CBI alleges new fund diversions in Valmiki corporation case

Bengaluru, 2/7: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed to have discovered instances of new fund diversions in the Shri Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam case. The Karnataka High Court in its interim order permitted the CBI to investigate these instances and obtain documents from various agencies, including the CID, ED, CFSL,…

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You sit out the world’s best bowler after seven-day break! Shastri stunned by India’s Bumrah call

Birmingham, 2/7: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri expressed disbelief at India’s decision to rest a fully fit Jasprit Bumrah from the second Test against England, asserting that the pace spearhead should not have been given the option to sit out of a crucial game. India, enduring a rough patch in Test cricket since October…

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Infosys analyst held in Bengaluru for recording women in office washroom

Bengaluru, 2/7: The Electronic City police on Wednesday arrested an employee of a prominent tech firm in Bengaluru for recording videos of two women employees inside the office washroom, officials said. The arrested suspect is Swapnil Nagesh, 30, from Sangli in Maharashtra, who worked as a technical analyst with Infosys at their campus in Electronic…

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Akash Deep replaces Bumrah, India make three changes as England opt to bowl in 2nd Test

Birmingham, 2/7: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India, who will be without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, in the second Test of the five-match series here on Wednesday. England fielded an unchanged side that won the opening Test by five wickets. India decided to rest premier pacer Bumrah with…

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Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

Tehran, 2/7: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, Iranian state media reported. Iran has threatened to halt cooperation with the IAEA, accusing it of siding with Western countries and providing a justification for Israel’s air…

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Parliament security breach: Delhi High Court grants bail to accused Neelam Azad, Mahesh Kumawat

New Delhi, 2/7: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to two accused in the December 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted relief to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties of the like amount….

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Quad ministers condemn Pahalgam terror attack without naming Pakistan

Washington, 2/7: The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of Pahalgam attack that killed 26 to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry as India blamed…

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Cabinet approves Rs 1.07 lakh crore employment-linked incentive scheme

New Delhi, 1/7: The government on Tuesday approved an Employment Linked Incentive Scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.07 lakh crore to support job generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister…

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Stokes dismisses Bumrah factor; declares himself massive fan of Pant

Birmingham: England captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday dismissed the chatter surrounding Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for only three Tests out of five as “India’s problem” and said he is expecting the “passionate” visitors to fight hard in the second Test irrespective of the team composition. Bumrah was by far the best Indian bowler on show at Leeds,…

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