Valmiki scam: Rs 15 crore funds siphoned distributed to influence voters in Lok Sabha electionsFormer Karnataka Minister Nagendra and his aides allegedly siphoned off Rs 89.63 crore, of which Rs 15 crore was used to influence voters d...
16 Oct, 2024, 02.59 PM IST
Budget 2024: UPSC gets over Rs 200 crore for examination, selections; Lokpal gets Rs 33.32 cr for 2024-25The 2024-25 Budget allocates over Rs 200 crore for UPSC examinations and selection processes. The Commission conducts annual civil services...
23 Jul, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Closing fake accounts in Govt schemes saved Rs 3.35 lakh crThe government's efforts to eliminate fake beneficiaries from various schemes resulted in saving approximately ₹3.35 lakh crore between FY1...
29 Apr, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
New cover story: 30% commission cap likely in credit life policiesCredit life insurance is a type of life insurance designed to help in loan repayment if the insured person passes away before the loan is f...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Rs 30,000 crore tax heist? The modus operandi of insurers, agents and banksIt all began when the Goods & Services Tax (GST) authorities informed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) l...
13 Oct, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
I-T pegs tax evasion by insurance companies, intermediaries at ₹30,000 crThe department is in the process of sending tax demand notices to these entities to recover the dues, people aware of the details told ET. ...
12 Oct, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Money laundering case: ED raids Haryana Congress MLA Chhoker in money laundering case; seizes cars, jewellery, cashThe Enforcement Directorate has seized four luxury cars, jewellery worth Rs 14.5 lakh and Rs 4.5 lakh in cash in raids against Haryana Cong...
31 Jul, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
Income Tax department searches Uflex offices across 64 locationsAround 60-70 premises, including the company offices and linked premises in Delhi, Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, West ...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.07 AM IST
Something called a fake free lunchBut here's a new version of the freebie that is an unqualified menace: the fake freebie. This is not some cunningly conjured wrangle by whi...
11 Oct, 2022, 01.28 AM IST
Delhi civic polls: Expenditure limit for candidates increased to Rs 8 lakh"I, S K Srivastava, State Election Commissioner of NCT of Delhi, hereby fix the maximum limit of expenditure to be incurred by a candidate ...
06 Mar, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Nearly 8.35 lakh pieces of counterfeit notes seized in 2020The government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that nearly 8.35 lakh pieces of counterfeit notes, including 2.44 lakh pieces of Rs 20...
02 Feb, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
Social Media should be monitored before elections, say activistsActivists have pointed to the spread of fake news via digital platforms as well as placement of advertisements as aspects that need to be m...
14 Mar, 2019, 07.31 PM IST
Transparency on political ads on social media: The spirit might be willing but is the flesh strong enough?Since Whatsapp does not carry ads, its contribution would be, or rather, should be, to weed out fake news on its platform, the most widely ...
14 Nov, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
Hawala money and fake currency spotted: Election Commissioner Om Prakash RawatThere are static surveillance teams that check entry of fake Indian currency, mainly in states like West Bengal and Assam that have interna...
17 Apr, 2016, 05.43 AM IST
IFS officers, diplomats under the scanner for alleged corrupt practices worth croresOn corrupt practices in its missions, the MEA had said that action had been initiated against 43 of its officials in 17 countries facing ch...
30 Jun, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
'Fake' Parliament question and answer was in circulation: FM Arun JaitleyHe said the question was whether the NDA Government intends to reduce the age of retirement to 58 and the "fake" answer was, 'Yes'.
19 Dec, 2014, 09.47 PM IST
- 'Difficult to comment if 4.6% fiscal deficit target can be reached'
RBI Governor D Subbarao today said it is difficult to comment if the government can deliver on a 4.6 percent fiscal deficit target.
19 May, 2011, 08.17 PM IST