Hotel Owner Claims "Super Friendly" Guests Stole Everything In Room

A hotel owner in Wales was left stunned after a couple of her guests stole everything from their room, including electric appliances, before checking out. According to the BBC, the owner of the Dolphin Hotel in Pembroke Dock accused two of her guests of stealing 200 pounds of items after checking in their stay on Saturday. 

The 43-year-old landlady, Natalie Newton, said that the couple seemed "super friendly" while checking in, but she was still suspicious because they did not have any luggage with them. 

Ms Newton claimed that all in all, the guests made off the kettle, an electric fan, luxury towels, two lamps, the tea and coffee container, a charging tower and other stuff, the BBC reported. 

"This will cost at least 200 pounds to replace everything but it also meant I couldn't rent the room out again until it was all replenished," the 43-year-old said, as per Metro. 

She further stated that crime could not have come at a worse time for the business which has been in her family since 1999. "We're trying to run a boutique hotel and restaurant but first we had Covid and now we have the cost of living crisis - I don't know how much longer we can keep going," she said.

"I tried contacting the couple. I have phoned the number they left, I have messaged them but they haven't come back. I even tried charging their card but the payment was declined," Ms Newton claimed, as per the outlet. 

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According to the landlady, the only things the guests didn't take were the shampoo and soaps from the bathroom. She also said that the room was unusable for a number of days while everything was replaced. She said that the couple had south Wales accents and their card was declined. 

Ms Newton has now put out an appeal to identify the miscreants who used Booking.com to reserve the room. She is hoping the CCTV footage she provided to the cops will help identify the duo.

The Dyfed-Powys Police, on the other hand, said inquiries were ongoing into the incident.

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Elon Musk Shares Son's Adorable Pic In Front Of Giant X Logo. See Post

Billionaire Elon Musk is always in the news. Be it for the changes he is making to his microblogging website X (formerly known as Twitter), or for his comments on current affairs. However, this time, the Tesla and SpaceX owner shared an adorable picture of his son X AE A-XII standing in front of a large X logo. 

Posted on X, the image shows Mr Musk's son, whom he lovingly addresses as 'Lil X', standing in front of the huge X logo, wearing white t-shirt with knee length khaki pants. He is also seen holding a tumbler in his hand while looking at the camera with a huge smile on his face.  

Take a look below: 

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 25, 2023

The SpaceX CEO shared the image just a few hours ago and it has already captured the attention of many on social media. The picture has accumulated more than 56 million views and over 810,000 likes. The post also received several comments with users expressing their adoration for the child.

"Lil X next to the X! This is awesome," wrote one user. "Beautiful," commented another. 

"Baby X on fire," said a third user. "Such a cutie," added another. 

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Mr Musk shared another picture with X, which captured the perfect father-son moment. The image showed the tech billionaire sharing a lighthearted, adorable moment with the little one. "Practicing martial arts with my sparring partner," he wrote in the caption of his post. 

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X AE A-XII was born in 2020 and is Elon Musk's first child with Canadian musician Grimes. In 2022, the former couple also welcomed their second child via surrogate, a daughter named Exa Dark Siderael Musk. The pair have been co-parenting their children after splitting up in September 2021. They had been in a relationship since 2018. 

Meanwhile, Elon Musk also welcomed twins with Shivon Zilis in November 2021 - one month before his second child with Grimes. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also has five children - Griffin, Vivian, Kai, Saxon and Damian - with Canadian author Justine Wilson.

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130 Ambulances, 66 Fire Engines, Foolproof Security For G20 Event In Delhi

Eighty teams of doctors and a fleet of 130 ambulances will be handling any medical emergencies during the upcoming G20 Summit in the city, officials said on Friday. 

In a review meeting with top officials on Thursday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena said the next seven days would be crucial for the preparedness for the mega event on September 9-10, Raj Niwas officials said. 

The LG was assured by the officials during the meeting that foolproof security arrangements were put in place to deal with any kind of threat -- terror, nuclear, biological, chemical -- as well as anything arising out of the general law and order situation, officials said.

The LG was informed that work has already commenced for the installation of G-20 logos and flags of all participating countries on different streets and roads beginning from Palam Technical Area, hotels and Summit venue.

Eighteen locations have been identified and two more are likely to be added for the purpose and 43 flags, including those of some international bodies, would be installed.

A total of 66 fire tenders have been kept ready and will be parked at Summit venue Pragati Maidan and designated hotels to meet any eventuality, they said.

By the next week, signages on roads and streets will be installed. Police have also started booking those involved in the defacing of public property.

Steps are also being taken to ensure that stray cattle and street dogs are suitably handled and the police along with civic bodies are carrying out the task, the LG was informed by the officials in the meeting.

For any medical exigencies, the LG was informed that all government hospitals have been fully prepared and equipped. There are altogether 80 teams of doctors and trained medical personnel with three teams in each hospitals. 

A total of 70 advanced and 60 well-equipped ambulances would be deployed for the event.

Private hospitals have also been directed to be ready in case of need. Verification of all teams have been done and medical kits are ready. Ambulances would also be stationed at the Summit venue and all designated hotels where dignitaries would be staying. All medical personnel have been instructed to be in proper uniform, stated officials. 

The fire department has been directed that fire tenders should be parked at the designated hotels. The LG directed that audit of fire safety at hotels be carried out on priority basis.

Altogether, 66 fire tenders have been kept ready. Five fire tenders would be stationed at the Summit venue and there would be some standby fire tenders also. Hotels will be covered by 23 fire tenders for which fire fighters have been deputed zone wise, they said.

In the meeting, Saxena also enquired about power supply at the venue and directed to make it glitch-free. He directed that mock drills should be carried out to meet any eventuality through seamless coordination among the power department and India Trade Promotion Organisation.

He also emphasised on work on war footing to ensure that no gaps were left in civil, electrical, horticulture, medical and security arrangements.

The LG said the G20 Summit was an opportunity for the city to create permanent assets and added that final shape should be given to each aspect of the projects related to installation of statues, sculptures, fountains, lighting, flower pots, among others.

He agreed to a proposal for documentation of process to prepare for the G20 Summit that could help in making preparations for a big event of similar scale in the future, officials said.

The LG will review the preparations for the Summit in next meeting on August 31, they added.

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"Serious Danger To His Life": Imran Khan's Wife Tells Pak Supreme Court

Pakistan's jailed prime minister Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi on Friday urged the Supreme Court to take "serious notice" of her husband's deteriorating health, saying it posed a "serious danger to his life".

The 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman is currently lodged in the Attock District Jail in Punjab province after his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case earlier this month.

Bushra Bibi moved the Supreme court following her meeting with the cricketer-turned-politician at the prison on Tuesday.

Bushra through her counsel Rifaqat Hussain Shah submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court, requesting it to intervene for the sake of Imran Khan's health.

According to the affidavit, Bushra "found a significant decline in the petitioner's health" and that he "appears to have lost weight substantially during the course of his confinement, particularly loss of muscles around his arms".

"Such a decline in the health of a person in his 70s can be a serious danger to his life...it is feared that the petitioner's life is seriously threatened for which it is humbly prayed that this honourable court may kindly take serious notice of the same," it said.

The affidavit stated that Bushra Bibi was allowed to meet Khan after "unwarranted delays and difficulties" on August 22 at the Attock jail.

This is not the first time that Bushra has expressed fear of her husband's life in danger. She has expressed similar concerns in a letter to the Punjab government last week. In the letter, the former first lady said she feared that Imran Khan could be "poisoned" in jail.

As Khan languishes in jail, his legal team has been trying hard to get relief from courts.

However, earlier in the day, the Islamabad High Court adjourned until Monday the hearing of a petition challenging Khan's conviction and sentence in the Toshakahna corruption case.

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PM Modi Conferred With Greece's Grand Cross Of The Order Of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N Sakellaropoulou on Friday, a special honour reflecting the strength of the India-Greece partnership.

The honour is bestowed by the Greek president to prime ministers and eminent personalities who, by reason of their distinguished position, have contributed to enhancing the stature of Greece.

In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi thanked President Sakellaropoulou, and the Government and people of Greece for conferring upon him The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour.

I thank President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Government and people of Greece for conferring upon me The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour. This shows the respect the people of Greece have towards India. @PresidencyGR pic.twitter.com/UWBua3qbPf

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2023

"This shows the respect the people of Greece have towards India," he said, sharing a picture of the event.

The Ministry of External Affairs in a tweet said it is "a special honour reflecting the strength of the India-Greece partnership".

The citation, according to pmindia.gov.in website, says, "In the person of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an honour is bestowed upon the friendly people of India." "On the occasion of this visit, the Greek State Honours the Prime Minister of India, a statesman who has tirelessly promoted the global reach of his country and who works systematically for India's economic progress and prosperity, bringing about bold reforms. A statesman who has brought environmental protection and climate change among the top priorities of international activity," it states.

The Order of Honour was established in 1975. The head of goddess Athena is depicted on the front side of the Star with the inscription "ONLY THE RIGHTEOUS SHOULD BE HONOURED".

Prime Minister Modi, who is in Athens at the invitation of Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, arrived in the Greek capital from South Africa where he attended the 15th BRICS Summit.

This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Greece in the last 40 years. The last high-level visit to Greece took place in September 1983 when then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi travelled to the country.

Prime Minister Modi has been honoured by countries across the world. Recently, during his visit to Paris in July, Prime Minister Modi was conferred with the highest honour of France, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron.

In June, Prime Minister Modi was conferred with the 'Order of the Nile', Egypt's highest honour, by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, during his visit to the Arab nation.

During his US visit in 2020, Prime Minister Modi was conferred with the Legion of Merit award by then president Donald Trump.

In 2019, the prime minister was conferred with the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. It is the top honour in the Gulf country.

Prime Minister Modi was also honoured with Russia's highest civilian award, Order of St Andrew Award, in 2019. In the same year, he also received Order of Zayed Award, the highest civilian honour of UAE.

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Delhi Couple Kidnap Baby Boy After Daughter Asks For Brother To Tie Rakhi

A couple was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a one-month-old boy after their daughter asked them for a brother to tie rakhi on the upcoming Raksha Bandhan festival, police said on Friday.

According to the police, the 17-year-old son of Sanjay Gupta, 41, and Anita Gupta, 36, residents of Raghubir Nagar in Tagore Garden, had died last year, they said.

On Thursday at 4.34 am, police got information regarding the kidnapping of an infant of a handicapped woman. The complainant couple, who lives on a footpath at Chhatta Rail Chowk, alleged that when they woke up around 3 am, they discovered that their child was missing and suspected that someone had kidnapped him, a senior police officer said.

During the investigation, police checked the CCTV cameras of the nearby area and saw two bike-borne people roaming in the area. They checked around 400 CCTV cameras and traced them up to LNJP Hospital, the officer said.

Thereafter, police analysed all the details and found that the alleged bike was registered in the name of Sanjay, the officer said.

The area was a cluster and crime-prone. Around 15 police personnel, along with woman staff, equipped with weapons cordoned off the area. They went to C-Block in Tagore Garden's Raghubir Nagar where they found the accused couple and the kidnapped child, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said.

Sanjay and Anita disclosed that their teenage son died after falling off a terrace on August 17 last year and their 15-year-old daughter was asking for a brother to tie rakhi on the upcoming Raksha Bandhan, he said.

So, they decided to kidnap a boy. The couple found this infant sleeping at some distance from his mother near Chhatta Rail Chowk and abducted him to take care of him as their son, Mr Kalsi said.

Sanjay, a tattoo artist by profession, was previously involved in three criminal cases, police said, adding that Anita is a mehandi artist.

The infant's mother is handicapped from both hands and legs and his father is a rag picker. They are homeless and live on a footpath, they said.

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Company Changes Its 50-Foot Office Sign After Chandrayaan-3 Landing

India's third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, landed on the Moon's south pole on August 23. The successful moon mission has made India the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface after the US, China, and the erstwhile Soviet Union. Parties and prayers were held with great fervour across the country ahead of the historic lunar touchdown. Celebrating the occasion, Magicpin, which describes itself as a local savings super app on X, formerly Twitter, has recently changed its 50-foot office sign in Gurugram's IFFCO Chowk to commemorate the historic achievement by the scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation.

On the afternoon of August 23, the company took to the microblogging platform and said, "If Chandrayaan lands on the moon, We'll change our 50 FOOT Office Sign from magicpin to magicISRO @IFFCO chowk Gurgaon."

If Chandrayaan lands on the moon 🚀
We'll change our 50 FOOT Office Sign
from magicpin to magicISRO
@ IFFCO chowk Gurgaon ❤️🫡

QT & tell us what you'll do if Chandrayaan 3
lands on the moon and WIN Food & Fashion
GOODIES AT 1/10th THE COST, just like the cost
of #Chandrayaan3 💸… pic.twitter.com/a03hRZnQiR

— magicpin (@mymagicpin) August 23, 2023

Around 6 pm on the same evening, Vikram lander reached the Moon and the country entered an elite space club that had only three nations so far. Keeping up their promise, the company tweeted an image of the changed company board at their Gurugram office on August 24. The office board read "magicISRO" with a moon made on the letter "i". "WE KEPT OUR PROMISE Just like #Chandrayaan3 Hope you've kept yours For India, even sky is not the limit And for you & us, the only way is up," they said in the tweet alongside a picture of the office sign.

WE KEPT OUR PROMISE ❤️🫡🇮🇳
Just like #Chandrayaan3 🚀
Hope you've kept yours 😉

For India, even sky is not the limit 🙌🏻
And for you & us, the only way is up 🔥#Chandrayaan3Landing #Chandrayaan3Success https://t.co/V9rhxyzhmu pic.twitter.com/dYyina3nfg

— magicpin (@mymagicpin) August 24, 2023

Since being shared, the post has amassed over 1.4 lakh tweets and a thousand likes.

Anshoo Sharma, the co-founder and CEO of the company said, "ISRO has inspired a billion plus people to believe that we can all reach the moon, and beyond!"

"Proud of you bhai," said a user.

"ISRO created magic indeed," added a person.

A third person wrote, "Indeed a wonderful gesture!!"

Meanwhile, ISRO shared the first selfies from the moon's surface of India's robots Vikram and Pragyan. Vikram lander took images and a video of its ramp as the Pragyan rover was at its snail's pace. It is to be noted that Vikram has landed in an area that seems relatively plain which should give Pragyan the opportunity to do its moonwalk.

Chandrayaan-3's accomplishment is special as no other spacecraft has been able to achieve a soft landing near the Moon's South Pole. The south pole - far from the equatorial region targeted by previous missions including the crewed Apollo landings - is full of craters and deep trenches.

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