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Aamir Khan has no plans to become politician, says he's scared of it

Agencies
September 17, 2018

New Delhi, Sept 17: He maybe vocal about social issues like water conservation, but superstar Aamir Khan said Sunday he has no plans to join politics.

The 53-year-old Bollywood actor said he is "scared" of the idea and believes he can be a better influence through his films.

"I don't want to be a politician. I am not meant for that. I am a communicator. I am not interested in politics... I am also scared of politics. Who isn't?

"So, I stay away. I am a creative person. Politics is not my thing. I want to entertain people. I feel I will be able to do more as a creative person than as a politician," Aamir said during a session at NDTV'S special youth conclave 'YUVA'.

The actor has been extensively working towards water crisis for the past three years in Maharashtra through his Paani Foundation, which aims at imparting knowledge at the grassroots level in the state about water conservation and watershed management.

Aamir said the issue of water scarcity can be countered only when the "people own the problem".

"They have to be the solution. It has to be a people's movement... Our approach has always been very inclusive. We want more and more people to join the cause," he added.

The actor believes it is the lifestyle of the people which is responsible for the degradation of the environment.

"We need to give up cell phones, TV sets, give up watching movies, computers etc... The lifestyle is such that we are using so many resources. To survive we need to redevise our lifestyle."

Aamir said it is easy for the public to blame the government for its woes, but things cannot get better without the participation of the citizens.

"It's easy for us to blame the government. Maharashtra government has made a lot of efforts to hit back the problem... As citizens, we should question our government. They are answerable to us. But change only happens when we become part of the solution," he added.

Aamir will next be seen in "Thugs of Hindostan", which also features Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh.

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June 30,2020

California, Jun 30: Online video-sharing platform YouTube on Monday banned several prominent channels, including those belonging to Stefan Molyneux and Richard Spencer.

The company banned six channels for repeatedly violating YouTube's policies.

According to The Verge, other channels banned include American Renaissance (with its associated channel AmRen Podcasts) and the channel for Spencer's National Policy Institute.

YouTube began taking stern measures on supremacist channels in June 2019.

"We have strict policies prohibiting hate speech on YouTube, and terminate any channel that repeatedly or egregiously violates those policies," the Verge quoted a YouTube spokesperson as saying.

"After updating our guidelines to better address supremacist content, we saw a 5x spike in video removals and have terminated over 25,000 channels for violating our hate speech policies," the spokesperson added.

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March 5,2020

New Delhi, Mar 5: Urging netizens to adopt traditional salutation styles like 'namaste' and 'salaam' to greet everyone in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, megastar Salman Khan on Thursday shared a picture from his workout session.

Flaunting his perfectly chiselled body, the 'Sultan' actor shared a picture of himself sitting on a pull-down machine with folded hands as a mark of Indian tradition 'namaste'.

"Namashkaar ... hamari sabhyata mein namaste aur salaam hai! Jab #coronavirus Khatam ho jaye tab Haath milao aur gale lago...." he captioned the picture.

Khan recently touched the mark of 30 million followers on Instagram on Saturday and shared a short video on the platform thanking his fans for it.

In the video, he first thanked fans with folded hands and then a salute.

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February 29,2020

Ernakulam, Feb 29: A court here on Friday issued a bailable arrest warrant against Malayalam actor Kunchacko Boban for failing to appear before it for witness examination in an assault case filed by an actress.

Ernakulam Additional Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese issued the arrest warrant.

As per the court's direction, Boban can take bail from police station and appear before court on March 4.

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