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3rd Test: India beat Australia by 137 runs, lead series 2-1

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[Nasheman news] MelbourneIndia defeated Australia by 137 runs in the third cricket Test to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.

With the fourth Test starting on January 3, the Indians are now in with a chance to register their first ever series win on the Australian soil.

The play on the fifth and final day was delayed due to rain.

Most of the opening session was lost to the inclement weather, and the play resumed in right earnest only after lunch.

Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 258/8, the Australian batsmen could battle for only 27 deliveries before being dismissed for 261 runs.

Pat Cummins, who had delayed the Australian defeat with a heroic half-century on the fourth day, was the first to return to the pavilion on the fifth day.

The tail-ender had added only two runs to his overnight score when he edged a delivery from Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah to Cheteshwar Pujara at first slip.

Cummins scored 63 off 114 balls, hitting five boundaries and a six over the course of his gritty innings.

Ishant Sharma then dismissed Nathan Lyon with a short pitched delivery to complete the victory.

Lyon tried to go for the pull, only to edge a simple catch to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant.

The victory saw Virat Kohli become the first Indian captain to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy on the Australian soil. The Indians had clinched the trophy in the 2016-17 season when they pipped Australia 2-1 in a four-Test series at home.

Kohli also equalled former skipper Sourav Ganguly’s record as the most successful Indian captain on foreign soil.

This was Kohli’s 11th away win as captain in 24 Tests. Ganguly had achieved the same number of wins off 28 matches. 

The current Indian team has registered four Test wins away from home this year. They thus notched up the most away Test wins by an Indian team in a calendar year. The previous record was three Test wins, all of which were achieved in New Zealand way back in 1968.

Pacer Ishant Sharma, who dismissed Nathan Lyon to complete the victory, became the sixth most successful Indian bowler in Test cricket with 267 wickets to his name.

The list is headed by leg-spin great Anil Kumble with 619 scalps. He is followed by Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ravichandran Ashwin (342) and Zaheer Khan (311).

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah also cornered a piece of history by notching up the best-ever figures by an Indian pacer in Australia with his match haul of 9/86. The previous best was achieved by Kapil Dev with his 8/109 during the Adelaide Test in 1985.

Bumrah has claimed 48 wickets in 2018, the best ever by an Indian in his debut year in Test cricket. He is third on the overall list behind former Australian pacer Terry Alderman and former West Indies star Curtly Ambrose.

Alderman had 54 Test scalps to his name in 1981 while Ambrose took 49 wickets during his debut year in 1988.

With 42 dismissals in 2018, India’s rookie wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant equalled former Australian stumper Brad Haddin’s record of most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in his debut calendar year. Haddin had set the record in 2008.

Brief scores:

Australia: 151 & 261 (Pat Cummins 63, Shaun Marsh 44, Usman Khawaja 33; Ravindra Jadeja 3/82, Jasprit Bumrah 3/53) vs India: 443/7(d) & 106/8(d) (Mayank Agarwal 42, Rishabh Pant 33; Pat Cummins 6/27)

Rathore defends BJP for promoting ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, questions Congress over freedom

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Nasheman News : A day after the trailer of ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, was released on Thursday, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore defended his party for ‘extending wishes’ for the film, and hit out at the Congress asking why the party, which has been a champion of freedom, is now questioning that freedom.

“Can’t we extend our wishes to a film?” Rathore told the media outside Parliament on Friday.

Attacking the Congress, the Minister said, “Congress has been all for freedom, why is it questioning that freedom now?”

Meanwhile, Manmohan Singh, who earlier in the day arrived at the Congress headquarters to celebrate the party’s foundation day did not comment when asked by the media for a reaction to the trailer of the movie based on the book by his former media advisor Sanjay Baru.

The controversy over the movie erupted after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday evening promoted the trailer of the movie from its official Twitter handle. 

The BJP tweeted the movie trailer saying, “Riveting tale of how a family held the country to ransom for 10 long years. Was Dr (Manmohan) Singh just a regent who was holding on to the Prime Minister’s chair till the time heir (Rahul Gandhi) was ready? Watch the official trailer of The Accidental Prime Minister, based on an insider’s account, releasing on 11 January.”

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also criticised a Congress youth leader in Maharashtra for opposing the release of the film without a preview. 

“Dr Singh’s record and legacy won’t be the product of one single movie or book,” he said.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Abdullah continued, “Can’t wait for (the film) ‘The Insensitive Prime Minister’. So much worse than being the accidental one.”

The film, which will be released on January 11, stars Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh, the economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014 in the United Progressive Alliance. 

‘Thackeray’ director unfazed by box office clash

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Nasheman News :  Abhijit Panse, director of “Thackeray”, based on the life of Shiv Sena founder isn’t worried about competing with Kangana Ranaut’s “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi” and Emraan Hashmi-starrer “Cheat India”. He says if a film is good, it will work.

All the three movies will hit the screens on January 25, 2019. 

Asked if Panse would like to change the release date of “Thackeray” — based on Bal Thackeray’s life — he told IANS in a telephonic interview: “We have already announced the date. We won’t change it. We were thinking of releasing it on January 23, which is Thackeray Sir’s birth anniversary date but later we thought of releasing it on 25th,” he said. 

“As far as other films are concerned, every year, more than 52 films are made. So, every Friday, either one or two or three films release. The public knows everything and will see ‘Manikarnika…’ as well as ‘Cheat India’. If the film is good, it will work. As a director, I want all the films to work,” he added.

Meanwhile, Bala Lokare, secretary of Chitrapat Sena, posted on Facebook that since “Thackeray” will be arriving on January 25, they will not let any other film release on the same day.

The film, which features Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the Shiv Sena supremo, has been talk of the town since its trailer launch on Wednesday. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reportedly raised objections to the trailer, hours before its launch.

In fact, south Indian actor Siddharth even tweeted: “Nawazuddin has repeated ‘Uthao lungi bajao pungi’ (lift the lungi and *’#$) in the film. Clearly hate speech against South Indians… In a film glorifying the person who said it! Are you planning to make money out of this propaganda? Stop selling hate! Scary stuff!”

Talking about the dialogue, Panse said: “In the Marathi trailer, there was a sentence — ‘Uthao lungi, bajao pungi’. It was Balasaheb’s slogan. It is history. He had said it. Even in his magazine, there were cartoons on south Indians. The censor board should understand that we have made a film keeping the character in mind and not the controversy. Balasaheb was a controversial personality. The screening (for CBFC) is going to happen on January 2. Let’s see.”

But he is not open to making changes in the film.

“Of course we will stick to that (what we have made). It’s history. It’s all on YouTube and other platforms. Everyone knows Balasaheb’s speeches. He used to talk in front of lakhs of people. It’s not like we have made new statements. It was his personality. So, we have to portray that,” said the director.

The film will focus on the political leader’s “struggles and fights”. He said “Shiv Sena was not built in a day. The film is about how a common man became a superman”. 

As a filmmaker, he feels that it is important to present the story to the audience.

“It is an inspiring story. The Marathi (version of the) film is tax free,” he said adding that he would discuss with his team about seeking tax-free status elsewhere too.



Venus Williams beats sister Serena in exhibition match

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 Nasheman News : Venus Williams prevailed over younger sister Serena 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in an exhibition match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Serena, 37, broke 38-year-old Venus’ serve twice to win the first set, but faltered in the second, dropping three service games on the way to losing 6-3 here on Thursday, reports Efe.

The contest went to a super tie-break.

While Venus dropped her opening serve, she outlasted Serena to win 10-8.

“Serena said I was playing well. I think we can only go up from here and that’s our plan,” Venus said after defeating the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles.

“It was really fun and so good to see everyone come out to support myself and Venus. It was really fun out here,” Serena said.

ACB conducts raids against Govt officials

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The anti-corruption bureau of the Karnataka police conducted raids at 17 locations across the state as part of its investigations against five government officials on Friday, the organisation said.

“ACB teams are conducting raids across the state since early morning,” the ACB said in a release. “[Searches are] on at Bengaluru, Chintamani, Mysuru, Hunasuru, Udupi, Davanagere, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru and Karwar,” it said.

According to the bureau, the officials under question are R Shridhar, additional registrar of a co-operative society in Bengaluru and Bisetappa, additional director of town planning in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, East.

Hamsaveni, deputy director of agriculture, Davanagere, D Manjunmathaiah, a reader at the Government College of Teachers Education in Mangaluru and K Mani, junior engineer at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority are also being searched.

Syria army enters Kurdish-held Manbij: state media

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Reported troop entry into Manbij comes after Kurdish YPG asked for government help in preventing a ‘Turkish invasion’.

YPG appeal for help follows the US announcing a full troop withdrawal from Syria [File: Rodi Said/Reuters]

Syria’s army says it has entered the flashpoint city of Manbij, according to state media, after the country’s main Kurdish armed group invited government forces to take control of the northern area and protect it from a threatened Turkish offensive.

State-run Sana news agency said the army raised Syria’s flag in Manbij on Friday. 

It also pledged to guarantee “full security for all Syrian citizens and others present in the area”, according to Saba.

However, Reporter Mohammed Adow, reporting from Gaziantep on the Turkish border, said residents of Manbij dispute the Syrian army’s claim. 

“Manbij residents who we spoke to have said that they have not seen any sign of Syrian forces in their city but what we know is that Syrian government troops have already been on the outskirts of the city, where they were part of an international coalition that is fighting remnants of ISIL,” he said. 

The military declaration came moments after the People’s Protection Unit, or YPG, made an appeal to President Bashar al-Assad’s government to prevent a “Turkish invasion”.

Turkey, which views the YPG as a “terrorist” group, had threatened a military operation against Manbij to remove the Kurdish-led forces there. Turkey and its allied fighters have been amassing troops around the city in recent days.

Our correspondent said the YPG’s appeal was a “tactic by its fighters to avoid confrontation with the Turkish forces who they of course know they are no match for”.

The Turkish threats triggered the US announcement it would withdraw troops from Syria. A timetable for the withdrawal has not yet been made public.

But the surprise US decision rattled allies and the US Syrian Kurdish partners, who scrambled to find new allies to protect their Kurdish-administered areas in northern Syria.

Assad’s government has said it welcomes the Kurdish group returning under its authority.

But government officials have stated they will not consider an autonomous area, a main demand for the Kurds.

There was no immediate response from Turkey or the US.

Russia welcomed the Syrian army’s entry into Manbij.

“Of course, this will help in stabilising the situation. The enlargement of the zone under the control of government forces… is without doubt a positive trend,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Sami Nader, director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Studies, said Syrian troop entry into Manbij, if confirmed, was a “significant development”. 

“It is a solution all regional powers can accept because Turkey doesn’t want US troops in Manbij, while the other players don’t want Turkish troops there,” he told media from Beirut. 

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High alert in Bengaluru after NIA raids in Delhi

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Police personnel will be deployed around MG Road and Brigade Road, where the crowds gather to usher in the new year.

 The city police have made elaborate security arrangements across the city and will be on high alert around tourist and religious places over the next few days leading up to new year’s eve following an alert by the intelligence bureau over yesterday’s arrests by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi and UP.

The state police have been deployed around Belagavi, Mysuru, Hubballi, and Mangaluru, while police personnel will be deployed around MG Road and Brigade Road in Bengaluru, where the crowds gather to usher in the new year.

Speaking to reporters, city police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar said that heavy security has been deployed around malls and shopping complexes.

“CCTV cameras and drone cameras would be used to observe any suspicious activity, movement of people and big screens have been installed around sensitive areas to watch the crowd. To prevent untoward incidents, special teams will patrol on bikes. Special attention will be paid to ensure the safety of women revellers as well as minors who visit MG Road and surrounding areas,” said Suneel Kumar.

The police will also monitor drivers from private taxi services when they pick up and drop women passengers during the night.

Five dead, two injured in Mumbai high-rise fire

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The fire, declared level three, broke out on the 14th floor of Sargam Society in Chembur. Prima facie fire brigade officials are suspecting short circuit as the cause of the fire.
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At least five people died after a fire broke out in a 16-storey residential building in suburban Mumbai’s Tilak Nagar area Thursday evening. Two others, including a fireman, were also injured in the fire that started at the 14th floor of Sargam Society (G+16) at building number 35, B Wing, in Chembur, near Ganesh Garden, at 7.50 pm Thursday. The fire has been doused, and cooling down operation is underway.

According to the disaster management cell, the fire was reported on the 10th floor of the 16-storey building and later spread to other floors. Prima facie fire brigade officials are suspecting short circuit as the cause of the fire. Officials said initially, the fire was minor but later it escalated to a Level 3 (major) fire as it spread.

The fire brigade sent six fire engines and six water tankers to the spot. Local corporator Shusham Sawant said, “The fire fighting system of the building was not working properly. Also, double parking (by residents) on the road delayed fire brigade vehicles from reaching the spot.”

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Four people were earlier admitted to the nearby Rajawadi Hospital, where three, including two women, were declared brought dead by the hospital authorities. The deceased were identified as Sunita Joshi, Bhalchandra Joshi, both 72, and Suman Shrinivas Joshi, 83.

A search and rescue operation by the Mumbai Fire Brigade is underway, said the official from the Disaster Management Unit of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Karnataka and Tamilnadu not ‘Indo-Pak enemies’ : HDK

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Bengaluru: HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday said Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were not “Indo-Pak enemies” and the states can resolve the matter of proposed Mekedatu project on Cauvery River amicably.

The centre is expected to call a joint meeting of the heads of both the states in the next 10-15 days to iron out the differences.

Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and thanked the centre for giving clearance to the state government for preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Mekedatu project.

The two main Tamil Nadu parties– AIADMK and DMK– have been opposing the project and disrupting proceedings in both Houses of Parliament for more than a week.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Thursday over the issue.

To counter the protest, Karnataka lawmakers, cutting across the party lines, staged an agitation in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inside the parliament complex.

Speaking to reporters after meeting the Prime Minister, Kumaraswamy said, “Yesterday, I had requested Union Water Resources Minister (Nitin Gadkari) to convene a meeting of chief ministers of the two states to resolve the matter. He agreed and directed his officials to fix a meeting”.

“In another 10-15 days, he may call a meeting,” the Karnataka chief minister appealed Tamil Nadu to resolve the matter amicably instead of fighting in courts.

“The fight is going on. This will not be solved legally. We have to resolve it amicably. Facing a legal battle is different. We are not Indo-Pak enemies, we are brothers. We have to discuss and resolve,” he said.

The JD(S) leader added the proposed Mekedatu project would be more beneficial to Tamil Nadu and requested the AIADMK and DMK not to make the issue a political one.

“I request political parties not to make it a political issue. We can sit and solve. It is not a big issue,” he said, adding the Karnataka government was abiding with the Supreme Court order.

“The state (Karnataka) is proposing to construct the Mekedatu dam to ensure that surplus water does not flow from Cauvery into the sea. Please accept our project,” Kumaraswamy said.

PTI

Hostel Students fall ill after eating hostel food

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Over 100 students from Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka were hospitalised with what doctors have diagnosed as food poisoning, after eating food from their hostel mess.

Around 120 resident students of Chikkaballapura BGS Hostel were taken to the government hospital on Thursday following complaints of stomach pain, nausea, and loose stools after having eaten food served at the hostel mess.

“All the students are recovering well. They are being treated with IV fluids and oral rehydration solution (ORS) to control the dehydration, all are responding well,” said District Health Officer Dr Ravi Shankar to media. “As of now, a team of officials have been sent to the hostel and are taking samples of the water and food. These will be analysed and we will be able to confirm what caused so many students to fall ill.”

He further stated that the doctors and officials suspect that the food which was served to the students may have gone bad, as a result of which all the students fell ill.

“We feel that there may have been some preformed toxins on the food, which would have resulted in the food becoming spoiled, as a result of which all the students have fallen ill,” he said.  

In a similar incident earlier this month, nearly 80 students of the Veterinary Science Diploma College in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, were taken ill after eating breakfast served at the college mess. They were subsequently taken to the government hospital in Tiptur and diagnosed with food poisoning and were treated. While most were treated on an outpatient basis and sent home, a few were admitted for treatment.

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