Thursday, 11 September 2014

Wikileaks founder to surrender?

Wikileaks founder to surrender?

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange created a flutter by announcing that he was soon going to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange's spokesperson however pointed out to the legal hurdles that continue to cloud his release. Suspense continues over whether Assange will end his isolation at the embassy.

Debate on Kashmir in UK Parliament

Debate on Kashmir in UK Parliament

A debate on the human rights situation in Kashmir to be held in the UK Parliament building tomorrow has caused a stir among Indian groups here who fear it could be used as an India bashing opportunity.

Debate on Kashmir in UK Parliament - 2

After the tough talk and royal snub India seems to have softened its stand on Pakistan. Home Minister Rajnath Singh now says talks can continue if a proper response comes from their side. A comment that has led to a huge political fight, with the Congress now accusing the government of not having a clear policy towards Pakistan.

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Debate on Kashmir in UK Parliament
A debate on the human rights situation in Kashmir to be held in the UK Parliament building tomorrow has caused a stir among Indian groups here who fear it could be used as an India bashing opportunity.

Wikileaks founder to surrender?
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange created a flutter by announcing that he was soon going to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange's spokesperson however pointed out to the legal hurdles that continue to cloud his release. Suspense continues over whether Assange will end his isolation at the embassy.

UK's fresh push to battle terror
n a bid to tackle terrorism, British Prime Minister has launched fresh measures. The latest law will force airlines to give more information about passengers. Cameron even giving powers to the police to confiscate passports of suspected citizens.

Judgement day for Jadega-Anderson
The James Anderson Ravindra Jadeja Scuffle gate verdict is expected on Friday (August 1). The International Cricket Council (ICC) will conduct a hearing on the charges and counter charges laid by both England and India in Southampton.

Jadeja-Anderson Spat- Verdict Today
The ICC is likely to give its verdict on Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's alleged altercation with England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson during the first Test at Trent Bridge played between July 9-13. Ravindra Jadeja's appeal against a decision by match referee to impose fine on him will also be heard today. There was an alleged altercation at the lunch break on the second day of the first cricket Test where the Indian team management accused Anderson of a Level-3 offence as he had allegedly pushed Jadeja after an altercation. The England team filed a counter charge of Level 2 offence against Jadeja. After hearing, ICC match referee David Boon had found Jadeja guilty of Level 1 offence and slapped a 50 percent fine on his match fee which India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni found unjustified.

Officials in Glasgow to appear in court
Freeloading, junket hungry babus have disgraced the country at a global platform once again. Overshadowing the efforts of sportsmen with their embarassing conduct, an IOA Secretary General and a wrestling referee are currently behind bars in Scotland. Booked in two separate cases of drunken driving and sexual assault, these officials will be produced in Glasgow Sheriff Court later today.

Tainted Officials let off
A technical argument is what worked in their favour. Two freeloading babus Virender Singh and Rajiv Mehta who embarassed the nation in Glasgow have been let off due to lack of evidence. What's more shocking is that one of the two arrested men IOA General Secretary Rajiv Mehta has a dubious past and was also part of Suresh Kalmadi's croonies who looted the nation in 2010.

Charges against IOA secretary stand
In a startling revealations from Scotland Police, charges against IOA General Secretary Rajeev Mehta has not been dropped. The Scotland Yard has said that they are seeking more evidence in the matter & the Indian official will have to be present in the court once the investigation ends. Meanwhile the case against Virender Malik who was charged for a sexual assault has been closed with the Indian Wrestilng referee being exonerated.

India's biggest international battle
He's a shameless paedophile who's played the cat and mouse game with the law for 18 years and today (July 7), India's appeal for the extradition of child rapist Raymond Varley will be heard by a court in the United Kingdom. Over the years, Varley has tried a host of tricks, including feigning dementia to escape the clutches of the law. Will India win its battle for justice today?

India goes after Raymond Varley
India goes after the world's worst peadophile Raymond Varley. With the case of Varley's extradition set to come up in a UK court on Monday (July 21), CBI asks the MEA to take up the matter with UK at the higgest possible level, seeks independent medical probe.

People smuggling racket busted
A day after 34 people were recovered from the container at Tilbury dock in Essex, UK police is now trying to ascertain the identities of the survivors. A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of a man whose body has been recovered form the container which was reportedly brought from Belgium. Belgium police claim that the container was loaded even before it reached their shores.

Monday, 10 December 2012

Indian textual offender harrases UK victims

Danish Khan
December 10, 2012

Vintels operates out of its office opposite City Pride on Pune-Satara Road (above). Over 5,00,000 spam texts (shown below) are sent daily to the UK, urging unsuspecting consumers to claim refunds from banks selling Payment Protection Insurance

A Pune-based company has been uncovered as a major source of spam text messages and unwanted calls in the United Kingdom. Jayessh Shah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vinayak Infotech and Telecommunications Solutions (Vintels) is alleged to be the man behind 5,00,000 unwanted text messages sent every day to Britons.

Had Shah been operating in the UK, his company would have been shut down and heavily fined under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Instead, Shah makes £7.50 for every reply received to the messages sent. Shah made this claim to an undercover reporter of the Mail on Sunday which broke the story in the UK on Sunday.

Two similar British companies were recently fined £440,000 for sending spam text messages. Shah’s business model reflects the globalised economy by virtue of which a Pune-based company using servers in the USA sends text messages through its Goa offices to unsuspecting people in the UK. Mobile numbers in the UK are all of 11 digits and start with 07, making it comparatively easy to send spam text messages.

More than two million Britons are estimated to have been sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) without full information from banks. People take out PPIs to ensure that loans they have taken out are serviced in case they die, lose their jobs or are unable to work. In the UK, people have been sold policies without taking into consideration their different needs, circumstances and eligibility conditions.

This means they were given insufficient information or were misled into buying PPI that was not suitable for them, making such consumers eligible for refund/ compensation from banks. Sensing a large market, several claims management companies (CMC) are on the constant lookout for such victims to earn commission.

It is here that Jayessh Shah and his company play an important role by selling numbers that respond to their text to CMC for a hefty sum. A typical text reads: Records indicate you may be entitled to circa £2650 in compensation from the misselling of PPI on credit cards or loans. For info reply PPI or to opt out stop. The moment a person replies ‘PPI’ or even ‘stop’, it confirms that the number is active and fetches money from CMCs. The Mail on Sunday reporter contacted Vintel posing as a company representative and fixed a meeting with Shah.

A deal was struck for £1,800 in return for 2000 numbers that had already been sold to a CMC before. Shah said that he has made millions in the last seven years. According to Shah, he has a database of 1.6 million people who have replied positively to his spam text messages. This reporter called Shah’s number in India and also sent him a text but received no response.

Meanwhile, victims of these text messages are becoming increasingly harassed. Colonel Mukul Verma (Retd) who lives in central London has been bombarded with spam text messages regarding PPI claims. “I receive SMSes regarding PPI claims every other day. It is very annoying and disturbs me no end. I have discovered that the best response is to ignore them and not even respond with the ‘stop’ option.”
 ►  I receive SMSes regarding PPI claims every other day. It is very annoying and disturbs me no end
-  Colonel Mukul Verma (RETD), Who lives in central London

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Caught in a pickle: Indian students at London Met Uni

Over 300 Indian students enrolled at the London Metropolitan University were in for a rude shock when the Immigration Department cancelled the college's license, banning it from teaching overseas students. International students now fear deportation incase they fail to tranfer to a new university in 60 days. 
  



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