After the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case against NCP leader and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the alleged bribery case against him. The veteran politician has been booked under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Last month, the CBI had registered a case against...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is hell-bent on interrogating Robert Vadra in the various land deals in the Bikaner district. The agency has moved a petition in the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur for the same. It has sought the court’s intervention to interrogate Vadra by arresting him. The petition which came up for hearing on...

Tax sleuths on Monday arrived at the Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar office of Robert Vadra for recording his statement in connection with the probe launched against him under the benami assets law. Notably, Robert Vadra, a businessman, is the son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. Notably, Income Tax (I-T) department officials had asked Vadra to join...

A day after Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Shiv Sena MP has hit out at the Centre saying that the central probe agencies like the ED are losing their importance because of their rampant use in the political power game. Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena will answer...

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s wife, Varsha, for questioning in connection with the PMC Bank money laundering case. She has been summoned by the central agency on December 29. This is the third summons issued to her after she skipped the earlier two on health grounds. The summons for questioning...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that fraudster Vijay Mallya’s property worth Rs 14 crore located in France has been seized under the anti-money laundering law. The seizure of the property was carried out by the French authorities at the request of ED. The property is located at 32 Avenue FOCH in France. The...

In a direction aimed at curbing human rights abuses, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice RF Nariman has directed the state governments to install CCTV cameras in each and every police station. The top court has clarified that the CCTV cameras should cover all the entry and exit gates of the police stations, the...

A special NDPS court on Wednesday granted bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik Chakraborty in a drug case. The relief for Showik Chakraborty comes after around three months since his arrest in the drugs probe initiated by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. Notably, the anti-drugs agency had...

The special investigation team (SIT) formed by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government to probe the gangster Vikas Dubey case has recommended an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the Rs 150 crore empire set-up by him and his accountant. The SIT has also recommended action against 90 government officials for helping the slain gangster in...

Amnesty International, an NGO working in the domain of human rights, on Tuesday announced the closure of its India operations after a successful eight-year run. Amnesty International alleged that its bank accounts were frozen as part of the Union government’s “witch-hunt”. The organisation has said that it was compelled to let go of its 150...

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday registered a case against Rhea Chakraborty and her family members in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The NCB is probing the drug angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The agency has booked Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty and others in the case....

The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Ami Modi—the wife of fugitive fraudster Nirav Modi. The Red Corner Notice has been issued against Nirav Modi’s wife in connection with the money laundering cases registered against her in India. Notably, a Red Corner Notice serves as an international arrest warrant. The notice has been...