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Chat: Know your rights before opting for redevelopment

Chat: Know your rights before opting for redevelopment

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

Rajesh Vardhan, managing director, Vardhman Group, will chat on property redevelopment on Thursday, October 3, at 3 pm.

93 Punjabi illegal entrants languish in US jails

93 Punjabi illegal entrants languish in US jails

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

'The Punjab government should initiate proper implementation of the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Bill to save youth from fraudulent travel agents and the human trafficking mafia.'

How the Satyam case unfolded

How the Satyam case unfolded

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

On the basis of the complaint filed by Leena Mangat, the CB-CID had filed an FIR on Jan 9, 2009.

With no B-school training, crores made: BJP targets Vadra

With no B-school training, crores made: BJP targets Vadra

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday targeted Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the Parliament over the alleged land deals involving her son-in-law Robert Vardra leading to repeated disruptions.

Cong targets Union Minister Pradhan,RSS leaders in Vyapam scam

Cong targets Union Minister Pradhan,RSS leaders in Vyapam scam

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The party insisted that a fair probe was not possible without removal of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and alleged that he had protected the guilty.

Decade on, Jaypee Infratech customers still waiting for a home

Decade on, Jaypee Infratech customers still waiting for a home

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Booked between 2007 and 2011, out of the total 32,700 residential units under various Jaypee Infratech (JIL) projects, at least 20,000 homes are yet to be delivered. Supreme Court documents show that, till last March, Jaypee had issued 7,997 offers of possession to homebuyers while executing only 6,530 sub-lease deeds. These deeds offer homebuyers possession rights but, unlike registration, does not guarantee absolute ownership.

After RS disqualification, Masood appeals in HC against conviction

After RS disqualification, Masood appeals in HC against conviction

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

A day after his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Rashid Masood on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court challenging his conviction and four years sentence in a corruption case.

3 Indians plead guilty to student visa fraud charges in US

3 Indians plead guilty to student visa fraud charges in US

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Three Indians have pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiring to commit student visa and financial aid fraud through a for-profit school they ran and agreed to forfeit over USD eight million to federal authorities.

PNB fraud is now pegged at Rs 12,717 crore

PNB fraud is now pegged at Rs 12,717 crore

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

The jewellers and companies linked to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi had allegedly colluded with PNB officers to obtain fake bank guarantees to get loan from overseas branches of Indian banks including Allahabad Bank, Axis Bank and UCO Bank.

Why Anil Ambani wants Edelweiss banned from capital markets

Why Anil Ambani wants Edelweiss banned from capital markets

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Reliance Group, recently, accused L&T Finance and Edelweiss Group entities of "illegal" and "motivated" actions in invoking the pledged shares of Anil Ambani group's three listed firms and selling them in open market causing a steep fall in share values.

National Geographic 'Afghan girl' found living in Pak with fake ID

National Geographic 'Afghan girl' found living in Pak with fake ID

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

The famous "Afghan girl" immortalised in a 1985 National Geographic magazine cover is facing investigation in Pakistan after she was found living in the country on fraudulent identity papers.

Wary of fraud? Go for card protection plans

Wary of fraud? Go for card protection plans

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

While it's not difficult to fall prey to card fraud, individuals can protect themselves against losses.

More skeletons stumble out of Il&FS closet

More skeletons stumble out of Il&FS closet

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

What ex-IL&FS top brass got for loans? Foreign trips, private jets and chopper rides.

1000-yr-old Shiva-Parvati idol, stolen and smuggled to US, to return home

1000-yr-old Shiva-Parvati idol, stolen and smuggled to US, to return home

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

A historic Chola-era idol of Shiva and Parvati, stolen from a temple in India and sumggled into the United States by notorious Indian art dealer Subhash Kapoor, has been recovered from a university in Indiana.

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Satyam Case has not ended after court verdict, there's lot to unfold say insiders.

New 'secrets' emerge in PNB scam

New 'secrets' emerge in PNB scam

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

FinMin finally sacked executive directors K V Brahmaji Rao and Sanjiv Sharan on January 18. The bank's board, however, had felt they had no criminal intent and it was a case of 'casual oversight'

MBBS seat scam: Cong MP Rasheed Masood gets 4 yrs in jail

MBBS seat scam: Cong MP Rasheed Masood gets 4 yrs in jail

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader, Rasheed Masood, was sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court in a corruption case on Tuesday, becoming the first MP to lose his seat after a recent Supreme Court judgment had removed the immunity for convicted lawmakers.

Donations to temples, FDs in co-op banks under govt scanner

Donations to temples, FDs in co-op banks under govt scanner

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Some people have tried to secure their unaccounted cash by donating it to temples by taking its management into confidence and making receipt of such donations as anonymous donors

PNB fraud raises stink over banks' risk management ability

PNB fraud raises stink over banks' risk management ability

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

The latest fraud is a failure of management supervision and accountability, as no bad debt was generated and no cash was involved

Hazards of investing in ponzi schemes

Hazards of investing in ponzi schemes

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

The news of Bengaluru-based IMA cheating thousands once again underlines the need for investors to steer clear of unregulated deposit schemes. The most important sign of a Ponzi scheme is the promise of exorbitant returns and so investors must ask how the promoter expects to earn the kind of return he is promising, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Chanda Kochhar and 'clawback provisions'

Chanda Kochhar and 'clawback provisions'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

'If she contests it, then these people will have to fight it in court.'

A bank without the buck, a bill without teeth

A bank without the buck, a bill without teeth

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

India borrows ideas that we don't need, like the FRDI Bill, and ignores the ones we need, like rewarding whistleblowers such as the ones who want to save Bombay Mercantile Bank, says Debashis Basu.

Currency seizure: RBI official in CBI net, 10 cases so far

Currency seizure: RBI official in CBI net, 10 cases so far

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Reserve Bank of India official and a JDS leader K C Veerendra, who is also a casino owner, in connection with separate cases relating to alleged illegal conversion of currency post-demonetisation.

MBBS seat scam: CBI wants 7-year jail for Cong MP Masood

MBBS seat scam: CBI wants 7-year jail for Cong MP Masood

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood, convicted for fraudulently nominating undeserving candidates to MBBS seats in 1990-91, on Tuesday sought benefit of probation in a Delhi court, citing his long service to the nation and health reasons even as the Central Bureau of Investigation demanded nothing less than seven years jail term for him and a hefty fine.

Few benefits you will derive from reforms in the insurance sector

Few benefits you will derive from reforms in the insurance sector

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Till June-end alone, insurance regulator is expected to bring about more than half a dozen reforms that will have a significant impact on the customer.

2 arrested in connection with seizure of Rs 5.63 cr in new notes

2 arrested in connection with seizure of Rs 5.63 cr in new notes

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

The money was allegedly diverted by an ATM servicing company in criminal conspiracy with bank officials.

How 'briefcase' firms are robbing the govt of GST tax

How 'briefcase' firms are robbing the govt of GST tax

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

A government report revealed that fake companies floated with fake addresses, issued fake GST invoices and generated fake e-way bills, with fake vehicle registration details without supplying any goods causing huge loss to the exchequer.

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

True, Azam Khan is being targeted rather disproportionately and also because of his Muslim identity. That must be protested and resisted. But to say that he is a big messiah, and his profit-making educational enterprise is an issue concerning all Muslims of India, is absolutely unjustified, assert Mohammad Sajjad and Md Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.

Sebi busts scam involving investment tips on SMS

Sebi busts scam involving investment tips on SMS

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Fraudsters were luring gullible investors of daily returns up to Rs 75,000.

ED raids Nirav Modi's Mumbai house; seizes valuables worth Rs 5,716 cr

ED raids Nirav Modi's Mumbai house; seizes valuables worth Rs 5,716 cr

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

The agency has so far seized diamonds, gold jewellery and other precious stones worth Rs 5,716 crore in the case and summoned Modi and Choksi, the promoter of Gitanjali Gems, to appear before it on February 23 at its Mubai zonal office.

Mallya extradition: UK court asks India to submit Mumbai jail video

Mallya extradition: UK court asks India to submit Mumbai jail video

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

Mallya said the allegations of money laundering and stealing money against him are 'completely false'.

Bain sues EY in US court for $60-mn loss in Lilliput

Bain sues EY in US court for $60-mn loss in Lilliput

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

Bain alleges that it invested around $60 mn based on false financial statements that EY had audited and certified

Sebi imposes Rs 86-cr penalty on DLF

Sebi imposes Rs 86-cr penalty on DLF

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

DLFknowingly suppressed material facts: Sebi

PNB eyes Rs 5,500 crore net profit in Q2

PNB eyes Rs 5,500 crore net profit in Q2

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

However, the road to profitability has already hit some hurdles for the Delhi-based bank as the Union government has rejected its demand for an additional capital infusion of around Rs 8,000 crore in 2018-19

Essar Steel bid: Trouble brews for ArcelorMittal

Essar Steel bid: Trouble brews for ArcelorMittal

Rediff.com7 May 2019

Seeking ArcelorMittal be declared ineligible to bid for Essar Steel, the petition cited Section 29A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code which bars promoters of defaulting companies from bidding for stressed assets.

Review: PM Narendra Modi is a work of fiction

Review: PM Narendra Modi is a work of fiction

Rediff.com24 May 2019

The movie presents a version of Modi that the bhakts wants the rest of us to see, feels Utkarsh Mishra.

Sebi makes fund-raising easier; tightens noose on fraudsters

Sebi makes fund-raising easier; tightens noose on fraudsters

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

Making it easier for companies to raise funds through genuine equity or debt offers, Sebi unveiled a slew of measures to bring to book those running illegal money-pooling schemes and indulging in other fraudulent activities.

ITD freezes Cognizant's bank accounts on a Rs 2,500-crore dispute

ITD freezes Cognizant's bank accounts on a Rs 2,500-crore dispute

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

The allegations of DDT evasion is connected to some transactions the Indian entity has made while buying shares of the company from the Mauritius and US companies of Cognizant.

Brazil police say IOC's Hickey discussed illegal ticket sales

Brazil police say IOC's Hickey discussed illegal ticket sales

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Brazilian police said on Tuesday they had uncovered emails between detained International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Hickey and the British owner of a ticketing company they said masterminded a scheme selling Olympic tickets illegally.

Crores in new currency keep tumbling out of closets

Crores in new currency keep tumbling out of closets

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

Bulk seizures of new currency continued on Saturday with some more incidents being reported, including one in which the IT department recovered Rs 5.7 crore cash in new notes secretly stashed inside the bathroom tiles of a hawala dealer in Chitradurga district in Karnataka.