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Karnataka Polls: D K Shivakumar

Indicates Brother & MP Suresh May Contest from Ramanagara

I let complications grow on me, not scoring big was eating me up: Kohli

Sanya Malhotra wins ‘Versatile Actress Of The Year’ at Big Impact Awards

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Imran Khan arrest: Pakistan police fire tear gas into PTI chief’s Lahore house

Agency News: Lahore

Pakistan seeks US help to secure ‘lenient treatment’ from IMF

Agency News: Islamabad

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Opposition parties are maintaining a cautious silence on the question of legalisation of same-sex marriage, with the matter before the Supreme Court. The apex court on Monday referred the issue to a five-judge Constitutional Bench, after the Centre opposed same-sex marriage and urged it to leave the decision to Parliament.

Barring individual voices, leaders in most parties, speaking off the record, said they would rather the Supreme Court set the ball rolling by pronouncing its verdict either in favour or against same-sex marriage, like it had done in the case of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. With the government dragging its feet, the Supreme Court had in 2018 scrapped the Section that criminalised homosexuality. The Congress, which had enthusiastically welcomed the 2018 Supreme Court judgment, was circumspect about same-sex

Jacqueline Fernandez looks chic in a blue pantsuit with a bralette.

PDP president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday visited Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, where terrorists killed seven villagers and injured 14 others early this year.The former J and K chief minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims and shared their grief, a PDP spokesperson said. Terrorists opened indiscriminate firing on villagers in Dhangri village on the outskirts of Rajouri town.

Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari among those who back legalising same-sex marriage “in personal capacity”; Brinda Karat says CPM in favour.

Congress’s Shaktisinh Gohil files breach of privilege notice against Piyush Goyal

Agency News: New Delhi

Congress leader Shaktisinh

Gohil on Tuesday filed a breach of privilege notice against Piyush Goyal, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, for allegedly violating the rules and established procedures by making allegations against a Lok Sabha member.In his notice to the Rajya Sabha chairman under Rule 188, Gohil said Goyal violated Rule 238, which clearly states that “no allegation of a defamatory or incriminatory nature shall be made by a member against any other member or a member of the House”.

As the Upper House resumed for the afternoon session on Monday after being adjourned earlier, Goyal said he had raised a serious matter marriage. “This is hardly an issue to think about now,” a senior leader said, when asked about the party’s view.Some of the leaders argued in private that same-sex marriage.

Punjab govt to send action-taken report on PM convoy security breach to Centre in the morning regarding a senior Congress leader going abroad and stating that “democracy is in danger” in India and even sought the US and Europe to interfere in the country’s affairs.In his notice, Gohil said on March 13, Goyal raised the matter regarding some observations made by the “member of the other House…”.The Congress leader argued that it is a time-honoured tradition that reference is not made in one House about a member of the other House.

Agency News: Chandigarh

The Punjab government will soon send an action-taken report to the Centre over a security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state in January last year, a top official here said on Tuesday.The action being contemplated is based on the findings submitted by a Supreme Court-appointed committee which probed the security breach during Modi’s visit. The Centre had recently sent a missive to the state regarding the matter.“We have received the report of the committee, which has held some officers responsible for the lapses in security..We will soon send the action taken report in this regard,” Chief Secretary V K Janjua told here.Asked whether nine state police officials, including a former DGP, have been reportedly indicted in the report and if action will be taken against all, the chief secretary said, “Whatever action is deemed as per law will be taken”.Asked whether charge sheets will be filed against these officials.

Police on Tuesday fired tear gas into the compound of Imran Khan’s house in Lahore and used water cannons to disperse supporters, who gathered outside Pakistan’s ousted prime minister’s residence to prevent his arrest in the Toshakhana case. Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan fought pitched battles on Tuesday outside the former prime minister’s home in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. The police charged the supporters with batons and lobbed teargas shells. Khan on Tuesday evening posted a video message calling on his backers to continue to challenge the ruling party of prime minister Shehbaz Sharif even if he were to be jailed. ”The police have arrived to arrest me. They think that if Imran Khan goes to jail, the people will go to sleep. You have to prove them wrong, you have to prove that the qaum (people) is alive.” Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers started the violence, which injured several police officials, Government spokesman Amir Mir told Reuters.

Kejriwal promises free electricity, education, and healthcare if AAP voted to power in MP Kejriwal also announced the AAP government will regularize services of employees and end corruption in the state

Agency News: Bhopal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised free power, education, and healthcare if his party is voted to power in Madhya Pradesh. Addressing a jansabha meeting at Dussehra Maidan in BHEL here, Kejriwal also announced the

AAP government will regularize services of employees and end corruption in the state. “Just give me an opportunity to bring a change to serve you. I will provide free power in Madhya Pradesh like Delhi and Punjab,” the AAP leader said.He highlighted the performance of AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab and urged people to vote the party to power in Madhya Pradesh.

Cash-strapped Pakistan has decided to seek help from the US to secure “lenient treatment” from the IMF, amid a delay in signing the staff-level agreement with the global lender.Pakistan is awaiting a muchneeded USD 1.1 billion tranche of funding from the Washingtonbased International Monetary Fund (IMF). After failing to convince the global lender, Islamabad is left with no option but to seek help from Washington and its western allies, in order to secure a “lenient treatment” from the IMF for moving towards the staff-level agreement, Geo News reported.Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits. The foreign exchange reserves fell to a critically low level of USD 2.9 billion a few weeks ago. Pakistan’s longtime ally China is the only country that has refinanced USD 700 million to Islamabad.The report said that Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has established contacts with the US diplomatic corps, based in Islamabad, and made requests to help end the lingering stalemate with the help of the US treasury department.

Gujarat’s first suspected H3N2 death reported in Vadodara

Agency News: Vadodara

A death due to the suspected mutant swine flu virus H3N2 is reported from Vadodara in Gujarat. A 58 year old woman succumbed to the suspected virus on Monday after catching the infection.The civic authorities informed that the report of the lady was positive in a private lab. However, the authorities haven’t officially declared the cause of the death. “Once the death audit is completed, then we can confirm it as per the protocol,” Devesh Patel, Chief Health OfficerVadodara Municipal Corporation

(VMC) told businessline.Patel also informed that there was no reported case of H3N2 till now in the city. “So far, there was no (H3N2) case. However, we have a few reported H1N1 cases. We are monitoring the situation and will follow the seasonal flu or what we call swine flu protocol,” said Patel.Notably, till last week, the State health department recorded three cases of H3N2 and 77 of H1N1. The State health minister Rushikesh Patel had informed that the State was prepared to tackle the influenza cases with adequate medicins and testing facilities at private and government-run labs .

Marriage is neither for sexual enjoyment nor it is contract, says RSS general secretary Yogi govt to hold press meets on first anniversary of second term on March 25

Agency News: Lucknow

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will mark the first anniversary of its second term on March 25 by organising press meets across the state and highlighting its achievements over the past six years, a senior official said here on Tuesday.The government and the BJP have already started preparations to celebrate the day. In Lucknow, CM Adityanath will hold a press conference.

Agency News: New Delhi

Responding to a question about Sangh’s view of same-sex marriage, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday said that marriages can take place between two opposite genders only. “In Hindu life marriage is ‘Sanskar’, it isn’t for enjoyment.

Two individuals marry and have a family for the benefit of the society. Marriage is neither for sexual enjoyment nor it is a contract..”Supreme Court on Monday referred all the pleas on same-sex marriage to a five-judge Constitution Bench. The case will be heard on April 18.A bunch of applications had been filed before Supreme Court which sought legal sanction for same-sex marriages.A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the submissions on the issue involve an interplay between constitutional rights on the one hand and special legislative enactments.

Biden to reinforce background checks for gun buyers

Agency News: Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce an executive order on Tuesday that reinforces background checks for gun buyers in what the White House is promoting as the most comprehensive policy the president can enact without Congress. The order will also strengthen federal support for red flag laws intended to stop gun sales to people deemed dangerous that have been passed by 19 states and the District of Columbia. It follows previous executive action the Biden administration has taken with the intent to reduce gun violence. Other aspects of Biden’s order would encourage the safe storage of guns.

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Sunvilla Samachar

Hindu Rashtra doesn’t sanctify Amritpal’s Sikh separatism, breaking India won’t fix problems

Karnataka Polls: D K Shivakumar

Indicates Brother & MP Suresh May Contest from Ramanagara

Agency News: New Delhi

Brahmapuram Fire: CM Running Away from

Issue, LoP Tells Kerala Assembly

Jharkhand Govt Sets Up Inquiry Commission to Probe Allegations Against Former Principal Secy to CM

Former Jharkhand

Sikhs are victims of India, and anybody who dissents from this conclusion is a traitor to a higher cause. This is the manifesto of the separatist shicer Amritpal Singh boiled down to its essence. Singh, much like his model Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, is a barely literate dropout. The admixture of Sikh supremacy and victimhood he purveys is ornamented with phrases usurped from other personalities and causes. He speaks of self-determination, portrays Sikhs as slaves of the Hindus, and demands proof from Muslims of their fidelity to Punjab. Our tribune of the plebs is embarrassed by his own curriculum vitae—he worked as a driver in Dubai—so a fictitious backstory has been hastily contrived to portray him as a selfless sant who sacrificed a big business career in the United Arab Emirates to lead the oppressed Sikhs of Punjab to the ethnoreligious land of the pure. Most Sikhs are appalled by him. But he expands his constituency by inciting feelings of inferiority and then assuaging them with assurances of inherent Sikh superiority. His coreligionists are not descended from Punjab’s Hindu peasantry — they are a distinct and superior race, ennobled by their faith, and can only preserve their eminence by erecting walls around themselves to keep out non-Sikh contaminants.Asked if he recognises the Indian Constitution, Singh retorts by asking if the Constitution recognises him. Contrary to Singh’s claim, Article 25 of the Constitution does not subsume Sikhism into Hinduism — it, in fact, recognises Sikhism as a distinct religion while preserving the State’s authority to effect laws facilitating the provision of social welfare by keeping liturgical institutions open to people of all backgrounds and classes. Far from stamping on the Sikh faith, it makes special allowances for the expression of Sikhism: Not only does it treat the dagger as an article of their faith – it even subordinates the expectation of safety of non-Sikhs to Sikhs’ right to carry the kirpan into secular spaces.

Karnataka Congress President

D K Shivakumar on Tuesday indicated that his brother and Member of Parliament from Bangalore Rural D K Suresh is likely to be fielded as the party’s candidate from Ramanagara constituency in the Assembly polls, which is likely to be held by May. Speaking to here, Shivakumar said, “I have got a message that he (Suresh) should be fielded.” Stating that it was not he who proposed the idea, he added, “I haven’t discussed it yet, even with Suresh and our workers.

- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor

Delhi-bound Vistara flight makes go-around scaring passengers

Agency News: New Delhi

A Delhi-bound Vistara flight on Tuesday afternoon made a goaround scaring passengers. The flight UK 836 which departed from Chennai.Sandeep Amar, a passenger who was on the flight, told Free Press Journal that the flight aborted landing after the flight descended closer to the ground.Recounting their experience, Amar said, “Everyone was shocked and scared as we came as close as 20-30 meters to the ground and then the flight ascended back right up.”Sandeep said that it was super scary and shocking. They added that there was no communication from the airline.He said that the pilot had only made an announcement that they will attempt to land again after a 10-minute-interval. They added that when they approached the crew demanding explanation, they were trying to laugh out the incident.

Gujarat High Court seeks state govt reply on plea against use of loudspeakers by mosques

Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad

The Gujarat High Court has sought the state government’s reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting ‘azaan’ (call to prayer) in mosques.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A J Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav on Monday allowed Shaktisinh Zala, a Bajrang Dal leader, to join the PIL after the original petitioner Dharmendra Prajapati sought to withdraw it citing threats. Zala’s lawyer urged the court to allow him to join the litigation in the absence of the original petitioner. The court listed the matter on April 12 while directing the government to file a reply. The PIL has sought a ban on the use of loudspeakers for ‘azaan’ at mosques in Gujarat claiming that they add to noise pollution and violate the fundamental rights of citizens. The petitioner said a muezzin at a mosque in his neighbourhood uses a loudspeaker to recite ‘azaan’ five times a day, causing “great inconvenience”.

Congress MLAs stage walkout against BBC censure motion in Madhya Pradesh assembly

Agency News: Bhopal

Congress MLAs on Tuesday walked out opposing a censure motion that the Madhya Pradesh assembly passed against the BBC for allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bad light in its documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.The House on Monday passed the censure motion against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after it was introduced as a private member resolution. It came days after the Gujarat assembly passed a resolution requesting the Centre to take strict action against BBC for “tarnishing the image and popularity of PM Modi”. As the house convened on Tuesday, Leader of Opposition

Dr Govind Singh quoted news articles saying it was reported that the censure motion was approved “unanimously” by the House, though the Congress had not supported it.

Leopard trapped by forest department after complaints of sightings in Mumbai suburb

Agency News: Mumbai

An adult leopard got caught in a trap cage set up by the forest department near a residential area in the western suburb of Malad here on Tuesday, a forest official said.

The forest department had received complaints about recent sightings of leopards near MHADA colony in Dindoshi and a trap was set up in the radius of the locality, he said. The animal walked into the trap in the early hours of the day, the official said.

It will be a major decision. I’m still thinking about it.” In response to a question on whether there were any instructions from the Congress high command in this regard, he merely said, “I cannot reject it; such a proposal is there, but we haven’t discussed it yet. I have to talk to everyone.” If Suresh, the lone Congress MP in the Lok Sabha from Karnataka, is fielded from Ramanagara, it will be a battle between two Vokkaliga bigwigs in their backyard, as JD(S) has fielded H D Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Kumaraswamy as its candidate from the Assembly constituency.

BJP MLA Questions His Own Party Over Delay in Mumbai-Goa Highway Project

Agency News: Mumbai

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)

MLA Amit Satam slammed his own party for delay in the completion of the Mumbai-Goa Highway project. Coming down heavily against lethargy in completing the 582 km long project, Satam questioned his own government in the Legislative Assembly on Monday.He sought a deadline from the government as to when the road would be completed. He said, “Even journalists have protested for the first time for it’s completion. The Mumbai- Nagpur highway of 780km is completed in just four years but why is the 582km long Mumbai-Goa highway delayed for nine years and still not completed?” Satam asked in the

Assembly.PWD Minister Ravindra Chavan was also criticised by him for not giving a final date of the completion of the road. “The minister did not mention the final date for the road completion. We are not interested in the technical details of the road but in the completion date. The road is divided into three phases, first is about 40km.

‘Drunk’ TTE sacked for urinating on woman inside train, arrested in Lucknow

Agency News: Lucknow

A travelling ticket examiner (TTE) was sacked from his position with immediate effect for allegedly urinating on a woman in Akal Takht Express, Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. The incident happened on board the Kolkata-Amritsar train near Akbarganj before entering the Charbagh railway station in Lucknow late on Sunday night. The man was allegedly in an inebriated state when he peed on the head of the woman passenger who was sleeping on the lower berth of the coach, said police.“The man, identified as Munna Kumar of Begusarai (Bihar), was arrested by the Lucknow Government Railway Police (GRP) and an FIR was lodged against him on Monday. He was charged under IPC Sections 352, 354, and 509,” said Sanjay Kumar Sinha, circle officer, GRP, Lucknow.According to the GRP, Munna Kumar was currently posted at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. However, when the incident happened, he was not on duty and was travelling as a fellow passenger. “Your conduct showing disrespect to women construes serious misconduct, in the process bringing disrepute not only to your own self but entire railways as an organization. It is also seen that you are in judicial custody. Taking cognizance of this grave matter.

After 2022 crackdown, NIA files first chargesheet against PFI in Rajasthan

Agency News: New Delhi

The national investigation agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed its first chargesheet in its probe against Popular Front of India (PFI), which was banned after a nationwide crackdown on its office bearers in September-October last year. The chargesheet has been filed against Mohammad Ashif alias Asif of Kota and Sadiq Sarraf of Baran (Rajasthan), who are trained members of PFI.“They were involved in recruitment and

Agency News: Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala assembly continued to witness uproarious scenes over the Brahmapuram waste yard fire on Tuesday as opposition UDF MLAs protested at the well of the House by holding a “parallel session” before staging a walkout. The Congress-led UDF members, during the zero hour, sought notice for an adjournment motion over the police action against their councillors who had protested in front of the Kochi Corporation on Monday against the alleged ‘failure’ of CPI(M)-led government to douse the fire.However, Speaker A N Shamseer did not allow them to present the notice, saying they could bring it before the House as a submission later.Enraged UDF members stood up and trooped into the well, raising slogans and holding placards and a banner in their hands. Registering his strong protest, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan alleged that they were denied permission even to present the notice to avoid the situation where Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would be forced to break his silence on the Brahmapuram waste plant fire issue. “The Chief Minister is running away from the issue….We cannot allow this at any cost,” he said. However, Speaker Shamseer said that there are over 900 Local Self Government Departments (LSGDs) in Kerala and the issues there could not be brought to the House for discussion.

Funds Going to MLAs of CM Shinde’s Camp, Leaving Legislators of Ally BJP Unhappy, Says Ajit Pawar

Agency News: Mumbai

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has said the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra was splurging funds to take care of 40 Shiv Sena MLAs while 105 Bharatiya Janata Party legislators remain unhappy. Shinde became chief minister in June last year with the support of the BJP after his rebellion brought down the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, in which Pawar was deputy CM.Speaking on the budget on Monday, Pawar, who also handled the finance portfolio in the MVA government, hinted at unease among the BJP MLAs claiming funds were being used for Shiv Sena MLAs.“Funds are being

Chief Minister Babulal Marandi had on March 4 released a 22 second video clip at the party headquarters here claiming Ekka

“can be seen signing government files in the private office” of a power broker”

Agency News: Ranchi

The Jharkhand government has set up a ‘Commission of Inquiry’ under a high court retired chief justice to probe the allegations against former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Rajiv Arun Ekka for signing certain official documents at a private place.A notification issued by the Department of Personnel, Administration and Rajbhasa on late Monday evening said that the “state government considers the issue to be of public importance necessitating a thorough, independent and impartial enquiry”.Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi had on March 4 released a 22 second video clip at the party headquarters here claiming Ekka “can be seen signing government files in the private office” of a power broker”. Marandi also wrote to Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh seeking action against Ekka and departmental engineers.The Jharkhand government, hours after the BJP’s allegations had removed Ekka from the post of principal secretary to the chief minister and transferred him to the Panchayati Raj department. Later, the government posted senior IAS Officer Vandana Dadel as the principal secretary to the CM.

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: SC Dismisses Centre’s Plea For Additional Compensation To Victims

Agency News: New Delhi splurged to take care of 40 MLAs. There is doubt whether this is a government of only 40 of the 288 MLAs. Even 105 BJP MLAs are unhappy. They are quiet but there is a lot of unease. They face a lot of problems. And they are told to have patience as it is better than sitting in the opposition,” claimed Pawar, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly.

Man dies in road accident, friends dump his body in underpass; arrested

Agency News: New Delhi

After the auto-rickshaw they were riding in collapsed, three pals discarded their friend’s body in an underpass in the Vivek Vihar neighbourhood of the city, reported Delhi Police.Police claim that one of them was hurt in an accident involving the autorickshaw they were riding in.“The injured boy died later. He was then taken from the spot in the same auto-rickshaw by his three friends, However, instead of taking him to a hospital, they dumped him at an underpass in the Vivek Vihar area,” a police officer said.Further, according to the police, the autorickshaw belonged to one of the three accused persons. “All three of them have been arrested and an investigation is underway,” the officer added.

Another Accused In Witness’ Killing In UP Shot Dead In Encounter radicalisation of impressionable Muslim youth for the PFI for committing violent acts. They were also found involved in organising training camps in handling of weapons and explosives, instigating PFI cadres to pick up arms and raising funds for carrying out violent activities. They were also found actively promoting enmity between different religious groups in India and motivating the youth to resort to violent means to establish Islamic rule in the country,” the NIA spokesperson said on Tuesday.

5-year-old boy who fell into borewell in Ahmednagar district pulled out dead

Agency News: Pune

A rescue operation of at least nine hours to save a five-yearold boy who fell into a borewell in a village in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district proved futile as he was pulled out dead in the wee hours of Tuesday, officials said. The deceased, Sagar Barela, was the son of a sugarcane worker who hailed from Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. The child fell into the borewell in

Kopardi village under Karjat tehsil, around 125 km from Pune city, at around 5 PM on Monday, shortly after he got down from a bullock cart, a police official said. Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with local police and district administration personnel, launched an operation to rescue him.“The boy was pulled out dead from the borewell at around 2 AM on Tuesday,” a police official said.

Agency News: Prayagraj

The man who fired the first shot at Umesh Pal, a key witness in the killing of former BSP legislator Raju Pal, was gunned down in an encounter with Prayagraj police early Monday, officials said. Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman suffered bullet injuries in his neck, chest and thigh during the encounter, police said.The encounter took place between Gothi and Belwa under the Kaundhiyara police station area around 5.30 am, Dhoomanganj Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre’s curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from the Union Carbide Corporation’s (UCC) successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy that killed over 3,000 people and caused environmental damage.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said there was no rationale by the Centre to rake up the issue two decades after the settlement.

The top court said that a sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the RBI for the victims shall be utilised by the Union of India to satisfy pending claims of victims.”We are unsatisfied with the Union of India for not furnishing any rationale for raking up this issue after two decades...We are of the view that curative petitions cannot be entertained,” the bench said.“Either a settlement is valid or it is to be set aside in cases of fraud. No such fraud has been pleaded by the Centre and their only contention relates to a number of injuries and costs that

The top court said that a sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the RBI for the victims shall be utilised by the Union of India to satisfy pending claims of victims were not contemplated at the time of the settlement.“It was known that medical facilities would have to be extended to rehabilitate people and there was bound to be environmental degradation. In fact, it is UCC’s allegation that the Union of India and the state did not proactively detoxify the site. In any case, this cannot be a ground to seek annulment.

Gurugram YouTuber Joravar Singh Kalsi arrested for Instagram reel enacting scene from Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Farzi’

Maurya said. Usman’s wife Suhani has accused the police of killing him in a fake encounter after picking him up earlier Monday.Constable Narendra Pal also suffered injuries to his hand during the encounter and has been admitted to the local community health centre, Additional Director General, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar told. Police said the gang members of the gangsterturned-politician Atiq Ahmed, the main accused in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case who is lodged in a Gujarat jail currently.

Court Extends Custody Of 5 Accused In Delhi Hit-AndDrag Case By 14 Days

Agency News: New Delhi

A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of the five accused in the hit-and-run case in which a 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while trapped under a car in the national capital by 14 days.Police had arrested the five accused Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26), and Manoj Mittal in the case on January 2.The link court of Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Singh Parihar extended the accused’s judicial custody till March 28 upon their physical production in the court. Two other co-accused, Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Ankush were earlier granted bail by the court, while the bail plea of accused Deepak Khanna was rejected by a sessions court. Anjali Singh (20) was killed in the early hours of the new year day after her scooter was hit by a car.

Agency News: Gurugram

In a viral video, a man can be seen throwing currency notes from his running car on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road, seemingly to recreate a scene from the Shahid Kapoor starrer web series ‘Farzi’.In the video posted by the, a masked man can be seen sitting in the back of a white car as he throws currency notes. His accomplice too can be seen behind the wheel in the video. The accused has been identified as Joravar Singh Kalsi, a resident of Gurugram. Police have filed a case in the matter and further investigation is underway.

Five Killed, Nine Hurt as Car Rams into SUV in UP’s Firozabad

Agency News: Firozabad

Five people were killed and nine injured when a speeding car rammed into a parked SUV on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Nasirpur on Tuesday, police here said.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ranvijay Singh, who visited the spot, said the passengers in the SUV — on its way to Jaipur from Gorakhpur — had got down to relieve themselves when the car rammed into their vehicle around 9.30 am.The car was on its way to Ambedkar Nagar, he said.Four passengers of the SUV and one in the other car were killed, Singh said The victims have been identified as Babulal (40), Nemichand (43), Kailash (38), Rakesh (37) and 35-year-old Mithlesh Gupta, who was travelling in the car. Their bodies have been sent for postmortem, he added.Traffic movement on the expressway is going on, said Singh.

I let complications grow on me, not scoring big was eating me up: Kohli

Agency News : New Delhi

India’s star batter Virat Kohli has admitted that not being able to make any substantial contribution to team India’s cause for a long time was “eating him up” and he let the expectations overwhelm him a bit because he was desperate to score a big Test hundred. Kohli hit a splendid 186 against Australia in the drawn fourth Test, ending a three-year wait to get his 28th Test century. In a conversation with head coach Rahul Dravid, the 34-year old Kohli revealed that the weight of expectations became a bit tough to handle for him. “Honestly, I’ve let the complications grow on me a bit because of my shortcomings,” Kohli

Dick Fosbury: High jump legend dies age 76

Agency News : New Delhi

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In February told Dravid in the chat, the video of which was posted by the BCCI on its website. “The desperation to get to the three-figure mark is something that can grow on you as a batsman. I let that happen to me to a certain extent. But a flip side to it is, I’m not a guy who is happy with 40-45. I take a lot of pride in performing for the team. “It’s not like when Virat Kohli should stand out. When I’m batting on 40, I know I can get a 150. That was eating me up a lot. “Why am I not able to get that big score for the team? Because I took pride in the fact that when the team needed me, I stood up, scoring in difficult conditions. The fact that I wasn’t able to do that, was bothering me,” he added.

League round-up: Barcelona snatch win over Bilbao

Agency News : New Delhi

Barcelona restored their lead over Real Madrid to nine points in La Liga on Sunday after a late VAR decision went their way. Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 after a video review disallowed an 87th-minute goal by Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams for a handball in the buildup. VAR also was used to confirm Barcelona’s winning goal by Raphinha after it was initially disallowed for offside. “I thought they were looking at offsides, but then I saw it on the video board, and I think it was a handball,” Barcelona coach Xavi said.Williams laughed at the decision on Twitter after the game.“We are upset,” Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde said. “Nobody on the field had seen anything, not even the referee or the fourth official or the other assistants.”Madrid had moved to six points off the lead with a 3-1 win at Espanyol at home on Saturday. Barcelona and Madrid play the final league ‘Clasico’ next week at Camp Nou.Raphinha scored the winner in first-half stoppage time with a shot from inside the area after a superb pass by Sergio Busquets. The lineman raised his flag but video review determined the Brazil forward was in a legal position.Real Betis and Villarreal dropped points in their bid for Champions League places after a 1-1 draw.

The Olympic champion revolutionized the high jump by leaping backwards to develop the “Fosbury Flop” that is now widely used by athletes. Team USA has paid tribute to an “Olympic pioneer.”American high jump champion Dick Fosbury — whose unique jumping style would become the ‘Fosbury Flop’ — has died at the age of 76, his agent said on Monday. ”It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury passed away peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning after a brief recurrence of lymphoma,” Ray Schulte wrote on Instagram.“The track and field legend is survived by his wife

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Robin Tomasi, son Erich Fosbury and stepdaughters Stephanie Thomas-Phipps... and Kristin Thompson.”Fosbury won gold in the high jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City with his technique of jumping back-first, setting an Olympic record of 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4 1/4 inches) and changing the sport forever.This technique is now used by all high jumpers today.

IND vs AUS: Jai Shri Ram chants for Mohammed Shami, skipper Rohit Sharma breaks silence

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Team India skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday (March 13) said that he was completely unaware of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants for fast bowler Mohammed Shami during the fourth Test of BorderGavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad.The fourth and final Test ended in a draw and during the match the people present at the stadium cheered loudly for the Indian team. “I am absolutely unaware of Jai Shri Ram chants for Shami. I just heard it for the first time. I don’t know what has happened there,” Rohit was quoted as saying in the post-match press conference. Meanwhile, India created history on Monday by becoming the first team to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy four consecutive times. India retained the BGT by defeating Australia in the first two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi. The visitors staged a superb comeback in the Third Test and won it. Rohit Sharma expressed happiness over Team India’s performance in the four-match Test series. ”It was fantastic. Right from the word go. It was exciting, all the Test matches there was something in it for everyone to watch.

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The wholesale price based inflation eased for the ninth consecutive month to 3.85 per cent in February on easing prices of manufactured items and fuel and power, showed the government data released on Tuesday.The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation rate was 4.73 per cent in January this year and 13.43 per cent in February 2022.Inflation in food articles, however, rose to 3.81 per cent in February, as against 2.38 per cent in January.“Decline in the rate of inflation in February 2023 is primarily contributed by fall in prices of crude petroleum & natural gas, non-food articles, food products, minerals, computer, electronic & optical products, chemicals & chemical products, electrical equipment and motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers,” the commerce and industry ministry said. Inflation in pulses was 2.59 per cent, while in vegetables was (-)21.53 per cent. Inflation in oil seeds was (-)7.38 per cent in February 2023.Fuel and power basket inflation eased to 14.82 per cent from 15.15 per cent in the preceding month. In manufactured products it was 1.94 per cent, against 2.99 per cent in January.The deceleration in WPI comes in line with the dip in retail inflation, data of which was released on Monday.

Rupee falls 12 paise to 82.35 against US dollar in early trade

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The rupee depreciated by 12 paise to 82.35 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, amid stronger dollar and foreign fund outflow from the domestic equity market.At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened lower at 82.27 against the dollar and rose to 82.24 before slipping to 82.35. On Monday, the rupee settled at 82.23 against the US dollar.The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies rose 0.26 per cent to 103.86.Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 1.08 per cent to USD 79.90 per barrel.On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 36.50 points or 0.06 per cent higher at 58,274.35 points while the broader NSE Nifty was up 38.85 points or 0.23 per cent to 17,193.15 points.Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital markets on Monday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,546.86 crore, according to exchange data. The collapse of two banks in the US -- Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank -- have raised concerns about the health of the financial system even as American regulators are taking steps to control the situation. Against this backdrop.