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Alarming need for positive thinking in country, says Prasoon Joshi in resp
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on 49 celebrities for writing an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over mob lynching, Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman Prasoon Joshi on Friday said that there was an "ala
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52 contractual faculties write to Health Minister over discrimination in p
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 52 contractual faculties working in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as Assistant Professors in a letter to Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan expressed concern over their pay scale and desired to receive equal payments as perman
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They are playing minority card with wrong facts: Vivek Agnihotri on letter
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Film director Vivek Agnihotri along with 62 other celebrities wrote an open letter 'Against Selective Outrage & False Narratives' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a counter to the letter written recently by 49 eminent persons on the issue o
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Mamata writes to PM, bats for electoral reforms including state funding of
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to implement electoral reforms aimed at preventing corruption and criminality in the polls.
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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 17 opposition members have written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu raising serious concerns over how the Central government is "hurriedly" passing legislation without any scrutiny by the Standing or Select Committees of Parliament.
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DCW writes to Lok Sabha Speaker, slams the Transgender Bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Friday slammed the Transgender Bill introduced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for protection of rights of a transgender person.
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Sixty-two celebs pen open letter against 'selective outrage' over mob lync
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Mamata writes to PM Modi, urges to call all-party meeting on public fundin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], July 25 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to call an all-party meeting to discuss public funding of Indian elections while pressing the need for electoral reforms.
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Not for a movie, writes Anne Hathaway as she shows off baby bump
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25 (ANI): Anne Hathaway can't wait to welcome her baby No. 2 with husband Adam Shulman. Flaunting her baby bump, the Academy-award winner posted a picture on Instagram saying it was not for a movie.
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Maximum mob lynching in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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DCW writes to Centre, seeks info regarding facilities provided to transgen
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women on Wednesday sent a notice to Department of Health and Central government seeking information regarding facilities provided to transgenders for sex reassignment surgeries (SRS) by July 31.
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49 celebrities write to PM over incidents of lynching, seek 'exemplary pun
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): As many as 49 celebrities from different fields including singer Shubha Mudgal, actor Konkona Sen Sharma and filmmakers Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap and Mani Ratnam, among others, have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over incidents
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