QWrap: Rahul’s ‘Cryptic’ Yoga Post, Cong Opposes Triple Talaq Bill
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1. Rahul’s Cryptic ‘New India’ Yoga Day Post Draws Tweeple’s Ire
As the fifth edition of International Yoga Day was celebrated with much gusto across the country on Friday, 21 June, Congress President Rahul Gandhi put out a cryptic tweet about the event.
It's not clear if the tweet was intended to mock, but newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party MP for Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya was quick to lash out against the Congress chief, saying "he has insulted our army, brave Jawans, the incredible dog unit, Yoga tradition and our country."
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2. Cong Opposing Triple Talaq Bill ‘Deeply Regrettable’: RS Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday, introduced a fresh Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament. "This is not a matter of religion, caste or community. It is a matter of a woman's dignity and integrity," he said.
The bill was opposed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who said, “We are not against the banning of the practice, but the contents of the bill.”
Prasad called Congress' opposition regrettable and said, "a woman leader like Sonia Gandhi ji leads the Congress party, yet the same party takes an anti-women position in the Lok Sabha, opposing even the introduction of the bill. I must say it is not only painful, but deeply regrettable."
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3. Review: ‘Kabir Singh’ Reinforces Abusive and Dangerous Notions of Love
Sandeep Vanga’s Arjun Reddy, which released in 2017 was a hugely popular but equally polarising.
A story about an ill-tempered alcoholic surgeon’s downward spiral when the love of his life gets married to someone else, Arjun’s sense of entitlement, the complete lack of agency granted to Preeti and the implicit support that our hero gets in the film obviously prove to be very problematic.
Now releasing in Hindi with Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani in the lead and directed by Sandeep Vanga himself, the movie is a frame-by-frame and scene-by-scene copy of the original.
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4. India Look to Follow England With Run-Fest Against Afghanistan
The scoreboard may need as much preparation and maintenance checks as the wicket ahead of the anticipated run-fest when India seeks to follow title rival England by thumping Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday, 22 June.
India and England remain the bookmakers' favourites to contest the 14 July final at Lord's. That's despite unbeaten New Zealand and a genuinely resurgent Australia, which has lost only one of its six games, that loss against India.
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