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Computer dealer joins crypto group, loses Rs.1 cr to scam

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- A 40-year-old computer dealer from Opera House was cheated to the tune of Rs.1 crore in a crypto investment fraud by unknown people between March and August 2024. The victim filed a... Read More


Abrar, Pakistan's mystery spinner who can fox India

Dubai, Feb. 23 -- The story goes thus. When the then Pakistan National Cricket Academy coach Mushtaq Ahmed asked Abrar Ahmed about Abdul Qadir, the young man asked, "yeh kaun hai? (who is this)". The... Read More


Kerala cricket story: From the backwaters to first Ranji final

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- At the start of the Ranji Trophy season, few would have bet on Kerala making the final. They had grown from being South Zone's pushovers into a fighting squad, but going all the way... Read More


After accident, Musheer makes competitive return

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- Prolific young Mumbai all-rounder Musheer Khan made his return to cricket on Saturday after suffering a neck injury from a car accident near Lucknow in September last year. Musheer... Read More


Removal from TOPS list leaves athletes rudderless

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The union sports ministry's decision to prune the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group has left athletes worried with a number of them fretting over how to find alterna... Read More


Govt forms 21-parameter farm distress index to thwart crises

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The government has developed a farm distress index to alert local authorities in case of deterioration of conditions of cultivators, crops and their livelihoods based on 21 param... Read More


Former RBI governor Das appointed second principal secy to PM

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- A panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the appointment of former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das as the second principal secreta... Read More


When will convicted Kokate be disqualified, asks Opposition

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- The opposition in Maharashtra has raised questions about the continuation of Sinnar legislator and state agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate in office despite being convicted by th... Read More


Office boy who fled with Rs.40 L arrested

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The police on Thursday arrested music composer Pritam Chakraborty's office assistant, who allegedly fled to Jammu with Rs.40 lakh in cash from the musician's studio on February 4. ... Read More


Marathi is sweeter than nectar: Modi

NEW DELHI, Feb. 22 -- While inaugurating the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Vigyan Bhavan, in the national capital, on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew attention to the rich... Read More