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August 11, 2026 12:37 PM

BJP observes state-wide ‘bandh’ as J’khand job exam stir enters 18th day; ABVP to march to assembly

The BJP on Tuesday called a state-wide bandh in Jharkhand to protest the alleged use of force against students demonstrating over irregularities in recruitment examinations, as the agitation entered its 18th day. The bandh, which began at 8 am and will continue until midnight, has been called to protest the police action against demonstrators during their march to the state Assembly on Monday. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also strongly condemned the alleged police action again...

March 13, 2025 6:11 PM

Encroachment on confiscated land of chit fund entity: ED warns Bengal govt

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a communication to the West Bengal government informing the latter about the rampant encroachment on the land owned by the chit fund entity Rose Valley Group, which had been confiscated by the agency. Since the process of returning money to the depositors of the Rose Valley Group has already started through the auctioning of the confiscated property of the Ponzi entity, the asset disposal committee constituted for that purpose is also a co-signatory to ...

March 3, 2025 7:00 PM

Rs 611 Cr FEMA Violations: ED issues notice to Paytm’s parent firm, managing director

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to One97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, its Managing Director Vijay Shekhar Sharma, and others for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) amounting to Rs 611 crore. The notice was issued by the Special Director of Enforcement (Adjudication), New Delhi, to One97 Communications Ltd (OCL), Paytm’s flagship company, its Managing Director, and its subsidiaries—Little Internet P...

February 14, 2025 3:50 PM

Home Ministry seeks President’s nod to prosecute former Delhi minister Satyendra Jain

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought the President's approval to prosecute former Delhi Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain, who is under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged financial irregularities and money laundering, ANI reported. The approval has been sought under Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which requires prior government sanction to prosecute judges and public servants for offenses committed during their official duties. ...

January 15, 2025 12:22 PM

ED gets MHA approval to prosecute Kejriwal, Sisodia in liquor scam case

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted approval to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the alleged liquor scam, according to sources cited by ANI on Wednesday. Both Kejriwal and Sisodia were granted bail by the Supreme Court last year in connection with the liquor policy case. Separate cases have been filed ag...

December 10, 2024 5:55 PM

ED initiates restitution of assets in Mehul Choksi case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in collaboration with Punjab National Bank (PNB) and ICICI Bank, has started the restitution of properties linked to the Mehul Choksi bank fraud case, as part of its efforts to ensure that seized and attached assets are returned to rightful owners and victims of money laundering while enabling financial institutions to monetise these assets. The Special PMLA Court in Mumbai has approved the "monetisation of properties" amounting to Rs 2,565.90 crore, attached o...

September 16, 2024 4:27 PM

Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Excise Policy case

The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the controversial excise policy case. The decision was delivered by a bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan, who imposed several conditions on Sisodia's release, including the surrender of his passport and a directive not to influence witnesses. This ruling comes as a response to Sisodia's appeal challenging the Delhi High Court's earlier dismissal of his bail plea in cases be...

September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

Excise Case: CBI gets 3 days remand of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to three days of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody by the Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday. Vacation Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the CBI's request for custodial interrogation until June 29, 2024. The court has allowed Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, to meet him for 30 minutes and his lawyer to meet him daily for the same duration during the remand period. The court also permitted Kejriwal to carry his prescribed medicines and consum...

April 15, 2024 4:04 PM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till April 23

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 23, in the money laundering case linked to the excise policy scam. The Enforcement Directorate had sought a 14-day extension of the Delhi CM’s custody. He will now be produced in court with co-accused K Kavitha on the next date. On April 9, the High Court dismissed his plea for release from jail and rejected his arguments. The High Court had said that Kejriwal’s absence from n...