[ NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court issued a decision on Monday in the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam case. In its decision, the state’s highest court invalidated the appointment of nearly 24,000 teachers, and non-teaching staff. The court specifically cancelled all appointments for teaching and non-teaching staff made through the 2016 … Read more
[ Businessman Raj Kundra and his actress wife Shilpa Shetty found themselves at the centre of the controversy once again, this time for their alleged involvement in a Rs 6600 crore Bitcoin Ponzi scam. On Thursday afternoon, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a statement announced that they have attached a bungalow and a flat, apart … Read more
[ The Enforcement Directorate, popularly known as ‘ED’ has been making rounds in the news for an ongoing Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case, followed by the subsequent arrest of Delhi’s CM Arvind Kejriwal.The ED is a domestic law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crimes … Read more
[ MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Niranjan Hiranandani and his son Darshan Hiranandani, the promoters of prominent Mumbai-based real estate developer Hiranandani Group, for questioning in a foreign exchange violation case on February 26, official sources said on Sunday. The Hiranandanis have been asked to depose at the central agency’s office in Mumbai but … Read more
[ NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate, which has been investigating Paytm Payments Bank, a branch of One 97 Communications, for potential foreign exchange violations, has yet to find any breaches, according to a Reuters report.While no foreign exchange management act violations have been detected, the probe has uncovered lapses in compliance with know-your-customer (KYC) norms … Read more
[ NEW DELHI: In a filing with the BSE and the NSE, One97 Communications Ltd (OCL)’s on Sunday responded to what it termed were recent speculative media reports.In its release, the company said, “To address the recent misinformation, factual inaccuracies, and speculation, One97 Communications Limited (OCL / Paytm / Company) would like to set out … Read more
[ NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday concluded its searches in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged diversion of funds worth more than Rs 2,000 crore from Religare Finvest Limited (RFL), official sources said. The agency had launched the raids on Friday and searched nine locations in Delhi-NCR, including the corporate offices … Read more
[ KOLKATA: On Wednesday, ED joint director and a doctor from an ESI hospital medical team were directed to be present virtually as Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court heard matters in camera pertaining to the alleged primary school jobs scam in the state. The West Bengal Board of Primary Education recruitment irregularities … Read more
