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WBSSC updates list of ‘tainted’ teachers but their school names not disclosed. Image: IANS The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Thursday released a freshly expanded list of 1,806 “tainted” candidates from the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST), marking another chapter in a recruitment catastrophe that has already triggered mass cancellations, arrests, CBI…
Three women and one man, employees of actor Krishna Kumar’s daughter Diya, are accused of stealing Rs 66 lakh over two years. They allegedly used personal QR codes to divert customer payments, funding a lavish lifestyle with gold and vehicles. The accused filed a counter-complaint, but police found it lacked credibility. The Crime Branch has…
US Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have written a letter to the heads of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), demanding an immediate investigation into scam ads on Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, a report has said. News agency Reuters recently reported that the social media giant allegedly earns…
TV actress Manya Anand clarified she was contacted by an impersonator claiming to be Dhanush’s manager, not his actual team. Dhanush’s manager, Shreyas, issued a statement confirming all casting calls in his name are fake and a police complaint has been filed. The public is urged to verify official numbers as no active casting is…
ED arrests Amit Katyal in Gurgaon housing ‘scam’ Earlier, in Nov 2023 he was arrested in the railways jobs-for-land scam in which Lalu, his wife, three daughters and son and former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav are accused, facing bribery and money laundering charges. A third real estate project, Krishn Buildtech Pvt Ltd, in which…
In one of Karnataka’s biggest-ever “digital arrest” scams, a 57-year-old Bengaluru woman was duped of nearly Rs 32 crore over six months.The software engineer from Indiranagar told investigators she remained trapped in the elaborate fraud until the scammers finally issued her a so-called “clearance letter.”Posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters reportedly placed her under a…
ED on Monday said its November 7 searches against board members and directors of Nemom Cooperative Bank in Thiruvananthapuram, associated with some CPM netas, have revealed misappropriation of funds to the tune of over Rs 50 crore, with then office-bearers found involved in forging documents, sanctioning loans beyond permissible limits, diverting funds and overall financial…
How Uttarakhand dairy duped Tirupati trust for 5 years with 68 lakh kg fake ghee TIRUPATI: The CBI-led special investigation team probing the Tirupati laddu ghee adulteration case has stumbled upon some shocking details following the arrest of A-16, Ajay Kumar Sugandh, who supplied various chemicals including monodiglycerides and acetic acid ester to Bhole Baba…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Maharashtra government of “zameen chori” (land theft) after earlier alleging “vote chori” (vote theft) by the Centre.He made the remark following reports that a company linked to Parth Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had allegedly acquired government land in Pune’s Koregaon Park…
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based woman has warned commuters to stay alert after claiming a Rapido cab driver used a fake version of the ride-hailing app to inflate fares.In a detailed LinkedIn and Instagram post that has since gone viral, Meenal Goel described how the driver allegedly tried to overcharge her using an app that looked identical…
