CBI questions Karti Chidambaram in bribe-for-visa case for third consecutive day

Mumbai, 28/5: The CBI questioned Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram for the third consecutive day on Saturday in connection with its probe into the alleged Rs 50-lakh bribery for issuance of 263 project visas to Chinese workers involved in the construction of the Talwandi Sabo power project in 2011, officials said.     He arrived…

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State-owned lenders contribute maximum to bank fraud amount, warns RBI

New Delhi, 28/5:Bank frauds are on the rise with public sector lenders contributing the maximum to the fraud amount compared to the private sector banks, warns the RBI annual report published on Friday.   An assessment of bank group-wise fraud cases over the last three years indicates that while private sector banks reported a maximum…

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Earlier governments labelled technology ‘anti-poor’: PM Modi’s dig at Opposition

New Delhi, 27/5:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there was an environment of “indifference” towards the use of technology in governance before 2014 due to which the poor and the middle class suffered the most.     Addressing a gathering after inaugurating India’s biggest drone festival in Delhi, he said the enthusiasm being seen…

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Police should treat sex workers with dignity, not abuse them: Supreme Court

New Delhi, 27/5:Observing that human decency and dignity extend to sex workers and their children, the Supreme Court has directed police forces in all states and Union territories to treat sex workers with dignity and not to abuse them, verbally or physically.   Issuing a slew of directions, a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao,…

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