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Pune, July 19 (IANS) India’s top-ranked male paddler Harmeet Desai and Reeth Rishya T produced scintillating performances as Goa Challengers beat U Mumba TT 9-6, ending their unbeaten run in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, here on Wednesday. While the Chennai-born paddler Reeth stunned Lily Zhang 2-1 (6-11, 11-6, 11-9), Harmeet defeated Manav Thakkar 2-1 (10-11, 11-7, 11-8) to complete a remarkable victory for the Goa franchise.Reeth struggled in the first game against Lily but quickly found her feet in the second game as she used her swift movements combined with precise…

New Zealand are scheduled to play three T20Is against the UAE on August 17, 19 and 20, followed by four games in England from August 30 to September 5.Jamieson is set to return to international cricket more than a year after sustaining a serious back injury in England last June. On the other hand, Foxcroft and Ashok earned their call-ups off the back of representing New Zealand A and impressive domestic form in the recent season.Foxcroft, born in South Africa, moved to New Zealand in 2016 and is a newly qualified player for the side, having recently received eligibility approval…

During searches, unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 62.50 lakh and foreign currency to the tune of Rs 7 lakhs were recovered and seized.Further, bank accounts showing an overall balance to the tune of Rs 32.35 lakh were frozen.The ED initiated investigation under PMLA based on an FIR registered by the CBI under various sections of the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act.ED’s investigation revealed that the accused persons indulged in diversion and siphoning off bank loan by way of forgery, manipulation and submission of fake financial statements, fictitious transactions, routing of funds to related entities and use of…

The ED initiated a PMLA investigation into the matter based on an FIR registered by Vigilance Establishment, Dehradun against Ram Bilas Yadav, who retired as an Additional Secretary to the Uttarakhand government, under the Prevention of Corruption Act for possession of disproportionate assets. It was alleged in the charge sheet filed by Vigilance Establishment that during the check period between 2013 and 2016, Yadav amassed disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 20.61 crore which was more than his known sources of legal income. The ED arrested Yadav on May 19 and also attached movable and immovable assets amounting to…

The gold was brought from Hong Kong via a Cathay Pacific flight and was registered at the Customs office as different spare parts of motorcycle, according to the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI). Over 100 kg gold was wrapped inside 160 pieces of brake pads, according to the police.This is the largest amount of gold confiscated by the police in Nepal’s history, said DRI chief Navaraj Dhungana.After Customs officers cleared the consignment as spare parts for motorcycle, Customs agents were all set to dispatch them out from its office. Once it was released from the Customs office on Wednesday, the…

Accordingly, all schools till Class 12 shall be shut for the day in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts.In other regions, the local authorities may take a decision depending on the weather conditions prevailing there, said an official.BMC Commissioner I. S. Chahal also issued a similar order for all schools in the city including government and private to remain closed on Thursday due to heavy rains lashing the city, as per an announcement–IANSqn/vd

The official added that on the basis of a complaint given by the accused Poornima Bagchi (33), a case has been also registered against the locals who had thrashed her and her husband Kaushik Bagchi (36).A video that is circulating on the internet shows a couple, who are the accused, being aggressively manhandled and assaulted by a mob. Within the footage, several women are observed slapping and forcibly grabbing Poornima, who remains in her airline uniform.Poornima’s voice can be heard expressing apologies, while Kaushik endeavours to protect her from the agitated crowd, pleading with them to cease their actions and…

For someone who has batted majorly as an opener or in the top-order, the shift to number five came for Jemimah, a selfless team-player, came after being urged to do so by captain Harmanpreet Kaur and interim head coach Nooshin Al Khadeer.”No, I don’t think there’s much of a change in my mindset (batting down the order). I think the captain and the coach came up to me and they said, we need you to bat at number five, to help the team. I was like, if my team needs me to do it, I’m ready to bat anywhere, wherever…

Additional Sessions Judge Sushil Kumar was dealing with Kumar’s interim bail application filed citing his torn ligament and surgery to be performed on July 26. Kumar has been in judicial custody since June 2, 2021.”Keeping in view the present medical condition of the applicant or accused, it is ordered that he be released on interim bail for a period of one week, from July 23 to July 30,” the judge said.The court also asked Kumar to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties in the like amount.”It is further important to mention that a medical status…

“As some allegations of manhandling against lockup officials were levelled on behalf of the accused earlier, the said footage has been directed to be preserved and produced… Let an extra copy of the above footage in a separate pen drive be also provided by the Assistant Engineer, Electrical, PWD to Reader of the court before next date and the same be supplied to counsel representing the said accused,” Special Judge M.K. Nagpal said.The court has posted the matter for hearing next on August 25.Following Sisodia’s allegation of mistreatment by security personnel, the Delhi Police had filed an application requesting permission…