Draft of banks could face tough questions in the sweeping US crackdown on alleged corruption in global soccer as prosecutors review how much they knew about millions of dollars in bribes flowing through the US banking system to accounts around the world. More than a dozen banks are named in the US Department of Justice's indictment of nine officials at FIFA, the game's powerful governing body, and five sports media and promotion executives, over charges involving more than USD 150 million in bribes. "Part of our investigation will look at the conduct of the financial institutions to see whether they were cognizant of the fact they were helping launder these bribe payments," Kelly T. Currie, acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said at a news conference.
A thief who failed to rob a bank later wrote a letter seeking an apology for his crime. The incident took place in Sector 6 of Noida where an amateur thief came to steal money from a Canara Bank on Sunday night but failed, he then wrote a touching letter to the bank apologising for his crime.
In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the religious conversion of girls "without their faith and belief in Islam" and "solely for the purpose of marriage" to Muslim boys could not be held valid. Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani passed the order while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by five couples, hailing from different districts of Uttar Pradesh, who had sought "protection as married couple".
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