India expects immediate and safe return of IAF pilot: MEA tells acting Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner

Pakistan's acting Deputy High Commissioner was on Wednesday summoned by India in New Delhi, to lodge a strong protest over Pakistan Air Force's bid to attack Indian military installations, External Affairs Ministry sources said. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah, who was summoned to the South Block here, also told Indian officials about capturing of an Indian pilot by Pakistani authorities, they said.  

India also strongly objected to Pakistan’s vulgar display of an injured personnel of the Indian Air Force in violation of all norms of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention. It was made clear that Pakistan would be well advised to ensure that no harm comes to the Indian defence personnel in its custody. India also expects his immediate and safe return.  

It is unfortunate that instead of fulfilling its international obligation and bilateral commitment to take credible action against terrorist entities and individuals operating from its soil, Pakistan has acted with aggression against India, MEA told Pak envoy. 

It was clearly conveyed that India reserves the right to take firm and decisive action to protect its national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity against any act of aggression or cross-border terrorism. 

Regret was expressed at continuing denial by Pakistan’s political and and military leadership at the presence of terrorist infrastructure in territories under its control.   

A dossier was handed over to Pakistan side with specific details of JeM complicity in Pulwama terror attack and the presence of JeM terror camps and its leadership in Pakistan. It was conveyed that India expects Pakistan to take immediate and verifiable action against terrorism emanating from  territories under its control. 

India has accused Pakistan of using its Air Force to target Indian military installations on Wednesday morning in response to pre-dawn counter-terror strikes of Tuesday against Jaish-e-Mohammad camps in Pakistan.

In Islamabad, Pakistan's foreign office also summoned India's Acting High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned what it called "unprovoked ceasefire violations" by the Indian forces along the Line of Control resulting in killing of four civilians. 

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Imran Khan: If war begins, it won't be in my or Narendra Modi's control

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated his request for talks on terror with India even as he claimed that his forces shot down two MiG 21s this morning after they intruded into Pak air space. 

In a televised message to India, Pakistan PM said that the two countries should sit down for talks as better sense must prevail. "If a war takes place, it will not be in my or Narendra Modi's control. If you want any kind of talks on terrorism, we are ready. Better sense must prevail. We should sit down and talk," Imran Khan said. 

Hinting at the possible eventuality of the nulcear war, the Pak PM said that the two nations may not be able to afford to tread that path. "All wars in world history have been miscalculated, those who started the wars did not know where it will end. So, I want to ask India, with the weapons you and we have, can we afford miscalculation?" he added. 

The Indian government has claimed that one MiG 21 plane crashed this morning after it was reacting to LoC intrusion by one Pakistan F-16 jet. While Pakistani jet was shot down, India lost its MiG 21 as well. The whereabouts of the pilot are unknown for now. Pakistan has claimed that they have two Indian pilots in custody, while India says only one is missing in action.  

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Kesari New Song Sanu Kehndi: Akshay Kumar as Havildar Ishar Singh enjoys Bhangra with his squad

After the trailer of Kesari made loads of noise on the social media, superstar Akshay Kumar dropped the first track Sanu Kehndi  on his social media. In the video, Akshay as Havildar Ishar Singh is enjoying Bhangra with his squad at some place which looks like a prison compound. Sanu Kehndi showcases the camaraderie of Ishar Singh with his 20 men who fought the Battle of Saragarhi. The song has been composed by Tanishk Bagchi and penned by Kumaar.

Romy and Brijesh Sandilya have voiced the song. Talking to DNA, Anurag said that Sanu Kehndi was helmed to display the bond of friendship shared by these 21 men.

Earlier this month, Akshay Kumar garnered heaps of praises when the first trailer of his period drama Kesari was dropped on the social media. Many people from within the fraternity lauded the superstar for playing Ishar Singh with such a gravitas.

Talking about Kesari, it is a period drama based on the famous Battle of Saragarhi which was fought between British led army of 21 Sikh men and 10,000 Afghan in 1897. It is touted to be one of the most glorious battles every fought in history. The film bankrolled by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions will hit the theatres on March 21.

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India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Shikhar Dhawan's departure raises eyebrows, Twitterati have their say

Team India opener Shikhar Dhawan had a rather strange dismissal as his departure sparks controversy during the 2nd and final T20I against Australia in Bengaluru. 

Dhawan lofted a shot over the covers in the second ball of the ninth over and goes a little close to the sweepers where Stoinis ran in and claimed the catch. The umpire had given the soft signal as out but went for a referral upstairs. 

On the big screen in slow motion, the ball seemed to have touched the ground before it landed in Stoinis' hands, but he did have a finger underneath it. The umpires felt that it was the correct decision to adjudge Dhawan as OUT.

Here's how the commentary went on in our live blog. 

"OUT! The umpire feels Stoinis has his fingers underneath the ball and has given it in the fielding team's favor. I feel the soft signal has played a big part here as that could have gone either way. However, one can say, it is the right decision in the end. End of Dhawan's misery and India have lost both their openers in quick succession. Once again, the bowling change does the trick for the visitors. Behrendorff bowls it outside off and it is on a length. It is the cross-seam delivery. Sticks in the wicket a little. Dhawan lofts it over covers but it is a little too close to the sweeper. Stoinis there runs in and he seems to have taken it. The umpires though are not sure and they take it upstairs. The soft signal is out. After quite a few replays the umpire has decided to stay with the on-field call. Australia, just like the last game are crawling back into the game after the Powerplay."

थर्ड अम्पायर नितिन मेनोन को अपनी आँख अछे डॉक्टर को दिखानी चाहिए !
because Shikhar dhawan was not out . @BCCI @cricketcomau @ICC @SDhawan25pic.twitter.com/G0vqRveD3g

— मिशन 2019🇮🇳🌷 (@AryanDevKala2) February 27, 2019

The opener started his innings quite slow and was eventually on his way back after scoring 14 off 24 balls. However, his opening partner KL Rahul lit up Bengaluru after a fiery 26-ball 47 which included 3 fours and 4 sixes. 

Here's how Twitter reacted to the decision made by the Umpire on Dhawan's dismissal. 

थर्ड अम्पायर नितिन मेनोन को अपनी आँख अछे डॉक्टर को दिखानी चाहिए !
because Shikhar dhawan was not out . @BCCI @cricketcomau @ICC @SDhawan25pic.twitter.com/G0vqRveD3g

— मिशन 2019🇮🇳🌷 (@AryanDevKala2) February 27, 2019

If @SDhawan25 is out How can we say cricketing technology is now advanced and genuine . @BCCI@ICC 🙄🙄🙄😎 #indiavsaustralia #T20

— Soumya Kanta Biswas (@myselfskbiswas) February 27, 2019

If @SDhawan25 is out How can we say cricketing technology is now advanced and genuine . @BCCI@ICC 🙄🙄🙄😎 #indiavsaustralia #T20

— Soumya Kanta Biswas (@myselfskbiswas) February 27, 2019

It clearly landed on the ground first & than in the ✋ #INDvAUS #notout @SDhawan25

— Mohammed patel (@mohdpatel88) February 27, 2019

@ICC @BCCI #indiavsaustralia #t20 poor decision by third umpire in today's match to given out to @SDhawan25 by wrong decision very disappointed with third umpire🤐🤐🙃😕😡😡

— jain_989 (@akshatjain1816) February 27, 2019

Shame on @MStoinis for claiming that. Again, point proven. Have the skills. But zero class. If you can't best em, cheat em. @SDhawan25 was not out. There's no doubt on that one mister 3rd umpire. #INDvAUS #BackTheBlue

— Chaitu (@ckalapala) February 27, 2019

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Lifestyle study: 33 per cent young professionals feel technology hinders work and family commitments

Around 33 per cent of young professionals in India feel technology is a major hindrance to work and family commitments, said a Monster.com survey, on Wednesday.

Other hindrances were meetings, calls, and training after office hours (18 per cent) and negative attitude of supervisors towards work-life balance (11 per cent), the report said.

"As opposed to the belief that technology is a facilitator, one-third of the young professionals find technology (laptops and mobile phones) a hindrance in managing family with work commitments," it said. According to the survey, 67 per cent of India's working professionals think about work, even when they are not at work. 

"About half of the respondents in relationships currently, confessed the lack of work-life balance makes them or their partners irritable, ill-tempered," it said.

Over 2,000 working professionals in the age group, 18-55 years participated in the survey, with maximum responses received from people in 18-34 age bracket, according to Monster.com

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PCB ready to counter India at ICC Meet, claims official

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has "prepared a counter" in case the BCCI decides to boycott the June 16 World Cup game in Manchester in the wake of Pulwama terror attack which killed 40 CRPF personnel.

The matter will come up for discussion at the ICC Quarterly meet in Dubai, starting Wednesday.

PCB Chairman, Ehsan Mani, MD Wasim Khan and COO Subhan Ahmad are in Dubai to attend the various meetings and workshops.

The very important Executive Board meeting is scheduled on Friday and Saturday in which the Indian delegation is expected to push for discussion on a letter it has sent to the ICC asking member countries to oust any member country which supporters terrorism.

Although it has not been named in the letter, BCCI wants other cricket boards to "sever ties with nation from which terrorism emanates".

Some of India's former players and captains have also called for India not to play Pakistan in the World Cup match on June 16.

"Pakistan's stance is that if India wants to give a walkover, it can't do anything about it. But it will pose a question as to what happens if both countries again qualify to meet each other in the knockout stages," the PCB official said.

The PCB is also expected to raise the issue of their captain Sarfaraz Ahmed being banned for four matches under the anti-racism policy of the ICC after the reconciliation process had been set into motion and he had apologised to the South African team.

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Sushma Swaraj raises Pulwama terror attack with Chinese Foreign Minister

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday raised the recent Pulwama suicide attack in her crucial bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here, a day after India destroyed a major Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan.

"I am visiting China at a time when there is grief and anger in India. It is the worst terrorist attack directed against our security forces in Jammu and Kashmir," she said in her opening remarks during the meeting held on the side-lines of Russia, India, China Foreign Ministers meeting. 

"The attack was carried out by Jaish-e-Muhammed, the Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation," she said. 

Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based JeM in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country.

Following the incident, India bombed and destroyed JeM's biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80-km from the Line of Control (LoC) early Tuesday, killing a "very large number" of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders. 

Stating that the JeM is banned by the UN and other countries, Swaraj told Wang that “this terrorist attack is the direct result of the impunity and cover provided to the JeM and its leaders by the Pakistani side”.

“After the Pulwama attack the entire UN has spoken with full voice to condemn it,” she said. 

Swaraj who arrived here early this morning told Wang that this is their first meeting this year and therefore an opportune time for the two sides to take stock of the bilateral relations and look ahead for cooperation.

“This is our first meeting this year. Therefore, an opportune time for us to take stock of our bilateral relations and look ahead for cooperation. The India-China relationship is an important relationship for both of our countries,” she said.

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Google trends: Pakistanis more interested in Indian Air Force than Pakistan Air Force

According to an analysis of Google trends, people in Pakistan searched for the Indian Air Force more than the Pakistan Air Force on Tuesday. The analysis came after India carried out airstrikes at camps of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Balakot inside Pakistan. The patterns of the graphs of five search terms that were popular on Tuesday - Indian Air force, Pakistan Air Force, Balakot, surgical strike and LoC were compared, which showed that the graph of Google searches for Indian Air Force remained above than the graph for its Pakistani counterpart, for much part of the day in Pakistan.

Moreover, the term 'surgical strike' remained the most popular term in India, suggested the search graphs of these terms for India and Pakistan, while the term 'Balakot' was the most searched term in Pakistan. 

Early on Tuesday, jets of the Indian Air Force crossed the LoC and entered Pakistan's territory, where they dropped bombs on terror camps.

The news was broken by Pakistan at 5:12 am after its spokesperson of armed forces Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor tweeted that Indian Air Force has "violated" the LoC.

In another tweet, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that the Indian Air Force jets dropped payloads and returned.

Pakistan, however, claimed that the IAF jets did not succeed in their operation and returned after being tracked by Pakistan. 

By this time, the search trends for the airstrike took pace and topped Google trends. Meanwhile, search trends for the term 'Balakot' started gaining traction in Pakistan. 

Search frequency for Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Army was lower than that for Indian Air Force, which was evident by a comparison of terms like 'Pakistan Army', 'Pakistan Air Force', 'Indian Air Force' and 'Indian Army'. 

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Indian films will not release in Pakistan: Pak govt after Indian air strikes

The Pakistan government on Tuesday said no film from India will release in the country as it has called for a ban on Indian content after the Indian air force destroyed a terror training camp in Balakot.

The country's information and broadcasting minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said the country's film exhibitors association will be boycotting the Indian films.

He also said that he has instructed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to crack down on "made-in-India advertisements".

"Cinema Exhibitors Association has boycotted Indian content, no Indian movie will be released in Pakistan. Also have instructed PEMRA to act against Made in India Advertisements. #PakistanTayarHai" Hussain tweeted.

The minister's comments came on a day when India bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80-km from the Line of Control (LoC).

The bombing resulted in killing of a "very large number" of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders, officials said in New Delhi.

The air strikes came 12 days after the JeM carried out a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 CRPF soldiers.

In the wake of the terror attack, the makers of films such as "Total Dhamaal", "Luka Chuppi", "Arjun Patiala", "Notebook" and "Kabir Singh" had announced that they will not screening their movies the neighbouring country.

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New mothers may experience drastic effects on their sleep for up to 6 years; Here's why

The joy of becoming parents is incomparable to any other feeling in this universe. While the birth of a child brings happiness for the parents, it has drastic effects on first-time mothers' sleep for up to six years according to the latest health study. The findings showed in the first three months after birth, mothers slept one hour less compared with a pre-pregnancy period, while father's sleep duration decreased by 15 minutes.

"While having children is a major source of joy for most parents, it is possible that increased demands and responsibilities associated with the role as a parent lead to shorter sleep and decreased sleep quality even up to six years after the birth of the first child."

"Women tend to experience more sleep disruptions than men after the birth of a child, reflecting that mothers are still the primary caregiver than fathers," said Sakari Lemola, from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick. 

When the children were four-six years old, sleep duration was still about 20 minutes shorter in mothers and 15 minutes shorter in fathers compared with their pre-pregnancy sleep. A similar time course was also observed for their satisfaction with sleep.

For the study, published in the journal Sleep, the team examined 4,659 parents who had a child between 2008 and 2015. The amount of time a person sleeps, including daytime naps, is associated with the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. Insufficient sleep is also associated with obesity and behavioural problems in kids.

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PM Modi to address public rally in Rajasthan’s Churu today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally at Churu in Rajasthan today. PM Modi’s visit to the Shekhawati region assumes significance in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were martyred. Large number of people from Shekhawati region have been joining armed forces for a long time. 

The prime minister will address the rally at the police line in Churu. Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and other prominent local leaders of the region will also be present on this occasion. 

PM Modi’s visit assumes political significance too as it comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi’s rally will have impact in around 5 Lok Sabha seats including Bikaner, Sriganganagar-Hanumangarh, Jhunjunu and Sikar.

The region covers 40 assembly constituencies out of which 13 are represented by the BJP in the present assembly while 22 seats have Congress representatives. 

Security has been tightened in Churu in view of PM Modi’s visit. 3200 jawans of police and SPG have been deployed in and around the venue.

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Fully prepared' for befitting response to 'any India aggression': Pak Army

A top Pakistan Army official said on Monday that his country's armed forces are "fully prepared" for a befitting response to "any Indian aggression or misadventure".

 

Army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa met Air chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan and the two chiefs deliberated on operational environment including threat and response.

 

"Both chiefs expressed satisfaction on readiness, coordination and synergy. Pakistan Armed Forces are fully prepared for a befitting response to any Indian aggression or misadventure," he added.

 

His statement came amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan after the February 14 suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group that killed 40 CRPF soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

 

Days after the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said security forces were given a free hand to avenge the dastardly act.

 

Ghafoor said Gen Bajwa also visited Headquarters Rawalpindi Corps, where he was briefed on operational situation and state of readiness along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary (WB). 

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Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: Prithvi Shaw issues IPL warning as Mumbai raze Goa

Young prodigy Prithvi Shaw found his mojo back as domestic giants Mumbai Monday cantered to a fourth straight win in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, hammering Goa by six wickets in a Group C game of the T20 tournament here.

Earlier, Mumbai had defeated Sikkim, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh in the premier domestic T20 tournament.

Mumbai rode on Shaw's blazing 71 off just 47 balls to reach the target of 140 with 10 balls to spare.

Shaw, who struggled in the last three games, finally found momentum and registered his first fifty of the tournament.

The 19-year-old batsman's quickfire knock was studded with five boundaries and seven sixes.

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (31) played his part to perfection as the duo laid the foundation stone of the win with a 95-run opening stand.

Mumbai slumped to 117/4 from a healthy 95/1 but experienced Surya Kumar Yadav (24 not out) steered the side home at the Emeralds Heights International School Ground.

Earlier, Mumbai bowlers did a decent job to restrict Goa to 140 for 4 in their 20 overs.

Goa openers Sagun Kamat (27) and skipper Amogh Desai (38) got starts, but were unable to convert them into big scores.

The duo added 58 runs for the first wicket, but both fell in quick succession.

One-down Amit Verma (27) and wicket-keeper Keenan (26) were also looking good, but Mumbai bowlers sent them back to the pavilion before they could consolidate further.

Mumbai bowlers - Dhawal Kulkarni (1-31), Shardul Thakur (1-25), Shubham Ranjane (1-19) and Shams Mulani (1-20) - put in collective efforts to deny Goa a big score.

Brief scores: At Indore: Goa 140/4 (Amogh Desai 38, Sagun Kamat 27; Shubham Ranjane 1-19) lost to Mumbai 141/4 (Prithvi Shaw 71, Ajinkya Rahane 31; Vijesh Prabhudesai 1-11) by six wickets.

Mumbai 4 points, Goa 0 points.

At Indore (Holkar Stadium): Madhya Pradesh 159/6 (Naman Ojha 74, Parth Sahani 40; Amit Mishra 3-19) lost to Railways 161/5 (P S Singh 61, Ashish Yadav 32 not out; Mihir Hirwani 3/20) by five wickets.

Railways 4 points, MP 0 points.

At Holkar Stadium: Sikkim 75 (Milind 28, Nilesh Lamichaney 13; Jaydev Unadkat 2-9) lost to Saurashtra 79/3 (Cheteshwar Pujara 39 not out, Sheldon Jackson 24; B B Sharma 3-23) by seven wickets.

Saurashtra 4 points, Sikkim 0 points.

At Surat: C B Patel ground: Vidarbha 117 (J M Sharma 49, Atharva Taide 23; S K K Ahmed 5-18, Nathu Singh 2-11) won against Rajasthan 73 (M N Singh 24, Robin Bist 22; Akshay Karnewar 4-7, R L Jangid 2-11) by 44 runs.

Vidarbha 4 points, Rajasthan 0 points.

At Lalbhai Contractor Stadium: Tamil Nadu 125/6 (NS Chaturved 34, M S Washington Sundar 33; A Nagwaswalla 3-11, Piyush Chawla 2-16) won against Gujarat 124 all out (Chirag Gandhi 68 not out, Priyank Panchal 14; Washington Sundar 2-10, R Sai Kishore 1-19) by 1 run.

Tamil Nadu 4 points, Gujarat 0 points.

At Lalbhai Contractor Stadium: Bihar 78 all out (Asfahan Khan 25, Piyush Kumar Singh 21; G K Singh 2-11, Ankit Rajan Maini 2-14) lost to Himachal Pradesh 81/1 (A K Bains 54 not out, P S Chopra 14; Samar Quadri 1-14) by nine wickets.

Himachal Pradesh 4 points, Bihar 0 points.

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Urvashi Rautela's fan moment with Justin Bieber, calls it 'Best Birthday Present'

Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela had a fan moment just hours ahead of her birthday when she met Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey, a model. She called it the "best evening" of her life. 

Urvashi, who turned 25 on Monday, shared a selfie with Justin and Hailey on Instagram on Sunday. "Justin Bieber, thanks a trillion. Bestest birthday present ever. Best evening of my life. Thank you God and my favourite Justin Bieber for making it unforgettable. I am about to faint now I guess," she captioned it.

On the work front, Urvashi will be next seen in Anees Bazmee's "Pagalpanti", which also stars Arshad Warsi, Ileana D'Cruz and John Abraham. She was last seen on screen in the erotic thriller "Hate Story 4" in 2018.

Here are some pictures of the birthday girl:

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