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Congress calls fuel hikes "silent tax on households", accuses govt of "corporate protection racket"Fuel prices have risen for the fourth time in ten days. Congress leaders condemn these increases as a silent tax on Indian households. They...
Sebi targets 'finfluencer' misconduct to protect retail investors, freezes accounts of perpetratorsAccording to the SEBI order, the operators bought small/mid-cap stocks, artificially inflated prices by sharing unsubstantiated bullish tip...
PMK leader Anbumani seeks TN govt nod to prosecute Senthil Balaji in ED casePMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has called on the Tamil Nadu government to approve judicial proceedings against DMK leader Senthil Balaji. Thi...
AIMIM corporator sheltered TCS case accused Nida Khan, say policeAn AIMIM corporator, Matin Patel, was arrested for allegedly harbouring Nida Khan, a key accused in a sexual harassment and religious coerc...
From Escobar to Rehman Dakait: Global gangsters shape Maharashtra's poll talkAhead of Maharashtra's civic elections, opposition parties have labeled Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as "Pablo Escobar" over alleged...
Karnataka officials bust fake ITC claim racket involving 100 firms with Rs 1,008 cr in turnoverThe commercial taxes department in Karnataka, India, has arrested four individuals connected to a scrap goods racket that engaged in fictit...
Sanjay Raut accuses ED men of extortion; I-T raids on Thackeray, Parab aidesOn Tuesday, Raut submitted a list of names of people and firms raided by the ED. After being probed, they allegedly invested crores of rupe...
Lease of Life: A 380-acre plot in Gurgaon is now home to hundreds of native trees and bird speciesOver the course of a decade and with the help of thousands of volunteers, more than 70 companies and the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation, the...
Housing finance racket a bribery case, not large scam: GovtGovt said the housing finance racket unearthed by CBI, leading to the arrest of the CEO of LIC Housing finance is a bribery case and not a ...
How scammers are cashing in on India's job problemFake job rackets are now a booming industry, thanks to shrinking jobs in private as well as public sector.
Meet Truth Labs' KPC Gandhi: The scientist who submitted computer forensics report in Vyapam scandalCan India become a superpower when its doctors may not know surgery, bank personnel may not be good at accounting and police may have bribe...
Gurudas Kamat slams Sanjay Nirupam over threat to BMC men on hawkers' issueNirupam had recently met Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ajoy Mehta to demand that the civic body withdraw orders to evict ...
Marine engineer among 13 held for smuggling Indian pangolins to ChinaIn a major breakthrough Madhya Pradesh forest department on Monday arrested 13 people including a Kolkata-based marine engineer and a corpo...
Did Hollywood tell Barack Obama to bust net guru Dotcom?As the infamous file-sharing mogul fights US extradition, Steve Anderson hears his lawyer’s claims of a murky connection between Washington...
- Green activists put up a strong fight
"We welcome the move as there should be some regulatory body with powers vested in it to ensure that green cover is protected.
- Don't press panic button, your money is safe: FM to investors
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked investors not to press panic button over the housing finance racket as the loans were protect...
- Regulators, I-T too probing cash for loans
The kickbacks-for-loan racket involving senior bankers and LIC executives has led to a multi-agency probe, with regulatory and investigativ...
- Housing finance racket a "very small" incident, says Montek
The plan panel on Thursday termed the housing finance racket, involving the chief of LIC Housing Finance and several other officials of PSU...
- Cabinet clears whistleblower protection bill
The Union Cabinet has cleared a bill to protect whistleblowers and punish those exposing identity of people disclosing information.
- British credit card details on sale in India: Media
UK-based media group has unearthed a racket allegedly involved in selling credit card details of British customers in India. Guard your car...