
March 01, 2018 00:20 IST
Back in January 2008, the Financial Intelligence Unit raised a flag over an FDI of Rs 305 crore in a new media company. The Indian Express recalls the investigations by multiple agencies that followed
Thu, Mar 01, 2018
February 28, 2018 10:13 IST
Karti Chidambaram arrested: The INX Media case has been on the radar of investigative agencies as early as January 2008 when the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) flagged the foreign direct investment of over Rs 305 crore by three Mauritius-based companies in INX Media Pvt Ltd.
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
February 28, 2018 05:13 IST
In a communication to the CBI, the PNB said its Brady House branch in Mumbai had issued more than the hitherto known 293 LoUs, exposing the bank to further fraud of Rs 1251 crore
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
February 26, 2018 05:28 IST
He was speaking on the occasion of 25th Swayamsevak Samagam, called Rashtryoday. The assembly was touted as the biggest gathering of RSS workers in recent years with close to three lakh registrations.
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
February 25, 2018 05:15 IST
Both Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi, who left the country just before PNB lodged a complaint of fraud, haven’t replied to summons. With the authorities attaching their properties and accounts, they are unlikely to be in a position to pay the loans any time soon.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018
February 25, 2018 04:42 IST
The bank has accused the the company and its owner of defaulting on loans amounting to Rs 389.85 crore. The CBI registered an FIR on Thursday, six months after the complaint.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018
February 24, 2018 06:28 IST
Over the last few days, the CBI has received two new complaints, including a second case in Punjab National Bank (PNB), that involve either loans that turned into non-performing assets (NPA) or fraud that was committed several years ago.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
February 24, 2018 04:21 IST
The agency did not disclose their names as they were not being questioned as suspects at the moment and were only being questioned to understand the intricacies of the scam, the auditing lacunae and the gaps in internal controls that led to the fraud.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
February 23, 2018 05:04 IST
Sources said Kothari constantly maintained that he had not committed fraud and would have returned the Rotomac loan in due course. He also said this was the reason he had not attempted to leave the country or even Kanpur.
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
February 23, 2018 04:47 IST
The CBI has alleged that Inder Chand Chundawat had opened a fictitious account through which he swindled Rs 1.57 crore worth of government scheme money.
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
February 22, 2018 05:33 IST
CBI said that applications for such letters were made from Ambani’s South-Central Mumbai office.
Thu, Feb 22, 2018
February 21, 2018 06:10 IST
Kothari is accused of defaulting on loans amounting to more than Rs 3,600 crore from a consortium of seven banks, led by Bank of India. The loans were disbursed since 2008, and Kothari has been defaulting for several years now.
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
February 21, 2018 05:03 IST
PNB fraud: CBI sources claimed that the arrested individuals were responsible for getting Letters of Undertaking issued illegally with help of some PNB officials.
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
February 20, 2018 05:00 IST
Nirav Modi fraud case: Sources said the CVC asked PNB officials to investigate how the irregularities went undetected for seven years given that audits were conducted each year.
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 02:23 IST
All the officers were being questioned for the past three days before CBI arrested them after being convinced of their role in the scam, sources said.
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 02:00 IST
The CBI has registered a case against Rotomac, a pen manufacturer, on the basis of a complaint from Bank of Baroda (BoB). The bank had in February 2017 declared Rotomac as a "willful defaulter".
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
February 19, 2018 04:58 IST
Nirav Modi, PNB fraud case: Two of these awards came in 2017 — the year PNB issued 293 LoUs to companies owned by Modi and his family — and were given out by Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) KV Chowdary.
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
February 19, 2018 00:12 IST
While CBI searched the Brady House branch of PNB in Mumbai, the ED carried out raids at 45 locations across the country at stores and offices of companies owned by Nirav Modi and his family.
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
February 18, 2018 04:26 IST
Agencies suspect shell firms; Nirav Modi exec, bank officials held. It is learnt that the CBI and Enforcement Directorate are preparing judicial requests to be sent to Dubai, Hong Kong, Germany, Bahrain and Mauritius among other countries to verify details.
Sun, Feb 18, 2018
February 17, 2018 04:56 IST
Nirav Modi and kin were rolling over LoUs, so old ones were also renewed in 2017. The CBI on Thursday registered a fresh FIR in the case against Mehul Choksi, maternal uncle of Nirav Modi, and his three companies claiming that they swindled PNB to the tune of Rs 4,886.72 crore in 2017-18
Sat, Feb 17, 2018
February 17, 2018 02:47 IST
Allahabad Bank’s offshore branch in Hong Kong is among the banks that issued buyer’s credit to Modi and his relatives on Letters of Undertaking issued by PNB
Sat, Feb 17, 2018
February 16, 2018 05:00 IST
PNB fraud: Lookout notices for Nirav Modi and his family; homes and offices searched.
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
February 14, 2018 05:43 IST
“We have recovered two AK-47 rifles and eight magazines. As per initial information, no food item or medicines have been recovered,” CRPF I-G (Srinagar) Ravideep Sahi told The Indian Express.
Wed, Feb 14, 2018
February 14, 2018 04:28 IST
On January 18, 2017, the NIA conducted searches in various government departments in Nagaland and seized receipts that showed payments to the tune of Rs 2 crore.
Wed, Feb 14, 2018
February 13, 2018 02:04 IST
The government has submitted in its affidavit to the court that besides being in favour of scrapping the policy altogether, it also does not wish to take in those who have already cleared these exams.
Tue, Feb 13, 2018


