Amul to sponsor USA cricket team in T20 World Cup

Vartha Bharati | 02-05-2024 | 15:06:00 IST

New Delhi (PTI): Indian dairy giant Amul will sponsor the USA cricket team in the T20 World Cup in June, the country's cricket board announced on Thursday.

The USA will be making their tournament debut as co-hosts of the tournament beginning June 1. Part of the event, including the semifinals and finals, will take place in the Caribbean.

Amul was named the Lead Arm sponsor of the USA national team at an event in New York.

The World Cup opener will be played between USA and Canada on June 1.

The Indian dairy behemoth with global footprints has sponsored cricket teams in the past as well including the Netherlands. Amul milk is also now being sold in the USA.

USA recently beat Canada 4-0 in a bilateral series.

Venu Pisike, Chairman of USA Cricket, said: "Collaborating with esteemed brands like Amul inspires us to strive for excellence both on and off the field."

"The goodness of Amul Milk will empower the USA Cricket team to win hearts and laurels from across the world. We wish our best to the team for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024," Jayen Mehta, Managing Director of Amul, added.

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Japanese national duped of Rs 35.5 lakh after 'digital arrest' in Bengaluru

27-12-2024 ¦ 27-12-2024 IST

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Bengaluru, Dec 26: A Japanese national, Hiroshi Sasaki, who works in Bengaluru, lost Rs 35.5 lakh after being 'digitally arrested' by cyber fraudsters, police said, on Thursday.

The incident occurred between December 12 and 14, police added.

Sasaki, who lives in a flat near Dairy Circle, received a phone call on December 12. The caller was claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The caller informed him that his phone number would be blocked due to its unauthorised use.

To avoid the disconnection Sasaki was asked to dial a number.

Upon dialling the number, he was immediately connected to a WhatsApp call from someone claiming to be from the Cyber Crime wing of Mumbai Police. The caller informed Sasaki that he was involved in a money laundering case.

The fraudsters "digitally arrested" him and siphoned off Rs 35.5 lakh by having him make payments through various means, including RTGS.

He was also told that the money would be returned after the investigation was completed.

After realising that he had been duped, the victim approached the South East Cyber Crimes, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) police station and lodged a complaint.

'Digital arrest' is a new cyber fraud, where the fraudster poses as law enforcement agency officials from agencies like CBI, and customs and threatens people of arrest by making video calls.

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