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Till now, 24.710 kg heroin has been recovered from the possession of Malkeet Singh Kali and his associates, Punjab Police said in a post on X. First information reports (FIRs) have been registered at the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) police station in Fazilka.Earlier this month, Punjab Police arrested Kali, who sent three swimmers to collect a consignment of 50 kg heroin from Pakistan. Kali’s arrest came in less than a month after the Jalandhar Rural Police had arrested drug smuggler Joga Singh, who swam into the Pakistan jurisdiction to retrieve the heroin consignment and eight kg heroin.DGP Gaurav Yadav…

“Well, actually, the truth is that I had just been every now and again writing a song here or there for the last six, seven years,” said the songwriter while discussing her forthcoming album ‘Reasonable Woman’, reports People magazine.Sia spoke with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 saying, “I got divorced and that really threw me for a loop. That was such a dark time that I was in bed for three years, really, really severely depressed. And so I couldn’t really do anything for that period of time.”The ‘Reasonable Woman’ will mark the Grammy winner’s first album release since…

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has given us some groundbreaking cinema and off lately he has been impressing his fans with his acting skills too. He has recently been seen as the main antagonist in Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s film ‘Haddi’ and is getting praised for his work.The director in an exclusive conversation opened up on his directorial plans and said, “This year I would be traveling from festival to festival. I love traveling and I would like to finish my writing work. Next year onwards I will only direct films for the next three years.”Sharing his reaction to the types of films releasing…

The 24-year-old Kim took full advantage of some wonderful ball-striking at Silverado Resort here in Napa to end the day in solo second on Thursday, with the highlight being a wedge approach shot from 106 yards that found the cup at the par-4 14th hole. He trails Lucas Herbert of Australia, who stormed to an opening 63.Like Kim, Kang and Bae, who are both winners on the PGA TOUR, enjoyed bogey-free outings as they carded rounds of 66/T3 and 67/T9 respectively in the first event of the re-imagined PGA TOUR Fall Schedule. Japan’s Satoshi Kodaira also carded a 67.The tenacious…

Lucknow, Sep 15 (IANS) All India Tennis Association (AITA) felicitated star India player Rohan Bopanna as he prepares for his final Davis Cup appearance during World Group II tie against Morocco, scheduled at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium here on Saturday and Sunday.The felicitation ceremony was attended by the AITA president Anil Jain, India Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal, who is also the Executive Committee Member of the Indian Olympic Association, AITA Secretary General Anil Dhupar and other AITA officials.Morocco players were also present at the felicitation ceremony.The 43-year-old, who is currently seventh in the world in doubles rankings, etched…

Manchester, Sep 15 (IANS) England defender Kyle Walker has signed a new Manchester City contract, keeping him at the Club until the summer of 2026, the Premier League club said.The England international’s current contract was due to expire at the end of the season but he has now put pen to paper on a two-year extension.The 33-year-old right-back joined City in 2017 from Tottenham Hotspur and has been one of the club’s best players, winning several major honours including five Premier League titles.Walker has made 260 appearances on his way to winning five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four…

The G20 was a resounding success. The galaxy of World leaders embarking on the ancient soil of Bharat, along with their supporting Sherpas was simply marvellous. India, displayed being a perfect hosts and under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, they came through with flying colours culturally, commercially and diplomatically.With the sun setting on the G20, India will very shortly awaken to cricket at its doorstep. The top G10 world cricket nations all vying to win the prestigious Cricket World Cup’23! This is a trophy that seems to be the crowning glory of the cricket world since its inception…

Colombo, Sep 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, has not provided a definitive statement regarding the fitness status of crucial fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf for the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup scheduled to commence next month in India. The pace duo picked up niggling injuries during Pakistan Super Four clash against India at the Asia Cup and were sitting on from the sidelines when the side crashed out of the tournament after suffering a 2-wicket loss (DLS) against Sri Lanka on Thursday.Zaman Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani stepped in for the injured pair during that…

San Francisco, Sep 15 (IANS) Data analytics and AI software maker Databricks has raised over $500 million as part of its Series I funding, taking its valuation to $43 billion.The series is led by T Rowe Price Associates and existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, ClearBridge Investments, funds, and Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Fidelity Management & Research Company, Franklin Templeton, GIC, among others.“Databricks and Nvidia are building transformative AI technology, and we’re excited about the business value and innovation we can bring to our customers,” said Ali Ghodsi, Co-Founder and CEO of Databricks.The Databricks Lakehouse unifies data, analytics, and…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Meta on Friday refuted a report which claimed that the Mark Zuckerberg-run company is planning to put ads in WhatsApp, which has over 2 billion users globally, including more than 500 million in India alone.Reacting to a Financial Times report which claimed that Meta teams were exploring ads in WhatsApp as the social network “seeks revenue boost, saying “discussions are at an early stage and include possible subscription fee”.Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp at Meta, said that the report is false.“We aren’t doing this (exploring ads). Also it looks like you misspelled Brian’s (WhatsApp Co-founder…