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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.

Chinese national, 3 others arrested in Hyderabad ‘instant loan’ apps case

The accused had developed 11 Instant loan apps, offering loans to individuals and levying hefty penalties in case of defaults, police said.

Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, adviser Roger Stone

Trump announced pardons of many others, including two convicted as part of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation & two former Republican congressmen convicted of financial crimes.

GST investigators come across fraudulent transactions of Rs 290 crore linked to Mumbai firm

Searches revealed that the Mumbai-based firm was engaged in licensing rights of film production houses for broadcast on national and international channels.

Rs 6 lakh stolen from Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir trust through two fake cheques

The fraud was detected during verification process of a third fake cheque. An FIR has been lodged and police are investigating.

Indian national arrested in $21 mn H-1B visa fraud in US, stares at 10-year jail term

US federal prosecutors said 48-year-old Ashish Sawhney has been charged with conspiracy and attempted naturalisation fraud among others.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.