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Video: Mauka Mauka is back again, this time as baap of all ads

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Video: Mauka Mauka is back again, this time as baap of all ads

Star Sports has released the most awaited promo of the World Cup. The ‘Mauka-Mauka’ ad for the India-Pakistan match was a sensation in the last World Cup. They have come now with another ad based on the same theme.

India will face Pakistan in World Cup on June 16 at The Old Trafford. Star Sports promo mixed ‘Mauka Mauka‘ with Father’s Day theme. The Father Day of 2019 is on the same day as the India-Pakistan.

Vikas Malhotra plays the Pakistan son remembering his father’s words on how one should keep trying and never give up. The Indian fan in the ad shows some savagery by taking a dig on the Pakistani supporter.

Watch ‘Baap Re Baap’ promo


Though the ad is a hit among most of the Indian fans but some section of the cricket fraternity has called it a disgrace already. In one tweet, a senior sports journalist from Kolkata and currently work with Cricbuzz, says that the ad has crossed the norms of good taste.


India has never lost a game against Pakistan in the World Cup. They played against each other six times already. India also not lost a match against Pakistan in World T20. They met four times in World T20, and Pakistan lost all four times.

So will be it another win for India on June 16? Or will Pakistan finally taste the victory against India in a World Cup clash?

Kathua rape and murder: Special court convicts six persons, Vishal Jangotra, son of the main accused acquitted

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Kathua rape and murder: Special court convicts six persons, Vishal Jangotra, son of the main accused acquitted

The verdict in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir was delivered by a special court on Monday. Six persons out of the seven accused were convicted by Pathankot court while acquiting one of the accused, reports ANI.

According to the reports, Judge Tejvinder Singh of the special court pronouncing verdict in Kathua Rape case convicted the six out of the total seven accused including four policemen.

Village head Sanji Ram, four policemen including two special police officers Deepak Khajuria, Surender Verma, head constable Tilak Raj, sub-inspector Anand Dutta were convicted by Pathankot court in Kathua rape and murder case. 

One accused named Vishal Jangotra, son of the main accused Sanjhi Ram was acquited from the case after he provided an alibi stating that he was away from Jammu to appear for an examination.

A report by Zee News last year had shared CCTV footage from an ATM in Muzaffarnagar, which had Vishal standing in a queue at the ATM on the day the charge sheet claimed he was in Kathua.

Prosecution team comprised of JK Chopra, SS Basra and Harminder Singh.

The court has framed charges under the Ranbir Penal Code(RPC), including Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder) and 376-D (gang-rape), according to the prosecution. Section 328 of the RPC (causing hurt and destruction of evidence) has also been added.

The policemen are charged with an additional section 161 (public servant taking illegal gratification). The in-camera trial had ended on June 3.

The special court is expected to announce the quantum of the sentence later this afternoon.

Uttar Pradesh charges ahead, invites companies to send proposals to set up charging stations for electric vehicle

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Uttar Pradesh charges ahead, invites companies to send proposals to set up charging stations for electric vehicle

The Uttar Pradesh government invites expressions of interests (EoIs) from various companies to set up charging stations for electric vehicles. It becomes the first state government to do so after the Union power Ministry in December last year issued a guideline to create the infrastructure that will enable widespread use of the less polluting automobiles.

As of now, Delhi is probably the only city having this facility. With an intent to reduce emission intensity and curb pollution in the country, the Central government has been trying to boost the use of electric vehicles in the country. By ensuring safe, reliable, accessible and affordable electric charging infrastructure, the centre intends to encourage states to adopt electric vehicles.

According to the EoI document issued by the UP government, the state has identified eight cities, namely, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, Noida, Prayagraj, Ghaziabad and Meerut, where companies would be able to set up these charging points.

Furthermore, the state also wants to make such charging stations available on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the Delhi-Agra Expressway and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, as well as the proposed Purvanchal Expressway from Lucknow to Ballia that’s under construction.

Three major national highways passing through the state, NH-1, 24 and 27, have also been identified for this. Moreover, charging at homes or offices will be permitted through electricity distribution companies, the EoI said.

According to the EoI, “The vast infrastructure and utilities needed to charge electric vehicles (EVs) hold the keys to accelerating their deployment. The setting up of electricity charging infrastructure can accelerate the growth of electric vehicles and thus address the menacing problem of air and noise pollution.”

Apart from aiming at the green environment by encouraging electric vehicles, the state government’ idea is also to generate employment and income opportunities for small entrepreneurs.

Going by the central government’s plans Uttar Pradesh is also intending to make this venture a de-licensed one. Any individual or entity be allowed to establish these public charging stations (PCS), provided that they meet technical and performance standards and protocols laid down by the power ministry.

With an ambition to curb pollution the Modi led BJP government had announced that it will provide up to Rs 1.05 billion in grant funding to Smart Cities for the purchase of electric vehicles to be used for mass transportation under a pilot project run under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME) program.

Moreover, the government had also declared to provide funds to set up charging infrastructure in the selected cities with an upper ceiling of ₹150 million per city.

Muslims are a minority in Sri Lanka, but a majority in the world and won’t be subjugated: Former Governor in Mosque address

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Muslims are a minority in Sri Lanka, but a majority in the world and won’t be subjugated: Former Governor in Mosque address

The former governor of the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka, MLAM Hizbullah, has stated that Muslims are a majority globally and cannot be subjugated to anyone.

Addressing the Kattanakudy Periya Jumma Mosque on Saturday, the former governor stated that Muslims are a minority only in Sri Lanka but not a majority all over the world.

As per reports, Hizbullah said, “Muslims should live with their heads up. I wish to make it clear that only in this country that we are minorities but in this whole world, we are in a majority. Till we find a solution to our problems, we should be united. At the time of the elections, we must reveal our stance.” He added that Muslims cannot be subjugated.

Hizbullah had recently resigned after widespread protests in Sri Lanka over his alleged links to the Easter bombings. After allegations of the links emerged, a prominent Buddhist religious leader and parliamentarian Ven. M Athuraliye Rathana Thera had initiated a ‘fast unto death’ near the Sri Dalada Malingawa at Kandy, Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist Shrine.

The protests by the Buddhists, which was also supported by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lanka’s head of the Catholic Church was attended by thousands of people.

Athuraliye Rathana had demanded the resignation of governors MLASM Hizbullah, Azath Sally and a politician Rishad Bathiudeen.

Hizbullah reportedly also drew attention to the resignation of two politicians named Kabir Hashim and Rauff Hakeem.

Hizbullah further stated that he has given the president of Sri Lanka a two weeks ultimatum within which he has to prove the allegations against him and other Muslim leaders. He added that the Bhikshus have uttered blatant lies in front of the Dalada Malingawa and that should be brought up before the people.

It is notable here that the town Kattanakudy is in the very centre of radicalism and Wahabi extremist activities that have been linked with the Easter bombings. The main accused Zaharan Hashmi was linked with Mosques and Madrassas in the town and a huge stash of weapons and detonators was also found near the town. Many arrested terrorists also belong to Kattanakudy. Two of the Easter suicide bombers were from Kattanakudy.

The little town of 66,000 Muslims has over 45 Mosques, including the grand Jumma Mosque, which is built as a replica of the Al Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem. Kattanakudy was also the birth centre of National Thouwheed Jamath, the organisation that carried out the Easter bombings.

When Sri Lankan security forces had raided the house of Zahran Hashim in Kattanakudy, the mastermind of the Easter Bombings that had left over 300 people dead, Hashim’s brother and other family members allegedly blew themselves up, leaving 15 people dead (including 6 children) and several injured. Hashim’s father and the two brothers who died that day had circulated videos calling for an all-out war against all non-Muslims.

The extent penetration of radicalism and violent extremism in Sri Lanka’s Muslims can be gauged by the fact that two of the suicide bombers in the Easter attacks, were the sons of one of Sri Lanka’s richest and most influential men, Mohammad Yusuf Ibrahim. The wife of the younger suicide bomber had also detonated a suicide blast, killing herself and her three children, when the police had raided the millionaire’s house in a posh Colombo suburb.

Bengaluru: Two men arrested for posting videos critical of CM HD Kumaraswamy and his family

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Bengaluru: Two men arrested for posting videos critical of CM HD Kumaraswamy and his family

In yet another attack on free speech in Karnataka, two youth have been arrested for allegedly making offensive videos attacking the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his family over the recent humiliating loss in the Lok Sabha elections.

The incident occurred after the Lok Sabha election results were announced on May 23, when two residents of Channapatna, Ramanagara district, 26-year old Siddaraju, a petrol pump attendant and his friend Chamaraju, 28, a cab driver had posted a video allegedly abusing Chief Minister Kumaraswamy including his father former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, said High Grounds Police inspector Sadiq Pasha.

Copy of the police statement released by High Grounds police station regarding the arrest of two youths over alleged abusive videos

Reportedly, the video was made to offensively criticise the CM Kumaraswamy and his family over the disastrous performance in the Lok Sabha elections.

“When we tracked them down and questioned them, they said they were upset with the CM’s family politics and his party’s poor showing at the Lok Sabha elections,” the police said.

As the video went viral, one of the JDS workers got upset about the video and lodged the complaint at High Grounds police station at Bengaluru. High Grounds police soon swung into action and arrested the duo for posting videos against CM Kumaraswamy.

The police have registered a case under IPC sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505 (2) (intent to incite offence against community). A court has remanded the men in judicial custody.

Soon after a humiliating loss for the JDS in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy seems to have resorted to offensive measures to stifle free speech and avoid criticism against his leadership in the state. Congress-JD(S) formed an alliance government in the state in May 2018 after a very dramatic state assembly election.

Recently, Janata Dal-Secular had even gone to an extent of filing an FIR against senior journalist Vishweshwar Bhat for publishing an article on Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy.  In his Kannada daily Vishwavani, Bhat had published a report which talked about Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s alleged meltdown in a drunken state after losing Mandya Lok Sabha seat ‘to a woman’.

Match Preview – South Africa v West Indies: A do or die situation for South Africa

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Match Preview – South Africa v West Indies: A do or die situation for South Africa

It’s a do or die situation for South Africa at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Having lost the previous three games, South Africa is on the brink of an early exit in the World Cup.

South Africa has dominated the West Indies in ODIs ever since they made a comeback in International cricket in 1991. A win against West Indies will boost the confidence of the team, but on current form, it doesn’t seem like to happen. The Proteas are awfully out of form in the current World Cup tournament.

Despite playing three matches, none of the players looked in the right touch. Some of them have shown their class in small patches, but that’s not helpful. They are not only having issues on-field but also facing matters off the field. With Dale Steyn out of the World Cup due to a shoulder injury and AB de Villiers controversy have rubbed the salt on their wounds.

West Indies, who lost their previous game Australia, seems to be in better form and position. Their batsman, especially the lower down need to apply some brain when chasing a target. You cannot throw away your wicket after hitting a boundary as Russell did in the last match.

Their bowling reminds us of their great past, accurate and on target always in the two matches. The fielding has let them down a bit in the previous game, which they can work upon. On current form, West Indies should win against South Africa. But cricket is a funny game, and you never know what will happen until the last ball is being bowled.

South Africa’s, biggest enemy in all these World Cup editions, Rain, is predicted for the day. South Africa has been knocked out of World Cup three times due to rain (1992, 2003 and 2015). As per weather forecast, there will be light rain during the day expected, which would mean Duckworth Lewis will be implemented.

Players to watch out for

Faf du Plessis, the captain, must lead from the front now. He can’t blame anyone if he doesn’t perform. He must ensure that the team leaves the controversies and the losses behind and take one match at a time.

Jason Holder, he is doing almost everything right so far for his team. Not only he has scored runs and taken wickets but also the way he led the group has helped the team to win matches and give tough fights to the oppositions. He has a very calm mind on and off the field, an essential quality for any captain who leads his team in the World Cup.

South Africa v West Indies in ODIs

Overall: Matches 61, South Africa Won 44, West Indies Won 15, Tied 1, No Result 1

World Cup: Matches 6, South Africa Won 4, West Indies Won 2

Recent Form (most recent first): South Africa L L L W W, West Indies  L W L L W

ICC Rankings: South Africa (3), West Indies (8)

Upcoming Records

Hashim Amla has scored 7,929 runs and needs 71 more to become the fourth South African player to reach the 8,000 runs milestone.

JP Duminy has scored 444 runs in World Cup and needs 56 more to become the ninth South African player to reach the 500 runs milestone in World Cup.

Squads

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), JP Duminy, Beuran Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir, Rassie van der Dussen.

West Indies – Jason Holder (capt), Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas.

Veteran actor and theatre personality Girish Karnad passes away

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Veteran actor and theatre personality Girish Karnad passes away

Indian film actor and theatre personality Girish Karnad passed away earlier today at his residence in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was a Kannada playwright and Kannada writer and was awarded the Jnanpith award, the highest literary honour, in 1998.

He also served as the director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) from 1974-1975. In 2015, he along with Prof. U.R. Ananthamurthy formed a group called “Samakaleena Vichara Vedike” with the sole intention of opposing Modi and extending full support to the Congress in Lok Sabha elections.

He was also mired in controversies. Karnad had said that the Kempegowda International Airport should have been named after Tipu Sultan.

Girish Karnad with ‘Me too Urban Naxal’ placard (image: @svaradarajan on Twitter)

In 2018, a complaint was filed against him for wearing the ‘Me Too Urban Naxal’ placard around his neck at an event organised on journalist Gauri Lankesh‘s death anniversary.

Tamil Nadu: Mujibur Rahman arrested for posting obscene pictures with female idols at Thanjavur temple

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Tamil Nadu: Mujibur Rahman arrested for posting obscene pictures with female idols at Thanjavur temple

A 28-year old man named Mujibur Rahman was arrested on Saturday by Trichy police in Tamil Nadu for posting obscene pictures he had clicked with ancient sculptures of women, a thousand-year-old architecture in Thanjavur Brihadeeswara temple.


The obscene act of vandalism came to light when Rahman posted these pictures and selfies on his Facebook page where he was seen kissing, hugging and posing perversely with some female idols and sculptures at the Thanjavur Temple. In his Facebook post, Rahman had also made some lewd comments, mocking that the sculptures should be covered in ‘shawls’.

According to Trichy police, Rahman, who originally hails from Othakkadai area of Madurai, works as a food delivery boy in Trichy. As part of Eid celebration, he reportedly went to the nearby town of Thanjavur Wednesday and visited the Brahideeswara Temple took the controversial pictures with the women sculptures.

A case has been registered against Rahman under IPC section 295 for injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class and 295 A- deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage reli­gious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or reli­gious beliefs.

“Finally, we got him on Saturday afternoon and he was sent to Trichy Central Prison under judicial custody,” said a police officer with Cantonment police station Trichy.

It is notable here that the Brihadeeshwara Temple is one of the largest temples of ancient India and was built between 1003 and 1010 AD under the rule of Raja Raja Chola. Together with the temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavateshwara Temple, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Video and stats highlights from India v Australia match

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Video and stats highlights from India v Australia match

On a bright sunny Sunday, India came out as better side at The Oval against the five times champion Australia. This was India’s only fourth win in World Cup against the Kangaroos.

After winning the toss, Virat Kohli decided to bat first on a batting-friendly track. The Indian openers, Rohit and Dhawan, gave India a moderate start without losing any wicket in the first 15 overs. Dhawan opened up a little bit after the first ten overs and reached the fifty in 18th over while Rohit reached in 21st over. India lost Rohit (57) in the 23rd over when the score was 127.

Dhawan was then joined by captain Virat Kohli, who also took a while to settle down, but Dhawan was at his freaking best by that time. He started milking the Australian bowling attack and reached his 17th ODI hundred and third of the World Cup.

In between all this, two moments were captured by the camera involving Kohli and Zampa. First was when Virat Kohli asked the crowd to stop booing and applaud the Australian cricket, Steve Smith. That moment became the best part of the day, and everyone praised Kohli’s grand gesture after the match.

The other incident was related to Adam Zampa who was found doing a suspicious activity during the Indian innings when he found rubbing the ball too often.

Back to Indian innings, Dhawan (117) lost his wicket to Starc at 220 with 13 overs still to bowl. India promoted the hard-hitting swashbuckling Hardik Pandya at number 4. Kohli and Pandya added 81 runs in less than ten overs. With some blistering blows in the end by Dhoni, Kohli and KL Rahul, India reached a score of 352.

Watch: Indian innings (batting highlight)


No team has ever chased a target of more than 330 in the World Cup. Australia had to beat the World Cup record to win the match. They started extremely slow, especially David Warner, who took ages to score runs. Warner played 50 dots ball during his painstaking innings (56 off 84) before holding out at deep mid-wicket. Steve Smith and Khawaja added 69 runs for the 3rd wicket, giving some hope to their fans. But Bhuvneshwar completely shifted the match in India’s favour when dismissed Smith and Stoinis in the same over.

Alex Carey, completed the formality for Australia, he remained not out on 55, as Australia lost the match by 36 runs. For India, Bumrah and Bhuvenshwar took three wickets each.

Watch: Australian Innings (Fall of wickets)


Stats

  • India’s 352 for 5 is the highest World Cup total by any team against Australia. The previous best was 312 by Sri Lanka in Sydney, 2015.
  • 16th century stand for the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Now only one opening pair, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, has put on more 100-stands in the ODIs (21).
  • Virat Kohli (82) scored his 50th ODI fifty. He is the 7th Indian to score 50 half centuries in ODIs. The other six are – Tendulkar (94), Dravid (83), Ganguly (72), Dhoni (71), Azhar (58) and Yuvraj (52).
  • Shikhar Dhawan has scored his 17th ODI hundred and 3rd in World Cup. Only Tendulkar (6) and Ganguly (4) have scored more hundreds for India in the World Cup.
  • Rohit Sharma reached 2000 runs in ODI against Australia during his knock of 57. He is only the 3rd batsmen to score 2000 or more runs against Australia in ODI. He is the quickest to reach this record (37 innings). The previous record was held by Tendulkar who took 40 innings to achieve this feat.
  • Dhoni (27) and Pandya (48) scored at a strike rate of 192.85 and 177.77, respectively. Dhoni is on 3rd while Pandya is on 6th in the list of highest strike rates in an innings for India in World Cup (min 25 runs).
  • This is the first time Australia lost a match while chasing in the world cup since 1999.
  • David Warner scored his slowest ODI fifty – in 77 balls.

PIA passenger accidentally opens emergency exit door thinking it is toilet, delays flight by seven hours

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PIA passenger accidentally opens emergency exit door thinking it is toilet, delays flight by seven hours

A female passenger on Islamabad-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Manchester accidentally opened up the emergency exit thinking it is the toilet, causing the emergency chute to activate. The incident took place when the plane was on the runway, ready to takeoff. During the investigation, the woman revealed that she thought the emergency exit door was the toilet.

As per standard procedure, all the passengers and their luggage was offloaded. The passengers were then adjusted on the next available flight. PIA chief Air Marshal Arshad Malik has ordered inquiry into the incident.

Activating an emergency chute can cost an airline anything between USD 25,000 to USD 30,000. In 2016, when a United Airlines flight attended decided to quit her job in a dramatic fashion by opening the emergency exit and sliding out of the plane without any explanation, experts had said that it may cost the airline as high as UDS 30,000. In 2010, another flight attendant with JetBlue made such an unexpected exit through the emergency exit after an argument with the passenger. That, too, cost the airline USD 25,000.

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