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Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 20 for the initial phase, the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase is March 27. Scrutiny of nominations will occur on March 28, with the final date for withdrawal of nominations being March 30. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday is scheduled to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and seeking his release in connection with a money-laundering case related to the purported excise policy scam.

Lawmakers with Poland’s ruling pro-European Union coalition have launched a rare process to bring the central bank chief before a special court on allegations of acting against the country’s financial interests

High Court ruling directing commercial banks to produce evidence to defaulting customers before invoking the master circular on wilful default will bring respite to small borrowers arm-twisted into settling loans, but it may also encourage large borrowers to go to courts and delay recovery, said industry experts. This landmark order delivered by the high court last week and the banking regulator's directive to banks that the defaulter be given an in-person hearing will significantly change the way banks tag borrowers as wilful, they added. A division bench comprising justices BP Colabawalla and Somasekhar Sundaresan issued the order in a case involving IL&FS director Milind Patel versus Union Bank of India.

₹3.2 trillion, which is more than the fair value of the assets of ₹2.97 trillion, although it is less than their total claims of ₹10 trillion. The second official said once resolution professionals get tribunal orders to recover dues from corporate guarantors—mostly promoters of defaulting companies—the amounts that creditors realize under IBC will see a sharp jump.

Supreme Court has quashed the bail condition imposed by the Orissa High Court on a man that he shall not be involved in any political activity, saying it will breach his fundamental rights. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on a plea filed by Siba Shankar Das, a former Mayor of Berhampur Municipal Corporation, against the January 18 order of the high court. The high court had dismissed his application seeking withdrawal of the bail condition which said that he «shall not create any untoward situation in public and shall not be involved in any political activities, directly or indirectly». The condition was imposed by the high court while ordering his release on bail in August 2022.

legal dispute over who actually «invented» iconic Indian dishes butter chicken and dal makhani is heating up. Weeks after the Delhi High Court decided to adjudicate the dispute between two Delhi-based restaurant chains Moti Mahal and Daryaganj, some alleged defamatory remarks are now at the centre of a savoury battle. Daryaganj has moved the high court against certain alleged defamatory remarks made by the proprietors of Moti Mahal in a newspaper interview on the issue of the origin of «butter chicken». However, the owners of Moti Mahal have asserted that the remarks in question were an «editorial perspective» and cannot be attributed to them.

Visa and MasterCard announced a settlement with U.S. merchants related to swipe fees, a development that could potentially save consumers tens of billions of dollars

A British court says Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty,

China says it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over U.S. subsidies for electric vehicles

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering applications for spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for ether (ETHUSD), the native token of the Ethereum blockchain and the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. But experts are increasingly skeptical that approval will come any time soon. 

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Supriya Shrinate on actress Kangana Ranaut's electoral debut has sparked a fresh controversy. The National Commission of Women has demanded action against the Congress leader. Although Supriya clarified that the post, which has since been removed from Instagram, was posted from a parody account, she has however issued an apology.

LONDON—British judges ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges, opening the way for months of further legal wrangling over the fate of the former hacker. Assange, 52, who has spent the past five years in a London prison, is fighting a drawn-out legal battle with the British government to avoid being sent to the U.S.

Congress on Tuesday accused the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala of using the CAA for electoral gains, and said it is trying to alienate Muslim voters from the Congress on the «lie» that the grand old party did not oppose the controversial law Separately, Congress leaders asserted that if the INDIA front, of which the Left parties are a part, comes to power, the legislation will be «thrown in the dustbin». Congress Working Committee member and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said that the Left front in Kerala is spreading «lies» and «distorting» the facts about the grand old party's role in opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), right from its introduction as a bill in Parliament. Tharoor said that the Communist party, «which contributed minimally» to the freedom struggle during its crucial years, is today «trying to reap its benefits for political points in the most disgracefully dishonest way». Similarly, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of misusing the CAA for political gains. Satheesan said that Wayanad Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and various other UDF MPs have spoken against the CAA, details of which have been forwarded to Vijayan. Despite that, the CM is lying and misusing the citizenship law to attract votes from the minorities, especially Muslims, the opposition leader alleged.

PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court, praying for a direction to restrain Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from issuing orders while in police custody of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). Plea also seeks direction not to provide a typist, computer printer, etc. to Arvind Kejriwal while he is in the police custody of ED. Also, to direct the ED to register a complaint, investigate and prosecute Arvind Kejriwal as to how the directions or order issued by him while in police custody reached the possession of Delhi Minister Atishi. There is a likelihood that the order issued by Kejriwal in the capacity of Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi may influence a fair and proper investigation. A fair and proper investigation is always conducive to the ends of justice and to establishing the rule of law.

Where you go to buy a loaf of bread or a bunch of bananas could help determine the fate of the biggest-ever supermarket merger deal. In Greeley, Colo., shoppers can head to King Soopers in the center of town, owned by supermarket giant Kroger—or they can try a Safeway, owned by rival grocery-store operator Albertsons, about 2 miles away. On the northeast side is a Walmart that sells groceries, and it also has a Sprouts Farmers Market, as well as about a dozen dollar stores within 7 miles of town.

Kejriwal has sought immediate release on account of the arrest and the subsequent remand to ED being “illegal". The Delhi CM was on March 21 and was subsequently remanded to the ED's custody till March 28 "for his detailed and sustained interrogation". Kejriwal, in his plea, said that he is a "vocal critic" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre, an opposition leader and a partner in the INDIA bloc, hence, the ED, which is under the Union government's control, has been "weaponised".

Delhi High Court on Wednesday will hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea on Wednesday against his arrest by Enforcement Directorate in excise policy case. The Aam Aadmi Party's National Convenor was arrested for alleged misdoings in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy case under an ongoing money laundering probe by the ED. He is in ED custody till March 28. Kejriwal and the AAP have been accused by the ED of accepting Rs 100 crore in bribes from liquor contractors nearly two years ago.

SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has agreed to a pact with Export Development Canada (EDC) to settle liabilities worth Rs 755 crore. The settlement will generate savings to the tune of Rs 567 crore, the airline said in a statement. As part of the agreement, SpiceJet will also acquire ownership of 13 EDC-financed Q400 aircraft. Twelve out of these 13 aircraft were grounded as the airline had failed to pay lease rentals to the lessor. SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh said the settlement will allow the airline to strengthen its balance sheet. «This settlement not only alleviates SpiceJet of a substantial financial burden but also lays the groundwork for a fortified balance sheet and substantial savings for the airline,» said the airline.

PTI reported. The ED produced K Kavitha before the Rouse Avenue court at the conclusion of her custody in the excise case. The central probe agency arrested the 46-year-old on March 15.

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX agreed to sell the majority of its shares in AI startup Anthropic for $884m, according to court filings from Friday.