Money Vanishes from 1,500 Post Office Accounts: Deposits Range from 2 Lakhs to 12 Lakhs

18 Oct 2024

Over 1,500 villagers in Bageshwar district have reportedly lost nearly ₹2 crore in an alleged scam at the Simgarhi sub-post office, which operates under the Kameridevi post office. The fraud was discovered when account holders noticed discrepancies in their balances after the postmaster vanished without a trace. Villagers Demand Answers...

Menace of Online App Scams in Digital Landscape: A Reality Check

14 Sep 2024

A 22-year-old student in Bengaluru allegedly ended his life at his house in HMT Layout, Jalahalli, in 2023 after being harassed by a loan app company. Tejash Nayar, a 6th-semester engineering student, had reportedly borrowed ₹46,000 using a loan app. When he was unable to repay the loan, the company...

India’s foreign exchange reserves decline by USD 2.8 billion

27 Jan 2024

According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's foreign exchange reserves witnessed a decline of USD 2.795 billion, reaching USD 616.143 billion for the week ending on January 19, 2023. The central bank's weekly statistical data revealed that during the same period, the country's...

Pakistan lost USD 8.3 billion in remittances, exports in previous fiscal year

16 Jul 2023

According to Dawn, Pakistan lost USD 8.3 billion in remittances and exports during the previous fiscal year because the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government decided to satisfy the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a USD 1.2 billion tranche. Due to a failure to pay attention to these two large...

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

21 May 2023

Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance. Managing your energy rather than your time will help you stay physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned –say Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz How many times have you heard the phrase & quote; wake up early so...

Himachal CM Sukhu increases award money for women

07 Mar 2023

On Monday, Himachal Pradesh CM Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced to increase the amount of the "HP Mahila Vikas Protsahan Puraskar' from Rs. 21,000 to Rs. 1 lakh and district-level awards from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 25,000. Organized by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, this award is presented to...

2 held with Rs 28 lakh cash in UP

20 Jan 2023

Two people have been held by the Government Railway Police (GRP) with Rs 28 lakh in cash in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. During checking two men were caught who were carrying cash in the bag. "During checking two men were caught carrying Rs 28 lakh cash in a bag. When asked...

Man stabs woman to death for failing to return money in Bihar, 2 arrested

06 Dec 2022

A woman was fatally stabbed on Saturday in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar. Shakeel Miyan, the accused, allegedly attacked her after the victim allegedly failed to pay back the money she had borrowed from Miyan for her daughter's wedding. The police claim that the accused chopped off the victim's limbs....

Man harassed and extorted money from woman, held

23 Oct 2022

Man harassed and extorted money from woman, held A man allegedly blackmailed, harassed, and extorted Rs 7 lakh from a woman in exchange for the deletion of pictures circulated online, police officials said on Sunday. Anshul Srivastava, a one-sided lover who tormented the accused through emails, messages, and the uploading...

Money Laundering: Chhattisgarh court orders the ED to keep an IAS officer and two others in custody

22 Oct 2022

Chhattisgarh special court on Friday extended the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody of an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and two others in a money laundering case involving the alleged extortion of money from coal and mining transporters in the state. Ajay Singh Rajput, an additional district and sessions judge, extended...