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Election Commission to address the problem of "namesake" candidates in Lok Sabha elections 2024. After a bench headed by Justice B R Gavai showed disinclination to entertain the plea, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw it.

A U.S. law-enforcement probe intoToronto-Dominion Bank’s internal controls is tied to the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from illegal drug sales, the Wall Street Journal reported. 

A former Societe Generale trader who was fired for unauthorized risky bets has lambasted the French bank for making him a «scapegoat» and failing to take its share of responsibility for missing the trades.

Alphabet's Google on Friday in a second day of closing arguments focused on accusations that the online search leader broke the law to stay on top in search advertising. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday peppered both sides with questions seeking to better understand the case ahead of making a ruling.

Rosamund Pike has joined the cast for the third instalment in the «Now You See Me» franchise. According to entertainment website Variety, the «Saltburn» star is among a number of newcomers to the series, following Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, and Morgan Freeman are all returning for the threequel, which will be directed by Ruben Fleischer of «Venom» fame. The franchise, which followed the Four Horsemen, a group of magicians known for their heist skills, started with the 2013 film «Now You See Me», directed by Louis Leterrier. A sequel, directed by Jon M Chu, was released in 2016.

CBI and ED on Friday on former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's pleas seeking bail in the corruption and money-laundering cases lodged by the agencies in relation to the alleged excise policy scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sisodia's pleas challenging a trial court's April 30 order by which his bail petitions were dismissed. The high court listed the matter for further hearing on May 8. Sisodia's lawyers said an application has also been filed seeking an interim relief for the continuation of the trial court's order allowing him to meet his ailing wife once a week in custody during the pendency of his bail pleas.

Google has asked a U.S. judge not to impose sweeping changes to the Alphabet unit's app store Play that were proposed by «Fortnite» maker Epic Games in the companies' closely-watched antitrust fight. Google made its filing late on Thursday in San Francisco federal court, where Epic last year persuaded a jury that the tech giant unlawfully stifled competition with its controls over apps downloads on Android devices and payments to developers for in-app transactions.

Appointment committee of Cabinet has approved the appointed Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, former Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court as President GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for 4 years. The selection was made on the recommendations of a Search-Cum-Selection Committee. This will speed up the process of making the GSTAT functional at earliest. The Centre is planning to make the tribunal functional from July 1, officials had indicated earlier.

Delhi High Court on Friday allowed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia to meet his ailing wife once a week under ED, CBI custody. The matter was then deferred to May 8, 2024. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Sisodia had moved the court on Thursday challenging the trial court order refusing him bail in the excise policy case being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Will Prajwal Revanna sex scandal impact BJP- JD(S) poll prospects in Karnataka? Further, he said that the Centre should play a "very active role in trying to get justice for these women because apparently, there are more than 2,800 videos that are floating around". JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna from Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency is facing a SIT probe over allegations of sexual abuse. On April 28, he was booked in an alleged sexual harassment case following g complaints by his former housekeeper.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a deputy general manager posted in the Hariajam Colliery under Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in Dhanbad in connection with an alleged bribery case. It was alleged that Ram Prakash Pandey, DGM of ECL in the Mugma area in Dhanbad demanded a bribe of Rs 75,000 from a 50 per cent handicapped «general mazdoor» to change his duty in the mine. According to the officials, later the labourer approached the CBI with a complaint against Pandey.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in the alleged molestation case, former state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that this matter is a ploy of "TMC politics" and questioned how low the ruling Bengal party will stoop to insult those holding constitutional posts. «This is nothing new. This is TMC's politics. I don't know how low they will stoop. TMC is busy insulting the President, PM, Home Minister, now the Governor, and even the husband of a woman justice in our state. This is their way of politics. Now it is time for them to go,» Dilip Ghosh told ANI. Following allegations, the Bengal governor issued a statement on Thursday banning the entry of the police and Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya into the Raj Bhavan premises of Kolkata, Darjeeling, and Barrackpore «defamation and anti-constitutional media statements.»

Google tried to poke holes in both sides' cases during closing arguments Thursday, as he weighs a ruling that could reshape the technology industry. Judge Amit P. Mehta was presiding over the first day of closing arguments in the most consequential tech antitrust case since the U.S. government sued Microsoft in the late 1990s. The Justice Department has sued Google, accusing it of illegally shoring up a monopoly in online search. Google has denied the claims.

The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation has repeatedly indicated he believes it would be difficult for a formidable rival search engine to emerge

Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has levied a $9.2-million penalty against The Toronto-Dominion Bank for non-compliance with money laundering and terrorist financing measures as the bank also faces compliance investigations in the U.S.

Bill Romanowski, the ex-NFL star, and his wife have filed for bankruptcy. This came after the Department of Justice claimed that the couple did not pay $15.5 million in «back taxes». Romanowski and his wife's move on Monday came just a day ahead of scheduled hearing, as per reports on USA Today and New York Post. Former NFL player Bill Romanowski and his wife find themselves embroiled in controversy, facing accusations of failing to pay millions in taxes dating back to before Romanowski's retirement from the NFL in 2003. The couple is further alleged to have utilized funds from their nutrition company, Nutrition53, to cover personal expenses for their family, as per reports.

I Saw the TV Glow' is a horror film with a surreal storyline, that follows two friends who cross paths over a television show. Directed by the ace Jane Schoenbrun, the plot takes some wild turns as the television show where the two characters who became long-time friends, suddenly stop.

₹45.3 crore from ₹47.9 crore, proposing that 5.38% of its share capital would be diluted in the process. The company argued that this capital reduction would allow its public shareholders to exit at a fair valuation, given that the shares were not tradeable since their delisting in 2019.

Missouri voters have gotten a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour

A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblower

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was ordered to spend four months in prison for failures that allowed cybercriminals and terrorist groups to freely trade on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.