Covid-19 Relief Fund

A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.

Around 14 people, including several Indian-origin business owners and employees have been charged in a USD 53 million fraud scheme involving a COVID-19 pandemic relief programme in the US state of Texas.

The inspector general of the Small Business Administration released a report that gives the largest estimate of how much of the $1.2 trillion disbursed was stolen by fraudulent claims.

Instead of using the cash to keep legitimate employees afloat amid the pandemic, she used the money for personal gain and splurged it on her friends and family.

Chinese hackers stole at least $20 million (roughly Rs. 165 crore) worth of COVID-19 relief money according to a report. The funds that were stolen were taken by a group linked to the Chinese government, a Chengdu-based collective known as APT41.

An inquiry commission conducting a probe into corruption allegations against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on him on Tuesday for seeking an adjournment into the matter.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated dogecoins worth $1 billion (roughly Rs 7000 crore) and then, $3 million (roughly Rs 44 crore), whereas former Australian cricketer Bret Lee donated one bitcoin (roughly Rs 45 lakh)

Two months after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated about $1 billion in cryptocurrency to an India Covid relief fund, about $20 million has been paid out so far.

Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is set to face Viswanathan Anand in a COVID-19 exhibition chess match, along with some other celebrities.

COVID-19 महामारी से लड़ने के लिए तमिलनाडु आपदा राहत कोष में कंपनी ने रु 2 करोड़ दिए हैं.

Royal Enfield has announced a donation of Rs. 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu Disaster Relief Fund to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

MG Motor India will provide additional health cover to its dealer employees against the pandemic.

Former BCCI South Zone convenor N Vidya Yadav lauded Virat Kohli's great gesture after India skipper provided financial aid to ex-India all-rounder KS Sravanthi Naidu for the treatment of her COVID-19 positive mother.

As a part of the Hyundai Cares 3.0 relief initiative, earlier the automaker had announced offering infrastructural assistance to the affected states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.

Contributions to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund continued to pour in to help the government tackle the COVID-19 pandemic with the AIADMK saying it would give Rs 1 crore besides a month's salary of its MLAs and MPs.

A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.

Around 14 people, including several Indian-origin business owners and employees have been charged in a USD 53 million fraud scheme involving a COVID-19 pandemic relief programme in the US state of Texas.

The inspector general of the Small Business Administration released a report that gives the largest estimate of how much of the $1.2 trillion disbursed was stolen by fraudulent claims.

Instead of using the cash to keep legitimate employees afloat amid the pandemic, she used the money for personal gain and splurged it on her friends and family.

Chinese hackers stole at least $20 million (roughly Rs. 165 crore) worth of COVID-19 relief money according to a report. The funds that were stolen were taken by a group linked to the Chinese government, a Chengdu-based collective known as APT41.

An inquiry commission conducting a probe into corruption allegations against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on him on Tuesday for seeking an adjournment into the matter.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated dogecoins worth $1 billion (roughly Rs 7000 crore) and then, $3 million (roughly Rs 44 crore), whereas former Australian cricketer Bret Lee donated one bitcoin (roughly Rs 45 lakh)

Two months after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated about $1 billion in cryptocurrency to an India Covid relief fund, about $20 million has been paid out so far.

Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is set to face Viswanathan Anand in a COVID-19 exhibition chess match, along with some other celebrities.

COVID-19 महामारी से लड़ने के लिए तमिलनाडु आपदा राहत कोष में कंपनी ने रु 2 करोड़ दिए हैं.

Royal Enfield has announced a donation of Rs. 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu Disaster Relief Fund to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

MG Motor India will provide additional health cover to its dealer employees against the pandemic.

Former BCCI South Zone convenor N Vidya Yadav lauded Virat Kohli's great gesture after India skipper provided financial aid to ex-India all-rounder KS Sravanthi Naidu for the treatment of her COVID-19 positive mother.

As a part of the Hyundai Cares 3.0 relief initiative, earlier the automaker had announced offering infrastructural assistance to the affected states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.

Contributions to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund continued to pour in to help the government tackle the COVID-19 pandemic with the AIADMK saying it would give Rs 1 crore besides a month's salary of its MLAs and MPs.