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Vivo has termed as “continued harassment” the recent arrests made by the enforcement directorate in the prevention of money laundering probe against Chinese smartphone major. The comments came after three more executives, including interim CEO Hong Xuquan and chief financial officer of Vivo’s India operations, were held on Saturday. «We are deeply alarmed by the current action of the authorities.

By Brad Brooks

Ralph Ineson, the actor renowned for portraying The Office's Chris Finch, is filing a £150,000 lawsuit against Disney. He alleges permanent shoulder injury from a mishap while filming the Willow sequel for Disney+, where he, in the role of knight Commander Ballantine, faced off against a nine-foot ogre called The Scourge and fell awkwardly. Ralph Ineson alleges that he injured his foot on some steps, preventing him from undertaking physically demanding roles. He is pursuing a compensation claim of up to £150,000 against Walt Disney Company Ltd, citing his inability to perform roles that involve fighting and horse-riding.

Manipur government has resumed the Manipur State Transport’s (MST) inter-district bus services, reactivating vital routes connecting Imphal to Senapati via Kangpokpi and Imphal to Churachandpur via Bishnupur. This initiative encountered roadblocks orchestrated by Kuki-Zo protestors, preventing the buses from reaching their intended destinations.

brain health, not only protein clumping and age, is a more powerful predictor of who is likely to progress to Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. Researchers said that while the clumping of starch-like amyloid proteins in the brain, known to signal Alzheimer's disease, accelerates in old age, other aspects such as the presence of lesions or a decrease in gray matter thickness are better predictors of the progressive neurodegenerative disease.

detained the flight after they received an anonymous tip-off that said the plane was carrying passengers "likely to be victims of human trafficking," the Paris prosecutors office was quoted by AFP as saying. According to the report, two men, who were among the passengers, were taken into custody on Saturday. "Identity checks are being carried on the 303 passengers and on the cabin crew," said the prosecutor's office.

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted David Gilbert Saffron, an Australian national, and Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr., a resident of Los Angeles, for orchestrating a $25 million Ponzi scheme exploiting AI crypto-trading. This case highlights the growing concerns over fraudulent activities in the burgeoning field of cryptocurrency and AI technologies.

Tether, the most renowned stablecoin issuer, has made a big step in strengthening its collaboration with regulatory organizations and law enforcement agencies. Tether has implemented a voluntary policy to freeze wallet activity linked with people who are on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List maintained by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as of the first of December. The following list contains persons and businesses that are controlled or owned by nations that have been sanctioned.

Recent discoveries from Graphika, a firm that specializes in social network research, have brought to light a troubling trend: the exponential development in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to digitally undress persons in photographs, with a primary focus on women. During the month of September alone, this phenomena, which is sometimes referred to as «Nudify» or «undressing» services, reported that more than 24 million users engaged with such platforms, indicating a significant worry over privacy and safety.

Enforcement Directorate has made three more arrests related to money laundering probe against Chinese smartphone-maker Vivo and some others, official sources said. The three have been taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials told PTI.

Karti Chidambaram told reporters the Chinese Visa case was ‘dead, dormant, and closed’. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram is accused of receiving ₹50 lakh to facilitate the issuance of visas for 263 Chinese nationals, so that they could complete work on power project in Punjab. Calling his appearance before the investigative agency a ‘routine affair’, Karti Chidambaram noted that it was his 20th appearance before the Enforcement Directorate.

Taiwan reported Chinese warplanes and warships around the island on Saturday, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing continues military activities with three weeks to go before Taiwan votes. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for four years of regular Chinese military patrols and drills near the island. Campaigning is under way for Taiwan's Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary polls.

door slide lock —is integral to safeguarding your household. Sliding doors, while providing an aesthetic appeal and access to natural light, can also pose vulnerabilities if not adequately secured. Burglars and intruders often target these entryways due to their perceived weaker security measures.

Karti Chidambaram appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday in a money laundering case linked to the issuance of visa to some Chinese nationals in 2011, official sources said. The ED case pertains to the allegations of Rs 50 lakh being paid as kickbacks to Karti and his close associate S Bhaskararaman by a top executive of the Vedanta group company Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd.

US Commerce Department will begin gathering information on Chinese production of legacy semiconductors chips that aren't cutting-edge but are still vital to the global economy as it looks to track how deeply reliant US companies have become on the technology from China. In January, the agency's Bureau of Industry and Security will survey more than 100 companies in autos, aerospace, defense and other sectors to understand how they procure and use legacy chips, according to a Commerce official.

Justice is not a fact. It is a cultural truth that shaped Middle Eastern cultures. It meant repayment of debt.

By Ann Saphir

₹7 trillion worth of bad debt in five years between 2019 and 2023. Also, against ₹6.5 trillion worth of stuck assets, ₹ 94,000 crore or a mere 15% was recovered in 2023, with more than half of the recovered amount coming through the IBC route. The finance ministry’s concerns on rising cases of pendency under IBC comes after the Reserve Bank of India batted for early settlement of bad loans and also recently directed banks to tighten their lending norms and avoid any form of exuberance to make lending sustainable and prevent built up NPAs.

mental health and mood as Cameron Diaz says about normalising detached bedrooms. Cara Palmer, Co-lead author and assistant professor as well as the director of the Sleep and Development Lab at Montana State University in Bozeman, said: “We have discovered that all types of sleep loss which include completely deprived of sleep, loss of sleep partially, fragmentation of sleep, have led to changes in emotional states. The strongest effect seen on a consistent basis was that loss of sleep diminished positive state of mind. Moreover sleep loss led to increasing feelings of apprehension. She also concluded that at the time of experiencing of emotional situations in life, sleep deprived people responded differently than those who have got adequate amount of sleep and rest.”

(Reuters) — Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have alarmed pet owners, the agriculture department said.

Christmas is a festival full of fun and frolic, vacations, entertainment, and all kinds of merry-making and meeting people. People across the world wait for this festival, but the Britishers have been advised to «avoid hugging» people this Christmas. They have also been asked to «wear masks» during this period while a 100-day cough makes its way around the country. After new figures revealed that whooping cough has seen an increase of 250% from last year, Virologist Professor Richard Tedder has advised the people. 'No hugging or kissing' rule