(6) Iconic music director R.D. Burman's platinum birth anniversary celebrated with grand fanfare & aplomb in Hindi film industry
Platinum birth anniversary of iconic music director R.D. Burman celebrated with grand fanfare & aplomb in a function held at Mumbai in Hindi film industry. He was recipient of 3 Filmfare awards.
Posted: 08-Sep-2022 09:32 am
(5) Rajesh Khanna deceased at age of 72
First superstar of Hindi cinema, Rajesh Khanna, deceased after long illness in his Bandra situated house yesterday. He was sick with heart complications, & expired in presence of his family & kins. He is survived by his wife & 2 daughters.
Posted: 08-Sep-2022 09:25 am
(4) Northeast burning, it's a repeat of J&K - Ghulam Nabi Azad
Terming the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) passed by Parliament unconstitutional, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday that the entire northeast is “burning” in protest against the legislation, and what is happening in the region is a repeat of what happened in Jammu and Kashmir.
Posted: 08-Sep-2022 09:20 am
(3) President's rule can't be used to change J&K's status: SC told
The Supreme Court was Wednesday told that a temporary phase of President’s rule cannot be used to bring about an irreversible change in the nature of relation between Jammu & Kashmir and the Union.
Who could be the competent authority to reconstitute Constituent Assembly, Apex Court asks.
A 5-judge constitution bench of the top court, headed by Justice N V Ramana, was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370. The bench also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant.
Advocate Raju Ramachandaran, appearing for bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal, Shehla Rashid and other petitioners, today put forth his arguments in the case -
“This route of a temporary phase of President’s rule which was imposed in the state from December 19, 2018 till October 31, 2019 cannot be used to bring about an irreversible change in the nature of relation between the State and the Union,” the senior lawyer said.
Posted: 08-Sep-2022 09:15 am
(2) You Are NDTV 24x7, We Work 24x7 - Aaditya Thackeray to NDTV
Yuva Sena President and son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray has been campaigning in Mumbai's Worli, from 7 in the morning, where he is contesting Maharashtra elections from. "Everyone's given me their love and the seniors are there to guide me. They are encouraging me to take up this challenge," the 29-year-old says.
Speaking to NDTV while reaching out to voters at the Worli Sea Face promenade, which is a popular morning walk destination, Aaditya Thackeray says he's hardly slept over the last few days due to the hectic campaign schedule for Monday's election.
"You cut down on sleep and travel more. Yesterday we travelled to seven places. Today we are travelling to four more places but the best part of this is there is no lack of energy at this time. Everyone is buzzing with energy. It's almost like a festive time. Last night I slept at 2:30 and woke up at quarter to five this morning".
Posted: 08-Sep-2022 09:11 am
(1) Citizen (Amendment) bill important, contrary to many malicious perceptions
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill got the clearance from the Lok Sabha on December 4 with 311 MPs voting in favour and 80 against the Bill. It passed the test in the Rajya Sabha on December 11 with 125 votes in favour and 99 votes against the landmark Bill.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which provides for Indian citizenship to non-Muslims who left Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and entered India before 2015, is now in the court of the President for his assent. With the passing of the Bill, lakhs of immigrants from religious minorities - Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians - will get Indian citizenship, even if they do not have any document to prove their residency. The opposition parties have also been criticising the government for excluding the Muslims from Nepal and Sri Lanka.
