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Moscow concert hall that killed 137 people were remanded in custody Sunday, as Russia observed a national day of mourning following the attack claimed by the Islamic State. All four suspects have been charged with terrorism, according to Moscow's Basmanny district court, and face life imprisonment. Their detention is set until May 22 but may be extended depending on the date of their trial.

Mint. The story begins in September 2023 when Aditya Halwasiya and Halwasiya group company Columbia Petro Chem acquired Cupid, buying a 42% promoter stake for ₹160 crore, and becoming its biggest shareholder. On 20 February, Aditya Halwasiya acquired 13.06% stake in Tourism Finance Corp. for ₹250 crore, becoming its single-largest shareholder.

Andrew Tate have cast a long shadow over his reputation, with accusations of sexual assault stretching back over a decade. However, it's the controversial move of filing civil lawsuits against his accusers, where he publicly names them, that has stirred intense debate and condemnation. Advocates for the accusers argue that this legal tactic not only exacerbates the trauma experienced by the victims but also exposes them and their families to threats and harassment, as per a report in USA Today. 37-year-old Andrew Tate's staunch denial of the allegations against him, echoed by many of his supporters, underscores the divisive nature of the Romanian case. With both Tate and his fan-base vehemently asserting the innocence of the Tate brothers, tensions continue to escalate as the legal proceedings unfold. The fervent belief in Tate's exoneration reflects the polarization surrounding the case, with each side firmly entrenched in their respective convictions, the report stated.

There might be some people who think like this: India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) is an independent investigative body that has gone after some key people in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) purely to rid the nation of corruption. But I personally do not know a single person who thinks this.

Allahabad HC declared the UP Madrasa Education Act «unconstitutional», the Madrasa teachers associations have decided to challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court following CM Yogi Adityanath's statement that the state government will comply with the court's order. The teacher associations have also urged an amendment in the act to suit it to the HC's observations regarding the quality of education, etc, instead of doing away with it completely. It has also suggested transfer of madrasas from the minority welfare department to the education department, as was the norm before 1996. The HC's order has cast a shadow of uncertainty over about 26 lakh students enrolled across various recognised and unrecognised madrasas in the state. The court's order also adds to another recommendation made by a Special Investigation Team to shut down over 8,400 unrecognised madrasas in the state. The UP board recognises 16,513 madrasas out of which 560 receive grants used to give salaries to teachers.

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QUITO (Reuters) — Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and an advisor were found shot dead in a car early on Sunday, said police in the South American country, which is in the grips of a wave of violence that authorities blame on drug trafficking

software can be for the government. Even after an extensive investigation, Karen Hogan, the auditor general, said she could not determine exactly what it had cost to create ArriveCAN, which was rushed out in 2020 to collect contact and health information from international travelers during the Covid-19 pandemic and to coordinate quarantine measures.

IIT Guwahati who was arrested after in social media post claimed that he joined terror organization ISIS was on Sunday sent to 10 days police custody. He is a student of Biotechnology at IIT Guwahati. A senior police who do not want to be named told ET, «Accused Touseef Ali Farooqui — a BTech student of IITG has been arrested u/s 120(B)/121(S)/123 IPC R/w Sec 10/13 UA(P) Act. He was produced before the Court which granted 10 days police custody.» He said that further investigation is underway as of date and further round of questioning of suspects going on. " A flag of ISIS and some documents was found with him. "

complaints related to violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) from across Rajasthan have been registered on the Election Commission's cVigil app over the last week, a senior official said on Sunday. Since the MCC came into force on March 16, more than 200 complaints are being received every day on the cVIGIL (Citizen Vigilance) app, said Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta. A total of 1,515 complaints were registered on the app in the last seven days, he said. «Out of the 1,515 complaints received in the last seven days, 546 were found correct by the returning officers and were disposed of within the stipulated time (of 100 minutes). Six complaints are still pending for decision by the investigating teams and returning officers while 789 complaints were dropped,» he said.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has initiated an investigation into a viral video showing two women celebrating Holi inside a metro coach. The video depicts the women applying colors to each other's cheeks while a Hindi film song plays in the background. The DMRC has expressed doubts about the video's authenticity, suggesting the possible use of deepfake technology. In a statement, DMRC said that it is investigating the authenticity of the video. «On first impression, the authenticity of the video shot inside the metro also appears doubtful,» the DMRC said in a statement, raising the possibility of deepfake technology being used.

Citigroup Inc. were partying with clients one night in May 2018 at a downtown Manhattan hot spot called Catch. One of them, a recent college grad, had landed in the equities division for her two-year rotational program at the bank and had brought her roommate along to the party.

Hyderabad Police in connection with the case of phone tapping and destroying certain computer systems and official data. During investigation, Additional DCP Thirupathanna and Additional Superintendent of Police N Bhujanga Rao, were arrested, an official release from Hyderabad police late on Saturday night said. The two police officials had earlier worked as Additional Superintendents of Police in the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) and Intelligence Department, respectively. They were accused of colluding with suspended DSP of the SIB, D Praneeth Rao, who was earlier arrested by Hyderabad police for allegedly erasing the intelligence information from various electronic gadgets as well as for alleged phone tapping during the previous BRS regime. «During the questioning, the two police officials have confessed about their involvement in the reported crimes including conspiracy to monitor private persons illegally by developing their profiles abusing their official positions; to cause disappearance of evidence by destroying the public property to conceal their involvement in collusion with the already arrested D Praneeth Kumar alias Praneeth Rao, DSP (under suspension) and some other persons», the release said. Further investigation is under progress, they said.

Google appears to be hurdling as many regulatory barriers lately in India as the answers its search engine generates in response to a query. Ironically, the latest in the list of uncomfortable questions is the Mountain View giant’s alleged role in limiting local consumers’ choice, contrary to what the encyclopaedic Google search engine is actually designed to offer. Last Friday, the Competition Commission of India (CCI ) prima facie ordered a probe to examine Google’s Play Store billing policies after Indian companies raised concerns about hosting their apps on the go-to consumer platform.

FBI...A criminal investigation can be a lengthy undertaking, and, for several reasons, we cannot tell you about its progress at this time." After relatives of 346 people who were killed in two Boeing Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019 said that their legal rights have been violated, the US Justice Department in 2022 updated its guidelines for notifying victims of potential crimes. In 2021, the relatives said that their rights were violated when the department deferred a prosecution deal with Boeing without notifying them. The US Justice Department later apologized for not meeting with relatives of the crash victims before the announcement of the deal.

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had contracts on the Ukrainian side," the report said, adding that the attack was "thoroughly planned". However, Russia has not made public any evidence of a Ukrainian connection. Russia's Investigative Committee said on Saturday the number of people killed in the attack on a Moscow concert hall rose to 115.

Arvind Kejriwal, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar said the Delhi Chief Minister's arrest shows that "truth has prevailed". Asked about Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, Chandrashekar told the media, "Truth has prevailed, I welcome him to the Tihar jail," says conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar when asked about Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by ED in the policy-linked money laundering case." Chandrashekhar had in a letter to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, asked her to “come clean" in the Delhi excise policy case and not shield Kejriwal. The letter came on March 19, a day after the ED alleged that Kavitha paid ₹100 crore to top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders to get benefits of the new Delhi excise policy.

death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district has climbed to twenty, with six more persons succumbing, officials on Saturday said. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India on Saturday sought an immediate report from the Punjab chief secretary and the director general of police in the Sangrur hooch tragedy. The Punjab chief electoral officer had written the chief secretary and the DGP to send an immediate preliminary report and a detailed report on Saturday regarding the entire event to apprise the Commission, according to an official statement. The officials earlier said that a four-member special investigation team (SIT), led by an additional director general of police (ADGP) rank officer, has been set up in connection with the incident.

Arvind Kejriwal by the ENforecement Directorate. The ED has arrested Delhi CM in a case linked to the excise policy, implemented in the city in 2022 which ended its control over the sale of liquor, and gave undue advantages to private retailers.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an excise policy-linked money laundering case on March 21, after a series of searches and questioning sessions at his official residence. Following this, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) called for a nationwide protest against the ruling BJP government and the federal agency in this regard.