Indeed Bollywood star Suniel Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty and Indian cricketer KL Rahul tied the knot on Monday, January 23, 2022. The wedding has been trending everywhere and pictures from the intimate ceremony have gone viral, however, at the same time, the news about some serious events during the week that have been drowned out. We are taking the liberty to share it with you at this time, hope these would also be on your mind this Republic public day.
Indian Wrestlers’ Protest Against WFI President
Earlier this month, Indian female wrestlers accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual exploitation. According to reports, Bajrang Punia revealed that young athletes at the women’s national camp were being exploited and added that, more than five girls “are willing to step forward with proof”. The protests continued until January 22, the group decided to call off the protest after Anurag Thakur said an oversight committee will be formed to investigate the allegations.
ChatGPT
The chatbot developed by OpenAI has been winning the heart of the community and the wrath of others. It is one of the most advanced chatbots in 2022 and has managed to publish articles, write books, create viral content as well as passed the MBA exam. AI has turned out to be concerning the workforce as it poses a threat to take over jobs in many industries from content creation to marketing.
ChatGPT is scary good. We are not far from dangerously strong AI.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Boycott Bollywood
Bollywood has been facing some serious backlash from its audience for the past few months. While some are politically fueled others have been genuine criticism from cinema lovers. Recently, Pathaan was roped into a controversy after the release of a song that features Deepika wearing an orange bikini. Now protests are taking place in cities threatening to burn theatres if the film is released. However, PM Modi has asked BJP leaders not to make unnecessary comments about films.
Right-Wing Mob Barges Into Women’s Home Allegeing Love Jihad
According to The Quint, a mob crashed a birthday party in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. A woman was celebrating her 21st birthday when an alleged mob of Bajrang Dal barged into her flat, thrashed her male Muslim friends and accused them of ‘love jihad’. A video has also gone viral on social media. According to reports, no action has been taken by the police against the group.
#Muslim students thrashed by members of #BajrangDal who barged into a private residence while the youth were celebrating birthday with their friends in Indore. #MadhyaPradeshNews @alishan_jafri @Benarasiyaa @AdityaMenon22 pic.twitter.com/B5NHFd6bUZ
— Vishnukant (@vishnukant_7)
BBC PM Modi Documentary
Earlier this week a new documentary was released by BBC about PM Modi alleging he is responsible for the genocide during the Gujrat riots in 2002. The documentary recieved much backlash on social media and now has been banned from airing in India. According to The Guardian, emergency laws were invoked to ban India: The Modi Question.
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