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Mumbai Police officials took away the missing CCTV footage of Sachin Vaze’s society: Report

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Mumbai Police officials took away the missing CCTV footage of Sachin Vaze’s society: Report

In a new twist in the Antilia Bomb scare case, a report published by TV 9 Marathi claimed that the CCTV footage of Sachin Vaze’s society had gone missing. According to the report, the officials of Mumbai Police had confiscated CCTV footage from Sachin Vaze’s society on March 2 itself, three days before Mansukh Hiren was found dead on the banks of a creek that flows towards Mumbra from Thane.

Sachin Vaze lives in the B-6 wing of the Saket Complex in Thane. A total of 51 CCTV cameras are installed in his society complex. As per the TV9 Marathi report, Mumbai Police officials had come down to the society on March 2 and took the CCTV footage of the camera feeds away with them.

The report further says ATS and NIA teams are now exploring ways to retrieve the lost CCTV footage from Vaze’s society. Significantly, several questions are being raised now after it was discovered that Mumbai Police officials had seized the CCTV footage from Vaze’s society.

‘Who sought the CCTV footage? Whether it was done at the behest of Sachin Vaze? Was it done with the explicit purpose of destroying the evidence?’ are some of the questions that have come to the fore in the wake of the missing CCTV footage.

Already the case has had myriad twists and turns so far, with the mystery surrounding the attack against Mukesh Ambani deepening day by day. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made a sensational disclosure on March 5 in Vidhan Sabha when he claimed that Assistant Police officer Sachin Vaze was in touch with Mansukh Hiren, the owner of the Scorpio car that was found laden with explosives outside the Ambani residence.

Fadnavis has alleged conspiracy behind the attack against Mukesh Ambani, alleging that it could not be a coincidence that the car was stolen from Thane, the route they followed was also from Thane and the IO investigating the case also lived in Thane.

NIA arrests Sachin Vaze in connection with Antilia bomb scare case

Shortly after Fadnavis’ revelation, Mansukh Hiren was found in a creek in Thane. Hiren’s wife has accused Vaze of murdering her husband. The case was transferred to the Anti-Terrorism Squad on March 6 and Vaze was removed from the Mumbai Police Crime Branch after his name surfaced in connection with the matter.

After the case was transferred to the ATS, the National Investigation Agency(NIA) was called in to handle the probe related to the recovery of explosives from a car parked near Mukesh Ambani’s residence in Mumbai. On Saturday night, Sachin Vaze was arrested by the NIA after hours-long interrogation in the Antilia bomb scare.

On Sunday, a white Innova car, that was tailing the explosive-laden Scorpio was found from the office of the Mumbai Police commissioner and was used by Vaze’s Crime Investigation Unit (CIU). In fact, some reports even suggest that the car was used by Vaze himself. Vaze has also reportedly named Shiv Sena leaders in the Antilia case.

NIA gains access to CCTV footage and fingerprints at Vaze’s CIU office

Recently, NIA said it has accessed the CCTV footage, fingerprints and other evidence against Sachin Vaze. As per a TV9 Marathi report, NIA has gained access to CCTV footage covering a 2 km radius of Sachin Vaze’s CIU office from 25th February to 5th March 2021. 

As per NIA, the CCTV footage confirms that Sachin Vaze met Mansukh Hiren on 25th February, the same day, gelatin laden Scorpio was discovered at Mukesh Ambani’s residence. The report also suggests that the fingerprints found on the Scorpio match that of Sachin Vaze. On basis of the CCTV footage recovered, NIA is conducting an in-depth investigation to track his whereabouts, places he visited and the people he met on the dates mentioned above.

Newer FCI norms is not a move to get rid of MSP, Centre rubbishes claims and fear-mongering

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Newer FCI norms is not a move to get rid of MSP, Centre rubbishes claims and fear-mongering

According to recent reports, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has proposed revised norms to procure food grains. The main recommendations ask for a reduction of moisture content from 14% to 12% in the case of wheat. The grains should not be procured even with value cut if it does not meet the requirement of moisture. The allowed percentage of foreign matter to be reduced to 0.50% from 0.75%. It further suggested reducing slightly damaged grains from 4% to 2%. FCI has argued that as wheat is procured in peak summers, less moisture is easily achievable.

In the case of Paddy, the permissible limit of foreign material should be reduced to 1% of the existing 2%. The damaged and discoloured grains to be reduced from 5% to 3%. Also, the admixture of lower-class paddy should be removed from 6% to 5%, said FCI.

In the case of Rice, FCT recommended that the rice refraction should be reduced to 20% from 25%, and the limit of damaged grains should be reduced by 1%. Red grains should not be allowed. The moisture content should be reduced from 15% to 14%. Similar changes were proposed by FCI for other grains, including oats, barley and more.

FCI added in the report that some quality of the wheat stock is required for export. India often export grains to fetch good price or on humanitarian grounds. In such cases, the stock should match international standards.

Farmers allege govt wants to tighten norms to kill MSP

As soon as FCI’s recommendations were made public, it drew criticism from the farmer unions who alleged that the governments want to let go of Minimum Selling Price and reduce procurement by making the norms strict. Jagmohan Singh, general secretary of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta (Dakuanda), claimed, “It is clear that government is running from procurement and its promise of continuing the existing MSP falls flat as the government is trying to put salt on our wounds by issuing such recommendations.

He further added that weather conditions like rain and wind storms often play spoilsport during the wheat harvesting season. Thus FCI’s argument that wheat is procured in peak summer holds no ground.

Lot of scope of improvement in the proposal: Govt

The government of India has refuted the claims that it wants to let go of MSP or reduce procurement. According to sources, the core specifications were revised last time in 1995. In the last two decades, the agriculture sector has seen a lot of advancements in terms of seeds, farming practices and processing capabilities. Thus, the proposed changes are easily achievable.

In its response to the news reports, sources said the proposed changes were drawn by a committee of experts from various organisations associated with food grains procurement and management system was constituted by the Government of India to review the specifications and align them with standards set by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as well as other standards like CODEX.

The government further said that there should be a balance between protecting the interest of the farmers as well as the needs of the 81 crore beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS), who are the end consumers of central pool food grain stocks procured by FCI.

“The suggested changes are at the proposal stage. The government will go through extensive consultations with all stakeholders before formally notifying any changes in core specifications of the food grains for procurement,” sources within the ministry said.

Myanmar: Dozens die as Burmese protesters put Chinese companies on fire, suspecting China being behind the coup

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Myanmar: Dozens die as Burmese protesters put Chinese companies on fire, suspecting China being behind the coup

Pro-Democracy protesters in Myanmar set Chinese factories on fire on one of the darkest days for the country since the coup. At the same time, 38 people were killed on Sunday by security forces in Myanmar.

Pro-Democracy protesters in Myanmar have been targeting China with frequent demonstrations at the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, convinced that the military coup has support from China.

Casualties were highest in Yangon where the military and police opened fire on unarmed civilians, resulting in the death of 22. Several Chinese-funded factories were attacked and set on fire in Yangon’s industrial zone.

“China urges Myanmar to take further effective measures to stop all acts of violence, punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and ensure the safety of life and property of Chinese companies and personnel in Myanmar,” the Chinese Embassy said in a statement.

20-30 protesters on motorbikes stormed the factories, located at Shwe Lin Ban Industrial Zone, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, a Chinese businessman told Chinese government mouthpiece Global Times on the condition of anonymity. “As the situation is growing more and more uncontrollable, it is still expanding and worsening,” he said.

According to Global Times, violence against Chinese owned properties was being incited on social media. Kyaw Win, the founder of a London-headquartered NGO in Myanmar named “Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN)”, reportedly tweeted on Friday, “If one civilian killed one Chinese factory become ashes.”

Another accounted tweeted the same day, “If one civilian in Hlaing Thar Yar killed one Chinese factory become ashes, do you agree?”

Meanwhile, martial law has been declared at multiple places following the bloodshed including Hlaingthaya, Yangon’s Shwepyithar district, Yangon townships of North Dagon, North Okkalapa, South Dagon and Dagon Seikkan.

Martial Law implies that the military commander has “full administrative and judicial authority” in the region.

Rohingyas entering Punjab villages fearing detention in Jammu, district officials on alert, says Report

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Rohingyas entering Punjab villages fearing detention in Jammu, district officials on alert, says Report

As per an exclusive report by Jagran, Rohingyas are now using Punjab as a new transit route to Pakistan on fearing detention in Jammu & Kashmir. This has raised law and order issues in Punjab causing a major worry to security and intelligence agencies. Police and administration of border districts like Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ferozepur, and Fazilka have been asked to monitor the situation and send regular reports.

The situation at present is especially worrisome due to the fact that apart from Rohingyas, there are also Bangladeshi illegal immigrants working in the areas making it difficult to identify and segregate. It has been reported that some Rohingyas have found work in slaughter houses and meat processing units located in Dera Bassi and Lalru districts, as per the Jagran report. New directives have been released by the Ministry of Home Affairs to keep a close watch on the movements of Rohingyas as some are in touch with anti-national elements.

As per sources, a report submitted by intelligence agencies revealed that the villages of Dera Bassi and Lalru have around 60-70 Rohingya families (200-250 people). It has come to light that most stay in these villages for a while and then migrate to places like Jalandhar and Jammu.

The Jagran report quotes an intelligence officer saying that it is possible these Rohingyas are using Punjab as a route to enter into Pakistan.

The Jagran report says that as authorities have started a detention drive in Jammu, many Rohingyas may have come to Punjab. Authorities have issued an alert to border districts in Punjab, asking them to closely monitor if the Rohingyas are trying to cross the border into Pakistan.

Some reports have claimed that many of the Rohingyas may have managed to obtain Indian identity documents while some carry identity cards provided by the United Nations High Commission of Refugees. Security agencies have traced these Rohingyas to villages like Khedi Gujran and Samgauli which are around Dera Bassi and Lalru, where they work as daily wagers at meat processing plants. An additional task of re-examining their identity cards has been set in motion.

Considering the sensitivity of the matter, the police officials have refused to comment on the matter. Meanwhile, Prashant Bhushan has filed a petition in SC on behalf of illegal Rohingya immigrants to stop their immigration from Jammu.

US Army may reverse gender neutral physical tests after men and women register divergent results with majority of women failing

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US Army may reverse gender neutral physical tests after men and women register divergent results with majority of women failing

The US Army is considering reversing gender neutral physical tests because women are overwhelmingly failing to keep up with their male counterparts. The results showed that an overwhelming majority of the women failed to clear the tests while almost 90% of the men managed to pass them.

“Research showed that the Army Combat Fitness Test [ACFT], which is the same for male and female soldiers, was leading to lower results for women with a knock-on effect for promotions,” The Telegraph said in its report. “An early Pentagon study showed that women were failing the ACFT at a rate of 65 per cent, while only 10 percent of men did.”

The report stated further, “In the ACFT there are six events – the maximum deadlift, a standing power throw, hand-release push-ups, a sprint, drag and carry, leg tuck, and a two-mile run. To pass the test those taking it must score at least 360 points out of a possible 600, and those who achieve higher scores are more likely to be promoted. However, average sores for women so far are said to have been 100 points lower.”

A report last year said that 54% of women failed the tests while the same was only 7% for men. Captain Kristen Griest, the US Army’s first female infantry officer, said that lowering the standards would hurt the Army and women. She said that scoring based on gender would “have both immediate and insidious impacts on combat effectiveness, as well as on women’s credibility and potential.”

“The entire purpose of creating a gender-neutral test was to acknowledge the reality that each job has objective physical standards to which all soldiers should be held, regardless of gender,” she wrote last month.

“The intent was not to ensure that women and men will have an equal likelihood of meeting those standards. Rather, it is incumbent upon women who volunteer for the combat arms profession to ensure they are fully capable and qualified for it. To not require women to meet equal standards in combat arms will not only undermine their credibility, but also place those women, their teammates, and the mission at risk.”

Chinese atrocities against Uyghur women: Harrowing tales of gang rapes, sexual abuse and torture

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Chinese atrocities against Uyghur women: Harrowing tales of gang rapes, sexual abuse and torture

In the last few years, several reports have emerged on how China is systematically destroying the ethnic communities for decades in mainland China. They have targeted especially Uyghur Muslims occupied East Turkistan (Xinjiang in China) in the name of re-education. China claims that they are taking steps to achieve ‘national unity’, but in reality, the Chinese Communist Party led by President Xi Jinping has unleashed unimaginable horrors on the Uyghur population.

Thousands of Uyghur Muslims have been moved from their native land to detention centres. They are being ‘trained’ and moved to other parts of mainland China as forced labour. The camps where these people are being tortured are under heavy surveillance. Some reports have suggested that China has developed special AI-based technology to distinguish Uyghur Muslims among its population.

Amidst all the reports of atrocities against Uyghur Muslims, the torture women of the community are facing at the hands of the Chinese government is beyond what one may imagine. Women have suffered the most in the detention camps. In the past couple of years, former detainees of the detention camps in China have come forward to narrate their horrifying tales of rape, sexual abuse and torture. Reports suggest that they have been subjected to forced sterilization and abortions in order to reduce the population of the ethnic community artificially.

‘The most unforgettable scar on me forever’ – Ziawudun, an Uyghur survivor

In 2014, when President Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang in the wake of terror attacks by Uyghur separatists, he ordered local officials to respond to the attacks with zero mercy. Since then, China has detained over a million Uyghurs in the name of re-education. It is rare to get a firsthand account of the atrocities Uyghurs to have to face in the detention camps. However, there are some former detainees who managed to escape from CCP’s claws.

In a report published in February 2021, the BBC narrated the stories of some women who agreed to speak about the atrocities they faced in the detention camps. Thursday Ziawudun was one of the detainees who fled from Xinjiang and now reside in the US. She said, “Perhaps this is the most unforgettable scar on me forever.” Ziawudun said that the guards were never in uniform.

They used to come into the cells late at night and pick women they liked. The women were then taken to dark rooms where there were no surveillance cameras. The masked Chinese men would rape them one by one. Ziawudun said that she was gang-raped on three occasions, each time by two or three men.

‘I was forced to strip Uyghur women naked and handcuff them’ – Gulzira Auelkhan

Gulzira Auelkhan, a Kazakh woman from Xinjiang, was detained for 18 months. She said that she was forced to strip Uyghur women naked and handcuff them and leave them alone in front of the Chinese men. Once they were done, her job was to clean the room. She said, “Then I would leave the women in the room, and a man would enter – some Chinese man from outside or policeman. I sat silently next to the door, and when the man left the room, I took the woman for a shower.”

‘The women’s camp was tightly controlled’ – Qelbinur Sedik

In her interview with BBC, Qelbinur Sedik, an Uzbek language teacher who was brought into camps to give lessons to detainees, said that the women camps in detention centres were tightly controlled. The condition in the camps was so traumatizing that she decided to flee China. Since then, she has been talking openly about her experience in detention centres.

Sedik said that she knew one policewoman whom she approached and asked about the torture and rapes happening in the camps. She took her to a courtyard where there were no cameras. The policewoman said, “Yes, the rape has become a culture. It is gang rape, and the Chinese police not only rape them but also electrocute them. They are subject to horrific torture.”

Sedik said that one of the forms of tortures women had to face in the camps was the insertion of the electrified stick in the anus of the woman. She said, “There were four kinds of electric shocks. The chair, the glove, the helmet, and anal rape with a stick.” She further added that the screams echoed in the building.

IUDs, abortions and sterilization

According to a report published in The Associated Press in June 2020, the Chinese government is hell-bent on reducing the population of Uyghur Muslims in China. There are using different tactics, including abortion, sterilization and IUDs, to ensure Uyghur women don’t give birth to the next generation. As per the report, China regularly subjects minority women to pregnancy checks. Hundreds of thousands of abortions have already been performed by the Chinese government.

Several reports suggest that one of the main reasons to be sent to the detention centres was having too many children. The parents of three or more children have stripped away from the families and were allowed to return only after paying heavy fines. The homes of such families were subject to surprise raids and were forced to live in constant fear.

Some of the women were even subjected to pregnancy prevention shots at the detention camps, while others were subjected to IUDs. Several former detainees confirmed that they were force-fed birth control pills.

In 2017, a woman named Gulzia Mogdin, who was on a visit from Kazakhstan back to China, was detained by the police after they found WhatsApp on her phone. She had to undergo a pregnancy test and was found to be two-month pregnant. The officials told her to get an abortion, and if she denied it, her brother would be detained. She agreed, but the horror was yet to come. She said that the doctors inserted an electric vacuum into her womb and sucked out the fetus. She was then shifted to the detention camp and only made it back to her home after months.

The report suggested that over 200,000 UIDs were inserted in Uyghur women in 2014. In 2018, the number reached 330,000.

Reaction from the world

The US has said on several occasions that China is committing crimes against humanity and genocide in Xinjiang. On February 4, US Spokesperson said, “We are deeply disturbed by reports, including firsthand testimony, of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang.” The statement was released after the BBC reported on atrocities against Uyghur women in Xinjiang.

The UK Foreign Office minister Nigel Adams said that the report showed the evil acts of the Chinese government. She called for an independent investigation. Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, also called for international observers and said that the investigators should immediate, meaningful and unfettered access to Xinjiang at the earliest opportunity.

Payne further added, “Australia has been consistent in raising our significant concerns with the human rights abuses in Xinjiang. These latest reports of systematic torture and abuse of women are deeply disturbing and raise serious questions regarding the treatment of Uighurs and other religious and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.”

Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China international cross-party group of legislators working to reform the approach of democratic countries to China raised the issue of atrocities against Uyghur women on International Women’s Day.

Janet Daby, Labour MP for Lewisham East said that the women and girls are persecuted for their faith in Xinjiang. Calling China’s actions a genocide, she urged for immediate action.

Nus Ghani, Conservative MP for Wealden said that the women in Xinjiang are living a nightmere.

China retaliated by attacking women witnesses

As the pressure mounted on China over alleged human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, Beijing has started focusing on discrediting female Uyghur witnesses. The officials of the Chinese government not only disclosed what is in their private medical data but also accused some of them of having affairs and STDs. The officers tried to paint them as if they have bad character to invalidate their account of abuse.

Xu Guixiang, the deputy head of Xinjiang’s publicity department, said in a statement that to rebuke the reports published in media, they have taken a series of measures. Hours-long briefings, releasing documents of the women and footages of Xinjiang residents was part of such measures.

Unintentionally hilarious and high on nonsense: I watched Bombay Begums so you don’t have to

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Unintentionally hilarious and high on nonsense: I watched Bombay Begums so you don’t have to

Disclaimer: Spoilers galore

I have an insatiable appetite for trashy and super cringe movies and series. So when the controversy around Bombay Begums came up, of course I had to see how bad could it be.

These fancy-star kids’ starrer dramas have set the bar so low that someones one does come out pleasantly surprised with a few things. In Bombay Begums case, the only good things about the series were Pooja Bhatt’s sarees and Amruta Subhash as Lily.

The story is about women in power and sexual exploitation and is narrated by Shai Irani, Pooja Bhatt’s step daughter, who talks to her dead mother. Pooja Bhatt is CEO of a bank and discusses ‘deals’ and ‘takeovers’ and ‘investment’ as if she is discussing recreational drugs at a Bollywood party.

Shai Irani is a hormonal teen and is just pissed at the world at large, especially her menopausal step mother, Rani (Pooja Bhatt). Then there’s Rani’s stepson Zuravar who has sex with a ‘bar dancer’ Lily and somehow in a drunken driving case, ends up hitting Lily’s son, leaving him crippled. So now Lily decides to blackmail Rani to get her son admitted in school.

Meanwhile, menopause denier Rani tries to ‘save’ the sinking bank and decides to start some sidey social investment fund. Amid all this there’s Fatima (Shahana Goswami, who looks like an upgraded version of Bollywood entertainer Swara Bhaskar), married to her colleague Arijay. Arijay reports to Fatima and the makers make it appear like Arijay is unhappy with more successful wife-boss and wants to have a baby to get her to sit at home. After all, which self-respecting man can see a more successful wife.

So of course, she goes off and has an affair. She has multiple miscarriages, is just perpetually unhappy and looks like she survives on tea made of curdled milk.

Then there’s Ayesha, who just screws up her work but still continues being with the bank because now Lily wants loan for ‘metal factory’ and Rani has promised she’ll get it. Lily, in a bid to live a more ‘respectable’ life, wants to ‘run a factory’. CEO of bank decides to give this prostitute a loan without ANY business plans because her minor son had sex with this woman and then almost killed her son.

AND THEN RAHUL GANDHI CRIBS ABOUT BAD LOANS AND IS PERPETUALLY CONFUSED ABOUT LOAN WAIVER AND LOAN WRITE-OFF. He must be getting his notes on how banking system works from such trashy OTTs.

Coming back, Ayesha is also confused about her sexuality.

But above everything, she is also sexually molested by the guy she was dying to work with. There’s internal complaints and molester dude tries to blackmail and influence the women (Rani and Fatima respectively) to get out of the mess. Now, this is a sophisticated movie with all English-speaking, well-dressed women. While describing her ordeal, Ayesha describes the forced blowjob as ‘maine choos diya‘. I WAS HORRIFIED.

Now, let’s get back to Shai, Rani’s step daughter. School-going 13-year-old girl is curious about periods, smokes cigarettes, has raging hormones and one fine day, decides to snort cocaine. Just usual 13-year-old things.

She approves of Rani’s extra marital affair with Rahul Bose because it is her choice.

Now I’m no moral police but if I’m spending over 5 hours of my life watching this, why aren’t characters better developed or fleshed out? If Rani wants to sleep around, let her, but at least there would be some story, like an unhappy marriage or even annoying step daughter who gyrates her nerves.

It all comes together towards the end with Rani and Fatima calling out that guy’s sexual harassment and getting him arrested and that dude then spills Rani’s secret that her son slept with prostitute and almost killed her son while drunk driving. Fatima confesses cheating on Arijay who leaves her and Ayesha comes out as bisexual and finds a lovely place to live in.

Now, I have several issues with this series, other than the bad script and all women acting like they’re constipated since decades. Like, why doesn’t anyone feel shocked that the underage guy of rich banker CEO goes to a hooker? Or even tell him once that what he did (almost killing that child) was wrong. No one tells that 13-year-old cocaine sniffer that she needs to calm the f*ck down and act her damned age. Or just tell Ayesha that she’s annoying and whiney and perhaps needs therapy. And that Fatima, who’s clearly unhappy in her marriage, just move out. For all her empowerment and successful woman image, she surely wants the guy she married suffer in the loveless marriage.

And Lily. Like, seriously. Where can I get a bank loan for opening ‘factory’ without any business plan?

More than Bombay Begums, it is more like Chewing Gums: Starts with a lot of promise, ends with disgusting, tasteless, mushy, plasticky stuff.

BJP’s Nitesh Rane levels serious charges against Sachin Vaze, claims the suspended police officer was in touch with IPL bookies

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BJP’s Nitesh Rane levels serious charges against Sachin Vaze, claims the suspended police officer was in touch with IPL bookies

Maharashtra BJP leader Nitesh Rane has made serious allegations against Sachin Vaze involving the Indian Premier League. Rane said that Vaze was in touch with bookies that start operating before the T20 cricket league.

Nitesh Rane said, “There are bookies in Mumbai who start operating before start of IPL. We have information that these bookies were contacted by Sachin Vaze. They were told that if they didn’t give a certain amount of money, Vaze would ensure that they get busted, probed and arrested.”

“There’s one Varun Sardesai who has got Y+ security from Maharashtra government and is related to the government. He had contacted and his conversation is also there with Vaze. He had said, ‘Why are you demanding this, what is our share?’ This angle should be investigated by NIA,” he added.

Sachin Vaze was arrested late Saturday night by the NIA after hours-long interrogation in the Antilia bomb scare. It has been alleged that he was in touch with Mansukh Hiren, the auto-part businessman who was the owner of explosive filled car. He had said that the car was stolen and few days later he was found dead under mysterious circumstances. His wife has alleged that Vaze killed him.

NIA says it has accessed the CCTV footage, fingerprints and other evidence against Sachin Vaze. As per a TV9 Marathi report, NIA has gained access to CCTV footage covering 2 km radius of Sachin Vaze’s CIU office from 25th February to 5th March 2021.

As per NIA, the CCTV footage confirms that Sachin Vaze met Mansukh Hiren on 25th February, the same day, gelatin laden Scorpio was discovered at Mukesh Ambani’s residence. The report also suggests that the finger prints found on the Scorpio matches that of Sachin Vaze.

Adani Welspun discovers natural gas reserves in Mumbai’s Tapti-Daman sector

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Adani Welspun discovers natural gas reserves in Mumbai’s Tapti-Daman sector

Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd(AWEL), a joint venture between Adani Group and Welspun Enterprises Ltd, on Monday announced that it has discovered natural gas reserves in Nelp-VII block MB-OSN-2005/2 in the Tapti-Daman sector of Mumbai Offshore block.

The significant find for AWEL was hailed by Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on social media, adding that the discovery of natural gas reserves would shape the country’s energy consumption in a remarkable manner.

“India is the world’s third-largest consumer of energy. But the share of natural gas in India’s current energy mix is just 6%, among the world’s lowest. We can triple this by 2030. Our discovery of gas in Mumbai Offshore’s Tapti-Daman sector will take us closer to this target,” Adani tweeted.

Extending across 714.6 sq. km., the block is located in the prolific gas-prone Tapti-Daman Sector of Mumbai Offshore basin where production is already underway by other operators. AWEL holds 100 per cent participative interest(PI) and is the operator of this block.

According to the statement released by AWEL, the pay zones and flow rates encountered have exceeded the company’s initial estimates. With the information obtained from adjoining fields/areas, the discovery is a substantial significance for both the Company and the Nation, the statement added.

AWEL was able to get the block through a bidding round under the New Exploration Licensing Policy. Initial estimations indicated the occurrence of gas-bearing reservoirs within the sandstone reservoirs of the Mahuva and Daman formations.

Sandeep Garg the Managing Director of AWEL said that besides the value it adds to the company, the discovery is a significant achievement for the country given India’s focus to triple the share of the natural gas consumption in its energy mix by the end of this decade, as per a report in Livemint.

“The company is also an operator with 100 per cent PI of an adjacent Small Field B-9 Cluster in this prolific gas-bearing zone. The proximity of these two prospective blocks will enable AWEL to synergise and optimize the development of both the blocks,” Garg added.

A statement released by the company said that the drilling of the current well in March 2021 has confirmed the presence of substantial quantities of gas and condensate in the Block.

Out of the three potential zones identified during drilling, two objects tested by Drill Stem Testing (DST) flowed substantial gas and condensate to the surface. Object-I (3m), a clean sandstone reservoir, flowed 9.7 million standard cubic feet per day of gas along with 378 barrels/day of condensate through a 28/64″ choke at a flowing tubing head pressure (FTHP) of 2659 psi. Object-II (15m), another thick clean sandstone reservoir, flowed 9.1 mmscfd of gas along with 443 barrels/day of condensate through a 28/64″ choke at an FTHP of 2566 psi.

Mumbai: BMC books actress Gauhar Khan for attending a movie shoot despite testing positive for Covid-19

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Mumbai: BMC books actress Gauhar Khan for attending a movie shoot despite testing positive for Covid-19

Bollywood actress Gauhar Khan has been booked by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in Mumbai for violation of Covid-19 norms in the state. She was reportedly attending a shoot at a movie set despite testing positive for the Coronavirus.

“Gauhar has been booked for violation of COVID rules. She had tested positive for coronavirus and was supposed to stay home and quarantine but instead went for a film shoot,” ToI quoted a BMC official as saying.

According to reports, when civic staff went to her residence to put home quarantine stamp, she refused to open the door. One official told India Today, “When we called her she returned home after ten minutes and said that she had done a test and was now negative. But we told her that it doesn’t work that way. This isn’t a responsible behaviour. There was non-cooperation from her end.”

A press release by the BMC had said, “A case has been registered against a film actress who was seen in a public place despite being suffering from Covid19…the actress was not only roaming in public places but was taking part in film shoots as well…Proceedings are also underway to admit them to the municipal separation enter…A police complaint has been lodged by the officials of the health department of the ‘K West’ division of the BMC. The police have registered a case under sections 188, 269 and 270 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 2 and 3 of the Communicable Diseases Control Act.”

BMC said on Twitter without naming Gauhar Khan, “The rules apply to all alike and we urge citizens to follow all guidelines and help the city beat the virus.” Gauhar Khan was booked under various sections of IPC including section 269 and 270. The FIR was registered at the Oshiwara police station in Mumbai.

Maharashtra is the worst affected state by the Coronavirus pandemic. It continues to lead the country in terms of confirmed cases and deaths due to Covid-19.

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