Airport Customs will continue investigating the case related to India cricketer Krunal Pandya, who was detained at the Mumbai airport over suspicion of being in possession of undisclosed gold and valuables upon his arrival in the country from the UAE. The case will further be investigated by Mumbai Airport Customs. Krunal Pandya was detained on Thursday by officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Mumbai airport after four luxury watches were found in his baggage. It came to light the all-rounder had not declared the watches to the Customs while arriving from the UAE after the competition of Indian…
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Of course it will have an impact,” Australia coach Justin Langer said when asked about Virat Kohli returning home after the first Test in Australia later this year for the birth of his first child. Using an Aussie Rules Football parallel, Langer likened Kohli’s absence to “taking Dustin Martin out of Richmond”, but stressed that even without their captain, India “are a very, very good team” and “we have to be on our toes all summer”. “Are we happy he is not playing? It’s like taking (AFL star) Dustin Martin out of Richmond,” Langer said with a laugh at a press interaction earlier today.…
Jamshedpur FC fans will soon be able to connect with their team virtually during the seventh edition of the Indian Super League, which unfolds in Goa on November 20. The authorities have given supporters of every club an opportunity to be a part of its live video fan wall. This will be streamed into stadiums as well as on live television during the matches. With less than two weeks away till the JFC faces their opponent Chennaiyan FC during their first match, the excitement for the football fans in the steel city is at its peak. “All the clubs will…
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has jailed Yahya Mujahid, spokesman of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) terror group, for 32 years in two terror financing cases. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday also convicted two other JuD leaders, including Saeed’s brother-in-law, in terror financing cases. “ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar handed down 32 years imprisonment to JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid in two FIRs. Prof. Zafar Iqbal and Prof. Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law of Saeed) were awarded 16 and one-year jail terms in two cases,” a court official said.Zafar Iqbal and Prof. Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law of Saeed)…
S Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has assured Americans that there would be no increase in taxes for those having an annual income of less than 400,000 dollars. At the same time, Harris has insisted that in the Joe Biden administration, corporations and the wealthiest will finally be made to pay their fair share. Will make corporations and the wealthiest finally pay their fair share and he won’t ask a single person making under USD 400,000 per year to pay a penny more in taxes,” Harris tweeted on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff stopped by a…
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr named Ron Klain, a veteran Democratic operative and a decades-long confidant, to be his White House chief of staff Wednesday evening, the first step towards putting in place his administration’s senior leadership. Klain, a lawyer with deep experience on Capitol Hill, with advising President Barack Obama and in corporate board rooms, served as Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice-president and has been seen for months as the likeliest choice to manage his team in the White House. Known for steady nerves, he also has a fierce wit, which he has frequently unleashed on…
Jharkhand on Thursday reported over twice as many recoveries compared to fresh cases of Covid-19, but could not put a check on the growing number of casualties, four of which occurred from Wednesday midnight to Thursday evening, government data highlighted. At least 606 Covid-19 patients recovered from the infection in 24 hours against 269 fresh cases surfacing across the state, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated. Ranchi on Thursday reported 65 fresh cases of infection against 108 recoveries, while East Singhbhum reported 265 recoveries against only 49 fresh cases. As per latest government data, at least 18…
The Jharkhand government is planning to launch a universal pension scheme for elderly, widows and disabled people. Sources in the chief minister’s office said chief minister Hemant Soren is keen on announcing the universal pension scheme for elderly, widows and disabled on statehood day (November 15). “There are over 2 million people in the state who are either disabled, widows or senior citizens. The chief minister wants all of them to get pension irrespective of their financial, family or caste status. The formal announcement would be done by the chief minister during statehood day which would make Jharkhand the only…
A five-month-old elephant calf fell into a 5-foot-deep farm well in Lipia village in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, around 50km from capital Ranchi early Friday, officials said. The calf struggled in the well for over four hours and was rescued by the village men, who jumped into the well, tied a rope around the calf and pulled the animal out. Forest ranger Amarender Kumar Singh said, “The calf was with a herd of six elephants. The herd was passing through the farm. But, the calf fell into the small well, dug for agricultural purpose in the village, on the way.” He said…
The oxygen supply at the Covid-19 ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) got disrupted on Tuesday night, putting at risk the lives of some 20 patients and reportedly killing one. The hospital authorities, however, have claimed that no patient died owing to the supply disruption.According to hospital sources, oxygen supply at the New Trauma Centre of Rims stopped abruptly around 11pm on Tuesday after the main oxygen cylinder ran dry. The Covid-19 ICU is located on the third floor of the building. Hospital authorities said that there were around 20 critical patients at the Covid-19 ward and they require high-flow oxygen support, and…