Income tax online return accounts of certain people have been unauthorisedly accessed, the Finance Ministry has warned.
The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, lead agency under Finance Ministry to gather and disseminate intelligence related to financial crimes, has traced illegal flow of money through Private Placement Programme, which involves offering of securities to select individuals or groups, upto 50 in numbers, official sources said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party may spoil a hat-trick of wins for the Congress from Sarguja's Sitapur assembly seat as the sentiment on the ground suggests that it could well be the anti-incumbency factor which rules the vote in Sitapur.
Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's niece Karuna Shukla on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying the anointment of Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate was against the Constitution.
Chhattisgarh, popularly known as the rice bowl of central India, is witnessing politics over the foodgrain with ruling the Bharatiya Janata Party and main opposition the Congress trying to attract voters through it.
PMO was asked to give details of lobbyists, advisers and representatives of Walmart.
About Rs 2,280 crore (Rs 22.80 billion) unaccounted income being allegedly routed through Private Placement Programme (PPP) has been detected by economic intelligence sleuths.
India is planning to deploy a hovercraft for keeping surveillance in 'Harami Nala'-- a 22 km long water channel accessible from Pakistan -- infamous for being prone to infiltration from the neighbouring nation.
The company was paying huge sums of money to their channel partners under different heads in lieu of commission.
The move is believed to be coming after Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence slapped a notice demanding Rs 252 crore (Rs 2.52 billion) that was allegedly evaded by the chocolate maker for its new unit in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh even before it came into existence, official sources said.
Of the 137,000 drug government tested 345 turned out to be fake.
Battered by various Comptroller and Auditor General reports on alleged scams, government says it is "actively" considering a proposal to make the official auditor a multi-member body.
Laying the foundation stone of a Buddhist University in Sanchi, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday said tolerance is of "equal importance" to both East and West, as enmity and hatred lead to violence and destruction.
"The contact centre of UIDAI is handling the grievances and complaints of all stakeholders. They have not received any specific complaint related to privacy concerns while collecting individual data. However, a complaint regarding misuse of address proof was received," the authority said in reply to an RTI query.
India on Monday signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal with South Korea, allowing a framework for Korean companies to participate in atomic power plant projects in the country.
Under the scanner for alleged bungling to the tune of several crores of rupees, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is now mired in litigation with several firms and its former employees seeking their dues.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday mounted an attack on the centre for police action on Baba Ramdev's peaceful protest at Ramlila ground in Delhi on Saturday night.
Ever thought where the coins collected by security forces during the opening ceremony and other events of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi would go? Coins of Rs 1, 2, 5 and 10 (most of them from foreigners) worth lakhs were on Sunday collected by Delhi police personnel involved in security related duties for the opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while frisking and they were treated as 'unclaimed'.
President Pratibha Patil said on Friday the benefits of India's economic growth should reach the grass-root level to build a more equitable and sustainable society.
During an interview with PTI, Vice-President of Tactical Intelligence, Stratfor, Scott Stewart said: "Yes. Two days after the February 13, 2010 blast in Pune, Ilyas Kashmiri (wanted Al Qaeda terrorist) threatened the Field Hockey World Cup, the Indian Premier League cricket competition and the Commonwealth Games."
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