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A special bench comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and Bela M. Trivedi said that pending proceedings before apex court should not be used as an excuse to defer proceedings before the trial court.At the outset, the special bench was informed that Jain’s lawyer senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi could not appear before the court owing to personal difficulties.Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the central agency, claimed that Jain was engaging in delay tactics to derail the trial proceedings and as much as 16 adjournments were taken to obtain documents from prosecution.Raju requested the top court to pass suitable directions…

Hangzhou, Sep 25 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues stitched a crucial 73-run partnership, followed by young fast-bowling all-rounder Titas Sadhu bowling a deadly spell of 3-6 in four overs to help India beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs and win the country’s first gold medal in women’s T20 event at the Asian Games.The gold medal in Asian Games is a huge prize for the Indian women’s cricket team after enduring a heartbreak at last year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, where they ended up with the silver medal after losing to Australia.Electing to bat first, Smriti and Jemimah made…

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Digital payment methods are on the rise in India, with 42 per cent of consumers saying they will choose unified payments interface (UPI)-for online festive shopping, a new survey report showed on Monday.In addition, 57 per cent indicated that their preferred digital payment method for earning rewards and cashback is UPI, especially during the festive season, according to the report by Nielsen Media India, on behalf of Amazon India.The UPI-based payments crossed 10 billion monthly transactions in August for the first time, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Monthly transaction count on…

New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Rapid genetic evolution in bats may account for the animal’s extraordinary ability to both host and survive infections as well as avoid cancer, according to a new study.Bats are exceptional among mammals for not only their ability to fly, but also for their long lives, low cancer rates, and robust immune systems.In the study, published in Genome Biology and Evolution journal, researchers sequenced the genomes of two bat species — the Jamaican fruit bat and the Mesoamerican moustached bat. They carried out a comprehensive comparative genomic analysis with a diverse collection of bats and other…

Bhopal, Sep 25 (IANS) Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal has identified a specific circular RNA which plays a crucial role in multiplication of the AIDS-causing HIV-1 virus within the human body.The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, revealed how the newly identified circular RNA molecule, called ciTRAN, influences the virus’s transcription process, which could potentially lead to novel therapeutic strategies against HIV-1.The RNA or Ribonucleic acid is a molecule in living cells that carries genetic information and helps in the production of proteins. RNAs are in general straight-chain, free-end structures but…

Deoria (UP), Sep 25 (IANS) Thousands of people thronged the mega free health camp on Sunday, the last day of the two-day camp, organised by Rajesh Singh Dayal Foundation at Paramhans Babua Ji Inter College in Pindi village in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh. Keeping in view the crowd, six counters were set up for registration in which more than 4000 people got themselves treated.The patients who came to the free health camp expressed happiness on getting treatment from the doctors of Lucknow’s Chandan Hospital and getting free medicines. Many patients, while narrating the benefits of the…

Dhaka, Sep 25 (IANS) More than 900 people have died of dengue fever, out of 187,725 cases reported in Bangladesh so far this year, health department figures revealed.According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, the 909 deaths in total included 316 in September, 342 in August and 204 in July, reports Xinhua news agency.According to the DGHS, 63,917 dengue cases were recorded so far in September, after 71,976 in August and 43,854 in July.The South Asian country recorded 16 more deaths and 3,008 more dengue infections in the last 24…

Raids have been conducted at 48 places and many people have been detained.Landa and Harwinder Singh Sandhu, alias Rinda, both ISI-backed operatives have been accused of promoting the terror activities of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in India.According to the NIA, both Pakistan-based Rinda and Linda are wanted in cases relating to commissioning of targeted killings, as well as targeting of law enforcement agencies in order to create an environment of terror in Punjab.Rinda is a “listed individual terrorist” and a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) member. He’s originally a resident of Maharashtra’s Nanded, with Punjab’s Taran Tarn district as a permanent…

According to the case filed by Sudhir Jacob, Chandy was falsely implicated as part of a conspiracy by the prime accused in the solar scam case and by Ganesh Kumar, who is the second accused.Chandy had appeared as a witness in the case and testified before the court that Ganesh Kumar was miffed with him and also the then ruling Congress-led UDF as he failed to get back his Cabinet post in 2013, after he quit following domestic issues. Chandy was the Chief Minister from 2011-16.The case came up for hearing on Monday and the court asked for a notice…

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