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Topic: I-PAC

I-PAC emails staff saying West Bengal ops ‘paused’, days ahead of polls. TMC says ‘all is well’

Though Trinamool did not officially confirm shutdown of the agency, it reiterated, in a press conference Monday, that all I-PAC employees will be taken care of.

ED case against I-PAC co-founder Chandel: ‘Only 50% of fee by cheque, unaccounted cash for poll spending’

The PMLA case stems from fresh FIR filed by Delhi Police’s EOW, alleging the directors of I-PAC hatched conspiracy, falsified accounts & handled unaccounted funds.

‘Didn’t inform local stations before, tried to intimidate’—WB Police counters ED’s charges on I-PAC raids

Senior West Bengal Police officers filed affidavits before the Supreme Court in response to ED’s writ petition, which alleged obstruction during the raid on I-PAC office in Kolkata last month.

Under lens in I-PAC case, businessman moves SC to stop ED from accessing data on his seized phone

Jitendra Kumar Mehta challenges ED’s move to seize and examine his mobile phone in the I-PAC case. SC issues notice to ED but refuses interim relief to petitioner.

ED vs Mamata: SC says dispute ‘serious’, seeks Bengal CM’s response on ‘interference’ in I-PAC raid

ED plea has urged SC to order CBI probe into ‘intrusion’ by Bengal government & its head in its money laundering probe against I-PAC, which provides political consultancy services to TMC.

Mamata committed ‘robbery’ during I-PAC raids, TMC hell bent on stalling court hearings—ED tells SC

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee entered I-PAC director’s premises despite request not to interfere, ED submits in writ petition; says TMC workers were ‘hell bent’ on stalling HC proceedings.

ED case against Mamata’s strategist I-PAC—‘Rs 20 cr coal scam proceeds, Bengal to Goa via hawala’

West Bengal ‘coal scam’ funds channelled to I-PAC via hawala, Enforcement Directorate submits in Calcutta High Court.

‘Gandhi problem’: Why Prashant Kishor’s talks with Congress to revive the party crashed

Kishor wanted Priyanka Gandhi as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi as Parliamentary party leader & Sonia Gandhi as UPA chairperson, say members of committee that studied his recommendations.

Trinamool testing waters in South? Congress, BJP leaders ‘approached’ in Karnataka & Telangana

Political circles in Karnataka & Telangana are abuzz with reports of TMC leaders as well as poll strategist Prashant Kishor approaching leaders who have clout independent of party.

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Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.