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Indian-origin Gupta brothers arrested in UAE over corruption scandal in South Africa

A judicial inquiry into state graft spanning more than three years detailed close links between the brothers and former President Jacob Zuma.

‘Fake address, intent to defraud’: Why India is cracking down on firms with Chinese directors

Registrar of Companies has lodged 39 FIRs in Mumbai alone against companies with foreign directors or shareholders. Officials are tight-lipped but complaints show common patterns.

How Neel Patel ‘conned’ Indians out of crores, with dreams of Atmanirbhar Bharat & a cheap iPhone

Swadeshi apps and influential Twitter friends drew many to Patel. As his father is arrested as part of probe into alleged multi-crore web of scams, Patel says he didn't do anything illegal.

How an NSE ex-CEO took ‘guidance’ of a faceless ‘yogi’ for controversial governance decisions

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

CBI arrests imposter posing as NHAI chief & duping victim of Rs 80 lakh

Madhubani resident Manoj Kumar Jha was arrested and subsequent CBI searches across cities led to the recovery of around 200 SIM cards along with incriminating documents.

Carlsberg’s Indian unit under investigation following allegations of potential fraud

Carlsberg’s partner Khetan Group in 2019 had alleged that the Indian unit was offering illegal trade discounts and was engaged in fraudulent practices for sales promotion.

‘Covishield’ labels, cash payment, no photos — inside Mumbai’s ‘fake’ vaccination camps

According to police, about 2,685 people were duped in such camps between 25 May and 6 June. While most haven't received vaccination certificates, those who have complain of wrong details.

CBI books former Crompton Greaves chairman, others in Rs 2,435 cr Yes Bank fraud case

Former Crompton Greaves chairman Gautam Thapar was recently booked in another fraud case in Yes Bank, officials said.

Suspected fraudulent payments released under scholarship scheme in Haryana, says CAG report

The report shows only 52.24% of applications were paid scholarships during 2015-19, while 37% were not paid, even though sanctioned amounts were drawn from the treasury.

Trump’s call to find votes could end up as smoking gun of election fraud

Trump’s phone call pressing Georgia Secretary of State is likely to add to the pressure Joe Biden‘s Justice Department will face to pursue a prosecution of the current president.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.