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Anna Hazare Gets Permission For Protests

March 22, 2018 by Nasheman

Delhi Police on Thursday gave permission to social activist Anna Hazare to start a protest campaign at Ramlila Maidan here from Friday, police said.

“We have granted permission after checking all security aspects and making adequate arrangements,” said a police officer.

Hazare and his supporters will first visit Rajghat from Maharastra Sadan to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

He will also visit Shahidi Park to pay tribute to martyrs and then proceed to Ramlila Maidan where he held a massive protest and hunger strike against corruption in 2011.

Hazare has said that farm issues would be among those taken up during the current agitation.

Filed Under: India

Hollywood Film Star Round Up

March 22, 2018 by Shaheen Raaj

Britney Spears’ Ex – Kevin Federline Wants Her Fortune

Just recently, it was revealed that Britney’s ex – Kevin Federline has asked for more money child support. He is the father of both of her amazing sons. While Britney treasures her children and would do anything for them, a lot of people are wondering how her current and substantial child support payments are falling short. Which led to Britney’s father meeting with Kevin’s attorney and demanding to know why Kevin needs more cash. Even Dittany Spears is pissed that Kevin Federline is grubbing after more cash. Really, anyone who’s ever had to pay a bill in their life has some questions about a guy who says that $20,000 a month isn’t enough to pay for two kids who only live with him sometimes. Now, it turns out that someone else is mad about it, her dad. Jamie is Britney’s father, and he apparently sat down with Kevin’s attorney. The meeting was set up last week, when Jamie received a letter from Kevin Federline’s attorney, asking for a sit-down and face-to-face meeting to discuss Kevin’s request for more money cjild support. Jamie had apparently already been suspicious of why Kevin might “need” more child support money each month. So it’s probably safe to say that he was wary. Now It seems that Kevin’s attorney told Jamie at this meeting that, since Jayden & Sean Preston are now 11 and 12 respectively, attending to their needs and wants during his time with them had grown more expensive. More than $10,000 per month each, apparently. Jamie then reportedly asked what exactly the boys needed but Kevin currently couldn’t afford to give them. Besides Kevin’s attorney apparently couldn’t answer, but told Jamie that Kevin wanted to be able to take care of the boys “at Britney’s level.”

Gwen Stefani Dumped By Blake Shelton

Just weeks ago, fans were wondering if and when Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton would have a baby. Now, they’re wondering if the two will ever see each other again. But it seems Gwen and Blake have broken up. The idea of Blake Shelton being the one to break up with Gwen sounds absurd. Even though she’s more famous and more successful outside of the Country music crowd, she fell for her The Voice co-star. Until recently, it had looked like he was just as crazy about her. “Gwen doesn’t know what hit her,” a source reveals. “She’s heartbroken. Of course, she is. Blake is only, what, her third serious relationship that she’s ever had in her life? This is a woman who loves with her whole heart. She continues to send him loving social media support from LA while he’s been out on the road.” Which explains her continued social media posts about missing him while he’s on his tour. But Blake has drastically slowed down regular communication with her.” it seems that Blake’s motives for breaking up with his better half, which really drives home the rumor that Blake is high on fame and money, after his time on The Voice. but of late Blake’s through with Gwen’s neediness and all the drama: her demanding, critical ex-husband and her jealousy of him and other women. It was also rumored that Blake was cheating with Chloe Kohanski. Of course, she couldn’t resist People’s “Sexiest Man Alive”. So She told him that she didn’t want to spend her life in fear of her famous partner cheating on her.” Besides after what Gwen went through with Gavin, that’s a very understandable fear. Especially since it was also rumored that Blake cheated on Miranda just as much as she did on him.

Kim Kardashian’s Kraziest Klause In Her Will

Kim Kardashian, has dedicated most of her public persona to looking her absolute best at all times. This has been the case for nearly all of Kim’s life in the spotlight…… and it will apparently be the case when Kim is close to the end of her life. In a video she recorded this week, the former “sex tape actress” explains to fans that she has inserted an unusual clause into her will. It doesn’t have to do with where her possessions go after Kim dies, but rather how her hair and makeup are done while she’s still alive. Kim stated, “I made a section in my will that if I am so out of it that I can’t even communicate, and I am like shitting on myself, I definitely need my hair, my nails and my makeup done.” Of course someone who even gets all dolled up even while topless and eating noodless would want to maintain her appearance at all times, despite her health. Poor Kim thinks so much about how fans view of her and has so much stock in her outer beauty, that she can’t imagine a day when she simply doesn’t care. She can’t imagine still being able to draw a breath without considering whether her nail color matches her eye-shadow.

Younes Bendjima Hurls Accusations At Scott Disick

Younes Bendjima has more than just a pretty face. But he also has a mouth that spits red hot fire. The surprisingly long-term boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian shared a few words this week that simply had to be directed at Scott Disick. Bendjima did not call Disick out by name, but he did write the following: “Sometimes those who don’t socialize much aren’t actually anti-social. They just have no tolerance for drama, stupidity and fake people.” Disick, of course, has become as well known as his point for partying and for being extremely social as he has for nearly anything else. It’s the reason Kourtney finally pulled the plug on their romance years ago: Disick was off in France, drinking and spending time with an ex-girlfriend and it was all too much for Kardashian to handle. So it seems rather apparent that when Bendjima brings up socializing as he does above, he’s pointing his finger right at Disick and calling him out for being “stupid” and “fake”. Bendjima has been dating Kardashian now for over a year.

John Bailey Investigated

John Bailey, who became the 34th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is under investigation by the organization following multiple allegations of sexual harassment. An Academy subcommittee led by David Rubin began reviewing the allegations recently after receiving three separate claims of harassment. John Bailey did not respond to a direct request for comment. The Academy, later on, issued the following statement: “The Academy treats any complaints confidentially to protect all parties. The Membership Committee reviews all complaints brought against Academy members according to our Standards of Conduct process, and after completing reviews reports to the Board of Governors. We will not comment further on such matters until the full review is completed.” Bailey, a veteran cinematographer who succeeded Cheryl Boone Isaacs as president, has represented the cinematographer’s branch of the Academy for one and a half decade. His film credits include Ordinary People, American Gigolo, The Big Chill and Groundhog Day. In 2014, Bailey received the American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Todd Wawrychuk/EPA/REX/Shutterstock (8989391a)
John Bailey
John Bailey named Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ President, Hollywood, USA – 29 Jun 2013
A handout photo made available by A.M.P.A.S. (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) on 09 August 2017 shows cinematographer John Bailey attending a screening of ‘Groundhog Day’ at Oscars Outdoors in Hollywood, USA, on 29 June 2013. A.M.P.A.S. 54-member board of governors, elected Bailey to succeed outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs late 09 August 2017.

Rihanna Blasts Snapchat

The powers that be at Snapchat learned two valuable lessons recently that “Domestic Violence is never even remotely funny”, and “Don’t mess with Queen RiRi”. The folks in charge of marketing for the social media app made the bizarre decision to run the ad. It so happened that Rihanna was assaulted by Chris Brown in 2009, as who could forget such a revolting incident? But Of course, it is as freshly horrifying as the attack remains for her millions of fans, no one but Rihanna knows just how traumatic Brown’s attack truly was. And so it’s not surprising that the outspoken music icon was quick to let Snapchat management know just what she thought of their latest ad campaign. Rihanna says, “Snapchat I know you know you ain’t my fav app out there! But I’m just trying to figure out what the point was with this mess!” the singer wrote in a statement posted – where else? – on Snapchat. “I’d love to call it ignorance but I know you ain’t that dumb. You spent money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to Domestic Violence victims and made a joke of it.” Rihanna added: “This isn’t about my personal feelings, cause I don’t have much of them…but all the women, children, and men that have been victims of Domestic Violence in the past and especially the ones who haven’t made it out yet….you let us down! “Shame on you. Throw the whole app – oligy away.”

Katy Perry Harasses An American Idol Singer

On the season premiere of the rebooted American Idol, the popular singer and this season’s lead judge greeted 19-year-old contestant Benjamin Glaze with a playful peck on the lips. She did so after Glaze told the panel that he had never kissed anyone before. The episode was filmed in Oct, 2017, but did not air until this week, and the quick spit swap seemed like a harmless exchange of bodily fluids at the time. But then Glaze opened up a couple days later and said, “I was a tad bit uncomfortable. I wanted to save it for my first ever relationship. I wanted it to be special.” Benjamin works as a cashier in Enid, Oklahoma and explained that he comes from a very conservative background. He has been keeping his lips to himself on purpose and then Katty Perry came along and simply laid one on him. Added the aspiring artist, “Would I have done it if she said, ‘Would you kiss me?’ No, I would have said no. I know a lot of guys would be like, ‘Heck yeah!’ But for me, I was raised in a very conservative family and I was very uncomfortable immediately. I wanted my first kiss to be very special.” Even prior to these quotes going viral, Katty Pery had been critized harshly by insiders who basically alleged she has no clue what to do or say as a judge. The unwanted kiss took place after Glaze entered the audition room and judge Luke Bryan mentioned Perry’s 2008 track “I Kissed a Girl,” asking: “Have you kissed a girl and liked it?” Producers clearly were aware of Glaze’s background and told Bryan to touch on it. Glaze said he had never gotten to first base and added: “I have never been in a relationship and I can’t kiss a girl without being in a relationship.” Katty Perry then proceeded to call the teen over and he gave Katty Perry a peck on the cheek… prior to her pulling him close for one on the lips. The singer, it should be mentioned, did not earn a Golden Ticket to Hollywood.

AMERICAN IDOL – Coverage. (ABC/Mark Levine)
BENJAMIN GLAZE, LIONEL RICHIE, KATY PERRY, LUKE BRYAN

Filed Under: Film

SOUTHERN FILMS ROUND UP

March 22, 2018 by Shaheen Raaj

Parvathi Nair’s Ola Cab Dilemma

Parvathi Nair, who has acted in movies like Yennai Arindhaal & Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga had recently posted a tweet against the popular cab service Ola after facing a bad experience. She had refused to remove the tweet even after being requested by the company. The actress had booked an Ola prime cab thinking that it’s the best service, but however, the driver of the cab, dropped her at a place which was abandoned, and even after being told by the actress that it wasn’t the destination she had booked to, he dropped her and left. Despite her complaint to customer care, They said that it was the destination, and as she was constantly scolded by the driver, she got down at the abandoned place. Following this incident, Parvathi Nair had posted a tweet saying that Ola is too bad in Chennai with poor service, and the driver was so bad that he didn’t even know she had booked an Ola prime, and he dropped her midway thinking it to be Ola mini.

Priya Prakash Is Demanding A Huge Remuneration

Priya Prakash, the overnight internet sensation, of Oru Aadaar Adore fame has already got too big for her sandals. No doubt she had entranced one and all through her “winks” in the movie’s video which instantly went viral. Her prominence has developed significantly and looks as though Priya is as of now getting some extraordinary offers. Obviously, everybody will jump at the chance to sign her after her snazzy wink and the insane fan following that she has. But on the other hand she is indeed getting too big for her sandals. Priya was recently contacted by a few more movie producers. In fact Priya has been drawn closer for a film featuring Nikhil Siddharth. And she has gone ahead and asked for an unbelievable cash for this film. Yes!!! she has made a demand for an astounding amount of Rs 2 crores.

BellamKonda Sai Srinivas And Pooja Hegde’s Sizzling Chemistry For Saakshyam

After scoring several hits like Gopichand, Anushka Shetty starrer Lakshyam , and also Gopichand And Rakul Preet Singh starrer Loukyam, director Sriwass once again delivered a dud in the form of Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer Dictator which turned out to be a huge flop, and he went on a hiatus. And now after a gap of 2 years, the director is back with the youngest hero BellamKonda Sai Sreenivas and the hot & happening Pooja Hegde, in Sakshyam, an action thriller with loads of romance. The first look poster of the movie was revealed recently, and had the lead pair of Pooja Hegde And Bellamkonda Sai Sriniwas exhibiting a high octane sizzling chemistry, with elements of nature in the background. Saakshyam is said to be based on the theme of ” One Love, One Heart, One Destiny”, and it is also said that nature will play an important role in this love story. Bankrolled by Abhishek Nama in his Abhishek Pictures banner, the film also stars Sarathkumar, Jagapathi Babu & Meena in vital roles. Earlier when BellamKonda Sai Sreenivas had paired up with Samantha Akkineni for Alludu Seenu, he couldn’t taste the real success pleasure.

Andrei KoscShriya Saran Enters Into A Wedlock With heev

Shriya Sharan entered into a wedlock with her Russian beau, Andrei Koscheev in a private ceremony on 12th Mar, 2018. Amongst the Bollywood celebrity only Manoj Bajpayee and Shabana Azmi were invited for the function. It was a hush – hush affair attended by close friends and family. It took place at the actress’ Lokhandwala residence. It was a traditional Hindu wedding. There was also a pre – wedding bash organised for family and friends. Shriya Saran looks stunning in a pink saree but, her Russian beau now husband, Andrei Koscheev sure cuts a fine figure in a traditional avatar. here they look at each other is adorable! Incidentally speaking Andrei Koscheev is a tennis player and a businessman. He is the owner of a chain of restaurants in Russia. He has also won the Entrepreneur award in 2015. As for Shriya Saran, she one of the most popular faces down South. The actress will soon be seen in Naragasooran opposite Aravind Swamy.
Dulquer Salman To Be Seen As Yesteryears Actor Gemini Ganeshan
Dulquer Salmaan is now all set to be seen in the role of yesteryears actor Gemini Ganeshan in another yesteryear actor Savitri’s biopic named Mahanati / Naigyar Thilagam which is a bilingual in Tamil & Telugu. this movie has been one of the most awaited biopics down South. The film will chronicle the life of yesteryear south superstar Savithri, who was indeed a renowned actress who made her mark across several languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam etc. Keerthi Suresh, a popular up and coming star in Tamil and Malayalam is stepping into this legendary character’s shoes to play her. on screen. This will be a big film not just for the south industry but also for the actress who is entering a different league with this biopic. The film is now all now all set to release on 9th May, 2018. The movie was earlier scheduled to release on 29th May, 2018, Besides Dulquer Salmaan, the movie also stars Samantha Akkineni enacts the role of Jamuna, Savitri’s her confidante. The story will be narrated from her perspective. Anushka Shetty enacts the role of Bhanumathi, one of Savithri’s biggest contemporaries. While Naga Chaitanya has agreed to play Akkineni Nageswara Rao. That apart Vijay Devarakonda is also enacting a crucial character. The film is directed by Nag Ashwin.

Pooja Hegde Spills The Beans

Pooja Hegde is currently one of the most talked about celebs. She has recently bagged a biggie and this time it’s opposite Baahubali star, Prabhas. She will now star opposite the Baahubali franchise star Prabhas. Says Pooja, “The director (Radha Krishna Kumar) and producers (Vamsi Krishna and U Pramod) came to me for the narration. It’s a thorough entertainer.” When asked if she was intimidated by the thought of working with Prabhas, here’s what she had to say,“For me, it was intimidating to work with Hrithik Roshan as well. But I managed that fine. I don’t look at this film as something that should intimidate me. It’s an opportunity to prove myself,” The film will go on floors soon. The movie, a bilingual will release in Telugu & Hindi. Pooja She will also be seen opposite Mahesh Babu in Vamsi Paidipally’s next. She will also be part of Trivikram’s next with Jr NTR. Pooja has already proved to be a great pair with Allu Arjun in DJ Duvvada Jagannadham. She will also be seen shaking a leg yet again in a special number for Rangasthalam. This time she will set the dance floor ablaze with Ram Charan.

Prabhas Is Risking His Health

When Prabhas leaped from one cliff to another in the waterfall sequence of Baahubali, he didn’t just safely landed on the other end but also landed in the hearts of millions of viewers. The stunt, the visuals and just the raw charisma of the actor was enough to make him a superstar across the globe. While this particular scene, the most spectacular scene of the film that set events in motion, was a gift from CGI, there are ample number of stunts that the bulky actor has performed himself. You see, Prabhas likes to perform his own stunts. While we may be in awe of him for that quality, it is giving his next director sleepless nights. Prabhas and Sujeeth Singh have teamed up for an ambitious project titled Saaho. Shraddha Kapoor stars as the female lead. Once again, Prabhas has opted for performing his own stunts without a body double. Somewhere out there is a perfectly built body double out of work right now. Of course the director is worried thinking about all the possible outcomes. Prabhas doesn’t want to use a body double for any of the scenes in Saaho. The crew has some renowned action choreographers from the west working on the film so he knows he is in safe hands. However, Sujeeth is concerned since Prabhas has the tendency of injuring himself. He also injured his shoulder during the filming of Baahubali and had to undergo a surgery. Therefore, he wants Prabhas to use a body double in at least some death defying stunts.

Filed Under: Film

Linking Congress To Data Scam Diversionary Tactics: Rahul

March 22, 2018 by Nasheman

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Modi government had for years lied about the fate of 39 Indians killed in Iraq and was now diverting public attention from it by alleging that his party had links with a firm accused of misusing personal data of Facebook users.

“Problem: 39 Indians dead; Government on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress and data theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved,” Gandhi said in a tweet.

Gandhi’s remarks came a day after Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the Congress of compromising national security by roping in political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica to run its 2019 election campaign.

The Minister alleged that the firm had been found involved in data manipulation and warned that any attempt to misuse social media to influence India’s electoral process would not be tolerated.

PTI

Filed Under: India

PMLA case: Ex-HP CM Virbhadra Singh, Wife Get Bail

March 22, 2018 by Nasheman

A special court today granted bail to former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and three others in a Rs seven crore money laundering case.

Special Judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh, who were present in the court in response to the summons issued against them on the last date of hearing. The court also granted bail to Universal Apple Associate owner Chunni Lal Chauhan, besides other accused Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach.

All the accused got the relief on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety of the same amount each. During the proceedings, ED counsel Nitesh Rana opposed their bail plea, seeking judicial custody for them.

The court, however, granted them bail considering they were not arrested by the ED during the investigation. The court had on February 12 issued summons against the accused saying there was “prima facie” enough evidence against them.

The Enforcement Directorate had charge-sheeted 83-year-old Singh, accusing him of projecting around Rs seven crore “proceeds of crime” as agricultural income in connivance with his wife and others and had invested the sum in LIC policies.

PTI

Filed Under: India, News & Politics

Yeddyurappa Promises To Increase Wages Of Pourakarmikas

March 22, 2018 by Nasheman

State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday promised pourakarmikas that if he is voted to power he will increase their wages from the present Rs 17,000 to Rs 30,000.

Addressing the gathering at a convention which was organised by Pourakarmikara Samudaaya Vedike Yedyurappa said that he has received a list of demands from the Pourakarmika forum and all those demands will be fulfilled as soon as BJP takes charge of the state government.

He also mentioned few of the demands by the forum which includes: equal pay for everybody, regularise all 20,000 workers and not just 4,000 of them, permanent houses, permitting pourakarmika to contest in elections, free medical check-ups, improved health care and bonus of Rs 25,000 for all workers on Ambedkar Jayanti every year.

PTI

Filed Under: India, News & Politics

Journalist murder: Supreme Court Closes Proceedings Against Tej Pratap In Murder Case

March 22, 2018 by Nasheman

The Supreme Court today closed proceedings against former Bihar minister Tej Pratap, son of jailed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, in the murder case of a Siwan-based journalist.

The apex court had asked the CBI to investigate allegations relating to media reports featuring photographs and videos that showed Pratap, former Bihar health minister, along with two absconding accused, Mohd Kaif and Javed, who are presently in judicial custody in the Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submission of Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi that CBI has not found any incriminating material against the RJD leader.

The bench ordered the closure of proceedings against Tej Pratap and gave the slain journalist’s widow the liberty to get her plea revised if some incriminating material surfaces in the future.

PTI

Filed Under: India, News & Politics

Israel moves to strip 12 Palestinians of Jerusalem residency

March 21, 2018 by Nasheman

The bill will only worsen the difficult conditions for the 420,000 Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem, who are treated as foreign immigrants by Israel [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

Under a recently enacted law, Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has expressed his intentions to strip the residency status of 12 Palestinians in Jerusalem, accusing them of being involved in “terror”.

The law, passed two weeks ago, gives the interior minister the power to strip the residency documents of any Palestinian on grounds of a “breach of loyalty” to Israel.

It will also apply in cases where residency status was obtained on the basis of false information, and in cases where “an individual committed a criminal act” in the view of the interior ministry.

Four of the 12 are affiliated with the Hamas political movement. They were the subject of a controversy in September 2017 when Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Israeli authorities had no right to strip them of their residency on “breach of loyalty”, after a 10-year legal battle.

When the four were elected to the Palestinian Authority’s legislative body in 2006, Israel’s then-Interior Minister Ronnie Bar-On revoked their Jerusalem residency status, claiming a “breach of loyalty” for being members of a foreign parliament and of Hamas.

They were deported with their families to the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

But last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the interior minister does not have the power to do so after a petition was filed by rights groups.

In response, the Israeli government enacted the bill two weeks ago, giving the minister the legal means to strip the residency documents of any Palestinian whom he deems a threat.

Fadi al-Qawasmi, a lawyer for the four parliamentarians, said Deri might not be able to prove that the four men were implicated in a “breach of loyalty”, particularly because the law is vague.

“When they revoked their residencies [10 years ago], they did not prove that they had committed a violation. How will they put them on trial retroactively?” al-Qawasmi told Al Jazeera.

The lawyer added that since the parliamentarians have no legal residence in any other country, the interior ministry may be forced to give them a special legal status, even if they were deported to the occupied West Bank.

‘illegal under international law’
In addition to the four Hamas parliamentarians, the interior minister is also considering revoking the residency status of other Palestinians in Jerusalem involved in carrying out attacks against Israelis, according to the Israeli daily Haaretz.

Rights groups have blasted the new law as racist and illegal.

“East Jerusalem is considered occupied territory under international humanitarian law (IHL) – like all other areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip – and its Palestinian residents are a protected civilian population,” Adalah, a Palestinian rights group in Israel, said.

“It is therefore illegal under IHL to impose upon them an obligation of loyalty to the occupying power, let alone to deny them the permanent residency status on this basis,” the statement read.

Status of Palestinians in Jerusalem

Despite Israel’s claims that occupied East Jerusalem is part of its “eternal, undivided” capital, the Palestinians who are born and live there do not hold Israeli citizenship, unlike their Jewish counterparts.

Palestinians in the city are given “permanent residency” ID cards and temporary Jordanian passports that are only used for travel purposes. They are essentially stateless, stuck in legal limbo – they are not citizens of Israel, nor are they citizens of Jordan or Palestine.

The new bill will only worsen the difficult conditions for the 420,000 Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem, who are treated as foreign immigrants by the state.

Since 1967, Israel has revoked the status of at least 14,000 Palestinians.

Deri, the interior minister, who was, in the past, convicted of bribery, fraud and “breach of trust”, says this law would allow him to protect the “security of Israeli citizens”.

Filed Under: Muslim World

Karnataka High Court orders State Govt to resolve ‘Bisi oota’ workers’ demands, after MEP files writ petition

March 21, 2018 by Nasheman

Taking cognizance of the writ petition filed by MEP’s Dr. Nowhera Shaik, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, ordered the State Govt to resolve the grievances of ‘Bisi Oota’ workers and take corrective measures.

Dr. Shaik said that the High Court has admitted her petition and issued a notice to the state government and also directed the state government to resolve the grievances of Bisi Oota workers and take corrective measures before next date which 4th April 2018.

All India Mahila Empowerment Party, which is supporting the protesting workers of the Bisi Oota Scheme had filed a writ petition against the govt of Karnataka, regarding the plight of the workers. The petition number is: 6926/2018 and is titled Nowhera Shaik vs State of Karnataka.

MEP says that the workers associated with the scheme are only paid Rs. 1000. The party had filed a PIL asking for a minimum wage of Rs. 15,000 per month and has also demanded that the workers get a permanent job, among other benefits.

Last month MEP’s President Dr. Nowhera Shaik had met the protesting Mid-Day Meal Scheme Workers and assured them of all the help.

Dr. Nowhera Shaik thanked Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice BM Shyamprasad. She also thanked Bisi oota’ workers for their fight.

Filed Under: India

Congress Compromising National Security By Hiring CA For 2019 Campaign: BJP

March 21, 2018 by Nasheman

Amid allegations of misuse of personal data for political purposes by social media giant Facebook, the BJP on Wednesday hit out at Congress accusing it of compromising national security by reportedly roping in political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) to run its 2019 election campaign.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that CA had been found involved in data manipulation and warned that any attempt to misuse social media to influence India’s electoral process would not be tolerated and the government would take necessary legal action.

“Any covert or overt attempt to misuse social media including Facebook to influence India’s electoral process through undesirable means will neither be tolerated, nor permitted,” Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference.

He said that CA — the agency which hired by the Congress to run its 2019 campaign — is accused of using bribes, sex workers to entrap politicians and stealing data from Facebook.

“Abuse of social media including Facebook cannot be allowed to impact the fairness of elections. In the wake of recent data theft from Facebook, let my stern warning be heard across the Atlantic, far away in California,” the senior BJP leader said.

Accusing Congress of depending upon data manipulation and theft to win votes, Prasad
also asked the Congress whether it depends on data theft, and found manipulation ability the sole criteria to hire CA.

“These days, there is lot of news about CA and how it has been involved in data theft, psychometric analysis, data manipulation and subversion of democratic processes. Can the Congress deny that,” he asked.

Citing media reports, the BJP leader also asked the Congress to clarify whether now-sacked CA CEO Alexender Nix has met several opposition leaders to design the the UPA’s electoral strategy for the next Lok Sabha elections.

“How many times did Rahul Gandhi and Nix meet and what did they discuss? What is the CA’s role in Rahul Gandhi’s social media presence,” he asked.

“It is a matter of grave concern for crores of online users in India that online data and browsing patterns are being used for such means. I want to specifically warn the Congress that the nation will not tolerate any kind of data theft or manipulation in India,” he said.

The Minister also sought to know from the “Grand Old Party” as to how much stolen data from CA was in posession of the Congress and how much data of Indian users had been handed over to the firm by the party.

Alleging that CA had been found using illegal means of data manipulation to subvert the democratic process in Kenya, Prasad said that the Congress had been aligning with such forces to divide the society to win elections.

“We have seen this in Gujarat. We are seeing what they are doing in Karnataka,” he said.

Prasad said the government was in touch with the US Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to assess the privacy violations of Indian users.

“We will also summon the company and Facebook to assess the data theft of Indian users and will take strictest action,” he warned.

(IANS)

Filed Under: India

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