Odisha intensifies crackdown on chit-fund scams
September 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on chit fund scams in Odisha, police Wednesday raided the offices of a private company and detained three of its senior officials for ... Read more...
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New police units to handle specialized crimes in Odisha
February 26th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Odisha has formed two new police units to deal with specialized crimes, an official said Sunday.The Special Task Force (STF) and Economic Offences Wing (EoW) started ... Read more...
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Vijay steals show in ‘Velayudham’ (Tamil Movie Review)
October 30th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Velayudham"; Cast: Vijay, Genelia D'souza, Hansika, Santhanam, Saranya Mohan; Producer: Aascar V. Ravichandran; Director: Jayam Raja; Music Director: Vijay Antony; Rating: **1/2Director Jayam Raja promised that he is preparing a ... Read more...
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Kamal Haasan to star in Gokulam Gopalan’s next
August 31st, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 (IANS) Businessman-cum-film-producer Gokulam Gopalan, who shot to fame after making "Pazhassi Raja", has finalised Kamal Haasan for his next, which is again a historical about Tipu Sultan ... Read more...
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State ministers’ black money in chit fund companies: Digvijay
July 7th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) The black money of Madhya Pradesh ministers is being used in chit fund companies, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh alleged Thursday."The black money of several state ... Read more...
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RBI asks northeast to crack whip on chit funds
May 26th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 26 (IANS) Worried about rising incidents of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) hoodwinking the public, India's central bank has asked north eastern states to constitute a robust economic offence ... Read more...
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Two held for extortion bid in capital
January 10th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Two people were arrested for attempting to extort Rs.30 lakh from a businessman in east Delhi, police said Sunday.Suraj Kumar Singh, 20, and Gaurav Verma, 19, were ... Read more...
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IT search in Sahara offices in Lucknow
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) trail reached the business house Sahara, as the Income Tax department (IT) Thursday searched the offices of the group here.
Sahara had ... Read more...
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Kerala budget has nothing much for non-resident Keralites
March 5th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) appear to have received scant attention from Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, who presented the state budget in the assembly Friday.
There is nothing significant for them ... Read more...
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Enforcement officials begin probe into Orissa chit fund scam
October 27th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) Enforcement directorate officials Tuesday began investigation into an alleged multi-crore chit fund scam in Orissa, a senior police official has said.
"A team of the enforcement directorate has started ... Read more...
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Movie producer arrested for links with chit fund scam
October 20th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) Naseer Khan, the producer of Hindi movie "Shadow", was arrested Tuesday in connection with a chit fund scam in Cuttack and later released on a personal bond, police ... Read more...
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‘Shadow’ producer Naseer faces arrest in chit fund scam
September 2nd, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 2 (IANS) Naseer Khan, the producer of just released movie "Shadow", may be arrested for using the chit fund money to make the movie, said a police official Wednesday.
The crime ... Read more...
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Court seeks response from Tihar jail on former legislator’s plea
June 29th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A city court Monday sought a response from Tihar jail authorities on a plea by former Delhi legislator Ranbir Singh Kharb, arrested on charges of duping investors ... Read more...
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Former Delhi legislator sent to police custody
June 18th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A city court Thursday sent former Delhi legislator Ranbir Singh Kharb, accused of duping hundreds of investors of Rs.4.75 crore in a chit fund scam, to seven-day ... Read more...
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Former Delhi legislator, wife arrested for Rs.20 bn fraud
June 17th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police Wednesday arrested former legislator Ranbir Singh Kharab, days after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him for allegedly duping ... Read more...
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Indian in Saudi Arabia swindles many in chit fund scam
October 12th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 12 (IANS) An Indian national in Saudi Arabia is absconding after allegedly swindling many people in a chit fund scam.The Indian embassy in Riyadh alerted the police in the south ... Read more...
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Shriram group mulls entry into banking sector
July 16th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) With one crucial link missing in its financial business chain, the city-based Shriram group is contemplating entering the banking sector, a top official said here Wednesday. "We are ... Read more...
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DDA, Delhi Police top list of RTI queries in capital
June 30th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) People in the capital seem to be most unhappy with the ways of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Police, if the number of applications made ... Read more...
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