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False Morality, Hypocrisy Gets In Our Way: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap
If you don't judge a book by its cover, why judge a film by its title? With his latest film "Haraamkhor" too running afoul of the censors, Bollywood's most outspoken filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap, wonders whether it is our false morality and hypocrisy that really impedes freedom of expression.....
Sonam Kapoor 'thrilled' To Star In 'Pad Man'
Actress Sonam Kapoor has been roped in for the upcoming film "Pad Man" directed by R. Balki.....
World Bank Cuts Indian GDP Growth For Fiscal To 7%
In its first projection on India post-demonetisation, the World Bank has lowered the country's GDP growth estimate for this fiscal to 7 per cent, from its earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent made in June last year.....
Dalai Lama Hails Liquor Prohibition In Bihar
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is in Bodh Gaya for the 34th Kalchakra puja, termed the liquor prohibition in Bihar as a good decision.....
CPI-M To 'hang' Modi Over Failure Of Demonetisation
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold a special programme in 14 district headquarters in the state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would face a mock trial and would be hanged.....
Retreating Monsoon Worst In 140 Years : TN Declares Drought As 144 Farmers Die
he Tamil Nadu government declared a drought on January 10, after 144 farmers ended their lives between October and December. As many as 106 farmers were reported to have committed suicide in one month, according to a notice issued by the National Human Rights Commission to the state government on January 5.....
RBI Chief Asks Centre To Drastically Cut Borrowings
Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday warned that the government's debt to GDP ratio was constraining the country's sovereign ratings and called upon the central government to work towards reducing high central and state borrowings.....
Didn't Name Any Religion Or Community: Sakshi Maharaj Defends Remarks
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, who was summoned by the Election Commission for his controversial statements on population, said on Wednesday that his remarks were made at a meeting called by religious leaders and he had not taken the name of any religion.....
Delhi Government Opposes Five-fold Driving Licence Fee Hike
The Delhi government on Wednesday opposed the union Transport Ministry's move hiking the driving licence fee by up to five times and said it should have been increased gradually.....
Maharashtra's Two-phased Civic Polls On February 16, 21
Nearly 10 crore voters will exercise their franchise in a two-phased election to 10 municipal corporations, 26 Zilla Parishads and 283 Panchayat Samitis across the state, Maharashtra State Election CommissIoner (SEC) Jageshwar S. Saharia announced here on Wednesday.....
