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Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas

India is the top supplier of shrimp to the U.S., with Indian shrimp stocked in freezers at most of the nation’s biggest grocery store and restaurant chains

₹425 crore in merger-related expenses. Additionally, we had to close some channels that were generating revenues for us. In that sense, the merger prevented the company from realizing its full potential during the interim period," Gopalan told Mint in an interview on Wednesday.

Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its deep concern on keeping an accused in custody without trial on the pretext of filing successive charge sheets by probe agencies. A division bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna made these remarks, lamenting the Enforcement Directorate's practice of filing supplementary charge sheets in money laundering cases to defeat the accused's right of getting default bail. Justice Khanna verbally remarked that «this is just not done». The bench added that the probe agency ought to ensure commencement of the trial once it files a charge sheet. «How you conduct an investigation is your prerogative. But you cannot say that you will keep filing successive charge sheets and keep the accused in jail without trial,» justice Khanna verbally remarked on the plea of an accused booked by ED in a case of illicit mining. The bench noted that Prem Prakash, the accused, has been behind bars for the past 18 months.

CCI ordered an investigation into Google's Play Store billing policies, saying that the tech giant has prima facie violated the Competition Act. It asked the director general to probe the issue and submit a report in 60 days. Google earlier offered the Play Billing System (GPBS), under which app developers could only offer the tech giant's own payment method for in-app purchases and were levied a commission of 15-30%. This was held uncompetitive by CCI in 2022. Following this, Google introduced user-choice billing system (UCBS). Under UCBS, apps could offer other payment methods, such as UPI, credit cards and net banking, but it would also attract a commission rate of 11-26%. Internet apps approached CCI, alleging that UCBS was GPBS in a newer avatar and violated CCI's earlier order. In its 21-page March order, CCI said that imposition by Google resulted in app developers having fewer resources to enhance or develop their app offerings, thereby constraining the growth of the app market.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Subhash Chandra in an alleged fund diversion case. Chandra had filed a petition in the court on 5 March, alleging that the summons issued by Sebi contained allegations couched in a language that indicated they had already been proved conclusively. He urged the court to declare the summons illegal and void.

Sleeping Dogs' revolves around former homicide detective Roy Freeman, portrayed by Russell Crowe. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he wants to keep himself busy and active, so the detective reopens a case to investigate whether he put the right person behind bars. He is contacted by Emily Dietz from Project Clean Hands, a group that attempts to free wrongly convicted people. The group takes up the case of Isaac Samuel, a death row inmate Freeman arrested and got him convicted for the murder of college professor Joseph Wieder.

investigation into US claims of an attempted murder of a Sikh leader in New York found that rogue operatives not authorized by the government had been involved in the plot, according to senior officials familiar with the matter. At least one person directly involved in the alleged attempted assassination is no longer working for India’s main spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, the officials said, asking not to be identified because the details of the investigation haven’t been made public. The individual is still employed by the government and India hasn’t started any criminal action against him, the people said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price experienced a brief but severe crash on the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX late Monday, plummeting to as low as $8,900 while other exchanges maintained prices well above $60,000. 

A major automaker made a deal with California to cut greenhouse gas emission from cars as the state transitions away from gas-powered vehicles

Chinese accident investigators have indicated they have not yet determined the cause of a 2022 plane crash that killed all 132 people on board

Enforcement Directorate (ED) to provide its stance on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal contesting the summons issued to him in a case related to money laundering linked to the excise policy, PTI reported. The investigation body argued that the petition filed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, also challenging specific sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), was not maintainable. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait-led bench has granted the ED a two-week period to submit its response.

Sidhu Moosewala's parents were blessed with their second son, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sought a report from the Government of Punjab regarding the IVF treatment of Sidhu Moosewala’s mother, Charan Kaur, asking the state government to submit a report to the department. The development comes after Balkaur Singh, the father of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala accused the Punjab government of harassing him over the birth of his second son. The two had opted for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technique. Health Ministry's order:

A South Korean altcoin issuer has been arrested on fraud charges. Prosecutors in the country have accused him of duping investors out of $16.1 million.

(Reuters) — Bankrupt drugmaker Endo International (OTC:ENDPQ) said on Tuesday a U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved its restructuring plan and related opioid settlements to emerge from bankruptcy, which began in 2022.

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plants a bomb in a cafe. Another man comes from Delhi and raises pro-Pak slogans in the Vidhan Soudha. Another man comes from Kerala and throws acid at college students," the BJP MP said.

Rameshwaram Cafe was from Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin demanded stringent action against the minister for causing a threat to peace, harmony and national unity. Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the Tamil Nadu chief posted, “One must either be an NIA official or closely linked to the Rameshwaram Café Blast to make such claims." “Clearly, she lacks the authority for such assertions. Tamilians and Kannadigas alike will reject this divisive rhetoric of BJP" the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said calling for appropriate legal action against the Union minister for “causing threat to peace, harmony and national unity." “From the Prime Minister to cadre, everyone in the BJP should stop engaging in this dirty divisive politics at once.

Arvind Kejriwal has challenged all the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to him in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case at the Delhi High Court (HC). The law enforcement agency has sent multiple summons to Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case--all skipped by the Delhi chief minister. In the recent summons, Arvind Kejriwal has been asked to appear before the agency on March 21.

CBDT has permitted income tax authorities to file appeals irrespective of monetary threshold in cases relating to TDS/TCS, undisclosed foreign income, or information received from investigating agencies like ED and GST Intelligence. Currently, tax authorities can file appeals before the ITAT, High Court and Supreme Court, if the disputed tax demand exceeds Rs 50 lakh, Rs 1 crore and Rs 2 crore respectively — a threshold fixed in 2019. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in a circular dated March 15 said that the said monetary limits will not be applicable for filing appeals in cases where prosecution has been filed by the department in the relevant case, and trial is pending and conviction order has been passed and the same has not been compounded. Cases where the assessment is based on information with regard to an offence alleged to have been committed under any other law and information received from law enforcement or intelligence agencies like CBI, ED, DRI, SFIO, NIA, NCB, Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), and state law enforcement agencies, in such cases the appeals would be filed irrespective of the tax demand on the assessee.