Arnab Goswami arrested by Mumbai Police in 2018 case
Bengali film actress Saayoni Ghosh has once again come under fire after one of her tweets, dating back to 2015 featuring a woman putting condom on a Shivling, re-surfaced on social media.
While the actress had quickly got away with an online apology then for the post, which tends to malign the Hindu culture, social media users on Saturday were ready to warn her of legal action for not being truly apologetic of her actions.
Allegations of Hinduphobic content
On February 18, 2015, on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri that year, the actress had tweeted a picture wherein a female character was seen putting a condom over the sacred Hindu symbol of a Shivling.
COVID-19 norms violators fined Rs 3.63 crore in 4 days in Gujarat
Night curfew was imposed in the four cities towards the end of November last year, as Gujarat at that time saw a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases after Diwali.
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A commuter adjusts his mask while walking past a wall mural depicting frontline warriors of the Covid-19. (Photo| AFP) By PTI
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat police have collected fines worth Rs 3.63 crore between January 8 and 11 from people violating the mask rule for COVID-19 prevention and those spitting in public, officials said on Wednesday.
The fine for not wearing a mask in public places in the state is Rs 1,000.
Madhya Pradesh hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 20; CM orders removal of Morena collector, SP Twenty-one more are currently undergoing treatment in Morena and Gwalior, said a senior police official. Police also said they have registered a case against seven people and launched a search for them Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a high-level meeting at his residence . ANI Bhopal/Morena: Six more people have died after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh s Morena district, raising the toll to 20, a police official said on Wednesday.
Taking serious cognisance of the incident, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered the removal of Morena s collector and superintendent of police, after holding a review meeting on the situation on Wednesday, another official said.
When it comes to gay rights, Indians have come too far forward to go back in time.
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The Indian city of Bangalore celebrates its second annual gay pride parade in June 2009.
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