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‘Tanashah is symbolic of our times, art can’t be apolitical’: Dancer Navtej Johar

Oct 28, 2023

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) He says all his work is political. The fact that he is a Sikh, gay and male Bharatanatyam dancer is political. That every time he goes on the stage, lets the world look at him, is a political act. The body, he says, is political too.As dancer, choreographer and yoga practitioner Navtej Johar gets to set to stage his latest…

Three-day Taj Film Festival to promote film-making in UP

Oct 28, 2023

Agra, Oct 28 (IANS) The fifth edition of the Global Taj Film (GTF) Festival will give a big boost to film-making in Uttar Pradesh and open avenues for work to aspiring local talent.Ten award-winning films will be screened at the fifth…

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Gurugram: 3 held for Rs 20L worth gold extortion bid

Oct 28, 2023

Gurugram, Oct 28 (IANS) Three accused involved in demanding Rs 20 lakh worth gold ransom from a city jeweller has been arrested, the police said.Varun Dahiya, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), said the police received a complaint…

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K’taka DyCM Shivakumar will surely become CM, says Cong MLA

Oct 28, 2023

Davanagere (Karnataka), Oct 28 (IANS) The infighting within the Congress in Karnataka has come out in open, with the party MLA Ganiga Ravi stating that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has worked hard for the party and will surely…

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Motihari police seeks to grill Shahabuddin’s son Osama Shahab in case

Oct 28, 2023

Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Police in Bihar's Motihari have taken a production warrant against Osama Sahab, the son of late don-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, in a land grab case, officials said on Friday.An official said that he was…

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BJP leader’s SUV rams couple in Bihar’s Purnea, wife dead

Oct 27, 2023

Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) A speeding SUV of a BJP leader mowed down a husband-wife couple's in Bihar's Purnea district, leading to the woman's death, police said on Friday. Pankaj Kumar Pandit and his wife Kalpana Devi were returning home when a…

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Amit Shah promises backward class leader as Telangana chief minister if voted to power

Oct 27, 2023

Hyderabad, Oct 27 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday promised that if BJP is voted to power in Telangana, a leader from backward classes will be made the chief minister. Addressing a public meeting at Suryapet, he urged people to…

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Congress criticises Kerala CM for wasting money on ‘Keraleeyam 2023’ festival

Oct 27, 2023

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27 (IANS) Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) V.D Satheesan on Friday slammed the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for spending Rs 27 crores on ‘Keraleeyam 2023’ -- a week long festival -- when the state is passing…

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Over 200 farmers in Haryana participate to end stubble burning

Oct 27, 2023

Chandigarh, Oct 27 (IANS) Over 200 farmers, government officials and industry members on Friday participated in a farmer outreach event in the Rania block in Haryana to strengthen the efforts to end stubble burning in the area. The event…

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‘Goddess Durga is an imaginary character,’ says RJD MLA

Oct 27, 2023

Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) RJD MLA Fateh Bahadur Singh has stirred a controversy saying that the goddess Durga is an imaginary character of a story. “I admit to the existence of goddess Durga and 33 crore gods and goddesses in the country but…

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