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Paresh Rawal summoned by Kolkata Police on December 12 for ‘cook fish for Bengalis’ remark
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader was booked on a complaint lodged by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohammed Salim.
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Gujaratis supplied weapons to British to subjugate India under colonial rule, alleges TMC MLA
Sabitri Mitra also claimed that the BJP has no right to shout ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ slogans.
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Prophet Muhammad row: All FIRs against expelled BJP leader Naveen Jindal to be clubbed in Delhi
His comments, along with those of Nupur Sharma, had led to a spate of violence and unrest across several parts of the country in June.
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Trending
When a woman in India chooses not to take her husband’s surname
Delhi civic polls: AAP inches closer to majority mark after winning 112 seats out of 250
Watch: This Swift modified into a Lamborghini lookalike is a gift for Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Amid India’s mega-push to digitise health records, AIIMS cyberattack comes as a wake-up call
How Indo-Persian, the language of cosmopolitan India for six centuries, fell into decline
AAP Gujarat chief briefly detained after party workers allegedly create ruckus outside NCW office
Gopal Italia was summoned by the National Commission for Women for allegedly making derogatory comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video.
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Actor who accused Dileep of sexual assault is ‘getting several films now’, says former Kerala MLA
The ex-legislator, PC George, has also previously insisted that Dileep was innocent in the case.
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Death penalty reason for increased murders after rapes, says Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Delhi Commission for Women and Bharatiya Janata Party said that the Congress leader’s statement can adversely affect women’s safety.
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Video
Watch: Neil Diamond surprises audience of musical about his life by singing ‘Sweet Caroline’
Watch: This dog decided to play peacekeeper and interrupted a jiu-jitsu tournament in Chile
Watch: Smog blankets Mumbai as air quality dips to ‘very poor’ in different parts of the city
Watch an unbelievable number of people occupying a single auto rickshaw
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury apologises to President Droupadi Murmu for calling her ‘rashtrapatni’
The Congress MP told the president in a letter that his reference was a ‘slip of the tongue’.
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‘Made enough money in the name of Nehru-Gandhi family,’ says Congress Karnataka MLA
KR Ramesh Kumar made the comment at a rally held to protest against the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of party chief Sonia Gandhi.
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BJP removes Haryana IT cell chief amid backlash over his 2017 tweet about Islam
On Thursday, #ArrestArunYadav was among the top trends on Twitter. Many social users tagged the Delhi and Haryana police handles, calling for his arrest.
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The Reel
Watch: ‘War against Meghan’, says Prince Harry in Netflix documentary trailer
Start the week with a film: A different kind of border crossing in ‘Atlantics’
In FW Murnau retrospective, a silence that speaks volumes about the building blocks of cinema
Why archiving matters: ‘If we don’t preserve films, we will have nothing to restore’
‘Cirkus’ trailer: Rohit Shetty directs Ranveer Singh in a double role
Mahua Moitra challenges BJP to prove that her comments about deity Kaali are wrong
The development came after first information reports were filed against her in Bhopal and Kolkata as she had pointed out a ‘version of the goddess’.
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Mahua Moitra booked for saying Kaali is a ‘meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess’
The Trinamool Congress has distanced itself from the remarks and said that the party MP made them in her personal capacity.
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Ram Gopal Varma booked in Lucknow for remarks about NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu
The case has been filed at the Hazratganj police station under sections of the Information Technology Act.
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The Field
Bangladesh vs India, second ODI: Rohit Sharma injures hand, goes off field for scans
Premier League: Erik Ten Hag aims to increase fitness levels during Manchester United camp in Spain
Tennis: Novak Djokovic to play at Adelaide International in run-up to Australian Open 2023
Pro Kabaddi: Dabang Delhi and Gujarat Giants pick up big wins to keep playoff hopes alive
Cricket: Pat Cummins ruled out of second Test against West Indies, Steve Smith to captain Australia