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British tourist snorts cocaine off Pablo Escobar’s grave in a bet, jailed
The South Wales Police had also informed the media that the gang had been operating to smuggle and import class A and B drugs into the UK.
A story has come to light from the United Kingdom where a man, who sniffed cocaine off of the grave of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar back in 2018, has been sent to jail alongside other members of his gang who were involved in drug-smuggling. The man has been identified as Steven Semmens.
The Swansea Crown Court has sent Semmens to serve a 13 and half years jail sentence on Thursday. Other members of his gang included Shane White, Leuana Emlyn Williams. The culprits pleaded guilty to conspire selling and supplying drugs between April 2020 and August 2021. The three of them have been punished to serve a total of 52 years between them. According to reports, the person who was the leader of the gang was Shane White.
White had planned to sell the drugs on streets of South Wales and had been smuggling and importing the drugs into the country for a while. According to reports, the police swung into action and nabbed down White and his gang as a part of Operation Wizard. The South Wales Police had also informed the media that the gang had been operating to smuggle and import class A and B drugs into the UK.
However, as per for the man who made the headlines back in 2018 for snorting cocaine off of the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s grave as a part of a bet was made to pledge to not return back to Colombia. According to reports, back in 2018, Steven Semmens went live on his Facebook while inhaling drugs from Escobar’s grave. After the incident went viral, the Semmen’s had said that he snorted cocaine off of Escobar’s grave as part of a bet and also added that he hadn’t thought that things would go as far as it went.
After the video of him committing the crime went viral, Semmmens was found by the Colombian authorities and was kicked out of the country. He had also tried to hide his identity by shaving off his head.
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ODI World Cup 2023: ICC announces prize money, winners to get 4 million dollars
The team that finishes second in the Final, which will be played on November 19 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, will be awarded USD 2 million.
The winners of the Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 are scheduled to take home USD 4 million of the USD 10 million overall prize pool, according to a statement made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on September 22.
The team that finishes second in the Final, which will be played on November 19 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, will be awarded USD 2 million.
In the Group Stage, all 10 teams will play each other once in a round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals. Teams receive USD 40,000 for each win during the Group Stage as part of the total prize money. Teams who fail to qualify past the group stage will receive $100,000 each.
With the ICC announcing equal amounts for both men’s and women’s events during the Annual Conference held in Durban, South Africa in July 2023, the prize money additionally sets the precedent for the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025.
The 13th edition of the prestigious competition will feature a total of 10 teams competing for the prized World Cup trophy. While New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa advanced from the Super League, India qualified by virtue of serving as the hosts.
To go to the World Cup, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have to battle it out in the qualifying rounds.
The biggest men’s event in cricket will feature 48 games spread across 10 sites, starting on October 5 with a rematch of the previous edition’s Final between the reigning Champions England and New Zealand.
Each side will compete in two exhibition games before the World Cup to prepare for the 46-day competition.
Meanwhile, this is the first time India will host the ODI World Cup entirely in the country.
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Ganesh Chaturthi: Fight between volunteers, devotees at Lalbaugcha Raja went viral | Watch video
Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated across India with full galore and zeal across the country particularly in Mumbai. The city’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja is grabbing headlines during the festivities for various reasons. Recently, a video from Lalbaugcha Raja has gone viral across the social media platform.
Fight between devotees and volunteers broke out at Lalbaugcha Raja. According to reports, the brawl took place between the male devotees and office bearers of the Ganapati board. In the video, few men can be seen grabbing each other’s neck and pushing one another amidst a huge crowd. Apparently, a woman was hurt owing to the brawl.
In another incident, at the same place a woman volunteer reportedly mishandled a woman devotee. In addition, on Wednesday, a near stampede like situation was witnessed at Lalbaugcha Raja. Reportedly, a huge gathering of devotees pushed each other and caused a near stampede situation as they struggled to catch glimpses of Lord Ganesha.
The video surfacing on social media platforms also showed that the devotees broke down the makeshift barrier whereas volunteers were seen trying to control the situation. Lalbaugcha Raja is one of the oldest and the most popular mandals in the metropolis attracting around one crore devotees including celebrities and politicians following which tight arrangements have been made.
Celebrities who visited Lalbaugcha Raja to offer prayers to Lord Ganesh includes Shah Rukh Khan, Kartik Aryan, Vicky Kaushal, Pulkit Sharma, Manjot Singh and Varun Sharma, Varun Dhawan, Esha Deol, Sunny Leone, Urfi Javed among others.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also offer prayers at the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati mandal in Mumbai on Saturday, according to reports. The BJP leader, who is a devotee of Lalbaug Ganpati, visits Mumbai every year with his family members during the ten-day Ganesh festival. A BJP official in Maharashtra affirmed that the Union Home Minister’s visit is just for a day and it is to participate in the ongoing Ganesh festival.
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Watch: Shehnaaz Gill dances on Desi Wine wearing night suit and sheet mask
Shehnaaz FGill will be seen sharing the screen with Bhumi Pednekar, Shibani Bedi, and Dolly Singh in the film, Thank You For Coming.
Shehnaaz Gill recently took the internet by storm with her pleasant video, which went viral online. Shehnaaz recently joined her co-stars Bhumi Pednekar, Kusha Kapila, Dolly Singh, and Shibani Bedi for an ultra-hip party to promote their new movie Thank You for Coming. Shehnaaz appeared in a stunning outfit and looked amazing.
Shehnaaz promoted the release of a new song from the film, Desi Wine, on her Instagram. The actor danced in her hotel room while wearing a sheet mask over her face and a pink, striped nightgown to promote her song in a creative way! As she danced away, her colleagues recorded her and encouraged her. She was later joined by a team member.
She was performing in perfect time with the song’s music video, which was playing on a television directly behind her. The actor, known for her carefree attitude and bright demeanour, dropped to the ground at the conclusion of the clip. As soon as the video came out it quickly went viral on the Internet.
On Wednesday, 20 September, the actress went to the new parliament building. She was accompanied by Bhumi Pednekar, Shibani Bedi, and Dolly Singh, her Thank You For Coming co-stars. Shehnaaz praised the parliament building after their tour and spoke about the Women’s Reservation Bill. She called the bill a great step and noted that it points to the nation’s progress.
Gill said, it’s an excellent step. I’m a female. Even parents will support girls if we are given rights and treated fairly. I’m from a small town. In order for the girls to settle down, they are married off. She also said, if boys and girls are treated equally after this, many things in the nation would change.
The film Thank You For Coming, which is produced and directed by Rhea Kapoor and her husband Karan Boolani, recently had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
