Cases of cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998, but charges were not framed in both the matters, it is alleged that he did not disclose this information in his election affidavits.
December 4, 2019'We have strategic investment in NSE and Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) which will give good money for business growth. We will also try to monetise our stake in some of our subsidiaries based on approval from government.'
July 21, 2019The PM filed his nomination papers today at Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency from where he is contesting in the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
April 26, 2019Karti Chidambaram termed the ED seizure as 'bizzare and outlandish which is not based on law or facts'.
October 11, 2018The Enforcement Directorate has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the assets of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi seized during its probe into the over $2 billion scam in the Punjab National Bank.
May 6, 2018In a bid to crackdown on economic offenders like diamond czar Nirav Modi and liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the Union Cabinet on Thursday passed a bill that allows the selling of seized assets of the wrongdoers for quicker recovery of dues. “The draft of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017, was being prepared for the last …
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March 1, 2018Vijay Mallya, who is undergoing an extradition trial in a UK court over Rs 9,000-crore fraud and money laundering charges, will face next year a parallel litigation brought by 13 Indian banks to freeze nearly USD 1.5 billion of his assets. According to court documents submitted at the UK High Court, the claim brought by …
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December 14, 2017The data of overall status of the candidates in the fray for Gujarat Assembly elections, compiled by two NGOs – Gujarat Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) — was recently published. Of the total 977 candidates, there are 198 millionaires trying their luck in the upcoming elections, which is about 21 per …
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December 2, 2017The assets of Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have increased by a whopping 7,721 per cent between 2005-06 and 2015-16, said a report on Friday. The assets of the party increased from Rs 24 lakh during 2005-06 fiscal to Rs 18.77 crore during 2015-16, according to a report of the Odisha Election Watch (OEW), …
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November 24, 2017Reliance Industries said on Friday that it has completed sale of its interest in one of the three shale gas assets in the US to BKV Chelsea for USD 126 million. Reliance Marcellus II, LLC, a subsidiary of Reliance Holding USA and RIL, closed the sale of its stake in the Marcellus shale gas asset …
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November 24, 2017Denying he held undisclosed assets abroad, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Centre should disclose any overseas assets held by him or his family and seize them. “My father, mother, wife, and myself are income tax payees. If the government or its agencies can tell …
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September 11, 2017The Kashmiri separatists have started making all sorts of noises against the central and the state government as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) while probing the terror funding by Pakistan is getting closer to the wealth amassed by the top separatists and their kin. The NIA is learnt to have so far identified several known …
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August 22, 2017In a fresh missive to his ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has told them to declare by March 31 every year their assets and property. An official said on Tuesday that the Chief Minister had also warned the ministers against any laxity in this regard. The ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party government …
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April 18, 2017There exists a highly unequal distribution of incomes and assets within countries and between countries. While billions of people enjoy longevity and good health, more than one billion people live in abject poverty, struggling for mere survival every day. The poorest of the poor face the daily life-and-death challenges of insufficient nutrition, lack of healthcare, …
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February 26, 2017India has figured among the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world with a total individual wealth of $5,600 billion while the United States topped the chart. According to a report by New World Wealth, India was ranked 7th ahead of Canada ($4,700 billion), Australia ($4,500 billion) and Italy ($4,400 billion), which came in at …
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August 23, 2016