Banned in India, but Oscar front-runner, "India's Daughter" gets Meryl Streep support

October 16, 2015, 9:55 pm

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Hollywood star Meryl Streep lobbying to get Oscar for India's daughter  (related video below)

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Hollywood actress Meryl Streep has thrown her weight behind India's Daughter, a documentary on Delhi rape victim Nirbhaya, which is already seen as a front-runner to grab an Oscar next  year.

India's Daughter, which chronicles the rape and murder of Nirbhaya, has been banned in India.

Streep, a women's rights activist, said in New York on Friday that she was on a "campaign" to get India's Daughter nominated in the category of best documentary. She said when she first saw the film, she could not speak for sometime.

The documentary, produced by BBC and directed by film-maker Leslee Udwin, has been described by the Modi government as " a conspiracy to defame India".

The documentary has also been blocked on video sites such as YouTube in the country, though many have viewed it using proxy servers.

The government ban and a chance to highlight the issue of women's safety that may prompt the Oscar jury to give India's daughter a serious consideration.

The documentary controversially  interviewed one of the rapists, Mukesh Singh, who blamed Nirbhaya ofr going out in the evening with a male friend. A decent girl would not have roamed at nine o'clock at night, he had claimed.

Leslee Udwin director of India's Daughter speaks at a TedX event

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October 16, 2015, 11:00 pm

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You may not get any insight into Smita Patil's enduring persona, but the documentary does get the point across (Video below).

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Bollywood legend Smita Patil would have been 60 today.

She died nearly 30 years ago after a very short but dazzling career in Bollywood. She spent a little over a decade in her career till tragically passing away at child birth.

Why do people still remember her?  She was a fine actress, among the best of her generation, who was lucky to find movies that let her being out her talent  - Manthan, Bhumika, Aakrosh, Chakra, Chidambaram and Mirch Masala.

She successfully crossed over to mainstream cinema and acted with the leading men of her time - Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan.

There was also an enormous personality about Smita Patil that left behind an impression and does not wash away easily. Starting as a news reader, she would go in jeans and t-shirt to studio and drape over a saree there. That rare streak stayed through out her career.

Here is a competent DD-style documentary to get a feel of what she did. It is factual, descriptive and narrated as if they are selling aspirin. You may not get any insight into the Smita Patil's enduring persona, but it does get the point across.

Video: Watch Documentary on Bollywood legend Smita patil

Florida's armed burglar's girl friend delays his arrest - tells police she wants to have sex for last time

October 17, 2015, 12:11 am

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Ryan Patrick Bautista and Leanne Hunn, both 34, now arrested after one final romp

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Florida police struggled to arrest a wanted man in Jacksonville after his girl friend kept them at distance saying she wanted to have sex for the last time.

Police reached the mobile home of Ryan Patrick Bautista, who was wanted for armed burglary, at 9.30 pm on Wednesday. But Bautista, who was locked inside with his girl friend, Leanne Hunn, refused to come out.  

As a SWAT team was called to the scene, officials started negotiating with the accused to make him surrender. During a phone conversation, Leanne told cops that she would turn herself in after having intercourse with Bautista a final time, reported The Florida Times-Union. 

After a night-long stand off, the officials finally entered the mobile home and arrested the couple at 4 a.m. on Thursday.

Two other women were in the mobile home and were not allowed by Leanne to leave. Bautista and Leanne have been charged with resisting arrest without violence and false imprisonment.

Almost official: Kareena Kapoor Khan to act in Pakistani movie – to be directed by Shoaib Mansoor

October 17, 2015, 2:59 am

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In a first for Lollywood, Shoaib Mansoor (left) nets Kareena Kapoor Khan

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Bollywood top actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is set to announce that she would be acting in a Pakistani movie, to be directed by acclaimed director,  Shoaib Mansoor.

Though Pakistani artists frequently feature in Bollywood, it would be a first for a major Bollywood name to act in a Pakistani film.

Mid Day reports that Kareena Kapoor will be off to Dubai next week to meet Mansoor for a formal script narration and sign the movie. She has already read and liked the script, which has a women-oriented theme.

Reports also suggest the movie would be produced by Krishika Lulla of Eros, who has also made the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan movie Dilwale.

Pakistan's film industry, which makes a dozen movies a year, would be too small to handle a major Bollywood name. It would possibly be made as a crossover film to ensure it finds good reception in Indiaas well.

One of Mansoor’s earlier films Khuda Kay Liye had featured Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah and released in about 100 screens in India. 

If someone rapes you, what can we do? Karnataka BJP leader Eshwarappa tells woman journalist

October 17, 2015, 3:29 am

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Ex BJP Minister Eshwarappa – loose talk on women’s safety

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Karnataka BJP leader Eshwarappa landed in a controversy on Saturday when he reportedly made a frivolous statement on women getting raped.

While interacting with media, he told a woman journalist that the opposition party would be helpless if someone dragged and raped her.

Eshwarappa, a noted leader of kuruba community, has been a senior minister and a president of State unit of BJP.

He had gone to attend the funeral of Sub Inspector Jagdish, who had been murdered on Friday, by gangsters at a nearby town Doddaballapura.

When Eshwarappa was speaking to the media, a woman TV journalist asked him why the opposition was not alerting the government on the security situation in the Karnataka.

It was this question, which drew a thoughtful response from Eshwarappa and sent him viral on a dull Saturday afternoon.

Thus, he told her: “If someone drags and rapes you, we (the Opposition parties) would be somewhere else – so, what can we do? You tell? “

After TV channels started playing up his controversial remarks, Eshwarappa clarified that  Opposition would do everything in its power to ensure women’s security.

While he considered all Karnataka women as his sisters, the news was being created to trigger confusion, Eshwarappa said.

Video review: Nayantara’s Necklace – sad story of shallow lives chasing impossible mirages (Watch video)

October 17, 2015, 6:45 am

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A screenshot of Nayantara’s Necklace (Video below)

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Everyone agrees that Jaydeep Sarkar’s new short film Nayantara’s Necklace is better than his previous short film Ahalya, which had emerged as a surprising cult hit.

Describing Nayantara’s Necklace as a thriller is a misnomer. It is a story of lives made shallow by chasing impossible mirages, lives wasted by mimicking trendy ideals.

The film makes this simple point effortlessly and with surprising power. The script is straight,  acting convincing and direction tight.

Konkona Sen Sharma and Tilotama Shome, an unlikely pair, become close friends – their kids are classmates. Konkona is a globe trotter, while Tilotama is a meek, middleclass apologetic homemaker. As Konkona opens up her dream world – a world of global travel, expensive liquor, romance – Tilotama increasingly comes under her influence.

Tilotama, whose idea of fun is going to kitty parties, accepts her lot, but appreciates what Konkona has in her life. A college crush Gulshan Devaiah invites her to catch up, which gives her a chance to play Konkona’s life momentarily.

Konkona turns Tilotama into a glam doll, doing her hair, sharing her dress and an expensive necklace. When she meets Gulshan Devaiah she parrots the lines she has heard from Konkona  – the travel, the five star hotels and in the process even uses Konkona’s son’s name when talking about her own.

When she goes to return the necklace, the reality behind Konkona’s pretentions explode in her face, making her shudder, pause and think.  A must watch.

Watch: Powerful short film Nayantara’s Necklace 

Engaged: Salman Khan’s girlfriend Iulia Vantur caught on camera wearing engagement ring (See video)

October 17, 2015, 7:27 am

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A screen shot of video published by a Romanian website showing Iulia Vantur with engagement ring (video linki below)

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

A top Romanian entertainment website, Wow biz,  published an exclusive video, which shows Salman Khan’s girl friend Iulia Vantur wearing an engagement ring. It also claimed that she has been engaged to the Bollywood superstar.

Iulia Vantur, a well-known TV celebrity in Romania, is shown sitting with friends sporting a splendid gem on her right hand ring finger.

Wow biz notes that before Iulia Vantur went to Indiain September she did not have the ring, which seems to be a new addition.

Salman Khan, who is always tight lipped about his women, had joked recently that he may marry this year.

He has been reportedly dating Iulia Vantur for the last two or three years.

He had, according to reports introduced Iulia Vantur to his family during his sister Arpita’s wedding. The couple are also being increasingly seen together at private events, say friends.

See Wow Biz video - Salman Khan’s girlfriend Iulia Vantur caught on camera wearing engagement ring

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Horror footage shows Amritsar foundry owner beating Bihar worker to death after hanging him upside down (Warning - graphic video)

October 17, 2015, 10:41 am

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A screenshot of the video which captured Jaspreet Singh thrashing Ram Singh (Video below)

October 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

An Amritsar foundry owner, Jaspreet Singh,  hung a worker and thrashed him mercilessly last Thursday, while his accomplices shot a video on their mobile.

The factory worker's injury-ridden body was found later dumped at a nearby road.

The video, which shows the migrant labourer, Ram Singh, screaming in pain and begging for mercy, has gone viral. The 34-minute long barbaric footage shows people laughing at his plight and hurling abuses in Punjabi.

Jaspreet Singh had accused Ram Singh of theft. He was reportedly taken away forcibly from his house in Khankot village and there was no news of him till his body was found.  The video footage below shows what happened to him in the intervening period.

Amritsar police have booked a case under section 302, 365 and 34 IPC against Jaspreet Singh and two unidentified persons. All the accused have been absconding.

(Warning - graphic video) - Amritsar foundry owner beating Bihar worker to death after hanging him upside down  

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Sameer Gojwari, who declines to receive MBA from Smtiri Irani, is not your regular "anti-national Kashmiri"

October 17, 2015, 9:59 pm

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Kashmiri student Sameer Gojwari says he will not receive his MBA degree from Smtiri Irani's at convocation

October 18, 2015, NewsCrunch

A Kashmiri MBA graduate, Sameer Gojwari, has announced that he would not accept his degree from Union HRD minister Smriti Irani at Monday's convocation, though her participation is yet to be officially confirmed.

Sameer Gojwari, who has passed out of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), said his decision was in protest against  "diminishing freedoms" in the country.

In his Facebook post he referred to the decision of writers across India returning their awards to protest curbs on freedom of speech, among other things.

As  he wrote in a post: "Though, for a student, receiving a master's degree is no less than any prestigious award. But on October 19, (the Convocation Day) I Sameer Gojwari won't accept it,"

IUST is holding its first convocation on Monday and Gojwari, reportedly completed his MBA in 2008. It is not clear why he is being invited to receive his degree now.

Sameer Gojwari's Facebook post not only received wide media coverage but also drew mixed response on social media. While fellow Kashmiris  supported, angry mainland Indians slammed his act, which they thought was provocative.

Sameer Gojwari's social media posts hint that he does fit into the standard notions of "anti-national Kashmiri." He is indeed critical of Indian occupation of Kashmir, but also talks of status of women, development and is  fond of quoting Gandhi.

#Gandhi& his ideology died the day he was shot dead, #Hindustan remembers & values currency notes which by chance carry his facial imprints

— Sameer Gojwari (@SameerGojwari) October 2, 2015

Will some one please remind Pakistan that as per these UNSC resolutions they were supposed to vacate ALL of J&K 1st. https://t.co/7cw6Tx6zTw

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) October 2, 2015

Two great men born today would've been so saddened with what's happening in our country. #dadri

— Mahrukh Inayet (@mahrukhinayet) October 2, 2015

Gandhi and the evolution of india... #MahatmaGandhi#India#DomesticViolence#Corruption#KillingEachOther#Violencepic.twitter.com/WMlyCwCg0k

— MIR Suhail (@mirsuhail) October 2, 2015

Gandhi and the evolution of india... #MahatmaGandhi#India#DomesticViolence#Corruption#KillingEachOther#Violencepic.twitter.com/WMlyCwCg0k

— MIR Suhail (@mirsuhail) October 2, 2015

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Tech challenged monkey goes for banana behind windshield

October 18, 2015, NewsCrunch

A funny video shows two monkeys desperately reaching out for a banana behind a glass barrier.

The banana is kept  on the dashboard of a parked car. A couple of monkeys are seen on the bonnet, and they are drawn in by the juicy fruit.

One of them tries to grab it with his hands and mouth and fails. A bigger one also tries without any success. The video has been shared by WhatsAPP videos.

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Anger on Twitter after RSS mouthpiece Panchajanya quotes Vedas to justify Dadri lynching

October 18, 2015, 1:56 am

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30.18 of Yajurveda sanctions capital punishment to those who kill cows: Panchajanya writer Vinayak Chaturvedi

October 18, 2015, NewsCrunch

The latest cover story of RSS mouthpiece Panchajanya triggered a row after it sought to justify lynching of a Muslim man, who was accused of eating beef,  by quoting vedas.

The article ‘Is Utpat ke Us paar’ (The other side of this disturbance)’ was written by Hindi writer Vinay Krishna Chaturvedi under his pen name Tufail Chaturvedi.

“For hundreds of years our ancestors have staked their lives to prevent cow slaughter and counter the killers.There are hundreds of such occasions in history when Muslim invaders thrust beef into our mouths to convert Hindus into Muslims,” it read.

Later speaking to The Sunday Express, Chaturvedi quoted passages in Vedas that sanction killing of cow killers. "30.18 of Yajurveda says ‘hand over capital punishment to those who kill cows’", he said.

Ironically, the Panchajanya controversy  erupted on a day BJP when came down heavily on the extremists who have been issuing provocative statements.

BJP chief Amit Shah reportedly summoned Manohar Lal Khattar, Mahesh Sharma, Sangeet Som and Sakshi Maharaj for making controversial statements on Dadri lynching and warned them to desist from doing so in the future. 

Here are a few critical responses to Panchajanya's article on beef killingon Twitter

In fact it is not stated anywhere ? I have read the Vedas many times and do not find it anywhere. Will Panchajanya enlighten me ?

— Markandey Katju (@mkatju) October 18, 2015

@mkatju :now wait ! Suppose wat they say bout vedas is truth . Does that justify the lynching of men? Wat about the constitution n the laws.

— Malik Aabid (@Malikaabid) October 18, 2015

This is precisely no person with even 1% of humanity in him will stick to RSS shakas.Glad I didn't too, No more a bhakt. vedas

— Virat Bhakt (@ShantiseAshanTi) October 18, 2015

@malviyamit we would have held editors responsible if Vedas were misquoted so irresponsible to justify Killing in other papers.. #hypocrisy

— vipul (@vipul_kp) October 18, 2015

But the guy killed in Dadri was eating mutton. And Vedas also preach to not spread hatred, falsehood and venom. http://t.co/ZZYOqh1gwr

— Nitin Sinha (@NsNitinsinha) October 18, 2015

This is RSS's way of telling the PM. Take ur plane & fly around the world.Don't meddle in internal affairs of the country anymore. vedas

— Virat Bhakt (@ShantiseAshanTi) October 18, 2015

@iam_khare if any text against individual freedom i will say get over it !! either it Vedas r so called quran !!

— B.saranraj (@seratobikiba) October 18, 2015

BTW, how many RSS guys have really read Vedas ? All our religious texts promotes peace and high values

— Rakesh Singh (@rakesh3368) October 18, 2015

Common sense orders Right Wing thugs not to talk about the Vedas.

— Sunil Damodar Y (@SunilDamodar) October 18, 2015

Panchajanya stated that the Vedas said that killers of cows should be killed. But where exactly is this stated in the Vedas ?

— Markandey Katju (@mkatju) October 18, 2015

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October 18, 2015, 4:18 am

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Being Indian makes brings you spongy pads with the ultimate sanitary napkin commercial

October 18, 2015, NewsCrunch

Women may complain about their monthly curse bestowed by nature, but there are enough companies making sanitary napkins to bring them relief.

All of them promise comfort, complete absorption and other engineering marvels that liberate the empowered woman from the periodic pain

With the new technology they will be able to sleep in the position they want and compete in the manner they desire. Being Indian spoof TV Commercial for an imaginary spongy napkin is a delight. A must watch for hopeful women and cynical men.

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October 18, 2015, 8:23 pm

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Munawwar Rana expressed fears that he may be targeted and labelled as a Pakistani as he was a Muslim. (Video below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana returned the Sahitya Akademi award, to protest the growing religious intolerance in India, on live TV.

The 62-year-old poet had been awarded the Sahitya Akademi in 2014 for his book 'Shahdaba'.

He also returned the Rs one lakh cheque given by the Akademi and said he would not accept any award from the government in the future. 

Munawwar Rana said that while many writers had been associated with some party or the other, he had always been apolitical.

"Though I come from Rae Bareli, where politics runs through the street drains, I never cared for it," he said.

He expressed fears that he may be targeted and labelled as a Pakistani as he was a Muslim.

"Many areas in this country are not linked with electricity but Muslims here are linked to Dawood Ibrahim," the poet said.

Munawwar Rana's words proved prophetic as he started trending on social media and drew fire from the trolls. 

Hindi writer Kashinath also returned the Akademi award on Sunday in response to the "irresponsible" comments by various ministers on writers who had given up their awards.

Video: Munawwar Rana returns Sahitya Akademi award on Live TV 

Munawwar Rana gets trolled after returning Akademi Award  

Shameless Munawwar Rana What happen to Power of Your Pen ?? Did Your Family Kids Start Playing "ISIS Games" Shame pic.twitter.com/ezrWGUPFR3

— RUPESH :-) (@rupeshsingh10) October 19, 2015

India history is full of far bigger crimes than Ikhlaq. Protest by writers like Munawwar Rana was never seen before. Smelling rat in it.

— Mayank Pareek (@pareek_mayank) October 19, 2015

People should stop buying books of Akademi Award Returnees. Then only these 'writers' will understand. Munawwar Rana

— Mahatma Modi (@PKBansall) October 19, 2015

"Munawwar Rana" 10-20 Senior Citizen wants to kidnap Indian Democracy..Laddoo hai kya? India will Governed by Low not by your stupidity.

— rs@rajinder (@rs41419) October 19, 2015

Munawwar Rana These bastards need to understand that their comfort zone of patronage and hobnobbing with enemies is not acceptable any more.

— Ashok Jain (@GetRidofDevils) October 19, 2015

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October 18, 2015, 10:33 pm

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Failing to manage record crowd Kolkata police want puja at 88-feet idol closed (Video below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

Unable to cope with surging crowd Kolkata police wants to shut down puja at Deshapriya Park, which had installed a gigantic Durga idol.

The 88-feet idol erected by Deshapriya Park Durgotsav Committee is said to be the tallest Durga idol in the world.  .

On Sunday, there was a mad rush  to see the idol with lakhs of devotees thronging the area. The rush created a near stampede situation and disrupted  traffic in the area for hours. 

The Deshapriya Park Durgotsav Committee has been running an advertising campaign promoting the  idol heavily as the tallest in the world. While the campaign managed to draw devotees in record number, the Kolkata police were caught unprepared.

With no effective crowd management measure, the Sunday's crowd turned hazardous and a major disaster was luckily averted.

The Telegraph reported that Kolkata police commissioner Surajit Kar Purkayastha has hinted that the puja would not be reopened this year and advised people to go to other pujas.

If implemented, the shut down would be unprecedented in Kolkata's recent history.

Video - World's largest Durga idol at Kolkata's Deshapriya Park puja 

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Angry Shiv Sainik's at BCCI office (Video below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

Shiv Sena workers on Monday stormed the office of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),
to protest a scheduled meeting between BCCI chief Shashank Manohar and Pak cricket board head Shahryar Khan.

The attack took place just before Shahryar Khan was scheduled to meet Shashank Manohar. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss the resumption of ties between India and Pakistan, which Shiv Sena opposes tooth and nail.

As an NDTV video below shows, the Shiv Sainiks surrounded Shashank Manohar's table and made their points vehemently with arguments and placards. After staying long enough for the TV cameras to capture the protest, they retreated noisily though peacefully without vandalising the office.

They also did not try to blacken Shashank Manohar's face, a treatment meted  out to Sudheendra Kulkarni recently when he had organised the book launch of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri.

Video: Watch footage of Shiva Sena storming BCCI President Shashank Manohar     

Sena Activists Protest at BCCI Office in Mumbai Ahead of Talks With Pak Cricket Board - http://t.co/T0W3w3LukN

— NDTV Videos (@ndtvvideos) October 19, 2015

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Koko playing with Ms Grey (video below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

Koko, the gorilla who can communicate fluently through sign language, has adopted two kittens, which she received as a present on her birthday.

Though The Gorilla Foundation, California,  celebrates her birthday on July 4, it uploaded the celebration video last week. The video shows Koko opening a box with five kittens and selecting two of them, Ms Grey and Ms Black.  Then she goes to on to examine them gently and starts playing.

Koko had adopted two kittens cats in the 1980s when she was in her teens. One of them was tragically run over by a car leaving Koko heartbroken.

Koko, who has been raised in captivity, has a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words. She is known to express human emotions and has been recorded “crying” during the sad part of a movie and mourning Robin Williams’ death.

The Gorilla Foundation is best known for "Project Koko," the long-running interspecies communication study.

Video: Watch Koko getting two cute kittens on her birthday 

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Matt Keith and his girl friend Emily were hauled up by protesters at a restaurant when they noticed the tattoo. (Video below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

Goddess Yellamma hit national news on Monday after a flash protest broke out against an Australian student for sporting a Goddess Yellamma tattoo on his shin.

Matt Keith and his girl friend Emily were hauled up by protesters at a restaurant when they noticed the tattoo.

Media reports said the protesters wanted to remove the tattoo by skinning him. The police reportedly sided with the protesters, allegedly led by a BJP leader. The couple were taken to a police station where an apology letter was extracted from Matt.

A video of the fracas between Australians and the protesters has surfaced.

The main protester is seen asking Matt to remove the tattoo; the word “skinning” is not used in the conversation. Another protester asks Matt to wear a pant to cover up the tattoo. The lone policeman in the frame looks confused and nervous. He mumbles asking Matt to remove the tattoo.

The Australians in the video look far from being fearful for their life. Emily is heard screaming while an Indian friend, who is mediating, asks her to calm down in English spoken in thick Kannada accent.

At just one minute long, the video possibly does not capture the full story.

But if we what we see in it held good throughout, the controversy is overblown. The protesters could have been nicer, the Austraian could have been more sensitive and the cop could have spoken shown some spine.

Hindus do take offense when their gods are depicted on legs and slippers.  Is a tattoo on the shin offensive – answer is subjective to your point of view.

A senior police officer was also quoted saying the issue was trivial. We side with that. Let Matt carry on in India, but keeping his tattoo covered.

Video of the Yellamma tattoo controversy in Bangalore– protesters heckle Australians

Moment of ink attack on Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid caught on camera– Look what Modi’s Hindustan is doing to Kashmir, he says (Watch two videos)

October 19, 2015, 7:02 am

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Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid after ink attack (two videos below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

Kashmir politician Engineer Rashid was attacked and splashed with ink by two Hindutva activists on Monday.

A video shows black ink, paint and mobil oil being thrown at Engineer Rashid and his staff. An assistant who was ahead of him took the brunt of the attack and managed to shield the Kashmir politician partially.

An emotional Engineer Rashid came down heavily on central government after the attack.

“This is Modi’s Hindustan and we shall not succumb to talibanisation,” he said.

"They are mentally sick. I want the whole world to see this how these people are trying to muzzle Kashmiris," Rashid added.

Engineer Rashid had called a press conference at Delhi to speak about the attack on two truck drivers by a mob at Udhampur on October nine. One of the victims--19- year -old Zahid--died at Safdurjung hospital on Sunday morning.

He came under attack when he was exiting the venue after the press meet. The two men who attacked him said they were protesting against a beef party he had hosted in Srinagarearlier this month.

Both of them have been arrested and taken to the Parliament Street Police station.

Video shows ink bring thrown at Engineer Rashid and his staff at New Delhi

#BREAKING Hindu Sena takes cue from Shiv Sena, attacks J&K Independent MLA Engineer Rashid with ink
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Video: Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid speaks to media after ink attack

"India said Pakistan is gripped with Talibanisation. Look at what is happening in India," says J&K Independent MLA Engineer Rashid after being attacked with ink in Srinagar #AttackSquadPolitics
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October 19, 2015, 10:59 am

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Koreans reacting to Indian actresses (video below)

October 19, 2015, NewsCrunch

KoreanStar TV, a  YouTube channel, shows six Korean teens photos top Indian actresses - Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Shruti Haasan and Aishwarya Rai.

These Koreans - four boys and two girls - have no  clue about Indians. Two of them think all Indian women sport dots on forehead and wear hijabs.

The photos of these actors wow them and the adjectives that come out are - attractive, gorgeous, voluptuous, classy... Though all actresses get full marks, it is Aishwarya, who manages to impress them most.

Strangely Korean teens feel Indian actresses look older than they actually are; one of them puts Anushka Sharma's age at 45, she is actually 28.

Here again Ash wins hands down. The 41-year-old actress  is guessed to be 34 or 35.

Video: Watch Koreans reacting to Indian actresses 

Premonition: Indira Gandhi saw a sign at a Kashmir Hindu shrine - knew she would die soon

October 19, 2015, 8:03 pm

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Indira Gandhi had spoken about death before she met her end

October 20, 2015, NewsCrunch

Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated  by her Sikh bodyguards, knew that her end was near.

In the October of 1984 Indira Gandhi went to Kashmir, she particularly  liked the state when it was seasons were changing.

A visit to a Hindu and a Muslim shrine, which she had come  believe in, was also on the itinerary. It was at the Hindu shrine, she saw the sign, reports The Times of India.  

A shriveled tree at the temple was the sign which suggested that she was  going to die soon. The reading made her thoughtful and on the way back she spoke about it. Her close aide M L Fotedar, who had accompanied her to Kashmir and had seen the sign,also felt the same way.

On the last day of the month Indira Gandhi's premonition came true.

He has recorded the anecdote in his forthcoming book "China leaves".