Meghana Raj recalls how her late husband Chiranjeevi Sarja had predicted she would win the State Award for ‘Iruvudellava Bittu’

IANS | November 5, 2025 1:36 PM

Bangalore, Nov 5 (IANS) Actress Meghana Raj, who has won the Karnataka State Award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance in the Kannada film ‘Iruvudellava Bittu’, has now penned an emotional post recalling how her late husband Chiranjeevi Sarja had predicted that she would win the State Award for the film when she was shooting for it.

Rights group condemn placing Baloch activists under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act

IANS | November 5, 2025 1:01 PM

Quetta, Nov 5 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) slammed Pakistani authorities for placing Baloch political activists and human rights defenders from across Balochistan in the Fourth Schedule of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The rights body described the move as an attempt to end the Baloch public struggle through the use of force.