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You get any number of people when in power: Adoor Gopalkrishnan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Noted filmmaker Adoor Gopalkrishnan, one of the 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23 on mob lynchings, said it is easy to enlist any number of people when you are in power but the government cannot "camouflage" r
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SC notice to Centre, states for implementation of guidelines to prevent mo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and several states on a plea seeking proper implementation of the court's 2018 judgement laying down guidelines to prevent mob lynching.
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Fail to understand why people link lynching with religion: C K Bose
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): The intellectuals who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the lynching incidents in the nation are trying to give it a religious color, said BJP leader and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandson, Chandra Kumar Bose, on Friday.
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Some people creating false narratives, say Kangana Ranaut and Prasoon Josh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): After bashing celebrities who expressed concerns over mob lynching, actor Kangana Ranaut and CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi on Friday said the country is moving in the right direction, and that a section is unwilling to accept the mandate given to the present gove
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Sixty-two celebs pen open letter against 'selective outrage' over mob lync
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Sixty-two personalities, including actor Kangana Ranaut, CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, have written an open letter against the "selective outrage and false narratives" of celebrities who had earlier penned an open letter to
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Mob lynching has become an epidemic: Swara Bhasker
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Actor Swara Bhasker, known for speaking her mind on various socio-political issues, said it's hard to "turn our face away from the harsh reality" of increasing cases of mob lynching in the country.
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Maximum mob lynching in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Reacting sharply to a letter written by 49 celebrities on the issue of mob lynching, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday alleged that maximum number of people are being lynched in West Bengal for 'Jai Shri Ram' chants.
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No mob lynching case registered with us: National Minority Commission memb
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], July 24 (ANI): In a startling revelation Manjit Singh, Member of the National Commission for Minorities on Wednesday said that no case of mob lynching has been registered with the commission and assured that appropriate action will be initiated if any such case c
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MP: Man suspected of kidnapping children beaten up in Narsinghpur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): Amid political commotion over mob lynching in the state, another incident has surfaced where a man was tied up and beaten by locals of Saikheda area here on Sunday who suspected him of kidnapping children.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar by opposition
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 22 (ANI) The proceedings of Rajya Sabha were on Monday adjourned till 2 pm after Congress and other opposition parties created ruckus over various issues including crisis in Karnataka, Sonbhadra killings and mob lynching.
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Govt doing its best to curb mob lynching: MP Home Minister Bala Bachchan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bala Bachchan on Saturday said that the government is doing its best to curb mob lynching after two incidents took place in the state within a day.
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Muslims are being punished for not migrating to Pakistan, says Azam Khan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 20 (ANI): In another controversial statement, Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan said on Saturday that Muslims in the country are being punished for their decision to not go migrate to Pakistan after the partition in 1947.
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