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The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a trial court order sending Chinese national Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang to three-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering case against Chinese smartphone maker Vivo. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order released on Saturday, dismissed a petition by Kuang -- an office bearer of Vivo Mobile India -- challenging the trial court order of remand, noting that as per the grounds of arrest and the remand application, the petitioner, "one of the main conspirators", was involved in the incorporation of the companies throughout the country for acquiring and siphoning off proceeds of crime. "Ultimately, the investigating officer had concluded (in grounds of arrest) that the present petitioner was the prime conspirator of the formation of these companies through which acquisition of proceeds of crime had taken place and which, after layering and integration, had been siphoned off by Vivo India," the cour...

President of the Mexican Senate Ana Lilia Rivera tied a 'Rakhi' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hand on the sidelines of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) on Friday. Ana Lilia Rivera tied a 'Rakhi' to PM Modi, who in turn gave her his blessings, officials said. Addressing the inaugural session of the ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20), Modi said terrorism anywhere in the world and in any form is against humanity and conflicts do not benefit anyone. He also asserted that "this is time for peace and brotherhood" as a divided world cannot provide solutions to big global challenges. The event is being attended by the Speakers of Parliaments of G20 members and invitee countries. The thematic sessions during this P20 Summit will focus on four subjects of transformation in people's lives through public digital platforms, women-led development, accelerating SDGs and sustainable energy transition. (Except for the headline,...

Haryana's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an IAS officer, Jaibir Singh, for allegedly demanding a bribe to sanction a transfer, an official spokesperson said on Thursday. Jaibir Singh, who is posted as the managing director of the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation, is the second bureaucrat to be arrested in a corruption case in two days. IAS officer Vijay Dahiya was arrested by the ACB in connection with a corruption case on Tuesday. A complaint was received that Singh had demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from the complainant for sanctioning a transfer. The ACB arrested Singh o n Wednesday after a middleman allegedly accepted the bribe on his behalf, an ACB spokesperson said. The middleman, a private individual, was also arrested from Panchkula, he said. A case has been registered against Singh, the private person and two others at Panchkula ACB police station, the spokesperson said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is publ...

The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested a person and detained four minor boys for their alleged involvement in a "sextortion" racket being operated through dating apps. The police action came on the basis of written complaints filed by two persons from Bhubaneswar and Khurda. "We have detained four minor boys and arrested an adult male for luring and cheating people through dating apps. They also extorted money from the victims by blackmailing," said Girija Shankar Chakrabarty, ACP (Zone-II), Bhubaneswar. The gang members used to engage in friendly chats with people and invite them to a house in Bhubaneswar, where they allegedly shot obscene videos and threatened to circulate those on social media, police said. They would rob their victims of valuables and transfer money from their bank accounts by blackmailing them, the officer said. Further investigation is underway. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from...

इजरायली सेना ने बुधवार को कहा कि लेबनान की तरफ से हवाई क्षेत्र में "संदिग्ध घुसपैठ" की कोशिश की गई है. इजरायल की उत्तरी सीमा के करीब लेबनान की तरफ से कई रॉकेट हमले हुए हैं.  हमास से लड़ने के लिए इजरायल के पीएम बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू ने विपक्षी दलों के साथ यूनिटी गवर्नमेंट बनाई है. सत्ताधारी लिकुड पार्टी के गठबंधन ने इसके लिए एक दिन पहले हामी भरी थी. इसका मतलब ये है कि इजरायल में ऐसी सरकार बनेगी, जिसमें सभी पार्टियां शामिल होंगी. यूनिटी गवर्नमेंट या वॉर कैबिनेट जंग के वक्त बनती है. इजरायल में 1973 के बाद पहली बार यूनिटी गवर्नमेंट का ऐलान हुआ है. इजराइल ने मिस्र से भोजन, पानी की आपूर्ति रोकने के लिए राफा क्रॉसिंग पर हमला किया है. साथ ही इजरायल के हमले के बाद गाजा का एक मात्र बिजली घर बंद हो गया जिससे बिजली गुल हो गई है. फ़िलिस्तीन ने इज़राइल पर रासायनिक हथियारों के इस्तेमाल का आरोप भी लगाया है.  इजराइल गाजा पट्टी के पास जमीनी सेना एकत्र कर रहा है. वहीं इजरायल की मदद के लिए अमेरिकी विमान भी पहुंच चुका है. अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री एंटनी ब्लिंकन भी बहुत जल्द इजराइल का दौरा कर...

The Punjab government has called a two-day session of the state assembly on October 20 and 21, amid a political row over a Supreme Court directive on the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal. The decision comes days after the state Cabinet had said that there was no question of building the SYL canal in Punjab as the state has no water to spare for Haryana. The top court on October 4 had asked the Centre to survey the portion of land in Punjab which was allocated for the construction of part of the SYL canal and make an estimate of the extent of construction carried out there. “Under second proviso to Rule 16 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), the speaker has been pleased to call the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, which was adjourned sine die on 20th June, 2023 to meet at 11 am on Friday, 20th October, 2023 in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha,” said a notice of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretariat. Officials said the October 20-21 session will be a...

An Indian woman in Israel was injured in the massive surprise attack on the country with a barrage of rockets by Hamas while she was on a video call with her husband, her family has told NDTV. Sheeja Anand, a medical caregiver from Kerala's Payyavoor in Kannur district, was injured during the missile attack on Ashkelon, a coastal city in the southern part of Israel, on Saturday. "We were talking on a video concall on Saturday at around 12 noon. She was telling me that rocket attacks are going on, I told her to stay at a safe place. Suddenly the phone connection got disrupted," said the woman's husband. "Later, I got to know that there has been an explosion at the place where Sheeja was staying. I called up her friends to enquire about Sheeja, as I was told that they can't step out or go anywhere, due to restrictions. After a gap of 3-4 hours, I was told by her friends that she has minor injury on her hands and she has been taken to hospital," he said ...