Author: Nidhi Baravkar

The press club of India, in a letter to the Lok Sabha speaker, ask for unrestricted entry of journalists into the parliament to cover the proceedings.  Before the inauguration of the new parliament building on May 28, the Press Club of India, on Thursday, addressed a letter to the Lok sabha speaker Om Birla asking for unrestricted entry of journalists to the press gallery of the house.  Image source: ANI news In the letter to the Lok Sabha, Press Club president Umakant Lakhera and secretary general Vinay Kumar said that before the inauguration of the new parliament building, they would…

The Delhi high court’s decision came down while considering a complaint bought by the family of RD Bansal who claimed that the copyright of satyajit ray’s Nayak belongs to them. Image source: IMDb The Delhi high court said that the copyright to the screenplay written by director Satyajit Ray for his 1966 film ‘Nayak’ belongs to, after his demise, his son and Sandip Ray and the Society for the Preservation of satyajit ray archives. The first owner of the copyright of the screenplay of a film, commissioned by the producer to do so, is the writer or author of the…

Natalie Portman recently reveals that she would be interested in returning to the star wars franchise if given a chance. The actress confirms that she is open to the idea. In a recent interview, Natalie Portman finally opens up about the chance to return to the star wars franchise, as the reports of the next instalments are doing rounds. Portman confirms that she is willing to return to the franchise. Portman is best known for her work in some of the most notable films in Hollywood like The black swan, Thor, and star wars. She earned a lot of love…

Movie halls bear huge losses as films are failing at the box office Things become worrisome for cinema halls as Bollywood films don’t do as well at the box office. The halls have to bear all the losses. Experts weigh in on the reasons and conclude that only Hindi films alone can’t be blamed for it. What is the reason? The revival of cinema halls after the pandemic has brought some hope to the film industry.  However, the business is far from returning back to its position as Bollywood films fail to get the response they were expecting at the…

Cyclonic circulations develop over the southern districts of West Bengal, mid-week rain to bring no relief.  Moderate to heavy thunderstorms can be expected between Tuesday to Thursday due to a developing cyclone over the southern districts of West Bengal. There are likely to be two spells of lightning and thunderstorm in Kolkata and its neighbouring districts, followed by squalls and nor’westers. The storm can be accompanied by high-speed winds of 50-60 kmph, say weathermen at the Alipore met office. There is a slim chance that the rains are going to have any impact on the temperature, the maximum temperatures are…

Maharashtra government decides to impose a fine of Rs. 10 lakhs if theatre owners do not screen Marathi movies. To give a boost to the Marathi film industry, the government of Maharashtra imposed a fine of Rs. 10 lakhs at the time of licence renewal if the movie theatre owners do not screen Marathi films at least four weeks of the year. On Wednesday a meeting by the state culture minister- Sudhir Mungantiwar made this decision regarding the screening of Marathi films during prime time. The decision has been taken because of repeated complaints from state-based producers. They claim that…

Over 750 tribal leaders and activists are going to meet in Vishakhapatnam for a national convention Over 750 tribal leaders and activists are set to come together in Vishakhapatnam on Sunday, 21st May to participate in an all India tribal commission. The goal of the meeting is to discuss the rising attacks against the community. The leader of tribal communities from states like Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar UP, the northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur are expected to participate in the day-long convention said the convener of the all-India tribal convention’s committee. The convention will contemplate…