Society

“We assumed that the matter ended there. However, we got a call from Kondhwa police summoning my husband and son to the station. There they were told that Kadam had filed a complaint that he had been abused and threatened by them. The police warned them and let them go. That same evening Kadam threatened my son again in the parking lot,” Mangal recounted. The next day the family had gone to a relative’s place for dinner, but Kawade stayed back home. “When we returned, he did not respond to our ringing the bell. Finally we broke the lock and entered to find he had handed himself in the bedroom with a saree. I called for help, but no one came. Finally, my daughter brought him down and we rushed him to the hospital in an auto-rickshaw,” the widow narrated with tears in her eyes. “The society members continue to harass us. We approached the cops, who had lodged an accidental death. They refused to take cognisance. Even on the day we finally lodged the … [Read more...] about Hsg society members arrested for abetting suicide of a resident

'If someone is pointing out a case where a vaccine caused harm or that they're worried about it — you know, that's a difficult thing to say from my perspective that you shouldn't be allowed to express at all,' he said.  … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg says he ‘hopes’ Facebook doesn’t destroy society, insists the platform isn’t a conservative echo chamber and he WON’T remove anti-vaxxer content

The state legislature has passed an amendment nullifying a provision that barred candidates with criminal background. Persons with criminal records are no longer barred from contesting elections to cooperative societies, which include cooperative banks, housing societies and sugar factories. The state legislature on Tuesday passed an amendment to the Maharashtra State Cooperative Societies Act (1960), nullifying a provision barring such persons from elections. Social activists and opposition parties have slammed the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition for the move. In 2016, the Devendra Fadnavis government had amended a clause in the Act and barred people with criminal background. It had introduced the bill in the wake of the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank scam. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, had superseded the MSC Bank board. The directors of the bank included then deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, and some other Congress and NCP leaders. Subsequently, the … [Read more...] about Crime record not a hurdle for contesting elections to cooperative societies

Migrant parallel societies are an issue in many Western European countries like neighbouring Germany, where migrant-background no-go areas exist in cities like Duisberg and Cologne. In Germany, at least a quarter of the population now comes from migrant-backgrounds. … [Read more...] about Austrian Integration Minister Rejects Any Form of Parallel Migrant Societies

The ED probe is based on an FIR registered by the Khadebazar police in September 2017 against the then Society chairman, Anand Appugol, and 15 others for allegedly embezzling more than ₹232.69 crore collected from over 1,300 members through fixed deposits by promising them a high rate of interest, ranging from 12 to 16% per annum. … [Read more...] about ₹31.35 cr. worth properties of Belgaum co-op society chief, associates attached

Bernard worked in casting for 30 years on numerous award-winning films and TV shows. Some of the notable talent she championed include casting Terrence Howard in his first series role in Tall Hopes, putting Jamie Foxx on In Living Color, and giving Jada Pinkett Smith her first lead role on Moe’s World. Her numerous credits include groundbreaking films with actors of color including Cool Runnings, Deep Cover and Fat Albert, and hit series like Martin, Moesha, In the House and The Parkers. … [Read more...] about Chemin Bernard, Who Found Early Roles For Terrence Howard, Jamie Foxx And Jada Pinkett Smith, Honored By Casting Society Of America

Seneca Valley senior Sarah Widenhofer and Dorseyville Middle School eighth-grader Johnny will have their pictures on display during the annual Times Square presentation Saturday. The photos highlight children, teens and adults with Down syndrome. … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh-Area Students To Be Featured In National Down Syndrome Society Video

— Nakuul Mehta (@NakuulMehta) September 6, 2020 The only way he can deal with it is by not staying quiet, he believes. “I don’t want to get into a fight or virtue call anyone but if we don’t stand up for humanity, you are actually on the other side. That’s where from the poem Giddh came from,” he says, mentioning a poem he recited on Instagram that talked about humans becoming vultures. “Everyone is on a hunt to find a villain. We forgot to give respect to the person whom we lost. I feel helpless and angry and I don’t know who to blame. If standing up means being trolled, at times, then I need to find ways by not countering hate by hate but by being compassionate with words and storytelling,” he signs off. … [Read more...] about “How do you come back from society which is fractured?” asks Nakuul Mehta

“Some would argue the suburbs have been a retrograde step. They are only a recent innovation – they came with cars. It is because of the limitation of people’s contact with others, and critically the divorcing of everyday shopping from where people live, so they don’t develop the friendships that one sees happen in Europe where shopping is closer to where people live.” … [Read more...] about How urban design can transform lonely cities into social societies

She became a fixture of the international jet-set, hosting Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy on their visits to Spain and turning her Madrid palace over to French designer Yves Saint Laurent to stage a Dior fashion show in 1959. … [Read more...] about Get set for the society wedding of the year! Count of Osorno, the grandson of Spain’s richest woman, is engaged to his heiress girlfriend after two years of dating