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Conspiracy to kill Shujaat Bukhari hatched in Pakistan: Police

Conspiracy to kill Shujaat Bukhari hatched in Pakistan: Police

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Inspector General of Police Kashmir S P Pani said while a Srinagar resident based in Pakistan had started an online campaign against the slain journalist, three Lashkar militants -- Jatt, Muzaffar Ahmad and Azad Malik carried out the killing.

Beware of fraud, fake mobile applications: I-T to taxpayers

Beware of fraud, fake mobile applications: I-T to taxpayers

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

The department has warned taxpayers that illegal 'mobile applications' circulating in the webworld for smartphones, especially Android and BlackBerry phones, 'may not be according to the department's data structure' and parameters.

US charges 61 people in Indian call centre scam

US charges 61 people in Indian call centre scam

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

More than 60 individuals and entities, an overwhelming number of them Indians, were on Thursday charged by the Justice Department for allegedly participating in a multi-million dollar scam involving call centres based in India which conned thousands of American citizens.

Beware! Reserve Bank does not give lottery prizes

Beware! Reserve Bank does not give lottery prizes

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Fraudulent emails exhorting people to deposit cash for reward are on the rise.

Indian American actor gets 7 years for extortion

Indian American actor gets 7 years for extortion

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Indian-American actor Vivek Shah, 26, of West Hollywood, California, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar extortion scheme.

Be wary of fake I-T refund emails

Be wary of fake I-T refund emails

Rediff.com4 May 2016

Govt steps up security to check criminals seeking bank details of taxpayers

Mohalla Assi Review: All sound, no fury

Mohalla Assi Review: All sound, no fury

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

'Philosophy, politics and practicality cross paths in Mohalla Assi's ambitious premise.' 'Except it is directed in such an unwieldy fashion that instead of rich satire, what emerges is a lumbering flab of incoherence and opinion glut,' notes Sukanya Verma.

He fought a bank and got back Rs 14 lakh

He fought a bank and got back Rs 14 lakh

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

Thomas Ninad's bank account was defrauded of Rs 14 lakh under mysterious circumstances.

How insurance firms plan to make your life easier

How insurance firms plan to make your life easier

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Interoperability with other insurance companies - apart from banks, medical centres, among others - would be the eventual goal

How 'briefcase' firms are robbing the govt of GST tax

How 'briefcase' firms are robbing the govt of GST tax

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

A government report revealed that fake companies floated with fake addresses, issued fake GST invoices and generated fake e-way bills, with fake vehicle registration details without supplying any goods causing huge loss to the exchequer.

Forget Aadhaar, protect your phone first

Forget Aadhaar, protect your phone first

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

From your fingerprint to most private images and financial info -- all your privacy is under constant threat from hackers.

SIM-swap fraud: A new way of stealing money

SIM-swap fraud: A new way of stealing money

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Fraudsters duplicate SIM cards to hack into bank accounts.

Co-op banks seriously tampered with their cash records post note ban, finds I-T probe

Co-op banks seriously tampered with their cash records post note ban, finds I-T probe

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Officials said it had informed the RBI about these alleged malpractices earlier and is regularly updating it about such modus operandi being deployed

Bengaluru police busts gang trafficking children to US

Bengaluru police busts gang trafficking children to US

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

They said the kingpin -- through his agents in Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other places -- brought children under the age of 10 years and paired them with the couples in Bengaluru who acted as family.

Solar scam: TV actress Salu Menon taken into custody

Solar scam: TV actress Salu Menon taken into custody

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Television actress and danseuse Salu Menon was taken into custody on Friday in connection with the solar panel scam that has rocked Kerala and brought the office of Chief Minister Oomen Chandy under a cloud.

Currency seizure: RBI official in CBI net, 10 cases so far

Currency seizure: RBI official in CBI net, 10 cases so far

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Reserve Bank of India official and a JDS leader K C Veerendra, who is also a casino owner, in connection with separate cases relating to alleged illegal conversion of currency post-demonetisation.

Cricket Buzz: Sangakkara is first non-British MCC president

Cricket Buzz: Sangakkara is first non-British MCC president

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

His nomination was announced by the outgoing President, Anthony Wreford, at the MCC Annual General Meeting at Lord's in May this year.

Banking sector frauds have gone up by over 10%: Deloitte

Banking sector frauds have gone up by over 10%: Deloitte

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

The survey was based on the survey of 44 banks.

Blake says New York cop should be fired for abusing power

Blake says New York cop should be fired for abusing power

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

'If you have someone out there that's having this kind of rogue justice, they're tarnishing that image, and they don't deserve to be in the same sentence with the heroes of the NYPD, and they don't deserve to have that badge'

2 arrested in connection with seizure of Rs 5.63 cr in new notes

2 arrested in connection with seizure of Rs 5.63 cr in new notes

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

The money was allegedly diverted by an ATM servicing company in criminal conspiracy with bank officials.

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.

Snooping target: How UIDAI puts India at risk

Snooping target: How UIDAI puts India at risk

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Isn't National Intelligence Grid and UIDAI engineered by vested interests, asks Gopal Krishna.

Fine films, fabulous discoveries at MAMI

Fine films, fabulous discoveries at MAMI

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.

'My becoming CM proved that Dalits are not weak'

'My becoming CM proved that Dalits are not weak'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi talks about the Bihar polls with M I Khan/Rediff.com

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'Biometric Aadhaar-based surveillance is not only about violation of privacy, but also about the treasure hunt for unprecedented financial surveillance and economic intelligence in the economic history of mankind,' asks Gopal Krishna.

Why you couldn't find your name on the voter list

Why you couldn't find your name on the voter list

Rediff.com7 May 2014

'The failure of the ECI to follow the Registration of Electoral Rules and create verified and audited rolls or even verifiable and auditable ones, highlight that the entire electoral roll is merely a compilation of names without any effort or intention for completeness, correctness or fair play.' 'We are fooling ourselves by electing our representatives based on faulty electoral rolls that do not represent the people of the constituency. Elections based on these rolls are neither free nor fair. Democracy is under siege,' says Dr Anupam Saraph.

Why were we kept in dark, ask anguished families

Why were we kept in dark, ask anguished families

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Several relatives of the killed workers said they were not officially informed about their loved ones by any government authority.

A double-edged dagger from Marathi cinema

A double-edged dagger from Marathi cinema

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre examines the Marathi film industry, which annually produces around 190 dissimilar films that requires an investment of Rs 400 crores.

Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh

Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

In Sukanya Verma's special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at 1960's Parakh, starring Sadhana, Motilal, Nazir Hussain and Durga Khote.

Yes, we are comfortable on streets, unlike Jaitley: Yogendra Yadav

Yes, we are comfortable on streets, unlike Jaitley: Yogendra Yadav

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

Aam Aadmi Party chief spokesperson Yogendra Yadav tells Somesh Jha how Delhi has moved beyond Shahi Imam-type politics. Yadav also takes a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and says the AAP had formulated its policies on the streets, unlike the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Will SC be driven to implement a mechanism to deal with sexual harassment?

Will SC be driven to implement a mechanism to deal with sexual harassment?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The highest court in the land will have to find a mechanism under which in future, if sexual harassment allegations are made against a judge, he/she will not go in the manner of Justice Ganguly. Hopefully, there will be some kind of system and guidelines to be followed by the accused and the victim, says Sheela Bhatt.

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