Heavy lifting ahead For her plan to work and to attract the necessary firepower, expertise and resources, Meloni needs buy-in from the EU. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, who could find herself in need of Meloni’s support after the June EU election to secure a second term, has confirmed she will attend the … Read more
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday interrogated Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for over seven hours in connection with a money laundering case linked to land deals, following which he claimed that a conspiracy was hatched against him. ED officers reached Soren’s residence, which was virtually turned into a fortress with heavy deployment of … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has replied to the ED, asking why summonses were issued to him if he was not an accused in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, the AAP said on Thursday. Kejriwal was issued a summons by the Enforcement Directorate last week for the fourth time and asked to appear before … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has again issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to appear before the agency on January 18. This is the fourth time Kejriwal has been summoned by the federal agency in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy alleged scandal. Kejriwal was earlier … Read more
Enforcement Directorate is likely to invoke Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to make Aam Aadmi Party as an accused in the Delhi liquor policy case, said people in the know. The policy was scrapped by the Delhi government in August 2022. Although the section deals with “offences by companies”, sources … Read more
Former Qatargate judge Michel Claise may run in the Belgian elections, local media La Libre reported on Saturday. Claise, an investigating judge who recused himself in mid-2023 from the European Parliament corruption probe, may join the federal list of Défi, a French-speaking centrist party with two seats in Belgium’s federal parliament. Claise declined to comment when contacted … Read more
Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday alleged the Enforcement Directorate has mentioned his name in its supplementary charge sheet in the Mahadev betting app case as part of a “political conspiracy” at the behest of its “political masters”. The Congress leader also alleged the federal agency has been fraudulently arresting people and pressuring … Read more
New Delhi, The BJP on Wednesday assailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren for repeatedly skipping the ED summons and asserted that every “corrupt leader” will be “punished” for their misdeeds under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule. The party also questioned why Kejriwal did not approach the courts if he … Read more
ongress Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Karti Chidambaram on January 02 appeared before the ED in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to the issuance of Chinese visas.While speaking to the media, MP Karti Chidambaram said, “As I’ve told you, this is an exercise in futility. I have no connection, whatsoever with … Read more
Ranchi: Amid speculations of a possible anoinment of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s wife, the ruling JMM-led coalition has convened a meeting of its legislators here on Wednesday. The speculations were triggered by the Enforcement Directorate’s recent summons to Chief Minister Hemant Soren coupled with the sudden resignation by JMM’s Gandey legislator Sarfaraz Ahmad on … Read more
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