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Gurugram businessman commits suicide

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 A 47-year-old businessman on Monday jumped to his death from the ninth floor of his flat in an upscale society here in Haryana, police said. No suicide note was found.

The victim was identified as Naresh Hasija, who lived in the same flat of Park View Apartments here with his family. He allegedly jumped off the floor around 3 a.m.

A case was registered at the Sector 50 police station.

“Hasija, his wife and children watched a movie on television till late on Sunday. His elder son was studying till 2 a.m. on Monday. The reason behind this extreme step is not clear immediately,” police officer Baljeet told IANS.

The family hails from Sonipat.

Sensex opens 200 points up

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 The S&P BSE Sensex opened 200 points higher on Monday, in line with global markets on signs of easing US-China trade tension.

According to reports, China and the US agreed to halt additional tariffs in the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires over the weekend, pushing global stock markets higher.

Buying was witnessed in metal, IT and FMCG counters while healthcare scrips came under selling pressure.

Stocks of key sectors; finance and banking traded higher.

The Sensex of the BSE opened at 36,396.69 from its previous close at 36,194.30 on Friday.

At 9.26 a.m., the Sensex traded at 36,337.41 higher by 143.11 points or 0.40 per cent.

The Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 10,930.70 after closing at 10,876.75 on Friday.

The Nifty traded at 10,909.05 during the morning trade session, up 32.30 points and 0.30 per cent.

IANS

‘Iran will continue to develop, test missiles despite US opposition

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 Iran will continue to develop and test missiles in line with its deterrence policy despite adversarial positions taken on this issue by the US officials, a spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces said here on Sunday.

“Missile tests and the overall defensive capability of the Islamic republic are for defence purposes and in line with our country’s deterrence policy,” Abolfazl Shekarchi said, Xinhua news agency reported.

“We will continue to both test and develop missiles,” he said, adding that “this issue is outside the framework of any negotiations and is part of our national security.”

“We will not ask for any country’s permission in this regard,” he stressed.

Iran has assured regional countries that the boost of missiles power of the Islamic republic does not hurt the interests of other countries, Shekarchi said.

“Such measures are only in line with boosting the country’s deterrent and defence power,” he added.

Shekarchi made the remarks in reaction to an earlier remarks by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, that Iran’s ballistic missile tests violated the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231.

Pompeo said on Saturday that “the Iranian regime has just test-fired a medium range ballistic missile that’s capable of carrying multiple warheads. This test violates UNSCR 2231.”

“We condemn these activities and call upon Iran to cease immediately all activities relating to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons,” he said.

In reaction, Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed as “ridiculous” the charges by Pompeo.

“Iran’s missile program has a defensive nature and is designed based on the country’s needs,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Bahram Qasemi, was quoted as saying by the ministry’s website.

“No resolution at the UN Security Council has banned Iran’s missile program or missile tests,” Qasemi said.

The Iranian spokesman said that the remarks by Pompeo is “ridiculous since the US refers to a resolution which not only has it violated by unilateral and illegal withdrawal, but by encouraging others to violate it, or even threatening them to punish” in case they remain committed to it.

UNSCR 2231 has endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the 2015 deal on nuclear program of Iran.

The US President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of it in May and reimposed sanctions on Tehran which had been removed under the deal.

Besides, Iran’s Defence Minister, Amir Hatami, said on Sunday that the Islamic republic has turned into one of the world’s missile powers despite tolerating severe western sanctions over the past 40 years.

“Today, Iran is among the world’s top powers in building missiles, radars, armoured vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),” Hatami told official IRNA news agency.

“Iran has managed to attain a very desirable and acceptable performance in the field of defensive products and the (Iranian) Defence Ministry has become self-sufficient in defence industry despite tough sanctions by the arrogant powers in the past 40 years,” he said.

 

IANS

Duo Inter-State bike lifters arrested by Parappana Agrahara

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By : Pramesh S Jain
Duo Inter-State bike lifters arrested by Parappana Agrahara police,25 Hi-End bikes recovered worth of Rs.15 Lakhs.
“Cops urges Hi-End Bike owners to exercise caution by taking precautionary measures as bike lifters are targeting Hi-End bikes”:
Those owning expensive bikes should park them within the compound if your house has no compound lock up your bike by chaining it to the nearest pillar we also recommend installation of burglar alarms and GPS trackers in the vehicles.
The Southeast division police of Parappana Agrahara police on Saturday arrested duo Inter-State bike lifters and recovered 25 motorcycles valued at Rs.15 lakh from them.
The accused has been identified as,Chinnapandakutti,27,and his associate,Prabhakaran,31,hail from Krishnagiri in Tamilnadu.
The accused would come to Bengaluru with the aim of stealing motorcycles parked outside houses.
Modus Operandi :
They would break the lock and then bypass the ignition to start the motorcycle,they operated mainly in posh areas like Parappana Agrahara, Hulimavu, Bommanahalli, Mico Layout, Electronics City, HSR Layout and Bellandur police station limits.
DCP Southeast,Dr.M.B.Boralingaiah,told media persons that as there was increase in bike theft complaints in the southeast division police Station limits ACP,Ramesh K.N,formed a special team under the leadership of PI,Parappana Agrahara inspector,Kishore Kumar,and his team swung into action and the duo were arrested by a patrolling unit who found their movements suspicious and apprehended them and took them to station for questioning during questioning our team were not satisfied with their statement so they detained on the suspect and when the crime team grilled them the duo spilled the beans and revealed that they have theft 25 Hi-End bikes in the southeast division
They would target vehicles parked outside the house they would break the lock and then bypass the ignition to start the motorcycle and sell it to youths in the village for cheap rate he and his associate used to operate in the city and based on their statement our team were Successful in recovering 25 Hi-End bikes worth of Rs.15 Lakh and after stealing the bikes they used to spend money in doing party and used to lead a luxurious life and now are cooling their heels in jail.
we found that bike lifters are targeting only KTM,Pulsar and Royal Enfield bikes this is a clear sign that they are lifting only those bikes which fetch them a lot of money when sold.If they try to sell any ordinary bike without supporting documents the most they get is Rs.5000.But when they sell costly bikes they get more money the other reason they prefer these bikes is that they too could ride them for their enjoyment and with this arrest we have detected 20 cases reported across the city and we have traced the owners of 20 bikes and are still trying to find the others.The two accused had been previously booked in theft cases in Tamilnadu.and a case has been registered in parappana Agrahara police station and further investigation is on and finally Bengaluru Police commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar,has appreciated,Addl CP East,Seemanth Kumar Singh,DCP Southeast,Dr.M.B.Boralingaiah,ACP, Electronic city Sub-division,K.N.Ramesh,PI,B.K.Kishore Kumar,PSI,Babu and their crime staff as,Venkatswamy,Shivaraju,Manjunath Lamani,Yogesh,Karibasappa,M.Raghu, Honappa Pujari has done a exemplary work in recovering the 25 stolen bikes worth of Rs.15 lakhs from them he added.

Top Taliban commander killed by US airstrike in Afghanistan

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 A top Taliban leader was killed in what is believed to have been a US airstrike in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said on Sunday.

Abdul Manan was the Taliban “shadow governor” for Helmand province in the south, a key territory for the group, which also gave him control over a large part of the group’s finances, reports Efe news.

Helmand is the centre of the country’s drug trade and the Taliban tax the drugs business.

Manan’s death on Saturday was confirmed by three Taliban officials.

His death would be the biggest loss for the Taliban since 2016 when the group’s leader, Akhtar Mansour, was killed in a US drone strike in western Pakistan.

The killing of Mansour sank the prospects for peace talks at the time as the Taliban resented the loss of its chief.

The latest airstrike was near the town of Sangeen in Helmand, Taliban sources said.

Manan was one of the most influential figures in the Taliban, considered a hardliner. His hold over the drugs business gave him an independent voice within the Taliban hierarchy.
He was considered the force behind the Taliban’s success in Helmand.

The Taliban’s hold on Helmand allowed more members of the movement to travel into Afghanistan from their base in Pakistan.

A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, said he was checking the reports.

Army Col. David Butler, the spokesman for US-led international forces in Afghanistan, said the US was “looking closely into reports” that Manan had been killed in an airstrike.

G20: Modi discusses economy, terrorism, fugitive economic offenders

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on cooperation among G20 countries on issues related to global economy, trade tensions, crude oil prices and terrorism and fugitive economic offenders, India’s G20 sherpa has said.

Addressing the media here, Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said the current challenges being faced by the global economy, especially emerging economy space, were highlighted by Modi at the G20 Summit.

“He highlighted the threat of increasing financial vulnerabilities, mainly arising from monetary policies of advanced economies and oil price volatility,” Das said.

“The Prime Minister also emphasized on unsynchronized policies of advanced economies and the uneven pace of revival of economies of various countries.”

Modi stressed on escalating trade tensions and its resultant and collateral damages it caused to the least developed countries and other emerging economies, he added.

As regards the way forward, Modi emphasized on the need for pro-active and reformed multilateralism.

“He (Modi) talked about various multilateral institutions and stressed there is need to adopt policies of pro-active and reformed multilateralism, basically to activate various multilateral channels, whether it is the IMF (International Monetary Fund), the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) or other multilateral channels and, of course, the UN and last but not the least, G20,” Das said.

Modi highlighted that any instability in the crude oil prices put big pressure on the budgetary resources and domestic finances of the emerging economies.

He also appealed for reforming the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and sought dialogue on trade and service in promoting global value chain in the agricultural sector, Das said.

The Prime Minister wanted countries to “immediately” join the automatic exchange of information.

“He highlighted the efforts taken in regards to harnessing transformative technologies, that is robotics, data analytic, education technology, Fin-tech (Financial Technology). He talked about democratization of the technologies at the international level for global good.”

Presenting a nine-point action programme against fugitive economic offenders at the second session of the G20 Summit on Friday, Modi said there was a need for a joint effort by member countries to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe havens to all fugitive economic offenders.

India is pressing for the extradition of high-profile fugitive economic offenders including Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya among others.

The Prime Minister stressed it was time to fully implement and operationalise various aspects of 11-point agenda against terrorism adopted in Hamburg in 2017.

He also called upon countries to join the international solar alliance and spoke about global coalition on disaster resilient infrastructure, Das said.

Modi said India will host the G20 Summit in 2022, the year New Delhi celebrates its 75th Independence Day.

IANS

Hockey World Cup: India hold Belgium in exciting clash

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 India recovered from a slow start to produce a superb second half performance and hold title contenders Belgium to a 2-2 draw in a crucial Pool C match of the FIH World Cup here on Sunday.

India have thus given themselves a very good chance to earn direct qualification to the quarter-finals. The Belgians were the favourites to win this encounter, but the Indians did well to stage a spirited comeback and earn a well-deserved point.

The hosts are now at the top of Pool C, edging Belgium to the second spot on goal difference. Both teams have four points after winning their respective campaign openers in contrasting fashion.

Alexander Hendrickx drew first blood for Belgium when he fired a penalty corner through the legs of Indian goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh in the eighth minute.

Harmanpreet Singh scored the equaliser for India off a penalty stroke in the 39th minute before Simranjeet Singh put them in the lead in the 47th.

But Florent van Aubel earned a point for the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallists when he scored Belgium’s second goal in the 56th minute.

Earlier in the day, Canada and South Africa played out a 1-1 draw in another Pool C match.

Nqobile Ntuli gave South Africa the lead in the 43rd minute before Scott Tupper (45th minute) restored parity just two minutes later.

Belgium started in explosive fashion and dominated the first half. But the Indians gradually found their rhythm and put in a much improved performance after half-time.

Belgium were challenging the Indian defence right from the start. At the other end of the pitch, the Indian forwards were finding it difficult to even penetrate into the Belgium penalty circle.

The best chance for the hosts in the opening quarter came just before the first break when an excellent pass to Mandeep Singh at the goalmouth was blocked out by Belgian goalkeeper Loic van Doren.

Most of the Indian attacks were coming down the right flank with the experienced Chinglensana Singh at the heart of many of the moves.

The Belgium defenders were hardly allowing any space to the Indians. As a result, the hosts were finding it difficult to maintain possession around the Europeans’ penalty area.

The Indian defence also were good with their man marking, but they were being stretched by the intelligent off the ball movement of the Belgian players.

The first penalty corner for the hosts came around five minutes into the third quarter after one of the rare occasions when an Indian counter-attack caught the Belgian defence off guard.

The second Indian penalty corner a short while later hit a Belgian defender on his foot right on the goal line and the umpire had no hesitation in awarding a penalty stroke to the hosts.

Harmanpreet stepped forward to coolly slot the ball past van Doren as the crowd erupted in a frenzy of wild celebration.

Lalit Upadhyay missed an excellent chance in the 45th minute when Varun Kumar snatched the ball from a Belgian player and executed an accurate loft to him just in front of the Europeans’ goal. But Lalit, who was totally unmarked with only van Doren to beat, failed to trap the ball.

If the rather noisy crowd were disappointed by that miss, they found reason for yet another round of wild celebrations only a short while later when the Indians scored their second goal.

Kothajit Singh made a run into the Belgian penalty circle from the right and fired a pass across the face of the goal. The ball evaded a host of sticks — both Indian and Belgian — before an unmarked Simranjeet tapped it in at the far post.

Despite trailing, Belgium did well to maintain pressure on the Indian defence and were eventually rewarded for their persistence.

With just four minutes to go, Florent van Aubel silenced the crowd when he beat Sreejesh with a powerful shot from just inside the Indian penalty circle.

 

IANS

India my father’s country, nobody can force me flee: Owaisi

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“India is my father’s country. Nobody can force me flee,” was how MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday reacted to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s comment that if BJP comes to power in the Telangana, Owaisi will have to flee.

“It is my religious belief that Prophet Adam when he descended on the Earth from Paradise, he came to India. Thus India is my father’s country and nobody can force me flee,” the Hyderabad MP told an election rally of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Sunday night.

Speaking at an election rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier in the day at Tandur, Adityanath had said that if his party comes to power in Telangana, Owaisi will flee the way Nizam had to flee Hyderabad.

Owaisi said the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was ignorant of the history as Nizam did not flee Hyderabad.

“Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan did not flee Hyderabad. He was made ‘Raj Pramukh’ and when there was war with China, he offered his gold to India,” said Owaisi.

The MP said he would not be scared by such threats and propaganda. “This is only Yogi’s speech but the language and mentality is of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.

Owaisi said Yogi should speak like a Chief Minister and uphold the dignity of the office he is holding.

He suggested that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister should first take care of his constituency where 150 children die of encephalitis every year.

Meanwhile, Asaduddin Owaisi’s younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi has also reacted strongly to Adityanath’s threat, saying nobody can force them flee.

“We are not the one who will flee. Our 1,000 generations will live here,” the MIM leader said at a public meeting.

IANS

Want to explore different things till I’m 70, says Kareena By Durga Chakravarty

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Mumbai From doing films as different as chalk and cheese to redefining professionalism for working mothers to trying her hands at a radio show, top actress Kareena Kapoor Khan does not want to stop there and says she would like to keep exploring “different things” till she is 70 years old.

Kareena made her acting debut in 2000 with “Refugee”. She was later seen in films like “Ajnabee”, “Asoka”, “Chameli”, “Yuva”, “Omkara”, “Jab We Met”, “Heroine”, “Satyagraha”, “Ki&Ka” and “Udta Punjab”. She launched her radio show titled “What Women Want with Kareena Kapoor Khan” on Ishq 104.8 FM last month.

Asked if she aspires to do something more, Kareena told IANS here: “The idea today is only about content — and being a part of good content, whether it is the web, cinema, stage or radio. I think today artists and actors are all about supporting content. I am just happy that I have got to try my hand… It’s the first time for me. So, lets see… I would like to try different things till probably I am 70.”

The 38-year-old actress, who hails from Indian cinema’s first film family, redefined professionalism by returning to work soon after delivering her first son named Taimur in 2016.

Kareena, who married actor Saif Ali Khan in 2012, also praised digital platforms and added: “I am glad all this is opening up for us.” She added: “The content in cinema and different platforms is changing. There are so many options to do what you want in today’s time and I think it’s the best time to be an actor.”

The “Veere Di Wedding” actress has lent her voice to the character of the hypnotic python Kaa in the Hindi version of actor-filmmaker Andy Serkis’ forthcoming film “Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle”, which is slated to have a global release on the streaming site Netflix on December 7.

Kareena, who is excited to be a part of the eternal classic originally written as “The Jungle Book” by author Rudyard Kipling, says: “Mowgli was one of the closest characters to my heart because his journey has been very interesting…. The journey of (his) self-discovery is something every young adult gets attracted to.”

Is she excited to share the film with her two-year-old son, when he grows up?

“When he turns 13, he will be there watching it with me… But that is why I couldn’t say no.”

She said being offered to lend her voice to Kaa is an absolute honour.

Talking about Kaa, she said: “She (Kaa) is quite a seductress. Dubbing for it was quite unique… She had to sound hypnotic… I have not played a character like that. In most of the movies, you have seen me playing a girl-next-door or a homemaker, but to play this seductress of the jungle was super fun.”

(IANS)

ISL: NEUFC move up despite draw against Jamshedpur FC

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Jamshedpur NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) continued with their slow but steady progress in the Indian Super League (ISL) despite a frustrating goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, here on Saturday.

The defences proved to be too sturdy to break down as the teams cancelled out each other at the end of 90 minutes. The hard-earned point also consolidated Jamshedpur’s fourth spot and preserved their unbeaten run at home this season.

Both side’s defences stayed compact and made it hard for the opposing strikers to make runs in behind the backline. Clear-cut chances were few and far between in the first half.

In the second half, Federico Gallego and Provat Lakra combined well on the right flank and caused a nervy moment for the hosts inside the box in the 57th minute. The former teased a ball towards the far post and Tiri produced an overhead kick to clear the ball away from danger.

A minute later, Gallego surged into the box and sent a powerful shot at goal that forced the game’s first save, off Jamshedpur custodian Subrata Paul.

At the other end, Memo was treated to a fine chance inside the box from a corner kick in the 61st minute. The delivery into the box found Memo in the centre but Gallego’s sliding block denied the midfielder a goal.

In the 70th minute, Farukh Choudhary sprinted down the right flank and fed the ball to Mobashir Rahman who was positioned at the edge of the box. The young midfielder hit a dipping volley that flew inches over the crossbar.

Ogbeche had a late chance to get a winner after Tiri lost the ball in a dangerous area but the Nigerian’s weak attempt was blocked away as the teams settled for a point each.

(IANS)

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