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Venezuela’s government says the country’s former oil minister has been arrested on allegations of corruption

Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings before a special court in a money laundering case against 'lottery king' Santiago Martin. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice on a plea by Martin challenging the March 16 order of a special PMLA court in Kerala's Ernakulam dismissing his petition for keeping in abeyance the trial in the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior advocate Aditya Sondhi and advocate Rohini Musa, who appeared for Martin, said that the special court ought to have considered that the trial in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case can commence only after the conclusion of the trial in the predicate case. On March 16, the special court dismissed Martin's application seeking to keep in abeyance the trial in the ED case till the conclusion of trial in the predicate offence, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to an alleged lottery scam.

Congress MP and Lok Sabha poll candidate from Nagaon constituency in Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, has filed a complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that he violated the model code of conduct by offering money to all ration cardholders during the ongoing election campaign. Bordoloi filed the complaint to the chief election commissioner on Tuesday night, alleging that Sarma, in a public meeting in Lakhimpur during the day, made a promise to transfer Rs 10,000 to the bank accounts of every ration cardholder after the election. Stating that such assurances are a «clear violation» of MCC, the Congress leader said, «Such promises are not only unethical but also an attempt to influence voters through financial inducements, thereby compromising the integrity of the electoral process». He urged the ECI to investigate the matter thoroughly and take appropriate action against the chief minister for his «misconduct».

Musk is under investigation in Brazil after he accused a Supreme Court judge of censoring social networks, calling him a «dictator» and vowing to disobey rulings blocking users found to be spreading disinformation. Here are five things to know about the billionaire's beef with powerful, polarizing Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

solar eclipse and telling people that God told her to do it.Taylon Nichelle Celestine faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery for the Monday shootings. She is accused of injuring two people after opening fire on vehicles travelling Interstate 10 through northern Florida.One victim was shot in the neck and is currently in the hospital receiving treatment.

Also Read | 12 killed as bus overturns, falls into ditch in Chhattisgarh's Durg, PM Modi extends condolences “At approximately 12:00 pm today, Monday, Apr 8, 2024, Southwest Branch patrol officers responded to the report of a shooting in the area of Cavanagh Boulevard SW and Cherniak Way SW," the EPS said in a press release. Also Read | Top Events of The Day: PM Modi in Nagpur, Eid celebrations in J&K & Kerala, Russia's Angara rocket, TCS hiring and more EMS examined the victims and determined that two men, aged 49 and 57, were deceased, while a 51-year-old man was seriously injured and transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

ANI reported that Advocate Rishikesh Kumar, counsel for Delhi CM said that the order is amenable for a challenge in the Supreme Court and they are within their rights to challenge it. As reported by ANI, Kumar, said, “We have challenged the illegal arrest of Arvind Kejriwal. The High Court in its finding has said that the remand order is legal and secondly, they said that they had the ground to arrest.

FAA) is investigating a Boeing whistleblower's claims that the company dismissed safety and quality concerns in the production of the planemaker's 787 and 777 jets, an agency spokesperson said on Tuesday. The planemaker has been grappling with a full-blown safety crisis that has undermined its reputation following a Jan. 5 mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX plane. It has undergone a management shakeup, U.S. regulators have put curbs on its production, and deliveries fell by half in March.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Joe Buccino discusses where ISIS might strike next after the Moscow concert hall terror attack on 'Varney & Co.'

PTI report citing a police officer. ALSO READ: Calcutta HC rebukes Mamata Banerjee government over Sandeshkhali allegations “Saha has grievous injuries in his head and his condition is very critical at the moment," PTI quoted the police officer as saying. Two other cops, present in the camp, were also beaten up but their injuries were not serious, according to the report.

The sudden exit of Royal Bank of Canada’s chief financial officer comes at a “critical juncture” for the lender as it tries to absorb the biggest acquisition in its history, a leading Wall Street analyst says.

KYIV, Ukraine—Masked Ukrainian security officers have raided properties, seized wads of cash and detained suspects in a recent crackdown on graft in the purchase of goods for the military ranging from eggs to artillery shells. At the same time, a quieter operation is being waged by a new team of professionals including a former energy executive called Maryna Bezrukova. From her office in a gleaming business center in Kyiv, she is on a quest to save money and ensure new arms contracts are untainted.

BJP on Tuesday seized the Delhi High Court's rejection of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by the ED and its critical observations to attack the AAP convener, claiming the movement which began with the Indian Against Corruption stir has now turned into «Kejri Corruption Kranti». The BJP also pushed for the chief minister's resignation, with its Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva asking if he is now left with any moral right to continue while he remains under arrest. BJP's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi cited several observations of the high court to slam the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its chief, accusing them of trying to politicise investigation and judicial processes. In a setback to Kejriwal, the high court on Tuesday dismissed his petition challenging his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam, saying there was no contravention of legal provisions.

salaries for March after delaying them for two months, giving relief to its employees. It is expected that the salary payout process will be completed by April 18. The edtech company, in an email sent to its employees seen by Economic Times, stated that it has arranged an alternative line of credits to pay salaries on time.

The move is a further blow for the controversial initiative which has already been hit with multiple bans around the world.

Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked. Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free speech absolutist, has challenged a decision by Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordering the blocking of certain accounts. He has said X, formerly known as Twitter, would lift all the restrictions because they were unconstitutional and called on Moraes to resign.

Delhi government on Monday slammed Lt Governor VK Saxena over a letter he wrote to the MHA in which he accused its ministers of not attending a meeting called by him, and questioned the role of the LG's office in the subjects transferred to the AAP government. The LG Secretariat, in a letter to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said the Delhi ministers refused to attend a meeting called by Saxena to discuss the functioning of their ministries following the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy and is now lodged in Tihar jail here.

Microsoft is unbundling its video conferencing platform Teams from the Office suite after a European probe into anti-competitive practices. Bundling of apps is under regulatory scrutiny everywhere. But breaking up Big Tech might not be the magic bullet.

Mint could not independently verify the data breach and its contents. Media reports on Saturday cited a database of 7.5 million users registered with Boat being leaked on the internet, and subsequently put up for sale at a price of around €2 ( ₹180) for the entire database.

Arvind Kejriwal's plea in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, April 9. In his plea, Kejriwal had challenged his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the liquor policy case. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kejriwal, the chief of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on March 21.

Police and the FBI are investigating the theft of as much as $30 million in cash from a Los Angeles money storage facility