Rajpal Yadav reacts to Nawazuddin’s praise
Watch how Rajpal Yadav reacted to Nawazuddin Siddiqui praising him for helping fellow actors during their struggling days in Mumbai.
This edition of Newstrack focusses on student suicides in India, investigating the deaths of a 16-year-old boy in Delhi and a 9-year-old girl in Jaipur. The programme details allegations of harassment by teachers in the Delhi case and chronicles 18 months of ignored bullying complaints that led to the tragedy in Jaipur, which a CBSE probe has since confirmed. The father of the Delhi student, Pradeep Patil, expressed his demand for accountability: 'Temporary suspension is not a solution. Isko arrest karna chaahiye aur inco kadi si kadi saja din chaahiye' (They should be arrested and given the strictest punishment). Featuring interviews with the grieving parents, child psychiatrist Dr. Amit Sen, and Delhi Parents Association President Aprajita Gautam, the report questions the safety and accountability measures in Indian schools.
Watch how Rajpal Yadav reacted to Nawazuddin Siddiqui praising him for helping fellow actors during their struggling days in Mumbai.
Yogi Adityanath on Saturday presented a saffron gamcha to Suvendu Adhikari, shortly after the latter took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal. The crowd also erupted into a loud cheer as the scene unfolded at the swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata. This was at least the second such instance in recent weeks when the duo's bonhomie was witnessed publicly. Earlier, during the election campaign in the state, a powerful scene was witnessed when Adhikari bowed down at the feet of the UP Chief Minister as a mark of respect.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hugged and honoured 98-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, one of the earliest and senior most members of the BJP. The scene unfolded on the stage ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in as West Bengal's Chief Minister in Kolkata. PM Modi also touched Sarkar's feet and presented a shawl to him as a mark of respect. In 1952, Sarkar was arrested in Kashmir while he was accompanying Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the latter was marching to hoist the tricolour there. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya described the elderly party leader as "one of the earliest grassroots figures associated with the nationalist movement in post-Independence India."
The political landscape of West Bengal witnesses a major transition as the newly appointed Chief Minister takes the oath of office and secrecy.