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On expiry of his six-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody, Arora was produced before Special Judge M K Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court.Arora moved an interim bail plea on grounds of his wife’s ill health and an application seeking separate jail stating he be sent to that lockup where other accused of this case aren’t there.Judge Nagpal listed Arora’s bail plea to be heard on July 25 and directed the jail authorities to keep him in a separate jail where other accused are not confined related to this case.Earlier, the probe agency had said that Arora’s interrogation was necessary to uncover…

These include 10 Nigerian drug suppliers. Also assets of Rs 46 crore of 71 criminals have been attached.Khattar was speaking virtually at the regional conference on Drugs Smuggling and National Security chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The conference was attended among others by the Chief Ministers and the Director Generals of Police of various states.Khattar said 40 sniffer dogs have been trained. For effective implementation of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the assistance of a legal advisor is being taken. Also new forensic science laboratories have been set up in the state.He said after preparing a…

A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and Manoj Misra, granted liberty to the state government to go back to the high court for reconsideration of its decision. As Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state, said that there were difficulties faced in implementing the high court’s order, the top court said that it will not enter into the issue and asked the state government to present its difficulties and apprehensions before the high court, which is slated to hear the internet-ban related matters on July 25. The apex court on Friday agreed to…

Southampton, July 17 (IANS) Former England cricketer Lydia Greenway was full of praise for Nat Sciver-Brunt following her unbeaten 111 in the second Women’s Ashes ODI against Australia but believed the vice-captain needed more support from her teammates to take the hosts over the line.Nat smashed an unbeaten 111, her sixth ODI century, laced with 10 fours at the Ageas Bowl. But it wasn’t enough to deny Australia a three-run victory and retain the Women’s Ashes.She came to the crease when England were 86-2 and saw the hosts being reduced to 144/5. Nat led England’s fightback through a 57-run stand…

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between All India Football Federation (AIFF) and IMT Ghaziabad in a bid to empower Indian football through research and innovation, here on Monday.Shaji Prabhakaran, secretary general, AIFF, Razek Zaman, Head- Partnerships & Collaborations, Dr Vishal Talwar, Director- IMT Ghaziabad, Kanishka Pandey, Head-Sports Research Centre IMT Ghaziabad, Prof Nivisha Singh and Prof Nihar Amoncar amongst other dignitaries were present on the occasion.Shahji said that this is the first example for India when a reputed educational institution has come forward to promote football as well and is doing research in…

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Even as global health officials are clamouring over aspartame being a possible carcinogen, billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said diet coke, which contains the artificial sweetener, is still his favourite drink. A user on Twitter shared an image of a large burger with a caption “and a diet coke please”. “DC is still my favourite drink,” replied Musk, who owns Twitter. Musk’s love for diet coke is no secret. In 2022, the Tesla and SpaceX founder expressed his love for diet cokes on the microblogging platform. Musk tweeted: “Diet Coke is amazing, especially the soda…

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A single Indian organisation suffered 2,146 cyber attacks on average per week in the last 6 months, compared to 1,239 attacks per organisation globally, a report showed on Monday.Healthcare (4,839), followed by education and research (3,532), government/military (3,017), and insurance/legal (2,523) became the most attacked industries in India, according to Check Point’s ‘Threat Intelligence Report 2023’.Globally, the second quarter (Q2) 2023 saw an 8 per cent surge in global weekly cyberattacks.The education and research sector experienced highest number of attacks per week and Africa and APAC faced the highest annual increase in weekly attacks per…

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Digital workflow company ServiceNow on Monday announced the opening of its digital incubation hub — “Innovation Centre” for Indian enterprises to model, demonstrate and stress-test digital roadmaps, such as GenAI, hyperautomation and low code apps to deliver a better experience for customers and employees.  The Innovation Centre located in Hyderabad has nine purpose-built rooms to assist businesses in developing custom digital blueprints to scale their business strategies.”Establishing an Innovation Centre in Hyderabad enables our customers to have conversations directly with our engineers at ServiceNow’s largest development centre outside of the US, and integrate emerging technologies…

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority imposed a ban on Meta that will initially apply until October. The ban will apply from August 4 and last for three months, or until Meta can show that it complies with the law. “Should Meta not comply with the decision, the company risks a coercive fine of up to one million NOK ($100,000) per day. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s decision only applies to users in Norway,” the authority said in a statement. The authority said the practice of Meta is illegal and is, therefore, imposing a temporary ban of behavioural advertising on Facebook…

Bengaluru Smashers suffered defeat against U Mumba TT in their opening tie of Season 4 while former champions Dabang Delhi TTC lost to Goa Challengers.The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), has been a game-changer for Indian table tennis since its inception in 2017.Bengaluru Smasher is spearheaded by Indian star Manika Batra, whereas Kirill Gerassimenko and Natalia Bajor bring international experience into the squad. Sanil Shetty will also look to improve his performance in the upcoming tie.”There are a lot of new faces in our franchise…