Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP and Odisha Janmorcha (OJM) leader Pyarimohan Mohapatra was today questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the multi-crore chitfund scam in the state. “I appeared before ED office here. They had called me over telephone last night. I stayed there for about two hours ...Read More

The Enforcement Directorate, probing the multi-crore Saradha ponzi scam, might explore legal options as painter Shuvoprasanna continued to skip appearing before the department's officials despite being served with summons. The ED had sent summons to the painter, considered close to ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, for the second time to seek clarification on the ...Read More

Once clear regulatory guidelines are in place, the direct selling industry has the potential to touch Rs 64,500 crore in turnover by 2025, from a Rs 7,200 crore size now, felt industry experts here.

Talking at sidelines of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Rajandeep Singh, manager, strategy, strategy & operations, management ...Read More

Kolkata: Suspended Trinamool Congress MP and Saradha scam accused Kunal Ghosh, who allegedly tried to commit suicide in the Presidency Correctional Home and was admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital, was on Sunday discharged and taken back to the jail. Police sources said that the process of Ghosh's transfer back to the Presidency jail was done amid tight security an...Read More

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) Director General of Police M.N. Krishnamoorthy will probe the complaint of solar panel scam accused Saritha Nair against Additional Director General of Police K. Padmakumar, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said Friday.   Nair Thursday gave a complaint to Kerala police chief K.S.Balasubramaniam, alleging that ...Read More

NEW DELHI: Alleging "massive corruption" in the Dental Council of India, activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Friday said that some council members had received pecuniary benefits from private colleges in return for increase in the number of MDS seats. Bhushan has written to Union health minister J P Nadda seeking a CBI inquiry against DCI members. &...Read More

NAGPUR: Minister of state for chemicals and fertilizers Hansraj Ahir, the man behind the coal scam exposure, has called for initiating criminal proceedings against those who profited from mines allotted to them by the previous regime. He was in the city on his way to Chandrapur, his electoral constituency, on Friday.   Following the scam exposure, th...Read More

Retired Supreme Court judge and former West Bengal Human Rights Commission Ashok Ganguly today criticised the present situation in West Bengal and said people have to stand up to defend their rights.   Speaking at a convention, he said we come down to the streets as this was only way to protect ourselves from the situation.   "The state has reached ...Read More

NEW DELHI: CBI today registered five new cases against as many non-Saradha companies based in West Bengal in connection with its probe into the multi-crore chit fund scam in which thousands of gullible investors allegedly lost their deposits.   The agency registered cases against Angel Group of Companies, PAFL Industries Ltd, Royal International Trad...Read More

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday forced amicus curiae Shyam Divan to withdraw his application seeking court monitoring of CBI's probe into the Rs 500 crore Odisha chit fund scam by advising him that he was to supposed to assist the court and not remotely appear to advance the petitioner's cause.   Divan had moved the SC alleging that th...Read More