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Delhi BJP demands FIR against Kejriwal in alleged scam of DJB funds

The Delhi BJP on Monday said an FIR should be registered against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged Rs 20 crore scam in the Delhi Jal Board. Addressing a press conference here, Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said the alleged scam was exposed in 2018 when Kejriwal was the chairman of the DJB. "I believe this is a much bigger scam of Rs 200 crore. Even after it was exposed in 2018, when Kejriwal was the DJB chairman, instead of taking any action, the commission of the accused was raised," the BJP leader said. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday filed a case in connection with the embezzlement of DJB funds worth Rs 20 crore. Bidhuri questioned why the Delhi chief minister did not take any action in the matter when the alleged scam was exposed. It is alleged that Rs 20 crore collected in water bills from consumers was not deposited in the bank accounts of the DJB by the accused. Delhi LG V K Saxena in September directed the chief secre

TMC leaders will be publicly beaten up for involvement in scams: Ghosh

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh Friday courted yet another controversy by saying that the day is not far off when the TMC leaders will be "publicly beaten up" for their involvement in various graft cases in the state. Ghosh, known for making controversial remarks, said the TMC leaders will soon face "public ire" for their alleged involvement in various scams, including cattle smuggling and the SSC scandals. "The day is not far away when TMC leaders will be publicly beaten up. The people of the state are fed up with this corrupt TMC regime. They will soon face public ire for their involvement in various scams," he said addressing a protest rally. "Only two TMC leaders have been arrested and the party is crying foul over it. The day is not far off when the entire TMC leadership will be behind bars. None of the TMC leaders will be spared, they have to pay for their sins," he said. The CBI had arrested TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal from Bolpur on August 11 for

West Bengal to carve out seven new districts, total number rises to 30

CM Mamata Banerjee earlier also announced that a cabinet reshuffle is on cards, and around four to five new faces will be inducted to the council of ministers

Those involved in SSC scam must be punished, says TMC's Kunal Ghosh

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh Saturday said that those involved in the teachers recruitment scam must be punished or it will create a precedent in future

Key official of Nirav Modi firm deported to India from Egypt: Officials

Subhash Shankar Parab was the Deputy General Manager (Finance) in Firestar Diamond

Scam-tainted Vyapam's name changed twice in 7 yrs but allegations linger

Allegations of scams are refusing to die down

ED arrests Karvy Group CMD Parthasarathy, CFO Hari in money laundering case

The ED case, filed under criminal provisions of PMLA, is based on multiple Telangana Police FIRs filed by HDFC Bank, few other banks and investors alleging clients' securities were illegally diverted

A new phishing attack lurking to scam banking customers: Advisory

The malicious activity is being carried out using the ngrok platform, a unique web application, it said.

Vyapam scam: CBI court frames charges against 33 accused

A special CBI court here has framed charges against 33 accused, including four former officials of Vyapam

CBI arrests its DSP, inspector over alleged bribery within agency

This is in connection with an alleged bribery ring run by them within the agency to help companies accused of siphoning off bank loan funds worth Rs 4,300 crore

India stands 9th among 20 most spammed countries in 2020

Only three years ago, India ranked as the most spammed country in the world.

Earlier blamed for scams, the poor now being offered loans by govt: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government has acknowledged the honesty and hard work of street vendors by offering them loans that were inaccessible to the poor in the past

Year in Review: 50% Indians fell prey to discount scams, 29% to fake sites

McAfee revealed how Indians have fallen prey to festive season sales and discounts in 2019

Nexus among politicians, biz houses reported in some scams: Govt

Investigation by SFIO was ordered against 338 companies in the last 3 financial years

Scams, again

BJP pushes Congress on the back foot