BJP is misusing CBI for political gains: Mamata

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January 11, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for political gains.

The CBI has been repeatedly misused by the BJP which is trying to use the probe agency for political gains and turn it into ‘His Master’s Voice’, she said, referring to the fiasco surrounding Alok Verma, the former director of the agency who was removed from his position by a high-powered committee on Thursday.

Refusing to take on his new assignment as the Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards, Verma on Friday asked the government to treat him as “deemed superannuated” with immediate effect.

The BJP is destroying institutions like the CBI and the RBI,” the Trinamool Congress supremo added.

Dead person’s organs save 6 lives in Kalyan

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January 11, 2019

Brain dead person’s organs have been donated recently at Fortis Hospital in Kalyan which granted new lives to six individuals recently.

The family of a 52-year-old brain dead patient recently donated the organs after his death. The patient’s family was aware of the importance of organ donation, so they approached to the Hospital authorities after the death of the patient. Dr. Pyarelal Jaiswal from Fortis hospital, Kalyan, motivated the family to donate his heart, liver, kidney, cornea to the needy patients.

Donor’s son Mayuresh said that his father has always been inclined towards service of society and they are proud that even after death his father contributed to change lives of other people. Donation of organs is his greatest gift to the society.

Medical Superintendent of Fortis reacted, “We are overwhelmed and grateful to the spirit of patient’s family. This decision has helped survival of six individuals whose organs have been failed due to some complications. They have been bestowed a new life due to this donation. It’s kind of acknowledgement for our efforts towards spreading awareness for organ donation.”

The process of organ donation was carried out by creating “Green Corridor” of 29.9 km. The organs were transferred through this corridor from Kalyan Fortis to Mulund Fortis hospital within 27 minutes. Traffic Police department of Kalyan and Thane has been cooperative for traffic management during the transfer.

4 dead in motorcycle-van collision in Nashik

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January 11, 2019

Three teens and a 22-year-old were killed when the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a van in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, police said Friday.

The incident happened Thursday afternoon near Aundane village, about 80 kilometres from here, on Satana-Taharabad Road, a police official said.

“The four are residents of Talawade and were coming from a religious function in Kanduri when the mishap happened. Three persons died on the spot while the fourth succumbed to injuries in a nearby hospital,” he informed.

The official identified the four as Samadhan Patait (18), Arun Devare (19), Anil Mali (18) and Sharad Sonawane (22).

The driver of the van fled the spot and efforts were on to nab him, he added.

Tortured by villagers, leopard cub dies in Gondia

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January 11, 2019

A leopard cub died after being manhandled by the locals of Koyalari village in Maharashtra’s Gondia district. The incident took place on January 8.

Maharashtra: A leopard cub died after being manhandled by locals in Koyalari village, Gondia on January 8. Police have arrested three people in connection with the case on the basis of a video that went viral on social media.

The severely injured cub had wandered into an open field in the village, where the locals, on seeing the animal, clicked pictures and took selfies with it.

In a video that went viral on social media, the villagers were seen torturing the hapless cub and a person dragging the animal across the field and flinging it around.

On receiving information, forest officials rushed to the scene and took the wounded cub for immediate medical treatment. But the animal succumbed to its injuries.

The police have arrested three people in connection with the case on the basis of the viral video.

HC refuses bail to salon employee accused of killing colleague

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January 11, 2019

The Bombay High Court Friday rejected the bail plea of Khushi Shajwani, an employee of a salon, arrested for allegedly killing her colleague Kirti Vyas.

Justice P D Naik, while rejecting Shajwani’s bail plea, observed there was prima facie evidence against her.

Shajwani, 42, and her partner Siddhesh Tamhankar, 28, also employed with B Blunt salon, were arrested in May last year, nearly two months after Vyas went missing on March 16 last year.

According to the prosecution, the duo was unhappy with Vyas after she admonished Tamhankar for not working properly.

The duo had claimed that they had met Vyas on the day she went missing near her house and offered her a lift till office. However, Vyas asked them to drop her at the Grant Road railway station in south Mumbai.

The prosecution, however, alleged that Tamhankar had strangulated Vyas in Shajwani’s car and the duo disposed of the body later in a creek off suburban Wadala area. The body has still not been recovered.

In August last year, a sessions court had rejected Shajwani’s bail plea following which she moved the high court.

Special public prosecutor Raja Thakare, while opposing the bail application, submitted that though the body has not been found, there is circumstantial evidence that shows Shajwani’s involvement, including call records and CCTV footage of the day when Vyas went missing.

Heartbreak and disbelief as Murray announces retirement

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January 11, 2019

Tennis ace Andy Murray’s tearful announcement on Friday that he’ll be forced to retire this year prompted a volley of tributes to the man, fond recollections of a historic career and encouragement to serve up a fitting farewell.

American star Andy Roddick led the tributes to the former world number one, describing his 11-time opponent as an “absolute legend” who is on the “short list of best tacticians” in the history of the sport.

“Unreal results in a brutal era. Nothing but respect here. I hope he can finish strong and healthy,” he said.

Murray’s failure to recover from a long-term hip injury has put his dream to win next week’s Australian Open almost beyond reach.

Such is the level of pain that there is speculation he may not be able to go the distance, much less set up a dream farewell at Wimbledon this July.

Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro — who fell short against Murray in a memorable 2016 Olympic gold medal game — urged him not to throw in the towel.

“Andy, just watched your conference. Please don’t stop trying. Keep fighting,” he wrote.

“I can imagine your pain and sadness. I hope you can overcome this. You deserve to retire on your own terms, whenever that happens. We love you @andy_murray and we want to see you happy and doing well.”

The sentiment was echoed by tennis’ women stars, who Murray championed — famously rebuking a journalist for glossing over American greats like Serena Williams arguing for equal billing on the centre courts.

Indian star Sania Mirza dubbed him her “foreverfavourite” and a “#foreverachampion”.

Legend Billie Jean King declared him a “champion on and off the court”.

Pandya, Rahul suspended pending inquiry; to be issued fresh show cause notices

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January 11, 2019

Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul were on Friday suspended pending an inquiry into their outrage-evoking comments on women during a TV show, ruling them out of the ODI series against Australia starting Saturday.

The cricketers, who have been in the eye of a storm following their sexist remarks on ‘Koffee with Karan’, were omitted from the line-up for the opening match in Sydney.

“Both Pandya and Rahul have been suspended pending an inquiry,” the Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai told PTI.

A source in the BCCI said the two will be issued fresh show cause notices before a formal enquiry begins.

“Whether it will be an internal committee of the BCCI or an ad hoc ombudsman who will conduct an inquiry, is yet to be ascertained,” the official said.

“The Indian team management will take a call on whether they would want to keep the two with the team or send them back. There is a school of thought that they be kept with the team as the backlash back home could be severe but majority in BCCI brass is against the decision,” he added.

In case the two are brought back from Australia, the likes of Rishabh Pant and Manish Pandey will be in contention to be their replacements.

The decision to hand them suspensions came after Rai’s CoA colleague Diana Edulji recommended suspension till further action against the two. This was after the BCCI’s legal team refused to declare the duo’s comments a violation of the code of conduct.

Edulji had initially suggested a two-match suspension for the duo but referred the matter to the legal cell after Vinod Rai agreed with her and recommended the same.

Lady Gaga apologises for working with R Kelly

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January 11, 2019

Singer-actor Lady Gaga has apologised for her past collaboration with R&B artiste R Kelly, who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.

Gaga, who worked with Kelly on 2013’s “Do What U Want (With My Body)”, posted a lengthy statement on Twitter, saying she stands by the victims who have come forward with their stories of harassment.

“I stand behind these women 1000%, believe them, know they are suffering and in pain, and feel strongly that their voices should be heard and taken seriously,” the singer said.

She said her collaboration with Kelly happened at a “dark time in my life.”

“My intention was to create something extremely defiant and provocative because I was angry and still hadn’t processed the trauma that had occurred in my own life. The song is called ‘Do What U Want (With My Body)’, I think it’s clear how explicitly twisted my thinking was at the time,” she said.

“If I could go back and have a talk with my younger self I’d tell her to go through the therapy I have since then, so that I could understand the confused post-traumatic state that I was in – or if therapy was not available to me or anyone in my situation – to seek help, and speak as openly and honestly as possible about what we’ve been through,” she added.

She vowed not to work with Kelly again and said she intends to “remove this song off of iTunes and other streaming platforms”.

Gaga concluded the statement by apologising once again for her “poor judgment” and for “not speaking out sooner”.

In 2013, Gaga had defended working with Kelly.

“R. Kelly and I have sometimes very untrue things written about us, so in a way this was a bond between us. That we were able to say, the public, they can have our bodies, but they cannot have our mind or our heart. It was a really natural collaboration,” she had said.

The renewed discussion about Kelly and his predatory behaviour stems from a recent documentary, “Surviving R Kelly”, which chronicles the accusations of abuse and pedophilia against the singer. He has denied all the allegations.

Brianna Hildebrand joins John Cena in comedy ‘Playing With Fire’

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January 11, 2019

“Deadpool” star Brianna Hildebrand is set to star alongside John Cena in Paramount Pictures’ new comedy “Playing With Fire”.

The film will be helmed by Andy Fickman, whose directorial credits includes comedies such as “She’s the Man”, “The Game Plan” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”.

Todd Garner and Sean Robins will produce the project through their banner Broken Road Productions, according to an online portal.

The studio had roped in Matt Lieberman last year to rewrite the spec script it bought from Dan Ewen.

The story follows a group of rugged wildfire fighters who meet their match when they rescue a trio of rambunctious children.

Hildebrand, 22, is best known for playing Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Ryan Reynolds-starrer “Deadpool” series.

Cena, 41, most recently featured Paramount’s “Transformers” spin-off, “Bumblebee”, opposite Hailee Steinfeld.

Julia Roberts tried playing matchmaker for Connie Britton

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January 11, 2019

Taking on the title of “matchmaker,” Julia Roberts tried to set Connie Britton up on some dates.

During a talk show on Wednesday (local time), Busy Tonight, 51-year-old Britton revealed that the Oscar winner has tried to set her up on dates in the past, confirmed an leading magazine.

“I’ve gotten to be friends with Julia Roberts. She tried to set me up with somebody . It hasn’t worked out yet, but at least mama tried, you know what I’m saying,” she said.

She also gushed about meeting Roberts as she explained that once when she came to meet her, she touched her face and said, “I love you.”

“I was like, ‘I’m never washing my face again.’ Can you tell? It’s not really a functional relationship,” she said. “Like it’s not really, it’s not really a healthy friendship. It’s more like I idolize her, and she’s nice to me.”

Interestingly, Britton and Roberts were both nominated for best actress Golden Globes for their roles in TV series ‘Dirty John’ and ‘Homecoming’ respectively. However, neither of them ended up taking home the award.