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Khaleej Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Independence Day 2025: Bollywood stars share patriotic posts, join outrage over stray dogs
This Indian Independence Day, Bollywood celebrities lit up social media with a flood of patriotic wishes, tricolour-filled photos, and heartfelt messages to mark the occasion. But that wasn't the only kind of post dominating timelines — some stars have also used the day to spotlight a very different cause: voicing their outrage over the recent Supreme Court order to move all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters. The verdict recently sparked nationwide protests, with animal lovers across India taking to social media to condemn the move. Amidst the growing outrage, several actors have lent their voices to the cause, sharing adoption appeals, strong statements, and calls for compassion. Actor Raveena Tandon marked the day with a pointed post: 'Freedom for all. #delhincrindies . When the authorities fail. There is always a fall guy. Inefficiency / corruption has led to this disaster.' She paired her message with the quote, 'the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raveena Tandon (@officialraveenatandon) Echoing that sentiment, Sonali Bendre wrote, 'Independence Day reminds us - freedom should not be selective.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sonali Bendre (@iamsonalibendre) Beyond the animal rights conversation, many other stars shared their Independence Day wishes. Akshay Kumar posted an Instagram update featuring beach clean-up workers, saying, 'Freedom feels brighter when we care for the ground beneath our feet. Was enjoying beachside volleyball when I met these real-life heroes keeping our beaches clean… all smiles, all heart.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jolly Mishra - Asli Jolly from Kanpur (@akshaykumar) Priyanka Chopra shared a video of the Indian flag fluttering in the wind, wishing fans a happy Independence Day. War 2 star Hrithik Roshan penned an empowering note: 'Today, we celebrate the strength, freedom, and courage that resides in all of us. Happy Independence Day, everyone!' Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut shared a video of herself waving the tricolour, speaking about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Red Fort address and the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, with the following caption: 'Happy Independence Day.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kangana Ranaut (@kanganaranaut) Here's a look at a few more moments from B-town's Independence Day feed…
The Hindu
20-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Calcutta High Court restrains West Bengal Government from giving monetary support to 'jobless' Group C, D school employees
The Calcutta High Court on Friday (June 20, 2025) restrained the West Bengal Government from implementing a scheme till September 26 to provide monetary support to non-teaching staff who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court judgment that held the selection process tainted. The Court had on June 9, 2025 reserved judgment on the petitions, which opposed the payment of ₹25,000 each to Group C and ₹20,000 each to Group D employees who lost their jobs on the Supreme Court Order, by the State. Retain school staff till new recruitment, Supreme Court tells West Bengal In an interim order, Justice Amrita Sinha restrained the State Government from giving any effect or further effect to the scheme for providing monetary relief to the non-teaching staff till September 26 or until further order, whichever is earlier. She directed the State Government to file its affidavit in opposition to the contentions of the petitioners in four weeks and reply by the petitioners within a fortnight thereafter. The West Bengal Government had introduced a scheme to provide "limited livelihood, support and social security on humanitarian ground" on temporary basis, subject to orders of any competent court, to distressed families of non-teaching staff in Group C and D categories, who were recruited through the 2016 selection process conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission. Nearly, 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff of West Bengal Government-sponsored and -aided schools lost their jobs on a Supreme Court judgment, which found the 2016 selection process tainted.
