Baba Siddique and the big Bollywood connection
14 Oct
Politics

Baba Siddique and the big Bollywood connection

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Politics tamfitronics He played peacemaker between one-time warring superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan at what was one of the most viral moments of 2013 before the social media rage kicked in and was a protege, even a second son, to cinema veteran Sunil Dutt. NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead on Saturday night, epitomised the symbiotic relationship between politics and the Hindi film industry. His grand iftar parties were a starry affair attended by right from the Khans to filmmaker Kabir Khan, celebrity designer Manish Malhotra, and actors Urmila Matondkar, Katrina Kaif, Huma Qureshi, Sonu Sood, Sushant Singh Rajput, Ankita Lokhande, Kiara Advani, R Madhavan, and Aditi Rao Hydari. Dutt's daughter and Congress leader Priya Dutt said she is "shocked" by Siddique's death. "Baba was more than...
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‘Scared’ System of a Down Singer Says He Was Tracked by Turkish Intelligence
14 Oct
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‘Scared’ System of a Down Singer Says He Was Tracked by Turkish Intelligence

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Politics tamfitronics System of a Down lead vocalist Serj Tankian has stated that his political activism once led to him being tracked by Turkish intelligence.The musician, who was born in Lebanon to Armenian parents before moving to the U.S. as a child, has long been known for his activism, particularly in the areas of social justice, human rights and the recognition of genocides. He has notably protested for recognition of the Armenian genocide.In April 2021, the U.S. became one of more than 30 countries that recognize the mass killings of ethnic Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I as a genocide. Turkey has vehemently rejected this narrative.Serj Tankian is pictured in London, England, on April 10, 2015. The musician has stated that his political activism once led to...
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Police investigate bomb threat at B.C. NDP party campaign office
14 Oct
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Police investigate bomb threat at B.C. NDP party campaign office

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Politics tamfitronics 'Violence has absolutely no place in our politics,' says Eby, who was not in the NDP office when the threat was receivedAuthor of the article:Published Oct 13, 2024 • 3 minute readB.C. NDP Leader David Eby and North Island NDP candidate Michele Babchuk arrive for a campaign stop in Campbell River, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESSViolence should have no place in British Columbia politics, said New Democrat Leader David Eby as police investigated a bomb threat at a party campaign office on Vancouver Island.Eby said Saturday an NDP campaign office in Campbell River was temporarily evacuated Friday after receiving a bomb threat.Eby, who was campaigning Friday in the Vancouver Island city, said he was not in the NDP office when the threat was received.THIS CONTENT...
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‘Mob-led narcissism’: Sherry Rehman calls out PTI for arranging protest during SCO summit
14 Oct
Politics

‘Mob-led narcissism’: Sherry Rehman calls out PTI for arranging protest during SCO summit

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Politics tamfitronics PPP Vice-President Senator Sherry Rehman on Sunday said that PTI’s “worst legacy” was that it had “incessantly shrunk the space for democratic politics by resorting to extremes no one has gone to before” as the opposition prepared for a protest at D-Chowk on October 15.Her statement came as the PTI announced the suspension of its protests in Punjab and issued a nationwide call urging party leaders and workers to converge in Islamabad on Oct 15 when the two-day Shanghai Coopera­tion Organisation (SCO) summit will begin.The PTI has also demanded immediate access for party leaders and family members to its founder, Imran Khan, who is incarcerated in Adiala Jail. The government earlier banned visits to prisoners at the prison until Oct 18 due to security concerns rela­ted to the high-profile SCO summit.“If the PTI...
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