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Watch: Cast of ALTBalaji's 'Fixer' claims attack by 'drunk goons'

Pune (Maharashtra), June 20 (ANI): The cast and crew of ALTBalaji's upcoming web series 'Fixer' has claimed that they were attacked by goons on Wednesday. Actors Mahie Gill and Shabir Ahluwalia are a part of the show, however only the former was shooting when the alleged incident took place. According to the producer of the show, Sakett Saawhney, the team had valid shooting permission, but some drunk goons disrupted them and attacked the crew. "We were shooting in a factory with valid permissions since 7 am and suddenly around 4 pm, some drunk goons came in with sticks and rods and attacked our artists, technicians, and crew members. They said that this is their location and we cannot shoot without their permission," Saawhney said. "There was no scope for discussion, they manhandled women. The Senior Director of Photography (DOP) was injured in the manhandling and the director now has a dislocated shoulder," Saawhney concluded. Mahie Gill said that as soon as the goons came near to att

Watch: President Kovind enroute to Parliament to address joint session of both the Houses

New Delhi, Jun 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall today. The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha is underway with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other lawmakers. The Rajya Sabha will commence its first day of the session after the President's address. The Parliament session will end on July 16. The Union Budget for 2019-20 will be presented on July 5.

Traffic resumes till Sarchu in HP's Lahaul-Spiti district

Lahaul-Spiti (HP), June 20 (ANI): Traffic resumed till Sarchu in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti district after clearing of snow on Wednesday. The snow clearing operation was carried out by Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Manali- Sarchu road connects the high altitude Himalayan town with Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. The stretch is prone to snowfall and remains inaccessible for vehicular traffic during winters.

Heat wave results in dead fishes in Tamil Nadu's Selva Chinthamani Lake

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Jun 20 (ANI): Fishes were found dead on the periphery of the dried up Selva Chinthamani lake caused by the severe heat wave in Tamil Nadu's Chinthamani Lake on Wednesday. The constant spell of scorching heat in Tamil Nadu has caused acute water shortage and deficient rain has not made the current scenario in the state any better. The extreme weather conditions in the southern state of India has resulted in protests breaking outside the Coimbatore City Corporation Office by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) too, sending a message to the state about its worsening water condition. The water crisis has affected Tamil Naidu's neighbouring state Karnataka as well. The extreme water scarcity has led to a long unbroken chain of drought for the past two years.

Fire breaks out in Bank of India building in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jun 20 (ANI): Fire broke out at the Bank of India building, Churchgate in Mumbai. Four fire tenders are present at the spot. Firefighting operation is underway. More details are awaited.

DRF staff rescues cow from septic tank in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Jun 20 (ANI): Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) Disaster Response Force safely pulled out the cow from a septic tank. The cow had accidently fallen in the septic tank 10 days ago in Allwyn Colony, Chandanagar circle. The Disaster Rescue Team fed wet grass and water to the cow and later shifted the cow to veterinary hospital for treatment.

2 CAF jawans shot dead by colleague in Bijapur in Chattisgarh

Raipur (Chhatisgarh), Jun 20 (ANI): Chhatisgarh Deputy Inspector General (Anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj Patilingam informed that 2 Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) jawans were shot dead by their colleague at CAF camp in Mingachal, Bijapur. He said, "Accused jawan Sanjay Nishad is being interrogated by police. Bodies have been sent for postmortem. Probe is underway." Talking about the death of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Santosh Punem he further added, "His body was recovered in Bijapur today. Information collected suggests he was killed by Maoists. Punem had contributions in road construction work. Not yet ascertained why he was killed by Naxals."

BSF personnel perform yoga at Chawala camp in Delhi

New Delhi, Jun 20 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) personnel performed yoga at the BSF camp, Chawala, here on Tuesday. These exercises, which are being performed by the army personnel, seems to be the norm over a few BSF camps in the nation. Three days ago the Odisha BSF troopers performed yoga and just yesterday Assam BSF too joined the list. These exercises come in the run-up to the fifth ever international yoga day on June 21. India and other countries will celebrate international yoga day in a span of two days. The concept of yoga day was formally proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India during his first-year tenure. This is when he also addressed the United Nations General Assembly, Where he expressed his interest to make June 21 as the international yoga day. Modi founded the ministry of AYUSH which deals with natural methods of treatment including Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha.

Twitter removes precise location tagging in tweets

New Delhi, Jun 20 (ANI): Twitter has announced that it is removing the ability to tag precise location tagging in tweets. In an official tweet, Twitter Support explained that since most people don't tag their precise location in tweets, the ability is being removed. Users will still be able to tag precise location through Twitter's updated camera, which is helpful during live tweeting.

Vitamin D may not reduce heart risk

New Delhi, Jun 20 (ANI): While there are several pieces of research that suggested a link between low levels of vitamin D in the blood and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers have now discovered that consuming vitamin D supplements won't decrease the risk. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Cardiology, found that vitamin D supplements did not decrease the incidence of heart attacks, strokes or other major adverse cardiovascular events. His finding was consistent for both men and women and for patients of different ages. Barbarawi led a team of researchers and reviewed data from 21 clinical trials, including more than 83,000 patients. Half the patients were administered vitamin D supplements, and half were given placebos. The meta-analysis of data showed no difference in the incidences of cardiovascular events or all causes of death between the two groups. Vitamin D sometimes is known as the sunshine vitamin, because human skin m

Sadananda Gowda organises dinner meet for Karnataka BJP MPs

New Delhi, Jun 20 (ANI): Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda organised a dinner meet for Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs at his residence. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, and MoS Railways Angadi Suresh Channabasappa were also present.

CM Fadnavis attends Shiv Sena's 53rd foundation day celebration

Mumbai, Jun 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis attended Shiv Sena foundation day programme in Mumbai on Wednesday. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was also present at the event. June 19 was political party's 53rd anniversary.

Roopkund Trek: Beauty surrounded with challenges

Chamoli (Uttarakhand), Jun 20 (ANI): Topping the list of hikers worldwide, Roopkund has been witnessing increased footfall. However, Uttarakhand High Court's ruling to stop camping at surreal Bedni Bugyal meadow has impacted the adventurous trek. With restrictions, trekkers have to cover a steep terrain with challenging weather and slippery snow patches to reach all the way to the mysterious Roopkund Lake filled with skeletons. The span of over 10 km to reach Roopkund from last camping area Gharoli Patal and come all the way back is almost impossible and exhausting for amateur and inexperienced trekkers. Expert guide Dhanu Singh explained about the challenges of trek. The trek starts from Garhwali hamlet of Wan. Before Wan, Lohajung is the base camp for all the needs. The scenic trek is a must for adventure lovers who are up for a challenging journey.

Congress dissolved KPCC committee to reorganise party at all levels: Dinesh Gundu Rao

Bengaluru, June 19 (ANI): As Congress party today dissolved its Karnataka state unit, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said that he had requested Rahul Gandhi to make necessary changes and 'organise' the committee that they had made before the elections.He said, "Now we've to see how to reorganise not only KPCC but also district Congress and Block Congress committees. It'll be a total reorganisation of the party at all levels."All India Congress Committee (AICC) dissolved its Karnataka state unit, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).

Sushil Modi refuses to answer questions on AES deaths during media briefing

Patna (Bihar), June 19 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Bihar's Patna today, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi refused to answer journalists' questions on deaths of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur. He said, "I already told you this press conference is about banking committees."

TN water woes: Water tokens issued to residents to avail water supply

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Jun 19 (ANI): Water tokens are being issued to the residents facing acute water crisis in Chennai's Royapettah area, to avail water supply through water tankers. Scorching heat and delayed monsoon have crippled parts of Tamil Nadu with acute water crisis. Most of the water reservoirs have reached the lowest level and locals are struggling to meet their water demands. Various hotels and restaurants in the city have stopped offering meals at noon due to water shortage.

DD India now to broadcast in Bangladesh: Prakash Javadekar

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday informed that India has signed an agreement with Bangladesh to show DD India on Bangladesh TV set up. He also added that the Bangladesh official channel will also be available in India. The IandB Minister hailed the agreement and also said that this kind of agreement will also be signed with other countries.

Many parties will never agree for 'One Nation One Election': Akhilesh Yadav

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Samajwadi Party (SP) not attending 'One Nation One Election' meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "They should focus on the promises they have made to people, we hope they will work more on fulfilling those promises. Decisions like One Nation One Election, there are many parties that will never agree to it."

Britney Spears working hard to shed the pounds

New Delhi, June 19, ANI: Revealing that she does not like cardio, pop star Britney Spears shared a video of her workout on Monday. The video begins with Spears saying, "Hi guys, it's such a beautiful day, I had to come outside and do a little workout. I wanted to share with all of you." The video then shows her working on bicep curls, squats and showing off her impressive high kicks, while Jennifer Lopez song 'Booty' plays in the background. "I've been working really hard to lose weight and for me, 3 pounds is like 7 pounds, it's a lot," Spears captioned the video on Instagram. She said, "I don't like doing too much cardio. My body has muscle memory, because I used to be gymnast and I can bulk up, so I like isolated movement. The key to my workout is repetition, but that gets boring so I have a booklet, I've made with all my favourite exercises. I usually wear headphones, music takes me away." "I know, I don't look perfect here, but I'm working on it," she concluded. "Hopefully, one d

BJD supporting idea of 'One Nation, One Election': CM Naveen Patnaik

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): The leaders from various political parties attended the all-party meeting on 'One Nation One Election' issue, which was called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. While speaking to ANI on matter of 'One Nation, One Election', Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, "Our party is supporting the idea of 'One Nation, One Election."