London, June 8 (IANS) Australia may enter the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup without the task of reclaiming a title, but captain Sophie Molineux believes the scars of recent World Cup disappointments could become the team’s greatest source of motivation. After dominating global women’s cricket for much of the past decade, Australia arrive in England seeking to reclaim the T20 crown they surrendered following a shock semi-final exit in the 2024 tournament. That setback, coupled with last year’s O…
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El Jadida (Morocco), June 5 (IANS) Last week front-runner Karandeep Kochhar experienced a missed cut and had a rare weekend off. Stung by the reverse, Kochhar spent the weekend at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort course working on his short game. It paid off on the first day of the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic at the same venue as he carded a 6-under 66 and placed himself one shot behind the leader, Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong (65).Another Indian Aryan Roopa Anand, a recent winne…
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten moved within one win of a maiden French Open crown after another commanding display on Thursday, reaching the men’s doubles final.The second-seeded Finnish-British combination defeated the French pair Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen, extending their unbeaten run through the tournament and booking their first championship match in Paris. Already one of the standout doubles teams of the season, Heliova…
Jammu, June 2 (IANS) A youth has been arrested from Jammu’s Makwal village, near the International Border, for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) after falling prey to a honeytrap.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Jammu, Joginder Singh, said that whether it is the Pakistan Army, ISI or the entire ecosystem, “their efforts have always been to disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir.””They use social media and other tools to push our youths towards drugs; honey-tra…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The decision by the ISI to pick up Shahzad Bhatti, once a social media influencer, was a strategic move. Bhatti runs a massive network online through which he recruits people mainly from India to be part of terror networks. Picking Bhatti was a well thought out move by the ISI. Bhatti does not just handle operations for the ISI when it comes to carrying out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and other parts of North India. He also oversees recruitments for the Kh…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police busted a major terror module being run by the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate. The terror module was planning on carrying out attacks in Delhi and Mumbai, said the police following the arrests of the eight people. During the questioning of the accused, one interesting point that came up is that Clifton Road in Karachi continues to remain a safe house of notorious underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim.The accused told the police that they mainly int…
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Punjab Police have arrested a man from Pathankot town on charges of spying for Pakistan-based handlers, officials said on Thursday.During questioning, the accused Baljit Singh revealed that the entire operation was being directed by a handler operating from Dubai. For espionage, he was given a sum of Rs 40,000.This was the third trans-border espionage module busted by the police in less than a month.In the latest case, Baljit Singh, a resident of Chakk Dhariwal village,…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s multi-nation tour highlights India’s accelerating efforts to diversify energy sources, deepen strategic partnerships, and position itself as a key bridge between the Middle East and Europe in an increasingly fragmented global order, according to a news article. Prime Minister Modi’s recent visits to the Netherlands and Sweden constitute part of India’s wider European outreach, which included Norway and Italy, at a time of shifting alliances…
Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted an international drug cartel with the arrest of two persons and recovered 10 kg ICE (methamphetamine) and 4 kg heroin from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. Those arrested have been identified as Mohit alias Bachi, 19, a resident of Pavaar village in Jalandhar, and Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh…
Gandhinagar, May 19 (IANS) The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE) of Gujarat CID Crime has arrested nine individuals and uncovered an international cryptocurrency syndicate allegedly involved in terror financing, dark web narcotics trafficking, cyber fraud, hawala transactions, and money laundering, with financial transactions worth more than Rs 226 crore traced during the investigation. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, SP Rajdeepsinh Zala said the investigation exposed a network handlin…