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FTII students protest at Jantar Mantar against Chauhan's apppointment
India | Aug 03, 2015, 04:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Intensifying their 53-day-old stir for removal of BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as chairman, more than 150 students of FTII joined by students from several other institutes and people from various organisations are holding
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FTII students to stage demonstration in Delhi tomorrow
India | Aug 02, 2015, 10:01 PM ISTPune: Intensifying their 52-day-old stir for removal of BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as FTII's chairman, nearly 80 agitating students today left for Delhi to hold a protest there on Monday.The students have been protesting against
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Chauhan selected FTII president for essaying Yudhisthir in Mahabharat
India | Aug 03, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Did the government appoint actor Gajendra Chauhan chief of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India on the basis of a single-para CV with only notable achievement being the role of Yudhisthir
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Aaj Ki Baat: Gajendra Chauhan not fit to lead FTII, says Paresh Rawal
National | Aug 01, 2015, 12:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: Noted bollywood actor and BJP MP from Ahmedabad Paresh Rawal believes that Gajendra Chauhan is not fit enough to lead FTII.In an exclusive interview to India TV, Rawal said, “I personally don't think
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Rahul Gandhi joins FTII row; to meet protesting students in Pune tomorrow
National | Jul 30, 2015, 07:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit the Pune based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Friday in support of the students' agitation there against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as
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FTII students to protest in Delhi, Pune on August 3
India | Jul 22, 2015, 07:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Upset with a lack of a "channel of communication" with the ministry of information and broadcasting over the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) row, students of the facility on Wednesday announced plans
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FTII protest: Aparna Sen, Bengal filmmakers hit out at saffronisation
Bollywood | Jul 20, 2015, 08:42 PM ISTKolkata: Critically-acclaimed filmmakers from West Bengal led by national award winner Aparna Sen on Monday lashed out at "attempts at saffronisation" in the wake of the agitation at the FTII where students are protesting against
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FTII row not only about Gajendra Chauhan: Dibakar Banerjee
Bollywood | Jul 19, 2015, 01:18 PM ISTMumbai: The protest of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students has crossed 35 days now but is not only targeted at chairperson Gajendra Chauhan for "lack of qualifications" but against other crucial appointments
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'Anti-Hindu' elements opposing Gajendra Chauhan's appointment: RSS
National | Jul 18, 2015, 11:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Amid ongoing agitation against actor Gajender Chauhan as FTII chairman, an article in RSS mouthpiece 'Organiser' has dubbed the protesting students as "anti-Hindu" and smells a "conspiracy" behind the demonstations."As government appointed Gajendra
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Prashant Pathrabe replaces DJ Narain as director of FTII Pune
Bollywood | Jul 17, 2015, 04:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid the controversy over appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the government has appointed Prashant Pathrabe as the director of the institute.Pathrabe, former director of
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FTII row: Salman Khan asks Gajendra Chauhan to step down
Bollywood | Jul 16, 2015, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Superstar Salman Khan, for the first time, has present his view point on the controversy surrounding appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the FTII Chairman.The actor supported the agitating students of Film and Television
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FTII ultimatum to striking students; warns of rustication
India | Jul 15, 2015, 10:32 PM ISTPune: Students of the FTII were today served an ultimatum by the Institute authorities to call of their 34-day strike for revocation of the appointment of Gajendra Chouhan as its Chairman or face the risk
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Sonia Gandhi to host iftar party today; 9 other major events of the day
India | Jul 13, 2015, 10:14 AM ISTOpposition to strategise on Parliament session at Sonia Gandhi's Iftar todayNew Delhi: With the Modi government battling propriety issues over the Lalit Modi row and the furore on Vyapam scam, leaders of "like-minded" parties will
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FTII row: Bollywood list opposing Gajendra Chauhan's appointment gets longer
Bollywood | Jul 12, 2015, 11:12 AM ISTMumbai: With the FTII controversy refusing to die down, more and more Bollywood celebrities are joining the growing list of people arguing that Gajendra Chauhan does not merit the post of chairman of the prestigious
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Rajkummar Rao: FTII needs to be in safe hands!
Bollywood | Jul 11, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTMumbai: Rajkummar Rao is the latest Bollywood celebrity to come out in support of the students protesting againt the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as the new chairman of the Film and Television Institute of
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Rishi Kapoor says nothing personal against Gajendra Chauhan
Bollywood | Jul 11, 2015, 12:04 PM ISTMumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, whose tweets advising controversial FTII chairman Gajendra Chauhan to resign had sparked on a major storm on social media, on Friday clarified that he had nothing against him and made
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Gajendra Chauhan should voluntarily retire, says Rishi Kapoor
Bollywood | Jul 10, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTMumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has joined in the debate over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of FTII, saying he should retire voluntarily.Chauhan, best known for playing Yudhisthira on TV epic "Mahabharata",
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FTII needs much more qualified person than Gajendra Chauhan: Anupam Kher
Bollywood | Jul 09, 2015, 06:31 PM ISTChandigarh: Veteran actor Anupam Kher said that the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) needs a "much qualified" person at the helm of affairs and also supported the idea of turning the government institute
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Noted actor Pallavi Joshi quits FTII body, backs agitating student
India | Jul 06, 2015, 05:22 PM ISTPune: Noted actor Pallavi Joshi has resigned as member of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society, pledging support to the agitation by the students demanding removal of mini screen actor Gajendra Chauhan
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FTII row: Govt refuses to reconsider Gajendra Chauhan's appointment
India | Jul 04, 2015, 07:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government yesterday refused to yield to the demand of agitating students and alumni members of FTII-Pune for reconsidering the appointment of TV actor and BJP's Gajendra Chauhan as the head of the