ED attaches Rs 2.66 crores worth assets in Chhattisgarh coal levy scamThe Enforcement Directorate has attached eight properties valued at Rs 2.66 crore. These assets belong to Saumya Chaurasia, a former Chhatt...
12 Jan, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Petrol pump dealers in Manipur threaten to shut ops over extortion demandsPetrol pump dealers in Manipur are threatening to halt operations by December 28. They cite ongoing extortion and bomb threats from militan...
22 Dec, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Nearly half of retail ransomware attacks stem from unknown security gaps: ReportRetailers are grappling with major cybersecurity threats. Unknown weaknesses fuel ransomware attacks, with many paying hefty ransoms. While...
05 Nov, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Delhi run by gangsters, says Kejriwal; slams Centre in Assembly over law and order situationDuring a legislative assembly session, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP-led government of failing to maintain law and ...
29 Nov, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Cartel of politicians, bureaucrats extorting illegal levy on coal transport in Chhattisgarh: Enforcement DirectorateThe federal probe agency arrested IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and two others on Thursday after conducting multiple raids in the central Indi...
14 Oct, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
ED names Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in Rs 200 crore extortion caseThe 36-year-old Fernandez has been questioned multiple times by the agency in the this case, the last being in June. The actor, a Sri Lanka...
17 Aug, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi slams government over rising fuel pricesIn Delhi, petrol and diesel prices were raised by Rs 0.35 to Rs 105.84 per litre and Rs Rs 94.57 per litre respectively. For the fourth con...
17 Oct, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
High fuel tax is extortion to cover up economic mismanagement, Sonia Gandhi writes to PMGandhi also questioned Modi’s rationale of blaming the previous UPA regime's policies for rising fuel prices and pointed out how the Congre...
21 Feb, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
With a bribery rate of 39%, India worst in Asia: SurveyOnly 47% of people surveyed in India believe that corruption has increased over the past 12 months and 63% believe that the government is d...
26 Nov, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
AIMTC says 65 per cent trucks sitting idle due to spiralling fuel prices, corruptionUnbridled hike in fuel prices and rampant extortion at border check-posts in states have hit truckers hard, and if the government fails to ...
21 Jun, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
McAfee Labs threat predictions 2020Cybercriminals are increasing the complexity and volume of their attacks and campaigns, looking for ways to stay one step ahead of cybersec...
05 Dec, 2019, 01.45 PM IST
Unauthorised surcharging impeding online payment system: StudyThe study done by Ashish Das, a professor of statistics, highlighted that unauthorised surcharging has also burdened the payment system use...
03 Mar, 2019, 05.15 PM IST
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launches Cyber Safe Policy for individualsBesides financial loss, the policy also provides coverage for expenses incurred on counselling services treatment, claim for damages agains...
02 Nov, 2017, 05.04 PM IST
Demonetisation has reduced crime rate in Mumbai: Manohar ParrikarStating that Goa will become cashless by December 30, Parrikar appealed to the people to cooperate to fulfil this dream of the PM.
26 Nov, 2016, 10.01 PM IST
AAP's 6 months in office a failure: BJPBJP has alleged that the new dispensation has misused power and claims that the government has burdened Delhiites with new taxes and fees.
14 Aug, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Small tea growers attacked by NDFB(S) militants in AssamTwo small tea growers were attacked and assaulted by a group of four armed militants at Mainasiri for not paying extortion money.
11 Aug, 2014, 05.28 PM IST
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Extortion money goes to funding of profitable business ventures in Bangladesh, propaganda and purchase of weaponry systems
20 Apr, 2009, 04.55 PM IST