Q@9: #GoHomeIndianMedia, Bombay Velvet’s Censor Woes and More

1. #GoHomeIndianMedia: Did the Media go Wrong?On Sunday evening #GoHomeIndianMedia was the top trending hashtag in Nepal with more than 60,000 tweets on the topic.The hashtag began trending because the Indian media’s coverage was perceived as treating the Nepal earthquake as a public relations exercise on behalf of the Indian government.Read more here. 2. Watch: Modi’s Solidarity with Nepal on Buddha PurnimaOn ‘Buddha Purnima’ the birth anniversary of the Buddha, PM Narendra Modi said his teachings of compassion were the answer to the ongoing turmoil in the world. Modi said he wished his “beloved” Nepal bounced back soon from its current crisis created by the devastating earthquake. Watch the video here.3. Vishwas Laughs Off Illicit Affair Accusations Against Him“Hahaha... khareed nahi sake toh neechta pe uttrey hai” (couldn’t buy me out so they have stooped to such low levels). This was Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas’s reaction on Twitter after being summoned by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) over a complaint made by a female party member.Read more here.4. Markets Close: Sensex Soars 479 Points, Nifty Rises by 150 PointsThe benchmark BSE Sensex soared 479 points on Monday to settle at 27,490.59 on across-the-board buying led by auto, realty and refinery stocks, as investors took fresh positions after persistent selling in April. Moreover, the 50-share NSE Nifty rose by 150 points to recapture the 8,300-level. Read more here.5. Don’t Care If People Think NBA Stint Is A Gimmick: Sim BhullarSim Bhullar, the first man of Indian descent to play in NBA, doesn’t care if his association with the ‘big league’ is seen as a marketing gimmick and he only hopes the latest visit to the native country of his parents inspires more youth to play basketball. Read more here.6. China Hand Suspected In NSCN(K) Attacks on Indian ForcesTwo back-to-back developments in the insurgency-affected India-Myanmar frontier have raised the hackles in New Delhi, especially after recent attacks on Indian security forces in Nagaland.Subir Bhaumik writes that Indian intelligence suspects a ‘discreet Chinese push’ behind the formation of the UNLFWSEA to keep Delhi under pressure – lest it moves too close to Washington.Read more here.7. Facebook Rolls out Internet.org, Now What About Net Neutrality?Facebook recently introduced its controversial Internet.org platform which allows developers to easily create services that integrate with Internet.org.This move comes after a number of e-commerce firms and content developers withdrew this service as they thought that the platform was against net neutrality.Read more here.8. ‘Bombay Velvet’ Hits Censor TroubleAnurag Kashyap’s ambitious period drama Bombay Velvet is currently facing trouble at the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). According to reports, the Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma starrer was screened for members of the CBFC last week and the Board recommended an ‘Adult’ certificate for it. The CBFC allegedly has a problem with the amount of violence in the film as well as certain swear words used by its actors. Read more here.9. The Wonder Years: 1st Ever Grammy Awards (1959)The Gramophone Awards, as they were originally known, started out as the record industry’s answer to the Oscars and the Emmys in 1959. Being a black-tie event from its very inception 56 years ago, this first ever ceremony happened inside the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton in LA and the night was full of surprises! Check out some of the tunes that rocked the very first year of the grand Grammys. Read more here.

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