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Indianexpress.com, “I still cannot believe that people are saying he was depressed. He is not that kind of a person, but then you cannot predict how human consciousness works sometimes. Whenever we spoke, he was very kind and sweet, he was keeping alright, and he would continuously check on me.

Prajwal Revanna who is an alleged accused of “sex video" case, called it a “conspiracy" while saying that some old videos are being circulated on the internet. “I know what kind of conspiracy is going on. I am not someone who will get scared and run away.

assassination plot of Khalistan separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has said but refrained from commenting on the FBI probe into the matter and the criminal case filed by the Department of Justice. The remarks by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday came amid an investigative media report claiming that a RAW official identified as Vikram Yadav was involved in the assassination plot of Pannun in the US and the move was approved by the then Indian spy agency chief Samant Goel. Pannun is one of the main leaders of the Khalistan movement and the legal advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice, which aims to promote the idea of a separate Sikh state. The Indian government has declared Pannun a terrorist. Replying to questions on the report by The Washington Post, Jean-Pierre said an investigation is underway and the Department of Justice (DOJ) is running a criminal investigation.

The North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly laundered $200 million worth of crypto into fiat currency between August 2020 and October 2023, according to an April 29 investigative report by crypto sleuth ZachXBT.

Two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators

South Korea’s opposition leader has pressured President Yoon Suk Yeol to accept special investigations into allegations involving top officials and his wife, as they met for talks on bipartisan cooperation

A cybersecurity incident led London Drugs to close all of its stores in western Canada on Sunday until further notice.

Local media reports that South Korea is taking decisive measures to combat the surge in cryptocurrency-related crimes and fraud cases by moving to establish its temporary virtual asset investigative unit as a permanent entity.

Queensland Police have taken action against an alleged crypto investment fraud operating on the Gold Coast, resulting in the arrest and charging of four individuals. 

Pharmacy chain London Drugs Ltd. shut dozens of stores in western Canada on Sunday following a cyber incident.

Patanjali Foods, a leading FMCG player in India, is under scrutiny as it has been served a show-cause notice by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) in Chandigarh for an alleged undue claim of Rs. 27.5 crore in input tax credit (ITC). This notice, issued under the CGST Act, highlights a potential discrepancy in the company's tax filings that could result in penalties. In response to the notice, a spokesperson for Patanjali Foods stated, «The Company has received a Show Cause Notice from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Chandigarh Zonal Unit. The Company, its Officers, and authorized signatories were asked to explain why input tax credit amounting to Rs 27,46,14,343 should not be recovered (with interest), and why penalties should not be imposed under Section 74 and other applicable provisions of the CGST Act 2017/Uttarakhand SGST Act, 2017, in conjunction with section 20 of IGST Act 2017.» The company has asserted its intention to vigorously defend its position before the authorities. However, it has also clarified that the financial implications of the notice cannot be determined until the proceedings are concluded.

Supreme Court on Monday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, why has he not filed a bail application before the trial court. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). «You did not move any application for bail before the trial court?» the bench asked senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who appeared in the court on behalf of Kejriwal.

Avraham Eisenberg, the individual recently convicted of fraud and market manipulation in connection with a $110 million heist from Mango Markets, now faces additional charges of possessing child pornography. 

Thai authorities recently cracked down on a crypto mining operation suspected of stealing electricity. The raid in Samut Sakhon and Ratchaburi netted over 650 mining devices valued at more than 200m baht (about $5m).

High Court judgment, hinting at a conspiracy. Mamata Banerjee also said that the High Court was wrong to cancel all the job appointments at once without looking into the details of each individual case.

Prajwal Revanna, who is the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda erupted in Karnataka. The scandal involves explicit videos, allegedly shot by the MP himself shows faces of his victims that started circulating widely in Hassan, days ahead of the polling date in his constituency. The 33-year-old Prajwal was contesting from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on April 26. Even as loads of pen drives containing the explicit clips were being widely distributed in Hassan LS constituency days before the polling, the police had not acted for want of a complaint from victims.

Prajwal Revanna leaving the country, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday claimed that it is Bharatiya Janata Party that has helped Hassan MP escape authorities in the alleged obscene video case. Prajwal Revanna was booked in a sexual harassment case on Sunday following complaints by his former house help. Speaking to ANI, Priyank Kharge said, «They (BJP) ensured that he fled the country. Today, if he's left the country as the rumours are being floated, then how did he leave the country? Who facilitated it? I'm directly blaming the BJP on this front.»

Arvind Kejriwal's reign as the Delhi Chief Minister as nation's top officials including Delhi High Court and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have criticised him running his office from Tihar jail. PM Modi in an interview to TOI said that he felt «other politicians won't be so lacking in morals.» «I think it is the media's responsibility to show the people the full perspective on this (Kejriwal) issue, how people of Delhi are suffering, and what the courts have said about the case,» Modi said when asked about a sitting Chief Minister being in jail.

Prajwal Revanna case: ‘Videos morphed', Deve Gowda's grandson claims The woman alleged that bother father and son used to sexually assault women workers often. “Whenever (HD) Revanna’s wife wasn’t there, he used to call the women to the storeroom and touch them while giving them fruits. He used to remove saree pins and sexually assault women," she added.

sexual harassment by JD(S) MP and its Hassan candidate Prajwal Revanna raised questions on National Commission for Women (NCW) as the statutory body remained silent on the sex scandal case involving grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said she is shocked with the silence of NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma, Union Minister Smriti Irani, and Home Minister Amit Shah regarding MP Prajwal Revanna’s clips of having sexually expolited several women and having made their video.

Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of sexual assault on thousands of women, filed a complaint on Sunday claiming the viral videos are “morphed" and are being circulated to “tarnish his image and poison the minds of voters" during the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Prajwal Revanna had also filed a case against a man named Naveen Gowda. In his complaint, he had alleged that the visuals had been morphed to show him and also obtained an ex-parte injunction from the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court against 89 media houses preventing them from publishing any “defamatory" content about him.