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Arvind Kejriwal at the CM's residence, sources told Mint. She has approached the Delhi Police for investigation, they added.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Global News has learned.Amandeep Singh, 22, is the fourth suspect charged so far with Nijjar’s killing, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has linked to the Indian government.The resident of Brampton, Ont. was charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Bomb threat sent Delhi police into a tizzy on May 12, the second time in a matter of weeks after the school bomb hoax. The Indira Gandhi International Airport and two hospitals in the capital city got bomb threats via email on Sunday, which led to frenzied searches at the locations. The two hospitals are Burari Government Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Mangolpuri. Responding to the incidents, the Delhi Police quickly launched an investigation. Delhi fire service said that Indira Gandhi International Airport also received a bomb threat email.

Prashant Bhushan on Sunday alleged that companies used electoral bonds to bribe political parties to secure projects worth lakhs of crores of rupees. He said a petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking an independent probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the alleged nexus between political parties and companies for corruption through electoral bonds. «The Rs 16,500 crore electoral bond donations that companies gave to political parties were merely bribes or kickbacks in exchange for which contracts or projects worth lakhs of crores were given to the companies in quid pro quo arrangements,» Bhushan alleged in a press conference here. Bhushan and social activist Anjali Bhardwaj were in Ranchi as part of their awareness campaign regarding electoral bonds and bringing transparency in political funding. Bhushan said they have visited 11 states before Jharkhand.

Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna to the CBI, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he reposed faith in the Special Investigation Team of the state police, which is investigating the case. Questioning BJP's locus standi to make such a demand, he asked the opposition party as to why it doesn't trust the police. He also hit out at the saffron party for making misleading statements aimed at causing confusion in the minds of the people about SIT, which is conducting a «fair probe». «We are getting the probe done by our police (SIT), we have belief and faith in our police. They are efficient,» Siddaramaiah said in response to a question on BJP demanding a CBI probe.

THE LEGENDARY New York art dealer Brent Sikkema was tangled up in an ugly divorce when he got on a plane to Rio de Janeiro before Christmas last year, looking for a fresh start. With its beaches and bossa nova, Rio offered an escape, a rollicking hot spot where the 75-year-old hoped to unwind and have some fun. Brent had long held sway over a cerebral corner of the New York art scene, promoting women and diverse artists in the early 1990s when few galleries or museums exhibited either.

Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam for questioning in a money laundering case on May 14, official sources said Sunday. The federal agency had last week arrested Alam's personal secretary Sanjiv Lal and the latter's domestic help following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them.

The New York Times and ProPublica reported that former US President Donald Trump could be hit with an IRS penalty exceeding $100 million as a result of a government audit that found he double-dipped on tax losses related to a Chicago building. The claim was based on a years-long audit and public filings. It is anticipated that the results of the investigation may bring attention to Trump’s business background once more as the presumed Republican nominee looks to win back the White House following his defeat in 2020.

NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at six locations across Jammu province in connection with a Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy case. Extensive searches were conducted in Doda, Ramban, and Kishtwar districts of Jammu province by NIA teams in the case relating to the conspiracy by banned terrorist organizations and their offshoots to carry out violent attacks with sticky bombs, IEDs, small arms, etc., in Jammu and Kashmir, the agency said in a release. The searches have led to the seizure of incriminating material, including digital devices, documents, etc. from premises linked with hybrid terrorists, Overground Workers (OGWs), sympathizers, and cadres linked with the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of proscribed terrorist outfits. These include Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Badr, Al-Qaeda, etc., it said.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose screened multiple CCTV footage from Raj Bhavan in a bid to clear the air over the allegations brought against him by a contractual woman employee of the governor's house. Reacting to the videos, Banerjee was quoted by PTI as saying, "The Bengal Governor released edited CCTV footage of Raj Bhavan. I watched the entire video, and its contents are shocking." "I will not visit Raj Bhavan till CV Ananda Bose remains Bengal Governor," CM Mamata Banerjee said at a poll rally in Hooghly.

Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, accompanied by his wife Sunita and the Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, visited the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place, central Delhi. This visit followed Kejriwal's release on interim bail from Tihar jail on Friday, paying his reverence a day after his release in the Enforcement Directorate's investigation into alleged money laundering in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy case. Kejriwal was joined by other Aam Aadmy Party leaders, among them Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has said he was not happy with the court verdict in the Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder case and asserted that right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha was a "terrorist organisation" whose role in the killing of the renowned rationalist has not been made clear. A special court for UAPA cases in Pune on Friday convicted and sentenced two men to life imprisonment and acquitted three in the case. Dr Dabholkar (67), an anti-superstition crusader, was shot dead while on a morning walk on a bridge near the Omkareshwar temple here on August 20, 2013. The special court convicted Dabholkar's two assailants — Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar — and sentenced them to life imprisonment, but acquitted three others — ENT surgeon Dr Virendrasinh Tawde, Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave — for want of evidence. «I am not happy with the judgment. What is the role of the Sanatan Sanstha and who is the mastermind of the murder has not been made clear. Similarly, (it has not been made clear) if there is a link between Dabholkar's killing and the murders of Govind Pansare and Gauri Lankesh,» Chavan said on Friday.

G Devaraje Gowda was arrested Friday night for molestation and sexual harassment. Police said, Gowda was arrested at Gulihal toll gate by the Hiriyur Police in Chitradurga district. In her complaint, the victim alleged that she was physically harassed and threatened by Devaraje Gowda and others.

interstate drug syndicate, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested two accused at Kalyan Railway Station in Thane and seized from them 3,600 Nitrazepam tablets and 270 bottles of Codeine syrup. According to the NCB, the network has its tentacles spread across multiple states, including Maharashtra, and Karnataka. «In a closely coordinated operation, NCB has successfully delivered yet another cracking blow to the interstate drug syndicate, which has led to the seizure of 3600 Nitrazepam tablets & 270 bottles of Codeine syrup for which two persons, including the local distributor and his key associate, have been arrested,» said Additional Director NCB (Mumbai) Amit Ghawate in a press statement on Friday.

Biden administration on Friday said Israel's use of U.S.-supplied weapons may have violated international humanitarian law during its military operation in Gaza, in its strongest criticism to date of Israel. But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the chaos of the war in Gaza it could not verify specific instances where use of those weapons might have been involved in alleged breaches. The assessment came in a 46-page unclassified State Department report to Congress required under a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) that President Joe Biden issued in early February.

A Michigan judge has sentenced the former executive of a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy to at least 10 years in prison for the deaths of 11 people in 2012

Rookie kicks off with Episode 9, titled «The Squeeze.» As the promo teases, a major storyline unfolds as Mid Wilshire uncovers a criminal conspiracy. Tim finds himself embroiled, especially after being eyed as the prime suspect in Mad Dog's death. The team also discovers a surprising link between their new therapist and the recent crime wave.

Ford vehicles following complaints alleging diesel fuel leaks that may result in a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said its Office of Defects Investigation has received 27 complaints, including 12 reports of fires and a total of four injuries, and that it would investigate Ford F-250, 350, 450, and 550 Super Duty vehicles equipped with 6.7L diesel engines of model years 2015-2021.

Narendra Modi said that he is seeking legal advice on how to return the money to the people that has been «looted in corruption», adding that already Rs 17,000 crore has been returned to victims of corruption. In an exclusive interview with the Republic, the Prime Minister informed that another Rs 1.25 lakh crore of seized money can be returned to the victims. «In Kerala, there is a big cooperative bank scam. These are controlled by communists. The money belonged to the middle class and the poor. I attached the property of the politicians involved in this. I am taking legal advice on this but in many cases, we get the trail of who paid whom. We have already given Rs 17,000 crore of looted money to the victims of corruption,» the Prime Minister said.

A Hong Kong businessman and his son have surrendered to police in connection with the abduction of a cryptocurrency investor, according to a local news outlet, the South China Morning Post, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of sexual harassment charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh in a case lodged against him by female wrestlers. The court said that it has found sufficient material to frame charges against Brij Bhushan for harassment of five female wrestlers. The court said, «Charges were framed against Brij Bhushan under sections 354 and 354A in respect of each victim.»