Valmiki scam: Rs 15 crore funds siphoned distributed to influence voters in Lok Sabha elections

Valmiki scam: Rs 15 crore funds siphoned distributed to influence voters in Lok Sabha elections

A total of Rs 15 crore of Rs 89.63 crore funds siphoned in the alleged Valmiki scam by former Karnataka Minister Nagendra and his aides was allegedly used “during the 2024 Lok Sabha election expenditures to influence voters” and some significant portion of the amount for personal expenses, said the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet. Significant amounts … Read more

Arvind Kejriwal: God with AAP, no need to be scared: Kejriwal after ED raids on party MP

Arvind Kejriwal: God with AAP, no need to be scared: Kejriwal after ED raids on party MP

God is with the Aam Aadmi Party and there is no need to be scared because no wrong has been done, party convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday as the ED searched multiple locations linked to AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora as part of a money laundering probe. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal charged … Read more

MUDA takes back 14 plots allotted to CM’s wife after she conveys decision to return them

MUDA takes back 14 plots allotted to CM’s wife after she conveys decision to return them

Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) on Tuesday decided to take back 14 plots allotted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M, following her decision to relinquish their ownership and possession. The MUDA has ordered to cancel the sale deed of these plots. Hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) booked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah … Read more

Amid ED heat, Siddaramaiah’s wife asks MUDA chief to immediately cancel 14 Mysuru plots

Amid ED heat, Siddaramaiah’s wife asks MUDA chief to immediately cancel 14 Mysuru plots

Bengaluru: In an unexpected turn of events, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi on Monday night announced her decision to return 14 housing plots in Mysuru to Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Seeking a comprehensive probe into MUDA affairs, she said her decision is firm. Parvathi wrote to the MUDA commissioner, demanding immediate cancellation of … Read more

Udhayanidhi Stalin becomes deputy CM in cabinet reshuffle

Udhayanidhi Stalin becomes deputy CM in cabinet reshuffle

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced a cabinet reshuffle that will see his son, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin, being appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. Udhayanidhi is a first-time MLA from Chepauk who came under fire recently for his comments on Sanatana … Read more

Retired teacher in Jempol loses RM140,000 in phone scam

Retired teacher in Jempol loses RM140,000 in phone scam

JEMPOL: A retired teacher lost nearly RM140,000 in a phone scam after being accused of tampering with electricity meters. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the 68-year-old woman’s ordeal started on Aug 28 when she received a call from a woman claiming to be a Tenaga Nasional employee. “The caller accused the victim … Read more

Rs 382 cr tax notice unveils Aadhaar, PAN misuse scam in Thane involving multiple bank accounts

Rs 382 cr tax notice unveils Aadhaar, PAN misuse scam in Thane involving multiple bank accounts

A real estate agent from Thane’s Diva was taken aback upon receiving an income tax notice accusing him of transactions totalling Rs 382 crore, reported TOI. He soon discovered that he was a victim of a large-scale financial scam involving fraudulent bank accounts and shell companies established in his name for money laundering, according to … Read more

FATF Says India’s Gems, Jewellery Sector Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

FATF Says India’s Gems, Jewellery Sector Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

Last Updated: September 20, 2024, 23:25 IST India is currently the world’s second largest consumer of gold, the largest importer, and the largest exporter of gold jewellery. (Representational image via AP) The global body recommended that India should include “deeper” qualitative and quantitative data and typologies from domestic and international sources on the money laundering … Read more

Sukesh Chandrasekhar dedicates ‘Sajni’ song to Jacqueline Fernandez from ‘Laapataa Ladies’ in new letter from jail: ‘My heart beats for only one person…’ |

Sukesh Chandrasekhar dedicates ‘Sajni’ song to Jacqueline Fernandez from ‘Laapataa Ladies’ in new letter from jail: ‘My heart beats for only one person…’ |

Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who is currently in prison for a Rs 200-crore money laundering case, has written another letter to actress Jacqueline Fernandez. In the letter, he sweetly calls her his Baby Girl and dedicates the song ‘Sajni’ from Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Ladies‘ to her. He also gave her a painting as a gift.In his recent … Read more

TD Bank shakes up leadership amid scandal around anti-money-laundering program

TD Bank shakes up leadership amid scandal around anti-money-laundering program

TD Bank Group, which is mired in a money-laundering scandal in the U.S., said Raymond Chun will replace chief executive Bharat Masrani, who is retiring next year. Chun, who stepped into the role of head of Canadian personal banking last December, will become chief operating officer on Nov. 1 before taking over the top job … Read more