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Hyderabad: SFI screens full BBC documentary for 500 students at UoH

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Hyderabad: The Student Federation of India (SFI) of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) screened the two-part banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 500 students in attendance at the campus’s North Hostel Gate on Thursday evening.
Students watching the two-part banned BBC documentary at the North Hostel Gate on the campus on Thursday evening (Photo: SFI HCU)
Speaking to Siasat.com, SFI HCU president Abhishek Nandan said that they plan to show both episodes. He also added that the SFI is not looking for any altercation with the ABVP, who is currently screening The Kashmir Files.
“We do not want to create any ruckus or fight with the ABVP. In fact, we do not want any kind of disturbance. Students want to watch the BBC documentary,” Nandan said.
When asked if permission to screen was granted by the university, he said, “Permission is not needed.”
ABVP to screen Kashmir Files at UoH
Speaking to Siasat.com, ABVP HCU president Namrutha said that The Kashmir Files is a movie that everyone should watch.
When asked if it was a retaliation move against the recent screening of the banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which showcases his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was the state’s chief minister, Namrutha deflected the question.
“It is a good movie. Moreover, students were asking us to screen some movie and since it is Republic Day, an important day in Indian history, we thought why not. The Kashmir Files is an important movie and we think everyone should watch it,” she said.
Earlier, a video emerged on Twitter where ABVP members are seen conducting a sit-in and shouting slogans to ban BBC.

What is the BBC documentary on Modi?
The new two-part documentary series of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) ‘India: The Modi Question‘ focuses on the 2002 Gujarat riots that killed thousands and left millions homeless, especially in the Muslim community, and the role played by the then chief minister Narendra Modi’s government.
The documentary which is aired only in the United Kingdom looks at the escalating tension between the Muslim community and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as Hindu right-wing organisations – Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
It states that “Modi is directly responsible” for the riots that killed millions of people and displaced many, mostly Muslims. It also said the “violence was politically motivated” and the aim “was to purge Muslims from Hindu areas”. The riots were impossible “without the climate of impunity created by the state government.”
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Is Rashmika Mandanna ignoring Tollywood?

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Hyderabad: It seems like actress Rasmika Mandanna has become controversy’s favourite child these days she often finds herself in some or the other trouble. After the Kannada film industry controversy, she is now facing backlash for allegedly ignoring Tollywood and she is being accused of not giving the whole respect for the industry.
The reasons for this include her lack of participation in the promotions of her recent film “Varisu/Vaarasudu,” which was produced by Telugu producer Dil Raju, and her focus on Tamil projects and Bollywood films. Rashmika is the female lead but she was not seen anywhere during the movie’s promotions in the Telugu states. Being a prominent celebrity, her promotion of the film in Hyderabad and other Telugu cities would have made a huge difference in the collections of the film.
Additionally, rumours of her dating Vijay Devarakonda and ‘unfair’ trolling regarding the Kannada film industry may also be contributing factors to her avoiding the press in Telugu states.
As we all know this actress is trying her luck in Bollywood and the recent film ‘Mission Majnu’ starring Siddharth Malhotra has received mixed reviews. Fans are assuming that this could be also one of the reasons why Rashmika is avoiding Tollywood for now.
Rashmika Mandanna’s comment about south Indian film music has been criticized by a section of people online, with some reacting angrily on social media. Some fans have also defended the actor.
On the professional front, Rashmika Mandanna has another Bollywood movie ‘Animal’ with Ranbir Kapoor which is slated to release in mid-2023.
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January 26, 2023
Drunkard son arrested for beating mother in Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram: A man in Kerala’s Kottayam district was on Thursday arrested for beating up his mother after getting intoxicated, police said.
The incident occurred at Meenadom in Kottayam and its video went viral after it taken by the wife of the accused Kochumon, 48.
Kochumon’s wife sent the video to the local village council member who, in turn, informed police. Kochumon, found drinking at the local bar, was arrested.
On numerous occasions, Kochumon’s neighbours warned him against lifting his hand on his aged mother, but in vain.
But his wife, unable to stand her husband’s behaviour, finally acted and to curb his misdeeds.
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January 26, 2023
Delhi Prisons dept announces special remission to 243 inmates on Republic Day

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New Delhi: The Delhi Prisons department on Thursday announced the government’s special remission to 243 inmates on the occasion of Republic Day, an official statement said.
The department celebrated the 74th Republic Day where Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal unfurled the tricolour.
A combined parade was organised by Delhi Jail, Delhi Police and paramilitary forces in the lawns of the prisons headquarters here.
Baniwal announced the government’s special remission in conviction for inmates subject to their good conduct in jail. The remission varies from 20 to 90 days for women inmates and for men inmates above the age of 65 years; and for 15 to 60 days for other inmates, depending upon the sentence period served in the jail, the statement said.
“On the occasion of Republic Day 2023, the government has provided special remission to 243 eligible inmates. Further, 24 inmates serving life sentence are being released on recommendation of the Sentence Reviewing Board (SRB). Also three economically weaker inmates are being released with the help of financial assistance from NGOs and six inmates are being released on the basis of government remission under the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programme,” the statement said.
The D-G also highlighted that due to decline in COVID-19 cases, the physical ‘mulakat’ has been started again in all jails leading to daily meeting of around 2,000 inmates with their families/relatives. In addition, around 300 inmates are benefiting daily through e-mulakat, it stated.
A skill development programme has been initiated for inmates by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) by which approximately 1,020 inmates will be benefited, it said.
The Delhi Prisons has received a trophy from the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) for its good practices and implementation of Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). In the India International Trade Fair-2022 also, the department had made a mark by exhibiting various products manufactured in jails at the stalls which were highly liked by the visitors, the D-G stated in the statement.

Baniwal also emphasised for participation of inmates in various corrective measures initiated by the department and promised many new initiatives to be taken up for reformation, rehabilitation and reintegration of the inmates in near future.
He honoured 10 officers/officials with ‘DG Disc’ and 10 officials with ‘appreciation letter’ for their excellent work and remarkable contribution in Delhi Prisons, it said.
A private bank provided financial help of Rs 28 lakh to the family of warder Manjeet Shokeen, who passed away while in service due to cardiac arrest. A cheque was handed over by the D-G to the mother of the deceased employee, the statement added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
SRK’s ‘Pathaan’ sets cash register ringing with Rs 55 crore opening, highest for any Hindi movie

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Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan made a grand comeback to the big screen with his new Hindi film “Pathaan” raising a whopping Rs 55 crore nett and its dubbed versions bringing in additional Rs 2 crores on the opening day, the makers announced on Thursday.
According to production house Yash Raj Films (YRF), the movie’s nett day one collection stood at Rs 55 crore, the “highest grossing first day for a Hindi film”. “Pathaan” was also released in Tamil and Telugu on Wednesday.
The Siddharth Anand directorial, which faced boycott calls over the song “Besharam Rang”, marks Shah Rukh’s return to movies after a gap of over four years. His previous film was 2018’s “Zero”.
YRF said “Pathaan” had set multiple new records, including the “widest Hindi release of all time in India” and “highest grossing first day for a non-holiday release”.
The first day gross collection of the stylish spy thriller is also the “highest ever” in Shah Rukh’s career as well as for co-stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, director Anand and YRF, the studio stated in a press release.
“It is a historic day for Indian cinema and we are humbled to see the love and appreciation that is flowing for ‘Pathaan’ globally.
“For ‘Pathaan’ to shatter records in this fashion on a non holiday, just proves that the theatrical business is here to stay, provided we make films that entice people to come to the cinemas to witness a never seen before experience that entertains them thoroughly,” Akshaye Widhani, CEO of Yash Raj Films, said in a statement.
With its record day one haul, “Pathaan” has exceeded the expectations of the industry experts who were banking on the action spectacle to pull out Bollywood from the trenches of the pandemic and a string of box-office duds.

The film opened on Wednesday in over 5,000 screens across the country, including big cities like Delhi and Mumbai. The movie has a five-day extended opening weekend as it released just the day before Republic Day.
Till Tuesday, “Pathaan” sold with 4.19 lakh tickets sold in advance booking reflecting 80 per cent occupancy on day one, even for early morning shows beginning at 6 am or 7 am, said industry insiders.
Buoyed by the phenomenal response to the star-studded entertainer, production banner YRF on Wednesday said it had added a post midnight 12.30 am show across the country.
Besides, 300 more screens were added due to high demand, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, taking the film’s total screen count to 8,500 worldwide.
“Pathaan” is the fourth film in producer Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe, following Salman Khan’s “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and “War”, featuring Hrithik Roshan (2019).
The movie follows the titular spy Pathaan (Shah Rukh) who comes out of exile to stop terrorist group Outfit X, led by Jim (John), from launching a debilitating attack on India.
“Pathaan” also has a guest appearance by Salman as fellow spy Tiger.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
ABVP to screen The Kashmir Files at Hyderabad University

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Hyderabad: In a new development, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) are planning to screen right-wing film director Vivek Agnihotri’s movie – The Kashmir Files – at the north campus of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus here on Thursday evening.
Speaking to Siasat.com, ABVP HCU president Namrutha said that The Kashmir Files is a movie that everyone should watch.
When asked if it was a retaliation move against the recent screening of the banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which showcases the latter’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was the state’s chief minister, Namrutha deflected the question.
“It is a good movie. Moreover, students were asking us to screen some movie and since it is Republic Day, an important day in Indian history, we thought why not. Kashmir Files is an important movie and we think everyone should watch it,” she said.
When asked if the university has granted permission for the screening, she declined to comment. Instead she said, “The movie screening was planned for 6 pm today evening. However, the university is not allowing us to screen and that is why we are protesting.”
Earlier, a video emerged on Twitter where ABVP members are seen conducting a sit-in and shouting slogans to ban BBC.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Hyderabad: After protesting BBC doc, ABVP screen Kashmir Files at UoH

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Hyderabad: In a new development, members of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) are screening director Vivek Agnihotri’s movie – The Kashmir Files – at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus here on Thursday evening.
Speaking to Siasat.com, ABVP HCU president Namrutha said that The Kashmir Files is a movie that everyone should watch.
When asked if it was a retaliation move against the recent screening of the banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which showcases his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was the state’s chief minister, Namrutha deflected the question.
“It is a good movie. Moreover, students were asking us to screen some movie and since it is Republic Day, an important day in Indian history, we thought why not. The Kashmir Files is an important movie and we think everyone should watch it,” she said.
When asked if the university granted permission for the screening, she declined to comment. Instead, she said, “The movie screening was planned for 6 pm today evening. However, the university is not allowing us to screen and that is why we are protesting.”
Earlier, a video emerged on Twitter where ABVP members are seen conducting a sit-in and shouting slogans to ban BBC.
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January 26, 2023
Ready to take taunts, will work for Telangana people’s welfare: Tamilisai

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Puducherry: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said the state government has ‘undervalued’ the importance of the Republic Day and has not held any official function to mark the occasion.
Soundararajan, who is the Lt Governor of Puducherry, voiced concern over violations in observing conventions by the BRS regime in Telangana, which went against the vision of Dr B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution.
The Governor said she was, “fed up with such breaches” and “as the going goes, even if someone spits at me, I will simply wipe off.” Seen as a hint at the strained relationship between the Telangana Raj Bhavan and the state government and taunts hurled at her, the governor said the scenario would not deter her from working for the people’s welfare in the Telugu state.
By not holding any official function, the BRS government has ‘committed violations’ and this necessitated a citizen in the State to move the High Court for relief, she told reporters here on the sidelines of ‘At Home’ reception in Raj Nivas.
The Telangana High Court has also ‘strongly condemned’ the state government for its failure to celebrate the day in the state. “I have however felicitated some persons at Raj Bhavan and gave respect to the national flag before coming to Puducherry,” she said.
Soundararajan, who flew down to Puducherry from Telangana said she had written to the Centre on the developments.
“I keep sending reports to the Centre on several developments in Telangana every month,” she noted.
The Telangana government should have held the ceremonial function at Parade Ground in Hyderabad. “It is amusing that the government has cited coronavirus as the reason for not holding the function in the ground. But a function was held recently with more than five lakh people being present.”

On delay in commencement of the R-Day celebrations in Puducherry, she said, “I am not responsible for this. The flight I was coming to Puducherry could not land on time because of bad weather and only after getting clearance of the Meteorological department did the flight land at Puducherry. I however tender my apology for the delayed start of the celebration.”
She was all praise for the territorial government for holding the Republic day celebrations in a grand manner.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Maha announces compensation for 5 Solapur youths killed in Tirupati

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced compensation for the next of kin of 5 youths from Solapur killed in an accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, an official said on Thursday.
Condoling the deaths of the five youths, Shinde said Rs 5 lakh each will be given to their families and the state government will bear the full treatment costs of the other four injured.
The victims were devotees, who had gone for darshan at the famed Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh, when their vehicle met with a major accident.
While five were killed instantly, the four others injured were initially rushed to a government hospital and then shifted to the Tirupati Devasthanam Hospital.
According to officials, the vehicle rammed into a culvert in Chandragiri Mandal near Tirupati on Wednesday afternoon, and was reduced to a heap of metal, the local police said.
They had completed their worship at the Tirumala temple and were heading towards the Kanipakam temple when their vehicle met with the accident on the Naidupet-Puthalapattu Highway near Kalroadpalli village.
The victims have been identified as Atharva Tembhurnikar, Mayur Mathpati, Rishikesh Jangam, Ajay Laatle (among the deceased) and the injured are Rohan Irani, Rahul Irani, Shree Nerlekar, and Ambadas Kumar, as the tragedy cast a pall of gloom in their home town.
After completing the autopsy and other formalities, the bodies of the deceased victims are being brought to Solapur for the final rites.

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January 26, 2023
Congress’ 2018 return in Rajasthan because of my previous work: Ashok Gehlot

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Jaipur: In an apparent rebuttal to his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the Congress returned to power in 2018 because of the work done by him in his previous dispensation.
As he said this, he set the target of winning 156 seats in the assembly election due later this year.
Pilot, who has been locked in a power tussle with Gehlot for long, had recently said the return of Congress to power was due to the struggle of the party leaders and workers from 2013 to 2018, when he was the PCC chief.
In one of the public programmes, Pilot also spoke about the need for the older lot to make way for the younger generation of leaders.
Pilot has repeatedly said that the number of Congress MLAs, which had been reduced to 21 in 2013, was shot up only after the party high command made him the Pradesh Congress Committee chief in the state.
Gehlot, without naming Pilot, said the 2013 rout was largely because of the ‘Modi wave’ but within six months of the BJP government in state, people had realised their mistake.
“So an atmosphere was created and that was a big reason for the Congress to come back. Other reasons are always there, such as the party workers’ struggle on the streets. But the main reason was that it was in the mind of people that they had made a mistake by changing the government in 2013,” he told reporters after a state Reupulic Day function at Sawai Man Singh Stadium here.
Gehlot said that the BJP has no issues to rake up against his government and there is no anti-incumbency feeling among the people, who are happy with its schemes and programmes.

He said that state schemes such as Chiranjeevi Health Insurance are being talked about across the country, and employees are happy with the revival of the Old Pension Scheme.
“Our path is clear. When our government came in 1998, there were 156 seats, I was the PCC chief then. I would like to move ahead with ‘Mission 156’. We have already started work in that direction,” he said.
Gehlot said his MLAs supported him and helped him tide over the infight during the political crisis in 2020 that saved his government.
He said he fought hard to save his government and to serve people, and will continue to do so till his “last breath.”
“When I speak, I speak after thinking, I do not speak anything without thinking. It is a God’s gift to me that when I speak, the voice of my heart comes on my tongue,” he said.
“This time there is no resentment among the public, no displeasure with the government, nor is there the Modi wave which was there earlier. I hope people will support me,” he said.
On the Opposition, he said that the BJP has mastered the art of “horse trading” and toppling governments, which it has done in other states, but they failed in Rajasthan because of support of the MLAs and the public to him.
The CM said the state BJP has no real issues to target his government with and this is why it has been reprimanded by the high command.
Gehlot said that he and Rajasthan are on the target of BJP and this is the reson BJP chief JP Nadda and other leaders repeatedly come to Rajasthan.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023