Friday, October 7, 2016

Surgical strikes aftermath: Pakistan violated ceasefire 25 times last week! Here are the details

A week after Indian Army conducted surgical strikes and destroyed seven launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Pakistan has stepped up cross-border firing and violated ceasefire at the Line of Control for at least 25 times. As Indian Army jawans are on high alert following the protocols issued by Ministry of Home Affairs, Pakistan is left red-faced on the international forum as not a single country has come forward to support them. Also in the wake of the increasing ceasefire violations at the LoC, the Border Security Force (BSF) has increased vigilance and had also deployed more troops at the international border (IB). People living near the border areas along the LoC, especially those living in Punjab’s International Border, have been evacuated and moved to safer places. In 2015, Pakistan violated ceasefire for at least 405 times in which 16 civilians were killed and 71 others were injured. Out of 405, 253 incidents of ceasefire violations took place along the IB and 152 incidents were reported along the LoC.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane reacts to Uri attack, while Fawad Khan is still quiet!

Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane, who debuted with the movie Sanam Teri Kasam in Bollywood, has reacted to the Uri attack in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state. The Uri attack was carried out by militants allegedly trained by Pakistan. The attack killed 19 Indian soldiers who were sleeping – some were burnt to death. This resulted in nationwide furore and everybody started condemning Pakistan and its actors and singers who regularly get work in Bollywood. Even as open letters were written to the most loved Pakistani actor in India currently, Fawad Khan, on his silence on the Uri attack, a nationwide debate began whether artistes from the neighbouring country should be allowed to work in India or not. Pakistani actress Mahira Khan finally reacted to the India-Pakistan conflict by resharing a post by Pakistani girl Alizay Jaffer, preaching love and peace. And now, Mawra Hocane has also reacted to the Uri attack on India. She said on Twitter, “I strongly condemn all terror attacks We must realise that a life lost is a LIFE LOST!The world needs to stand together against terrorism!”

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Surgical Strikes: Why Arvind Kejriwal’s demand for evidence holds merit

There has been a lot of talk about whether India should release evidence of the surgical strikes or not. With the Indian Army giving the green signal to the government to release the footage of the strikes, it is now solely a matter of how careful or how bold the Narendra Modi government can dare to be. Besides the obvious dangers of the releasing the evidence that have been highlighted by the experts, many have raised questions on the doubt itself. Any one and every one treating the surgical strikes with skepticism, is being branded as anti-national, as happened with Sanjay Nirupam and Arvind Kejriwal. Although, one can easily write-off Nirupam’s attempts at nay saying, Kejriwal’s appeal to the PM holds merit.

Monday, June 6, 2016

All you need to know about Shah Rukh Khan’s role in Imtiaz Ali’s next

Fans went gung-ho when the news of Shah Rukh Khan teaming up with Imtiaz Ali for his next came out. For all those who have eagerly been waiting for the film, here is a piece of information that will trigger a little more excitement in you. Shah Rukh will be seen playing a tourist guide in Imtiaz’s next.

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Aamir Khan on Aap Ki Adalat: Twitter support Dangal star’s ‘tolerant’ statement

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan once again grabbed eye balls for his statement on nationalism and tolerance. However, this time we seem to have accepted the positive take on the country from the actor. The Dangal star on Aap Ki Adalat said India is very tolerant although there are people who spread distress in the community. He also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the issue. Even after being taken down from as the brand ambassador of government’s tourism project, Incredible India he said that he still continued to the brand ambassador of India. Talking on the show, Khan said, “Our country is very tolerant, but there are people who spread ill-will…Those who speak of breaking up this vast country, such people are present in all religions, only Modiji can stop them. After all, Modiji is our PM, we have to tell him.” The actor recently garnered the attention after his statement on intolerance in India was highly criticised. Bollywood was also divided on the issue with actors like Anupam Kher and Akshay Kumar talking sternly against Aamir Khan’s strong viewpoints. He along with his wife Kiran Rao were asked to leave India for not being patriotic. Khan also clarified that he was wrongly quoted and said,”I never said India was intolerant, I was wrongly quoted…To say about rising intolerance and to say India is intolerant are two different things.