News18 Daybreak | Mumbai Man Incarcerated in Pakistan to Return to India Today and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

What to Watch Out ForMumbai man who had been incarcerated in Pakistan to return to India today

After spending six years in confinement in Pakistan, Hamid Ansari, a young engineer from Mumbai, will be repatriated today. Ansari had been accused of espionage by the Pakistani military court after he crossed over from Afghanistan to meet the woman he had met online and fallen in love. In 2015, the same year news broke about his detention, Ansari was sentenced to a three year jail term despite having spent three years in confinement. He will be release in the Wagah border, an event that will probably be watched with a bated breath considering Pakistan’s proven unpredictability when it comes to releasing Indian prisoners.The war of credit between BJP and Shiv Sena

On a day when the Prime Minister is on a one day tour of Maharashtra, the war of credit between the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena, has only intensified. For the foundation laying of Thane Metro today, the BJP leadership hasn't invited anyone from Shiv Sena, neither Uddhav Thackeray, nor the local Sena MP. In a move to counter it, the Shiv Sena led BMC recently held the ground-breaking ceremony of the high-ticket Coastal Road project in Mumbai. Uddhav Thackeray, in an oblique reference to BJP, even slammed it for taking credit for the project. To counter Sena's move, BJP leaders have now put up hoardings at different places in the city, thanking Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the Coastal Road project.

India’s first Technology and Automotive awards that took place in Delhi last night saw brands like Samsung, Honor, Toyota and Audi battle it out for the titles of Best Smartphone of the Year, Design of the Year and Luxury Car of the Year. And with Apple, Huawei, Hyundai and Maruti taking the biggest awards, the results did not disappoint. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries like Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and communications minister Manoj Sinha. Here's the list of winners.On Reel

After its victory in the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Congress party was still faced with the difficult task of chosing a Chief Minister in the state. And its party chief Rahul Gandhi after much deliberation chose to go with the veteran leader Ashoka Gehlot over the much younger Sachin Pilot, despite many protesting that the latter was the future of the party. So what made Gehlot the perfect candidate, especially in a time when the Parliamentary elections are just round the corner?