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How rape charge against Bihar IAS officer led ED to mega money-laundering find

How does one launder money when the Enforcement Directorate prowls like a tiger with unblinking vigilance and the income tax radar scans through financial dealings with unrelenting precision? Take the case that unfolded on December 3, when the Patna zone ED raided 13 locations across cities in pursuit of a money-laundering investigation allegedly involving 1997 batch IAS officer Sanjeev Hans …

Yadav Fir Led Patna Ias Judicial Custody Rape Charge

3 weeks, 6 days ago

When ads go beyond agenda

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Actor Aishwarya Rai released a short video in which she spoke about street harassment, to coincide with the International Day For The Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25. The video was made to promote beauty brand L’Oreal’s Stand Up initiative, a training programme that aims to “prevent street harassment and build safe, inclusive spaces for all”. Street …

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4 weeks ago

Bayern Munich fans protest against PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Associated Press

MUNICH — Bayern Munich fans protested against Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi during the teams’ Champions League match on Tuesday. One banner showed Al-Khelaifi’s face with a line over it, another accused him of being “plutocratic” with an expletive, and more banners read: “Minister, club owner, TV rights holder, UEFA ExCo member & ECA chairman all in one?” The 51-year-old …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Centuries from Tilak, Sanju help India beat South Africa by 135 runs in 4th T20I; India win series 3-1

New Indian Express

Among the plethora of records that tumbled, the most special one will be the two Indian batters scoring centuries in same T20I innings. Samson now has three T20I tons in the last five innings which also included two ducks. For Varma, back-to-back T20I tons on South African soil will not only increase his stocks but it also speaks volumes about …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert

Raw Story

Members of Congress bent on getting revenge for the way they think Donald Trump was treated after he left office may be stepping into precarious territory — particularly if they make good on threats to go after special counsel Jack Smith. In a column for MSNBC, attorney Shan Wu noted a post on X from owner Elon Musk –– now …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Politics chat: Trump's Chief of Staff, Ukraine war, Elon Musk, Democrats' response

NPR

Politics chat: Trump's Chief of Staff, Ukraine war, Elon Musk, Democrats' response Donald Trump's moves after his election victory indicate he may be more efficient and less erratic than he was last time as he stands up his administration. She was the head of his campaign, she ran a pretty tight ship, so she seems to have the potential to …

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2 months ago

Column: Elon Musk’s voter lottery looks illegal. Too bad he’ll probably get away with it

LA Times

Elon Musk, seen jumping at a rally for former President Trump, has given away millions to voters in swing states. Elon Musk’s voter registration lottery scheme is too cute by half and probably illegal. Musk’s ham-handed scheme is designed to induce new registrations of voters who are likely to vote for Trump while appearing to comply with the law. All …

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2 months ago

Indigenous Activist Marcelo Pérez Shot and Killed in Mexico

Associated Press

Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Marcelo Pérez was killed in southern Mexico. The prosecutors’ office in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the state of Chiapas, said the religious leader was shot dead by two gunmen when he was in his van. Pérez was a member of the Tzotzil Indigenous people and had just finished serving a …

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3 months ago

We must reform the ecosystem which enables rape

Hindustan Times

Twelve years ago, the heinous Delhi gang rape shocked the nation. A significant number of sexual crimes, including harassment and abuse of domestic workers to the trafficking of children for forced labour and slavery, are commercial in nature, but the legal response remains inadequate. Society’s apathy towards sexual crime fuels an ecosystem of inaction leaving rapists feeling powerful and the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

China's anti-doping agency calls for probe into US body

China Daily

This file photo shows a WADA logo at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 12. The China Anti-Doping Agency called on Thursday for an independent investigation into the United States Anti-Doping Agency's cover-up of anti-doping rule violations after the World Anti-Doping Agency said that USADA broke the global code by letting several athletes violating drugs rules …

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5 months ago

Mounting home demolitions and settler attacks plunge a Palestinian village into crisis

Associated Press

UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank — First came the Israeli military bulldozers, which tore down a quarter of the homes in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair. The military told AP the forces were there “to maintain the security of all residents of the area, and to act to prevent terrorism and activities that endanger the citizens of the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi speaks on paper leak: 'People who have defrauded our youth will not go unpunished' – Firstpost

Firstpost

In his address in Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that actions are being taken to hold accountable those who destroy the path to the future of this country’s youth Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, assured that stringent action in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak incident and said those behind it will not be “spared” by his government. …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Giving Dowry An Offence But Bride & Family Admittedly Defy This Law And Go Unpunished Because Of Bar In Law, Alarming: Allahabad High Court

Live Law

In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court has elucidated on provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Uttar Pradesh Dowry Prohibition Rules, 1999 and observed that groom and his family are being prosecuted under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 merely based on the statements made by the bride and her family. Prima facie, this …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Associated Press

STONECREST, Ga. — Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy. People lined up well before the start of the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: White Politicians, Are Y'all OK?

Huff Post

It’s been quite the week for white people in politics! According to The Washington Post, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan called Trump’s defense attorney Todd Blanche for a sidebar on Trump’s foul language inability to sit still. Daniels apparently explained the encounter with a bit too much detail and the judge was like, “Please stop.” And none of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says

Associated Press

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Wednesday. “Whatever the reason for their journey, migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the Darien Gap are …

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9 months ago

On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising history

Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — As Argentina on Sunday marked the most traumatic date in its modern history — the 1976 military coup that ushered in a brutal dictatorship — President Javier Milei posted a startling video that demanded justice. The video by the president, a far-right economist who took office in December, referred to “the other dead” before the coup, …

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9 months ago

Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — A militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso killed 23 soldiers, the defense ministry said Friday. Niger, along with neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso, is battling jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in a decade-long conflict in the Sahel region that is worsening. Until recently, Niger …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Putin wins record landslide in Russian election, early results show

Hindustan Times

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power though thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at polling stations and the United States said the vote was neither free nor fair. "The elections are obviously not free nor fair given how Mr. Putin has imprisoned political opponents and prevented others …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments

Al Jazeera

New bill includes lengthy prison terms for offences such as treason and longer sentences for acts deemed to be sedition. Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has begun debating the draft of a new national security law for the Chinese territory after Chief Executive John Lee said it should be passed at “full speed”. “The Hong Kong SAR can then focus its …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

German police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online

Associated Press

BERLIN — German law enforcement authorities on Thursday carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech on the internet as part of of a coordinated push to shine the spotlight on online violence against women. “We are observing how online platforms are increasingly becoming the scene of hate, harassment and discrimination, also targeting especially women,” …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Forest dept launches manhunt as fishing cat tied to rope, hanged in Puri

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR : Disturbing video of a fishing cat brutally tied to a rope and hanged to death by some locals in a village in Gop block of Puri has triggered questions on protection of the scheduled-I species which remains at the receiving end of man-animal conflict, largely due to misconception, in the region. The Forest department, which hasn’t been able …

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10 months ago

Oscars rewind -- 2004: The reign of the fiery documentarian continues

LA Times

Documentary winner Errol Morris warned that the U.S.’s War on Terror in Iraq was comparable to the war in Vietnam, the subject of his “The Fog of War.” Documentary films and their directors are not generally known for their star wattage. But something shifted in the early 2000s: Michael Moore won in 2003 for “Bowling for Columbine” — and in …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Watch as Joe Biden speaks on death of Alexei Navalny

The Independent

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How rape charge against Bihar IAS officer led ED to mega money-laundering find

When ads go beyond agenda

Bayern Munich fans protest against PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Centuries from Tilak, Sanju help India beat South Africa by 135 runs in 4th T20I; India win series 3-1

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert

Politics chat: Trump's Chief of Staff, Ukraine war, Elon Musk, Democrats' response

Column: Elon Musk’s voter lottery looks illegal. Too bad he’ll probably get away with it

Indigenous Activist Marcelo Pérez Shot and Killed in Mexico

We must reform the ecosystem which enables rape

China's anti-doping agency calls for probe into US body

Mounting home demolitions and settler attacks plunge a Palestinian village into crisis

PM Modi speaks on paper leak: 'People who have defrauded our youth will not go unpunished' – Firstpost

Giving Dowry An Offence But Bride & Family Admittedly Defy This Law And Go Unpunished Because Of Bar In Law, Alarming: Allahabad High Court

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Opinion: White Politicians, Are Y'all OK?

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says

On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising history

Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants

Putin wins record landslide in Russian election, early results show

Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments

German police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online

Odisha: Forest dept launches manhunt as fishing cat tied to rope, hanged in Puri

Oscars rewind -- 2004: The reign of the fiery documentarian continues

Watch as Joe Biden speaks on death of Alexei Navalny