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Kohli praises lower-order batting performance against New Zealand

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Kanpur: Indian Test cricket skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said the teams lower-order batting performance has improved and that is the area they need to keep working on to win more matches.

At the post-match presentation, the Delhi batsman said that those 40-50 runs from that lower-middle order can provide much strength to the team even when they play in overseas conditions.

Ravindra Jadeja scored unbeaten 42 and 50 runs in the first and second innings respectively, while Ashwin contributed 40 runs in the first essay during the opening Test, which India won by 197 runs at the Green Park here.

“They think they can get you out for 300 but you end up getting 340-360 and thus the momentum shifts from the opposition. We have improved in this area and we need to keep working on it because those 40-50 runs will be crucial when we play abroad,” Kohli said.

“One of the most important things in Test cricket is to have a strong lower order who can contribute and this is one area we are working hard with the bowlers, everyone from Ashwin onwards wants to contribute and that puts a psychological dent on the opposition.”

Kohli said, “The boys have applied themselves really well. Few moments we were in a spot of bother. Initially we had momentum with us when we were batting but then couple of soft dismissals and we were on the backfoot. But Jadeja and Ashwin batted really well in the first innings. Umesh also contributed and those 30-40 runs make a psychological difference.”

Kohli, who termed as “memorable” the win in the historic 500th Test, also lauded New Zealand for showing character and guts to fight it out despite being in a tough position when they were set a target of 434 by India.

“It has been a memorable Test match. It has been very good right from the second day onwards when New Zealand were batting really well, and me and Ashwin were chatting that it is going to be an exciting Test and we have to play our best to keep them under pressure,” he said.

“They showed good resilience and resistance and that is something you want to see from opposition. I think credit goes to New Zealand as well, the reason that match went on to the second session on day 5 because of the character and guts that they showed. I am sure the series will get more competitive as we go on,” Kohli added.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that his side took positives from the Test.

The skipper also lauded his players, especially Mitchell Santner, for efforts with the bat and ball and Luke Ronchi’s 80-run inning.

“There are lots of positives and lessons which we will take from this match to the next one. It is really two sessions where the match slipped out of our hands and India capitalised,” he said.

“They were fantastic, especially today as it is not easy with the ball turning sharply and against a couple of world class spinners. So, the way Mitchell Santner (71) contributed with the bat and ball was impressive and Luke Ronchi (80) also coming into the side and doing well,” Williamson said.

(IANS)

PSLVC-35 with 8 satellites lifts off; SCATSAT injected in orbit

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Sriharikota: In its longest-ever flight, the PSLV C-35, carrying India’s SCATSAT-1 meant for ocean and weather studies and seven other satellites including from the US and Canada, today lifted off from the spaceport, here.

The launch marked PSLV’s longest mission spread over two hours and it is the first time that the rocket is putting its payloads in two different orbits. The 44.4 metre tall PSLV rocket blasted off at 9.12 AM and 17 minutes later injected SCATSAT-1 in orbit.

“SCATSAT-1 has been successfully injected in orbit,” ISRO said. The 371 kg SCATSAT, the primary satellite meant for weather forecasting, cyclone detection and tracking, was first injected in a Polar Sunsynchronous Orbit (SSO) orbit while the seven others will be injected in a lower orbit after over two hours, the first time the rocket is putting its payloads in two different orbits. The total weight of all the eight satellites onboard is about 675 kg.

Besides SCATSAT-1, the PSLV rocket is carrying two Indian university satellites, three from Algeria and one each from the US and Canada. SCATSAT-1 is a “continuity” mission for the Ku-band scatterometer payload carried by SCATSAT-1, which has enhanced features compared to a similar one carried by Oceansat-2 satellite in 2009.

The two academic satellites are PRATHAM, from IIT, Bombay, and PISAT, from BES University, Bengaluru and its consortium. While PRATHAM’s objective is to estimate Total Electron Count, PISAT’s mission is to design and develop a nanosatellite for remote sensing applications.

The foreign satellites onboard the PSLV are ALSAT-1B, ALSAT-2B and ALSAT-1N (all from Algeria) and Pathfinder-1 and NLS-19, from USA and Canada, respectively.

(PTI)

George back in cabinet after clean chit in DySP suicide case

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Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Minister K J George was today reinducted into the Siddaramaiah ministry, close on the heels of being given a clean chit by the CID in a case related to the alleged suicide of a Deputy Superintendent of Police.

 

George, a close confidant of the Chief Minister, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala at a ceremony held in Raj Bhavan.

George had resigned on July 18, soon after a court in Madikeri in Kodagu district directed police to register an FIR against him and two police officers in connection with the suicide of 51-year-old M K Ganapathy.

Ganapathy was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a room at a lodge in Madikeri on July 7, prior to which he gave an interview to a local TV channel saying the Minister and AM Prasad (now Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety) and Pranab Mohanty (now on central deputation as Additional Deputy Director General of UIDAI) would be responsible “if anything happens to me.”

The court had issued directions based on a private criminal complaint by Ganapathy’s son, Nehal, requesting it to direct police to take up investigation against the minister and the officers for allegedly abetting his father’s suicide.

Karnataka CID, which investigated the case, on September 17 gave a clean chit to George and two senior police officers in its ‘B’ report, filed in a court in Madikeri.

George is likely to retain Bengaluru Development and Town Planning portfolio, which he had held when he stepped down amid a huge political storm in the state with the Opposition gunning for him. He had also held the Home portfolio earlier.

With the reinduction of George, the strength of the Siddaramaiah ministry now stands at 34, the maximum constitutional limit for the state. Siddaramaiah, his cabinet colleagues, Congress legislators and senior government officials were present at the swearing-in.

Both opposition parties BJP and JD(S) have taken exception to the reinduction of George. Earlier this month, Siddaramaiah on September 5 had expanded his Cabinet by inducting M Krishnappa into his Ministry.

In a major revamp of his ministry on June 20, the Chief Minister had sacked 14 ministers and inducted 13 members into his Council of Ministry which had led to discontent within the Congress with several senior leaders openly coming out against the party’s state leadership.

Ahead of the CID filing its report in the Madikeri court, Ganapathy’s father and brother had moved the High Court, seeking a CBI probe into his death for a free, fair and impartial investigation which they said “could not be expected from the CID”.

Ganapathy’s father M K Kushalappa and brother M K Machaiah, who suspected foul play in the death of the police officer, had contended that CID was likely to close the probe with a “B” report by giving a “clean chit” to George and the two police officials.

(Agencies)

No more water for TN: Karnataka tells Supreme Court

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking modification of its September 20 order directing the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka explained to the court that it is not in a position to release any more water to Tamil Nadu due to low storage in its reservoirs in the Cauvery basin. It said that the 42,000 cusecs of water, should be treated as ‘arrears’ and can be released by the end of December.

The state also brought to the court’s notice the resolution passed by both the Houses of the legislature on September 23, that the existing water in the Cauvery basin reservoirs in Karnataka should be used only for drinking purpose and not for any other needs.

Though the Supervisory Committee headed by Union Water Resources Secretary Shashi Shekhar asked Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs water from September 21 to September 30, the Court later directed the state to release 6,000 cusecs water till September 27.

(Agencies)

The 6th Birth Anniversary of the Late Feroz Khan has just went by on 25th Sept, 2016

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Feroz Khan was an actor-producer-director- editor of Hindi Cinema. So present herewith is a just a small tribute to the Late Feroz Khan.

To start off Feroz Khan was known for his flamboyant style, with cow boyish swagger & cigar toting persona; this revolutionized the style quotient of the otherwise conventional “Filmy” hero. He was also known as the style icon of Bollywood.

Firoz Khan had appeared in over 50 films in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s, and became one of India’s Best-Loved heroes with his role in the 1980’s hit film Qurbani, which he had also directed. Firoz Khan followed this multi-disciplinary achievement by directing more successful films like Dayavan (1988) & Janbaaz (1986). He had 1st won the Black Lady namely the Filmfare “Best Supporting Actor” award for Aadmi Aur Insaan in 1970 and was also honored with the Filmfare “Lifetime Achievement” award in 2000.

A little peekaboo in his earlier life will not be out of place at this juncture. Firoz Khan was born on 25th Sept, 1939 in Bangalore, India, to an Afghan immigrant. His father belonged to Tanoli Tribe of Pathan ethnicity from the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, while his mother was of Persian background.

Firoz Khan was educated in Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore & St. Germain High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Sanjay Khan (Abbas Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Sameer Khan & Akbar Khan. His sisters are Khurshid Shahnavar & Dilshad Begum Sheikh, popularly known as Dilshad Bibi. After his schooling in Bangalore, he headed straight to the Mekkah of Bollywood where he made his debut as a 2nd lead in a film called Didi in the year 1960.

Firoz Khan had smoothly made the beginning of his filmy career and thereafter it was a smoot sailing as far as his filmy career is concerned. Through the early 1960s & 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes To India opposite Simi Garewal. Incidentally speaking his 1st big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar’s Oonche Log, where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar & Ashok Kumar in which he had given a notably sensitive performance. But sadly enough this was followed by some more small budget hit films like Samson, Ek Sapera Ek Lutera, Char Darvesh et al. But then again, in the same year, he had enacted the role of a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical movie Arzoo, starring Sadhana. With this movie Firoz Khan earned his entry into the A-list of 2nd leads. With the film Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Firoz Khan won his debut Filmfare award for “Best Actor” in a Supporting Role. His other hit films of those times were Khotey Sikkay, Geeta Mera Naam, Pyasi Sham, Shankar Shambhu & Safar. Firoz Khan had also appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in some of the superhit films like Upaasna (1967), Mela (1971) & Nagin (1976).

Later on had turned into a successful producer & director in the year of 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his 1st directorial film Apradh, which also happened to be the 1st Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. Firoz Khan had also produced, directed and starred in the 1975 film superhit Dharmatma, which also happened to be the 1st Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his 1st ever blockbuster hit as a producer, director and star and had also marked the appearance of Drean Girl Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film The Godfather.

To continue further, throughout the late 1970s & 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star, directing & starring in many of his films. Thereafter he had also starred in the Punjabi film Bhagat Dhanna Jat (1974). But the 1980 film Qurbani, with Zeenat Aman, was the biggest hit of his career and had also launched the singing career of the iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track “Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye”. In 1986, Firoz Khan had also directed & starred in Janbaaz, another film which was declared a superhit film at the Box-Office turnstiles, which some considered it to be one of his Best Movie. It featured an all-star cast and was possessed of great songs & excellent cinematography. In 1988, Firoz Khan had directed & starred in Dayavan, which was a remake of a South Indian film titled Nayagan. After directing & starring in Yalgaar (1992), Firoz Khan had taken a long break from acting for an unbelievable 11 years.

Firoz Khan had then made his comeback as a filmmaker in Bollywood by launching his son Fardeen Khan’s career with the 1998 film Prem Aggan, which had, however, proved to be a Bomb at Box-Office turnstiles. And In 2003, he had made his acting comeback as well as produced & directed Janasheen, which had also starred his son Fardeen Khan. By the way he had always used performing animals in his films, like a chimpanzee & a lion were used in Janasheen, but People for Animals (PFA) Haryana chairman Naresh Kadyan had moved a complaint in the court of law at Faridabad for animal cruelty and a legal action as per law against the producer, director & actor.

Once again Firoz Khan had starred alongside his son Fardeen Khan in a film called Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) and had made his last film appearance in Welcome (2007). Welcome has been one of the Best Comedy films made in recent time in which he had worked with Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor & Katrina Kaif. And of course Welcome was also declared as a blockbuster movie that year at the Box-Office turnstiles.

In realty Feroz Khan was always ahead of his time in terms of his unmatchable style, which had reflected in his movies & music. His movies like Qurbani & Dharmatma are the cult favorite films in Hindi cinema.

Now this was a shocker as in May, 2006, Feroz Khan was blacklisted by the then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he went there to promote his brother’s film, Taj Mahal. In an intelligence report submitted to Musharraf, he was said to have gotten drunk & insulted Pakistani singer & anchor Fakhr-E-Alam and criticising the country by averring, “I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. The Muslims there are making a lot of progress unlike in Pakistan. Our President is a Muslim & our Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam, but look how the Muslims are killing Muslims here.”

Pakistan’s high commission in India and the foreign & interior ministries were subsequently directed to deny Feroz Khan a visa in the future.

Time to know just a little bit about Feroz Khan’s personal life. He had married Sundari Khan in 1965, but divorced her in 1985. They had 2 children, Laila Khan (born in 1970) & Fardeen Khan (born in 1974). Fardeen Khan was married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz. He also has a granddaughter named Diani Isabella Khan born on 12th Dec, 2013 and a grandson named Zaan Funiturewala born on 9th Mar, 2015.

And then it was curtains down for Firoz Khan as he died as a result of lung cancer on 27th Apr, 2009 at the age of 69 in Bangalore.

As mentioned earlier Firoz Khan had finally succumbed to a battle with lung cancer on 27th Apr, 2009. During his illness he had returned to rest at his farmhouse in Bangalore.

Ultimately he was laid to rest in his beloved Bangalore near to his mother’s grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan with 1000’s in attendance which included his close family, dear friends and also notable celebrities of Indian film industry. Till this date he is remembered for his larger than life presence & excellence in cinema.

As a parting shot present herewith is Firoz Khan’s all time career achievements: He had won accolades and several awards namely Filmfare “Best Supporting Actor” award for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1971), Bangalore Film Journalist Award (BFJA) for “Best Supporting Actor” for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1971), Filmfare Nomination as “Best Supporting Actor” for Safar (1971), Filmfare Nomination as “Best Supporting Actor” for International Crook (1975), Filmfare “Lifetime Achievement” Award (2001), Filmfare Nomination as “Best Villain” for Janasheen (2004), IIFA Award for “Best Performance” in a Negative Role in 2004, Zee Cine Award for “Lifetime Achievement” in 2008 & “Pride Of The industry” at the Max Stardust Awards 2009.

In the end it is time have a glimpse of his Filmography which includes as an actor: Didi (1960), Main Shadi Karne Chala (1962), Reporter Raju (1962), Tarzan Goes To India (1962), Bahurani (1963), Suhagan (1964), Char Dervesh (1964), Oonche Log (1965), Raat Andheri Thi (1965), Ek Sapera Ek Lootera (1965), Arzoo (1965), Tasveer (1966), Main Wohi Hoon (1966), Woh Koi Aur Hoga (1967), Raat Aur Din (1967), CID 909 (1967), Aurat (1967), Aag (1967), Nadir Shah (1968), Pyaasi Sham (1969), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Safar (1970), Mela (1971), Ek Paheli (1971), Upaasna (1971), Apradh (1972), Kashmakash (1973), Kisan Aur Bhagwan (1974), Khhotte Sikkay (1974), Geeta Mera Naam (1974), Ghar Ki Laaj (1960), Bhagat Dhanna Jatt (1974), Anjaan Raahen (1974), International Crook (1974), Rani Aur Lalpari (1975), Kala Sona (1975), Aa Jaa Sanam (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Sharafat Chod Di Maine (1976), Qabeela (1976), Shanker Shambu (1976), Nagin (1976), Jadu Tona (1977), Darinda (1977), Chunaoti (1980), Qurbani (1980), Khoon Aur Paani (1981), Kachche Heere (1982), Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Meet Mere Man Ka (1991), Yalgaar (1992), Prem Agan (1998), Janasheen (2003), Chitappa (2005), Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena – Special Appearance(2005), Om Shanti Om – Special Appearance(2007) & Welcome (2007) – as a director & producer: Apradh (1972), Dharmatma (1975), Qurbani (1980), Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Yalgaar, Prem Agan (1998)
& Janasheen (2003)

An Interview With Actor Nishant Kumar

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Nishant Kumar, a tall, dark & handsome dude hails from Patna. He happens to be a trained actor and is now all set to make his debut with a much talked about film namely Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death.

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How about giving us your brief introduction?

I hail from Patna and I am very passionate about acting since I was that high and you won’t believe this but right since the day I had crossed the 14 summers of my life I had started indulging myself in anchoring and moreover I also started doing varied programmes on Zee Tv but of course all this was in Patna.

What happened then?

And then since I was not getting the right opportunity I honed up my acting skills in Marwah Studio in Noida where I also acquired a Diploma in Cinema and headed straight to Bollywood. Out here too I brushed up my acting skills in Anupam Kher’s acting school.

How did you bag your debut movie Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

After finishing my acting course I sort of kept my eyes & years open for a good project and luckily this movie project Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death just fell into my lap but I would rather say that it was more of a friendly or rather a family affair.

Ok! What is your role in Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

First of all I would say that the film Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death clearly has a backdrop of “Terrorism” and I play the role of one of the dreaded Don. In fact it is an amalgamation of all the “Terrorist” activities put together and believe me Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death is also a patriotic film to the core. And in the end one of the evil man is sent to the gallows to be hanged till death. There have been cases where people fighting for their country have been sent to gallows too, but in return they were also declared a martyr. So this time one of the evil man is sent to the gallows to be hanged till death yehi hai judgement and the reasons are shockingly surprising. All in all Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death is a good entertaining & musically oriented romantic film too. In fact you will find all the colorful & dark shades in my character of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death.

What would you like to say about your co-star Neetu Wadhwa?

I would that say she is good. She is very cooperative & helpful. We vibed well & shared a great chemistry on the sets.

What would you say about your director of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

My director Mann Kumar has crafted this film Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death very painstakingly. I would say he is brilliant and the way he used to explain each & every scene it used to become just like a piece of calkwalk for us. He even left us a lot of room for improvisation. I could not have asked a better film as a debut than Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death.

Lastly tell us what are the highlights of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

Without blinking my eyes I can safely say that music is the finest & the best highlight of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death. All the numbers are soothing, melodious, meliflous & foot tapping too. In fact our music director Mahesh Rakesh have designed the entire musical package of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death in such a way that it has all the colors & shades. In fact all the numbers are too good, but my personal favourites are “Rabba”, “Jashn Manale” & above all “Vandematram”. That’s it!!!

Shoe thrown at Rahul Gandhi during ‘Kisan Yatra’ in UP

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New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday faced ire from a local during a road show.

A man hurled shoe at the Congress vice-president during a road show in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. The shoe missed the mark.

The man who hurled the shoe has been identified as Hari Om Mishra. He is a local journalist.

He has been detained by police.

Reportedly, the shoe attacker was upset with Rahul Gandhi’s Kisan Yatra as he feels that the Congress vice-president is aware of ground reality and plight of farmers in Uttar Pradesh.

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Rahul Gandhi is on ‘Kisan Yatra’ in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

BJP had mocked Rahul Gandhi’s Kisan Yatra, dismissing it as “seasonal expression of sympathy in the season of elections” and claimed that while states ruled by it have seen maximum agricultural growth, those by Congress were known for cases of “land-grab”.

(Agencies)

Sania-Strycova win Pan Pacific women’s doubles title

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Tokyo: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova thrashed Chinas Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang in straight sets to clinch the Pan Pacific womens doubles title here on Saturday.

In a lop-sided affair, the Indo-Czech pair defeated the Chinese 6-1, 6-1.

This is Sania’s 40th doubles title. She had earlier won the same title with Zimbabwe player Cara Black twice.

(IANS)

Over 160 bodies recovered from Egypt refugee shipwreck

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Officials say bodies of 162 people have been pulled from the Mediterranean, amid fears death toll could rise further.

The military said that it had rescued 163 survivors [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

The military said that it had rescued 163 survivors [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

The death toll from a refugee boat sinking off Egypt’s coast has risen to 162, as rescuers recovered more bodies from the Mediterranean Sea.

Survivors have said up to 450 people were on board the overcrowded fishing vessel that was heading to Italy from Egypt when it capsized off the port city of Rosetta on Wednesday.

The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast, Mohammed Sultan, the governor of Beheira  province, where Rosetta is located, told the Associated Press on Friday.

An earlier official toll on Friday had put the number of dead at 148.

The military said that it had rescued 163 survivors, and recovery attempts were continuing.

There are fears the death toll could rise further, with rescuers focusing their efforts on the boat’s hold where witnesses said around 100 people had been when the vessel flipped over.

In a new report on Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that “as many as 240 [people are still] unaccounted for or presumed missing” from the shipwreck.

“Normally in such situations, ‘missing’ migrants are presumed drowned, their remains never recovered,” it said.

The IOM said most of those rescued were Egyptians, but also included Sudanese, Eritreans, a Syrian and an Ethiopian.

Authorities arrested four suspected people traffickers on Thursday over the incident, the latest in what the UN refugee agency expects to be the deadliest year on record for the Mediterranean.

The accident comes months after the EU border agency Frontex warned that growing numbers of Europe-bound refugees were using Egypt as a departure point for the dangerous journey.

People-traffickers often use barely seaworthy vessels and overload them to extract the maximum money in fares from desperate refugees.

The IOM reported on Friday that 300,450 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 21 September, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy. Some 166,050 people have arrived in Greece and 130,567 in Italy during 2016.

Total arrivals for the entire month of September last year were 518,181 – nearly 50 percent higher than 2016’s totals, with slightly over a week remaining before the start of October.

Deaths, however, are considerably higher than last year’s total of 2,887 on this date.

According to the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, this year’s deaths stand at 3,501, including the people who died in the latest tragedy off Egypt.

INDIA IN A DAY, INDIA’S FILM SET TO RELEASE

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In a country captivated with cinema, INDIA IN A DAY directed by Richie Mehta & filmed by Indians across the country is all set to reach a larger audience, scheduled to release on 23rd Sept, 2016. This unique film will release in Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore initially and was born out of a unique partnership between Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Films UK & Google. The film is crowd-sourced, 90-minute feature-length documentary shot on a single day – 10th Oct, 2015. Enlisted to capture a moment of the day on camera, thousands responded by submitting more than 16,000 videos, comprised of over 365 hours of deeply personal, heartfelt & joyfully honest moments & insights.

The footage submitted by participants was uploaded on a website set up by Scott Free Films & Google. This marks the 1st ever India film where footage has come from all over India; from Rajasthan to Kerala to the far – reaching Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The resulting film, which is India’s largest crowd-sourced documentary, offers a remarkable insight into the lives, loves, fears & hopes of people living in India today. To enable this colossal project, director Richie Mehta reached out to noted Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap to help spread the word about the film as widely as possible.

Additionally filmmakers Zoya Akhtar, R. Balki & Shekhar Kapur all gladly supported the project with call out videos and by spreading the word through social media. Having premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2016 & the Sheffield Festival 2016, this one of a kind film, saw Anurag Kashyap supervising a theatrical release in the country.

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