Anirban Bhattacharya
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JNU sedition case: Court asks Delhi govt to decide within one month on sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar, others
•On 14 January, the police had filed a charge sheet in the court against Kanhaiyya Kumar and others, saying they were leading a procession and supported seditious slogans raised on the campus during an event on 9 February, 2016
JNU sedition case: Arvind Kejriwal says no decision yet on prosecution sanction against Kanhaiya Kumar, others
•Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi government's home department will take the appropriate decision after taking all facts into consideration.
Ghawre Baire Aaj: Aparna Sen's latest film often gets tied down by its own socio-political scaffolding
Aditya Mani Jha •In Ghawre Baire Aaj, Aparna Sen gives a contemporary update to the classic love triangle of Tagore’s novel
JNU sedition case: Delhi court grants police two months to get sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar, others
•The police had on 14 January filed a charge sheet against Kanhaiya Kumar and others over seditious slogans raised during a rally on the JNU campus.
Bibaho Obhijaan movie review: An irredeemable offering despite some rare laugh-out-loud moments
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay •Unfortunately, for most of its two-hour duration, Bibaho Obhijaan is simply not funny enough.
Manbhanjan review: Abhijit Chowdhury's miniseries does full justice to Rabindranath Tagore's short story
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay •Far from a frivolous and convenient attempt, Hoichoi's Manbhanjan has been made to ride the shoulder of a giant in Rabindranath Tagore.
JNU sedition case: Delhi Police claims yet to get government sanction to prosecute; court questions hurry to file charges
Fp Staff •The Delhi Police has to get the Delhi government's nod before prosecuting in sedition cases, as mandated under the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, the Aam Aadmi Party government is yet to give a go ahead in this case
Finally Bhalobasha movie review: Anjan Dutt’s film suffers from a weak script, held together by great performances
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay •Finally Bhalobasha works primarily because of the performances which will keep you glued to your seats.
JNU sedition case: Arvind Kejriwal says chargesheet just before Lok Sabha polls raises several questions
•Arvind Kejriwal said the police took three years to file in a court the chargesheet in connection with the sedition case against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others.
JNU sedition case: Delhi court gives police time till 28 Feb to get AAP govt's nod to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar, 9 others
Fp Staff •A Delhi court on Wednesday gave Delhi Police time till 28 February to procure the sanctions needed to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case.