Kavitha arrest before polls may hit BRS morale, hasten desertions; party calls for protests tomorrow

Kavitha arrest before polls may hit BRS morale, hasten desertions; party calls for protests tomorrow

Hyderabad: The arrest of K Kavitha, daughter of former chief minister and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao, a day before the Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections, may have some psychological impact on party workers. Former minister T Harish Rao said at a press conference that the party … Read more

ED attaches properties worth ₹4.81 crore in bank fraud case in Jammu and Kashmir

ED attaches properties worth ₹4.81 crore in bank fraud case in Jammu and Kashmir

File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 11 attached properties worth ₹4.81 crore in Srinagar in an alleged bank fraud case. “The ED has provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹4.81 crore in the form of 18 kanal of land (approx.) and building, which pertains to Isfaq Ahmad Zargar, Khalil Ahmad Mughal, … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: February 22, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest: February 22, 2024

Farmers engaged in harvesting and loading of sugarcane in Belagavi district of Karnataka. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Centre increases Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, met here on Wednesday, approved ₹ 340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at … Read more

Farooq Abdullah informs Enforcement Directorate he is not in Srinagar; won’t depose on February 13

Farooq Abdullah informs Enforcement Directorate he is not in Srinagar; won’t depose on February 13

Farooq Abdullah. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has informed the agency he will not appear before it, in Srinagar, on February 13 as he is out of town,” official sources said. They said the Lok Sabha member from Srinagar … Read more

Enforcement Directorate searches premises of realty firm in Chennai

Enforcement Directorate searches premises of realty firm in Chennai

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday, January 19, 2024, launched searches at the premises of Syvanus King Peter, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Lifespaces India Private Limited, in Chennai. According to police sources, the Central agency opened an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) based on a case registered by the Central Crime Branch … Read more

ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for seventh time in money laundering case

ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for seventh time in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate issued a summon to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning in connection with an alleged land scam, sources said on Saturday. CM Soren has been asked to depose at the federal agency’s office in Delhi and get his statement recorded on a date convenient to him and the agency in the … Read more

Karti Chidambaram appears before ED in money laundering case

Karti Chidambaram appears before ED in money laundering case

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday in a money laundering case linked to the issuance of visa to some Chinese nationals in 2011, official sources said. The ED case pertains to the allegations of Rs 50 lakh being paid as kickbacks to Karti and his close associate S Bhaskararaman by … Read more

ED need not furnish person accused under PMLA with copy of grounds of detention at the time of arrest: SC

ED need not furnish person accused under PMLA with copy of grounds of detention at the time of arrest: SC

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) need not furnish a person accused under the PMLA with a copy of the grounds of detention at the time of his arrest, the Supreme Court clarified. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court has clarified in a judgment that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) need not furnish a person accused … Read more

Delhi excise policy case | ED files charge sheet against Sanjay Singh

Delhi excise policy case | ED files charge sheet against Sanjay Singh

AAP leader Sanjay Singh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 2 filed a charge sheet against AAP MP Sanjay Singh in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said. The prosecution complaint has been filed before a local court under various sections of the Prevention … Read more

Enforcement Directorate ‘targeting’ Sanjay Singh for raising Adani matter in Parliament: AAP

Enforcement Directorate ‘targeting’ Sanjay Singh for raising Adani matter in Parliament: AAP

AAP spokesperson Reena Gupta. File The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on October 4 alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has “targeted” their Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh as he raised issues related to the Adani Group in Parliament. “The party was reacting to the ED raids on the premises of Mr. Singh in connection with … Read more