BJP sidelined Ganguly From BCCI Presidential post because they fails to induct him into the party, alleges TMC

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October 12, 2022

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Amid the buzz over ex-cricketer Roger Binny likely to replace Sourav Ganguly as chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of attempting to humiliate the former Indian skipper since it had failed to induct him into the party.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen alleged political vendetta of the BJP behind the possible exit of Ganguly as BCCI president. “Amit Shah visited Sourav Ganguly’s house a few months ago. There is information that Ganguly was approached repeatedly to join BJP. Probably as he has not consented to join BJP and is from Bengal, he has become prey to political vendetta. Amit Shah’s son was retained as BCCI secretary, but not Ganguly,” Sen said.

Further, taking to Twitter, the TMC MP wrote, “Another example of political vendetta. Son of Amit Shah can be retained as Secretary of BCCI. But Sourav Ganguly can’t be. Is it because he is from the State of Mamata Banerjee or he did not join BJP? We are with you Dada!”

Meanwhile, BJP MP and party state general secretary Locket Chatterjee slammed TMC for politicising the issue. “Those who are criticizing Sourav Ganguly, look at your face in the mirror. Sourav Ganguly is the pride of our Bengal. It has nothing to do with politics. Sourav Ganguly will go higher in the coming days. Those who have criticized the family system, like pisi-bhaipo, Manik Bhattacharya, Paresh Adhikari, and Anubrata Mandal have done it for their family members. BJP does not believe in the family system,” Chatterjee told ANI.

Pertinent to mention, in May this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly at his residence in Kolkata, West Bengal. During the 2021 assembly elections, West Bengal witnessed a fierce political battle between the incumbent TMC and the BJP, the emerging force in the state. The TMC emerged victorious with 213 of the total 294 seats while the BJP managed to get 77 seats.

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BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla said on Tuesday that former cricketer Binny had filed the nomination for the post of board president and that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ashish Shelar has filed the nomination for treasurer and they are likely to be elected unopposed.

“I have filed nomination for the post of Vice President, Roger Binny has filed nomination for the President, Jay Shah has filed for Secretary and Ashish Shelar for Treasurer. As of now, the situation is that all will be appointed unopposed,” said Shukla while interacting with the media.

Shukla said that India’s representative for 16-member International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Chairman’s post will be decided on October 18 in the board’s Annual General Meeting. Former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah also said that nominations for all the posts have been filed.

“I do not think there will be an election,” he added. At a BCCI meeting held at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai on Tuesday, all office bearers from different parts of the country from various associations filed nominations for different positions on the board.

The discussions were held in the internal BCCI meeting in the lead-up to the elections, scheduled for October 18. Senior BCCI administrator Rajeev Shukla will remain the Vice-President of the board while Ashish Shealar is likely to take over as the new treasurer replacing Arun Dhumal. Binny has previously served as a member of the BCCI selection committee.

The former pacer Roger Binny is said to be the frontrunner to replace Ganguly as the BCCI president. Binny, 67, is currently president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association. The scrutiny of the nominations will take place on October 13 and the candidates can withdraw their nominations latest by October 14.

Sourav Ganguly, the current President of BCCI, is tipped to be India’s representative for the 16-member International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Chairman’s post, elections for which are slated to be held this November.

Amid mixed global cues Indian stock market’s Sensex gains 251 points in the trading session

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October 12, 2022

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The Indian stock market’s benchmark Sensex was trading with a gain of 251 points in the afternoon session on Wednesday led by good buying support in power, FMCG and financial stocks amid mixed global cues.

The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex was trading 250.83 points or 0.44 per cent higher at 57,398.15 points at 1.34 pm against its previous day’s close at 57,147.32 points.

The markets witnessed volatility. The Sensex started the day in the positive at 57,312.49 points but slipped into negative in the late morning session touching a low of 57,085.92 points.

The markets rebounded in the afternoon session touching a high of 57,575.16 points. The Sensex had slumped by 843.79 points or 1.46 per cent on Tuesday.

The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange was trading 83.05 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 17,066.60 points against its previous day’s close at 16,983.55 points.

The Nifty had lost 257.45 points or 1.49 per cent on Tuesday. There was good buying support in power, FMCG and financial stocks. Power Grid Corporation jumped 3.29 per cent to Rs 215.15. NTPC surged 2.02 per cent to Rs 164.25.

Axis Bank soared 2.05 per cent to Rs 801.80. Hindustan Unilever rose 1.69 per cent to Rs 2593. Nestle India jumped 1.30 per cent to Rs 18699.

ITC rose 1.26 per cent to Rs 330.10.

The index heavyweight Reliance Industries Limited was trading 0.50 per cent higher at Rs 2369.

TCS was trading 0.58 per cent higher at Rs 3086.65. TCS had lost 1.67 per cent on Tuesday a day after announcing financial results.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s largest software exporter, on Monday, said its consolidated net profit jumped by 8 per cent to Rs 10,431 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

The company’s consolidated revenue from operations rose surged by 18 per cent to Rs 55,309 crore in the second quarter of 2022-23 as compared to Rs 46,867 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last year.

Only eight of the 30 scrips that are part of the benchmark Sensex were trading in the red. Asian Paints slipped 1.75 per cent to Rs 3242.50. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories was down 1.44 per cent to Rs 4221.85. ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Titan and Maruti Suzuki were among the major Sensex losers.

Russia detained 8 people in connection with Crimea Bridge explosion

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October 12, 2022

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Russia’s Federal Security Services detained eight people on Wednesday in connection with the explosion that damaged the Crimea Bridge last week.

The FSB claimed that the attack was organized by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence department, according to media reports.

A truck exploded on the road bridge on Saturday, causing seven fuel tanks of a train heading to the Crimean Peninsula to catch fire. Three people were killed in the blast, which also led to the partial collapse of two spans of the road bridge, according to media reports.

“An object believed to be a fuel storage tank has caught fire on the Crimean Bridge, but the viaduct’s navigable arches sustained no damage, an aide to the head of Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, according to media reports. At the moment, five citizens of Russia, three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia, who participated in the preparation of the crime, have been detained as part of a criminal case,” according to media reports.

The FSB report further said that the explosive device, weighing nearly 23 metric tons, was hidden in the polyethylene construction firm. It further added that the explosive devices were sent from the Ukrainian port of Odesa in early August through countries including Bulgaria, Georgia, and Armenia, according to media reports.

Russian officials had earlier claimed the explosion was caused by a truck blowing up on the road bridge. The Crimean Bridge was opened in 2018 by President Vladimir Putin, four years after Moscow annexed Crimea and was designed to link the peninsula to Russia’s transport network. The 19-kilometre bridge, which runs across the Kerch Strait and connects Crimea with mainland Russia, consists of a railway and vehicle sections. It became fully operational in 2020.

Earlier, the transport ministry had said the bridge, which consists of two parallel routes for automobiles and trains, will possibly open to trains by 8 pm Moscow time (1700 GMT) on Saturday.

“In light of the emergency situation on the Crimean Bridge, Putin heard reports from Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov and Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev, as well as heads of security services,” the Kremlin statement said.

Putin instructed the Prime Minister to set up a government commission to investigate the incident and eliminate the aftermath as soon as possible.

Auto, taxi share fare hiked by Rs 1

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October 12, 2022

For every five-minute waiting, commuters will have to pay Rs 8 for autos and Rs 9 for taxis as extra fare in addition to the km fare. The minimum auto fare was increased from Rs 21 to Rs 23, and minimum for taxi from Rs 25 to Rs 28, from October 1. The fare for every subsequent km for autos is Rs 15.33 and for taxis Rs 18.66.
Your minimum share fare for autorickshaw will go up by a rupee-from Rs 9 to Rs 10-according to the revised tariff. Similarly, the minimum taxi share fare will go up from Rs 8 to Rs 9.

Kerala Black Magic Case: All 3 accused sent to 14 days judicial custody

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October 12, 2022

The Ernakulam magistrate court on Wednesday remanded all the three accused of killing two women allegedly as a human sacrifice in black magic rituals in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta on judicial custody.

The accused will be under judicial remand for a 14-day duration which will end on October 26. The accused were produced in the Ernakulam District Session Court today.

The issue came to the fore on Tuesday as three persons, including one woman, were suspected of luring and killing the women allegedly as a human sacrifice in black magic rituals, the City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju confirmed.

“Two dismembered bodies have been found buried inside the premises of a house in the Pathanamthitta district within 24 hours after they went missing,” the police said.

“The murders were brutal; the women were killed within 24 hours after missing. The manner of killing is indescribable,” Nagaraju said earlier.

According to the official, the murders took place on June 6 and September 26. Kadavanthra police registered the case in Kochi following the report of a missing woman which was filed in September.

The arrested persons were identified as one Shafi, and the husband-wife pair of Bhagaval Singh and Laila. “The main suspect is Shafi who brought the women. His aim was money. It is being investigated whether the accused Shafi approached more women for a ‘human sacrifice ritual’,” Nagaraju said.

“The CCTV footage was helpful in nabbing the accused,” he added. Union minister V Muraleedharan on Tuesday hit out at the Kerala government alleging a”delayed response” by the state police, and said that a member of the CPIM was involved in the incident.

“The delayed response of the Kerala Police smells foul & exposes that women are not secure in Kerala Is @pinarayivijayan Govt delaying it deliberately because of the involvement of a @CPIMKerala member? Disgusting that @CMOKerala remains mum when two women are brutally killed,” the minister tweeted.

Court acquits 54-year-old labour contractor accused of raping woman

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October 12, 2022

The prosecution told the court that in October 2013, the accused took the woman, then aged 19, to a lodge and raped her. He committed the offence on several other occasions also after threatening the woman, the prosecution said in 2015 when the woman’s mother enquired about her health and unusual behaviour, she told her about the offence.

A Thane court has acquitted a 54-year-old labour contractor accused of raping a woman labourer, giving him the benefit of the doubt. District Judge Dr Rachna R Tehra in her order passed on Tuesday said the prosecution failed to prove the charges against the accused, hailing from Wada in neighbouring Palghar district.

FIR filed in Mumbai port job scam

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October 12, 2022

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MRA Marg police have filed an FIR against unidentified persons for cheating several people under the pretext of offering jobs with Mumbai Port Authority (MPA).

A senior MPA official lodged a complaint with the police saying some people had enquired with them about job openings with the MPA, saying they learnt about the vacancies from ‘Mumbai Port Authority’ website

Clean chit for IPS officer Deven Bharati in passport case

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October 12, 2022

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The crime branch has questioned the conduct of the police officer who raised a red flag over Reshma Khan, wife of Hyder Azam, the vice-president of BJP’s maulana Azad Minority Vikas Maha Mandal, obtaining a passport on a forged birth certificate.

The crime branch on Tuesday submitted a chargesheet against Reshma, but raised questions as to why then assistant commissioner of police with the special branch, Deepak Kurulkar, did not himself register the case and instead wrote to senior police inspector of Malvani police station Deepak Patangre to probe the case.

CM Eknath Shinde promises help for Mira Bhayandar city development

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October 12, 2022

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Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday promised to extend all possible help to transform Mira Bhayandar in Thane district as a model city with the necessary infrastructure and facilities.

Shinde attended multiple functions in the city and dedicated a skating ring, inaugurated a civic-run multi-speciality hospital, and performed groundbreaking ceremony for the new administrative building of the municipal corporation.

Maharashtra records 384 Covid-19 cases, four deaths

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October 12, 2022

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 384 new coronavirus infections and four pandemic-related fatalities, the health department said in a bulletin. The state’s COVID-19 case tally thus rose to 81,25,369 and death toll reached 1,48,362.

State capital Mumbai recorded 129 new coronavirus cases.

Satara, Hingoli and Bhandara districts and Pune city recorded one fatality each. The case fatality rate stood at 1.82 per cent.

There are now 2,387 active coronavirus cases in Maharashtra.