The Rs 330-Debit That Revealed A Sprawling, Illegal Government-Run Fraud
"It wasn’t a question of a Rs-330 loss to me. It was done without my consent. It was illegal. Besides, if you added it all up—Rs 330 deducted from thousands, maybe millions, of customers—the sum climbed to hundreds of crores," writes Hemant Gairola.
Banks Want Forged Paper Trails After Taking Money Illegally From Customers For Modi Govt's Flagship Schemes
Despite media exposés and frequent public complaints, banks nationwide continue taking money without authorisation from accounts to enrol customers in low-cost life-insurance and accident-insurance schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
To meet targets set by the union government, bank offices are now withdrawing money from accounts of many customers en masse, in some cases even forging customer consent and asking local offices to camouflage forgeries.
The Government’s Claims on Poverty Reduction Are False. Here’s Why.
The Niti Aayog's claim that poverty has fallen to 5% flies in the face of a mass of other information that we have about the economy, because of which the conclusion is inescapable that this figure is being pushed by the government for propaganda purposes before the elections.
Electoral Bonds legalised a route for political parties to secretly funnel unaccounted money from India and abroad into their coffers. But, no one is punished. No one expected they would be. We have been trained by experience to expect so little of democracy and its institutions. Nitin Sethi writes.
'Violated Principles of Natural Justice': Caravan Files Petition Against Govt Order On Army Story
In its petition, The Caravan has underlined that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's order asking the magazine to take down its article on allegations of torture and murder against the Indian Army also violated the fundamental right to free speech and expression and the freedom of the press.
Indians Forced To Resort To Low-Paying Self-Employment As Well-Paying Jobs Have Declined: Report
A civic action forum in a recently released report busted several claims made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the years on the status of employment, national minimum floor wage and GDP.
Petition filed in SC to restrain Union govt from appointing new Election Commissioners
The petition was filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, who stated that the removal of Chief Justice of India from the panel violates the principles of free and fair election.
CIC directs Centre to respond to Subramanian Swamy on RTI queries about Chinese incursions
Swamy had filed the RTI application in November 2022 and sought the details regarding Chinese incursions into Indian territory from the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence
PM Modi Inaugurates Manipur Projects Virtually, Remains Mum On Ethnic Violence Even After 10 Months
The inauguration event was a part of the foundation stone laying programme for various projects worth Rs 55,600 crore under the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit North East’ initiative.
When asked to get electoral bond data, SBI limps before SC, but bolts for government
SBI has asked the Supreme Court time till June 30 to provide details of electoral bonds. While SBI moves sluggishly in disclosing the names of those who played secret santas to political parties saying it is a laborious task, the bank has in the past displayed stunning agility in fulfilling similar government inquiries.
Saibaba Acquittal: From Lack of Sanction to Dodgy Evidence, High Court Judgment Tears Into State's Case
'The prosecution has failed to establish the seizure of incriminating material from the house search of G.N. Saibaba," the judges said. "The prosecution has also failed to prove the electronic evidence in terms of the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, and the Information Technology Act."
Sensitive Defence Airport in Jamnagar Gets International Tag for Anant Ambani's Wedding Bash
The international tag to the Indian Air Force airport, which is located close to the Pakistan border, was given for February 25 to March 5, so that guests invited to the wedding can land close to the venue.
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Centre's Notification Imposing Conditions On Married Women For Using Maiden Surname
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea challenging Union Government's notification for obtaining maiden surname alleging gender bias and an "impermissible discrimination" by imposing additional and disproportionate requisites exclusively on women.
The notification, issued by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, states that if a married woman wishes to obtain a maiden surname, she will have to submit a copy of decree of divorce or a NOC from her husband, that he has no objection if she uses maiden surname.