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6 IAS officers to face criminal trial in Haryana for first time as CBI files 3rd bank fraud chargesheet

6 IAS officers among 19 named in CBI’s 3rd chargesheet in Haryana bank fraud case, taking total accused to 37 in alleged Rs 504-cr govt funds scam. 2 officers named earlier not chargesheeted.

Loan scammer apps are ranked higher than bank ones. Here’s how they run their circuit

In ‘Bharat Bluff ’, Soumya Gupta documents the individual human stories at the heart of digital scams.

Haryana’s Rs 645-crore IDFC bank fraud probe reaches the IAS, 8 officers in CBI crosshairs

The Haryana govt has granted Section 17-A sanction for five IAS officers to be interrogated by CBI, while a fresh application has been moved for three more.

Rs 550 cr Haryana fund misappropriation now under CBI lens over ‘magnitude & complexity’ of fraud

CBI files FIR after case lodged in Feb by Haryana SV&ABC involving accounts in IDFC First Bank, AU Small Finance Bank. State flags ‘organised fraud’ with potential cross-border trails.

Big heads roll after IDFC First bank ‘scam’ in Haryana: Saini govt suspends two senior IAS officers

Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi issued the order suspending Pradeep Kumar of the 2011 batch and Ram Kumar Singh of the 2012 batch.

India must rethink compensation for fraud & scam victims. Follow UK-Singapore model

In contrast to India’s short reporting timelines, consumers in the United Kingdom have up to 13 months from the date of occurrence of a fraud or scam.

What is ST development corp ‘swindle’ that led to resignation of Karnataka minister Nagendra

Nagendra is in news over misappropriation of crores from Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation which came under his purview.

ED questions Kerala ex-MP PK Biju in Karuvannur bank ‘scam’ ahead of polls. CPM says ‘not scared’

Former Alathur MP and CPM’s Kerala state secretariat member P.K. Biju appeared before ED Thursday. Agency has also summoned Thrissur Corporation Councillor P.K. Shajan.

Last Laughs: Anna Hazare’s latest innings, Facebook’s data breach & banking woes

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Kautilya understood the power of deception. India’s counter-intelligence training must too

Kautilya's Arthashastra describes agents operating under assumed identities and gathering information through access to social and political networks.

India’s new kings & queens are flourishing in small towns

As the middle class that powered India’s first 3 decades of liberalisation stagnates, and a newly ascendant business class powers ahead, the complexion of consumption & investment is likely to change. 

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest

Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.