New Delhi, A Delhi court on Saturday granted interim bail till February 16 to Robert Vadra, Congress President Rahul Gandhis brother-in-law, in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed Vadra to join the ED investigation on February 6. The[Read More…]
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Memorial construction case: ED raids 7 places in Lucknow
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided seven places here in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the construction of memorials and parks by an earlier BSP government under Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh. The agency carried out the searches at the residences of engineers of the Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya[Read More…]
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan issued ED notice
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a show-cause notice to Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for alleged violation of foreign exchange rules involving Rs two crore, officials said on Wednesday. The notice, issued on Monday, has been served in a case that pertains to the seizure of undeclared[Read More…]
ED attaches assets worth Rs 16.40 crore in Zakir Naik case
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth over Rs 16.40 crore in its ongoing investigation against Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, the agency said on Saturday. In a statement, the ED said the attached properties were based in Maharashtra’s Mumbai and Pune cities and that[Read More…]
INX Media case: Chidambaram appears before ED
New Delhi, Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday appeared for questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing his role in the INX media money laundering case for giving a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to the group in 2007. The senior Congress leader arrived at the[Read More…]
Smriti Irani slams Rahul of spreading ‘more lies’ on Rafale; raises Vadra’s PA issue
New Delhi: Amid rancorous politics on Rafale fighter jet issue, Union Minister Smriti Irani took a dig at Rahul Gandhi accusing him of telling “more lies” on the matter after he called Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharama a “liar”, and alleged that Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra had a plush 1.9 million[Read More…]
VVIP chopper case: Court allows former IAF chief S.P. Tyagi to travel abroad
New Delhi: A court here on Monday allowed former Indian Air Force chief S.P. Tyagi and his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi to travel abroad next year. Special Central Bureau of Investigation Judge Arvind Kumar allowed Tyagi’s plea to go to the US and Canada in the month of March and April[Read More…]
ED raids on Robert Vadra and the mystique of exit polls!
The sheer timing of the raids indicates that the Centre’s ruling party, or the BJP, waited to make this move till the last day and last hours of the polls.
ED searches Amnesty office in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the human rights body Amnesty International India’s headquarters in Bengaluru, an official said on Thursday. “We have been conducting searches at Amnesty’s office in Bengaluru and its Director’s (Aakar Patel) residence in the city since this afternoon,” an ED source told IANS. “We will[Read More…]
ED files chargesheet against Chidambaram in Aircel Maxis case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet in the the Rs 3,500 crore Aircel-Maxis deal case naming former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and a few others. The supplementary prosecution complaint was filed before a special court in the Patiala House Courts Complex. The chargesheet named Chidambaram,[Read More…]
Congress and corruption have become synonymous, says Sambit Patra
A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a case of money laundering against Karnataka Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the BJP on Wednesday hit out at Congress, saying the Congress and corruption has become synonymous. “Unaccounted cash, hawala transactions and corrupt deals, these are the pillars on which the Congress sits.[Read More…]
ED attaches Nirav Modi’s properties worth Rs 25 cr
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said that it has attached properties worth Rs 25 crore of diamond jeweller Nirav Modi in connection with its ongoing probe into the Rs 13,540 crore PNB fraud case. An ED official told IANS that the searches were carried out on Thursday[Read More…]
PNB fraud: ED seizes luxury cars, more assets of Modi, Choksi
New Delhi/Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has seized nine high-end luxury cars belonging to Nirav Modi besides crores of assets in connection with its ongoing probe into the Rs 11,300 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. Coming down on the diamond czar, the ED seized one Rolls[Read More…]
Money laundering case: ED notice to Misa Bharti, husband Shailesh
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has served a notice to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh for questioning in its ongoing probe into a money laundering case. An ED official requesting anonymity told IANS: “The Palam Farms in Delhi’s Bijwasan[Read More…]
Money-laundering probe: ED summons Tejashwi, Rabri in IRCTC case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav in connection with a money-laundering probe into the 2006 IRCTC hotel maintenance contract case. An ED official, confirming the dates of the summons, told IANS: “We have summoned[Read More…]
ED notice to Yasin Malik in forex violation case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued show-cause notices to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and a Srinagar-based couple in a 2001 forex violation case, an official said on Friday. Malik, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, and the couple have been issued notices under the Foreign Exchange Management[Read More…]
Corruption case: ED summons Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued summons to former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her son Tejashwi Yadav. They have been called in link with the alleged corruption case where maintenance contracts of two IRCTC hotels were provided to a private firm during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s tenure as[Read More…]
Delhi: ED attaches farmhouse owned by Lalu Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti
The Enforcement Directorate attached a farmhouse owned by RJD chief Lalu Yadav’s daughter, Misa Bharti in Delhi’s Bijwasan on Tuesday. The ED decided to attach the farmhouse as the central agency was not sure by Misa and her husband Shailesh’s response during the probe in a money laundering case. Earlier,[Read More…]
It’s time for India to be tax-compliant: Jaitley
ED issues notice to Karti Chidambaram
Non bailable warrant against Zakir Naik
On Thursday a special court in Mumbai issued a non-bailable warrant against Islamic Research Foundation founder Zakir Naik in a money laundering case. This warrant has issued in regards with the plea filed by Enforcement Directorate. This warrant will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) which will send[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: ED attaches Rs 36 crore assets of suspended principal secretary
Assets worth Rs 36 crore of suspended Chhattisgarh IAS official BL Agrawal was attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday. Agrawal was earlier detained by the CBI. “ED has attached assets worth Rs 36.09 crore under PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act),” an official from the agency said as[Read More…]
ED issues fourth summons to Zakir Naik
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday has issued fresh summons to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in connection with its money laundering probe case against him and his organisation. Officials had issued the fourth summons to Naik, probably the last one, to join the probe and the agency may move[Read More…]
ED seized Rs 7.3 crore, 5.5 kg gold post demonetisation: Centre
Rs 7.3 crore in currency and 5.5 kg gold have been seized by Enforcement Directorate (ED) during search operations post demonetisation, the government said on Tuesday. 18 persons were arrested and 17 other where identified in relation with the alleged money laundering activities following demonetisation move, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley[Read More…]
