-PTI MUMBAI: A long-drawn case involving funds raised by two Sahara firms through 'various illegalities' seems to have made Sebi a preferred agency for all kinds of queries about the group, with the latest being whether the Lucknow-based conglomerate falls under the purview of RTI Act. After Sebi rejected the information sought from it through an RTI (Right To Information) application in this regard, the appellant approached the Appellate Authority but the...
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Ponzi puzzle stumps Amway
-The Telegraph The sudden arrest of Amway India's top brass on Monday has focused the spotlight on the crumbling fault lines and the grey areas in the demarcation between some of the world's best-known direct selling companies and the dodgy Ponzi schemes that promise huge returns to gullible investors and have lately grabbed all the sensational headlines in Bengal. William S. Pinckney, managing director of Amway India, and two directors of the...
More »‘Government in the dark on status of 13 schemes’ -Nitin Sethi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: If the dictum 'you can't manage what you can't measure' is true, then the government has an unsure grip over at least half the 13 flagship schemes worth nearly Rs 2 lakh crore annually, almost 80% of the total spend on central schemes. The government is unable to efficiently collate information to assess whether some of the 13 key flagship schemes are producing the results for...
More »UP: Farmer commits suicide in the village adopted by Rahul Gandhi
-CNN-IBN Lucknow: A old farmer identified as Kapoor Singh allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Madhavpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Banda district. According to the police, Kapoor Singh hanged himself as he was unable to pay off his Rs 5 lakh debt that he had taken for the marriage of his daughter. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had adopted Madhavpur village in 2007. Police officials say that Kapoor Singh has takes loan...
More »Meat, market threat to Arunachal species -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Illegal hunting in Arunachal Pradesh primarily for meat on the table or for Money from the market may be threatening several protected or rare wildlife species, a survey in the state's Ziro Valley has indicated. Researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India, (WII) Dehradun, have documented hunting of leopards, marbled cats, black bears, orange-bellied squirrels, among other species, mainly for meat, skin, and commercial sales in six villages of Ziro...
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