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23:47 Bodies of 50 migrants found in back of chicken meat truck in Austria
A people smuggling gang abandoned up to 50 dead refugees at the side of an Austrian motorway after they suffocated in the back of an air-tight refrigerated truck that usually carried frozen chicken.
The victims were found on a motorway near the town of Parndorf in eastern Austria.
The bodies were abandoned in the back of an Hungarian-registered truck. Hungarian authorities confirmed they believe that the driver was Romanian.
Police spokesman Helmut Marban said police stopped shortly before noon today thinking that the parked truck had some mechanical trouble. Then they "saw blood dripping" from the vehicle and "noticed the smell of dead bodies," he said.
Read more HERE.
23:02 'Sheena is Indrani,'s daughter' Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria
"Sheena is the daughter of Indrani Mukherjea," Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria said in a press conference on Thursday.
"Our teams have gone to Kolkata, Guwahati & other parts of country for further investigation," Rakesh Maria added.
"We have got transit remand for third accused (in Sheena Bora case), hes being brought to city today. She (Sheena) was strangulated in car, then the body was taken to Raigad where her body was burnt to prevent identification," Maria said.
"We have a fair idea about the motive behind Sheena's murder; would be proper to comment once we interrogate third accused," Maria added.
22:59 PM will make announcement on OROP in due course: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said here that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make announcement on the implementation of 'One Rank One Pension' policy for ex-servicemen "as and when time comes".
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned about One Rank One Pension in his speech on August 15. He will take a decision and will announce as and when time comes," Parrikar told reporters after attending inauguration of a war memorial.
The ex-servicemen have been protesting against the delay in the implementation of OROP at Jantar Mantar at New Delhi.
Close to 22 lakh retired servicemen and over six lakh war widows stand to be the immediate beneficiaries of the OROP, which envisages a uniform pension for the defence personnel who retire in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement.
On a query whether the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)-level talks between India and Pakistan will take place as the NSA talks had been called off, Parrikar did not give a specific answer.
DGMO-level talks and NSA talks were two different issues and former are routine, he said.
22:40 Now Peter says Sheena told him she is Indrani's daughter
In a U-turn, former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea today said deceased Sheena Bora had informed him that she was his step-daughter but he had no reasons not to believe his wife Indrani's denial of that claim though he found it "difficult to digest".
Till yesterday Mukherjea was saying that he wasn't aware of the fact that Sheena was Indrani's daughter as his wife had always projected her as her sister.
"I was told before we got married that Indrani had a brother and a sister, Sheena was the sister and Mikhail was the brother. Sheena at some later point had pointed out that it was incorrect information.
"She had told me that 'Jeeju'... Indrani is giving you wrong information, and you please believe me and told that in so many words that-I am not her sister, but I am actually her daughter. She told me that," Mukherjea told Times Now.
"Of course I couldn't take that at face value, because all these years I believed that she was Indrani's sister and Indrani had told me that. I then confronted Indrani about it and she said it is utter rubbish and this has been fed to Sheena from somewhere else and it is completely, completely untrue and I was not to believe that at all," he claimed.
Mukherjea, however, maintained that he vaguely remembers the date when he was told about the fact and it was sometime in 2011.
"I found it clearly very very difficult to digest it... but there was no question of me not believing my wife, the woman whom I had married and lived with for over 10 years at that point. So why would I have any reason to believe, just because my son said so, I needed to have certain very clear evidence for that to be in consideration," Mukherjea said.
He also claimed that the same thing was communicated to him by Rahul but he had not believed him as well.
"Rahul echoed exactly the same thing what Sheena had said. Obviously they had discussed this clearly between themselves. So when Rahul told me the same thing, I responded to him in exactly the same way.
22:36 OROP row: No headway yet; two more veterans moved to hospital
No headway was today made in resolving sticky issues for OROP implementation during talks between agitating ex-servicemen and government even as two more veterans on indefinite hunger strike were shifted to the Army hospital following doctor's advice.
As hectic back channel talks continued, Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag met representativces of ex-servicemen at his South Block office but there was "no forward movement", they later said.
"We met the Army chief but there has been no forward movement. We are firm on our stand that the base year has to be 2013-14 and that payment should begin from April 1, 2014. OROP should not be left to the 7th Pay Commission and the definition has to be the same as accepted by the Parliament," Maj Gen Satbir Singh (Retd), Chairman of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement said.
The government wants 2011 to be the base year besides no three per cent annual increase. It also wants payment to begin from April 1, 2015, which has been rejected by the veterans.
Sources in the government said it was fully committed to OROP and was in the process of finalisation.
Two more protesting veterans - Major Piar Chand and Hav Sahib Singh - who were on fast-unto-death were evacuated to Army Research and Referral Hospital here on advice of the doctors.
22:16 Prominent ISIS recruiter targeted in airstrike
The US military and intelligence community is in the final stages of confirming that a U.S. drone strike this week killed Junaid Hussain, who is linked to the Garland, Texas, cartoon contest attack, CNN has learned.
"We have a high level of confidence he was killed," one U.S. official told CNN Wednesday, referring to the British-born ISIS recruiter and hacker that the U.S. believes was heavily involved in inspiring attacks.
CNN has learned that Hussain was killed in Raqqa, the self-declared capital of ISIS. Raqqa, located in northern Syria, has been treated as a safe haven by ISIS, some U.S. officials pointed out, so reaching him in the city adds to the significance of the strike.
Several US officials told CNN that the drone strike was specifically targeting Hussain traveling in a vehicle in Syria after the US got intelligence on where he was and watched him to confirm his presence before striking. Subsequent assessments indicated that Hussain had stepped outside when he was hit by a missile from a U.S. drone.
The mission was conducted by the US military because it has clear rules of engagement to attack ISIS, and there could be no implication the British government was involved in the killing of Hussain, a British citizen.
21:49 Agency reports Iran broadly complying with nuclear accords
Iran is broadly complying with agreements on curtailing its nuclear programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported today in its first update since last month's deal between Tehran and world powers.
It noted concern, however, with an Iranian military site where nuclear weapons work may have occurred more than a decade ago.
21:11 Lawyer not allowed meeting with Indrani
The lawyer of Indrani Mukherjea, chief executive officer of INX Media, arrested in connection with the sensational murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, filed an application before the Bandra court on Thursday claiming that the police did not allow a meeting with her client.
Advocate Gunjan Mangla said she visited the Khar police station twice, since Ms. Mukherjea arrest on Tuesday, but the police did not allow her to meet on the ground that they were at "a crucial stage of interrogation.'
According to the police, Ms. Mukherjea's former husband Sanjeev Khanna, arrested in Kolkata in the case, had arrived in Mumbai on the day of the murder and stayed at a hotel near the TV executive's residence in south Mumbai.
20:23 Trump lead grows, Clinton slips: poll
Billionaire Donald Trump extended his lead yet again atop the Republican presidential field, with front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton slipping and Vice President Joe Biden faring better than her against Republicans, poll results revealed today.
Trump, the combative real estate mogul, leads the 16 other Republican candidates with 28 per cent support among registered voters nationwide, up from 20 per cent in a similar July 30 survey by Quinnipiac University.
20:12 Raksha bandhan: PM Modi to get rakhis from widows
Ageing widows of Vrindavan and Varanasi have designed around 1,000 special rakhis for Prime Minster Narendra Modi and will send it to him on the occasion of raksha bandhan on August 29. The elderly women living in Meerasahabhagini Ashram in Vrindavan have made rakhis displaying pictures of Modi and would sent it to the PM's house.
20:11 Pakistan terrorist caught alive NOT a member of any fidayeen group
Pakistani terrorist Javed Ahmad who was arrested in Kashmir today is not a member of any Fidayeen group, government sources have reportedly said.
Ahmad was nabbed during an encounter with security forces in Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir. Three other terrorists were killed in the encounter. Officials immediately began his interrogation during which he revealed that he was from Pakistan.
During the raid, a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.
Earlier this month, Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Naved was captured alive in Udhampur district of Jammu and has confessed to being from the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and from Pakistan.
19:37 Sheena Bora murder: Brother Mikhail released after being questioned
Mikhail Bora, the brother of Sheena Bora, who was called in for questioning in Guwahati, has been released. After the interrogation, speaking to the media, Mikhail said, "If they require, they will call me again as investigation proceeds."
18:51 Sanjeev Khanna admits he was in car where Sheena was killed, but 'dozed off '
ABP News: Sanjeev Khanna, ex-husband of Indrani Mukerjea, admits he was "in the car when Sheena Bora was kidnapped but later dozed off". The police learnt of Sheena's murder from Indrani's driver, Shyam Manohar Rai (43), who spilled the beans when he was arrested on August 21 in connection with an illegal arms case. During interrogation, Rai cracked and confessed to several other crimes, including the murder of Sheena. The Vakola resident told the police that he and Indrani, along with Sanjeev Khanna murdered Sheena and dumped her body near a farmhouse in Raigad. The driver, Rai, said Indrani was the mastermind of the whole crime.
18:42
Jayalalithaa calls on 'Cho' Ramaswamy who has been hospitalised in Chennai.
18:41
Just in: Peter Mukerjea leaves his Worli home in Mumbai for the police station.
18:30 Bolt completes 100-200 double in Beijing
Usain Bolt completed another 100-200 double at the IAAF World Championships when he bested rival Justin Gatlin to the 200 metres title at the Bird's Nest.
As had been the case in the 100 metres on Sunday, the Jamaican saved his best for the last, winning in 19.55 secs.
This is Bolt's fourth straight 200 metres gold medal at the Worlds. In fact the Jamaican has won every 200 metres title since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Bolt beat Gatlin (19.74) in the epic showdown.
As had been the case in the 100 metres on Sunday, the Jamaican saved his best for the last, winning in 19.55 secs.
This is Bolt's fourth straight 200 metres gold medal at the Worlds. In fact the Jamaican has won every 200 metres title since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Bolt beat Gatlin (19.74) in the epic showdown.
18:20 Rasogolla issue raised in Odisha assembly
Taking strong exception to neighbouring West Bengal's move to formally stake claim over Rasogolla as their invention, the ruling BJD members today raised the issue in the Assembly and asked the government to take steps for protection of the state's culture and heritage.
"There is an attempt to hijack the heritage of Odisha.When everybody knows that Rasogolla is being offered to Lord Jagannath since centuries, how can Bengal government claim that the sweet is their invention," senior BJD member and former minister R P Swain said raising the issue during Zero Hour.
"There is an attempt to hijack the heritage of Odisha.When everybody knows that Rasogolla is being offered to Lord Jagannath since centuries, how can Bengal government claim that the sweet is their invention," senior BJD member and former minister R P Swain said raising the issue during Zero Hour.
17:28 Mikhail Bora shares 'evidence' against Indrani with Mumbai police
Indrani Mukerjea's on Mikhail Bora who is being questioned by the Mumbai police in Guwahati, has apparently shared the 'evidence' he has against Peter and Indrani Mukerjea. No details as yet on the nature of the 'proof'.
Mikhail Bora is Sheena's brother and had told every single TV channel that interviewed him yesterday that he he had clinching 'audio and photographic evidence of the nature of the relationship between Peter, Indrani and Sheena'. He also said he was willing to give all the evidence to the police but would not be able to leave Guwahati since his grandparents were ill. Bora is likely to be taken to Mumbai today or tomorrow.
Mikhail Bora is Sheena's brother and had told every single TV channel that interviewed him yesterday that he he had clinching 'audio and photographic evidence of the nature of the relationship between Peter, Indrani and Sheena'. He also said he was willing to give all the evidence to the police but would not be able to leave Guwahati since his grandparents were ill. Bora is likely to be taken to Mumbai today or tomorrow.
17:15
Just in: Mikhail Bora being questioned by the Mumbai police at Dispur police station in Guwahati.
17:03 India's communication satellite GSAT-6 lifts off successfully
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-6 lifts off successfully. GSAT-6 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
GSAT-6 is the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series.
GSAT-6 provides communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users, ISRO said.
The mission life of the satellite is nine years.
Picture courtesy ISRO.
Picture courtesy ISRO.
16:51
Up to 50 people have been found dead in a single lorry in Austria, according to local media reports. Local media reports suggest those who died were migrants.
16:37 Indrani's ex-husband to be brought to Mumbai from Kolkata
Back to the Sheeba Bora murder case with all its permutations and combinations. The Mumbai police get transit remand of Sanjeev Khanna till September 1. He will be brought to Mumbai from Kolkata. Khanna, who is Indrani Mukerjea's second husband was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of Sheena Bora.
Khanna, who was taken into custody by the Mumbai Police yesterday after about three hours of interrogation, was produced before the Alipore court in Kolkata today.
Meanwhile, ABP News says the police have recovered the suitcase in which Sheena Bora's remains were stuffed. DNA samples to be taken for investigation.
Pic: Sanjeev Khanna (face covered) being taken to a Kolkata court earlier in the day
Khanna, who was taken into custody by the Mumbai Police yesterday after about three hours of interrogation, was produced before the Alipore court in Kolkata today.
Meanwhile, ABP News says the police have recovered the suitcase in which Sheena Bora's remains were stuffed. DNA samples to be taken for investigation.
Pic: Sanjeev Khanna (face covered) being taken to a Kolkata court earlier in the day
16:14
So, what's the connection between Indrani Mukerjea and former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta? Read
16:08 Govt willing to drive GST with Cong amendments, but Rahul is the bump
The special session of Parliament on GST is top on the agenda for the government. The government is waiting for a nod from Anand Sharma (deputy leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha) and Mallikarjuna Kharge (leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha) for a go-ahead.
However, the BJP's top leadership believes even after a nod from both the senior Congress leaders, it is Congress president Rahul Gandhi who will stall the GST.
Insiders who are floor managers are confident that Sonia Gandhi was on board but it is Rahul who stood firm on certain points in the GST Bill.
The government was willing to take those points on GST Bill as an amendment, but the Congress is apprehensive that PM Narendra
Modi will trip up the opposition by quoting P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee's objections to the GST bill.
Insiders say the BJP has succeeded in driving a wedge between old timers in the Congress and the Gandhi family. And even in the Gandhi family there is a clear consensus, which the BJP wants to nurture.
However, the BJP's top leadership believes even after a nod from both the senior Congress leaders, it is Congress president Rahul Gandhi who will stall the GST.
Insiders who are floor managers are confident that Sonia Gandhi was on board but it is Rahul who stood firm on certain points in the GST Bill.
The government was willing to take those points on GST Bill as an amendment, but the Congress is apprehensive that PM Narendra
Modi will trip up the opposition by quoting P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee's objections to the GST bill.
Insiders say the BJP has succeeded in driving a wedge between old timers in the Congress and the Gandhi family. And even in the Gandhi family there is a clear consensus, which the BJP wants to nurture.
15:59 Another Pakistani terrorist caught alive in encounter in J-K
Just in: Another Pakistani terrorist has been nabbed alive in an encounter in Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir. Three other terrorists were killed in the encounter. The man is being interrogated and has reportedly confessed to being Pakistan, say reports. A huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered.
The terrorist has been identified as 22-year-old Sajjad Ahmed, who confessed to interrogators that he belongs to Muzaffar Gar Baloch in Pakistan. Four other terrorists who were with him have been killed.
Security forces will take the terrorist to Srinagar. Sajjad said he entered India through the Uri town in Baramulla, along with three more persons.
The group was intercepted in Uri, but they managed to escape. They were spotted again last evening at a spot around 18 km from the Line of Control.
Earlier this month, Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Naved was captured alive in Udhampur district of Jammu and has confessed to being from the Lashkar-e-Toiba and from Pakistan.
Representational picture.
The terrorist has been identified as 22-year-old Sajjad Ahmed, who confessed to interrogators that he belongs to Muzaffar Gar Baloch in Pakistan. Four other terrorists who were with him have been killed.
Security forces will take the terrorist to Srinagar. Sajjad said he entered India through the Uri town in Baramulla, along with three more persons.
The group was intercepted in Uri, but they managed to escape. They were spotted again last evening at a spot around 18 km from the Line of Control.
Earlier this month, Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Naved was captured alive in Udhampur district of Jammu and has confessed to being from the Lashkar-e-Toiba and from Pakistan.
Representational picture.
15:31 Govt ready to climb down on OROP if hunger strikes stop
The BJP government is set to announce the One Rank One Pension (OROP) package soon which will not only satisfy armed forces veterans, but will also aim at convincing those who are not part of the agitations.
According to government sources many stakeholders in OROP are not necessarily part of the agitations and they believe it is high time that the government establishes contacts with such groups through former Chiefs of Army staff.
The government will walk the middle path, say sources, which means the terms and conditions should satisfy OROP pensioners.
The first and foremost condition is that veterans on hunger strike should withdraw their stir at the earliest and come to the discussion table.
According to government sources many stakeholders in OROP are not necessarily part of the agitations and they believe it is high time that the government establishes contacts with such groups through former Chiefs of Army staff.
The government will walk the middle path, say sources, which means the terms and conditions should satisfy OROP pensioners.
The first and foremost condition is that veterans on hunger strike should withdraw their stir at the earliest and come to the discussion table.
15:09 Action plan for FTII to be given to govt tomorrow
The S M Khan committee on the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is expected to present a report to the government tomorrow. The report focuses on the crucial issue of basic problems that FTII faces.
The committee believes that FTII is highly politicised due to various factors. Congress president Rahul Gandhi's visit to FTII on July 31 (though not mentioned in the report) hints that students who are overstaying in the campus had an ulterior motive.
The government will now study the SM Khan committee report and act on it. But the removal of Gajendra Chouhan is not a solution apparently.
A highly-placed source in the government believes it is OK to let FTII remain closed for six months. The committee also believes that the hostel facility of FTII is being misused by students of the 2008 batch.
Interestingly, the committee found three students living in the hostel with their children!
The committee believes that FTII is highly politicised due to various factors. Congress president Rahul Gandhi's visit to FTII on July 31 (though not mentioned in the report) hints that students who are overstaying in the campus had an ulterior motive.
The government will now study the SM Khan committee report and act on it. But the removal of Gajendra Chouhan is not a solution apparently.
A highly-placed source in the government believes it is OK to let FTII remain closed for six months. The committee also believes that the hostel facility of FTII is being misused by students of the 2008 batch.
Interestingly, the committee found three students living in the hostel with their children!
14:45 UP Assembly passes bill to amend Lokayukta Act
The UP Assembly passes a bill to amend the Lokayukta Act excluding the HC Chief Justice from the selection committee and making it a 4-member body of the Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition, Speaker and a retired judge.
14:39 Rakesh Maria to jointly interrogate Indrani, driver, Peter's son
Headlines Today reports:
-- Indrani was using Sheena's phone for a year after her death.
-- Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria who had personally grilled Indrani Mukerjea's driver Shyamvar Rai, is likely to jointly interrogate Indrani, Rai and Rahul.
-- Rahul meanwhile has claimed that Sheena's passport wwas with him.
-- Mumbai police also say that Indrani, her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and the driver Syamvar Rai's were in the same cell area on April 24, 2012, the day Sheena was murdered.
-- The driver also said that Indrani strangulated Sheena, while he (the driver) held her down.
-- The police also said that Indrani impersonated Sheena for a year
after the murder.
-- The Mumbai police have reached Guwahati to question Mikhail Bora. Mikhail has said he believed Indrani killed Sheena for reasons other than property and he has audio and photographic evidence.
-- Indrani was using Sheena's phone for a year after her death.
-- Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria who had personally grilled Indrani Mukerjea's driver Shyamvar Rai, is likely to jointly interrogate Indrani, Rai and Rahul.
-- Rahul meanwhile has claimed that Sheena's passport wwas with him.
-- Mumbai police also say that Indrani, her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and the driver Syamvar Rai's were in the same cell area on April 24, 2012, the day Sheena was murdered.
-- The driver also said that Indrani strangulated Sheena, while he (the driver) held her down.
-- The police also said that Indrani impersonated Sheena for a year
after the murder.
-- The Mumbai police have reached Guwahati to question Mikhail Bora. Mikhail has said he believed Indrani killed Sheena for reasons other than property and he has audio and photographic evidence.
14:14 Sheena was given lethal injection: Reports
ABP News reports: A major revelation has emerged in the Sheena Bora murder case that she was administered lethal injection in the car when she was murdered.
According to sources close to the murder investigation, Sheena was not killed for honour but because of her claims on mother Indrani Mukerjea's property.
Reports say Sheena was demanding a share in mother Indrani's property so that she could live comfortably with boyfriend Rahul Mukerjea. Indrani, then, allegedly killed Sheena with a lethal injection.
Meanwhile, key information has been revealed by a source that there were two cars involved in disposing off her body. The other car was a hired taxi. Police is grilling the accused further to figure out the identities of occupants of the other car.
Investigators in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case are not ruling out the "honour killing" angle after it came to light that both Peter Mukherjea and main accused Indrani allegedly disapproved of the "relationship" between his son Rahul and the victim.
Sheena was kidnapped from outside National College in Bandra.
According to sources close to the murder investigation, Sheena was not killed for honour but because of her claims on mother Indrani Mukerjea's property.
Reports say Sheena was demanding a share in mother Indrani's property so that she could live comfortably with boyfriend Rahul Mukerjea. Indrani, then, allegedly killed Sheena with a lethal injection.
Meanwhile, key information has been revealed by a source that there were two cars involved in disposing off her body. The other car was a hired taxi. Police is grilling the accused further to figure out the identities of occupants of the other car.
Investigators in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case are not ruling out the "honour killing" angle after it came to light that both Peter Mukherjea and main accused Indrani allegedly disapproved of the "relationship" between his son Rahul and the victim.
Sheena was kidnapped from outside National College in Bandra.
14:08
Pakistan court orders immediate arrest of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani over corruption charges.
14:01 Sanjeev Khanna arrives in court
Sanjeev Khanna, a resident of Hastings Road area in Kolkata, was arrested from his friend's flat in Alipore for his alleged involvement in the murder. Khanna arrives in court from Alipore police station.
And as Swapan Dasgupta @swapan55 puts it: Is it necessary for Kolkata Police to make an accused look like a Ku Klux Klan man?
And as Swapan Dasgupta @swapan55 puts it: Is it necessary for Kolkata Police to make an accused look like a Ku Klux Klan man?
13:54 Cops take Rahul to Bandra, Khar flats where he spent time with Sheena
Update on the Sheena Bora murder:
-- Rahul Mukerjea was today again grilled about his 'relationship' with Sheena and also over the reasons for not pursuing the missing complaint about her.
-- Rahul was also taken to two flats in suburban Bandra and Khar where he had allegedly spent some time with Sheena when they were seeing each other, they said.
-- Rahul and Sheena were said to have been dating for over a year, which Mukherjea's wife and the main accused, Indrani, did not like.
-- Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order), Deven Bharti, said, "We will also seek details from Reliance Metro officials about Sheena's profile, which would give vital information related to the case."
-- Sheena had taken leave of absence on April 24, 2012, and, while she was on leave, sent in her written resignation, MMOPL had said yesterday in its statement.
-- "When Sheena had taken leave of absence on April 24 and was murdered on the same day, then this is very much clear that her resignation letter or email was sent by someone else," said a police officer requesting anonymity.
-- "We would be inquiring with Reliance Metro officials over what reasons were cited in her resignation and did she resign through email or by sending hard copy letter. Did MMOPL officials try to verify the resignation letter and contact Sheena's next of kin to know about her resignation?"
-- What did the HR team of Reliance Metro do to make full and final settlement of Sheena's job and what is the current status?
Photograph sourced from Rahul Mukerjea's Facebook page
-- Rahul Mukerjea was today again grilled about his 'relationship' with Sheena and also over the reasons for not pursuing the missing complaint about her.
-- Rahul was also taken to two flats in suburban Bandra and Khar where he had allegedly spent some time with Sheena when they were seeing each other, they said.
-- Rahul and Sheena were said to have been dating for over a year, which Mukherjea's wife and the main accused, Indrani, did not like.
-- Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order), Deven Bharti, said, "We will also seek details from Reliance Metro officials about Sheena's profile, which would give vital information related to the case."
-- Sheena had taken leave of absence on April 24, 2012, and, while she was on leave, sent in her written resignation, MMOPL had said yesterday in its statement.
-- "When Sheena had taken leave of absence on April 24 and was murdered on the same day, then this is very much clear that her resignation letter or email was sent by someone else," said a police officer requesting anonymity.
-- "We would be inquiring with Reliance Metro officials over what reasons were cited in her resignation and did she resign through email or by sending hard copy letter. Did MMOPL officials try to verify the resignation letter and contact Sheena's next of kin to know about her resignation?"
-- What did the HR team of Reliance Metro do to make full and final settlement of Sheena's job and what is the current status?
Photograph sourced from Rahul Mukerjea's Facebook page
13:06
Sheena Bora murder case: Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria reaches Khar police station to question Rahul Mukerjea.
13:03 Who sent Sheena Bora's resignation letter after her death?
It has also emerged that Sheena Boras resignation letter to the Mumbai
Metro One Private Limited was dated May 3, 2012, which means it was sent AFTER her death on April 24. her charred body was dumped in the forest around
Pen district Raigad.
The letter reportedly said that owing to personal problems, she had to quit and thanked her seniors for their support.
So, who sent the letter after her death?
12:58 Have photo proof of relationship between Peter, Indrani, Sheena: Mikhail
Speaking to TV channels, Indrani Mukerjea's son, Mikhail Bora says he felt threatened. "I have evidence -- it's a conversation between Peter Mukerjea and Sheena, I have photographs too, including Rahul. I have some photographs as evidence of how the relationship was between these guys. If the police comes today I'll give evidence right away. There is a property issue. Reports that I was the next target does not surprise me. Maybe I was the target to get this house. By killing me, and my grandparents they will get it."
He stated earlier that the police will have to come to Assam for the evidence or to question him since he cannot leave his grandparents who are ill.
He stated earlier that the police will have to come to Assam for the evidence or to question him since he cannot leave his grandparents who are ill.
12:36 Father of slain TV reporter: Not hearing her voice again crushes my soul
Update on the murder of two journalists in the US yesterday: An hour after 24-year-old Alison Parker was fatally shot during a live WDBJ (Channel 7) segment, her father, Andy Parker, received a phone call from the station confirming his worst suspicions.
Speaking with the Washington Post, Parker said that he'd remained hopeful for his daughter's survival, but as minutes turned to hours and he still hadn't received a phone call from Alison, the reality began to sink in.
"My grief is unbearable,' Parker told the Post. "Is this real? Am I going to wake up? I am crying my eyes out. I don't know if there's anybody in this world or another father who could be more proud of their daughter.'
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Speaking with the Washington Post, Parker said that he'd remained hopeful for his daughter's survival, but as minutes turned to hours and he still hadn't received a phone call from Alison, the reality began to sink in.
"My grief is unbearable,' Parker told the Post. "Is this real? Am I going to wake up? I am crying my eyes out. I don't know if there's anybody in this world or another father who could be more proud of their daughter.'
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12:29 The story of the wife whose past Peter says he knew nothing about
At 16, Upen Bora's daughter Pari had run away from her modest home in Guwahati. Years later in 2003, she returned home as the wife of STAR India chief executive Peter Mukerjea. Now, Indrani Mukerjea has exploded on the national firmament as a suspect in the murder of her eldest daughter Sheena.
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Photograph sourced from Indrani Mukerjea's Facebook page.
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Photograph sourced from Indrani Mukerjea's Facebook page.
12:15 Indrani told cops Rahul was stalking Sheena
Rahul Mukerjea, who is being questioned by the Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria at an undisclosed location, has reportedly said that he received a text from Sheena's phone, saying she wanted to break up with him, reports NDTV.
The Mumbai police say Rahul met Sheena hours before she left with Indrani Mukerjea in a car in 2012, never to be seen again.
The 24-year-old was allegedly murdered later that night. Rahul reportedly tried to file a missing complaint with the police after Sheena disappeared. Sources say Indrani Mukerjea had then told the police that Rahul was stalking Sheena and she had left for the US to escape him.
The Mumbai police say Rahul met Sheena hours before she left with Indrani Mukerjea in a car in 2012, never to be seen again.
The 24-year-old was allegedly murdered later that night. Rahul reportedly tried to file a missing complaint with the police after Sheena disappeared. Sources say Indrani Mukerjea had then told the police that Rahul was stalking Sheena and she had left for the US to escape him.
12:03 Indrani called me to Mumbai, didn't go as I feared for my life: Mikhail
CNN IBN reports: Indrani Mukerjea's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna has told the police that he was in regular touch with Indrani and in fact wanted her back in his life.
Police sources say that Indrani and Sanjeev were planning to kill Mikhail next. Mikhail refused to go to Mumbai fearing for his life.
Meanwhile, Rahul Mukerjea who was in a relationship with Sheena Bora says he received an SMS from Sheena's phone two days after her death.
Police sources say that Indrani and Sanjeev were planning to kill Mikhail next. Mikhail refused to go to Mumbai fearing for his life.
Meanwhile, Rahul Mukerjea who was in a relationship with Sheena Bora says he received an SMS from Sheena's phone two days after her death.
11:52 When Peter met Indrani (and told me to lay off)
"I have known Peter Mukerjea for almost 15 years now. In fact, it was on one rather wet evening that I had invited Peter, Sumantra Dutta (a STAR executive) and the late Murli Deora to The Library Bar then at The President and as we were sitting around having our drinks, in walked this rather beautiful woman Indrani, escorted to the bar by Alyque Padamsee."
Suhel Seth on the Mukerjeas. Read
Photo: Courtesy Indrani Mukerjea's Facebook page
Suhel Seth on the Mukerjeas. Read
Photo: Courtesy Indrani Mukerjea's Facebook page
11:36 'Indrani, ex-husband were planning to kill Mikhail too'
CNN IBN quoting the Kolkata police say Indrani and her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna were planning to kill Mikhail next probably because he had asked his mother repeatedly about Sheena's whereabouts. Sanjeev Khanna who is now in police custody over Sheena's murder says they paid Mikhail Rs 40,000 every month. Mikhail, who stays in Guwahati with Indrani's parents, told TV channels that the motive behind the murder was not property, but 'something else'.
Indian Express reports that over the last three years, whenever Mikhail Bora asked his mother, Indrani, about his sister Sheena, she would day, "She (Indrani) would only say that she (Sheena) was in the US. But when she refused to give me her contact details, I began to have doubts. Why would my sister not be in touch with me, I would ask myself," he said.
Indian Express reports that over the last three years, whenever Mikhail Bora asked his mother, Indrani, about his sister Sheena, she would day, "She (Indrani) would only say that she (Sheena) was in the US. But when she refused to give me her contact details, I began to have doubts. Why would my sister not be in touch with me, I would ask myself," he said.
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From Pori Bora to Mrs Mukerjea: The rise of Indrani. Read
11:19
FLASH: Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria to reach Khar Police station shortly.
11:16 Sheena's brother Mikhail holding Indrani's parents against their wishes?
Another twist in the complicated Sheena Bora murder case.
A neighbour of Sheena's brother Mikhail in Guwahati claimed that he has kept his maternal grandparents in his house against their wishes.
"I think they (grandparents) are being held against their wishes," Mikhail Bora's neighbor Gautam told media persons in Guwahati.
"Initially we noticed, whenever the grandfather comes out of the house, Mikhail immediately rushes out and says 'Go inside, go inside'," he added.
Photograph of Mikhail Bora's neighbor Gautam, courtesy ANI
11:07 Did Sheena threaten to reveal she was Indrani's daughter?
Cops probing motive behind the Sheena Bora's murder are looking at whether she had threatened to reveal that she was Indrani Mukerjea's daughter. Indrani had introduced her to the world as her sister.
Sheena's boyfriend Rahul Mukerjea's who is Peter Mukerjea's son from a previous marriage is being questioned again this morning. He was questioned last night as well.
Sheena's boyfriend Rahul Mukerjea's who is Peter Mukerjea's son from a previous marriage is being questioned again this morning. He was questioned last night as well.
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JUST IN: Two terrorists killed in an encounter in Viji near Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir. Another 4-5 terrorists are believed to be hiding in a cave. An operation is underway to flush them out.
10:58 Can't go to Mumbai, have to feed grandparents: Sheena's brother Mikhail
ANI Reports: Sheena Bora's brother Mikhail has refused to fly down to Mumbai to cooperate with the police investigation into her murder.
He told ANI: "Whatever Mumbai Police wants to ask me, they should ask me at my residence only. I can't go out as I have to feed my grandparents. If I go from here (Guwahati), the police and the government will have to provide a full time nurse. Also, if I go my friends will come with me. They are high-profile people, I don't want to risk that."
10:47 Kejriwal shown black flags at Patna airport
M I Khan reports: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was shown black flags by the protestors, who claimed to be the supporters of veteran social activist Anna Hazare, on his arrival at the Patna airport today.
The protestor alleged that Kejriwal has betrayed Hazare.
Kejriwal will share stage with his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar in Patna today and deliver a lecture on 'Governance'.
10:38 Sheena murder: Peter's son Rahul at Khar police station for questioning
Rahul Mukherjea, son of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukherjea, who is the husband of the accused Indrani Mukherjea, on Thursday reached Khar Police Station for being questioned in connection with Sheena Bora murder case.
The police had questioned him last night.
Peter Mukherjea is also expected to be questioned later today.
In case, you are yet to decipher the twist and turns in the case, read THIS
09:59 Rupee higher 26 paise against dollar in early trade
The rupee recovered by 26 paise to 65.88 against the US dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in early trade today on selling of the American currency.
Forex dealers said besides selling of the American currency by exporters and banks, weakness in the dollar against other currencies supported the rupee.
Further, domestic equity markets opening on strong note also influenced the rupee uptrend, they added.
The rupee had lost 4 paise versus the dollar to end at 66.14 in the previous session on renewed dollar demand from importers amid global volatility.
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 455.73 points, or 1.77 per cent, to 26,170.39 in early trade today.
09:57 Eight unanswered questions in the Sheena Bora murder case
Dailyo lists eight questions Sheena BoraIndrani Mukerjea murder case leaves us with.
Read about it HERE
09:49 National level wrestler murdered, body found inside gunny sack
A 21-year-old national level wrestler was found murdered and his body with multiple stab wounds, which was stuffed inside a gunny sack, was recovered outside Kakroi village on Thursday, police said.
The victim Hansraj went for a morning walk on Monday. His body was recovered from the gunny sack outside the village on Thursday, they said.
The body has been sent for post mortem and investigation is underway, police said, adding a large number of police force was deployed in the village following the recovery of the body.
08:58 India to launch its latest communication satellite today
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-6 will be launched today.
The launch of Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle D6 carrying GSAT-6 is scheduled at 1652 hours today from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
GSAT-6 is the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series.
GSAT-6 provides communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users, ISRO said.
The mission life of the satellite is nine years.
The cuboid shaped GSAT-6 has a lift-off mass of 2117 kg. Of this, propellants weigh 1132 kg and the dry mass of the satellite is 985 kg, it added.
One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter. This is the largest satellite antenna realised by ISRO.
The antenna is utilised for five spot beams over the Indian mainland. The spot beams exploit the frequency reuse scheme to increase frequency spectrum utilisation efficiency.
ISRO said after satellite's injection into GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) by GSLV-D6, ISRO's Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan will take control of GSAT-6 and performs the initial orbit raising manoeuvres by repeatedly firing the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board the satellite, finally placing it in the circular Geostationary Orbit.
08:45 PM Modi to inaugurate Global Call to Action Summit 2015 today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the Global Call to Action Summit 2015.
The two-day leadership summit will be a confluence of health ministers from the 24 priority countries that committed to the global Call to Action for child survival in June 2012, state health ministers from India, international academic experts amongst a host of others.
This Summit will be co-hosted with the Health Ministry of Ethiopia and in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID, UK Aid and WHO.
08:42 Centre to unveil 99 Smart Cities list today
Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and Rae Bareli will be developed as Smart Cities as the Urban Development Ministry will formally announce the names of cities being selected for the NDA government's flagship project today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the criteria and guidelines for 100 Smart Cities to be selected through city challenge competition in June 25.
"Barring Jammu and Kashmir, all states have finalised the names of proposed Smart Cities through competition. So there are total 99 cities being selected across the country," sources in Urban Development Ministry said.
While the Jammu and Kashmir government has proposed two cities -- Jammu and Srinagar -- instead of one city, the issue is yet to be resolved.
Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar are among the cities who have found place in the coveted Smart Cities project list with Uttar Pradesh bagging maximum 13 nominations.
Centre has earmarked Rs 48,000 crore for development of 100 smart cities.
All Union Territories, including Delhi, have found place in the list.
Rather some of the lesser known cities and municipal areas such as Bihar Sharif in Bihar, Moradabad and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Dharamsala in Himachal, Shivamogga in Karnataka have been nominated by the states.
08:39 Nitish, Kejriwal to share dais today at Patna
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal will share the dias at a function in Patna today, an event considered important to boost Kumar's chances in the coming assembly polls in the state.
Kumar and Kejriwal would be together at a seminar to celebrate completion of four years of Right to Service Act in Bihar, an official statement said.
Kejriwal will be the chief guest at the seminar, it said.
Today's event comes close on the heels of the two leaders sharing platform at a programme in Delhi to honour people excelling in different fields while living in the national capital.
Kumar and the Aam Admi Party chief have been enjoying close relationship for quite some time.
Kumar's party JD-U did not field any candidate in Delhi election against AAP and JD-U leaders even campaigned for Kejriwal's party.
Kejriwal reciprocated the gesture by appealing to people from Bihar living in Delhi to impress upon their relatives back home to vote for Kumar in the crucial Bihar assembly election scheduled in September-October.
08:37 Louisiana police office,, victim dead after shooting, stabbing incident
Multiple persons including a police police officer have been shot in Sunset suburb in southeastern US state of Louisiana.
St Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz told Fox News the incident began as a domestic dispute when an officer responding to the scene was shot outside a home.
After shooting the officer, the suspect then drove from the house and ran his car into a store where he barricaded himself.
Guidroz told WAFB-TV that the suspect, identified as Harrison Lee Wiley Jr barricaded himself inside an office in store, but was eventually apprehended after a nearly two-hour standoff.
"We had to go in with tools. We had to go in with tear gas, c-gas. We had to go in with hammers and firemens axes to try to get to the door and breach the door," Guidroz told WAFB.
04:20 US rules out opium eradication programme in Afghan
The US has ruled out simple opium eradication programme in Afghanistan till a comprehensive plan is developed to provide an alternative source of stable income to the farmers in that country who are forced to produce it by terrorist outfits like Taliban.
"This is a tough problem to get at, but to simply, you know, work towards some eradication programme -- to burn them to the ground, while that may have an immediate effect, it doesn't necessarily do anything for long-term stability and security for Afghan farmers," State Department spokesman, John Kirby, told reporters yesterday.
"We're all well aware that the Taliban has used it to finance itself. It's also a source of stability and income for poor farmers, who are basically forced, many times, to grow it for the Taliban," he said.
Responding to a question, Kirby said it is not just as simple as an eradication programme.
03:13 Terror group member pleads guilty to holding 3 US hostages
A member of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia faces a possible life sentence after admitting his role in the 2003 kidnapping of three Americans.
Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran pleaded guilty today in US District Court in Washington to three counts of hostage-taking, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The FARC is Colombia's main rebel movement, formed in 1964 as the armed wing of the Colombian Communist Party. US authorities say it evolved into a major armed force financed by drug trafficking, hostage-taking and extortion. It has been on the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations since 1997.
Then-US contractors Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves were conducting counter-drug aerial surveillance in southern Colombia in February 2003, when they were forced to crash land their plane on a mountainside and taken captive.
Two others aboard the plane, American contractor Thomas Janis and Colombian army Sgt Luis Alcides Cruz were killed by FARC rebels at the crash site.
US authorities say Beltran, 43, guarded the hostages, who were often chained together and led on forced marches through the Colombian jungle. They were held in cages, left outside to face the elements and received no medical attention as their physical conditions deteriorated.
02:17 51 bodies found in hull of migrant ship off Libya
A Swedish rescue crew cut up the deck of a migrant boat north of Libya today to make a grisly discovery in the hull: The corpses of 51 migrants who died making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing in hopes of reaching Europe.
The Swedish ship Poseidon was already rescuing 130 migrants from a raft north of Libya's coast when it got a call to assist a nearby wooden ship, authorities said. The Swedes rescued 439 survivors from the wooden boat then looked for the bodies.
"We had to cut up the deck of the wooden boat to get to (the bodies) in a safe way," Swedish coast guard spokesman Mattias Lindholm told The Associated Press.
He said the victims probably died of asphyxiation. The corpses were placed in body bags to make sure they didn't come into contact with the survivors.
The Italian coast guard said that in addition to the 51 dead discovered by the Poseidon crew, three women were found dead in another migrant boat and another corpse was found during the 10 rescue operations that were launched today.
The coast guard said around 3,000 people were rescued as Libya-based smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send boats overloaded with migrants to Europe.
02:10 North-Western Railway cancels 9 trains due to Patel agitation
North-Western Railways cancelled nine and partially cancelled 12 trains in view of the ongoing Patel agitation in Gujarat, an official said.
Routes of nine trains have also been changed, according to the NWR spokesperson here.
The trains which have been cancelled are -- Ajmer-Ahmedabad express, Bikaner Bandra express, Jaipur- Bandra Terminus Aravali express, Bikaner-Coimbatore superfast express, New Delhi-Ahmedabad Rajdhani express, Jaipur-Ahmedabad passenger train, Jodhpur-Ahmedabad passenger train, Ahmedabad-Ajmer express (all trains scheduled on August 27) and Bandra Terminus-Jaipur Aravali express (August 26).
00:37 8 militants killed in para-military operation in Balochistan
Eight militants of the banned Balochistan Republican Army, including its commander, were today killed by Frontier Corps personnel in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
The Frontier Corps (FC) killed eight militants belonging to the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA), including its commander Chella Reesh, in the Darinjan Nulah area of Sui, FC spokesperson Khan Wasey told reporters.
He said the eight militants were killed during a targeted operation by the FC in Sui.
"The FC also recovered five SMGs, two IEDs and 15kg of explosive materials in the operation," he said.
"The militant group was involved in terrorist activities in Sui and other areas of Dera Bugti district," Wasey said.
Late last night the security forces had also killed four militants of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in the Mian Gundai area near the Quetta-Mastung highway entry point.
00:28 Saudis say Scud missile fired by Yemeni rebels intercepted
Saudi Arabia's official news agency says the military has "intercepted and destroyed" a Scud missile fired from Yemen, which was claimed by Shiite rebels being bombed by a Saudi-led coalition.
The news agency says the Saudi military destroyed the missile's launch pad inside Yemen. It says the missile was in the Jizan region in Saudi Arabia when it was intercepted today.
A statement from the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, says the missile hit a power plant in Jizan.
Houthi rebels and troops loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh are fighting against an array of forces including southern separatists, local and tribal militias, Sunni Islamic militants as well as troops loyal to President
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
00:03 Five dead in rebel rocket fire on Syria's Homs: SANA
Five people were killed and 20 wounded today when rebel rocket fire hit a petrol station in a government-held part of Syria's central Homs city, state news agency SANA said.
The missile fire set fire to a tanker as it was unloading in the Inshaat neighbourhood of Homs, which is the provincial capital and largely under government control, SANA said.
"The rocket fire came from Talbisseh in northern Homs province where extremist groups led by (Al-Qaeda affiliate) Al-Nusra Front are located," the agency added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, also reported five dead in a blast at the petrol station, with 40 people injured.
But it said there was conflicting information on whether the blast was caused by a tanker exploding or rocket fire hitting the station.
00:02 More than 1,000 NATO paratroopers mount exercise in Germany
Amid a drive by NATO to boost its defences in light of the Ukraine crisis, 11 member countries are taking part in Exercise Swift Response at the US training area of Hohenfels in southern Germany. It will run until September 13.
More than 1,000 NATO paratroopers jumped from aircraft above Germany today in one of the alliance's largest airborne training exercise in Europe since the Cold War ended, the US army said.
Amid a drive by NATO to boost its defences in light of the Ukraine crisis, 11 member countries are taking part in Exercise Swift Response at the US training area of Hohenfels in southern Germany. It will run until September 13.
"The paratroopers are now conducting follow-on operations in Hohenfels that focus on crisis response and building a cohesive NATO team of European high readiness forces," US Army spokesman Christian Marquardt said in an email to AFP.
Airborne drills were taking place in Italy, Bulgaria and Romania as well with a total of more than 4,800 soldiers from Britain, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United States.
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