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‘Pathaan’ director calls Deepika a bonafide action star

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Mumbai: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who plays a spy in the upcoming spy-thriller film ‘Pathaan’, has been called a bonafide action star by the film’s director Siddharth Anand. As one can see from the trailer and the assets that have been released so far, the actress can be seen pulling off the action and sultry bit with equal ease.
Talking about his liking towards femme fatale in films, Siddharth said, “There is nothing more cool or sexy than a woman wielding a powerful weapon on screen. As a film-buff, I have always loved women doing sick action sequences and so, when we got Deepika Padukone in ‘Pathaan’, we wanted to present her in her most badass self – a gorgeous, gun-toting, femme fatale spy that people have never seen before!”
Recollecting a sequence from the film, the director added, “In one of the action sequences of ‘Pathaan’, Deepika wields the gatling gun and you have to see the sequence to believe how legit she is as a bonafide action superstar! She steals the show in this scene and I’m sure people will cheer the loudest for her every time she does action in ‘Pathaan’.”
‘Pathaan’, which sees Shah Rukh Khan returning to the silver screen after four years, also stars John Abraham. The film is set to release on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
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January 21, 2023
Petrol stocks may dry up in Pakistan

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Islamabad: The Petroleum Division has warned the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that the stocks of petroleum products may dry up as banks are refusing to open and confirm Letters of Credit (LCs) for imports.
Like other sectors, the oil industry in Pakistan is facing hurdles to opening LCs owing to the US dollar shortage and restrictions put in place by the SBP, The Express Tribune reported.
An oil cargo of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has already been cancelled while LC for another cargo, scheduled for loading on January 23, has not yet been confirmed.
In a letter to the SBP Governor, the Petroleum Division drew his attention towards the difficulties being faced by oil refineries and marketing companies in establishing the LCs.
According to sources, the Pak Arab Refinery Limited (Parco) has planned to import two crude oil cargoes of 535,000 barrels each but banks are not willing to open and confirm the LCs.
One crude oil cargo of 532,000 barrels for Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) is scheduled for loading on January 30. However, its LC has not so far been confirmed and it is being negotiated with a state-owned bank, The Express Tribune reported.
Two petrol cargoes of PSO, which are in the pipeline, are also awaiting the confirmation of LCs by local banks.
According to industry players, 18 cargoes of petrol booked by other oil marketing companies (OMCs) like GO, Be Energy, Attock Petroleum, Hascol Petroleum and others also require the opening and confirmation of LCs.

To tackle the situation, a series of meetings have been held since the second week of January.
First such huddle was convened on January 13 that highlighted the banks’ refusal to open LCs in favour of OMCs and refineries for the import of crude oil and petroleum products, The Express Tribune reported.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 21, 2023
German police nominated for Oscar for Greta Thunberg’s arrest

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Four days after Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg being detained by German police during a protest against coal mine expansion in the west German village of Lützerath, the German Police has been nominated for Oscar in best supporting actor category.
Greta Thunberg was part of the large group of activists who reportedly broke through a police barrier, while police waited for “Role Camera Action” shout. Greta Thunberg encroached on a coal pit which was not entirely secured by the officials, revealed a police spokesperson.
Later the same day, Greta Thunberg posed with the German Police officials showing victory sign after the day shoot was over. The picture of Greta Thunberg with German Police Officials went viral on social media, and Oscar jury nominated the German Police officials for Oscars as a wild card entry.
The Oscar nomination were already closed but jury didn’t want to miss the epic acting of German Police and hence, selected it under wild card entry. 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor films released in 2022 and the nominations of the same will be announced on Jan 24th.
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January 21, 2023
Indian-American councillor faces heat from anti-drag protesters

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New York: Indian-American New York City Councillor Shekar Krishnan is facing the ire of protesters for supporting drag queens reading out to children in public libraries.
Krishnan, who is the Council Member for District 25, came home last week to find anti-drag protesters shouting slurs and vandalizing the sidewalk outside his home in Jackson Heights.
“…after a meaningful day of reflection on Dr (Martin Luther) King, I came home to homophobic and transphobic protesters outside my door, again, vandalizing the sidewalk & shouting slurs with my children inside,” Krishnan wrote on his Twitter handle.
The protesters screamed “Shekar is a pedophile, he is a groomer” when his wife and children were inside the house.
“This disgusting behavior is another reminder of the work ahead of us,” Krishnan, the first Indian-American ever elected to the City Council in history, tweeted.
A civil rights lawyer and a long-time community activist, he stated that the New York City Council is committed to Drag Story Hour and to LGBTQIA+ communities across the city.
“This @NYCCouncil is committed to Drag Story Hour. With every display of hate, our commitment to love and inclusivity only grows,” Shekar wrote in his tweet.
The next Drag Story Hour in Jackson Heights is on February 24.

Krishnan was also targeted in October last year when Drag Story Hour protesters defaced his district office with spiteful graffiti.
He told CBS News that vile messages also clog his social media and phone lines because he supports Drag Story Hours, activity parents can choose for their kids or they can avoid.
Last week, drag opponents vandalized Councilman Erik Bottcher’s office and home for supporting the Drag Story Hour event in Manhattan.
Drag Story Hour protests have been on a rise in the US for the past few weeks, with demonstrators calling it “inappropriate” and that “it should not exist”.
These Drag Story Hour events usually hosted at public libraries and bookshops — are aimed at children aged between three and 11 years, to introduce them to diverse role models and LGBTQ+ people.
The first event was founded in San Francisco by LGBTQ+ author and activist Michelle Tea in 2015, who said she came up with the concept as a child-friendly way to introduce her young son to LGBTQ+ culture.
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January 21, 2023
NIA charge sheets 20 in Praveen Nettaru murder case

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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 20 members of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of BJP Youth leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka last year.
The charge sheet has been filed before a Special NIA court in Bengaluru.
On Friday, the counter-terrorist task enforcement agency declared a reward of Rs five lakhs on two PFI members — Kodaje Mohammed Sheriff and Masud K.A.
Nettaru was murdered by PFI members on July 26, 2022, in Bellare village of Sullia Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, with the intention to strike terror in society and create fear among the people.
Bellare Police lodged a case and was looking into the matter which was later handed over to the NIA by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“Investigations revealed that the PFI, as part of its agenda to create terror, communal hatred and unrest in society and to further its agenda of establishing Islamic Rule by 2047, formed secret teams called Service Teams or Killer Squads to carry out killings of its ‘perceived enemies’ and targets.
“These Service Team members were given Arms as well as attack training and training in surveillance techniques in order to identify, list out, and to mount surveillance on leaders belonging to certain communities and groups. These Service Team members were further trained to kill identified targets, on the instructions of senior PFI leaders,” the NIA has said.
As per the charge sheet, a meeting of PFI members and leaders was held at Bengaluru city, Sullia Town and Bellare village, the head of the District Service Team Mustafa Paichar was instructed to do a recce, identify and target a prominent member of a particular community.

Following the instructions, four persons were recced and identified and among them was Praveen Nettaru. They killed him in full public view with lethal weapons to create terror among the people at large and especially among members of a particular community.
The accused — Mahammed Shiyab, Abdul Basheer, Riyaz, Mustafa Paichar, Masud K.A., Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, Abubakkar Siddik, Noufal. M, Ismail Shafi K, K. Mahammad Iqbal, Shaheed M, Mahammad Shafeek. G, Ummar Farook M.R., Abdul Kabeer C.A, Muhammad Ibrahim Sha, Sainul Abid. Y, Shekh Saddam Hussain, Zakiar A, N. Abdul Haris and Thufail M.H. — have been charge-sheeted under sections of 120B, 153A, 302 and 34 of IPC and sections 16, 18 and 20 of the UA (P) Act, 1967, Section 25(1)(a) of arms Act.
Among the charge-sheeted accused, Mustafa Paichar, Masud K.A., Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, Abubakkar Siddik, Ummar Farook M R, and Thufail M H are currently absconding and rewards have been declared for information leading to their arrest.
Further investigations in the matter is on.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 21, 2023
Foreign shipping lines may stop Pakistan operations

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Islamabad: Pakistan shipping agents have forewarned the government that all export cargoes could come to a halt as foreign shipping lines are considering stopping their services for the country after banks stopped remitting freight charges to them for lack of dollar availability.
Apart from bordering countries, almost all the international logistics from Pakistan are catered by sea and any disruption could create serious issues for the country’s international trade, Dawn news quoted chairman of Pakistan Ship’s Agents Association (PSAA) Abdul Rauf warning Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a letter.
“If the international trade is stopped the economic situation will worsen,” the association warned, adding that the foreign shipping lines are already considering winding up their services in Pakistan due to reduced cargo volumes.
Rauf requested the ministries and departments concerned to intervene to ensure continuity in Pakistan’s seaborne trade by allowing outward remittance of surplus freight amounts to respective foreign shipping lines forthwith.
“Due to discontinuation of outward remittance of surplus freight amounts to respective foreign shipping lines, was hampering Pakistan’s seaborne trade which is heavily dependent on foreign shipping lines,” the letter added.
However, the crisis relates to the export cargoes as all the outward trade from Pakistan is container-based, as there are no liquid or grain exports from the country, Dawn reported.
The state-owned Pakistan National Shipping Company (PNSC) only handles imports of crude oil and other petroleum fuel through its 12 vessels.
The annual freight bill of Pakistan is around $5 billion, and foreign companies receive the charges in international currencies mainly the “greenback”.

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January 21, 2023
Hyderabad: 1 dead, another injured as lorry rams into bike at Kukatpally

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Hyderabad: One person was killed and another injured when a speeding tipper lorry hit a motorcycle at Kukatpally on Saturday.
According to the police, the deceased Vinod Kumar along with his relative Hemanth Kumar was going on a KTM bike when a tipper lorry driver crashed into them.
fell on road and suffered serious head injuries. Before the ambulance arrived, Vinod died while Hemanth could be shifted to a hospital for treatment. The incident took place near metro pillar number 822.
The Kukatpally police booked a case and took the tipper lorry driver into custody. The vehicle has been seized.
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January 21, 2023
Saudi Arabia women’s football team wins first-ever int’l tournament

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) marked another milestone as the women’s football national team won its first-ever international friendly tournament, which was hosted by the city of Dammam, between January 11 and 19.
Four women’s teams participated in the international friendly tournament— Pakistan, Comoros and Mauritius, in addition to Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi women’s team achieved the championship, after a draw against Pakistan (1-1) on Thursday evening, at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in Al-Rakah.
Al-Bandari Mubarak scored Saudi’s goal, in the 28th minute of the match, before Pakistan women equalized with a goal in the 64th minute.
The women of the Saudi national team won the championship after topping the group with 7 points.
The women of the Saudi national team achieved a record in the tournament, as they conceded only one goal, which made Sarah Khaled, the Greens goalkeeper, win the title of the best goalkeeper in the tournament.
The match was led by Anoud Al Asmari, who became the first Saudi female referee to receive an international badge from FIFA.
In February 2022, the Saudi women’s football team achieved a historic victory over Seychelles with two clean goals, in its first official match in its football career.

In August 2022, Saudi Arabia expressed its desire to host the Asian Cup in women’s football in 2026, in an additional step towards involvement in women’s football.
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January 21, 2023
Indonesia claim historic first victory to end U19 Women’s T20 WC on high

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Benoni: Indonesia on Friday scripted history as they claimed their first-ever victory in ICC global tournament after beating Zimbabwe by three wickets in a play-off match to finish the Under19 Women’s T20 World Cup on a high, here.
Indonesia got off to a flier after being asked to bowl first, as captain Ni Luh Dewi bowled both of the Zimbabwe openers for golden ducks in the first three balls of the innings. And the skipper picked up a third wicket in her second over to leave the score at 8/3 and with Indonesia well on top.
Zimbabwe hunkered down to try and set some sort of a platform, and it somewhat reaped rewards later in the innings despite none of the top six scorings more than 13.
Tawana Marumani and Danielle Meikle were the players to build on the platform down the order, with both scoring 20 from 19 balls to lift their side to 86/8 from the 20 overs and something to work with.
That total could have been slightly higher were it not for the outstanding Dewi, who came back to remove both of the set batters and complete the tournament’s first five-wicket-haul.
Early wickets were also a feature of the chase, with three back in the hutch with just 23 runs on the board in the opening four overs as Kelis Ndhlovu (who finished with 3/8 from four overs) produced some magic with the ball.
Dewi’s 14 from 13 did provide some early impetus, and a 31-run partnership between Thersiana We and Gusti Ulansari moved Indonesia close to a famous win. But Zimbabwe threatened to come back in the see-saw encounter when Chipo Moyo (3/12) took two wickets in an over to give her side hope.
However, Indonesia’s numbers eight and nine got them over the line, with Ni Indriyani unbeaten on 9 not out from 11 and Ni Suarniasih scoring the winning run in her run-a-ball 12 not out.
Indonesia might not have won the inaugural ICC Under19 Women’s T20 World Cup, but they definitely won many hearts during their stay in South Africa.

Brief scores: Zimbabwe 86 for 8 in 20 overs (Danielle Meikle 20, Tawana Marumani 20, Adel Zimunu 13, Ni Luh Ketut Wesika Ratna Dewi five for 18, Ni Kadek Ariani two for 7) lost to Indonesia 87 for 7 in 18 overs (Ni Luh Ketut Wesika Ratna Dewi 14, Thersiana Penu We 14, Ni Made Suarniasih 12 not out, Kelis Ndhlovu three for 8, Chipo Moyo three for 12) by three wickets.
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January 21, 2023
Hyderabad: EFLU student jumps to death from 4th floor of hostel

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Hyderabad: In a tragic incident an EFLU student hailing from Haryana died by suicide, jumping from her hostel building on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Anjali, 22, a second-year student pursuing MA in English.
According to the Osmania University police, on Saturday morning the student was speaking to her mother over the phone and suddenly leapt from the fourth floor of the building. She died on the spot.
The student was staying at the MBC hostel at EFLU and belongs to Jhajjar, Haryana.
The suicide created unrest at the EFLU campus and the police rushed to the spot. The body of the deceased student was shifted to Gandhi hospital for a postmortem.
A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
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January 21, 2023