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1 week ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Balakrishna Ganeshan
The Supreme Court on Monday, May 5, agreed to hear a plea seeking horizontal reservation for transgender persons in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2025–26. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan issued notice to the Union government, national medical bodies, and all states and Union Territories, directing them to file their responses.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Balakrishna Ganeshan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 28, acquitted a man sentenced to death for the 2013 rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman hailing from Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, stating that there are "gaping holes" in the prosecution's story. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra, and KV Viswanathan was hearing an appeal preferred by Chandrabhan Sanap, who was under a death sentence for the crime.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
thenewsminute.com | Bharathy Singaravel |Balakrishna Ganeshan
Newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending Birthright Citizenship: a move that aims to withdraw the current practise of automatically granting US citizenship to children born in the country even if their parents are on a visa or are undocumented.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thenewsminute.com | Korah Abraham |Balakrishna Ganeshan
The United Christian Forum (UCF) has reported 834 incidents of violence against Christians in India in 2024, reflecting a significant increase from the 733 cases recorded in 2023. With an average of over 67 incidents per month, the UCF’s data points to an alarming trend of hostility towards the community, prompting the organisation to seek urgent intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to safeguard the community’s rights and security.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
thenewsminute.com | Balakrishna Ganeshan
Sankranthiki Vasthunnam (Telugu)Like all of Anil Ravipudi’s previous films, Sankranthiki Vasthunnam, starring Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, and others is a silly film. The director is aware of the goofy story and its eccentric characters. The film never takes itself seriously, which is the best thing about it, but when it turns preachy, it becomes insufferable. This is not a film for critics or anyone who takes cinema seriously or looks for logic.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thenewsminute.com | Balakrishna Ganeshan
Daaku Maharaaj (Telugu)The trailer of Daaku Maharaaj, directed by Bobby Kolli and starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, was novel enough to pique interest. While big-name actors often shy away from experimenting with their roles, it was refreshing to see Balakrishna in a new avatar as a dacoit. However, the curiosity was short-lived, as the film soon revealed that this novelty was its only engaging aspect.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thenewsminute.com | Balakrishna Ganeshan
Game Changer (Telugu)I was mildly worried when director Shankar revealed that his political drama Game Changer was designed with the short attention span of the new-age audience in mind, catering to those who thrive on instant gratification through Instagram reels. As promised, the movie is fast-paced albeit patchy, but entertaining nonetheless. The film stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, SJ Suryah, Anjali, Srikanth, Jayaram, and others.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
thenewsminute.com | Balakrishna Ganeshan
Following the assault and murder of a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Chennai, Penn Thozhilalargal Sangam—a union for women domestic workers, staged a protest at the K3 Anna Nagar police station on November 5, demanding swift and stringent action against the accused. The protestors also demanded to establish a redressal system for domestic workers to report abuse and sought strict implementation of laws preventing child labour.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thenewsminute.com | Bharathy Singaravel |Balakrishna Ganeshan
An event held in Chennai on November 3, claiming that Brahmins in Tamil Nadu are being “persecuted” has led to widespread controversy. Organised by Arjun Sampath, founder of the right-wing outfit, the Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK), the rally demanded that Brahmins should also have the “protection” of the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act that abolished the casteist practise of ‘untouchability’.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
thenewsminute.com | Balakrishna Ganeshan
A voice over of Baskhar (Dulquer Salmaan) says, ‘a good gambler knows when to stop playing.’ But is Baskhar a good gambler? This is the premise of Lucky Baskhar, a Telugu film directed by Venkat Atluri. Lucky Baskhar stars actors Dulquer Salmaan and Meenakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles. The movie is set in the year 1992; Baskhar a bank employee, is caught by the CBI for possessing a whopping Rs 100 crore in his bank account.
