With Kiara Advani’s inclusion in Don 3 alongside Ranveer Singh confirmed, their training is scheduled to commence next month. Prior to the film’s shooting, the duo will undergo rigorous physical and agility training, with a special focus on martial arts.

This preparation phase aims to enhance their fitness levels and develop the necessary skills for the action-packed sequences in the movie. The training regimen will showcase the dedication and commitment of the actors to delivering top-notch performances in this highly anticipated film.

A specialist from Thailand has been brought on board to enhance the action sequences and train the actors for Don 3, as reported by a leading newspaper.

Don 3 is written and directed by Farhan Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. The highly anticipated film is scheduled for release in 2025, promising an exciting addition to the Don franchise.

While Ranveer Singh is set to star in Singham Again, directed by Rohit Shetty, Kiara Advani will next be seen in the Telugu film Game Changer, co-starring Ram Charan.

A year before Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Nafe Singh Rathi was shot dead in Haryana’s Jhajjar district, he was accused of abetting the suicide of a BJP leader. Rathi’s family has now accused the BJP leader’s relatives of hatching the plot to murder the INLD leader.

In January last year, BJP leader from Bahadurgarh, Jagdish Rathi, died by suicide. The son of former Haryana minister Mange Ram Nambardar, Jagdish had accused released an audio note days before he consumed poison. The audio clip mentioned several people, including Rathi. He had alleged that they had grabbed their shop in 2019 and had threatened to grab their ancestral land and house too. A case was registered against Rathi and others, but the court granted him anticipatory bail.

Now, the list of accused in the INLD leader’s murder include Jagdish Rathi’s son Gaurav and brother Satish. BJP leader Narendra Kaushik, and three relatives of Bahadurgarh municipal corporation chairperson Saroj Rathi are also among the accused. The accused have been charged under sections relating to murder and criminal conspiracy. They have also charged under the Arms Act.

Rathi’s son Jitendra told NDTV that they had received information that the INLD leader and his family members were on target. “I was also under watch. I stopped going to the gym. My brothers were followed. Several attempts were made to target my father but God protected him, but the killer needs only one opportunity,” he said.

Jitendra added that Rathi met the district police chief and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and sought a security cover. “He had sent written applications to everyone, including the DGP, CID, principal secretary and the Home Ministry, seeking security for our family. But they kept denying our request. So, the state government is also involved in the conspiracy behind my father’s killing,” he alleged.

The INLD leader’s son alleged that local BJP leaders are involved in the killing. He added that the use of advanced weapons in the shooting suggested that the killers got adequate funds.

Rathi, who was the chief of INLD in Haryana, was returning to his Bahadurgarh home when the attack took place. His SUV had stopped near a railway crossing when a car pulled up and five shooters rained bullets at him and others in the SUV. While Rathi and one of his aides died, two others suffered serious injuries.

The Manohar Lal Khattar government has come under fire over the shooting. INLD chief Abhay Chautala has said Rathi had repeatedly sought security cover but it was not provided.

“Not a single culprit involved in this case will be spared. Police have been instructed to arrest the accused as soon as possible and take the strictest action,” Chief Minister Khattar said yesterday.

Giving an ultimatum to the Centre on the issue of granting permanent commission to women Coast Guard officers, the Supreme Court today said “women cannot be left out” and “if you do not do it, we will do it”. “All these functionality etc argument does not hold water in 2024. Women cannot be left out. If you do not do it, we will do it. So take a look at that,” Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told the Centre’s counsel, Attorney General R Venkataramani. The Centre’s counsel said he will ask the Coast Guard to file an affidavit.

The court set March 1 as the date for the next hearing. The petition in the matter has been filed by a woman officer of the Coast Guard. It seeks permanent commission for eligible women officers joining the force under short service commission. The Attorney General has argued that the Coast Guard is different from the Navy and Army.

The Centre was pulled up during the previous hearing in the matter on February 19. The Chief Justice had then asked why there was an “indifference” with regard to the Coast Guard. “Why don’t you want women in the Coast Guard? If women can guard the borders, they can also guard the beaches. You talk about Nari Shakti, show it here,” he had said.

The court had questioned the “patriarchal” mindset opposing induction of women into the force. “You have women in the Navy, so what’s special about the Coast Guard. We will open up the whole canvas. Gone are the days when we said that women cannot be a part of the Coast Guard,” the Chief Justice had said.

The petitioner, Priyanka Tyagi, had earlier approached the Delhi High Court, but did not get relief. In her petition, she has pointed to the Supreme Court judgments on permanent commission for women in the Army and Navy.