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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

Sebi) on Monday cancelled the SME IPO of Trafiksol ITS Technologies, which was earlier put on hold by BSE pending investigation, and asked the company to refund the money to the investors. «Trafiksol is directed to refund the money paid by the investors, who have been allotted shares in the Initial Public Offering,» Sebi's 16-page order said.

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting off a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon

cyber scams by June, up from Rs 175 crore during the same period in 2023. Investigators disclosed that criminals are using more advanced methods to avoid detection and launder stolen funds. A prevalent tactic involves spreading the stolen money across multiple digital wallets, complicating efforts by law enforcement to trace the funds' origin. This swift distribution prevents authorities from targeting the original account from which the money was transferred. To further complicate matters, the criminals often withdraw the funds through multiple ATMs, further obscuring the money trail. Additionally, they exploit the bank accounts of vulnerable individuals, such as those living in poverty or with limi ted financial literacy. By offering small sums of money, they acquire access to these accounts and use them as conduits for transferring the stolen funds. “Even if the investigators follow the money trail and reach the account holder, they will never get to know who the real mastermind of the scam is. The person who allowed the use of his or her bank account get arrested,” one investigator said.

Adani Group have approached the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) seeking settlement in a case that alleges violations of public shareholding norms through unfair practices at four listed companies of the infrastructure conglomerate. Emerging India Focus Funds (EIFF), a Mauritius-based foreign portfolio investor (FPI) that Sebi alleges is linked to Vinod Adani, the older half-brother of Gautam Adani, last week proposed a settlement amount of ₹28 lakh, according to documents reviewed by ET. Additionally, group flagship Adani Enterprises (AEL) director Vinay Prakash and Ambuja Cements director Ameet Desai (whose role in his capacity as an AEL director in 2014 is the subject of the present matter) have each offered ₹3 lakh as settlement amount.

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Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday attacked the Centre over the Adani issue and threatened to launch a protest in support of the opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the allegations against the business group. In a statement, the SKM, an umbrella organisation of several farmers' bodies, also said that protests will be held in Uttar Pradesh on December 4 against proposed privatisation of electricity sector in the state. The SKM accused the NDA government at the Centre of shielding industrialist Gautam Adani, against whom bribery allegations have been made in a US court. «The case registered against Adani Group in the USA corroborates SKM's demand of no privatisation of the electricity sector and prepaid smart meters that will impose huge exploitation of the people,» the SKM said.

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A top aide to Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing questions about how he manages sensitive government records after he traded in his cellphone without fully backing it up, Global News can reveal, meaning months of text messages related to official government business are now considered “missing.”

Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family, as per a report. The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence after convictions in the two cases in Delaware and California. The move on Sunday night comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges, and less than two months before President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, AP reported. It caps a long-running legal saga for the younger Biden, who publicly disclosed he was under federal investigation in December 2020 — a month after his father’s 2020 victory — and casts a pall over the elder Biden's legacy.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-origin Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel is one of the Trump's most loyal enforcers and a conspiracy theorist — a 2020 election denier who wants to purge the so-called «deep state». He recently publicly pledged to investigate and prosecute Trump’s enemies in the media and government, according to The Rolling Stone. “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday evening.

Adani Green Energy shares surged 9% to Rs 1,445, recovering all losses since the U.S. indictment on November 21. This sharp rebound follows allegations against the group's billionaire founder, Gautam Adani, over an alleged $265 million bribery scheme. The recovery in stock value came after the company issued a clarification denying the bribery accusations against Gautam Adani and other group officials, boosting investor confidence. In recent trading sessions, Adani Green has emerged as one of the top performers, dispelling concerns related to the allegations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top advisers in recent weeks warned him it would be problematic to nominate Kash Patel, one of his most loyal foot soldiers, to lead the FBI, even as it became increasingly clear Trump was leaning in that direction. They cautioned that Patel not only lacked the right experience, but they feared his embrace of controversial theories could hurt his chances at Senate confirmation, people familiar with the discussions said.

Kalyan Roy, a resident of Thakurmura village, Tripura (located at the Bangladesh border). The arrest led to the recovery of Rs 2.40 lakh, said the Cybercrime unit of Delhi Police. According to the Cybercrime unit's statement, the complainant, Sunil Verma, alleged that in September 2021, he came in contact with a foreign woman (American) on Facebook. The woman later sent him a WhatsApp message, claiming to be sending gold jewelry, mobile phones, laptops, and a few thousand American dollars through a courier. She requested him to accept these items on her behalf. The statement from Delhi Police's Cybercrime unit continued: «In October 2021, the complainant received a call from someone claiming to be a delivery partner, stating that a parcel containing precious items was lying at the courier office in his name. The caller requested a fee to release the parcel.»

Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound (US$2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.

Donald Trump's drive to upend the FBI was welcomed by Republican senators although it was not clear on Sunday how strongly members of the incoming majority party would embrace his move to install ally Kash Patel as the next director of the Justice Department's top investigative arm. Patel, a onetime national security prosecutor who is aligned with the president-elect's rhetoric about a «deep state,» «must prove to Congress he will reform & restore public trust in FBI,» said Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, in line to be the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman when Republicans take control in January, in a post on X. Patel lacks the high-level legal and management experience that FBI directors, including Robert Mueller, James Comey and Christopher Wray, who now holds that job, had before their nominations. It's a 10-year term, and Trump named Wray in 2017 after firing Comey. So Trump's announcement late Saturday means Wray must either resign or be fired after Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025.

Originally hailing from Sakleshpur in Karnataka’s Hassan district, Shobhitha had moved to Hyderabad two years ago after her marrige. While the reasons behind her death remain unclear, authorities are actively investigating the circumstances. Her body has been sent for a postmortem examination, and reports suggest it might be transported to Bengaluru for her final rites.

Donald Trump, the US President-elect, has appointed Kashyap 'Kash' Patel as the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This move makes Patel the second Indian-American to be included in Trump’s cabinet. Patel, a long-time Trump loyalist, has held several significant roles in the US government, including Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense and Deputy Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s first term. In his announcement on Truth Social, Trump praised Patel as an «exceptional lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' advocate» and emphasised his commitment to exposing corruption and upholding justice. Trump highlighted Patel's past work, which included playing a key role in debunking the «Russia, Russia, Russia» investigation and defending the Constitution. «Kash delivered remarkable service during my first term, holding positions such as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council,» Trump wrote.

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Noida Police uncovered a fake call centre operating in Sector 63, arresting 32 individuals, including 17 women, on Saturday. The suspects, posing as representatives of 'Country Holiday Travel India Limited,' allegedly lured victims with attractive holiday packages and defrauded them out of lakhs of rupees. During the raid, law enforcement confiscated four laptops, three monitors, three keyboards, three CPUs, four chargers, two routers, three switches, three iPads, a mobile phone, and documents related to the fraudulent activities.