After two successful films to the viewers, ‘Mission Mangal’ and ‘Saand Ki Aankh’, Taapsee Pannu is now all set to essay role of Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj on-screen and the flick will go on floors by name ‘Shabaash Mithu’. She announced about the project through Instagram while wishing Mithali on her 37th birthday.
Reportedly, Taapsee’s wish for Mithali wasn’t a simple affair as she surprised fans with the big news. Wishing the birthday girl, the ‘Naam Shabana’ actor assured her that she is all “prepared to learn the ‘cover drive’.”
She captioned a string of pictures shared on Instagram,”Happy Happy Birthday Captain Mithali Raj! You have made all of us proud in more than many ways and it’s truly an honour to be chosen to showcase your journey on screen.”
Adding how confused she is to choose a gift for her, Taapsee promised that “I shall give it all I have to make sure you will be proud of what you see of yourself on screen with #ShabaashMithu.”
The skipper who turned 37 today achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 20 years in the international cricket earlier in October.
Meanwhile, Taapsee, on her work front was last seen alongside Bhumi Pednekar in ‘Saand Ki Aankh’, a film based on the lives of India’s two sharpshooters – Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, who took up shooting in their 60s.
A suitcase containing the chopped body of an unidentified man was recovered from Makhdoom Shah Baba Dargah in Mahim on Monday. According to the police, the locals of the area noticed the suitcase which was floating on the waters at the Mahim beach also known as Mahim dargah on Monday evening and informed the police. After that police reached the spot and seized the suitcase.
Police said a hand detached from the shoulder, part of a leg and private parts of a man was found in a plastic bag inside the suitcase. After that police have sent the body parts to the civic-run Sion hospital for post-mortem.
Senior police inspector Milind Gadankush, Mahim police station, said, “We are searching for the remnants of the body and trying to identify the deceased. No case has been registered. The parts seem to be the left arm and right leg, along with some parts of an intestine.”
Currently, police have registered a case against an unknown person under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing the disappearance of evidence of offence). Further investigation is underway.
One would find that rape is a sexual as well as cultural attack which has become a great social problem today. There are many rape cases which have become the headlines of the leading newspapers but the timely actions are not taken on it. After a rape incident, a woman lives a pathetic life which includes fear, depression, guilt complex, suicidal action and social stigma. Figures indicate that 10.6 per cent of total victims of rape were girls under 14 years of age, while 19 per cent were teens between the ages of 14 and 18. Alarmingly in almost 94.2 per cent of cases offenders were known to the victims and those involved included family members, relatives, and neighbours.
It is obvious that there is much to be done to change our laws on rape. While Sections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code are the major laws dealing with rape, they have failed to match the international standards of addressing the crime. Making tougher laws will only be as effective as its implementation. Violent assaults, rapes and murders of women are symptomatic of a deep societal dysfunction. Any new law on rape should include the conduct of the defence lawyer and bar unethical questions against the rape victim. If an FIR is registered against a person in a rape case, he should be automatically disqualified from contesting elections. The prosecution for rape and sexual harassment should have toughest lawyers pleading the case to have 100 per cent conviction and not one in over 1000 cases.
In view of the increasing rape incidents, it is absolutely necessary to review the rape law humanely and progressively as the existing law is not only partial but also outdated. The decision of the government to bring out an ordinance to award death penalty for rape of children below 12 years has ignited a debate over the effectiveness of the step. The maximum sentence for a rapist found guilty remains unclear under prevailing laws. It includes seven years of life imprisonment, or up to ten years. For those who are guilty of gang-rape, rape of a pregnant woman and related offenses the maximum punishment for the guilty is 10 years. The subject needs a comprehensive review and should include various types of assault, violence and torture, and with gender neutrality. Indian women are far too vulnerable to violent assaults. Sexual violence in villages, though little reported, keeps girls and women indoors after dark. The pity is that to change attitudes to rape so many young women have had to suffer and die. An act the police never prosecute and the public ignores. Women are routinely groped and harassed by men on buses and trains. The reason behind is the vulgar display by even top grade heroines in the form of ‘item numbers’ has become a must for any successful movie. All these adds to the frustration where the age of sexual maturity does not match with the permissible age for marriage. A piece of fool-proof legislation is needed to safeguard innocent victims. Before the dignity of more women is sacrificed, we need to have a real change for the better democracy, greater freedom, full transparency, strict law enforcement, and mandatory punishment for heinous crimes against women. Shouting on roads demanding death penalty for rapists will not work but what we need is that our law makers need be pressurised to enact such law in the Parliament to empower our legal system to hang criminals irrespective of them being major or minor.
Does it really matter to us who is the CM of Maharashtra?
Whether it is Devendra Fadnavis or Uddhav Thackeray? I am not a supporter of any political party
Life of a common man would remain the same at ground level. The misery and hardship in every step of his life will remain the same. Well! the list is endless , just to name a few :
Extreme weather and global warming at its peak. It is almost December and we are still feeling the scorching heat.
Potholes across the city because of which most of us have developed backbone issues regardless of the age.
Garbage, filthiness and pollution all around us.
To make things worse – Trees getting cut , worsening not only the environment but also the beauty of the nature.
Floods in every rainy season, a special mention that our city is still running on the ancient drainage system that the Britishers had built decades back. This needs to be upgraded and maintained to manage a densely populated city and the rains.
Bribery: Most of the government officials do not proceed till we fill their pockets with vitamin M
Timelines to complete the projects ( Metro, flyover and redevelopment projects ) are uncertain.
Problems of clean drinking water, medical facilities, elderly assistance, female foeticide, and women’s safety are not addressed as required.
Ban on plastics could be dealt in a better way incepting the substitute first.
Aren’t the leaders supposed to help and address these issues rather than debating on religion, fighting and belittling other parties.
As a true citizen of India, I vote diligently in every election, but today I feel cheated as our day to day issues are worsening, and the politicians are just concerned about their power, position and money (which ultimately belongs to us tax payers) to sum up. I request the leaders to address these issues and work towards solutions, not forgetting that you are in power because of our votes.
S.N. Kabra
Delhi Police unnecessarily targeted for death of three boys
It is indeed regretful that Delhi Police is being unnecessarily targeted for death of three boys killed near Turkman Gate in Delhi on night of November 30 when their speeding bike hit a pole during their joy-ride. It is significant that the three boys broke all traffic-rules by having three riders on a bike that too all without helmets and overspeed. It may also be possible that the killed boys might have been minors.
Fault lies with parents of the three killed boys who did not care to control their children for such unlawful scooter-ride. Delhi witnesses havoc created by bikers on busy roads including in high security-zone of Leyton Delhi with parents enjoying driving-skill of their children by violating all traffic-rules.
Higher authorities in Delhi should issue necessary notifications giving Delhi Police clean chit in the matter to keep their morals high so that they may perform their duties well during annual feature of creating havoc by bikers violating all traffic-rules and creating fear amongst road-users at night-hours.
Subhash Chandra Agrawal
Punish rapists
After New Delhi Nirbhaya case, may be many other unfortunate cases have occurred in India, but this incident in Hyderabad has created sensation across the country. I suggest these rapists should be punished immediately and if legal system approves their hanging no mercy should be shown and after making video of few minutes should be made viral so that other rapists can learn a lesson. I also suggest all ladies going out of home should carry strong chilly powder which tactfully can be thrown to the eyes of the rapists. There may be Police teams to save women but for immediate recourse is chilly powder. I also suggest parents to train their girls in Karate etc from childhood. Prevention is the best option rather than the sufferings.
Jayanthi Mani
(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)
The Income Tax department has issued a legal notice to the Indian National Congress asking an explanation over allegedly receiving funds to the tune of Rs 170 crore from a company as part of its tax evasion probe in a mega Rs 3,300 crore hawala racket case. Reportedly Hyderabad-based infrastructure firm had transferred the amount to Congress through hawala channels.
According to the officer the notice has been issued to the party to take the probe forward in a case that was unearthed last month after multiple raids were conducted in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad respectively, with links to “leading corporate houses” in the infrastructure sector.
A 26-year-old man was arrested by Wadala police for allegedly making obscene video calls and talks to more than 100 women. The arrested accused identified as Sambhaji Hussainkar, who originally hails from Kolhapur but he resides at Worli, Mumbai.
According to police the accused used to select the women and girls after checking their profile pictures on WhatsApp, using an app and following which he would call women and girls and show his private parts to them. The incident came into light when a 17-year-old girl, who is a resident of Wadala was getting a video call from the accused since Saturday.
As per the girl’s statement initially, she avoided the calls as it was an unknown number. However, the accused kept calling her. Then she thought that it might be some relative who is trying to reach her, hence she answered the call. After briefly greeting her, he started making an obscene conversation. And before she could disconnect the call Hussainkar started showing his private parts. Police said, after disconnecting the calls the accused kept video calling her. So finally she told her parents about it following which her parents lodged a complaint at Wadala police station.
After that police have booked the accused for stalking and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The Deputy Commissioner of Wadala Police Station Rashmi Karandikar said, “Through technical details, we managed to trace the accused in Worli area on Monday morning, two days after the incident.”
Police said, in the past also Hussainkar had been arrested by the Worli police for molestation case. The accused used an app to access phone numbers and would only contact women and used to check WhatsApp profile photos, and if they were females, he would call them, said police.
Since 2014, BJP IT cell has used social media to tarnish and defame many opposition leaders by circulating fabrications. Taking the cue from WhatsApp forwards BJP leader Anantkumar Hegde accused Devendra Fadnavis’s 80-hour power stint in Maharashtra as planned “drama” to protect Rs 40,000 crore in central funds and return it safely. One BJP leader taking on another BJP leader has embarrassed BJP. The controversy-prone MP from Karnataka also said that it took “15 hours” for Mr. Fadnavis to make sure the money was safe.
While campaigning in Yellapur in his Uttara Kannada constituency for by-polls Hegde said “You all know that recently in Maharashtra for just 80 hours our person was Chief Minister, but soon Fadnavis resigned. Why did we have to do this drama? Didn’t we know? Despite knowing we don’t have a majority, why did he become Chief Minister? This is the question everyone is asking. He said “more than Rs 40,000 crore” was under the Chief Minister’s control. “If the NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena came to power, certainly that Rs 40,000 crore would not have gone for development and would have been (misused),” said the MP. “This was all planned earlier. It was decided that whatever happens, a big drama was necessary. Which is why there was an adjustment and he became Chief Minister. In those 15 hours, Fadnavis made sure the money went where it was supposed to go… it was kept safe. It was all returned to the Centre. If it had been kept here – the next chief minister -you know what would have happened,” Hegde claimed.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Devendra Fadnavis dismissed BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde’s statement. Neither the Centre asked for any funds nor the Maharashtra government sent it back, Fadnavis asserted even as the opposition Congress and the Shiv Sena slammed the former BJP Chief Minister. Fadnavis, however, dubbed Hegde’s claim as “absolutely wrong”, and said nothing of that sort happened.
“It is absolutely wrong and I refute it completely. A company of the central government is implementing the bullet train project, where the Maharashtra government’s role is restricted to land acquisition only. Neither the Centre asked for any funds nor the Maharashtra government sent it back,” Fadnavis told reporters. The reports are “completely wrong”. The Maharashtra government has no role in the bullet train project other than land acquisition, he asserted. “Not a single rupee of Maharashtra government has been returned to the Centre from any other project,” the former Chief Minister said. “I have not taken any such policy decision during my tenure as a chief minister or caretaker CM. Those who understand the accounting system of the Centre and States, they would know no such transfer of funds takes place,” he said. Fadnavis said the state finance department should conduct necessary inquiry and bring out the truth. “It is wrong to issue such a false statement and seek (our) reaction over it,” the BJP leader said. Fadnavis also said that he was not aware of whether Hegde made such a statement or not.
Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha member of the Shiv Sena, tweeted that it was “treachery” if an 80-hour Chief Minister had moved Rs 40,000 crore from Maharashtra to the Centre.
Bjp mp @AnantkumarH says @Dev_Fadanvis as CM for 80 hours, moved maharashtra’s 40000 cr Rs to center ? This is treachery with maharshtra , महाराष्ट्र के साथ गद्दारी है @Officeof UT
NCP leader Nawab Malik said that it was not possible to transfer such a huge amount of Rs 40,000 crore back to the centre, saying such reports were being spread to hide the BJP’s defeat in Maharashtra.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted: “A union minister opened the Pandora’s box of Modi government; BJP’s anti-Maharashtra face has been unmasked. Was the federal structure being trumped? Was Rs 40,000 crore meant for the welfare of the public and farmers withdrawn due to a conspiracy? Prime Minister, Reply! (sic)”
एक केंद्रीय मंत्री ने खोली मोदी सरकार की पोल,
भाजपा का महाराष्ट्र विरोधी चेहरा बेनक़ाब हुआ
क्या संघीय ढाँचे को पाँव तले रोंद दिया गया,
क्या जनता व किसान की भलाई का ₹40,000 करोड़ एक षड्यंत्र से वापस ले लिया गया?
Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister on November 23, in a surprise oath ceremony at 7.50 am. Also sworn in with him was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who had promised to bring enough MLAs to help the BJP reach a majority. Mr. Pawar failed to make good on his promise and Mr. Fadnavis resigned on November 26 after being asked by the Supreme Court to prove his majority within a day.
The Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the new Chief Minister two days later. Mr. Thackeray is leading a Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress alliance that was formed after the Sena broke away from the BJP, its ally of over 30 years, over power-sharing.
Every government does advertise its schemes and achievements. I suppose they must be having budgets set aside for advertising too. But the fact is that these days the political parties are willing to spare ambulances and public toilets as a publicity tool for their candidate and political party. We all know covering the ambulance van is not possible, not the walls of public toilets. These political parties during their tenure invest in such crucial pockets to make the best use of them during election protocol. It does seem that the money could have been put to better use, but then the fact is that everything is important in some way and a lot of seemingly frivolous government expenditure actually helps in keeping the economy going. Government expenditure has to be spread out across sectors. The money spent on advertisements and publicity helps provide liquidity to the media sectors as well as allows the government to reach out to voters. Any government expenditure in India is money being put back into the economy, which generates employment and also further income for the government in the form of taxes. It doesn’t seem appropriate to spend public funds with the intention of popularising itself but every government has done it and will keep doing it.
The ruling government is always alleged of spending inappropriate funds on its own PM’s and party’s publicity. During these years Modi government spent lots of money on publicizing their agendas but no control over his ministers. From giving illogical, offensive statements to killing witnesses, in all these occurrences PM Modi was a mute spectator. Big promises, of giving a huge chunk of 15 lakhs to every Indian (indirect benefits of the same amount), bringing back all the black money, etc. were the main promises given by Modi to win the election. But now the party members simply call them as jumlas. Demonetisation should have been the second step. In the first step, the government should catch the known defaulters and other’ who fled from India. They already knew many politicians, bureaucrats who hold billions of black money. They must be the first targets and if handled properly then demonetisation can be postponed and implemented with proper planning and correct implementation. But the government chose to make the common man a sufferer.
They opposed the FDI when implemented by UPA. It’s impossible for a normal retailer to compete with brands like Amazon, Walmart, etc. It will destroy the traditional markets of our country and bring a monopoly of big brands only. Data point out that economic slowdown did not begin in 2019. It had been building up over time. Declining growth in consumption has been held as the primary factor for the current economic downturn. It is about money in the pocket. Data tell that wages have been falling since January 2018 both in agriculture and non-agriculture work. Consumption had begun its slide from a high of almost 10 per cent in September 2018 quarter. It continued to decline till it reached an 18-quarter low of 3 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2019. Private consumption has improved to 5 per cent in the September quarter. It is a real good news. But the damage has been done. Similarly, investment has gone from about 12 per cent growth to 1 per cent in quarter ending September 2019. It was 4 per cent in April-June period. This happened despite Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting almost a parallel budget after her July Budget speech in Parliament.
The Modi government announced a Rs 70,000 crore recapitalisation of banks. She also announced another Rs 20,000 for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) through liquidity support to Housing Finance Corporations (HFCs). In addition, a Rs 1 lakh crore credit guarantee scheme was announced for purchase of pooled assets of NBFCs and HFCs. In simpler words, the government (or, the tax payers’ pool) was to bear the risk of these financially imprudent lenders. Incentives were announced for almost every sector of the economy including a waiver of super rich tax. But economic malaise is deeper. It has a lot to do with agricultural distress and sinking of real estate ship. Agriculture has been under stress now for about two decades. The past 10 years have been particularly bad for those dependent on agriculture. The worst sufferers have been the marginal farmers.
Economy watchers have found a connection between agricultural decline and supply of labour to the real estate sector in India. Till real estate kept doing well, earning in rural India and thus the consumption by rural India helped GDP sustain a handsome growth rate. Shifting of labour to real estate also supplied the capital to marginal farmers for agriculture and maintained viable farm wages. But as an HSBC report earlier this year showed that the NBFCs crisis triggered a virtual collapse of the real estate in India. The real estate was heavily dependent on NBFCs for borrowing which, the HSBC economists found, had increased from 35 per cent in 2011-12 to 60 per cent in 2018-19. They asserted that the real estate in India can only revive when NBFCs again start lending money to the construction players. The public sector banks are in heavy debt. They have become too risk averse. They are not in a mood to fund any risky business at the moment. Mudra loan has, meanwhile come as a big dampener. Recent reports say, proving the skeptics right, only 20 per cent of total loans disbursed under Mudra scheme actually turned into a new business. Allowing Reliance JIO was the biggest favour where government preferred to be blind. Now some may argue that Reliance invested a lot on 4G and it’s their initiative. Then what if tomorrow Microsoft wants to invest same amount of money for 5G and snatch all the customers of telecom from JIO?
A mute spectator in Education field appointments and tuition fees hike, students have taken up to the streets for their rights. State wise; Caste wise politics are a license to people for creating chaos. Changing Supreme Court decisions, appointing President on the basis of caste etc. are some points where PM Modi not only failed big time but also contributed in bringing country backward. Many fake pages are running on social media by promoting lies (both supporting and against the government). It can be tamed down with an agreement with social media barons but BJP IT cell was aggressive than anyone in spreading fake news and PM rather felt comfortable with it. He himself distorted the facts and blatantly spread lies through his election speeches.
Earlier BJP had many commanding leaders in the party, who could uphold the position fearlessly, were brave enough, competent and intellectual. Now the entire power is limited to Amit Shah. No one in the party has the courage to go against him, talk anything against him, oppose him. He is the one who brings more bad practice in politics. He can go to any extent for the power. PM remains either a mute spectator or found supporting him; but he never reinforced a healthy democracy. Lastly, at times, PM has always cursed the opposition for his failures too. The Mantra that “they had not done anything in 60 years, we are at least doing something” is again a bad practice. We know they had experienced failures.. And that’s why BJP has got the chance. So, work instead of wasting time and resources on the comparison. Advertisement, publicity, money spending, propaganda and far more are credited to the Modi government, but still, if we look at the larger picture.
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Manoshi Sinha’s book “Saffron Swords” tells us the story of those Indians who fought valiantly against invaders and armies, based on an immense moral courage. Earlier, these stories, written by Marxist historians, were presented to us in a language designed for deceit. A brilliant book that talks of unknown kings, queens and common people who fought the invaders, yet, never made it to our history books. A perfect gift to let our kids / grand kids know about our glorious past.
One of the defining characteristics of history writing by historians of India is that they make it bereft of ideas. As a social scientist would tell, this is one of the classic ways in which historians can hide, distort a part of history as it really happened, and present their own version for future generations; the argument being that if history textbooks generate ideas and are taken seriously by readers, they will make the study of history ‘contingent’. Events of the past will then be seen as that could have gone either way, making the reader go deeper and search for more ideas.
One of consequences of that will be to explain why right people armed with the right ideas didn’t always win. This process generates empathy for those who fought and struggled valiantly and be an inspiration.
Manoshi Sinha’s book Saffron Swords does exactly that. It tells us the story of those Indians who fought valiantly against invaders and armies, based on an immense moral courage. To me, this book will do what our textbooks haven’t been able to do for the children of India and many adults like me. It will generate ideas for us to look deeper in the history we haven’t been exposed to as part of our education.
How much do we know about the valorous saga of our ancestors from the east to west, north to south of Bharat? Unfortunately very little! Were we always defeated? It is a Big No. But we have been projected as losers. During the last 1300 years, our ancestors across the country put up a brave resistance against invaders, first against Islamic invasion and rule and later the British. Hundreds and thousands of our warriors won battles and many fought until their last breath defending the motherland.
Indian History text books have hardly glorified these real warriors of the soil. We have grown up reading more about the glories of our invaders. A nation’s citizens, who are ignorant about the brave feats of their ancestors, tend to deviate away from their roots, historicity, and their sense of belongingness for the motherland. Saffron Swords that contains 52 tales of valour, is a tribute to the unsung warriors of India, both men and women, from the last 1300 years. This book is the first in its series.
Indian history text books hardly glorify the exploits of Indian warriors who won in battles against Islamic invaders. Many freedom fighters, who played an instrumental role in freeing India from clutches of the British, have not found a place in history. Instead, it is the invaders who are glorified. From the north to the south, east to the west, there are hundreds of winning exploits of warriors, both men and women. Fifty two stories are inspirational to further bring about pride in our glorious past. I read each and every story like an episode. It is time history text books are rewritten.
This book deserves to be in our school syllabus. It reminds us of our brave ancestors who sacrificed their life but we forgot them because of adulterated history.
The rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinary doctor shocked the nation. The incident has reminded the nation the 7 years old incident of Nirbhaya gang rape case that shocked everyone triggering a nationwide outrage. The protestors are rightly demanding death penalty for the accused. Every day the newspaper reports about rape incidents. In majority of rape cases the accused is known to the victim. It is clear that violence against the weaker sex brings out the manly demeanor of our society where oppression of women is deemed as a custom. Expressing concern over the rising cases of rape reported across the country, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has in the recent amendment passed in Parliament showed that the “nation will not tolerate” crimes against women. While serious law reform is the need of the hour, it also should be taken into consideration that the planners, administrators, and law enforcement agencies work efficiently and diligently in that direction. This diminishing social protection has made working and college going women in the city vulnerable to crimes like eve-teasing, molestation and rape.
It is noticed that the prevalence of crimes against women in a certain place depends on a large extent to the social ambience of that place. The punishment for battering, molestation, sexual molestation and unlawful threat must be increased. Projects must be launched for a better cooperation between the police, the social services and other relevant parties. Government should come out with much more essence and urgency to check the indecent behaviour against women folks, and the need to chart out stern measures on the part of administrative authorities for curbing down such events. People also need to come out with determination against such evils and not be a moot spectator wherein a daughter, or a sister, or a wife, or a mother is crying for alms. In our country, rapists act with impunity as they know they can get away with their crime. Unless laws are strengthened to punish wrong-doers and justice is delivered speedily this crime will continue unchecked and our daughters will continue to suffer.
In his Mann Ki Baat radio address, the Prime Minister said: “No civil society can tolerate any kind of injustice towards the woman-power of the country. The nation will not tolerate those committing rapes. One would find that the scenario for women seems grim indeed and this will continue so long as the basic social and economic structures remain unchanged and the law and order agencies show indifference. Public display of big hoardings only serves to excite the young minds. Laws alone cannot put an end to evils that are endemic in the social structure; the government can at least make some attempt to take its own enactments seriously. Crime is endemic to the human condition, but a crime specifically directed at one sex is most despicable and unfortunately, the one that is punished least. According to the Government’s statistics twenty five rapes are committed in the country everyday but the unofficial record is in very large number.
(This is the first part of the article and the remaining portion will continue tomorrow)
(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)
After two successful films to the viewers, ‘Mission Mangal’ and ‘Saand Ki Aankh’, Taapsee Pannu is now all set to essay role of Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj on-screen and the flick will go on floors by name ‘Shabaash Mithu’. She announced about the project through Instagram while wishing Mithali on her 37th birthday.
A suitcase containing the chopped body of an unidentified man was recovered from Makhdoom Shah Baba Dargah in Mahim on Monday. According to the police, the locals of the area noticed the suitcase which was floating on the waters at the Mahim beach also known as Mahim dargah on Monday evening and informed the police. After that police reached the spot and seized the suitcase.
One would find that rape is a sexual as well as cultural attack which has become a great social problem today. There are many rape cases which have become the headlines of the leading newspapers but the timely actions are not taken on it. After a rape incident, a woman lives a pathetic life which includes fear, depression, guilt complex, suicidal action and social stigma. Figures indicate that 10.6 per cent of total victims of rape were girls under 14 years of age, while 19 per cent were teens between the ages of 14 and 18. Alarmingly in almost 94.2 per cent of cases offenders were known to the victims and those involved included family members, relatives, and neighbours.
Does it really matter to us who is the CM of Maharashtra?
A 26-year-old man was arrested by Wadala police for allegedly making obscene video calls and talks to more than 100 women. The arrested accused identified as Sambhaji Hussainkar, who originally hails from Kolhapur but he resides at Worli, Mumbai.
Since 2014, BJP IT cell has used social media to tarnish and defame many opposition leaders by circulating fabrications. Taking the cue from WhatsApp forwards BJP leader Anantkumar Hegde accused Devendra Fadnavis’s 80-hour power stint in Maharashtra as planned “drama” to protect Rs 40,000 crore in central funds and return it safely. One BJP leader taking on another BJP leader has embarrassed BJP. The controversy-prone MP from Karnataka also said that it took “15 hours” for Mr. Fadnavis to make sure the money was safe.
Manoshi Sinha’s book “Saffron Swords” tells us the story of those Indians who fought valiantly against invaders and armies, based on an immense moral courage. Earlier, these stories, written by Marxist historians, were presented to us in a language designed for deceit. A brilliant book that talks of unknown kings, queens and common people who fought the invaders, yet, never made it to our history books. A perfect gift to let our kids / grand kids know about our glorious past.