In a dramatic twist in the ongoing retrial of Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s hit-and-run case, his driver Ashok Singh has confessed to being responsible for the accident, a lawyer said here on Monday.
“The driver Ashok Singh has been put up by the defence. He has told the court that he was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident,” public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat told mediapersons here.
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The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday said that it has decided to double the cash reward on the one remaining accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots who continues to be absconding.
“All those accused to have been involved in the riots have been arrested except one. Harender Singh, who is presently carrying a cash reward of Rs 5000 on him, is still absconding,” SP (Rural) Alok Priyadarshi said.
The Pentagon is likely to spend billions of dollars on new Air Force One, the aircraft that shuttles the United States president.
According to Fox News, Air Force Col. Amy McCain, who is in charge of ordering the new Air Force One, said that they have a big team working on it.
The US military believes it is a good time for a new generation to carry future commanders in chief as the current Air Force One fleet is getting old.
McCain’s team that has grown to 80 people in the past year is expected to grow to 100 shortly.
Explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Visakhapatnam killed seven and injured five.
The mishap took place at around 5.30p.m. The victims were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Seven Hills hospital.
Amidst the ongoing ruckus going on within the Aam Aadmi Party, National Executive of the party Dr. Kumar Vishwas has made it to the headlines for accepting black money and sleeping with a volunteer student.
English daily DNA has got access to a couple of emails in which a complainant named Ajay Vohra has accused Kumar Vishwas of accepting black money and having physical relation with a volunteer.
The complainant also alleged that the accused AAP leader’s wife caught him red-handed in a compromising position.
No Indian features in the 2015 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup team, according to a release by the sport’s governing body on Monday.
India were defeated by eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals of the competition. India remained unbeaten till the tournament’s last-four stage, bowling out opponents in seven consecutive matches alongwith some strong performances by a powerful batting order.
Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan, who had drawn flak for attending a school function with a revolver tucked in his waist, on Monday said he keeps the gun for self defence and has been carrying it for the last 25 years.
“For the last 25 years I have been keeping a revolver…The revolver is merely for self defence…I admit that revolver was visible. But never have I pointed a revolver, or gotten involved in violence of any kind in my life,” Mahajan said.
The National Investigation Agency on Monday filed a chargesheet in connection with the Burdwan blast case at a special court in Kolkata.
Last Monday, the NIA had arrested a person from a railway station in Kolkata, suspected of carrying out militant activities and playing a role in the blast.
The man is being suspected to be associated with militant organisation Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
The agency has so far arrested 18 suspected militants in the case. (ANI)
Seven months after the devastating floods, Kashmir was today staring at another deluge following incessant rains with River Jhelum in spate at several places in the Valley while 16 people were feared trapped after two houses collapsed in Budgam district.
As authorities declared a flood situation in the Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rushed Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to Kashmir for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage and assured the state of all assistance.
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Missing man found murdered
(Siasat News): A 50-year-old hospital worker from Suraram, who went missing three days ago, was found murdered at an isolated place near Katta Maisamma temple.
The victim Bhaskar, used to work as a house keeping staff at Mallareddy Narayana Multispecialty Hospital in Suraram. On Thursday, Bhaskar went to his daughter’s place and left in the evening that he would be going to Shadnagar to meet a relative. However, he did not go to Shadnagar.
Prices of thoor dal and moong dal increased while those of sugar and wheat decreased at the wholesale foodgrains market here today.
Besides, prices of all other commodities ruled steady.
Moong dal price increased sharply by Rs 300 per quintal to Rs 9,800 from Rs 9,500 earlier.
Thoor dal opened the day at Rs 9,000, gaining Rs 100 per quintal from its closing rates of Rs 8,900.
Sugar and wheat fell by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 2,700 and Rs 2,800 from its previous rates of Rs 2,800 and Rs 2,900, respectively.
Chana prices fell by 0.41 per cent to Rs 3,623 per quintal in futures trade today amid profit-booking by speculators at prevailing levels.
Further, subdued demand in the spot market weighed on the prices.
At National Commodity and Derivative Exchange, chana for delivery in May eased by Rs 15, or 0.41 per cent, to Rs 3,623 per quintal with an open interest of 1,01,210 lots.
Likewise, the commodity for delivery in April traded lower by Rs 13, or 0.36 per cent, to Rs 3,602 per quintal in 1,35,700 lots.
Turmeric prices fell by 0.66 per cent to Rs 7,524 per quintal in futures trading today as speculators trimmed positions amid a weak trend at spot market on subdued demand.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, turmeric for delivery in April declined by Rs 50, or 0.66 per cent, to Rs 7,524 per quintal with an open interest of 15,780 lots.
Similarly, the spice for delivery in May shed Rs 46, or 0.60 per cent, to Rs 7,630 per quintal in 11,280 lots.
Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand praised Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth for their fantastic achievement at the India Open Super Series and said it was a long awaited moment.
“It is a fantastic achievement. We have been waiting for it since long,” Gopichand said.”We have crowd coming in because of our players and we have great players,” he added.
Ousted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan on Monday said that the party did not invite former chief of naval staff Admiral (retired) Laxminarayan Ramdas for its national executive as the latter would have been an ‘independent’ person to report what actually happened inside.
“He went to Bombay to attend the meeting as he has been invited on all earlier occasions, he didn’t allow him to be there because he would have been a very independent person to have reported what actually happened inside,” Bhushan said.
Gold futures prices today shed 0.56 per cent to Rs. 26,420 per 10 grams as participants offloaded their positions after the metal rates dropped in global markets.
Gold prices for delivery in April fell Rs. 149 or 0.56 per cent to trade at Rs. 26,420 per 10 gram on the Multi Commodity Exchange. It clocked a turnover of 176 lots.
Similarly, the metal for delivery in June fell Rs. 136 or 0.51 per cent to Rs. 26,695 per 10 gram in 95 lots.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today rushed minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to Kashmir for on-the-spot assessment of the flood situation and to coordinate with state authorities for whatever help is required.
As the flood situation began to turn serious in the Valley, Modi deputed Naqvi, Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, to visit the State today.
Naqvi has been tasked to make assessment about the flood situation and coordinate with the state government besides officials of the army involved in rescue efforts.
Australia today mandated that at least two crew members be present in the cockpit at all times in planes with 50 or more passengers operating in the country, in response to the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people.
Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said Australia’s domestic and international airlines will boost their cockpit safety and security requirements, effective immediately.
“Australian airlines will immediately update their Standard Operating Procedures to require two members of the operating crew or authorised persons on the flight deck at all times,” Truss said.
Jhelum river today crossed danger level in Srinagar and Sangam area of South Kashmir with heavy rains lashing most parts of the state which sounded an alert asking people to move to safer places.
A senior official said water level of river Jhelum at 6 AM at Sangam (South Kashmir) and Ram Munshi Bagh (Srinagar city) has touched 22′.4 feet and 18′.8 feet respectively. Danger level at Sangam is 21 feet and at Ram Munshi Bagh it is 18 feet.
Silver prices fell by Rs 408 to Rs 37,987 per kg in futures trade today as speculators reduced their exposures amid a weakening trend overseas.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery in May traded lower by Rs 408, or 1.06%, to Rs 37,987 per kg in a business turnover of 472 lots.
On similar lines, the white metal for delivery in July declined by Rs 365, or 0.94%, to Rs 38,448 per kg in a business volume of three lots.
In the international market, silver lost 0.2% at $16.91 an ounce in Singapore.
Cardamom prices rose by 0.36 per cent to Rs 937.50 per kg in futures trading today amid positive cues from spot market on pick-up in demand.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, cardamom for delivery in April moved up by Rs 3.40, or 0.36 per cent, to Rs 937.50 per kg in a business turnover of 448 lots.
Analysts attributed the gain in cardamom prices at futures trade to rising demand in the spot market amid restricted supplies from producing belts.
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Malaysian police is investigating a letter purportedly sent by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, threatening to kill Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who was in Penang over the weekend.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed that a letter was sent to meditation and spiritual guru over the weekend when he was in Penang for a yoga festival and talk attended by thousands in George Town and Batu Kawan.
The western nations have reportedly intensified talks with Iran to reach an agreement on its nuclear programme, ahead of a March 31 deadline. The US secretary of state and German and French foreign ministers have all cancelled their travel plans in a bid to push for a deal, reported the BBC.
The meeting, which is taking place in the Swiss city of Lausanne, is also being attended by representatives from China, Russia and the UK. US officials said that all parties had agreed to a “step by step approach” to the deal however, key sticking points still remained.
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s maiden Hollywood venture Broken Horses will be screened on April 1.
The film has caught the attention of Hollywood directors such as James Cameron and Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron, who have praised Mr Chopra, calling Broken Horses an “artistic triumph driven by love”.
Mr Chopra has previously directed and produced films like Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Parineeta, Mission Kashmir, 3 idiots and the Munna Bhai series.
Actress-model Elizabeth Hurley finds Prince Charles as Britain’s best dressed man.
The actress, who features in “The Royals”, is disappointed she isn’t a “private friend” of any of the British royals, and admits she has a particular soft spot for the 66-year-old heir to the throne, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
“I’ve had the honour of meeting some members of the royal family at various events, but as a private friend, sadly not. I’ve met Prince Charles a couple of times because I’m a patron of one of his charities and I have to say I’m a huge fan of his.