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35 TN fishermen arrested in British overseas territorial waters handed over to Indian Coast Guard

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35 TN fishermen arrested in British overseas territorial waters handed over to Indian Coast Guard

Thiruvananthapuram: Around 35 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were arrested more than a month ago from near the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in the Indian Ocean, and tried and fined 25,000 Pounds Sterling, were on Monday handed over to the Indian Coast Guard, a defence statement said.

The fishermen had ventured to fishing areas in the deep sea, around 230 nautical miles near the BIOT — an archipelago of 58 islands covering some 640,000 sq km of ocean.

The area is a British Overseas Territory, located approximately halfway between East Africa and Indonesia, and administered from London, the statement said.

The fishermen were arrested on September 29, tried at BIOT and fined 25,000 British Pounds, it said.

One boat has been seized as the fine was not paid, while another boat and its 35 crew members were released, it said.

They were brought off Vizhinjam on BIOT patrol vessel ‘Grampien Endurance’ and on their own fishing boat. They were handed over at sea to Indian Coast Guard ships ‘Anagh’ and ‘C 441’, the statement said.

The fishermen are expected to arrive at Vizhinjam around 7:30 pm where they will be medically examined and interrogated by agencies concerned.

Subsequently, they will be handed over to the Fisheries Department for safe passage to Thengapattinam in Tamil Nadu, the statement added.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted three-week furlough: Sources

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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted three-week furlough: Sources
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, was granted a three-week furlough on Monday, official sources said.

The 56-year-old Dera chief is lodged in Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district.

During his temporary release period of 21 days, Singh will go to the Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, they said.

The Sirsa-headquartered sect’s chief had applied for temporary release.

Previously, Singh had walked out of the Sunaria jail on a 30-day parole on July 30.

Prior to that, the Dera chief had been granted a 40-day parole in January. In October last year too, he was granted a 40-day parole.

Prior to his October parole, he had come out of the prison on a month-long parole in June last year. Besides, he was granted a three weeks’ furlough from February 7, 2022.

In 2021, the Dera chief, along with four others, was also convicted for hatching a conspiracy to kill Ranjit Singh, a Dera manager.

The Dera chief and three others were also convicted in 2019 for the murder of a journalist more than 16 years ago.

Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in five-match T20I series against Australia

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Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in five-match T20I series against Australia
Suryakumar Yadav

New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav was on Monday named as India captain for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Australia, which begins from November 23 at Visakhapatnam.

Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named as vice-captain for the series against the newly-crowned ODI champions, as the hosts only picked three players from the recent World Cup squad Prasidh Krishna, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar himself.

However, Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the last two T20Is in Raipur and Bengaluru and he will take over the role of vice-captain from Gaikwad.

India squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

2 dead as wall at under-construction indoor stadium in Telangana collapses

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Hyderabad: Two migrant workers died, and ten others were injured when a concrete slab and a compound wall of an under-construction indoor stadium collapsed in Moinabad area here on Monday, police said.

The incident occurred when construction work was underway at the site. The compound wall collapsed on a group of workers resulting in the death of two people and injuries to ten others, they said.

“Two workers belonging to West Bengal and Bihar died and ten others were injured, they added

The injured workers were shifted to a hospital, police said. Investigations are on.

Teen girl abducted by two motorcycle-borne men in Gwalior

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Gwalior: A 19-year-old girl was abducted allegedly by two motorcycle-borne men on Monday from a petrol pump in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, a police official said.

The incident took place during the day in Jhansi Road area and CCTV footage of the abduction has surfaced on social media.

“Following the abduction of the girl, a case has been registered on the complaint of her kin and efforts are on to trace her,” Superintendent of Police Rajesh Singh Chandel said.

As per family members, a youth from the girl’s village used to harass her and a case in this regard was already registered, the SP informed.

She had come with her father and other family members to Gwalior from Bhind to attend a function at a relative’s house, the SP added.

“The incident occurred when the girl went to the washroom of a petrol pump while her kin were talking to each other. Two motorcycle-borne forcefully took her away,” he said.

Yashaswini scores upset win at Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tour

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Yashaswini Panwar of India scored an upset win to enter the final round of qualifying in the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tour being played at the Bowring Institute tennis courts. In the first round of qualifying played here on Sunday, the 22-year-old who resides in Karnataka, demolished the third seed Demi Tran of the Netherlands in straight sets 7-5, 6-2.

Vanshita sends top seed home to enter semis at KSLTA-AITA Pro Circuit 2021

In another upset victory, Vanshita Pathania overcame seventh seed Priyanshi Bhandari in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in a match that lasted a little over two hours. As many as three matches out of 16 remained unfinished owing to bad light.

The rest of the fancied players in the top eight bracket advanced without much ado. Top seed Sandeepti Singh Rao brushed past Sai Janvi 6-0, 6-1 while second seed Sravya Shivani Chilakalapud overcame a fighting Priyanka Rodricks 6-1, 7-5;

Results

1-Sandeepti Singh Rao bt Sai Janvi 6-0, 6-1: Vanshita Pathania bt 7-Priyanshi Bhandari 6-3, 4-6, 10-8; Sonal Patil bt Laalitya Kalluri  4-6, 6-4, 10-8; 5-Soha Sadiq bt Shefali Arora 6-2, 6-3; Sejal Gopal Bhutada bt Mihika Yadav 3-6, 6-2, 11-9; Yashaswini Panwar bt 3-Demi Tran (Ned) 7-5, 6-2; Arthi Muniyan bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-0, 6-3; Pooja Ingale  bt Nithesa Selvaraj (Aus) 6-0, 6-1; Vidhyalakshmi S  bt Apurva Vemuri 6-0, 6-0; Nidhitra Rajmohan bt Sanjitha Ramesh 6-4, 6-2; 2-Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi bt Priyanka Rodricks 6-1, 7-5; 8-Paavanii Paathak bt Kashish Bhatia 6-2, 2-6, 10-4; Abhilasha Bista (Nep) bt Avishka Gupta 3-6, 7-5, 10-6.

I wasn’t invited for World Cup final: Kapil Dev

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I wasn't invited for World Cup final: Kapil Dev
Former India captain Kapil Dev

Ahmedabad: Former India captain Kapil Dev on Sunday claimed that he was not invited to the World Cup final between the hosts and Australia here.

Kapil, who led India to their maiden ODI World Cup title in 1983, said he wanted to travel for the game with the rest of his teammates.

“I wasn’t invited there. They didn’t call me so I did not go. As simple as that. I wanted the whole ’83 team to be there with me but I guess due to the fact that it’s such a big event and people are so busy handling responsibilities, sometimes they forget,” Kapil

Among other former India captains who were present at the Narendra Modi Stadium were Sourav Ganguly, who was invited in the capacity of a former BCCI president. Inviting past presidents and officials is a BCCI norm.

The other celebrities who were in attendance for the high profile game were actors Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Badminton great Prakash Padukone was also seen sitting in the stands.

‘Dhoom’ director Sanjay Gadhvi passes away at 56

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'Dhoom' director Sanjay Gadhvi passes away at 56
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“Dhoom” director Sanjay Gadhvi died on Sunday morning at his residence here, his elder daughter Sanjina said. He was 56.

Gadhvi, who was three days shy of his 57th birthday, is best known for helming two blockbuster hits in the Yash Raj Films’ “Dhoom” franchise — “Dhoom” (2004) and “Dhoom 2” (2006).

According to Gadhvi’s daughter, the director was “perfectly healthy”.

“He passed away at 9.30 am this morning at his residence. We are not sure what it is, but it is most likely a heart attack. He wasn’t unwell, he was perfectly healthy,” Sanjina told PTI.

Gadhvi made his directorial debut in 2000 with “Tere Liye”, which he followed up with 2002’s “Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai”, his first project with Yash Raj Films (YRF).

In a statement shared on X, the studio said the “magic Gadhvi created on screen will be cherished forever”. “May his soul rest in peace. #SanjayGadhvi,” it further read.

Gadhvi gained prominence with his third directorial, the stylish action thriller “Dhoom”, which made motorbiking a rage among Indian youth in the early 2000s.

The 2002 film followed the story of a cat and mouse game between a gang of motorbike robbers, led by Kabir (John Abraham), and Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), a Mumbai cop who teams up with Ali (Uday Chopra), a motorbike dealer to stop them. It also starred Esha Deol and Rimi Sen.

The success of “Dhoom” spawned a film franchise.

Gadhvi also directed its superhit sequel “Dhoom 2”. The 2006 film starred Abhishek, Chopra, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Bipasha Basu.

Abhishek said he was shocked beyond belief by the filmmaker’s sudden demise.

“Sanju, when I spoke to you last week and we were reminiscing about our shoots and memories I would never have imagined even in my craziest dreams that I would have to write a post like this. I’m shocked beyond belief,” the actor wrote on Instagram alongside a photo he took of Gadhvi while they were filming the climax of “Dhoom 2” in South Africa.

“You had faith in me, even when I didn’t. You gave me my first ever hit! I can never ever forget that or be able express what it meant to me. I will cherish your friendship always. Rest in peace my brother,” Abhishek added.

Bipasha shared a picture of Gadhvi on Instagram Stories and wrote, “Rip my friend Om Shanti @sanjaygadhvi4 Gone too soon.”

The third installment of “Dhoom” franchise was directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The 2013 movie featured Bachchan, Chopra, Aamir Khan, and Katrina Kaif.

Shibasish Sarkar , president, Producers Guild of India wrote on X: “It’s shocking…. Sanjay is no more!! Pray to God for his soul to rest in peace and give all the strength to his family.”

Kunal Kohli, director of “Hum Tum” and “Fanaa”, was one of the first film personalities to condole Gadhvi’s demise on social media.

“This is beyond shocking. #SanjayGadhvi RIP never thought I’d have to write your obituary. Shared an office for many years at YRF, lunch dubbas, discussions. Will miss you my friend. This is too hard to accept,” Kohli wrote in an X post.

Tusshar Kapoor said Gadhvi was a “trailblazing director”.

“RIP #Sanjaygadhvi .gone too soon! A trailblazing director of the blockbuster #Dhoom franchise!” he posted.

Gadhvi’s other film credits are “Kidnap” (2008), “Ajab Gazabb Love” (2012) and “Operation Parindey”, his last directorial which was released in 2020.

Besides Sanjini, Gadhvi is survived by his wife and another daughter.

Will retire from politics, if proved I have taken money in single case of transfer Karnataka C.M Siddaramaiah

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Will retire from politics, if proved I have taken money in single case of transfer: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: With JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy repeatedly attacking him and his son Yathindra, a former Congress MLA, accusing them of a “cash for transfer” racket, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he will retire from politics, if proved that he has taken money, even in a single transfer case of government officials.

He alleged such cash for transfer happened during Kumaraswamy’s tenure.

“I have told you not to ask about it (Kumaraswamy’s allegations). Haven’t I responded to it already? Let him tweet (post on X) a number of times. He is speaking about what they did during his tenure (as CM),” Siddaramaiah said in response to a question about Kumaraswamy’s attacks.

Speaking to reporters here, the chief minister said, “He (Kumaraswamy) is speaking about the money they (Kumaraswamy and JDS leaders) took for transfers. They took money during his tenure. In our tenure, we have not taken any money. I have already said — I will retire from politics, if it’s proved that I have taken money in even a single case of transfer.”

“Let him tweet a hundred times, I don’t want to reply,” he added.

Kumaraswamy had recently sought to link a phone conversation between Yathindra and Siddaramaiah, which was widely circulated on social media, to allege a cash for postings/transfer’ scam, a charge which has been rightly rejected by the chief minister and his son.

Continuing his attack, Kumaraswamy has even alleged that an official, whose name was mentioned in a phone conversation between the CM and his son, had figured in the transfer list of police inspectors released recently.

Further accusing Yathindra of acting like a “Super Chief Minister”, the JD(S) leader had even sought the resignation of Siddaramaiah over a video clip.

The former chief minister today too, in a series of posts on ‘X’, on the issue, accused Siddaramaiah of outsourcing his Varuna constituency in Mysuru district to his son Yathindra.

Yathindra from 2018-23 had represented the Varuna segment, and in 2023, he gave up the seat to his father Siddaramaiah to contest from his home seat for one last time, and himself did not contest from any other constituency.

“The people of Varuna have chosen you (Siddaramaiah). You have to do their work yourself. Why outsource the constituency to your son? I never outsourced the constituency to my son when I was CM. You have outsourced Varuna to the son,” Kumaraswamy posted.

Noting that as far as he knows, no CM has ever outsourced his constituency to children, he accused Siddaramaiah of giving power to his son, through the backdoor, by ensuring him a Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) post in the segment. “Is there any provision in the constitution that allows this? If so, let me know.”

Further stating that as far as he knows, CSR stands for Corporate Social Responsibility, Kumaraswamy said, “Now it has become Corrupt Son Of Siddaramaiah! Have you outsourced to your son — to do CSR collection in the state? Is he in-charge of CSR for 224 constituencies (in the state)? You seem to have your eye on the 2 per cent CSR as well.

WC Final: Pro-Palestine fan breaches security to reach Virat Kohli

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WC Final: Pro-Palestine fan breaches security to reach Virat Kohli

Ahmedabad: A pro-Palestine fan breached a tight security cordon to enter the field of play in a desperate attempt to hug Virat Kohli during the World Cup final between India against Australia here on Sunday.

The incident happened before the first drinks break.

The security personnel apprehended the man, who was identified as Wayne Johnson, an Australian of Chinese-Filipino origin.

He was arrested and taken to Chand Kheda Police station.

Political sloganeering is an offence at cricket games but with Johnson being a foreign national, it is not yet known what kind of action will be taken against him.

Johnson wore a face mask with design of a Palestine flag and a T-shirt with slogans on both sides.

On the front of the t-shirt, ‘stop bombing Palestine’ was written and on the back, Save Palestine’ .

His sudden intrusion caught everyone unaware but the security was quick to apprehend him.

The ICC doesn’t allow any political sloganeering during its event and any such act is also not allowed in India.

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