Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrived at the piligrimage town of Trimbakeshwar, near on Sunday.
He held discussions with mahants of various akhadas, presently gathered in the town for Kumbh Mela.
He was accompanied by Swami Sharananand, Swami Parmanand and Swami Gyananand.
Interacting with reporters after a tree planting programme at Karni Ashram, the spiritual leader said, “I look at India as a land of ‘sarvadharmasambhav’ (an equal regard for all religions), where people of all religions are safe and make progress”.
Striking FTII students were awaiting a feedback from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after the August 21 visit of its three-member delegation which held talks with various stakeholders to end the now 80-day stir, even as demonstrations remained subdued on the campus.
The protesting students have been demanding removal of BJP member and TV actor Gajendra Chauhan from the post of chairman of the Governing Council of Film & Television Institute of India.
Kindling the hopes of a resolution of the long-drawn agitation by the students that raised the issue of an alleged saffronisation of various national academic institutions and their autonomy, the delegation led by S M Khan had held discussions with FTII students, faculty and staff. The discussions was later described as “satisfactory” by all stakeholders.
However, the committee which was expected to submit its report to the Ministry last week, was yet to do so, according to the faculty and representatives of the FTII Students’ Association (FSA).
“We now hear that the Khan Committee which gave us a patient hearing with a positive outlook is likely to table its report in next couple of days — Monday or Tuesday,” an FSA representative Ameya Gore said.
The acting dean of FTII Sandip Chatterjee said, “We expect the committee to submit its report early next week.”
Apart from a stand on the students’ demands, which include removal of Chauhan and four members of the FTII body, who allegedly lack “credentials and status”, the I&B committee is also expected to make known its stand on the controversial police complaint filed by FTII director Prashant Pathrabe that led to the arrests of five students involved in his gherao recently.
As the entire nation continues to be flabbergasted by one after another sensational revelations in the Sheena Bora murder mystery, the latest report says media tycoon Peter Mukerjea’s wife Indrani had it all planned to establish son Mikhail as a “mentally unstable” person.
Indrani had approached a psychologist from Mumbai to prepare a fake mentally-ill certificate for Sheena’s brother Mikhail and wanted to portray him as a lunatic.
The Mumbai police is about to quiz the psychologist to interrogate about the same.
Mikhail has recently claimed that on the fateful day of April 24, 2015 when Sheena was murdered, Indrani had plotted to kill him as well. However, he managed to escape in spite of being drugged.
The police continue to investigate the sensational murder mystery as they grill the accused trio – Indrani Mukerjea, her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai.
The three will be taken to Raigad district to recreate the crime scene.
RJD, JD(U), SP and Congress on Sunday came together for Swabhiman Rally in Patna, ahead of 2015 Bihar Assembly elections.
“On Lalu and Nitish’s alliance he said that law and order situation in Bihar has worsened. What is the situation of Gujarat nowadays? Modiji must tell us,” says RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav.
“BJP has betrayed Ganga and Lord Ram. It is Bharat Jalao Party. We don’t need Smart City, but Smart Villages,” says Lalu.
“They consider people of Yadav community fools. When buffalo couldn’t harm us, will Narendra Modi be able to? People told us that they are being pressurised to cancel Lalu Prasad’s bail and send him to jail,” says Lalu.
“You say this is Jungle Raj part 2. No, no, this is mangal raj (the government of the good) part 2,” said Lalu Prasad. “When two backward leaders came together the BJP started panicking… And now they are saying jungleraj,” he added.
Calling the government “anti-farmer” Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, who addressed the rally before Mr. Kumar, said, “It snatches land from farmers to divide it among its handful of rich cronies”. The government has finished one fourth of its time but has done nothing except “showbaazi,” she added.
The two leaders were sharing stage with RJD chief Lalu Prasad at the rally, which was attended by tens of thousands of people.
Billed the “Swabhiman rally” (self-respect rally) the gathering was the first big show of unity against the common enemy – the BJP — after the leaders joined hands last year to defeat the National Democratic Alliance in the coming assembly elections.
From DNA remark, package for Bihar, crime rate in Bihar to rolling back of land ordinance, Lok Sabha promises, Nitish tore into Modi’s claim.
While addressing the rally in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, Nitish said, “Modi raised question mark over Bihar’s DNA and insulted the state. Nothing is wrong with Bihar’s DNA, the state has glorious history. My DNA emanates from Bihar’s soil. My DNA is the same as that of the people of Bihar.”
In a show of strength, the stage was shared by Janata Dal United leader Nitish, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav and senior leaders of all the four parties.
The JD(U) and the RJD will contest 100 seats each in the 243-member Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to end by November. The Congress will contest on 40 seats, the remaining three will be contested by Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party.
Taking on Modi for rolling back land ordinance, Nitish said, “Modi government’s decision to not repromulgate land ordinance is people’s victory. Today Modi did not say his ‘Mann ki Baat’ in radio programme but public’s ‘Dil ki Baat’. ”
While addressing nation in his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi had made it clear that his government will not promulgate land ordinance but include 13 points to reform the land acquisition law to benefit farmers. “We are ready to amend land acquisition act to benefit farmers, who were subjected to misinformation leading to a lot of apprehension in their minds on the law. I have decided that the Land ordinance be allowed to lapse,” Modi said.
After providing LPG in easy-to- carry 5-kg cylinders, the government is planning to launch 2-kg bottles at local kirana stores even as it introduced online booking of new connections for subsidised cooking fuel.
LPG is traditionally available in 14.2-kg cylinders, which are not very convenient to carry and its cost at Rs. 418 is considered high for poor and rural population. A 5-kg cylinder priced at Rs. 155 was introduced in October 2013.
“We are now planning to introduce a 2-kg cylinder that can be easily carried… this will be particularly beneficial for the rural people and poor who cannot afford to pay the price of a 14.2-kg or even 5-kg cylinder,” Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.
To begin with, the penetration of 5-kg cylinder will be increased. New subsidised connections of 5-kg cylinders in rural as well as far flung areas will be issued in first place. Pradhan was speaking at the launch of online booking of LPG connections.
“Consumers can now book a new connection online. It will be verified within 48 hours and a person from the nearest LPG agency will deliver a new connection at the door-step in next 3-4 days,” he said.
A 16-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by her two classmates, police said.
Police said the girl was abducted by her four classmates when she was waiting for her school bus at a bus stop here on Friday and then raped by two of them near Manesar, around 20 km from Gurgaon city.
The victim and the accused were students of a school in Manesar.
The girl was blind-folded and taken to an isolated place in a van and then raped by two boys who too were minors. The girl was later left near her house in the evening.
She narrated the incident to her family member who got an FIR lodged against the culprits who were identified by the victim.
The two boys who allegedly raped the girl have been arrested and booked under sections of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. They were produced before the judicial magistrate who sent both of them to a juvenile home in Faridabad.
A high-voltage family drama unfolded at Goa airport when a cheating husband was caught red-handed by his wife. The video which has gone viral on Internet was captured by a co-passenger on Friday.
In this clipping, the woman, who followed her husband till Goa, could be seen getting furious on finding her better-half with some other girl.
The husband is believed to have lied to his wife that he is going to Goa on a business meeting. The suspicious wife took another flight and was waiting at the airport even before her husband and his girlfriend could reach there.
Inspite of finding the duo together, the lady could be seen in the video asking her husband to come back home. But, on his refusal and abusive language she loses her cool and slaps the other girl. To which, the man reacts with equal velocity and a scuffle takes place between the husband-wife. Unfortunately the man slaps his wife so hard and even kicks her that she fells down and breaks down heavily.
Hardik Patel, the face of Patel quota stir in Gujarat, on Sunday announced plans for a nation-wide agitation seeking reservation for nearly “27 crore people” of various communities including Gujjars and Kurmis.
The 22-year-old leader, who held a series of meeting with various community leaders here, said the reservation agitation “was a marathon and not a 100-metre race” and he intends to hold mega-rallies in different parts of the country to widen the stir.
“Whatever has happened in Gujarat, we want to take it at the national level and there are (people of) around 12 states who are connected to us,” he said.
Hardik had led a massive rally on August 25 to press for quota for Patidar community under OBC category in Ahmedabad. His detention was followed by widespread violence which claimed the lives of ten people including a police constable and kept the state administration on tenterhooks.
“It (agitation) is a marathon and not a 100-metre race. It will go on for 1-2 years. I intend to bring 27 crore people our community together which are in different states. I want to take our movement all over the nation. Wherever the Patel community needs me, I will go.”
“During this time, if we feel the need for muscle power of the community, they will help us. And whenever required they will block the highways,” Hardik told a news conference at the Press Club.
Looks like Lindsay Lohan made a scene at her millionaire pal Justin Etzin’s lavish wedding as she was witnessed running nude around the villa after the ceremony.
According to sources, the 29-year-old Lindsay Lohan was on her phone and painting her nails throughout the ceremony, but when a speaker made fun of her behaviour after the ceremony, the actress got angry and got completely naked, reports Us magazine.
Sources further revealed that while running Lindsay Lohan was shouting that she had been drugged and that is why she is behaving in such manner.
However, the witnesses confirmed that the actress was walking and talking normally without slurring.
Apart from this, Lindsay Lohan did a lot of drama throughout the wedding weekend, like shouting at guests for taking her pictures.
RJD, JD(U), SP and Congress on Sunday came together for Swabhiman Rally in Patna, ahead of 2015 Bihar Assembly elections.
Looks like Lindsay Lohan made a scene at her millionaire pal Justin Etzin’s lavish wedding as she was witnessed running nude around the villa after the ceremony.