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India Got Consular Access To Baby In German Foster Care Last Month

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Indian Officials Celebrated Diwali With Baby Ariha In German Foster Care

Arindam Baghchi said that consular access was given to the child in the second week of last month.

New Delhi:

Indian officials in Berlin celebrated Diwali last month with baby girl Ariha Shah, who has been living in a foster care in the German capital for over two years.

Ariha was placed in the custody of Germany’s Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt) on September 23, 2021 after the then seven-month-old baby suffered an accidental injury. She has been in foster care since then.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday said consular access was given to the child in the second week of last month and that Indian embassy officials celebrated Diwali with her.

India has been pressing for her early return to India arguing that it is important for the child to be in her linguistic, religious, cultural and social environment.

“This is an important issue. We continue to monitor it… We had consular access. We were able to share with the child items to ensure the immersion of the child in Indian culture as well as continued efforts to ensure that her rights are protected,” Mr Bagchi said at his weekly media briefing.

He was replying to a question on Ariha.

“We have been working towards cultural immersion of the child and resource materials relating to Indian festivals, customs and practices were handed over to the German authorities,” Mr Bagchi said.

“We remain in constant engagement with the German authorities to safeguard the child’s cultural, national identity and rights and to ensure her return to India,” he said.

The Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India in Berlin have been persistently advocating for the return of Ariha Shah to India.

To a question on Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s allegations that New Delhi is meddling in polls in that country, Mr Bagchi said the elections are an internal matter of Bangladesh.

“Our position on this has been consistent. The elections are domestic matters of Bangladesh and we believe it is for the people of Bangladesh to decide their own future,” he said.

“As a close friend and partner of Bangladesh, we would like to see peaceful elections there and we will continue to support Bangladesh for a peaceful and progressive nation,” he said.

Asked about reports of a Chinese research vessel visiting Sri Lanka, Mr Bagchi said: “We have said that we always monitor developments that have a bearing on national security and we take necessary measures.”

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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China urges regional alert as US plans to reclaim Pacific airfield

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Illustrative photo shows the flags of the United Stated and China (L).

China’s Defense Ministry has asked the countries in the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the United States steps up military deployment in the region.

Beijing on Thursday urged the regional countries to be vigilant after reports of a US plan to revive a Pacific airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945.

“The Chinese military is paying close attention to moves by the United States, and will firmly safeguard China’s maritime rights, security and sovereignty in the region,” Wu Qian, a spokesperson at the defense ministry, said at a news conference.

“Its goal is for its own selfish gains and to maintain its hegemony. Its nature is to stoke confrontation,” the official said of the United States.

Earlier in December, a US air force general told Japan’s Nikkei Asia newspaper that the Pentagon will make “significant progress” towards reclaiming the Tinian North airfield from overgrown jungle vegetation in the coming months, as part of a plan to disperse aircraft across the Indo-Pacific region.

General Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of Pacific Air Forc, said the North Airfield “has extensive pavement underneath the overgrown jungle. We’ll be clearing that jungle out between now and summertime.”

“If you pay attention in the next few months, you will see significant progress,” he added, without providing a timeline for when the airfield will be in use.

“The United States continues to strengthen its Asia-Pacific deployments, this is full of a Cold War mindset,” Wu Qian said.

The airfield, abandoned after World War II, lies on Tinian Island, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, which is a US territory.

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India vs Australia Women's 2nd ODI: Wankhede Stadium Records And Stats

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India Women and Australia Women will go head-to-head in the second match of Australia Women’s tour of India, 3 ODI Series 2023/24 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, December 30. The match starts at 1:30 PM IST. Harmanpreet Kaur’s India Women were handed a six-wicket loss by Australia in the first ODI. The hosts will look to win the upcoming second ODI to keep the series alive.

Wankhede Stadium ODI records

Win/loss record

India Women have contested in 6 matches at the Wankhede Stadium. They have won 2 of these games and lost 3 whereas 1 game concluded with no result.

On the other hand, Australia Women have played 3 matches at the venue, winning two, meanwhile, 1 match yielded no result.

Average score

India Women average 164 runs when playing an ODI match at the ground.

Meanwhile, the average score of Australia Women at the Wankhede Stadium is 239 runs.

Highest score

India women’s highest score stands at 282/8 in 50 overs, made against Australia Women in 2023. Australia Women beat India women by 6 wickets.

Whereas, the highest total for Australia women on the same ground came against India women in 2012, when they put together 300/7. Australia women beat India women by 221 Runs.

Lowest score

India Women’s lowest score when playing at the Wankhede Stadium is 175/10, made against Australia Women in 2012.

India Women vs Australia Women ODI record at Wankhede Stadium

Head-to-head:India Women and Australia Women have faced each other on 2 occasions at Wankhede Stadium. Australia Women have had the upper hand in 2 games.

Highest score: The highest score for an India Women vs Australia Women match at Wankhede Stadium is 300/7 made by Australia Women in 2012.

India Women vs Australia Women head-to-head record in ODI

India Women and Australia Women have battled against each other on 50 occasions in ODIs. While India Women have won 10 matches, their rivals have emerged victorious in 40 instances.

The last 5 ODI contests have seen India Women win on 1 occasion and Australia Women 4 times. The highest score in these 5 matches is 332 by Australia Women while the lowest has been 225 by India Women.

India Women vs Australia Women prediction

Australia Women have won four of the last 5 matches against India Women and will go into this clash as the favourites.

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6 Killed, 26 Injured In Shooting At Party In Mexico: Cops

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6 Killed, 26 Injured In Shooting At Party In Mexico: Cops

Gunmen killed six people at a party in northwestern Mexico on Friday. (Representational)

Mexico City:

Gunmen killed six people at a party in northwestern Mexico on Friday, including an alleged criminal believed to have been targeted in the attack, authorities said.

“Initial investigations indicate that it was a direct attack against the leader of a criminal group who had arrest warrants for attempted femicide, homicide, illegal deprivation of liberty and criminal association,” the Sonora state prosecutor’s office said.

It said the unidentified target was killed along with five others, while 26 people were injured in the early morning attack in the municipality of Cajeme.

Prosecutors said they were unable to confirm reports that the gathering was a 15th birthday party.

Cartel gunmen have a history of targeting social gatherings in Mexico, where more than 420,000 people have been murdered in a spiral of drug-related violence since 2006.

On December 17, gunmen opened fire at a Christmas party attended by young Mexicans in the central state of Guanajuato, killing 11 people.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Actor-Politician Vijayakanth Laid To Rest, Thousands Pay Last Respects

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Actor-Politician Vijayakanth Laid To Rest, Thousands Pay Last Respects

Actor-politician Vijayakanth died on Thursday after a prolonged illness

Chennai:

Actor-politician Vijayakanth was laid to rest in Chennai with full state honours on Friday as thousands of his fans and followers paid their last respects. He died aged 71 on Thursday after a prolonged illness.

People walked for more than ten kilometres as Vijayakanth’s coffin moved from the Island Grounds in Chennai to the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) headquarters, where he was laid to rest in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his cabinet ministers.

“After MGR (MG Ramachandran), he was the only actor who took up issues like corruption, and that struck a chord with masses,” Karthik, a fan from Vijayakanth’s hometown Madurai district, told NDTV.

Several other fans also reflected on the actor’s philanthropy and humane gestures.

Some fans also recalled how Vijayakanth, fondly called “Captain”, never let anyone visiting him go hungry and how ensured the same meal for everyone on the film sets, breaking the culture of special meals for the stars alone.

Many fans later became his followers after he made his political plunge in 2001.

Vijayakanth then went on to win the assembly elections in 2006, a year that turned out to be a game-changer for his party — DMDK — which won 29 seats in the 234-member house in alliance with AIADMK.

However, he fell out with AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa, which marked the beginning of the fall of his political fortunes as he shook hands with the BJP and a few other smaller parties floating a third front for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

His health then gradually deteriorated and the DMDK was not able to reclaim the lost ground.

Recently, the DMDK appointed his wife Premlatha as its chief, who now has the challenge to revive the party’s fortunes ahead of the 2024 General elections.

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6 Killed, 26 Injured In Shooting At Party In Mexico: Cops

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6 Killed, 26 Injured In Shooting At Party In Mexico: Cops

Gunmen killed six people at a party in northwestern Mexico on Friday. (Representational)

Mexico City:

Gunmen killed six people at a party in northwestern Mexico on Friday, including an alleged criminal believed to have been targeted in the attack, authorities said.

“Initial investigations indicate that it was a direct attack against the leader of a criminal group who had arrest warrants for attempted femicide, homicide, illegal deprivation of liberty and criminal association,” the Sonora state prosecutor’s office said.

It said the unidentified target was killed along with five others, while 26 people were injured in the early morning attack in the municipality of Cajeme.

Prosecutors said they were unable to confirm reports that the gathering was a 15th birthday party.

Cartel gunmen have a history of targeting social gatherings in Mexico, where more than 420,000 people have been murdered in a spiral of drug-related violence since 2006.

On December 17, gunmen opened fire at a Christmas party attended by young Mexicans in the central state of Guanajuato, killing 11 people.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Karnataka Teacher Whose Photoshoot With Student Went Viral Suspended

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The photoshoot was done in Chikkaballapur during a study tour.

The Karnataka teacher whose photos with a Class 10 student went viral on social media has been suspended. The alleged “photoshoot” took place in Chikkaballapur during a study tour and the teacher, Pushpalatha R, is the head teacher of Murugamalla Village Government High School. The photos show the teacher hugging and kissing the student and he has even lifted her up in one of the pics. They were posted by several users on X and other social media platforms where they gained significant attention, with users slamming the teacher.

“Where are we heading as a society? Pictures and videos from a romantic photoshoot of a government school teacher with a Class 10 student in Karnataka’s Murugamalla Chikkaballapur district, went viral,” Amit Singh Rajawat, an X user, said in a post while sharing the photos.

He also said that the parents of the Class 10 boy were outraged and filed a complaint with the Block Education Officer (BEO) demanding a thorough investigation into the teacher’s behaviour.

There was anger among social media users too.

“Strong action should be taken against the student. He is not innocent,” commented one user. “Teacher is practically training her student in love making poses,” said another.

One user questioned why there is uproar over the photoshoot, saying there’s “nothing wrong in it” adding if action has to be taken “both should be punished”.

After receiving the complaint, the BEO V Umadevi visited the school and carried out the enquiry following which the teacher was suspended. Deputy Director of Chikkaballapur District Education Department took the action based on the report of the BEO.

Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Bailanjinappa issued the order suspending the head teacher.

Pushpalatha R was later questioned by school authorities about the photoshoot and she told them that it’s a “mother-son relationship” that they share.

Both the student and the teacher have claimed that the photos were meant to be private and got leaked, leading to the outrage from the parents.

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Mumbai Student Duped Of Rs 2.45 Lakh In Online Job Scam, 2 Arrested: Cops

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Mumbai Student Duped Of Rs 2.45 Lakh In Online Job Scam, 2 Arrested: Cops

Police also recovered 33 debit/credit cards, six mobile phone from the accused. (Representational)

Mumbai:

Mumbai Police has arrested two cyber fraudsters from Gujarat who allegedly cheated people by offering them easy online jobs or `tasks’, an official said here on Friday.

The bank accounts used by the accused showed financial transactions of a whopping Rs 60 crore in three months and police has freezed Rs 1.1 crore in these accounts, he added.

Probe began after a 19-year-old student staying in the hostel of the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute here lodged a complaint stating that he had been duped by unidentified fraudsters.

They approached him through WhatsApp and offered him `part time’ online work or `tasks’ for a good amount of money. He was then added to a Telegram channel, the complaint said.

Later, the fraudsters asked him to deposit money in different accounts, promising even better returns. He lost Rs 2.45 lakh in this way before realising that it was a scam, the student told police.

Matunga police in the city tracked down the culprits from the bank accounts in which money had been deposited and arrested Rupesh Thakkar (33) and Pankaj Bhai Oad (34) from Gandhinagar in Gujarat a day ago.

Police also recovered 33 debit/credit cards, 32 cheque books of various banks, six mobile phone and 28 SIM cards from the accused who were booked under Indian Penal Code section 420 (cheating) and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.

Further probe was on, the official said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Jason Statham’s action thriller ‘The Beekeeper’ set to hit theatres on Jan 19

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From the captivating trailer to the powerful storyline, ‘The Beekeeper’ has ignited waves of excitement and anticipation globally, sparking discussions within and beyond the film industry.

Published Date – 08:18 PM, Fri – 29 December 23


Jason Statham’s action thriller ‘The Beekeeper’ set to hit theatres on Jan 19


Hyderabad: PVR INOX Pictures announces the much-awaited release of Jason Statham’s action blockbuster ‘The Beekeeper’ in India, promising an exhilarating cinematic experience.

Directed by David Ayer and masterfully penned by Kurt Wimmer, this gripping thriller scheduled for its release on January 19, features Jason in the lead role as Adam Clay. Known for his iconic intensity showcased in blockbuster hits like ‘Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw’ and ‘The Meg’, this film promises to be a cinematic spectacle.

From the captivating trailer to the powerful storyline, ‘The Beekeeper’ has ignited waves of excitement and anticipation globally, sparking discussions within and beyond the film industry.

‘The Beekeeper’ follows the story of Adam Clay, a former member of the covert group ‘The Beekeepers’. After retiring to a peaceful life tending to his bees, Adam is thrust back into action when his elderly neighbour falls victim to a sinister scam. In a quest for justice, he uncovers a dangerous organisation exploiting vulnerable individuals.

Battling FBI agents, contemporary tricksters, and even his successor in The Beekeepers, Adam’s mission transforms into a formidable fight against corruption that poses a threat to all. The movie promises an uncomplicated yet gripping adventure, brimming with action and suspense that will keep the viewers hooked onto their seats.

Kamal Gianchandani, CEO, PVR INOX Pictures Ltd., said, “We at PVR INOX Pictures are equally delighted and excited to announce the Indian premiere of ‘The Beekeeper’, featuring the widely acclaimed Jason Statham. Directed by the esteemed creator of ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Fury’, ‘The Beekeeper’ guarantees a swift and amazing viewing experience for fans.”

View the trailer here: