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Sisodia alleges encroachment of school land by BJP
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of encroaching upon a school land for commercial use, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday sa...Read more
Congress pays lip service to farmers, national security punching bag: Modi
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) In the wake of defeat by the Congress in Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland, with agrarian crisis as a major poll plan...Read more
Verdict in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Sajjan Kumar on Dec 17
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday (December 17) will deliver its order on pleas challenging trial court judgement which has acqu...Read more
Kushwaha meets Ahmed Patel, set to join grand alliance
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha met Congress Treasurer Ahmed Patel here on Saturday amid indicatio...Read more
Goan capital abuzz as multi-arts Serendipity festival opens
By Siddhi Jain
Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) The western coast of the Goan capital is abuzz with conversations over different streams of art, as 13 lo...Read more
Rahul to attend oath-taking ceremony in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Dec 15 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi, along with several senior party leaders, will be present on December 17 at the oath-taking cere...Read more
ED attaches assets of Dabur Director, Emmar MGF MD
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has seized assets worth Rs 20.87 crore of Dabur India Director Pradip Bu...Read more
Baghel Congress' likely pick for Chhattisgarh CM (Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Bhupesh Baghel, who is credited with playing a crucial role in a landslide victory of the Congress in Chhattisgarh, is unders...Read more
Northern army commander visits Karakoram Pass
Jammu, Dec 15 (IANS) Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, the Northern Commander of the Indian Army, visited the historic and strategic Karakoram Pass alo...Read more
Rafale verdict: Congress attacks Modi government for 'lying', Centre seeks correction of 'errors' (Roundup)
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday turned the heat on Narendra Modi government for "lying and misleading" the Supreme Court leading to ...Read more
ED attaches assets of Dabur Director, Emmar MGF MD
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has seized assets worth Rs 20.87 crore of Dabur India Director Pradip Burman and properties worth Rs 10.28 crore of Emmar MGF Managing Director Shravan Gupta, for holding assets abroad.
The Directorate said that seizure order was issued pursuant to investigation which revealed that Burman has deposited US$32,12,000 in his account with Zurich branch of the HongKong and Sanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), in Switzerland.
The agency said in a statement, the money deposited was in contravention of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), and the amount had not been remitted to India to date.
The ED said the seizure of assets of Gupta were made for holding US$15,40,650 in HSBC, Switzerland in contravention of the FEMA.
"Investigation conducted so far has revealed that Gupta had parked US$15,40,650 with HSBC, Switzerland and failed to produce any evidence of bringing the entire amount back to India to date," the agency said.
--IANS
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