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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicLand scam

Topic: land scam

Bangladesh court sentences ousted PM Hasina to 10 years in jail in two corruption cases

Cases linked to alleged irregularities in govt land allocation. Her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, nieces Tulip Rizwana Siddiq & Azmina Siddiq were also handed jail terms.

Rise of Murlidhar Mohol, Modi’s minister & former wrestler now grappling with Jain land row

BJP is keeping its distance from the controversy involving Murlidhar Mohol as it finds itself dealing with weight of alliance and risk of alienating Jains, a traditional support base.

An IPS officer’s covert op to crack Jewar land scam, slap Gangster Act. ‘Had to get to root’

A call from Yogi Adityanath set Aligarh IPS officer Amrit Jain on the trail of an elaborate land scam that had duped even IAS officers. 'Both farmers and buyers were deceived.'

A Sena minister & a Maratha family that ‘sided with colonial powers’—the Rs 5,000 crore CIDCO land ‘scam’

Rohit Pawar of NCP (Sharad Pawar) accuses Sanjay Shirsat of bypassing rules & handing 15 acres of land reserved for housing for the poor to heirs of Bivalkar family.

Arrest, FIRs didn’t stop ‘anti-graft crusader’ TJ Abraham. Before Siddaramaiah, 4 CMs drew his fire

TJ Abraham's complaint of irregularities in Mysore Urban Development Authority's land allocation to Siddaramaiah's wife has snowballed into a constitutional crisis in Karnataka. 

Forged land records, created ‘parallel evidence’ to conceal ownership — ED charges against Hemant Soren

Soren controlled land through proxies, including via wife's business partner, says ED in its charge sheet. Former Jharkhand CM's press adviser confessed his role, it adds.

Land-for-jobs scam: After parents Lalu & Rabri, Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav’s home raided by ED

Raids continued Friday in many locations in Delhi and Bihar, including in the premises of other Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders.

What’s Nagpur land allotment ‘scam’ & why MVA wants Shinde to resign over it

Following the Bombay HC order, the MVA has been demanding CM's resignation, who as minister during the previous MVA govt, allotted land reserved for slum dwellers to private individuals.

Lalu aide & ‘key conspirator’ in hotels-for-land scam leaves India on ‘personal visit’

Railway board official B.K. Aggarwal, who is in Vienna, was granted official leave on approval from chairman Ashwani Lohani.

On Camera

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

Sify Infinit to seek $4.2 billion valuation in India IPO

The unit of Nasdaq-listed Sify Technologies Ltd has reportedly begun investor meetings to raise Rs 3,700 crore through a share sale in mid-March

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.