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What is National Herald case

National Herald case

About National Herald case

What is National Herald case

In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Subramanian Swamy filed a complaint before a trial court alleging that some Congress leaders were involved in cheating and breach of trust in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd by Young Indian Ltd (YIL). He alleged that YIL had 'taken over' the assets of the National Herald in a 'malicious' way.

Both Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have been summoned by the ED in a probe related to the National Herald case. The ED is currently probing the shareholding pattern, the financial transactions of AJL and YIL, and the role
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'Political vendetta': Congress slams fresh FIR in National Herald case

Congress had on Monday also slammed the Centre over the FIR, describing the move as "harassment" by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and a tactic by the Modi government to divert public attention

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Updated On : 02 Dec 2025 | 10:33 AM IST

Police files FIR against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case

The Congress party has earlier called this investigation as "petty vendetta tactics" and dubbed the ED a "coalition partner" of the BJP

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2025 | 9:45 AM IST

National Herald case: Court defers order on ED's chargesheet until Dec 16

The chargesheet names Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Pitroda, Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2025 | 11:39 AM IST

National Herald case: Court reserves order on ED chargesheet cognisance

ED alleges that Gandhis held the majority 76 per cent shares in Young Indian, which fraudulently usurped the assets of AJL in exchange for a Rs 90 crore loan

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Updated On : 14 Jul 2025 | 12:17 PM IST

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi wanted to usurp ₹2,000 cr AJL company: ED to court

The ASG said banks wrote off loans of defaulters in the absence of assets as collateral but in this case AJL had assets worth ₹2,000 crore which they gave away for a loan of ₹90 crore

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2025 | 9:38 PM IST

National Herald case: ED has prima facie case against Rahul, Sonia Gandhi

In April, the ED filed a chargesheet in connection with the money laundering case linked to the National Herald case, naming Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi

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Updated On : 21 May 2025 | 2:21 PM IST

Court refuses to issue notices to Sonia, Rahul in National Herald case

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi asks ED to plug gaps and submit more evidence before next hearing on May 2 in the National Herald case

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Updated On : 26 Apr 2025 | 10:35 AM IST

'I am waiting for invitation': Priyanka Gandhi amid ED probe on family

Congress leader Priyanka Gandi's statement comes amid ED's investigations in the National Herald case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, and a separate money laundering case against Robert Vadra

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Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 7:09 PM IST

BJP dares Congress to seek fast trial in Herald case, slams graft defence

The ruling BJP kept the heat on the opposition party following the ED's chargesheet against the Gandhis

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 12:38 PM IST

National Herald case: What ED chargesheet says on Sonia, Rahul Gandhi

The ED invoked PMLA Sections 44, 45 for money laundering under Section 3, cited Section 70 on corporate offences, and sought penalties under Section 4 (up to 7 years jail)

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Updated On : 16 Apr 2025 | 12:32 PM IST

ED files chargesheet against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case

The chargesheet was filed two days after ED said it has initiated proceedings to take possession of immovable assets valued at ₹661 crore linked to Congress-controlled National Herald newspaper

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Updated On : 15 Apr 2025 | 6:21 PM IST

Congress cries 'political bias' after ED acts on National Herald properties

On Saturday, the ED confirmed that notices were served on April 11 to property registrars in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow, directing them to take over AJL assets under the PMLA

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Updated On : 13 Apr 2025 | 11:15 AM IST

Swamy, Sonia, Rahul to file short notes on plea in National Herald case: HC

The high court was hearing a plea moved by Swamy seeking to lead evidence before the trial court in the National Herald case, in which the Gandhis and others are accused

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Updated On : 22 Jul 2024 | 8:13 PM IST

Gandhis must pay for sins: BJP on ED's attachment of National Herald assets

Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the Gandhi family of capturing National Herald assets by converting the now-defunct newspaper's properties into its personal properties

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2023 | 1:48 PM IST

Shareholders do not become owners: Sibal on ED order on Herald case

Earlier, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over ED's action to attach properties worth 751 crores in the National Herald Case

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2023 | 11:55 AM IST

Congress is 'Scamgress', it has no right to talk about corruption: KTR

Dismissing the corruption allegation of Rupees one trillion (One lakh crore), KTR said that how can a Rs 80,000 crore project cause Rs one lakh crore of corruption?

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2023 | 12:12 PM IST

National Herald case: K'taka Cong chief DShivakumar appears before ED again

Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for a fresh round of questioning in the National Herald money laundering case.

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2022 | 4:42 PM IST

DK Shivakumar to skip ED summon today to attend party worker's birthday

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that he would not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in connection with the National Herald case

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2022 | 6:52 AM IST

National Herald case: ED again summons Karnataka Congress chief Shivakumar

The ED has summoned Karnataka Congress President for questioning in its ongoing money laundering probe into the operations of the Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper, official sources said

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2022 | 8:44 PM IST

Politics heats up as Congress, and BJP go head-to-head

Public can't be blamed for being wary of the current Congress protests against price rise and unemployment. They have too closely tailed protests directed against ED summons to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2022 | 8:33 AM IST