(Reuters Health) - Marriage has been linked to health benefits, especially happy marriage, but when it comes to developing or controlling type 2 diabetes, marriage quality seems to have opposite effects on men and women, according to a U.S. study.
Reported by Reuters India 9 hours ago.
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Marriage quality has differing effects on diabetes risks for men and women
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Bobby Brown says he once beat his ex-wife
Los Angeles, June 9 : Singer Bobby Brown has revealed he once hit his ex-wife Whitney Houston during their 15-year marriage, but he has never been a "woman beater."
Reported by newKerala.com 2 hours ago.
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4 killed in Tel Aviv terror attack
*Tel Aviv:* Four persons were killed on Wednesday night when two attackers identified as Palestinian militants opened fire at a popular food and shopping complex near the Israeli Defense Ministry in capital Tel Aviv.The attackers were captured, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, with one shot and the second arrested at the upscale Sarona market, CNN reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called "a savage crime, murder in the heart of Tel Aviv".
"We will take the necessary steps to attack the attackers and defend those who need to be defended," he said. Surveillance footage from a cafe near the shooting scene showed chaos as panicked customers knocked over chairs and tables as they rushed to escape. People crawled across the floor and others carried children in their arms.
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"President Enrique Pena Nieto @EPN says Mexico supports positively and constructively India's membership of the NSG," tweeted External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup. Modi thanked the Mexican President for the support.*Narendra Modi*
The Mexican support comes just in time as the 48-member NSG has called an "extraordinary" plenary meeting on Thursday when it is expected to take up for review India's application for membership to the elite club that regulates global nuclear trade.
India submitted its application in early May to become a member. On June 6, Switzerland, an important member of the NSG, extended support to India's membership in the group during Modi's stopover in Geneva.
India also got strong backing from the US for NSG membership with President Barack Obama extending support during Modi's visit to Washington on Tuesday. Both Switzerland and Mexico had earlier expressed strong reservations on India's application for becoming a member of the elite export control regime due to India being a non-signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
India has already got the support of major NSG countries, including France, Russia and Britain. China, a major NSG member, is still holding out, citing that India needs to sign the NPT. India has not signed the NPT on the ground that it is discriminatory.
http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/Zeenat-S.jpg*Locals stand at the site where Zeenat was burnt alive Pic/AFP*
Zeenat (18) died on the spot, police said. “We have arrested the mother of Zeenat and are looking for her brother for allegedly setting her on fire,” said Lahore police spokesman Nayyab Haider. He said Zeenat’s mother Parveen told the police in custody that her daughter had committed an ‘unforgivable’ crime by marrying a man after eloping with him.
“Although Parveen confessed to her crime, she denied the involvement of her son,” Haider said. Zeenat reportedly fell in love with Hasan, who lived in her locality, and asked her parents to accept his marriage proposal.
However, her parents refused following which, Zeenat eloped with Hasan and married him in court. Zeenat had contacted Parveen a few days ago seeking her forgiveness and Parveen said she should return to seek their blessings. “Today, when Zeenat reached her parents’ house, first she was tortured by her mother and a brother and then they doused petrol on her setting her alight,” he said.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed Lahore police chief Amin Wains to thoroughly investigate the matter and bring the perpetrators to justice.
*800 *The women killed in honour killings in Punjab last year according to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Reported by Mid-Day 21 hours ago.
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Lily Allen's hubby files legal documents to end marriage
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Reported by Zee News 21 hours ago.
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Pakistani girl stangled, burnt alive by mother over love marriage
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Udta Punjab vs Censor Board: Who said what?
The recent Bollywood controversy that has grabbed headlines almost everywhere is the ongoing battle between the makers of Udta Punjab and the Central Board of film Certification (CBFC). What started as a small argument has now turned into an outrage on the social media.
The recent issue also throws a light on the limitations that a filmmaker is facing in today's day and age while making a creative film. Cuss words are getting banned, mention of places are being removed, lines are getting altered. Thereby, the essence of the film is totally getting lost amid this hullabaloo.
A week back, reports of Udta Punjab being completely banned by the CBFC started doing the rounds which caused a public outrage on social media. Then, it was clarified that the film was passed with around 40 cuts. The film team approached the Revising Committee who sent the film back with 81 cuts.
That number of cuts would mean that nothing is left in the film anymore. Anurag Kashyap, who's a co-producer of the film took charge and revolted against the system. He tweeted lambasting Pahlaj Nihalani and his decision to omit 'Punjab' from the title.
Pahlaj too hit out, calling Anurag an AAP supporter and accused him of taking money from Arvind Kejriwal's party to sponsor his film. He indirectly mentioned that Anurag and Co. had a hidden propaganda behind making a film that according to the Chief, maligns the name of the State of Punjab.
The entire Udta Punjab team was joined by a slew of filmmakers on Wednesday who joined them to oppose the unjustified censoring of their films and content. Here's what everyone had to say.
*Mahesh Bhatt:** *
The year was 1973 when I started my career as a filmmaker. My first film Manzilein Aur Bhi Hai came into problem with the Censors. It was refused certificate for trying to affect the institution of marriage. After a long 30 year career in 1998 when I hung my club as a director, my film Zakhm which was autobiographical also ran into trouble with the Censors when Asha Parekh ji was the Chairperson. I had to fight with the government and finally release my film at huge costs. Subsequently, the film got a National Award but what was heartbreaking was what I was subjected to. The year is 2016. India has entered a new age. More young people are here who are globally connected, want to make a difference, having aspirations to match the mightiest nations in the world. Do you want to make India into Saudi Arabia? A society that doesn't not respect freedom of thought sows the seeds of its own destruction. And this is what is happening.
Pahlaj Nihalani, till yesterday, fought shoulder to shoulder with me against the laws of Censorship. It's tragic that one of us goes and becomes the Tony of some power. Nothing has changed. In '73, my film was stopped in the time of Emergency. Today, as the star cast of Udta Punjab inches towards the release day where the crew has tried to hold a mirror which shames our Indian society of its ills is being strangulated. I think every freedom loving individual must stand up and articulate his anger against this practice that's going on here in Bollywood. I think the day is not far that if we keep silent, we will not be allowed to make films that look beyond the inane films that we have been making - just the boy meets girl and they lived happily ever after. This is not a problem of Bollywood alone. It's a problem of the country. This si the land of Buddha and Gandhi. I dare anybody can come and curb my freedom of expression and speech.
*Zoya Akhtar: *
It's evident where my politics lie. There's one issue of the Certification Board which is behaving like a Censor. they are cutting films but they aren't mean to do that. When you certify a film, you can say it's 18 or 21 plus. You can say U, U/A and A. Then, it's up to the discretion of the public. You cannot certify as Adult and ask for 89 cuts. What are you saying to this adult population of the country? That they aren't fit or equipped to process this movie properly? The second issue is the constant denial of what's going on in the society. Everything is like, it doesn't exist. There's no marital rape, drug problems, it's just ridiculous. You cannot fix a problem without addressing it. Freedom of expression is extremely important because when you are an artist at the core, it's to hold up a mirror to society. You need to allow people to do that. There are certain films which offends me. I see a lot of promos, the way women are treated, it angers me. But I cannot ask for a ban on them. It's my choice to not buy that ticket. That's it. Udta Punjab has to release the way it is. This is not the fight for the filmmakers or producers but it's a fight for all of us. As people, we have to address the stuff that goes on around us. Not talking about it isn't helping.
*Aanand Rai:*
You can't doubt any of us. Show some trust on us. We also have a thought process behind making a film. We are not filmmakers who will make something harmful for the society so rather than doubting our intentions, the Censors should actually build some trust with the filmmakers.
*Ramesh Taurani:*
When you get an 'A' certificate, there's no room for cuts. Especially when the team is accepting the certification, you can't give cuts to the film after giving it an A certification. Our audience is smart enough to understand what they would like to see.
*Rahul Dholakia:*
Cinema which we make today is about the society and what happens here. We don't create, imagine and put them in. I faced similar situation with my film Parzania and I think the Censor Board whoever is, whatever be the modus operandi, they should be open-minded rather than being moral fools and pass judgments. Let the society decide what they want to say.
*Sudheer Mishra:*
The bell that's rung has rung for all of us. It's not for Chaubey only but it's for all of us who ants to create a setting for any of our films. But this is a right start I believe. Censor Board is a constitutional organisation and they have a certain boundary within which they can work. But now, it's Central Board of Film Certification but they are still Censoring our films. They are behaving like strict Principals. Yeh kuch ajeeb sa mahaul hai. The entire fiasco is so futile because ultimately, Udta Punjab will be watched, it will come on the Internet. You are just delaying it and incur losses to the filmmakers, the producers. So the message is like: don't invest in such films. This is just to scare filmmakers like us but I don't think any of us will be scared.
*Ashoke Pandit: *
I am here as a filmmaker and a citizen of this country and not as a CBFC board member. We have, apart from the team of the film - other producers, directors and actors of the film to very clearly mention that whatever has happened is not in good taste in context to the freedom of a filmmaker.
*Abhishek Chaubey (director, Udta Punjab)*
Two days back, we were just discussing the way forward with the Board. And I have to admit that the atmosphere here is that of fear. Because I remember at night, I called my friends Vikas (Bahl) and Madhu (Mantena) and told them, 'Chhod dete hai. Jaane dete hai. Let's just release the film with those many cuts.' I didn't have the himmat to stand up against so much of negativity. Who knows after the film hits screens, there will again be someone who will have problems, someone might file a case and there will be financial liabilities. The next morning, we all met up and we decided that if we stopped this time, maybe everyone else will fear taking that step next time. No one will be able to make a political film, or a real film based in a particular place or region. The great personal and financial risk that my makers have taken as friends encourages us and we are just going to stand up for what is rightfully ours.
*Shahid Kapoor:*
We live in the age of information and technology and if our generation doesn't have to be informed or made aware of certain stuff, then there's a problem. The youth has a right to know that drugs are a menace, they need to know what can happen to them if they do drugs. It doesn't matter whether they are from Punjab, Maharashtra or any other region of India. There's a need to support the message this film is giving. This film has become the face of a fight that has been happening since decades. So let's make sure we stick to what this country stands for and what everyone here is trying to fight for.
*Anurag Kashyap:*
The filmmaker-producer decided to release an official statement on his Facebook account which reads:
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· Abhishek Chaubey
· Arvind Kejriwal
· Asha Parekh
· Ashoke Pandit
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· Rahul Dholakia
· Ramesh Taurani
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The recent issue also throws a light on the limitations that a filmmaker is facing in today's day and age while making a creative film. Cuss words are getting banned, mention of places are being removed, lines are getting altered. Thereby, the essence of the film is totally getting lost amid this hullabaloo.
A week back, reports of Udta Punjab being completely banned by the CBFC started doing the rounds which caused a public outrage on social media. Then, it was clarified that the film was passed with around 40 cuts. The film team approached the Revising Committee who sent the film back with 81 cuts.
That number of cuts would mean that nothing is left in the film anymore. Anurag Kashyap, who's a co-producer of the film took charge and revolted against the system. He tweeted lambasting Pahlaj Nihalani and his decision to omit 'Punjab' from the title.
Pahlaj too hit out, calling Anurag an AAP supporter and accused him of taking money from Arvind Kejriwal's party to sponsor his film. He indirectly mentioned that Anurag and Co. had a hidden propaganda behind making a film that according to the Chief, maligns the name of the State of Punjab.
The entire Udta Punjab team was joined by a slew of filmmakers on Wednesday who joined them to oppose the unjustified censoring of their films and content. Here's what everyone had to say.
*Mahesh Bhatt:** *
The year was 1973 when I started my career as a filmmaker. My first film Manzilein Aur Bhi Hai came into problem with the Censors. It was refused certificate for trying to affect the institution of marriage. After a long 30 year career in 1998 when I hung my club as a director, my film Zakhm which was autobiographical also ran into trouble with the Censors when Asha Parekh ji was the Chairperson. I had to fight with the government and finally release my film at huge costs. Subsequently, the film got a National Award but what was heartbreaking was what I was subjected to. The year is 2016. India has entered a new age. More young people are here who are globally connected, want to make a difference, having aspirations to match the mightiest nations in the world. Do you want to make India into Saudi Arabia? A society that doesn't not respect freedom of thought sows the seeds of its own destruction. And this is what is happening.
Pahlaj Nihalani, till yesterday, fought shoulder to shoulder with me against the laws of Censorship. It's tragic that one of us goes and becomes the Tony of some power. Nothing has changed. In '73, my film was stopped in the time of Emergency. Today, as the star cast of Udta Punjab inches towards the release day where the crew has tried to hold a mirror which shames our Indian society of its ills is being strangulated. I think every freedom loving individual must stand up and articulate his anger against this practice that's going on here in Bollywood. I think the day is not far that if we keep silent, we will not be allowed to make films that look beyond the inane films that we have been making - just the boy meets girl and they lived happily ever after. This is not a problem of Bollywood alone. It's a problem of the country. This si the land of Buddha and Gandhi. I dare anybody can come and curb my freedom of expression and speech.
*Zoya Akhtar: *
It's evident where my politics lie. There's one issue of the Certification Board which is behaving like a Censor. they are cutting films but they aren't mean to do that. When you certify a film, you can say it's 18 or 21 plus. You can say U, U/A and A. Then, it's up to the discretion of the public. You cannot certify as Adult and ask for 89 cuts. What are you saying to this adult population of the country? That they aren't fit or equipped to process this movie properly? The second issue is the constant denial of what's going on in the society. Everything is like, it doesn't exist. There's no marital rape, drug problems, it's just ridiculous. You cannot fix a problem without addressing it. Freedom of expression is extremely important because when you are an artist at the core, it's to hold up a mirror to society. You need to allow people to do that. There are certain films which offends me. I see a lot of promos, the way women are treated, it angers me. But I cannot ask for a ban on them. It's my choice to not buy that ticket. That's it. Udta Punjab has to release the way it is. This is not the fight for the filmmakers or producers but it's a fight for all of us. As people, we have to address the stuff that goes on around us. Not talking about it isn't helping.
*Aanand Rai:*
You can't doubt any of us. Show some trust on us. We also have a thought process behind making a film. We are not filmmakers who will make something harmful for the society so rather than doubting our intentions, the Censors should actually build some trust with the filmmakers.
*Ramesh Taurani:*
When you get an 'A' certificate, there's no room for cuts. Especially when the team is accepting the certification, you can't give cuts to the film after giving it an A certification. Our audience is smart enough to understand what they would like to see.
*Rahul Dholakia:*
Cinema which we make today is about the society and what happens here. We don't create, imagine and put them in. I faced similar situation with my film Parzania and I think the Censor Board whoever is, whatever be the modus operandi, they should be open-minded rather than being moral fools and pass judgments. Let the society decide what they want to say.
*Sudheer Mishra:*
The bell that's rung has rung for all of us. It's not for Chaubey only but it's for all of us who ants to create a setting for any of our films. But this is a right start I believe. Censor Board is a constitutional organisation and they have a certain boundary within which they can work. But now, it's Central Board of Film Certification but they are still Censoring our films. They are behaving like strict Principals. Yeh kuch ajeeb sa mahaul hai. The entire fiasco is so futile because ultimately, Udta Punjab will be watched, it will come on the Internet. You are just delaying it and incur losses to the filmmakers, the producers. So the message is like: don't invest in such films. This is just to scare filmmakers like us but I don't think any of us will be scared.
*Ashoke Pandit: *
I am here as a filmmaker and a citizen of this country and not as a CBFC board member. We have, apart from the team of the film - other producers, directors and actors of the film to very clearly mention that whatever has happened is not in good taste in context to the freedom of a filmmaker.
*Abhishek Chaubey (director, Udta Punjab)*
Two days back, we were just discussing the way forward with the Board. And I have to admit that the atmosphere here is that of fear. Because I remember at night, I called my friends Vikas (Bahl) and Madhu (Mantena) and told them, 'Chhod dete hai. Jaane dete hai. Let's just release the film with those many cuts.' I didn't have the himmat to stand up against so much of negativity. Who knows after the film hits screens, there will again be someone who will have problems, someone might file a case and there will be financial liabilities. The next morning, we all met up and we decided that if we stopped this time, maybe everyone else will fear taking that step next time. No one will be able to make a political film, or a real film based in a particular place or region. The great personal and financial risk that my makers have taken as friends encourages us and we are just going to stand up for what is rightfully ours.
*Shahid Kapoor:*
We live in the age of information and technology and if our generation doesn't have to be informed or made aware of certain stuff, then there's a problem. The youth has a right to know that drugs are a menace, they need to know what can happen to them if they do drugs. It doesn't matter whether they are from Punjab, Maharashtra or any other region of India. There's a need to support the message this film is giving. This film has become the face of a fight that has been happening since decades. So let's make sure we stick to what this country stands for and what everyone here is trying to fight for.
*Anurag Kashyap:*
The filmmaker-producer decided to release an official statement on his Facebook account which reads:
ReportEntertainmentNayandeep Rakshitdna webdesk
· Bollywood
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· Udta Punjab
· Udta Punjab row
· Udta Punjab controversy
· Shahid Kapoor
· Udta Punjab
· Anurag Kashyap
· Pahlaj Nihalani
· Abhishek Chaubey
· Arvind Kejriwal
· Asha Parekh
· Ashoke Pandit
· Mahesh Bhatt
· Rahul Dholakia
· Ramesh Taurani
· Shahid Kapoor
· Zoya Akhtar
· Censor Board
· Pahlaj Nihalani
· CBFC
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Illegal factories choke Mandoli
*I was sleeping on the terrace and suddenly started coughing. I opened my eyes to find giant plumes of smoke coming my way. I couldn't breathe and it was almost like somebody was strangling me. My family had to admit me in GB Pant Hospital. It is impossible to live here," says 85-year-old Hari Dutt Sharma.*
Welcome to Mandoli, on the edge of the capital, where when the locals complain of the heavy pollution, they are offered just one solution by the factory owners: leave your homes and relocate.
Here the demarcation between the residential and industrial areas is blurred. According to the Master Plan of Delhi, industries should no longer be allowed in residential areas but the guidelines do not seem to be followed here.
In fact, here there is hardly a distance of 50 metres between the residential colonies and factories operating 24/7.
As one enter the bylanes of this 'border town' in northeast Delhi, the vision gets blurred due to the smoke billowing out of factories lined one after another. While most of them are locked from outside, sounds of machines and voices of workers can be heard inside.
"Most of them are illegal, operating without any licence. They remain locked during the day and mostly operate during the night. If you come here at night, you will see that the situation gets worse," says Shyam Babu, a resident of Prem Nagar.
Babu is in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party's local social media team and works under the constituency MLA Fateh Singh.
"The MLA has written various letters to the government and even met Environment Minister Imran Hussain a few days ago. Even I have written to the Chief Minister's Office but haven't received any reply till now," he said.
A survey by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in January had found 173 polluting units and gross violations of pollution control norms in the area.
These are mainly highly polluting chemical, rubber, metal and plastic factories. There are also units recycling batteries, and making electrical spare parts and copper wire.
These units often use coal to fuel furnaces, releasing fumes and ash into the residential colonies. Open dumping, spilling of chemicals, and waste burning is also a common problem.
"There are days when coughing is uncontrollable and there are bouts of vomiting. When we complain, the factory owners tell us to leave the area and go. This is our own plot and we have been living here for 20 years, so where will we go. But now we feel trapped here," says Barfi, a resident of Mandoli's Radha Vihar.
While there are no statistics on people suffering from asthma in the area, residents say it's a common problem.
"It is like cough and cold. Everybody has it here," says Dhal Chandra, who has been living in the area for 25 years.
Chandra's wife was diagnosed with asthma 2 years ago. "Earlier there were fewer factories but now the whole area is covered with them," she says.
She explains how the families here cannot go about their day like they used to some years ago.
"You will not see children playing outside. We can't even hang our clothes for drying on the terrace anymore as they turn black," she says. That's because of soot from the factories.
The family has now stopped expecting guests at their home. "They say they fall ill after coming here. We had a marriage function recently and my brother-in-law, who had come, has not recovered yet," says Kirsan, Dhal Chandra's son.
The locals claim that they have complained to police and the sub-divisional magistrate several times but no action is taken as the factory owners bribe them.
"If someone comes to check these factories during the day, they cannot work then. And in that case they operate the whole night," says Shiv Babu, a worker at a general store.
The DPCC had in April asked around 17 factories to close down and issued show cause notices to more than 105 factories, asking them why they don't have proper clearances and pollution control devices.
When contacted, S M Ali, Special Secretary, Environment in Delhi government, said, "We had issued show cause notices and are waiting for their reply. The process is on and the department will take suitable action after that."
When told about the notices, the residents allege that even if officials come and seal some factories, they again start functioning. They say they have lost hope that anything will change.
"There have been cases here when people go to sleep at night but are found dead in the morning due to the choking from the smoke. We have spent our life till now living in these conditions and the rest of the life will also go like this," says Barfi. Reported by Deccan Herald 48 minutes ago.
Welcome to Mandoli, on the edge of the capital, where when the locals complain of the heavy pollution, they are offered just one solution by the factory owners: leave your homes and relocate.
Here the demarcation between the residential and industrial areas is blurred. According to the Master Plan of Delhi, industries should no longer be allowed in residential areas but the guidelines do not seem to be followed here.
In fact, here there is hardly a distance of 50 metres between the residential colonies and factories operating 24/7.
As one enter the bylanes of this 'border town' in northeast Delhi, the vision gets blurred due to the smoke billowing out of factories lined one after another. While most of them are locked from outside, sounds of machines and voices of workers can be heard inside.
"Most of them are illegal, operating without any licence. They remain locked during the day and mostly operate during the night. If you come here at night, you will see that the situation gets worse," says Shyam Babu, a resident of Prem Nagar.
Babu is in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party's local social media team and works under the constituency MLA Fateh Singh.
"The MLA has written various letters to the government and even met Environment Minister Imran Hussain a few days ago. Even I have written to the Chief Minister's Office but haven't received any reply till now," he said.
A survey by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in January had found 173 polluting units and gross violations of pollution control norms in the area.
These are mainly highly polluting chemical, rubber, metal and plastic factories. There are also units recycling batteries, and making electrical spare parts and copper wire.
These units often use coal to fuel furnaces, releasing fumes and ash into the residential colonies. Open dumping, spilling of chemicals, and waste burning is also a common problem.
"There are days when coughing is uncontrollable and there are bouts of vomiting. When we complain, the factory owners tell us to leave the area and go. This is our own plot and we have been living here for 20 years, so where will we go. But now we feel trapped here," says Barfi, a resident of Mandoli's Radha Vihar.
While there are no statistics on people suffering from asthma in the area, residents say it's a common problem.
"It is like cough and cold. Everybody has it here," says Dhal Chandra, who has been living in the area for 25 years.
Chandra's wife was diagnosed with asthma 2 years ago. "Earlier there were fewer factories but now the whole area is covered with them," she says.
She explains how the families here cannot go about their day like they used to some years ago.
"You will not see children playing outside. We can't even hang our clothes for drying on the terrace anymore as they turn black," she says. That's because of soot from the factories.
The family has now stopped expecting guests at their home. "They say they fall ill after coming here. We had a marriage function recently and my brother-in-law, who had come, has not recovered yet," says Kirsan, Dhal Chandra's son.
The locals claim that they have complained to police and the sub-divisional magistrate several times but no action is taken as the factory owners bribe them.
"If someone comes to check these factories during the day, they cannot work then. And in that case they operate the whole night," says Shiv Babu, a worker at a general store.
The DPCC had in April asked around 17 factories to close down and issued show cause notices to more than 105 factories, asking them why they don't have proper clearances and pollution control devices.
When contacted, S M Ali, Special Secretary, Environment in Delhi government, said, "We had issued show cause notices and are waiting for their reply. The process is on and the department will take suitable action after that."
When told about the notices, the residents allege that even if officials come and seal some factories, they again start functioning. They say they have lost hope that anything will change.
"There have been cases here when people go to sleep at night but are found dead in the morning due to the choking from the smoke. We have spent our life till now living in these conditions and the rest of the life will also go like this," says Barfi. Reported by Deccan Herald 48 minutes ago.
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Man offered marriage, looted by female gang
Three women and a man from Ahmedabad were arrested on Thursday allegedly for blackmailing and cheating a 50-year-old man from Rajkot.
Reported by IndiaTimes 2 hours ago.
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Clash over 'Nagin' song leaves 3 injured in Kannauj
Three people from the bride's family were injured after members of groom's family allegedly attacked them when they protested over 'Nagin' song played at a marriage procession in Kannauj district on Wednesday night.
Reported by IndiaTimes 2 hours ago.
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Is Jungle Raj back in Bihar?
*Patna:* As clamour about the ‘jungle raj’ returning to Bihar grow louder, the abduction of a student in broad daylight in the state’s capital is sure to add to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s headache, who is currently fighting to salvage his government’s reputation.A CCTV camera installed in a nearby building recorded the entire act of Tuesday’s kidnapping. In the video, a few people are seen coming out of a white sedan that intercepted a trio travelling on a motorcycle and bashed one of the pillion riders before shoving him into the four-wheeler. It later turned out that the trio travelling on the two-wheeler were students.
Not wasting the opportunity, the Opposition went straight for the CM’s jugular and accused him of failing miserably to curb crime across Bihar despite reclaiming power last November. Rubbishing the allegations levelled by the Opposition, Nitish countered saying that all was well within the state.*4-year-old raped*
*Faridkot:* A four-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified person in Malwal Jadid village, leaving her with severe injuries, the police said yesterday. The victim’s father said the child went missing around 9.30 pm
on Monday.
http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/10-Pm_s.jpg*Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US Attorney General Lorett Lynch during the ceremony for handing over of the idols in Washington DC on Monday. Pic/PTI*
Senior bureaucrats from the MEA told mid-day that it was the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, which built a strong case seeking return of the stolen artefacts. In 2007, the DRI provided specific information to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), US, through the Indian Consul in New York about a particular shipment of seven crates containing ‘marble garden table sets’. The consignment was supposed to reach Nimbus Import Export Inc, 2 Cross Field Avenue, Suite 205, West Nyack, NY.
Upon confiscation and scrutiny of the consignment, ICE recovered rare Indian art and artefacts. It later came to the fore that a person named Subhash Kapoor had abandoned the consignment. At present, the shipment is in ICE’s custody as evidence of smuggling against Kapoor.
*Digging deeper*
Later, the then Consul (Trade) lodged the claim of Indian ownership of the antiques with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Upon discovering the artefact smuggling racket run by Kapoor, the ICE searched various art galleries and warehouses either owned or controlled by him on January 5, 2011. The raids led to the discovery of countless illegally acquired artefacts that were displayed across these establishments. One such establishment operated by Kapoor was Art of the Past, an art gallery at 1242 Madison Avenue in NY.
“Kapoor Galleries, located at 1015 Madison Avenue, owned and operated by Ramesh Kapoor and his son Suneet Kapoor. Ramesh and Subhash are sons of Parshotam Ram Kapoor, who was an antique dealer. The brothers moved to New York in the mid-70s and have been dealing in Indian antiques since then,” revealed a top source.
Kapoor, considered by many as the greatest artefact smuggler of all-time, is currently cooling his heels in a Chennai prison following his extradition from Germany in the second half of 2011. The Interpol had issued a red corner notice against him. The entire expedition to nab Kapoor was called the ‘Operation Hidden idol’ by the Homeland Security Investigations.
A senior bureaucrat said, “Subash is in Chennai because an FIR related to the missing idols was filed there. Once the idols are back, they will be returned by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the temples and museums they were stolen from.”
http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/10-earthquake_s.jpg*Anita Pinto (left), Magdalene Lobo (centre) and Sakira Patel (third from right) with other residents. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi*
Steven Pinto from the area says that it is a bid to scare people and get them to sign the redevelopment of the area proposal. Spread over 922 sq metres, the plot is also known as St Anthony Co-operative Housing Society. Residents claim it is worth Rs 300 crores.*The broken cross has been reinstated after an outcry *
Sakira Patel, whose school going children have lost their books and uniforms in the demolition said, “School is starting next week, when our house was demolished we were restrained by 300 police, my children’s books and uniforms are all buried here,” she said pointing to the rubble. “My daughter was out in the sun while our homes were being demolished; today she is suffering from high fever. Many other children from the area are in a similar state.”*Only debris remains now of the 150 year-old chawl*
Magdalene Lobo who has lived in the gaothan for 37 years since marriage said, “We had Rosary every day near the cross which they demolished. After Ashish Shelar, MLA arrived yesterday, they reinstated it. On May 31, there was a nice fellowship dinner that we all shared. We are united; we will not let them get away with this. This is our home, our village and we live here as a family. Playing housie, chatting outside our homes, cooking and sharing meals that was our every day life, now this has destroyed all that.”
“Many of us are keeping Roza for Ramadan. It has been tough amidst the heat and this demolition drama. Our air conditions, cupboards and furniture were broken and many have lost valuables in this demolition. A neighbour delivered a few days ago, she and her small child have been left on the roads by this cruel act,” said Salma Shaikh, another resident.
Resident Gilbert Fernandes who works night shifts at a hotel near the international airport said, “I have been unable to sleep as my house was demolished when I came from work. I am forced to take an off from work. There is no place to have a bath; we are using the public toilet nearby to relieve ourselves. We have been forced to buy water and food from outside. This is a pathetic way to treat the original inhabitants of Mumbai, us East Indians.”
Residents claim seven houses were demolished on April 21 and April 26. They managed to save the rest. On Wednesday though, they were detained by the police, so were unable to do anything.
“In a probe initiated by the Khar police on the request of Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) officials in 2011 revealed there was forgery done by Derisa Developers to obtain Letter of Intent (LOI) and Intimation of Approval (IOA). Our matter is in the Bombay High Court and this demolition came out of the blue. Out of 47, only 20 residents were with the developers, who fraudulently showed our gaothan as a slum to get additional Floor Space Index (FSI) and undertake a redevelopment project under the SRA scheme. This is a heritage site,” added Anita Pinto.
Aftab Siddique, chairman of 33rd Road, Khar Advance Locality Management (ALM) who has been helping the Khar gaothan residents said, “The High Court had in January 2016 ordered them to abide by the terms and conditions of the LOI. As per that the developer has no permission to redevelop after the SRA direction to revalidate the plans of the structure. We will have a protest and take the matter up in court against this demolition.”
E D’mello from Derisa Developers said, “As per the January 22, 2016 High Court orders the residents were given till February 29 to vacate but they did not do that. In addition to this deadline, the deputy collector also issued a number of 24 hours and 48 hours eviction notices but they did not adhere to these.”
Residents are also being supported by a number of organizations like Watchdog Foundation, Save Our Land (SOUL) and Association of Concerned Catholics (AOCC). Dolphy D’souza from SOUL said, “This is a blatant human rights violation. Poor residents have their houses demolished and are on the roads.”
The supporting associations have organised a protest at St Michael’s Hall in Mahim at 7:30 pm, today to express anger over the demolition of the cross at Khar, it was re-installed yesterday, though. Reported by Mid-Day 21 hours ago.
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Censors need not to be overly critical: HC on 'Udta Punjab
*In sharp observations, the Bombay High Court today asked the Censor Board not be overly-critical so that creative people can grow in the film industry and, at the same time, said makers of "Udta Punjab" should tone down expletives and vulgar scenes as these alone cannot make a film work.*
A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi said it will pass orders in the case on June 13 after it concluded hearing arguments on the petition filed by Phantom Films, producer of "Udta Punjab", against an order of the revising committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) that suggested changes in the film.
The court was critical of the CBFCs direction to the makers to delete any reference made to Punjab in the film saying "the crux of the film will be lost" and added that people should be given the choice to view what they want.
In stinging observations against the Board, the court noted, "If the movie (Udta Punjab) is glorifying use of drugs then ban the entire movie."
"The censor board need not be so critical also as we want creative people to survive and grow in the film industry," the court observed while referring to certain scenes in the film for which the board has suggested changes.
Disapproving of the CBFCs direction to delete and cut references to "Punjab" in the film, the judges said "from every dialogue and scene of the film if reference to Punjab will have to be deleted then the crux of the film will be lost.
"If the idea of the maker is to be critical of a place or person then that place or person will have to be shown," the bench said.
Noting that the use of expletives and cuss words does not decide the success of the movie, it said, "Todays generation is very direct open and more mature. No film runs because of the use of cuss words."
"Most movies are failing in the multiplexes because the audience is bored with this over-dose. The content of the movie matters. A creative mind will know the folly of including so much cuss words in the movie. Let them (filmmakers) learn from their mistakes," Justice Dharmadhikari said.
"You (CBFC) have to give people the choice to view what they want. In the house, a person uses the remote to switch on or off the television. Similarly let the public decide whether they want to see the movie or not. Use of expletives will not take the movie anywhere. Todays generation is not going to be impressed with all this. The content needs to be strong," the court said.
"In this age only those movies having a strong content and script line do well and just using expletives will not work for the movie, and hence the CBFC need not be overly critical."The court also added that the censor board by passing such an order against the movie was giving it unnecessary weightage and publicity.
"Do not give them (movie makers) undue publicity. The movie will fail if the content is bad. They (film maker) must be happy now that all their promotion expenses is saved as they are getting free publicity," it said.
The CBFC counsel Advait Sethna, while justifying the decision of the boards revising committee asking the makers to cut and delete certain scenes of the movie, remove all expletives and cuss words, reference to the state Punjab and the protagonist urinating and scratching his crotch scene, argued that such scenes are vulgar and extremely deplorable.
While suggesting that the scene where a character is shown scratching body part can be deleted, the court said "disclaimers" could be displayed for the cuss words used.
"The scene where a character is shown scratching a body part in a graphic manner can be deleted entirely. This need not be shown in any form. Similarly, for all the cuss words used, a disclaimer can be displayed. Is it really necessary for a creative person to rely on expletives. You have to tone it down a bit," Justice Dharmadhikari said.
The petitioners counsel Ravi Kadam said they were willing to delete that particular scene from the movie.
"We are also ready to display a disclaimer saying neither the movie nor any characters in it nor the makers of the movie support or encourage use of cuss words or expletives and that we are only trying to depict reality," Kadam said.
The court, however, said that if a character in the movie is that of a truck driver or from a rustic background then that particular character will speak accordingly.
"It is not necessary that the character of a truck driver will speak his mind in a polished manner. The censor board need not be so critical also as we want creative people to survive and grow in the film industry," the judge said.
Justice Dharmadhikari, however, noted that sometimes to open peoples eyes one has to be direct.
"Have you seen how festivals and marriages are celebrated these days. Have you seen how low we have stooped.
"Suppose a filmmaker wants to show this futility then he or she will have to show a marriage, characters participating in the marriage or festival. How will someone depict this without showing a marriage or festival. Sometimes to open peoples eyes one has to be direct," he observed.
"If the movie (Udta Punjab) is glorifying use of drugs, then ban the entire movie," the court told CBFC.
The CBFCs revising committee had suggested a number of changes in the movie, which stars Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor-Khan and Diljit Dosanjh, and deals with the problem of drug addiction among youth in Punjab. Reported by Deccan Herald 15 hours ago.
A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi said it will pass orders in the case on June 13 after it concluded hearing arguments on the petition filed by Phantom Films, producer of "Udta Punjab", against an order of the revising committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) that suggested changes in the film.
The court was critical of the CBFCs direction to the makers to delete any reference made to Punjab in the film saying "the crux of the film will be lost" and added that people should be given the choice to view what they want.
In stinging observations against the Board, the court noted, "If the movie (Udta Punjab) is glorifying use of drugs then ban the entire movie."
"The censor board need not be so critical also as we want creative people to survive and grow in the film industry," the court observed while referring to certain scenes in the film for which the board has suggested changes.
Disapproving of the CBFCs direction to delete and cut references to "Punjab" in the film, the judges said "from every dialogue and scene of the film if reference to Punjab will have to be deleted then the crux of the film will be lost.
"If the idea of the maker is to be critical of a place or person then that place or person will have to be shown," the bench said.
Noting that the use of expletives and cuss words does not decide the success of the movie, it said, "Todays generation is very direct open and more mature. No film runs because of the use of cuss words."
"Most movies are failing in the multiplexes because the audience is bored with this over-dose. The content of the movie matters. A creative mind will know the folly of including so much cuss words in the movie. Let them (filmmakers) learn from their mistakes," Justice Dharmadhikari said.
"You (CBFC) have to give people the choice to view what they want. In the house, a person uses the remote to switch on or off the television. Similarly let the public decide whether they want to see the movie or not. Use of expletives will not take the movie anywhere. Todays generation is not going to be impressed with all this. The content needs to be strong," the court said.
"In this age only those movies having a strong content and script line do well and just using expletives will not work for the movie, and hence the CBFC need not be overly critical."The court also added that the censor board by passing such an order against the movie was giving it unnecessary weightage and publicity.
"Do not give them (movie makers) undue publicity. The movie will fail if the content is bad. They (film maker) must be happy now that all their promotion expenses is saved as they are getting free publicity," it said.
The CBFC counsel Advait Sethna, while justifying the decision of the boards revising committee asking the makers to cut and delete certain scenes of the movie, remove all expletives and cuss words, reference to the state Punjab and the protagonist urinating and scratching his crotch scene, argued that such scenes are vulgar and extremely deplorable.
While suggesting that the scene where a character is shown scratching body part can be deleted, the court said "disclaimers" could be displayed for the cuss words used.
"The scene where a character is shown scratching a body part in a graphic manner can be deleted entirely. This need not be shown in any form. Similarly, for all the cuss words used, a disclaimer can be displayed. Is it really necessary for a creative person to rely on expletives. You have to tone it down a bit," Justice Dharmadhikari said.
The petitioners counsel Ravi Kadam said they were willing to delete that particular scene from the movie.
"We are also ready to display a disclaimer saying neither the movie nor any characters in it nor the makers of the movie support or encourage use of cuss words or expletives and that we are only trying to depict reality," Kadam said.
The court, however, said that if a character in the movie is that of a truck driver or from a rustic background then that particular character will speak accordingly.
"It is not necessary that the character of a truck driver will speak his mind in a polished manner. The censor board need not be so critical also as we want creative people to survive and grow in the film industry," the judge said.
Justice Dharmadhikari, however, noted that sometimes to open peoples eyes one has to be direct.
"Have you seen how festivals and marriages are celebrated these days. Have you seen how low we have stooped.
"Suppose a filmmaker wants to show this futility then he or she will have to show a marriage, characters participating in the marriage or festival. How will someone depict this without showing a marriage or festival. Sometimes to open peoples eyes one has to be direct," he observed.
"If the movie (Udta Punjab) is glorifying use of drugs, then ban the entire movie," the court told CBFC.
The CBFCs revising committee had suggested a number of changes in the movie, which stars Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor-Khan and Diljit Dosanjh, and deals with the problem of drug addiction among youth in Punjab. Reported by Deccan Herald 15 hours ago.
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Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s dinner dates are a lesson on how to be happily married – view HQ pics!
Yesterday too, the Bachchan couple went for a private dinner, giving us lesson or two on how to keep interest in marriage alive.
Reported by Bollywood Life 17 hours ago.
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Watch: Barack Obama and Jimmy Fallon 'Slow Jam the News'
If not for Barack Obama, one would not have known that speaking about climate change, job creation and same-sex marriage could be as simple as "Climate change is real, healthcare is affordable and love is love", and musical too.
In the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the guest was none other than the President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Although he did speak of serious issues like the upcoming US election, the mood was light as Jimmy Fallon and Obama slow jammed (R&B ballads) through the entire conversation.
When Fallon asked Obama if the Republican party was happy about their nominee being Donald Trump, he replied, "We are."
It had a healthy dose of sarcasm along with a brisk walk down the eight years that Obama held office as the President.
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Although he did speak of serious issues like the upcoming US election, the mood was light as Jimmy Fallon and Obama slow jammed (R&B ballads) through the entire conversation.
When Fallon asked Obama if the Republican party was happy about their nominee being Donald Trump, he replied, "We are."
It had a healthy dose of sarcasm along with a brisk walk down the eight years that Obama held office as the President.
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Geeta Basra flaunts her baby bump in style!
Geeta Basra and Harbhajan Singh's marriage was one of the most high-profile marriages of 2015. And now, there's more good news for all Bhajji and Geeta fans. The couple will soon welcome their first child sometime later this year.
Geeta is heavily pregnant and is already in her third trimester now. The actress who took a break from Bollywood after her marriage was spotted celebrating her baby shower with friends and family members.
We loved the theme of the party as well. What was it? White. The mother-to-be flaunted her baby bump in style. Geeta was glowing in a white embellished maxi dress and the orange tiara was the cute touch. We love.
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We loved the theme of the party as well. What was it? White. The mother-to-be flaunted her baby bump in style. Geeta was glowing in a white embellished maxi dress and the orange tiara was the cute touch. We love.
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