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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
IND vs ENG: Rampant Rishabh Pant can afford to smile
India's Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) A few months ago, Rishabh Pant found himself at the dark end of a tunnel. His recklessness in both innings of the fourth Test against Australia at the MCG was seen as one of the reasons behind India's series defeat, especially since the series was locked at 1-1 till that point. The team management was unhappy, Pant lost his place in the ODI first XI in the Champions Trophy while Sanju Samson seemed to be taking a runaway lead in the T20 scheme of things. The fact that Pant had a bad IPL as Lucknow Supergiants captain didn't help his cause either. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Since his India debut during the Nottingham Test of the England series in 2018, the wicketkeeper-batter's place in the team had never been in doubt. The horrific car accident in Dec 2022 was obviously a massive blow but the spunky Pant always knew that the moment he was fit to play, he would be back in India colours. IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant opens up on chemistry with Shubman Gill and England challenge But all that seemed to be falling apart following the Australia debacle. Until Saturday, that is. The broad smile that is part and parcel of the Pant package was back as he lofted offie Shoaib Bashir for a six to reach his seventh Test century — the most by an Indian wicketkeeper-batter — to go past MS Dhoni . India have entered a new era and the management, despite its reservations about Pant's white-ball game, has made him the vice-captain for Tests. It was a vote of confidence that the 27-year-old so desperately needed. But the beauty of Pant is that the added responsibility didn't send him into a shell. He was yet to score on Friday evening when he stepped out to Ben Stokes — who was high on confidence after getting centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal with a beauty — and hit him straight over the allrounder's head. Even the England captain couldn't help but laugh at the audacity of the young player. Probably Stokes saw shades of himself in Pant. Quiz: Who's that IPL player? Pant made things look ridiculously easy during his 134 and Cheteshwar Pujara , during the pre-match show, explained how the left-hander took the pressure off his partner with the way he batted. 'When I batted with Pant, I saw his ability to throw the bowler off his line and length. Batting at the other end, it helped me as well and run-scoring became that much easier,' the former India No. 3 said. While the courage to go after the bowling is intrinsic to Pant's attacking style of batting, there's a method to his madness. Pant's sudden burst of boundaries after a slight period of lull often wows the fans, but Pujara says it's part of a plan. 'You'll see these sudden phases when Pant starts defending with a dead bat for a few deliveries. It is often to give the bowler a false sense of confidence so that he bowls in the same spot. He predicts the length very well and plays those ramp shots which may look quite dangerous from the outside,' Pujara said. Follow all the live updates, scores, and highlights from the India vs England Test match here . Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Sky News
31-03-2025
- Sky News
Ex-GCHQ employee pleads guilty to causing risk to national security
A university student accused of removing top secret information worth millions of pounds while on a work placement with GCHQ has pleaded guilty to causing a serious risk to national security. While on secondment to the agency, Hasaan Arshad, 25, took his work mobile phone into a top-secret area and connected the device to a workstation. He then transferred sensitive data, containing the names of GCHQ employees, from a secure computer to the phone before taking it home. Arshad, the son of a local councillor from Rochdale, Lancashire, allegedly then transferred the data to his personal home computer. Prosecutors said the data was potentially worth millions of pounds and contained a tool that could have "put lives at risk". On the first day of what would have been a three-week-long trial, he pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, and admitted to creating a significant risk of serious damage to national security. Suspect discussed 'bug bounty' sale After his arrest in 2022, Arshad gave a prepared statement to officers in which he admitted to removing the data but insisted he had no intention of providing it to someone else. "I removed the data simply out of curiosity to further develop some of the changes I was unable to complete during the course of my placement," he said. "I had intended to use my developments when I hopefully returned to my previous team. "I'm sorry for my actions, and I understand the stupidity of what I have done." Arshad then told the police he understood "the potential damage and risk," but insisted nobody had seen or had access to the sensitive data. Investigators found after his arrest that he used WhatsApp to discuss "developed vetting" in the cyber sector on 26 May 2022. He also mentioned the term "bug bounty" - an amount of money paid for providing details of a digital bug to either fix or create a software issue. In the chat, Arshad said: "You can get like 10k for simple info leaks." Prosecuters told a previous hearing the data removed was classified as "top secret" - including names of former colleagues whose anonymity was said to be critical to the safety of GCHQ. "Top secret" is the classification for the government's most sensitive information, where compromise might cause widespread loss of life or threaten the security or economic well-being of the country or friendly nations, according to Ministry of Justice security guidance. The court also heard the data removed provided a "tool" used by GCHQ - said to amount to many thousands of hours of work and a "significant amount" of taxpayer money. Prosecutors said that if the tool was compromised, it would "put lives at risk". Nina Grahame KC, defending, told the court that the plea had been made on "on the basis of recklessness as to the damage caused" rather than intent to cause damage. She added that Arshad was 21 when he began his internship, 22 at the time of the offence, and the defence would submit psychiatric and psychological reports before sentencing in June. He was released on bail and Mrs Justice McGowan ordered a pre-sentence report but warned him "that does not mean there will not be a custodial sentence." Arshad will be sentenced at London's Old Bailey court on 13 June. He will also be sentenced for two offences of making indecent images of children, which he pleaded guilty to in 2023. As part of the investigation into the GCHQ data breach, officers found Arshad had collected 40 "category A" images, the worst type, and four "category B" images on his Samsung phone.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-GCHQ employee pleads guilty to causing risk to national security
A university student accused of removing top secret information worth millions of pounds while on a work placement with GCHQ has pleaded guilty to causing a serious risk to national security. While on secondment to the agency, Hasaan Arshad, 25, took his work mobile phone into a top-secret area and connected the device to a workstation. He then transferred sensitive data, containing the names of employees, from a secure computer to the phone before taking it home. Arshad, the son of a local councillor from Rochdale, Lancashire, allegedly then transferred the data to his personal home computer. Prosecutors said the data was potentially worth millions of pounds and contained a tool that could have "put lives at risk". On the first day of what would have been a three-week-long trial, he pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, and admitted to creating a significant risk of serious damage to national security. Suspect discussed 'bug bounty' sale After his arrest in 2022, Arshad gave a prepared statement to officers in which he admitted to removing the data but insisted he had no intention of providing it to someone else. "I removed the data simply out of curiosity to further develop some of the changes I was unable to complete during the course of my placement," he said. "I had intended to use my developments when I hopefully returned to my previous team. "I'm sorry for my actions, and I understand the stupidity of what I have done." Arshad then told the police he understood "the potential damage and risk," but insisted nobody had seen or had access to the sensitive data. Investigators found after his arrest that he used WhatsApp to discuss "developed vetting" in the cyber sector on 26 May 2022. He also mentioned the term "bug bounty" - an amount of money paid for providing details of a digital bug to either fix or create a software issue. In the chat, Arshad said: "You can get like 10k for simple info leaks." Read more: Prosecuters told a previous hearing the data removed was classified as "top secret" - including names of former colleagues whose anonymity was said to be critical to the safety of GCHQ. "Top secret" is the classification for the government's most sensitive information, where compromise might cause widespread loss of life or threaten the security or economic well-being of the country or friendly nations, according to Ministry of Justice security guidance. The court also heard the data removed provided a "tool" used by GCHQ - said to amount to many thousands of hours of work and a "significant amount" of taxpayer money. Prosecutors said that if the tool was compromised, it would "put lives at risk". Nina Grahame KC, defending, told the court that the plea had been made on "on the basis of recklessness as to the damage caused" rather than intent to cause damage. She added that Arshad was 21 when he began his internship, 22 at the time of the offence, and the defence would submit psychiatric and psychological reports before sentencing in June. He was released on bail and Mrs Justice McGowan ordered a pre-sentence report but warned him "that does not mean there will not be a custodial sentence." Arshad will be sentenced at London's Old Bailey court on 13 June. He will also be sentenced for two offences of making indecent images of children, which he pleaded guilty to in 2023. As part of the investigation into the GCHQ data breach, officers found Arshad had collected 40 "category A" images, the worst type, and four "category B" images on his Samsung phone.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
European freeloading is a genuine concern
We have learnt several things from the bizarre leak of US war plans to a journalist accidentally included in a private messaging group. One is that senior members of the administration appear to have had no clue as to why American jets were involved in bombing targets in Yemen last week. Another is that the antipathy towards Europe over the way many continental countries have spent too little on their own defence is real and deep-seated, bordering on loathing. Leaving aside the cavalier manner of using a commercial messaging app to disseminate top secret information, this has proved to be a fascinating insight into thinking among Donald Trump's top team of advisers. It centres on a decision to bomb targets in Yemen, which many of the participants to the conversation struggled to rationalise. The obvious reason is to keep open the shipping lanes which Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have effectively closed, forcing traffic to go around the Cape. But as J D Vance, the vice-president, pointed out this was of limited benefit to America since just three per cent of its trade went through the Suez Canal, compared with 40 per cent of Europe's. In other words, the US was being asked yet again to do the heavy lifting for the Europeans, just as with Ukraine. 'There is a real risk that the public doesn't understand this or why it's necessary. The strongest reason to do this is, as POTUS said, to send a message…. I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.' Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, adds: 'I fully share your loathing of European freeloading. It's PATHETIC. We are the only ones on the planet … who can do this. Nobody else even close.' That is not entirely true. The RAF bombed Houthi military facilities last year using planes based in Cyprus in a joint action with the US. President Trump appears to have been convinced that this threat to global sea lanes should be dealt with even if America does not benefit, though he believes there should be payback. But why do other European countries not participate? Only the US and the UK seem to take it seriously enough to try to stop it with direct military action. The recklessness, and probable illegality, behind the sharing of secret information does not disguise the fact that the frustration in Washington about European 'freeloading' is well-founded. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
European freeloading is a genuine concern
We have learnt several things from the bizarre leak of US war plans to a journalist accidentally included in a private messaging group. One is that senior members of the administration appear to have had no clue as to why American jets were involved in bombing targets in Yemen last week. Another is that the antipathy towards Europe over the way many continental countries have spent too little on their own defence is real and deep-seated, bordering on loathing. Leaving aside the cavalier manner of using a commercial messaging app to disseminate top secret information, this has proved to be a fascinating insight into thinking among Donald Trump's top team of advisers. It centres on a decision to bomb targets in Yemen, which many of the participants to the conversation struggled to rationalise. The obvious reason is to keep open the shipping lanes which Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have effectively closed, forcing traffic to go around the Cape. But as J D Vance, the vice-president, pointed out this was of limited benefit to America since just three per cent of its trade went through the Suez Canal, compared with 40 per cent of Europe's. In other words, the US was being asked yet again to do the heavy lifting for the Europeans, just as with Ukraine. 'There is a real risk that the public doesn't understand this or why it's necessary. The strongest reason to do this is, as POTUS said, to send a message…. I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.' Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, adds: 'I fully share your loathing of European freeloading. It's PATHETIC. We are the only ones on the planet … who can do this. Nobody else even close.' That is not entirely true. The RAF bombed Houthi military facilities last year using planes based in Cyprus in a joint action with the US. President Trump appears to have been convinced that this threat to global sea lanes should be dealt with even if America does not benefit, though he believes there should be payback. But why do other European countries not participate? Only the US and the UK seem to take it seriously enough to try to stop it with direct military action. The recklessness, and probable illegality, behind the sharing of secret information does not disguise the fact that the frustration in Washington about European 'freeloading' is well-founded.
