The government on Wednesday said it is contemplating relaxing norms governing external commercial borrowings to enable Indian corporates access higher foreign capital at low cost.
Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was questioned on Friday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials for allegedly carrying $ 1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) of undeclared foreign currency.
The government on Thursday said the Enforcement Directorate is probing alleged violation of FDI regulations by cash and carry chain Walmart.
The government has sought to put an end to the ambiguities in the implementation of Press Notes 2 and 4, which significantly relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines, with the Commerce Ministry requesting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to make changes in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to operationalise the guidelines. The direction from the government follows a number of references and queries from investors.
The Centre on Wednesday told the high court that the enforcement directorate was investigating the alleged investment of American retail giant Walmart in Indian companies, in violation of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.' 'Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.' 'It often means we open our systems to them, but they don't reciprocate.' 'They could have kill switches in their systems and might even be able to affect ours.'
The Reserve Bank of India has said Indian companies merging with overseas firms will continue to be treated as entities resident in the country under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). There is no provision for such a merger under the current Companies Act. But a Bill to amend the Act tabled in the Budget session of Parliament proposes to allow Indian companies to merge with overseas companies, under section 205, a move that could introduce greater flexibility in
Alleged Hawala kingpin Naresh Kumar Jain, arrested by the the Narcotics Control Bureau, was booked on Tuesday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by the Enforcement Directorate. The Directorate, which had in September booked Jain under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, is likely to seek his remand soon.
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has made a representation through the UAE government to request the Enforcement Directorate to withdraw a showcause notice over alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), insofar as it relates to the company and its directors on the board of its Indian joint venture Etisalat-DB Ltd. The UAE (United Arab Emirates) government owns 60 per cent of the Etisalat group.
Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India was the approving authority.
The company has recently sent a detailed reply to the agency as part of communication to notices sent to it earlier under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, official sources said.
The ED was investigating the case for the alleged contravention of the Foreign Exchange Act (FEMA) in transferring over Rs 243 crore out of the country to host the 2009 IPL in South Africa.
The Reserve Bank has notified that all transfer of stake or interest in an oil and gas field to non-residents will be treated as FDI and will have to be reported under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
This misleading information claims remittance of such funds by overseas entities to banks in the country.
The FIPB referred the matter to the law ministry today.
The Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
Sources in the Directorate said on Wednesday that a notice will be served to Kumar after a decision was taken to lodge a complaint under Foreign Exchange Management Act against him after the CBI handed over some documents showing investments made by the doctor abroad, especially Canada.
Market watchers believe that the change in guidelines fly in the face of some of the recent initiatives taken by the government, such as easing norms for foreign portfolio investors.
The government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that Enforcement Directorate is looking into complaints of Foreign Exchange Management Act violations by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, but no conclusion has been reached.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider setting up a special court to deal with the Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G spectrum scam.A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly said there was a need for a special court in view of the magnitude of the offence as otherwise the objective of the prevention of Corruption Act and Foreign Exchange Management Act could not be achieved.
Former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Tuesday said he has presented his reply to the show cause notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), with regard to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, claiming he cannot be held responsible for any wrongdoings since he had no 'cheque signing powers' during his stint as the chief of the Twenty20 tournament.
The Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating possible violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act by some former UBS employees, has written to the UK's Financial Services Authority, seeking details of the alleged misuse of accounts of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group-controlled Reliance Energy and Reliance Natural Resources.
Jose Barreto was arrested by the customs authorities in Kolkata for carrying dollars in excess of the permissible.
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has searched the Bengaluru-located office and residential premises of Edtech major BYJU's and its CEO and co-founder Raveendran Byju and seized 'incriminating' documents and digital data as part of a foreign exchange violation probe.
"The Reserve Bank of India, has today once again clarified that remittance in any form towards participation in lottery schemes is prohibited under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999," RBI said in a release.
Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
The Enforcement Directorate has issued a show cause notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for transfer of Rs 90 crore to the UK, in connection with its probe in alleged financial irregularities in the T20 cricket tournament.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed self-proclaimed godman Chandraswami to deposit Rs 25 lakh within a week as the first part of penalty in several Foreign Exchange Management Act violation cases registered by the enforcement directorate.
The money-laundering case was filed by the ED after taking cognisance of a CBI FIR against the accused, whom the latter agency had booked for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 and under section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
Bollywood singer Adnan Sami, who has been facing trial in a matrimonial dispute, has been asked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to furnish documents regarding eight luxurious flats owned by him in suburban Andheri.
While liquidity in the banking system has turned surplus in the last few weeks, it could go back to deficit again, mainly due to corporate advance tax outflows. The net liquidity surplus of the banking system rose to touch Rs 1 trillion on Tuesday on the back of government spending, according to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India.
The finance ministry is seeking to speed up deals with outside investors.
Goyal was questioned by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office on Thursday in Mumbai in connection with allegations of some financial irregularities.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said on Saturday that he has approved the draft Cabinet note for amending Foreign Exchange Management Act.\n\n\n\n
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised the public not to succumb to the temptation of fictitious offers of large funds through e-mails from unknown entities.The RBI clarified that under FEMA restrictions on transfer of funds also apply to lottery-like schemes functioning in different names such as money circulation scheme or remittances for the purpose of securing prize money/awards etc.
