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Swati Maliwal's absence during Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the ED, she claimed that she went to the US to attend a conference at Harvard and later her stay got extended as her sister contracted Covid-19. Maliwal also questioned that if she was assaulted for that reason, then why Raghav Chadha, who was also away during Kejriwal's arrest, was treated differently.

castes from West Bengal, included in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) by Congress-led UPA government before 2014 parliamentary elections, are now under the scanner of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) and some may be delisted. The move follows the order of Calcutta high court invalidating all OBC certificates issued by West Bengal government after 2010. Speaking to ET, NCBC chairman Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said, «We are scrutinising the Central List of OBCs to check if there are certain castes common in Central and State list.

The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled in favor of BitGo by overturning a lower court’s dismissal of the company’s $100 million lawsuit against Galaxy Digital.

Memorial Day 2024 in USA falls on Monday, May 27. Memorial Day, which used to be observed every May 30 to honor America's martyred soldiers, became a federal holiday in 1971. Now, Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in the month of May.

Gold recorded its worst weekly slump this year in the week ending May 24 on hawkish FOMC minutes and robust US PMIs. Now, markets largely look for just one rate cut this year as traders readjust their rate expectations in the wake of the US data and the Fed's stance. Spot gold closed with a gain of 0.24% at $2334 Friday. The gains came on subdued US yields as the ten-year US yields eased by 0.26% to 4.467% Friday. However, the metal tumbled nearly 3.30% on the week after hitting its fresh record high of $2450 on May 20.

Narendra Modi stayed in April 2023, Radisson Blu Plaza in Mysuru, is considering legal action because his bills of ₹80.6 lakh have not been paid, The Hindu reported. PM Modi was in Mysuru to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger, organized by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF).The State Forest Department was told to organise an event from April 9 to 11, costing ₹3 crore with full funding from the Central government.

Mumbai: Shares of Vodafone Idea soared as much as 11.6% in trading on Friday after brokerage UBS upgraded its rating on the stock to 'buy' from 'neutral'. The brokerage raised its price target on the stock to ₹18, implying an upside of over 19% from Friday's closing. The stock ended at ₹15.11, up 7.5% over the previous day. UBS said it believes the market is pricing in 15-20% mobile tariff increase over the next 12-24 months. «We believe relief in the form of AGR reduction by the Supreme Court or equity conversion, moratoriums etc by the government is highly likely, especially given the government's stated objective of ensuring three viable private telcos,» the brokerage said in a note. UBS said Vodafone will benefit the most if that happens and the risk-reward is attractive before such an announcement. The brokerage maintained its 'neutral' ratings on Bharti Airtel and Indus Towers.

Dombivli boiler blast case that claimed 11 lives and injured more than 60 persons on Friday. The cops have also detailed Malaya Mehta's mother, Malti Mehta, from Nashik. Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Siddhesh Kadam, inspected the site on Friday and said, "There have been a total of 10 casualties here, with 2 people missing, so the rescue operation is ongoing.

The Southwark Crown Court in London, UK, sentenced a woman to jail for money laundering bitcoin tied to a billion-dollar investment fraud.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav who will be visiting Varanasi, Minister in Uttar Pradesh government Ravindra Jaiswal said the duo should also visit 'Tehkhana' in Gyanvapi complex and should have a glimpse of a God's idol present in the basement.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said when the country was ruled by the Congress and state by the Samajwadi Party, one's day would begin with news about corruption cases and end with that of terrorist blasts. The chief minister's remark came during a public meeting at Pipraich in Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency where he was seeking votes for BJP candidate and sitting MP Ravi Kishan Shukla.

A coalition of insurance trade associations has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor (DOL), seeking to overturn a regulation they argue limits consumer choice in financial professionals and restricts access to retirement products that offer protected lifetime income.

A Toronto couple have been found guilty of murdering a B.C. man in a 2021 Hamilton, Ont. shooting.

An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia

2024 Lok Sabha elections, covering 58 seats spread over six states and the union territories of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir will be held on Saturday. Among the prominent candidates in the fray are former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti (Jammu and Kashmir) and Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana), union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Deepender Hooda, Naveen Jindal, Bansuri Swaraj, Manoj Tiwari, Kanhaiya Kumar, Bhartruhari Mahtab and JP Aggarwal States where polling will be held in the sixth phase are Bihar (8 seats), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), Odisha (6), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (8), Delhi (7). Polling will also be held in Anantnag-Rajouri seat of J&K where Mufti is the PDP candidate. Unlike in 2014 and 2019, when BJP had won all seven seats in Delhi, this time the battle is not easy for the party as AAP and Congress have joined hands with the former contesting four seats and the latter three.

Ministry of External Affairs has served a show-cause notice to suspended JDS MP Prajwal Revanna asking why his diplomatic passport should not be cancelled in view of allegations of sexual abuse against him. The MEA is awaiting his response before deciding on the next course of action, sources told ET. The show-cause notice, served through email, is part of the process initiated to cancel Prajwal's passport. The case is being dealt under the provisions of the Passports Act of 1967. The MP from Hassan left India on April 27, a day after voting for the Lok Sabha elections took place in his constituency. If his passport is cancelled, then Prajwal's stay abroad will be illegal and he may face legal action in the country of stay, sources said.

Mamata Banerjee alleged at a public rally on Friday that the Calcutta High Court's order on the cancellation of OBC certificates was the result of a "conspiracy" by the BJP to create division between Muslims and Tapshilis (scheduled castes). «I will give justice to people. There are Tapshilis, Adivasis and Muslims. I will not deprive anyone of their rights,» Banerjee said, speaking in a public rally at Joynagar in the South 24 Parganas district. Cancellation of the certificates would affect many Hindus as well as minorities other than Muslims too, she said, affirming that her government would move the Supreme Court against the order of the high court, which cancelled around half a million OBC certificates issued after 2010, citing violation of reservation rules.

security advisor Ajit Doval on Friday said India would have progressed at a much faster pace if its borders had been more secure, defined and not in «adversarial dispossession» while underlining that the country's power has grown immensely in last 10 years. Delivering the Rustamji Memorial Lecture organised by the BSF on its 21st investiture ceremony, he said, «In the foreseeable future, I don't think our borders are going to be as secure as we will require for our fast economic growth. So, the responsibility on border guarding forces has become very, very heavy. They have got to remain on alert 24X7 in perpetuity. They have got to see that our national interests and country are protected.» Borders are important because that is the limit which «defines our sovereignty», he said. «Zameen par jo kabza hai wo apna hai, baaki to sab adalat aur kachehri ka kaam hai, us se fark nahi padta (The land which is in our possession is ours, the rest is the matter of courts and that is immaterial),» Doval said. He said the government has paid «very, very high attention» to border security during the past 10 years, a period in which «our comprehensive national power has grown immensely».

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing Russia to confiscate U.S. assets to compensate for any Russian assets confiscated in the United States

The Justice Department has sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America

The owner of seven unlicensed cannabis shops in New York whose promotions included an Easter egg hunt has been fined more than $15 million