The government of India said it has no official records to suggest that Sunil Upadhyay, the Indian Museum official whose mysterious and sudden disappearance in 2014 created a sensation, was a whistleblower. “There are no office records to indicate that Dr. Sunil Upadhyay acted as a whistle blower on any issue relating to theft and […]
An analysis of the election filings of the newly elected members of Punjab Legislative Assembly revealed that Navjot Singh Sidhu, the ex-cricketer and television personality who joined the Indian National Congress just before the election, is the highest-earning member of the house. The analysis by the Association for Democratic Reform also revealed that 8 out of […]
The number of people who have given their responses under the government’s ‘Operation Clean Money’ has reached 8.38 lakh as of Mar 9, slightly less than half the 17.92 lakh people to whom questions have been sent. The questions were sent in late January and early February, and were supposed to have been replied to last […]
Incidents of fraud and theft involving credit and debit cards have fallen sharply in the current financial year, according to data for the first nine months provided by the Reserve Bank of India. While the exact reasons for the sharp decrease is not known, banks in India have been putting in more and more precautions after […]
The demonetization of high-value currency notes saw a rise in the number of bank robberies towards the end of 2016, but all of the increase came from just three states — Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar and Haryana. Overall, cases of theft, robbery and loot of on bank properties increased by 11% in the last three months […]
Home minister Rajnath Singh said the National Investigation Agency will probe the busting of a terror module in Lucknow, reportedly inspired by ISIS. Briefing the Parliament, the minister also praised the father of Saifullah, the suspected militant who was killed in an encounter yesterday. Singh said the busting of the terror module was the best […]
It’s amusing to see men from Bangalore share posts on Facebook about how Bangalore is a safe city. And that, what happened on New years’ was just alcohol-induced. Firstly, dear men of Bangalore, hold that thought. Would you care to ask a woman how she feels, before you post another status on Facebook? I’m a […]
The Supreme Court has today agreed to hear a petition that seeks to ban anyone who has been charge-sheeted in a criminal case from contesting elections in India. BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, who is among one of the most prolific filers of public interest litigation in India, is among those who had filed such petitions […]
Sand miner Shekar Reddy has been arrested, two weeks after the seizure of crores of rupees and gold in an income tax raid. The arrest has come hours after Income Tax officials conducted a raid on Tamil Nadu’s top bureaucrat chief secretary P Rama Mohana Rao at his home. It was speculated that Rao’s home […]
The Reserve Bank of India said that any person who continues to hold old notes of 500 and 1000 rupees in bulk will get only one more chance to deposit them into bank accounts and will also have to provide an explanation for the delayed deposit. “Tenders of SBNs in excess of ₹ 5000 into […]
PayTM, India’s largest wallet company, has been cheated to the extent over Rs 6.15 lakh by 48 customers claiming illegal refunds for goods they already received. The fraud does not involve any leakage of money from the wallet service, but is centered around claiming illegal refunds for goods that were ordered, and received via PayTM’s […]
BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said the recruitment of Junior Engineers (JEs) into the telecom company has been frozen by the Department of Telecom on the basis of complaints. “It is being held up by the Department of Telecom… due to complaints,” Shrivastava said in response to questions by candidates who have qualified […]
PayTM, India’s largest wallet company, has been cheated to the extent over Rs 6.15 lakh by 48 customers claiming illegal refunds for goods they already received. A case has been registered with the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is currently looking into the matter. Besides PayTM, others such as Freecharge and MobiKwik are also present […]
The head of the Unique Identity Authority of India has urged the public to write down the purpose and date when they submit photocopies of their Aaadhar cards to exchange currency notes to prevent misuse. “Photocopies of the Aadhaar letter are being submitted by the general public to banks. We urge them to clearly indicate […]
Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel said political parties are facing a lot of problems in fighting elections due to the ongoing crack-down on cash by Narendra Modi government. “You know what is going on with fighting elections.. you have also been a treasurer,” Patel said in the Rajya Sabha today, looking at a fellow […]
Kerala’s merchants and traders union has asked its members to shut all shops from Tuesday to protest the Center’s decision to swap currency notes to control black money. The central government has withdrawn existing 500 and 1000 rupee notes and asked everyone holding the same to get them exchanged with new notes from their nearest […]
Thanks to technology, the Income Tax department is now able to track all your bank accounts in all the banks in India, and show you the details on its website. The details of your accounts can be seen on incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in — the portal used to file your income tax returns. As of now, only those […]
With money tied up in banks, the Income Tax department has conducted multiple raids across the country to find undeclared income. The raids were conducted in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and other cities. The raids are being conducted to unearth undeclared cash, according to sources. It is believed that the Income Tax dept was able to […]
Former finance minister P Chidambaram said the previous Congress governments had also considered attacking black money by swapping currency notes, but decided against it as it was considered too costly. Talking to mediapersons, Chidambaram said the cost of swapping the notes would be between Rs 15,000-20,000 cr and the benefit should at least be equal […]
A security guard found an improvised pistol and seven cartridges near one of the gates of Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. The items were found inside a bag. The bag was found at 2 am today, about 50 meters from the North Block gate. The area around the North Gate is primarily residential. The university […]
