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The ED attached the 10 properties underthe sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.The agency began the probe on the basis of a complaint filed by ICICI Bank, Surat and FIR registered by Surat Police, wherein it was alleged that the R A Distributors Pvt. Ltd. and eight other companies submitted forged Bills of Entry and remitted funds to three UAE and 15 Hong Kong based entities.The financial probe agency in a statement said, “The probe revealed that proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 58.14 crore and Rs 2.81 crore were received by Kapur and Jhaveri…

The synchronized survey, according to sources, would be bi-annual.Sources in Tamil Nadu forest department told IANS that the survey would be conducted using drones and also camera traps in the Western ghats area spread between Tamil Nadu and Kerala as most of the areas where the animals inhabit are inaccessible.It is to be noted that the data available have given inputs that Nilgiris Tahr has become locally extinct in around 14 per cent of its Shola habitat in the past few decades.The animals, according to senior officials of the Tamil Nadu forest department, are located in Western Ghats between the…

Mashable reported that X users now see “unlabeled ads in their feeds” while scrolling.When users tap on those ads they take them to third-party websites, with no way to block or report them.“The new ads also don’t disclose who the advertiser is or that they are even ads,” the report mentioned.“Multiple X users have reached out to Mashable over the past few days to report seeing a new type of ad in their For You feed that they had not previously come across on the platform”.These new X ads don’t allow users to like or retweet the ad posts. The…

The 37th National Games will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 26 at 6.30 p.m. in Goa.Though Goans are known to be football enthusiasts, beach volleyball is also gaining prominence in the coastal area. Besides, this there are many indigenous sports that are played in the tiny state.Goa has a rich history of football games which was played by the Portuguese here, and later in 1923, the first international match in India: Britain vs Portugal was hosted by Goa.Football legends Padma Shri Brahmanand Sankhwalkar and Arjuna awardee Bruno Coutinho have brought laurels to the state by playing…

Verstappen now joined an exclusive group of drivers with three F1 crowns, including Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna, leaving quadruple champions Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel next up on the all-time list.”It’s a fantastic feeling. It’s been an incredible year,” said Verstappen after the race. “A lot of great races and of course super-proud but also super-proud of the job of the team. It’s just been so enjoyable to be part of that group of people. To be a three-time World Champion is just incredible.”Starting on medium tyres, the Red bull driver Verstappen fell…

Several parents have stopped sending their children to the government primary school, alleging that the four female teachers were giving priority to self-promotion over duty.Amroha district magistrate, Rajesh Kumar Tyagi, formed a three-member inquiry panel of women officers to look into the matter.Block education officer has already submitted his preliminary findings to the education department and the committee has been asked to give its report within 15 days.The school, running for the past few decades in theKhungawali area, has over 400 registered students.”Our teachers made reels of their dance performances. They then uploaded them online and we were asked to…

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will decide the fate of ‘bahubalis’ (strongmen)like Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Anand Mohan Singh among others and Hina Sahab the widow of late Mohammad Shahabuddin.These ‘bahubalis’ were well known in Seemanchal, Kosi and Siwan districts in the 1990s, and were facing a number of criminal charges, including for murder.However, the situation is now changing in Bihar and those very political parties which used to accommodate gangsters in the past are now trying to maintain distance from them.As a result, strongmen or their family members are planning to contest the Lok Sabha elections on their…

Both teams started highly motivated into the encounter and produced chances at both ends of the pitch as Joakim Maehle couldn’t beat Stuttgart’s goalkeeper Alexander Nubel from tight angle in the 19th minute whereas Guirassy’s goal was ruled offside six minutes later in Saturday’s match, Xinhua reports.Wolfsburg remained on the front foot and kept Nubel busy as Stuttgart’s goalie had to deny Tiago Tomas at the half hour mark from the edge of the box.Stuttgart then had the golden chance to break the deadlock, but Chris Fuhrich’s effort got blocked by Cedric Zesiger on the goal line moments later.It was…

Google Pixel shipped 37.9 million phones between 2016 and 2023, according to Francisco Jeronimo, VP at global market research firm IDC.“Sales have been growing double digits in the last years, with total sales reaching nearly 40 million units since its launch in 2016,” Jeronimo posted on X.Google was approaching the 30 million milestone last year, with 27.6 million units sold just before the launch of Pixel 7.The last 12 months have been the best ones for Google Pixel smartphones, reports 9to5Google.The tech giant sold about 10 million Pixel smartphones in the last 12 months — a significant improvement over 7.2…

The order issued by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department on Saturday night comes days after Bihar released the findings of its caste survey and ahead of the forthcoming Assembly polls in Rajasthan.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had talked about conducting a survey in a programme on Saturday evening, which as per political experts, was being considered as a big bet of the government before the code of conduct. In the survey, information and data will be collected regarding the social, economic and educational level of the citizens.By studying these data, the backwardness of the societies will be assessed. Improvement plans…