Kolkata: The Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday rubbished RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s claim that religious conversions had taken place under Mother Teresa’s leadership of the organisation, saying he was ‘misinformed’.
“He is misinformed. It should be absolutely clear that conversion was not going on when Mother was there, nor it is going on now. The whole motive is to serve the poor selflessly, bring joy and dignity into their lives,” Sunita Kumar, spokesperson of the organisation founded by Teresa in 1950, told a news agency.
A close confidante of Mother Teresa for many years, Kumar said, “I never saw anything like that (conversion) happening. It is all rubbish.”
She said when the sisters and nuns of the missionary organisation served people they never look at which religion they belonged to.
“A Muslim is treated like a Muslim and a Hindu is treated like a Hindu. I am myself a Sikh and that never affects my relationship with the Missionaries of Charity,” she said, adding that there are regular all-faith meetings in their premises.
Teresa, who died in 1997 in Kolkata, was conferred the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and beatified as the “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta” in 2003.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had yesterday triggered a controversy by saying that “Mother Teresa’s service would have been good. But it used to have one objective, to convert the person, who was being served, into a Christian.”
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto)’s Sister SM Cyril, who knew Mother Teresa closely, said it was silly and stupid to think like that.
“It is completely wrong that they have been propagating conversion. She never hoped that those who are serving will convert to Christianity. She had selfless love for people in her heart and that is why she served them,” said the Padma Shri awardee who has served as the principal of Loreto Day School, Sealdah.
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Thane: The city police has booked former Maharashtra cabinet minister and NCP MLA of Kalwa-Mumbra MLA Jitendra Awhad as well seven Thane Municipal Corporation corporators for allegedly defying prohibitory orders and leading a protest rally, police sources said here on Sunday.
Police sub inspector A M Kolekar of the Naupada police station told PTI that protesters wearing black bands around their mouths had marched towards the Gadkari Rangayatan on Friday evening.
They were charged under Section 37(3) of the B P Act and Section 135 which was clamped in the city during the period.
Others who have been booked include NCP corporators including Nazeeb Mullah, Milind Patil, Ameet Sarayya, Manohar Salvi, Suhas Desai, Shannu Pathan and Mukund Kini.
Also booked were around 100 activists who had joined the protest rally.
In a related development, the city police had refused permission to a symposium organised by the Muslim Youth Forum about Shivaji Maharaj.
The police claimed that allowing such a symposium which dealt Shivaji’s views on Muslims would give rise to law and order issues, due to which permission to the event was denied.
Organisers had never asked permission for the event which the police learnt about through the media.
Meanwhile, Awhad and others condemned the police for not allowing the symposium and termed it “crushing democratic rights”.
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Mumbai: Firing a fresh salvo against the BJP-led government, Shiv Sena on Monday said nothing has changed in Maharashtra despite change of regime and ridiculed the Devendra Fadnavis government over the failure to arrest killers of communist leader Govind Pansare.
In a veiled attack on the Chief Minister, an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece said, “What has changed with the new government? If someone knows please tell us.”
The Sena ridiculed the state government over failure to arrest the killers of the anti-toll tax campaigner, who died on Friday after being shot at in Kolhapur.
“This is a repeat of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder,” the Sena said.
“The Chief Minister and the government have changed but the system is the same. People are asking for the Chief Minister’s resignation as he is the Home Minister,” it said.
“Fadnavis said if police put in all their might they may catch the killers,” the Sena said, adding the remarks tantamount to distrust of police.
The latest remarks indicate the unease in the BJP-Sena alliance. After BJP snapped the 25-year alliance ahead of October 15 Assembly polls, Sena joined the government on December 5 as BJP with 122 MLAs did not have a clear majority in the 288-member House.
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LONDON: HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver, who vowed to reform the scandal-hit bank, kept millions of dollars in a Swiss account, the Guardian newspaper reported.
It is the latest in a stream of so-called “Swissleaks” allegations that have hit the reputation of the British banking giant and caused a political storm ahead of a general election in May.
The report claims the chief executive was a client of the Swiss private banking arm accused of helping wealthy clients evade tax.
In a statement here, chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that the state government has all along been opposing anti-people and anti-farmer policies.
“Our government stood against anti-people and anti-farmer policies. The land acquisition ordinance is anti-people and anti-farmers and meant to serve only the interests of the rich, affluent and industrialists,” Gogoi said.
“Our government is dead against such an anti-people and anti-farmer policy and is not going to implement it. Our government expresses its strong opposition to the ordinance and extends full support to social activist Anna Hazare in his crusade against it”, he added.
The chief minister also said, “I attended the swearing-in ceremony of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to express my solidarity with all like minded secular and progressive parties in their fight against divisive forces and lend support for pro-poor policies”.
London: Artists from across the globe including Indian film maker Mahesh Bhatt will be attending the National Academy of Performing Arts’ (Napa) International Theatre Festival in Karachi.
According to Daily Express, preparations for the second edition of the 20-day event, which commences on March 12, are under way.
Zain Ahmed, artistic director of Napa Repertory Theatre (NRT) said that there are more collaborative projects between Napa students and international artistes this time around to ensure that the learning process is greater.
Bhatt will be presenting a play named Daddy. Ahmed said that the show “will be sold-out” due to Bhatt’s star power.
The festival will host drama troupes from England, India, Germany and the United States, the report said.
New Delhi: Akshay Kumar, who left the audiences in awe with his performance in `Holiday..` and `Baby` will be seen next in `Airlift`.
The `Khiladi Kumar` will be paired opposite ‘The Lunchbox’ famed star Nimrat Kaur in the film.
Well, it has only upped the curiosity levels.
The dapper actor has an ocean of fan following while Nimrat won praises for her outstanding performance in internationally acclaimed movie ‘The Lunchbox’.
Nimrat took to Twitter to post about the commencement of the shooting for ‘Airlift’.
Los Angeles: The Oscars red carpet was rolled out to honour the best in cinematic world. The 87th celebration of Academy Award at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday saw cinema being celebrated in the most beautiful way.
The gala event started with the red carpet being adorned by the whose who of Hollywood. The tinsel town dressed in their best come for the grand award – the women in their best designer attires and the men dressed in their tuxedoes make the event as dazzling as it can be.
The nominations for the Oscar Awards were announced on January 15, 2015.
Academy has already announced Honorary Awards for Jean Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara and a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Harry Belafonte in November 2014.
Here’s taking a look at the list of winners:
Best Picture–And the Oscar goes to…‘Birdman’
The nominations were:
‘American Sniper’
‘Birdman’
‘Boyhood’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Selma’
‘The Theory of Everything’
‘Whiplash’
Best Actress–And the Oscar goes to…Julianne Moore, ‘Still Alice’
The nominations were:
Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones, ‘The Theory of Everything’
Julianne Moore, ‘Still Alice’
Rosamund Pike, ‘Gone Girl’
Reese Witherspoon, ‘Wild’
Best Actor–And the Oscar goes to…Eddie Redmayne, ‘The Theory of Everything’
The nominations were:
Steve Carell, ‘Foxcatcher’
Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch, ‘The Imitation Game’
Michael Keaton, ‘Birdman’
Eddie Redmayne, ‘The Theory of Everything’
Best Director–And the Oscar goes to Alejandro González Iñárritu, ‘Birdman’
The nominations were:
Wes Anderson, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Alejandro González Iñárritu, ‘Birdman’
Richard Linklater, ‘Boyhood’
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”
Morten Tyldum, ‘The Imitation Game’
Best Adapted Screenplay–And the Oscar goes to `The Imitation Game`
The nominations were:
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”
Damien Chazelle, ‘Whiplash’
Jason Hall, “American Sniper”
Anthony McCarten, ‘The Theory of Everything’
Graham Moore, ‘The Imitation Game’
Best Original Screenplay–And the Oscar goes to Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, ‘Birdman’
The nominations were:
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye, ‘Foxcatcher’
Dan Gilroy, ‘Nightcrawler’
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, ‘Birdman’
Richard Linklater, ‘Boyhood’
Best Original Score–And the Oscar goes to…Alexandre Desplat, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
The nominations were:
Alexandre Desplat, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Alexandre Desplat, ‘The Imitation Game’
Johann Johannsson, ‘The Theory of Everything’
Gary Yershon, “Mr. Turner”
Hans Zimmer, ‘Interstellar’
Best Song— And the Oscar goes to…Glory: ‘Selma’
The nominations were:
Everything Is Awesome: ‘The Lego Movie’
Glory: ‘Selma’
Grateful: ‘Beyond The Lights’
I’m Not Gonna Miss You: ‘Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me’
Lost Stars: ‘Begin Again’
Best Documentary Feature–And the Oscar goes to…‘Citizen Four’
The nominations were:
‘Citizen Four’
‘Finding Vivian Maier’
‘Last Days in Vietnam’
‘The Salt of The Earth’
‘Virunga’
Film Editing— And the Oscar goes to Tom Cross for ‘Whiplash’
The nominations were:
‘American Sniper’
‘Boyhood’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Whiplash’
Best Cinematography— And the Oscar goes to…Emmanuel Lubezki, ‘Birdman’
The nominations were:
Roger Deakins, ‘Unbroken’
Emmanuel Lubezki, ‘Birdman’
Dick Pope, ‘Mr. Turner’
Robert Yeoman, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, “Ida”
Best Production Design— And the Oscar goes to…‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
The nominations were:
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Interstellar’
‘Into the Woods’
‘Mr Turner’
Best Animated Feature— And the Oscar goes to ‘Big Hero 6’
The nominations were:
‘Big Hero 6’
‘The Boxtrolls’
‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
‘Song of the Sea’
‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya’
Best Short Film, Animated— And the Oscar goes to ‘Feast’
The nominations were:
‘The Bigger Picture’
‘The Dam Keeper’
‘Feast’
‘Me and My Moulton’
‘A Single Life’
Best Visual Effects— And the award goes to…‘Interstellar’
The nominations were:
‘Captain America: the Winter Soldier’
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’
‘Guardians of The Galaxy’
‘Interstellar’
‘X-Men: Days of the Future Past’
Best Supporting Actress— And the Oscar goes to Patricia Arquette, ‘Boyhood’
The nominations were:
Patricia Arquette, ‘Boyhood’
Laura Dern, “Wild”
Keira Knightley, ‘The Imitation Game’
Emma Stone, ‘Birdman’
Meryl Streep, ‘Into the Woods’
Best Sound Editing– And the Oscar goes to…Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman for ‘American Sniper’
The nominations were:
‘American Sniper’
‘Birdman’
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’
‘Interstellar’
‘Unbroken’
Best Sound Mixing— And the Oscar goes to…‘American Sniper’
The nominations were:
‘American Sniper’
‘Birdman’
‘Interstellar’
‘Unbroken’
‘Whiplash’
Best Documentary Short Subject— And the Oscar goes to…‘Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1’
The nominations were:
‘Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1’
‘Joanna’
‘Our Curse’
‘The Reaper: La Parka’
‘White Earth’
Best Short Film, Live Action — And the Oscar goes to… The Phone Call
The nominations were:
‘Aya’
‘Boogaloo and Graham’
‘Butter Lamp’
‘Parvaneh’
‘The Phonecall’
Best Foreign Film — And the Oscar goes to…. Polish movie Ida.
The nominations were:
‘Leviathan’
‘Ida’
‘Tangerines’
“Timbuktu”
‘Wild Tales’
Best Makeup and Hairstyling— And the Oscar goes to….The Grand Budapest Hotel.
The nominations were:
‘Foxcatcher’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Jennifer Lopez presents Oscar to Milena Canonero for Best Costume Design.
Best Costume Design– And the Oscar goes to….The Grand Budapest Hotel
The nominations were:
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
“Inherent Vice”
‘Into the Woods’
‘Maleficent’
‘Mr. Turner’
- Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine performs on stage.
Best Supporting Actor— And the Oscar goes to…JK Simmons, ‘Whiplash’.
The nominations were:
Robert Duvall, ‘The Judge’
Ethan Hawke, ‘Boyhood’
Edward Norton, ‘Birdman’
Mark Ruffalo, ‘Foxcatcher’
JK Simmons, ‘Whiplash’
- Oscar ceremony kicks off with Neil Patrick Harris song.
- And it begins!
- Scarlett Johansson green outfit looks ravishing.
- Lady Gaga, who is likely to mesmerise many through her performance, arrives at the red carpet. ‘I’m here to entertain the nominees and celebrate the Oscars,’ says she.
- Bradley Cooper arrives at the Red Carpet in black tuxedo. “It’s crazy,” says he.
- ‘It’s exciting to be here,’ says gorgeous Naomi Watts
- Crowd goes gaga over Jennifer lopez — among the best dressed on the red carpet!
- The Imitation Game actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives waving at fans. His new wife, Sophie Hunter, who is pregnant with the couple’s first child, arrives with him.
- Gone girl actress Rosamund Pike dazzles Red Carpet with her stunning attire.
- Eddie Redmayne walks with his wife at the Red Carpet.
- JK Simmons greets all with a grin.
- Best Actor nominee Michael Keaton walks with confidence on the Red Carpet.
- TV Star Neil Patrick Harris, who will be hosting the 2015 Oscars, arrives with hubby David Burtka.
- ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ actress Dakota Johnson in a red gown is among the early Red Carpet arrivals.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor and Chancellor of universities in the state C Vidyasagar Rao has convened a meeting of Vice-Chancellors of non-agricultural universities on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Finance and Planning Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, Higher, Technical and Education Minister Vinod Tawde, Ministers of State and senior government officials will attend the meeting, which will be held in Sahyadri State Guest House at 5 PM, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.
The meeting comes after Mumbai University Vice-Chancellor Rajan Welukar was on February 19 removed from his post after being found that he did not qualify for it.
The previous meeting of the Joint Board of Vice- Chancellors was held on September 3, 2013.
The governor will also present President’s Police Medals and Police Medals for Distinguished and Meritorious Service to 57 police officers and personnel at Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan tomorrow evening.
The police medals were announced on the Republic Day in 2013. Fadnavis and senior police officers will be present on the occasion.
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor and Chancellor of universities in the state C Vidyasagar Rao has convened a meeting of Vice-Chancellors of non-agricultural universities on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Finance and Planning Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, Higher, Technical and Education Minister Vinod Tawde, Ministers of State and senior government officials will attend the meeting, which will be held in Sahyadri State Guest House at 5 PM, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.
The meeting comes after Mumbai University Vice-Chancellor Rajan Welukar was on February 19 removed from his post after being found that he did not qualify for it.
The previous meeting of the Joint Board of Vice- Chancellors was held on September 3, 2013.
The governor will also present President’s Police Medals and Police Medals for Distinguished and Meritorious Service to 57 police officers and personnel at Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan tomorrow evening.
The police medals were announced on the Republic Day in 2013. Fadnavis and senior police officers will be present on the occasion.
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