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New Delhi: Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali once again took aim at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and chairman Mohsin Naqvi following the team’s recent struggles. Pakistan suffered a humiliating Test series loss against Bangladesh months after crashing out of the T20 World Cup 2024 group stages. The results have put a lot of pressure on the Pakistan cricketers who are also getting criticised by both fans and experts alike. Basit slammed Naqvi’s leadership and said that “promises made to fix Pakistan’s cricket are nothing but gimmicks”. He further referenced similar views presented by Indian cricketers like Sourav Ganguly…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet and interact with India’s Paris Paralympic contingent at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi tomorrow on Thursday. PM Modi had previously taken out time after finishing his official engagements in Brunei to call up and congratulate India’s Paralympic champions as India has now secured a historic performance in the Paris Paralympics by winning 20 medals. Last Friday, he held a telephonic conversation with Paris Paralympic Games medal winners Harvinder Singh, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Dharambir and congratulated them on their victory. PM Modi said that the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information of Report (FIR) lodged against a popular musician at Goa for allegedly raping a woman on the false promise of marriage, observed that the woman was ‘sufficiently mature’ to understand the consequences of such a ‘consensual’ relationship. A division bench of Justices Makarand Karnik and Valmiki Menezes noted that the complainant in the case had stated that she met the petitioner musician at a music fest in Panaji in October 2023. Since then the duo became good friends and continued chatting on social media platform -Instagram. In January 2024, the petitioner…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa government has given additional charge to IAS officer Yeshwaswini B as the Director of Fisheries. The appointment comes, hours after CM Dr Pramod Sawant visited Cutbona jetty, and expressed concerns about the situation at this site. Under Secretary (Personnel II) Eshant Sawant, in an order issued on Wednesday evening, has given additional charge to Yeshaswini B. She is already holding charge as MD of Goa Information Technology Development Corporation. She will be given additional charge in addition to her existing duties from immediate effect.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government has amended the policy for caring for street and pet dogs in the form of guidelines 2023 and required notarized statements from pet owners, holding them liable for any harm/injury caused by their pets to humans. As per the amended policy pet owners will require to cover the costs of treatment and provide compensation to victims of animal bites. The notification also warned of legal action taken against negligent owners under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Rules. “Notarized affidavit in the prescribed format stating that the pet…

Budapest, Hungary: Indian men started their campaign in the 45th Chess Olympiad with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Morocco in Budapest (Hungary). Later, the Indian women scored a facile 3.5-0.5 win over Jamaica. With D Gukesh, the world championship challenger taking a break in the opening round, R Praggnanandhaa delivered the goods on the top board against Tissir Mohamed out of a Sicilian defence game. Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaise and P Harikrishnaa then registered routine victories as India started with a clean slate. In the women’s section, the Indian eves were served well against Jamaica by R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh…

New Delhi: Grappling with several issues, Byju’s has found itself in new controversy as its auditor BDO resigned with immediate effect, highlighting multiple issues with the embattled edtech firm, including significant delays in financial reporting and inadequate management support. Last year, Byju’s previous auditor Deloitte resigned, citing governance issues at the company. In the resignation letter, BDO subsidiary MSKA said that there has been “inadequate support from the management of the Company in providing us the books of account, information and explanations sought by us and sufficient appropriate audit evidence to enable us to complete the audit for the Financial…