News for 'Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate'

SC to hear Chidambaram's appeal against arrest on Mon

SC to hear Chidambaram's appeal against arrest on Mon

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

The apex court was hearing two separate petitions filed by Chidambaram challenging the Delhi high court August 20 verdict by which his anticipatory bail was dismissed in the cases registered by both the agencies-- CBI and ED.

Malicious campaign by channels to defame Sushant's kin: Lawyer

Malicious campaign by channels to defame Sushant's kin: Lawyer

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

The senior advocate told the media that Sushant's three sisters -- Priyanka, Mitu and Rani -- told him that they are extremely pained by the negative and false campaign related to his mental health which has been started by some news channels

'Complainant absconding': Uddhav takes a dig at Param Bir

'Complainant absconding': Uddhav takes a dig at Param Bir

Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

Thackeray made the statement at the inauguration of two wings of the annexe building at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court.

VVIP chopper deal: After CBI, ED questions ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi

VVIP chopper deal: After CBI, ED questions ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The ex-IAF chief was questioned in the same case by CBI for the last three days. This is the first time that the ex-Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate.

Efforts on to form non-BJP front at national level: Pawar

Efforts on to form non-BJP front at national level: Pawar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Speaking to reporters in Thane, Pawar accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to fulfil any of the promises made by it since 2014 including bringing 'acche din, connecting villages through the internet, and providing toilets, water, and power to every household'.

Ramcharitmanas row: Nitish angry with ally, aide both

Ramcharitmanas row: Nitish angry with ally, aide both

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

The Janata Dal-United supremo, however, also appeared annoyed with parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha who had recently jumped the gun with the insinuation that the RJD could be trying to 'further the Bharatiya Janata Party's agenda' by refraining from taking action against the minister.

I don't take or encourage drugs: Karan Johar

I don't take or encourage drugs: Karan Johar

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

In a lengthy statement shared on Instagram, the filmmaker said neither he consumes narcotics nor does he promote usage of any such substance. Johar's response came after an old video from a star-studded party at his residence resurfaced on social media, amid Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) drugs probe in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

ED arrests MP CM's nephew in bank loan fraud case

ED arrests MP CM's nephew in bank loan fraud case

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Ratul Puri, already under probe scanner of the agency in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a Rs 354 crore bank loan fraud case.

PNB fraud: ED files chargesheet against Mehul Choksi's wife, others

PNB fraud: ED files chargesheet against Mehul Choksi's wife, others

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

The ED has filed a fresh chargesheet against absconding jeweller Mehul Choksi, his wife Priti and others under the anti-money laundering law in connection with the over Rs 13,000-crore PNB loan fraud case, officials said on Monday. This is the first prosecution complaint filed by the central agency against Choksi's wife Priti Pradyotkumar Kothari. She has been charged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with "helping her husband in layering of the proceeds of crime".

Bankers under lens over money laundering

Bankers under lens over money laundering

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

The CBI and ED are keeping a close eye on several bank accounts.

New rules on how banks should report frauds to CBI

New rules on how banks should report frauds to CBI

Rediff.com10 May 2018

According to RBI's circular, cases of frauds involving more than Rs 25 crore and up to Rs 50 crore should be given to the CBI's Banking Security and Fraud Cell

SC dismisses Deshmukh's plea for records of PE report in graft case

SC dismisses Deshmukh's plea for records of PE report in graft case

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday junked a plea filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh seeking records, including file notings and internal correspondence, of the preliminary enquiry report in the corruption case, saying "should we entertain this because he has been a minister."

United Opposition can defeat Centre's ordinance: Kejriwal

United Opposition can defeat Centre's ordinance: Kejriwal

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged the non-Bharatiya Janata Party entities to unite and defeat in the Rajya Sabha the bill related to the Centre's ordinance on control of services in the national capital.

Chidambaram: 'Probe points to irregularities in 4 other firms'

Chidambaram: 'Probe points to irregularities in 4 other firms'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Apart from INX Media and Aircel-Maxis, the four other firms which are under the scanner are Diageo Scotland, Essar Steel, Katara Holdings and Elforge Ltd. These firms were granted FIPB approval when Chidambaram was the FM, reports Shrimi Choudhary.

ED seeks red corner notice against Mallya

ED seeks red corner notice against Mallya

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Mallya remains elusive to India as the United Kingdom informed the government that they cannot comply with their request to deport him

Rotomac bank fraud: CBI files FIR in scam worth Rs 3,695 cr

Rotomac bank fraud: CBI files FIR in scam worth Rs 3,695 cr

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

According to a complaint from Bank of Baroda, the conspirators allegedly cheated a consortium of bank loans of Rs 3,695 crore. The scam was earlier estimated at around Rs 800 crore.

PNB fraud: ED attaches over Rs 14 cr assets of Choksi, Gitanjali Gems

PNB fraud: ED attaches over Rs 14 cr assets of Choksi, Gitanjali Gems

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over Rs 14 crore belonging to the Gitanjali Group and its promoter and jeweller Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the alleged over Rs 13,000 crore PNB loan fraud case. The properties attached, under the anti-money laundering law, include a flat measuring 1,460 sq feet located at O2 Tower in Goregaon area of Mumbai, gold and platinum jewellery, diamond stones, necklaces made of silver and pearls, watches and a Mercedes Benz car, the ED said in a statement. A provisional order for attachment has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for the assets worth a total Rs 14.45 crore that are in the name of Gitanjali Group of companies and its director Mehul Choksi, it said.

Colour of criminality given to banking transactions: Nirav Modi to court

Colour of criminality given to banking transactions: Nirav Modi to court

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

Modi also reiterated that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been politicised.

Jain's Tihar video: Sisodia says he's undergoing physiotherapy

Jain's Tihar video: Sisodia says he's undergoing physiotherapy

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of leaking Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain's videos from Tihar jail in New Delhi and claimed that he was undergoing physiotherapy for a spine injury.

How low will they stoop?: Modi slams Nitish over 'derogatory' remarks

How low will they stoop?: Modi slams Nitish over 'derogatory' remarks

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

Modi said not a single leader of the opposition grouping INDIA has uttered a word against the "disrespect" for women.

Suspended IAS officer, who took on Modi, arrested

Suspended IAS officer, who took on Modi, arrested

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Suspended Indian Administrative Service officer Pradeep Sharma, who took on Narendra Modi over the snoopgate scandal when he was the Gujarat chief minister, was arrested on Tuesday in a corruption case, a day after the Enforcement Directorate attached his properties for alleged money laundering.

CBI grills accused in Delhi excise policy case, shares FIR with ED

CBI grills accused in Delhi excise policy case, shares FIR with ED

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The agency is also examining the documents seized during raids at 31 places including the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday, they said.

Why's Stalin Backing Arrested Minister?

Why's Stalin Backing Arrested Minister?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

At the end of the day, Stalin expressing solidarity with an arrested colleague is one thing, especially if he too felt that the minister had been wronged, but for him to retain the person in office sets a bad precedent, which would not go unnoticed by voters, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Hathras: ED may probe if dubious funds used to fuel protests

Hathras: ED may probe if dubious funds used to fuel protests

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

The ED may soon register a money laundering case to probe if dubious funds were used for allegedly fuelling caste-based protests in the wake of the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, officials said.

Separatists in PoK call for bandh in Kashmir on Friday

Separatists in PoK call for bandh in Kashmir on Friday

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Peeved over the silence of leaders of separatist groups, their factions in Pakistan and in occupied-Kashmir are making desperate attempts to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir by giving calls from across the border for 'bandhs' and strikes to mark the death anniversary of Mirwaiz Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone, officials said.

Huge cash seized from another flat of Bengal minister's aide

Huge cash seized from another flat of Bengal minister's aide

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids in three locations in and around Kolkata and again recovered large stacks of cash from a flat linked to Arpita Mukherjee, considered a close associate of arrested West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee.

ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, wife

ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, wife

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in the state, officials said on Saturday.

CBI gets govt nod to prosecute Aakar Patel for FCRA violations

CBI gets govt nod to prosecute Aakar Patel for FCRA violations

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

The CBI had sought the sanction of the government to prosecute the international human rights organisation because of mandatory clause of Section 40 of the FCRA.

Sisodia carried out major destruction of digital evidence, ED claims before court

Sisodia carried out major destruction of digital evidence, ED claims before court

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday claimed before a Delhi court that Aam Aadmi Party leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was involved in "large scale destruction of digital evidence to impede investigation" into the Delhi excise policy case and had changed and destroyed 14 phones.

In Chennai, Rs 10 crore in new notes, 127 kg of gold unearthed

In Chennai, Rs 10 crore in new notes, 127 kg of gold unearthed

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

The seizure occurred during raids at eight premises of a group engaged in sand mining in Tamil Nadu.

Will resign if proven I called Shah to...: Mamata

Will resign if proven I called Shah to...: Mamata

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

Banerjee, who was speaking to reporters at West Bengal's state secretariat, said that her party's name will remain the All India Trinamool Congress.

Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik gets bail in drugs case

Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik gets bail in drugs case

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

Showik had relied on a recent SC judgment which said that "confessional statements" made to NCB officials cannot be considered as evidence.

ED records Chidambaram's statement in Aircel-Maxis case

ED records Chidambaram's statement in Aircel-Maxis case

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

It is understood that the agency wanted to put a fresh set of questions to him regarding the deal and hence had asked him to appear.

Malik's Goa graft claims: Sack Sawant chorus grows

Malik's Goa graft claims: Sack Sawant chorus grows

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

In Goa, where Assembly elections are a few months away, a delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders led by Lok Sabha member Saugata Roy and including former Union Minister Babul Supriyo and the party's vice president Luizinho Faleiro met Governor P S Sridharan Pillai and requested him to immediately seek resignation from the chief minister and announce investigation by an independent agency.

RBI initiates inspection of Syndicate Bank

RBI initiates inspection of Syndicate Bank

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

Admitting that there are governance issues in the public sector banks, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan underlined the need for improving transparency in sanction of loans.

Raju's new loves: Healthcare, pharma

Raju's new loves: Healthcare, pharma

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

But Raju has not discarded his first love, real estate.

Jagan case: Court orders freezing of assets worth Rs 143 cr

Jagan case: Court orders freezing of assets worth Rs 143 cr

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court has issued orders for attachment of properties worth Rs 143.74 crore of YSR Congress party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy and his associates in a disproportionate assets case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

Court allows banks to liquidate Vijay Mallya's equity holdings

Court allows banks to liquidate Vijay Mallya's equity holdings

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

SBI-led consortium expects to make over Rs 13,000 crore from sale of assets

ED to attach Saradha property worth Rs 500 crore

ED to attach Saradha property worth Rs 500 crore

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

CBI is also probing a criminal conspiracy angle of the Saradha scam.

K K Venugopal front-runner for Attorney General's post

K K Venugopal front-runner for Attorney General's post

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

Venugopal, who is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan, is likely to represent as the top law officer for the second time, as he was one of the Additional Solicitors General during Morarji Desai's government.