B'luru: Cops deny permission for Pro-Palestine program; Netizens, artists outrage against state govt
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police have denied permission for a program scheduled at Rangashankara in the city, intended to protest against Israel's recent actions in Palestine. The event, slated for November 29 at 5:30 pm, aimed to condemn Israel's ongoing activities in Palestine through a combination of poetry recitals and a short play, featuring artists MD Pallavi, Shwetanshu Bora, and Ramnik Singh.
Singer M.D. Pallavi took to Facebook to share a poster announcing the cancellation of the program, citing the refusal of permission by the police.
Expressing disappointment, Ramnik Singh remarked, "We decided to read poems along with Pallavi MD and Shwetanshu Bora. By threatening an organization like Rangashankar to cancel this program, the Karnataka state government has shown its lack of commitment to democracy."
The decision sparked outrage on social media, with individuals expressing their discontent over the government's move.
Shushma Rao, a Facebook user, commented on MD Pallavi's post, saying,, “What I fail to understand is, why is permission required to perform in a performance venue? It's a reading, not any other kind of demonstration. The space is meant for performance. This is just ridiculous!”
Another individual expressed, “Too much. We are no more a democratic country.”
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World No. 1 Chakravarthy achieves career-best rating in ICC T20I bowler rankings
Dubai (PTI): India spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Wednesday consolidated his position at the top of the ICC Men's T20I Bowler Rankings, reaching a career-best rating following a stellar show in the ongoing T20 series against South Africa.
The 34-year-old Chakravarthy earned a new best rating of 818 points on the back of his third consecutive two-wicket haul in five-game home series.
The right-armer has six wickets across the first three matches of the series, with his spell of 2/11 from four economical overs in the most recent contest in Dharamsala proving pivotal in India's clinical seven-wicket triumph.
Chakravarthy (818 rating points) now holds a 119-point advantage over his closest rival in New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy (699) in second-place, while also moveing inside the top 10 for the best rating of all-time for T20I bowlers.
Left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh also improved four places to 16th overall on the rankings for T20I bowlers on the back of his Player of the Match heroics against the Proteas in the third game.
For South Africa, Marco Jansen (up 14 spots to 25th), Lungi Ngidi (up 11 rungs to 44th) and Ottneil Baartman also improved, reaching 68th from outside the top 100.
Among T20I batters, India now boast two players inside the top five on the rankings, with Tilak Varma gaining two spots to move to fourth overall after a trio of decent innings against South Africa.
Teammate Abhishek Sharma maintains a decent buffer at the top, while South Africa duo Aiden Markram (up eight places to 29th) and Quinton de Kock (up 14 spots to 43rd) made good ground following some decent recent efforts.
Pakistan's Saim Ayub has a narrow lead at the top of the rankings for T20I all-rounders despite not playing any international matches across the last week, with India's Shivam Dube the big mover on this list as he improves two places to 16th.
