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TopicParesh Rawal

Topic: Paresh Rawal

New Paresh Rawal film brings back Tejo Mahalaya controversy. ‘Based on facts,’ teaser says

The film’s poster showed Rawal with a Taj Mahal miniature, lifting the dome to reveal a Shiva idol inside. It faced immense backlash, causing the actor to remove it from social media.

Hours after TMC leader Saket Gokhale’s arrest, Paresh Rawal gets summons for ‘Bengali’ jibe

BJP leader made controversial comments while referring to Rohingyas, Bangladeshis during poll campaign in Gujarat. Later, CPI(M) leader Mohd Salim lodged complaint against him.

‘No set syllabus or faculty’ — why National School of Drama students have been on week-long protest

On protest since 3 Oct, students have demanded a permanent director & removal of registrar of institute. NSD management has denied students' claims, said there've been no budget cuts.

Two actors, 1 role – Sharmaji Namkeen is a masterclass between Rishi Kapoor & Paresh Rawal

After Rishi Kapoor’s death, Paresh Rawal took over the titular role in Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’ – a rarity in Indian cinema.

Actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal is new NSD chairperson

Paresh Rawal, appointed for 4 years, replaces playwright and theatre director Ratan Thiyam who was NSD chairman from 2013 until 2017.

NSA Ajit Doval hasn’t seen Uri, but will be more than pleased when he does

Aditya Dhar's Uri: The Surgical Strike seems to be a tribute to NSA Ajit Doval, played by Paresh Rawal.

Akshay Kumar deletes old tweets on petrol price hike, but public memory isn’t that short

Modi government does not take kindly to criticism. Those who do it are labelled anti-national, anti-sanksari.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.