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ED arrests Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick in money laundering case

Kolkata, Oct 27 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested West Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-core ration distribution scam in the state, official sources said on Friday. The minister was apprehended under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the early hours of Friday following over 17-18 hours of questioning, they said. He will be produced before a local court where the ED will seek his custody.”I am a victim of a great conspiracy,” the TMC minister said after being arrested by ED in connection with the alleged ration distribution scam. Earlier

India ‘exploring all legal options’ after Qatari court sentences 8 Indians to death for spying

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government on Thursday vowed to explore “all legal options” after a Qatari court handed death sentences to eight Indian employees of a Qatari company on spying charges. According to Indian media reports, the eight men are retired Indian naval officers who worked for the consulting company Al Dahra, advising the Qatari government on the acquisition of submarines. India’s External Affairs Ministry said in a statement it was awaiting the detailed judgment in the case. “We are in touch with the family members and the legal team, and we are exploring all legal options,” it

Long Covid may not be linked to brain damage, study finds

New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Long Covid does not appear to be linked to direct viral invasion or active damage of the brain, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, performed blood tests and invasive procedures to procure blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples of 25 people with confirmed long Covid condition, in which symptoms last for months after the infection. Of these, six were without residual symptoms after COVID-19 and 17 were control subjects completely free of the disease. The samples were taken between February and November, 2021 and were analysed for a total of

Israeli troops carry out an hourslong ground raid into Gaza before an expected wider incursion

Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP): Israeli troops and tanks launched an hourslong ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” before a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating airstrikes. The raid came after the U.N. warned that’s it’s on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the territory, which has also been under a complete siege since Hamas’ bloody rampage across southern Israel ignited the war earlier this month. The rising

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