New Delhi, Oct 6: Parliamentarian and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi on Monday congratulated the Indian women cricket team for defeating Pakistani rivals in the ODI world cup match last evening and also dropped an Operation Sindoor reference to the Women in Blue’s astounding victory.

Singhvi’s Operation Sindoor analogy to India-Pakistan clash in the women’s WC ODI match is set to ruffle feathers within his own party as the latter has been vociferously opposing against playing with Pakistan and also maintaining any sporting ties with it.

Rajya Sabha MP took to X this morning and wrote, “Realised watching Women’s #CWC25 match: be it Op Sindoor, Asia Cup, or Women’s CWC25… Pakistan keeps perfecting one art: drama off the field, disaster on it.”

He also advised Pakistan to engage less in rhetoric and chest-thumping and rather focus on the game.

“When India plays, they talk war; when India wins, they talk excuses. Moral: Less chest-thumping, more cricket please!,” he wrote.

In yesterday’s Women’s World Cup 2025 clash in Colombo, India clinched victory over Pakistan by a huge margin of 88 runs. The Women in Blue had set a target of 248 which the Pakistani side failed to score and was defeated by 88 runs.

Also, what caught the camera’s attention was Indian women cricketers refusing to shake hands with Pakistani counterpart in yesterday’s match at R. Premadasa Stadium. Earlier, Men in Blue did the same during Asia Cup tournament.

Singhvi’s reference of Operation Sindoor is set to add insult to injury as it makes it hard for the grand old party to stand ground on its strong opposition to India-Pak sporting ties.

Earlier, the Congress brass got riled up after PM Modi drew a comparison between the Asia Cup match and India’s military action – Operation Sindoor inside Pakistan and accused the BJP as well as Prime Minister of belittling the Indian armed forces.

Abhishek Singhvi had praised Team India, even after the Men in Blue lifted the Asia Cup by defeating Pakistan.

“When sports meet symbolism! Our champions didn’t just lift the Asia Cup, they lifted the nation’s pride. And when the ACC chief tried running away with the trophy, Indian players responded with emojis, not egos. Grace wins matches, class wins hearts,” he had said.

Thane: A major fire broke out at a godown storing chemicals along the Mumbai-Nashik highway in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said on Monday.

While no casualty was reported in the blaze which erupted around 9.45 pm on Sunday, a fire officer was injured after falling into a drain during the firefighting operation, they said.

Thick smoke from the burning chemicals triggered panic in the surrounding industrial area.

Efforts were still on to douse the blaze, the officials said.

The fire originated in the chemical storage unit located near Savad Naka in Lonad village of Bhiwandi town along the highway, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell chief Saquib Kharbe said.

Several fire engines and private water tankers were pressed into service, he said.

There was no report of any casualty in the blaze so far. However, fire officer Nitin Lad sustained injuries after slipping and falling into a drain while wearing a fire suit during the operation and was immediately provided medical assistance, the official said.

Four fire engines — two from Kalyan and one each from Bhiwandi and Ulhasnagar — were rushed to the spot. Several fire personnel were at the spot and efforts were still on to douse the flames, Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

The cause of the blaze was yet to be determined, he added.

Kolkata, Oct 4: The parents of the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Saturday, have refuted the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) published, where Kolkata has been termed as the safest city across the country.

As per the NCRB report, Kolkata for 2023 (latest available) has recorded the lowest cognisable offences per lakh people, which is the fourth time in a row.

On Saturday, while speaking to the media persons, the parents of the R.G. Kar victim rubbished this part of the NCRB report, and claimed that these findings were not based on proper field research and probably the report was prepared to please anyone.

“Was my daughter secured, and that too at her workplace? Was the senior citizen at Kultali in South 24 Parganas district, who became a victim of gang-rape this week, safe? No one is secure here. I do not know who prepared the report. It seems that the report was prepared while sitting in the comfort of the office and without any proper field-based research,” the victim’s mother said.

The victim’s father expressed doubts over the credibility of those in the NCRB who have prepared the report.

“I do not know who in NCRB is responsible for preparing such reports. Even if I believe that the report of Kolkata being the safest city in the country, does that not mean the safety aspect in other Indian cities is unimaginable? I doubt that the NCRB had been misled, and hence the outcome was such a report,” the victim’s father said.

According to him, the only possibility is that the police personnel in Kolkata do not register most of the complaints filed by common people, and hence the crime figures in the city are projected as low.

“We can realise what the reality is since our daughter left. Probably, the experiences are the same,” he added.

As per the latest report of NCRB, Kolkata recorded 83.9 cognisable offences per lakh people in 2023, the lowest among the 19 cities.