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Sawariya Mohe Rang De Towards 1st Copy

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Sawariya Mohe Rang De Towards 1st Copy

The final mixing of soundtracks of Producer Sushila Bhatia & Status Air Vision’s Sawariya Mohe Rang De is in progress at Studio DG9 and the film’s 1st digital print will be out soon. The film will be submitted to the censors shortly and is being readied for early release. Credits: Editor & Director: Dilip Gulati, Writer & Lyricist: Paras Jaiswal, Music: Dheeraj Sen, Dances: Pappu Khanna, Action: Mohd. Bhai, Executive Producer: Satyen Bhatia, Co – Producer: Himmat Bhatia & Costumes: Neepa Bhatia. Cast: Rani Chatterji, Avinash Shahi, Anita Sehgal, Nisaar Khan, Brijesh Tripathi, Ramzan Shah, Geeta Rustogi, Poonam Chopra et al.

Bairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar Passed With An “A” Certificate

Producer Mahendra Sureka & Kapishwar Films’ Bhairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar has been passed by the censors with an “A” certificate (only for Adults). The film is all set for release soon. Credits: Writer -Director – Editor: Dilip Gulati, Music: D. Sushant, Lyrics: Ashok Nirala, Camera: Ashok Narayan, Dances: Ashwin Thakker & Action: Darshan Singh Mahal. Cast: Gunjan Pant, Avinash Shahi, Sapna Sappu, Irfan Khan, Ramesh Goyal, Mahesh Raaj & Jayshri T.

Milaan Abhi Aadha Adhura Ba To Roll

Natrang Entertainment & Ayesha Alisaba’s Milaan Abhi Aadha Adhura Ba in association with Filmeniya Film Factory is going on the floors in Bihar & Jharkhand. The credits of the film are produced by Ajitabh Tiwari, co – produced by Dr. A. K. Verma, story – screenplay – dialogues – direction by Mohammed Habib, music by Himanshu Kumar Deepak, lyrics by Satyanarayan Shahabadi, action by Santosh Sawan, editing by Satyaprakash Shukla, choreography by Pritam Adhikari & Raghwendra. The film stars Sagar Singh (Shintu), Bhavana Singh, Mithun Yadav, Shilpa Nag, Pankaj Yadav, Jyoti Mishra, Shreya Sharma, Anuj Prasad, Anand Kumar, Sanjay Dutta & above all Ajitabh Tiwari.

Nainwa Ke Baan Releasing Soon

Sweta Pictures’ Nainwa Ke Baan is all set for release in UP, Delhi & Uttarakhand through R. K. Film Distributers very soon. The film which has been shot extensively in Lucknow locales has been passed by the censors for universal exhibition. The credits of the film are written – produced – directed by Lalit Kumar Arya, lyrics by Laxman Shahabadi, music by Amresh Shahabadi (the film has 7 songs), choreography by Kanu Mukherji, audio on R. S. Audio (Radheshyam) & cinematography by Tapan Basu. The film stars Maansi Pandey, Manoj Malhotra, Sanjay Pandey, Maya Yadav, Anup Upadhyay, Vikas Anand along with Poonam Dube.

Dulha Chor Gets A U/A Certificate

Kanti Film Production & Uma Film Production’ Dulha Chor gets a U/A certificate from Censor Board in mumbai this week. The credits of the film are producer by N K Jha Shyam ji & Mahesh Mishra, directed by Virendra Paswan, music by Suresh Anand, lyrics by Abhiraj Jha & cinematography by. Sanjay Singh. The film stars. Kumar Ghanshyam, Kalpana Shah, Pratibha Pandey, Arun Singh, Phool Singh, Aruna Singh, Vijay Jha, Aruna Giri, Dinesh Ray, Awadhesh Singh, Umakant Rai, Pramod Goswami, Kanhaiya Mishra, Nilesh Jha, Manorama Mishra, Vandana Jha, Khushi, Ragini, Pakaj Kamti, Babloo, Munni Lal, Dhananjay Chaudhary, Master Ayush Jha.

Dagabaaz Grand Muhurt Held

The grand muhurt of Shivang Films
Dagabaaz was held this week in Trinity recording studio. The credits of the film are producer by Anusuya Dubey & Sushila Atul Dubey Pandey, written & directed by Pradeep Sharma, lyrics by Rajesh Mishra, Santosh Puri & Pintu Giri, music by Damodar Raao & cinematography by Pradeep Sharma. The film stars Manoj R. Pandey, Gaurav Jha, Anjali Banerjee, Baleshwar Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Ram Mishra, Gopal Rai, Priya Tiwari, C. P. Bhatt, Abhay Rai, Harish Happy, Shamshad, Aman & Sunil Datt Pandey.

Dahsat Applied For Censor

Prem Entertainment’s Dahsat has been applied for Censor in Mumbai this week. The credits of the film are co – producer: Tripti Entertainment, directed by Sanjay Sriivastava, written by Rakesh Tripathi, music by Chhote Baba & Damodar Raao, lyrics by Rajesh Mishra, Ashok Sinha & Azad Singh, cinematography by D. K. Sharma, choreography by Mayank – Ashok & Santosh Kumar, action by Baji & editing by Ajay Chauhan. The film stars Satyendra Kumar Singh, Priyanka Pandit, Satyendra Giri, Eenu Shree, Sanjay Pandey, Baleshwar Singh, Ram Mishra, Dharmendra Singh, Santosh Shrivasatav, C. P. Bhatt, Sanjay Verma, Sahil Shaikh, Nazar Abbas, Prerna Shushma, Shekhar, Vikki Babuaa & Sanju Rajnikant.

Jitab Hum Pyar Ki Bazi To Release Soon

Rudrakshh Films Presents Lakshmi Entertainment Production’s Jitab Hum Pyar Ki Bazi will be released soon in Bihar & Jharkhand. The credits of the film are produced by Sitaram Chourasiya & Nilesh Sakhiya, directed by Pardeep R. Sharma, music by Ashok Sinha, action by Heera Yadav, choreography by Murti & cinematography by Hemant K. Ashthana. The film stars Anand. Dev Mishra, Archana Singh, Abhilasha, Ritu Pandey, Saahil Sheikh, Sanjay Verma, Heera Yadav, Madhuri Pandey, Vinay Shirivastva, Rose Laskar, Sanjana Silk, Ravin, Jitu Shukla, Amar Betab et al.

Mukhtar Ready For Release

GDM Production’s Mukhtar is now ready for release. The credits of the. Film are produced by Anurag Pandey, Hemant Tiwari. & Vikas Pratap Singh, directed by Anand Singh (A. K.), written by Jitendra Yadav, screenplay & dialogues by Manoj Panday, music by Chhote Baba, lyrics by Rajesh Mishra, Pyarelal Yadav Kaviji, Ashok Sinha & Mritunjay Yadav, cinematography by Devendra Tiwari, choreography by Ashok – Mayank, action by Bazi, art by Ashok Vishwakarma, editing by Dharam Soni & executive produced by Akhilesh Rai. The film stars debutant Jitendra Yadav, Raviraj Dipu, Baleshwar Singh, Santosh Shrivastava, C. P. Bhatt, Anjali Banarji, Mahi Khan, Pragya Tiwari, Rashmi Sharma, Sunita Pandey & Sanjay Pandey.

Jiyab Na Tohre Bina Electronic Rights Given To Bihari Wood

Amit Jemni Presents Anushka Entertainment’s Jiyab Na Tohre Bina’s electronic rights were recently sold to Bihari Wood. The credits of the film are produced by Farida Sheikh, directed by Sanjay Shrivastav, written by Ramesh Tiwari, cinematography by Qamar Khan, music by Baba Jagirdar, lyrics by Vinay Bihari & Ramesh Tiwari, choreography by Nikky Batra, action by Firoz A. Khan & art by Chetan. The film stars Avinash Shahi, Ashtha, Deepak Bhatia, Sahil Shaikh, Sanjay Verma, Madhuri Pandey, Farida Shaikh, Seema Singh & Uttam Jha.

Bhail Tohra Se Pyar HAIL – I Love You Ready For Release

Mitwa Production House’s Bhail Tohra Se Pyar HAIL – I Love You is ready for release. The credits of the film are produced by Dharmendra Maurya, directed by Shad Kumar, co – produced by Ram Ashish Chauhan & Asharaf Ali, written & lyrics by Babloo, music by Mangesh Raul & Pal Kanpuri, cinematography by Gaurang Saha & editing by Govind Dubey. The film stars Vinay Anand, Gunjan Pant, Rajeev Dinkar, Simran, Samarth Chaturvedi, Anand Mohan, Pankaj Vishwakarma, Dev Malhotra, Mehnaz Shroff, Shravani Goswami, Abhilasha Prasad, Kanchan Awasthi. Manju Sinha, Seema Singh, Rakesh Mishra, Murli Lalwani, Bal Govind Banjara, Baby Farha, Baby Fariya, Farhan, Shabnam, Ashfiya et al.

Ye Hamaar Jaan Tohra Me Basela Pran 1st Look Out

The 1st look of Raise India & Jay Hind Production in association with Chaudhary Cine Vision Presents Ye Hamaar Jaan Tohra Me Basela Pran is out now. The credits of the film are produced by Bhart Bhushan Kumar, directed by Amit Kumar Verma, written by Pappu Pritam, co – produced by Manish Kumar, Vijay Kumar Soni & Chandan Chaudhari, music by Chhote Baba, lyrics by. Kanhiya Prasad Shrivastav, Santosh Puri, Bibhakar Panday, Munna Dubey, Premsagar Singh & Vinay Nirmal Singh, cinematography by Shiva Chaudhary, choreography by Kanu Mukherjee, action by Pradip Khadka & art by Awadhesh Rai. The film stars Priyanka Pandit, Ritesh Panday, Anand Mohan, Brijesh Tripathi, Bandani Mishra, Ratnesh Baranwal, Pramod Gupta, Chandan Chaudhari & Prem Dubey.

Beta Ho Ke Ta Aishan Mixing Complete

Swastik Entertainer & Aar Ke Aar Films And Music Presents Beta Ho Ke Ta Aishan’s mixing has been competed this week in a Mumbai’s Studio. The credits of the film are written & produced by Ravindra Kumar Ravi, music & directed by Chandrama Chandra Shahi. The film stars Kuldip Kumar, Varsha Ritu, Swati Singh, Sanjay Panday, Umesh Singh, Tarun Dhaya, Avinash, Padam Singh et al.

Brad Pitt Keen To Strengthen His Bond With Angelina Jolie

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Brad Pitt Keen To Strengthen His Bond With Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt reportedly wants to stregthen his relationship with Angelina Jolie for the sake of their 6 children. According to a source, Brad Pitt is trying to figure out what’s best for their children – Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10 & twins Knox & Vivienne, 8 – so they can have a normal life.

Leonardo DiCaprio Spotted In Caribbean For Nina Agdal’s Birthday

Leonardo DiCaprio is all set to celebrate model & girlfriend Nina Agdals 25th birthday in the Caribbean region. She turned a year older on 26th Mar 2017. According to sources, Leonardo DiCaprio & Nina Agdal along with a few of her friends boarded a private plane at Teterboro Airport on Fri. “He just hitched a ride, but it’s not his plane,” a source said.

Pierce Brosnan Ate Rat By Mistake

Pierce Brosnan averred that he mistakenly ate rat while shooting for a film in Nigeria. The 63 – year – old actor further avers that he thought he had been offered beef and was left feeling ill after eating the rodent skin.

Kate Del Castillo Wants To Make El Chapo film

Kate Del Castillo averred that she still wants to tell drug kingpin El Chapo’s life story so that all her drama from the past 2 years counts for something. The jailed crime lord, real name Joaquin Guzman, contacted Kate before he escaped from prison in 2015 and asked her to mastermind a biopic.

Chelsee Healey Showcases Her Baby Scan

Chelsee Healey has recenrtly shared the scan picture of her unborn baby and averred that the kid has got lips like father. The 28 -year – old Hollyoaks actress is expecting her 1st ever baby with boyfriend Jack Malloy but she couldn’t wait to see what the little boy or girl will look like. Healey revealed that she had undergone a 4D scan to see what her 1st ever – born will look like.

Kate Hudson Smooches. New Beau For 10 Minutes In Public

Kate Hudson tecently confirmed her romance with guitarist Danny Fujikawa after they were spotted smooching each other here. The couple’s lip – lock session lasted 10 minutes as they were spotted hanging out together. The source further shared that Fujikawa whispered “sweet nothings” into Hudson’s ear as the pair enjoyed their extended embrace on the streets.

Younger Generation Understands Kurt Russel Better

Kurt Russel recently averred that the youger. generation understands him & his work more than actors who are his age do. The 66 – year – old Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 star opens up about the characters he has played in the past and how the youth understands what he was going for.

Scarlett Johansson Feels Uncomfortable Talking About Wage issues

Scarlett Johansson feels “icky” talking personally about the gender pay gap in Hollywood. The Ghost In The Shell star is one of the highest grossing actresses in the industry. “There’s something icky about me having that conversation unless it applies to a greater whole,” Johansson averred.

Bella Thorne Goes Topless In A Marilyn Monroe – Inspired Shot

Bella Thorne posed topless for a sizzling photo shoot inspired by Hollywood icon
Marilyn Monroe. The 19 – year – old star shared the photo on Instagram sporting a platinum bob while peering over her shoulder with a seductive glance.

Amber Heard Opens Up About Coming Out As Bisexual

Amber Heard recently averred that coming out publicly about her sexuality during the initial years of her career was not easy. “Well, I always say in response when I hear someone comment about me coming out, I think it’s funny because I was never in. In part because I was very stubborn, I guess, and also in part because I just didn’t feel it was wrong,” She concluded.

Keira Knightley thought Pirates Of The Caribbean Would Be A Disaster

Keira Knightley once thought that her blockbuster film Pirates Of The Caribbean would be a disaster. Love Actually director Richard Curtis has revealed that Knightley, who featured in the 2003 romantic comedy, was not sure about the success of the Johnny Depp – starrer.

Chris Evans Desires To Be A Daddy Someday

Chris Evans recently averred that he would love to become a father in future as he himself grew up in a big family. The 35 – year – old, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain America in films by Marvel Cinematic Universe, is currently not dating anybody.

Amanda Seyfried Gives Birth To A Baby Girl

Newlyweds Amanda Seyfried & Thomas Sadoski have welcomed their 1st ever child. A representative for the John Wick actor has confirmed that the 31 – year – old Mean Girls actress gave birth to a baby girl. However, the name of their child is yet to be announced.

Hugh Grant Dances To Drake’s song In Red Nose Day Actually

Hugh Grant, whose dance in Love Actually is one of the most memorable scenes from the movie, has once again showed his moves in the short film Red Nose Day Actually. The film, which aired on Fri, showed Hugh Grant, who portrays British Prime Minister, dance to Drake’s “Hotline Bling”.

Leighton Meester Feels Proud Of Both Family & Career

Leighton Meester recently averred that she is “very proud” of her family as well as the way her career has shaped up. The Making History actress doesn’t talk about her daughter Arlo, 19 months, or husband Adam Brody very much because she would rather focus on her work without people’s perceptions getting in the way.

Kristen Bell Avers That Being A Good Person Is The Quickest Way To Feel Beautiful

Kristen Bell thinks that being a good person is the “quickest & easiest” way to feel beautiful about yourself. The Frozen star believes beauty comes from within and feels self – esteem is the most important part when it comes to feeling good about yourself.

Emma Thompson Once Turned Down A Date With Donald Trump

Emma Thompson has recently revealed that Donald Trump once called her for a date but she did not take his offer to stay at the Trump Towers seriously. Looking back, Thompson, who has often criticised US President, joked that she probably made a wrong decision.

Ben Affleck Visits Disneyland With Children

Ben Affleck recently took his children to Disneyland and spent a fun – filled day with them. The 44 – yea – old actor was spotted enjoying the rides with his kids and also interacted with fans. “The kids love spending time with their dad and vice versa,” a friend of the actor said.

Amy Schumer Makes Her Exit From The Barbie Movie

Amy Schumer has left the film Barbie over a scheduling conflict. “Sadly, I’m no longer able to commit to Barbie due to the scheduling conflicts. The film has so much promise, and Sony & Mattel have been great partners. I’m bummed, but look forward to seeing Barbie on the big screen,” Schumer averred.

Jennifer Lopez Wants Women To Have “meaty roles” In Films

Singer – actress Jennifer Lopez recently averred that it’s “still challenging” for women to have a “meaty role” in movies. The 47 – year – old star, who played the role of a singer Selena Quintanilla – Perez in Selena, considers herself lucky enough to be able to have landed the role. “Selena was a meaty role, but it was few & far between, especially for Latinos to have a role like that. I think it’s still challenging for women, especially being Latina. Thinking about Selena 20 decades ago and to have a role like that, I was very lucky,” Lopez concluded.

Harmanpreet’s brace guides India to 3-0 win over New Zealand

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Ipoh (Malaysia): Defender Harmanpreet Singh converted two penalty corners as India stamped their authority over New Zealand with an assertive 3-0 victory in the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today.

Following a 2-2 draw against Great Britain in the opening game yesterday, India now have four points from two outings.

Mandeep Singh opened the Indian account with a fine deflection in the 23rd minute before Harmanpreet produced two fine drag-flicks to penetrate the Black Sticks defence.

After allowing the experimental New Zealand team to have three shots at the goal in the first quarter, the Indian team settled down to dominate the match thereafter.

The Indian game today was not disturbed by the afternoon showers and lightening, which have been a feature of the tropical weather this season.

India’s tournament-opener yesterday started two hours late due to lightening, pushing the day’s entire schedule back.

Today, the first signs of match-disrupting lightening occurred soon after the Indian players went off the pitch on completion of their game.

It was New Zealand, who earned the first penalty corner in the sixth minute, but it could not pose any danger as the low shot went straight to goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh, who kicked it out of the circle.

As the Indian defence took time to settle down, New Zealand had two early shots at the citadel before Akashdeep Singh took an ambitions try from the top of the circle in the 10th minute, only to see his reverse drive soar high over the cross-bar.

Two minutes later, Manpreet Singh sent a diagonal ball into the circle to S V Sunil, who shot wide with only goalkeeper Devon Manchester to beat.

India broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Chinglensana Singh sent a reverse shot from top of the box into the goalmouth, where Mandeep did exceptionally well to deflect the shoulder high ball past the goalkeeper.

Harmanpreet then came into the picture with a drag-flick off the first penalty corner. The stinging shot went into the left corner of the board to make it 2-0 in the 27th minute.

India forced two penalty corners in as many minutes just before half-time, but were stopped on both occasions.

In the 30th minute, on India’s fourth penalty corner, New Zealand defended stoutly as Sardar Singh picked up the ball behind Harmanpreet and tried to keep up the pressure by flicking the ball into the scoring zone.

Playing in his 200th international today, Sunil had a chance to make an entry on the scoresheet five minutes after half-time when he was again in a one-on-one position with the goalkeeper, but ended up flicking wide of the mark.

Akashdeep took a try from a very narrow angle in the 39th minute, but the shot went over the bar.
Harmanpreet came back to round off the Indian scoring with another penalty corner conversion, this time sending a soaring drag-flick into the top corner of the net in the 47th minute.

With Harmanpreet in fine nick, he was allowed to take the shot on six of India’s seven penalty corners, although the push could not be stopped on two occasions.

Rupinderpal Singh only took the last of India’s penalty corners and his shot was blocked by the Black Sticks goalkeeper.

(Agencies)

‘Journalism requires courage’ The Wire chief tells young journalists

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Bangalore: “Stick to journalism.” Siddharth Varadharajan, founding editor of The Wire, gave this piece of advice to a crowd of budding journalists entering the “working world of journalism.”

Speaking at the annual graduation ceremony of Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media on May 1, 2017, Varadharajan warned the trainee journalists of the difficult times that they are invariably going to encounter in their careers.

But the only way to survive it was to “stick to the fundamental traits of journalism,” said the former editor of The Hindu.

Addressing the graduating batch of 2016-17, he summed up the problem facing this profession and his solution, using the oft-used journalistic framework of Who, what, where, when, why and how.

He said the problem that confronts Indian journalists today (The What), is largely due to the culture perpetuated by the media owners (The How), because of their increased reliance on advertiser revenues (The Why).

He said that Indian journalism of today is as bad, if not better than that in the 80s, that there was never a golden era of journalism (The When). The new journalists (The Who), in his view, were lucky to have new story-telling platforms to tell stories effectively and engage with readers. (The Where)

Reinventing business models, using social media effectively were certain things that could alleviate this problem, said the winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award for excelling in journalism.

“Journalism requires courage,” said Varadharajan, adding that the students had accomplished their first act of bravery by having completed their course in journalism.

He warned that the governments and private establishments alike will use all means, fair and foul, to suppress good journalism. The trend of “SLAP litigations, where corporates have increasingly taken to the law to silence any uncomfortable questions, was another tactic he warned of.

To thrive in their careers while overcoming these obstacles, he advised the students to: “Be passionate but objective. Be interested in people, their stories and their problems. Learn how to ask questions, especially to those of authority. Learn how to write well.”

In his address to the graduating batch of 2017, Dean Abraham George asked them to remember that a free press is the voice of the people in a democracy.

At a time when national leaders have not lived up to the challenges facing their countries, and are many times the cause of the problems, the press needs to be strong enough to expose the truth to the public. Unfortunately, that is not the case, he said.

Pointing out that prosperity for a few cannot be the yardstick for a nation’s success, he said that it was for the young journalists to inform and bring about positive change by impacting public opinion.

At the Convocation students who excelled in certain areas were given awards.

Karnataka BJP rift: Unperturbed Yeddyurappa says ‘mission 150’ in mind

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Shivamogga: Amid the bitter feud brewing within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka unit, state party chief B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday pinned his hope on his colleague P. Muralidhar Rao and said the saffron party’s only aim was to secure majority in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Rao, who is in-charge of the BJP’s affairs in Karnataka, has been sent by BJP president Amit Shah to sort out the warring factions – one headed by Yedurappa and the other by K.S. Eshwarappa.

“I don’t want to discuss anything about the present development. Our president Amit Shah has already sent Muralidhar Rao, the state in charge, to judge the situation and submit a report.We just have the target of 150 in our mind. Nothing else,” Yedurappa said.

The former chief minster’s remark came even as three BJP members were relieved from their functions from the party.

Party functionaries M.B. Bhanuprakash, Nirmal Kumar Surana, M.P. Renukacharya and G. Madhusudan were relieved of their posts.

On Thursday, around 24 party leaders held a ‘Save BJP’ conference and criticised the leadership of Yeddyurappa.

(ANI)

Reshuffle in Cong; Venugopal replaces Digvijay as Karnataka party in-charge

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New Delhi: Initiating changes in the Congress, party chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday removed senior leader Digvijay Singh as party’s general secretary in-charge of poll- bound Karnataka and Goa and replaced him with Rahul-loyalist K C Venugopal in the southern state.

Gandhi also elevated AICC secretary A Chella Kumar as incharge of Goa, replacing Singh who was embroiled in a fiasco in government formation in the coastal state.

Another party leader Madhusudan Mistry ceased to be a general secretary after he was made a member of the party’s Central Election Authority for holding the organisational polls later this year.

“Congress President Sonia Gandhi has assigned the tasks of looking after Karnataka and Goa affairs to new AICC teams.

While K C Venugopal has been made general secretary incharge of Karnataka, A Chella Kumar has been made AICC incharge of Goa,” party general secretary Janaradan Dwivedi said in a statement.

Venugopal, the Lok Sabha MP from Alappuzha in Kerala and the party’s deputy whip in the Lok Sabha, is a confidante of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

He will be assisted by four secretaries to take care of Karnataka affairs–Manickam Tagore, PC Vishnunadh, Madhu Yashki Goud and Sake Sailjanath.

In Goa, where the party failed to form its government despite getting 17 seats, Chella Kumar has been made the AICC incharge of Goa, while Amit Deshmukh will be the Secretary AICC of the state.

As Congress’s Goa unit incharge, Singh failed in government formation while the BJP retained power after getting only 13 seats.

Singh’s inaction evoked widespread criticism within the party, which had accused the BJP of creating an “artificial majority” to form its government.

Though removal of Singh, considered close to the Gandhis has shocked many, he continues to be general secretary incharge of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Meanwhile, Mistry also ceased to be the party’s general secretary as he was made a member of the Central Election Authority.

“The Congress president has approved the composition of the Central Organisational Election Authority of the AICC.

Mullapally Ramachandran will be its Chairman and Bhubaneshwar Kalita and Madhusudan Mistry will be its members,” Dwivedi said in another statement.

“Since Mistry has become the member of Central Election Authority, he will not hold any organisational post as per the party’s Constitution,” the statement said.

Gandhi also formed an Advisory Committee of CEA in which Shamsher Singh Dullo, Rajya Sabha MP, Ashk Ali Taq, former MP and Biren Singh Engti, MP, have been made members.

Gandhi had earlier appointed former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as party’s general secretary incharge of Gujarat, slated to go to polls later this year, removing party leader Gurudas Kamat from the post.

Some more changes are expected in other states like Himachal Pradesh which goes to polls later this year along with Gujarat.

(PTI)

Two Muslim men Beaten to Death in Assam on Suspicion of ‘Cow Theft’ in Assam

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Guwahati: In yet another incident of violent cow vigilantism, two men were beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of stealing cattle in Assam’s Nagaon district. Two men were detained and were being questioned.

Senior police officials told PTI that the victims were aged between 20 and 25.

The mob continuously thrashed them with sticks while chasing them for about 1.5 km, from Kasamari in Nagaon police station area to Jajori police station area, he said.

Asked if it was a case of “cow vigilantism”, Upadhay said a lot of cattle thefts had been reported in the area. “In this case, I got reports that some people saw the two men trying to take away cows from the field and called more people from the village. When a large crowd gathered, they started thrashing them badly,” he told PTI.

He assured of an “impartial enquiry” into the episode.

The incident comes weeks after a 55-year-old man was lynched by alleged cow vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar, leading to uproar in Parliament and demands of action against ‘cow vigilantes’.

(With PTI inputs)

Army JCO, BSF jawan killed as Pak fires rockets at BSF post

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Jammu: An army JCO and a BSF head constable were today killed and another soldier was injured as Pakistan fired rockets at a forward defence location (FDL) post of the paramilitary force along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The ceasefire violation took place around 8:30 AM. A junior commissioned officer of the army and a BSF head constable were killed in the attack, a senior officer of the paramilitary force said. “At about 0830 hours, there was heavy firing from Pakistani (army) posts at BSF posts along the LoC in Krishnagati sector of Poonch district with rockets and automatic weapons,” the officer said.

Another BSF jawan was injured in the firing. Troops guarding the border line retaliated effectively, the officer said. Pakistani troops breached the truce along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri sectors seven times last month.

They violated the ceasefire in Poonch sector on April 19 and shelled mortars on forward posts in Noushera sector on April 17. Pakistan had resorted to firing in the same sector on April 8, in Poonch district on April 5, in Bhimbher Gali (BG) sector on April 4 and twice on April 3 in Balakote and (Digwar) Poonch sectors.

(Agencies)

Telangana police has set up bogus ISIS website to radicalise Muslim youth: Digvijaya Singh

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Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has once again triggered a controversy after he claimed that Telangana Police has set up a bogus Islamic State website to radicalise Muslim youth and encourage them to join terror modules.

Digvijay tweeted: “Telangana Police has set up a bogus ISIS site which is radicalising Muslim Youths and encouraging them to become ISIS Modules.”

“It was on their information that MP Police arrested accused who were responsible for the bomb blast in train in Shajapur District of MP.”

“It also resulted in Saifullaha encounter in Kanpur the same day.”

“The issue is whether Telangana Police should be trapping Muslim Youths in becoming ISIS modules by posting inflammatory information?”

“Is It Ethical? Is it Moral? Has KCR authorised Telangana Police to trap Muslim Youths and encourage them to join ISIS?”

“If he has then shouldn’t he own the responsibility and resign?”

“If he hasn’t then shouldn’t he enquire and punish those who are responsible for committing such a heinous crime?”

The Telangana Police have issued a strong rebuttal to the claims made by Digvijaya.

Telangana DGP tweeted: “Unfounded allegations from a senior responsible leader will lower the morale and image of Police engaged in fighting anti-national forces.”

The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti has also slammed Digvijaya Singh.

KT Rama Rao, a minister in the state government and son of CM K Chandrashekhar Rao, tweeted: “Most irresponsible & reprehensible thing coming from a former CM. Request you to withdraw these comments unconditionally or provide evidence.”

The TRS is now mulling legal action against the Congress leader.

(Agencies)

Bollywood stars and family pay last respects to Vinod Khanna

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Mumbai: Actor Vinod Khanna’s mortal remains have been set on pyre on Thursday. He passed away in a Mumbai hospital reportedly due to cancer. He was 70. Khanna was hospitalized after he complained of “severe dehydration” and was suffering from Bladder Cancer.

His funeral took place at a crematorium in Worli, Mumbai, in the evening which was attended by a number of his contemporaries, including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjit and many others.

Here are some pictures from his funeral:

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