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India drops to 107 in FIFA ranking

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Zurich: The Indian football team has dropped 10 places to 107 in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday.

The Sunil Chhetri-led side registered two victories and a draw in three matches after they were placed at the 97th spot in August.

India defeated Mauritius and held Saint Kitts and Nevis to a draw to clinch the Tri-nation football series before defeating Macau in an away fixture in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualification third round.

India have dropped below the 100th spot for the first time since May.

(IANS)

Man immolates self outside Bhatkal Municipality, Section 144 Imposed

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Bhatkal: Section 144 has been imposed in Bhatkal of Uttar Kannada district following huge protests by a group of people here on Thursday. The protests began after a shop owner tried to end his life after concerned authorities from Bhatkal Town Municipal Council tried to vacate encroached land in the town, sources said.

Shop owner, Ramachandra Naik tried to end his life by burning self when the authorities tried to vacate his shop. Shop owner reportedly poured kerosene oil on his body and set fire to end his life. Eshwara Naik who tried to rescue Ramachandra Naik have also injured and both injured have been brought to Manipal for medical treatment.

Police department has taken elaborate security arrangements in the town to prevent any unpleasant incident and ensure peace and security in the region.

(Agencies)

Gurgaon boy murder case: School gardener detained

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Gurgaon: The Gurgaon Police has detained the Ryan International School gardener and key witness in the school boy murder case, Harpal Singh and is likely to arrests some more persons in connection with the case, a senior SIT officer said.

The Gurgaon Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) detained the gardener yesterday. “The SIT does not want to leave out a single piece of evidence which can be important and work as a key breakthrough for us to solve this case. With three days left for submission of charge sheet in court, we have got possible positive leads against the accused school bus conductor Ashok Kumar,” a senior SIT officer told PTI.

SIT teams yesterday searched the school here for clues to the crime while a CBSE panel also inspected the premises to examine loopholes in security arrangements. Besides Harpal Singh, the SIT has questioned 17 persons including section inchage-Anju

Dudeja, suspended acting principal-Neerja Batra, former principal Rakhi Verma, bus driver Saurabh Raghav, bus contractor Harkesh Pradhan and eight security guards. The officer said questioning of all suspects who are on the police radar whether it is the suspended school principal, senior management officials, or staff members, is being conducted.

“Some more arrests are likely to be made,” he said. The seven-year-old boy was found with his throat slit in the washroom of the school on Friday last.

(PTI)

Travesty of Justice? Clean chit to all six accused named by Pehlu Khan in dying declaration

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Japiur: An investigation by Rajasthan police found the six persons named by Pehlu Khan before dying as not guilty. Pehlu Khan, 55, and others were allegedly attacked by gau rakshaks in Alwar on April 1 while they were on their way to Haryana after purchasing cattle in Rajasthan. Khan, a dairy farmer, succumbed to his injuries two days later.

In his statement to police, Khan had named Hukum Chand, Navin Sharma, Jagmal Yadav, Om Prakash, Sudheer and Rahul Saini among those who had attacked him.

However, Alwar Superintendent of Police Rahul Prakash on Thursday said that a reward of Rs 5,000 announced on each of the six accused was withdrawn as an investigation found them not guilty.

“We have withdrawn the reward against the six persons after an investigation by CB-CID into their role,” Prakash told The Indian Express. Rajasthan CB-CID has been investigating the case ever since it was transferred to them from Alwar police in July.

The CB-CID recently sent a report to Alwar police recommending the removal of names of six accused from the case as they were found “not guilty” after an investigation, which included statements of policemen and employees of a gaushala. The call detail records of the six men further strengthened their case about their location.

“This is betrayal. We heard the names (of the accused) too. We will seek an inquiry again,” said Pehlu’s son Irshad, who was with him during the assault. Police had arrested seven others, five of whom have been granted bail so far. The case against them will continue.

(Agencies)

Rashmika Mandanna Is Not Romancing Allu Arjun

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It was reported in a section of media recently that Kirrik Party fame Rashmika Mandanna is making her debut in Telugu cinema with Allu Arjun’s Naa Peru Surya – Naa Illu India. However, the reports turned out false as the makers of Naa Peru Surya – Naa Illu India are yet to finalize the female lead. Director Vakkantam Vamsy wants to have one of the leading actresses in his debut film. Female lead character in the film is a very strong one that demands an experienced actress. Therefore, he is considering big names for the heroine’s character. Naa Peru Surya – Naa Illu India will start rolling shortly and aim for a release in the summer of 2018. Bunny (Allu Arjun) took a short break from shootings and enjoyed a holiday abroad with his family. He recently joined the shoot of Naa Peru Surya – Naa Illu India.

Rajnikanth States That If God Willing He Will Enter Politics

Rajinikanth had recently stated that he has no political aspirations but will consider taking the path if it’s God’s will. He also said that if he enters politics, he will be truthful and won’t entertain people who want to make money. “God decides what we have to do in life. Right now, he wants me to be an actor and I’m fulfilling my responsibility. If God willing, I will enter politics soon. If I enter, I will be very truthful and will not entertain people who are in this to make money. I won’t work with such people,” Rajinikanth told his fans at a greet – & – meet recently. The 66 – year – old star also described his brief stint in politics 2 decades ago as a “political accident”. In 1996, during Tamil Nadu assembly election campaign, Rajinikanth denounced J. Jayalalithaa & her politics. His strong remarks caused her defeat. “I did a mistake by supporting a political alliance 21 years ago. It was a political accident. Since then, politicians have misused my name on several occasions. But I have to clarify, I’m not joining any party,” he added. Addressing a large gathering of his fans, Rajinikanth requested them to refrain from smoking & drinking. “Take care of your family & children. Don’t waste your life by smoking & drinking. Drinking & smoking not only affects your health but also your decision making ability. I have been affected enough so please take my advice seriously,” he added.

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Plans Changed Because Of Political Changes

As soon as Sri Thenandal Films announced Vijay 61 aka Thalapathy 61 director Atlee and his team flew to the United States and toured the country to fix varied locales for shooting the portions involving Vijay & Kajol Agarwal in the film. However, now the team of Vijay 61 is shooting in Europe and this change in plans was due to the new Donald Trump administration, which has heavily raised shooting location charges and also is putting restrictions on other country people. Anyways, fans are in for a visual treat as the sprawling European locales are as much pleasing to the eyes and even more than the one in the States. The A. R. Rahman musical has an ensemble cast comprising of Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Kajal Agarwal, Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala, Sathyaraj, S. J. Surya & Sathyan.

S. S. Thaman To Enter Bollywood With A Biggie!!!!!

After making his entry into Tamil cinema as an actor with director Shankar’s Boys in 2004, S. S. Thaman has now evolved as a much sought after music director in Tollywood as well as Kollywood. Now Thaman is all set to enter India’s biggest film industry aka Bollywood. The Vaalu music director has officially confirmed on his Twitter page that his Bollywood debut will be with Golmaal 4 directed by Rohith Shetty with Ajay Devgn & Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.

Multiple Looks For Prabhu Deva & Hansika

Choreographer turned actor Prabhu Deva & Hansika will be seen sporting multiple looks in their upcoming black comedy film Gulebakavali. Prabhu Deva’s character name is Badri & Hansika’s character’s name is Viji in the film. Sources say that the film will begin from where the original Gulebakavali (1955) ended and there is a special flashback portion to connect both the stories. Directed by newcomer Kalyan, the film also has multiple sets worth Rs 2cr. Produced by K J R Studios, Gulebakavali also has yesteryear actress Revathy in an important role. Vivek – Mervin duo is composing the music for the film & Anand Kumar is taking care of the cinematography. A grand set replicating the world famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon has been erected for the intro song of Prabhu Deva in Gulebakavali. When director Kalyan suggested the idea of designing a set replicating Babylon Gardens, production designer Kathir improvised it by designing a miniature with two hanging cars. Sources say that the set work is completed with the help of more than 500 hundred workers in a 10 acre land situated on the outskirts of Chennai city. Telugu cinema’s leading choreographer Johnny discussed with Prabhu Deva for the song conceptualization and they have done rehearsals in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru & Mumbai for more than 10 days. Several models from Mumbai will also be dancing with Prabhu Deva in this peppy song composed by Vivek – Mervin.

Silambarasan Quits Social Media

STR has announced that he will no longer be a part of the social media world. The actor says that there is so much negativity in the internet so he prefers to stay out of it and in his final message, he has asked his fans to spread positivity. “In spite of negativism, positivity was my forte but today’s social media !!! Negativity is too dominating, and I’m scared to be a part. Social media was necessary as a celebrity, but I prefer to follow my heart. So before I depart, just wanna say. Always choose love”, posted STR on his official Twitter page. On the film front, STR is working on an English film for which Gautham Menon is penning the dialogues, Yuvan is in charge for music & Santhosh Sivan will be cranking the camera.

Rajinikanth & Vijay Attend Vishal’s Sister’s Wedding Reception

Leading actors, producers, technicians & political bigwigs recently attended the wedding reception of Nadigar Sangam General Secretary & Tamil Film Producers’ Council’s President Vishal’s sister Aishwarya & Ummi Kritsh recently. Instead of giving away Thamboolam (wedding return gift) to the guests, Vishal & family donated 1 lakh rupees to Cancer Institute (WIA). Following are some of the notable celebrities, who attended the wedding reception…Superstar Rajinikanth, Thalapathy Vijay, Sivakumar, Karthi, Hansika, Prabhu Deva, Arun Vijay, Rajkiran, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vairamuthu, S R Prabhu, R B Choudary, Archana Kalpathi, Hari, Ponram, Suseenthiran, Pandiraj et al. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy sent his best wishes through a letter & a slew of politicians including Jayakumar, Thirumavalavan, Vaiko, Krishnaswamy, G K Vasan & Ponnaiyan have also attended the event.

Nagarjuna Akkineni Under Massive Pressure

Nagarjuna Akkineni these days is under massive pressure to give a successful film to his younger son Akhil Akkineni. He is so invested into the film that he has put everything aside and giving 100% to the film Hello. The title of the film also is conceived by Nagarjuna Akkineni. The veteran superstar says that there is so much at stake for Hello. Nagarjuna Akkineni also stated that Hello is a complicated project involving a wide range of locations & huge amount of money. Nagarjuna Akkineni usually doesn’t like to spend a lot on the production, but he is spending so much on Hello. Nagarjuna Akkineni says that the budget is justified though. In Nagarjuna Akkineni’s words it is evident that he is looking forward to see Akhil Akkineni succeed more than anything else. He is also not under the pressure of making arrangements for Naga Chaitanya’s marriage. “It will be a very private event and I am only a guest. Wedding reception is going to be as per my will,” Nagarjuna Akkineni said. Nagarjuna Akkineni is planning a massive promotional campaign for Hello that is gearing up for release on 22nd Dec, 2017.

Tamannah To Cut Her Remuneration Drastically!!!

Tamannah has given hints that she is ready to cut down her remuneration drastically to get offers in Tollywood. At this moment, no Telugu film is on her hands People say she is very particular about her remuneration. To earn some quick money, she did 3 item songs too. But now she has taken the decision of slashing her salary as she urgently needs a movie or two in Tollywood. Tamannah has been making calls to her friends in Tollywood for new offers but her efforts are in vain. After Oopiri, she didn’t get any other Telugu movie. Currently, she is settled in Mumbai.

A Rift Between Balayya & Nag Is Still On!!!

At the TSR – TV9 awards ceremony in Vizag, Nagarjuna Akkineni said, “There are rumors that Balayya & I are not on the best of terms and that there is a rift between us. This is absolutely false! There is no problem at all,” said Nagarjuna Akkineni & Balayya also immediately put his hand over Nag’s shoulder in a friendly manner. Nevertheless, there are a few takers for Nag’s explanation! When Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away, Balayya did not turn up to pay his last respects but sent his wife instead. And at the marriage of Balakrishna’s 2nd daughter, none from the Akkineni family was in attendance. Therefore, it was nice of Nag to attempt to scotch reports of differences between Balayya & himself. Maybe, they’ve patched up or decided to. But a rift did indeed exist between them although the exact reason for it is not known.

HRW: Israeli banks complicit in settlement expansion

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Report dismisses claims by banks that under law they must provide services to illegal Jewish settlements in West Bank.

Over half a million Jewish settlers live in illegal settlements in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]

by Al Jazeera

A leading rights group says Israeli banks are contributing to the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank by providing loans and mortgages for construction there.

A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Wednesday says no Israeli law requires the banks to provide such services for the settlements. It says the banks have continued to do so regardless of their human rights obligations.

“Israeli banks are financing settlement construction and facilitating settlement expansion as a matter of choice, not because they are somehow required to do so under domestic law,” said Sari Bashi, Israel and Palestine advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.

The group is calling on the banks to extricate themselves from the settlements or face the risk of action from shareholders.

Furthermore, HRW said that institutional investors should ensure that their business relationships are free from settlement-related products or investments.

The report mentioned the example of some previous international investors, such as the United Methodist Church pension fund and the Dutch pension fund PGGM, who have divested from Israel’s five largest banks after citing their involvement in settlements as being inconsistent with their human rights policies.

Israel’s banks lend money to home buyers, settlement councils or to companies carrying out construction in the West Bank. Most also have branches in settlements.

Israeli law requires banks to accept settlers as customers, meaning they cannot refuse to open accounts for them. But a legal analysis by Human Rights Watch of Israeli banking laws concluded that banks are not obligated to provide financial backing for construction in the West Bank.

While an anti-discrimination law prohibits refusal of service based on place of residence, the report said banks could cite other reasons for declining to provide loans, such as the construction’s implications for Palestinians’ human rights.

The law also allows companies to decline to serve certain areas so long as they provide advance notice to customers.

Under international law, settlements are considered illegal, and much of the wider international community considers them an obstacle to the two state solution.

Israel captured the West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, in the 1967 war.

Up to 400,000 people now live in West Bank settlements, and about 200,000 Jewish Israelis live in occupied East Jerusalem.

Pakistan beat World XI by 20 runs

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Lahore: Pakistan beat the World XI by 20 runs in an exciting finish to the first Twenty20 match in Lahore on Tuesday, celebrating the return of international cricket to the country amid tight security. It is only the second time Pakistan has hosted an international match since a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus, also in Lahore.

Pakistan’s total of 197-5 saw one-drop batsman Babar Azam top-scoring with a 52-ball 86 studded with 10 boundaries and two sixes, adding 122 for the second wicket with Ahmed Shehzad who made 39. The World XI finished with 177 with Darren Sammy and skipper Faf du Plessis scoring 29 each. For Pakistan Sohail Khan, Shadab Khan and Rumman Raees took two wickets apiece.

The second and third matches are also in Lahore on Wednesday and Friday.

(Agencies)

Mayawati wants Centre to take sympathetic view of Rohingyas

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Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati has urged the Centre to adopt a humanitarian approach towards thousands of Rohingya families seeking asylum in India. The government, she said, should also hold talks with governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh to resolve the problems of Rohingya Muslims.

In a statement issued today, Mayawati said, “In the bordering state of Myanmar, owing to unrest, lakhs of Rohingya Muslims have taken refuge in Bangladesh, and in some states of India. Since the approach of the Modi government is not clear, there is a situation of dilemma.”

“The Government of India must adopt a humane view as has been the tradition of India. The government should also hold talks with governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh to resolve the problems of Rohingya Muslims, so that there exodus from their country is stopped,” the former chief minister said.

Some 40,000 Rohingyas have settled in India, and 16,000 of them have received refugee documentation, the UN estimates. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju had on September 5 said that Rohingyas were illegal immigrants and stood to be deported.

(Agencies)

Help Rohingyas ‘regardless of politics’, says UN about India’s policy

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[Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants Rohingya refugees helped “regardless of politics,” his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday in reply to a question about India’s policy on those fleeing Myanmar.

Dujarric said that the reports about Rohingya’s plight and pictures of them fleeing were heart-rending and these are very vulnerable people and deserved to be helped.

His remarks came after India had taken strong exception to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s criticism of India for wanting to deport Rohingya refugees.

“I deplore current measures in India to deport Rohingyas at a time of such violence against them in their country,” Dujarric said in Geneva on Monday.

“By virtue of customary law, its ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the obligations of due process and the universal principle of non-refoulement, India cannot carry out collective expulsions, or return people to a place where they risk torture or other serious violations,” he said.

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Rajiv K. Chander, called the remarks “tendentious” and based on inaccurate reports.

“Like many other nations, India is concerned about illegal migrants, in particular, with the possibility that they could pose security challenges. Enforcing the laws should not be mistaken for lack of compassion,” he said in a statement.

Dujarric said that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has estimated that 370,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since August 25.

In response to Bangladesh’s request for help, he said an aircraft chartered by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and another donated by the United Arab Emirates have landed in Bangladesh with emergency aid for Rohingya refugees.

The supplies brought in by them will help 25,000 refugees, and more flights are planned to aid a total of 120,000 refugees, he added.

The OCHA was concerned about reports of continued violence, fires, and displacement of tens of thousands of people in Rathedaung Township in Rakhine State, Dujarric said.

Aid programmes for the Rohingya by the UN agencies and international NGOs in northern Rakhine have either been suspended or severely interrupted, but some help is being delivered by the government and through the Red Cross, he added.

(IANS)

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