India's antitrust body has turned down a request from Apple to put a hold on an investigation report which found the company breached competition laws, allowing the case to continue, an internal order from the regulator seen by Reuters showed.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in August ordered a recall of investigation reports after Apple said the watchdog had disclosed commercial secrets to competitors in the case dating back to 2021, including Tinder-owner Match.

As the results for the Maharashtra polls will be announced tomorrow, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday exuded confidence in the victory of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saying that around 160-165 MLAs will be elected from MVA.

Reacting to the speculations of the CM face from Maha Vikas Aghadi, Raut asserted that no formula has been made yet for the selection of the CM face as everyone will sit together and choose the CM.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in response to a petition from former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia. Sisodia sought a relaxation of the bail condition that mandates him to appear before the investigating officer every Monday and Thursday.

An SC bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said that it would make a decision on the matter during the next hearing without any adjournment.

Kenya's president said Thursday he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after US bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia's richest men.

President William Ruto in a state of the nation address said the decision was made based on new information provided by our investigative agencies and partner nations. He didn't specify the United States.

Asserting that the relationship between India and the US is built on a strong foundation, the White House has expressed confidence that it can navigate the ongoing crisis surrounding bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.

At her daily news conference, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday that the administration is aware of the charges against Adani.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (local time) held a bilateral meeting with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil. PM Modi stated that their discussions focused on strengthening ties in defence, security, trade, and technology. He remarked, "India-Italy friendship can greatly contribute to a better planet."

The Andhra Pradesh government has repealed the two-child norm for candidates contesting local body elections. The state assembly on Monday passed the AP Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the AP Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, effectively removing the decades-old restriction, reported NDTV.

The two-child policy was introduced in May 1994, mandating that candidates seeking election to Gram Panchayats, Mandal Praja Parishads, and Zilla Parishads should not have more than two children.

Police have registered a case against four unidentified persons on charges of attempt to murder after NCP (SP) leader and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was seriously injured in stone pelting at his car in Nagpur, officials said on Tuesday.

The incident took place at around 8 pm on Monday and Deshmukh was later admitted to a private hospital in Nagpur.

Amid alarmingly high pollution levels in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Centre to convene an emergency meeting to tackle the issue and said it is the moral responsibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter.

Addressing a press conference, Rai said the Centre has not acted on the Delhi government's repeated requests to allow artificial rain in the national capital and he will again write to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered "direct links" between e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart and their preferred sellers, The Economic Times reported on Tuesday. The central probe agency is investigating alleged violations of foreign investment laws by the companies.

According to the report, the ED quizzed the “top” five sellers of both firms and found that many of these sellers are either former employees or relatives of former associates of Amazon and Flipkart.

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