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A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments. LUDHIANA: The suspension of a senior Central Jail official on the charges of selling luxury-cell assignments underscores a persistent cycle of corruption and systemic misconduct within Punjab’s penal system.Additional jail superintendent Balvir Singh was suspended following allegations that he took cash bribes ranging...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Sanju Samson has offered a candid take on the outside noise and his competition with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s omission from India’s playing XI against Afghanistan, insisting that competition between players cannot come at the expense of the team’s larger objective.Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened in India’s first two T20Is...

The RBI said the move would help UPI “continue to scale, innovate and serve consumers.” NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India has backed the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-value UPI transactions, saying the move would help strengthen the long-term sustainability of India’s digital payments ecosystem.The National Payments Corporation of India...

Jordanian air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles last week. The US is burning through its stockpile of missile interceptors as it defends American forces in the Middle East against repeated Iranian attacks, while Tehran is adapting its missile tactics and designs to make its strikes harder to intercept.The US military fired more than 70 high-end air-defence...

Her father said Sia was in considerable pain and that some injuries may become apparent only later. GURGAON: The woman biker injured in the Gurgaon Golf Course Road hit-and-run case will undergo X-rays, MRI scans and other treatment at a Delhi hospital, her father said, as she continued to experience pain from injuries sustained in...

Chintakindi Mallesham invented the Laxmi Asu machine for Pochampally saree weavers It all started when Chintakindi Mallesham’s mother said “I can’t weave anymore. My hands have worn out.” A saree may take pride of place in a wardrobe, but for the woman who helps make it, the beauty of the finished six-yard fabric can come...

England’s Jos Buttler (AP photo) Jos Buttler has moved past Rohit Sharma to become the second-highest run-scorer in men’s T20I cricket, adding another major milestone to his decorated international career.The England wicketkeeper-batter reached the landmark during the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Southampton on Tuesday, where the hosts cruised to a 119-run victory and...

File photo: Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia For the first time ever in the history of the Islamic holy city, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence issued an emergency alert warning of a possible hostile aerial attack in Mecca.The alert advised...

Shalu denied involvement, while Vishal reiterated he killed Vineet at her behest, police said. KANPUR: The 2022 will of 63-year-old pharmaceutical trader Vineet Minocha, which made his wife, son and daughter stakeholders in his property but excluded his daughter-in-law Shalu, is among the key aspects being examined by police in his murder case.Investigators are probing...