All stories by Shrimi Choudhary
Taxman eyes Rs 100bn in recovery from 'struck-off' cos
Rediff.com20 Aug 2018The CBDT asks ministry of corporate affairs not to oppose its application to restore the companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies, as it would prevent the board from launching tax recovery proceedings against them.
Taxman will start looking into financials of poll candidates
Rediff.com7 Jul 2018I-T officials are also looking into the finances of candidates who contested state elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, and Karnataka, reports Shrimi Choudhary.
Is ICICI's Chanda Kochhar on her way out?
Rediff.com18 Jun 2018The ICICI board, which consists 12 members, is divided on whether Kochhar should be on leave during the internal enquiry
Videocon case: ICICI Bank, Kochhar miss Sebi deadline, ask for more time
Rediff.com8 Jun 2018The regulator in its notice alleged violations of the code of conduct because Chanda Kochhar reportedly had not disclosed the conflict of interest arising out of business dealings among ICICI Bank, Videocon and NuPower Renewables, led by her husband, Deepak Kochhar.
New regulator to monitor crowdfunding likely
Rediff.com29 May 2018Currently, most crowdfunding platforms neither operate with proper authorisation nor are governed under any law.
PMO steps into NuPower-Videocon-ICICI Bank controversy
Rediff.com6 May 2018Prime Minister's Office wants CBI and tax dept to identify the actual beneficiaries of the transactions made in India and abroad.
Sebi probing why IndiGo's stock fell 6% on April 27
Rediff.com3 May 2018Since the company's senior management was privy to the price-sensitive information of Ghosh's resignation, Sebi wanted to check whether the information was disseminated properly to bourses
PNB fraud: CBI to file chargesheet in May
Rediff.com27 Apr 2018In all, 292 allegedly fraudulent LoUs and 224 foreign letters of credit were generated and money sanctioned to Nirav Modi's companies since 2011
I-T probe into NuPower hints at round-tripping
Rediff.com14 Apr 2018The I-T department said NuPower's balance sheet did not substantiate the high premium paid by Singapore-based DH Renewables for its shares, and suspects it could be a case of round-tripping of unaccounted income by NuPower.
CBI looking into RBI's rationale for rushing 20:80 gold import scheme
Rediff.com9 Apr 2018CBI officials, who questioned former RBI deputy governor H R Khan on Friday, wanted to understand from him why the gold scheme was rushed through without taking into the account the impact and potential misuse.
WhatsApp leaks force Sebi to scale up war on insider trading
Rediff.com7 Apr 2018Strengthening of rules governing insider trading is among the key proposals in the agenda set by Sebi for 2018-19, along with making improvement to the Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations (PIT) and Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices regulations.
Many India Inc biggies in Sebi's list of 2000 defaulters
Rediff.com4 Apr 2018SBI Capital, Axis Capital, GMR Holdings, United Breweries, Alpic Finance (a Cipla group unit), Saradha Realty, United Bank of India and Trident India are among the prominent entities named in the list.
Task force lens falls on India Inc's subsidiaries in tax havens
Rediff.com17 Mar 2018The task force has provided probe agencies with a list of attributes, including disproportionate investments, debt, advances or cash, to red-flag such firms.
SBI, ONGC and 8 other PSUs may be asked to cough up more tax
Rediff.com15 Mar 2018If advance tax revenue fails to meet the expected growth, these PSUs could be asked to pay taxes on past demands raised against them.
Employees colluded in LoU scam, PNB chief admits to ED
Rediff.com3 Mar 2018According to ED sources Sunil Mehta said the fraud took place due to "systemic failure" and "procedural lapses", owing to lack of interface or proper links between the core banking software and the SWIFT interbank messaging system.
I-T dept seizes Nirav Modi's vast art collection
Rediff.com25 Feb 2018Among the seizures were Indian masters such as FN Souza, VS Gaitonde, SH Raza, Amrita Sher-Gil and Akbar Padamsee, sculptures from Italy and the US, Chinese artwork and masterpieces by Xu Lei and Zeng Xiaojun.
Why did BSE snap ties with foreign bourses?
Rediff.com13 Feb 2018Overseas bourses may take similar action and stop providing data on foreign indices and commodities traded in India, Ashish Chauhan, chief executive officer, BSE said.
Search on for new wholetime member at Sebi
Rediff.com5 Feb 2018Likely to select from 3 shortlisted; follows Sanjeev Kaushik's refusal to take the job if made to retire from IAS
Shah Rukh in trouble! I-T dept attaches Alibag farmhouse
Rediff.com31 Jan 2018The allegation against Khan is that he had applied to purchase the agricultural land for farming but constructed a farmhouse for personal use instead.
Sebi runs into WhatsApp encryption in earnings leak case
Rediff.com23 Dec 2017The regulator will conduct forensic audit of all the seized documents, laptops, and mobile phones, which are suspected to be involved in the fraudulent activity, reports Shrimi Choudhary.