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 af...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.59 PM IST#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.
11 Jun, 2016, 02.58 PM ISTCensor 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.
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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.
01 Jun, 2015, 03.13 AM ISTCBFC 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".
12 May, 2015, 11.19 PM ISTCiting 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.
17 Jan, 2015, 10.44 AM ISTMessenger 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.
16 Jan, 2015, 07.23 PM ISTAAP 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.
13 Dec, 2013, 12.28 PM ISTRenewed 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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