Government outlines measures to tackle black money
August 10th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Friday released details of its initiatives for unearthing and curbing black money, even as yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast to demand the government ... Read more...
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US senate probe blames HSBC for money laundering
July 17th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) US Senate investigators have accused global banking giant HSBC of failing to prevent billions of dollars worth of money transfers linked to drug cartels and terrorist ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
No Maran role in Aircel deal, CBI tells apex court (Lead)
September 1st, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday told the Supreme Court that there was no evidence to suggest that former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Puri sent to judicial custody till Jan.28
January 14th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Jan 14 (ANI): A local court here on Friday sent Shivraj Puri, the main accused in the alleged Rs 400 crore Citibank fraud, into judicial remand till January 28.Chief Judicial Magistrate ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Main accused Puri’s remand extended till Friday
January 12th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Jan 12 (ANI): A local court here on Wednesday extended the police remand of Shivraj Puri, the main accused in the alleged Rs 400 crore Citibank fraud till January 14.The remand ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Gurgaon Police summons Puri’s parents for interrogation
January 4th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (ANI): Gurgaon Police has summoned suspended Citibank manager Shivraj Puri's parents for questioning in the cheating case worth around Rs. 300 crore.Earlier on Monday, the police took into its ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Manager surrenders in Gurgaon
December 30th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Dec 30 (ANI): Citibank manager Shivraj Puri, accused of cheating investors of around Rs. 400 crore, surrendered in Gurgaon on Thursday.Puri, who worked at the bank's Gurgaon branch as a relationship ... Read more...
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CitiBank fraud not a systemic failure: Mukherjee
December 29th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Terming the alleged multi-crore-rupee fraud detected at Citibank as an act of "individual misdemeanour", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said there was no systemic failure and ... Read more...
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Rs.100 crore fraud unearthed in Gurgaon Citibank branch
December 28th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 28 (IANS) A manager at the Gurgaon branch of Citibank siphoned off at least Rs.100 crore after luring customers into depositing money in the bank after promising to double the ... Read more...
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Vatican defends its bankers in money laundering probe
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Sep 23 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican has moved to defend the president and chief executive of its bank, who are involved in a formal money laundering investigation.
In a letter to ... Read more...
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Over Rs.786.27 crore of black money seized in 2009-10
August 17th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) There is no official estimate of unaccounted money in the country as of date, but a number of steps taken by the government have led to the ... Read more...
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‘Banks, intel services can pool data to disrupt Qaeda funds’
May 7th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (IANS) Banks and intelligence services can pool information to deter and destroy Al Qaeda's sources of fund raising, says recent research.
Financial data themselves may not give any hint on ... Read more...
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US can still access SWIFT data: EU Commission
February 12th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 12 (DPA) The US could still access European Union citizens' bank transfer data by cutting deals with individual European governments, despite a European Parliament rejection of just that practice, the ... Read more...
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UK criminal masterminds cannot be named as their rights will be infringed
November 12th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.12 (ANI): Leaders of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) have been told by their lawyers not to name the 39 convicted criminals because it would breach their right to ... Read more...
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