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Petitioners angry after Sheldon Pollock gets Rohan Murty support – may stay on as Murty Classic Library editor

March 2, 2016, 3:08 am
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Rohan Murty seems to have rejected a petition to remove noted academic Sheldon Pollock as the general editor of the Murty Classic Library of India. The Murty Classic Library of India is publishing Indian classics from various languages with the help of a $5 million fund from former Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy’s son Rohan Murty. Pollock, a noted Sanskrit scholar, teaches at Columbia University.
Rohan Murty reportedly forwarded the full text of Sheldon Pollock lecture to The Telegraph

March 2, 2016, NewsCrunch

Rohan Murty seems to have rejected a petition to remove noted academic Sheldon Pollock as the general editor of the Murty Classic Library of India.


The Murty Classic Library of India is publishing Indian classics from various languages with the help of a $5 million fund from former Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy’s son Rohan Murty.

Pollock, a noted Sanskrit scholar, teaches at ColumbiaUniversity.


Over 100 academics, mostly from India, have written to Rohan Murty urging him to drop Pollock, who they say is not "politically neutral".

The petition cites a 2012 lecture delivered by Pollock at HeidelbergUniversity's South Asia Institute. In the lecture, the petitioners allege that Pollock echoes the contemptuous views of Macaulay and Max Weber on the Indian shastras. However, their interpretation of the lecture has been challenged by many academics.  


When The Telegraph contacted Rohan Murty, he reportedly forwarded the full text of the 2012 lecture.

"This is the data that will demonstrate the truth. Please read the actual speech to see what was actually said," Rohan wrote to The Telegraph in an email.


In the speech titled "What is South Asian Knowledge Good For? Pollock disagrees with Macaulay’s contention that Indian languages and knowledge were useless and false, notes the newspaper.

But Rohan’s stand does not seem to have gone down well with petitioners.

One of them, Ramesh C Bhardwaj, reportedly told The Telegraph that "like-minded academicians" would oppose any effort to supply the Murty Classic Library's books to public libraries in India.

"It is our national duty to prevent these books from reaching public libraries. These books give misleading interpretation about Indian heritage," Bhardwaj was quoted saying by The Telegraph.


Bhardwaj is the head of Sanskrit department at the DelhiUniversity. K Ramasubramanian from IIT Bombay, Sanskrit scholar V. Kutumba Sastry and former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami are among other signatories of the petition.


The petition seeking the removal of Sheldon Pollock as Chief Editor of Murty Classical Library has received over 13,000 signatures on Change.org.

The petitioners have also sought an element of "Swadeshi Indology" in the Murty Classical Library. They had asked the project to reflect 'Make in India' ethos and not be outsourced wholesale to American Ivy Leagues.


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Video: Watch Rahul Gandhi’s funny budget speech in Lok Sabha – fair and lovely scheme, Babber Sher, not from RSS, Gandhi Vs Savarkar

March 2, 2016, 4:33 am
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi delivered his funniest speech ever in Parliament slamming Modi government on a wide range of issues. He labelled the new window to declare black money as fair and lovely scheme; the Make in India lion mascot was called Babber Sher. When he slipped on ‘Rs 35 per barrel oil’ he apologised saying he made mistakes as he was not from RSS.
A smiling Rahul Gandhi delivered his rehearsed funny lines well in Lok Sabha (video below)

March 2, 2016, NewsCrunch

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi delivered his funniest speech ever in Parliament slamming Modi government on a wide range of issues.

He labelled the new window to declare black money as fair and lovely scheme; the Make in Indialion mascot was called Babber Sher.

When he slipped on ‘Rs 35 per barrel oil’ he apologised saying he made mistakes as he was not from RSS.

He had the ruling party members on their feet when he said Gandhi was ‘ours’ as Savarkar was ‘yours’.  When the BJP MPs protested his remark he asked if they were disowning Savarkar.

There were also multiple jibes at PM Modi, whom he described as very powerful, though with sarcasm. He advised BJP MPs to speak a little more in Modi’s presence.

The 20 minute speech was laced with humour. A smiling Rahul Gandhi delivered his rehearsed lines well, much to the amusement of the Congress members who thumped their desks in approval.

Though a budget-time speech, he strayed into various issues including MNREGA, JNU and Rohith Vemula. Watch for laughs.

Video: Watch Rahul Gandhi’s funny speech in Lok Sabha – fair and lovely scheme, Babber Sher, not from RSS, Gandhi Vs Savarkar


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Bangalore dentist Raina Nanaiah is Apple’s accidental iPhone model – random photo taken by husband on Diwali gets picked by tech giant

March 2, 2016, 6:25 am
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Raina Nanaiah, a Bangalore-based dentist has become an elite Apple model though unwittingly. Wife of well-known wildlife photographer Ashish Parmar, Raina was decking up their home last Diwali. Ashish used his iPhone 6S to take a snap of his charming wife to capture an inspired moment that was similar to the famous Lady with Lamp painting in Mysore.
New lady with lamp – Raina Nanaiah’s photo that has now gone viral.
Pic courtesy Ashish Parmar

March 2, 2016, NewsCrunch

Raina Nanaiah, a Bangalore-based dentist, has become an elite Apple model though unwittingly.

Wife of well-known wildlife photographer Ashish Parmar, Raina was decking up their home last Diwali.

Ashish used his iPhone 6S to take a snap of his charming wife to capture an inspired moment that was similar to the famous Lady with Lamp painting in Mysore.

He uploaded the photo on Instagram with the hashtag #ShotOniPhone6S.

Apple wrote to him seeking permission to use it in billboards across the world for its iPhone campaign, which also features 52 other select images. Ashish describes the photo as random and taken without any filters.

He told  Deccan Chronicle that Raina is now flooded with modelling offers. But a successful dentist, she reportedly wants to focus on her profession.

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Video: Kangana Ranaut storms out of vanity van refusing body double - possibly publicity stunt

March 2, 2016, 8:58 pm
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Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has refused to use a body double for an ad shoot. She says there is nothing she can't do, which a body double would do. In the video, which SpotboyE shared on Wednesday, Kangana Ranaut is seen arguing with an unidentified man, who is pressing for a body double.
In the video, which, Kangana Ranaut is seen arguing with an unidentified man
March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has refused to use a body double for an ad shoot.

She says there is nothing she can't do, which a body double would do.

In the video, which SpotboyE shared on Wednesday, Kangana Ranaut  is seen arguing with an unidentified man, who is pressing  for a body double.

She calls out for her sister Rangoli and walks out.

The video is possibly a publicity stung for an upcoming ad campaign. Kangana Ranaut is someone who would have kicked the man out rather than walking out herself.

Video: Kangana Ranaut storms out of vanity van refusing body double - possibly publicity stunt


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Rohan Murty picks strong words to ridicule online petition – says Sheldon Pollock will stay at classical library for years

March 3, 2016, 12:53 am
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Rohan Murty backs Sheldon Pollock. Harvard Univ pic 
March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

Harvard scholar Rohan Murty has rejected an online petition to replace American Indologist Sheldon Pollock as the editor of classical library.

Murty Classical Library of India (MCLI) was launched by Rohan Murty with an endowment of $5.2 million in 2010.


A petition at change.org has over 13,000 signatures; over 130 noted academics are behind the campaign to oust Sheldon Pollock.

NewsCrunch had noted on Wednesday that Rohan Murty had decided to stand by Sheldon Pollock.  But, he chose surprisingly harsh words to trash the petitioners, according to a report published by The Economic Times on Thursday.

He was categorical in rejecting the demand to oust Sheldon Pollock. “Pollock has been critical to the success of the library, and Harvard and I look forward to having him on board for many years to come," he said.

He challenged the petitioners to point out problems in the books released by MCLI instead of just saying it was a ‘conspiracy’.

“I want to hear in which book we have published, in which line or page there is a problem, and in what context, and why," said Murty.

Deciding to hold noting back, Rohan Murty said "I doubt if these people have read even a single book that we have published.”

He further ridiculed the petitioners for sitting in a ‘peanut gallery’ and throwing “empty shells” at those doing the hard work.

The petitioners say Sheldon Pollock had a delivered a biased lecture against Indian classics at HeidelbergUniversity. They are also upset that he had signed a petition in support of JNU students.  They would like to have someone committed to swadeshi Indology at the helm of MCLI, rather than outsourcing it to American academics.


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Viral video: Pakistan fans break TV after team loses to India – shoot the messenger

March 3, 2016, 3:10 am
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The loss to India in Asia Cup led to more than broken hearts in Pakistan. A video, which shows enraged Pakistani fans bashing up the TV and set up box, has gone viral. The screen gets shattered and frame gets dented as angry fans target the TV set.
The video was posted after India defeated Pakistan in the opening match of Asia Cup 2016 (video below)

March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

The loss to India in Asia Cup led to more than breaking of hearts in Pakistan.

A video, which shows enraged Pakistani fans bashing up TV and set up box, has gone viral.  The screen gets shattered and frame gets dented as angry fans target the TV set.

Another fan had gone viral with an emotional appeal to Pak PM Nawaz Sharif for a chance to play against Indians. He had assured that he would hit a six even without wearing helmet and gloves.

The video was posted after Indiadefeated Pakistanin the opening match of Asia Cup 2016. Pakistan went on to lose other matches as well, to exit from the tournament.

Viral video: Pakistan fans break TV after team loses to India 





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Viral video: Upset Pakistani cricket fan says he will hit six against Indians without helmet or gloves - or cut off his hand 


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Lawrence Liang’s biting speech in JNU – Don’t rely only on courts to protect your freedom of speech (video)

March 3, 2016, 5:15 am
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The controversy in JNU has triggered an intellectual churn, and drawn many activists and scholars to the campus. Legal scholar Lawrence Liang gave a brilliant speech in JNU on February 28. He dissected the way Indian courts have handled sedition down the decades. The upshot: It would take a real stretch of imagination to pin the charge on JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
There is a real danger in relying solely on courts as some kind of saviours of the right the dissent, says Lawrence Liang

March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

The controversy in JNU has triggered an intellectual churn, and drawn many activists and scholars to the campus.

Legal scholar Lawrence Liang gave a brilliant speech in JNU on February 28.

He dissected the way Indian courts have handled sedition down the decades. The upshot: It would take a real stretch of imagination to pin the charge on JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.

But he went on to warn JNU students that in the history of freedom of speech and expression, these rights are not granted by courts. They merely affirm what’s there.  


Rights are born out of individual social struggles usually in extremely charged political moments where nation and nationalism are debated to the core.

He cautioned students not to rely only on judiciary to secure their rights. There is a long history of judgments taking extremely conservative positions.

Lawrence Liang cited a case against Bal Thackeray that was filed after 1992 Mumbai blasts. The Shiv Sena leader was booked under 295 A for inciting hatred against Muslims.

The Mumbai High Court, made a regressive distinction between ordinary Muslims and those who were traitors, according to Lawrence Liang.

It got Bal Thackeray off the hook by saying 295A did not apply to members of the community, who were traitors.

There is a real danger in relying solely on courts as some kind of saviours of the right the dissent.

In the present political climate where the debate is polarised, judiciary may create its own discourse of nationalism and anti-nationalism.

But there is hope. As Lawrence Liang shows the evolution of rights is a glorious history of youngsters leading dissent and pressing for freedom of speech and expression.


Lawrence Liang’s biting speech in JNU – Don’t rely on courts to protect your freedom of speech (video)

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Video: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says – Times are such that you have to teach some people to say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai"

March 3, 2016, 6:45 am
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday with a touch of regret that the younger generation needs to be taught to chant `Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. He was speaking at RSS headquarters in Nagpur during an award giving function.
"Some forces" telling youth not to hail the motherland, says Bhagwat

March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday with a touch of regret that the younger generation needs to be taught to chant `Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

He was speaking at RSS headquarters in Nagpurduring an award giving function.

Without naming JNU, where anti-national slogans were allegedly shouted, Bhagwat said in Marathi "some forces" were telling the youth not to hail the motherland.


Times are such that you have to teach some people to say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", he lamented.

Video: Watch RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat saying – we have to teach some people to chant `Bharat Mata Ki Jai'


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False Nasa scholarship: Shame media, don’t go after Sataparna Mukherjee

March 3, 2016, 7:25 am
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The West Bengal student, Sataparna Mukherjee, who said she had won a Nasa scholarship has been found to have made false claims. She claimed that she had proposed a Black Hole theory, which she posted on a Nasa website, and which in turn offered her a scholarship to study astrobiology and English literature at Oxford. It was a string of lies, which has been called out. For complete details of her claims and point-by-point rebuttal, we recommend Huff Post.
Sataparna is 18, in her 12th standard. She lied and which teen does not



March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

The West Bengal student, Sataparna Mukherjee, who said she had won a Nasa scholarship has been found to have made false claims.

She claimed that she had proposed a Black Hole theory, which she posted on a Nasa website, and which in turn offered her a scholarship to study astrobiology and English literature at Oxford.

It was a string of lies, which has been called out. For complete details of her claims and point-by-point rebuttal, we recommend Huff Post.

Huff Post also has an exclusive official denial from Goddard Institute for Space Studies of Nasa saying they have not given any scholarship to any student called Sataparna.

We also recommend The Wire for a short  rebuttal of her claims.

Sataparna is 18, in her 12th standard. She lied and which teen does not.

Her parents should realise that they have been taken for a ride by her. They should cut off her TV and mobile phone for two weeks.

That is what she should be subjected to, not investigative journalism.

More guilty in this episode is media – so many swallowed her claims, fed on each other and published without verification.

DNA, Times of India, Mumbai Mirror, Zee News, The Better India, Deccan Chronicle, Hindustan Times – you name it, they all fell for it.

Why did not any reporter or editor feel the need to get a little more probing and end the story with a laugh. Do all stories go through a similar editorial rigour – the nation wants to know.

We do hope that Sataparna gets on with her life and goes to achieve some of the things she has been dreaming  about. 
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Video: Kanhaiya Kumar gets a roaring hero's welcome in JNU amidst cries of Azaadi

March 3, 2016, 10:01 am
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JNU roared azadi, which as Kanhaiya clarified later, not from
India but within India.(video below)
March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar got a roaring hero's welcome at JNU after his release from Tihar jail on Thursday evening.

JNU students, faculty and other staff were in full force to welcome Kanhaiya, who was thrown into jail for two weeks on sedition charges.

They roared azadi, which as Kanhaiya clarified later, was not from India but within India.

The police ported him away from Tihar secretly, anxious not to create a media event.   But media followed Kanhaiya. The welcome he received and the  speech he made achieved exactly what the police sought to avoid.


Video: Kanhaiya Kumar gets a roaring hero's welcome in JNU amidst cries of Azaadi 








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Video: Watch Kanhaiya Kumar's full speech at JNU after release from Tihar - Want freedom in India not from India

March 3, 2016, 10:36 am
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After release from Tihar, Kanhaiya Kumar' was given an uproarious welcome in JNU by a massive gathering of azadi shouting students and staff. Kanhaiya Kumar' clarified that azadi for them meant freedom within India not from it. He reiterated his faith in the constitution, spelt out the secular, egalitarian and socialist society it envisaged. He took on Modi, pointing at the PM's Satya Meva Jayate tweet after the Smriti Irani's aggressive speech in Parliament. Subtly pointing at his own release, Kanhaiya Kumar said he would also say Satya Meva Jayate.
Kanhaiya Kumar' again clarified that azadi meant freedom within India not from it.(Video below)

March 3, 2016, NewsCrunch

After release from Tihar, Kanhaiya Kumar' was given an uproarious welcome in JNU by a massive gathering of azadi shouting students and staff.

Kanhaiya Kumar' clarified that azadi for them meant freedom within India not from it.

He reiterated his faith in the constitution, spelt out the secular, egalitarian and socialist society it envisaged.

He took on Modi, pointing at the PM's Satya Meva Jayate tweet after the Smriti Irani's aggressive speech in Parliament. Subtly pointing at his own release,  Kanhaiya Kumar said he would also say Satya Meva Jayate.

Kanhaiya Kumar may have been in jail for two weeks. But it was clear that he was on top of the developments and came prepared to take on those who had imprisoned him for sedition.

Other highlights of his speech:

Modi government trying to suppress JNU’s voice against injustice, diverting national attention from real issues

Government’s cyber cell produces doctored videos if somebody tries to defy them

We talk of freedom of expression, we talk of democracy and believe in constitution and judiciary

We want ‘azadi’ from corruption and hunger

Jawans’ are dying at borders, farmers are dying inside the nation

ABVP is not enemy, just opposition, but don't hate them

The more you suppress us, the more we bounce

 Video: Watch Kanhaiya Kumar's full speech at JNU after release from Tihar - Want freedom in India not from India   


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Urmila's husband Mohsin Akhtar Mir - Mr India runner, Kashmir model, bit actor, 10 years younger than her (three videos)

March 3, 2016, 8:23 pm
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While the movies failed to take off, Mohsin built a flourishing modelling career with his good Kashmiri good looks and a toned body. He is a favourite with top designers such as Manish Malhotra, Taroon Kumar, Vikram Phandis and Ranna Gill.
Not much is known about Mohsin Akhtar Mir, who at 32, is a full
10 year younger to the actress (videos below)


March 4, 2016, NewsCrunch

Urmila's Matondkar has quietly married boy friend Mohsin Akhtar Mir. She met the Kashmir model at a common friend's wedding and sparks flew.

It also helped that there was Manish Malhotra to go between, Mohsin's mentor and Urmila's bestie. He was the only Bollywood celeb invited to the wedding.

Not much is known about Mohsin Akhtar Mir, who at 32, is a full 10 year younger to the actress.

He is from a  conservative Kashmir business family, who left home along with his brother to make it big in Bollywood.  The story goes that his mother started looking for a bride after he turned 21, prompting him to run.

His first claim to fame came in 2007 when he became the first runner-up in Mr India. There were offers from TV, which he declined.

Mohsin acted on some forgettable movies and in some forgettable roles in hit movies. He was the hero in the realistic movie It's a Man's World. He also appeared in Mast Kallander and Luck By Chance.

A few music videos also happened. There were offers from TV which he declined.  

While the movies failed to take off, Mohsin built a flourishing modelling career with his good Kashmiri looks and a toned body. He is a favourite with top designers such as Manish Malhotra, Taroon Kumar, Vikram Phandis and Ranna Gill.


Video: Mohsin Akhtar Mir in A R Rahman's Taj Mahal Anthem


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Video: Mohsin Akhtar Mir Sapnon Se Bhare Naina [Full Song], Film - Luck By Chance

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Video: Donald Trump has an embarrassing Yoga moment at Republican presidential debate

March 4, 2016, 1:24 am
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Yoga offered a few moments of laughter in the tense Republican presidential debate in the US on Friday. Frontrunner Donald Trump butted in when Texas Senator Ted Cruz was speaking and both had an angry exchange of words. Cruz asked Trump to take a deep breath.
Republican rivals gang up to torment Trump (video below)

March 4, 2016, NewsCrunch

Yoga offered a few moments of laughter in the tense Republican presidential debate in the US on Friday.

Frontrunner Donald Trump butted in when Texas Senator Ted Cruz was speaking and both had an angry exchange of words.

Cruz asked Trump to take a deep breath.

"Breathe, breathe, breathe…You can do it. You can breathe. I know it is hard," Cruz said.

While Trump was looking bewildered and trying to breathe, Senator Marco Rubio, jumped in and said, "When they are done with the yoga, can I answer a question?."

As the audience into laughter Cruz said, "You can not. I really hope that we do not see yoga on this stage."

"Well, he (Trump) is very flexible, so you never know," Rubio added.

Trump was lots for words for a change.

Video: Donald Trump has an embarrassing Yoga moment at Republican presidential debate


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Video: Singham star Suriya’s first Dubsmash goes viral – mouths Rajinikanth’s Muthu dialogue to ask people to vote

March 4, 2016, 2:33 am
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Tamil star Suriya hit the viral button with his debut Dubsmash, which saw him mouthing superstar Rajinikanth’s famous dialogue from hit movie Muthu. Suriya lip-syncs Rajini’s breathless narration from his 1995 film effortlessly and then speaks his own message.
Suriya lip-syncs Rajini’s breathless narration from his 1995
film effortlessly (video below)

March 4, 2016, NewsCrunch

Tamil star Suriya hit the viral button with his debut Dubsmash, which saw him  mouthing superstar Rajinikanth’s famous dialogue from hit movie Muthu.

Suriya lip-syncs Rajini’s breathless narration from his 1995 film effortlessly and then speaks his own message.

He says while dialogues like this can be voiced anytime, people should not miss a chance to voice their opinion in the forthcoming elections.

The Election Commission has announced that elections in Tamil Nadu will be held on May 16.

The Dubsmash is part of the promo for Suriya’s upcoming movie 24, whose teaser is being unveiled today.

Suriya tweeted his Dubsmash on Friday morning. It has been re-tweeted by over 4,000 times.

Video: Singham star Suriya’s first Dubsmash goes viral – mouths Rajinikanth’s Muthu dialogue to ask people to vote


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Heart-stopping video: Kid falls out of moving car on busy highway – but Grampa drives on

March 4, 2016, 4:07 am
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A chilling video from China shows a two-year-old child falling out of a moving car on a busy high way. The video was taken by a person in the car behind the car. The car’s back door opens and the child tumbles out. It runs behind the car, which driven by its grandfather, moves on unnoticed.
The child is lucky that there was no vehicle tailing the car (video below)

March 4, 2016, NewsCrunch

A chilling video from Chinashows a two-year-old child falling out of a moving car on a busy high way.

The video was taken by a person in the car behind the car.

The car’s back door opens and the child tumbles out. It runs behind the car, which driven by its grandfather, moves on unnoticed.

The child was lucky as there was no vehicle tailing the car. Your heart stops when you see a bus passing through in full speed in an adjacent lane.

A good Samaritan saves the chid and reunites with the grandfather. The incident reportedly occurred last Saturday at Suzhou.

Heart-stopping video: Kid falls out of moving car on busy highway – but Grampa drives on


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Video: ‘Awesome aunty’ dances for party music managing her pallu – goes viral

March 4, 2016, 5:39 am
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A spunky middle-aged identified only as ‘Awesome aunty’ has gone viral with her dancing prowess. She is seen enjoying herself to party music on a makeshift stage in a village. The music is catchy and her steps well-rehearsed. The occasion seems to be a religious ceremony of some kind.
The clip shared DJ Akhil Talreja on February 29 has clocked
1.5 million views on Facebook (video below)
March 4, 2016, NewsCrunch

A spunky middle-aged identified only as ‘Awesome aunty’ has gone viral with her dancing prowess.

She is seen enjoying herself to party music on a makeshift stage in a village. The music is catchy and her steps well-rehearsed. The occasion seems to be a religious ceremony of some kind.

While she dances without inhibition, she is conscious of her slipping pallu and makes an effort to keep it in place.

The video shared by DJ Akhil Talreja on February 29 has clocked 1.5 million views in just five days on Facebook.


Video: ‘Awesome aunty’ dances for party music with her pallu – goes viral





Koi police bulao is aunty ke liye :DP.S - No offence to the aunty in this video, on a serious note...... I completely appreciate her out of the box performance :)
Posted by DJ Akhil Talreja on Monday, February 29, 2016
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Flip-flop video: Watch former Home Secretary G K Pillai giving clean chit to Ishrat Jahan in 2013

March 4, 2016, 7:47 am
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In a 2013 video, former Home Secretary G K Pillai is seen saying there was no conclusive evidence to state that Ishrat Jahan was an LeT operative. " Unless any proper investigation is carried out, we will have to give her the benefit of doubt," he further says.
No conclusive evidence to state that Ishrat Jahan was an LeT operative,
says Pillai (video below).
March 5, 2016, NewsCrunch

In a 2013 video, former Home Secretary G K Pillai is seen saying there was no conclusive evidence to state that Ishrat Jahan was an LeT operative.


" Unless any proper investigation is carried out, we will have to give her the benefit of doubt," he further says.

He made these statements while interacting with the media. He can be seen not being comfortable taking questions on Ishrat and requests journalists to switch topic.

Last week, Pillai said Ishrat was an LeT operative, who was given a clean chit by his boss Chidambaram for political expediency.

He said Chidambaram changed an affidavit before Gujarat High Court contradicting the government’s earlier stand that she was an LeT operative.

Video: Watch former Home Secretary G K Pillai saying give Ishrat Jahan benefit of doubt


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Video: Kanhaiya Kumar's Azadi Anthem goes viral - azadi, azadi, cheen ke lenge azadi

March 4, 2016, 10:42 am
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A video of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and team chanting azadi slogans has gone viral. This video was shot late last year when students from JNU and other universities had launched the Occupy UGC campaign. Students had camped in front of the UGC in New Delhi office for nearly a month to protest the scrapping of scholarship for non-NET students.
The video shows Kanhaiya Kumar with a hand drum chanting azadi slogans along with a small group of fellow students.

March 5, 2016, NewsCrunch

 A video of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and team chanting azadi slogans has gone viral.

This video was shot late last year when students from JNU and other universities had launched the Occupy UGC campaign. Students had camped in front of the UGC office in New Delhi office for nearly a month to protest the scrapping of scholarship for non-NET students.

Shot in the night, the video shows Kanhaiya Kumar with a hand drum chanting azadi slogans along with a small group of fellow students.  They say azadi is dearer than their lives and also their right, which they will snatch  and take.

They demand azadi from a host of factors ranging from Adani to manuvaad.

The beats are catchy and you see a spunky Kanhaiya Kumar enjoying himself. The azadi sloganeering popular with the left students became nationally known after the anti-national controversy exploded in JNU.

Video: Kanhaiya Kumar's Azadi Anthem goes viral - azadi, azadi, cheen ke lenge azadi


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Kanhaiya fan club in Tihar jail - officials say he showed them true nationalism

March 4, 2016, 9:47 pm
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In his brief stint at Tihar jail JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar seems to have won over the prison officials to his cause. Officials say they were initially hostile to him as they had also fell for the doctored videos. But after interacting with the student leader they changed their opinion and began to agree with him.
Kanhaiya Kumar to prison officials - I will be back
March 5, 2016, NewsCrunch

In his brief stint at Tihar jail JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar seems to have won over  the prison officials to his cause.

Officials say they were initially hostile to him as they had also fallen for the doctored videos. But after interacting with the student leader they changed their opinion and began to agree with him.

They say working for a society free from hunger, communalism, caste and class exploitation, as Kanhaiya says, is true nationalism.  

They also agree that a hungry man has no use for empty patriotic slogans.

The Telegraph spoke to several Tihar officials on Kanhaiya's stay at Tihar.

One of the officials said his son was doing masters in Delhi University and wanted to join JNU for his PhD. "He shares the same thoughts as Kanhaiya and does it make him also an anti-national," the official asked.

Another official went to the extent of calling Kanhaiya "the new hope in these depressing times" of divisive politics.

It also helped that Kanhaiya gave tips on getting their children to crack JNU entrance.

Best of all, they recalled Kanhaiya's parting shot: "I shall continue to fight and will therefore keep coming back."
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Video: BJP youth leader Kuldeep Varshney offers Rs 5 lakh to cut off Kanhaiya’s tongue - quickly expelled for 6 years

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Kuldeep Varshney, a leader of the BJP's youth wing, announced a Rs 5 lakh prize to cut off the tongue of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar. Varshney, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district chief in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, was upset about the speech Kanhaiya had made in JNU after his release from Jail on Thursday. Varshney said Kanhaiya had insulted RSS, BJP, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech. As he "could not tolerate" his comments, Varshney said he was announcing the prize to cut off Kanhaiya’s tongue.
Kuldeep Varshney is seen announcing the prize to
cut off Kanhaiya’s tongue in a video
March 5, 2016, NewsCrunch

Kuldeep Varshney, a leader of the BJP's youth wing, announced a Rs 5 lakh prize to cut off the tongue of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Varshney, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district chief in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, was upset about the speech Kanhaiya had made in JNU after his release from Jail on Thursday.

Varshney said Kanhaiya had insulted RSS, BJP, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech.  As he "could not tolerate" his comments, Varshney said he was announcing the prize to cut off Kanhaiya’s tongue.

BJP moved in quickly to contain the fallout of the controversial statement and expelled Varshney from primary membership of the party for six years.


The president of Badaun district’s BJP unit, Harish Shakya, said the party had nothing to do with Varshnay's controversial statement.


Shakya said Varshnay had been expelled for giving a statement without the consent of party office bearers, reports PTI.


Video: BJP youth wing leader Kuldeep Varshney offers Rs 5 lakh to cut off Kanhaiya’s tongue  - quickly expelled for 6 years

 


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