Sajith B Warrier

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Wide-eyed journo who follows ringside view of sports. Guardian of Beautiful Game, Gunners man, RayBan fan and Guru Dutt protege. Retweets are not endorsements.

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Trial begins over ‘Trump Train’ encounter with 2020 Biden campaign bus

Sep 8, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

Lawyers for the plaintiffs have argued that in organizing to harass and intimidate the campaign bus, the defendants violated state law and the federal Enforcement Act of 1871, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Shobha Karandlaje to chair meet with south Indian states on labour reforms

Aug 28, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment will hold a meeting with south Indian states and union territories in Bengaluru on Friday to discuss labour reforms and boosting employment generation. Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje will chair the meeting.
Remembering Guru Dutt's 99th birth anniversary: Posthumous fame mirrors his cinematic legacy

Jul 8, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

Born on July 9, 1925, Guru Dutt was a multi-faceted genius who donned different hats, including those of choreographer, writer, producer, financier, director, and actor. A man of few words, he was celebrated for his brilliance only decades after his death. Guru Dutt was literally Indian cinema’s Don Juan and Nietzsche merged into one. Starting his career as a dancer, Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone, aka Guru Dutt, carved out a niche in Indian cinema in a very short span of time.
Progressive writers Girish Karnad and Devanur Mahadeva back in Karnataka text books

Mar 5, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier |Rashmi Belur

As per the order, the committee's recommendations were submitted for textbooks pertaining to Class 1-10 Kannada first and second language, Class 9-10 Kannada third language and Class 6-10 Social Science subjects. The committee has retained all the corrections introduced into the textbooks as soon as the Congress came into power in the state.
A tribute to Waheeda Rehman: The dancer from Chengalpattu turns 86

Feb 2, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

Born in the small town of Chengalpattu, which is roughly 60 km away from Chennai, Waheeda Rehman moved to Rajahmundry near Hyderabad, apparently to pursue her career as a dancer, but she was destined to become an acclaimed actress in the 'Maximum City'-- Mumbai.
Cipla stocks jump over 7% after earnings announcement

Jan 23, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

New Delhi: Shares of Cipla on Tuesday jumped more than 7 per cent a day after the company reported a 32.25 per cent rise in its profit to Rs 1,068.41 crore in the third quarter. The company's shares climbed 7.35 per cent to close at Rs 1,409.05 apiece on the BSE. On the NSE, the scrip of Cipla advanced 6.97 per cent to end at Rs 1,407.95 per piece. In volume terms, 2.98 lakh equity shares were traded on the BSE, while 75.56 lakh shares were traded on the NSE, during the day.
Public welfare scheme of previous govt will not be stopped, says Mohan Yadav

Jan 1, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

Earlier, he had assured the State Assembly that all schemes would continue after the opposition Congress raised the question of continuation of Ladli Behna Yojana, a flagship scheme started by the previous BJP government under Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The entire Nimar region has played an important role in the development of Madhya Pradesh, and a proposal to develop a new track to take the route coming from the south through Nimar region has been discussed with the railway minister, he said.
Remembering Mohammed Rafi on his 99th birth anniversary

Dec 23, 2023 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

'Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai' (Pyaasa) It is one of the best songs rendered by Rafi Sahab, complemented by Sahir Ludhianvi’s lyric. As Yasser Usman mentions in his book 'Guru Dutt: An Unfinished story', rejection of the world and life itself was the central theme of this 1957 cult classic. The unfading memory of the song had Guru Dutt in a posture that resembles crucifixion. The song and Rafi’s mesmeric voice ran parallel with Guru Dutt’s state of mind in those days.
BJP leader Adhikari visits Secretariat, contradicts Mamata's claims

Dec 20, 2023 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier |Mohammed Shamsi

Kolkata: On a day when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, back in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, apparently countering the development, reached out to the state’s Chief Secretary with “grievances”. Incidentally, Banerjee, and Adhikari, both, wrote to the prime minister on Wednesday with their own set of issues. Accompanied by three other BJP MLAs on the unscheduled visit, Adhikari raised several issues.
Bangladesh EC asks for pre-deployment of army during January 7 election

Dec 18, 2023 | deccanherald.com | Sajith B Warrier

A small advance team of armed forces can be sent to each district to collect primary information and data on the communication system, physical infrastructures and electoral environment, conditions of the election area, it said.