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21/07/2024

Page3 journalist Rajeev Masand finally admits he wrote articles on actor Sushant Singh Rajput which were said to be 'blind articles' that damaged his reputation and perturbed him to an extent that he felt that there was a design to remove him from the industry.

Rajeev Masand, who now works for Karan Johar's Dharma Cornerstone Agency, involved in management of celebrities,
says everybody in the Hindi film industry already knew about the stories and his 'blind items' about Sushant Singh Rajput weren’t ‘damaging, hurtful’ and they were misinterpreted.

According to those close to Sushant, it was said that one of the articles written by Rajeev Masand, who was summoned by the CBI in connection with the investigation into the case, appeared on May 31, 2020, just a couple of weeks ahead of Sushant's death.

Rajeev Masand has worked with newspapers, magazines news channels such as TV18 Network and India Today before joining Karan Johar's team.

The 'blind news articles' written during Covid lockdown in 2020 spoke about how the industry disliked Sushant and how he was over estimated. '' used to write a column which had multiple items, and one was a blind item. But were they damaging? Were they hurtful to people? I don’t think so. The idea was that it was supposed to be a puzzle that people were supposed to solve. In fact, it was information that everybody in the industry already knew. It was misrepresented, but what is not in your control, what can you do?,'' Masand said in a podcast.

Rajeev Masand says what he wrote in the 'blind article' was something that everyone knew. if So, why did he not name the actor? Why did he speculate? If he was sure about the facts and the name of the actor, he should have named him. But not naming the actor caused suspicion about the intention behind the article.

Rivalry in the industry is a common thing and for an entertainment journalist knowing this is not difficult. So Rajeev Masand would have certainly known when Sushant sent out the Tweet asking fans to watch 'Sonchiriya' because there are certain people who want to throw him out of the Industry. Rajeev should have been mindful of this and would have understood the impact of a blind article on an actor who is already apprehensive. Why did Rajeev Masand ignore all of this?

To say everybody knew is different but to be irresponsible to the extent that your article may be damaging for someone's career when you are not a party in the industry's 'I win game' is not fair for a journalist who claims to be independent.

Rajeev Masand was among the people who were questioned in connection with the death of the actor who died under suspicious circumstances on June 14, 2020. The matter is still under investigation and CBI is yet to conclude how did the actor die -- was it a homicide or su***de?

02/06/2023

Nearly 300 people are believed to have died and over 1000 injured in the Multi-Train accident in Odisha. Coromandal Express, Duranto Express, Howrah-Mumbai Superfast and a Goods train are believed to be involved in one of the worst accident in the history of Indian Railways.

As per reports, the Howrah-Mumbai Express first collided with a goods train and derailed around 7pm near Bahanaga Railway Station in Balasore district. The bodies of the Goods Train fell on the other teack on which Coromandal Express was coming and it then collided qith the derailed bodies of the Goods train. Around the same time, Duranto was coming on the third track and that also got involved.

The casualty figure may go up.

The derailment affected the passengers in 10-12 coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav is reaching the spot to personally supervise rescue and relief operation.

A compensation of Rs 10 lakh has been announced. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is in control room in Bhubaneswar to coordinate the rescue and relief operation. A number of trains have been cancelled or diverted as the track on the main line is affected due to the accident.

South Central Railways have set up control rooms to provide information regarding the passengers. Those who want to seek information may call on these helpline numbers.
Howrah Helpline Number: 033-26382217
Kharagpur Helpline Number: 8972073925 & 9332392339
Balasore Helpline Number: 8249591559 & 7978418322
Shalimar Helpline Number: 9903370746

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दिशा सालियान के मौत की फिर होगी जांच। Maha Govt. sets up SIT probe. Aditya Thackeray on the radar. Disha Salian case reopens. BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) gunning for Aditya Thackeray. Maharashtra government orders fresh probe into Disha Salian case. Role of Aditya Thackeray to be probed in specific. Disha Salian died under mysterious circumstances on June 9, 2020 but her death was declared as a 'simple case of su***de' and the case was closed.

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26/10/2022

इंडिया में पीएम केवल वो होगा जिसे मेजोरिटी वोट करेगा। An Indian is PM in UK because majority supported Rishi Sunak & not because he is from the minority community. The debate lacks logic because for national leadership competence, acceptance and stature should come ahead of community, religion and caste.

India can have a member of the Minority community as PM only if a minority leadership is acceptable to the majority community and that's not happening in near future because there's none from the minority leadership who may have earned that stature to be acceptable by all.

And to imagine a burqa-clad woman as PM, the onus is on the Muslim community. It has to first let women study, think independent and get empowered.

Before demanding for a member of the Minority community as PM in India, let there be a PM from the minority community in any of the hundreds of Islamic country first, especially those in the Indian sub-continent.

APJ Abdul Kalam became President, but that was for two reasons. One, he was a well respected scientist not viewed from the religious lense but from the perspective of respect. Second, President's post is not a directly elected position. And mind it there are not too many Kalams in the country currently.

25/09/2022

Now, Rs 100 ticket for Brahmastra for four days!!! That's the Navratri offer for audience to watch the movie.

They are leaving no stone unturned. Somehow people should watch the movie. My question is all through people said that they won't watch the movie, but then are they really keeping off the movie or is the boycott getting diluted if not getting over?

08/09/2022

RIP Queen Elizabeth II. An era ends.

08/09/2022

Iconic Curlie's in Goa, where Sonali Phogat was drugged, to be demolished soon.

Curlie's will be demolished for allegedly flouting the coastal zone regulations. The National Green Tribunal, or NGT, upheld the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority's earlier order to demolish the iconic shack.

The green court's order comes days after BJP leader Sonali Phogat was allegedly drugged at a party in Curlie’s hours before her death.

The National Green Tribunal upheld the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority's order to demolish the shack over coastal rule violations.

07/09/2022

An India Today report says Ranbir Kapoor's Brahmastra beats RRR, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 in advance bookings for day 1. But a random look at the Advance booking status on Book My Shows for Friday would show that it's all in green, indicating that most of the tickets are available for almost every show in every theatre.

Till 11.30pm on September 6, 1,31,000 [at PVR, Cineplex, INOX] tickets for Brahmastra were sold. And with that, Ranbir's Brahmastra has surprassed the opening day advance booking of several movies post pandemic.

The comparison of Brahmastra's opening day booking advance to other Hindi releases is restricted to national chains only. The figures for the number of tickets sold for Brahmastra are likely to change from today. Post pandemic, Brahmastra is the second Hindi release to have sold the maximum number of tickets as a part of the opening day advance booking.

However, the film is still lagging behind Yash's KGF 2, which had the highest count for the number of tickets sold on day 1. Meanwhile, check out the number of tickets for a film at national chains post pandemic on day one.

But a random check with the booking status of PVR Gurugram which generally goes heavy for weekends contradicts the claim that India Today is making. The advance bookings are hardly there. Virtually the whole theatre is empty. Attaching the screen shot of the booking status for Book My Shows for Friday. It's all in green, indicating that most of the tickets are available for almost every show in every theatre.

07/09/2022

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, who has been boasting about ‘Delhi School Model’ and recently been awakened by the NCPCR for poor infrastructure and teachers issues, has now attempted to shift the blame. The Delhi CM has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that more than 80 per cent government schools in the country are worse than junkyards.

A team of NCPCR official led by Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo visited the government schools in the national capital and found a number of issues including discrepancies with respect to the infrastructure. It also highlighted that posts of Principal/Head Master are vacant in most schools.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that more than 80 per cent government schools in the country are worse than junkyards

07/09/2022

While wearing seat belts in the rear seat was always compulsory not following the rule will attract a fine of Rs 1000. A new law will be brought in to make seat-belt alarms for the backseat mandatory. The government is also in talks with carmakers to introduce six airbags.

While wearing seat belts in the rear seat was always compulsory not following the rule will attract a fine of Rs 1000. A new law will be introduced to make seat-belt alarms for the backseat mandatory

07/09/2022

अपने देश छोड़ के जब आप दुसरे देश जाते हो और उसे ही अपना देश समझने लगते हो तो शायद पैसे तो मिल जाते हैं, पर ये होता है। कोई ऐरा गैरा आता है और आपको डरा देता है। और आप दुब्बक कर घर में कैद हो जाते हो। You can't do much about it because it is very easy to scare people and the system there won't support you. Here's what happened in UK.

It also shows the ugly face of Islamic fundamentalists who are intolerant and violent. As per media reports in Britain, anti-Hindu elements went on a rampage in UK. Muslim gangs terrorised Hindus, vandalised their property and forced them to sit at their homes scared for life after India’s T20 win over Pakistan. Local police had put up special measures in place to contain the situation in Leicester.

After India’s victory against Pakistan in the 28 August T20 match of ongoing Asia Cup, well-organised Muslim gangs have been vandalising and terrorising Hindus in the UK’s Leicester city. Videos of gangs escalating attacks on Hindus have been shared on Twitter.

“Gangs running riot and escalating attacks on Hindus. Innocent Hindus have been terrorized in their own properties, there have been attempts to stab and there has been rampant vandalism of Hindu properties,” one user wrote.

In response to continued tensions, the local police have put special measures in place to contain the situation in Leicester

03/09/2022

Ep-39: राहुल, राजनीति और रिमोट कण्ट्रोल! Time for Rahul Gandhi to lead the party or stay away: Congress leader Ranji Thomas Watch Exclusive Interview Part-I: Former AICC Secretary & Senior Advocate Ranji Thomas by clicking on `the link below. with Sunil Jha. https://youtu.be/X-ibJspF4C8

Uncertainty & frustration in the Congress is growing each day as the party is going the down hit, posing a serious threat to its existence. Rahul Gandhi is in the centre of the storm as the party meets in October to elect a new President. Party leaders have started to open up and blame Rahul Gandhi for the present state of affairs of the Congress. Former AICC Secretary and senior lawyer Ranji Thomas says it's time Rahul Gandhi takes a decision about his future in the party.

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21/06/2022

Former Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu is NDA's choice for President.

21/05/2022

Now selling almost Rs 10 cheaper from midnight.

India Business News: The petrol prices will be reduced by Rs 9.5 per litre while diesel will cost Rs 7 cheaper as the Centre on Saturday announced a series of measures to

21/05/2022

Life in a metro.

Mumbai: Western Railway’s night block between Goregaon and Santacruz stations on THIS date

10/05/2022

Hi,

I & my platform respect the fact that you all are independent to make a choice about what to write on and what to share. The only condition the platform has is that the content should not be derogatory and abusive in nature. Largely, all members have been mindful of this while posting. So thank you all for this.

Considering a few posts that have been sent for approvals lately, I have a request to make. I know most of you have a negative opinion about Bollywood and their people. But dislike, anger, agitation and protest is one thing, respecting people's personal space is another.

We all have families and we should all be mindful of this. To make comments and criticise a Bollywood star or personality is justified as they are public figures, but to start pulling out pictures of their families, kids and make personal comments about them is highly unjustified.

Case in point is a picture of Aamir Khan's daughter that's doing the rounds. I feel what she is doing with her family, what she wears with her family and what she does in a family environment is her personal life and no one gets a licence to intrude into that.

When we decide to pull such personal content and start to take our anger or frustration out on them, the whole debate gets diluted and trivialised because then it's about disrespecting what should be respected.

My request to all friends, members of the platform to not promote such contents or write, comment, opine on them as respecting someone's personal space is as important as fighting for Safety, Security, Respect & Justice for those you care.

Hope all of you will agree to what I am saying and not put write, promote, share such contents on the platform.

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