6 Labourers Killed Near Mumbai As Lift Crashes Down 40 Floors

At least six workers were killed and another injured when the construction lift at a 40-storey under-construction building collapsed this evening in the Balkum area in Thane near Mumbai, officials said.

Yasin Tadvi, who heads the disaster management cell of Thane Municipal Corporation, said it was a construction lift and not the regular elevator which came crashing down from the 40th floor and landed at P3 (three levels underground in the parking area).

The building is located off the Ghodbunder Road.

One of the supporting cables of the lift snapped, leading to the incident which occurred at around 5:30 pm, he added.

After receiving the information, a team of Regional Disaster Management Cell and Fire Brigade personnel rushed to the spot and pulled out the workers from the basement parking.

"It was not immediately clear how the lift cable malfunctioned," Mr Tadvi added.

The dead labourers have been identified as Mahendra Choupal (32), Rupesh Kumar Das (21), Harun Sheikh (47), Mithlesh (35), and Karidas (38). Another person is yet to be unidentified.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Wholesome Video Shows Tiger Family Taking A Nap In The Wild

Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey just made Sunday evening a little brighter for many social media users as he shared a delightful video of a family of tigers taking a nap. The undated video is now going viral on the internet.

In the video, the family of tigers can be seen napping together. 

"It's sleeping time. Rearing cubs for a mother tigress is tough job. She solely and secretively takes care of cubs and teaches tricks of survival and hunting," Mr Pandey wrote on X, formerly Twitter along with a video.

The video was originally shared by Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda.

See the video here:

It's sleeping time. Rearing cubs for a mother tigress is tough job. She solely and secretively takes care of cubs and teaches tricks of survival and hunting.

Via: Susanta Nanda pic.twitter.com/YXmDfpMCL6

— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) September 9, 2023

The video of the family of tigers has been viewed over 42,000 times since being shared online. It has also collected a number of delighted comments, with one person calling it a "treat of the eyes".

"Such bliss to hear and see them so happy," a user wrote on X.

"Such a lovely sight indeed," another user wrote on X.

The third user wrote, "Amazing sir.. wonderful.... thank you sir for sharing such adorable videos."

"Adorable," the fourth wrote. "Wonderful video," the fifth user commented.

In 2021, a rare sight of six tigers walking together also went viral. In the video, a group of tigers were seen walking down an unpaved road in a forest. The undated video was reportedly filmed at Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary near Nagpur in Maharashtra.

 

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India vs Pak, Asia Cup: Hourly Forecast Of Colombo Weather On Reserve Day

Intermittent rain pushed the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super 4 clash to a reserve day on Sunday. India were 147 for two in 24.1 overs when heavy rain lashed the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The rain stopped after that but the resumption was delayed due to wet outfield. A couple of wet patches on the ground was the main reason. The groundstaff even used fans to dry the areas apart from using sponge. However, before the game could resume heavy rain arrived again and forced the game to be moved to Monday.

Play on Monday will resume at 3 pm IST. Before the match resumes, here is an hourly forecast of the Colombo weather -

At 2pm: Temperature - 27 degree Celsius, rain probability - 49 percent

At 3pm: Temperature - 28 degree Celsius, rain probability - 49 percent

At 4pm: Temperature - 28 degree Celsius, rain probability - 71 percent

At 5pm: Temperature - 27 degree Celsius, rain probability - 71 percent

At 6pm: Temperature - 28 degree Celsius, rain probability - 49 percent

At 7pm: Temperature - 27 degree Celsius, rain probability - 63 percent

At 8pm: Temperature - 27 degree Celsius, rain probability - 49 percent

At 9pm: Temperature - 28 degree Celsius, rain probability - 49 percent

At 10pm: Temperature - 27 degree Celsius, rain probability - 51 percent

At 11pm: Temperature - 27 degree Celsius, rain probability - 47 percent

The weather forecast has been taken from AccuWeather. 

The activation of reserve day also means that in less than 24 hours of completion of the Pakistan game, India will meet Sri Lanka in their next Super Four encounter on Tuesday. Before the weather played spoilsport, Virat Kohli and K L Rahul were batting on 8 and 17 respectively after openers Rohit Sharma (56) and Shubman Gill (58) struck fine half-centuries.

India's Asia Cup opener against Pakistan was called off due to rain.

The weather has been a subject of intense debate through the Sri Lanka leg of Asia Cup. Rain is expected in the Sri Lankan capital throughout the tournament.

Asian Cricket Council's decision to keep a reserve day only for Sunday's game and the final also triggered a controversy.

(With PTI Inputs)

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US Open, Women's Singles Final Live: Gauff Leads Sabalenka 3-1 In 2nd Set

Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka Live, US Open 2023 Women's Singles Final: Aryna Sabalenka wins the first set 6-2 against Coco Gauff. American youngster Coco Gauff is all set to take on Aryna Sabalenka in the women' singles final at US Open 2023. Gauff defeated Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova to qualify for her maiden US Open women's singles final. The 19-year-old American secured a 6-4, 7-5 victory over the Czech player, booking her spot in the hard-court event. On other hand, Sabalenka fought back from the brink of defeat to overcome American 17th seed Madison Keys in a third-set tie-break in the semi-finals. Sabalenka won 0-6, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (10/5) to reach her second Grand Slam final.

Here are the LIVE Updates of US Open 2023, Women's Singles Final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka:

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Justin Trudeau Arrives In India With His 16-Year-Old Son For G20 Summit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has travelled to India to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10. He is accompanied by his son, Xavier Trudeau, who was seen happily waving from the aircraft after landing in the national capital.

Justin Trudeau, 51, and his 16-year-old son arrived in India on September 8 and were received by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the airport.

In a video shared by ANI on X, formerly Twitter, the Canadian Prime Minister and his eldest son are seen deplaning while waving at those present at the airport to receive them. Xavier Trudeau is wearing a fine beige colour suit over a black T-shirt as he follows his father and meets officials welcoming them.  

Xavier and his father also briefly stop to watch a cultural dance before getting in their car.

#WATCH | G-20 in India | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in Delhi for the G-20 Summit

He was received by MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar.#G20India2023 pic.twitter.com/QydfUkVVg0

— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023

Justin Trudeau is staying at The Lalit Hotel in New Delhi's Connaught Place.

Before accompanying his father to India for the 18th G20 Summit, Xavier Trudeau visited two more countries with the Canadian Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau is currently on his six-day tour to the Indo-Pacific region. He kicked off the tour on September 5 travelling to Jakarta, Indonesia, to attend the ASEAN Summit and then stayed in Singapore for a bilateral visit from September 7 to 8. Now, his tour will end with the culmination of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 10.  

Xavier was with his Prime Minister father on his visit to all three countries.  

In 2018, Justin Trudeau travelled to India for a State visit with his family including his wife and their three children. 

Justin Trudeau shares three children – sons Xavier and Hadrien and daughter Ella-Grace - with his wife, Sophie Gregoire. The couple announced their separation last month after being married for 18 years. The two got married in 2005.

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"We Ain't Letting Go Of You Now": Arjun Kapoor To Jawan Star Nayanthara

Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan has created a buzz in the nation and celebs are smitten by the craze. From SS Rajamouli to Mahesh Babu, from Varun Dhawan to Arjun Kapoor - celebs across film industries are sharing their reviews and appreciation posts for Jawan. Joining the bandwagon are Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora. Both of them shared their views on Jawan on their respective Instagram stories. Arjun Kapoor shared a video from the movie where Shah Rukh Khan can be seen doing some spine-chilling action scenes.  Tagging Shah Rukh Khan, he wrote, "the one and only King... uff too good...." For Nayanthara, Arjun wrote, "Welcome to our side we ain't  letting go of you now!" Praising director Atlee, he wrote, " Sir wow just wow" and dropped a fire emoji.

Malaika Arora, who is remembered for her iconic dance number Chaiyya Chaiyya with Shah Rukh Khan,  shared a close-up of the actor from the movie on Instagram story. Malaika's words for Shah Rukh Khan are everything. She wrote, "There's no one like you, the one and only King!" Malaika also praised Nayanthara in her post. She wrote, "You are such a delight to watch on the big screen" and dropped a heart emoji.

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan has been absorbing love from fans across nation and abroad. On Friday evening, he reacted to several fan club posts on his X.  He also wrote another thank you note for this tremendous response to Jawan. He wrote, "Thank you for all the love and appreciation for Jawan! Stay safe and happy... Please keep sending in the pics and videos of all of you enjoying at the movies.... And I will be back soon to see all of them! Until then... Party with Jawan in the theatres!! Lots of love and gratitude."

Take a look at his post here:

Thank you for all the love and appreciation for #Jawan!! Stay safe and happy… Please keep sending in the pics and videos of all of you enjoying at the movies…. And I will be back soon to see all of them! Until then… Party with Jawan in the theatres!! Lots of love and…

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 8, 2023

Jawan opened to stellar reviews. Film critic Saibal Chatterjee, in his review for NDTV, gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and he wrote, "Who is better equipped to do all this than SRK, who, even when he plays a larger-than-life action hero on a mission to take down a powerful industrialist who has wronged him and his nation in more ways than one, can stay rooted in the real world and animate the canvas with humanity even as he projects an invincible, superhero-like persona?"

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IND vs PAK: Weather Forecast and Rain Prediction For Game Day, Reserve Day

India and Pakistan are set to face off in the Asia Cup for the second time in the ongoing edition on Sunday. Last week, the India vs Pakistan group stage match was washed out due to rain in Pallekele, with both teams sharing a point each. The focus will be on the rain gods as India and Pakistan square off once again, this time at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. On Friday, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) added a reserve day for the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan.

"A reserve day has been incorporated for the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4's match between India and Pakistan scheduled to take place on 10th September at Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. If adverse weather suspends play during the Pak vs India game, the match will continue on 11th September 2023 from the point it was suspended," the ACC said in a statement.

As anticipation builds for the clash of the two Asia giants, weather conditions are casting a shadow over the fixture as the forecast predicts as rain could play spoilsport on both, the game day as well as the reserve day.

As per Weather.com, there is a 90-100 per cent chance of rain in Colombo on Sunday, with thunderstorms.

On the reserve day, there is a 90 per cent chance of rain, alongwith thunderstorms.

Accuweather also predicts high probablity of rain with 94 and 95 per cent cloud cover on Sunday and Monday, respectively.

"Cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms, especially late in the day," the forecast read.

The India vs Pakistan match is the only one in the Super Four stage to have a reserve day.

However, the coaches of both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- the other two teams in round two -- have voiced their displeasure over the exemption granted by the ACC.

The exemption, however, has been granted keeping in mind that the clash of arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, brings in a lot of revenue for broadcasters.

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