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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.

Ex-J&K minister’s son accused of buying land, sponsoring Kapil Sharma Show with fraud money

Hilal Rather, son of former J&K finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather, is accused of swindling Rs 177 crore to finance foreign trips, expensive watches & more.

Europe’s ‘sham marriages’: Why officials just can’t accept migrant couples

Marriages with non-European nationals are often suspected of being “sham” and subjected to strict controls.

Delhi court stays ‘biopic’ on former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar

After promotional interviews by the alleged biopic’s lead actor, Chanda Kochhar’s counsel argued that the film is ‘defamatory’.

Bollywood producer Vipul Shah duped of Rs 5 cr, invested in metal with ‘supernatural powers’

The accused told Vipul Shah that even defence forces need this rare metal.

Shivinder Singh, former Fortis Healthcare promoter, arrested for fraud

A complaint filed by Religare Finvest Limited alleged Shivinder Singh took loans while managing the firm but invested in other companies.

On Camera

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.