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CBI was conducting searches at seven location in Gujarat in the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said on Saturday. They said the operation began in the morning at the premises of suspects spread across four districts — Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad and Godhra. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested the principal and the vice-principal of a school in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh and a journalist of a Hindi newspaper in connection with the National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test — Undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak, officials had said. Ehsanul Haque, the principal of Oasis School, was made the city coordinator of Hazaribagh for the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5, they said.

Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal, were recently seen exiting Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, igniting a wave of speculation and excitement among fans. The couple, who married in an intimate ceremony on June 23, 2024, have been in the spotlight ever since their wedding. Their recent hospital visit has led to rumors of potential good news.

Japan has never seen so many tourists flood into the country so quickly. The yen’s historic collapse, meaning a cheaper traveling experience for those with tourist dollars to spend, coupled with the post-pandemic surge in global tourism, has sparked interest in the nation like never before. More than 14.5 million people arrived in the country in the first five months of this year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization’s latest figures. That’s 70% up on the same period last year, and on track to beat 2019’s record 31 million visitors.

Chris Gayle is not willing to «write off» «special» player Virat Kohli despite his struggling form in the T20 World Cup. Kohli has been chasing the shadows of the player that he used to be for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2024. Since touching down in the USA and the West Indies for the marquee event, Kohli has been searching for runs from his bat throughout the ongoing edition of the marquee event.

By Julie Cazzin with Allan Norman

The bond bulls and Bank of Canada policy doves were on the receiving end of a splash of water this past week. The consumer price index doubled consensus expectations in May, coming in at 0.6 per cent (not seasonally adjusted). That, in turn, pushed the year-over-year trend back up to 2.9 per cent from 2.7 per cent in April (consensus here was looking for further deceleration to 2.6 per cent).

Sebi on Friday cancelled the registration of LFS Broking and barred its MD Saiyad Jiyajur Rahaman from being employed or associated with any registered intermediary for five years for violating market norms. The regulator also cancelled the registrations of LFS Broking as a stockbroker, portfolio manager, depository participant, and research analyst. «I note that since the Noticee No. 2 (Saiyad Jiyajur Rahaman) has not acted with integrity, and honesty and has not displayed ethical behaviour and fairness, he ceases to be a fit and proper person in terms of the Intermediaries Regulations,» Sebi's Whole time member Kamlesh C Varshney said in the 56-page order.

Guillermo Söhnlein, the co-founder and former CEO of US based OceanGate, plans to lead an expedition to Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas, a site known for its extreme depth and often referred to as the 'portal to hell.' Söhnlein, who left OceanGate to start Blue Marble Exploration, will be joined by scientist Kenny Broad and former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski. The team aims to explore this virtually untouched underwater cavern despite its complex challenges. Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas is described as having a unique «vase» shape with a narrow surface opening that leads to a much wider chamber below. This characteristic, along with the sinkhole's extreme depth, presents significant hurdles, including unexpected currents and thermal layers which could complicate underwater operations. “To date, Dean’s Blue Hole has been virtually unexplored,” the company stated on its website. “Venturing into uncharted waters, our team will have to ‘expect the unexpected.’” At 664 feet deep, Dean’s Blue Hole is one of the world’s deepest ocean sinkholes and was formed approximately 15,000 years ago. Little is known about the site due to its depth, a factor that heightens both interest and risk for Söhnlein's team. Handling the intense pressure at the sinkhole's floor, estimated at almost 300 pounds per square inch—about 20 times the pressure found at the surface—poses a critical challenge. Additionally, the majority of the sinkhole remains in complete darkness due to its narrow opening.

GAIL (India) Ltd on Friday said it has advanced the target to achieve net zero carbon emission by five years to 2035 as it takes multi-prolonged approach to reaching the goal. The company was previously targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2040. «GAIL Board accorded approval to advance its net zero target for Scope-I and 2 emissions by five years, from the year 2040 to year 2035,» the company said in a statement. Scope 1 covers emissions from sources that an organisation owns or controls directly — for example from burning fuel in factories or even in its fleet of vehicles.

CBI on Friday arrested the principal and vice principal of a school in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said. Ehsanul Haque, the principal of Oasis School, was made the city coordinator of Hazaribagh for the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5, they said. Vice Principal Imtiaz Alam was designated as the NTA's observer and the centre coordinator at the Oasis School, officials said, adding the CBI is also questioning five more people from the district in connection with the paper leak case. The federal probe agency arrested Haque and Alam after detailed questioning, they said.

Warren Buffett on Friday made his biggest annual donation to date, giving $5.3 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares to five charities.

In an unexpected move, Bitfarms announced the appointment of Fanny Philip as an independent board member amidst an ongoing conflict with Riot Platforms.

Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced five more members of her future cabinet

Credit bureaus assess credit scores by examining how you manage your credit card and loan payments, as reported by lenders and credit card companies. In the absence of adequate information regarding your credit history, credit bureaus are unable to generate a credit score for you.

Multibagger returns: The Indian stock market has witnessed a stellar return in the last one year, with frontline indices soaring as much as 40%. Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty have risen by 25% and 28%, respectively during this period. Broader indices have seen even broader rally. BSE200 and BSE500 have jumped up to 39% over the last one year. Other broader indices like Nifty100 and Nifty500 surged up to 34% and 40%, respectively during this period.

NEW DELHI : The nearly three-month-long election process slowed down the construction of highways in the first two months of fiscal year 2024-25 despite the Centre front-loading capital expenditure, showed data from the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH). The highway construction fell by12% to 1,288 kilometres in April-May from 1,465km in the year-ago period, showed the data. Besides, the government awarded only one 4km road project during the two months, compared to road projects of 382 km a year ago “due to the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct", the road ministry said in an office memorandum on Friday.

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark Inc. has officially entered into a merger agreement with GRIID Infrastructure Inc., acquiring GRIID in an all-stock transaction valued at $155 million.

India is attracting more and more German companies to the subcontinent. Nearly six in ten German companies are planning to increase their investments in India during the current financial year. In addition, 78% of companies expect rising sales, and 55% forecast higher profits. Expectations for the next five years are even more positive: 82% expect an increase in turnover and 74% expect higher profits.

Vivek Jain, Head of Investments, Policybazaar.com, says if you are still below 40, you can go for a market-linked retirement plan because your risk appetite is higher and you have a longer horizon. Hopefully, you will get good returns if you stay in the stock market you have for 20-odd years. But if you are closer to retirement, 50-55 years old, then you should put in most of your savings in a guaranteed kind of pension plan. Retirement is a very crucial goal for a lot of us, we have seen that more than planning it in an investment-based way, a lot of people prefer buying retirement products from life insurance. Typically what are those products that we are talking about? We will get into the aspect where we can discuss if it is better than any other investment avenue.

Bank of Maharashtra plans to raise up to 10 billion rupees ($119.88 million), including a greenshoe of 7.5 billion rupees, through Basel III compliant tier 2 bonds maturing in 10 years, three people said on Friday. The state-run bank has invited bids from investors and bankers for the proposed bond issue on Tuesday.