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Mumbai news: Actor Sahil Khan has been sent to police custody till May 1 in connection with the Mahadev betting app case. Mumbai's special investigation team (SIT) apprehended Khan from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after the Bombay High Court dismissed his bail plea. The well-known actor for his work in Bollywood films like Aladdin, Excuse Me, and Style is one of the 32 others charged with promoting the betting application.

former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. Prajwal's father, HD Revanna, is a former minister. ALSO READ: Prajwal Revanna 'flees country' amid 'sex video' row: What we know about case involving Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna is an MP from Karnataka's Hassan.

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road

Lok Sabha election 2024: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen dancing with artists in Malda district on Sunday during a public meeting ahead of the third phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024. Mamata Banerjee's public meeting was in support of Maldaha Uttar TMC candidate Prasun Banerjee. The video of Mamata Banerjee's interaction with the artists is doing rounds on social media where she can be seen dancing with the artists, who are dressed in traditional attire.

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) intercepted 86 kg of narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from a Pakistani boat off the Gujarat coast on Sunday. The 14 crew members who were attempting to smuggle the drugs into India were arrested and brought to Porbandar for further investigations. «In a breathtaking overnight operation, Indian Coast Guard undertook an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation at sea on 28 Apr 24. Approx 86 kg of narcotics worth Rs 600 crore has been apprehended along with 14 crew from the Pakistani boat,» the ICG said. The Coast Guard is yet to disclose what kind of narcotic substances were recovered from the Pakistani boat.

News Minute, the chairperson of the State Women's Commission, Nagalakshmi Choudhary, had written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the state police chief regarding the allegations against Prajwal. The Karnataka Mahila Dourjanya Virodhi Vedike had reportedly filed a complaint with the Women’s Commission. The News Minute report cited the organisation as claiming that visuals of the politician sexually abusing women and coercing them into having sex were being circulated across Hassan district through pen drives and were also circulating on social media.

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is likely to hear the matter. Kejriwal had earlier told the apex court that his «illegal arrest» in the case constitutes an unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy based on «free and fair elections» and «federalism». In a rejoinder to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) reply affidavit filed on his petition challenging his arrest in the case, Kejriwal said the mode, manner and timing of his arrest just before the Lok Sabha elections when the Model Code of Conduct had come into play, speaks volumes about the «arbitrariness» of the agency.

Trinamool Congress worker was killed in Baguiati area adjoining Kolkata allegedly in a clash between two factions of the party, police said on Sunday. A confrontation took place in Arjunpur West Para in Baguiati on Saturday night, escalating into brick-batting by both sides, in which one person, identified as Sanjeev Das aka Potla, was severely injured and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, a police officer said. Eleven cases, including those related to the Arms Act, were earlier registered against Das, she said. A total of 13 people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the officer said, adding further investigation is underway.

AAP on Sunday claimed the Election Commission (EC) has imposed a ban on the party's Lok Sabha campaign song, 'Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge', stating that it shows the ruling BJP and central investigation agencies in a bad light. There was no immediate response from the poll panel to the AAP's claim. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader Atishi said, «It is probably the first time that the EC has imposed a ban on a party's campaign song.» According to the EC, she said, the song shows the ruling party and investigation agencies in a bad light.

India Today, when the person filming the video informed the alleged culprit that the police were on their way, he quickly lifted his wife, placed her on the two-wheeler, and fled the scene. The Greater Chennai Police in a tweet on X shared an update and said that FIR has been registered and Roshan has been arrested and being investigated. The police responded to the tweet by Dr Karthik Kuppan who is a member of AIADMK party in the state.

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday asked if West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to win the Lok Sabha elections by scaring and threatening people as he hit out at her government over the seizure of arms and ammunition by the CBI in Sandeshkhali. In a statement, he expressed confidence that the BJP will win over 35 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state and conveyed his party's solidarity with the Sandeshkhali women who were allegedly sexually assaulted by former Trinamool Congress strongman Shahjahan Sheikh and his associates. Sheikh, now suspended from the TMC, is in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody and is also accused of land grab by locals. The CBI on Friday seized arms and ammunition, including a police service revolver and foreign-made firearms, during searches at two premises of an associate of Sheikh.

Karnataka government has decided to form a Special Investigation Team to probe an alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. Prajwal is the grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. He was the NDA candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on April 26. The JD(S) joined the NDA in September last year.

₹230 crore following raids at four drug manufacturing units in Gujarat and neighbouring Rajasthan, an official said. As reported by PTI, an official said, “The raids were conducted by the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad and Narcotics Control Bureau jointly on Friday after the ATS received a tip-off that Ahmedabad resident Manoharlal Enani and Kuldeepsinh Rajpurohit of Rajasthan had set up mephedrone manufacturing units." “A watch was kept on the movements of Enani and Rajpurohit as well as their accomplices, following which the raids were conducted at the units in Sirohi and Jodhpur in Rajasthan and Piplaj village in Gandhinagar and Bhaktinagar industrial area of Amreli district in Gujarat," an ATS release said.

special investigation team of Mumbai cyber cell has detained actor Sahil Khan from Chhattisgarh in connection with the Mahadev betting app case, an official said on Sunday. The actor was apprehended from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after the Bombay High Court rejected his pre-arrest bail plea, he said. Khan was recently questioned by the SIT in connection with the case. The SIT has been conducting a probe into the alleged illegal transactions between certain financial and real estate firms in the state and the promoters of the controversial Mahadev betting app.

Tejasvi Surya booked for seeking 'votes on ground of religion' "The Chairperson of the Women's Commission had written a letter to the government to conduct an SIT investigation. This decision has been taken in response to their request," Siddaramaiah added. Meanwhile, Karnataka Police has said that Prajwal Revanna has left the country, Deccan Herald reported citing CMO's statement.

₹6,995 per barrel on the multi commodity exchange (MCX). Also Read: US Q1 GDP: At 1.6%, US economy grows at slowest pace in 2 years, misses estimates on sharp uptick in core inflation -Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, said that any rulings by the International Criminal Court, which is investigating Hamas' attacks on Israel and the military assault, would not affect Israel's next actions, but would ‘’set a dangerous precedent.'' -Israel's military said that its air force struck in Lebanon's West Beqaa District and killed a militant who advanced attacks against Israel. Israel stepped up air strikes on Rafah after saying it would evacuate civilians from city in southern Gaza and launch an all-out assault despite allies' warnings that doing so could cause mass casualties.

unidentified caller after the Mumbai airport received a hoax bomb call, warning of an explosive in Terminal 1, police said on Saturday. Sharing details, the Mumbai police said, «A female employee working at Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal-1 received a call from an unknown number about the bomb threat.» «The caller said that there was a bomb in Terminal 1 of Mumbai Airport, after which the information was given to the Bomb Squad and the local police. Following this, the officials reached the spot and started an investigation,» said the police.

Verasity , an ad-tech company and issuer of the $VRA token, has announced a new partnership with Creo Engine , a rapidly expanding web3 gaming platform, to integrate VeraViews ’ video player functionality and in-game rewards into Creo Play’s extensive gaming library. In the words of Verasity CEO RJ Mark, this marks “the first of many web3 gaming partnerships that will advance adoption of the VeraViews video player in the blockchain space.”

Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chasmah’ star Gurucharan Singh has been seen in a CCTV camera. The TV actor, who has been missing for more than five days, was last seen in the Delhi airport. He was travelling to Mumbai. However, he had not landed in Mumbai or returned home. This made his father file a report. In an interview with ANI, DCP South-West Delhi Rohit Meena assured that an investigation was going on to trace the missing actor. ‘'Gurucharan Singh's family lodged a complaint with us that he left for Mumbai on 22 April at 8:30 pm. He has been missing since then. We have registered a case and are investigating from multiple angles. We are looking for footage and technical investigation, and we have even found many vital clues,” he told the news agency. The DCP further revealed that Singh was seen leaving with a backpack. The actor’s co-star from the sitcom reacted to the news. Sachin Shroff who essayed the role of Taarak Mehta, told HT City, “I got to know on Saturday morning only. Though I have not worked with him on this show, the team is definitely helping the family and in touch with the agencies, it is quite disturbing."

Arvind Kejriwal filed a response to the Enforcement Directorate’s affidavit in the Supreme Court on Saturday. In the affidavit, Kejriwal told the court that the financial probe agency acted in a "most highhanded manner" in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

Gurucharan Singh, renowned for his portrayal of Sodhi in the hit series 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah,' has gone missing. DCP South-west Rohit Meena revealed that the actor's family has lodged a complaint in this regard. According to the complaint, the actor left for Mumbai on April 22 at 8:30 pm. He has been missing since then.