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Anna Hazare holds silent protest to support students over paper leak row

Anna Hazare holds silent protest to support students over paper leak row

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Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday staged a two-hour silent protest in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district to express solidarity with students protesting in Delhi over alleged examination irregularities. Hazare observed the maun andolan at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Ahilyanagar before returning to his native village of Ralegan Siddhi in the same district. The demonstration comes amid continuing protests in the national capital, where students and members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination paper leaks and irregularities. Hazare observes two-hour silent protest According to Hazare’s aide, Datta Awari, the social activist began his silent protest at 11 am and concluded it at 1 pm. “Anna began his protest at 11 am and ended it at 1 pm,” Awari told PTI. The symbolic protest was held peacefully at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Ahilyanagar, after which Hazare left for Ralegan Siddhi. Letter to PM urges dialogue with protesters A day before the protest, Hazare wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern …

After letter to Modi, Anna Hazare holds silent protest to back students

After letter to Modi, Anna Hazare holds silent protest to back students

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A day after urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage in dialogue with the protesting students, social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday observed a two-hour silent protest (maun andolan) in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar in support of the demonstrations in New Delhi. Anna Hazare held the protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Ahilyanagar. (Screengrab/X/PTI) “Anna began his protest at 11 am and ended it at 1 pm,” the social activist’s aide Datta Awari told news agency PTI. Hazare held the protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Ahilyanagar before leaving for his village, Ralegan Siddhi, located in the same district. Follow CJP protest LIVE updates Hazare’s letter to PM Modi The social activist on Wednesday wrote to PM Modi, urging the government to listen to the protesting students. Without naming education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Hazare said a minister’s resignation would not weaken the government but would send a strong message to other ministers about accountability. “If accountability is fixed and the resignation of a minister is taken, the government will not lose power. Rather, it will …

Anurag Kashyap questions police action against CJP protesters; Vir Das slams ‘silent artistes’ | Bollywood News

Anurag Kashyap questions police action against CJP protesters; Vir Das slams ‘silent artistes’ | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiJul 21, 2026 09:26 AM IST On Monday, July 20, thousands of students in New Delhi marched towards Parliament as part of the ‘Chalo Sansad’ protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-UG question paper leak earlier this year. The protest turned violent, with visuals showing the Delhi Police using lathis and tear gas to disperse demonstrators. The footage has sparked widespread criticism online, with many alleging excessive use of force by the police. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is among the latest public figures to condemn the action. Taking to Instagram, Kashyap wrote, “Wardi pehenne ke liye aatma ka, aatmiyta ka, sabka sauda karna padta hai. Maloom nahi tha. Kya ek police wala hai is desh mein jo khada ho ke bol sake main iss Aadesh ka palan nahin karoonga kyonki ye galat hai (I didn’t know you have to sell your soul and conscience to wear a police uniform. Is there one police personnel in this country who can stand …

Shah Rukh Khan’s co-star reveals silent battle with bulimia: ‘I wanted to hide and eat’ | Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan’s co-star reveals silent battle with bulimia: ‘I wanted to hide and eat’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readNew DelhiJul 17, 2026 04:50 PM IST Shah Rukh Khan’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai co-star Sana Saeed has revealed that she struggled with bulimia from a young age, saying she spent years suffering in silence because she did not know she had an eating disorder. In a video posted on her Instagram handle, Sana said, “I cannot constantly want to hide and eat or be worried that she [someone] will enter my room and think that I am overeating. I remember when I started reading the book, I was like… because you are so scared, you finally know what the problem is and you don’t want to face it. You have lived with it for so many years; you think something is absolutely wrong with you.” The actor, who also starred in Alia Bhatt-Varun Dhawan-Sidharth Malhotra’s Student Of The Year (2012), shared that it was tough to accept that she has bulimia. “I remember telling myself, ‘Okay, it’s some sort of an eating disorder. But it’s not this,’ because it was so difficult …

S Janaki, Nightingale of South Indian cinema, falls silent | Tamil News

S Janaki, Nightingale of South Indian cinema, falls silent | Tamil News

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Long before her songs in various languages became a soundtrack to the lives of many, Sistala Janaki, or S Janaki as she was popularly known, was a young girl in Pallapatla, a small village south of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, where the crackle of a boxy radio carried dreams from distant spaces. Janaki would sit by the family radio, captivated by Lata Mangeshkar’s songs. “Lata was my first guru,” she famously said later. Those evenings by the radio in the ’40s and ’50s planted the seeds for a remarkable career, one that would span nearly six decades and transcend linguistic and cultural boundaries. Even with her deep admiration for Mangeshkar, Janaki forged a singing style that was entirely her own. It led her to find her own path and her own journey to become the ‘nightingale of South India’ and one of its most beloved voices. S Janaki, who recorded over 40,000 songs in multiple languages, including Tamil, Odiya, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi among others, died at a private hospital in Mysuru on …

‘Cannot remain silent’: Egypt escalate World Cup row, file FIFA complaint against Letexier over Argentina controversy

‘Cannot remain silent’: Egypt escalate World Cup row, file FIFA complaint against Letexier over Argentina controversy

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The fallout from Argentina‘s dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt at the FIFA World Cup has refused to die down. What began with furious scenes on the touchline and explosive post-match accusations from Egypt’s players and coaching staff has now escalated into an official battle off the pitch, with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) taking its grievance directly to FIFA. Referee Francois Letexier, of France, shows a yellow card during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta (AP) The controversy centres on a string of refereeing decisions during Tuesday’s Round-of-16 clash in Atlanta, most notably the VAR intervention that ruled out Mostafa Ziko’s 58th-minute goal with Egypt already leading 1-0. Argentina survived the scare before scoring three times in the final 13 minutes to book their place in the quarterfinals, but the officiating has since become the biggest talking point from the contest. In the aftermath, Egypt’s players and coaching staff alleged that the tournament was “directed towards Argentina” and claimed FIFA wanted “Lionel Messi to stay.” ALSO …

‘Beti pagal ho gayi’: Pooja Bhatt rejected Aashiqui, forced Mahesh Bhatt into a silent rage | Bollywood News

‘Beti pagal ho gayi’: Pooja Bhatt rejected Aashiqui, forced Mahesh Bhatt into a silent rage | Bollywood News

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Pooja Bhatt was just 17 when she made her debut in the movies in her father Mahesh Bhatt’s film Daddy but Pooja, in a recent interview, claimed that the film “wasn’t designed to launch” her. In fact, she had made up her mind about not being in the movies after her first film and so when she was approached by her family for Aashiqui, she said no because her boyfriend at the time did not really love the fact that she was an actor. In a chat with Cyrus Broacha on his YouTube channel Cyrus Says, Pooja recalled, “My first film wasn’t designed to launch me. My father said, I have this story where a 17-year-old is the protagonist, and I was 17 then. He said you will be right for this part so would you be interested? I said let me think about it.” Pooja admitted that she was fully aware that being in the movies was “not an easy business” and she, for a brief period, had thought about being an architect, or …

Brazil’s samba has fallen silent. Norway only exposed the rot

Brazil’s samba has fallen silent. Norway only exposed the rot

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The frightened face of Bruno Guimarães when his penalty kick bounced off Norwegian goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland’s palms; a crushed Endrick weeping on his knees inside the box; Gabriel Magalhães slumped in despair after Erling Haaland beat him in the air; manager Carlo Ancelotti staggering into the tunnel with wistful disbelief. The images will haunt Brazil—the country, the consciousness of its people, and the football team. The wait for a World Cup has never been longer; their collective game in a World Cup has never looked as bereft of substance; their vacuum of talent has seldom looked as telling; their claim to be the stirring soul of the game has rarely looked as fallacious; the beats of the samba have rarely struck notes of dissonance. Brazil will still be the most successful footballing nation after the tournament. But the truth is unmistakable: they are living on nostalgia, slipping into a black hole from which they may never climb back to greatness. Brazil have lost before, and for much of this game they were the better side. …

Israel on edge as Houthis bolster missile prowess while guns fall silent amid Iran-US ceasefire?

Israel on edge as Houthis bolster missile prowess while guns fall silent amid Iran-US ceasefire?

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Published on Jun 30, 2026 01:54 pm IST As the Iran-U.S. ceasefire holds, fresh reports suggest Yemen’s Houthis are using the pause to upgrade their missile arsenal. Israeli analysts warn the Iran-backed group is testing longer-range and more accurate missiles while maintaining close coordination with the wider Axis of Resistance. Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has also warned the group is prepared to resume attacks if regional tensions escalate. Is the ceasefire creating space for Iran’s allies to rearm? Could the Red Sea become the next flashpoint?   Home / Videos / Israel on edge as Houthis bolster missile prowess while guns fall silent amid Iran-US ceasefire? Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Tweet on Rafah, silent on Hindus in Dhaka’: BJP slams Sonia Gandhi’s Gaza article

‘Tweet on Rafah, silent on Hindus in Dhaka’: BJP slams Sonia Gandhi’s Gaza article

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The BJP on Saturday hit out at Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi over her article criticising the Centre’s “silence” over Gaza. In her criticism of the Modi government, Sonia argued that India’s response to the Gaza conflict was against both its “morality” and “national interest.” (AICC/ ANI) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused Sonia of reducing India’s foreign policy to “vote bank Niti,” and defended the union government, saying India today maintains ties with both Israel and Palestine. “Those who are penning articles on Gaza, tweet on Rafah, carry the bags, are silent eloquently on Hindus in Dhaka. It shows that even Videsh Niti becomes the subject of vote bank Niti,” Poonawalla said. He added, “They are eulogising Hamas, but they have not a word to offer on the deadly terror strikes in Israel…. For years, no relations were maintained with Israel out of vote bank considerations.” ‘Policy of multi-alignment’ Poonawalla said that currently, India had maintained good relations with Israel and Palestine, while highlighting Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving Palestine’s highest civilian …