A food scheme in India implicates various private corporations in the misappropriation of donated food for the poor, particularly mothers and children. A contractor lobby group allegedly created shell groups to bid for contracts to disburse the donated food as part of the Integrated Child Development Scheme. The so-called Maharashtra food scam was quite widespread […]
Read MoreThe conglomerate South Korean car maker issued an apology to consumers and promised to pay compensation to owners of the vehicles concerned because of the inaccurate MPG numbers published on the stickers of the cars it sells. The mistake is likely to cost Hyundai/Kia hundreds of millions of dollars and is blamed on a discrepancy […]
Read MoreA German recruit to the Taliban has defected from the group after becoming tired of its unclean, drug-filled lifestyle. His time spent in Afghanistan left him infected with hepatitis. The former Taliban recruit claims the Taliban’s lifestyle and method is ‘incompatible with the Quran.’ [The Telegraph]
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