Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Lucknow Crime Branch has uncovered a network that created fake GST firms using forged documents to claim and pass on fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC), causing a loss of about Rs 27.25 lakh in government revenue.
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Gujarat’s Food and Drug Control Administration has launched a three-day inspection drive across Ahmedabad and other parts of the state after receiving information about the suspected sale of counterfeit or duplicate Nicardia Retard 10 tablets, with officials seizing 1,250 tablets of the suspected medicine and restricting the sale of other medicines worth around Rs 1.70 lakh.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The mother and sister of 31-year-old software engineer Vinay Gupta, who was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws in outer Delhi's Nihal Vihar area, on Saturday alleged that the killing was pre-planned and demanded strict punishment for those responsible.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of allegations that the wife of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann allegedly sought Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case, directing the state authorities to enquire into the matter and submit a report on the action taken.
Edmonton, Aug 22 (IANS) Two men were stabbed inside a gurdwara in Canada’s Alberta province after a man allegedly disrupted morning prayers ahead of a wedding ceremony, police and community representatives said.
Gandhinagar/Rajkot, Aug 21 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday ordered the transfer of senior doctor Dr Ashwin Ramani from Rajkot Civil Hospital to a primary health centre in Panchmahal district after he was accused of slapping and verbally abusing a woman resident doctor during an altercation at the hospital's emergency ward.
New Delhi/Mogadishu, Aug 21 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday confirmed that there are 22 Indian citizens on board two foreign-flagged vessels that have reportedly been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a second supplementary charge sheet in the Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) case in a special court here on Friday, accusing Reliance ADA Group Group Managing Director Amitabh Jhunjhunwala of the offences of criminal conspiracy, criminal misappropriation and cheating that caused a loss of over Rs 971 crore to the State Bank of India (SBI).
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised crime, the Delhi Police's Central District personnel on Friday arrested two key members of an alleged crime syndicate headed by Nasir Hafiz Khan, also known as Irani and Sameer, after sustained technical surveillance and inter-state coordination.
Meerut, Aug 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) B.R. Ambedkar faction president, Digvijay Bhatti, on Friday has levelled serious allegations of third-degree torture against outgoing Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey, claiming that he was detained and mercilessly beaten inside the police office. The Meerut Police, however, has strongly denied the allegations.
