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Business Standard
15 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Rift in Sun family: Dayanidhi sends legal notice to brother Kalanithi
Dayanidhi Maran accuses brother Kalanithi of fraud and demands reversal of shareholding changes in Sun TV Network dating back to 2003 Shine Jacob Chennai In yet another high-profile family dispute in the Indian corporate world, former Union Minister and DMK Member of Parliament Dayanidhi Maran has reportedly sent a legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran, accusing him of engaging in 'fraudulent practices,' including cheating and money laundering, during his tenure as chairman of media conglomerate Sun TV Network. According to a report by Moneycontrol, the legal notice—dated 10 June 2025—was served to Kalanithi Maran and seven other respondents, including his wife, Kaveri Maran. The notice was issued by K Suresh of Law Dharma, a litigation support firm, and calls for the restoration of Sun TV's shareholding to its 2003 levels. The company did not respond to queries from Business Standard. 'To take over the entire company and its assets for the personal benefit of No.1 and No.2 of you (Kalanithi and Kaveri Maran), No.1 of you orchestrated a deceptive and devious plan in active conspiracy with No.2 to No.8 of you. As part of executing your premeditated fraudulent scheme—taking advantage of the family's situation, especially when my client's father (Murasoli Maran) was critically ill—No.1 and No.2 of you commenced your first illegal activity in September 2003,' the notice alleges. The notice claims that while Kalanithi held no shares in Sun TV in 2003, he now owns 75 per cent of the company. It further alleges that this transition occurred due to a share transfer to their mother, Mallika Maran, without legal documentation such as a death certificate or legal heir certificate following the death of Murasoli Maran. According to media reports, Dayanidhi may also approach the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to seek a formal investigation into the matter.
Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
'I Was Kinda Fanboying': The Ohtani Experience Is Back In Dodgers Pitching Debut
LOS ANGELES - Ahead of one of baseball's most anticipated moments, the Dodgers clubhouse had a distinctly divine aura to it. At least it felt that way as "Shine" by Collective Soul played throughout the clubhouse on Monday afternoon. With the line "Heaven, let your light shine down" ringing throughout, the spotlight beamed down on the game's starting pitcher – who happens to also be the best hitter in the National League. Four hours later, 22 months after his last major-league pitching appearance, 21 months after his second elbow reconstruction and 18 months after committing to the Dodgers in free agency, Ohtani was a two-way sensation again. "I mean, he's the best player on the planet," manager Dave Roberts said. "I think everyone can kind of admire that. We did this in high school, two-way players. Or college, maybe, certain people. But to do it as this level, and to be so talented, I think we all marvel at it." As it turns out, even a unicorn feels nerves. Admittedly, Ohtani felt the weight of Monday night's occasion more than he would on a typical day as a designated hitter. He aimed to sit in the mid-90s in velocity. Instead, with the added adrenaline, his fastball averaged 99 mph and touched 100. A crowd of 53,207 fans arrived early, hanging on every pitch. Ohtani was grateful to be back, though displeased with the results. He exhibited some understandable rust in his first appearance on the mound since Aug. 23, 2023. He got each of the first four batters he faced into two-strike counts but failed to record a strikeout and allowed two singles. He did not receive help on a generous check-swing call that kept Manny Machado's at-bat alive. Machado finished the at-bat with a sacrifice fly to bring home the lone run charged against Ohtani in his only inning of work. "I'm just really grateful," Ohtani said through an interpreter. Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani made his starting pitching debut vs. San Diego Padres. When the 28-pitch frame concluded, Ohtani hopped between the letters of the Security Benefit logo on the third-base line and the Dodgers' dugout, fist-bumped his catcher, Will Smith, and went through a customary sticky check from the umpire. He never actually retreated into the dugout. As one role ended, the other began. Dodgers field coordinator Bob Geren got him a towel to wipe the sweat off his forehead. Ohtani stood outside the railing of the dugout, strapped on his elbow and shin guards and strolled to the plate to lead off the bottom of the first. "It kinda hit a little different seeing it from our side, like, that's incredible what he's able to do," Max Muncy said. "He threw 25, 30 pitches, whatever it was, in the first inning, and then didn't even get a drink of water. Just put his helmet on, went right to the batter's box." "I was kind of fanboying for like half an inning," Roberts said. Ohtani struck out in his first at-bat, but two innings later, he got the run that he allowed back when he evened the score with a game-tying RBI double. He went 2-for-4 and knocked in two runs as the DH in a 6-3 win. "Seeing how he's just managed the emotions of it all, you've got to be extremely disciplined to be able to kind of put your mind and body in the position to do that," Roberts said. The pomp and circumstance took place much sooner than expected. The Dodgers had exercised caution throughout Ohtani's rehab process as he worked his way back from elbow surgery. He returned to throwing off a mound by August of last year, but he stopped pitching in October as the Dodgers made their run to a title. A torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder he suffered during that run slowed his pitching progression further, though he resumed throwing bullpens this spring. At that point, there was some thought he might be able to pitch in games by May. But the Dodgers, who want him healthy and pitching when it matters most, decided to slow-play it further. He didn't face hitters until May 25 in New York. By then, a return to pitching sometime around the start of the season's second half seemed reasonable. Instead, barely three weeks later, he was back on a big-league mound. "What he was doing in bullpens early on, like you could just put that into the game and you'd feel good about it," general manager Brandon Gomes said. Ohtani's status as a two-way player gives the Dodgers — who have 14 pitchers on the injured list, a once-again depleted rotation and a bullpen that has thrown more innings than any relief unit in the sport — an extra pitcher on the roster beyond the typical limit of 13. But the Dodgers didn't want that luxury or their pitching deficiencies to dictate his expedited return. Plans began to change over the past week after Ohtani worked up to three innings and 44 pitches in his third and final live session in San Diego last Tuesday. There were multiple reasons for that. Ohtani's command and "electric stuff," as Gomes described it, convinced coaches and executives that he was ready to return. More importantly, the live BP sessions in the afternoon before leading off at night seemed to be more exhausting than just hitting and pitching in a game simultaneously. "Getting hot, throwing a live at 1:30, 2:00, cooling down, coming back, getting ready to lead off the game, I can't even imagine how taxing that is," Gomes said. "There is no playbook for this, so it has to be an ongoing conversation and making sure that Shohei is the one driving this conversation." After his most recent live BP, Ohtani felt he was game ready. On Friday, Roberts intimated that Ohtani might only need to be built up to two innings to be able to pitch for them. Ohtani was already at that point as he made the push to return. He could effectively finish the end of his rehab by pitching one or two innings in a big-league game. "I think it's more of like, 'Well, I don't think there's anything else to do. I'm ready to go. What else do I need to do to get back on a major-league mound?'" Roberts explained. "You try to treat him like a normal pitcher and a normal ramp up or build up, but if it's going to be an inning or two, it's 'Well, I've already done that. Can I pitch now?'" The Dodgers crystallized their plans over the past 48 hours. On Sunday night, the team divulged that Ohtani would be starting Monday against the Padres. Ticket prices spiked. Excitement built among the players, the staff and even in the opposing dugout. "Ric Flair would say, 'To be the man, you've got to beat the man,'" Padres manager Mike Shildt said. "If we're going to be the best, we've got to beat the best. It's what this is all about." Ohtani left an indelible mark on the club last season when he became the first player to record 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a season. He was a force on the field and a cash cow off it, as evidenced by the Tokyo Electron, All Nippon Airways and Toyo Tires ads plastered on the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium. His work was unprecedented, but what makes him one of the game's most otherworldly characters was still to come. The results on the mound Monday night weren't to his liking, but they represented a major step forward. If all goes to plan, one inning will turn to two. Two innings will turn to three. He'll pitch once a week. And life as it was will be again for the game's two-way superstar. "We saw it, I saw it, from the other side, from afar, when he was with the Angels," Roberts said. "So now, I think I got the best seat in the house to watch this guy start and then take an at-bat. This is bananas. So, I'm thrilled." Rowan Kavner is an MLB writer for FOX Sports. He previously covered the L.A. Dodgers, LA Clippers and Dallas Cowboys. An LSU grad, Rowan was born in California, grew up in Texas, then moved back to the West Coast in 2014. Follow him on X at @RowanKavner . recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
South Wales Argus
5 days ago
- South Wales Argus
Caerleon charity events hit by council's parking tickets
On Saturday, June 7, Newport Council issued a series of parking tickets to people attending various fundraising events in the town. On the day, Caerleon had been playing host to a number of charity events and celebrations for numerous causes and organisations. Jon Shine, of Country Connect, fumed: 'Newport Council - abhorrent behaviour! In the quiet community of Caerleon we have hundreds of visitors celebrating a host of different events and causes. 'We have the Caerleon RFC mini and juniors' rugby club's 'Thank You' event for the coaches and contributors who give their time for free, supporting our children week in week out. 'We have the cricket club playing a game with visitors to our village. 'We have hundreds bike riding to raise money for palliative care at St David's Hospice with the Dalmatian bike ride.' The food firm boss said the council penalised people for parking responsibly when supporting a host of good causes: 'Newport Council sent out a traffic warden to book those attending these events. Nothing short of a disgrace, Newport Council!' Newport Council say patrols in towns and villages are a normal part of traffic enforcement duties. Everyone has the opportunity to park safely, they say. Mr Shine suggested the council should concentrate on core issues such as potholes, electric charging spaces 'which have never been operational for two years', filthy streets and antisocial behaviour. He argued such things were more important than: 'screwing people who are actually giving back to the community the council is meant to represent.' A spokesman for Newport City Council argued that the parking tickets were part of normal traffic enforcement and the ongoing operation of restrictions that are crucial to the operation of towns and villages. 'Our civil parking enforcement team were not aware of any events taking place in Caerleon beforehand. This area was simply part of their patrol rota which had been scheduled several weeks ago.' The enforcement action included a dozen tickets given out for a variety of minor offences. The spokesman added: 'We're always happy to work with event organisers to provide advice and guidance on parking.' The Council pointed out they have standard parking regulation duties to perform and the ticketing was a necessary part of normal enforcement: "So that everyone has the opportunity to park safely and, if required, in a designated bay, without obstructing other vehicles.
Mint
5 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
How Israel's Mossad smuggled drone parts to attack Iran from within
By the time Israel's advanced F-35 jet fighters swooped in to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and military leadership, a lower-tech threat had already crossed the border and was in position to clear the way. Israel had spent months smuggling in parts for hundreds of quadcopter drones rigged with explosives—in suitcases, trucks and shipping containers—as well as munitions that could be fired from unmanned platforms, people familiar with the operation said. Small teams armed with the equipment set up near Iran's air-defense emplacements and missile launch sites, the people said. When Israel's attack began, some of the teams took out air defenses, while others hit missile launchers as they rolled out of their shelters and set up to fire, one of the people said. The operation helps explain the limited nature of Iran's response thus far to Israel's attacks. It also offers further evidence of how off-the-shelf technology is changing the battlefield and creating dangerous new security challenges for governments. An excavator removed debris from a Tehran residential building on Friday following strikes by Israel. The exploit came just weeks after Ukraine deployed similar tactics, using drones smuggled into Russia in the roofs of shipping containers to attack dozens of warplanes used by Moscow to attack Ukrainian cities. The intelligence operations showed how attackers are using creativity and low-cost drones to get past sophisticated air-defense systems to destroy valuable targets in ways that are hard to stop. The operation by Israel's spy agency, Mossad, was aimed at taking out threats to Israeli warplanes and knocking out missiles before they could be fired at cities. The teams on the ground hit dozens of missiles before they could be launched in the early hours of the attack, one of the people said. Israel's air force also focused heavily on air defense and missiles in the first days of the campaign. Iran ultimately fired around 200 missiles at Israel in four salvos Friday and overnight into Saturday, leaving three dead and property damaged around Tel Aviv. Israel had expected a much more severe response, said Sima Shine, a former senior intelligence officer in the Mossad and now head of the Iran program at the Institute for National Security Studies, a think tank in Tel Aviv. Iran, however, has vast resources it could muster for more severe attacks. 'We expected much more," Shine said. 'But that doesn't mean we won't have much more today or tomorrow." The attacks on Iranian air defenses were more decisive, helping Israel quickly establish dominance in the air, she said. Israel's air force has also aggressively targeted those defenses. Israeli military spokesperson Effie Defrin said Saturday that Israel overnight had attacked targets in Tehran with 70 fighter planes that spent more than two hours in the Iranian capital's airspace. 'This is the deepest distance that we have operated so far in Iran," Defrin said. 'We created aerial freedom of action." An advisory from Iran's intelligence services circulating Saturday in some of the country's newspapers, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked publication Tasnim, told people to be on watch for Israeli use of pickups and cargo trucks to launch drones. Israel has deeply integrated ambitious intelligence operations into its warfighting. It kicked off a two-month campaign against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah last fall with an operation that caused thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies carried by its ranks to suddenly explode. An image taken from video shows smoke in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah. The country has also shown that its agents have deeply infiltrated Iran. Last summer, Israel killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh by sneaking a bomb into his heavily guarded room at a Revolutionary Guard guesthouse and detonating it when Haniyeh attended the inauguration of Iran's new president. In the current campaign, the Mossad's operations inside Iran have included hunting for leadership targets in Tehran, one of the people familiar with the operations said. Drones have been a regular feature of Israel's operations in Iran. In 2022, it used explosive-laden quadcopters to strike an Iranian drone-production site in the western city of Kermanshah. A year later, it used drones to target an ammunition factory in Isfahan. The spy agency began preparing for the current drone operation years ago, the people said. It knew where Iran kept missiles to be ready for launch but needed to be in a position to attack them given the country's size and distance from Israel. Mossad brought the quadcopters in through commercial channels using often unwitting business partners. Agents on the ground would collect the munitions and distribute them to the teams. Israel trained the team leaders in third countries, and they in turn trained the teams. A banner displays portraits of Iranian generals and nuclear scientists killed in recent strikes by Israel. The teams watched as Iran rolled out missiles, then hit them before they could be erected for launch, the person said. Mossad knew the trucks that move the missiles from storage to the launch site were a bottleneck for Iran, which had four times as many missiles as trucks. The teams took out dozens of trucks, one of the people said. They were still operating on the ground deep into Friday. The operations—and making them public—have an important ancillary effect, said Shine, the former head of the Mossad's Iran desk. 'No one in Iran in the high echelons can be sure he isn't known to Israeli intelligence and won't be the target," she said. 'It's not just the damage caused but the nervousness it brings." Write to Dov Lieber at
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Shine Tom Chacko's heartbreaking words: 'He followed me… then dad was gone': actor Rony David reveals
Malayalam actor , reeling from the tragic loss of his father C.P. Chacko attended the funeral despite sustaining injuries in the car crash that claimed his father's life. The funeral took place on Monday at the Mundur Carmel Matha Church. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Shine, with a fractured left arm and a bruised spine, stood silently through the rituals, trying to contain his grief — a moment that moved everyone who witnessed it. The actor was travelling with his family to Bengaluru for medical treatment when their vehicle met with a severe accident in Tamil Nadu's Salem-Dharmapuri region on June 6. Shine's father, 73-year-old C.P. Chacko passed away following the accident. His mother Maria (68) and brother Jo John (39) sustained injuries, with Maria suffering a serious hip fracture, as reported by Malayalam Indian Express. 'There was blood in his ear when I opened my eyes' Actor Rony David Raj, who visited Shine at the hospital, recalled an emotional exchange with him. 'When I first saw him, I thought he didn't even know his father had passed,' Ronnie said. 'Then he told me, 'By the time I opened my eyes, there was blood in my father's ear.' And then he tried to smile and said, 'He followed me and followed me, and then Dad was gone.'' Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko's birthday celebration Six weeks of recovery ahead Reportedly, doctors have planned a surgery for Shine once the funeral rites are complete. He is expected to be discharged within three days after surgery, but will require at least six weeks of rest. The tragic incident has left his fans and peers in shock, with many offering prayers and condolences to the family. On the work front, Rony David was recently seen in the Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer 'Detective Ujjwalan' which received good reviews from the audiences.
