Malayalam superstar and President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, Mohanlal, has resigned following criticisms against the body over the Hema committee report. The entire 17-member committee resigned on Tuesday. In a statement issued by the organisation, it said the committee will continue until a new team takes over. The general body meeting will be conducted in two months to elect a new committee, it said. The move comes after two of the executive committee members faced sexual assault charges following the release of the committee report. The association also faced criticism for delayed public response after the release…
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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, 27 August, said that he ‘would take sides’ and not let ‘Miya Muslims take over’ the state. Sarma was speaking in the assembly on the adjournment motions brought by the opposition parties wanting to discuss the law-and-order situation, given the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Nagaon recently. Replying to the motion, he said the crime rate in the state has not in fact increased if the population growth is taken into account. When the opposition charged him with being partisan, Sarma retorted, “I will take sides. What can you do about…
Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, recorded the second-highest rise in prime residential property prices among 44 key cities globally during the quarter ended June, driven by a surge in demand, particularly for premium properties. This pushed Mumbai’s ranking to 2nd from 6th a year ago, as Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index reported. Manila led with a 26% YoY price growth, followed by Mumbai at 13%. New Delhi and Bengaluru also saw significant increases, with 10.6% and 3.7% rises in prime residential property prices, respectively. New Delhi moved up to the 3rd position from 26th last year, while Bengaluru maintained its…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to BRS leader K Kavitha and asked the ED and the CBI to show what “material” they had to prove that she was involved in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan was hearing Kavitha’s pleas seeking bail in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged scam which are being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) respectively. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Kavitha, sought bail saying the probe against her has already been completed…
An FIR has been registered against the contractor Jaydeep Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse incident. A statue of Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district last year, collapsed on Monday (August 26). The 35-foot statue collapsed around 1 pm at Rajkot Fort in Malvan. PM Modi unveiled the statue on December 4 last year on the occasion of Navy Day. He also participated in the celebrations at the fort. The…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called for national unity stating that the “nation will be empowered only when we stay united” and warned “if we are divided, we will be destroyed”. He cited the example of Bangladesh political turmoil to give the message against division among Indians. His comments came in the aftermath of the political crisis in the neighbouring country Bangladesh where Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister, was forced to flee the country following weeks of violent protests. Yogi made the remarks at a rally in Agra after unveiling the statue of Rashtraveer Durgadas Rathore. “Nothing…
At least 33 people were killed in southwestern Pakistan in a string of terrorist attacks that targeted police officers, residents and passengers, officials said on Monday. The terrorists launched attacks in at least three different regions and targeted railway tracks, a gas pipeline and a police station, said Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the provincial government. At least 23 people were killed in the early morning after armed men forced passengers off trucks and buses, checked their identities and killed those from the province of Punjab. The passengers were killed in the district of Musakhail, where armed men blocked the…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from MP Kangana Ranaut’s statement where she said that the farmers’ protests could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation if strong measures had not been taken by the government. The party also asked actor-turned-politician to refrain from giving such statements in the future. The BJP also issued a notice stating that actress Kangana Ranaut is neither permitted nor authorised to speak on the party’s policy matters. The BJP has directed Kangana to refrain from making such statements in the future. The party also reiterated its commitment to the principles of “Sabka Saath,…
A delegation of Kenyan Marathon runners visited the Manasa Institute of Child Health & Disability Studies at Mohan Nagar, Kothapet on Monday. They have seen the special education services, neuro-developmental facilities including physiotherapy and speech therapy provided to special children at Manasa. Kenyan marathon runners Ezekiel Kipkorir, Sheila Chebet, Janeth Kiptoo and Hammington Cherop participated in this program organized by Hyderabad Runners Association. These athletes had won various medals at the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 2024 held on 25th August. This visiting group included marathon runners Vipul from Delhi, Bhagirathi from Uttarakhand, Sunil Sharma from Himachal Pradesh and Bhugata Srinu from…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released an updated list of just 15 candidates for the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, following the withdrawal of its initial list of 44 candidates. The party has fielded Arshid Bhat from Rajpora, Advocate Syed Wazahat from Anantnag, Sofi Yousuf from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar, Salim Bhat from Banihal, and Rakesh Thakur from Ramban. Sunil Sharma will contest from Padder-Nagseni, Veer Saraf from Shangus-Anantnag East, Tariq Keen from Inderwal, Daleep Singh Parihar from Bhadarwah, Gajay Singh Rana from Doda, Mohd Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, Javed Ahmad Qadri from Shopian,…