New Delhi: India has asked Pakistan to hand over 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.  Indian Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed that the request has been submitted.

 He is currently in jail in a case of raising money for terrorist activities.  A case has been filed against Hafeez by Pakistan’s counter-terrorism department.  He has served jail time for engaging in such activities before.  Hafiz, who spent various periods of apprenticeship in and out of Pakistan, was moving freely in Pakistan and making inflammatory anti-Indian remarks.

 Hafiz Talha Saeed, son of Hafiz Saeed and Lashkar-e-Toiba leader Hafiz Talha Saeed, is about to contest the elections in Pakistan.  Talha is the second son of Lashkar-e-Toiba after Hafiz Saeed.  Last year, he was declared a terrorist by the Union Home Ministry under UAPA.

Chennai: Tamil actor, former opposition leader and DMDK founder leader Vijayakanth passed away.  He was 71 years old.  He was being treated at a private hospital in Chennai today as his health condition became critical due to the covid infection.  The hospital authorities confirmed Vijayakanth’s death on Thursday morning. The actor who gave many superhits in Tamil had been suffering from ailments for some time.  He was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly twice.  Wife Premalatha, children Shanmukha Pandian and Vijayaprabhakaran.

 Vijayakanth’s real name was Vijayaraj Alagarswamy.  Born on August 25, 1952 in Madurai to KN Alagar Swamy and Andal, Vijayakanth became the pulse of Tamil soil through Tamil cinema and later through politics.  In 1979, Vijayakanth made his debut as a counter-hero in the film Inikku Ilamai.  In 1981, he became the hero in the film Sattam Oru Utharai.  Later, he entered the hearts of the Tamil people with his roles in films like Sivappu Malli and Jathikkuru Neethi.  It is only after that that the epithet Puratchi Kalainjar comes.  Vijayakanth released 18 films in 1984 alone.  He last acted in 2010’s Virudagiri. It was directed by Vijayakanth himself.  Later in 2015, he appeared in a cameo role in the film Satabdam, starring his son Shanmukha Pandian.

 With the release of his 100th film Captain Prabhakaran, the title Captain became his own.  He won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor in 1986, the Tamil Nadu Government’s Kalaimamani Award in 2001 and another government award in 2002.

Bhopal: 13 dead after bus collides with truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna.  It is also reported that 14 passengers suffered burns.  The accident took place on the Guna-Aaron route.

 Guna Superintendent of Police Vijayakumar Khatri said that the bus which collided with the truck went out of control and caught fire.

 The district collector directed to ensure expert treatment to the injured and conduct a detailed investigation into the accident.

Delhi: Sanjay Kumar Singh has been elected as the President of the Wrestling Federation of India. Sanjay Kumar got 40 out of 47 votes. Sanjay Kumar is a close aide of former chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Sanjay Kumar is also the Vice President of Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association. Everyone in the pro-Brij Bhushan panel won.

Elections were held for 15 posts including Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary General and Senior Vice President. Former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Anita Sheoran and Sanjay Singh are in the race for the post of president of the Wrestling Federation of India.