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PNB fraud: CBI questions Allahabad Bank CEO

PNB fraud: CBI questions Allahabad Bank CEO

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

She was the managing director and the CEO of PNB since August 14, 2015 before being appointed in Allahabad Bank on May 6, 2017.

Sebi imposes Rs 17.5 lakh fine on Delhi broker

Sebi imposes Rs 17.5 lakh fine on Delhi broker

Rediff.com27 May 2009

Market regulator SEBI on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 17.5 lakh on Delhi-based broker Suresh Bharrat for alleged irregularities in trading of scrip of firms like Essar Oil, Suzlon and Tata Consultancy S in the future and options market.

CBI summons Lalu, Tejashwi in 'hotels-for-land scam'

CBI summons Lalu, Tejashwi in 'hotels-for-land scam'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

The RJD chief has been asked to appear for questioning at the agency headquarters on September 11.

Failed ATM withdrawals a concern: Ombudsman

Failed ATM withdrawals a concern: Ombudsman

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Close to 29 per cent of all complaints received from customers is related to ATM, debit card and credit card payments

Non-bailable warrants issued against Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

Non-bailable warrants issued against Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

The issuance of NBWs by a court also opens door of seeking Red Corner notices against both of the accused from the Interpol.

CBI books scribe for giving false info to access 'sensitive' areas

CBI books scribe for giving false info to access 'sensitive' areas

Rediff.com3 May 2018

The agency is carrying out searches at eight locations in Delhi, Noida, Lucknow and Mumbai in this regard.

Hexaware hit by internal forex fraud

Hexaware hit by internal forex fraud

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

Indian IT services provider Hexaware Technologies' stock on Monday closed at a four-year low on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the company announced that it was conducting an "internal investigation" into "certain actively-concealed and potentially-fraudulent foreign exchange transactions conducted by a Hexaware official."

CVC red-flags loans handling by banks' junior staff

CVC red-flags loans handling by banks' junior staff

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

The Commission observed vulnerability of junior untrained staff on probation and their misuse by senior officials.

Use credit cards with care; the risks are yours

Use credit cards with care; the risks are yours

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

Abroad, credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard help customers if there's a problem in the product or service purchased. But, in India, your only hope is the consumer courts

How did Nirav Modi pull off PNB fraud?

How did Nirav Modi pull off PNB fraud?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Theoretically, Modi, who understood corporate finance, committed no crime by raising debt to fund a growing business. In fact, he did a tidy job of it, but his operation started to see the ground underneath it give way in January 2018. A fascinating excerpt from Pavan C Lall's Flawed: The Rise And Fall Of India's Diamond Mogul Nirav Modi.

4 assets of Nirav Modi attached; look out notice issued

4 assets of Nirav Modi attached; look out notice issued

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

The I-T department also attached 34 bank accounts and fixed deposits, valued at Rs 1.45 crore, of the Gitanjali group.

Credit card safety in 8 easy ways

Credit card safety in 8 easy ways

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

It is better to be safe than sorry!

Rajan slams govt inaction on high profile banking fraudsters

Rajan slams govt inaction on high profile banking fraudsters

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Rajan said it is hard to offer an objective self-assessment but the RBI should probably have raised more flags about the quality of lending in the early days of banking exuberance.

Nirav Modi remanded in custody till July 9 by UK court

Nirav Modi remanded in custody till July 9 by UK court

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

The 49-year-old jeweller, who has been lodged at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest in March last year, appeared via videolink for the remand hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.

This is what Facebook wants WhatsApp to do

This is what Facebook wants WhatsApp to do

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

And how you can get out of it...

PNB fraud could have been prevented if only...

PNB fraud could have been prevented if only...

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

Use of blockchain technology will ensure that banks will not be blindsided like in the case of the Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi blowout at PNB, says Raghu Mohan.

What's phishing? How to be safe?

What's phishing? How to be safe?

Rediff.com20 Dec 2004

Phishing means sending an e-mail that falsely claims to be from a particular enterprise (like your bank) and asking for sensitive financial information.

Why are RBI and Sebi silent on illegal digital dabba trading?

Why are RBI and Sebi silent on illegal digital dabba trading?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

If Sebi and RBI remain quiet about this brazenly illegal activity, will someone in the finance ministry or the NITI Aayog take a closer look, asks Debashis Basu.

Insurance firms wake up to tackle fake claims

Insurance firms wake up to tackle fake claims

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

A senior life insurance official point out there have also been cases involving former insurance agents.

We will contain damage on debit card breach: Jaitley

We will contain damage on debit card breach: Jaitley

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

Promising swift action on the debit card data compromise issue, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Friday said there was no need to panic over the feared security breach that affected over 32 lakh cards.

Why PNB scam didn't dent BJP's Northeast show

Why PNB scam didn't dent BJP's Northeast show

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

It appears that the BJP government has succeeded in managing the communication of the PNB scam in a manner that its adverse impact on its electoral fortunes is largely contained

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.

Glimmers of Mehul Choksi's 'empire' that was built on fraud

Glimmers of Mehul Choksi's 'empire' that was built on fraud

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Despite recent developments that have accelerated the impending extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who has been in custody in London's Wandsworth Prison for over two years, the last month has seen his uncle Mehul Choksi dominate the headlines instead with his circus-like exhibition in the Caribbean that has involved red herrings such as a "girlfriend", to whom his wife seemed to have no objection, and possibly concocted stories of being kidnapped and manhandled. Choksi was widely regarded as Modi's Svengali in Mumbai when he returned from Belgium to expand his business. He had fled to Antigua well before news around how Modi finagled thousands of crores from Punjab National Bank (PNB) and other institutions through a series of allegedly coordinated and fraudulent actions involving letters of undertaking, or LoUs.

PNB appoints forensic auditor for NiMo-Choksi fraud case

PNB appoints forensic auditor for NiMo-Choksi fraud case

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

PNB issued a formal appointment letter to Belgium-based consultancy firm BDO

No breach of rules in Centaur sale: Shourie

No breach of rules in Centaur sale: Shourie

Rediff.com30 Apr 2003

Batra Hospitality Private Ltd broke no ground rules while disposing off its shareholding in Centaur Hotel Mumbai to Sahara Group, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

PNB may be allowed to spread fraud losses over 4 quarters

PNB may be allowed to spread fraud losses over 4 quarters

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

With the entire fraud amount becoming a non-performing asset, around 25 per cent of the bank's estimated net worth of Rs 40,000 crore could be affected.

Sebi finds former Tata Finance MD guilty of illegal trades

Sebi finds former Tata Finance MD guilty of illegal trades

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Sebi ruled that Pendse has violated various provisions of the PFUTP Regulations and the Securities Contracts Regulation Act with his illegal transactions.

CBI raids over Padmani share scam

CBI raids over Padmani share scam

Rediff.com13 Nov 2003

Banks recall over 32 lakh debit cards; govt seeks details

Banks recall over 32 lakh debit cards; govt seeks details

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

The suspected security breach happened through a malware in the systems of Hitachi Payments Services, which serves ATM network of Yes Bank

Paytm alleges 15 customers cheated it, CBI registers FIR

Paytm alleges 15 customers cheated it, CBI registers FIR

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

The complaint from the Manager Legal M Sivakumar claimed that the company makes payment for defective products received by a customer and also arranges a reverse pickup of the damaged product which is sent to the merchant.

Beware of fake income tax e-mails

Beware of fake income tax e-mails

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

If you receive an email claiming to be from the income tax department that there's an outstanding tax demand that you need to pay immediately, don't get alarmed. Get cautious.

With Rs 13,000 crore, Hyderabad tops list of black money declarations

With Rs 13,000 crore, Hyderabad tops list of black money declarations

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

A total of 64,275 declarations were made under the scheme, an average of Rs 1 crore per disclosure. This is expected to translate into tax collection of about Rs 30,000 crore from the scheme, of which the government exchequer should get around Rs 15,000 crore by the end of 2016-17.

Are credit cards villains? Think again

Are credit cards villains? Think again

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Six compelling reasons to use your credit card. WARNING: reckless use of plastic can land you in a debt rap

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.

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.

Testing for Modicare to start by July

Testing for Modicare to start by July

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

By April, operational guidelines for the scheme will be finalised and shared with states

Victim of online fraud? Here's what you can do

Victim of online fraud? Here's what you can do

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

The most difficult case for the consumer is when your card is cloned and used online.

Sebi to get more powers soon

Sebi to get more powers soon

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had approved the proposal to amend the Sebi Act and other relevant regulations that would give greater powers to the regulator in its efforts to tackle all kinds of money-collection schemes, as also to effectively crackdown on defaulters in the stock markets.

DON'T CHEAT while filing IT returns

DON'T CHEAT while filing IT returns

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

If your case is picked up for random scrutiny, any of the tricks that you or your financial advisor may have used to avoid tax will be easily detected.

8/11 and after: 60 rule changes in 50 days*

8/11 and after: 60 rule changes in 50 days*

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

Even if the government didn't plan for demonetisation properly, it could have taken steps on a war footing later to ensure the situation improves.