Month: August 2023

Gyanvapai mosque

Gyanvapi: Allahabad HC Expected To Announce Verdict On Survey By ASI Today

By LokMarg

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday is expected to give its judgment related to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducting a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi, except the Wazukhana that contains a structure claimed to be a Shivling.

Meanwhile, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday demanding to seal plot number 9130 on the Gyanvapi campus.
The PIL stated that the entry of non-Hindus should be banned so that the symbols found in the survey (Trident, Lotus and Swastika) are not harmed.

“A PIL has been filed in Allahabad High Court demanding that plot number 9130 in the Gyanvapi campus should be sealed. According to it, the entry of non-Hindus is also banned so that the symbols found in the survey (Trident, Lotus and Swastika) should not be harmed,” petitioner Advocate Saurabh Tiwari told ANI.

Earlier the Allahabad High Court asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to not start the survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi as the hearing on the matter is underway after Supreme Court put on hold till 5 pm July 26 a detailed scientific survey by the ASI to determine if the mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi was built upon a temple.

The court was hearing a plea against a district court order directing the ASI to conduct the controversial survey.

Supreme Court earlier corrected its order in relation to the Gyanvapi mosque case whereby on July 24 it inadvertently disposed of an appeal of the committee questioning the maintainability of a suit by Hindus in the trial court seeking worship rights inside the mosque.

While granting the relief on the interim plea by staying ASI survey, the top court disposed of the main case on July 24.

The mosque committee had moved the top court with its interim plea in the pending petition seeking a stay of ASI work.

On July 21, Varanasi district judge AK Vishvesha ordered the ASI survey of the Gyanvapi complex on an application moved by four Hindu women on May 16, 2023.

The order of the district judge, however, excluded the ablution pond area of the complex, which has been sealed on the order of the top court.

On May 12 this year, the Allahabad High Court allowed the scientific survey of this purported “shivling” but the top court stayed this order on May 19.

During the survey, a structure — claimed to be a “Shivling” by the Hindu side and a “fountain” by the Muslim side — was found in the mosque premises on May 16 last year during a court-mandated survey of the mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.

The High Court on May 12 set aside the Varanasi District judge’s order which had rejected the application for a scientific survey and carbon dating of the “Shivling” on October 14, 2022.

The High Court had directed the Varanasi District judge to proceed, in accordance with the law, on the application by the Hindu worshippers for conducting a scientific probe of the “Shivling”.

Petitioners Laxmi Devi and three others had filed a plea in the High Court, challenging the order lower court order. (ANI)

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The India Couture Week Vani Kapoor

Vaani Casts A Spell In Red Chikankari Lehenga At India Couture Week 2023

By LokMarg

The India Couture Week is near its closing but the energy and surprise of collections is not going to end any sooner. The designers and their ensembles again left the audience awestruck on Tuesday night.

On day 8th of India Couture Week, designer Isha Jajodia made her debut with her ‘Romantic Reverie’ collection. Actor Vaani Kapoor turned muse for her fashion show.

Vaani walked the ramp wearing a red chikankari ensemble that featured the esque handcrafted details over the blouse, skirt and dupatta. She wore a sleeveless blouse with a plunging neckline.

She slayed the fusion-inspired outfit like a queen.

Her smokey eyes blushed cheeks, glossy lips and wavy hair raised the glam quotient on the ramp. To complement her entire outfit, she added a diamond emerald neckpiece.

Take a look at the beautiful showstopper of Isha J.

The collection took the audience on a whimsical journey through the enchanting realm of Romantic Reverie presented by RoseRoom by Isha Jajodia.

Her collection draws inspiration from the captivating fusion of French Riviera fashion and the allure of Hollywood’s Golden Era. Each garment in this collection paid homage to the glamorous vintage era, as intricate chikankari details, delicate laces and dreamy organza fabrics intertwine with pearls and crystals, crafting a mesmerizing tapestry of playful sophistication and exclusivity.

As far as the colour palette of the show is concerned, it was full of beautiful pastel shades like blues, pinks, and ivory to solid and darker shades. And what stood out was the way they were styled and carried by the models.

India Couture Week 2023 kickstarted on July 25. Rahul Mishra will be closing the week on August 2. (ANI)

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Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jona

Priyanka Looks For ‘Super Moon’ With Daughter Malti

By LokMarg

Actor Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jonas have been treating their fans to adorable pictures and videos of their daughter Malti Marie lately.

Taking to Instagram, the Desi girl on Wednesday shared adorable pictures of herself with her daughter Malti Marie while she took her on a walk.
She captioned the post, “Looking for the super moon.”

Priyanka wore an overall white casual outfit while the toddler can be seen in a printed pink dress.

In the first picture, Malti was pointing towards the moon in the sky while the ‘Citedal’ actor was looking at her.

After her post, many of her fans reacted.

One of the fans mentioned, “Beautiful mommy & her beautiful daughter!!”

Another commented, “Why are you looking for the moon while it is in your hands.”

“You guys are so beautiful I love you so much,” a social media user wrote.

Malti was born to Priyanka and Nick via surrogacy in January 2022.

The duo, in a joint statement, had announced the birth of their first child on social media. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much (sic),” the statement read.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Priyanka recently came up with ‘Citadel’, which is created by The Russo Brothers. The action-packed show revolves around two elite agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka) of the global spy agency ‘Citadel.’

She will be sharing screen space with John Cena and Idris Elba in ‘Heads Of State’.

‘Nobody’ filmmaker Ilya Naishuller is directing off a script by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, with an initial draft by Harrison Query based on Query’s original idea.

Priyanka will also be seen sharing screen space with Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif in ‘Jee Le Zara’. The film will be directed by Farhan Akhtar. (ANI)

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four-time national award winning art director Nitin Desai.

Bollywood Celebs Mourn Demise Of Art Director Nitin Desai

By LokMarg

Several Bollywood celebs on Wednesday mourned the demise of the four-time national award winning art director Nitin Desai.

Talking exclusively to ANI, Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said, “It’s very sad demise of Nitin Chandrakant Desai ji. I had a great bond with him and worked with him in four films ‘Traffic Signal’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Indu Sarkar’ and ‘Jail’. He was absolutely an amazing and talented art director. His contribution in Indian cinema will always be remembered. A personality who is very extrovert, down to earth, very friendly to people, always supportive, even if it would be a small film or a regional film, he would still stand-by with the filmmakers. I just can’t believe it when I got the news that he is no more with us. I had great relation with him for more than 20 years. My heartfelt condolences to his family members.”
Actor Riteish Deshmukh took to his Twitter account and wrote, “Deeply shocked to know that #NitinDesai, a legendary Production Designer who has contributed immensely to the growth of Indian cinema in no more. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. I had known him for years.. soft spoken, humble, ambitious & a visionary… you will be missed my friend. Om Shanti”

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh wrote, “Cannot accept the heartbreaking news . Our beloved #nitindesai has left for his heavenly abode . He was simply a genius. A visionary artist with grace,style who understood not just his craft but people. He was a positive soul who spread only love to all . My God give his family strength . Om Shanti.”

‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted, “I am heartbroken and sad beyond control to learn about my dearest friend Nitin Desai’s death. A legendary Production designer, a visionary who made ND Studio… Nitin not only loved Pallavi and I, he always guided me even in films we didn’t do together. Why Nitin, why?”

Actor Sanjay Dutt tweeted, “Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Nitin Desai. A brilliant art director and a good friend, his contribution to Indian cinema has been monumental. My thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.”

Veteran actor and politician Hema Malini shared a picture and wrote, “Shocking news this morning – Art Director Nitin Desai is no more. Such a warm human being, associated with many of my projects and ballets, his passing is a terrible loss to the film industry. May he find peace wherever he is.”

Actor Manoj Bajpayee tweeted, “So saddened and shocked to read the news of passing away of our very Own NITIN DESAI! Will take some time to process this !A great artiste and lovely friend ! Why nitin? Why? Rest in peace my friend”

Actor Parineeti Chopra wrote, “Heartbreaking to hear about Nitin sir. #NitinDesai. His groundbreaking work, wisdom and artistry will be remembered forever. Rest in peace sir.”

Desai was found dead in his studio in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, police said on Wednesday.

“Police were informed by a worker on the set. When a police team reached the studio, we found him hanging. An investigation is underway to ascertain all facts and aspects of the case,” Raigad Superintendent of Police (SP) Somnath Gharge said.

Maharashtra MLA Mahesh Baldi said the celebrated art director behind ‘Lagaan’ was under financial strain.

“He was under financial stress, which may have driven him to end his life,” Baldi said.

Desai worked as an art director in several big-budget films such as ‘Devdas’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbai’, and ‘Panipat’, among others. (ANI)

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Dulquer Salmaan Sita Ramam

Sita Ramam Is My DDLJ: Dulquer

By LokMarg

Actor Dulquer Salmaan garnered a lot of praise for his performance in the romantic drama film ‘Sita Ramam’.

On Wednesday at the trailer launch of his upcoming comedy thriller series ‘Guns & Gulaabs’, the actor called ‘Sita Ramam’ his ‘DDLJ’.
During a press conference in Delhi Dulquer said, “How much I try to break out of the “Romantic Hero” tag, it keeps finding me and I think Sita Ramam has taken it to a level which I have never imagined in my life. The amount of love I received from all over the world across languages and cultures and countries is incredible. I am very grateful. We’re all huge fans of Shah Rukh sir from the 90s so I think ‘Sita Ramam’ is my ‘DDLJ’ (Dilwale Dulhaniyaa Le Jayenge).”

Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles, ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, a 1995 romantic blockbuster, is the longest-running movie in the history of Indian cinema and continues to enjoy its screening at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theatre. It is one of the biggest IPs emerging from the Indian film industry. ‘DDLJ’ has shaped pop culture for India and Indians over the generations.

‘Sita Ramam’ recently won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Best Film Jury.

Helmed by Hanu Raghavapudi, the film starred Dulquer Salmaan, Rashmika Mandanna and Mrunal Thakur in lead roles and was released on August 5, last year, in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. The Hindi version of the period romantic film was released on September 2, last year.

Talking about ‘Guns & Gulaabs’, the series marks the digital debut of Dulquer Salmaan.

The series also stars RajKummar Rao, Gulshan Devaiah, Adarsh Gourav, T.J. Bhanu, in the lead roles and is all set to stream on the OTT platform Netflix from August 18.

Immersed in the ‘90s, Guns & Gulaabs paints a wild, wild world in cinemascope where a high-stakes deal unfolds. Against the backdrop of comedic power struggles and revenge plots, the series blends genres as it follows a lovestruck mechanic, a reluctant heir to a ruling gang and an honest officer-turned-agent-of-chaos. Adding to this, a trio of schoolmates experience the sweet innocence that comes with growing up in a small town, replete with heartbreaks, betrayal, and a world of firsts, a statement read. (ANI)

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Gulshan Devaiah Govinda

Think Of 90s Era, It’s Govinda For Me, Says Gulshan Devaiah

By LokMarg

Actor Gulshan Devaiah is all set to entertain the audience with his dark and quirky character, 4 Cut Atmaram, in the upcoming comedy thriller show ‘Guns & Gulaabs’.

Created by the director duo Raj and DK, the series is set in the 90s and paints a wild, wild world in cinemascope where a high-stakes deal unfolds.
On Wednesday, while talking exclusively to ANI, actor Gulshan Devaiah revealed that whenever he thinks of the 90s era, he thinks of actor Govinda.

Gulshan said, “Whenever I think of the 90s I remember Govinda. Because there was a time from 1994 to 1998, I had seen all his films. The colourful characters he used to play and the clothes he used to wear and the songs in his films were too good. So whenever I think of the 90s era, it is Govinda for me.”

Talking about how his character, 4 Cut Atmaram, in the upcoming series is different from all other characters he played before, Gulshan told ANI, “I had a lot of fun playing Atmaram. This is a Raj & DK character, they have written this character and gave it to me and said see what you want to do with it. They have a very particular kind of sense of humour, it’s a bit quirky, it’s a bit dark, but not too dark, there is violence but not gory violence. It’s a character in the world that Raj and DK always create, so this is another world, we’re going retro this time. So they’ve created an imaginary world, it’s a completely fictitious place and it’s a fictitious character, and it’s so much fun in fiction because it is all about your imagination and it gives you an opportunity also to use your imagination. All credit goes to Raj and DK and the opportunity that they gave me to have fun and also to be creative.”

The series also stars RajKummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, T.J. Bhanu, in the lead roles and is all set to stream on the OTT platform Netflix from August 18.

Talking about ‘Guns & Gulaabs,’ Against the backdrop of comedic power struggles and revenge plots, the series blends genres as it follows a lovestruck mechanic, a reluctant heir to a ruling gang and an honest officer-turned-agent-of-chaos. Adding to this, a trio of schoolmates experience the sweet innocence that comes with growing up in a small town, replete with heartbreaks, betrayal, and a world of firsts, a statement read. (ANI)

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Karnataka congress Rahul

Kharge, Rahul Meet K’taka Congress Leaders To Discuss LS Poll Strategy

By LokMarg

The Congress central leadership held a meeting with party leaders from Karnataka at its headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. About 50 leaders and ministers from Karnataka participated in the meeting with Central Congress leaders, including Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi.

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said on Tuesday that the meeting is for strategizing on an action plan for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
“Ministers, MLAs, and other leaders are visiting Delhi to discuss strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The leaders have called a meeting in the interest of the party to discuss election strategy and distribution of responsibilities. In addition, all our guarantees will be discussed so that it reaches people of the state well,” Shivakumar said on Tuesday in Bengaluru.

The meeting will also likely discuss the criticism of many Congress MLAs that some ministers are not accessible to them.

In the Congress Legislative Party meeting, many MLAs said that some Ministers were not accessible to them, and raised grievances over the lack of funds for development works. (ANI)

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Rahul Gandhi

Allow Me To Participate In Ongoing LS Sessions, Rahul Tells SC

By LokMarg

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while maintaining that he was not guilty in the ‘Modi surname’ remark case, on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to stay his two-year conviction, enabling him to participate in the ongoing sittings of the Lok Sabha and the sessions thereafter.

At a rally in Karnataka’s Kolar in April 2019, Rahul Gandhi, in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”.
Gandhi, filing an affidavit before the top court said that he has always maintained that he is not guilty of the offence and that the “conviction is unsustainable” and if he had to apologise and compound the offence, “he would have done it much earlier”.

The complainant, Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi, in his reply before the apex court, used slanderous terms such as ‘arrogant’ to describe him only because he has refused to apologise, stated Gandhi’s affidavit.

Using the criminal process and the consequences under the Representation of Peoples Act to “arm twist” Gandhi into apologising for no fault, is a gross abuse of the judicial process and ought not to be countenanced by this court, he added.

The affidavit further stated that Gandhi has an ‘exceptional’ case considering the offence being a trivial offence, and the irreparable harm that accrues to him as an elected MP.

“On the other hand, there is no prejudice caused at all to the complainant. It is therefore prayed for that the conviction of Gandhi be stayed, enabling him to participate in the ongoing sittings of the Lok Sabha and the sessions thereafter,” Gandhi said.

The complainant in the Rahul Gandhi’s criminal defamation case in which he was convicted and sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat court over the ‘Modi surname’ remark, on Monday told the Supreme Court that the attitude of the Congress leader reveals arrogant entitlement and he doesn’t deserve any relief in form of stay on his conviction.

Gandhi has shown arrogance rather than being apologetic over his remarks and his attitude shows insensitivity to an offended community and contempt for the law, according to the complainant.

“At the time of sentencing before the Trial Court, the Petitioner far from being repentant or contrite, displayed arrogance. He said he did not seek any mercy from the court and would not apologise for any harm to the reputation of the persons he had defamed. Subsequent to the order of conviction and sentence, in a press conference, the petitioner said that he would never apologise in this case as he was not a Savarkar, but a Gandhi,” stated the affidavit filed by complaint Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi.

Seeking dismissal of Gandhi’s appeal, the complainant said, the Congress leader maligned a totally blameless class of persons by his reckless and malicious words.

Earlier, the apex court sought a response from the Gujarat Government and the complainant on an appeal of Gandhi challenging the Gujarat High Court order which declined to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case.

After his conviction in the case, Gandhi was declared disqualified as MP from Kerala’s Wayanad on March 24 following notification of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Gandhi was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment which disqualified him as an MP under the rigours of the Representation of People Act.

Approaching the top court, Gandhi also sought a stay of the Gujarat High Court verdict which upheld his conviction. He said the High Court verdict “has no parallel or precedent in the jurisprudence of the law of defamation”.

He contended that it was “not only curious but extremely significant, indeed sinister, that all earlier cases, including the one regarding the present speech, were filed by members and office bearers of the ruling party”.

It was submitted that the surname ‘Modi’, in different parts of the country, encompassed different communities and sub-communities, which usually have no commonality or uniformity at all. The Modi surname belonged to various castes.

The complainant, Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi who simply has a ‘Modi’ surname, did not prove that he was prejudiced or damaged in any specific or personal sense, the plea filed in the apex court added.

Gandhi’s plea said, “Unprecedentedly, in a case of criminal defamation, a maximum sentence of two years has been imposed. This itself is a rarest of rare occurrence.”

The High Court on July 7 affirmed the decision of a Gujarat Sessions court, which had refused to put on hold a magisterial court order on March 23 convicting Gandhi and handing out the maximum punishment provided for criminal defamation under the Indian Penal Code.

Rejecting Gandhi’s plea, the High Court has said that he has been seeking a stay on his conviction on “absolutely non-existent grounds” and a stay on conviction is not a rule but an exception.

In March, the magisterial court had convicted Gandhi for his remarks ahead of the 2019 national polls about the ‘Modi’ surname.

After the magisterial court convicted Gandhi, he approached the Sessions court, which rejected his plea for a stay on his conviction on April 20. Thereafter, he approached the High Court.

The Congress leader was sentenced to two years in jail on March 23 under sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case filed by Purnesh Modi. (ANI)

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Telugu actor and former MLA Jayasudha BJP

Actress, Former MLA Jayasudha Joins BJP

By LokMarg

Telugu actor and former MLA, Jayasudha joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in New Delhi at the party headquarters.

Jayasudha joined the BJP in the presence of Telangana BJP chief and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh.
BJP general secretary and Telangana in-charge Tarun Chugh welcomed her into the party at the programme.

” Jayasudhaji has joined the party after getting impressed with the schemes and works of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji which he has done in the last nine years. I am welcoming her in the party on behalf of the National President of our Party JP Naddaji and the whole party,” Chugh said.

Jayasudha hailed the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that people across the world are talking good about India.

“…We have to serve this country under the leadership of PM Modi. Today when we go out of India, people talk about India…What we are today is because of PM Modi,” Jayasudha said while talking to ANI.

Jayasudha had joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2016 and quit the party and join YSRCP during the 2019 elections.

Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy, speaking to ANI said, “Today Telugu cinema star joined BJP. She was an MLA in Congress, she resigned from the party and joined BJP…We will definitely become the ruling party in Telangana…,” Reddy said. (ANI)

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nuh notices to Uttar Pradesh Haryana and Delhi governments

SC Issues Notice To UP, Haryana, Delhi Govts Amid Nuh Protests

By LokMarg

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi governments, amid protest marches and demonstrations being organised against the violence in Haryana’s nuh on July 31.

The court issued the notices on a plea over the Haryana violence and set the next hearing on August 4.
An apex court bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti took up the plea for hearing on Wednesday.

Senior Advocate CU Singh, arguing for the applicant, apprised Supreme Court that 23 protests against the Haryana violence were being organised in Delhi.

The Supreme Court bench, while hearing the matter, stated, “There should be no hate speech, no violence if required, deploy additional forces, CCTV cameras to be installed and everything recorded to be preserved.”

Meanwhile, Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday staged protests in several parts of the national capital against the violence that broke out in the Nuh district of neighbouring Haryana.

The protestors hit the streets near East Delhi’s Nirman Vihar Metro station and Ghonda Chowk, raising slogans.

Receiving word of the prostests, Delhi Police swung into action and ensured heavy security deployment in the area.

Apart from these two places, demonstrations were also held near Subhash Nagar Chowk.

Tension gripped the Nuh district on July 31 after two groups clashed during a procession. Following the clashes, security was tightened in the adjoining districts of Faridabad, Palwal, and Gurugram.

Earlier, on Wednesday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar informed reporters that a total of 116 people have been arrested in connection with the violence in Nuh, which has, so far, claimed 6 lives — 2 police home guards and 4 civilians.

“Six people — 2 home guards and 4 civilians — have died in the violence so far. A total of 116 people have been arrested in connection with the violence. They have been taken on remand. Those found guilty will not be spared. We are committed to ensuring order and public safety,” Khattar said. (ANI)

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