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'Bribe for visas': CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram's close aide

'Bribe for visas': CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram's close aide

Rediff.com18 May 2022

The CBI FIR, which contains a findings of the investigating officer who probed the PE, has alleged that Makharia approached Karti through his "close associate/front man" Bhaskararaman, the officials said.

CBI: Wankhede trying to show SRK texts as 'certificate of integrity'

CBI: Wankhede trying to show SRK texts as 'certificate of integrity'

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede is trying to show the alleged messages exchanged with film superstar Shah Rukh Khan as certificate of integrity, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Bombay high court on Monday during a hearing of a petition of the official who is accused of seeking Rs 25 crore as bribe from the actor for not implicating his son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise 'drug bust' case.

SC tells TN minister habeas corpus plea only for illegal detention

SC tells TN minister habeas corpus plea only for illegal detention

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the Madras high court order upholding his arrest in a money laundering case.

BJP central leadership 'positive': Bommai on re-induction of Eshwarappa, Jarkiholi

BJP central leadership 'positive': Bommai on re-induction of Eshwarappa, Jarkiholi

Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

Sulking Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party legislator K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday claimed Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured to make him a minister soon.

Sameer Wankhede's foreign visits, expensive watches under CBI scanner

Sameer Wankhede's foreign visits, expensive watches under CBI scanner

Rediff.com15 May 2023

The details of FIR made public on Monday show that independent witness K P Gosavi and one Prabhakar Sail, now deceased, were included by the NCB in the Cordelia cruise ship drug raid on October 2, 2021 on the directions of Wankhede.

South Africa dismisses bribery allegations

South Africa dismisses bribery allegations

Rediff.com28 May 2015

South Africa have dismissed as 'baseless' allegations made in a US indictment that the country paid $10 million in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup.

Ex-Maha HM Deshmukh arrested by ED after over 12 hrs questioning

Ex-Maha HM Deshmukh arrested by ED after over 12 hrs questioning

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Officials said Deshmukh, 71, was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Narada case: CBI moves SC against TMC leaders' house arrest

Narada case: CBI moves SC against TMC leaders' house arrest

Rediff.com24 May 2021

The high court had on May 21 ordered shifting of two West Bengal ministers, an MLA and a former Kolkata mayor to house arrest from jail.

ED searches 2 homes of ex-Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh

ED searches 2 homes of ex-Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

The official said the search is still on at the Katol premises of Deshmukh, while the search at Wadvihira concluded around 12 noon.

CBI books Sameer Wankhede for Rs 25 cr bribe demand in Aryan Khan case

CBI books Sameer Wankhede for Rs 25 cr bribe demand in Aryan Khan case

Rediff.com12 May 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday conducted searches at the premises of former Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede after filing an FIR against him and four others for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case, officials said.

TN BJP chief releases video alleging scams, DMK threatens legal action

TN BJP chief releases video alleging scams, DMK threatens legal action

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Annamalai on Friday released 'DMK Files' alleging top ministers from the party and Chief Minister MK Stalin's family members had accumulated unaccounted assets.

SC's 4th Constitution bench to start hearing note ban pleas

SC's 4th Constitution bench to start hearing note ban pleas

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted another five-judge Constitution bench which will hear five crucial cases including the challenge to the central government's 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.

Dinakaran questioned in EC official bribery case

Dinakaran questioned in EC official bribery case

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

His call logs, WhatsApp messages and SMSes are also being examined, police said.

PMLA case: No interim relief for Deshmukh from SC

PMLA case: No interim relief for Deshmukh from SC

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

A three-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said Desmukh is at liberty to access remedies available to him under the law.

Parl panel bats for new law to define functions, powers of CBI

Parl panel bats for new law to define functions, powers of CBI

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The panel said that vacant posts in the CBI are not being filled up at the required pace and recommended that "every effort should be made to fill up vacancies at the earliest".

Devendra Fadnavis may divorce me, Amruta told bookie

Devendra Fadnavis may divorce me, Amruta told bookie

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Amruta Fadnavis told the bookie that she will go through the cases and then talk to Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio.

UP cricket bribery scandal: IPL Chairman Shukla's aide resigns

UP cricket bribery scandal: IPL Chairman Shukla's aide resigns

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

The BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit on Thursday said it will launch a probe into an alleged bribery scandal unearthed by a sting operation, which claimed that a member of Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla's personal staff sought bribes to facilitate selection of players.

15 CBI officers get home ministry's excellence award

15 CBI officers get home ministry's excellence award

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

CBI officer V K Shukla, who is probing the death of Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand, is among 15 officers of the agency awarded the 'Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation' for the year 2021, officials said Thursday.

CBI grills Karti in Chinese visa case for 3rd day

CBI grills Karti in Chinese visa case for 3rd day

Rediff.com28 May 2022

He arrived at the CBI headquarters early in the morning to face the investigation team. The questioning is likely to continue throughout the day with a lunch break, they said.

20 seats to watch out for as Karnataka heads to polls

20 seats to watch out for as Karnataka heads to polls

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

For the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka, the following are the 20 seats to watch out for.

CBI arrests six persons including SAI director in bribery case

CBI arrests six persons including SAI director in bribery case

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

The arrests were made during searches at the sports administrator's office in Delhi's Lodhi Road area, they said.

ED issues fresh summons to ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh

ED issues fresh summons to ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Officials said this is the third notice issued to the NCP leader for deposing before the investigating officer of the case. Deshmukh has been asked to record his statement at the central agency's office in south Mumbai on Monday.

Punjab cabinet approves trust vote session

Punjab cabinet approves trust vote session

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

The Punjab cabinet has approved the summoning of a special session of the assembly on September 22 to bring a confidence motion.

Will appear before ED after SC's decision: Anil Deshmukh

Will appear before ED after SC's decision: Anil Deshmukh

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Deshmukh said, "The ED has provisionally seized my family's property estimated at around Rs 4 crore"

BJP, Cong spar as Rs 10L seized from PWD engineer at K'taka assembly

BJP, Cong spar as Rs 10L seized from PWD engineer at K'taka assembly

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

While the Congress alleged that the Vidhana Soudha has become a shopping mall and the BJP stood for 'Broker Janata Party', Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai reminded the opposition how Rs 25 lakh cash was allegedly seized from the staff of Congress MLA from Chamarajanagar C Puttarangashetty four years ago.

Israeli PM Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges

Israeli PM Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

The prime minister has denied all the allegations, saying they are part of a politically orchestrated "witch-hunt" to oust him from office.

CBI arrests Colonel, 3 others in bribery case

CBI arrests Colonel, 3 others in bribery case

Rediff.com18 Jun 2017

Col Shaibal Kumar posted in Planning and Engineering branch of the Kolkata-based Army's Eastern Command arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000.

ED arrests 2 aides of ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh in PMLA case

ED arrests 2 aides of ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh in PMLA case

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The ED case against Deshmukh and others is borne out after the CBI first carried out a preliminary enquiry followed by a regular case being filed on the orders of the Bombay High Court.

ED attaches over Rs 4-cr assets of ex-Maha HM Deshmukh, wife

ED attaches over Rs 4-cr assets of ex-Maha HM Deshmukh, wife

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) attaching a residential flat worth Rs 1.54 crore in Mumbai's Worli, and 25 land parcels valued at Rs 2.67 crore in Dhutum village in Raigad district.

Delhi court sends Karti Chidambaram's CA to 4-day CBI custody

Delhi court sends Karti Chidambaram's CA to 4-day CBI custody

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Special CBI Judge Prashant Kumar passed the order noting that the investigation was at its initial stage, and the accused was required to be quizzed.

CVC probes bribery charges involving Wal-Mart

CVC probes bribery charges involving Wal-Mart

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

The world's largest retailer entered India in 2007.

Not avoiding ED, open to 'unbiased' probe: Deshmukh

Not avoiding ED, open to 'unbiased' probe: Deshmukh

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

After the Bombay HC last week refused to quash these summons, he appeared before the agency.

Ex FIFA bigwigs Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud in Swiss trial

Ex FIFA bigwigs Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud in Swiss trial

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Prosecutors had accused Blatter, a Swiss who led global soccer body FIFA for 17 years, and Platini, of unlawfully arranging for FIFA to pay the Frenchman two million Swiss francs ($2.06 million) in 2011.

Mirabai is Queen of Indian weightlifting again in 2022

Mirabai is Queen of Indian weightlifting again in 2022

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

Apart from Mirabai, the four other Indian lifters were placed in groups C and D, failing to finish even in the top 20 at the Worlds, earlier this month.

PMLA case: Deshmukh says will appear before ED after completion of legal process

PMLA case: Deshmukh says will appear before ED after completion of legal process

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said he will appear before the ED, which had summoned him in connection with its probe into a money laundering case, "after the legal process is completed".

Investigate bribery charges against brigadier: Army

Investigate bribery charges against brigadier: Army

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

The Army has asked the defence ministry to investigate the charges that a Brigadier had sought a bribe of Rs 25 crore from AgustaWestland to help it bag the deal for supplying 197 light choppers before taking any decision on the tender.

ED issues fresh summons to ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh

ED issues fresh summons to ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The development comes a day after the Supreme Court refused interim protection to the 71-year-old NCP politician from any coercive action by the federal agency.

Karnataka: Cong demands arrest of BJP MLA, others for trader's suicide

Karnataka: Cong demands arrest of BJP MLA, others for trader's suicide

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Speaking to reporters after meeting the family, he said, as MLA of the locality, Arvind Limbavali is said to have tried to settle things.

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.

Censor Board CEO arrested on bribery charge

Censor Board CEO arrested on bribery charge

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The CBI on Monday arrested Censor Board CEO Rakesh Kumar for allegedly demanding Rs 70,000 as bribe for clearing a regional movie.