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According to the sources, the raids are based on a case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The CBI filed a charge sheet in this regard on October 28, 2021, which established offences committed under Section 120-B of the RPC and Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Corruption Act, Samvat 2006.Charges were filed against Kanta Andotra, who served as the Chairperson of RBET, and Ravinder Singh, who was the Patwari of the Patwar Halqa Karandi Khurd & Muthi Hardo in 2011.The Patwari, in criminal collusion, allegedly issued three fards for more than…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has emphasized Rohit Sharma’s role as crucial in India’s ability to perform well and hailed him as an “ideal captain” as the Men-in-Blue strive to clinch the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 title on their home ground. India have made a fantastic start to their 2023 World Cup campaign with emphatic triumphs over five-time champions Australia, Afghanistan and arch-rivals Pakistan.The three victories have propelled Rohit-led side to the top of the standings and brushed aside worries regarding how the hosts would handle the added pressure of performing in front…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Global smartphone sell-through volumes fell 8 per cent (year-on-year) in the third quarter, the ninth consecutive quarter to record a decline, a report showed on Tuesday.The market is expected to decline for the full year of 2023, reaching its lowest level in the decade largely due to a shift in device replacement patterns, particularly in developed markets.The smartphone volumes declined YoY largely due to slower than expected recovery in consumer demand, according to Counterpoint Research.However, the market’s quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth (2 per cent), especially the positive performance in September despite one full week less of…

New York, Oct 17 (IANS) US market regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained a temporary restraining order, asset freeze, and other emergency relief to halt an ongoing fraud targeting the Indian-American community that has raised nearly $130 million since April 2021.The fraud is allegedly being committed by Nanban Ventures LLC; its three founders, Gopala Krishnan, Manivannan Shanmugam, and Sakthivel Palani Gounder; and three other entities that the founders control, an SEC release said. The SEC’s complaint, unsealed on Monday in the Eastern District of Texas, alleged that the defendants raised more than $89 million…

It all happened when Mannara Chopra told everyone that she has to be told about who is in what room. To which, Abhishek said he will choose when Bigg Boss says.Isha jumps into the discussion of the same and she asks Abhishek to select. This leads to them coming face-to-face and screaming at top of their voice.Isha even asks him to ‘back off’ amid the fight.Other housemates were seen trying to calm down the situation. Later, the two were seen clearing the air.Abhishek then said that probably Mannara will have a benefit maybe because its a task by ‘Bigg Boss’…

The ministry also cleared a total of 143 coaches, escorts, officials and support staff to be part of the Asian Para Games contingent.The athletes’ list comprises of 191 Male and 112 Female athletes, with the largest contingent of 123 athletes being cleared for Athletics events, as per ministry release.A total of 190 athletes in 13 sporting events participated in the last edition of the Asian Para Games in 2018 where India returned with a total of 72 medals including 15 Golds.–IANSbc

As in previous months, the decline was “primarily due to a base effect” from large price increases in 2022 as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, Xinhua news agency quoted Destatis as saying on Monday.The “biggest impact” came from the 19.8 per cent drop in prices for mineral oil products.Wholesale prices for some foods, on the other hand, continued to rise sharply in September, up more than 10 per cent from a year earlier.This included fruit, vegetables and potatoes, as well as confectionery and bakery products.Consumer price inflation, for which wholesale prices are an early indicator, last month already slowed…

On October 27, a Marathi biopic on the senior BJP leader entitled ‘Gadkari’ will hit the silver screens across Maharashtra, catapulting him to the ranks of eminents like the late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, the former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh, and present PM Narendra Modi, in the past few years.The film dives deep into the life and times of the amiable and ever-smiling Gadkari, 66, who is popular not only among the BJP and NDA circles, but liked well even by the Opposition parties.It also dwells on his long political journey, how he grabbed eyeballs…

Short blood pressure (BP) fluctuations within 24 hours as well as over several days or weeks are linked with impaired cognition, according to University of South Australia (UniSA) researchers who led the study. Higher systolic BP variations (the top number that measures the pressure in arteries when a heart beats) are also linked with stiffening of the arteries, associated with heart disease. It is well known that high blood pressure is a risk factor for dementia, but little attention is paid to fluctuating blood pressure. “Clinical treatments focus on hypertension, while ignoring the variability of blood pressure,” lead author Daria…

The parties have floated an umbrella organisation named, “United Front of Separate State”, under which the first conference was organised in Siliguri on Monday evening that continued late into the night. The eight parties are Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Kamtapur Progress Party, Kamtapur People’s Party (United). Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association, Jay Bisrsha Munda Ulgalan, SC-ST-OBC Movement Manch, Bhumiputra United Party and Akhil Bharatiya Rajbanshi Samaj. The core committee of the new umbrella front comprises a representive from each of these parties.After the upcoming Durga Puja festivities, the umbrella organisation will organise a mega rally in Siliguri, during which they will…