YK MYK CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY HELD LONG DISCUSSIONS ON MAJOR LABOUR ISSUES OPINION Rs. 5 RANCHI MONDAY, 16 MAY, 2022 PG-12, YEAR—12, ISSUE—7 (RNI NO: JHAENG / 2012 / 44137) WRIDDHIMAN SAHA'S 67 POWERS GT TO SEVEN-WICKET WIN OVER CSK SPORTS Morning India India clinch maiden Thomas Cup title with stunning 3-0 win over Indonesia BANGKOK: The Indian men's badminton team lifted their Thomas Cup title after registering a resounding 3-0 win over defending champions Indonesia in the final, here on Sunday. Victories from Lakshya Sen, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj RankireddyChirag Shetty and former World No 1 Kidambi Srikanth guided India to the coveted trophy, the most prestigious title in men's team badminton. Indian men had previously reached the Thomas Cup semis in 1952, 1955, and 1979 while Indonesia are the most successful nation in the history of the tournament, with 14 titles to their name. The high-flying Indian team began their maiden Thomas Cup final tie at the Impact Arena with world championship bronze winner Lakshya Sen, ranked nine in BENGALI ACTRESS PALLABI DEY FOUND DEAD AT KOLKATA FLAT KOLKATA: Popular actress of Bengali television serials, Pallabi Dey, was found dead on Sunday under mysterious circumstances at her rented accommodation in South Kolkata where she used to stay with her friend Shagnik Chakraborty. Her hanging body was first discovered by Chakraborty, who informed the police. He told the police that on Sunday morning, he went outside to purchase some cigarettes. After coming back, he discovered her hanging body. The police have sent the body for postmortem. "Prima facie, it seems that it is a case of suicide. However, the final conclusion can be made only after the post-mortem report is available. We have started investigation after filing a case of unnatural death," an investigating officer said. INDIA, NEPAL TO SIGN FIVE MOUS DURING PM MODI'S LUMBINI VISIT NEW DELHI: India and Nepal will be signing five Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lumbini on Monday. "In presence of prime ministers of two countries, five MoU's will be signed which will deepen the century-old educational and cultural ties," according to a source inside Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indian Educational and Cultural Foundation will sign one MoU each with Lumbini Buddhist University and Tribhuvan University and three MoUs with Kathmandu University on Monday. PG 7 the badminton world rankings, taking on world No 4 and Tokyo 2020 bronze winner Anthony Ginting. Sen went into the match with a 10 head-to-head advantage, having beaten Ginting at the German Open in March. However, the 20-year-old Indian had only won once in the ongoing Thomas Cup and lost thrice. The young Indian went toe-to-toe with the Indonesian in the early exchanges, but Ginting switched gears to win 12 straight points and pocket the opening game with ease in just 17 minutes. In the second game, the momentum was with Ginting, who was playing on the more favourable side of the court, playing against the drift, and brimming with confidence but India's top-ranked Sen responded well and upped his pace and attack to win the second game force a decider. Jharkhand MGNREGA scam: ED grills ex-JMM leader Ravi Kejriwal NEW DELHI: In a development in the MGNREGA funds scam case involving suspended IAS Pooja Singhal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was on Sunday questioning Ravi Kejriwal, the former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) treasurer. He was summoned to join the probe following which he appeared before the ED officials at the zonal office in Ranchi. It is to be noted that the JMM had already expelled Kejriwal for his alleged involvement in anti-party activities. Singhal, the mining secretary in Jharkhand, was dismissed from her post soon after her arrest in the matter. The ED has scanned her last three years transactions to check the suspicious money trail if any. The agency also scanned all her proper- ties. Earlier, four cars belonging to her chartered accountant Suman Kumar were seized. A source said that someone else had made the payments for the luxury cars, which was suspicious. A few incriminating documents were also recovered from him by the ED. The ED recovered cash worth around Rs 19 crore when they conducted the raids. It is said that it was Singhal's money. The ED will try to find out the source. The ED has recorded the statements of Singhal and her husband in the matter. Meanwhile, in a latest development in connection with the illegal gratification case in which 14, including six Ministry of Home Affairs officials were arrested, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned an Under Secretary- level official of the department. He was summoned to join the probe after a raid was conducted at his house. A source said that he is posted with the FCRA unit. His statement was recorded on Saturday at the CBI's headquarters. The accused arrested by the federal probe agency were allegedly facilitating illegal clearances to NonGovernment Organisations (NGO) in registration and renewal in lieu of bribes. The CBI had on Wednesday arrested 14 persons, including six MHA officials following raids at 40 different places across the nation. The CBI had recovered cash Rs 3.21 crore and several incriminating documents, mobile phones, etc., during the raid. MUNDKA BLAZE: BUILDING OWNER LAKRA WAS TRYING TO FLEE TO HARIDWAR NEW DELHI: Manish Lakra, the owner of the building that was gutted in a massive fire on Friday, was trying to flee to Haridwar to evade arrest, Delhi Police said on Sunday. Lakra, a resident of Mundka village, resided on the top floor of the building and went absconding after the incident that claimed the lives of 27 people.