News for 'Central Investigation Department'

PILs in SC against govt's move to authorise 10 agencies to monitor computers

PILs in SC against govt's move to authorise 10 agencies to monitor computers

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

According to the government's notification, 10 central probe and snoop agencies are now empowered under the Information Technology Act for computer interception and analysis, ministry of home affairs officials said.

IDS-II nets only Rs 4,600 crore

IDS-II nets only Rs 4,600 crore

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

This amount is just about 10% of the previous IDS

CBDT chargesheets 3 senior IRS officers over tax hike report

CBDT chargesheets 3 senior IRS officers over tax hike report

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

These officers also have been divested of their current duties on charges of violating Rules 9 and 3(1)(xx) of the Central Civil Service Conduct Rules.

IBC: The CURIOUS Case of Videocon

IBC: The CURIOUS Case of Videocon

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Valuers have found almost no assets to pay for their claims against the Videocon group that entered the insolvency process in 2018. But the dissenters suggest that the money is elsewhere, possibly in the group's oil and gas assets, which are not part of the group's bankruptcy case.

Tuticorin firing: CBI books TN police, officials for dacoity, robbery

Tuticorin firing: CBI books TN police, officials for dacoity, robbery

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

The case has been registered against unidentified officials of police and revenue department on the basis of a complaint from K Arjunan, district secretary, Communist Party of India-Marxist.

I-T raids: Taapsee, Anurag break silence, resume shooting for Dobaaraa

I-T raids: Taapsee, Anurag break silence, resume shooting for Dobaaraa

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Actor Taapsee Pannu and director Anurag Kashyap resumed shooting for their film Dobaaraa on Saturday, both using social media to speak for the first time since Income Tax raids on their premises with posts indicating their spirit remained intact.

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

The data leak obtained by 'The Australian' newspaper has revealed how the alleged CPC members are employed with some of the world's biggest corporations in the areas of defence, banks and pharmaceutical giants manufacturing coronavirus vaccines.

Lok Ranjan, govt's nominee on ICICI board, transferred

Lok Ranjan, govt's nominee on ICICI board, transferred

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Ranjan was nominated to the board of ICICI Bank on April 7

Sushant death: CBI registers case against Rhea, 5 others

Sushant death: CBI registers case against Rhea, 5 others

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The agency acted swiftly on a reference from the government in Bihar, the home state of 34-year-old Rajput, where his family had lodged an FIR against Chakraborty.

CBI raids D K Shivakumar's premises, 'recovers' Rs 57 lakh

CBI raids D K Shivakumar's premises, 'recovers' Rs 57 lakh

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Congress leaders have hit out at the BJP governments at the Centre and in Karnataka, questioning its timing.

Shivakumar case: HC raps ED over delay

Shivakumar case: HC raps ED over delay

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

"You cannot play hide and seek with the court," Justice Suresh Kait said.

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

Given Narendra Modi's trust in him, Praful Khoda Patel is unlikely to back down in Lakshadweep.

Empty liquor bottles inside Bihar House causes uproar

Empty liquor bottles inside Bihar House causes uproar

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

Empty bottles of liquor were discovered inside the premises of the legislature in dry Bihar, in a fresh embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in the state, which has been drawing flak over recent hooch tragedies that have claimed more than 40 lives.

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a previously undisclosed American intelligence document that could add weight to growing calls for a full scale probe of whether the coronavirus may have escaped from China's top bio lab.

Varavara Rao's condition stable, says Mumbai's JJ Hospital

Varavara Rao's condition stable, says Mumbai's JJ Hospital

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Rao's family members along with several writers and activists had asked the Maharashtra government to immediately shift him to hospital for treatment, citing his deteriorating health condition.

Visva Bharati demands CBI probe after campus violence

Visva Bharati demands CBI probe after campus violence

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

The vandalism at the prestigious university, founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has snowballed into a major political row, after some ruling TMC supporters and varsity authorities filed police complaints against each other.

Undisclosed incomes of Rs 3,651 cr detected after note ban

Undisclosed incomes of Rs 3,651 cr detected after note ban

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

The department has found that Rs 100 crore were deposited in 500 Jan Dhan accounts in the banks in western Madhya Pradesh post-demonetisation.

BJP members disrupted Parl panel meet on Pegasus: Tharoor

BJP members disrupted Parl panel meet on Pegasus: Tharoor

Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

Tharoor put the blame for the logjam in Parliament on BJP and accused the saffron party of reducing the "temple of democracy to a rubber stamp for its agenda or worse, a notice board to announce its unilateral decisions".

Chidambaram flays govt after I-T, ED lens on son?s associates

Chidambaram flays govt after I-T, ED lens on son?s associates

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

CBDT stated the searches were on a group based at Chennai and Tiruchirappalli, strictly in line with the Income Tax Act

Sebi staring at vacancies at the top

Sebi staring at vacancies at the top

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

The chairman's post will soon fall vacant, but that's not the only one that needs to be filled.

CBI books BSF officer over cattle smuggling at Bangladesh border

CBI books BSF officer over cattle smuggling at Bangladesh border

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

The agency also carried out searches at 15 locations spread across Delhi; West Bengal's Kolkata, Siliguri and Murshidabad; Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Punjab's Amritsar and Chhattisgarh's Raipur, they said.

BJP can't prevent my success: Kanimozhi after I-T raid

BJP can't prevent my success: Kanimozhi after I-T raid

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

She dubbed the I-T raids as "anti-democratic, deliberately planned and tested".

Worst victims of intolerance are BJP and Modi, says Rajnath in LS

Worst victims of intolerance are BJP and Modi, says Rajnath in LS

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Home minister says anyone trying to disturb communal harmony will not be spared.

Spotlight on banks, dormant accounts with sudden outflow

Spotlight on banks, dormant accounts with sudden outflow

Rediff.com19 Jan 2017

Over 4 mn bank accounts could be dormant, suspects tax department.

Dera chief Ram Rahim withdraws parole plea

Dera chief Ram Rahim withdraws parole plea

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

"He withdrew his parole application on Monday," a senior official of Haryana Prisons Department said, refusing to divulge further details.

Coffee Day brings in ex-CBI boss to probe Siddhartha's letter, study accounts

Coffee Day brings in ex-CBI boss to probe Siddhartha's letter, study accounts

Rediff.com31 Aug 2019

The assignment was earlier given to global audit firm EY. But it has now been reassigned owing to 'certain conflict of interest', the Bengaluru-based company said.

Vanzara returns home after 9 yrs, announces entry into public life

Vanzara returns home after 9 yrs, announces entry into public life

Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

Retired Indian Police Service officer D G Vanzara, who is out on bail in Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, on Friday returned home after nine years and announced that he will enter public life.

Bird flu outbreak reported in 7 states now

Bird flu outbreak reported in 7 states now

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

Besides Uttar Pradesh, the other six states where bird flu is confirmed are Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.

We're a family, doors are open for Pilot: Congress

We're a family, doors are open for Pilot: Congress

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Pilot, who is also the president of the state unit of the party, on Tuesday night claimed he has the support of 30 MLAs and the Gehlot government is now in minority.

Param Bir Singh new darling of Opposition: Sena

Param Bir Singh new darling of Opposition: Sena

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

The Sena also said this issue has now become a "matter of prestige" for the party-led government, a day after Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party ruled out resignation of Deshmukh.

Hurriyat moderates, hardliners to be banned under UAPA

Hurriyat moderates, hardliners to be banned under UAPA

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

Officials said both the factions of the Hurriyat are likely to be banned under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or the UAPA, under which "if the Central Government is of opinion that any association is, or has become, an unlawful association, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such association to be unlawful."

Bird flu spreads to 10 states, PM advises strict vigil

Bird flu spreads to 10 states, PM advises strict vigil

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra on Monday confirmed bird flu cases, adding to the list of seven states -- Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh -- which had already reported avian deaths due to the disease.

SC asks Param Bir to approach HC; says matter 'quite serious'

SC asks Param Bir to approach HC; says matter 'quite serious'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as 'quite serious' the matter in which former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has filed a plea against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, but asked the Indian Police Service officer to approach the Bombay high court with his grievances.

Cong's Shivakumar appears before ED for 3rd time

Cong's Shivakumar appears before ED for 3rd time

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

The investigating officer of the case had grilled him for over four hours on Friday and about eight hours on Saturday as part of the probe.

Cong leader Shivakumar appears before ED for 2nd day

Cong leader Shivakumar appears before ED for 2nd day

Rediff.com31 Aug 2019

While making his first appearance on Friday, after he arrived by air from Bengaluru, the Kanakapura MLA had said he will cooperate with the ED probe.

I-T raids on Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee in 'tax evasion' probe

I-T raids on Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee in 'tax evasion' probe

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap as well as his partners who launched the now shuttered production house Phantom Films, officials said.

Why are govts out to de-fang FAANG?

Why are govts out to de-fang FAANG?

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

So far, there seems to be limited debate about their activities in India, where virtually all FAANG companies have teamed up in different ways with India's most powerful businessman, observes T N Ninan.

CBI to register cases to probe 'travel bill fraud'

CBI to register cases to probe 'travel bill fraud'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

Armed with some documents pointing to large-scale irregularities, the Central Bureau of Investigation will soon register cases to probe the alleged involvement of some Rajya Sabha MPs and central government employees in forging leave travel concession claims for travel on state-run Air India.

2 years of Uddhav as CM: Past perfect, future tense

2 years of Uddhav as CM: Past perfect, future tense

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra which completes two years in power on November 27 has survived against all odds amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rs 1.48 cr cash seized from Dinakaran's partyman in TN

Rs 1.48 cr cash seized from Dinakaran's partyman in TN

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

The cash was neatly packed in 94 packets and envelops on which the ward number, number of voters and the amount of Rs 300 per voter was written.