News for 'chit fund'

Can Congress repeat 2018 poll magic in Chhattisgarh?

Can Congress repeat 2018 poll magic in Chhattisgarh?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh.

'Mamata is on a dharna because something is fishy'

'Mamata is on a dharna because something is fishy'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

'She is worried that the small fry have been caught, soon the big fish too will be caught.'

Crime, Cricket, Christmas On OTT!

Crime, Cricket, Christmas On OTT!

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.

Jaitley slams Oppn for supporting Mamata, calls them 'kleptocrat's club'

Jaitley slams Oppn for supporting Mamata, calls them 'kleptocrat's club'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Questioning whether "New India" can be ever run by this "kleptocrat's club", Jaitley said those who have lent support to the West Bengal dharna are those who are battling serious allegations of economic improprieties

Let Us Salute Narayana Murthy

Let Us Salute Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

No great achievement or discovery or invention has been achieved without hard work. While the inspiration may have been an insight, it needs work to flesh the insight which requires hard work, asserts Mudit Jain.

Wearing black shawls, Trinamool MPs protest outside Parliament

Wearing black shawls, Trinamool MPs protest outside Parliament

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Draped in black shawls, Trinamool Congress MPs on Monday staged a protest outside Parliament House against the arrest of West Bengal minister Madan Mitra in the Saradha chit fund case, accusing the Centre of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation.

CBI vs Kolkata cops: Mamata stages dharna; blames Modi, Shah, Doval

CBI vs Kolkata cops: Mamata stages dharna; blames Modi, Shah, Doval

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

"I feel ashamed to talk to such a prime minister who has blood on his hands," she said.

CBI, ED turn to tech-driven investigations to nail offenders amid Covid-19

CBI, ED turn to tech-driven investigations to nail offenders amid Covid-19

Rediff.com26 May 2021

The two central premier investigative agencies - Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate - have asked their officials to focus more on digital evidence, e-forums and social media to crack down on offenders. These are a crucial part of prosecution amid the second wave of the pandemic. The Income Tax Department is going full throttle on data analytics to issue notices in time-bound cases. Further, sleuths have been given electronic devices including laptops with secure connections, which keep data encrypted and inaccessible.

Why Congress under Baghel is sitting pretty in Chhattisgarh

Why Congress under Baghel is sitting pretty in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh.

Now, ponzi schemes resurface in Bengal in a new avatar

Now, ponzi schemes resurface in Bengal in a new avatar

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

Neither do they have a no-objection certificate from the state nor any kind of Reserve Bank of India permission.

SC orders Kolkata top cop to appear before CBI, stays his arrest

SC orders Kolkata top cop to appear before CBI, stays his arrest

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

The apex court also said no coercive steps, including the arrest of the Kolkata Police chief, will take place during the course of investigation.

Govt gets SFIO probe report on Saradha scam; prosecution soon

Govt gets SFIO probe report on Saradha scam; prosecution soon

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Completing its over a-year-long probe into Saradha scam, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has submitted its final investigation report to the government, which may soon start prosecution proceedings for numerous serious violations found during investigations.

Budget effect: Museum, zoo tickets cheaper, air travel dearer from tomorrow

Budget effect: Museum, zoo tickets cheaper, air travel dearer from tomorrow

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had came out with a host of proposals last month.

Tapas Paul's death sets off political slugfest in Bengal

Tapas Paul's death sets off political slugfest in Bengal

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

"Tapas Paul was under tremendous pressure from central agencies and was a victim of the Centre's vendetta politics," she told reporters at Rabindra Sadan where Paul's mortal remains have been kept for people to pay homage.

Saradha scam: Sudipta Sen's accts frozen on laundering charges

Saradha scam: Sudipta Sen's accts frozen on laundering charges

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Two banks accounts were placed under attachment by Enforcement Directorate sometime back.

CBI raids houses of Bengal minister, TMC MLA in civic body recruitment scam

CBI raids houses of Bengal minister, TMC MLA in civic body recruitment scam

Rediff.com8 Oct 2023

A team of CBI officers reached his residence in south Kolkata's Chetla area along with a large contingent of central forces in the morning, officials said.

'Supreme Court has not given clean chit to PM-CARES'

'Supreme Court has not given clean chit to PM-CARES'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'PM-CARES money is for the relief of citizens, so what is the secrecy then?' 'Why will it harm anyone if it is revealed where the money came from and where it is going?' 'What is there to hide?'

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

Aaj ka taaza khabar

How Modi govt brought economy back on track: White Paper

How Modi govt brought economy back on track: White Paper

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The 54-page document tabled in Parliament detailed how the Modi-government pull the economy from being counted among the most fragile-five in the world to being the fasted growing and the most attractive investment destination.

CBI summons Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in ponzi scam case

CBI summons Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in ponzi scam case

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday issued summons to Trinamool Congress secretary general and senior West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the I-core ponzi scam, sources in the agency said.

Mamata, Centre claim 'moral victory' over SC order

Mamata, Centre claim 'moral victory' over SC order

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court said no coercive steps, including Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's arrest, will take place during the course of the investigation.

FIR filed against Trinamool MP, Sudipta Sen

FIR filed against Trinamool MP, Sudipta Sen

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

An FIR has been filed against Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Kunal Ghosh, Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen and six others for non-payment of salaries to employees of a television channel run by the chit fund company.

WB: Violence after Amit Shah's rally, HM asks Mamata to take action

WB: Violence after Amit Shah's rally, HM asks Mamata to take action

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

The home minister called up the chief minister to express serious concern over the reports of large-scale violence.

PM Modi hits out at Mamata for taking on EC

PM Modi hits out at Mamata for taking on EC

Rediff.com17 Apr 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Mamamta is busy fighting with the poll panel instead of taking on political parties.

Chitfund bust spells trouble for football

Chitfund bust spells trouble for football

Rediff.com5 May 2013

Football in West Bengal may not be the same again in the aftermath of the Saradha chit fund scam which has left thousands of investors in disarray and could mean a drying up of funds for clubs.

CBI arrests Sudip Bandopadhyay, Didi cries foul; BJP office attacked

CBI arrests Sudip Bandopadhyay, Didi cries foul; BJP office attacked

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

Shortly after arrest, BJP state headquarters in Kolkata was attacked allegedly by members of TMC student wing.

Norway gives clean chit to Nobel Laureate Yunus

Norway gives clean chit to Nobel Laureate Yunus

Rediff.com8 Dec 2010

Norway on Wednesday gave a clean chit to Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus, saying it found no evidence of donor fund embezzlement by his bank, removing a cloud that had hovered over the Nobel Laureate.

2024 elections could be last in India if...: Kharge

2024 elections could be last in India if...: Kharge

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi might prefer dictatorship in case his party wins the upcoming polls.

RBI asks banks not to levy processing charges on loans

RBI asks banks not to levy processing charges on loans

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The main objective is to determine whether among these companies there are NBFCs that ought to have registered with the RBI for carrying on their NBFI activities.

The year of hope: India's 'step-forward' moments in 2013

The year of hope: India's 'step-forward' moments in 2013

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

Recollecting some stories that have taken our great country a step-forward in 2013:

West Bengal will see county's biggest financial frauds

West Bengal will see county's biggest financial frauds

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

Multi-crore ponzi schemes are mushrooming in West Bengal and government is not taking any action despite they are out in the open.

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.

Ponzi schemes: Subbarao for increasing surveillance

Ponzi schemes: Subbarao for increasing surveillance

Rediff.com5 Jun 2013

In the wake of ponzi schemes and chit fund scams, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao on Wednesday said there is a need to review the regulations governing these sectors and increase surveillance on such entities.

Shah warns Mamata, says BJP's 'vijay rath' can't be stopped

Shah warns Mamata, says BJP's 'vijay rath' can't be stopped

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging she was focused on trying to save her chit fund scam 'tainted' leaders instead of governing the state and was jeopardising national security for vote bank politics.

MP Srinjoy Bose remanded to four days' police custody

MP Srinjoy Bose remanded to four days' police custody

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

A court in Kolkata has rejected the interim bail plea of Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose, arrested by CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case, and remanded him to four days police custody

Patnaik: From political novice to four-time chief minister

Patnaik: From political novice to four-time chief minister

Rediff.com21 May 2014

After winning 117 of the 147 assembly seats and 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats, the BJD chief was sworn in as CM on Wednesday, becoming the first in the state to be sworn in for the fourth straight year.

Sixth Saradha investor commits suicide in Bengal

Sixth Saradha investor commits suicide in Bengal

Rediff.com3 May 2013

In the sixth case of suicide in connection with the collapsed chit fund company Saradha, a depositor, who had invested his money in the scam-ridden company on Friday committed suicide in South 24 Parganas district.

Parliament does no work AGAIN!

Parliament does no work AGAIN!

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Parliament failed to transact any business for the fourth consecutive day on Friday with Opposition creating uproar over coal block scam and other issues, stalling proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

ED registers money laundering case against Saradha group

ED registers money laundering case against Saradha group

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

In further trouble for the chit fund scam-hit Saradha group of Kolkata, the Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case to probe the allegations of financial irregularities by numerous depositors against it.

Massive protests against Saradha Group in Guwahati

Massive protests against Saradha Group in Guwahati

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

Even as the crackdown on Saradha Group involved in the chit fund scam continues, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity, a leading NGO in Assam, on Thursday staged a mass demonstration in front of the deputy commissioner's office in Guwahati.