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HC grants bail to ex-MP Vijay Darda, his son Jayaswal in coal scam case

The Delhi High Court on Friday gave interim bail to former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, his son Devender and businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal, who were sentenced to four years in jail in a case related to irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice and sought the Central Bureau of Investigation's response on appeals filed by the three men challenging their conviction and sentence in the case. The high court also asked the CBI to file its response to the convicts pleas seeking suspension of their four-year jail term. The Dardas and Jayaswal, who were on bail during the trial, were taken into custody on July 26, immediately after the trial court passed the sentencing order. The CBI counsel opposed the plea for suspension of the sentence and said they will file a detailed reply. The high court has listed the matter for further hearing on September 26.

Kolkata police issues warning about WhatsApp hacking, says not to share OTP

Kolkata police issued a warning against fraudsters, who are hacking users' Facebook profiles and connecting with the people in their friend lists through Messenger and asking for money

WB teachers' recruitment 'scam': ED attaches assets of expelled TMC workers

Assets worth more than Rs 15 crore of expelled TMC youth wing leaders Kuntal Ghosh and Santanu Banerjee and another person have been attached in connection with a money laundering probe into the alleged West Bengal school teachers' recruitment scam, the ED said on Friday. The attached properties are in the form of bank accounts, shares, mutual funds, residential flats and land, the agency said in a statement. The total value of the provisionally attached assets, seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, is Rs 15.03 crore. They belong to accused persons Ghosh, Banerjee and Ayan Sil who "acted as agents in the illegal collection of money from aspiring candidates for the posts of primary teacher", it alleged. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier arrested the three and Sil is an alleged associate of Banerjee. Former TMC leader and West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee, TMC MLA and former president of the West Bengal .

CBI files chargesheet against Tejashwi, Lalu, Rabri in land-for-job scam

The case pertains to an alleged scam in the railway recruitment processes when Lalu Prasad was the Union Railways minister from 2004 to 2009

TN governor reserves dismissal order of Senthil Balaji to consult AG

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has decided to keep the dismissal order of state minister V Senthil Balaji in abeyance for the time being and informed Chief Minister M K Stalin about it, sources said on Thursday. In a late evening communication to the chief minister, the governor said he would consult the attorney general and seek his legal opinion about the move. The order to dismiss Balaji from the Council of Ministers has been kept in abeyance by the governor until further communication, the sources said. Earlier, the governor had dismissed Balaji from the Council of Ministers, days after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam. Stalin had said the state government would challenge the governor's decision legally. In an official release, the Raj Bhavan in Chennai had said, "There are reasonable apprehensions that the continuation of V Senthil Balaji in the Council of Ministers will adversely impact the due process of law, including fair ...

Karnataka govt to reopen Bitcoin scam, to get it probed thoroughly

The Congress government in Karnataka on Tuesday said it will get the Bitcoin scam taken place during the previous BJP government thoroughly investigated. The case is likely to be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Home Minister Dr Parameshwara has hinted. Speaking to reporters in Hassan today, CM Siddaramaiah said all irregularities and scams of the BJP government including the Bitcoin scam will be probed. Parameshwara charged that the BJP tried to close the matter but the Congress government will get it investigated. "Regarding Bitcoin, I have said that whatever incident has happened will be thoroughly investigated. For whatever reason, the previous government had closed it. When we were in the opposition, we had said that we will get it investigated if we come to power. We will take all steps to reinvestigate it, Parameshwara told reporters here. He also said the Bengaluru Police Commissioner has written to the Director General of Police recommending tha

Oppn can only guarantee corruption, says PM; cites list of scam allegations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the opposition leaders who gathered in Patna recently in an effort to create a united front against the BJP can 'guarantee' scams of at least Rs 20 lakh crore. During an interaction with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) booth workers here, he said the Opposition can only guarantee scams, and went on to recount the corruption allegations against various parties, from the RJD in Bihar to the DMK in Tamil Nadu. The kind of uneasiness visible these days among the parties opposed to the BJP was not there in 2014 and 2019. Those cursing each other fervently are now prostrating before each other. It is their compulsion, and their actions clearly indicate that the people of the country have again decided to give the BJP a landslide victory, Modi said at his party's 'Mera Booth Sabse Majboot' programme. A new word is getting popular these days and that is guarantee. All these parties are a guarantee of corruption. They are a guarantee of scams .

YES Bank-DHFL scam: Court says nation is victim, denies bail to realtor

A special CBI court here has denied bail to Pune-based builder Avinash Bhosale in connection with a case pertaining to the Yes Bank-DHFL scam, saying the nation is the victim of cheating and criminal conspiracy. The court said that prima facie Bhosale's involvement in this serious economic offence is deep-rooted. While Special Judge M G Deshpande denied bail to Bhosale on June 23, the detailed order was available on Tuesday. The court said that Yes Bank's money, which is basically public money and the wealth of the nation, was usurped. The bank was cheated by wisely hatching criminal conspiracy by accused persons. Money of Yes Bank is the wealth of the Nation. Nation is victim of this offence of cheating and criminal conspiracy, the court said, declining to give relief to Bhosale. The special judge said that the way the fraud was committed, granting bail to the applicant (Bhosale) is not safe and there is every possibility of spoiling the case by tampering with the evidence and ..

TCS gets external auditor to assist investigation of jobs-for-bribe scandal

Sources say probe will take 45 days to complete; company tells exchanges scam had no financial impact

Bribes-for-jobs scam uncovered at TCS, miscreants may have made Rs 100 cr

The bribes-for-job scandal has led to TCS sacking four officials from its resource management group and banning three staffing firms

How a man staying in Delhi five star hotel left with unpaid bill of Rs 58L

In a shocking incident at Roseate House, a renowned five-star hotel in Delhi, a man allegedly stayed for two years without paying, resulting in a loss of Rs 58 lakh

Sebi cracks down on bulk SMS scam, bars 135 entities from securities market

Impounds Rs 126 cr of wrongful gains; issues notices to over 200 entities

CBI files chargesheet in Rs 250-cr pulses scam after 17 years: Official

The CBI has filed a charge sheet in the infamous Rs 250-crore pulses scam involving the export of 60,000 metric tonne of pulses despite a government ban in 2006-07 nearly 17 years after a case was first registered in the matter , officials said. The agency's investigation remained stalled during the period, with letters rogatory sent to three countries failing to elicit timely responses. A letter rogatory a judicial request sent by a court to a foreign country seeking its assistance in sharing information in a case to New Zealand is still pending. In its charge sheet filed recently before a special court, the Central Bureau of Investigation named Jet King, its owner Shyam Sunder Jain, Naresh Kumar Jain, and one Prashant Sethi. It is alleged that Jet King circumvented the government ban on pulse export in collusion with some UAE-based companies by manipulating a backdated Letter of Credit issued by a Cook Islands bank. The CBI has invoked IPC sections related to criminal conspir

Bombay HC pulls PNB for inaction on diamantaire Nirav Modi's loan frauds

The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Punjab National Bank (PNB) for not taking steps to recover the huge amounts of money availed as loans by the fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi.

Scammers steal 1.83 cr from 11 EPF accounts using Aadhaar card details

The CBI has arrested a man for allegedly altering Aadhaar card details to withdraw Provident Funds of unsuspecting persons through online claims, officials said on Monday. Delhi-based mastermind Priyanshu Kumar allegedly orchestrated the fraud with the help of his gang, where he allegedly targeted individuals whose Aadhaar cards were not linked to their PF accounts, they said. The CBI has alleged that 11 Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) members were targeted through 39 fake claims and Rs 1.83 crore was siphoned off. The agency registered a case on February 8, 2022, against seven establishments and unidentified individuals on a complaint from the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) related to alleged fraudulent activities involving identity theft aimed at illegally withdrawing funds from the PF accounts of genuine beneficiaries. The gang allegedly registered establishments in various cities like Nagpur, Aurangabad, Patna, Ranchi, in which PF coverage was taken online withou

RBI to come out with guidelines regarding fraud account classification

The Reserve Bank will 'shortly' come out with revised guidelines on fraudulent account classification to take into account the recent apex court order that asked lenders to ensure natural justice to a defaulter before labelling him a fraudster. "The SC has given a judgement, saying natural justice has to be provided to a borrower before declaring him a fraud. "Subsequently, hearing a review petition filed by SBI, the apex court clarified that there was no need to give a personal hearing," Mukesh Jain, the deputy governor in charge of banking supervision, told reporters during the post-policy presser here on Thursday. Though State Bank moved the court with a review petition, seeking to know whether the March 27 order only applied prospectively and not affect past decisions, the court led by chief justice DY Chandrachud on May 13 refused to review the order but clarified that a personal hearing meant only that a defaulter should be given adequate notice and an opportunity to make a ..

CBI raids multiple locations in Bengal linked with job scam in civic bodies

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations in West Bengal in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment in civic bodies, an official said. Sleuths of the central agency started search operations this morning in 14 municipalities, including South Dum, Panihati, Kanchrapara, Chinsurah and Dum Dum. The CBI teams also raided the office of the state urban development department in the Salt Lake area, he said. According to the official, allegations of cash-for-jobs had surfaced over appointments of personnel in these civic bodies for which the search operations were taking place.

People should not take calls from 'unknown' numbers: Telecom minister

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged people on Friday to not pick mobilephone calls from "unknown numbers" and asserted that measures taken by the ministry have resulted in a significant reduction in spam calls and cases of cyber frauds. "People should never pick calls made from unknown numbers. I request every citizen that they should respond to calls from only (telephone/mobile) those numbers they recognise," he told reporters. He was responding to a question about spam calls and cyber frauds. Vaishnaw said his ministry had recently launched the 'Sanchar Saathi' portal to prevent spam calls and cyber frauds. Over 40 lakh wrong SIMs and 41,000 wrong "points of sale" agents were blacklisted, he added. The use of artificial intelligence has helped significantly to reduce these cases, he said. People should respond to unknown numbers only if an identification message is sent from such callers, the minister said.

Excise policy scam: Dehi HC allows Sisodia to meet ailing wife on Saturday

The Delhi High Court Friday permitted AAP leader Manish Sisodia, under arrest in cases related to alleged irregularities in the city government's excise policy, to meet his ailing wife at his residence on Saturday. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to take Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister, to his residence where he has been allowed to meet his wife from 10 AM to 5 PM. The high court made it clear that Sisodia shall not interact with media or any other person except his family members and also not access phone or internet. Let the petitioner be taken to his house tomorrow from 10 AM to 5 PM to meet his wife, the court said. The high court was hearing Sisodia's petitions for regular bail and interim bail in the money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and reserved its orders. Sisodia has sought interim bail on the ground of deteriorating health of his wife who is suffering from multiple sclerosis. The high court also

Delhi Excise scam: Manish Sisodia produced before CBI court via video

Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Friday produced before a CBI court here via video conferencing in connection with the Excise Policy scam case