NANDINI SARDESAI
SC stays arrest of Shashi Tharoor, others for tweets on farmer Navreet Singh's death
Stay on the arrests was given after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Delhi Police, refused to promise that they would not be arrested till the court decided on their pleas to quash the FIRs. The petitioners had tweeted immediately after Navreet Singh died that he was shot dead, an accusation denied by the Delhi Police.
#UdtaPunjab: CBFC’s mandate is only to certify films, not to censor or chop them
Ex CBFC member Nandini Sardesai says CBFC was never rocked by such controversy as it has since the current incumbent took over.
Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani faces a revolt by members
Members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) have expressed concern at Nihalani's unilateral decision making style and cavalier attitude.
Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani faces a trust motion on June 9
Ten of the 12 board members were of the opinion that it was difficult to work with Nihalani and that they would seek a vote, according to half-a-dozen members ET spoke for this story.
CBFC member expresses 'dissatisfaction' with its functioning
The charges were, however, refuted by CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani who said that "whatever has been done has been as per norms".
Citing interference, censor board chief Leela Samson, 8 members quit
Censor Board chief Leela Samson quit citing bureaucratic inference, coercion and corruption triggering a series of resignations of board members.
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Messenger of God row: After Leela Samson, CBFC member Ira Bhaskar decides to quit
"But things were clearly not in order. There was no meeting in the past one year though it was mandatory for board members to meet every three months," she said.
AAP to make LGBTs decision-makers?
AAP said that it was disappointed with the reversal of a 2009 Delhi HC order, urging the parliament to review and repeal the verdict.
Renewed vigour: Retired at 60, working beyond 70
When Kolkata school teacher Rita Datta turned 60, she decided she would retire into a career instead of from one.
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