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  • Nupur Sharma row has not dented India’s picture: Piyush Goyal

    By Express News Service

    KOCHI: Fighting the outrage triggered by the derogatory assertion made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma about Prophet Mohammed, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal mentioned the controversy has not dented the picture of the Modi authorities and India will proceed to guide the world.

    Interacting with mediapersons right here on Tuesday, the minister mentioned Indians residing in Gulf nations are protected and they won’t have to fret. “The comment was not made by a government functionary and the foreign office has come out with a clarification. We have not heard of any campaign to boycott Indian products. There is no tension and the countries have only pointed out that such a statement should not be made. The BJP leadership has taken action against the person concerned,” he mentioned.

    Alleging that the regulation and order scenario is deteriorating in Kerala below the CPM regime, Goyal mentioned the BJP is frightened in regards to the political murders within the state. “Both the LDF and the UDF have proven that they don’t imagine in democratic methods. The CPM’s ties with the SDPI and the PFI is well-known in Kerala. In phrases of crimes in opposition to girls too, Kerala exhibits a repeatedly deteriorating scenario.

    I feel the house division in Kerala has collapsed and the federal government is answerable to the individuals ,” he mentioned. Goyal mentioned the Centre has not given permission for the Ok-Rail venture. Considering the favored discontent, the federal government ought to reroute the venture as per individuals’s want. “As railway minister, I used to hold talks with the Kerala government, but it never acquired land for essential projects to help improve the railway network in the state. Having seen the track record, I don’t think the government will be able to acquire land for the SilverLine project,” he mentioned. 

  • ‘Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness’ banned in Saudi Arabia.

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Marvel Studios’ much-anticipated film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has been banned in Saudi Arabia and several other different Arab nations as a result of presence of a homosexual character.

    The “Doctor Strange” sequel, which is able to launch within the US on May 6, was initially scheduled for hit theatres within the Saudi Arabia and different Gulf nations on May 5.

    According to Variety, the Saudi Arabian censors did not difficulty the distribution certificates to the Benedict Cumberbatch-led superhero film.

    The Sam Raimi-directed sequel stars Cumberbatch because the titular character and likewise options new hero America Chavez, performed by actor Xochitl Gomez. Her character within the movie is reportedly homosexual.

    Prior to “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”, Marvel’s “The Eternals” was banned in Saudi Arabia, over its same-gender couple romance and the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first homosexual superhero.

    “Doctor Strange” sequel follows the Sorcerer Supreme as he tries to comprise the aftermath of the multiverse-fracturing spell he solid in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” which brought about villains from throughout the multiverse to spill over into the central Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline.