' remark, the Congress on Monday took a jibe at him asking if he wanted to become a municipal commissioner, since he was showing a keen interest on local issues as d
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Amid controversy, Trump moves ahead with key interviews, business at Mar-a
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 19 (ANI): Even as many criticised him for holding the urgent discussion over North Korea's missile test with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the patio at Mar-a-Lago as other diners looked on freely, U. S. President Donald Trump continues to hold business at hi
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