In 1912, Cadillac fitted 12,000 cars with Charles Kettering's electric self-starter; the hand-crank era ended, and ordinary drivers could finally start a car safelyIn the early days of the automobile, drivers faced a daunting ritual every time they wanted to hit the road. Cranking the engine by hand wa...
Propaganda, misinformation: BJP's response to Rahul Gandhi's CBSE OSM allegationsThe BJP has accused Rahul Gandhi of spreading false information about a CBSE contract. Gandhi questioned the awarding of the contract to CO...
H-1B system targeted by US senator, brings attention to Hyderabad's 'visa temples'Senator Eric Schmitt criticizes US employment-based visa programs like H-1B, alleging they harm American workers and create a "Visa Cartel....
Andhra liquor scam: Kickbacks ''systematically" laundered through office boys or employees, say policeAndhra Pradesh police filed a chargesheet regarding a Rs 3,500-crore liquor scam. The investigation revealed kickbacks were laundered using...
Liquor kickbacks bankrolled YSRCP's polls, African forays: AP probeAndhra Pradesh police filed a chargesheet alleging a ₹3,500 crore liquor scam involving kickbacks from distillers to YSRCP functionaries. T...
Andhra liquor scam: Chargesheet mentions Ex-CM Jagan as kickback recipient, not named as accusedA chargesheet alleges YS Jagan Mohan Reddy received kickbacks in a liquor scam. The Andhra Pradesh police filed it in court. It claims Rs 5...
BJP flags Trump's 'kickback' twist to USAID's $21 mn funding for India voter turnoutUS President Donald Trump reiterated his claim of $21 million being used in India for voter turnout, calling it a 'kickback scheme'. BJP's ...
Hyderabad income tax raids uncover kickbacks in loan sales practicesIncome tax raids on a direct selling agent for loans in Hyderabad have uncovered suspected kickbacks to bank and company executives. The ag...
ED accuses Kavitha of conspiracy, kickbacks and money laundering totaling Rs 292.8 croreThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a custody petition in a Delhi court alleging BRS MLC K Kavitha's involvement in a ₹292.8 crore k...
Mauritius-based Interstellar Technologies got kickbacks for various defence deals: EDCBI in its September 2020 charge sheet, however, rubbished Saxena's claims that he had no association with Interstellar.
Embraer deal: CBI to seek evidence from Brazil, UKIn its FIR, CBI has alleged that kickbacks worth over $5.70 million were paid to clinch the contract of three aircraft in 2008. CBI has lin...
Rahul Gandhi cites media report on 'kickbacks' to defence ministry officials, asks PM to actTagging the report by a newspaper, Gandhi tweeted, "Ministry Of Defence, India (MODI) officials, accused of making millions of $'s in kickb...
AgustaWestland chopper case: CBI fails to find kickback trailThe defence ministry had cancelled the deal with the British-Italian manufacturer for supplying 12 helicopters for VVIP use after kickback ...
Chopper scam: Middleman plotted 18 mn-euro deal to camouflage kickbacksThis purchase may have covered the payment of over 18 mn euros, out of the 30 mn euros kickbacks that Michel handled according to Italian c...
Kickbacks in copter deal: Shadowy figures across the globe on agencies’ radarNames of several Indians too have emerged in the investigations, but no concrete information is available about any of them receiving kickb...
- Kolkata bench of ITAT allows Rajarani Exports to claim benefit for bribe
ITAT justified its decision by holding that there was no material to suggest the taxpayer company, Rajarani Exports, was aware that the pay...
- Asian firms probe Apple kickback claims
Two Asian manufacturers whose wholly owned units were accused of paying kickbacks to get business from Apple Inc said they were investigati...