Rush Hour: ‘Fake institutions’ took Rs 144 crore from minority scholarship funds

In today’s edition, a Dalit IAS officer alleges harassment at work in Kashmir, fresh violence in Manipur last night, 830 fake institutions siphoned off money from minority scholarship funds, and more.

Scripted and hosted by Abhik Deb, produced and edited by Avinash Kumar.

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References

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