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Padma Bhushan
Padma Awards announced: Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously
The President has approved 141 awards this year which includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri Awards
OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Saturday, 26th January 2019
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Padma Bhushan for Nambi Narayan, scientist whose life was destroyed by India’s ‘secular’ govts
Indian secularism finished Nambi Narayanan. It took India 20 more years to build the cryogenic engine Nambi Narayan was working on
‘Let me plant my seed in your matki’, another woman accuses Jatin Das of inappropriate behaviour
A total of 3 women have till now opened up against Jatin Das
#MeToo: Nandita Das’ father and Padma Bhushan awardee Jatin Das accused of sexual misconduct
Jatin Das has denied the allegations and called them "vulgar".
Democratisation of Padma Awards : Modi is giving the country back to its common people
By honoring common people of India, the country is reclaiming the space that was lost to a select elite of the country
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News Reports
Complaints filed against Eros Now and Arré for vulgar social media posts related to Navratri
Both Eros Now and Arre had published social media posts linking Navratri festival with sex and vulgarity
News Reports
Chhattisgarh police file FIR against video journalist who had reported on farmer protests based on an allegedly edited video
Video journalist Manish Soni had reported about the plight of farmers whose paddy crops were ruined due to anti-encroachment drive
News Reports
Reducing Navratri to ‘mating dance’, comparing Holi with terrorism— how the Indian media has turned Hinduphobic
After Eros Now posted series of vulgar messages associated with Navratri, far-left site Arre posted a Hinduphobic tweet on Durga puja
Crime
Remembering Lalu’s Jungle Raj in Bihar: When an IAS officer’s wife was raped for two years by an RJD leader
During Lalu's Jungle Raj in Bihar, IAS Officer BB Vishwas's wife Chamba Biswas was raped for 2 years by RJD leader Mrityunjay Yadav
Interviews
“Your outrage against Hinduphobic content on OTT platforms may actually be fuelling more such content”- Here is what an industry insider says
OTT platforms are not hit if a movie or a series if boycotted for Hinduphobic content as people have already paid for subscription
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News Reports
France: Charlie Hebdo cartoons projected on government building to express solidarity with deceased teacher who was beheaded by Islamic terrorist
Days after the barbaric beheading of teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of Paris by a terrorist for showing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad to his students, support continues to pour in for the deceased teacher.
Crime
UK: 37-year-old paedophile named Rehan Baig jailed for raping chickens to death while his wife filmed it
Rhan Baig's wife had also joined him in the videos and at one point he alternated between having sex with his wife and the chickens.
Social Media
Eros Now apologises for publishing vulgar Hinduphobic content on Navratri
After netizens outraged over vulgar posts on Navratri, Eros Now issued an apology.
News Reports
Remember Sheena Bora case? Param Bir Singh was the IG of Konkan range, the site where her body was dumped
Param Bir Singh knew that Sheena Bora was missing. He had asked Rahul Mukerjea to file a 'missing persons' report. Sheena, however, was never reported as 'missing'.
Social Media
‘Comedian’ Agrima Joshua, who calls herself ‘feminist’, passes offensive sexual comments against woman due to political differences
Agrima Joshua had earlier found herself in a controversy after insulting the Shivaji Maharaj memorial during a performance.
