The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Senior Auditor in the Office of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) under the Defence Ministry and two private persons on graft charge. The accused persons have been identified as Deep Narayan Yadav, Senior Auditor in the PCDA Office; Akash Kapoor (defence supplier), owner of Akash … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma was addressing a farmers’ conference in Ajmer, organised as part of the BJP government’s first anniversary celebrations. | Photo Credit: X/@BhajanlalBjp Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday (December 13, 2024) said the State government was working for welfare of farmers and cattle rearers and assured them that … Read more
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released its fifth annual report since legalising assisted dying in 2016, which for the first time included data on the ethnicity of those seeking euthanasia. Around … Read more
Until the mid-2010s, banks used to lend massive loans to big industries. When these businesses failed, their loans turned sour. Such bad loans stayed hidden for sometime. In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) carried out a review, following which skeletons tumbled out of the closet. The share of bad loans reached as high … Read more
The BJP, which is aiming to topple the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, plans to hold as many as 100 election rallies in the state, with key speakers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra on Sunday said that mega rallies will be held in all … Read more
Referring to an assurance on educational loans made in the DMK’s manifesto for the 2021 Assembly election, Congress legislator J.G. Prince on Tuesday insisted that the State government help students, and stated that bank officials were taking the aid credited to the students’ accounts by the State government. During his speech in the Assembly, Mr. … Read more
West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick being taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata on Oct. 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The arrest of West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on October 27 over an alleged public distribution system (PDS) scam has sparked a political … Read more
The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has cracked a massive racket involved in opening ‘mule bank accounts’ that help cyber and financial fraudsters to park and operate their ill-gotten money. The racket was active in tricking gullible villagers into opening bank accounts in tri-junction region of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The STF … Read more
Cyber fraudsters have reportedly withdrawn ₹1.48 lakh from two bank accounts after the victim logged into a mobile application shared by the fraudsters under Undi police limits in the West Godavari district. The incident came to light after the victim, K.B. Krishnam Raju, lodged a complaint with the police on August 14. The victim is a … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday, June 1, 2023 condemned the withholding of Twitter accounts of Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman and May 17 Movement coordinator Thirumurugan Gandhi. The accounts have been withheld after the government of India reportedly made an … Read more