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Bollywood director Vikram Bhatt arrested on charges of cheating IVF doctor of ₹30 lakh

OpIndia Staff - 7 December, 2025

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt was arrested in Mumbai by Rajasthan Police for a ₹30 crore fraud case registered in Udaipur. He is accused of cheating IVF founder Dr. Ajay Murdia with false promises of a huge return on a biopic project. Police will seek transit remand to move him to Udaipur.

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TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee loses ₹56 lakhs through a dormant bank account in Asansol, cyber crime complaint filed

OpIndia Staff - 8 November, 2025

The cyber criminals used Banerjee's forged PAN and Aadhaar Card to update his KYC details. Then they changed his registered mobile number linked to his bank account to gain full access.

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Deposits of Indians in Swiss banks declined by 18% over the past decade, shows data released by Swiss National Bank

ANI - 20 June, 2025

Deposits of Indian customers in Swiss banks have declined by around 18 per cent over the past decade, according to the latest figures released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB)

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Reports claim Maldives has run out of usable dollars after payment of oil bill, govt claims it has not reached zero and situation will...

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2024

Days after the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) sent a warning letter to the Finance Ministry warning about exhausting usable reserves of the country, the state's usable dollar reserves have actually run out, reported Adhadhu,

World

Justin Trudeau govt in Canada spends $8 million in search for dead bodies over viral ‘mass graves’ story at Kamloops residential school, finds nothing

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2024

Canada squandered $8 million in an endeavour to search for bodies over viral 'mass graves' story at Kamloops residential school but found nothing.

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Chennai: Two youths hurl bombs at their own houses in Perumbakkam after their fathers refused to give them money

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2023

In two separate incidents, 2 youths hurled bombs at their own houses after their fathers refused to give them money in Chennai.

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Apple removes 6 fraudulent loan apps from App Store in India: Read how ‘quick loan’ apps exploit the vulnerable

Anurag - 11 July, 2023

Apple removed predatory loan apps from App Store.

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Folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi is showered with currency notes worth crores, here is what is done with the money

Anurag - 12 March, 2023

Lok dayra is part of the culture of Kutch-Saurashtra region but now they are performed across Gujarat and in other parts of the world too. The custom of showering currency notes is also an old one.

Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did a man earn USD 1,00,000 by getting 1,000 COVID vaccine shots in just 16 days

Anurag - 30 October, 2022

One Jack Raines had shared on various social media networks that he earned USD 1,00,000 in just 16 days by getting 1,000 shots of COVID-19 vaccines in New York. However, the satirical post was taken as fact by many.

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