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Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 01 : American girl group, Fifth harmony, saw another intrusion onstage as a young man climbed up the stage and tried to hug its main singer, Ally Brooke Hernandez, knocking her over in the awkward moment.

The girl group was performing at the Auditorio Banamex in Monterrey, Mexico when a fan rushed and knocked over the 23-year-old onstage, reports E! Online.

Security promptly removed him from the concert, and Hernandez resumed her performance with the rest of the group.

Earlier this week, Hernandez was also attacked at the airport when the group arrived in Monterrey. A male had jumped out and come rushing in what appears to be an attempt to take a selfie with the songstress.

Kolkata [India], Oct.01 : Indian seamers utilised the conditions efficiently as they reduced New Zealand to 21 for two at lunch after being bundled out for 316 on day two of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Saturday.

Henry Nicholls and stand-in skipper Ross Taylor were at the crease on 1 and 2, respectively.

Replying to India's first innings total, New Zealand openers struggled against the Indian seamers on a pitch offering seam movement and invariable bounce.

Mohammed Shami trapped Tom Latham lbw for 1 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled out Martin Guptill for 13.

Earlier in the day, India resumed at their overnight total of 239 for seven and added 77 more runs with Wriddhiman Saha scoring an unbeaten 54.

Sharjah [UAE], Oct.01 : After suffering a crushing 111-run loss to Pakistan in the opening match of the ODI series, West Indies captain Jason Holder has defended his floundering side saying that they give equal priority to all formats of the game.

West Indies, the reigning World T20 champions, are currently languishing in eighth place in the Test and ODI rankings with many cricket pundits citing the Caribbean players' interests toward various lucrative T20 leagues as the reason behind their below-par performance in the other two formats.

New Delhi [India], Oct 1 : Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced its execution binding share purchase agreement to acquire 99.49 percent of equity shares of BSS Microfinance Private Limited (BSS), a Non-Banking Finance Company, classified as a NBFC-MFI, from existing shareholders subject to regulatory and other approvals, including Reserve Bank of India.

The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank and is for an aggregate all-cash consideration of Rs. 139.2 crore.

As of June 30, 2016, BSS has a net-worth of approximately Rs. 73 crore and microfinance loans of Rs. 483 crore in its books. It will be a subsidiary of Kotak after receiving regulatory and other approvals.

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New Delhi [India], Oct. 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on the auspicious occasion of Navratri.

"My greetings to everyone as the auspicious Navratri commences," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

The festival of Navratri begins today. This year Navratri will be celebrated for 10 days.

The festival will culminate on October 11 with Dussehra celebrations.

Meanwhile, Navratri celebrations began in Gujarat. The state government has organized vibrant Gujarat Navratri Mahotsav, a garba festival at GMDC Ground in Ahmedabad.

Thousands of devotees are reaching at the temples of Ashapura Mata at Mata na Madh in Kutch, Ambaji Mata temple in North Gujarat and Bahuchraji Mata Temple in Central Gujarat.