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Michel signed ‘sham contracts’ to hide trail of Agusta kickbacks: ED

December 06, 2021 12:57 pm

🔴 The report reveals the mistrust between Michel and Guido Haschke, the other alleged middleman for AgustaWestland, and the admission that his deals with the Italian company made up 80 per cent of his Dubai firm's revenue.

Hillary raised chopper deal with Govt, Russians pushed India too far: Michel

December 06, 2021 8:54 am

🔴 On Saturday, The Indian Express reported that Michel claimed to have lobbied with the Chopper deal then UPA Government when, as he describes it, the deal was “on the edge of the cliff” before it was sealed in 2010. Saturday also marked three years since Michel was extradited from Dubai.

PM (Manmohan) asking Cabinet on Agusta threw us to wolves: Michel

December 06, 2021 8:54 am

🔴 While Michel awaits trial in Tihar jail, The Indian Express has accessed the voluminous report on his interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate, in which he claims how he lobbied with the then UPA Government when, as he describes it, the deal was “on the edge of the cliff” before it was pushed through in 2010.

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After a long time suspended IPS Amitabh Thakur showing his reinstate letter in front of state Director General of Police office in Lucknow on thursday, Senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was last year suspended on charges dereliction of duty and indiscipline. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Deoria land fraud case: Ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur arrested for forging IDs to get industrial plot in 1999

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:21 IST

Lucknow Police said Thakur allegedly misused his authority as Superintendent of Police, Deoria, to secure the plot in his wife’s name

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Chandrayaan-3 detects surprisingly active plasma over the Moon’s south pole

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The RAMBHA-LP instrument offers the first ground truth of the Moon’s near-surface plasma at southern high latitudes.

‘I cannot imagine raising a newborn without ChatGPT’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlights AI’s growing role in parenting

December 10, 2025 19:11 IST

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that he often turns to ChatGPT whenever he feels stuck as a parent.

To understand the impact of obesity on an individual’s mental and emotional health, the study assessed 142 participants, of whom 78.9% were women, using the validated Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS)

Emotional toll of obesity: Study finds deep self-stigma in people seeking bariatric care

December 10, 2025 19:08 IST

To understand the impact of obesity on an individual’s mental and emotional health, the study assessed 142 participants, of whom 78.9% were women, using the validated Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS). All patients with a body mass index ≥ 27.5 Kg/m2 were included in the study.