The laundering through the Philippines of $81 million stolen by hackers from a US Federal Reserve account is adding to pressures on the Southeast Asian country to fix loopholes in its financial regime. It also highlights a potential pitfall in global anti-money laundering efforts, which in the case of the Philippines has focused more on […]
A farmer from Garbad village in Malegaon taluka has been arrested for allegedly lacing carcass of a calf with poison following which a three-year-old leopard died after eating it, forest officials said here today. Gopala Gonde was arrested yesterday and produced before a local court which remanded him to three days custody, forest officers Suresh
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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has questioned the “secrecy” around the meeting between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and BJP chief Amit Shah over government formation in the state. “Why the secrecy this time around? Last time she met with flowers and shawls being exchanged,” Mr Abdullah wrote on Twitter.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on governance rather than “snooping on opponents”. PM shud concentrate on governance, which is suffering badly under NDA, rather than snooping on opponents https://t.co/Jz3vcnYKSw — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 18, 2016 Kejriwal alleged that officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation
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A special NIA court set free 10 Iranians and a Pakistani national after the agency gave a clean chit to the men arrested from an Iranian boat intercepted off Kerala’s coast in 2015. Pronouncing the verdict in the case, the court, however, said the captain of the ship has been charged with a “minor offence”
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The ‘Murder’ actress recently shared a pic of herself with Cyrille, captioning it as, “Falling in love is an extraordinary thing when the person you love , loves you back.” Few days back, she had shared another pic, writing, “To be in love is the best feeling in the world:).” The pictures show that two
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Half a dozen key characters, one boisterous family and a clutch of unresolved inter-personal issues are the components that propel Kapoor And Sons. Director Shakun Batra keeps it all on a tight leash and skillfully mines the multiple conflict points as much for the humour inherent in them as for the dramatic frisson that they
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The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, the US Navy chief said on Thursday. The head of US naval operations, Admiral John Richardson, expressed concern that an international
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Two youths have been arrested here for allegedly posting and circulating a morphed objectionable photo of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on social media, Madhya Pradesh police said today. The youths identified as Shaqir, 22, and Wasim, 20, were arrested on March 16 for uploading the morphed picture of Bhagwat in a local
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Prohibitory orders were clamped and mobile internet services suspended at many places in Haryana today as the state braced for possible renewal of the Jat quota agitation that had led to widespread violence claiming the lives of 30 people last month. Mobile internet services for 2G, 3G and 4G have been suspended for the time
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Two foreign guerrillas were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior police officer told IANS here on Friday: “Two foreign terrorists were killed in an encounter with the police and other security forces in Waderbala area of Handwara tehsil.” “Acting on specific information about the
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Punjab has decided to defy a Supreme Court order in its clash with Haryana over sharing water through the Sutlej-Yamuna link. The Punjab assembly passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, which said that it “would not abide by any order against its interests on water.” The Supreme Court had yesterday stopped
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Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. “Two terrorists have been gunned down so far by the army in an ongoing operation at Petha Wadar of Handwara area in the district,” an army official said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants
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The first day of TOIFA Awards has been a grand and a star-studded affair. With a host of celebrities reaching Dubai, the night was indeed going to be special. Amongst many others, those who dazzled on Day 1 were Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor. While Karisma Kapoor walked the ramp for designer
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BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha today mooted the name of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the next President of India. “It will be a matter of pride if Amitabh Bachchan, a cultural icon, is made president of the country,” Sinha told reporters. “Amitabh Bachchan has achieved many a milestone in cultural and social fields and if
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Islamic State has committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shi’ite Muslims, the United States said on Thursday, a finding US officials hope will bring more resources to help the groups even though it does not change US military strategy or legal obligations. “In my judgement, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under
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A day after the body of a class X student from Begum Bazar was found stuffed in a carton and abandoned near an eatery in Secunderabad, police have reportedly picked up three suspects for their role in the gruesome murder from Vijayawada. The suspects were picked up based on mobile phone tower location. The boy
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Differing with former union minister and colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that uninterrupted talks with Pakistan is not possible. “We can’t have uninterrupted talks with Pakistan as Mani Shankar Aiyar suggests. If the military and ISI unleash Lashkar-e-Taiba in Mumbai and other cities, we should interrupt talks. We can’t talk
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Pursuing her Masters in International Relations from JNU, Aishwarya Adhikari was one of the eight students who were academically debarred by the high-level inquiry committee that looked into the February 9 event on campus. Ms. Adhikari was left “shattered” and “angry” over her suspension after it came to light that she was not named in
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Former state BJP chief Rahul Sinha and actor Rupa Ganguly of teleserial ‘Mahabharat’ fame figure among 194 candidates whose names were announced by the party today for the West Bengal assembly polls. The announcement was made following a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president
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In a weird incident, India’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sport utility vehicle ‘Hummer H2’ was ‘mistakenly’ registered as a Mahindra Scorpio by the Ranchi transport department in 2009, said the state’s district transport officer. According to ANI, as a result of the typing error, the Ranchi cricketer was asked to deposit only Rs 53,000
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh said on Thursday that he is reminded of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar whenever he watches star India batsman Virat Kohli in action. “The greatest T20 batsman right now is Virat Kohli. He has an average of over 50 and an amazing strike rate. I see a bit of Tendulkar in
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today left this Nepalese resort town after attending the SAARC Ministerial meeting on sidelines of which she held the first bilateral talks with her Pakistani counterpart and discussed the Pathankot terror attack. After wrapping up her three-day visit, Swaraj left Pokhara on an Mi17 chopper for Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh from
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European Union leaders will try to convince Turkey`s prime minister to help end Europe`s migration crisis in return for financial and political concessions but they remain unsure if Friday`s Brussels summit can clinch a deal. “Tomorrow`s negotiations with Turkey won`t be very easy,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who devised the outlines of the plan
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Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf left the country early Friday for medical treatment in Dubai, a day after the government allowed him to go abroad. “I am a commando and I love my homeland. I will come back in a few weeks or months,” Musharraf was quoted as saying by the Dawn. Musharraf boarded an
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The India-Pakistan moment in the picturesque lake town of Pokhara took place Thursday, with a bilateral between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her counterpart Sartaj Aziz. Being the first meeting since the Pathankot terror attack, the conversation expectedly focused on the investigations. “It’s not possible that I and Pakistan foreign affairs adviser meet and
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as chief of staff to his successor Dilma Rousseff on Thursday as a judge sought to block his appointment and Congress began proceedings to impeach her amid the country’s deepening crisis. Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of opposition demonstrators who clashed with
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The Haryana government has invited jat leaders for talk on Friday as a last ditch attempt to avert a renewed quota agitation. The government has promised getting the bill on reservation passed during the ongoing Budget session that ends on March 31. The jats, who had issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to address
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Eyeing the next elections, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced the deadlines of most of the infrastructure projects in Mumbai, including coastal road, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Navi Mumbai air port as well as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial at Arabian sea and said that most of the projects would be completed in 2019. It
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A Delhi Court will on Friday pronounce its order on the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, accused of raising anti-national slogans in the varsity campus on February 9. During the hearing on Thursday, the Delhi Police counsel opposed Umar Khalid’s bail plea and Anirban Bhattacharya’s bail plea
