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	 You must remember <keyword id="6354526" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Alia-Bhatt">Alia Bhatt</keyword> and <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword> showing their singing prowess in the recent past, with movies like Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Ek Villain, respectively. This seemed to be a new trend in the <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> circuit. However, actress-singer <keyword id="22532" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shruti-Haasan">Shruti Haasan</keyword> has broken this trend by singing for a contemporary actress, <keyword id="62210" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sonakshi-Sinha">Sonakshi Sinha</keyword>, in the upcoming movie <keyword id="1969424" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tevar">Tevar</keyword>.


	Going by the name Joganiyan, the newly released track has been composed by Sajid-Wajid and is gaining popularity among the masses.


	This new move by Shruti Haasan is being truly appreciated by one and all, and goes on to show that some things are above competition. Starring <keyword id="114453" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arjun-Kapoor">Arjun Kapoor</keyword>, Sonakshi Sinha and <keyword id="15439" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manoj-Bajpai">Manoj Bajpai</keyword>, Tevar releases on January 9th, 2015. 
 
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Shruti Haasan Sets A New Trend With Joganiyan

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 <keyword id="6367269" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="aligarh">Aligarh</keyword>, the upcoming movie based on the life, and death, of <keyword id="44216" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aligarh-Muslim-University">Aligarh Muslim University</keyword> professor <keyword id="3228864" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dr-Shrinivas-Ramchandra-Siras">Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras</keyword>, has been in news recently over the director <keyword id="4684" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Hansal-Mehta">Hansal Mehta</keyword> expressing disappointment over the A rating that the censor board has given to the movie.

	However, censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has termed this as a cheap way to promote the movie, saying that a movie based on homosexuality was bound to be given an Adult rating.

	Talking about the movie, it gives us a glimpse of the life of Dr. Siras, who was suspended from his job as a professor of Marathi at AMU, because of his sexual orientation.
 After winning the case against the University, Siras died in suspicious circumstances. While a National Award winning actor <keyword id="15439" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manoj-Bajpai">Manoj Bajpai</keyword> plays the role of Siras, another national award winning actor <keyword id="1946388" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rajkummar-Rao">Rajkummar Rao</keyword> plays a journalist who takes it upon himself to bring the case into the eyes of everyone.

	Talking of Dr. Siras, the Marathi Doctorate became a professor at AMU in 1998. Married for almost 20 years, Siras ended up getting divorced after a long separation.

	It was in 2010 that two men forced their way into Siras' house and caught him having consensual sex with another man, a rickshaw puller. After this, he was suspended by AMU, which claimed "gross misconduct'' on his part. He filed a case in the Allahabad High Court on 1 April 2010, which he went on to win because of the involvement of students in the case, and the fact that homosexuality was not a crime in India back then. 
	 
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	However, on 7 April 2010, Siras died suspiciously in his apartment, a day before he was to get the official letter to revoke his suspension and get back his job.

	Prima facia, the case was thought to be that of a suicide, but post-mortem reports showed some traces of poison in his body, because of which six people were arrested, and three journalists and four AMU officials were thought to be behind the crime.

	However, lack of evidence forced the police to shut down the case.

	The plot looks interesting enough for a Bollywood movie, and the acting caliber of both Bajpai and Rao make it a must watch. The movie has been screened at various international film festivals, winning accolades all over.

	Adult rating or not, the movie proves the fact that Indian cinema is finally changing, and this time, for good.

	Catch the trailer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JezwsQKpXuU">here</a>. 
	 
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Aligarh: The story of life and death of Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras

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“Dogs and Indians are not allowed.” 
 
Set in modern Mumbai, this video poignantly shows you what modern India would be like under British Raj. 
 Oyo Rooms, India’s largest network of hotels, in partnership with <keyword id="3001334" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Boring-Brands">Boring Brands</keyword> and <keyword id="3001333" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kreative-Wings-Studio">Kreative Wings Studio</keyword> has unveiled a powerful digital film highlighting what freedom truly means. The film is a tribute to the freedom fighters and invites consumers to join in through the social media movement. “Agar hum azad nahi hote toh shayad kuch aisa hota!” (If we weren’t independent, how would it have been! #Azaadi4me) 
 Bollywood actor <keyword id="15439" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manoj-Bajpai">Manoj Bajpai</keyword>, one of the protagonists of the film said, “This project is close to my heart; as an artiste to encapsulate such a powerful message in such a short format is both challenging and exciting. It’s a pragmatic film with a strong social message that I believe will force the audience to stop, step back and introspect. It was great to be back on set with Raveena, who remains one of my favourite co-stars till date.” 
 Actress <keyword id="6384030" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Raveena-Tandon">Raveena Tandon</keyword> who features in the digital film too said, “Patriotism as a theme isn’t new to cinema but what stands out about this film is the way the message is conveyed. It’s both heart touching and thought provoking and gives the audience a new perspective on the freedom they enjoy. As a proud Indian, this film serves as a powerful reminder of how lucky we are to be part of an Independent and democratic India.” 
 
Talking about the new campaign, Ritesh Agarwal, founder &amp; ceo of OYO Rooms said, “Personally, this concept resonated with me because as an entrepreneur I am living my dream, something that probably would have been impossible if we didn’t enjoy the freedom that we do.” He further added that poised to be among the developed countries of the world and our generation is lucky to be living at a time where we have the freedom to pursue our dreams. India today is a land of opportunities, poised to be among the developed countries of the world and our generation is lucky to be living at a time where we have the freedom to pursue our dreams. With this video we hope to salute the heroes who gave us the country we are living in today. 
 
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This shows you how something as quintessential as freedom can completely change your life if it’s taken away from you. Both Raveena Tandon and Manoj Bajpai have delivered performances that stay with you long after the film is over. 
 
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#Independence Day Special: Manoj Bajpai and Raveena Tandon define what freedom truly
means!

The year of 2022 could be a watershed year for <keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword>. For the very first time, a lead character in the movie is transgender in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui starring Ayushmann Khurana and Vaani Kapoor. Called a conversation starter on transgenders, the movie was lauded by many. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bollywood has historically made pathetic jokes on trans people which unfortunately is a mirror image of our society. Kudos to films like Chandigarh kare Aashiqui for bring much required nuance to this topic &amp; the struggles of trans community in India.&mdash; Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAMSinghvi/status/1470024024809893890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>]]></cdata></div> <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Chandigarh kare Aashiqui was a revelation. It could have gone in so many - &amp; predictable - directions. But this was handled so sensitively. No cheap jokes. No hamming. No stereotypes. &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/ayushmannk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ayushmannk</a> was just superb in it!&mdash; Chatura Padaki (@chaturap) <a href="https://twitter.com/chaturap/status/1486566950633279490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>]]></cdata></div> Then there was a formulaic Badhai Do starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar - which is a lesbian and a gay man married to each other, due to family pressure. Increasing roles but not being cast While Bollywood might seem to be taking one step forward, it has brought out many issues – be it roles for the community and of course, casting transgenders for the roles. The apathy towards LGBTQ+ community is also affecting artists who intend to find their place in the showbiz which has been expanding thanks to the number of web series and more under production. Yet, it’s falling short of people to accommodate them. Transgender actor Sushant Divgikar criticises the casting of cisgender actors as transgender characters in Bollywood. This comes as Bollywood is making several movies on gender diversity but tends to cast popular actors instead of the ‘right’ fit. “If a transgender person is not allowed to play a transgender character on screen in a film, they are not allowed to play a man in a film and transgender people are not allowed to play women in a film so what do transgender artists play? transgender trees in the back?” asks Divgikar on his Instagram. Divgikar is quite vocal about challenges faced by <keyword id="1218847" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lgbtq-community" source="Orion">LGBTQ community</keyword> in society and Bollywood. Sharing another such experience on gender disparity on Youtube, Divgikar revealed that they were auditioning for a toothpaste ad when the casting director told them even before they entered the room, “You are too gay for this advertisement.” Yet, not all is lost. A few actors from the community have found their standing. Jim Sarbh, a popular actor who played a key role in the superhit movie Padmavaat, also plays a role in Made in India. In the popular Amazon Prime Video series, he plays a straight character. “It was really difficult playing a heterosexual male so that was a first big challenge that I had to overcome, what cultural significance would be here and whether people will accept it,” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YesWeExistIndia/videos/1246256258883966/">he said sarcastically in an interview </a>as he believes there is still socia stigma around the community. While the number of shows and movies portraying queer connection are increasing – large numbers are played by A-list actors like Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Ayushmann Khurana, Manoj Bajpai and more. ‘It was the most challenging film because I have never done such a character before’, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aligarh-was-most-challenging-film-for-me-manoj-bajpayee/">said Manoj about playing a gay character </a>that was named Siras in Aligarh. India has a long way to go in terms of gender issues and is still struggling to get many aspects like casting and treatment of women. Case in point is the controversy created by Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh which was criticized for toxic masculinity. Thappad was touted to be a response to Kabir Singh. “Everyone should do one thing they feel will take us towards gender equality – and getting rid of stereotypes and conditioning will surely be a step in that direction,” said Tapsee Pannu who played the protagonist in the movie. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/indias-tech-talent-pool-is-from-vizag-indore-and-warangal-thats-where-infosys-tcs-and-others-are-heading/articleshow/92351346.cms">India’s tech talent pool is from Vizag, Indore and Warangal — that’s where Infosys, TCS and others are heading</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/dailyhunt-launches-in-middle-east-north-african-market-is-next-in-line/articleshow/92354230.cms">Dailyhunt launches in Middle East, North African market is next in line</a>

You’re too gay for this ad, and other ways Indian showbiz ignores LGBTQ+ artists

<keyword id="20154" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword> Minister for <keyword id="189147" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Information-and-Broadcasting">Information and Broadcasting</keyword>, Mano Thangaraj has written to Union minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javedkar to immediately <keyword id="6354651" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ban">ban</keyword> or stop the screening of "Familyman-2" web series on <keyword id="1245953" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="OTT">OTT</keyword> platform <keyword id="18635" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon">Amazon</keyword> Prime throughout the country. The government in the letter on Monday said that the trailer of the series which was released recently depicts the "<keyword id="1004366" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eelam">Eelam</keyword> Tamils in a highly objectionable manner". In the letter the state minister said that the Manoj Bajpai-Samantha-starrer not only hurts the sentiments of the Eelam Tamils but also the feelings of the people of Tamil Nadu. MDMK leader Vaiko had on Sunday made a similar plea to both Javedkar and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Naam Tamilar Katchi leader and actor director Seeman had also called for ban on the series. Mano Thangaraj in the letter said: "Branding Tamil speaking actress Samantha as a "terrorist" in the series was directly an attack on the pride of Tamil population living around the world and no one would tolerate this kind of motivated and mischievous campaign." He also said that the series has already evoked widespread opposition from the people of Tamil Nadu as well as from the political parties in the state. The minister also said that while the Eelam Tamils were struggling for equality, justice, peace and dignity in the island nation, Amazon Prime should not have undertaken such a smear campaign against the community. SEE ALSO

Tamil Nadu government writes to the Centre seeking a ban on Amazon Prime's The Family Man 2

<ul><li>On the occasion of <keyword id="6481694" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gandhi-jayanti" source="Orion">Gandhi Jayanti</keyword>, Indian brands try to reflect on Gandhiji’s values of self-discipline, perseverance and self-sufficiency and pay a tribute to the father of our nation.</li><li>This year, Edtech giant <keyword id="2900267" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="byju" source="Orion">BYJU</keyword>’s campaign applauds four individuals who have personified Gandhi’s ideals and brought about a change in society.</li><li>Recently appointed <keyword id="309498" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vineet-singh" source="Orion">Vineet Singh</keyword>, Vice President, Brand &amp; Creative StrategyThink &amp; Learn Pvt. Ltd. (BYJU'S) takes us behind the scenes and walks us through the conceptualisation and execution process of the campaign.</li></ul>It is no secret that COVID-19 has had a severe impact on our collective mental health. We are feeling alone, overwhelmed with the spike in cases, and have been living with the constant fear that someone close to us or someone we know might succumb to the virus, for the past 1.5 years. With each passing day, it gets a little difficult to hold onto hope for a better tomorrow. If the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi were alive today, when we are faced with multi-layered crises such as global pandemic, climate crisis, economic recession, to name a few, he would have encouraged Indian citizens to manifest values of self-discipline, perseverance, and self-sufficiency. He would have walked with our urban migrants back to their homes, reminded us to stay united from a distance, used his mighty pen to send the message of resilience, thank doctors and environmental activists for their phenomenal work and lead the country towards the path of empathy and togetherness. On the occasion of <keyword id="791333" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahatma-Gandhi-Jayanti" source="Orion">Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti</keyword>, EdTech Giant BYJU’s wanted to remind us that while the leader might not be with us today, he has taught us some invaluable lessons. Acted and voiced-over by the veteran actor Padma Shri Manoj Kumar, BYJU’S film applauds four individuals from different walks of life who have personified Gandhi’s ideals and brought about a change in society. The campaign celebrates Jamuna Tuddu, a Padma Shri awardee who has over the years fought the jungle mafia and given a lease of life to 100+ acre of forests; Sapan Patralekh, headmaster of a school in Jharkhand, who ensured that the learning journey for tribal kids did not suffer due to the closure of class rooms post the pandemic. He transformed village walls into colorful open classrooms; Dr Ganesh Rakh, who delivers girl child for free in his hospital; Kameshwar Wagmare, a 14-year-old kid who saved 2 of 3 kids from drowning. He received the Pradhan Mantri, Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 for the courageous act. <div type="Youtube" id="gTAd5kwP8ok" title="Bapu Ki Aawaz (Celebrating The Mahatma) | (Ft. Padma Shri Manoj Kumar)" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gTAd5kwP8ok/mqdefault.jpg"></div> Vineet Singh, Vice President, Brand &amp; Creative StrategyThink &amp; Learn Pvt. Ltd. (BYJU'S) took us behind the scenes and walked us through the conceptualisation and execution process of the campaign. He shared, “The thought came from the fact that we really wanted to celebrate Baapu and we wanted to celebrate him with real life stories and how, while the whole world is talking about how humanity is dead, and people are not selfless anymore, we wanted to actually go out and celebrate that Baapu's belief of selflessness is still alive.” In a country of 138 crore people that is home to a lot of different cultures and traditions, and almost all of these cultures believe in celebrating empathy and selflessness, it was challenging for BYJU’s to find just four people who truly embody Gandhiji’s values. Telling us how the in-house team finalised their campaign’s protagonists, Singh said, “We wanted to cover a few facets that currently are troubling us across the country. Look at how the environment is suffering -- it's a conversation that everyone's having across the globe. Padmashree Jamuna Tuddu was an example who exists in our society and has worked towards saving 100 plus acres of forest in her region, but her message travels across the country. Then, we wanted to honor people who are doing something for the girl child. As a country, we are developing and we are getting to a place where men and women are getting equal as the day progresses, but little efforts like what Dr. Ganesh Rakh has done, is making that dream come true. After the pandemic, all schools were shut down in cities, and imagine what happened in remote Tribal Areas. So, we wanted to cover how people went out of their way there to bring alive education and Dr. Sapan was a great story. And finally, just an act of selflessness and bravery -- a 14-year -old kid jumping into the water because he saw two other young boys drowning. So, the reason why we chose these 4 people was because their stories were extremely fascinating, had a huge amount of thought and selflessness associated with it.” Singh recently joined BYJU’s from <keyword id="4052133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wework-india" source="Orion">WeWork India</keyword>. In his new role, he is hoping to help BYJU’s become the most loved edtech brand in India. His latest campaign with his team is just a part of many campaigns that would aim to position BYJU’s India’s most loved brand. Sharing his larger vision for the brand, he said, “The objective is to become one of the most loved brands in the country. And that's going to be the objective for this fiscal year, or the next fiscal year or any other fiscal year that we talk about until we get there.” CREDITS: Featured Stories: Dr. Sapan Kumar Patralekh, Dr. Ganesh Rakh, Padma Shri Jamuna Tudu and Kameshwar Waghmare Actor: Padma Shri Manoj Kumar Child Actor: Aashna Vaishnav &amp; Vidhaan Sharma Concept: Hitesh Bhagia (Sr. Director – Brand &amp; Creative Strategy, BYJU’S) Production: Hitesh Theodore Pereira (Principal Director - Media, BYJU’S) Directed By: Sonal Batra Production House: Dora Digs Produced By: Akshay Shah Team Dora Digs: Muskan Singhal, Vikas Malhotra, Suraj Shinde, Prathamesh Kamble, Vipul Mehta, Tushar Haware, Jitendra Kumar, Rohit Tiwari, Dinesh Malvi DOP: Jay Charola Editor: Falgun Busa Screenplay: Geet Sagar Music Director: Anand Bajpai Associate Producer: Sebastian Francis Line Producer: Dilip Sahoo &amp; Team Chief AD: Ayan Poddar &amp; Ardra Swaroop DI: Yash Soni

BYJU’s latest advertisement for Gandhi Jayanti aims to spread positivity and celebrate Indians who embody Gandhiji’s values

<ul><li>The Aam Aadmi Party is set for a second full term in Delhi, after winning with a massive lead. </li><li>The <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> has a mere 8 seats in the assembly. </li><li>One of BJP’s big guns – <keyword id="295882" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vijendra-Gupta">Vijendra Gupta</keyword> managed to retain his seat from Rohini.</li></ul>The Aam Aadmi Party is set for a second full term in Delhi, after winning with a massive lead. <keyword id="6356115" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="AAP">AAP</keyword> secured 62 seats out of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly, leaving the national party BJP with a mere 8 seats. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Party </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Won/Leads </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">62 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BJP </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8 </td></tr></tbody></table> I love you, says Arvind Kejriwal Euphoric after the win, Arvind Kejriwal, who is set to come back for a second ‘full’ term as the Delhi Chief Minister addressed the AAP party workers. Kejriwal began his speech by saying “I love you” to Delhi. “This is the victory of every family who has been getting education, electricity and medical facilities,” he said. Meanwhile, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who had earlier claimed responsibility for the party’s performance in the national capital extended a magnanimous gesture. He congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter. He wrote, “Thank you to all the voters of Delhi. Thank you to all the workers for their hard work…. @ArvindKejriwal Congratulations Ji .. (sic)”. Here are a few seats and winners of BJP BJP wins Kapil Mishra’s loss reflects in Karawal Nagar In Karawal Nagar, BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht is leading over Durgesh Pathak by 6,253 votes. In 2015, AAP had won the seat with Kapil Mishra as the candidate with a margin of over 44,431 votes. Mishra is a former AAP leader who defected to BJP in 2019. He had accused CM Kejriwal and health minister Satyender Jain of corruption and rebelled against the party in 2017. Close fight in Laxmi Nagar There’s a close fight in Laxmi Nagar where Abhay Verma from the BJP is leading by 880 votes over AAP’s Nitin Tyagi. Tyagi had won the 2015 assembly elections by a margin of 4846 votes. Verma is the Vice President of Delhi BJP. He is an advocate with total assets of ₹1.7 crore. Incumbent AAP leader Sarita Singha trails Jitender Mahajan of BJP from Rohtas Nagar who was up against incumbent Sarita Singh, AAP, is leading by 13,458 votes. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Singh won by a margin of 7874 votes by beating Mahajan. Anil Kumar Bajpai’s lead transcends parties BJP’s Anil Kumar Bajpai is leading in the Gandhi Nagar constituency by 5798 votes. He is leading over Naveen Chaudhry of AAP while also leaving behind Congress stalwart Arvinder Singh Lovely. Interestingly, Bajpai had won the same seat last time by 7482 seats but for AAP. He retains the seat but on behalf of the BJP. BJP might win back Ghonda In Ghonda, Ajay Mahawar from BJP has a 22,487-votes lead over the incumbent AAP legislator Shridutt Sharma. In the 2015 assembly elections, Sharma had defeated BJP to win the seat. BJP losses In the Mustafabad constituency, Haji Yunus of AAP has won by 20,704 votes over BJP’s Jagdish Pradhan.In the 2015 elections, Pradhan had won the sea with a margin of 6031 votes. BJP retains Vijender Gupta guns for a comeback Sitting MLA Vijender Gupta is gunning for a comeback from the Rohini constituency. Gupta is BJP’s big bet from the constituency for the <keyword id="461643" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-assembly-elections">Delhi Assembly elections</keyword> 2020. He is up against Sumesh Gupta of Congress and Rajesh Nama Bansiwala of AAP. In the last assembly elections, Gupta was one of the three BJP candidates to manage to win. He had defeated AAP’s CL Gupta by 5,000 votes. “This time the BJP government will definitely be formed. Modiji has done a lot of work in the country,” Gupta had said earlier. BJP’s faith in Om Prakash brings home its first win BJP’s candidate from Vishwas Nagar, Om Prakash Sharma was the first confirmed win according to the Election Commission website. For Sharma, this is the second term as MLA for he had also won during the 2015 assembly elections. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/arvind-kejriwals-first-speech-after-winning-a-second-term-as-delhi-chief-minister/articleshow/74081047.cms?src=hp_wh">I love you", Arvind Kejriwal's first words in his first speech after winning a second full term as Delhi Chief Minister</a>

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(Eds: SPECIAL) New Delhi, Jun 13 () Amid a massive spurt in coronavirus cases in India, experts on Saturday came down hard on the ICMR for its sero-survey findings to assert that there was no community transmission of COVID-19, saying it was not reflective of the current situation and the government was showing "obstinacy" in accepting the truth. Emphasising that community transmission was on in many parts of the country, the experts asked the government to admit it so that people don't get complacent. The assertion by experts from the field of virology, public health and medicine came after Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava at a media briefing on Thursday said that India is definitely not in the community transmission stage of COVID-19 spread while releasing the findings of the survey. India's first sero-survey to monitor the trend of coronavirus infection transmission found that 0.73 per cent of the 26,400 people surveyed from about 65 districts were exposed to coronavirus. AIIMS former director Dr M C Mishra said there is no doubt that there has been community transmission in several parts of the country. "With the mass exodus and the country unlocking, it has become more rapid and the disease has reached areas where there were no cases. It is high time the government comes to fore and acknowledges it so that people become more alert and do not become complacent," Mishra told . Talking about the ICMR sero-survey, he said the sample size of around 26,400 people is quite inadequate to capture the scale of the spread of the infection, especially keeping in mind the large population and the diversity of the country. Leading virologist Shahid Jameel said India reached the community transmission stage a long time ago. "It's just that the health authorities are not admitting it. Even ICMR's own study of SARI (severe acute respiratory illness) showed that about 40 per cent of those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 did not have any history of overseas travel or contact to a known case. If this is not community transmission, what is," said Jameel. CEO of Wellcome Trust/Department of Biotechnology's India Alliance and best known for his extensive research in Hepatitis E virus and HIV, Jameel said an important point to consider is the sensitivity and specificity of the test that ICMR has not revealed, and even a one percent change would make a big difference in the results in areas of low prevalence. Noted lung surgeon Dr Arvind Kumar said that even if the ICMR argument is accepted, it cannot be denied that community transmission is happening in places like Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. "India is a vast country and every state is experiencing the virus differently and peaking at different times," said Kumar, who works at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here. "The antibodies take two weeks to develop so the survey is reflective of April. In April, we were in the best possible state. Based on a study representing the April situation, saying that we are not in community transmission is a wrong statement," he told . Chairman of one of the empowered groups set up to deal with the pandemic and NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul had said the results of the survey indicate the situation of the country around April 30 as the study was conducted mostly around third week of May and antibodies against an infection take around 15 days to develop. While the sero-survey to estimate the fraction of population infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the general population has been completed, the survey in containment zones of hotspot cities is ongoing. India's COVID-19 tally breached the three-lakh mark on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll rose to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said. With a COVID-19 caseload of 3,08,993, India is now the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic. The ICMR is doing a study of containment areas and that study will throw up much higher numbers that are likely to fall in the criteria of community transmission, Paul added. Dr Ravi Shekhar Jha, Head of the Department, Pulmonology, Fortis Escorts Faridabad, said he strongly feels that community transmission has occurred. "The government has stopped contact tracing. Earlier the government was doing rigorous contact tracing, but in the last 7-10 days no government, in Delhi or anywhere, is doing it. They know community transmission is happening, but are not accepting it," Jha told . On sero-survey, he said it has been done in places where there were not many cases and it should have been carried out in Dharawi or Delhi. If these surveys are not done in proper places then there is no point in doing it, he said. "It (survey) is definitely not reflective of the current situation. In the end of April we were in a reasonably good position anyways," he said. Dr Vikas Bajpai, assistant professor, Centre for Social Medicine and Community health at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, said if the government has decided that "obstinacy and blindness to truth" is going to be a matter of policy for it in fighting against this COVID-19 pandemic then it is pointless to try and make them see reason. "Community transmission is a stage when you are not able to track down the source of infection of a positive case despite thorough contact tracing. Then it is presumed that the virus is in general being transmitted in the community," he said. Hitting out at ICMR, he said it has mentioned that the study does not include data from the containment zones and the spread of the virus was not uniform everywhere. So if you exclude the most active areas of transmission which are the containment ones obviously the prevalence rate you will arrive at will not reflect the reality, Bajpai added. Dr Manoj Goel, Director and Head, Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, said it would not be right to believe that there is community transmission at the national-level, but it is definitely happening in certain cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The ICMR sero-survey found that lockdown and containment measures were successful in preventing rapid spread of the disease, but a large proportion of the population still remains susceptible. Bhargava had said the study surveyed a total of 83 districts with 26,400 people enrolling for it and 28,595 households were visited. The surveyed districts were categorised into -- zero cases, low incidence, medium incidence and high incidence--- and were selected based on incidence of reported COVID-19 cases as on April 25. The findings shared with the media stated that data from 65 districts has been compiled till now. PLB/UZM/ASK PYK PYK

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People who know what acting is know that it is not only a profession that brings with it money and fame. In fact, those are mere perks for a person who gives his heart and soul to performing arts. Though it is true that acting can not be taught as this is skill that comes from within, there are many courses available in a number of acting institutes in India that help you polish this skill and learn the intricacies involved. 
 
Following is a list of acting schools from where you can enrol in acting courses and get a degree or diploma in performing arts. 
 
National School of Drama, New Delhi 
 
National School of Drama, or NSD as it is fondly called, is the Mecca of acting in India. An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, this school has produced some of the best acting talents of the country including Pankaj Kapoor, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, and Irrfan. It provides a three-year full-time diploma course in dramatic arts, following which you can pursue your career in theatre or films. The requirement for admission in this course is a graduation degree in any subject and participation in at least 6 theatre productions. A preliminary test/audition is conducted at five centres, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Guwahati. 
 
Film And Television Institute of India, Pune 
 
If NSD is the Mecca of actors, FTII is no less. Known to be the origin place of some of the best talents of industry, this autonomous organization under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting offers a two-year post graduate diploma in acting, and has produced actors like Jaya Bachchan, John Abraham, Rajkumar Rao, Shabana Azmi and the late Smita Patil. The prerequisite for joining this prestigious course is a Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a recognised university, followed by a screening by a team of selectors. 
 
Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida 
 
AAFT is another institute that provides graduate, post graduate and diploma courses in acting. Alma mater of Arjun Kapoor, this upcoming acting school has seen some of the best minds in the industry paying a celebrity visit and guest lectures. Founded by Sandeep Marwah who is closely related to the family of Anil Kapoor, this media school has seen some established film and TV actors as its alumni. 
 
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Known for training Shah Rukh Khan in acting, Barry John is accredited for training many young talents in his acting studio. Varun Dhawan, Sushant Singh Rajpoot, Dia Mirza, Freida Pinto, Lillete Dubey, Manoj Bajpai and Richa Chadda are some other prominent names to have featured in the alumni list of this studio. Having branches in Delhi and Mumbai, it offers part time and full time courses in acting for anyone above 18 years of age. 
 
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Who better than a national award-winning actor to teach you the minutiae of acting? Padma Shri Anupam Kher runs this one-of-a-kind acting school in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and London. Ali Zafar, Preity Zinta, Manish Paul, Ruslan Mumtaz and Kunal Kapoor are some of his alumni to have made it big in the show biz. Offering part-time courses and diploma courses as well as customised workshops and children workshops, Actor Prepares is the only acting school to be founded by an actor who is professionally active in acting and theatre. 
 
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