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According to a senior Customs official, the accused, who arrived from Bangkok on Monday,was detained based on profiling.The official said that unfortunately, they couldn’t save the baby kangaroo.”The baby kangaroo recovered from the accused died. We couldn’t save him,” an official said.The accused was held when he was crossing the green channel and heading towards the exit gate of the international arrival area. Upon inspection, the passenger was found to be carrying wild animals concealed in a trolley bag.Subsequently, an unclaimed bag from the same flight was discovered which also contained wild animals.In total, 234 wild animals, including pythons, chameleons,…

The hearing had to be adjourned due to the unavailability of the minister’s son and Member of Parliament, Gautam Sigamani, during the hearing on Tuesday.The Tamil Nadu police had filed an FIR in 2012 against K. Ponmudi and seven others, including his son Gautam Sigamani, for allegedly incurring a loss of Rs 28.36 crore during the tenure of the minister as the state Mining and Minerals Minister in the DMK government of 2007-2011.The police have charged that the minister had obtained mining/ quarry licenses for his son and other close family members.The licensees are accused of quarrying red sand beyond…

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The League Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to increase the maximum number of players allowed in a squad in the I-League from 30 to 35 and to introduce a youth players’ quota, by dint of which, the clubs will have to sign eight U-22 players in their respective squads. The League Committee, which met over video conferencing on Tuesday, also decided to maintain the status quo in terms of the number of foreigners a club can sign in the I-League.The meeting was chaired by Lalnghinglova Hmar, and attended by Committee…

The MoU was signed by Union Minister of State (MoS) for DoNER B.L. Verma and Ulrika Modeer, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, at the Ministry’s office here.”This MoU intends to provide a platform for expanded collaboration between DoNER Ministry (supported through appropriate financing) and UNDP on all aspects related to SDG localisation, and supporting states for establishing SDGCCs (Sustainable Development Corporation Centres) or any other emerging requirements,” read the MoU, a copy of which was accessed by IANS.As per the MoU, UNDP will set up SDGCCs across all the states of the…

Speaking to reporters here, Pradhan said, “What kind of politics do you (Congress government in Karnataka) want to play? I would like to appeal to him (Shivakumar) to let politics take its own course, but one should not play with the future of the younger generation. Now India is in a position for bigger scientific achievements like the Chandrayaan mission. I am again appealing to my friends that there should not be politics (over NEP).”“Yesterday, Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar made an announcement to scrap the National Education Policy. I want to tell my friend Shivakumar ji that the facts…

“The BJP government has failed to such an extent that today one of their voters cut his own finger in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra to focus the attention of the administration and the government,” Mevani wrote on X.In a startling act of self-mutilation, Dhananjay Nanavare (43), of Maharashtra’s Satara district chopped off his own finger on camera, aiming to draw attention to the alleged negligence concerning the tragic suicide of his brother and sister-in-law.Mevani said that Nanavare has said that till justice is not done, he will continue to cut each part of his body and send it to the government.In the…

It observed that ‘J&K is an integral part of India and surely the jurisdiction of every democratically elected institution in India is not excluded in its application and has to be dealt with a provision of the Constitution’.Senior advocate Dinesh Dwivedi contended that “the basic theme of Kashmir is entirely different in terms of accession to the Dominion of India and it did not merge like other states”.During the hearing, it was argued that asymmetrical federalism provides for protection against majoritarianism, adding that the Constitution itself is also anti-majoritarianism.Senior advocate CU Singh, questioned the J&K Reorganisation Act, which downgraded the…

“The boy just returned the day before yesterday and fresh movements by the central agency have started from yesterday. I was informed by my counsel that the operation started as early as 6 a.m.,” Banerjee said while speaking at an event at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here.The Chief Minister also expressed ire over the style adopted by the ED while conducting their raid and search operations. “The raiding officials should have a warrant for conducting raids at somebody’s private premises. At least the legal occupants of the premise should be informed. If anyone is not accustomed with English or the…

Making a comeback after a layoff of almost 11 months due to a back injury which needed surgery, Bumrah is a key figure in completing India’s fast-bowling puzzle, especially with Asia Cup and ODI World Cup on the horizon. His figures of 2-24 and 2-15 along with rattling the batters through his variations have brought immense joy to Indian fans.During the T20Is, many onlookers observed that Bumrah has added a few steps to his run-up and his follow-through has become big too, something which Nayar agrees with.“Firstly, he’s been terrific in these two T20Is. I feel that through this Ireland…

Delhi government has sent a group of MCD school principals to IIM Kozhikode.Atishi said, “Just like Delhi government schools, MCD schools too will witness an education revolution soon. All these MCD school principals will become torchbearers of this revolution. They are the hope for a brighter future for lakhs of children studying in MCD schools.”Atishi said that a principal is a vital part of any school. “By observing a principal’s behavior and approach to work, one can gauge the quality of the school.”Mayor Shelly Oberoi said that quality education is the highest priority for the Kejriwal government in the MCD…