In a ruling that is raising eyebrows, the Supreme Court has said the national anthem must be played in cinemas before movie screenings and all exits will be shut during that time. The order instantly raised questions about emergencies like a fire. Acting on a petition by Shyam Narayan Chouksey, who runs an NGO in Bhopal, the court ruled that everyone should rise for the anthem, with the national flag on the screen, because citizens "are duty-bound to show respect to the national anthem which is the symbol of the constitutional patriotism."
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Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of the BCCI stating that the parent body has "done a lot for the game in the country".
Notwithstanding economists' prediction that demonetisation would hit the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said when informal economy goes into the formal mode with the banning of high-value currency, this will add to the GDP.
Sachin Tendulkar has proposed a system of using two different balls and two different pitches in domestic cricket games
Notwithstanding economists' prediction that demonetisation would hit the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today when informal economy goes into the formal mode with the banning of high-value currency, this will add to the GDP.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 15921 runs in Test cricket which is more than any other player.
Sachin Tendulkar retired in November 2013 after playing 24 years of international cricket which began in 1989.
Defending his decision to hold a referendum which led to Britain's exit from the EU, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron today said there are issues that go above Parliament and not taking people's consent on vital subjects is a "potential problem".
Amarinder Singh, Congress's Punjab chief predicts that the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will win less than 20 of 117 seats in the state elections now months away and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will get "a bit more than that." Sukhbir Badal of SAD wagers the Congress will win about 35, with the Aam Aadmi Party getting "less than 10."
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