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Patra Chawl Land Scam: Sanjay Raut’s judicial custody extends till oct 17

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The judicial custody of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case has been extended till October 17 on Monday.

Sanjay Raut’s custody was previously extended on October 4 for 14 days (till October 10, today) by a Special Court in Mumbai.

Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai.

After being in the ED’s custody initially, the Shiv Sena leader was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on August 8. On August 22, a special PMLA court extended Raut’s custody till September 5 which was further extended till September 19 and then till October 3 and 10.

ED officials raided the Shiv Sena leader’s home on July 31, and after detaining and questioning him for several hours and arrested him on August 1.

On June 28 this year, Sanjay Raut was summoned by the ED in connection with the prevention of the money laundering case pertaining to the Rupees 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam.

Back in August, the wife of Shiv Sena MP was also summoned by the agency in connection with the Patra Chawl land case.

The MP’s wife Varsha Raut was summoned by the central agency after the ED officials raided the Shiv Sena leader’s home and after detaining and questioning him (Sanjay Raut) for several hours, arrested him. Raut is a close aide of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

According to sources, ED officials seized Rs 11.50 lakhs of unaccounted cash from his residence during the raids. Soon after the ED officials detained him in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case, the Shiv Sena leader said that he “won’t be cowed down”. Raut is being probed in connection with the re-development of Mumbai’s Patra Chawl.

In April this year, the ED had attached immovable properties worth Rs 11.15 crore, including a flat at Dadar, held by Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha and eight land parcels at Kihim near Alibag, jointly held by the latter with Swapna Patkar.

Women’s Asia Cup: India beat Thailand by 9 wickets

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An all-round Indian side has finished at the top spot at the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 by thrashing Thailand by nine wickets in their match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

With this win, India has finished at the top of the points table with 10 points to their name and five wins in six matches. Thailand is at the fourth spot with three wins in six matches and six points.

In the first innings, Thailand was bundled out for just 37 runs in 15.1 overs. Spinner Sneh Rana was the pick of the bowlers for India with 3/9. India chased down this total comfortably in six overs, with Sabbhineni Meghana top-scoring with 20*.

Chasing 38, Nattaya Boochatham took the first wicket for Thailand, dismissing Shafali Verma for 8 runs off 6 balls. India was at 17/1.

But India was completely unaffected by this hiccup, Sabbhineni Meghana (20*) and Pooja Vastrakar (12*) took India to victory with nine wickets in hand and 14 overs to spare.

Boochatham (1/15) took the solitary wicket for Thailand.

Superb performance by a world-class Indian bowling lineup and Sneh Rana’s three-wicket haul helped Women in Blue to bundle out Thailand for 37 in 15.1 over in the ongoing T20 Women’s Asia Cup 2022 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Expect one batter -Nannapat Koncharoenkai (12)- Thailand team departed without playing a knock of double digits. For India Sneh Rana bagged three while Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma scalped two wickets each.

Put to bat first, Thailand got off to a bad start as they lost their opener Natthakan Chantham in the third over of the innings, leaving Thailand tottering at 13/1.

Chantham’s wicket invited Thailand captain Naruemol Chaiwai to the crease. Sneh Rana then gave Thailand back-to-back to major blows as she dismissed Chaiwai and new batter Chanida Sutthiruang in the seventh over of the innings.

In the next over of the innings, Deepti Sharma performed a brilliant runout and sent Nannapat Koncharoenkai back to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs in 19 balls. Sneh Rana then struck again in the 9th over of the innings as she dismissed Sornnarin Tippoch for just 2 runs.

In the 10th over of the innings, Phannita Maya was dismissed by Rajeshwari Gayakwad after scoring just one run, leaving Thailand tottering at 24/6. After 10 overs Thailand’s score read 25/6.

Sneh Rana then dismissed Rosenan Kanoh for zero in the 11th over of the game. Gayakwad then delivered a brilliant bowl as it departed Onnicha Kamchomphu by LBW in the 12th over of the innings. Meghna Singh took the last wicket to bundle out Thailand for 37 in just 15.1 overs of the innings.

Sneh took 3/9 while Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/8) and Deepti Sharma (2/10) took two. Meghna Singh got one wicket.

Brief score: Thailand 37 (15.1) (Nannapat Koncharoenkai 12, Natthakan Chantham 6; Sneh Rana 3-9) vs India 40/1 (6) (Sabbhineni Meghana 20*, Pooja Vastrakar 12*, Boochatham 1/15).

Amitabh Bachchan introduces his upcoming film ‘Uunchai’ poster ahead of his 80th birthday

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Amitabh Bachchan introduced fans to his character from the upcoming film ‘Uunchai’ along with a new poster on Monday. Taking to his Instagram handle, Big B dropped a poster along with a caption.

The poster depicts the two sides of Amitabh. One is seen sitting in the backdrop of a hilltop amid a mesmerising view of the Himalayas. On the other hand, he seems to be the centre of attraction for all the women around him.

Sharing the poster, he wrote, “This one from @rajshrifilms is special. Meet me as Amit Shrivastava in #Uunchai on 11.11.22 … This film by #SoorajBarjatya celebrates life and friendship… Save The Date for @uunchaithemovie.”

Earlier, on the occasion of friendship day, Amitab unveiled the first poster of his film ‘Uunchai’. The film is directed by Sooraj Barjatya under Raj Shri production.

The film which is set to hit the theatres in November this year will see Neena Gupta, and Sarika, with Parineeti Chopra in a special appearance. The film also stars Danny Denzongpa and Nafisa Ali Sodhi. Makers began shooting for ‘Uunchai’ in October 2021 in Nepal.

In April 2022, a bollywood star announced the wrap of the film on his Instagram account. The film marks the directorial comeback of Sooraj Barjatya after his 2015 family drama ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ which starred Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor and Anupam Kher in the lead roles.

The movie is all set to clash with Sidharth Malhotra’s upcoming action thriller film ‘Yodha’, which also stars Disha Patani and Rashi Khanna in the lead roles. Apart from ‘Uunchai’, Amitabh will next be seen in ‘The Intern’ remake with Deepika Padukone. He is also a part of ‘Project K’.

Russia-Ukraine War: “Russia trying to destroy and wipe us off the face of earth”, says prez Zelensky

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Amid reports of multiple explosions across Ukraine including in its capital city Kyiv on Monday morning, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to “destroy” Ukrainians and wipe them “off the face of the earth”, local media reported.

At least five people were killed in the attacks on Kyiv and authorities in the cities of Kharkiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk also reported missile and rocket attacks, CNN reported.

Local media also reported explosions from Zhytomyr, Khmelnytsky, Dnipro and Ternopil. Kyiv Independent quoted advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Minister, Rostyslav Smirnov stating that the attack on central Kyiv has killed eight people while injuring 24 persons.

As of around 8:45 am, six cars caught fire and over 15 cars were damaged as a result of the attack on Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district. This recent attack comes in the backdrop of the recent attacks on the Crimea bridge that reportedly killed three people and Russia’s weekend attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia that killed residents as they slept in their homes and injured at least 70 people.

Monday’s blasts were the first major attacks on the capital Kyiv since June. Video footage circulating on social media showed cars ablaze in the middle of a downtown street in Kyiv, reported Washington Post.

On Saturday a truck exploded on Kerch bridge, causing seven fuel tanks of a train heading to the Crimean Peninsula to catch fire. This led to the partial collapse of two spans of the road bridge, according to media reports.

Shortly afterwards, the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on enhancing security measures for the Crimea bridge. In the decree, Putin also called for securing the energy bridge and the gas pipeline connecting the peninsula with mainland Russia.

Media reports said that Putin plans to hold an operational meeting of his Security Council today. The bridge was opened in 2018 by 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.

On Saturday, at least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured after a rocket struck Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia area. Acting Mayor of Zaporizhzhia Anatoly Kurtev said that in the attack, five houses were destroyed and apartment buildings were damaged, CNN reported.

Sena leader Jadhav said “We will rise like a phoenix” after the Symbol change issue in Maharashtra

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Shiv Sena leader from the Thackeray faction the situation as of now being faced by the party is just a passing phase and out party has confidence that it would “rise like a phoenix”.

A mass gathering was seen at the launch of ‘Mahaprabhodhan Yatra’ in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday. While addressing the gathering MLA Bhaskar Jadhav said “We would rise like a phoenix and this is just a passing phase” also was seen mimicking other leaders “ He was reading something and pretending that he has forgotten his eye wear”

“He has claimed that the day is not so far where he would take away Chief Minister’s chair” said Jadhav while addressing a gathering.

Sena leader Vinayak Raut also said “ Betrayers who are trying to finish off the Sena will not work as we are in planning the rise the party with zeal”.

Sena leader Sushma Andhare said that “ It is not “Mann Ki Baat” now what we need to work on is “Jann ki baat” and this is why we have organized this yatra to work for the people.

The Yatra is expected to start in few days from Thane district of Maharashtra and it would include various other parts of Maharashtra.

With PTI Inputs

Maha: Not afraid of offence registered, will fight alone; Chandrakant Kahaire 

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 Shiv Sena leader Chandrakant Khaire has said that he is not afraid of the case registered against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and he will fight alone.

Speaking to reporters here after returning from Mumbai on Sunday night, Khaire accused Shinde of breaking the Shiv Sena organisation, which the party’s founder Bal Thackeray had taken efforts to built.

Based on a complaint lodged by district unit chief of the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) Rajendra Janjal, a case has been registered against Khaire at Satara police station for allegedly making objectionable remarks against the chief minister.

“I don’t know if any offence has been registered against me. But if the chief minister has broken the Shiv Sena organisation, should we worship him? Bal Thackeray took efforts to build this organisation and these are the returns being given to him,” the Sena leader said.

Khaire, a former Member of Parliament from the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency, is a loyalist of Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the party’s other faction.

“People from the Shinde faction criticise Uddhav Thackeray now. He is the one who distributed portfolios to them (in the previous government). Shiv sainiks are angry now,” he said.

Russia-Ukraine war: Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine

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Multiple explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Monday morning local media reported citing the city’s mayor.

Plumes of smoke were seen billowing out from several areas in Kyiv.

Explosions also reported in the cities of Lviv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytsky, Dnipro and, Ternopil. Multiple explosions are being reported in cities all across the country.

Eyewitnesses are reporting powerful explosions and power outages in Kyiv, according to the local media.

Dramatic footage of BBC correspondent Hugo Bachega who was reporting live from the area ducking as explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv, soon began to be circulated on social media.

Suddenly, several explosions were heard from behind following which the reporting was cut short. Ukraine’s local media portal quoted city mayor Vitali Klitschko stating that there had been multiple explosions and that the emergency services were on site. Klitschko said further details would follow, the portal added.

The explosions came in the wake of the attack on the Kerch bridge on Saturday where a truck exploded, 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.

Shortly afterwards, the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on enhancing security measures for the Crimea bridge. In the decree, Putin also called for securing the energy bridge and the gas pipeline connecting the peninsula with mainland Russia.

Media reports said that Putin plans to hold an operational meeting of his Security Council today. The bridge was opened in 2018 by 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.

On Saturday, at least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured after a rocket struck Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia area. Acting Mayor of Zaporizhzhia Anatoly Kurtev said that in the attack, five houses were destroyed and apartment buildings were damaged, media reported.

Paytm posted a 17 per cent annualised run rate of loan disbursals to around Rs 34,000 crore in September

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Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand name, on Monday posted around 17 per cent increase in annualised run rate of loan disbursals to around Rs 34,000 crore in September.

The company had posted an annualised run rate of loan disbursals of about Rs 29,000 crore in August. “Our loan distribution business (in partnership with top lenders) continues to witness accelerated growth with disbursements through our platform now at an annualised run rate of Rs 34,000 crore in the month of September,” the company said in a regulatory filing.

During the reported month, total number of loans disbursed by Paytm grew by over three fold to about 92 lakh in the quarter ended September 2022, from 28.41 lakh a year ago.

The value of loans disbursed through Paytm grew close to six times to Rs 7,313 crore, from Rs 1,257 crore in the September 2021 quarter. The company’s average monthly transaction user (MTU) for the quarter ended September 2022, increased 39 per cent to 7.97 crore on a year-on-year basis.

During the September 2022 quarter, the total merchant gross merchandise value (GMV), which is the total payments volume processed by the merchants, grew by 63 per cent to an aggregated value of Rs 3.18 lakh crore on a year-on-year basis, according to the filing.

India’s Top leaders are pouring in condolences to SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav

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Many leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the Samajwadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at the age of 82. Leader had worked in politics for many years. Other leaders also praised his efforts and contribution to politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and shared a post stating ” The demise of the leader is quite saddening for the country”

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed condolences to Mulayam Singh Yadav death and shares memories while working and He always talked openly on issues into the politics

Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju also expressed condolences to the saddening of the former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav stating “Very saddened by the sad demise of Samajwadi Party patriarch and former CM of UP”

Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also expressed condolences to the death of the leader and praised his work and contribution made into politics.

Indian markets: Sensex index was down 721 points in early trade and Nifty declined to 17 points

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The Indian markets on Monday were trading in the negative territory during morning trade, tracking weak global market cues.

The S&P BSE Sensex index was down 721 points to 57,470.29 level whereas Nifty50 was 17 points down to 17,314.65 at 9.21 IST on Monday.

Some of the stocks trading in the green were Paytm, Starhealth and Ambuja Cements.

The laggards were Bajaj Finance, Adani Ports, Asian Paints and HDFC Bank on the 30-share index.

BSE Bankex was 1.38 per cent to 44,265.64 whereas BSE IT was 320 points down.

In the broader market, BSE Midcap was down 300 points whereas BSE Smallcap dipped 212 to 28,970. Nifty Bank was down 104 points to 39,178 level and Nifty Financial Services dipped 0.24 per cent in morning trade on NSE.

Growth in the US jobs market is slowing but an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate has fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue with its aggressive tightening of monetary policy.

The tightening of US monetary policy would influence other central banks to follow suit. Most of the global indexes like S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq were trading in the red during the morning.

However, on the domestic front, the investors are keeping a wait-and-watch policy and looking forward to the earnings of companies for the second quarter (July-September) in the financial year 2022-2023.

The investors are also banking on Diwali and other festivities, when sales and shopping surge, and the prices of precious metals strengthen. At the beginning of the second quarter announcements, the earning results of the IT major — TCS — will be announced on Monday.

Another IT major Infosys will also announce its earnings on Thursday. According to Jefferies, Infosys is expected to report a 4 per cent quarter-on-quarter revenue growth in constant currency for the second quarter of FY23.

The Sensex closed in the red on Friday after two consecutive sessions of the rally. On Friday, Nifty50 of the NSE closed 17.15 points or 0.1 per cent down at 17,314.65 points against its previous day’s close at 17,331.80 points.

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