🔍 Express Investigation

In Part 2 of the Cyprus Confidential, we take a look at India-born Cypriot business couple Radhika and Pankaj Oswal and how they hit a hurdle in Cyprus, failing to open a bank account to operationalise a company set up in 2017 for developing a petroleum refinery in the island country.

Meanwhile, here’s how Cox & Kings’ promoter Ajay Ajit Peter Kerkar sealed $5-million loan pacts just before his downfall.

🏏 World Cup

India has made it to finals! While the bowlers have provided the ‘wow’ factor with breathless displays of seam bowling, like Mohammad Shami did by claiming 7/57, it’s the Fab Five who have laid the foundation for most wins as India extended their spectacular run to make it 10 out of 10.

Before this World Cup, Shami was a delight for the connoisseurs. Now, there seems to be nothing as pure as the crowd cheering for Shami — he’s the cult-hero, the man of fire and ice, hope and heartbeat, the pulse and throb, the showstopper and show-runner.

📰 From the Front Page

Three months after its announcement, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has suspended its decision to limit the number of MBBS seats to 100 per 10 lakh population in every state — a move that would have otherwise barred all five southern states from increasing their medical seat capacity for the next academic session (2024-25).

👩‍💻 Must Read

An under-construction tunnel on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district collapsed at dawn on Sunday, trapping 40 workers inside. While an official report is awaited, Manoj Garnayak, an underground construction expert, explains how it could have happened — and perhaps how it could have been prevented.

First announced in the 2023-24 Budget, the PM Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) Development Mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ in Jharkhand on Wednesday. The Rs 24,000-crore mission is among the biggest Central schemes to be rolled out yet. We break down the numbers and politics of PVTGs.

⌛ And Finally…

From a chit fund business that he started in Gorakhpur in 1978, to spreading his footprints in the world of aviation, real estate, media, film production, manufacturing and retail trade, the late Subrata Roy’s life saw a spectacular rise and a sensational fall.

Besides a roadmap for science projects for the next five years, on the agenda of Principal Scientific Advisor Prof Ajay Sood’s meeting with science secretaries is chalking out a media strategy, including for social media. Don’t miss today’s Delhi Confidential for more!

🎧 In the latest edition of our 3 Things podcast, we discuss the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse, the murder of Kanhaiya Lal which has become a major reason for a political slugfest in poll-bound Rajasthan, and PM Modi’s schemes for the tribal communities.

Until next time,

Sonal Gupta and Ayesha Jain

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