"Let people pay, but if they don't pay, go after them"
Self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, accused of portraying himself as Lord Shiva and using black magic to extort money from victims, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate.
Beginning its campaign in India, the Global Institutional Investors Forum said that Mauritius was fully supporting India's fight against black money and money laundering and it was 'a clean, transparent jurisdiction of substance.'
Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launched an attack on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government in the Centre for not taking any action against black money stashed away in foreign banks.
India is the latest of several nations to raise the alarm about illicit capital flight. Following high-profile scandals involving Liechtenstein and Switzerland, the Group of 20 nations has demanded greater co-operation in tackling the shadow financial system.
'You can't be selfish when you're thinking about nature. It has to be good karma.' 'If we prevent textile waste from going to the landfills, it's good karma.'
To check black money menace, the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a new bill that would give more powers to the tax department in tracking illicit wealth stashed abroad and provide for strict penal actions for such offence.
His remark comes hours after the government disclosed before the Supreme Court eight more names, including that of Pradip Burman, one of Dabur India promoters, a bullion trader and a Goa miner against whom it has started prosecution for allegedly stashing black money in foreign banks.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj Lodhiya, whose name figured in the list of black money holders submitted by the government to the Supreme Court, to probe if he was involved in hawala trade.
Might use it to counter Opposition campaign on land issue.
The highlight of the successful BRICS Summit was its ability to deliver a joint statement that all members, including Iran and the United Arab Emirates, embroiled in the war in West Asia, signed.
If any foreign account holder violates Indian laws, tax authorities can enforce repatriation of funds.
White Papers, which are issued by the government, lay out the policy or proposed action on topics of current concern.
Amid claims from various quarters that Indians have stashed away thousands of crores in secret bank accounts in Switzerland, the Swiss banks have asserted that any statistics about black money "simply do not exist."
Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani and others, who have alleged government inaction in bringing back black money stashed in foreign banks, on Friday told the Supreme Court that the Centre was withholding vital documents relating to the case.
Jantri rates act as benchmark for deciding stamp duty rates for registering property deals.
For five Mumbaikars who were teenagers or in their 20s during the 1980s, the decade was not a sepia-toned Instagram filter. It was their everyday life, they tell Rediff's Rishika Shah. And while they remember its limitations, what they seem to miss most is something technology can't recreate -- the unhurried warmth of human connection.
Replying to a poser on black money transactions in the real estate sector, the Prime Minister said stamp duties in the country are a 'big obstacle' to cleaning the mess with regard to transactions in real estate.
A 'trend analysis' has shown that the target base for the special exercise would not be very large.
The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a 'fugitive economic offender' in a money laundering case, allowing the Enforcement Directorate to proceed with confiscating his assets.
Stepping up attack on the government on the black money issue, Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday blocked the main entrance of Parliament and threatened to derail House proceedings over the matter.
India has joined global efforts to combat global tax evasion.
Last Man In Tower is an unsettling portrait of a society that can turn against one another when greed dangles the promise of a better life, observes Sreeju Sudhakaran.
"Ramdev is fighting against black money. It has my full support. We had been against black money and will continue to do so," Mulayam Singh Yadav said after meeting Ramdev at his residence.
'They are claiming that they are very good in governance. All governments do propaganda. This is the propaganda of the government that they are doing very well, in spite of all the troubles.'
The move follows poor results in detecting undisclosed foreign assets and delay in concluding pending matters under the Black Money Act, which came into effect in 2015. According to the official data, only 52 cases have been identified so far. Of these, nine are from Mumbai alone.
'How will this woman find her? And how does that affect her, because it's not a biological relationship.'
Tax rules that could land you in trouble
'They are claiming that they are very good in governance. All governments do propaganda. This is the propaganda of the government that they are doing very well, in spite of all the troubles.'
'In the total of black wealth, only 1% or less than 1% constitute cash.' 'So, even if cash is completely weaned out, it impacts only 1% of the black wealth.'
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Enforcement agencies will be empowered to confiscate assets
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was more interested in getting the black money stashed abroad back to the country than the disclosure of names of illegal account holders in foreign banks.
How will the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes help curb the creation and flow of black money into the Indian economy?
Immortal has a seductive premise and good performances, but this vampire tale could have used a lot more bite.
The Prime Minister said he was glad that the world community took note of this "because this is an issue that does not selectively affect one nation."
Former Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale has alleged that the Election Commission refused to disclose details of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's official visits and the expenditure incurred from public funds, citing 'personal information' under the Right to Information Act.
Raising the issue of black money stashed away in foreign banks, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani on Wednesday said that if the money is routed back to the country it could be used for development work.
The agreement, convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters, is a multilateral agreement of 31 other nations.
