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News18
a day ago
- Sport
- News18
Vaishnavi Adkar becomes first Indian woman tennis player to win medal in WUG
Last Updated: Berlin, Jul 24 (PTI) Vaishnavi Adkar became the first Indian woman tennis player to win a medal in the World University Games as she clinched a singles bronze while the archers continued their strong show with the compound men's and mixed teams entering the gold medal rounds here on Thursday. A host of track and field athletes also made it to the finals as the WUG entered its business end. Vaishnavi lost her semifinals match to Eszter Meri of Slovakia 6-2 4-6 4-6 to settle for bronze — the country's second medal so far in this edition of the WUG. In tennis competition, the two losing semifinalists are awarded a bronze each. The 20-year-old Vaishnavi became only the second Indian to win a medal in the World University Games, after Nandal Bal clinched a silver in men's singles in the 1979 edition in Mexico City. In archery, India are assured of at least two silver medals. Compound archer Kushal Dalal made it to two finals — one in men's team and another in the mixed team events. The compound mixed team of Dalal and Parneet Kaur beat their Chinese Taipei rivals 158-151 to book their spot in the gold medal match against Korea. Later, the compound men's team of Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Hritik Sharma beat their Chinese Taipei opponents 235-233 in a closely-fought semifinal match. However, the women's compound team of Parneet Kaur, Avneet Kaur and Madhura Dhamangaonkar lost to USA 230-233 in the semifinals. They will play in the bronze medal match against Great Britain on Friday. In track and field, the mixed 4x400m mixed relay team entered the finals, and so have Sahil Silwal (men's javelin throw), Kiran Matre (men's 5000m) and Seema (women's 5000m). The mixed 4x400m relay team clocked 3 minutes 19.21 seconds in the heats to finish second overall while Sahil finished 10th overall with a 71.60m throw. Seema, who reportedly missed out on the 10,000m event as her entry was knocked off due to error by the Indian officials, made it to the women's 5000m finals after clocking 15:55.33 to finish third in her heat and overall. Matre clocked 14:41.49 to finish second in his heat. Moumita Mondal, meanwhile, advanced to the 100m hurdles semifinals after clocking 13.37 seconds in her heat race. She finished 19th overall but made it to the next round. With just three competition days left, India's performance in this edition of the Games has been disappointing. India had dished out its best performance in the last edition of the Games, winning 26 medals — 11 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze — and had finished seventh in the overall medals tally. Shooters had won 14 medals, including 8 gold, but this time the sport was not included in the roster. PTI PDS PDS AH AH view comments First Published: July 24, 2025, 23:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hans India
a day ago
- Business
- Hans India
Most Indian leaders believe GenAI can modernise treasury operations, drive efficiency at scale
New Delhi: Businesses in India are increasingly leveraging AI, automation and green finance to drive innovation and strengthen operational resilience, supported domestically by structural tailwinds from one of the fastest-growing major economies, a report said on Thursday. About 79 per cent of Indian CFOs and treasurers believe that Generative AI and AI-powered tools will help risk mitigation and enhance treasury operations, according to DBS-EY's joint report. According to the report, companies have started to plan for the long-term effects of a shifting global landscape. 'The new reality is increasingly being defined by uncertainty, and within this context, a discernible shift is underway for treasury and finance leaders who are not only strategic enablers for their companies, but also managers of business risk," said Divyesh Dalal, Managing Director and Head–Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank India. In India, 80 per cent of businesses affirmed that sustainable trade finance solutions like green bonds and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-linked loans will support green initiatives and compliance with green standards. As the world looks to India to drive future growth, these leaders are assuming enhanced responsibilities as they step up to guide business diversification and linked capital allocation along with building resilient supply chains while keeping their overall institutional ESG principles in mind, Dalal added. Globally, some 69 per cent of leaders said they are exploring Gen AI-powered solutions to optimise inventory forecasting, overcome prolonged receivables collection periods and improve cash conversion cycles, the report noted. The report was prepared based on input from 800 finance leaders, including Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and corporate treasurers, across seven sectors and 14 markets. Enabling green initiatives and ensuring compliance with sustainability standards remained a priority for half of respondents. Companies said they were considering various approaches to advance sustainability, including using digital tools to enhance the rigour of ESG reporting (77 per cent of respondents), partnerships with ESG ecosystem networks (64 per cent) and sustainable trade finance solutions (63 per cent), the report highlighted. According to the report, approximately 50 per cent of finance leaders said supply chain reconfiguration continued to be a priority to diversify and strengthen their manufacturing footprint to be closer to customers across regions. 'Businesses are grappling with the confluence of several larger trends which are accelerating simultaneously – the ubiquity of AI, climate change, geopolitical uncertainty and evolving trade complexities," said Santanu Mitra, Managing Director and Country Head–Corporate Banking, DBS Bank India.
Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Promotions of state officers to IAS despite chargesheet: Ex-minister seeks formation of special HC bench
Days after a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recommended the provisional promotion of eight Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers facing a vigilance chargesheet to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), former state minister Karan Singh Dalal wrote to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, urging the formation of a special division bench to 'avoid contradictory orders' regarding alleged irregularities in the recruitment of the 2002 batch. The UPSC made its recommendations on July 14, based on a proposal from the Haryana government for promotion of 27 HCS officers from the 2002, 2003, and 2004 batches to the IAS cadre for 2024. Of these, the recommendation to promote eight officers is provisional due to an ongoing court case in Hisar. These promotions had been stalled since January 2023, following the filing of a chargesheet by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hisar court. The chargesheet pertains to alleged irregularities in the recruitment process of the 2002 HCS batch and was submitted nearly 18 years after the initial FIR was registered in the case. According to officials, the promotion of these eight officers remains contingent on the quashing of the chargesheet filed against them. Dalal, who has been vocal in opposing these promotions, expressed concern that the officers 'may try to take advantage of judicial process viz. pendency of writ petition, as well as, obtaining different orders from different benches by suppressing material facts.' He further pointed out that 'some tainted officers have already filed the petitions for quashing of FIR which were dismissed as withdrawn at the first instance by one bench.' Dalal also noted that 'civil writ petitions were also filed seeking the same relief.'
News18
11-07-2025
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Pakistani Buoy With GPS Found Off Maharashtra Coast, Raises Security Concerns
Maharashtra Police found a Pakistani buoy near Korlai beach, Raigad, after detecting a GPS signal. The Indian Coast Guard had earlier spotted a suspected Pakistani boat. Days after receiving information about a GPS from Pakistan being activated in the waters in Raigad, the Maharashtra Police on Friday found a buoy near Korlai beach. According to the investigation, it was a Pakistani buoy, police said. Aanchal Dalal, SP, Raigad, said that whenever this buoy received sunlight, its GPS would turn on. And that signal was from a Pakistani GPS. 'On July 6, we got information that a Pakistani GPS has been activated. Investigation revealed that it was a buoy. Today, after a thorough search, we have found that buoy, it would get activated when sunlight fell on it," Dalal added. On Sunday night, the Indian Coast Guard informed the police that the suspected Pakistani boat, 'Muqadar Boya 99" with a boat number MMSI-463800411, was spotted near Korlai Fort, prompting an intensified search operation. As per the officials, the vessel was spotted on the Indian Navy's radar, around two nautical miles off the Korlai coast in Revdanda. The potential security scare sent agencies into a tizzy as 10 terrorists from Pakistan had sailed in a boat to reach the Mumbai coastline under the cover of darkness and launched a deadly terror attack in November 2008, killing 166 people. After receiving the alert, the Raigad Police, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), Quick Response Team (QRT), Navy, and Coast Guard personnel rushed to the spot at night and launched the search. Police stated that a similar fishing buoy from Okha had drifted to the Gujarat coast on January 3. view comments First Published: July 11, 2025, 20:22 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Will be constrained to drag UPSC, central govt to SC if 8 HCS officers are promoted: Ex-minister Karan Singh Dalal
Former Haryana minister Karan Singh Dalal on Wednesday said that he will petition the Supreme Court if eight Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers facing trial in a corruption case were promoted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Ex-minister Karan Singh Dalal said that the President, after carefully examining the material before her, including a copy of the FIR, investigation and forensic reports and other relevant documents, had concluded that prima facie a case of alleged offence under Sections 7 (offence related to public servant being bribed and 13 (2) (criminal misconduct by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and various sections of the IPC was made out against former HPSC functionaries who should be prosecuted in the court of law. (HT File) The Congress leader in a statement said that the Haryana anti-corruption bureau has submitted a chargesheet against these eight HCS officers after concluding investigation in a first information report registered against former HPSC chairperson and members for alleged misuse of their official position in making appointments and illegal gratification in HCS and allied services exam of 2001. The former minister said that the President's sanction to prosecute HPSC functionaries which was communicated by the Central government to Haryana on June 7, 2023 clearly stated the vigilance bureau records showed that these former functionaries had misused their official position and showed undue favour for illegal gratification and committed irregularities resulting in selection of ineligible candidates at the cost of eligible candidates, thereby committing offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC and Sections 7 and 13 of PC Act. Dalal said that the President, after carefully examining the material before her, including a copy of the FIR, investigation and forensic reports and other relevant documents, had concluded that prima facie a case of alleged offence under Sections 7 (offence related to public servant being bribed and 13 (2) (criminal misconduct by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and various sections of the IPC was made out against former HPSC functionaries who should be prosecuted in the court of law. 'The IAS (appointment by promotion) regulations clearly state that state civil service officers against whom criminal proceedings are pending cannot be considered for promotion to the IAS unless cleared or exonerated by the court,' Dalal said. The former minister said that if the UPSC ignored these facts and rules, he would be constrained to drag the Commission, the central and state government to the Supreme Court.
