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Centre silent on Chinese loan apps that claimed 52 young lives, extorted Rs 500 cr: Cong
He said: "An investigation between January and February 2021 found more than 1,100 digital loan apps available across play stores. RBI has accepted that at least 600 such apps were operating illegally. As per RBI, there was a jump of 12 times in loans on digital platforms between 2017 and 2020. Till now, 52 individuals in our country have committed suicide due to blackmailing by these loan apps. "
Bengal coal smuggling case: ED summons Abhishek Banerjee on Sep 2
Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been asked to be present at the ED's office at the Central Government Office (CGO) at Kolkata's Salt Lake area. The sources said that a special team of ED officers from the agency's headquarters in New Delhi will be arriving to Kolkata for Abhishek Banerjee's interrogation.
Lekhpal fails to recognise Smriti Irani, faces probe
According to reports, a local resident had given a complaint letter to Union Minister Smriti Irani saying that after the death of his father, who was a teacher, his mother Savitri Devi is entitled for pension but the verification is not being done by the lekhpal Deepak.
Will take action against CBI, ED officers in Bengal if my officers harassed: CM Mamata
Recently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned and questioned a number of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the state government in connection to the central agency's ongoing probe on coal smuggling scam.
With G-23 leaders on exit mode, who will challenge loyalists in Congress?
While some G-23 leaders have left the party and some even joined the BJP while some others had distanced themselves, Azad had said that he has been forced to leave and Manish Tewari has reiterated that he is not a tenant but a shareholder in the party. However, the G-23, after exit of Azad, seems to have become rather leaderless.
Amit Shah likely to hold two rallies in Bihar's Seemanchal region
Seemanchal is considered as Muslim dominated area in Bihar, where the BJP is week. After the formation of the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, the BJP's top leadership believes that the road show of Amit Shah on July 31 was the turning point of the sour relationship between the JD-U and BJP in Bihar.
G-23 planning to field candidate in Congress presidential poll?
However, there was no clarity on the situation while the G-23, which had sought wide-ranging reforms in the Congress party, has been hit by the departure of senior leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, and others. Tharoor had advocated for contest for the top party post in an article on Monday.
After Gandhi, Modi only leader who understood people's aspirations: Rajnath
Speaking on Monday during the release of a book, 'The Architect of the New BJP: How Narendra Modi Transformed the Party', written by seasoned journalist Ajay Singh who is currently the press secretary to the President, the Defence Minister also praised the Prime Minister's governance and organisational strengths. He said that Prime Minister has "no parallel in contemporary politics".
Bihar govt likely to start process of withdrawing general consent to CBI
The meeting was reportedly attended by top Mahagathbandhan leaders including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and others after raids being conducted against RJD leaders. The CBI, escorted by central paramilitary forces, conducted raids on RJD MLC Sunil Singh, Rajya Sabha members Ashfaq Karim and Fayyaz Ahmed in Patna, Katihar and Madhubani districts on August 24.
Modi govt's wrong policies responsible for price rise, unemployment: Cong
Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Dangi said: "There was a time when PM Modi dangled a dream in front of the people of India: a future free from inflation and unemployment. Instead, Modi has delivered a nightmare of record price rise and the highest joblessness in 45 years." "The Prime Minister has not just failed to control price rise since coming to power in 2014, his misguided policies and deceitfulness have in fact exacerbated the sufferings of the people," he added.
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