CBI raids 14 locations across country in J&K corruption case

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Ahead of Sonia meet, Cong panel submits report on Kishor’s proposal for revamp, Rohit Sharma and Bumrah has been named in Wisden's 'Cricketers of the Year', CBI raids 14 locations across country in J&K corruption case and other top news in this bulletin.
A committee appointed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi has submitted its report on recommendations made by election strategist Prashant Kishor during deliberations over the past week to transform the party, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The committee comprising senior leaders AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ambika Soni, Mukul Wasnik and others, has given its inputs ahead of Kishor’s final meeting with Gandhi any time over the next few days to decide if the strategist will become an office bearer of the party. Kishor’s seven-year revival plan detailed over a nine-hour presentation, later condensed into a three-hour version, was presented to senior party leaders last weekend. The resumption of the survey stone laying work for the Kerala government’s ambitious K-Rail project was marred by protests as locals clashed with police in Thiruvananthapuram and northern Kannur, prompting authorities to halt the process temporarily. Several people were injured during the clashes, with five people admitted to various hospitals. Police also ordered an inquiry after some officials were seen kicking and beating protesters. One of the protestors fell unconscious during the scuffle. Congress leader V D Satheesan later called on the injured at the hospital. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out searches at 14 locations in Jammu, Srinagar, Delhi, Mumbai, Noida in Uttar Pradesh, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and Darbhanga in Bihar after registering two FIRs in connection with corruption allegations levelled by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, people familiar with the development said. An Indian doctor in Abu Dhabi has performed the first paediatric stem cell bone marrow transplant in the UAE, the hospital where it was performed has announced. The highly advanced allogeneic procedure was successfully carried out on a five-year-old girl from Uganda with sickle cell disease by Dr. Zainul Aabideen, Head of the Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology at Burjeel Medical City. India captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been named among five players in Wisden’s ‘Cricketers of the Year’ in the 2022 edition of the Almanack. Besides the duo, the list also features New Zealand batter Devon Conway, England pacer Ollie Robinson and Proteas women star Dane van Niekerk. England’s Joe Root has been named leading cricketer in the world, while South African women’s team batter Lizelle Lee has been awarded the title of leading woman cricketer. BTS member Jimin’s first OST, for the K-drama Our Blues, will also feature Ha Sung Woon, his friend and former HOTSHOT and Wanna One member. Recently, Ha Sung Woon, who will perform a duet with Jimin, revealed details about the song. The release date of the song has also been preponed. Our Blues, a tvN drama, premiered on April 9. The television series features Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jung-eun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Han Ji-min, and Kim Woo-bin.