AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoGaneshotsav in Mumbai: The city is gearing up with a massive police deployment of 16,800+ personnel for festival security, plus separate crowd and traffic plans for idol immersion days. Protest vs permissions: Mumbai Police denied Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil permission for an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan from Sept 19, citing crowd management, public safety and Ganesh festival pressure. Cricket & culture: For India’s home T20I matches, ‘Vande Mataram’ will now be played before the national anthem, following a Home Ministry directive and the anthem’s expanded legal protection. Film & global reach: Ladakh feature ‘Birds on Ice’ gets its Busan premiere slot, while Apple TV+ producer Nicholas Weinstock joins Indian fantasy-horror ‘Tongue’ for a global crossover push. Arts & identity debate: A new series, ‘Mizan – Towards a New Muslim Imagination’, launches with a focus on why Muslims feel left out of India’s growth story. BRICS afterglow: World leaders depart New Delhi after the 18th BRICS Summit, with India’s diplomatic push and the New Delhi Declaration dominating headlines.
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