Tamil Nadu Agriculture Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Tuesday said that some 500,000 fake beneficiaries have got Rs 110 crore from the PM-Kisan Nidhi scheme. The Department has recovered around Rs 32 crore so far and the rest will be recovered soon. Speaking to reporters he said, 34 government officials have been suspended and 80…...
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September 11, 2020 5:30 PM ET Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Indiana Rep. Jim Banks have called on the Department of Justice to bring legal action against Netflix for releasing the film “Cuties” in an exclusive statement to the Daily Caller. The film centers around Amy, 11, joining other young underage female dancers in…...
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Facebook’s legal action against the Data Protection Commission will attempt to preserve the company’s ability to transfer European citizens’ data to the US despite its lower privacy protections By Sebastian Klovig Skelton , Reporter Published: 11 Sep 2020 17:15 Facebook is seeking a judicial review against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) after receiving a…...
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Regional election commissioner Muluwork Kidanemariam said more than 2 million voters showed up at the polls.The total seats for all regional constituencies were won by the TPLF.Over 30 remaining seats will be allocated after negotiations among five political parties who participated in the vote.The ruling party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region won all contested seats…...
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The Niger State Government has approved the dismissal of 80 civil servants from the State Civil Service for gross misconduct. According to a statement released on the state governor’s official Twitter feed on Friday, the State Executive Council decision was made known to journalists at the Government House Minna, during a post council briefing. Explaining…...
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A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's order to exclude people who are in the country illegally when redrawing congressional districts violates the law.The "President must act in accordance with, and within the boundaries of, the authority that Congress has granted," and "we conclude the President did not do so here,"…...
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Bitcoin scams — including from fraudsters claiming to be police or the CRA — are on the rise in Regina.Author of the article:Heather PolischukPublishing date:Sep 11, 2020 • • 3 minute readSergeants Kelley Berting and Bryant Westerman with the Regina Police Service's Commercial Crimes Section with a poster warning the public about bitcoin scams currently…...
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A group of bank marketing officials on Tuesday offered account holders ways to protect themselves from online financial crimes amid increasing reports of people falling prey to them. In a statement, the Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines (BMAP) cautioned that cyberattacks, such as phishing and smishing, were growing and evolving fast after the coronavirus…...
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The Tamil Nadu government is hopeful of recovering the full ₹110 crore which was fraudulently claimed by ineligible people under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi in 13 districts of the State.“The State government is relieved as the money was not taken by bogus people or fraudsters. Those lakhs of fake accounts belong to…...
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Navigation for News Categories A scammer has used the Financial Market Authority (FMA) as a cover to steal from people making money transfers to China. Photo: 123RF A woman stranded in New Zealand during the first Covid-19 lockdown lost a significant amount of money after she tried to transfer funds from China to New Zealand…...
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