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Former ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat joins Abu Dhabi T10 League

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Oct 13 (ANII): Former CEO of International Cricket Council (ICC) Haroon Lorgat joined Abu Dhabi T10 League as Director of Strategy and Development. Founder and Chairman of T10 Sports Management, Shaji Ul Mulk welcomed him and said, "It's time now to move ahead with a much better professional management and bring in names of repute from cricketing world. I am very happy to announce that Mr Haroon Lorgat has agreed to join us as Director, Strategy and Development of T10. He will help us make T10 League a truly global brand." On his new role, Haroon Lorgat said, "I am very grateful. It's very different to what I have done before - having been involved in long form cricket, in national and international federations. I witnessed T10 cricket for the first time last year and was amazed by its appeal and potential for advancement. Once upon a time, we may have thought 10 overs of an innings was just not cricket but the kind of skills, strategies adopted by coaches and teams wh

17 juvenile inmates escape after attacking jail staff in Haryana's Hisar

Hisar (Haryana), Oct 13 (ANI): At least 17 juvenile inmates escaped from an observation house in Hisar after attacking jail staff. The incident happened on the evening of Oct 12 and jail staff was taken to hospital for treatment. Police said, "Around 6 pm when the inmates were given food, they attacked the jail staff and three got injured. There are 97 inmates in this observation house."

Facebook to remove content that denies or distorts the Holocaust

New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Facebook has announced it would remove all content that "denies or distorts the Holocaust."This expansion of its hate speech policies is a response to 'the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially among young people', said the company. According to The Verge, Facebook has previously faced strong criticism for letting Holocaust denial content spread freely on its platform. Later this year, the company will direct anyone searching on its platform for terms related to this topic to 'credible information' supplied by third-party sources, reported The Verge."Enforcement of these policies cannot happen overnight. There is a range of content that can violate these policies, and it will take some time to train our reviewers and systems on enforcement," said Monika Bickert, Facebook's Vice President of content policy, in a blog post.

Hathras case 'fabricated', no oppression took place: BJP MP in Chhattisgarh

Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), Oct 13 (ANI): BJP MP Mohan Mandavi, while addressing a gathering in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon stated that the Congress is fabricating Hathras case and called it 'fake'. He said, "...no oppression took place there (Hathras). Congress leaders are going there-where nothing happened-by fabricating and portraying it as oppression. Why are they not coming to Bastar where incident has occurred with tribals?"

Puri's Golden Beach gets 'Blue Flag' tag

Puri (Odisha), Oct 12 (ANI): The golden beach in Puri has been accorded the prestigious 'Blue Flag' tag. A place has to meet the criteria set by Foundation for Environment Education (FEE), Denmark to receive the Blue Flag certification. To mark the occasion, artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik made a gigantic sand art.

Investigation team reaches Karauli to probe priest's killing

Karauli (Rajasthan), Oct 12 (ANI): A team of the Crime Branch, Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) has reached Karauli's Bukna village to carry out an investigation in the death case of a priest in Karauli. Priest was allegedly burnt alive by several men during a scuffle over land dispute.

Watch: Man clutches on electric pole as flash flood tries to wash him away

Belagavi (Karnataka), Oct 12 (ANI): A man got stuck in a flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Karnataka's Belagavi. In the video, he was seen holding an electric pole against the heavy flow of water. Several parts of north Karnataka are receiving heavy rainfall from last few days.

'Better they take us to jail,' says Bhatinda farmer as stubble burning continues

Bhatinda (Punjab), Oct 12 (ANI): Farmers of Deon village in Bhatinda on October 12 continued to burn stubble in their fields in absence of any government help to avoid burning the straw. Farmers accused the government of not providing enough compensation and machines to avoid stubble burning. One of the farmers said, "We are being compelled to burn stubble. Small farmers don't have big machinery or tractors. We haven't got even single rupee compensation from the last 3-4 years. It's better they take us to jail for burning stubble, else we don't see a way out."

Family wants CBI findings to be kept confidential: Hathras victim's family lawyer

Lucknow (UP), Oct 12 (ANI): Lawyer of Hathras victim's family Seema Kushwaha informed that the family has demanded security until case completely concludes. "The victim's family has demanded that reports of CBI be kept confidential. We had also prayed that the case be transferred out of UP. The third demand is that the family be provided security until the case completely concludes," said Seema Kushwaha. "The Court will give a decision. The next date of hearing is 2nd November, 2020," said Aditional Advocate General VK Shahi, representing Uttar Pradesh government before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. Hearing in Hathras case was held at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court.

'Will be able to sell produce directly,' Agra farmers heap praise on new agri reforms

Agra (UP), Oct 12 (ANI): Agra-based farmers are coming in support of the new agriculture reforms. Farmers thanked Modi-led govt for bringing the new farm laws which, they said, will ease their lives. A farmer from Agra said, "PM Modi has done great. Farmers are very happy with the decision." "Now because of Modi ji, we will be able to sell our produce directly," said another farmer.

Mumbai power outage: 'National grid fine, problem was in state grid,' says Union Power Minister

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Large power cut hit Mumbai and neighboring areas on October 12 leading to blackout for nearly two hours. After the massive outage, Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh, informed that the power supply has been restored substantially. He further informed that the national grid is fine and the problem happened in some parts of the state grid. Power Minister said, "The power supply has been restored substantially, out of 2000 MW which went off, about 1900 MW has been restored, and the remaining will be restored soon. The national grid is fine, the problem happened in some parts of the state grid." "We are sending a team from the Central Authority to Mumbai to sit down with the state transmission authority and find out where the problem was and how it started. There will be a discussion on the steps to be taken so it doesn't happen again," Singh added.

Gujarat boy arrested for giving rape threats to Dhoni's daughter, will be brought to Jharkhand: Ranchi SP

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Oct 12 (ANI): A resident of Kutch district in Gujarat was arrested by Jharkhand Police for allegedly giving rape threats to the daughter of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on social media. The case was registered at Ratu Police Station in Ranchi. Ranchi SP, Naushad Alam over the arrest said that a team has been sent to Kutch district in Gujarat to bring in the accused to Ranchi. Alam said, "We are sending our team to Kutch district in Gujarat to bring the accused to Ranchi. After interrogation, further action will be taken. Other accused in the case will also be traced and arrested. It is difficult to escape from Ranchi Police."

Delhi CM Kejriwal joins protest against farm laws

ANew Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit held protest against the recently enacted farm laws, at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 12. Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal also participated in the protest. Protests across various parts of countries have erupted following the new farm reforms.

CM Kejriwal attends 1st board meeting of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attended first board meeting of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University. CM believes that the university will provide job-oriented education to students. "The first board meeting of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University was held today. I met all the Board members. The objective of the University is to ensure that the students who pass out from here get the jobs they want," said Arvind Kejriwal.

Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct 12 (ANI): Fire broke out at a plastic factory in Chitpur area of North Kolkata on October 12. Ten fire tenders are present at the spot and fire fighting operations are underway. More details are awaited.

Khushbu Sundar joins BJP

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 12 in Delhi. She had resigned from Congress earlier today. Congress has announced the dropping of Khushbu as spokesperson of the party with immediate effect. After joining the party, Sundar also met BJP national president JP Nadda.

180 terrorists killed in 75 successful operations this year, informs JandK DGP

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh on October 12 said in 2020, 75 successful operations have been done in JandK in which 180 terrorists were killed. He said, "10 terrorists killed in 4 operations in last 5 days. Today's operation killed Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Saifullah, a Pakistani who was involved in 3 major attacks in which 3 CRPF personnel died. This year there've been 75 successful operations in which 180 terrorists have been killed. Separately, 138 terrorists and their associates have been arrested. This year's operations achievements have set records."

Ladakh will have 30-40 more bridges for better connectivity: BRO DG

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 bridges on October 12 made by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) across seven States/Union Territories. While speaking to ANI, Border Roads Organisation (BRO), DG, Lt Gen Harpal Singh said, "We've sped up conversion of temporary bridges into permanent bridges. This year we're going three times our capacity. It'll help in economic growth, infrastructure development, tourism, andspeedier movement of our strategic forces." "In Ladakh, a large number of bridges are being constructed. About 30-40 bridges are under construction which will be completed between 6 months to one and a half years," he added.

Trains between CSMT-Panvel resumed on Harbour Line: Mumbai's Central Railway CPRO

Mumbai, Oct 12 (ANI): Electricity supply was interrupted in Mumbai on October 12 due to TATA's incoming electric supply failure causing power loss all over Mumbai and suburbs. It also disrupted train traffic of Central, Eastern and Western lines, according to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). Speaking to ANI, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Central Railway in Mumbai, Shivaji M Sutar said, "Trains between CSMT-Panvel on Harbour Line have resumed. We are trying to restore services between CSMT-Kalyan, CSMT-Karjat/Kasara." "Long-distance trains from Mumbai rescheduled and incoming trains regulated at interchange points," CPRO added.

Amid pandemic, garba dancer designs special PPE kit-themed Navratri costume

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Oct 12 (ANI): For the first time in the recent history of Gujarat, there will be no 'Garba' during the Navratri festival due to COVID-19. But a Garba dancer in Ahmedabad has come up with something new. He has designed a special PPE kit-themed Navratri costume, which is made of plastic. "Though govt has banned Garba, I wanted to thank COVID-19 warriors like doctors, nurses, etc. by depicting them on PPE-themed Garba dress," said Anuj Mudaliyar, Choreographer and Designer. However, the Gujarat government has banned Garba completely but has allowed no-contact worship of the idol or image of Goddess Durga.