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Saturday, August 16, 2025
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Topic: Scams

Mehul Choksi ferries diamonds not cows, but is still scared of lynching

Mehul Choksi has apparently got a citizenship in the Caribbean tax haven of Antigua. Which of the lynch mob victims ever had that option?

Rajinikanth’s wife Latha to face trial in a cheating case

An advertisement agency has accused Latha Rajinikanth for not paying dues. 

We can’t do away with bank scams. But we can aim for an India where they are fewer

Money is about accounting entries. Modern scams are all about stealing accounting entries, when the system has a “reconcilement” problem.

Stink-tank strategies

In stinking new politics, thieves get away, as mud-slinging and dirty tricks become weapons of mass self-destruction.

Aam aadmi vs sab chor

The four most important men in the UPA-2 cabinet are entirely clean. And yet, if you held an opinion poll, a vast majority would say corruption is India's biggest challenge today.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?