US ADMISSION SCANDAL
Anger in country over NEET exam will 'reverberate inside Parliament': Congress slams govt
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that in the last 10 years, the Modi government has ruined the future of crores of youth through paper leaks and rigging. "Grace Marks was not the only problem in NEET exam. There has been rigging, papers have been leaked, corruption has taken place. The future of 24 lakh students appearing in the NEET examination is at stake due to the actions of the Modi government," the Congress president said.
'I had to give my daughter a chance at a future': Felicity Hoffman breaks silence on 2019 college admission scandal
In a conversation with ABC-7 Eyewitness News, the Desperate Housewives star discussed the scandal, where numerous affluent parents, including Huffman and Lori Loughlin, faced charges for engaging in cheating, bribery, and other illicit practices to fraudulently secure admission for their high-school children into prestigious universities and colleges.
What to know as Prince Harry prepares to take on a British tabloid publisher in court
Prince Harry is going where other British royals haven't for over a century: to a courtroom witness stand. The Duke of Sussex is set to testify in the first of his five pending legal cases largely centred around battles with British tabloids. Opening statements are scheduled Monday in his case.
Ex-Audi chief Rupert Stadler pleads guilty in automaker's diesel emissions scandal
Stadler entered the plea under an agreement with the judge and prosecutors that provides probation instead of jail time and orders him to pay a 1.1 million euro ($1.2 million) fine in return for a thorough admission of guilt. Three lower-ranking managers also have taken plea deals in the 2 1/2-year-long trial in Munich. Stadler had been charged with fraud and false certification by prosecutors who said he let cars with rigged software be sold after September 2015.
Prince Harry takes on Rupert Murdoch's UK group over phone-hacking allegations in latest action against British press
Prince Harry started action against News Group Newspapers, publisher of the Sun tabloid and now defunct News of the World, in September 2019, before stepping down from royal duties and moving to California.
What 'Harry & Meghan', 6-epsiode Netflix special, still doesn't say about race
Meghan's admission was one of the more heartbreaking moments in this six-part documentary.
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UK approves Covid jab for under-12s as new daily cases top 100,000
The developments came after the government said it was cutting the isolation period required for positive cases while Wales and Northern Ireland followed Scotland in unveiling new post-Christmas curbs, primarily around hospitality and large events.
How a counselor duped rich parents for admission into prestigious US universities
Dozens of rich and powerful parents — actors, doctors, lawyers, real estate developers and private equity wizards — funneled millions of dollars through a private admissions counselor, who conjured fake athletic résumés, doctored test scores and bribed coaches to get the children of his clients into the nation’s most exclusive universities as a preferred applicant — an athlete.
'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin, husband Giannulli to serve prison time for college cheating scam
It's a stunning reversal for the famous couple who insisted for the last year they were innocent.
Volkswagen offered 830-mn-euro settlement for German diesel cases
The mass lawsuit is one of the major legal hangovers from VW's 2015 admission to fitting 11 million vehicles worldwide with software to make motors appear less polluting in regulatory tests than in real driving conditions. While diesel buyers in the US have enjoyed generous buyback and compensation schemes, German drivers had so far gone uncompensated for the impact of the scandal, which has since spread to other carmakers.
Goldman Sachs in talks to admit guilt, pay $2 billion fine to settle 1MDB probe
The guilty plea would come from a unit in Asia, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are confidential. The agreement would also include a fine of almost $2 billion, the people said. Federal agencies have been seeking penalties between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in recent weeks.
Julia Roberts talks about college admission scandal, says it's sad that parents do not trust their children
Over 50 people, including Hollywood actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged.
Does a Harvard degree really matter? Tim Cook, Mary Barra's success shows otherwise
Only one CEO from top 20 companies in last year’s Fortune 500 went to an Ivy League school
Centre wants to know students’ bank details
BMC education officer Mahesh Palkar said the database was being created to disburse benefits through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), a system to directly transfer subsidies, such as money for books, uniforms or scholarships, to bank accounts.
Gokulnath Shetty, the missing clue in the PNB scam, lands in police net
Shetty, a former deputy manager at the Punjab National Bank, and Manoj Kharat, have been described as the "single window operators" of the scam.
SC rejects plea for SIT probe into alleged judges bribery case
Jaiswal, through senior advocate Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan, had sought recusal of Justice Khanwilkar from hearing the matter.
Did Uber steal the driverless future from Google?
Self-driving technology has become a fixation for Kalanick. Developing a driverless car, he’s often said, is “existential” to Uber.
Israel ex-PM Ehud Olmert begins jail term in corruption case
Disgraced former prime minister Ehud Olmert today became Israel's first ex-premier to be jailed as he began serving a 19-month sentence.
Volkswagen scandal: Motherson Sumi Systems allays investor fears
Motherson is a key supplier to Volkswagen in Europe and sales to VW Group contributed 44% of Motherson’s consolidated revenue in FY15.
How Louis Berger scandal has shaken up Goa's scandal-prone politics
Investigators told ET that Wachasundar had told them that no project in Goa could move 'without the blessings of influential politicians'.
Vyapam a minor scam, our morale not down: BJP's Vijaywargiya
"For us it (Vyapam) is a chutput (small) scam. It may be big for you," Vijaywargiya, the national general secretary of BJP, said.
Death of yet another witness in Vyapam scam, STF tells court
The STF officials informed the court that the witness, identified as Sanjay Singh Yadav, died of serious illness on Feb 8 at a private hospital in Bhopal.
IPL spot-fixing scandal: A billion betrayed for a few lakhs
It was learnt that the underworld was using bookies in IPL to make crores of rupees and some players were conniving with them.
Changes made in coal draft report at the instance of Law Minister, PMO & Attorney General: CBI
CBI's affidavit acknowledged that the status report was shared with Shatrughna Singh, joint secretary, PMO, and AK Bhalla, joint secretary, coal ministry.
Several big banks in US ignore Europe's lesson on greed
Several big banks have finally started taking steps to reform Wall Street's out-of-control compensation system.
Barclays strategy backfires in Libor scandal
Bob Diamond and the rest of the Barclays board sowed the seeds of their own downfall when they chose to come clean about Libor fixing.
Pakistan's internal crisis: Is Zardari govt going and generals coming?
The US-Pak military-to-military relations have hit new lows. The Pentagon is much at odds with the GHQ as the CIA is with the ISI.
Changes at Satyam, Centre's rescue plan to temper US fine
US has assured that changes in Satyam management will guide its action on a $50-mn penalty imposed on the company. IT cos offer desi lures to global customers
Media dub Satyam scandal 'India's Enron'
A billion-dollar false accounting scandal at one of the biggest outsourcing firms dominated the country's media on Thursday.
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