Sudheendra Kulkarni Paint Attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a "courageous step" in boosting bilateral ties between India and Pakistan by his surprise visit to Lahore today, chairman of Observer Research Foundation Sudheendra Kulkarni said here today.

Shiv Sena today sacked the workers who assaulted and blackened the face of a Right to Information activist at Latur in Marathwada region, after he "exposed" an illegal construction case.

In a stinging editorial in their mouthpiece Saamna, the Shiv Sena warned ally BJP that the "bait of power" wouldn't make them compromise on "issues of national interest", especially when it came to Pakistan.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today felicitated six party workers who allegedly smeared ORF chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni's face with black paint to protest former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai.

Hitting out at Pakistan for trying to give a sermon on pluralism after Islamabad expressed concern over attempts to disrupt functions of its prominent personalities, India asserted that non-practice of terrorism is central to the betterment of ties between India and Pakistan.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today met six activists of his party who were arrested on Monday night for throwing black paint on columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni, and delivered a pat on their backs.

Expressing concern over the campaign against prominent Pakistani personalities in India by a fundamentalist organisation, Islamabad has said that there is need to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.

After splattering black paint on columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni, the Shiv Sena has likened him to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was hanged in 2012.

The dramatic events of Monday that led up to the launch of Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book in Mumbai, brought the tenuous ties between partners BJP and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra to a new low.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" along with that of institutions like the Sahitya Akademi is permitting a new "degree of thuggish violence" in India, celebrated Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie said, amid a raging debate over 'rising intolerance' in India.

Six Shiv Sena workers who were arrested on Monday night in connection with the paint attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former BJP member and head of a city-based think-tank, were released on bail today.

Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has disapproved of the paint attack on BJP's former strategist Sudheendra Kulkarni saying people have right to protest only within democratic framework of the Constitution.

People of India and Pakistan should engage in deepening their ties but not on social networks like Facebook, rather in real life, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah said today, speaking at the book launch event of Former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today disapproved of Shiv Sena's protests against the launch of former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book in Mumbai. He said Sena's protests has brought disrepute to the state.

Despite threats by Shiv Sena, and the blackening of the face of Sudheendra Kulkarni, the organisers of the launch of former Pakistan foreign minister, Ahmed Kasuri's book "Neither a Hawk, Nor a Dove" amid tight security.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a "courageous step" in boosting bilateral ties between India and Pakistan by his surprise visit to Lahore today, chairman of Observer Research Foundation Sudheendra Kulkarni said here today.

Shiv Sena today sacked the workers who assaulted and blackened the face of a Right to Information activist at Latur in Marathwada region, after he "exposed" an illegal construction case.

In a stinging editorial in their mouthpiece Saamna, the Shiv Sena warned ally BJP that the "bait of power" wouldn't make them compromise on "issues of national interest", especially when it came to Pakistan.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today felicitated six party workers who allegedly smeared ORF chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni's face with black paint to protest former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai.

Hitting out at Pakistan for trying to give a sermon on pluralism after Islamabad expressed concern over attempts to disrupt functions of its prominent personalities, India asserted that non-practice of terrorism is central to the betterment of ties between India and Pakistan.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today met six activists of his party who were arrested on Monday night for throwing black paint on columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni, and delivered a pat on their backs.

Expressing concern over the campaign against prominent Pakistani personalities in India by a fundamentalist organisation, Islamabad has said that there is need to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.

After splattering black paint on columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni, the Shiv Sena has likened him to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was hanged in 2012.

The dramatic events of Monday that led up to the launch of Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book in Mumbai, brought the tenuous ties between partners BJP and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra to a new low.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" along with that of institutions like the Sahitya Akademi is permitting a new "degree of thuggish violence" in India, celebrated Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie said, amid a raging debate over 'rising intolerance' in India.

Six Shiv Sena workers who were arrested on Monday night in connection with the paint attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former BJP member and head of a city-based think-tank, were released on bail today.

Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has disapproved of the paint attack on BJP's former strategist Sudheendra Kulkarni saying people have right to protest only within democratic framework of the Constitution.

People of India and Pakistan should engage in deepening their ties but not on social networks like Facebook, rather in real life, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah said today, speaking at the book launch event of Former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today disapproved of Shiv Sena's protests against the launch of former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book in Mumbai. He said Sena's protests has brought disrepute to the state.

Despite threats by Shiv Sena, and the blackening of the face of Sudheendra Kulkarni, the organisers of the launch of former Pakistan foreign minister, Ahmed Kasuri's book "Neither a Hawk, Nor a Dove" amid tight security.