London: Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna, hailing from Karnataka, brought double joy to Kannadigas as he secured a victory in the Wimbledon Men's Doubles match. Adding to the jubilation, Wimbledon itself extended congratulations to Bopanna in Kannada, the native language of the Karnataka region.

Bopanna, partnering with Matthew Ebden from Australia, advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Men's Doubles by defeating Johannus Monday and Jacob Fearnley in their match on Monday.

The official Twitter account of Wimbledon shared a congratulatory message, referring to Rohan Bopanna as "India's superstar." The inclusion of a message in Kannada by the prestigious tennis tournament thrilled Kannadigas, who rejoiced at seeing their language represented on the global stage. Bopanna himself expressed his gratitude to Wimbledon in Kannada.

The achievement of Rohan Bopanna, alongside his Australian partner, has garnered praise and celebration from tennis enthusiasts, particularly those from Karnataka who take pride in their local hero's success. The recognition by Wimbledon in the native language of the player's home state further adds to the significance of this accomplishment.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint of money laundering.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said when an accused appears before a court in pursuance of a summons, the agency will have to apply to the court concerned to get his custody.

"If the accused appears before the special court by summons (issued by court), it cannot be treated that he is in custody," it said.

"Accused who appeared before the court pursuant to the summons not required to apply for bail, and thus twin conditions of Section 45 of PMLA not applicable," the bench said in its judgment.

The twin conditions state that when an accused in a money laundering case applies for bail, the court has to first allow the public prosecutor to be heard and only when it is satisfied that the accused is not guilty and unlikely to commit a similar offence when released, can bail be granted.

The apex court judgment was pronounced on a question of whether an accused in a money laundering case has to meet the stringent twin test for bail even in cases where the special court takes cognisance of the offence.