D’Cunha report on COVID ‘scam’ adds more heat to bypoll campaign

D’Cunha report on COVID ‘scam’ adds more heat to bypoll campaign

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with his supporters at a Congress election rally in Sanudur Assembly constituency on Saturday. | Photo Credit: A day after The Hindureported on the John Michael D’Cunha commission report, which recommended criminal prosecution of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and former Health Minister B. Sriramulu over alleged irregularities in the procurement of 3 lakh … Read more

BJP leader Araga Jnanendra demands CM’s resignation over ST corporation scam

BJP leader Araga Jnanendra demands CM’s resignation over ST corporation scam

Former Home Minister and BJP leader Araga Jnanendra has said that the former Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare, B. Nagendra, may land in trouble again for his statements about the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after being released on bail. Answering a question in a press conference in Shivamogga on Thursday, Mr. Jnanendra said that Nagendra’s comments … Read more

Excise policy scam: Supreme Court to hear today Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas against arrest by CBI

Excise policy scam: Supreme Court to hear today Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas against arrest by CBI

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being brought to Rouse Avenue Court by CBI in connection with the Excise policy case, in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against the Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest … Read more

Hyderabad | Man gets back ₹3.71 lakh lost in parcel scam

Hyderabad | Man gets back ₹3.71 lakh lost in parcel scam

A 32-year-old man recovered ₹3.71 lakh lost to a parcel scam with the assistance of Hyderabad cybercrime police. Police said that the man, a private employee, received a call claiming to be from a ‘FedEx agent’. “The caller informed him about a parcel containing illegal items like fake passports and drugs addressed to him. This was … Read more

Valmiki corp scam: Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in judicial custody

Valmiki corp scam: Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in judicial custody

Congress MLA and former minister B. Nagendra was arrested in connection with an alleged multi-crore scam at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN A special court in Bengaluru remanded former minister Bt. Nagendra to judicial custody for 14 days on July 22. The Congress MLA from Ballari Rural … Read more

‘It will be a stain on us, if Minister, legislators are involved in Valmiki corporation scam’

‘It will be a stain on us, if Minister, legislators are involved in Valmiki corporation scam’

Satish Jarkiholi is the Public Works Minister and KPCC working president | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO “If a Minister and legislators are involved in the Valmiki corporation scam, then it will be a stain on us,” Minister Satish Jarkiholi said in Belagavi on Friday. “The case is currently under investigation and if Ministers and MLAs … Read more

ED detains Karnataka ex-minister in connection with alleged scam in Valmiki ST corporation

ED detains Karnataka ex-minister in connection with alleged scam in Valmiki ST corporation

Ballari Rural MLA B. Nagendra, who resigned as Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports, and Tribal Welfare in Karnataka following allegations of irregularities in the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, has been arrested by the ED. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) detained former minister B. Nagendra, the Congress MLA … Read more

Resignation not enough, arrest Nagendra for Valmiki corporation scam: BJP leader

Resignation not enough, arrest Nagendra for Valmiki corporation scam: BJP leader

A file photo of BJP leader and former minister B. Sriramulu | Photo Credit: SRIDHAR KAVALI   Former minister B. Sriramulu demanded the immediate arrest of B. Nagendra, who quit as ST welfare minister in connection with alleged financial irregularities in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation.  Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on July … Read more

Nine held in Gauhati University marksheet scam: Police

Nine held in Gauhati University marksheet scam: Police

The alleged scam was first revealed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press briefing during a visit to Barpeta on June 27. File | Photo Credit: ANI “Nine people including the prime accused have so far been arrested in the alleged marksheet scam in Assam’s Gauhati University,” police sources said on June 29. … Read more

Zerodha Co-founder Nikhil Kamath alerts investors about fake post claiming stocks ‘handpicked’ by him

Zerodha Co-founder Nikhil Kamath alerts investors about fake post claiming stocks ‘handpicked’ by him

Zerodha Co-Founder Nikhil Kamath has alerted investors about not being part of any WhatsApp group that gives stock recommendations. The Indian entrepreneur shared a picture on his official X handle saying that it was not him and called it a “Scam“. Kamath’s tweet came after a social media post did a round in his name … Read more