UPI Fee Row: BharatPe backs MDR, distances itself from Ex-CEO Ashneer Grover’s criticism, says ‘No ties with him since 2024’
BharatPe backed UPI MDR above Rs 2,000, saying 96% transactions remain free. It said former CEO Ashneer Grover, who criticised the move, has no link with the firm since 2024.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta participates in ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, donates blood, urges citizens to serve society
As per the release, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta herself donated blood, participating in the campaign and sending a message to the people of Delhi to come forward in the service of humanity.
CBSE On 3-Language Rule: Only 1% schools affected, no exemption for class 6; check what SC said
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PM Modi Birthday: Ujjain lit up with 25 lakh diyas, BJP Chief Nitin Nabin joins aashirwad ka diya at Ram Ghat
Ujjain lit up with 25 lakh diyas on Thursday for PM Modi’s 76th birthday. BJP national president Nitin Nabin joined Aashirwad Ka Diya at Ram Ghat on Shipra riverfront.
Madhya Pradesh Horror: 4 killed in Morena after bike rams parked vehicle, hit by truck; probe underway
A tragic accident on NH-44 in Morena killed 4 bike-borne people, including 2 children, after they hit a parked garbage vehicle and were run over by a truck coming from behind.
Harris County to spend $3M on community safety programs leaders say have driven down crime
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“Uncharted territory”: Two months from Election Day, Democrats in Texas are truly competitive
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ICE officer in Minnesota-Texas extradition fight arrested in Minneapolis
Minnesota prosecutors accused Christian Castro of injuring a Venezuelan man and lying about what led to the shooting. He also faces federal charges.
$12 billion in Medicaid funds restored to Texas hospitals, ending impasse with the feds
The announcement ends a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services over the funding to Texas hospitals, which were slated to lose $27 million a day.
Fraud mastermind behind multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that victimized Travis Kelce is illegal immigrant
The mastermind behind the multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme that even victimized NFL star Travis Kelce is an illegal immigrant from India. Thirty-eight-year-old Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison this week for running a $35 million investment wire fraud scheme. At his sentencing, Judge Zachary Bluestone said that through his investment company, Swiftarc Capital LLC, Jawahar “weaponized” investors’ trust, resulting in “massive” losses for the victims. Jawahar raised more than $35 million from investors between 2016 and 2023 and only invested roughly $10 million of that total. He spent the remainder funding personal luxuries, including private jet charters, upscale apartments in Austin and New York, high-end dining, shopping sprees at clothing stores and exclusive private club memberships. He has now been ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution to his victims. But that is not the end of Jawahar’s legal issues. He may also be subject to deportation. According to the Department of Justice and a court document reviewed by Fox News Digital, Jawahar is an illegal immigrant from India who has been living in the U.S. since 2005. TRUMP ADMIN’S FRAUD CRACKDOWN TARGETS FOREIGNERS ACCUSED OF INFILTRATING US FEDERAL PROGRAMS Further, the DOJ said that after his indictment on three counts of wire fraud and one count of investment-adviser fraud in 2023, Jawahar tried to obstruct justice by coaching a victim into giving a favorable statement to the FBI while lying about his immigration status and finances. He also tried to get his sister to remotely wipe his iPhone to hide evidence, the DOJ said. Jawahar pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in January 2026. Among Jawahar’s victims was Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who recently married pop superstar Taylor Swift, and several NBA players, including Gary Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Mason Plumlee. The DOJ said Jawahar’s victims resided in Missouri and elsewhere. FORMER USCIS OFFICIAL, ACCOMPLICE CHARGED IN ALLEGED $960K CITIZENSHIP BRIBERY SCHEME Instead of managing a diversified portfolio for his investors, Jawahar allocated roughly 99% of client capital into a single stock, Philip Morris Pakistan. As that position tanked, Jawahar hid the losses, issued falsified statements and used funds from new investors to pay out earlier clients. Jawahar also managed 17 additional entities that he utilized during his scheme. ALLEGED CRYPTOSCAM RINGLEADER SET FOR PLEA HEARING IN $240M BITCOIN THEFT SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER In an X post, Colin McDonald, an assistant attorney in the DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, celebrated Jawahar’s sentencing, calling him an “illegal alien fraudster.” He congratulated the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and partners for their “great work” on the case.