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New Delhi, April 9 The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "fugitive economic offender" in connection with a money laundering case."The appeal is dismissed," Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.On July 5, 2025, the...

Kolkata, April 9 A political controversy erupted in West Bengal on Thursday after a purported video of Humayun Kabir surfaced on social media, purportedly showing him claiming links with senior BJP leaders and efforts to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Patna, April 9 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday a by-election to the Bihar Legislative Council from the Bhojpur-cum-Buxar Local Authorities’ Constituency.This by-election has been necessitated due to a casual vacancy following the resignation of JD(U) leader Radha...

Kolkata, April 9 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has searched the premises of Kolkata-based realty company Merlin Group and its promoters as part of a money laundering investigation, an official of the central probe agency said.It was learned that about seven premises linked to the group...

Ahmedabad, April 9 – A Deputy Mamlatdar stationed in Surendranagar district of Gujarat has been booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Investigators have stated that the excess wealth amounts to over Rs 1.22...

New Delhi, April 8 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that it has attached immovable assets worth Rs 17.45 crore as part of its investigation into money laundering against the promoters of a nightclub in Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire in December 2025.The federal...

Kolkata, April 8 – The upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for later this month, are not just a challenge for the Trinamool Congress, but also for the common people of West Bengal, as all will be forced to become vegetarians if the BJP comes to power in the state...

Mumbai, April 8 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 33 immovable and movable properties valued at nearly ₹16.95 crore belonging to Hiren Ranjit Bhanu, his wife Gauri Hiren Bhanu, and other family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002...

Panaji, April 8 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹17.45 crore in connection with a money laundering investigation into the alleged illegal operation of the establishment “Birch by Romeo Lane” in Arpora, Goa, according to a...

New Delhi, April 8 The Enforcement Directorate seized immovable assets worth Rs 17.45 crore as part of its investigation into money laundering against the promoters of a nightclub in Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire in December 2025.The federal investigation agency took action...

Kolkata/New Delhi, April 8 The Enforcement Directorate searched the premises of Kolkata-based realty company Merlin Group and its promoters on Wednesday as part of a money laundering investigation, officials said.Approximately seven premises linked to the group and its promoters, Sushil Mohta...

Ranchi, April 8 – In a significant development in the multi-crore tender commission and money laundering case linked to Jharkhand's Rural Development Department, retired Chief Engineer Rajiv Lochan and retired Executive Engineer Anil Kumar surrendered before the Special PMLA Court in Ranchi on...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Christian Michel James, alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam, challenging a trial court order that had rejected his application for release from prison on the grounds that he had served the...

Mumbai, April 7 The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday appealed to a court here to decide on the discharge applications of NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar and others in the alleged Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB) scam based on merit, following the recent acceptance of a closure report in a...

Kolkata, April 7 TMC candidate from Habra and former West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick has declared assets worth over Rs 1.97 crore in his election affidavit, along with an annual income exceeding Rs 38 lakh, according to official records.Popularly known as 'Balu', Mallick, who was...

Mumbai, April 7 Self-proclaimed godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat is alleged to have sexually exploited women by claiming that he possessed "divine power" and would use it to cause the death of their family members or defame them if they didn't comply, according to investigators.He used the...

New Delhi, April 7 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹39.45 crore belonging to the Al-Falah Charitable Trust and its Chairman, as well as Managing Trustee Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, an official said on Tuesday."The properties attached by the ED's...

New Delhi, April 7 The Enforcement Directorate has attached a house in Delhi's Jamia Nagar, agricultural land in Faridabad, and several bank deposits, worth more than Rs 39 crore in total, as part of an investigation into money laundering against Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui...

Mumbai, April 7 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that its investigation into alleged irregularities by its former zonal director, Sameer Wankhede, was based on "non-anonymous" complaints and not at the behest of NCP leader Nawab Malik.The NCB, in an...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 – Alleging a series of “secret meetings” with top BJP leaders, AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, releasing an open letter that raises ten pointed questions about alleged backroom deals and...