Mumbai police nab Chhota Shakeel’s aide - absconding for 25 years - from Thane

IANS | July 29, 2023 8:16 PM

Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) After intense efforts of several weeks, the Mumbai Police finally nabbed absconding killer and gangster Chhota Shakeel's aide, Laik Ahmed Fidahussein Shaikh -- reported 'missing' for over 25 years -- from his solitary hideout in Mumbra town in Thane district, officials said on Saturday.

Unmasking the lending mafia: India's battle against Chinese scams

By Shekhar Singh | July 29, 2023 6:30 PM

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had, on February 5, banned 232 lending and betting apps based on recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs as India grapples with the issue of predatory lending by Chinese nationals operating from locations in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, or Southeast Asia.