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Evening briefing: Vijay opposes ‘One Nation, One Election’; ED and more on ‘digital arrest’ gang | Latest News India

Evening briefing: Vijay opposes ‘One Nation, One Election’; ED and more on ‘digital arrest’ gang | Latest News India

Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Sunday passed resolutions against ‘One Nation, One Election’, Endowment Amendment Bill and National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET). TVK’s meeting of executive and district officers, chaired by Vijay, passed a resolution criticizing the MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu and claiming that the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu has deteriorated under the present regime. Go deeper

Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu), October 27 (ANI): Actor and founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Vijay greets the crowd at his party's first political rally at Vikravandi in Villupuram on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu), October 27 (ANI): Actor and founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Vijay greets the crowd at his party’s first political rally at Vikravandi in Villupuram on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a fresh prosecution complaint in a cybercrime case commonly known as “digital arrest”, news agency PTI reported. The agency’s action comes a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned citizens about such scams in his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address. The anti-money laundering agency registered a case after examining several police FIRs and arrested eight people named in its chargesheet dated October 10. The accused are Charan Raj C, Kiran SK, Shahi Kumar M, Sachin M, Tamilarasan, Prakash R, Ajith R and Aravindan. The defendant also ran 24 shell companies used for money laundering purposes. Go deeper

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That’s all we have at this time in our evening briefing. see you tomorrow morning