Gajendra Singh Chauhan

Rocks delayed digging of two channels to release water -- one was finally done by Saturday night; disaster force, army, air force deployed

The Supreme Court has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to consider the case of Gajendra Singh Chauhan, a murder convict who has served 18 years in jail, for his release under the remission rules if he satisfies all the necessary requirements.

Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students on Tuesday called censor board chairman Pahlaj Nihalani as the "propaganda machine" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government and urged Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to seek his resignation.

Yet another round of talks on Tuesday failed to end the standoff between the government and FTII students over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman, with the students alleging "unwillingness or inability" of the authorities to act upon their core concerns.

Agitating students of FTII today held one more round of talks with the government but there were no indications of an immediate end to the four-month-old deadlock over appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman.

A key dialogue began in New Delhi today between agitating students of FTII and Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in a bid to end the four-month strike at the Pune institute over the demand for the removal of actor Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman.

A key meeting will be held today between the government and the agitating FTII students in a fresh bid to end the four-month-long strike at the Pune-based institute.

Amid a row over his appointment as chairman of governing council of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Gajendra Chauhan today met Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore.

The students arrested from Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intervention, claiming they have been "hassled, threatened and victimised by the government machinery". Institute director Prashant Pathrabe, whom they allegedly kept confined his office for seven hours, justified the action...

Pune film institute director Prashant Pathrabe, who was held captive by students inside the campus for a few hours on Monday evening, was released after the police was called in. The police continues to remain at the institute.

In a sign of government's hardening stance against the protests in Pune's Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), a group of 30 students have been asked to vacate the hostel for overstaying after completion of their course, notice for eviction have been pasted on the hostel doors, according to top officials.

Actor Gajendra Chauhan today denied speaking in an insulting manner about Bollywood veterans Rishi Kapoor and Anupam Kher for their criticism over his continuance as FTII chairperson.

The deadlock remains even after a delegation of students and alumni members of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) met with union Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley this evening.

Rocks delayed digging of two channels to release water -- one was finally done by Saturday night; disaster force, army, air force deployed

The Supreme Court has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to consider the case of Gajendra Singh Chauhan, a murder convict who has served 18 years in jail, for his release under the remission rules if he satisfies all the necessary requirements.

Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students on Tuesday called censor board chairman Pahlaj Nihalani as the "propaganda machine" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government and urged Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to seek his resignation.

Yet another round of talks on Tuesday failed to end the standoff between the government and FTII students over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman, with the students alleging "unwillingness or inability" of the authorities to act upon their core concerns.

Agitating students of FTII today held one more round of talks with the government but there were no indications of an immediate end to the four-month-old deadlock over appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman.

A key dialogue began in New Delhi today between agitating students of FTII and Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in a bid to end the four-month strike at the Pune institute over the demand for the removal of actor Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman.

A key meeting will be held today between the government and the agitating FTII students in a fresh bid to end the four-month-long strike at the Pune-based institute.

Amid a row over his appointment as chairman of governing council of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Gajendra Chauhan today met Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore.

The students arrested from Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intervention, claiming they have been "hassled, threatened and victimised by the government machinery". Institute director Prashant Pathrabe, whom they allegedly kept confined his office for seven hours, justified the action...

Pune film institute director Prashant Pathrabe, who was held captive by students inside the campus for a few hours on Monday evening, was released after the police was called in. The police continues to remain at the institute.

In a sign of government's hardening stance against the protests in Pune's Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), a group of 30 students have been asked to vacate the hostel for overstaying after completion of their course, notice for eviction have been pasted on the hostel doors, according to top officials.

Actor Gajendra Chauhan today denied speaking in an insulting manner about Bollywood veterans Rishi Kapoor and Anupam Kher for their criticism over his continuance as FTII chairperson.

The deadlock remains even after a delegation of students and alumni members of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) met with union Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley this evening.