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police said, killing six people and wounding 13 more. Violence has waned in Afghanistan since the 2021 Taliban takeover, however, several militant groups remain active including the regional chapter of Islamic State. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday afternoon's attack, which took place in the Qala-e-Bakhtiar area of Kabul's southern outskirts.

bail to an accused in a money laundering case and said that the power to arrest must be directly proportional to its checks and balances coupled with unambiguous regulations. Granting bail to Mangelal Sunil Agarwal, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Dheeraj Mor noted that in a «very unpleasant situation», while the previous investigating officer had cited him as a witness, the next IO chose to arrest him based on the same evidence available on record. «The hallmark of investigation is its objectivity. Subjective interpretation of IO must be deprecated as it would make a supposed objective investigation dependent upon his uncontrolled whims and fancies, who has been conferred extreme power of arrest that leads to curtailing liberty of an individual,» the judge said in the order passed on August 31. «In these circumstances, it is apparent that one of the lOs was/is wrong and either acted upon the considerations extraneous to law for the reasons to be ascertained or he was incompetent to comprehend the facts of the case in proper perspective.

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). «Pendency of cases against CBI officers reflects on the reputation and image of the country's premier investigation agency,» it said. As on December 31, 2023, 54 departmental cases against Group A officers and 28 cases against Group B and C officials of CBI were pending at various stages, said the CVC's annual report. Of the total pending departmental action cases against Group A officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), 25 were pending for more than four years, four between three and four years, 16 between one and three years and nine for less than a year, it said.

AAP on Monday said its MLA Amanatullah Khan has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a false case and the more the ruling BJP tries to suppress the Arvind Kejriwal-led party's voice, the more vocal it will be. «Revolutionaries will not bow down to the tyranny of a dictator.

Vijay Nair in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench of justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti had deferred the matter after the counsel for the ED sought a weeks' time for filing a counter affidavit. The top court had issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 12 on the plea of Nair while noting that he has been in custody for two years.

Kerala Congress leader Simi Rose Bell John was expelled from the party, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said on Monday that Congress, instead of getting the matter investigated, expeller a leader who were fighting for women. In a self-made video posted on X, Ponnawalla questioned Congress leader Priyanka Vadra, «Will she stand up for Simi Rosebell John or will she keep quiet? »The Hema Committee report in Kerala has revealed many secrets. Left MLA Mukesh has also been seriously accused of sexual abuse and rape. The Communist Party of Kerala does not do anything about this but the Congress has shown its anti-women face. Party's senior leader Simi Rosebell John only said that casting couch like thing happens in Kerala Congress too where women are exploited. So the Congress fired her instead of getting it investigated," he said.

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Rajinikanth on Sunday said he was not aware of the Justice K Hema Committee and demands to set up a similar panel in Tamil Nadu. When reporters asked him about the panel of the neighbouring state and several people demanding setting up in Tamil Nadu a panel like the Kerala's Justice Hema Committee, he told reporters: «What? I am not aware of it, sorry.» The Justice Hema committee was constituted by the Kerala government after the 2017 actress assault case. Last month, a redacted version of the Justice Hema Committee report on harassment faced by women in the Malayalam cinema industry was made public. It contains shocking accounts alleging harassment, exploitation, and ill-treatment of women professionals. The 235-page report, published after redacting the names of witnesses and the accused, notes that the Malayalam film industry is controlled by about 10 to 15 male producers, directors, and actors who dominate and exert control over the industry.

Iran's final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi has found it was caused by bad weather, the body investigating the case said Sunday. The helicopter carrying 63-year-old Raisi and his entourage came down on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern Iran, killing the president and seven others, and triggering snap elections. The main cause of the helicopter crash was the «complex climatic and atmospheric conditions of the region in the spring», the special board investigating the dimensions and causes of the helicopter accident said, according to state broadcaster IRIB.

Mammootty on Sunday denied the presence of any 'power group' in the film industry and called upon everyone working in the field to be vigilant so that nothing untoward happens there. The veteran actor, in a Facebook post, praised the state government's initiative to constitute the Justice Hema Committee and requested it to implement the recommendations of the panel by enacting necessary legislation if there were any legal hurdles. Breaking his silence on the report and the subsequent allegations that rocked the cinema world, Mammootty said that he wholeheartedly welcomes and supports the recommendations and solutions in the committee's report and urged all associations in the film industry to join hands in implementing them. He said that the police was vigorously investigating the complaints of sexual harassment and abuse raised by several women, so let the agency carry on with its probe honestly.

Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out three rallies in parts of Manipur, demanding a separate administration and protesting viral audio clips allegedly of chief minister N Biren Singh making certain objectionable comments. The state government had said the audio tapes were falsely attributed to the chief minister and that the police were conducting an investigation into the matter. It alleged that the «doctored» clips have been released on social media to derail peace initiatives in the ethnic violence-affected state. Kukis organised rallies at Leishang in Churachandpur district, Keithelmanbi in Kangpokpi, and Moreh in Tengnoupal even as T Michael Lamjathang Haokip, a BJP spokesperson and leader of the Thadou tribe, faced yet another attack on his residence in Churachandpur.

Bihar, is clinging to a single, wobbly pillar. “Even if we walk on it, the bridge shakes,” says Pratima Devi, Bharti’s wife, calling it a bridge to hell. “Hamara bank, bazaar sab udhar na hai, kiya kore (Our bank, market are all on that side, what can we do)?” she asks. Then, a buffalo herder comes with his animals. He warily releases them in ones and twos across the bridge, wondering if it might collapse under their hoofs. About 320 km southeast of Siwan, Ajay Yadav recalls witnessing a huge bridge collapsing not once, but thrice, in Sultanganj. Pointing towards the bridge that is under construction, he says, “I don’t know if this bridge will ever be completed, but even if it does, I’ll wait for months before I dare to use it.”

Mizoram arms and explosives seizure case connected with Myanmar-based insurgent groups. In a statement NIA stated all 10 accused have been charged with active involvement in the arms, ammunition and explosives trafficking network operating on the Indo-Myanmar border. They have been charge-sheeted under various sections of IPC, Arms Act and Explosive Substance Act. The chargesheet, filed before the NIA Special Court, Aizawl, Mizoram, identified the accused as Lalrintluanga, Laldinpuia, Zoremsanga, Lalbiaktluanga, Lalrinsanga, Zothanmawia, Henry Siangnuna, J Rohlupuia, Laldinsanga & David Lalramsanga, who included some Myanmar-based absconders. The case was registered in May 2022 following the seizure of a large quantity of explosives, firearms and ammunition from two vehicles at the outskirts of Kelsih Village, under Kulikawn PS, Aizawl district.

Aviva said on Saturday its India unit is «actively engaging» with local authorities in connection with alleged tax evasion practices. Reuters reported on Friday that an Indian tax agency has found that Aviva India breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments between 2017 and 2023. Aviva's India business paid about $26 million to entities who purportedly provided marketing and training services, but they did not perform any work and were actually a front for channeling funds to Aviva's agents, the tax agency said in a Aug. 3 notice reviewed by Reuters.

Police in California made a dramatic arrest late Thursday in connection with the disappearance of a couple and their small dog who were all reported missing from their home at a nudist community last week.

A 60-year-old Wells Fargo employee was found dead in her cubicle at the bank’s corporate office in Tempe, Ariz., and police believe she may have been there unnoticed for four days.

SpaceX to restart launching its stalwart Falcon 9 rocket, as a probe continues into a rare mishap this week during a first-stage booster landing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday after a first-stage booster tipped over and exploded while attempting to land on a droneship off the Florida coast. The early morning launch was otherwise successful, delivering the latest batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites into orbit.

Sebi) has tightened the eligibility criteria for stocks to be a part of the futures and options (F&O) segment. The regulator wants stocks that are part of the derivatives market to be more liquid and traded by a wide set of market participants to prevent manipulation and lower risks to the system.

Elon Musk's X social media network in Brazil after the billionaire failed to comply with an order to name a new legal representative for the company. Musk has been locked in a months-long feud with the judge, Alexandre de Moraes, who is leading a battle against disinformation in South America's largest nation. Moraes ordered the «immediate, complete and comprehensive suspension of the operation of 'X Brasil Internet LTDA' in the national territory.»

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Mumbai (Maharashtra): The Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the sexual assault on two four-year-olds inside their school in Maharashtra's Badlapur has declared two trustees of the school absconding on Friday, police said. The crime branch and cyber police team have been searching for both the Trustees after the SIT registered a case of negligence against the duo and called them to record their statements. Police officials said that the duo are not cooperating with the police in the investigation. Also, when a police team went to the house of both the trustee's they were not found at their homes.