VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Most companies across America laying off employees seemingly have a new slogan: Not being replaced by … India has a rich but complex history of men performing femininity—one that modern drag queens are reclaiming with agency, drawing from both Indian tradition and global queer culture The most heavily quoted feminist scholar, Simone de Beauvoir, launched entire fields of feminist theory by writing – one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.To be a woman, to be feminine was never purely biological, it was also societal. You are shaped into a woman, piece by piece, experience by experience.In her rejection of the arbitrariness one would often attach to what femininity means, she made space for who some would argue is very much a queer icon and a scholar.Almost half a century later, RuPaul said: we’re all born naked, and the rest is drag.It’s a strange thing, watching a philosopher and a reality show host arrive at the same conclusion from opposite directions, that gender was never the given, natural thing it pretends to be, just the costume everyone’s already wearing. De Beauvoir got there through existentialism. RuPaul got there through sequins. Both arrived to the conclusion that the performance was the point all along.The history of ‘drag’ in IndiaA common practice to define drag would be to trace its historic roots in the Indian subcontinent. Women were kept out of public spaces, be it India or the West. So when women roles had to be filled in theatrical production men would dress us as them and take up that role in the public eye.India has its own unique lineage to give to this art form, be it through mythology or folk dance and other cultural performances. In the Natyashastra, men played goddesses, heroines, demonesses, styled into femininity through gesture, costume, and the trained emotionDance forms like Kathakali, Jatra and Yakshagana still carry that inheritance. These traditions though have never termed themselves as drag and only trace lineage through reductive definitions of drag being men becoming women convincingly enough to make an audience believe it.India’s mythology also builds gender transformation directly into the stories being told. In the Mahabharata’s Virata Parva, Arjuna spends a year of exile disguised as Brihannala, a court dancer and music teacher, cursed by the nymph Urvashi to live without his manhood after refusing her. Shikhandi was also born a woman, raised as a warrior, and eventually granted manhood by a Yaksha to fulfil a vow of vengeance against Bhishma.None of this stayed confined to myth and stage. In Ahmedabad, on the eighth night of Navratri, men of the Barot community drape themselves in saris and jewellery to dance garba. In Kottankulangara, Kerala, thousands of men dress as women each year for Chamayavilakku, offering prayers to the goddess Durga at a temple local legend says was born from a bleeding stone, with no women present at the founding moment, boys dressed as women to complete the ritual.Outside temple and epic, there is the tradition of Launda Naach, male dancers performing in women’s dress at weddings, in the North Indian belt. It’s argued to be India’s oldest living form of vernacular drag but it shows no interest in being called “drag”.India’s modern drag is a celebration of the feminine inside a being, a lot of what we try to say it draws its lineage from was never a celebration. In some instances it was perversion and in most it was erasure of women from public spaces.A man performing femininity is not automatically a drag queen.The historical circumstances matter. Who was performing? Why were they performing? Who was watching? Who was excluded from the performance? And, crucially, who controlled what that performance meant?Contemporary dragFor Lush Monsoon, who was among the early generation of contemporary drag performers in Delhi, the relationship between these histories and modern drag is complicated by the question of agency.To her the art forms are exploitative, even if they are often posed as a celebration of queer history. She points to the gaze surrounding these traditions, and to the people who historically inhabit this gaze.Drag queen: Lush Monsoon“I always see them as an extension of that you are afraid of the feminine, so you are more okay with the masculine projecting as a feminine, and you putting their desire on that.”The issue, she says, is not only about the audience.A lot of the participants are queer. They are queer people from marginalised sections of society or spaces where the language of queer is not defined yet somehow exploited.A younger drag queen too, who has been in this space for around one year, held the same belief. They said that India has a culture of gender intermixing, something we can draw out as a rich queer heritage but modern drag is not a direct extension of this.“The reason that I got attracted to this form of drag, because I saw a certain amount of agency in it.”The point is not to deny India’s rich queer history but to make space for its even more vibrant present.As of today, there are only a handful of venues and spaces for drag performers. Most of the queens interviewed said Indian drag still doesn’t carry the same stature as its Western counterpart, which makes it hard to find venues, build audiences, and turn performance into a sustainable career.Venues like KittySu and the Lalit chain of hotels pioneered the space, and it’s now getting a push from queer collectives like the GaySi family and smaller creators trying to build safer rooms for queens and their audiences.Yet, reaching a wider audience in the digital era will take a digital push. Every queen interviewed named the same first encounter with drag as an art form: RuPaul’s Drag Race. The show cemented its place in queer history, but there’s a need for an Indian platform that celebrates queerness and the art form on its own terms, instead of reducing it to comedy.Older drag queens have long faced the accusation of importing a Western culture that maligns Indian heritage. But that heritage has always had space for queer stories. It was colonialism that maligned it, criminalising hijra communities and policing gender through an imported Victorian morality, codified in 1861 as Section 377, a law that stayed on the books for 157 years until the Supreme Court struck it down in 2018.Getting there took decades of work the current generation didn’t have to do from scratch. Earlier drag queens fought not just for legal recognition but for the art form itself – pulling it apart from the crass, punchline version of drag Indian television has long been comfortable with.Noor Sins, a younger queen, put it simply: that fight mattered because it meant queens her age could grow up with contemporary, Indian, queer icons to look up to, not borrowed ones.Drag queen: Noor SinsIt is perhaps here that the history of Indian drag and what Indian drag is becomes more interesting. In some sense drag always existed but for a lot of contemporary queens what did not exist was the ability to see themselves in the person performing it.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe queens performing on stage are taking a form that has so often been used to make femininity into spectacle and making spectacle something they control. They are borrowing from the West without necessarily belonging to it, and drawing from Indian history without pretending that every man who ever wore a sari was a drag queen.The world is changing, the queens coming up now get to inherit something their predecessors had to build: a language, a community, spaces to perform, and most importantly, people who look like them already standing on a stage. But the stage has to become bigger, and the language more universal.De Beauvoir never wrote about drag. But she wrote the sentence that explains why it matters: one is not born, but becomes. For the queens performing in India today, that becoming is not simply about becoming a woman through makeup and dresses. It is about becoming visible to themselves, and then to one another, in a form that did not always give them someone to see.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPrisha PatnaikPrisha Patnaik is a journalist with The Times of India, writing across geopolitics, international affairs, culture, history and internet culture. With over two years of experience in social media and digital content, she is interested in how news, politics and culture are shaped for digital audiences. She holds a master’s degree in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPunjab Gangster’s Thar Rams Coconut Seller During Police Chase, CCTV Captures Entire IncidentRajasthan School Crisis: 611 Schools Lack Buildings, Thousands More Face Unsafe InfrastructureBJP Builds Gen Z Team As Rahul Gandhi Takes Student Outreach To Pune With ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’SC-ST Act Repeal, Creamy Layer Demand: Protesters Seek Major Overhaul Of India’s Reservation SystemBCI Chief Manan Mishra Rejects CJP’s Resignation Demand, Says Lawyers Can Never Be CockroachesH1N1 Cases Rise In Delhi: Health Minister Nadda Holds Meet, Reviews Swine Flu Situation‘Proportionate Response’: MEA Explains Bulldozer Action Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi4-Year-Old Viral Sensation Karga Tinkle EXCLUSIVE | “Don’t Call Me Chinese, I Am Indian”‘Making Provocative Remarks Against India For Years’: MEA Slams US Body Over RSS Sanctions CallRevanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes Ahead123Photostories10 meaningful baby boy names inspired by positive human qualities10 famous foods that became popular when people had very little moneyFrom Ed Sheeran to Elton John: Stars who stay away from technologyBandhani to Leheriya: Indian textiles fashion lovers often mistake for each other7 telltale signs your ‘office bestie’ is quietly competing with youHair fall getting worse every monsoon? 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NEW DELHI: Congress MP and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi hit out at his party colleagues over their remarks describing former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar as a “role model”. Channi said those praising Kumar should “mind their tongue”.In a video posted on X on Saturday, Channi said, “Sajjan Kumar is a killer of the Sikh community, a traitor; he conspired to have Sikhs killed…. Far from being a role model, even uttering his name is a sin. If such people become role models, then country will be destroyed.””He should have been shot in a public place; instead, he died in prison. If someone is calling him a role model, then they should mind their tongue and themselves,” Channi said.His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar’s death on Thursday.Hooda had described Kumar’s death as an “irreparable loss” and praised his connection with people and contribution to Delhi.”Today, such a loss has occurred on the country’s political horizon, which cannot be made up for. Sajjan Kumar was not just a personality of Delhi, rural Delhi, and the whole of North India, but the connection he had with people was an example,” Hooda had said.”His example is given, and the way he stood by people in their joys and sorrows, and the contribution he made to Delhi’s development, is remembered to this day. His passing has caused a great loss,” he added.The remarks triggered criticism from Sikh groups and political parties.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSikh leaders and families affected by the 1984 violence protested outside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence in New Delhi on Saturday.The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee demanded an apology and sought clarity on whether Hooda’s remarks reflected the Congress’s position.Congress leaders in Punjab have since distanced themselves from Hooda’s comments.Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said the remarks may have been Hooda’s “personal view”.Kumar, 80, died while serving a life sentence in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.The Delhi high court convicted him in 2018 in the Raj Nagar case involving the killing of five members of a family and the burning of a gurdwara.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorVivek DubeyA digital news desk journalist at The Times of India with over two years of experience. Closely tracks foreign affairs and international politics. Fondness for precise language and clever headlines. 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A seven-storey under-construction building collapsed in Hyderabad, killing at least two people . Canada has suspended trade talks with the US after rejecting last-minute American proposals, raising the prospect of a fresh tariff escalation. Pakistan has authorised a six-month army deployment in Rawalpindi amid heightened security concerns following a recent shooting involving a man authorities linked to PTI.Here are the top five stories of the day’Sometimes dynastic politics has its benefits’: Akhilesh on how 5 family MPs helped SPSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the party would remain intact even if some MPs defected, pointing to the presence of five members of his family among its MPs as one source of strength. He also reaffirmed the SP’s commitment to its alliances and said the party’s broader goal was to build a government based on socialist principles and social justice, with the PDA — backward classes, Dalits and minorities — at its centre.Yadav also attacked the BJP over rising prices, education and welfare policies, while alleging that journalists were facing pressure to avoid speaking openly. Read full storyNewborn dies after warmer catches fire at Madhya Pradesh hospitalA newborn died and two others were injured after a warmer machine allegedly caught fire at the district hospital in Chhindwara early Saturday. Hospital officials said the three babies were initially treated before being referred to Jabalpur, while the administration ordered an inquiry into the cause of the blaze.The incident has also drawn criticism from Madhya Pradesh Assembly Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, who called for fire safety audits of hospitals across the state. Read full storyTwo dead after seven-storey building collapses in HyderabadA seven-storey under-construction building collapsed in Madhapur’s Anjaiah Nagar on Saturday afternoon, killing at least two people and injuring two others. HYDRAA teams searching the debris found a body and said they suspected another person could still be trapped.The building was reportedly being constructed on a 50-square-yard plot, with officials also examining the impact on nearby structures. Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesRead full storyWhy Canada suspended US trade talks despite Trump’s ‘good relationship’ with CarneyCanada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States after Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected Washington’s latest proposals as “unfair” and “uneconomic”. The move came after three days of intensive talks that had made progress on some tariffs but failed to resolve major differences over market access and retaliatory duties.The US is preparing to impose tariffs of up to 50% on Canadian goods, while Carney said Canada would respond with matching tariffs, raising the risk of further disruption to deeply integrated North American supply chains. Read full storyPakistan deploys army in Rawalpindi amid security concernsPakistan has authorised the deployment of three companies of the army in Rawalpindi for six months under Article 245 of the Constitution, following a request from the Punjab home department for “sensitive security duties”. The move comes days after a shooting involving a man whom state-run media described as an active PTI member, though the party denied any connection to the incident.The deployment is significant as Rawalpindi is home to the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters and is a key military and administrative centre. Read full storyGet the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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GUWHATI: Assam has achieved a major milestone in livestock biotechnology with the birth of the world’s first IVF-born female calf of the indigenous Lakhimi breed, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.Taking to social media platform X, Sarma described the development as a historic convergence of Assam’s “Sabhyata, Sanskriti and Srijan”, saying the achievement could open new avenues for the state’s livestock and dairy sector.”The world’s first IVF female calf of the Lakhimi breed — native to Assam — has been born at the Assam Veterinary and Fishery University,” the chief minister said.The breakthrough has been achieved at the IVF Laboratory of the College of Veterinary Science under the Assam Veterinary and Fishery University at Khanapara in Guwahati.The laboratory has been established with support under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.The development is considered particularly significant for the conservation of Lakhimi cattle, Assam’s indigenous breed, as advanced assisted reproductive technologies can help multiply genetically superior animals while preserving valuable native genetic resources.Sarma said the achievement could contribute to several areas, including indigenous breed conservation, improved disease control and higher milk productivity.In the long run, these interventions are expected to strengthen Assam’s dairy economy and improve the incomes of livestock farmers.”My heartiest congratulations to all the veterinary scientists and professionals behind this historic achievement,” the chief minister said, adding that their work had the potential to usher in a new era for Assam’s dairy sector.He described the newborn calf as small in size but significant in terms of the scientific milestone it represents for Assam’s biotechnology ecosystem.The latest achievement builds on Assam’s ongoing efforts to introduce assisted reproductive technologies into livestock development.Earlier this year, scientists at the veterinary college produced Assam’s first IVF-born calf, a female Gir calf born in Sonapur, demonstrating the viability of embryo-transfer technology under field conditions.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesScientists have said such technologies can enable faster multiplication of superior genetic stock, potentially improving milk productivity and supporting dairy farmers’ incomes.The successful Lakhimi birth therefore combines modern reproductive biotechnology with the conservation of an indigenous cattle breed, giving Assam a new tool to strengthen its livestock sector.Sarma concluded his message by invoking “Gau Mata” and described the achievement as a milestone carrying significance far beyond the birth of a single calf.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosRajasthan School Crisis: 611 Schools Lack Buildings, Thousands More Face Unsafe InfrastructureBJP Builds Gen Z Team As Rahul Gandhi Takes Student Outreach To Pune With ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’SC-ST Act Repeal, Creamy Layer Demand: Protesters Seek Major Overhaul Of India’s Reservation SystemBCI Chief Manan Mishra Rejects CJP’s Resignation Demand, Says Lawyers Can Never Be CockroachesH1N1 Cases Rise In Delhi: Health Minister Nadda Holds Meet, Reviews Swine Flu Situation‘Proportionate Response’: MEA Explains Bulldozer Action Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi4-Year-Old Viral Sensation Karga Tinkle EXCLUSIVE | “Don’t Call Me Chinese, I Am Indian”‘Making Provocative Remarks Against India For Years’: MEA Slams US Body Over RSS Sanctions CallRevanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes AheadPellet-gun Row: Rahul Gandhi At Parliament Street Police Station To Lodge Complaint With DCP123PhotostoriesFrom Ed Sheeran to Elton John: Stars who stay away from technologyBandhani to Leheriya: Indian textiles fashion lovers often mistake for each other7 telltale signs your ‘office bestie’ is quietly competing with youHair fall getting worse every monsoon? 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He said a large number of NRIs from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh live in the US and could be potential investors in their home states.“When these individuals wish to invest back home or establish small-scale industries, they naturally approach the leadership,” Kharge said, arguing that such engagements could bring capital into states, create jobs and strengthen the national economy.Kharge alleged that the Centre was deliberately blocking such efforts because it wanted investments to be routed through the central government rather than allowing states to engage directly with potential investors.Calling the approach “fundamentally wrong”, Kharge said, “Denying travel permission in such a manner is deeply unfair,” and strongly condemned the Centre’s decision.MEA denied permissionOn Friday, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said political clearance was denied for Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed visit to the United States, saying the programme submitted for the trip was not considered appropriate to the office he holds and the purpose of the visit.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in his briefing said visits by chief ministers and other dignitaries are assessed by the ministry before political clearance is granted. Revanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes Ahead”Let me say that the visit of chief ministers, as indeed of other dignitaries, are assessed by the Ministry of External Affairs in order to accord political clearance,” Jaiswal said.”The programme proposed, in such cases, should be appropriate to the office held and the purpose of the visit. In this particular case, that was not so in respect of the United States, and therefore the clearance was denied,” he said.Jaiswal, however, clarified that the Centre had granted political clearance for Reddy’s visit to the United Kingdom.”Incidentally, let me also tell you that clearance was given for his visit to the United Kingdom,” he said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesReddy is currently in London as part of an official TelanganaRising delegation. He was scheduled to travel to the US after his UK engagements and return to Hyderabad on August 30.According to the Telangana CMO, Reddy will now return to Hyderabad on August 23 instead of travelling to Boston.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosRajasthan School Crisis: 611 Schools Lack Buildings, Thousands More Face Unsafe InfrastructureBJP Builds Gen Z Team As Rahul Gandhi Takes Student Outreach To Pune With ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’SC-ST Act Repeal, Creamy Layer Demand: Protesters Seek Major Overhaul Of India’s Reservation SystemBCI Chief Manan Mishra Rejects CJP’s Resignation Demand, Says Lawyers Can Never Be CockroachesH1N1 Cases Rise In Delhi: Health Minister Nadda Holds Meet, Reviews Swine Flu Situation‘Proportionate Response’: MEA Explains Bulldozer Action Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi4-Year-Old Viral Sensation Karga Tinkle EXCLUSIVE | “Don’t Call Me Chinese, I Am Indian”‘Making Provocative Remarks Against India For Years’: MEA Slams US Body Over RSS Sanctions CallRevanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes AheadPellet-gun Row: Rahul Gandhi At Parliament Street Police Station To Lodge Complaint With DCP123PhotostoriesFrom Ed Sheeran to Elton John: Stars who stay away from technologyBandhani to Leheriya: Indian textiles fashion lovers often mistake for each other7 telltale signs your ‘office bestie’ is quietly competing with youHair fall getting worse every monsoon? 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Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Police detained several job aspirants in Patna on Saturday after a protest march towards Lok Bhavan turned tense. Demonstrators clashed with security personnel while demanding greater transparency in government recruitment.A large number of aspirants took part in the march, which was stopped near R-Golumber after police put up barricades, officials said.A scuffle broke out when protesters tried to breach the barricades, following which security personnel used “mild force” to disperse them. Several protesters were subsequently detained, they said.City SP (Central) Mamta Kalyani told news agency PTI, “Adequate forces have been deployed to handle any situation.”The protesters are seeking adherence to UGC rules for professor appointments, a higher age limit, a single-tier BPSC TRE-4 exam and a level playing field for Hindi-medium candidates, among other demands.Guest faculty members of universities in Bihar and PhD holders have been protesting for over a fortnight, seeking implementation of UGC Regulation 2018 in the appointment of assistant professors, raising the maximum age limit for applicants to 55 years, regularisation of assistant professor appointments and implementation of a domicile policy.The protestors have also sought the resignation of higher education minister Sanjay Singh Tiger and additional chief secretary Dipak Kumar Singh, who held a meeting with the demonstrators a few days ago to sort out the matter.The latest protest comes a day after leader of opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, met job aspirants protesting in Patna and extended the RJD’s support to their demands.“Toying with the future of students is unacceptable. All of us will fight this battle together and uproot this incompetent government,” he said.Yadav said, “We stand in support of all the students and job aspirants protesting here. We have repeatedly urged the government to fulfil their demands. We hit the streets a few days ago and will do that again if need be.”The agitation has continued despite the BPSC issuing a notification on Tuesday for recruitment to more than 32,000 posts.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines“The government should refrain from experimenting with TRE-4 exams, which are already delayed by around two years. Even if the government wishes to conduct the two-tier exam, including mains, for BPSC, they should do it from TRE-5 because aspirants have already lost too much time,” student leader Dileep Kumar told PTI on Thursday.He also demanded the withdrawal of the 25 per cent bonus weightage given to existing contractual employees in BSSC exams, calling it an “unfair advantage to contractual employees”.Protesters have warned of further escalation. One of the protesting groups said it would gherao the Bihar chief minister’s official residence on August 25 if the government failed to hold a meaningful dialogue by August 24.TRE-4 protesters have also threatened to call a Bihar bandh if their demands are not considered.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorSubhadra SrivastavaSubhadra Srivastava is a journalist with The Times of India, covering geopolitics, international and national affairs. With over three years of experience, she focuses on national and global developments, conflict, diplomacy and their impact on India. Her work combines breaking news with in-depth analysis, offering readers context and clarity on the stories shaping the world.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSC-ST Act Repeal, Creamy Layer Demand: Protesters Seek Major Overhaul Of India’s Reservation SystemBCI Chief Manan Mishra Rejects CJP’s Resignation Demand, Says Lawyers Can Never Be CockroachesH1N1 Cases Rise In Delhi: Health Minister Nadda Holds Meet, Reviews Swine Flu Situation‘Proportionate Response’: MEA Explains Bulldozer Action Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi4-Year-Old Viral Sensation Karga Tinkle EXCLUSIVE | “Don’t Call Me Chinese, I Am Indian”‘Making Provocative Remarks Against India For Years’: MEA Slams US Body Over RSS Sanctions CallRevanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes AheadPellet-gun Row: Rahul Gandhi At Parliament Street Police Station To Lodge Complaint With DCP‘Don’t Politicise Our School’: Villagers Block CJP Visit As Party Alleges BJP Attack In RajasthanModi Pushes AI, Youth And Data Agenda, Tells Secretaries To Break Government Silos And Innovate123PhotostoriesFrom Ed Sheeran to Elton John: Stars who stay away from technologyBandhani to Leheriya: Indian textiles fashion lovers often mistake for each other7 telltale signs your ‘office bestie’ is quietly competing with youHair fall getting worse every monsoon? 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Physical boarding passes will no longer be stamped by immigration authorities from September one. This change aims to streamline the process and reduce passenger inconvenience. A pilot project is also underway to eliminate immigration stamping for Indian passport holders. The Bureau of Immigration is implementing these modernization efforts across airports. Passengers travelling abroad will reportedly need an e-boarding pass on their smartphones for immigration clearance from September one, as immigration authorities plan to replace the physical boarding pass, officials said.The decision was taken after the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) under the ministry of home affairs (MHA) found that the physical stamping of boarding passes, required for immigration, was inconvenient for passengers.”The matter has been examined by the BOI and it has now been decided to do away with the mandatory requirement of physical boarding passes and the stamping of boarding passes at immigration counters at all international airports in the country”, according to officials who spoke to PTI.“Improper or incorrect” stamping also led to errors in reading boarding passes, prompting the decision to do away with this procedure, they added.However, while physical boarding passes will continue to be accepted, they will not be stamped by the immigration authorities from September 1.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSecurity officials said international travellers were also no longer having their boarding passes stamped by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during individual frisking. The passes were instead required to be produced only for clearance by immigration authorities. Notably, CISF had stopped stamping boarding passes for both domestic and international passengers several years ago.According to the officials, a pilot project is also underway to eliminate the stamping of immigration entry and exit for Indian passport holders. The process is expected to be implemented across Indian airports soon after the pilot exercise is complete.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPranjal PandeyPranjal Pandey is an intern at The Times of India. He holds a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and covers Real Estate, Defence, and International Relations, among other beats.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSC-ST Act Repeal, Creamy Layer Demand: Protesters Seek Major Overhaul Of India’s Reservation SystemBCI Chief Manan Mishra Rejects CJP’s Resignation Demand, Says Lawyers Can Never Be CockroachesH1N1 Cases Rise In Delhi: Health Minister Nadda Holds Meet, Reviews Swine Flu Situation‘Proportionate Response’: MEA Explains Bulldozer Action Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi4-Year-Old Viral Sensation Karga Tinkle EXCLUSIVE | “Don’t Call Me Chinese, I Am Indian”‘Making Provocative Remarks Against India For Years’: MEA Slams US Body Over RSS Sanctions CallRevanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes AheadPellet-gun Row: Rahul Gandhi At Parliament Street Police Station To Lodge Complaint With DCP‘Don’t Politicise Our School’: Villagers Block CJP Visit As Party Alleges BJP Attack In RajasthanModi Pushes AI, Youth And Data Agenda, Tells Secretaries To Break Government Silos And Innovate123PhotostoriesFrom Ed Sheeran to Elton John: Stars who stay away from technologyBandhani to Leheriya: Indian textiles fashion lovers often mistake for each other7 telltale signs your ‘office bestie’ is quietly competing with youHair fall getting worse every monsoon? 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NEW DELHI: DMK chief MK Stalin on Saturday took aim at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay over his “conduct” in the state assembly, accusing the actor-turned-politician of treating the House like a film set and using it to deliver “punch dialogues”.Speaking at a DMK executive meeting, Stalin also accused Vijay’s government of concentrating on changing the names of welfare schemes introduced during the DMK’s previous tenure.”The present chief minister is busy changing the names of all the schemes we introduced. He is treating the legislative assembly like a cinema set and delivering punch dialogues. As far as we are concerned, whether we win or lose, we are people who remain deeply connected with the day-to-day lives of the people,” MK Stalin said.Stalin’s remarks came as the DMK executive meeting also focused on changes to the party’s organisational structure, including measures aimed at bringing more young people into key positions.Stalin says election defeat is not permanent setbackAddressing the party’s recent electoral defeat, Stalin said the DMK had lost an election but should not view the result as a permanent setback.”Let us consider this as an opportunity we have been given to plan the future of the party. This is going to be a very important Executive Committee meeting in the history of the party. With your approval, we are going to make major and significant changes to the organisational structure of the party,” said Stalin.He acknowledged that the performance of party office-bearers had contributed to the defeat and said the organisation needed to recognise its shortcomings instead of simply replacing individuals.”Even if the mistake is committed by an individual, it is the 75-year-old party that suffers because of it. After a defeat, many reasons are put forward. Instead of examining each constituency individually, identifying shortcomings and simply replacing people, I decided that we need to undertake a comprehensive self-assessment,” he said.DMK sets age and term limits for party postsThe executive meeting passed a series of resolutions aimed at changing the party’s organisational structure and increasing the participation of younger members.The resolutions fixed the maximum age for a Branch Committee Secretary at 45 years. The post was initially limited to two terms, although the term limit was later increased to three terms following discussions with members of the DMK Executive Committee.The party also decided to create Branch Committees in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem corporations, as well as in other corporations wherever required, to strengthen Ward Committees.In Chennai Corporation, ward committees will cover an average of 10,000 voters, while the corresponding figure will be around 5,000 voters in other corporations.For Municipal, City and Town Panchayat Ward Committee Secretaries, the maximum age has been set at 50 years, with a maximum of three terms following the revised decision.The maximum age for Town Panchayat Committee Secretaries has been fixed at 60 years, with the same three-term limit.DMK redraws local organisational structureUnder the new structure, Area Committees in Chennai Corporation will cover an average of 40,000 voters, while those in other corporations will cover around 30,000 voters.The maximum age for Area Committee Secretaries has been fixed at 60 years, with a maximum of three terms.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesCity Committees will also cover an average of 40,000 voters. Their Secretaries will have a maximum age of 60 years and a three-term limit.The party has further decided that one Union Committee should be formed for every average 30,000 voters. Union Committee Secretaries will have a maximum age of 60 years and can serve for up to three terms.The organisational changes are part of Stalin’s broader effort to restructure the party following its electoral setback, with greater emphasis on youth participation, fixed tenure and a wider internal assessment of the party’s functioning.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorRajeev SinghRajeev Singh is a Digital Content Producer with The Times of India. He covers politics, policies, defence, and conflicts for readers curious to know their implications. He loves digging into legal maxims and political trivia. On off days, when not turning pages or learning русский, he lives in the reverie of “what ifs” and “how abouts.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSC-ST Act Repeal, Creamy Layer Demand: Protesters Seek Major Overhaul Of India’s Reservation SystemBCI Chief Manan Mishra Rejects CJP’s Resignation Demand, Says Lawyers Can Never Be CockroachesH1N1 Cases Rise In Delhi: Health Minister Nadda Holds Meet, Reviews Swine Flu Situation‘Proportionate Response’: MEA Explains Bulldozer Action Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi4-Year-Old Viral Sensation Karga Tinkle EXCLUSIVE | “Don’t Call Me Chinese, I Am Indian”‘Making Provocative Remarks Against India For Years’: MEA Slams US Body Over RSS Sanctions CallRevanth Reddy’s US Trip Cancelled After MEA Denies Clearance, Telangana Delegation Goes AheadPellet-gun Row: Rahul Gandhi At Parliament Street Police Station To Lodge Complaint With DCP‘Don’t Politicise Our School’: Villagers Block CJP Visit As Party Alleges BJP Attack In RajasthanModi Pushes AI, Youth And Data Agenda, Tells Secretaries To Break Government Silos And Innovate123PhotostoriesFrom Ed Sheeran to Elton John: Stars who stay away from technologyBandhani to Leheriya: Indian textiles fashion lovers often mistake for each other7 telltale signs your ‘office bestie’ is quietly competing with youHair fall getting worse every monsoon? 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