Mainstream WeeklyClose-Up (Persian: کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک, nemā-ye nazdīk) is a 1990 Iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film. It features the people involved, acting as themselves.
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Film: Close-Up (Nema-ye Nazdik) | Abbas Kiarostami [1990]
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Public Statement from Lawyers Regarding the Supreme Court Ruling in Prashant Bhushan Contempt of Court Case | Aug 17 2020
21 August 2020Statement to the Supreme Court and to the Public of India at large.
We, the below named, practicing members of the bar in India, have noted with dismay, the judgment of the Supreme Court, in Mr. Prashant Bhushan’s contempt case. An independent judiciary consisting of independent judges and lawyers, is the basis of the rule of law in a Constitutional democracy. Mutual respect and the absence of coercion, are the hallmarks of a harmonious relationship between the bar and bench. Any tilting (…) -
Full Text of Statement by Prashant Bhushan before Justice Arun Mishra’s Supreme Court of India bench on August 20, 2020
21 August 2020Respondent 1
I have gone through the judgment of this Hon’ble Court. I am pained that I have been held guilty of committing contempt of the Court whose majesty I have tried to uphold — not as a courtier or cheerleader but as a humble guard – for over three decades, at some personal and professional cost.
I am pained, not because I may be punished, but because I have been grossly misunderstood. I am shocked that the court holds me guilty of “malicious, scurrilous, calculated attack” on (…) -
Condemnation of attempt by UP Government to suppress Right to Freedom of Expression - Press Release by Socialist Party, India | August 17, 2020
21 August 2020Socialist Party (India) Lohia Bhawan, Narhi, Lucknow 226001, India www.spi.org.in
PRESS RELEASE | प्रेस विज्ञप्ति | 17 August 2020 Condemnation of attempt by UP Government to suppress Right to Freedom of Expression
उत्तर प्रदेश में अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता को कुचलने की कोशिश की निंदा
The act by Uttar Pradesh police to put a lock outside the Aam Admi Party office in Lucknow is an indication of its insecurity and Socialist Party (India) condemns this action. The UP (…) -
The worsening crisis in handlooms and handicrafts sector - Press Release by National Federation for Handlooms and Handicrafts (NFFH) | August 19, 2020
21 August 2020Press Release The worsening crisis in handlooms and handicrafts sector 19th Aug 2020, New Delhi The National Federation for Handlooms and Handicrafts (NFFH) organized an online press conference with representatives from weaving and artisan communities from across the country. The meeting was addressed by representatives from 9 states. At the outset, the speakers highlighted the importance of the sector which is second only to agriculture in employment generation in the country. (…)
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CPI Reiterates Demand to Make PM CARES Fund Transparent | Press Release, Aug. 19, 2020
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Communist Party of India (CPI) Ajoy Bhavan, 15, Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002
Press Release
New Delhi
August 19, 2020
CPI Reiterates Demand to Make PM CARES Fund Transparent
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (August 19, 2020):
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India feels that the Supreme Court verdict on PM CARES Fund is a blow to transparency and accountability. The Party demands (…) -
[vert]Table of Contents - Mainstream’s Lockdown edition no. 21 | Aug 15, 2020[/vert]
14 August 2020Mainstream, VOL LVIII No 35, New Delhi, August 15, 2020 Letter to the Readers - Lockdown Edition 21 - August 15, 2020 The Angst of August: Reading The Recent Political History of India | Anil Nauriya Only by the people | P B Sawant NEP Reads like an impressive wish list but barters right to education | Anita Rampal Glorification of Manu-Smriti at Ram Temple’s consecration event in Ayodhya on Aug 5, 2020 | Suresh Khairnar Cultural Component of Indian (…)
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[bleu]Letter to the Readers - Mainstream’s Lockdown Edition 21, Aug 15 2020 [/bleu]
14 August 2020As we celebrate today our 74th Independence day our first thoughts go back to our valiant freedom fighters — but for whose superhuman sacrifices we would not have been able to enjoy the fruits of freedom. Eight months ago, in December 2019, it was written in these columns:
“ … there is no gainsaying that with his second victory at the hustings Modi with his Sancho Panza is in a highly defiant mood and has carried on his task of a total overhaul of the country. The de-monetisation of (…) -
The Angst of August: Reading The Recent Political History of India | Anil Nauriya
14 August 2020, by Anil NauriyaThe Temple Construction at Ayodhya at the spot where the Babri Masjid stood is a product of a pseudo-religious movement which one of its early proponents, who later served as Deputy Prime Minister, had once admitted was essentially political in character.