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  A man accused of paying bribes in one of China’s biggest-ever military corruption scandals allegedly funneled at least 114 million Canadian dollars into banks in that country before investing more than CA$32 million in luxury Vancouver real estate. Before moving from China to Canada in 2006, Chen Runkai told immigration officials that he made at most 41,000 Canadian dollars a year. His wife, he said, was employed as a clerk. Despite their modest incomes, a series of money transfers poured CA$114 million into the Chen family’s Canadian bank accounts a few years later. Chen, it turns out, is wanted for arrest by the Chinese government on charges of bribery for his alleged role in a major corruption scandal involving a senior military official, OCCRP and the Toronto Star have learned. Now, he’s fighting to stay in Canada, where his family has two mansions in Vancouver overlooking the Pacific. He is the owner of a Tudor-style home with mountain and ocean views he purchased in 2016 fo...

  In a new twist to the 2G spectrum ‘scam’, the 17 accused in the case were acquitted of all charges by a special CBI court in New Delhi on Thursday, 21 December. “I have absolutely no hesitation in holding that prosecution has miserably failed to prove any charge against any accused,” said CBI Judge OP Saini, acquitting former telecom minister A Raja, Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and 15 other accused.

  Apple  is expected to launch its  iPhone 14  series at an upcoming event in September. But now as per a new report, the launch event may be delayed. As per report by Nikkei Asia, the company has asked the iPhone 14 series suppliers in China to speed up development, so that the launch event can take place as per schedule. Foxconn and Pegatron are reportedly the two major suppliers for the upcoming iPhone lineup. Additioanlly, Luxshare Precision is also said to have bagged some orders to supply two of the four iPhone 14 series models. As per the report, manufacturers are being negatively affected by the delay in the re-opening of factories in China, especially in and around Shanghai, due to Covid lockdowns. In case the delay negatively affects the manufacturing schedule, Apple is estimated to lose up to $8 billion (roughly Rs. 62,097 crore) in revenue. Usually, iPhone models are said to reach the engineering verification test (EVT) stage by June. Now, as per the repo...

Electric two-wheelers are catching all the attention for the wrong reasons due to various incidents of them catching fire. In recent times, several incidents involving scooters from Ola Electric, Okinawa, Pure EV and Jitendra EV catching fire were reported throughout the country. The latest entrant in this unfortunate list of electric two-wheelers is Hero Electric. Recently, a Hero Electric Photon caught fire in Odisha, which has once again brought attention to the safety concerns related to electric two-wheelers. To know more:  https://www.cartoq.com/hero-electric-photon-catches-fire-while-charging/  

  The BMW i4 electric sedan today officially went on sale in India at an introductory price of ₹ 69.90 lakh for its one fully loaded variant – i4 eDrive40. It is the third electric vehicle from BMW Group India, which launched the iX electric SUV in December 2021, and the MINI Electric in March 2022. With the launch of the BMW i4, the company now has one of the widest line-ups of electric cars in the luxury vehicle space. The BMW i4 will also be India’s longest-range electric vehicle with a claimed driving range of up to 590 km on a single charge. Online bookings for the i4 begin from today, while deliveries will commence by early July 2022. Talking about the launch, Vikram Pawah, President,  BMW  Group India said, “With the launch of the BMW i4, I am excited to introduce the first electric mid-size sedan in the country. BMW i4 effortlessly combines sheer driving pleasure with sustainability as never experienced before. Thanks to its unique combination of BMW eDrive techno...

  Khurshid, who met the PCC members here, said due to the issue, India lost its robust growth story and its surging economy and reiterated his party’s demand for an unconditional apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rai. To know more:  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cag-vinod-rai-agent-provocateur-cong-leader-salman-khurshid-7608698/

  Washington: The day after his 18th birthday, Salvador Ramos, a troubled teenager from small-town Texas, bought an assault rifle. A week later, he walked into a local elementary school, where he shot and killed 19 young children and two of their teachers. Authorities are still trying to piece together what drove Ramos to commit America's worst school massacre in a decade, but here is what is known so far about the shooting: How the shooter attacked Described as a long-bullied youth with a history of self-harm, Ramos turned 18 on May 16 and bought an assault rifle the very next day. He purchased 375 rounds of ammunition on May 18, and then a second rifle two days after that. Ramos -- a school dropout with no criminal history -- messaged on social media Tuesday morning that he planned to attack his grandmother, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said. Ramos shot his 66-year-old relative in the face. She survived and was airlifted in critical condition to a hospital in nearby Sa...

  A nearly two-kilometer-wide asteroid safely zoomed past Earth as it flew at a staggering speed of 47,196 kilometers per hour. The Virtual Telescope Project caught the near-Earth object as it swung past the planet from a distance of just 40,24,182 kilometers on its way to the Sun. To know more:  https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/watch-nearly-two-km-wide-asteroid-zooms-past-earth-caught-on-camera-1954820-2022-05-27

  Two days after 19 students and 2 teachers were killed in a  horrific shooting incident  at a school in the United States’ Texas, the husband of one of the educators passed away due to a heart attack on Thursday, 26 May, as per reports. Joe Garcia lost his 46-year-old wife Irma Garcia on Tuesday, 24 May. A member of the family said that Joe died “due to grief.” “EXTREMELY heartbreaking and come with deep sorrow (sic) to say that my Tia Irma’s husband Joe Garcia has passed away due to grief, i truly am at a loss for words for how we are all feeling, PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY, God have mercy on us, this isn’t easy,” a nephew of the couple wrote on Twitter. To know more:  https://www.thequint.com/news/world/texas-school-shooting-husband-of-killed-teacher-passes-away-due-to-grief-heart-attack-usa

For Giriraj Singh, the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the most inspiring characteristic of Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  is that irrespective of the stature of the person discussing ideas that can benefit the people with him, he always encourages such conversations. “Irrespective of whether I went to him as minister of state or as cabinet minister, if I discuss any idea that he would think can uplift the lives of the people, he would listen to it seriously and there would be a discussion and if it was good then he would get it executed. This is the biggest trait of his character that has inspired me a lot. Such traits are worth emulating,” the union minister told News18.com. Singh also firmly believes that there is no bigger listener than PM Modi as he will hear out everyone patiently and with all sincerity.  

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  COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food sho .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/91679602.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

  Islamabad:   Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a common threat for the entire region. “I can state that our resolve to fight terrorism remains unwavering. We shall pursue all avenues for defeating the scourge of terrorism and ensuring the attainment of peace and stability in the region and in our country,” he said. The spokesperson also said that Pakistan’s foreign policy was consistent to have relations with all major powers. “We want balanced, objective and broad-based relations based on mutual interest, mutual benefit and mutual respect with all major powers including the US, China, Russia and others,” he said. To a question about the visit of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to the US, he said it was clear that there is a mutual desire from both sid...

  1. Animation of eclipse showing Moon turning red-orange ASSOCIATED PRESS Greenbelt, Maryland, US – 11 May 2022 ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Thaler, NASA scientist: “Beginning Sunday evening, there’s going to be one of my favorite celestial phenomena, and that’s a lunar eclipse. And the thing that’s so wonderful about these is that they are incredibly easy to see. All you need to do is go outside. You don’t need any sort of special viewing equipment. And so what’s going to happen is that on Sunday night, the moon is actually going to move into the shadow of the earth, and everything needs to be perfectly lined up for that. That doesn’t happen every month. It always happens when we have a full moon, which means that the sun and the moon are at opposite sides of the Earth. The Earth’s in the middle and the earth will be casting a shadow onto the moon. And so if you in the the eastern part of North America, that’s going to begin at about 10 p.m.. And the peak...

  Day after day, NASA scientists explore the farthest regions of space, and they occasionally bring back the best finds to share with the general public. For example, NASA released a stunning photo of an interstellar nebula on Instagram on Tuesday, wowing the agency’s millions of followers. Photos of the Nebula NASA’s stunning photograph of the Lagoon Nebula has received 1.2 million likes and many comments in the 24 hours since it was initially shared, indicating that people are interested in learning more about the cosmic wonder.

  New Delhi, Patna: Weeks after he was granted bail in a fodder scam case, Lalu Prasad Yadav has been charged in a fresh corruption case over alleged irregularities in recruitment between 2004 and 2009 when he was Railway Minister. Besides Mr Yadav, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti and other family members have been named accused in the new case, sources said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today started searches at 15 locations linked to the Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch, including his residences. In the new case, the CBI has alleged that Mr Yadav and his family members received land and properties as bribe for giving out railway jobs. The 73-year-old veteran leader walked out of jail last month after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in the ₹ 139 crore Doranda Treasury scam case. A CBI special court had in February sentenced him to five years in prison in the case. He was also fined ₹ 60 ...

  Kangana Ranaut attended the Dhaakad premiere with her family on Thursday. And the actor made sure she unveiled her latest purchase on time. Kangana introduced her Mercedes Maybach S680 in front of the photographers with pride and posed with her family and the mean machine. The car which costs around ₹3.6 crore has been recently introduced in India. Also read: Dhaakad title song shows Kangana Ranaut’s transformation into ruthless Agent Agni. Watch Wearing a floral tulle dress, Kangana attended the premiere of Dhaakad with her parents, sister Rangoli Chandel, her son Prithviraj, brother Aksht Ranaut and sister-in-law Ritu Sangwan. A video of Kangana unveiling her new car around the same time was shared by a paparazzo account on Instagram.

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  An Indian couple are taking their son to court demanding that he and his wife produce either a grandchild within a year or cough up almost Rs50 million ($650,000). Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad say that they exhausted their savings raising and educating their pilot son and paying for a lavish wedding. To know more:  https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/india-give-us-a-grandchild-or-pay-back-650000-say-parents-who-are-suing-their-son

  In an international sting operation, the Dubai Police and law enforcement agencies of France, Spain, and Colombia recently dismantled a transnational organised crime syndicate involved in trafficking and smuggling cocaine in shipments of sugar from South America to Europe. Code-named ‘Canne à Sucre’, the operation took place on May 5 when the Dubai Police arrested a key member of the criminal syndicate in a synchronised series of raids in France, Spain, and Colombia. The bust resulted in arresting 18 criminals and the seizure of 22 tons of sugar contaminated with cocaine smuggled from Colombia through the Port of Le Havre in France. To know more: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/crime/dubai-police-bust-international-crime-syndicate-for-smuggling-cocaine-in-sugar

  A roadside bombing targeted a van carrying Pakistani security forces in the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing a passerby and wounding 13 people, police said. According to Sajjad Khan, a local police chief, the attack took place in the city’s Saddar neighbourhood. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, but Karachi has witnessed several militant attacks in recent years. To know more:  https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/pakistan-13-injured-cars-damaged-in-karachi-bombing

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