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Paytm Payments Bank has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that it does not possess the licence required for outward foreign remittances and hence the question of it violating Fema does not arise, people in the know told ET. The federal agency last week wrote to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to verify this claim, they said. The 'AD-II' licence issued by the RBI is mandatory for companies to make foreign remittances. ED is probing alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) by entities using Paytm Payments Bank.

India and the United States are expected to hold the Homeland Security Dialogue on February 28, 2024, officials have said. Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla will lead the talks with his US counterpart. The two sides are expected to discuss cooperation in counterterrorism, cyber security, illegal mobility, extradition, aviation security, global supply chain and maritime security among others. The homeland security dialogue was last held in January 2022. According to North Block officials, senior officers from the two sides will participate in the day-long meeting. India is expected to hand over a list of more than 100 fugitives wanted by law enforcement agencies who have taken shelter in the US, according to those familiar with the details. New Delhi is likely to raise the use of digital space and how it is being exploited by terrorist groups for propagating radical views, recruitment and funding terrorism. The drug seizures by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will be shared by the Indian side seeking cooperation from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). NCB recently seized drugs worth ₹75 crore following inputs from the US DEA. The mastermind behind an international drug cartel was identified as a Tamil film producer, who is on the run.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module was busted on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district with the arrest of four militant associates, police said. Security forces arrested four terrorist associates and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in the south Kashmir district, a police spokesman said. The arrests were made in connection with case FIR no. 14/2024 registered under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The spokesman identified the arrested as Zahoor Ahmad Pandit, Basir Hussain Pandit, Imtiyaz Gull, and Gulzar Ahmad Khar, all residents of Wanpora.

Nafe Singh Rathee, the chief of Haryana's Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), was fatally shot while traveling in an SUV with a party worker on Sunday. Opposition parties have blamed BJP-led Haryana government for the incident. INLD has demanded the resignation of Haryana's Chief Minister and Home Minister, alongside a CBI investigation into the incident. Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij has directed officials to promptly address this issue and a Special Task Force (STF) has been mobilized to investigate the incident. Speaking on the incident, Jhajjar SP Arpit Jain said that the accused will be arrested soon.

BRS leader K Kavitha has asked the CBI to withdraw the notice issued to her under Section 41-A of CrPC summoning her for questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case. She was asked to appear before the investigation team at the CBI headquarters here on Monday. In a letter to the CBI, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said the notice to appear at the probe agency's headquarters should be put in abeyance in the light of her pressing onerous engagements coupled with the necessity of her personal presence in the state while the parliamentary elections are underway. «I may request you to firstly revoke or withdraw the subject notice as it appears to be sent by invoking Section 41A CrPC while not being aware or conscious of the earlier notice sent under Section 160 CrPC,» she said.

PTI report cited officials. The train gained speed along the way, finally coming to a stop on a steep gradient near Unchi Bassi railway station in Punjab, it added.

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PTI, the report, released by the Aircraft Investigation Board (AIB), detailed the reasons behind the Airbus 320's failure to land safely at Karachi airport, resulting in its crash into a residential area adjacent to the airport. The primary cause of the fatal crash, resulting in the loss of 101 lives, including 99 passengers, was attributed by the board to the pilots' lack of appropriate judgment during landing. Additionally, numerous homes in the vicinity and parked vehicles were wrecked and harmed in the incident.

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propaganda is almost as effective and persuasive as real propaganda, a team of researchers have found after a study involving more than 8,000 US adults. They also warned that propagandists could use artificial intelligence (AI) to expose citizens to many articles, thereby increasing the volume of propaganda and making them harder to detect. For the study, researchers at the Stanford University and the Georgetown University in the US identified six English language articles, which, according to investigative journalists and the research community, likely originated from Iranian or Russian state-aligned covert propaganda campaigns.

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has summoned Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder and managing director of real estate developer Hiranandani Group, and his son Darshan Hiranandani in a forex violation case. It asked them to appear at the agency’s south Mumbai office on Monday. Darshan Hiranandani was informed by email as he is a non-resident Indian (NRI) and lives in Dubai, people aware of the matter told ET. The agency has registered a case against the Hiranandanis and group entities under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), they said. On Thursday, the federal agency conducted searches at four sites linked to the realty firm in and around Mumbai, including Niranjan Hiranandani’s home as well as the registered and corporate offices of group entities. “There are certain transactions with which the duo need to be confronted and therefore they have been summoned on Monday,” said an official aware of the development. Ordinarily, while summoning a person for the first time in a case, the agency allows the option of being represented through legal counsel.

(Reuters) — Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on Saturday demanded that Russian authorities release his body for burial and accused a «demonic» Russian President Vladimir Putin of «torturing» his corpse.

MBBS seats have put medical education in India in the spotlight for the wrong reasons again. According to a ToI report on February 24, Delhi police is probing some officials of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and medical colleges in connection with the case. As of now, two NMC officials and four colleges are under the scanner. In the alleged scam, the colleges in question were allowed to raise the number of seats in MBBS, MD and other courses illegally.

American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, United Airlines announced on Friday a surge in checked baggage fees for customers traveling within North America. Effective February 24, passengers flying economy in the U.S. with United will incur a charge of $40 for the first checked bag or $35 if paid in advance. The second checked bag will now cost $50 at the airport and $45 in advance. This move by major U.S. airlines comes against a backdrop of increasing maintenance and labor contract costs for carriers coupled with a weakening pricing power in the domestic market. Notably, this marks the third hike in checked baggage fees by United in the past four years. Previously, United raised prices for checked bags at airports by $5 to $35, with a reduced rate of $30 for online advance payments. The fee adjustments align with broader industry trends, as U.S. airlines collectively collected nearly $6.8 billion in baggage fees in 2022 and an additional $5.5 billion in the first nine months of 2023. These increases are reflective of the financial challenges faced by the industry, with rising costs attributed to factors such as increased wages, higher fuel costs, and other inflationary pressures.

Indian Consulate General in Seattle said on Friday that they have raised the matter of Indian student murder in US with the local authorities and the case has been referred to Seattle city Attorney's office for review of King County Prosecuting Attorney verdict. The statement comes after the Seattle police officer who struck and killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula while responding to an overdose call, will not face any criminal charges due to lack of «sufficient» evidence. «On the recently released investigation report of the King County Prosecution Attorney on the unfortunate death of Jaahnavi Kandula, Consulate has been in regular touch with the designated family representatives and will continue to extend all possible support in ensuring justice for Jaahnavi and her family,» Indian Consulate in Seattle posted on X.

ANI, an announcement on seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is expected to be made. On seat sharing for Lok Sabha elections, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said, “The important thing is that an official announcement has been made for the alliance(in UP)...It took time to give it a final form...Today, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress are also making official announcements about the alliance.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Dilip Pandey has alleged that pressure is being put on his party and on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to walk out of the INDIA bloc. Pandey also claimed that after the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bharatiya Janata Party government is trying to put Kejriwal behind bars through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). However, BJP has denied these allegations, stating that AAP is playing 'victimhood'.

Corporate Affairs (MCA), which is investigating Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) over alleged corporate governance violations, has written to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) seeking details on its latest findings on fund diversion that have been cited in media reports, said people aware of the matter. The ministry's preliminary probe had found appropriation of ZEEL's fixed deposits (FDs) by Yes Bank, for squaring off loans of related entities of Essel Group. ZEEL is part of the Essel Group promoted by Subhash Chandra and his family. Since 2019, both the MCA and Sebi have been investigating the group over allegations levelled by independent directors. While the MCA is probing allegations pertaining to violations under the Companies Act, 2013, Sebi is investigating accusations of capital market breaches. Their probes had found that FDs of Rs 200 crore were appropriated by Yes Bank for settling loans of related parties of Essel Group.

(Reuters) -MGM Resorts International disclosed that state and federal regulators were probing a cyberattack on its systems that took place in September and caused a $100 million hit to the company's third-quarter results.

Narendra Modi and ruling BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that PM is doing the 'donation business' by misusing ED, IT and CBI like a 'Vasuli Bhai'. He also alleged that 'Illegal donations' and 'Electoral Bonds' given to BJP under Modi rule are the guarantee of 'Ease of Doing Business'. «Do you know about the Prime Minister's 'Donate, Take Bell and Business' scheme? In the country, the Prime Minister is doing 'donation business' by misusing ED, IT and CBI like 'Vasuli Bhai'. Reports have revealed that 30 companies involved in the investigation by agencies that have become recovery agents donated Rs 335 crore to the BJP during the investigation,» Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.