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  After killing tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur over his alleged support for the insult of the Prophet, the two accused — Riyaz Akhtari and Ghosh Mohammad — were planning to go to Ajmer Sharif Dargah, but were arrested in Bhim, Rajsamand, intelligence sources told CNN-News18. Mohammad had joined Pakistan-based extremist religious group Dawat-e-Islami through Riyasat Hussain and Abdul Razak of Udaipur and had visited Karachi in Pakistan by the end of 2013, along with 30 others from India, sources said. He was accompanied by two others from Udaipur — Wasim Akthari and Akthar Raza — and returned on February 1, 2014 after 45 days. Mohammad had also visited Saudi Arabia twice in 2013 and 2019 and Nepal in 2017-18, sources said. To know more: https://www.news18.com/news/india/will-do-something-exemplary-send-video-udaipur-accused-told-pak-friends-were-to-visit-ajmer-sharif-exclusive-5460997.html

Rajeev Jhawar Usha Martin, the son of Brij Jhawar, is the managing director of Usha Martin Limited since May 19, 2008. Established in the year 1960, Usha Martin is a multi-unit and multi-product organization in the wire rope business. Usha Martin is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wire rope. Rajeev Jhawar is also the Director of Neutral Publishing House Ltd. He has been the Vice Chairman of Usha Martin Education and Solutions Limited since September 2010. Rajeev Jhawar   Rajeev Jhawar Usha Martin   is the son of Brij Kishore Jhawar, one of the two factions of the Jhawar family, who owns Usha Martin Limited. He has been the Managing Director at Usha Martin Limited since May 19, 2008. He is the Director of Neutral Publishing House Ltd. He graduated from London Business School and completed Management Development Course at the University of Pennsylvania. Rajeev Jhawar has been Vice Chairman of Usha Martin Education & Solutions Limited since September 2010. He h...

 The Reserve Bank of India-appointed administrator at Srei Equipment Finance Ltd. has found fraudulent transactions worth more than Rs 3,000 crore conducted over FY20 and FY21. The fraudulent transactions were found by BDO India LLP, which acted as transaction auditor for the administrator, according to the company's filing with exchanges. Loans involved with these fraudulent transactions were at Rs 2,512 crore, while the notional loss to the company stood at Rs 513.67 crore, the filing said. The notional loss was on account of charging lower interest rates while lending to 14 companies. The administrator has filed an application with the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal in this regard. The 14 respondents includ The administrator has filed an application with the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal in this regard. The 14 respondents include Power Trust, Kanoria Foundation and its trustees, India Power Corporation Ltd., India Power Corporation (Bodhg...

Ocean waters are home to a huge array of RNA virus species, and incredibly, some of them may in fact help store carbon on the ocean floor. This surprising discovery was made by American scientists from Ohio State University who published their findings in the journal Science. The researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of no less than 5,500 marine RNA virus species. By closely observing their genes and functions in the ocean ecosystem, the authors of the work found that these tiny particles could contribute to the absorption of carbon from the atmosphere and its long-term storage on the ocean floor. According to the researchers, these viruses “could tune toward a more digestible carbon, which allows the system to grow, produce bigger and bigger cells, and sink. And if it sinks, we gain another few hundred or a thousand years from the worst effects of climate change," says scientist Matthew Sullivan, who led the study. The authors of the work developed computational tec...

 A man has been arrested in Sodus Point, New York, for the third time on last three weeks for having too many feeding trays for birds on his front lawn. Several neighbours have complained against 71-year-old Donald Antal, claiming that he had nearly two dozen feeders on his property. They alleged that this is a violation of the Village of Sodus Point local ordinance 57-6B(1), according to local publications. Mr Antal has been charged with repeated violation of local codes. He places bird seeds and peanuts in the feeding trays in his yard, which attracts lots of birds, according to Wayne County Sheriff's Office. ABC-affiliate  13WHAM said in a report that local laws allow two feeders per household and they have to be elevated five feet off the ground. During his previous arrest, Mr Antal was charged with unlawfully feeding wildlife, and released on an appearance ticket. Social media users were shocked to know about his arrest, questioning if something like this can be ...

The Bombay High Court (HC) Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its say on the petition challenging the legality of arrest filed by ABIL Group founder and Pune-based businessman, Avinash Bhosale. Bhosale was arrested by CBI in May last month in connection with its probe in the Yes bank-DHFL scam. Bhosale who is under judicial custody is lodged at Arthur jail after the special court, CBI rejected the remand application of CBI seeking further custody for five . The agency’s probe has revealed that Bhosale allegedly received about Rs 69 crore from DHFL in the garb of consultancy services provided for three projects, without performing any service. The investigation has also found that Bhosale’s companies had allegedly received around Rs 292.5 crore from Radius Group’s Sanjay Chabbria, which it said was diverted after the group received loans amounting to Rs 2,000 crore from DHFL. Additional Solicitor General, Anil Singh, appearing on behalf of CBI...

 Australia captain Meg Lanning and the late Shane Warne have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Lanning, who has led Australia to consecutive T20 World Cup titles and most recently the ODI World Cup, has been awarded Member (AM) in the General Division for significant service to women's cricket at the elite level. Since taking on the Australian captaincy in 2014 when she was 21, Lanning has overall won three T20 World Cup titles as well as three Ashes victories in 2015, 2019 and 2021-22 (she missed 2017-18 due to injury) and been in charge of a record-breaking 26-match ODI winning streak. She is comfortably Australia's leading run-scorer in T20Is and closing in on the same landmark in ODIs. Warne, who died aged 52 on March 4 when he suffered a heart attack in Thailand, has been posthumously appointed an Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to cricket as a player, role model and commentator, to the community through charitable initiatives, and...

Shanghai, June 13 Surveillance footage of men assaulting women at a restaurant in the northeastern city of Tangshan has unleashed a flood of outrage on Chinese social media, prompting state media calls for punishment and renewing a debate over the treatment of women. The graphic video, which has gone viral on China's Weibo social media platform, shows a man approaching a table at a barbecue restaurant and touching a woman around 2:40 am local time on Friday, then striking her after she pushes him away. In the ensuing brawl, a group of men are seeing brutally attacking the woman and her dining partners. Local police said two women had sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were being treated in hospital. All nine suspects involved in the case had been arrested as of Saturday afternoon and an investigation is under way, the local Public Security Bureau said in a Weibo post. Discussion of the assault dominated Chinese social media on Saturday, taking up the top s...

Kyiv: Russian forces have blown up a bridge linking the embattled Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk to another city across the river, cutting off a possible evacuation route for civilians, local officials said on Sunday. Severodonetsk has become the epicenter of the battle for control over Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Parts of the city have been pulverized in some of the bloodiest fighting since the Kremlin unleashed its invasion on Feb. 24. "The key tactical goal of the occupiers has not changed: they are pressing in Severodonetsk, severe fighting is ongoing there - literally for every meter," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address, adding that Russia's military was trying to deploy reserve forces to the Donbas. Zelensky said the image of a 12-year-old injured in a Russian strike was now the enduring worldwide face of Russia. "These very facts will underscore the way in which Russia is seen by the world," he...

  For many of us, the past two years have delivered a lesson in not taking things for granted. The chaos of the pandemic disrupted relationships, trade and the privileges we often enjoy without a second thought.  As a resolute chaser of celestial spectacles, I’ve spent my career traveling to witness some of the greatest sights in the sky. Indeed, I’ve been fortunate enough to check off practically every entry on the astronomical bucket list thanks to the convenience of the global travel network. Only when it ground to a halt in 2020 did I fully realize how lucky I’ve been.  Now, the opportunities are returning once more, but some events are just too rare. That’s why 10 years ago, with no concept of a global lockdown in my mind, I embarked on a 16,000-mile (26,000 kilometers) round trip to witness something that would never again occur in my lifetime: a transit of Venus. It was not only the ability to travel that made this experience possible, but also the astonishing pred...

Sethurathnam Ravi (S Ravi) is the former Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) (November 2017 to February 2019) and Founder and Managing Partner of Chartered Accountants’ firm Ravi Rajan & Co., an advisory and accountancy firm, headquartered in New Delhi, India. Mr. S Ravi is a Post Graduate in Commerce and holds a diploma in Information System Audit (DISA). He is an Associate Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), USA and is also registered as an Insolvency Resolution Professional.  S Ravi talks about the value of a mentor in startups. Sethurathnam Ravi Sethurathnam Ravi is a Chartered Accountant based in India.  He is also the Managing Partner and Promoter of Ravi Rajan & Company.   In addition, S Ravi is also known as the former Chairman of BSE.   S Ravi gives his views on the common mistakes of young entrepreneurs and how to overcome them. S Ravi, former BSE chairman and independent director of the Tourism Finance Corporation...