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Sheejith Krishna, a former faculty of Chennai’s Kalakshetra Foundation, has been arrested today on allegations of sexual harassment by former students. A renowned dancer, Mr Krishna had resigned on his own from Kalakshetra and started his own dance academy. Sheejith Krishna’s team is yet to respond on the allegations. The former students, now settled abroad had moved the Madras High Court, alleged Mr Krishna had sexually harassed them when they were on campus between 1996 and 2001. The court had directed the Chennai Police Commissioner to act on the complaint. Confirming the arrest, a senior police officer told NDTV “The…
Two drug-addict men allegedly stabbed to death a 30-year-old private company employee over an altercation in the early hours on Tuesday in Gurugram, said police.The police arrested both the accused within hours and an FIR was registered at Sector 10 A police station, they added.According to the police, the victim was identified as Avinash alias Rikki, a native of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh. He used to work with a private company located near Khandsa.The incident took place around 1:00 am on Tuesday at the T-point of Sector 37 when the victim was returning from work. The accused met him and…
A day after the Calcutta High Court cancelled appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal schools, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she does not look after everything and her government could have been given a chance to correct the “mistakes”.Speaking at an election rally in Bhatar for party candidate, former cricketer Kirti Azad, Ms Banerjee assured those affected by the Calcutta High Court verdict to take the case to the Supreme Court for ‘justice’.”I will not name any judge, but I am talking about the verdict. If you had pointed out the mistakes and directed…
The previous UPA government decided “not to do anything” after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks with the justification that “it would cost more to attack Pakistan than not attacking it”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar claimed on Tuesday. Describing India as a voice of the ‘Global South’ (comprising about 125 countries), he said the countries of the Global South trust India to take up their cause and positions in the world. Addressing a gathering at a talk on ‘Foreign Policy the India Way: From Diffidence to Confidence’, the minister said that the country has a moral obligation towards some of…
Ukraine authorities on Tuesday suspended consular services for men of fighting age living abroad, after announcing measures to bring them home amid manpower shortages in the army fighting Russia.Ukraine’s army has been struggling to hold frontlines, partly due to a lack of soldiers over two years into Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry “announced a temporary suspension of accepting new applications for consular services” for men between 18 and 60. It made an exception for documents allowing Ukrainians to return to Ukraine. The move would likely oblige Ukrainian men to return from abroad to undergo administrative procedures that were previously available abroad.The…
Filmmaker Karan Johar on Tuesday said producer Aditya Chopra and superstar Shah Rukh Khan are the “two pillars” in his life to whom he owes his 25-year career in cinema.Johar assisted and featured in a brief role in Chopra’s hit directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, the 1995 musical romance film starring Khan and Kajol. Three years later, both the actors fronted Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which marked Johar’s beginning as a director.”It was also part of my destiny to have met Aditya Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan. Two pillars, two reasons why I sit here today. They acknowledged something…
Ayushmann Khurrana in a recent interview with Mashable India opened up about the time when he had broken up with his then girlfriend Tahira Kashyap after winner reality show Roadies. Ayushmann Khurrana said, “It is very difficult to deal with fame when you are 16-17. I remember I broke up with my girlfriend then. I was getting a lot of attention for the first time apart from my girlfriend. I lost my mind. I went through that journey when you are in your teens, and you have a gawky image, you are blooming and flowering and becoming a man.” “I…
A growing number of young employees are filming their resignations live and millions of people are watching it. While many workers still formally email their managers to announce their resignation, a growing number of younger employees are choosing to quit on live video. Unhappy workers are now severing their relationships with their companies in loud and attention-grabbing ways, signalling a change in the industry. Notably, there is a revenge component attached to the practice. The trend is now being called “Quit-Tok,” as per a report in BBC. Each of these videos captures real-time moment when workers resign. It can take…
Ayushmann Khurrana in a recent interview with Mashable India opened up about the time when he had broken up with his then girlfriend Tahira Kashyap after winner reality show Roadies. Ayushmann Khurrana said, “It is very difficult to deal with fame when you are 16-17. I remember I broke up with my girlfriend then. I was getting a lot of attention for the first time apart from my girlfriend. I lost my mind. I went through that journey when you are in your teens, and you have a gawky image, you are blooming and flowering and becoming a man.””I was…
An 18-year-old woman in China, identified only as Xiaoyu, has been hospitalised after exhibiting obsessive behaviour towards her boyfriend. Doctors believe she may be suffering from borderline personality disorder, according to The South China Morning Post. Xiaoyu’s behaviour began during her first year of university, according to local reports. She reportedly became overly dependent on her boyfriend, demanding constant communication and updates on his whereabouts. This behaviour caused significant strain on the relationship, leaving the boyfriend feeling stifled. The situation escalated when Xiaoyu called her boyfriend over 100 times in a single day and he did not answer. She became…