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CBI director to file a status report in the Embraer aircraft deal corruption case, noting the probe is not complete even after seven years and no purpose will be served to proceed with the trial with a «half-baked case». The agency had filed a charge sheet against arms dealers Arvind Khanna, advocate Gautam Khaitan and businessman Anup Gupta on June 1 last year in the corruption case where kickbacks to the tune of USD 5.76 million were allegedly paid to swing a three-aircraft deal with the DRDO in favour of the Brazilian firm. The court had taken cognisance of the charges against the accused last year, but the trial could not proceed because the CBI did not apprise the court of how much more time was required to conclude the investigation. Underlining that the investigation is not complete even after seven years of registering the case, special judge Gaurav Rao said, «Let a detailed report be filed by the IO (Investigating Officer), duly forwarded by the Director CBI, as to how much time he requires to conclude the investigation as the reports already filed so far are almost verbatim of the previous reports.»

corporate affairs ministry is probing various Chinese companies, especially those with links to loan apps, for alleged violations and some of the investigations are at an advanced stage, according to a senior official. In recent times, Indian authorities have been cracking down on entities that are operating loan apps illegally and the ministry has also been acting against companies and related individuals for hiding beneficial ownership. The senior official told PTI that enquiries by the ministry are going on against various Chinese companies, especially those linked to loan apps, and some of the enquiries are at an advanced stage. The ministry, which is implementing the companies law, is mainly looking at whether frauds have been committed at these companies and some of the cases are being probed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the official said.

Microsoft's deal with French tech startup Mistral AI should be further investigated, one of the lawmakers who oversaw the drafting of the European Union's landmark AI Act said. On Monday, Microsoft announced it would soon make Mistral's AI models available through its Azure cloud computing platform.

Maharashtra Government has ordered an SIT to probe the Maratha reservation agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange Patil. The move came after Jarange Patil accused Maharashtra deputy CM of conspiring to target him. Speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative council on Tuesday, CM Eknath Shinde said "«Many leaders have become big on the issue of Martha reservation, Jarange patil raised demands for Maratha reservation he didn't had any political background and even I went to him.Keeping all the protocols aside I visited him twice. But now he is making remarks against DCM, our ministers and on the government… why? He is using low level language against the DCM, this language is not of karaykarta it's a political language. There are many other castes leaving in the state but this is an attempt to creat conflict between castes too. We won't tolerate such language against anyone. So let SIT investigate the matter and doodh ka doodh paka pani hone do» «We have given reservation to Maratha and it will stand in the court too all the guidelines and norms of court has been studied properly and accordingly. We have given reservation, there is no injustice done on any other community but people are spreading rumours that this reservation won't stand in court why? Who is spreading this?» the Maharastra CM said.

In an interview with the FT, Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority, suggested the regulator was planning on naming firms it was probing earlier in the process in a bid deter firms from straying outside of the rules. Listings reform will not cure 'general disinterest and malaise' in UK capital markets According to the FT, the new approach will be outlined in a consultation paper set to be published today (27 February). It said the changes would largely apply to firms over individuals. «More transparency a...

OTC crypto crime appears to be on the rise in South Korea, where police say they have arrested a “multinational gang” who allegedly locked a woman in a car before stealing cash.

Reuters, citing Spain's Higher Council for Scientific Investigation (CSIC) said on Sunday, “This discovery demonstrates for the first time that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has reached Antarctica despite the distance and natural barriers that separate it from other continents." CSIC further added that the presence of the virus was confirmed on Saturday in samples of dead skua seabirds that were found by Argentine scientists near the Antarctic base Primavera. Also Read: Bird Flu Outbreak: WHO issues warning after H1N1 strain infects cats in countries.

Japan's first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night, Japan's space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a «miracle» because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius (minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit). The craft, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, made a «pinpoint» touchdown on Jan. 20, making Japan became the fifth country to successfully place a probe on the moon. But the probe landed the wrong way up, with its solar panels initially unable to see the sun and had to be turned off within hours.

JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle" because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius (minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit). The craft, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, made a “pinpoint" touchdown on Jan.

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of former President and GOP front-runner Donald Trump. A person familiar with the matter said that results on the substance were inconclusive, but officials do not believe it was deadly. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to confirm details of the letter, which were first reported by The Daily Beast.

Elijah Vue is still missing nearly a week after he disappeared from a home in Two Rivers, Wisc. As police and volunteer search efforts continue, Vue’s mother faces a criminal charge that she was party to child neglect and allegedly sent the three-year-old to stay with a man for “disciplinary reasons.”Vue is described as being ethnically white and Hmong, an ethnic minority group that hails from southern China and northern Southeast Asia.

Junior bankers who were recently fired from Bank of Montreal’s metals and mining group used work-sharing platforms to circulate crude jokes and at least one obscene image, which were discovered during an internal investigation after another employee complained, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Pseudonymous blockchain investigator ZachXBT has successfully recovered the majority of funds from the sale of a rare DeGods non-fungible token (NFT).

₹16 crore. The victim, Shveta Sharma, who fell prey to ICICI Bank's fraudulent employee, informed BBC that she had transferred money to her bank account in India from her US account to invest in fixed deposits that offered an interest rate of 5.5% to 6% since the interest rate on bank deposits in the US was negligible. She alleged that the bank official, introduced to her by a friend, created “fake accounts, forged her signature, took out debit cards and cheque books in her name", and convinced her to invest in FDs in India just to extort money from her accounts, as per BBC.

Byju’s and submit the inspection report at the earliest, a senior official told ET. It will take a final call on the next course of action, including whether the matter needs to be referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office or the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), based on the findings he added While the NFRA currently doesn’t have remit over a private limited company like Byju’s, the audit regulator is empowered to initiate a probe into any case if the government asks it to do so, another person said.

Sheikh, the Enforcement Directorate, the CBI, the state home secretary be impleaded as parties in the suo motu matter initiated on the allegations of sexual atrocities on women and land grab of tribal people. A division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed that a public notice be given in newspapers by the high court registry stating that Sheikh has been impleaded in the matter, as he is on the run and not seen in public since a mob attack on ED officials on January 5.

Byju's and submit the report, a senior official said on Monday as trouble continues to brew at the edtech firm. The ministry, which is implementing the companies law, will decide the further course of action after receiving the report from its regional office. In July 2023, the ministry had asked the office of the Regional Director in Hyderabad to conduct an inspection of the company Think & Learn Pvt Ltd, which is registered in Bengaluru. Think & Learn Pvt Ltd operates under the brand BYJU'S.

Susheelamma was discovered in a plastic drum near an abandoned building in Nisarga Layout of KR Puram in Bengaluru, late on Sunday, as reported by TOI. The incident has sent shockwaves through the local community. Susheelamma, known to be a BJP worker, used to live in a flat on II Main Road of Nisarga Layout, while her younger daughter and granddaughter lived in another apartment in the same complex. Three Men Detained for Questioning Police have detained three men for questioning regarding the brutal murder. Susheelamma's severed limbs were found in the drum without a lid, located about 200ft away from her flat. Raman Gupta, additional commissioner of police (East), visited the scene and stated in a TOI report, «We've taken up a case of murder and are probing the case from all possible angles.» The police suspect that Susheelamma was killed late Friday night in her flat.

PM Modi to lay foundation for upgrading Gurgaon railway station: Rao Inderjit Singh, Union minister of State and Gurgaon MP, announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for upgrading the Gurgaon railway station on February 26. In the first phase, the project worth has been estimated at ₹295 crore, according to a report by Indian Express. News9 Global Summit-PM Modi to deliver keynote address. Tony Abbott, S Jaishankar, Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Anurag Thakur to attend: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the News9 Global Summit on February 26, the TV network said.

U.S. military service member set himself on fire, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The man was transported to an area hospital after the fire was put out by U.S. Secret Service officers, DC Fire and EMS posted online. The man remains in critical condition, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said Sunday afternoon. An Air Force spokesperson confirmed that the incident involved an active-duty airman. «I will no longer be complicit in genocide,» said the man, wearing military fatigues, in a video he broadcasted live over the internet, according to the New York Times.

Here are top 10 updates on INLD chief Nafe Singh Rathee's murder, 1) Jhajjar SP Arpit Jain said, "We received information regarding an incident of firing. CIA and STF teams are working. The accused will be arrested soon." Police said further investigation into the matter was underway.