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'March for India' protest: Anupam Kher meets PM Modi on intolerance issue

Modi met a delegation of artistes led by Bollywood actor Anupam Kher protesting against a section of artistes who are returning their awards over "intolerance" in the country.

Spare me Congress vs BJP debate: Arundhati Roy on why she's returning her National Award

Arundhati Roy has become the latest to join the bandwagon of eminent personalities to return their awards. But Roy did it in style.

Protest against protest: Anupam Kher invites people to march questioning 'intolerance' claims

Veteran actor and BJP supporter Anupam Kher has invited all Indians to march with him to Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday to protest the voices being raised over "intolerance" in the country.

Arun Shourie is right and wrong: ‘Acche din' may not be here yet, but neither are ‘bure din’

Public memory is short or its grasp of history is weak or may be both. Yes, “Ache Din” may not be here yet as promised by the Prime Minister but it’s also true that “Bure Din” as being projected are not here as well.

Not being secular ‘the worst kind of crime you can do as a patriot,’ says Shah Rukh Khan

At a time when National Award-winning artists are returning their government awards and honours to protest impediments to freedom of speech and expression in India, Shah Rukh Khan said he supports the artistes who have returned their awards and believes they are brave. However, he has never really been a part of something this “huge and meaningful” and he may return his Padma Shri “symbolically”.

Whole point of protesting is giving away something precious: Dibakar Banerjee on #AwardWapsi

Dibakar Banerjee said the award belonged to the entire team of the 2006 comedy-drama but he was resigning only his contribution.