The CBI on Wednesday said it had written to the Antiguan authorities seeking details of Mehul Choksi's whereabouts in connection with the Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case.


Give us details on Choksi, CBI tells Antigua


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Fugitive diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case along with his nephew Nirav Modi had taken the citizenship of Antigua in November 2017 after "robust due diligence", an Antiguan newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Choksi took citizenship of Antigua in November 2017


The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 that provides for measures to deter absconding economic outlaws from evading prosecution by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts.


RS passes Economic Offenders Bill


A debt-ridden farmer on Wednesday attempted suicide at the District Collectorate in Ghaziabad by dousing himself with petrol but was saved by policemen deployed there.


Debt-ridden farmer attempts suicide at Ghaziabad collectorate


The CBI on Wednesday said it had written to the Antiguan authorities seeking details of Mehul Choksi's  whereabouts in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case.


CBI seeks details on whereabouts of Choksi from Antiguan authorities


Myanmar's Presidential Office has denied that it has issued an executive order to demonetise banknotes, saying that legal action will be taken against perpetrators of the fake news, media reported on Wednesday.


Myanmar denies demonetisation rumours


The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday said it had detected customs duty evasion of Rs 19 crore in the import of e-rickshaws by a city-based company and arrested its two Directors.


DRI arrests two over Rs 19-cr duty evasion


The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday decided on a special drive in the state against drugs by involving various departments as well as people at the grassroots level and a state-level Special Task Force to nab peddlers.


Himachal to launch special drive against drugs


Gitanjali Group of firms owner Mehul Choksi, the accused in over Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case along with his nephew Nirav Modi, moved to Carribbean nation of Antigua from the US weeks ago using a local passport, sources said here on Tuesday.


Mehul Choksi in Antigua, left US weeks ago: Sources


Indian black money deposits in Swiss banks went down by 34 per cent between 2016 and 2017 and by over 80 per cent since the BJP government came to power in 2014, an  official statement said on Tuesday.


Indian black money in Swiss banks down 80% under NDA: Government


Janata Dal-Secular MLA C.K. Nanu on Tuesday said that the LDF government in Kerala had cracked down on the misuse of formalin to preserve fish meant for human consumption, adding that the initiative was yielding results.


State acting against sale of formalin-preserved fish: Kerala MLA


After a five-storey building collapsed here on Sunday killing two people, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has sealed 84 illegally constructed buildings, an official said on Tuesday.


Ghaziabad authorities seal 84 buildings


After a five-storey building collapsed here on Sunday, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started sealing the illegal constructions and till Tuesday they have sealed 84 buildings.


Ghaziabad Authority seals 84 buildings


The 15th Finance Commission will be carrying out a robust study for restructuring of the national disaster funds utilization, its chairman N.K. Singh said on Monday.


National disaster funds need restructuring: Finance Commission


Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for an immediate investigation into the sale of 250,000 faulty rabies vaccines as panic grows over product safety.


China orders probe into sale of faulty vaccines


Over 100 people, including people from the film industry, have written to the Kerala government that Malayalam superstar Mohanlal should not be invited as the Chief Guest to the annual state film awards to be held here in August.


Don't invite Mohanlal to Kerala film awards as chief guest, says petition


Fake Indian currency with a face value of Rs seven lakh was seized from West Bengal's Malda district and two persons were arrested, a CID official said on Sunday.


Rs 7 lakh in fake currency seized in Bengal, two arrested


A few days after Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor warned about the emergence of a Hindu Taliban promoted by right-wing outfits, a Kerala Sahitya Akademi award winning writer has withdrawn his novel, serialised by a leading vernacular magazine, after receiving threats from suspected right-wing activists.


Malayalam writer withdraws novel following threats


"The Reckoning", a documentary which recounts the fall of producer Harvey Weinstein and the rise of the #MeToo movement, has been acquired by Vertical Entertainment for distribution in the US. The company is planning to release in the film in the fourth quarter of this year.


Documentary on Weinstein's fall may release year-end


A team led by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju toured various flood-hit districts of Kerala on Saturday and announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh for each of the deceased from the heavy rains that had hit the state over the past two weeks.


Central team visits Kerala's rain-struck areas, announces compensation


A team led by Union Minister Kiran Rijiju arrived in Kerala on Saturday to visit flood-hit districts amid differences over compensation promised by the Centre.

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