The Champai Soren government in Jharkhand comfortably passed the majority test in Assembly this afternoon, getting 47 votes in the 81-member Assembly. With one MLA resigning last month, the majority mark in the Assembly was 41.

The ruling coalition comprising the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal had earlier expressed confidence that they would sail through. Twenty-nine votes were cast against the Champai Soren government.

The floor test in Jharkhand Assembly was held in the wake of dramatic developments in the tribal-dominated state, starting from former Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s late-night resignation, followed by his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, on January 31. Hemant Soren is being investigated by the central agency in a money laundering case. The JMM leader has denied the allegations and termed them a BJP conspiracy.

The ruling JMM-Congress coalition backed Champai Soren to succeed Hemant Soren. The long-time aide of Shibu Soren took oath as Chief Minister on Saturday with two deputies.

Hemant Soren was present in Assembly for the floor test with court’s permission. In his remarks ahead of the floor test, Champai Soren said he would his government like “Hemant Soren part – II”.

In his emotionally charged speech, Hemant Soren hit out at the BJP-led central government, alleging a “slow-cooked” conspiracy to jail him. He did not spare the Governor either, accusing the Raj Bhavan of involvement in this conspiracy. Earlier, the JMM and Congress had questioned the delay in the Jharkhand Governor inviting Champai Soren to form the government, despite the ruling coalition staking claim soon after Hemant Soren’s resignation. 

The former Chief Minister also dared the BJP to produce evidence against him in the land irregularities case he has been arrested in. “Show me the proof and I will quit politics,” he said.

In a strong charge for tribals, Mr Soren attacked the BJP and accused it of looking down on backward communities. “We left the jungle, came and sat next to them and their clothes are soiled. They see us as untouchables. If left to them, we would be back in the jungle,” he said.

Mr Soren targeted BJP leaders from Jharkhand “who bow before those with feudal mindset”. “It has been 24 years since Jharkhand was formed. Which party was in power for the longest time? All corruption started in 2019?”

“They do not want tribals to rise. They do not want us to become judges, IPS or IAS officers. They do not want us to become leaders,” he said, adding that he knew that hurdles will be created to ensure that he does not complete his five-year term.

Shankar Mahadevan and his team from Shakti achieved a significant milestone for India at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Shakti, a group consisting of John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V. Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan, received the Grammy Award for their project, The Moment. The album was honoured as the Best Global Music Album. Shankar and his fellow musicians attended the Grammys to receive the accolade. AR Rahman has extended his congratulations to the team. 

On Monday, the former Grammy winner AR Rahman took to social media and shared a selfie featuring Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain and V. Selvaganesh from the awards show. 

Check out the picture here:

Sharing the picture, he wrote, “It’s raining Grammys for India …Congrats Grammy winners #ustadzakirhussain (3grammys) @shankar.mahadevan (first Grammy) @selvaganesh (first Grammy ).”

 Besides Shakti, Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia also won two awards at the Grammys for Best Global Music Performance and Contemporary Instrumental Album.

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Abhishek Bachchan, the actor, has been in the industry for over 24 years and has appeared in more than 50 films. In a 2013 interview with a leading news agency, he expressed dissatisfaction with his work. As he celebrates his 48th birthday, let’s revisit the interview where he admitted to disliking all of his performances.

He said, “I hate all my performances and hope I don’t start liking them. I believe that the day you start liking your work is the day you become complacent. When I review my work, I always find something I can improve on. I think it’s the same with all actors. We are always trying to better ourselves from our last outing. So I am not a big fan of my own work.”

During the interview conducted before the release of Dhoom 3, Abhishek expressed his admiration for Aamir Khan. He mentioned, “…what an honour for any actor to get the opportunity to work with him. You get to learn so much by just observing him. He is so helpful, caring and giving as an actor and it’s been a great experience working with him.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Abhishek was last seen in R Balki’s sports drama Ghoomer co-starring Saiyami Kher, Shabana Azmi and Angad Bedi.

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