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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has seized 45 old cars, including some vintage ones, apart from Rs 23 lakh in cash and some foreign currency during searches in Hyderabad in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sale of government land.The searches were undertaken on Monday at five locations in Hyderabad under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the federal probe agency said in a statement.The ED case stems from an FIR registered by Telangana Police against private persons and government officials in connection with “illegal” sale of government land involving forgery of documents…
Virender Sehwag has lifted the lid on the Delhi Daredevils’ (now Delhi Capitals) decision of not buying Virat Kohli during the first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) draft in 2008. Sehwag was the first-ever captain of the franchise after being signed as an “icon player” ahead of the inaugural season. The franchise had the opportunity to sign a local player in Kohli, but decided to go for left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan instead. In the end, Kohli was picked by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and the rest as they say is history.Kohli has been a one-franchise man throughout his…
After India unveiled a slew of diplomatic measures following last week’s terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed, Pakistan responded by – among other steps – closing its airspace to Indian airlines. The measure has affected flights to and from North America the most, increasing the time taken to fly to Delhi from San Francisco, for instance, by nearly four-and-a-half hours.According to a blog by flight tracking website Flightradar24, flying from Delhi to cities in North America requires a fuel stop without access to Pakistan’s airspace. Air India, it said, has established refuelling stops…
New Delhi: Pakistan, thirsty for some legal action over New Delhi’s move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in “abeyance”, is planning to take India to international court in a desperate attempt to find some reprieve.The agreement between the two neighbouring countries, signed in 1960, had lived to see the day through three wars fought in 1965, 1971, and 1999. But outraged over the most-recent terror attack in which dozens of civilian tourists were killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, New Delhi swiftly acted by taking stern diplomatic measures to place the water treaty on hold till…
New Delhi: The Congress has taken down the social media post that targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparking the latest, day-long political skirmish. The post — an old photo of PM Modi with his face edited out and a caption that read, “In times of need, missing” — was apparently a jab at his absence in the all-party meet to discuss the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that cost 26 lives. The post — put up on Monday night — made the BJP see red, especially after Pakistan’s former minister Fawad Chaudhry re-posted it.The BJP retaliated with a ‘backstabber’ post that…
Axar Patel, Delhi Capitals captain, got injured during the side’s IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi on Tuesday. The incident happened in the 18th over, when Axar fell nastily while trying to stop the ball while fielding. he immediately left the field and looked to be in pain. Later, he came on to bat. However, he looked to be in discomfort. Every time he would hit a big shot, he looked visible in pain. Axar Patel seems to have injured himself and is walking out with the physio… pic.twitter.com/t8f0dFbEa8 — Rudransh (@rudraaaansh) April 29, 2025Talking…
Prabhsimran Singh in action© AFP Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh is bullish about his team’s chances of making the play-offs for the first time since 2014 as it is playing “different” cricket in the Shreyas Iyer-Ricky Ponting era. Both captain Iyer and head coach Ponting are in the middle of their first season with Punjab Kings but Prabhsimran has been around since 2019. He has worked with multiple captains and coaches in his long stint at Punjab Kings but feels the Iyer-Ponting bring a breath of fresh air. “It’s been seven years for me with Punjab Kings. So…
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the Axiom Mission 4.The launch is scheduled for May 29 from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.Mr Shukla will be accompanied by three astronauts. New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, Axiom Space Inc announced on Tuesday, as he prepares to become the first Indian to do so.According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Mr Shukla will pilot the Axiom Mission 4, a private astronaut mission that will launch aboard…
Srinagar: Days after the tragic Pahalgam attack, Jammu and Kashmir authorities have transported 59 Pakistani nationals to Punjab for their repatriation to their country of origin, officials in Srinagar said.According to officials, the Pakistani nationals, who were living in the valley for decades and included the mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee Constable Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, were collected from various districts and taken in buses to Punjab, where they will be handed over to the Pakistani authorities.Shameema Akhtar, the mother of Constable Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, who died in May 2022 while fighting terrorists, was one of the deportees. However, she was…
Indian women’s cricket team in action© X (Twitter) India have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka in the Women’s Tri-series opener in Colombo, the ICC announced on Tuesday. India had defeated hosts Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the rain-truncated series opener at the R Premadasa International Stadium on Sunday. Vanessa de Silva of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. “In accordance with…