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A man in Quebec has been arrested after being caught filming his sexual encounters with dozens of women and later extorting them, and sex work advocates say cases like this are frequent.Martin Pillay, 43, was arrested Tuesday morning in Montreal by officers who say their investigation into the case found that the man had filmed his sexual relations with at least 34 women without their consent, the majority of whom were sex workers.Spokesperson Ghislain Vallières from the Longueuil police department, the local force in charge of the investigation, says they arrested the 43-year-old at his home in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough for voyeurism, soliciting and purchasing sex, extortion and possession of a prohibited weapon.Police say investigators were able to identify and contact at least three women from the man’s footage, which was taken over several years, dating back to 2019.Authorities released a photo of the suspect earlier this week, asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by him to come forward in the investigation.Sex work advocate Sandra Wesley says coming forward to police often puts the community at an even greater risk.Wesley, who is the director of Stella, a Montreal-based organization by and for sex workers, told Global that extortion in her line of work is a regular, consistent occurrence.She said that while it can often come in the form of a perpetrator using nonconsensual footage as a threat, it’s often done when the real identities of sex workers are exposed.“When people find out our real identity, they can say, ‘Well, I’ll tell your family or your employer or your kids’ school’.”She says the extortion demands can vary.

liquidators of China Evergrande Group are investigating some of the property developer's service providers including its former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, to potentially recoup losses for creditors, three sources said. Evergrande, once China's largest property developer, was ordered to be liquidated by a Hong Kong court in January, after it failed to deliver a concrete restructuring plan for its $23 billion worth of offshore debt deemed to be in default.

Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in the case against him for allegedly assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Earlier on June 7, a trial court in Tis Hazari had refused to grant him bail, saying he was facing «grave and serious» charges and that there was an apprehension that he could influence witnesses. In his plea before the high court, Kumar said the trial court failed to consider the fact that his further custody was not required as all evidence has been collected by the investigating officer and statements of witnesses have also been recorded.

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput shocked the nation. As we mark the fourth anniversary of his passing, his sister Shweta Singh Kirti and close friend and co-actor Mahesh Shetty have taken to social media to honor his memory and call for justice.

New Delhi/Mumbai: Coaching centres that train millions of students for competitive exams expressed apprehensions over the latest national pre-medical entrance test after allegations of arbitrary grace marks and paper leaks, even as the government defended the testing authority and the conduct of exams. In an unusual development, a record 67 candidates shared the top rank in the latest National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to select students for medical, dental and related courses. Six of them were from the same exam centre, sparking student protests and suspicions of leaked question papers.

Federal officials are investigating an unusual rolling motion during the flight of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has acknowledged his agency should have been more aware of problems at Boeing before a door plug blew off a 737 Max jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January

A man from Texas is dead and a woman is in life-threatening condition after they were electrocuted while sitting in a hot tub at a resort in Mexico, according to prosecutors and media reports.

MCA) has slapped penalties totalling Rs 8,14,200 on Samsung Display Noida Private Ltd, its managing director Seung Kyu Lee and three others for alleged violation of the significant beneficial owner (SBO) norms under the Companies Act, 2013. In its order dated June 12, reviewed by ET, the Registrar of Companies (RoC) for Uttar Pradesh under the MCA has said the company «has failed to exercise the due diligence to ascertain the SBO in terms of the provisions of the section 90 of the Act». As per Samsung Display Noida's February 2024 letter cited in the order, it's fully owned by Samsung Display Co (Korea), which, in turn, is 84.8% owned by Samsung Electronics Co (Korea). Section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013, typically requires companies to disclose their significant beneficial owner details to authorities.

search operations continued on Thursday at many locations around the Jammu division. During the investigation, more than 50 persons were taken into custody. According to J&K police commissioner RR Swain, the forces are mapping their resources to give befitting response to foreign militants operating in the region. Since June 9 evening, the Jammu division has experienced four militancy-related events in three districts: Reasi, Kathua, and Doda, killing nine civilians and one CRPF personnel and injuring 34 civilians. «War has been foisted on us, and we are mapping our resources to respond appropriately to this challenge, which we had ovecome previously. Swain told reporters in Jammu, „We may have to bear some minor losses.“ He went on to say that the foreign militants have no family or stake in the country, making them look capable of causing more harm.

Wells Fargo & Co. fired more than a dozen employees last month after investigating claims that they were faking work. 

Eight former employees sued SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk, alleging that Musk ordered them fired after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment, a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company and Musk's role in creating...

Now that Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, the continent is bracing to see if the other shoe drops

crash that destroyed the bridge beyond repair and shut down the highly traveled north-south artery in both directions for a couple weeks until an interim patch that made use of lightweight glass nuggets was in place. A permanent bridge opened to traffic in November and the highway returned to normal operations last month.

City of Calgary issued a critical water supply alert following a catastrophic water main break, the city’s mayor said repair work on the feeder main has been paused after two workers were taken to hospital.While delivering an on-camera statement Thursday morning, Mayor Jyoti Gondek warned the city is currently “at a place where we don’t have enough of a cushion for emergencies.”“Those emergencies include use in hospitals and in firefighting,” she said. “There’s still a real threat that we could run out of water.”Gondek began her address by bracing Calgarians for what her update would entail.“I have difficult news to share with you this morning,” she said.

PTC India Ltd in its meeting held on 13th June 2024 has decided that till a regular CMD is appointed, Dr. Manoj Kumar Jhawar, the current whole time director shall also exercise the powers of Chairman & Managing Director as have been delegated by the Board from time to time w.e.f.

Supreme Court on Thursday that it has decided to cancel the grace marks awarded to 1,563 students in this year's all-India medical entrance examination, National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) 2024 due to allegations of discrepancies. These candidates will be notified of their actual scores, excluding the grace marks, and will be given the option to appear for a re-test, the counsel representing the Union government said.

Delhi Police is in the process of preparing a "100 Day's Action Plan", after the newly formed central government asked all the ministries and departments to give final touches of their planning of work for the next 100 days of Modi 3.0. According to sources, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has asked all the unit heads to submit «100 Day's Action Plan» by June 14, which may be later submitted to the Union home ministry. A letter was sent to all the special commissioners and joint commissioners of their respective units, seeking a plan for the next 100 days for their 'verticals' by the Delhi Police Headquarters earlier this week, the sources said. A senior police officer, who did not wish to be named, said the heads of the units have held multiple rounds of talks and meetings, and drew their plans for them to be submitted to the police headquarters.

Congress on Thursday again demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the NEET exam issue, and asserted that the anger in the country over the matter will «reverberate inside Parliament as well». The opposition party also sought the removal of the National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General and claimed that the BJP government's attitude towards the ongoing demand for an inquiry into the NEET examination is «irresponsible and insensitive». Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that in the last 10 years, the Modi government has ruined the future of crores of youth through paper leaks and rigging. «Grace Marks was not the only problem in NEET exam. There has been rigging, papers have been leaked, corruption has taken place. The future of 24 lakh students appearing in the NEET examination is at stake due to the actions of the Modi government,» the Congress president said.

Mumbai discovered a human finger in an ice-cream cone his sister ordered online. The incident took place in Malad on Wednesday, raising serious concerns about food safety and hygiene standards. The shocking discovery was made by Orlem Brendan Serrao, a 27-year-old doctor, who had consumed half of the butterscotch ice cream when he felt something unusual on his tongue. Upon inspection, he realized it was a human finger. The ice cream had been ordered by his sister via the grocery delivery app Zepto. Mumbai police has registered a case after a customer complained of finding a chopped finger in an ice-cream he had ordered online through an app. Police has seized the severed finger and has sent it for forensic. A case has been registered. Serrao’s sister promptly reported the incident to the police. Initial investigations confirmed that the object found in the ice cream was indeed a human finger. The police have sent the finger for a detailed forensic examination to understand more about its origin.

NTA) has been cancelled. Affected students will be given the option to retake the exam. The Supreme Court was addressing multiple petitions concerning the NEET-UG 2024 examination, which determines admissions for MBBS, BDS, and other medical courses.