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Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP received a "staggering amount of $16 million in funding from Khalistani groups between 2014 and 2022". He said the complaint was submitted by one Ashoo Mongia.

BTS’s agency HYBE cannot catch a break! Amid the ongoing feud with Min Hee Jin, the CEO of its sub-label ADOR, the K-pop giant is now entangled in yet scandal — allegations of chart-rigging. According to a Korea JoongAng Daily, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched an investigation probe against the K-Pop giant to verify whether or not it has engaged in chart manipulation. On Saturday, the culture ministry of South Korea announced that it had received a petition urging an investigation into the alleged chart rigging practices and subsequent blackmailing of the BTS agency back in 2017. The case will now be referred to the Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca), a state-run institution responsible for overseeing various facets of popular culture in Korea. Kocca will conduct a comprehensive inquiry and seek a response from HYBE. If the allegations are proven to be correct, BTS may lose all honours bestowed on them including the Order Of Culture Merit.

Indian crew on board, west of Beypore off the coast of Kerala late on May 05, 2024, the Indian defence ministry said, adding that the swift sea-air coordinated operation involved the ships and aircraft of the ICG. Taking to the microblogging platform (formerly known as Twitter), the Indian Coast Guard posted," In a swift sea-air coordinated operation intercepts & detains #Iranian fishing vessel in #Arabian sea west off #Kerala coast with 06 #Indian crew employed on contractual basis at Iran. Crew alleges exploitation & mistreatment by the boat owner.

₹5 crore worth of jewellery from its locker. According to the police, the theft occurred between the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, but the ICICI Home Finance branch only realised it on Saturday evening when they opened the locker room to deposit something. Also Read: Man casually swims with giant Anaconda, leaves Internet ‘terrified’ | Watch The investigating officer revealed that while two thieves broke into the ICICI Home Finance branch's strong room, one accomplice waited outside.

Under the Bridge, based on the disappearance of Reena Virk, is all set to release on OTT. In 1997, Virk - a 14-year-old Indian girl in Canada - disappeared after attending a party, only found to be murdered. The murder that took place in British Columbia in the late 90s made widespread headlines.

“snatch your property" and “distribute it among selected people" like when it was in power, the Karnataka BJP's animated video showed caricatures of Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah placing an egg with "Muslims" written on it in a nest along with three eggs marked as "SC, ST and OBC." The video further showed the caricature of Rahul Gandhi feeding "funds" only to the bird that hatched out of the "Muslim" egg. The case against the BJP leaders has been registered under the Indian Penal Code’s (IPC) section 505(2) (statement conducing public mischief), and the Representation of People Act’s Section 125 (promoting enmity between classes). “We have registered a case against JP Nadda, Vijayendra, and [Amit] Malviya on the complaint filed by KPCC member Ramesh Babu.

commerce ministry's arm DGTR has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of a chemical, used for water treatment, from China and Japan to protect the domestic industry from cheap inbound shipments. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended the duty on 'Trichloro isocyanuric acid' after conducting an investigation on the dumped imports of the chemical from these two countries. «The authority recommends imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports,» the DGTR's notification has said. Bodal Chemicals Ltd had filed the application for the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation on the imports from China and Japan.

said at an election rally. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged the people of West Bengal to vote against those trying to tarnish the state's reputation. The Diamond Harbour MP asked the public to reject anyone seeking to discredit Bengal just to gain a few votes.

Delhi Police has uncovered a massive racket involving the production and sale of adulterated spices in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar area. Two factories were raided, leading to the seizure of a staggering 15 tonnes of spurious spices. Three individuals, including the owners of these processing units, have been arrested in connection with the case. «Acting on this information, a team was formed, resulting in raids on May 1. During the operation, Singh was found operating one of the processing units, where he was producing adulterated turmeric using non-edible and banned substances such as spoiled leaves, rice, millets, wood dust, chilli heads, acids, and oils.» said the DCP. Despite their attempts to flee, both Singh and Sarfaraj were apprehended and interrogated. Singh confessed to be the owner of the manufacturing unit, while Malik admitted to supplying these adulterated spices, the officer said.

A top South Korean prosecution official says courts must deliver swifter justice to crypto offenders – with cases currently taking “too long” to process.

Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Jammu and Kashmir Police apprehended two individuals in possession of weapons at Aloora in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. The operation, based on specific intelligence input, resulted in the recovery of one pistol, two hand grenades, and other warlike stores from the suspects. The Chinar Corps tweeted about the operation, stating, «Based on specific intelligence input, a Joint Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was established today by Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police at Aloora, Shopian. Two suspected individuals have been apprehended along with the recovery of 01xPistol, 02xHand Grenade & other war-like stores. Further Investigation is in progress.» «Based on specific intelligence input, a Joint Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was established today by #IndianArmy, @crpf_srinagar & @JmuKmrPolice at Aloora, Shopian. Two suspected individuals have been apprehended along with recovery of 01xPistol, 02xHand Grenade & other war like stores. Further Investigation is in progress,» the army posted on X.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is wrapping up with the Dark Heart Content Update. This update sets the stage for what lies ahead, starting with Archmage Khadgar's summons to investigate The Harbinger and the Dark Heart relic, a Dexerto report said.

In recent Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) investigations into the affiliates of multinational professional services firms EY, Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG, the firms have managed to get court stays against disciplinary proceedings by ICAI's disciplinary committee after years of investigation, their domestic rivals said. In a case against EY affiliate firms SV Ghatalia and SR Batliboi, which began in 2013, the ICAI disciplinary committee issued an order on April 26 that barred and fined the two partners and directed them to sever all associations with the global entity, EY Global. The partners in question had retired a few years prior.

Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita on Sunday alleged he was put in jail before the elections to «stifle» his voice and urged people to vote against «dictatorship» when the national capital goes to polls on May 25. Sunita held her third roadshow in the national capital in south Delhi in support of AAP candidate Sahiram Pahalwan on Sunday. She said her husband was put in jail since he built good government schools, mohalla clinics and promised to give Rs 1,000 to every woman in Delhi. «He has put in jail just before polls to stifle his voice. Dictatorship is at its peak. Please save this country. Please cast your vote irrespective of the heat,» she added.

Here are top 5 news of the day: Belstar Microfinance Ltd submitted draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise ₹1,300 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). According to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), the initial public offering (IPO) of the Chennai-based company comprises a ₹1,000 crore fresh issue of equity shares and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of ₹300 crore by existing investor shareholders.

H D Revanna on Sunday called his arrest over the allegations of abducting a woman, whom Revanna's son is alleged to have sexually abused, an outcome of a political conspiracy. The former minister, who is the son of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, is facing the charge of kidnapping and illegally confining a woman who is the mother of three children. The complaint was lodged by the woman's son on Thursday. Revanna claimed there is no evidence of his involvement in the case based on the complaint against him registered on May 2.

Karnataka will give financial assistance to victims of alleged sexual assault by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, AICC general secretary RS Surjewala announced in Belagavi on Sunday as the Congress regime sought to speed up investigations into the reports of sexual abuse of women as revealed by leaked video clips. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar accompanied Surjewala when the latter made the announcement at a media conference. Belagavi is among the 14 Lok Sabha seats that will face polls on May 7. The AICC leader said the government would give financial assistance to the Hassan rape victims as it was an unprecedented case.

Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has operationalised an advanced 2.0 version of its information technology system, armed with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, to check money laundering and terrorist financing crimes in the country's economic channels. The upgrade of the technological backbone was required as the volume of data (suspicious transaction reports) flagged by banks and various other financial institutions to the FIU for analysis and further dissemination to investigative and intelligence organisations has been «increasing», a latest report for the 2022-23 fiscal said. The agency was set up in 2004 to «play a decisive role in India's fight against the menace of money laundering and terrorism financing» under the legal setup of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

stock trading from Gachibowli, Hyderabad, fell victim to a significant investment fraud totaling Rs 3.37 crore. The scheme commenced with a deceptive invitation via WhatsApp to join a trading group named 'International Stock Trading Account,' purporting to facilitate transactions involving upper circuit stocks.

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Jammu-bound train detached from its coaches in Sirhind in Punjab on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred after the train departed from the Sirhind railway station and the locomotive travelled for three kilometres without its coaches, they said. Keymen, working on section of the Delhi-Katra railway route, alerted the locomotives driver, the officials said. They said its seems that the detachment happened due to loose coupling.