Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA will be removed from the entire Northeast next year, barring one or two states. While speaking at the signing of a tripartite MoU between the Centre, Assam and Nagaland to facilitate mineral oil operations in the Assam-Nagaland boundary areas, Shah said that shrinking of areas covered under AFSPA is an indicator of peace.
The Bihar government on Tuesday issued a stern warning against the use of objectionable songs featuring double meanings, obscene content or caste-based references at public gatherings and social functions. Authorities said strict action would be taken against people found playing, performing or promoting such songs if they are deemed to disturb public order, communal harmony or social peace. In a letter to the home department, the secretary of the art and culture department, Pranav Kumar, urged authorities to take stringent action against the playing of obscene and provocative songs at public events and gatherings.
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Bollywood actor Govinda’s wife, Sunita Ahuja, is known on social media for her candid nature and outspokenness. In a recent interview, she openly discussed Govinda’s baldness, revealing the truth to everyone. At the same time, she made a significant statement in defense of the actor, her husband.
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