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Hans India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Hundreds form human chains protesting against Waqf Act
Hyderabad: Hundreds of people formed human chains at various locations across the city on Sunday to oppose the Waqf Amendment Act-2025. The demonstrations organised under the banner 'Save Waqf' witnessed participation from community leaders, activists and concerned citizens. The protest was organised by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and All-India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM). Protesters were seen wearing black armbands as a mark of dissent. AIMIM floor leader and Chandrayangutta MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi joined the protest outside Owaisi Hospital in Santoshnagar, lending his voice gainst the Act and raised slogans like 'Waqf Bachao', 'Dastoor Bachao' and 'Hindustan Zindabad'. Speaking to the gathering, he called the Act 'unconstitutional and unjust', urging the government to withdraw it immediately. A massive human chain was formed at Charminar, attracting attention across the city. Many shop-owners and traders gathered to protest. Charminar MLA Mir Zulfiqar Ali participated. The protesters emphasised that the amendment Act threatens the sanctity and autonomy of Waqf properties, which are meant for community welfare. Protesters gathered in large numbers at Pillar No 212 in Rajendranagar and several other areas. The protests saw political backing from local representatives, with MLAs Majid Hussain (Nampally), Mohd Mubeen (Bahadurpura), Ahmed Balala (Malakpet), Kausar Mohiuddin (Karwan) and Jaffer Hussain Meraj (Yakutpura) protested in their respective constituencies and expressed solidarity with the demonstrators. They criticised the amendments, claiming they infringe on minority rights and Waqf autonomy. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and several other residents and shop-owners in the city on April 30 switched off lights of their homes and establishments to join the silent protest against the Act.
Mint
19-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
HMVL reports ₹45.40 crore Q4 profit amid strong digital growth
Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL), the publisher of Hindustan and the operator of digital platform OTTPlay, reported a profit after tax of ₹ 45.40 crore in the quarter ended March, up from ₹ 10.74 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations rose to ₹ 201.25 crore from ₹ 188.05 crore last year, HMVL said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Total expenses in the fourth quarter were lower at ₹ 208.58 crore versus ₹ 219.51 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from printing and publishing of newspapers and periodicals was marginally lower at ₹ 180.59 crore compared with ₹ 181.47 crore a year earlier, the filing said. Digital segment revenue surged threefold year-on-year to ₹ 19.64 crore from ₹ 5.84 crore in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal. HMVL said its board has approved investments of up to ₹ 7.71 crore in electric mobility player VIR Mobility Pvt. Ltd by subscribing to equity shares or convertible equity-linked instruments. 'The investment is being made in the fast-growing target entity for the purpose of capital return in future with an aim to leverage media assets owned by the company,' the filing said. VIR Mobility currently has three versions of e-bikes in its portfolio priced between ₹ 35,000 and ₹ 55,000, it added. In 2022, OTTPlay, the recommendation and content discovery platform for streaming services, launched by HT Labs, turned into a streaming service featuring content from a range of OTT platforms. With the launch of OTTplay Premium, the service now hosts multiple Indian and international video streaming services. Subscribers are now able to choose from language-based or thematic subscription bundles. The platform has onboarded SonyLIV, ZEE5, Lionsgate Play, Sun NXT, ShemarooMe, Curiosity Stream, ShortsTV and DocuBay streaming services, besides four international brands such as Hallmark Movies Now, DUST, FUSE+ and Tastemade+, which were so far unavailable in India. HT Labs is the innovation platform of HT Media, which is also the publisher of Mint. Apart from Hindustan, HMVL also publishes Nandan (a children's magazine), and Kadambini (a socio-cultural magazine). Even though telecom operators also offer OTT video platforms as a bundled service, the arrival of aggregators such as OTTPlay, Prime Video Channels, Tata Play and Airtel XStream Premium bodes well for the reach and subscriber base of platforms that may not be investing aggressively in distribution and marketing.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Protest against desecration of holy books in Belagavi
Members of various Muslim organisations held protests in some places in Belagavi district of Karnataka on May 16 against the alleged desecration of holy books, including the holy Quran, in Santi Bastawad village recently. A massive rally was taken out in Belagavi. Similar rallies were held in Hukkeri and some other towns. They complained that unidentified persons had stolen the holy Quran and Hadith books from a shelf in the village mosque, and burnt them in a field. A large number of people gathered in front of the Anjuman ground near Kittur Rani Channamma Circle. They raised slogans like 'Nara Taqdeer, Allahu Akbar' and 'Hindustan Zindabad', 'Islam Zindabad'. They held flags and placards. They demanded arrest of the accused. They submitted a petition to the Deputy Commissioner's office, demanding strict punishment to the offenders. Traders voluntarily closed shops on major roads of Belagavi to express solidarity with the protest. The crowd began swelling up after the afternoon prayers. The protest led to blocking of road traffic for nearly two hours in all the roads leading to the circle. MLA Asif Sait, youth leader Aman Sait, current and former members of the city corporation, and a large number of Muslim citizens participated in the protest. The protesters demanded the arrest of the accused at the earliest. Mr. Sait condemned the theft and burning of the holy books, and demanded swift legal action. 'What has happened is unforgivable. The Police Commissioner has promised to arrest the accused in a week. Earlier, the police had sought a deadline of three days. But officers were busy in cracking the case of the desecration of the idgah in the same village. Now that they have solved the old case, we hope that they will put their full force in this case,' he said. He said that a negligent police officer had been suspended. He appealed to the community members to maintain peace and to cooperate with the police. As a precautionary measure, the city Police Commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang had imposed prohibitory orders in the central business district. Police had asked the protestors to carry out a peaceful march. Police said around 3,000 officers and personnel were on duty. The rally was disturbed for a few moments after some young protestors got into an altercation over allegations of some police constables pushing them. Senior officers pacified the agitated youth. As many as 11 organisations joined the protest in Hukkeri. They demanded action against the offenders and steps from the government to see that such incidents are not repeated.
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Muslims in Bharuch celebrate Indian air strike on terror camps in Pakistan
In Bharuch, members of the Muslim community distributed sweets and chanted 'Indian Army Zindabad, Hindustan Zindabad' as they celebrated India's air strike on terror sites in Pakistan on Wednesday in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. Videos of these people holding the Tricolour and distributing sweets have gone viral on various social media platforms. A group of Muslim youths, some wearing skull caps and some in Kafni Pajamas, reached the Jambusar bypass road in Dahej in western Bharuch on Wednesday morning hours after 'Operation Sindoor' were carried out. These youths had Indian national flags in their hands as they raised slogans hailing the country and the armed forces. They stopped vehicles plying on the main road and distributed sweets to drivers and passengers. 'We came to know about the air strike by the Indian armed forces on terror camps in Pakistan through social media and news channels, on Wednesday morning. We are very happy and wanted to celebrate,' a social activist and a district leader of Samast Muslim Samaj, Bharuch, told The Indian Express. 'The air strike on terror camps was the best reply the Indian armed forces could have given to Pakistan. The family of the 26 people killed (in the Pahalgam attack) and the surivirors will be happy. The souls of the deceased rest in peace. Justice has been served today, and we hail the operation carried out by Government of India on the terror sites in Pakistan,' he further said.
Indian Express
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
United chorus across nation: Jai Hind
In one of the first posts confirming the strikes, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wrote on X: 'Bharat Mata ki jai.' Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also took to social media and hailed the Army. 'Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki sena!' he wrote. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister of Food Processing and Industry Chirag Paswan were among other prominent figures to post 'Jai Hind' after the strikes. North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari said in a post, 'April 22: Modi ko bata dena? May 7: Modi ne bata diya (April 22: Go and tell Modi? May 7: Modi told you)'. He was referring to statements from some Pahalgam attack survivors, who said the militants had told them to 'go tell (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi' what they had been through. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, in a post in Sanskrit and Hindi, said, 'Courage, brilliance and restraint are the soldiers of India. May victory be eternal in them, may Mother India be victorious. Where there is the Army of India, there is courage, brilliance and discipline… Jai Bharat Mata Ki.' Opposition politicians also hailed the Army. Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, 'You had asked about religion, now suffer your karma ~ Indian Army.' Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi said, 'Jai Hind, Hindustan Zindabad.' Former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav also took to X, saying, 'Hail India! There should be neither terror nor separatism! We are proud of our brave soldiers and the Indian Army.' His father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, 'Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki Sena!'
