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Delhi court directs CBI to withdraw LOC against Aakar Patel and apologise to him

Delhi, 7/4: A Delhi court on Thursday directed the CBI to withdraw a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against the chair of Amnesty International India Board Aakar Patel in a case of an alleged violation of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act and apologise to him.     The court said a “written apology” from Director…

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All 24 ministers of Andhra Pradesh resign ahead of cabinet reshuffle

AP, 7/4: All 24 Ministers of the Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Thursday submitted their resignation to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ahead of the proposed reorganisation of the Council of Ministers.   The incumbent Ministers put in their papers at the meeting of the Cabinet, which was their last, official sources said. They remained…

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Anil Deshmukh brain behind money laundering conspiracy

Mumbai, 7/4: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that Maharashtra’s former home minister Anil Deshmukh was the “mastermind and brain” behind the money laundering conspiracy and that he had misused his official position to amass wealth. The agency also alleged that Deshmukh exercised undue influence to pass favourable transfers and…

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