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A special court in Chattisgarh's Raipur on Friday extended by six days. (Representational) Raipur: A special court in Raipur on Friday extended by six days the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of an IAS officer and two others in a money laundering case linked to the alleged extortion of money from coal and mining transporters in Chhattisgarh. Additional district and sessions judge Ajay Singh Rajput extended the remand of IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, businessman Sunil Agrawal and one Laxmikant Tiwari. The alleged accused were produced before the court on the expiry of their eight-day ED custody, Tiwari's lawyer Faizal Rizvi said. The defence lawyers opposed the ED's plea of remand extension, he said. The ED on October 13 had arrested Vishnoi, Agrawal, and Tiwari, the uncle of the coal businessman Suryakant Tiwari who is on the run, after it launched multi-city raids in the state on October 11. The trio was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (P...

India captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistan captain Babar Azam © AFP Melbourne: The much awaited marquee clash between India and Pakistan may have an anti-climactic end as 'rain gods' threaten to play spoilsport during the Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. According to local Met department, there is 80 to 90 per cent chance of rainfall, volume of which could be between 1mm to 5 mm. There is also prediction of thunderstorm, which is, however, a lowly 13 per cent. On Friday evening, there was sharp spell of shower in Melbourne and something like this on Sunday could spell doom for the cricket fans. However, the locals, who have a fair idea about change of weather, are confident that even if the heavens open up, there could still be a curtailed match. The MCG is expected to be full house with at least 85 to 90 per cent Indian fans and a no-match situation will simply break their hearts. It is not the first time that an India versus Pakistan T20 World Cup match ha...

The video has amassed nearly 16,000 views IPS officer Dipanshu Kabra took to Twitter to share a video of a little boy nailing a shot at a bowling alley. The video has now gone viral and it shows the boy bowling with utmost precision and waiting until the ball hits all the pins and falls down. The little boy celebrates in joy after seeing that all the pins fell together. Through this video, Mr Kabra wanted to convey an important message about life. The caption of the video when translated to English reads, "Impossible is also possible. Just believe in your ability and give your best every time." Watch the video here:  नामुमकिन भी मुमकिन है, बस अपनी काबिलियत पर भरोसा रखो और हर बार अपना बेस्ट दो. pic.twitter.com/ECKDelHCBa — Dipanshu Kabra (@ipskabra) October 19, 2022 Posted 2 days ago, the video has amassed nearly 16,000 views, 584 likes and 57 retweets. The internet is impressed with the little boy's bowling skills and thanked Mr Kabra for sharing an inspiring v...

The train service takes five hours to cover a distance of 46 kilometres. The toy train running in Shimla is a major tourist attraction. But a similar train in Tamil Nadu is also winning hearts online. The Mettupalayam Ooty Nilgiri passenger train is the slowest train in India, running at a speed of 10 kmph, which is roughly 16 times slower than the fastest train in India, according to government website Invest India. The train covers 46 km in about five hours, which is due to the train operating in a hilly area. But, the scenic view offered makes up for the speed of the train.  The train has been declared a world heritage site by United Nations body UNESCO, as an extension of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. According to UNESCO website, the construction of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was first proposed in 1854, but due to the difficulty of the mountainous location, the work started in 1891 and was completed in 1908. UNESCO also said that this railway scaling an elevation of...

Kushinagar: The illegal liquor bottles kept hidden in the kitchen of the primary school. New Delhi: A huge stock of illegal liquor was seized from a primary school in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said. The seizure in Kushinagar, near Bihar border, points to a larger illegal liquor trade, and assumes significance as liquor sale in banned in Bihar. The illegal liquor bottles, kept hidden in the kitchen of the primary school in Mohan Basdila village, was spotted by a student who alerted others. Informed by the locals, the police reached the school and seized the bottles. The kitchen was locked and its keys were with the village head, so no one knew what's kept there, said Zahira Bano, a teacher. "The police recovered 51 boxes carrying liquor bottles. Excise officials were called to the spot for investigation," said Additional Superintendent of Police Ritesh Kumar Singh. Stringent checks in Bihar have turned the smugglers extra-cautious. They now avoid transport...

Probe Agency ED said it seized jewellery worth Rs 149.10 crore after raids at 5 locations. Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it seized jewellery worth Rs 149.10 crore and recovered Rs 1.96 crore in cash during a recent search operation at five locations in Hyderabad and Vijaywada in a case related to alleged cheating with MMTC. Search operations were conducted at MBS Jewellers Pvt Ltd and Musaddilal Gems and Jewels India Pvt Ltd, and properties of directors Sukesh Gupta and Anurag Gupta in Hyderabad and Vijaywada on Monday. Sukesh Gupta was arrested by ED on Tuesday. He was produced before the Special prevention of money laundering act (PMLA) Court at Nampally, Hyderabad, on Wednesday and was sent to 14-day judicial custody. The probe agency initiated an investigation on the basis of the first information report (FIR) registered by the central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Hyderabad, against Sukesh Gupta and his compa...

US on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine. Washington: The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, targeting a network that Washington accused of procuring military and dual-use technologies from U.S. manufacturers and supplying them to Russian users. The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on Russian national Yury Yuryevich Orekhov, whom it accused of being a procurement agent, and two of his companies - Nord-Deutsche Industrieanlagenbau GmbH and Opus Energy Trading LLC. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said sanctions and export controls imposed by a broad coalition of allies had left Russia increasingly struggling to secure "inputs and technologies" for its war. "We know these efforts are having a direct effect on the battlefield, as Russia's desperation has led them to turn to inferior suppliers and outdated equipment," he said in a statement (E...