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Reveel Named Winner of 2024 Top Software & Tech AwardNAVI MUMBAI: Almost two months after a 49-year-old woman was found dead amidst the bushes at a desolate stretch near Valap village in Panvel, the crime unit II of Navi Mumbai police last week succeeded in arresting the accused, identified as Sharad Ghanshyam Sahu, 45, from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. Information technology played a crucial role in identifying and hunting down the accused in the neighbouring state. When the case was taken over by crime unit II in October, they found out that as the incident happened at an isolated area in the evening, there were no CCTVs or eyewitnesses. So, they decided to use advanced technology means of investigation to locate clues. “The place where the body was found was a remote spot with not even a proper pathway. Detection was done using technical analysis of the data procured through an internet search engine, which took some time. We were in receipt of dump data of over 1,000 odd people and their online activities, and using logical analysis, the list was weeded out and eventually we zeroed in on the suspect,” said deputy commissioner of police, crime, Amit Kale. The deceased, identified as Sangeeta Rajendra Agwane, 49, was found unresponsive by her son and complainant, Sandesh Rajendra Agwane, 32, on October 7. He had last spoken with his mother at 6:55pm and had asked her to get some curd on her way. When she failed to reach home, the worried son and the family went searching for her. A local shopkeeper told them that he saw her taking the ‘kutcha’ road to their house after buying curd. Eventually, the family found her lying unconscious amidst the bushes on the path. Police were alerted around 11:30pm. The doctor of Sub-District Hospital in Panvel declared the women dead on arrival on October 8, at 3:15 am. Police initially registered an accidental death report (ADR) but later registered a case under sections 103 (murder) and 311 (robbery) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after postmortem revealed the cause of death as strangulation. And, then began the hunt for the murderer which led the crime branch to getting help from IT tools and tracking down the accused. During interrogation, more details emerged of the murder motive. The accused, originally from Assam, was working as a welder in Panvel and nurtured a deep liking for the deceased woman. He knew that the deceased took private tuition classes for standard 1-12 students in two batches - 8am-10am and 4pm-7pm. “On the day she was murdered, she had finished the class at 7pm and was walking towards her home, when Sahu began stalking her. He was aware of her routine and followed her through the kutcha road that led to her home. He has confessed to trying to get physical with her, which she resisted. Agitated with her rejection, he strangled her with his ‘gamcha’ (towel),” said ACP Landge. Following her death, the accused took off with her jewellery, purse and mobile phone – a mistake that would prove to be costly for him. It was the phone that ultimately played a crucial role in his detection. “A month following the incident, we received data that stated that the phone of the victim was still in use. The phone location was traced to Madhya Pradesh and a team was sent there. The phone was found to be in possession of the brother-in-law of the accused,” said senior police inspector, crime unit (II), Umesh Gawli. The accused was arrested on Saturday and was produced in court which remanded him in police custody. “Investigation is underway to locate the other robbed items,” Gawli said.March 2025 Sports Calendar
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Preseason’s over. Now the real work begins for the Pittsburgh Steelers. While the past three months have been promising and productive for the first-place Steelers (10-3), it has come largely at the expense of teams who will likely watch the playoffs on TV. Six of Pittsburgh’s victories have come against teams who currently have losing records. The other four wins — Denver , the Chargers , Washington and Baltimore — are solid resume-builders with a small caveat: none of them lead their respective divisions. To be clear, Pittsburgh’s play is part of the reason those four clubs find themselves looking up to others in the standings. That will change on Sunday when the Steelers travel across the state to face NFC juggernaut Philadelphia , the start of an 11-day sprint in which Pittsburgh also faces a rematch with the Ravens and spends Christmas Day at Acrisure Stadium against Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs . “It’s just going to show us how good we can be,” safety DeShon Elliott said. It’s a testament to the weekly tunnel vision Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin creates that wide receiver Calvin Austin III needed to be reminded about the daunting stretch that awaits after Sunday’s relatively drama-free 27-14 win over Cleveland. RELATED COVERAGE Tua Tagovailoa’s strong play has helped keep the Dolphins’ playoff hopes alive Panthers lose rookie RB Jonathon Brooks for the season to a torn ACL; same knee he injured at Texas Atop the NFC West with a 4-game winning streak, the Seahawks are in playoff mode “Who do we play again?” Austin said. When reminded it was three teams that fully expect to be in New Orleans on the second Sunday in February, Austin laughed. “That’s a tough little stretch, but at the end of the day it’s a five-star matchup as Coach T says because we’re in it,” he said. “We know that when we’re out there, it’s going to always be a big-time performance.” The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . One Austin and his teammates believe they’re ready for after a workmanlike victory over the Browns in which the Steelers were only too intent to let Cleveland self-destruct behind a flurry of penalties, missed field goals and turnovers. More will likely be required in the coming weeks, which is fine by the Steelers. They have put themselves in a position to do things the franchise hasn’t done in a while. And for all the good things they’ve done since early September, they’re only too aware their season will be defined by what comes next. Sure, they’d love a little more time between games to rest up. The scheduling gods didn’t give them that option. So be it. “I feel like the league kind of hates us already, man,” Elliott said. “It’s all right. We’re going to go out here, play those games, work our butts off, go out and be 3-0.” What’s working Letting everybody eat. Russell Wilson seems to be almost pathological in his determination to get every eligible skill position player involved. A week ago against the Bengals , he connected with 10 different players. In the rematch with the Browns, it was eight, including Mike Williams and Scotty Miller, veterans who have largely been afterthoughts of late. Tomlin greeted Miller after an acrobatic 20-yard third down grab on the sideline in the third quarter with “this isn’t a lightning strike,” a popular Tomlin-ism that means simply Miller did all the work necessary to succeed, so it shouldn’t be a surprise when it comes. Asked if he felt compelled to mention this to Tomlin the next time Miller is a candidate to be inactive on game days — as he has often been in recent weeks — Miller smiled. “If you could tell him that, that’d be great,” he said with a laugh. What needs help George Pickens’ maturity. While Pickens believes opponents haven’t found a way to get under his skin, the evidence suggests otherwise. How else to explain why nearly three years into his career, Pickens still frequently finds an envelope in his locker from the league telling him he’s been fined for everything from unsportsmanlike conduct to unnecessary roughness? Pickens’ teammates respect his talent and understand his importance — look at how disjointed the offense looked on Sunday for proof — but will he “cut out the stupid stuff” before the playoffs arrive? That will be entirely up to Pickens. Nothing seems to have gotten through so far. Maybe watching the team win without him while nursing a hamstring injury — as Pickens did on Sunday — will do the trick. Stock up The Steelers may have found their heir apparent to the seemingly ageless Cam Heyward in second-year defensive tackle Keeanu Benton. While Benton will likely never come close to matching Heyward’s impact as a pass rusher, he can do just about everything else and his first career interception on Sunday — a leaping pick of an ill-advised screen pass by Jameis Winston — showcased his spiking football IQ. Stock down Everyone who put money down during the offseason on the Steelers missing the playoffs . It looked like a good investment over the summer with two new quarterbacks, a new offensive coordinator, no second big-play wide receiver to complement Pickens and playing in what was viewed as the best division in the league. Not so much anymore. Pittsburgh has a 99% chance of reaching the postseason for the fourth time in five years. Injuries Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi — selected as the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee last week — left in the second quarter with a groin injury. Defensive tackle Montravius Adams (knee) is trending toward playing for the first time since October and could be available in Philadelphia. Key number Plus-28 — the Steelers’ turnover margin since the start of the 2023 season, tops in the NFL. Next steps Try to do something they haven’t done in nearly 60 years: beat the Eagles on the road. Pittsburgh’s most recent victory in Philadelphia was on Oct. 24, 1965. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflHow to Watch the NFL (And Beyoncé) On Christmas Day Online for Free
As New York politicians split along partisan lines in their reactions to a jury’s acquittal of Daniel Penny on a charge of criminally negligent homicide Monday, Mayor Eric Adams walked a careful line down the middle. “Jordan should not have had to die,” Adams told reporters, referring to Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man who Penny, a white former Marine, put in a chokehold on the subway. Neely was pronounced dead shortly after the incident. “We have a mental health system that is broken,” Adams said. During his weekly City Hall press conference Monday, Adams said he respected the jury’s decision to find Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, the lesser of his two counts, after the judge in the case dismissed Penny’s manslaughter charge last week. But the mayor declined to say whether he agreed with the verdict, reserving judgment on a case that polarized New Yorkers over issues of public safety, race, mental illness and homelessness. Throughout the case, the mayor has simultaneously acknowledged subway riders’ fears and the tragedy of Neely’s death. In May 2023, Penny held Neely in a chokehold on the floor of the F train for about six minutes. Arguments in the case centered on whether the chokehold killed Neely, and whether Penny was justified in his actions. On Monday, several Republicans openly cheered the outcome, while some progressive lawmakers and activists with social justice organizations including Black Lives Matter assailed the decision as showing a racist double-standard when it comes to acts of violence. “Does anyone doubt that if the roles were reversed, and a white former Marine in a moment of crisis was choked to death by a Black homeless man, there would have been a different outcome?” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said in a statement. The Rev. Al Sharpton, a critical ally of the mayor who has publicly supported the Neely family, described Penny’s chokehold as “unnecessary vigilantism.” Others saw a different miscarriage of justice. Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, a Hudson Valley congressmember considering challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2026 election, wrote on X that “Daniel Penny never should have been charged.” Hochul herself struck a tone similar to Adams. "Now that the jury has spoken, we must respect their verdict and move forward," Hochul said in a statement. "This case was a tragic reminder of the mental health crisis that is hitting every corner of New York, and that's why I'll continue to fight for safer communities and better care." Adams, a former transit police officer who has made subway safety a priority of his administration, has often been hesitant to produce judgements on the case. But late last month, Adams defended Penny’s actions, saying that by stepping in, he did “what we should have done as a city.” Courtroom testimony from witnesses described Neely as shouting that he was hungry and thirsty and saying he wanted to hurt people and go to Rikers Island. Penny’s lawyer argued that Neely had said, “I will kill,” though one of the witnesses disputed that. “Now, we're on the subway where we're hearing someone talking about hurting people, killing people,” the mayor said during an interview on WOR with Rob Astorino, a conservative radio host. “You have someone on that subway who was responding, doing what we should have done as a city in a state of having a mental health facility.” When asked about his comments on Tuesday, the mayor said he meant to say that the city “should have been standing up for those passengers” and intervened in the mental health crisis before such an incident occurred. Adams is backing legislation in Albany that would make it easier for the city to transport those living on the street against their will to hospitals if they are unable to meet their “basic needs.” In a post on X , Tiffany Cabán, a progressive City Council member and former public defender, referred to Neely’s killing as a “lynching.” “Jordan Neely deserved better than the systems that allow for, and justify, extrajudicial white supremacist violence against Black people,” she wrote. Chi Ossé, another left-leaning council member, called the verdict “a capstone to a saga of tragedy in which the City could and should have intervened at countless points over the lifetime of Jordan Neely.” “He deserved to not be killed on the floor of a subway car,” he added. Meanwhile, Republican Queens City Council member Joann Ariola declared “JUSTICE!” “Daniel Penny is a hero,” Ariola wrote on X. “I am so happy to see that justice has prevailed today and that a good man was not punished for defending his fellow New Yorkers. Amazing news.” Update: This story has been updated with a comment from Gov. Kathy Hochul.Benitec Biopharma stock soars to 52-week high of $12.95
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AP News Summary at 9:52 a.m. ESTDonald Trump gave his first major press conference since winning the November election at Mar-a-Lago on Monday morning. The president-elect answered questions from reporters for more than an hour, reiterating and expanding on some of his most notorious campaign promises, including his plans to implement widespread tariffs and carry out mass deportations. While the event was intended to bolster a planned $100 billion investment by SoftBank in AI technology, Trump covered a lot of ground while speaking with reporters, addressing everything from foreign policy, to the drones above New Jersey, to how he plans to handle the media in his second term. Here are five of Trump’s most eyebrow-raising answers. Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services has caused alarm over the famed vaccine conspiracy theorists plans for disease-prevention vaccines. Over the last few weeks, Trump has been waffling on vaccines and deferring to Kennedy — who has long pushed conspiracy theories about vaccines, including that they cause autism — on the issue. When asked on Monday if he believes there is a link between vaccinations and autism, Trump responded that there are “some very brilliant people looking at it.” “If you look at autism,” he added. “Thirty years ago we had — I’ve heard numbers of like 1 in 200,000, 1 in 100,000. Now I’m hearing numbers of 1 in 100. So something is wrong. There is something wrong. And we are going to find out about it.” Trump added that Kennedy is “going to be much less radical than you would think” in response to a question about Americans who might be worried that putting him in charge of vaccines might make their children less safe. “But there are problems,” Trump continued. “We don’t do as well as a lot of other nations and those nations use nothing. We are going to find [out] what those problems are.” Editor’s picks The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time Trump was asked directly if he would consider pardoning embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “Yeah I would,” Trump told reporters. “I think that he was treated pretty unfairly [...] so I would certainly look at it.” In September, Adams was indicted on federal charges related to campaign corruption, including bribery; solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national; wire fraud; and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Since his indictment, Adams, a Democrat, has been playing nice Trump and his allies. He refused to call Trump a “fascist” ahead of the election, breaking with other Democrats, prompting Trump to praise him during a rally at Madison Square Garden. “I have to tell you he’s been really great,” Trump said. “He said, ‘They shouldn’t be calling Trump a dictator because it’s not true.’ That was nice. Very nice. So, we want to thank Mayor Adams, he’s going through a hard time with these people.” Rolling Stone reported earlier this month that the president-elect has openly joked about how that mayor seems to “really like” him all of a sudden. After ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to Trump’s presidential library as part of a defamation settlement last week, the president-elect repeatedly indicated his desire to bring litigation against outlets who criticize him. Related Content 120 House Dems Call on Biden to Get Equal Rights Amendment Ratified Bernie Sanders Warns U.S. Is Becoming an Oligarchy Graham Says Trump Is Wrong: Jan. 6 Committee Shouldn't Go to Jail Dozens of Trump Donors Score Key Roles in Administration When asked if he would be open to expanding his planned defamation lawsuits to “people with individual platforms, social media influencers,” Trump interrupted the reporter and interjected with “or newspapers.” “I think you have to do it, because they’re very dishonest,” he said. One newspaper Trump has it out for in particular is the Des Moines Register and its longtime pollster Ann Selzer — who published a poll shortly before the election giving Vice President Kamala Harris a three point lead in Iowa. Trump wound up winning the state by 19 points. “In my opinion, it was fraud and it was election interference,” Trump said on Monday. “We’ll probably be filing a major lawsuit against them today or tomorrow.” “Do you believe Ukraine should cede territory to Russia?” one reporter asked Trump . The president-elect avoided the question, responding that he’s “going to let you know that after I have my first meeting.” “But a lot of that territory when you look at what’s happened to those — there are cities that there is not a building standing. It’s a demolition site. There’s not a building standing,” Trump continued. “People can’t go back to those cities. There’s nothing there. It’s rubble.”. “It’s nice to say they want their land back, but the cities are largely destroyed,” he added. NBC News reported on Friday that Trump’s incoming national security team is engaged in talks with the Biden administration and Ukrainian leaders over pathways to end the war with Russia. It’s unlikely his comments on Monday will fuel confidence amongst Ukranians. Reports of an unusual amount of drones flying over New Jersey have unleashed a wave of speculation about their origin — and why the government hasn’t been able to provide an explanation. Trump said on Monday that the government knows what’s up, and is keeping it secret from the American public. “The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from — if it’s a garage they can go right into that garage — they know where it came from and where it went,” Trump said . 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