News Digest: Now, ED arrests TMC's Saket Gokhale

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		Thursday, January 26, 2023
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		India
		Now, ED arrests TMC's Saket Gokhale Jaishankar slams Pompeo for disparaging Sushma remarks Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday slammed former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo for his remarks on Sushma Swaraj describing her as a "goofball" and a "heartland political hack", saying he deplored the disrespectful colloquialism used for her. In his just-released book, Pompeo has said Swaraj was not an important player on the Indian foreign policy team, and he worked much more closely with NSA Ajit Doval. 901 honoured with police medals, CRPF tally highest at 111 More India News»

		Science
		Reusable launch vehicle's landing test on Saturday; space trip may cost Rs 6 crore, says Isro chief Scientists explain how chronic stress activates behavioural problems like loss of pleasure, depression result Booster dose of Covishield offers best immune response: Lancet study More Science News»

		Technology
		Fire-Boltt Talk Ultra smartwatch launched in India at Rs 1,999: All the details Fire-Boltt Talk Ultra smartwatch: Fire-Boltt Talk Ultra sports a 1.39-inch round screen that supports an HD display with 240*240 resolutions. The smartwatch boasts 123 sports modes and offers other features like a step counter, exercise duration timer, distance calculator, and heart rate monitor. The company claims that all this data is synced in real-time and uploaded on the app which can be later used for detailed analysis. Vodafone-Idea announces Republic Day offer on Vi app: Free data, eligible plans and more Republic Day offer on Vi app: Vodafone-Idea users will get 2GB and 5GB of additional data at no extra cost with recharges done on the Vi app. The company is offering 5GB of additional data on recharges of Rs 299 and above. Moreover, Vi users can avail of 2GB of additional data on recharges starting at Rs 199 up to Rs 299 on the app. Riot Games cyber attack: Hackers steal game source codes, demand ransom The company said that the source codes of popular video games including 'League of Legends’ and 'Teamfight Tactics' (TFT) have been stolen. Riot also said that hackers have also looted the code for one of its anti-cheat platforms. The company has assured that it will roll out an update for the players after its investigation of the attack is complete. More Technology News»

		Business
		IBM cuts 3,900 jobs after muted consulting demand hits quarterly revenue Kishore Biyani steps down as chairman, director of Future Retail Kishore Biyani has stepped down as chairman of the suspended board of the debt-ridden Future Retail, which is currently facing insolvency proceedings. Biyani has "tendered a letter of his resignation from the position of the 'executive chairman and director' of the company," said Future Retail in a regulatory filing. New York Stock Exchange says manual error triggered major trading glitch The NYSE, owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc, said it began trading in 2,824 securities without an opening auction, which led to erroneous prices, with nearly 4,341 trades in 251 securities "busted", or nullified. The exact cost of the fallout was still unclear. More Business News»

		Sports
		Suryakumar Yadav named ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year Swashbuckling India middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who had an outstanding run in the shortest format in year 2022, was on Wednesday named the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year by the sports' global governing body. Surya had a phenomenal run last year where he broke a plethora of records in the T20Is. Popularly known as 'SKY', the 32-year-old amassed 1164 runs in 31 T20I matches at an average of 46.56 and a strike-rate of 187.43 last year. BCCI earns Rs 4669.99 crore for sale of 5 Women's Premier League teams The five teams in the inaugural Women's Premier League have been sold for a combined value of a whopping Rs 4669.99 crore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday. Adani Sportsline, the sports arm of Adani Group splurged Rs 1289 crore to buy the most expensive team of the Women's Premier League. Hockey WC: Grambusch brothers take Germany to semis, Dutch join them Germany struck twice with two minutes left in the match to wipe out a two-goal deficit and then prevailed over England in the penalty shootout to make a dramatic entry into the semifinals of the FIH Men's World Cup here on Wednesday. Captain Mats Grambusch and his younger brother Tom scored in the space of one minute after England were ahead 2-0 till the 58th minute as Germany snatched a win from the jaws of defeat in an edge-of-the-seat quarterfinal match. More Sports News»

		Education
		CRPF ASI, Head Constable 2022 registration extended till January 31, apply here The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to extend the online registration for the post of Assistant Sub Inspector (Steno) and Head Constable (Ministerial) 2022. Eligible candidates can submit their application form on the official website crpf.gov.in till January 31, 2023. The CBT exam for CRPF ASI, HC is tentatively scheduled to be conducted from February 22 to 28, 2023. AU alumni makes country proud, his film premieres at the 21st Dhaka International film festival in Bangladesh A alumni of Allahabad University’s department of English, Dhruva Harsh has made the city and the varsity proud. Harsh’s first children's feature film "Elham" has premiered at the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh as India’s official entry. Among the 260 entries from 70 countries, only 18 films were children’s films and among them "Elham" was the official entry from India and the only children’s film among the three entries. Researchers in Karnataka document first-ever albino dhole As if there is no end to faunal variety in the state forests, especially in the vast Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary landscape, researchers as part of the long-term population monitoring of leopards across Karnataka have documented the first ever case of albinism in Dholes (Cuon alpinus) or Asiatic Wild Dog. More Education News»

		Environment
		Sections of Balkan river become floating garbage dump Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a trash barrier in the Drina River in eastern Bosnia during the wet weather of winter and early spring. Greenland at its warmest in 1,000 years: Study By drilling into the ice sheet to retrieve samples of snow and ice from hundreds of years ago, scientists were able to reconstruct temperatures from north and central Greenland from the year 1000 AD to 2011. Policy levers that can push decarbonization into overdrive More Environment News»

		World
		UK: Home secretary mulls cut to post-study student visa stay, says report China: Covid deaths, cases down 70% since peak, when daily infections topped 7 million 'Total torture': Sick Ukrainians gasp for oxygen amid blackouts Regular power outages caused by Russian missile strikes have terrified tens of thousands of Ukrainians who rely on electricity to keep medical equipment running. More World News»

		Environment
		Sections of Balkan river become floating garbage dump Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a trash barrier in the Drina River in eastern Bosnia during the wet weather of winter and early spring. Greenland at its warmest in 1,000 years: Study By drilling into the ice sheet to retrieve samples of snow and ice from hundreds of years ago, scientists were able to reconstruct temperatures from north and central Greenland from the year 1000 AD to 2011. Policy levers that can push decarbonization into overdrive More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Can't skip Republic Day event, hold parade: HC to Telangana Celebrating Republic Day in a befitting manner is the bounden duty of all constitutional authorities and it cannot be skipped by the state government, the Telangana high court said on Wednesday while directing the state administration to hold the ceremonial parade at any place of its choice. Following the HC order, the Telangana government has decided to hold a guard of honour, officials said. Delhi excise case: ED seizes Arun Ramachandra Pillai's land worth Rs 2 crore The Enforcement Directorate has attached the properties of Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramachandra Pillai, who was named as an accused in the Delhi liquor policy scam. Out of the total `76.5 crore assets attached, alleged to be crime proceeds of all the accused, `2.2 crore worth land in Vattinagulapally, owned by Arun Pillai, was also attached. Rs 126 crore paid as tax by Satyam on zero income: TechM to Telangana high court While describing the plea filed by Tech M (formerly Satyam Computers) to reopen tax assessments prior to the Satyan scam surfacing in 2009 as strange, the Telangana high court on Wednesday agreed to examine the case of Rs 126 crore paid as income tax on non-existent income by then chairman B Ramalinga Raju. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		CM Bhagwant Mann criticizes Centre for rejecting Punjab's tableau for Republic Day parade Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government for not including the tableau of Punjab in the Republic Day parade, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday alleged that the “anti-Punjab” stance was “unwarranted and undesirable”. Three government employees caught in graft cases in Karnal A team of state vigilance bureau on Wednesday arrested three government employees including two cops and a chakbandi clerk in two graft cases in Karnal in Haryana. Security tightened in Punjab and Haryana ahead of Republic Day celebrations Security has been beefed up across Punjab and Haryana ahead of Republic Day celebrations with sniffer dog units and bomb disposal squads sanitising vulnerable places, officials said on Wednesday. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva group admits 'some wrongs', offers compensation Noted architect BV Doshi and Rasna founder Areez Khambatta among 8 Padma awardees from Gujarat in 2023 Eight individuals from Gujarat were awarded the Padma award in 2023, including noted architect BV Doshi and Areez Khambatta, founder of Rasna. Threat of bomb blasts in Ahmedabad on Republic Day, UP man detained The city police commissioner office on Wednesday received a letter which threatened that serial bomb blasts will be carried out across Ahmedabad on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Erode East bypoll: MNM to support Congress Actor Kamal Haasan's MNM has decided to support Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan in the Erode East byelection. Hindi imposition is BJP's agenda: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin Chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said the BJP-led government at the Centre was working with "an agenda to impose Hindi" on non-Hindi speaking states. Home without the hassles: Try co=living Roshan and his wife Keerthana, both software engineers, returned to their home in Delhi during Covid-19 after vacating their rented apartment in Chennai. But when offices resumed recently, they returned to the city and moved into a co-living space. The couple chose to bypass the hassles involved in renting out a house. “I may get transferred any time and my wife has the option to work from home. I don’t want to invest time in house-hunting and pay a huge sum as a deposit,” said Roshan, who took a room in a coliving facility in Velachery. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		78 of 106 Bengaluru lakes unfit for aquatic life; activists fume Lake activists have flayed multiple agencies for failing to check the direct inflow of sewage into waterbodies. This comes after latest data from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) revealed the quality of water in 78 of the city's 106 lakes fell under E-category - implying it's unfit for aquatic life - for most part of last year. Crowding at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport as flyers' count spikes ahead of Republic Day Crowds and confusion returned to Bengaluru airport on Wednesday morning as passenger numbers surged a day ahead of Republic Day (national holiday) with many from the city taking flights to various domestic destinations. Flyers waited in long queues to enter the airport, which also saw serpentine queues and confusion at security checks and baggage-drop areas. In Bengaluru, building raided, 3 held for printing fake Rs 2,000 notes Police raided an abandoned building on the outskirts of Chintamani and arrested three persons involved in printing counterfeit currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination. Cops seized 230 fully printed fake notes, another stack of 6,220 half-printed ones and a laptop, two printers and photocopying machines. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		78 of 106 Bengaluru lakes unfit for aquatic life; activists fume Lake activists have flayed multiple agencies for failing to check the direct inflow of sewage into waterbodies. This comes after latest data from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) revealed the quality of water in 78 of the city's 106 lakes fell under E-category - implying it's unfit for aquatic life - for most part of last year. Crowding at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport as flyers' count spikes ahead of Republic Day Crowds and confusion returned to Bengaluru airport on Wednesday morning as passenger numbers surged a day ahead of Republic Day (national holiday) with many from the city taking flights to various domestic destinations. Flyers waited in long queues to enter the airport, which also saw serpentine queues and confusion at security checks and baggage-drop areas. In Bengaluru, building raided, 3 held for printing fake Rs 2,000 notes Police raided an abandoned building on the outskirts of Chintamani and arrested three persons involved in printing counterfeit currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination. Cops seized 230 fully printed fake notes, another stack of 6,220 half-printed ones and a laptop, two printers and photocopying machines. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Sharad Pawar is with BJP: VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar Just two days after Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) tied up with the Shiv Sena ahead of the BMC polls, he alleged on Wednesday that NCP chief Sharad Pawar was and remains with the BJP. Month after principal's complaint, cops book trustee for molestation & stalking in Mumbai Over a month after the principal of a school and junior college in Kurla alleged physical, mental and sexual harassment at the workplace, police on Tuesday filed a case of molestation and stalking against a trustee. No NOC given for dumping debris into the sea: BMC BMC's solid waste management department said truck drivers dumping debris into the sea near Mukesh Mills in Colaba did not have a valid NOC for it. This came days after TOI reported it. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi govt seeks MCD funds from Centre Ahead of the G20 summit in September this year, the Delhi government has demanded that the Centre give funds to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to carry out works as part of preparations. AAP, BJP continue to blame each other over ruckus at MCD A day after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house was adjourned on Tuesday without electing a mayor and deputy mayor amid protests by some councillors, war of words continued between leaders of AAP and BJP. Jamia Millia Islamia students try to screen BBC documentary, 13 detained Jamia Millia Islamia turned into a fortress on Wednesday with Delhi Police and the Vajra special force being deployed on the campus after a student organisation announced the screening of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 6 pm outside one of the university gates. The screening was ultimately cancelled and 13 students were detained by the cops. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi govt seeks MCD funds from Centre Ahead of the G20 summit in September this year, the Delhi government has demanded that the Centre give funds to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to carry out works as part of preparations. AAP, BJP continue to blame each other over ruckus at MCD A day after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house was adjourned on Tuesday without electing a mayor and deputy mayor amid protests by some councillors, war of words continued between leaders of AAP and BJP. Jamia Millia Islamia students try to screen BBC documentary, 13 detained Jamia Millia Islamia turned into a fortress on Wednesday with Delhi Police and the Vajra special force being deployed on the campus after a student organisation announced the screening of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 6 pm outside one of the university gates. The screening was ultimately cancelled and 13 students were detained by the cops. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Delhi govt seeks MCD funds from Centre Ahead of the G20 summit in September this year, the Delhi government has demanded that the Centre give funds to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to carry out works as part of preparations. AAP, BJP continue to blame each other over ruckus at MCD A day after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house was adjourned on Tuesday without electing a mayor and deputy mayor amid protests by some councillors, war of words continued between leaders of AAP and BJP. Jamia Millia Islamia students try to screen BBC documentary, 13 detained Jamia Millia Islamia turned into a fortress on Wednesday with Delhi Police and the Vajra special force being deployed on the campus after a student organisation announced the screening of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 6 pm outside one of the university gates. The screening was ultimately cancelled and 13 students were detained by the cops. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Saints come out in support of Bageshwar Dham seer Dhirendra Krishna Shashtri The saint community from all over the country has come out in support of Dhirendra Krishna Shashtri of Bageshwar Dham, who has been mired in controversy over delivering miracles, saying it was "prepared to give a befitting reply to whoever tries to play with the faith of Hindu society". Administration gears up for Basant Panchami snan on January 26 in Allahabad With the fourth major snan of the Magh Mela - Basant Panchami -scheduled on January 26, authorities are busy rechecking the preparations made by them to handle a large number of devotees expected to arrive at the mela area to take a holy dip in Sangam. Ghar wapsi, love jihad discussed at VHP meet at Magh Mela The Margdarshak Mandal of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) held a meeting at the VHP camp at the Magh Mela here on Tuesday where seers deliberated on the issue of protection and promotion of Hindu religion and culture, Vedic Sanatan values, migration to forest-dwellers, 'ghar wapsi' (homecoming), national population policy, uniform civil code, conversion and love jihad. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Bhopal set for the Republic Day bash, governor Mangubhai Patel to unfurl Tricolour in city, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Jabalpur On the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday, Governor Mangubhai Patel will unfurl the national flag at the state-level function in Bhopal while chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will join the celebrations in Jabalpur. Assembly speaker Girish Gautam will hoist the flag in Rewa district. Plan your routes, traffic diversion in Bhopal for Republic Day today Traffic will remain diverted in several areas of Bhopal in view of the Republic Day celebrations on Thursday. In first since March 2020, no active Covid case in Madhya Pradesh It is for the first time since the first Covid-19 patients were reported in state - after 34 months - there are no patients in state as on Wednesday. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha putting efforts to be best in every field, says CM Naveen Patnaik Chief minister Naveen Patnaik in a Republic Day message issued on Wednesday evening said Odisha is putting efforts to be the best in every field. He dubbed this effort as transformation and each one of the 4.5 crore Odias is the catalyst of change. Mascot, logo of 'Youth4Water Plus' campaign unveiled at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar The official mascot and new logo for the Unicef-led ‘Youth4Water Plus’ campaign were unveiled at Olly's Land in Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday. The mascot 'Jolly' has been inspired by the concept of ‘Jal Se Jolly’. Shri Jagannath Yatra train flagged off in Delhi; rich cultural heritage of Odisha on show Shri Jagannath Yatra, a Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train, was flagged off from Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union culture minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday. More Bhubaneswar News»

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