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In the midst of all celebration, the Cannes venue saw unique protests that could well attract global attention It has been filmy glory at Cannes, and this time around too there wasn’t any difference. Stars descended on the red carpet from many a tinsel town in various corners of the world. Many a film was screened to much adulation and film makers partook of the limelight showered on them. Meanwhile, in the midst of all celebration the Cannes venue saw unique protests that could well attract global attention in the days to come. As the Iranian film, Holy Spider, premiered, just outside the venue a bunch of women came together to stage a protest. They chose to assemble in anger right on the famed red carpet, and called upon the world to end violence against women. Holy Spider, incidentally, is an Iranian flick that narrated the true story of Saeed Hanaei who had killed 16…

[ad_1] Breach of Commitment and Trust alleged as Oppo mobile resorts to online sale of brand new K10 phones by ignoring traditional sellers Oppo, the Chinese mobile company that entered India seven years ago, boasts of being country’s number one mobile brand by retailers across the country. Oppo has, however, side-stepped the effort of the Indian traditional retailers to make it a popular brand in the country, by making its new K10 series smartphones available directly on the online platform at huge discounts. This, coming even after a commitment by the company that it would launch the phone in the mainline traditional markets too at the same time, has evoked much disappointment to the Indian retailers, leaving many in the lurch. The mobile retailers’ faith has been left shaken and they have decided to oppose and protest as Chinese companies like Oppo are resorting to unfair trade practices, defying all the rules laid down by…

SKM leader Darshan Pal said by invoking sedition charges, the government is provoking the farmers Haryana police have invoked sedition charges against a group of protesting farmers who allegedly attacked and damaged the official vehicle of Haryana Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwain Sirsa on July 11, during a demonstration against the Centre’s farm laws and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. Sirsa’s Senior Superintendent of Police Arpit Jain confirmed to The Hindu that sedition charges under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code had been invoked against the accused and an investigation was underway. “So far, no arrests have been made in the case,” he said on Wednesday. The Sirsa police have registered the FIR under Section 124A (sedition), 307 (attempt to murder), and 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), in which two farmer leaders — Harcharan Singh and Prahlad Singh — have been booked. Apart from them, over 100 unidentified people have been booked. On July 11,…

Minutes after international pop star Rihanna tweeted about the ongoing farmers’ protest in India, actor Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to call her a ‘fool’. International pop star Rihanna extended her support to farmers protesting on the borders of India’s capital against the three agriculture laws introduced by the Central government last year and asked why people were not talking about it. Taking to Twitter, the 32-year-old international pop star Rihanna shared a news story by CNN on the internet shutdown in several districts of Delhi’s neighbouring state Haryana after protestors broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed with police in several parts of the national capital during the January 26 ‘tractor rally‘ protest organised by farmers. The protestors also entered the iconic Mughal Era monument Red Fort and unfurled their flags from its ramparts. “Why aren’t we talking about this?!”, wrote Rihanna, as she added the hashtag #FarmersProtest along with the post on the micro-blogging site. why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest…

Actor Kangana Ranaut got herself in yet another controversy after a tweet on an elderly woman, who was seen protesting in Shaheen Bagh was seen in the ongoing farmers’ protest as well. The Queen actress got herself caught in yet another controversy after she said that Bilkis Bano, who was seen protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Shaheen Bagh in the national capital in December-March, was seen in the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi as well. Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanj on Wednesday shared a video story by an international news channel that slammed the Kangana Ranaut for misidentifying the elderly woman at the farmers’ protest in the national capital as Bilkis Bano, famously known as “Shaheen Bagh dadi” for her role in the December 2019-March 2020 protests against the CAA. The video posted by Dosanjh on Twitter featured a Bhatinda-based elderly woman Mahinder Kaur, who according to the news channel was misidentified by…

Russia’s military action has forced film production majors to halt the release of their latest flicks in Russia The Russian aggression on Ukraine has angered almost everyone in the world. With Russia’s military pounding Ukraine’s cities and killing hapless civilians, it is high time that the war needs to come to an end. Various nations around have condemned Russia for the attack on Ukraine, and even the film production majors are giving Russia the cold shoulder. Warner Bros, which is expected to bring to cinemas around the world, its most recent flick, The Batman, has decided against releasing the film in Russia. One of the most anticipated superhero films of the year, The Batman is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz in pivotal roles. Positioned as a novel take on the caped crusader The Batman releases on March 4.  Warner Bros, however, has decided to give theatres in Russia the…

Kangana’s account was constantly provoking anger and violence, which was diminishing the value of global public conversation on the platform The Twitter account of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut was ‘permanently suspended’ on Tuesday after she posted a series of tweets making derogatory remarks on the recent results of the West Bengal assembly elections.Kangana’s controversial tweets have been making headlines since the time she made an account on the micro-blogging website in 2020.In her recent tweets, the ‘Queen’ star demanded President’s rule in West Bengal after Mamata Banerjee-led TMC defeated BJP in the recent elections in the state.Taking to her Twitter handle, the National Award-winning actor used demeaning words against Mamata. In a series of controversial tweets, Kangana also called her an “unleashed monster”. Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account Permanently SuspendedShocking abuse of power by ⁦@TwitterIndia⁩ ⁦@Twitter⁩ India needs to enforce its law India not allow extreme leftist platform to run its biased rule ⁦@rsprasad⁩ ⁦@amitmalviya⁩ https://t.co/ixJuY57lO7—…

Dobaaraa’ marks the duo’s third collaboration after 2018’s hit ‘Manmarziyaan’ and biographical drama ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Saturday shared a BTS picture from the sets of his upcoming movie ‘Dobaaraa’, restarting the shooting of the film after a raid was conducted at his property by the Income Tax Department on Wednesday.The ‘Ugly’ director took to his social media handles and shared a BTS still with Taapsee Pannu from the sets of their outing ‘Dobaaraa’, announcing that they have resumed the movie’s shoot. He wrote, “And we restart #DoBaaraa… with all our love to all the haters…” In the picture, Taapsee can be seen smiling candidly, looking stunning in her light-coloured saree, as Anurag playfully sits in her lap, with both of them posing for the camera. ‘Dobaaraa’ marks the duo’s third collaboration after 2018’s hit ‘Manmarziyaan’ and biographical drama ‘Saand Ki Aankh’, which had Anurag on board as a producer. and…

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association takes great pride in bestowing the 2021 Cecil B. DeMille Award to Jane Fonda At this year’s Golden Globes, American actor Jane Fonda will receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award.According to Variety, the honour recognises Fonda’s illustrious career in film, one that saw her top the box office and cement her name in movie history by starring in such classics as ‘Klute,’ ‘The China Syndrome’ and ‘9 to 5.’ More recently, Fonda has appeared in the Netflix series ‘Grace & Frankie’ as well as ‘Book Club’ and ‘Youth.’ The 83-year-old star’s other films include ‘The Electric Horseman,’ ‘Barefoot in the Park,’ ‘Coming Home, and ‘Julia.’As reported by Variety, one of her biggest commercial successes was the 1982 release of her first exercise video, ‘Jane Fonda’s Workout,’ which went on to sell 17 million copies and spawned several follow-ups.Fonda has been equally well known for her political stances – protesting…

Bollywood stars and real-life couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone celebrated the 3 year anniversary of their blockbuster film ‘Padmaavat’ on social media. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s Padmaavat completes three years of release today. On the occasion, the actors shared throwback videos. Bollywood stars and real-life couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone celebrated the three year anniversary of their blockbuster film ‘Padmaavat’ on social media. The couple, who tied the knot in November 2018, shared throwback videos on Instagram as the film, which also starred actor Shahid Kapoor in the lead role, clocked three years today. Celebrating her iconic character of Rani Padmaavati from the period drama, Deepika shared a behind-the-scenes video in which she thanked ace director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for giving her the opportunity. She captioned the post as “3 Years of Padmaavat. Some memories & experiences are difficult to articulate but live in your heart forever. Padmaavat was one such experience.…

Kangana Ranaut expresses her view on ‘Bharat Bandh,’ in a poetic style New Delhi [India]: As the farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agricultural laws have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh,’ today, actor Kangana Ranaut voiced her opinion on the matter in a poetic style.The ‘Queen,’ actor who is one of the most active celebrities on social media, took to Twitter to share her views along with a video of spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in which he is seen talking about protests. “Aao Bharat ko band kr dete hain, yun to tufaano ki kami nahi is naav ko, magar laao kulhaari kuch chhed bhi kar dete hain, reh reh ke roz marti hai har ummeed yahaan (come let’s shut India, though there is no scarcity of storms hitting this boat, but bring an axe to make some holes in the boat, every hope dies here every day),” she tweeted. https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1336122165540765699 “Deshbhakton se kaho apne…

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Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanj slammed the ‘Panga’ Kangana on Wednesday for misidentifying the elderly woman at the farmers’ protest in the national capital. Actor Kangana Ranaut has got herself mired in yet another controversy after she said that an elderly woman, who was seen protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at Shaheen Bagh in the national capital in December-March, was seen in the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi as well. A Punjab-based lawyer, on Wednesday, sent a legal notice to Ranaut for allegedly misidentifying the woman at the farmers’ protest in the national capital as Bilkis Bano. https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1334527215745175553 Ranaut deleted her tweet allegedly misidentifying the woman after she was slammed for the same on social media.After being slammed, the micro-blogging site saw a tweet war between Kangana and Diljit.After a day-long online war, the ‘Manikarnika’ star took to Twitter to share multiple tweets and check the misconceptions that led to the social media war.…

Jennifer Lopez reveals she ‘had a lot of moments’ where she felt ‘really bad’ this year The 51-year-old actor told DC radio station El Zol 107.9.,”I think everybody had a moment when they were depressed or they were scared about what was going to happen,”“[I] had a lot of moments where I felt really bad,” she added.The singer said her 12-year-old daughter, Emme, “came to my bed and was crying . . . ‘Why is this happening? I miss my friends. Why is this happening in our life?’ Everything that was going on – there were protests and a lot of things they were seeing,” Lopez said of the eventful summer weighing on her kids.The ‘On The Floor’ songstress added that she recognizes “things need to change. And when things change, sometimes it hurts a bit. But it will always be for the good of everyone.”