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Actor Kangana Ranaut faces strong criticism from young people for her social media comments. MUMBAI : Actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut has drawn fierce backlash from the younger demographic following a series of inflammatory Instagram stories targeting student-led protests across Mumbai and other cities.In her widely circulated posts, Ranaut slammed the students protestors organized under the banner of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’, describing the content put out on social media about the protest as “puke-inducing” and “crass.”Singling out young women, she branded them “Generation Gutter” and accused them of displaying “filth, garbage, and ugliness” without accountability.The remarks have…

Mirrors: Distance Between Worlds initiated engaging conversations around migration, memory, identity and cultural belonging Mirrors: Distance Between Worlds, an exhibition featuring diaspora artists Shana Sood and Yolanda Peña Mazzoni, opened at Bikaner House in New Delhi to an enthusiastic response from art lovers, collectors, curators, artists and members of the cultural fraternity. Curated by art critic and curator Georgina Maddox, the exhibition sparked conversations around migration, memory, identity and cultural belonging.Bringing together two artists from different cultural backgrounds, the exhibition presented a visual dialogue between Indian-born, US-based artist Shana Sood and Cuban-born, US-based artist Yolanda Peña Mazzoni. Through realist paintings,…

BENGALURU: Pro-Kannada organisations have called for a statewide Karnataka bandh on August 13 from 6am to 6pm, protesting the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to release water to Tamil Nadu.Former MLA and Federation of Pro-Kannada Organisations president Vatal Nagaraj appealed to businesses, associations and other organisations to extend their support and cooperate with the bandh.The organisations have opposed the release of Cauvery water, stating that Karnataka itself is facing a shortage and that the decision would adversely impact farmers across the state.In a statement, the groups said the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) had recommended that Karnataka release 3,500…

Simran Virani practices daily waste segregation, avoiding landfills and environmental hazards. HYDERABAD: Before an empty shampoo bottle, perfume container or any other recyclable household item reaches the dustbin, it makes one final stop, at a recycler.For 26-year-old software engineer Simran Virani, waste segregation is not an occasional practice but a daily habit.“Every recyclable item generated at home is sorted and handed over to a private recycler instead of the municipality. Landfills are only growing hills of garbage and environmental hazards, and I don’t want to contribute to them,” she says.Simran’s sustainability journey began during her college years with a simple…

This website will prove useful for owners of heritage buildings, architects, researchers, students, and the general public Ahmedabad: The official website of the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) has been launched to make the conservation of Ahmedabad’s rich heritage more transparent, accessible, and effective. Designed to provide a single platform for information, regulations, documents, processes, and online services related to heritage conservation, this website will prove useful for owners of heritage buildings, architects, researchers, students, and the general public.In addition to detailed information about the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC), the website provides details about committee members appointed by the state govt.…

Rohit Tilak, great-grandson of Lokmanya Tilak Pune: Great-grandson of freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak and president of Tilak Smarak Trust Rohit Tilak on Thursday asserted that the Lokmanya Tilak National Award was apolitical and opposition to the ceremony was unwarranted.Tilak’s statement came in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut’s criticism of the trust for inviting Union home minister Amit Shah for the ceremony.The award would be conferred on national security adviser Ajit Doval on Aug 1 in the city. Shah would do the honours.Congress earlier warned of agitation against Shah, claiming that he was responsible for the…

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh ranked among the country’s best-performing states in the Centre’s 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, securing a joint top position with a score of 19 out of 21 points, or 90%, on key tuberculosis indicators.The evaluation by the Union ministry of health and family welfare assessed campaign performance between March 24 and July 5, tracking progress on screening, diagnosis, preventive care and patient support. Uttar Pradesh was placed in the top category alongside several other states.According to the assessment, the state scored the highest in six of the seven parameters, reflecting strong implementation in active case finding, molecular…

Poonch, July 31: The critical 132 KV electricity grid supply has been safely restored in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after ten consecutive days of disruption caused by severe flash floods and continuous heavy rainfall.The power supply had been affected after heavy rains caused massive damage to the Power Development Department’s (PDD) infrastructure. A major loss occurred between Rajouri and Thanna Mandi, where two or three towers were washed away; this disrupted the power supply for the entire Poonch district.Speaking to ANI, Altaf Ahmad Khan, Incharge Executive Engineer (XEN) of the Power Development Department, said the recent spell of heavy…

New Delhi, Cryptic bail orders need not be revisited as the liberty of a person does not depend on the inaccuracy of a court, but rather hinges on the prosecution’s case, the Supreme Court said on Friday.Cryptic bail orders need not be revisited: SCThe observations of the top court came while rejecting an appeal of the Uttarakhand government against the grant of bail by the Nainital High Court to Abdul Malik, an accused in the February 2024 Banbhoolpura violence case.On February 8, 2024, during a demolition of a mosque, a large crowd allegedly pelted stones at security personnel and set…

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen (ANI) NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday, marking her first public visit to the city in nearly two decades after being forced to leave amid protests over her memoir “Dwikhandito”.Describing her return as an emotional homecoming, Nasreen said coming back to Kolkata felt like returning to “my own country”.According to news agency PTI, Nasreen is scheduled to attend a programme in the city on August 1. The event is also expected to be attended by West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and noted author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.This is Nasreen’s…