‘They sometimes feel ashamed, but…’

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has never shied away from calling out the power dynamics that shape Hindi cinema, often pointing out how quick Bollywood can be to fold under pressure from those who hold influence. Recently, he drew a comparison between Bollywood and the South film industry, sharing his take on why the latter tends to…

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At 20, Finnish immigrant Maggie Walz arrived in Michigan with just $7; in 1903 she claimed 160 acres on a Lake Huron island and the colony she founded grew to five settlements with around 1,000 people

Maggie Walz Photo credit: National Park Service Born Margareeta Johanna Konttra Niiranen in Tornio, Finland, in 1861, Maggie Walz came to the United States at the age of 20 with almost nothing, just $7 in her pocket and a determination to build a new life. According to the National Park Service (NPS), Walz arrived in…

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Rijiju on PM Modi’s I-Day remarks

Rijiju said that Prime Minister’s remarks were not meant for opposition leaders. NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks on “dimagi naxals” were not meant for the opposition leaders.Amid opposition’s criticism over PM’s remarks during his Independence Day speech, Rijiju said that the “dimagi naxals”…

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20 Blackbucks rewilded in Banni Grasslands on India’s 80th Independence Day by Anant Ambani’s Vantara

On India’s 80th Independence Day, the Gujarat Forest Department, with technical support from Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GZRRC), Vantara, released 20 blackbucks also known as antilope cervicapra, into the Banni Grasslands of Kutch, marking an important milestone in the restoration of native wildlife and the ecological character of this unique grassland landscape.The release…

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