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Oppn expresses 'deep apprehension' over SC upholding PMLA amendments

Expresses hope this 'dangerous verdict is short-lived'

WBSSC scam case: Partha, Arpita to remain in ED custody till Aug 5

The ED had sought four days of custody for Chatterjee and three days for Mukherjee, from whose apartments crores of rupees in cash and other valuables were recovered last month.

Party 'under siege', govt treating our leaders like 'terrorists': Congress

Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken and Abhishek Singhvi said it will not be intimidated by this kind of "cheap and petty politics" and will continue to raise people's issues.

Delhi: ED seals premises of Young Indian company in National Herald office

The temporary seal has been put in order to "preserve the evidence" which could not be collected as authorised representatives were not present during the raids on Tuesday, they said.

ED serves FEMA notice to cryptocurrency exchange WazirX: Minister

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has served crypto exchange WazirX a notice under the FEMA Act, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told Rajya Sabha. The ED is investigating two cases related to crypto-currency against WazirX under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. "In one of the cases, investigation done so far has revealed that one Indian Crypto-exchange platform, Wazirx, operated by Zanmai Labs Private Limited in India was using the walled infrastructure of Cayman Island based exchange BINANCE. Further it has been found that all crypto transactions between these two exchanges were not even being recorded on the blockchains and were thus cloaked in mystery," he said in a written reply on Tuesday. Reacting to the Parliament's reply, WazirX said it has not been served a notice for money laundering. According to the minister, a Show Cause Notice (SCN) has been issued under the provisions of FE

Additional police force deployed outside Cong HQ, Sonia Gandhi's residence

The presence of additional police force at the Congress headquarters could be a precautionary measure following the sealing of the Young India office.

Can PMLA really be the go-to legislation to probe financial crimes?

Several older legislations like the Black Money Act and the Benami Transactions Act have become subservient to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act now

ED attaches assets of Chennai firm worth Rs 113.32 cr in loan fraud case

The ED said it has attached 75 immovable properties including 67 windmills valued at Rs 113.32 crore belonging to Chennai-based Surana Group in connection with 3 cases of Rs 3,986 crore bank fraud

ED raids Cong-owned National Herald office, dozen other locations in Delhi

The raids come after the probe agency questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul at its headquarters

SC seeks govt response on pleas against extended term for ED director

A Bench of Chief Justice of India N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli has posted the matter for next week.

ED has become 'weapon of mass destruction': Congress MP Karti Chidambaram

He made these remarks while hitting out at the BJP government for the ED raids at the head office of the Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper here and 11 other locations

ED searches 2 more flats, shop allegedly linked to Arpita Mukherjee: WB

ED officials probing the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam, on Tuesday conducted search operations at two flats and another shop allegedly linked to Arpita Mukherjee.

SC seeks Centre, CVC response on pleas challenging ED head's extension

The Supreme Court sought response of the Centre and the CVC on a batch of petitions challenging the extension of tenure of the ED director and the amended law allowing such extensions up to five years

Opposition not targeted like this even during Emergency: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Tuesday slammed the BJP over the arrest of Sanjay Raut by the ED, saying such targeting of the Opposition did not happen even during Emergency imposed by the then PM Indira Gandhi.

WBSSC scam: Another company linked to Arpita Mukherjee under ED scanner

The ED sleuths probing the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission scam have tracked another shell company clandestinely linked to Arpita Mukherjee, the close aide of Partha Chatterjee.

ED expanded by over 50% since Sanjay Kumar Mishra assumed office in 2018

The ED, which is in the news over its action in various cases of alleged money laundering, has witnessed a growth over the last four years since Sanjay Kumar Mishra assumed office as its Director

Partha Chatterjee 'non-cooperative', not responding to questions: ED

Arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee has been "non-cooperating" with sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate as he has "not replied" to most of their questions.

WBSSC scam: Arpita Mukherjee's driver likely to be questioned by ED

Pranab Bhattacharya, one of the drivers of Arpita Mukherjee who drove her car only when she used to go out of her residence will be questioned by ED officials

Top headlines: Govt nets Rs 1.5 trn at 5G auction; monkeypox death in India

The National Institute of Virology in Pune on Monday confirmed the death of a 22-year-old man from Punnayur in Thrissur district of Kerala as the first case of monkeypox death in India.

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