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Amritpal Has Been Propped Up; Fixed Match between Him And Punjab Police: Bikram Majithia

‘If you ask Virender Sehwag to be India’s chief selector...’: Harbhajan Singh’s ‘spend money’ message to BCCI

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Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar

The Gujarat Compulsory Gujarati Language Education and Study Bill, 2023 has been drafted to ensure that children studying in primary schools in the state are taught mother tongue-Gujarati compulsorily. The Bill provides for compulsory teaching of Gujarati language from class 1 to 8 in all educational institutions of the state, in which textbooks recognized by the state government will have to be taught. Education Minister Dr. Kuberbhai Dindore said that provisions have been made in this Act to impose fines on school administrators who violate the provisions of this Act and to take strict action like canceling the accreditation of unaided schools in the state in case of three violations of such activities. The Education Minister further added that despite Gujarati being the official

Arrested AAP ministers Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain resign from Delhi cabinet

Agency News: New Delhi language of Gujarat, Gujarati is not even taught as a subject in some schools, due to which the residents of the state are deprived of their official language. In order to meet this situation, the Education Department of the Government of

Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain on Tuesday resigned from the Cabinet, amid corruption allegations against them. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accepted their resignations, officials said. Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday evening in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the nowscrapped liquor policy for 202122. Jain is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in a money laundering case. No new ministers will be appointed to the Delhi cabinet.

Gujarat made a resolution in 2018 to implement compulsory Gujarati language education in all schools except Gujarati medium in the year 2018, Class-3 in the year 2019, Class-4 in the year 2020, and so on until Class 8. ordered.

Punjab Governor vs AAP govt: Assembly summoned on March 3, Tushar Mehta tells apex court

Agency News: New Delhi

Ministers Kailash Gahlot and Raaj Kumar Anand will take over portfolios held by Manish Sisodia. Earlier today, the Supreme Court refused to entertain petition filed by Mr. Sisodia challenging his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case. The apex court advised the AAP leader to approach the Delhi High Court.In a three-page resignation letter, he said while there could be more cases against him, the allegations are false.

Bihar government presents Rs 2.61 lakh crore budget

Agency News: Patna

Amid a tussle with the AAP government, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday told the Supreme Court that he has summoned the Assembly for the budget session on March 3 even as the top court told both sides that constitutional discourse has to be conducted with a sense of decorum and mature statesmanship. The court, which was hearing the state government’s plea against the governor’s alleged “refusal” to summon the Budget session for March 3, said the Punjab government is duty-bound to furnish information as sought by the governor and at the same time the governor is also duty-bound to accept the recommendations of Cabinet on the convening of assembly. The apex court said there was no occasion for the Punjab governor to seek legal advice on whether to convene a Budget session as he is bound by the aid and advice of ministers.A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud took note of the submission.

Terror suspect trained in China, Pakistan questioned by Maha ATS, MP cops

Kiara Advani in embellished yellow saree at the Showsha Reel Awards 2023.

Amonth-old child, who was sleeping next to his mother at a hospital here, was taken away by a stray dog and mauled to death in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday.The body was found outside the hospital ward, they said.Police said the CCTV footage showed that two dogs went inside the TB ward of the hospital late Monday night and one of them returned with the infant.Sitaram, SHO, Kotwali said the father of the child was admitted in the hospital for tuberculosis treatment. He said the child’s mother.

Gurugram men, in ‘luxury’ car, caught stealing flowerpots arranged for G20

Agency News: New Delhi

A video of two men allegedly stealing flowerpots arranged for the upcoming G20 summit in Haryana’s Gurugram has gone viral on Tuesday, prompting the city’s development authority to take action against the accused. “It has come to our cognizance and action will be taken against them,” SK Chahal, Joint CEO of Gurugram

Metropolitan Development Authority told. The one-minute clip shows the two men, standing near their car with reportedly a VIP number plate at Gurugram’s Shankar Chowk, as they picked flowerpots one after another and kept them in their vehicle’s trunk. The video has been viewed over 5 lakh times with more than 3,000 ‘likes’ on Twitter at the time of writing this report. The post received hundreds of replies, many making fun of the incident while others highlighted the price of the car seen in the video.

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The Rajasthan government will establish ‘Rajiv Gandhi Centre for IT Development and e-Governance’ worth Rs 147.55 crore in the capital city to promote cyber security and data security.“Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sanctioned funds worth Rs 147.55 crore for the proposed centre. A provision of Rs 100 crore has been made for the year 2023-24 for the institute which is proposed to be established in Khaitan Polytechnic College, Jaipur,” an official statement said on Tuesday. A digital ecosystem will be developed at the institute for blockchain, cyber security, Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) and data security, it said.Necessary tools and software will be available to develop and implement useful IT products and solutions to strengthen e-governance.

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday presented a Rs 2.61 lakh crore budget, asserting that the state’s finances were “in a good shape” as evident from markers like the fiscal deficit being under the prescribed conditional limit. Tabling the budget before the state assembly, Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary also flagged concerns like a drop in grants in aid received from the Centre, compared to the previous year, though Bihar’s share in central taxes saw a rise. The total proposed budget expenditure of Rs 2,61,885.40 crore, for the year 2023-24, was “Rs 24,194.21 crore more” than the previous financial year.The state government also cited “fiscal achievements” like the fiscal deficit remaining at 3.78 per cent of the SGDP, which is under the prescribed conditional limit of 4.5 per cent.

India, Denmark can embark on green hydrogen future together: Lars Aagaard

Agency News: New Delhi

Danish minister for energy, climate and utilities Lars Aagaard on Tuesday said Denmark can learn from India’s ability to bring down renewables tariff especially solar and both nations can embark on the green hydrogen future together. India has considerably brought down tariff of renewable energy especially solar through e-reverse auction of projects. India’s solar and wind power tariffs had touched all-time low levels of Rs 1.99 per unit and Rs 2.43 per unit under these auctions. ”We can learn from your development on solar energy. We can learn from your ability to bring down cost and we can embark on the hydrogen future together,” Aagaard said, addressing the special plenary session on energy at ‘Indian and Denmark: Partners for Green and Sustainable Progress Conference’ organised by CII. He said that he had visited India as a young man 35 years ago and since then India’s population has grown by more than 400 million.

Agency News: Indore

The Maharashtra ATS and Madhya Pradesh Police are questioning a terror suspect, Sarfaraz Memon, a resident of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Memon was allegedly trained in handling arms and ammunition in mainland China, the administrative region of Hong Kong and Pakistan. According to the NIA, Sarfaraz Memon returned to India Memon, according to the communication sent by NIA, has been trained in the making IEDs, explosives and handling of weapons in China and Pakistan. In a communication to Mumbai Police and Maharashtra ATS, the NIA termed him ‘dangerous’.In a joint operation by Maharashtra ATS and MP police, Memon was found at his residence in Indore and is being questioned presently. A senior ATS officer from Maharashtra confirmed that he is being questioned jointly with the MP cops to get details.A few days back.

DU students mulling reapplying for CUET after facing ‘uphill task’ of learning Tamil, Telugu

Agency News: New Delhi

Several Delhi University students who chose Tamil and Telugu as non-major subjects in the BA programme course last year are struggling to learn the languages claiming they are yet to be taught the basics. Some first-year students from Venkateswara College and Miranda House -- the first batch to be admitted to the varsity through CUET -- say they opted for the course thinking they would be taught the languages from scratch. However, as the syllabus is quite advanced, they now fear that they would not be able to clear the upcoming exams and are considering sitting for the Common University Entrance TestUG (CUET-UG) afresh. Students

89806 69994 who opted for BA programme (Political Science+Tamil) and (Political Science+Telugu) at Sri Venkateswara College have urged both the college and the university several times to change their subjects to either Hindi or Sanskrit but the pleas have been turned down every time.In its response, the university said the students should have seen the syllabus before opting for the course and asserted that the the chosen combination cannot be altered.

SIT to probe alleged suicide of IIT Bombay student

Agency News: Mumbai

The Maharashtra government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) headed by a senior police officer to conduct a probe into the alleged suicide of an 18-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, a police official said on Tuesday. Darshan Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of B Tech (Chemical) course at the IITB, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus on February 12. His family had claimed he faced discrimination at the IITB for belonging to a Scheduled Caste community and suspected foul play in his death. Gujarat Congress MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani had demanded a probe by the SIT into Solanki’s death, terming the episode as “suspicious”.On February 24, the government had ordered a probe into Solanki’s death, the official said.

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Modi must shift from manufacturing to services. ‘Make in India’ needs course correction

Amritpal Has Been Propped Up; Fixed Match between Him And Punjab Police: Bikram Majithia

Agency News: New Delhi

Maha Govt, Oppn Face-off in Assembly Over Falling Onion Prices; CM Shinde Says We’re With Farmers

Agency News: Mumbai

There Won’t Be Hung Assembly, NDA Will Form Govt in All Three Northeast States, Says Assam CM

Agency News: Guwahati

The most recent trade data we have, for January 2023, shows that the Narendra Modi government is likely making a medium-term policy error in keeping ‘Make in India’ and enhancing manufacturing at the forefront, and relegating the services sector to a secondary position. This positioning should instead be flipped. With more than eight years of ‘Make in India’ having elapsed, it is time for such a course correction, something the Modi government has shown it is nimble enough to do. Data for January shows that our services exports surged to about $32 billion, almost the same as our slowing merchandise exports. The reason for this should pique the government’s interest. India’s merchandise exports and services exports behave in opposite ways in reaction to a slowdown in the global economy, especially the developed world. Near-recessionary conditions in the US and Europe have made them significantly cut back on their merchandise imports from countries like India. Not only is economic activity slowing, but high inflation and fuel costs have made transporting goods from India increasingly unviable for American and European companies. The same conditions, however, have meant that India is becoming an increasingly attractive source of services exports. India offers high-quality services at competitive prices, exactly what ailing companies in the developed world need. And there’s no transport cost. This is why, while India’s goods exports actually contracted 6.5 per cent in January, our services exports surged nearly 50 per cent that same month. What’s more remarkable is that this growth isn’t solely being driven by the usual IT/ITeS sectors, where we already have a solid global reputation.

There is a “fixed match” being played out between Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh and Punjab police, feels Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia. In an exclusive conversation with , the former state minister expressed his fears about the ongoing tumult in Punjab and lashed out at the administration for the lack of action against Amritpal.“First you have to realise that if you go back in history, those dark days of terrorism, there’s never been an incident where a police station has been taken over by people who have broken the law. It has

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Eknath Shinde Wants to Appoint

New Whip in Maha Legislative Council, Writes to Deputy Speaker

Agency News: Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in his first attack post the Election Commission’s order on the Shiv Sena name and symbol in his favour, has written to Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra State Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe to change the party whip.The letter written by Shinde says that in a recent meeting of the Shiv Sena legislature party, MLC Viplov Gopikishan Bajoria was elected as the party whip in the State Legislative Council of the State Assembly. Currently, there are 11 Shiv Sena MLCs in the Council, while 10 other MLCs are supporting the Uddhav

Thackeray faction. This move is being seen as part of Shinde’s strategy to assert his authority over Shiv Sena party by controlling it in the Legislative Council. By asking to appoint Bajoria as the whip, Shinde wants to send a clear message to Uddhav Thackeray and his camp that he has a strong hold not only in the lower house, but also in the upper house. Once the whip is appointed all Shiv Sena MLCs, including the Thackeray camp, will have to follow it.

Jharkhand labourers stranded in Tajikistan to return home: Official

Agency News: Ranchi

Migrant labourers from Jharkhand, who had been stranded in Tajikistan for over two months, will return to their home state, an official said on Tuesday. In the first phase, 22 of the 35 stranded labourers will return, while the remaining people will return after their tickets are booked, he said.

The labourers, while interacting with family members through social media, had alleged that a company engaging them in laying of power transmission lines, seized their passports and provided them with scant food and no money at all.“Twentytwo of the 35 workers stuck in Tajikistan are returning to

PM Modi’s Younger Brother Prahlad Modi Hospitalised Due To Kidney Problem

Agency News: Chennai never been the case. If news like that comes out of Kashmir, there is such a hue and cry. Obviously, all is not well in the state. Now for a DGP to say that we didn’t do this because there were certain reasons, my first question is if there was a fixed match. For the last five days, he’s been threatening that he will go to Ajnala thana, so where were the police?

Prahlad Modi, younger brother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai due to kidney-related problems.

PM Modi has five siblings and Prahlad Modi is younger than him. Prahlad runs a grocery store in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and also has a tyre showroom in the city.

PM Modi has one sister and four brothers. Soma Modi, Amrit Modi, Pankaj Modi, Prahlad Modi and sister Vasanti Modi. Soma Modi is the eldest brother of the PM who is retired from the health department. Presently, Soma Modi runs an old age home in Ahmedabad.Last year in December, Karnataka police have booked the car driver in connection with the accident in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother and his family members sustained injuries, officials said on Saturday.

Karnataka BJP’s Mega Plan to Woo Voters as ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ Scheduled to Kick Off from March 1 These yatras will culminate in Davanagere on March 25 with a public rally which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Maharashtra Legislative Council and Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a face-off between the ruling coalition and opposition members over a discussion on falling onion prices. Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve demanded a discussion on falling onion prices but deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe denied the request, leading to chaos. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government is taking all measures to provide relief to the onion farmers by buying their produce. Following the adjournment, Danve, who belongs to the Thackeray faction, told, that the state government is trying to silence the voice of the

Opposition. All we wanted was a detailed discussion on issues of crashing onion prices and farmers’ woes, he added. Gorhe, who too is from the Thackeray camp, first adjourned the upper house twice but the ruckus continued. She then adjourned the house proceedings for the rest of the day. Currently, Shiv Sena MLC Anil Parab is the party’s chief whip in the House. The ruling Bharatiya Janata PartyShinde bloc in the state currently does not have a majority in the Upper House.

Asserting there will not be hung assembly in either Tripura, Nagaland or Meghalaya, as predicted in some exit polls, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the NDA will form the government with an absolute majority in all the three northeastern states. Sarma, the NEDA convenor, said no NDA (National Democratic Alliance) partner will go into any alliance with either Congress or the Trinamool Congress.“There will be no hung assembly. The NDA will form the government in all the three states,” he told reporters here. When asked about candidates for the chief minister’s post in the three states, he said there will be a status quo in Tripura and Nagaland. “Tripura will have a BJP CM, while we are in a coalition government in Nagaland,” the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor said. For Meghalaya, the CM will be decided after considering the number of states won by the BJP. Elections were held in Tripura on February 16, and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. Results will be declared on March 2.

Agency News: Bengaluru

As Karnataka inches towards the polls, the state BJP has come up with a mega plan of Vijay Sankalp Yatra campaign. The BJP will launch the campaign between March 1 and 3 with its national leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and JP Nadda flagging them off from the four corners of Karnataka. These yatras will culminate in Davanagere on March 25 with a public rally which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A total of 224 constituencies of Karnataka, categorised into four major groups, will be covered by four different yatras simultaneously.

Akhilesh Yadav Reacts to Viral Picture With Umesh Pal’s Murder Accused, Says ‘Only Half Truth Shown’

Agency News: Lucknow

Government Employees Set to Go on Strike in Karnataka, CM Attempts to Assuage Concerns

Agency News: Bengaluru

BJP president JP Nadda will flag off first yatra on March 1 from Male Madeshwara Hills in Chamrajnagar. This yatra will traverse through key districts of southern and coastal Karnataka, covering 58 assembly constituencies.

TMC Alleges Party’s Official Twitter Handle Hacked, Name & Logo Changed

Agency News: Kolkata

The official Twitter handle of Trinamool Congress or the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) was allegedly hacked, and its name and logo was changed. Claiming that the social media handle was “compromised”,

Jharkhand, while the remaining will return after getting their tickets,” the official of the state migrant cell said. Later, Chief Minister Hemant Soren retweeted a tweet from the state migrant cell that said the Indian Embassy in Tajikistan was contacted for their safe return. They had left for the central Asian nation on December 19 last year, after being promised handsome pay by agents of the firm operating in India, officials said. Agency News: New Delhi India topped the global list of internet shutdowns for the fifth year in a row in 2022 with at least 84 disruptions, international digital rights organisation Access Now said in a report released on Tuesday in collaboration with the #KeepItOn coalition.The report said India has accounted for approximately 58% of all documented shutdowns globally since 2016. “Authorities [last year] disrupted internet access at least 49 times in Jammu & Kashmir, including 16 back-to-

The FIR has been lodged in Mysuru Rural police station against N. Satyanarayana. The convoy staff S. Mahadeva had lodged a complaint in this regard. He had stated in the complaint that overspeeding and negligent driving by the accused driver resulted in the accident.

Prime Minister Modi’s brother Prahlad Damodar Das Modi and his family members were injured after the car in which they travelled met with an accident near Kadakola village in Mysuru district on December 27.

TMC national spokesperson Derek O’Brien said the party is in touch with Twitter to address the issue.“We are in touch with officials from Twitter who are working to rectify the issue. They have assured us of prompt action,” O’Brien, who is also the leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, said. The name of the All India Trinamool Congress’ official Twitter account has been changed to ‘Yuga Labs’.Notably, Yuga Labs is a blockchain technology company based in the US that develops NFTs and digital collectibles and also specializes in cryptocurrency.

India topped global list of internet shutdowns for 5th year in row in 2022 back orders for three-day-long curfew-style shutdowns in January and February,” the report said. There were 12 shutdowns in Rajasthan, seven in West Bengal, and four each in Haryana and Jharkhand.The report said the authorities “interfered with access during high-profile events such as protests, conflict, school exams, and elections”.It added while shutdowns were lower than in 2021, the Union government’s refusal to document and publish orders for them and technical challenges in tracking likely mean not all disruptions were recorded.

United in grief over Kashmiri Pandit’s killing

Agency News: Srinagar

Divisive politics appeared to take a break on Monday at the home of Sanjay Sharma, a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit and bank security guard killed by militants a day earlier.Rival politicians from the BJP and the People’s Democratic Party sent out messages of amity and visited the house at Achan village in Pulwama where Sharma’s wife, two daughters and son grieved. Hundreds of Muslims too

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday reacted to the viral photo of him posing with Sadaqat Khan, one of the accused in Umesh Pal’s murder. Addressing the Uttar Pradesh assembly session, Yadav claimed only half-truth is shown by those slamming him. Notably, the picture was shared by the UP Congress on its Twitter handle, accusing both BJP and SP of protecting criminals.Responding to the same, Yadav said, “A picture can be clicked with anyone and only half truth is shown in the narratives flown across.” Umesh Pal was a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal and was shot dead by assailants on February 24 outside his home in

Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present in the assembly as Yadav gave his address.Samajwadi Party MP Atiq Ahmed’s son, Asad’s involvement is also being probed after a CCTV footage showed him as one of the four assailants involved in the crime. His name had also come up among suspects of Raju Pal’s murder and is currently serving time in Gujrat’s Sabarmati prison.

This young man from Bihar was rejected in Indian Idol, got an offer to sing in films after a viral video

Agency News: Patna

A video of a young man from Bihar went viral on social media. This young man from Bihar was rejected in Indian Idol. However, with his own voice, he made a video and uploaded it on social media, which became very viral. Now this young man has got an offer to sing in Bollywood films. This young man became popular within a few days after the viral video. Nowadays many videos are going viral in social media. One such video was made by a young man from Samastipur in Bihar and he became a star overnight. Being impressed by this video, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has offered to sing in his film Fateh. This young man’s name is Amarjeet Jaykar and now he has reached Mumbai to sing his first song in a Bollywood film.

24 year old man arrested for sodomising, killing 10-year-old boy in Gurugram

Agency News: Gurugram

A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sodomising and killing a minor boy here, police said on Monday.The accused named Prince, a native of Bihar, had also demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh to mislead the 10-year-old boy’s family, they said. The body of the boy along with the knife used to kill him was recovered from a garbage dump in Manesar, police said.The boy who studied in a government school in Basai village went to play in a park on Sunday evening but did not not return home, police said.The boy’s father received a ransom call where the caller asked him to pay Rs 2 lakh to get the boy back, police said.An FIR was registered at the sector 10 A police station.Several police teams, including crime units, swung into action and arrested the accused after zeroing ion his location by tracking his mobile.

Father of Galwan martyr thrashed, arrested for building memorial for son on govt land in Vaishali

Agency News: Vaishali arrived to mourn Sharma’s death, express support for his family, and participate in his last rites. Several local people publicly condemned the killing.Among the politicians who visited the house were former chief minister and PDP chief.

The police in Vaishali, Bihar, allegedly beat and then detained the father of the Galwan martyr, Jai Kishore Singh, for erecting a memorial to his son on public property.the soldier’s brother that he gave his life in the Galwan conflict, said, “DSP ma’am had visited and told us to remove the statue within 15 days. Later police station in-charge came to our home and arrested my father

With the government employees in Karnataka set to go on an indefinite strike from March 1, seeking fulfilment of various demands, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday reached out to them saying the administration was ready to seek 7th Pay commission’s interim report immediately and implement it. Most of the services, barring a few like transport, critical care at hospitals and crematoriums are likely to be hit due to the stir. The employees have forwarded three major demands — implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report, reverting to the Old Pension Scheme and implementation of at least 40 per cent of fitment facilities. “Our senior officials are in touch with the government employees’ association and their President, and are holding talks. I have already made it clear in the Assembly that we were the ones who formed the seventh pay commission and it will be implemented in 2023-24 itself, and funds for it have been allocated in the budget,” Bommai told at Hubballi.

Myanmar Woman Abducted, Gangraped By Four In Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj Area, Police Begins Probe

Agency News: New Delhi

A woman of Myanmarese nationality was allegedly gangraped by four people after she was made unconscious and abducted by an auto-driver in Kalindi Kunj area. According to Delhi Police, the woman is a registered refugee. The woman alleged that she was made unconscious and abducted by an auto-rickshaw driver in the Kalindi Kunj area before being gang raped. According to the complaint, she was visiting somewhere in Southeast Delhi, along with her husband, for the treatment of their daughter, when the auto driver abducted her and took her to an isolated location.The police registered a case on February 25 under IPC sections 365, 368, 376d,323, and 506.On February 3, a three-year-old was allegedly gang-raped by two persons in Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area.Earlier in the day, a 17-year-old girl, who went missing from Jaunpur in UP after an altercation with her mother, was rescued near a brothel area in the national capital, informed Delhi police officials on Tuesday. Police said that on February 26 they received information about a girl trying to recharge her mobile phone.

Son pays ₹1 crore to contract killers to bump off father, 3 held

Agency News: Bengaluru

Karnataka Police on Tuesday said that it has successfully cracked the murder case of a 71-year-old Narayanaswamy hacked to death on February 13 in the parking lot of his apartment in Bengaluru and arrested his son and two contract killers in connection to the crime.

Police investigation revealed that the victim’s 30-year-old son Manikantha had hired two contract killers and paid them a sum of ₹1 crore. The two other accused were identified as T. Adarsha (26) and Shivakumar (24).The police said that they also suspect the role of other persons in the case and will arrest them soon.According to the police, the victim favoured Manikantha’s second wife and decided to register his property in her name. Feeling dejected by this, he then decided to kill his father.

J&K: Terrorist, Behind Killing of Kashmiri Pandit, Among 2 Gunned Down in Pulwama Encounter

Agency News: Pulwama and also beat him. I am also an armed forces personnel.” Poonam Kesari, the sub-divisional police officer for Mahua, stated that after walls were constructed bordering the statue, the landowner’s rights were violated. “On January 23, a case was registered under the SC/ ST Act over a statue being erected on the land of Hari Nath Ram and on government land in Jandaha,” she said. Subsequently, walls were constructed to surround the monument.

Security forces killed two terrorists in an encounter that broke out in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district during the intervening night on Monday and Tuesday. An Army jawan was also killed in the line of duty while another was injured in the joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir police. As per the police, one of the terrorists neutralised in the encounter was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, who was shot dead near his house in Pulwama district on Sunday. Based on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Padgampora Awantipora area, a joint team of security forces including the Indian Army launched a cordon-and-search operation, police said.As the security forces approached the suspected area, hiding terrorists opened fire at them, injuring two soldiers.

‘If you ask Virender Sehwag to be India’s chief selector...’: Harbhajan Singh’s ‘spend money’ message to BCCI

Agency News : New Delhi

There has been no official word from the BCCI on Chetan Sharma’s resignation as the chief selector of the senior men’s team. The former India pacer stepped down after he was heard revealing internal details about the functioning of the Indian cricket team in a ‘sting operation’ aired. His comments

India among eight direct qualifiers for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

Agency News : New Delhi

SBI enters social loan market; raises $1 billion from overseas markets

Agency News : New Delhi

on Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Umesh Yadav and views on the alleged rift between former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli reportedly irked the team management. The BCCI, however, have been tight-lipped on the matter. They haven’t officially confirmed Sharma’s resignation, nor have they named his replacement or an interim chief selector. As things stand, the selection panel is without a chairman of selectors. Former India opener Shiv Sundar Das, who has the most Test caps among the current panel, is believed to be functioning as the interim chief selector.

‘Jadeja was a pathetic spinner; even Chahal is horrible’: Ex-Pakistan cricketer targets spin duo in unexpected attack

Agency News : New Delhi

India have produced some of the greatest spin bowlers who have played the sport which includes the likes of Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Bishan Singh Bedi, Ravichandran Ashwin amongst many others. Three Indians feature in top-20 all-time wicket-takers in international cricket with Kumble seeded highest with 956 wickets in the fourth spot. India’s dominance in spin has been one of the primary reason behind the team’s unbeatable run in Test cricket at home since 2012. However, a former Pakistan cricketer launched an unexpected attack on the Indian team, naming

A former Pakistan cricketer launched an unexpected attack on the Indian team two “horrible” spinners in Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal. Jadeja has been the cynosure of Indian cricket of late with his allround brilliance in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series where he picked 18 wickets which includes two five-wicket hauls as he was named the Player of the Match in both the ties so far. Not only does he rank 9th in the ICC Test bowling list, he is presently the top-ranked all-rounder in the format as well.

India, by virtue of finishing inside the top-three in their group, were among the eight automatic qualifiers for the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled in Bangladesh. The top-three teams from each group of the recently concluded T20 World Cup in South Africa automatically made the cut along with hosts Bangladesh and Pakistan who were ranked the highest outside the top-six direct qualifiers. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa qualified from Group 1, while England, India and the West Indies made it from Group 2.Sri Lanka and Ireland are the only teams to have failed to qualify from the recently-held T20 World Cup.Sri Lanka are currently ranked eighth in the rankings while Ireland are 10th.A global qualifier in early 2024 will determine the remaining two available spots, an ICC release stated.

Ashwin, Marnus Labuschagne can’t keep calm after New Zealand’s historic 1-run win vs England in Wellington

Agency News : New Delhi

Just a shade more than 24 hours before the third India vs Australia Test match in Indore, a few of the cricketers from both sides were hooked to the action taking place thousands of kilometres away in Wellington. It was a morning to remember for Test lovers across the globe. India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne were certainly among them. They spent their Tuesday morning watching New Zealand register a dramatic, thrilling, onefor-the-ages, come-from-behind 1-run victory in the second Test against England. England needed just two runs when Neil Wagner took the decisive wicket of James Anderson thanks to wicketkeeper Tom Blundell’s diving catch.

The Test match had shades of the famous tied game between India and Australia in Chennai in 1986. The ending, however, was acutely similar to the England vs Australia Edgbaston Test in 2005 where Steve Harmison strangled Michael Kasprowicz down the leg side. The only difference?

England’s victory margin was a run more. And of course, the Wellington 2023 Test match also joined the historic list of victories after being asked to follow on. New Zealand became the third team after England and India to win a Test after following on.

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar launches Grievance Appellate Committee

Agency News : New Delhi

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State Bank of India on Tuesday said it has concluded a landmark $1 billion syndicated social loan, making it the largest ESG loan raised by a commercial bank in the Asia Pacific market.In a statement, the bank said the loan is of $500 million of primary issue and an equal amount in greenshoe option. It is also the maiden such issuance from the nation’s largest lender. The deal is the largest ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) loan by a commercial bank in the Asia Pacific and the second largest social loan globally, it added.The issue got overwhelming participation from banks across Taiwan, Japan, China, and the Middle East ensuring a full subscription, including $500 million of the greenshoe option.At current exchange rates, $1 billion is worth more than Rs 8,200 crore. The transaction is significant for SBI and the domestic ESG financing market since it is the largest ESG loan by a commercial bank in the region. It is the maiden social loan from the bank and also the first syndicated loan in the past five years.The bank said the issue was arranged by MUFG Bank, and Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank.

Tesla, Elon sued by shareholders over self-driving safety claims

Agency News : New Delhi

Tesla Inc and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. In a proposed class action filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders said Tesla defrauded them over four years with false and misleading statements that concealed how its technologies, suspected as a possible cause of multiple fatal crashes, “created a serious risk of accident and injury.” They said Tesla’s share price fell several times as the truth became known, including after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the technologies, and reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating Musk’s Autopilot claims. The share price also fell 5.7% on Feb. 16 after NHTSA forced a recall of more than 362,000 Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving beta software because they could be unsafe around intersections. Tesla has said it acquiesced to the recall, though it disagreed with NHTSA’s analysis.“As a result of defendants’ wrongful acts and omissions.