'Suspicious' payout that exposed Rs 16,000 cr scam bigger than PNB con

Quaid Najmi | October 22, 2023 8:45 AM

Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) It was one innocuous transaction among lakhs conducted daily, that was detected by a digital payments company and which finally helped blow the lid off a web of fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 16,180-crore – bigger than the Punjab National Bank scam of January 2018 involving top diamantaires – that stumped the Thane police recently.

Three detained in Karnataka fake voter ID scam

IANS | October 21, 2023 2:27 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 21 (IANS) The City Central Crime Branch in Bengaluru has detained three people for their alleged involvement in fake voter ID scam, sources said on Saturday.

'CBI claims 90% probe complete, but no official has approached me': Shivakumar

IANS | October 20, 2023 2:51 PM

Bengaluru,Oct 20 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday stated that though the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims that 90 per cent of the investigation against him with regard to disproportionate assets case is complete, no investigation officer has approached him till date.

2 more Americans identified among abductees in Gaza

IANS | October 20, 2023 11:38 AM

Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Two more Americans have been identified as among those who were kidnapped after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and taken to the Gaza Strip, a media report said citing a family member.