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CBI grills KCR's daughter Kavitha for more than 7 hrs in Delhi liquor scam

CBI grills KCR's daughter Kavitha for more than 7 hrs in Delhi liquor scam

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

Party sources said the former MP from Nizamabad requested the BRS cadre and Kavitha's supporters to not gather at her residence.

TRS MLAs 'poaching' case: BJP leader Santhosh named as accused

TRS MLAs 'poaching' case: BJP leader Santhosh named as accused

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

Based on the investigations so far, the SIT filed a memo in a special Anti-Corruption Bureau court in Hyderabad adding the names of Santhosh and two persons from Kerala--Jaggu Swami and Tushar Vellapally, besides B Srinivas, as accused in the case, they said.

CBI custody of Chanda, Deepak Kochhar and Dhoot extended till Dec 29

CBI custody of Chanda, Deepak Kochhar and Dhoot extended till Dec 29

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Wednesday extended till December 29 the CBI custody of former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot in connection with a loan fraud case. The probe agency arrested Kochhars last Friday after questioning them briefly. Dhoot was arrested on Monday.

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty.

SC refuses interim relief to Mahua, seeks reply from LS secy general

SC refuses interim relief to Mahua, seeks reply from LS secy general

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Lok Sabha secretary general on Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lower House.

Will anything come out of AgustaWestland investigation?

Will anything come out of AgustaWestland investigation?

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

Christian Michel's investigation in New Delhi has revealed nothing substantial, contrary to the expectations of the prime minister and the media hype. A fascinating excerpt from Raju Santhanam's The Untold Story of Christian Michel and Agustawestland.

Land-for-jobs scam: Tejashwi skips CBI questioning, seeks fresh date

Land-for-jobs scam: Tejashwi skips CBI questioning, seeks fresh date

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

Yadav was earlier called for questioning on March 4 but he had not appeared before the CBI sleuths, following which a fresh date was given for Saturday, they said.

Sisodia framed excise policy to generate illegal funds: ED

Sisodia framed excise policy to generate illegal funds: ED

Rediff.com31 May 2023

The now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 was brought in by the Aam Aadmi Party leadership, specifically former excise minister Manish Sisodia, to 'continuously generate and channel illegal funds' to themselves, the Enforcement Directorate said in its latest chargesheet in this money laundering case.

Phone tapping case: Delhi police to interrogate Gehlot's OSD on Saturday

Phone tapping case: Delhi police to interrogate Gehlot's OSD on Saturday

Rediff.com12 May 2022

Sharma will have to report before the investigating officer at 11 am.

Chanda and Deepak Kochhar released from jail

Chanda and Deepak Kochhar released from jail

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were released from jail on Tuesday morning, a day after the Bombay high court granted them interim bail in a loan fraud case, a police official said. Chanda Kochhar walked out of the Byculla women's prison in Mumbai, while her husband was released from the Arthur Road jail, the official said. The CBI arrested Kochhars on December 23, 2022 in connection with the Videocon-ICICI Bank loan case.

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Delhi deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia has been named as an accused in the case.

Land-for-jobs scam case: CBI quizzes Lalu for 5 hrs

Land-for-jobs scam case: CBI quizzes Lalu for 5 hrs

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The CBI has already filed a charge sheet in the case against Prasad, Rabri Devi and 14 others under charges of criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, in which all the accused have been summoned on March 15, they said.

Excise case: Sisodia kingpin of conspiracy, CBI tells HC

Excise case: Sisodia kingpin of conspiracy, CBI tells HC

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The submissions were made by the CBI in a short written reply while opposing the senior Aam Aadmi Party leader's bail plea, which it said was devoid of any merit and was an attempt to misuse the intricacies of law to thwart the progress of investigation in the case.

Serious lapse, he could have escaped or got killed: SG on Malik's SC entry

Serious lapse, he could have escaped or got killed: SG on Malik's SC entry

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

He said that even the security of the Supreme Court would have been put to a serious risk if any untoward incident were to happen.

Kochhars' pleas: HC to deliver verdict on Monday

Kochhars' pleas: HC to deliver verdict on Monday

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

The Bombay high court on Friday heard prosecution and defence arguments on the applications of former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her businessman-husband Deepak Kochhar, challenging their arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged loan fraud case, and reserved its verdict which will be delivered on Monday. The Kochhars, along with Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot, were arrested by the CBI late last month for their alleged roles in the case and the trio is currently in jail under judicial custody. The Kochhar couple has termed their arrest as "illegal" on the ground that no sanction was obtained prior to the CBI action as required under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).

Home ministry compiles data of 10L sexual offenders to fight crime

Home ministry compiles data of 10L sexual offenders to fight crime

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

The details of the sexual offenders convicted under the charges of rape, gang rape, harassing women and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are available on the database.

Excise case: CBI files supplementary charge sheet against Sisodia

Excise case: CBI files supplementary charge sheet against Sisodia

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Special Judge M K Nagpal fixed May 12 for consideration of the charge sheet after the CBI submitted that the prosecution sanction against Sisodia has already been procured from the competent authorities.

Discrepancies in CBI closure report in Jain's case: Vigilance

Discrepancies in CBI closure report in Jain's case: Vigilance

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

The assistant director of the vigilance department had filed a written request before a special court, seeking two months' time to study the 'lacunae and discrepancies' in the CBI's closure report in the case to file an appropriate protest petition before it.

Land-for-jobs scam: ED attaches Rs 6-cr assets of Lalu's family, firms

Land-for-jobs scam: ED attaches Rs 6-cr assets of Lalu's family, firms

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The ED said AB Exports Pvt Ltd is a "shell" or fake company owned by Prasad's son and Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and Chanda Yadav (another daughter of the RJD chief) and its registered address is the bungalow located in the New Friends Colony area.

Bengal CID books CBI officers for murder in custodial death case

Bengal CID books CBI officers for murder in custodial death case

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

The seven have been booked on the charge of murder and other sections of the Indian Penal Code, a CID official said.

ED arrests lawyer who filed petitions against Fadnavis

ED arrests lawyer who filed petitions against Fadnavis

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

Satish Uke has filed several petitions against BJP leaders, especially former Maharashtra chief minister Fadnavis.

'Unfortunate PM treats naked parading of tribal women as law and order problem'

'Unfortunate PM treats naked parading of tribal women as law and order problem'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

'And (the prime minister does so) without giving any hint of a recognition of the political violence resulting in the ethnic cleansing (of tribals and Kukis) which he simply equates it with atrocities against women in other parts of India.' 'This is not acceptable.'

CBI grills Satya Pal Malik for 5 hrs over his claim in bribery cases

CBI grills Satya Pal Malik for 5 hrs over his claim in bribery cases

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

A Central Bureau of Investigation team on Friday arrived at the Som Vihar residence of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with its probe in the alleged insurance "scam" in the Union territory which came to light after his statement that he was offered bribes to clear related files, officials said.

Probe in Sushant case not over, says CBI; rejects media reports

Probe in Sushant case not over, says CBI; rejects media reports

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

In third such statement since registering a first information report in the case, the central investigating agency termed as speculative stories related to its finding in the matter.

SC stays HC order imposing Rs 25 lakh cost on Abhishek Banerjee

SC stays HC order imposing Rs 25 lakh cost on Abhishek Banerjee

Rediff.com26 May 2023

The top court, however, did not stay at this stage the part of the high court order which had said that central probe agencies could quiz the Trinamool Congress general secretary in connection with these cases and fixed his plea for hearing in July.

Now, ED may launch money laundering probe into Delhi excise policy

Now, ED may launch money laundering probe into Delhi excise policy

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may initiate a money laundering investigation over the framing and execution of the Aam Aadmi Party government's excise policy, official sources said on Friday after the Central Bureau of Investigation raided Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in the matter.

Kingfisher Airlines: IDBI Bank GM conspired with Mallya

Kingfisher Airlines: IDBI Bank GM conspired with Mallya

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

A senior IDBI Bank official allegedly conspired with businessman Vijay Mallya for sanction and disbursement of loan to the latter's Kingfisher Airlines, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in its supplementary chargesheet filed in a Mumbai court. Mallya is an accused in the alleged Rs 900-crore IDBI Bank-Kingfisher Airlines loan fraud case, which is being probed by the CBI. The Central agency had recently filed a supplementary chargesheet before a special CBI court.

CBI arrests auditor of KCR's daughter in Delhi excise policy case

CBI arrests auditor of KCR's daughter in Delhi excise policy case

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

The CBI has alleged that Gorantla's role in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 caused 'wrongful gain' to Hyderabad-based wholesale and retail licensees and their beneficial owners.

YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila arrested for assaulting cops

YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila arrested for assaulting cops

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

YSR Telangana Party president Y S Sharmila was on Monday detained by police in Hyderabad following an altercation with them outside her residence here during which allegedly 'assaulted' cops.

CBI searches home of Satya Pal Malik's ex-aide, others in insurance scam

CBI searches home of Satya Pal Malik's ex-aide, others in insurance scam

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Sunak Bali, who was an aide of Satya Pal Malik when he was the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and 11 other locations in Delhi and Rajasthan in the alleged insurance scam case, officials said.

Act against corrupt, however powerful, without fear, Modi tells CBI

Act against corrupt, however powerful, without fear, Modi tells CBI

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

There is no dearth of political will today to act against corruption and officers should take action against the corrupt, however powerful, without any hesitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The central probe agency has got an alleged 'close associate' of Sisodia -- Dinesh Arora -- to spill beans by turning approver in the case, they said.

Land-for-jobs scam: CBI files fresh charge-sheet against Lalu, Rabri

Land-for-jobs scam: CBI files fresh charge-sheet against Lalu, Rabri

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Though this is the second charge-sheet filed by the CBI in the case before a special court here, it is the first time that Tejashwi Yadav has been named as an accused.

LG nod for CBI probe into Kejriwal govt's 1,000 low-floor bus purchase

LG nod for CBI probe into Kejriwal govt's 1,000 low-floor bus purchase

Rediff.com11 Sep 2022

A complaint addressed to Saxena in June this year had claimed that the appointment of the minister of transport as the chairman of the committee for tendering and procurement of buses by Delhi Transport Corporation was done in a "premeditated manner".

Bilkis pleaded with convicts she was like their sister, counsel tells SC

Bilkis pleaded with convicts she was like their sister, counsel tells SC

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Commencing arguments on the plea challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts, advocate Shobha Gupta, appearing for Bilkis Bano, submitted she was brutally gang-raped while she was pregnant and her first child was smashed with a rock to death.

HC seeks affidavit from CBI on Venugopal Dhoot's plea against arrest

HC seeks affidavit from CBI on Venugopal Dhoot's plea against arrest

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file by Friday its affidavit in response to a petition of Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot, seeking to quash an FIR registered in a bank loan fraud case, to declare his arrest as "arbitrary and illegal" and to be released on bail. When the plea came up for hearing, advocate Kuldeep Patil asked for one-week time to seek instructions on the same. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and P K Chavan said the agency shall file its affidavit by Friday and posted the petition for hearing the same day (January 13).

CBI calls J-K ex-governor Satya Pal Malik for questioning in insurance 'scam'

CBI calls J-K ex-governor Satya Pal Malik for questioning in insurance 'scam'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation has asked former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in the Union Territory, officials said on Friday.

Bank fraud: ED registers money laundering case against ABG Shipyard

Bank fraud: ED registers money laundering case against ABG Shipyard

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

The action comes days after the CBI registered an FIR in the country's biggest alleged bank loan fraud case till date.

Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha for 'unethical conduct'

Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha for 'unethical conduct'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra was expelled on Friday from the Lok Sabha after the House adopted the report of its Ethics Committee that held her guilty of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman to further his interest.

BJP approaches EC, ED seeking probe into TRS MLAs poaching case

BJP approaches EC, ED seeking probe into TRS MLAs poaching case

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao submitted a representation to the Enforcement Directorate in Hyderabad to investigate into the matter.