CBI suspects Malik benefited from kickbacks for Rs 2,200 crore contract award in Jammu, it is learnt. In 2021, he said he had refused a Rs 300 crore bribe, prompting probe.
The Centre for Equity Studies and its chairperson Harsh Mander are accused of transferring funds from its foreign contribution account to individuals & firms. Case was registered Wednesday.
Searches have been conducted since Friday after an FIR was filed Wednesday against Mander and Centre for Equity Studies (CES). Mander sits on the CES's governing board.
At the centre of the case is Gujarat-based company E Sampark, which along with other entities ran call centres and allegedly defrauded foreigners, including Americans.
Based on FBI tip-off, the agency raided Ahmedabad residence of accused and 2 accomplices. Accused allegedly tricked the victim into transferring USD 1,30,000 into a crypto wallet.
MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu is the 10th state to withdraw 'general consent' for CBI. The agency has over 100 complaints of fraud but can't act on them in the absence of consent to probe from states.
The MLA from Burwan was arrested Monday after being grilled by CBI for over 65 hrs. Earlier, TMC's Partha Chatterjee & Manik Bhattacharya were arrested in connection with alleged scam.
When Indians see opposition leaders being raided and arrested such as Manish Sisodia was recently, they know this is just political warfare, not a blow for integrity in public life.
Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia has not been arrested by the CBI and it doesn’t bother AAP. What matters is that the party has planted the idea in the public’s mind.
Most opposition leaders, except Rahul Gandhi, have come to accept the reality—that attacking Modi doesn’t bring votes. And so, they have all made their adjustments.
Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.
Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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