At least six people were killed and dozens injured following a stampede at a nightclub in Italy, authorities said.


Italy nightclub stampede kills 6


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Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday asked a visiting Central team to assess the drought situation in the state and submit a report to the central government at the earliest so that relief can be provided to farmers.


Assess drought situation fast, Jharkhand says


An investigation has been initiated after the cigarette-to-hotel major ITC Ltd lodged a complaint saying its logo and name of company Chairman Y.C. Deveshwar was used by a fake website to deceive people, police said on Friday.


ITC logo, Chairman's name used in fake website


The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya's plea challenging the proceedings before a Mumbai court seeking to declare him a fugitive economic offender and attach his assets.


SC seeks response from ED on Mallya's plea


Singer Mika Singh, who was arrested after a 17-year-old Brazilian model allegedly lodged a complaint about Mika sending inappropriate pictures, was released following the intervention of the Indian Embassy.


Singer Mika Singh released in UAE


Income Tax officials on Thursday called for a common platform for various agencies to unearth black money and for seamless investigations.


'Common platform for agencies needed to unearth black money'


Though many Indian companies believe corporate fraud will rise in the future, there is growing optimism that recent regulatory actions and technology interventions will be able to tackle fraud, a survey said on Thursday.


Regulations, tech can curb corporate fraud: India Inc


Restaurants of three coastal shacks at the popular Morjim beach were shut down and sealed by the Goa Food and Drugs Administration on Thursday, amid a crackdown on food outlets operated by foreign nationals in the coastal state.


Non-licensed restaurant run by Russians shut in Goa


Customs administrations of 21 countries from South Asia, West Asia and Asia Pacific stressed on sharing data and intelligence in real-time to counter organised cross-border crime, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.


Countries call for data sharing to cut cross-border crime


The Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Wednesday announced that special Lok Adalats to settle power theft cases in the areas under its jurisdiction will be held on December 8 and 9.


BSES to hold Lok Adalats for power theft cases on December 8-9


US actor and filmmaker Sean Penn and his crew were seen in front of the Saudi consulate here on Wednesday, reportedly making a documentary on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the mission.


Sean Penn in Turkey for 'documentary on Khashoggi murder'


A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and two other former government officials to three years in jail in a coal block allocation case and said that "white collar crimes" are more dangerous than ordinary crimes.


Ex-Coal Secretary gets 3 years jail, gets bail


Congress President Rahul Gandhis brother-in-law Robert Vadra on Wednesday termed the fresh Enforcement Directorate summons issued to him in a land scam case in Rajasthan as a relentless "political witch-hunt".


Relentless political witch-hunt: Vadra on fresh ED summons


Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being the "protector, benefactor and promoter" of AgustaWestland and its parent company Finmeccanica, the Congress on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into Modi's role in "exonerating" the Italian defence and aerospace major which was blacklisted by the UPA.


Modi is protector, benefactor, promoter of AgustaWestland: Congress


The Malaysian police on Wednesday filed fresh charges against fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, a key figure in a corruption scandal involving state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) that led to the fall of the previous government.


1MDB probe: Fugitive Malaysian financier faces fresh graft charges


A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and two other former government officials to three years in jail in a coal block allocation case.


Ex-Coal Secretary gets 3 years jail


Absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya, wanted in a Rs 9,000 crore bank loan default case, on Wednesday offered to pay back "100 per cent of the principal amount" as speculations over his extradition were raised after AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel was brought here for interrogation.


Extradition blade hanging, Mallya offers to repay 100% bank money


The Odisha government on Tuesday said it would withdraw cases against Delhi-based defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra, 41 days after he was arrested on charges of hurting sentiments of people of the state.


Odisha govt to withdraw cases against Abhijit Iyer Mitra


The Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 117.09-crore movable and immovable properties of Prakash Industries in connection with its ongoing probe against it in allocation of Fatehpur coal block in Chhattisgarh in 2008, the agency said on Tuesday.


Coal scam: ED attaches Rs 117-crore property of Prakash Industries


French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday announced a six-month suspension of a plan to introduce a fuel tax hike which has led to weeks of violent protests.


France suspends fuel tax hike after protests


Commending the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for remaining free from any major controversy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the investigative agencies are supposed to be faceless.

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