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SRK, Nawaz named in Rs 500-cr online Ponzi scam complaint; CBI to probe

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However, the actors are not mentioned as either accused or suspects by the Uttar Pradesh Police Latest news : The CBI has taken over investigation of the Rs 500 crore online ponzi scam allegedly by Ghaziabad-based Webwork Trade Links. Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who endorsed its portal Addsbook.Com, are also named in the complaint. Promoters of Webwork Trade Links, Anurag Jain and Sandesh Verma, duped people using the two actors as brand ambassadors of his shadow firm addsbook.Com, the complaint alleged. According to the complaint, which is now part of the FIR, the company opened a "shadow company", Addsbook Marketing Pvt, which was launched on December 10, 2016 with brand ambassadors "Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shahrukh Khan". "People have invested heavily as they were influenced by both celebrities," it alleged. However, the actors are not mentioned as either accused or suspects by the Uttar Prades...

OnePlus 5 open sale starts: Get the 'flagship killer' starting at Rs 32,999

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Device hits a sweet spot between pricing and hardware; version with higher specs for Rs 37,999 Latest news :  After the early access sale last week, the OnePlus 5 is now available for open sale. The sale started at 12 am IST on Tuesday. The device can be purchased on both Amazon India and the online OnePlus Store. The device will also be available in OnePlus Experience Stores for offline purchase.   Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has launched its flagship OnePlus 5 in India at Rs 32,999 for the base model with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage, and at Rs 37,999 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The smartphone was first made available in the country exclusively through e-commerce site Amazon starting 4:30 pm on June 22. The flagship smartphone has been one of the most anticipated devices of the year so far. The OnePlus 5, coming with better camera, technical specifications and operating system than predecessor OnePlus 3T, but is it all enough to make it ...

Aadhaar number mandatory for all new SBI recruits

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The proposed move will be made compulsory from July 1, 2017 LATEST NEWS : State Bank of India (SBI) has proposed to introduce a scheme of verifying the identity of candidates applying for all its recruitment processes through Aadhaar cards. The scheme will be made compulsory from July 1, 2017. SBI Recruitment 2017 guidelines for applicants According to an official notification issued by the SBI Central Recruitment and Promotion Department, ascertaining the identities of candidates is critical for the fair conduct of recruitment process and prevention of impersonation. So while applying for appointment, it will be mandatory to furnish the 12-digit Aadhaar number . If a candidate is keen on applying has not received the number, he/she will have to furnish 28-digit Aadhaar enrollment ID. READ THIS: Planning to buy a smartphone? Here are the best ones priced under Rs 10,000 Why Aadhar? Pursuant to Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act 2016, SBI will use the Aadh...

Shashi Tharoor rubbishes Republic TV expose, bashes Arnab Goswami

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Republic had aired 19 audio tapes to question Tharoor's action after wife Sundanda Pushkar's death Former Union minister and diplomat Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday rubbished as “misrepresentations and outright lies” the allegations made by Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV to question Tharoor’s actions after his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death in 2014. The previous night, the newly launched news channel had aired 19 audio tapes in its purported exposé of the Congress parliamentarian’s actions. Tharoor said in a Facebook post that the accusations were “exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies”, and called the anchor “an unprincipled showman masquerading as a journalist”. A Congress member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor lamented that “someone would exploit a human tragedy for personal gain and TRPs”, and challenged Goswami “to prove his false claims in a court of law”. On January 17, 2014, Sunanda Pushkar had been found dead in a 5...