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‘The Kerala Story’ gets poor reception; theatres in TN stop screening film

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Chennai: Amid stinging reviews, allegedly poor box office collections as well as protests, theatres in Tamil Nadu stopped the screening of “The Kerala Story” in the State from May 7 onwards.
When this writer tried to book via online platforms for a Sunday afternoon show, it was not possible anymore.
President of Tamil Nadu Theatre and Multiplex Owners Association, M Subramaniam, popularly known as Tiruppur Subramaniam, confirmed the news that the few multiplexes that had shown the film had decided to withdraw it.

“The film was only shown in a few multiplexes owned by pan-India groups, mostly PVR. Locally-owned multiplexes had already decided not to show the film, as it did not have any popular stars. In Coimbatore for instance, there were two shows so far — one on Friday and one on Saturday. Even those did not do well. Given that, theatres decided that it was not worth going through the threat of protests and such,” added Subramaniam.
On April 6, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) staged a protest against the release of the film in Chennai. Seeman, the party’s coordinator, who is also actor and director, along with NTK cadres, had protested near Anna Nagar Arch.
Film industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai, who said he was planning to watch the film on Sunday, only to find out it was no longer shown, had also tweeted that the film multiplexes will stop screening “The Kerala Story”.
“The multiplex owners have cited potential law and order issues and lack of interest as reasons for the move,” said Pillai.
Meanwhile in Kerala, according to the distributors, E4 Entertainment, 22 screens across the State are screening the films. Although the theatre owners in Kerala had told Press Trust of India before the release of the film that they were not worried about the adverse publicity, on the day of release, on May 5, a few theatres, including PVR Cinemas at Lulu Mall and Oberon Mall in Kochi, decided not to screen the film.

When contacted, a spokesperson for PVR Cinemas had declined to comment.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 7, 2023
Jaishankar hosts reception for foreign ministers attending SCO meet

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Benaulim: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday evening hosted a gala reception for the foreign ministers of Russia, China, Pakistan and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), marking the beginning of a two-day conclave of the grouping.
The main deliberations of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers will take place on Friday.
The reception at the sea-side Taj Exotica Resort in Benaulim was attended by Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyor Saidov and SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming.

The foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were also among those who joined the reception.
This evening’s cultural performance was an amalgamation of Indian classical and folk dance forms along with Bollywood dance styles, as a glimpse of Hindi cinema.
There was a special segment where representatives of the SCO countries showcased their dance performances.
India is hosting SCO conclave amid the escalating confrontation between Russia and the West over the war in Ukraine and concerns over China’s expansionist behaviour.
The overall situation in Afghanistan including apprehensions that the country may turn into a breeding ground for terrorism under the Taliban rule as well as the fast evolving regional security situation are expected to figure prominently during the deliberations on Friday.

India is emerging as a key player among the SCO countries though China and Russia are seen as the major drivers of the grouping that is increasingly seen as an “alternative” to NATO.
India is hosting the SCO conclave when its ties with China are under severe strain in view of the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh.
People familiar with the preparation of the conclave said the foreign ministers will deliberate on overall challenges facing the region in the backdrop of the current geo-political turmoil and the state of bilateral ties between the member nations would not impact the discussions.
The SCO is an influential economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organisations.
The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
India and Pakistan became its permanent members in 2017.
India was made an observer at the SCO in 2005 and has generally participated in the ministerial-level meetings of the grouping, which focus mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region.
India has shown a keen interest in deepening its security-related cooperation with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), which specifically deals with issues relating to security and defence.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 4, 2023
Ram Charan receives rousing reception at IGIA

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New Delhi: ‘RRR’ star Ram Charan arrived to a tumultuous at the VIP area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Friday morning.
With him was his wife Upasana Kamineni. They were together present to celebrate the moment when the M.M. Keeravani-composed ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the Oscar for the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards on March 13.
Ram Charan was all smiles and kept folding his hands and waving as he negotiated his way through the crush. The actor is scheduled to meet Prime Minster Narendra Modi and address a conclave organised by a news magazine during his stay in Delhi before going back to home city Hyderabad.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 17, 2023
Hyderabad: DGP holds meeting with front desk reception officers

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Hyderabad: Telangana director general of police (DGP) Anjani Kumar on Tuesday held a video conference for the first time with 736 officers manning the reception desk at police stations in Telangana.
During the interaction, DGP Anjani Kumar said that all 17 functional verticals should be introduced with the intention of providing uniform police services across the state and providing better policing to the people.
Among these 17 verticals, the reception officer vertical is the most important the DGP stated. “Gentleness, politeness and affection are the main qualities that a reception officer should have. He advised them to politely greet the petitioners who come to the police stations with various problems and listen to their problems with patience and register a suitable case. All police officers in every police station should be professional in all 17 functional verticals,” Anjani Kumar stated.
The Telangana DGP, according to a press release from his office, clarified that women petitioners who come to the police stations on various issues especially at night should be treated with extreme caution and appropriately.
An FIR should be registered after listening to their problems in the presence of a woman police officer, the DGP added. Also he said that through the functional vertical approach, every police officer will be clear about his duties and the results to be achieved and will work skillfully and get the best results.
Anjani Kumar reminded the officers that after the formation of the state in 2014, no other state in the country received financial resources as much as the Telangana police department. The department has around 21 thousand police vehicles and the management system of these vehicles is not found in any other state in the country.
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February 21, 2023
Shah Rukh looks dapper at Smriti Irani’s daughter’s wedding reception

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Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is basking in the success of ‘Pathaan’, recently marked his presence at the wedding reception of Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s daughter Shanelle Irani.
On Friday, Smriti, also a former actress, hosted the reception for the members of the film and political fraternity. SRK was one of the guests.
A picture has been doing the rounds on the internet in which Shah Rukh is seen striking a pose with Smriti Irani and her husband Zubin Irani. We can also see Mouni Roy and her husband Suraj Nambiar standing next to Zubin in the image.
Dressed in a black suit and black shirt, SRK looked dapper.
All thanks to Mouni for giving a glimpse of SRK at the wedding reception of Shanelle.
Fans in the comments were quick to point out that ‘scientist’ and ‘junoon’ have met again, referring to SRK and Mouni’s roles in ‘Brahmastra’.
“Junoon aur Scientist sahab saath mei? I knew it kuch toh gadbad hai,” a social media user commented.
“Scientist sahab zinda hai,” another one quipped.
“Dev will not understand mam, please stay away from mohan bhargawa,” a netizen user wrote.
Meanwhile, on the work front, SRK is busy shooting for Atlee’s directorial ‘Jawan’. He recently headed to Pune for the film’s shoot. The film, which also stars Nayanthara, is all set to hit the theatres on June 2 in five languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

It is billed as an event film with high-octane action sequences. Shah Rukh’s production company Red Chillies Entertainment has produced it. In June 2022, SRK unveiled the film’s teaser which opened with a glimpse of the Northern Lights over mountain tops.
Apart from ‘Jawan’, SRK also has Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’. The film marks SRK’s first collaboration with Taapsee Pannu.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 18, 2023
Sid-Kiara’s Mumbai reception: When, where, guest list and more

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Mumbai: Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani may have tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Jaisalmer, but they have made sure to invite the members from the film fraternity at their upcoming post-wedding function in Mumbai.
Yes, you read it right. The newlyweds, who headed to the groom’s residence in Delhi after their lavish wedding at Suryagarh Palace, will throw a grand reception for their “filmy family”.
Sidharth and Kiara will travel to Mumbai on Saturday for the second reception that would see the presence of Bollywood celebrities. The couple hosted their first reception for the groom’s family at The Leela Palace, Delhi on February 9.
The duo’s second reception is set to take place at Mumbai’s St. Regis Hotel on February 12. The extravagant post-wedding function will kick off from 8:30 pm onwards.
Interestingly, the invitation card of the function has been leaked online. The card features Sidharth and Kiara’s smiling picture from their wedding. It mentions the details such as date, time and venue.
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It’s going to be a grand affair, as many Bollywood stars and industrialists are expected to attend the reception. Karan Johar, Shahid Kapoor, Manish Malhotra, Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Rakul Preet Singh among others are likely to mark their presence at the function.
Sidharth and Kiara dated for a couple of years, before tying the knot. However, they always remained tight-lipped about their relationship.

The two apparently fell in love during the shoot of their film ‘Shershaah’, which was released in 2021.
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February 11, 2023
Palestine welcomes ICJ’s reception of request to assess Israeli occupation

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The Palestinian authorities welcomed the announcement by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it had received a request from the United Nations (UN) to issue an advisory opinion on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, Anadolu Agency reported.
In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian foreign ministry said, “The State of Palestine welcomes the transfer of the General Secretariat of the United Nations to the General Assembly’s request to the International Court of Justice, to obtain an opinion on the continuation of the Israeli occupation and the relevant international obligations.”
It stated that Palestine had received an official letter from the Registrar of the International Court of Justice, Philip Gauter, informing the State of Palestine and other countries concerned to appear before the court, and had officially received the referral of the decision of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on all countries to submit their “legal statements” to the International Court of Justice on the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
ودعت الخارجية في هذا الصدد الدول الشقيقة والصديقة لتقديم مرافعاتها القانونية لمحكمة العدل الدولية، ورأيها في قانونية وجود الاحتلال الاستعماري الإسرائيلي على ارض دولة فلسطين، واثر ذلك على الحقوق كافة.
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— State of Palestine – MFA (@pmofa) January 21, 2023
On Friday, January 20, International Justice announced that it had received an official request from the United Nations General Assembly to express an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.
On December 31, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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January 24, 2023