Mumbai witnessed heavy showers on Tuesday as the rain intensity increased in the city after a gap of a few days.
There was no report so far of any major water-logging in low-lying areas. Trains and bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were running normally, civic officials said.
Early in the morning, there was either no rain or light showers in most parts of the city.The heavy downpour started around 10 am, they said.
In Mumbai’s Mulund area two people died due to the ceiling collapsing in a house. The incident took place at Moti Chhaya in the building on Monday. The incident came to light from the Brihammumbai Municipal Corporation.
It was a two-storey building including the ground floor and the incident took place at approximately 7:45 pm on the first floor of the building.
The two deceased people have been identified as Devshankar Nathalal Shukla who was 93 years old and Arkhiben Devshankar Shukla who was 87 years old.
The BMC officials reached the spot and took the people to the hospital. The victims at the accident spot were taken to Ashirwad Critical Care Hospital.
In Aashirwad Critical care hospital Dr Sharad, a Resident Medical officer declared the victims of the accident dead.
As per the reports BMC officials have stated “It was a two-storey private building which is approximately 25 years old and 351 notices were also been sent to the building people”.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the issues related to FIFA suspending the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday with immediate effect.
Tushar Mehta General of Solicitor mentioned the matter before the court and updated recent developments and request to hear the issue tomorrow
The beach will hear the matter on Wednesday, as the decision of FIFA stripped the country to host the Under 17 Women’s World Cup which was scheduled in October.
FIFA suspended India with immediate effect citing “undue influence” from third parties.
In FIFA’s statement, they said, “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.”
“There is some development. The matter may not be deleted. FIFA has sent a letter, it’s in the public domain,” Mehta told the Supreme Court.
Justice Chandrachud said the AIFF matter is listed for hearing tomorrow and it will not be deleted. “It would not be deleted. Court master says it is the first item tomorrow,” the bench said.
Mehta will submit a letter from FIFA which is available in the public domain.
The Suspension will be revoked once the order appoints the Committee of Administrators (CoA) to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee are repealed, FIFA said in a statement.
The apex court on 18th May Praful Patel was removed as AIFF president for not holding elections in December 2020 and appointed a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) headed by AR Dave former top court judge the manage the affairs of AIFF.
The CoA had to frame its constitution in line with National Sports Code and model guidelines.
Supreme Court directed the executive committee of the AIFF to expeditiously hold elections as per the schedule proposed by the CoA which is currently running the affairs of the national federation on 03rd August.
FIFA had threatened to suspend India to host women’s U-17 World Cup day the Supreme Court ordered to hold elections of the AIFF on 05th August
Elections are to be held on August 28 and the poll process will begin on August 13 as per the court-approved timeline.
“The suspension means that the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, scheduled to take place in India on 11-30 October 2022, cannot currently be held in India as planned,” the statement added.
FIFA will refer the matters to the Bureau of the Council if and when necessary.
The governing body said that it is in constant constructive contact with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in India and is hopeful that a positive outcome to the case may still be achieved.
In a Monday’s special hearing on Independence Day, the Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad bench directed the Badminton Association of India (BAI) to include national player Prathamesh Kulkarni’s name for wild card entry in an international tournament to be held in Pune.
The name of 18-year-old Kulkarni was not included in the list due to a clerical error on part of the BAI.
A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Arun Pednekar in its order, which was made available on Tuesday, said Kulkrani cannot be faulted as he had submitted his application form online with correct details well before the deadline.
The bench also noted that there was “bungling” and “error” committed by the BAI while handling Kulkarni’s form. Petitioner Kulkarni had informed the court that on August 15 the exercise of inclusion of names of eligible players for the tournament would conclude.
The court heard the petition filed by Kulkarni seeking to be included in the list of participants in the India Junior International Grand Prix-2022, to be held in Pune from August 30 to September 4, and the India Maharashtra International Challenge, to be held in Nagpur from September 13 to 18.
Kulkarni sought a direction to the BAI to generate a new and accurate ID so that he can participate in the tournament.
As per the plea, Kulkarni’s name was already included in the list of eligible candidates but due to a clerical error on the BAI’s part, his name was put in the female category and also there was an error in his date of birth.
When Kulkarni sought for the same to be rectified and his name to be deleted from the female category and included in the male category, a BAI official acknowledged and deleted his name from the female category but did not include his name in the male category.
Since the date of form submission had passed, Kulkarni later sought to be included in the wild card quota. When there was no response, he moved the HC. The HC bench said it was convinced that Kulkarni’s form was “perfectly in order” when it was uploaded online well before the deadline of August 2.
“It is clear that the petitioner (Prathamesh) cannot be faulted,” the high court said. “Due to the bungling of respondent No 2 (BAI), the petitioner’s name is not in the list of qualified male players for the Pune event though he is not to be faulted. Repeated mistakes committed by the respondent No 2 led to the said error and now the application of the petitioner is being treated as withdrawn,” the court said.
Former BCCI acting secretary and former president of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA), Amitabh Choudhary passed away from a heart attack on Tuesday. He was 62.
Choudhary worked as the former JSCA president for more than a decade and also rose to become the BCCI’s joint-secretary. During the Committee of Administrators’ power in the cricket board, he also performed the role of its acting secretary.
A couple of years ago, he was appointed as the chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
Choudhary played an instrumental role in making Ranchi the headquarters of Jharkhand cricket, shifting the base from Jamshedpur. A world-class stadium was built and befittingly one end of the stadium was named after him.
He was the Indian team manager in Zimbabwe in 2005-06
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several prominent leaders on Tuesday paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal in the national capital.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal.
Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and BJP national president JP Nadda paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal.
Atal Bihar Vajpayee was the former Prime Minister of India and was elected to the position twice in 1996 and 1999. A member of the Bhartiya Janta Party, Vajpayee had joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 as a student leader. He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2015 on his birthday.
His birthday, December 25, was also declared as Good Governance Day by the Narendra Modi government. He was the first non-congress political leader who became the Prime Minister of India. He passed away on August 16, 2018
Chinese research ship Yuan Wang 5 on Tuesday morning arrived and docked at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port, according to local media. The vessel is capable of tracking satellites and intercontinental missiles.
The research and survey vessel was earlier scheduled to dock at the Chinese-leased Hambantota Port on August 11 but was deferred for a while after India raised its concerns. This morning the ship docked at the Sri Lankan Port, Daily Mirror reported.
The Chinese Embassy requested the Sri Lankan government to provide necessary assistance and positive consideration for the ship to dock.
On August 12, the Chinese Embassy informed Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry via a Diplomatic Note that the vessel Yuan Wang-5 was scheduled to arrive at Hambantota port on August 16 and applied for clearance for replenishment purposes for the new date August 16 to August 22.
Following Sri Lanka’s decision, China had said that the cooperation between China and Sri Lanka is independently chosen by the two countries and meets common interests and does not target any third party.
Beijing had also said that it is “senseless to pressure Sri Lanka” by citing the issue of security concerns in an apparent reference to reports that Colombo had taken the decision following concerns expressed by India.
Designated as a research and survey vessel, Yuan Wang 5 was built in 2007 and has a carrying capacity of 11,000 tonnes.
India had expressed its security concerns over the docking of the vessel at the Sri Lankan port as it was shown as a research vessel with the capability of mapping the ocean bed, which is critical to anti-submarine operations of the Chinese Navy. The ship could conduct satellite research in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region, prompting security concerns for India.
Hambantota Port, located around 250 km from Colombo was built with high-interest Chinese loans. The Sri Lankan government struggled to repay the debt they had taken from China following which the port was handed over to the Chinese on a 99-year lease.
FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect citing “undue influence” from third parties
“The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes,” FIFA said in a statement.
The international football governing body said the suspension will be lifted once an order to set up a committee of administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has been repealed and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF’s daily affairs.
“The suspension means that the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, scheduled to take place in India on 11-30 October 2022, cannot currently be held in India as planned,” the statement added.
FIFA said that it is assessing the next steps with regard to the tournament and will refer the matter to the Bureau of the Council if and when necessary.
The governing body said that it is in constant constructive contact with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in India and is hopeful that a positive outcome to the case may still be achieved.
Jyoti Mete, wife of Shiv Sangram Party leader Vinayak Mete who was killed in a car crash, on Monday claimed he had died two hours before being shifted to a hospital in Navi Mumbai and demanded an inquiry into the “time gap”.
Jyoti Mete said something was being hidden regarding the actual time of the accident that occurred on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday morning and the time of death as told by officials.
Mete, 52, was killed when his car headed towards Mumbai hit a truck from behind on the expressway near Madap tunnel in Raigad district. He was travelling to Mumbai from his home district Beed to attend a meeting called by the state government regarding the Maratha quota.
A former MLC, he was cremated on Monday afternoon with state honours.
Jyoti Mete said the exact cause behind her husband’s death and the time will be revealed in the postmortem report.
“Being a doctor I understood that something was wrong the moment I saw his body at the hospital in Kamothe. As per medical science, a person’s face does not become white instantly after his death. Mete saheb’s face was white when I saw his body. Blood was coming out from his nose and ears,” she told a news channel.
Jyoti Mete said she told her brother that the accident didn’t occur 45 minutes back as told by officials on Sunday.
“The accident and the death might have occurred at least two hours back (when she saw the body). Something was being hidden from us. The time of the accident being told and the actual time of death should be investigated,” she said, adding that she had reached the hospital within 45 minutes after receiving the information about the incident.
Jyoti Mete said social issues were more important for her husband than politics.
“I think it was the social cause that might have killed him,” she added.
On Sunday, a doctor who checked on Vinayak Mete at the MGM Hospital told reporters that the Shiv Sangram Party leader had died before he was brought to the hospital.
“He was brought in at 6.20 am. He had no pulse or blood pressure, and his pupils were not moving. He died before being brought to the hospital. We even performed an ECG (electrocardiogram), but it showed a flat line (indicating no heart movement),” the doctor had said.
Mete’s driver Eknath Kadam had told the police he did not receive any help for almost an hour after the accident and vehicles plying on the expressway didn’t stop.
Kadam suffered minor injuries in the incident while Mete’s police bodyguard was seriously injured.
The highway police, however, had denied the claim of the driver. They said police reached the spot within seven minutes after receiving information about the accident.
On Sunday, Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Arvind Sawant demanded a thorough probe into Mete’s death in the road accident.
“Despite the recent political developments in Maharashtra, Mete never uttered a single word. Then why was he suddenly called for a meeting (in Mumbai)? Who made a call to him?” he asked.
Dilip Patil and Abasaheb Patil, who represent various Maratha groups that support the demand for quota for the community, also raised doubts over Mete suddenly being called to Mumbai for a meeting.
Former Bihar Minister and BJP leader Subhash Singh passed away at the AIIMS Delhi on Tuesday morning.
Confirming the news development, former Bihar Minister Tarkishore Prasad, in a tweet wrote, “Heartfelt tributes to the former minister of Bihar government and MLA from Gopalganj, Subhash Singh on his death.
May God give peace to his soul and strength to his bereaved family members to bear this loss. His death is an irreparable loss to the politics of Bihar and the BJP.
Om Shanti.” Subash Singh was an elected member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2015 from Gopalganj.
