New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday said the JD(U)’s demand for review of Agnipath scheme is “100 per cent correct” and stressed that the scheme should have been withdrawn earlier. Earlier in the day, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi told reporters here that the party has demanded a review of the Agnipath scheme, and will “pursue” the caste census issue. Speaking to PTI Videos, Singh said, “Agniveer is betrayal with Mother India and the Army. The prime minister should have withdrawn it earlier.” “Earlier a jawan was trained for a year but under this scheme (Agnipath), you reduced the training period to six months. Every youth is ready to sacrifice his or her life for the country. But you are weakening the army. This demand from JDU is 100 per cent correct,” the AAP leader added. In June 2022, the government rolled out the Agnipath recruitment scheme for short-term induction of personnel with an aim to bring down the age profile of the three armed services. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States The scheme provides for recruiting youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years and 21 for four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years.
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Review: Vidya Balan And Pratik Gandhi Shine In ‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ | Movies News
12 years ago Kavya Ganeshan (Vidya Balan) a dentist, had chosen to elope with her Bengali musician boyfriend Anirudh (Pratik Gandhi) from her home in Ooty.
The two are married and live a comforting yet boring existence with each other in Mumbai. The only communication between the two is stilted, as Anirudh wonders why has Kavya turned Vegan, as he serves her baingan posto( a Bengali Eggplant dish) and asks the other about where the anti-allergens are or turns the AC down. Kavya and Anirudh have not fought, argued, laughed, or even had any physical contact in the last five years.
Kavya thinks aloud to her colleague as to why women never tell men what they want and walk away from their loveless, sexless, and meaningless marriages To which her colleague says “Sometimes silence spells success.”
But Kavya and Anirudh both it seems have found love and excitement elsewhere. Kavya is having an affair with a New York-based photographer Vikram( Sendhil Ramamurthy. “Love is like toothpaste, brushing your teeth together is the ultimate form of intimacy”, tells Vikram to Kavya, explaining how every relationship comes with pressures and you need to squeeze everything out to make it work.
As the two go house hunting, Vikram wonders why she does not come to New York with him. She gives him several reasons why Mumbai is home, but also the fact that she has yet to tell her husband that she is having an affair. What’s stopping her? Why can’t she break away, since there is nothing left in their marriage?
Anirudh who now runs his father’s cork business, has also been having an affair with an aspiring actress Nora(Illeana D’Cruz) for the past two years. He is yet to tell Kavya, which makes Nora, anxious and needy.
However, when Kavya’s grandfather dies, Anirudh who has never been accepted by her family or even met them since marriage, decides to accompany her. But despite the solemnity of the occasion and Kavya’s heated exchange with her father, the couple find their comfort level.
As they get drunk and dance to the 90’s hit “bin tere sanam”, at one of their old haunts, Kavya finds herself laughing at Anirudh’s bland jokes and he is warming up to his wife’s recklessness. Back in Mumbai, the spark between them comes alive, the intimacy is back in their marriage and Kavya is back to eating her Chicken 65.
But what happens when their infidelities are known, what was it that made them stray or can they find their way back to each other?
Directed by Shrisha Guha Thakruta “Do Aur Do Do Pyaar”, is a bittersweet rom-com. Humorous yet cynical seen through the eyes of a couple who seem totally in sync with each other, but are also out of it. Is it the preservation of the institution of marriage over individual needs? Do couples forget to communicate their needs to the other and blame the invisible contract of marriage for it?
Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi make a delightful onscreen couple, bringing alive the quirkiness, eccentricities as well as the complexities of their characters.
Pratik Gandhi’s flair for comedy and his deadpan humor are infectious. Vidya Balan’s vivacity and the natural ease with which she slips into character come to the fore again.
Do Aur Do Pyaar is bittersweet as much as it is fun and is led by the brilliance of Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi.
3/5 stars
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Film Review: ‘The Beautiful Summer’ is all about finding freedom
Express News Service
At its very basic, La Bella Estate (The Beautiful Summer) by Laura Luchetti, based on the Italian writer Cesare Pavese’s novel by the same name, is all about finding freedom; from what the world expects of us and the self-imposed limitations within which we often bind ourselves. Ironically, it happens to be set in Turin in the late 1930s, the Italy of the fascist era. However, politics remains in the background, a radio broadcast wafting in from the neighbouring window, and doesn’t interfere with the journey of the film’s leading lady, young Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello).
The film unfolds from Ginia’s point of view, who, along with her brother Severino (Nicolas Maupass), moves from the countryside to the city to seek a better future for herself. She works as a seamstress; he does odd jobs, and they hang out with a cosy set of friends. A chance entry of model Amelia (Deva Cassel) into the group disrupts its harmony for a while, scorches their balmy summer outing by the lake and turns Ginia’s life upside down. The bohemian Amelia inspires a reluctant Ginia to let her hair down. She introduces her to the many artists she poses for. It’s a wild and wanton world with Amelia’s licentiousness leading Ginia to surrender to her baser instincts. But more than being a temptress, Amelia is the force of nature that helps Ginia find an identity of her own. It makes her connect with her somnolent femininity, gives vent to her repressed desires and sends her on a quest to be seen and loved by others.
Luchetti’s film starts off promisingly but loses some steam on the way and eventually almost derails with a sentimental twist and maudlin moments coming to the surface in the tale of carefree friendships and amour. But not all is entirely lost. There’s something timeless and universal about the world of paintings and portrait-making that the film delves into. The urgency to be seen through the eyes of the artist and be represented by his stencils and brushes becomes like a validation and celebration of your own self. The need for recognition and approval that holds true of people in any place, day and age is what Ginia also craves for.
While the film loses out a lot on the much-desired spirit and sensuality, with its patchy narrative, it gains in gravitas from a superbly layered performance from Yile Yara Vianello. Delicately expressive, she carries it all the way deftly with her petite frame, frail presence and big, beautiful eyes. She is equally adept at being inhibited just as she is at becoming unrestrained, tender and fearless at the same time. You can see her grow on screen even while making wrong choices and buckling under peer pressure. The Beautiful Summer is her show all the way.
Giving her good company is Deva Cassel, all oomph and glamour in the role that is a bit of a stereotyping of the modern, profligate woman. Deva, incidentally, happens to be the daughter of popular actors Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel and will be seen soon in a Netflix series adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1963 classic The Leopard in which she’d be reprising the role originally played by the diva Claudia Cardinale.
More than the Ginia-Amelia affinity, what lifts the film is the sibling equation of Severino and Ginia. Protective, concerned but hands off, he lets her go on the journey away from himself even though it means she wouldn’t be around to celebrate her birthday with him, that the candle will remain unlit, the cake uncut and the gift unopened. Yet when she is back in the fold, after her new experiences, he’s around to share a cigarette with his grown-up kid sister.
At its very basic, La Bella Estate (The Beautiful Summer) by Laura Luchetti, based on the Italian writer Cesare Pavese’s novel by the same name, is all about finding freedom; from what the world expects of us and the self-imposed limitations within which we often bind ourselves. Ironically, it happens to be set in Turin in the late 1930s, the Italy of the fascist era. However, politics remains in the background, a radio broadcast wafting in from the neighbouring window, and doesn’t interfere with the journey of the film’s leading lady, young Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello).
The film unfolds from Ginia’s point of view, who, along with her brother Severino (Nicolas Maupass), moves from the countryside to the city to seek a better future for herself. She works as a seamstress; he does odd jobs, and they hang out with a cosy set of friends. A chance entry of model Amelia (Deva Cassel) into the group disrupts its harmony for a while, scorches their balmy summer outing by the lake and turns Ginia’s life upside down. The bohemian Amelia inspires a reluctant Ginia to let her hair down. She introduces her to the many artists she poses for. It’s a wild and wanton world with Amelia’s licentiousness leading Ginia to surrender to her baser instincts. But more than being a temptress, Amelia is the force of nature that helps Ginia find an identity of her own. It makes her connect with her somnolent femininity, gives vent to her repressed desires and sends her on a quest to be seen and loved by others.
Luchetti’s film starts off promisingly but loses some steam on the way and eventually almost derails with a sentimental twist and maudlin moments coming to the surface in the tale of carefree friendships and amour. But not all is entirely lost. There’s something timeless and universal about the world of paintings and portrait-making that the film delves into. The urgency to be seen through the eyes of the artist and be represented by his stencils and brushes becomes like a validation and celebration of your own self. The need for recognition and approval that holds true of people in any place, day and age is what Ginia also craves for.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
While the film loses out a lot on the much-desired spirit and sensuality, with its patchy narrative, it gains in gravitas from a superbly layered performance from Yile Yara Vianello. Delicately expressive, she carries it all the way deftly with her petite frame, frail presence and big, beautiful eyes. She is equally adept at being inhibited just as she is at becoming unrestrained, tender and fearless at the same time. You can see her grow on screen even while making wrong choices and buckling under peer pressure. The Beautiful Summer is her show all the way.
Giving her good company is Deva Cassel, all oomph and glamour in the role that is a bit of a stereotyping of the modern, profligate woman. Deva, incidentally, happens to be the daughter of popular actors Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel and will be seen soon in a Netflix series adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1963 classic The Leopard in which she’d be reprising the role originally played by the diva Claudia Cardinale.
More than the Ginia-Amelia affinity, what lifts the film is the sibling equation of Severino and Ginia. Protective, concerned but hands off, he lets her go on the journey away from himself even though it means she wouldn’t be around to celebrate her birthday with him, that the candle will remain unlit, the cake uncut and the gift unopened. Yet when she is back in the fold, after her new experiences, he’s around to share a cigarette with his grown-up kid sister.
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Supreme Court dismisses Bilkis Bano’s plea seeking review of its earlier order
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by Bilkis Bano, seeking a review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the petitions for remission of sentences of 11 convicts in the gang-rape case.
Bano was gang-raped and seven members of her family were killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
According to procedures, review pleas against apex court judgments are decided in chambers by circulation by the judges who were part of the judgment under review.
The review plea came up for in-chamber consideration on December 13 before a bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath.
“I am directed to inform you that the review petition above mentioned filed in Supreme Court was dismissed by the court on December 13, 2022,” read a communication sent to Bano’s counsel Shobha Gupta by the apex court’s assistant registrar.
ALSO READ| All 11 Bilkis Bano rape convicts walk out of jail
The gang-rape survivor had sought a review of the top court’s May 13 order on a plea moved by a convict.
The top court had asked the state government to consider the plea for a premature release of the convicts in terms of its policy of July 9, 1992 about deciding a remission petition within a period of two months.
All the 11 convicts were granted remission by the Gujarat government and released on August 15.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by Bilkis Bano, seeking a review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the petitions for remission of sentences of 11 convicts in the gang-rape case.
Bano was gang-raped and seven members of her family were killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
According to procedures, review pleas against apex court judgments are decided in chambers by circulation by the judges who were part of the judgment under review.
The review plea came up for in-chamber consideration on December 13 before a bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath.
“I am directed to inform you that the review petition above mentioned filed in Supreme Court was dismissed by the court on December 13, 2022,” read a communication sent to Bano’s counsel Shobha Gupta by the apex court’s assistant registrar.
ALSO READ| All 11 Bilkis Bano rape convicts walk out of jail
The gang-rape survivor had sought a review of the top court’s May 13 order on a plea moved by a convict.
The top court had asked the state government to consider the plea for a premature release of the convicts in terms of its policy of July 9, 1992 about deciding a remission petition within a period of two months.
All the 11 convicts were granted remission by the Gujarat government and released on August 15.
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Bhupesh Baghel reviewed the works of the Energy Department in a meeting of senior officers held at his residence office here today.
Bhupesh Baghel reviewed the works of the Energy Department in a meeting of senior officers held at his residence office here today.
Chief Secretary Mr. Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary Mr. Subrata Sahu, Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi, Special Secretary Energy and Chairman of Chhattisgarh Power Companies Mr. Ankit Anand were present in the meeting. -
Minister Dr Shivkumar Dahria will hold meeting of Nagar Panchayat CMOs: Will review departmental work
Urban Administration and Development and Labor Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahria will review the plans and works under the department by taking a meeting of the CMOs of the Nagar Panchayats under the Urban Administration and Development Department from the Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhawan) meeting room at 11 am on June 18. They will hold a virtual meeting through video conferencing.