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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the possibilities of him attending the bhumi pujan ceremony at Ayodhya for construction of the Ram Mandir on August 5. Asaduddin Owaisi has said in a tweet, “Attending bhumi pujan in official capacity will be a violation of @PMOIndia’s constitutional oath. Secularism is part of the Basic Structure of Constitution. We can’t forget that for over 400 years Babri stood in Ayodhya & it was demolished by a criminal mob in 1992.” The Babri Masjid was demolished in December 1992 by "kar sevaks" who claimed that the…

Coronavirus in India now growing at the fastest rate in the world: India’s coronavirus epidemic is now growing at the fastest in the world, increasing 20 per cent over the last week to more than 1.4 million confirmed cases. Infections in the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people have reached 1.43 million, including 32,771 deaths, India’s health ministry said, with daily cases close to a record 50,000 on Monday. India is only trailing the US and Brazil now in the number of confirmed infections, but its growth in new cases is the fastest. Still, India and Brazil have some…

Ranvir Shorey said that a ‘gang’ exists in Bollywood, which comprises of a few ‘corrupt’ old men and younger second generation producers who inherited an empire.The fight for my place in the industry is still on. I am still an outcast. It is not like that fight is over. After I came back, I had to start from scratch. I went back to doing television. I did The Great Indian Comedy Show and from there on, it has been a crawl making my own space as an actor,” he said.“Now, thanks to streaming platforms, one doesn’t have to depend on…

More than half of the people in Bollywood are engaged in a fiery debate on nepotism and the opportunities being denied to the outsiders in the industry. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has been actively talking against the same, was asked what he would do if his daughter wants to become an actor.Talking about the same to a news channel, Anurag reportedly said that his daughter Aaliyah is an adult who will have to choose her own path. However, she would definitely have to learn first. According to the director, she cannot just wake up one day and say I want to be an actor.Elaborating more,…

Tigmanshu Dhulia confirms ‘groupism’ in Bollywood, says they made money but did nothing for cinema While the rage over the nepotism and groupism in Bollywood rises, more and more people are coming out to discuss and share their experience with the same in the industry. The latest one to join the bandwagon is none other than filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia.Confirming the existence of groups in Bollywood, Tigmanshu reportedly told a news media that initially, he used to contemplate whether something like that existed. However, he always thought it was probably just his insecurity. But now, as everybody is talking about it, he would like to confirm that not…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced an extension of the biweekly lockdown till August 31. Mamata Banerjee said, “We are extending the two-day lockdown every week in the state, which was in force till July 31, till August 31”. According to the Union Health Ministry, West Bengal has reported 1,411 deaths and over 60,000 cases. Only movement related to health services, pharmacies, police stations, courts, correctional services, fire and emergency services, electricity, water and other utility services will be allowed. In the lockdown days last week, the Airports Authority of India suspended all flights at the Kolkata and Bagdogra…

The country's financial capital reported 1,033 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday from tests conducted on Monday. The doubling rate in the city is 68 days now and Mumbai's recovery rate is at 73 per cent. The overall growth rate of coronavirus cases in Mumbai from July 20 to July 26 was 1.03 per cent. On a day Mumbai recorded its highest coronavirus testing figures with almost 9,000 tests, only around 700 positive cases were reported from these tests. From the 8,776 tests conducted on Monday, around 700 samples were positive, which is the lowest in the last 100 days. There are…