Best printers for Home

Best Mixer Grinder

Best wired Earphones

Best 43 Inch TV in India

Best Wi Fi Routers

Best Home Theatre in India

Smart Watch under 5000

Best Laptops for Education

Best Laptop for Students

From Raghuram Rajan to Medha Parkar to Swara Bhasker – top celebs at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

<ul><li>Actress <keyword id="3741818" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="swara-bhasker">Swara Bhasker</keyword> pointed out that <keyword id="830092" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Zomato">Zomato</keyword>’s ads were displayed on <keyword id="4496357" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="republic-tv">Republic TV</keyword> – a national media channel helmed by Arnab Goswami. </li><li>Zomato responded to Bhasker saying that it doesn’t endorse any content other than its own, and that didn’t sit well with supporters of the television channel. </li><li>This resulted in “boycottzomato” trending, while calls for its rival <keyword id="6358977" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="swiggy">Swiggy</keyword> rose higher on Twitter.</li></ul>Controversies keep knocking on Zomato’s door and this time around, the $3.6 billion Indian foodtech unicorn is caught in the middle of a tweet storm. It all started when an actor Swara Bhasker pointed out that Zomato’s ads were displayed on Republic TV, a national media channel helmed by Arnab Goswami that is often in controversy for its blatant support of the current Indian government and polarising narratives. Bhasker said that being a loyal user, she wasn’t okay with her “money even indirectly funding this kind of communal bigoted hate!” <div type="twitter" handle="ReallySwara" handlename="Swara Bhasker" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1325668796405723137/UCwDq-qQ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5680" retweetcount="1175" status="Hey @zomatoin @zomato @deepigoyal I’m your regular customer.. do u plan to #DefundTheHate &amp; pull your ads from hate… https://t.co/aIOfjlRVv8" createdat="1605688561000" id="1328980268116393989"></div> Earlier, the likes of <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/after-bajaj-parle-g-says-it-will-not-advertise-on-toxic-news-channels-7176411.htm">Bajaj Auto and FMCG major Parle</a> had said that they were pulling ads from Republic TV because of it being a “toxic” news channel and the TV channel, which is also accused of manipulating ratings. However, that’s not where it ended. Zomato responded to Bhasker saying that it doesn’t endorse any content other than its own, and that didn’t sit well with supporters of the television channel. <div type="twitter" handle="zomatocare" handlename="zomato care" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1250695221882413056/8ZIBgXrn_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2783" retweetcount="222" status="@ReallySwara @zomatoin @zomato @deepigoyal @Republic_Bharat Hi Swara, please note, we don’t endorse any content exc… https://t.co/SNXxZJpT1k" createdat="1605701281000" id="1329033619864657921"></div> Even this measured response resulted in “boycottzomato” trending, and those slamming Zomato, and its founder Deepinder Goyal, threatened to shift their business to rival Swiggy. <div type="twitter" handle="vivekagnihotri" handlename="Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1321102354100334592/fqNkny0Z_normal.jpg" favoritecount="20546" retweetcount="5358" status="Hey @zomatoin @zomato @deepigoyal @zomatocare this is your big moment... this is your big test... decide who is you… https://t.co/oV5NhjakEv" createdat="1605715843000" id="1329094694647648258"></div> This is not the first time Zomato has angered India’s Hindu right wing But this isn’t the first time Zomato has been caught in a controversy like this. Zomato had <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/zomato-just-shut-up-a-bigoted-customer-in-less-than-ten-words/articleshow/70462499.cms">shutdown a bigoted customer</a>, who refused to take an order from a delivery guy of a different religion. Zomato replied, “Food doesn’t have a religion. It is a religion”, while its co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said he wasn’t sorry to let go of any business that comes in the way of their values. Even while Zomato’s reply sent thousands of trolls their way, the company took a stand on the issue.

Zomato is being pulled apart in a polarised India⁠ for pushing advertising money to back a partisan news outfit

<ul><li>The exercise is aimed at checking the <keyword id="6355075" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="iaf" source="Orion">IAF</keyword>'s overall combat capability and military preparedness in the region.</li><li>All frontline air bases and some key Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in the Northeast are set to be involved.</li><li>The IAF scrambled fighter jets last week following China's increasing air activities on its side of the <keyword id="49297" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="lac" source="Orion">LAC</keyword>.</li></ul> The <keyword id="15141" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="indian-air-force" source="Orion">Indian Air Force</keyword> will carry out a two-day exercise in the Northeast involving almost all its frontline fighter jets and other assets deployed in the region amid the fresh tensions between Indian and Chinese troops in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh following the last week's face-off in the area. Sources said the exercise is aimed at checking the IAF's overall combat capability and military preparedness in the region. They, however, said the exercise was planned much before the face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies and it is not related to the incident. The sources said IAF's frontline fighter jets including Sukhoi-30MKIs and Rafale jets will be part of the exercise besides several other platforms deployed in the region. All frontline air bases and some key Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in the Northeast are set to be involved in the exercise, said a source. The sources said the top brass of the Eastern Air Command will also undertake a comprehensive review of the IAF's preparedness in the region in view of the overall security matrix. The Army and IAF have been maintaining a high state of operational readiness along the <keyword id="49399" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="line-of-actual-control" source="Orion">Line of Actual Control</keyword> with China in the Arunachal Pradesh and the Sikkim sector for over two years following the eastern <keyword id="26604" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ladakh" source="Orion">Ladakh</keyword> row. The IAF scrambled fighter jets last week following China's increasing air activities on its side of the LAC in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh. The deployment of some aerial platforms including drones by China in the region preceded the Chinese attempts on December 9 to unilaterally change the status quo in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector, sources said. They said a number of Chinese drones flew close to the LAC prompting the IAF to scramble the jets and increase the overall combat readiness. On Monday, the <keyword id="6354416" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="indian-army" source="Orion">Indian Army</keyword> said troops from the two sides clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector and the face-off led to "minor injuries" to a few personnel from both sides". The face-off took place amid the over 30-month border standoff between the two sides in eastern Ladakh. Defence Minister <keyword id="6355121" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rajnath-singh" source="Orion">Rajnath Singh</keyword> told <keyword id="6354721" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="parliament" source="Orion">Parliament</keyword> on Tuesday that the Indian troops bravely thwarted the attempt by Chinese <keyword id="43746" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="pla" source="Orion">PLA</keyword> from "unilaterally" changing the status in Yangtse area of the Tawang sector and there were no fatalities or serious casualties to the Indian troops in the scuffle. "On December 9, PLA troops tried to transgress the LAC in Yangtse area of Tawang Sector and unilaterally change the status quo. The Chinese attempt was contested by our troops in a firm and resolute manner," Singh said. "The ensuing face off led to a physical scuffle in which the Indian Army bravely prevented the PLA from transgressing into our territory and compelled them to return to their posts," he said. Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief face-off near Yangtse in October last year as well and it was resolved following talks between local commanders of the two sides as per established protocols. Meanwhile, an old video of clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC purportedly has gone viral on social media. The video has surfaced in the backdrop of the December 9 incident. Officials said the video is old. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/news/from-raghuram-rajan-to-medha-parkar-to-swara-bhasker-top-celebs-at-rahul-gandhis-bharat-jodo-yatra/slidelist/96241646.cms">From Raghuram Rajan to Medha Parkar to Swara Bhasker – top celebs at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/yes-bank-shares-decline-after-rallying-26-in-five-days/articleshow/96226772.cms">Yes Bank shares tumble after rallying 26% in the last five days – analysts recommend caution</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/still-believe-esg-is-a-waste-of-time-9-on-10-infosys-executives-have-just-proved-otherwise/articleshow/96221777.cms">Still believe ESG is a waste of time? 9 on 10 Infosys executives have just proved otherwise</a>

IAF to carry out 2-day exercise in Northeast from Thursday

Digital platforms have provided relief and joy in a year engulfed by pandemic and lockdown. The mood continues into the last month of 2020 as much-awaited shows await to be dropped on your devices this month. IANS has listed some of the best Indian and international series and specials that OTT fans can look out for. Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always Starring Zendaya, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role, the show will pick up after the season one finale, following Rue as she celebrates Christmas after being left by Jules at the train station. It also stars Jacob Elordi of "The Kissing Booth" fame. It will arrive on December 7 on Disney+ Hotstar Premium. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Set for a December 11 release, the holiday music special will see the cast of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" spreading a feel-good holiday cheer. The cast features Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Kate Reinders, Julia Lester, <keyword id="10371386" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="larry-saperstein">Larry Saperstein</keyword>, Dara Renee and Frankie Rodriguez. It will be available on Disney+ Hotstar Premium. LA's Finest It shows how detective Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) and her partner Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), take on dangerous criminals in Los Angeles. Season 2 will be available on December 4 on SonyLIV. Shameless S11 Shameless has lined up its last season for a December 11 release on Amazon Prime Video. The final season will follow the Gallagher family as they deal with the pandemic, while Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) adjust to married life. The comedy drama also stars William H. Macy and <keyword id="10111474" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ethan-Cutkosky">Ethan Cutkosky</keyword>. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina The supernatural horror series will conclude with season four. Starring Kiernan Shipka as the teen witch, the upcoming season drops on December 31 on Netflix. Black Widows Actors Mona Singh, <keyword id="38560" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swastika-Mukherjee">Swastika Mukherjee</keyword>, Shamita Shetty and Raima Sen will be seen in the Indian web series that revolves around how three best friends, who thought they got away with the perfect crime of killing their abusive husbands, find all has not ended yet. It will be the eighth international remake following adaptations in Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, the Middle East, Mexico, Scandinavia and the Czech Republic. The series is slated to premiere on December 18 on Zee5. Paurashpur A period drama, the makers claim the show belongs to a genre never seen before on the Indian OTT space. Starring Annu Kapoor, Milind Soman, Shilpa Shinde, Poulomi Das, <keyword id="479417" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sahil-Salathia">Sahil Salathia</keyword>, Shaheer Sheikh and Flora Saini, it will launch on December 29 on ALTBalaji and Zee5. <keyword id="10371385" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="bhaag-beanie-bhaag">Bhaag Beanie Bhaag</keyword> Actress Swara Bhasker will essay the role of a stand-up comic in the upcoming series, which she describes as a story of a girl finding a place for herself amidst chaos. It will start streaming on Netflix from December 4. Outside In It is a comedy special by stand-up star Vir Das, who has dedicated it to each one of us who has survived this year. The comedy special is created out of 30 virtual shows that he did during lockdown. It will premiere on Netflix on December 16. Sandwich Fate brings love in Naina and Sameer's life and later love brings marriage. What happens next in their married life is what the show is all about. Directed by Rohan Sippy, Sandwich features Aahana Kumra and Kunaal Roy Kapur. The show will arrive on SonyLIV on December 25. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stock-movers-ril-maruti-indigo-dhfl-spicejet-wipro-future-retail-and-others/articleshow/79541459.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Sensex, Nifty hit record high — these are the top movers in trade today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-may-reportedly-block-wikipedia-if-the-site-doesnt-delete-the-map-showing-aksai-chin-as-a-part-of-china/articleshow/79541391.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">India may reportedly block Wikipedia if the site doesn't delete the map showing Aksai Chin as a part of China</a>

Binge watchers ahoy! Here's a watchlist for December

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">ReutersShah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan.</div></div></div><ul><li>In interviews with Business Insider, Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Twinkle Khanna say that a hushed culture of sexual misconduct exists throughout India's entertainment industry.</li><li>Allegations against Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein have encouraged other women to detail reports of sexual misconduct.</li><li>Women in Bollywood are cautious to speak up, but some are starting to tell stories of sexual misconduct. </li></ul> Hollywood has been roiling with claims of sexual misconduct ever since <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html">The New York Times</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories">The New Yorker</a> published <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ashley-judd-accuses-harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment-2017-10">accusations</a> in October against mega-producer Harvey Weinstein. Since then, more than 50 women have <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-women-who-have-accused-harvey-weinstein-of-sexual-harassment-or-assault-2017-10">accused him</a> of rape, unwanted advances, and sexual harassment.The avalanche of allegations has rocked the film and television world and has even <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/powerful-men-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-after-harvey-weinstein-list-2017-10">seeped into other industries</a>. In recent weeks, widespread discussions have sprung up among stars in Bollywood.<h2>'Everybody knows about it'</h2>In an interview with Business Insider, Akshay Kumar - one of the most famous actors in Bollywood - said sexual misconduct is "everywhere" and that the allegations against entertainment stars in the US may encourage other women around the world to speak up."It's just that when [sexual misconduct] happens in Hollywood, it comes out so big," Kumar told Business Insider. "Everybody knows about it, but it's everywhere."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Sherwin Crasto/Getty ImagesTwinkle Khanna and her husband, Akshay Kumar.</div></div></div>Twinkle Khanna, an author, film producer, and former Bollywood actor, believes that following the Weinstein allegations, more women in Hollywood are coming forward because they are fed up with mistreatment."It's an outreach that's been suppressed for very long," said Khanna, who is also Kumar's wife. "Women are tired of being grabbed and groped. Women are tired of bending over backwards to get ahead in the workforce, bending over backwards to the point where sometimes they have to lie horizontal in order to go forward."Bollywood is <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/09/03/bollywood-indias-film-industry-by-the-numbers-infographic/#ccb16d02488b">both larger and smaller</a> than Hollywood, depending on whether you measure size by ticket sales and movies produced (larger) or total revenue (smaller). But broadly speaking, the Indian film and TV industry is colossal. And in a country where patriarchal values still wield tremendous influence, sexual misconduct is especially concerning to a number of stars."We should not just let it be about 'Oh this man behaved like this' and 'This is so shocking,' or all of that," Shah Rukh Khan, another top movie star who's worked in Bollywood for three decades, told Business Insider. "But we should respect the emotion of the women taking such a strong step in coming out, and being so brave, and help stop this from happening in our individual industries."Khan admitted his A-list status comes with some blind spots. When asked if he'd encountered or witnessed any sexual misconduct in his industry, he said he hadn't. But he was quick to concede that he is a successful man in a patriarchal system."The sad part of it is that you don't know if it could be happening right under your nose," Khan said.<h2>Women are overcoming the culture of shame</h2>Bollywood actresses and producers have <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/kangana-ranauts-boldest-statements/kangana-ranauts-take-on-the-sexual-harassment-allegations-against-vikas-bahl/photostory/58129294.cms">reported</a> experiencing harassment before the Weinstein allegations. At the same time, there is a culture of shame for women who come forward.Kangana Ranaut was one of the first (and very few) women in Bollywood to do so.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Saurabh Das/AP ImagesKangana Ranaut.</div></div></div>"I got harassed and I know a lot of people who got harassed. Sometimes you don't have that liberty to put your career at stake," she recently <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-bollywood-sexual-harassment-4982188/">told</a> The Indian Express. "Why would you say, 'Why now? Are you out of job? You didn't scream at that time. Where's the photo? Where's the video?' I should be allowed to talk about [sexual harassment] even from my death bed." Stories from women in India's entertainment industry are starting to trickle out. In <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/13/bollywood-sexual-harassment-actors-speak-out-indian-cinema-open-secret">a recent report</a> from The Guardian, Bollywood actor Reena Saini accused casting director Sohan Thakur of groping her; Swara Bhasker, now an award-winning actor in India, alleged that, when she was new to the industry, a male director sent her incessant text messages on set and demanded she hug him while drunk. Khanna said that she has heard rumors of sexual misconduct in Bollywood, and adds that she's "sure it exists in every profession - across the board." Khan echoed her sentiments."But I think that times are changing," Khanna said. "It's wonderful that women are standing up for something that's been going on for a long time, and hopefully, within a generation, we will come closer to this equality we're trying to achieve. " <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-amazon-warehouse-2016-8">Amazon has an oddly efficient way of storing stuff in its warehouses</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

You Searched For "swara bhasker" and got 5 results

From Raghuram Rajan to Medha Parkar to Swara Bhasker – top celebs at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

Sourabh Jain

Zomato is being pulled apart in a polarised India⁠ for pushing advertising money to back a partisan news outfit

Sanchita Dash

IAF to carry out 2-day exercise in Northeast from Thursday

PTI

Binge watchers ahoy! Here's a watchlist for December

IANS

Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar: Women speaking up about sexual misconduct is overdue

Leanna Garfield,Chris Weller

Popular Keywords

Buying Guides