Hyderabad, July 26 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday that LGBTQ+ people should not be isolated from society as they are also human beings and have the right to live. Stating that they have been part of Indian society, he said they deserve dignity and their own space.Speaking at an event here, he observed that Indian traditions had long recognised such communities and quietly made arrangements for them.“LGBTQ+ and all such things are talked about extensively. Such tendencies are pre…
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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) After making headlines over her divorce from actor Gaurav Khanna and her claims about being bisexual, actress Akanksha Chamola has now said that she will not remarry. In the latest episode of the Netflix show “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” hosted by Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh, Akanksha was seen having a heart-to-heart conversation with her close friend Pamala Serena in the cell.Akanksha told Pamala that he was 24 when she got married to Gaurav Khanna. To which Pamala re…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Iran has warned it could stop its World Cup matches if unauthorised flags are displayed or slogans targeting the national team are chanted inside stadiums, according to reports in Iranian media citing Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali.The warning comes just days before Iran starts its Group G campaign at the World Cup, which begins on Thursday. Iran will face New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15, Belgium at the same venue on June 21, and Egypt in Seattle on June 26.”We h…
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) A genocide watchdog has issued an alert for genocide monitoring in Pakistan amid the growing rate of human rights violations, a report said.The organisation Genocide Watch called for genocide monitoring in Pakistan in a report it issued earlier this month, which said that Pakistan is now at stage 3 of genocide (discrimination).”Because discrimination against women and minorities is deeply embedded in society, and violence against them is both widespread and tolerated, Ge…
Los Angeles, May 23 (IANS) Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz said she “thought she was about to die” after she suffered a worrying brain aneurysm scare during production on her latest movie, “The Black Ball”. The 52-year-old actress has revealed that she “thought she was about to die” after being informed of the health concern the evening before her night-shoot sequences on the drama film were due to begin.Speaking at a press conference for The Black Ball at the Cannes Film Festival, Penelope …
Los Angeles, May 11 (IANS) Acting legend Ian McKellen has revealed that ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ actor Alec Guinness once advised him not to go public about advocating for gay rights. Guinness allegedly told McKellen to “withdraw” his support for the U.K. gay rights lobby group Stonewall, which at the time was fighting for government protections to ensure gay citizens were treated equally under the law, reports ‘Variety’.He told ‘The Guardian’, “He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimli…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday said the BJP government’s Transgender Persons Amendment Bill is a “brazen attack” on the constitutional rights and identity of transgender people, adding that the Congress party unequivocally opposes the legislation. Taking to the social media platform ‘X’, Gandhi stated that the proposed Bill undermines the fundamental rights of transgender individuals. He said that the “regressive” legislation …
Guwahati, Dec 27 (IANS) The Nalanda Literature Festival (NLF) in its first edition has emerged as a prominent platform for voices from the Northeast and other marginalised literary traditions, officials said on Saturday. The four-day festival, which concluded recently, resonated strongly with themes relevant to the Northeast, particularly discussions on language preservation, diaspora identity, indigenous knowledge systems and cultural continuity.Scholars and writers highlighted how regions like…