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The CBI was aware of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi’s presence in the US in May 2018, before he escaped to Antigua on 8 July, using a local passport, internal sources told The Quint.

Sources have also revealed that US authorities via Interpol shared two US addresses with the agency where Choksi was allegedly hiding. One of the addresses belongs to Choksi’s relative.

On being notified of Choksi’s location in the US, the CBI wrote an extradition request to the US authorities via Interpol. But shockingly enough the request was allegedly delayed – with no action taken in May and June – reaching US authorities on 9 July, exactly a day after Choksi escaped to Antigua.

A reporter's account of how challenging and distinctly different it was covering the hospitalisation episodes of Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi.

On Friday, among the worried DMK cadre thronging M Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence in Chennai, was 85-year-old Rathnambal. She shares a link with the DMK patriarch, as she hails from his birthplace, namely, Thirukkuvalai in Nagapattinam district, 340 km from Chennai.

An emotional Rathnambal told **The Quint**, "I took a bus, asked around for directions to Gopalapuram and came here. Kalaignar is the one who solemnised my wedding, and also ensured my daughters got married. I owe a lot to him."

Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has won a majority at the Center, and he is due to take oath as the head of the government in the days to come.

However, Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, remains without any party taking an absolute majority. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and the leading PTI have little difference in the number of seats they have won. All eyes are on the 29 independents.

The act of Confession, officially known as penance, is one of the cardinal sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church that allows the faithful to have their sins forgiven by god through a priest. Through this process, men and women who are baptised kneel down before a priest and confess their sins.

Pretty much everyone has Wi-Fi at their home these days, and we’ve got some tips that will make sure any unwarranted drop in the internet speed can be fixed without shouting out the technician.

The regulatory body has clearly stated in its new regulations that if Apple doesn’t adhere to its instructions, then telecom networks will very soon stop working on iPhones in the country.

2019 coalition government: In an eerie replay of 1996, the BJP could become the single largest party, the Congress could come in second and a clutch of regional parties could dice the remaining seats. Here are three reasons why the 2019 "khichdi"coalition could be a political delicacy.

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra recalls the Adelaide Test against Australia in 2003 as part of The Quint’s podcast series ‘Greatest Game of My Life’.