Enforcement Directorate summons Jharkhand-cadre IAS officer Manish Ranjan in rural development department's tender scam and money laundering case involving state minister Alamgir Alam.
The Election Commission released data on Saturday indicating that the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which covered 58 parliamentary constituencies, had a combined voter turnout of 49.2 percent as of 3 pm. West Bengal had the highest voter turnout at 70.19 percent, as per the poll body's data. Jharkhand followed with 54.34 percent, while Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir recorded 48.44 percent and 44.41 percent, respectively.
An emotional outburst in a London, Ont. courtroom Friday disrupted the sentencing hearing of a woman who pleaded guilty for her part in the death of a 29-year-old Mohammed Abdallah.
Hungary is blocking EU legislation aimed at handing over profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, Financial Times reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Delhi goes to the polls as India’s election marathon enters the sixth of seven phases Read Full Article at RT.com
A helicopter carrying Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing due to bad weather Read Full Article at RT.com
The next UK government will have to choose between tax hikes, spending cuts or boosting borrowing, a think tank has said Read Full Article at RT.com
A week-long inquest found there was no evidence to suggest Umar Aziz, 35, did not drink the Hennessy brandy voluntarily.
The Shadow Chancellor uses her first intervention in the election campaign to make a direct appeal to Daily Mail readers.
It was a bright day with blue skies at the foot of the Newfoundland Regiment caribou memorial that stands tall overlooking the lush green mounds of Beaumont-Hamel — fitting for a packed ceremony to bring home an unknown solider to Newfoundland more than 100 years after the First World War.
PNG authorities have managed to only retrieved three bodies in 30 hours since a landslide took place.
An official death toll has still not been reported, but locals estimate the number to be higher than 100.
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in a camp in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir, activists said, after a raid by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary forces who are fighting to seize the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region.
Justin Welby has been dubbed the 'Archbishop of Airmiles' and accused of hypocrisy for flying around the world while pressuring congregations to achieve net zero.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a hero Read Full Article at RT.com
As the world marks Africa Day, the question remains why the continent is still being held back Read Full Article at RT.com
New soldiers are being signed up for contract service, meaning there is no need for another mobilization, Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
DAKAR: A delegation from the Saudi-Senegalese Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shoura Council, led by Dr. Ayman bin Saleh Fadel, council member and committee chairman, met Senegal’s Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs Yassine Fall at the ministry’s headquarters in Dakar. The delegation is currently conducting an official visit to the Republic of Senegal and the two parties discussed bilateral relations as well as possible cooperation in multiple sectors to enhance coordination. Other topics were also discussed.
AL-BAHA: A farmer in Al-Mandaq Governorate has turned his passion and hobby into a thriving tourism project. Ahmed Al-Barouqi, who owns Al-Barouqi Tourist Farm in the governorate, northwest of Al-Baha, takes advantage of the mild climate and natural beauty of the area, including its agricultural terraces, historic village and picturesque valley, to attract visitors.
PARIS: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Friday with French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne in Paris. The two ministers discussed Saudi-French relations and ways to enhance them as well as improve coordination on various issues of mutual concern. The two officials also discussed the current situation in Gaza and its surroundings and the need to deliver humanitarian assistance to the civilians in the enclave.
After Trump suggested FBI agents were given special instructions to use deadly force, special counsel Jack Smith wants a court order limiting Trump’s public comments.
The Seychelles finance ministry is discussing collaboration and partnership on issues of tax transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes with its counterparts from Spain, Portugal and France. According to a communique from the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade, the discussions took place from May 13 to 17 led by Patrick Payet, the secretary of state for Finance, National Planning, and Trade. Payet also chairs the National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Committee. With the support of the Seychelles Embassy in France, meetings were held in Madrid with the Spanish secretary of state for Finance, Jesús Gascón Catalán, in Lisbon with the Portuguese secretary of state for Fiscal Affairs, Claudia Reis Duarte, and in Paris with Jérôme Fournel, director of the Cabinet of the French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. «Discussions focused on the legislative reforms undertaken since the year 2020. The Seychelles' delegation highlighted that the Beneficial Ownership legislation that was enacted in 2020 has ensured that the definition of beneficial owners satisfies the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and OECD requirement,» said the communique. The Seychelles delegation with the Spanish Secretary of State for Finance, Jesús Gascón Catalán. (Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade) Photo License: CC-BY It added that «the legislation includes provisions for the establishment of an up-to-date register of beneficial owners, as well as a secured and centralised Seychelles Beneficial Ownership database maintained by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).» The parties also discussed the legislative reforms undertaken during the year 2022 in which all entities are now required to keep accounting information in Seychelles together with the supporting transaction documentation. These requirements are also applied to entities that are struck off and dissolved. All such data needs to be kept up to date and must be kept for at least seven years. «Seychelles will continue to progress towards meeting the standards on the exchange of information on request (EOIR) and I am confident that the forthcoming supplementary review in 2025 will demonstrate the jurisdiction's largely compliant status with international standards on tax transparency,» said Payet. All parties have acknowledged Seychelles' efforts in actively engaging in reforms to ensure that it meets international standards. They have all committed to continuing the collaboration and partnerships with Seychelles to ensure that it meets the standards of EOIR and becomes an effective partner in the exchange of information for tax purposes. On February 19, Seychelles was removed from Annex I of the European Union (EU) list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, known as the EU blacklist, and added to Annex II of the list, known as the EU greylist. This decision followed the approval by the Peer Review Group (PRG) of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes for Seychelles to qualify for a supplementary review in 2025 on the implementation of the standard of transparency and EOIR, including an on-site visit by the assessment team. Seychelles intends to continue similar engagement with other key countries to further the jurisdictions' commitment to promoting tax transparency and effective exchange of information.
Investigators have opened a criminal case
According to the draft statement seen by the agency, G7 are making progress in discussions on potential avenues to bring forward the extraordinary profits stemming from immobilized Russian sovereign assets to the benefit of Ukraine
Le Ministre gabonais de la Culture, de la Jeunesse, des Sports et des Arts a pris part, ce 22 mai à Paris (France), à la cérémonie d'ouverture de la Semaine Africaine de l'UNESCO qui se tient jusqu'au 24 mai 2024. Devenue une tradition pour l'ensemble des pays du continent, cette manifestation culturelle est l'occasion de mettre en vitrine la pluralité et la richesse culturelle de l'Afrique, à travers un programme riche en activités, notamment des expositions artistiques, un salon du (...) - ARTS & CULTURE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Depuis plus de 5 ans, nous avons souvent été confrontés à deux principaux problèmes : le financement des AGR par prêt et le remboursement des fonds par les bénéficiaires. Nous avions d'un côté, les détenus de capitaux (argent). Ces personnes qui souhaitent investir leur argent dans les micros projets, mais qui sont freinées par le fort risque de non remboursement, le manque de garantie et de couverture de leurs capitaux. De l'autre côté, nous avons des personnes qui répondent à nos (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
J'ai été reçu par l'Ambassadeur Bankole Adeoye, Commissaire Paix et Sécurité de l'Union Africaine et S.E.Madame Rebecca Amuge Otongo, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent de la République d'Ouganda, Président du Conseil de Paix et de Sécurité CPS, pour le mois de juin, assurant l'intérim de la Tanzanie à Addis-Abeba (Éthiopie). Pour commencer, j'ai transmis le message de S.E le Général Brice Clotaire OLIGUI NGUEMA, Président de la Transition, Président de la République, Chef de l'Etat, (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somali government has applauded the UN Security Council's decision to sanction three al-Shabab leaders at the Somali government’s request.
A Hamilton jury has found Oliver Karafa and Lucy Li guilty of first-degree murder of Tyler Pratt and attempted murder of his partner Jordyn Romano in 2021.
Trailing in the polls among the younger voters who could decide the next general election, the federal Liberals are scrambling to bring up their social media game and sell their recent budget to skeptical millennials and Gen Z.
Even though 2024 marked the first time the H5N1 bird flu was reported in dairy cows, researchers have known for decades that influenza viruses can target the cells that make up mammary glands.
While many providers have signed up for $10-per-day childcare, waitlists are only getting longer — some years-long — and parents are getting frustrated. Meanwhile, some providers are threatening to pull out of the program because they can't raise fees.
Living donors are the best option for many in need of a kidney transplant. But patients and nephrologists say the testing process could be more streamlined for living donors.
May 25 marks the date when a summit in Addis Ababa laid the foundations for today’s African Union Read Full Article at RT.com