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Rameswaram (TN), Sept 18: Fishermen in the coastal villages of Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram District have opposed the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project, claiming the livelihood of lakhs of fishermen is threatened by the project.
Fishermen say the ongoing work on the project is driving away fish, and fear that the ship traffic will only worsen things once the project is completed.

Indore, Sep 18: Activists of the Bharatiya Janashakti Party on Tuesday attacked a store owned by Reliance Industries Limited, to register their protest against the food retailer.

Later, Madhya Pradesh police arrested at least 13 protestors, armed with iron rods and sticks, who ransacked and shut the shop.

"Police cannot be everywhere all the time. As soon as we were informed of this incident, we rushed to the spot in five minutes, and arrested the people involved," said Manoj Rai, Additional Superintendent of Police, Indore.

Kolkata, Sept 18: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today wished the Indian team luck for the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, and hoped it would do well in the upcoming matches.

"I have been watching, it’s (Twenty20 format) fantastic. The team has done well. It is just the last match that wasn't the result we wanted, but the tournament is still wide open, and I am confident the team will do well," Tendulkar told reporters at a function to promote the Kolkata Open WTA event here.

London, Sept 18: Status Quo's Rick Parfitt’s, has for the first time revealed details about his secret wedding and how the nuptial bliss helped him fight his demons.

The 57-year-old, Rick married Lyndsay Whitburn, 42, in a secret ceremony in Gibraltar. He claimed that he was down in the dumps before meeting the fitness instructor.

"I was so low I'd wake up in the morning, switch on the telly and still find myself there at 3pm. I was lost," Mirror quoted him, as saying.