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London: A UK court will on Thursday decide on the extradition of wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who remains behind bars in a London prison as he contests his extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case. The UK court's ruling will put an end to Nirav Modi’s nearly two-year-long legal battle in the PNB scam case. The 49-year-old is expected to appear via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee is set to hand down his judgment on whether the jeweller has a case to answer before the Indian courts. The magistrates' court ruling will then be sent back to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for a sign-off, with the possibility of appeals in the High Court on either side depending on the outcome. Nirav Modi was arrested on an extradition warrant on March 19, 2019, and has appeared via videolink from ... » Learn More about PNB scam: Will Nirav Modi be extradited to India? UK court to decide today

The toolkit controversy, followed by the Disinfo Lab report titled ‘The Unending War: From Proxy War to Info War Against India’, has unveiled the sinister plan of Khalistanis and has brought to light the Pakistani players fuelling the propaganda campaign against India amidst the ongoing farmer protests. The Delhi Police did a press conference on Monday on the toolkit and uncovered the role of ISI sponsored propagandist Pieter Friedrich in the case, an individual whose name also appeared in the toolkit. Responding to the questions on his anti-India campaign asked during an interview by an Indian media outlet, Friedrich, instead of factually responding to the questions, seemingly read a prescribed script and said – “Indian security forces today are infiltrated by and operating as agents of the Nazi-inspired RSS paramilitary.” During the press conference, the Delhi Police stated that Indian security agencies have been keeping an eye on him since 2006 when his connections with a ... » Learn More about Toolkit controversy: Pakistan’s ISI was working through Pieter Friedrich to manufacture dissent in India: Here’s how

Ahmedabad: India spin spearhead Ravichandran Ashwin became the second fastest to 400 wickets on Thursday -- after Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan -- when he dismissed Jofra Archer in the second innings of the pink-ball Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Ashwin overtook New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee and South Africa's Dale Steyn. The pacers had taken 80 Tests while Ashwin scalped his 400th wicket in only his 77th match. Muralitharan had reached the milestone in 72 games. Ashwin is the fourth Indian bowler in the 400 Test wickets club after Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. The England innings also saw Ashwin dismiss Ben Stokes for the 11th time, the highest number of times he has been dismissed by a single bowler. In the 18th over, Stokes was given leg-before off Ashwin's ball to see the Englishman walk back to the pavilion as the off-spinner's 398th wicket. Untitled Carousel India vs England, 3rd Test: Root picks maiden fifer to bundle ... » Learn More about India vs England: Ashwin second-fastest to take 400 Test wickets after Muttiah Muralitharan

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel created an illusion of turn with 11 straighter deliveries that put India on the brink of the World Test Championship final with a 10-wicket demolition of England inside two days in the day-night third Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. In only his second Test, Patel (15-0-32-5), with a match-haul of 11/70, relentlessly hit the good length area and hoodwinked England batsmen, who played for turn only to find that there was none on offer from him. The result was their lowest total against India — 81 all out in 30.4 overs leaving the hosts with a target of 49 which they achieved with minimum fuss taking a 2-1 lead in the four-match series. The visitors were also knocked out of contention from the WTC final. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (15-3-48-4) proved to be an ideal foil for Patel, becoming the fourth Indian bowler and second fastest in the world to complete a commendable milestone of 400 Test wickets with the dismissal of Jofra Archer. Incidentally, ... » Learn More about Ind vs Eng third Test at Motera | The Axar-Ashwin show: India hammers England in day-night Test inside two days

Images from Day 2 of the third Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Ahmedabad. SCORECARD IMAGE: India spinner Axar Patel celebrates after his five-wicket haul in England’s second innings on Wednesday, Day 2 of the third Test, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Ahmedabad. Photograph: BCCI Axar Patel did the star turn again as India registered a thumping 10-wicket victory against England inside two days, in the third day-night Test, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday. Axar took 11 wickets in the match as England were shot out for their lowest score of 81 against India. Chasing 49 runs for victory, India openers Rohit Sharma (25 not out) and Shubman Gill (15 from 21 balls) completed the rout as the hosts chased down the target in only 7.4 overs. In only his second Test, Axar (15-0-32-5), and a match-haul of 11/70, relentlessly hit the good length area and hoodwinked England’s batsmen, who played for turn only to find ... » Learn More about PIX: India down England in pink-ball Test inside 2 days

Three years after issuing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) on Boeing aircraft that India was buying for use by the Prime Minister and other VVIPs, the United States unilaterally foisted an amendment mandating intrusive annual end-use inspections of them by American personnel. When the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the purchase plans in September 2005, it was on the basis of an LOA that did not require physical inspection of the highly sensitive aircraft. But in May 2008, the U.S. handed over to the Indian side a number of changes to the LOA, including a requirement for annual Enhanced End-use Monitoring inspections of the Large Aircraft Infrared Counter-Measures (LAIRCM) the planes come equipped with. The LAIRCM is a self-protection suite that allows the pilot to take counter-measures if the aircraft comes under attack while in air. According to a cable sent to Washington on May 5, 2008 from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, accessed by The Hindu through WikiLeaks, ... » Learn More about How India blinked on U.S. inspections of PM’s jet

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New Delhi: India was second only to Japan in Asia Pacific in number of cyberattacks faced in 2020, accounting for 7% of all attacks in the region, according to an IBM report released on Wednesday. Finance and insurance emerged as the most vulnerable sectors, followed by manufacturing and professional services, according to the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index released by IBM Security . Ransomware was the top attack type, making up roughly 40% of all cyberattacks. In addition, digital currency mining and server access attacks hit Indian companies last year. "We also witnessed cybercriminals using relief efforts and public health information as spam lures including targeted attacks on critical components of the vaccine supply chain. These all remain issues in 2021," Sudeep Das, security software technical sales leader at IBM Technology Sales (India/South Asia), said in a statement. "Hence, organisations need to harden their cloud environments with a zero-trust approach to ... » Learn More about India second only to Japan in Asia Pacific in cyberattacks faced in 2020

New Delhi: India and China led the recovery in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) demand following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Royal Dutch Shell ’s annual LNG Outlook published today. The company said in a statement that India increased imports by 11 per cent in 2020 as it took advantage of lower-priced LNG to supplement its domestic gas production. On the other hand China increased its LNG imports by 7 million tonnes to 67 million tonnes, an 11 per cent increase of the year, it added. Shell in its report also found that Global LNG trade increased to 360 million tonnes in 2020 despite the unprecedented volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in lockdowns all over the world. “LNG provided flexible energy which the world needed during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience and ability to power people’s lives in these unprecedented times,” said Maarten Wetselaar, Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions Director at ... » Learn More about India and China led the recovery in LNG demand post pandemic: Shell

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli, right, celebrates with Washington Sundar after winning the third Test in Motera, on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI India knocked England out of contention from the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final in June with their 10-wicket triumph in the day-night third Test in Motera which propelled the hosts to the top of the standings. India now have to either win or draw the final game at the same venue, starting on March 4 to claim the right to take on New Zealand in the WTC final at Lord's in London. The Black Caps have already qualified and are placed second in the latest list. World Test Championship: Points Table "England have dropped to 64.1 percentage points on the points table, which is now led by India with 71 percentage points," the ICC stated. ... » Learn More about India inch closer to WTC final; England out of race