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ED flags new cash-for-jobs scam, asks TN cops to initiate probe

The Morning Standard

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October 29, 2025

CITING evidence unearthed during a raid conducted earlier this year, the Enforcement Directorate has written a letter to the Tamil Nadu police on Monday alleging a cash-for-jobs scam in the selection of officers and staff to 2,538 posts in the state Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department. The appointment orders were handed over to the candidates by Chief Minister MK Stalin on August 6.

- SIDDHARTH PRABHAKAR @Chennai

In the communication sent under Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to the Tamil Nadu Head of Police Force (HOPF), the ED has said that bribes of ₹25 lakh to 35 lakh were collected per post by powerful politicians and entities close to them for rigging the examination process in mid-2024 and awarding JOBS appointment orders in favour of at least 150 candidates in August 2025.

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Ball in West's court, Putin says in annual TV address

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would not attack other countries on the condition it was treated “with respect”, dismissing concerns that Moscow poses a security threat to NATO’s eastern flank states.

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December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

Bondi attack accused renewed passport in Hyderabad in ’22

SAJID Akram, one of the accused in the Bondi Beach attack in Australia, renewed his passport during a visit to Hyderabad in July 2022, a source told this newspaper.

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1 min

December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

... In MP, 41.80L set to be removed from voter list

First phase of SIR over, draft of electoral rolls to be out on Dec 23

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December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

RBI okays risk-based deposit insurance framework

THE Central Board of Directors of the RBI on Friday approved risk-based deposit insurance framework for banks.

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December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

INDIAN MEN FS WRESTLERS MAY HAVE A RUSSIAN COACH

FORMER Russian wrestler Anatoly Beloglazov, the 1980 Moscow Olympics 52kg gold medallist, looks set to take over as foreign wrestling coach of the Indian men’s freestyle unit.

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1 mins

December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Medical student from Valley missing in Russia

A 21-year old man from Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, Gaurav Singh Nag, who was studying MBBS in Russia, has gone missing since December 10.

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1 min

December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Manjhi ‘clears the air’ in video, says managed to swing votes via DM

A video claiming to show Union minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi speaking about influencing an election result went viral on Friday, sparking an uproar among opposition parties.

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1 mins

December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

CONG KEEPS G-RAM-G PLAN for CWC MEET

THE Congress on Friday said it will strongly oppose any move to scrap MGNREGA, with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accusing the Modi government of dismantling the rights-based law.

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1 min

December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

EU agrees 90-bn-euro loan for Ukraine to plug budget shortfall

EUROPEAN

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December 20, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Jaishankar says India-EU FTA reaches decisive phase

Defence and security cooperation in focus

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1 mins

December 20, 2025

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