ED grills Aishwarya Rai for 6 hrs in 'Panama Papers' leak case

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was questioned for about six hours on Monday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its office in central Delhi in a case linked to the 2016 'Panama Papers'......

Multi-agency group to probe Indian names in 'Pandora Papers'

The government will investigate every Indian name appearing in an unprecedented leak of financial records, known as the 'Pandora Papers', which alleged that many world leaders have secret offshore......

EC makes record seizures of Rs 1,000 cr in 5 state polls

The seizure of illegal inducements to voters, such as liquor and cash, during the ongoing polls to five assemblies and by-polls to some seats has crossed the record value of Rs 1,000 crore, a......

I-T recovers Rs 1.64 cr, pens worth Rs 50 lakh from UP IAS officer

Cash worth over Rs 1.64 crore, Mont Blanc pens valued at Rs 50 lakh, four luxury SUVs and documents indicating 'benami' assets of Rs 300 crore have been recovered during income tax raids on......

CA, CS handling client money in PMLA ambit; FinMin notifies rules

To further tighten its control of practising accountants, the Centre has brought within the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) their “financial transactions” such as......

RBI updates KYC instructions on wire transfers

The Reserve Bank on Thursday instructed banks and other financial institutions to ensure cross-border as well as domestic wire transfers contain complete information about the originator and......

Anti-money laundering provisions imposed on cryptos

The government has imposed anti-money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies or virtual assets as it looks to tighten oversight of digital assets. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In a......

ED allowed to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies

The government has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies, including SFIO, CCI and NIA, a move that will expedite nailing of......