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Don't be so narrow-minded: SC dismisses plea seeking ban on Pak artists

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a complete ban on artistes from Pakistan to perform or work in India, and asked the petitioner not to be "so narrow-minded". A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti said it was not inclined to interfere with the Bombay High Court order which junked the plea filed by Faaiz Anwar Qureshi, who claims to be a cine worker and artiste. "You should not press this appeal. Do not be so narrow-minded," the bench said. The top court also refused the submission to expunge certain remarks made by the high court against the petitioner. The petition had sought the court's direction to the central government to impose a complete ban on Indian citizens, companies, firms and associations from employing or soliciting any work or performance, taking of any services, or entering into any association and so on with any Pakistani artiste, including its cine workers, singers, musicians, lyricists and technicians. The Bombay High Court had ...

Don't be so narrow-minded: SC dismisses plea seeking ban on Pak artists
Updated On : 28 Nov 2023 | 1:57 PM IST

K-pop star Moonbin, an Astro band star passes away at 25, no cause of death

Moonbin's family had asked fans to respect their plans for a quiet funeral service. Fans were in shock, and they bombarded social media with messages

K-pop star Moonbin, an Astro band star passes away at 25, no cause of death
Updated On : 20 Apr 2023 | 2:49 PM IST

Teenagers cash in on the NFT art manic boom

Forget mowing lawns and bagging groceries, some Gen Z kids are finding other ways to make money this summer

Teenagers cash in on the NFT art manic boom
Updated On : 16 Aug 2021 | 2:43 AM IST
Updated On : 05 Aug 2020 | 7:18 PM IST

A bond theme suits Billie Eilish quite well

Eilish has the kind of talent that is easily understood and praised by the old guard

A bond theme suits Billie Eilish quite well
Updated On : 22 Feb 2020 | 2:19 AM IST

Meet Waswo X Waswo and R Vijay, both perfectly ironic orientalist artists

American-Indian artist Waswo X Waswo is playful, ironic and profound by turns. Kishore Singh on his partnership with skilled miniaturist R Vijay

Meet Waswo X Waswo and R Vijay, both perfectly ironic orientalist artists
Updated On : 11 Oct 2019 | 11:38 PM IST

Just like the Masters

Two artists are blurring boundaries of time & space through a personal expression of masterpieces

Just like the Masters
Updated On : 03 Jun 2017 | 4:36 AM IST

Investing in art? Ten young artists to watch in 2017

The spectacular market failure of that one, tiny group had a much broader cooling effect on the market

Investing in art? Ten young artists to watch in 2017
Updated On : 18 Dec 2016 | 1:11 AM IST