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Topic: PMLA

‘Illegally disbursed loans, web of companies’ — what CBI, ED are probing against the Kochhars

Former ICICI Bank CEO, MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband were arrested by CBI Friday for irregularities in loans worth Rs 3,250 crore sanctioned to the Videocon Group between 2009-12.

Did Modi govt just ‘strengthen ED’s hand’? Order on sharing info with more agencies sparks fears

Earlier this month, Union govt added 15 more to list of institutions with which ED may share case-related information. These include NIA, MEA, CVC & National Intelligence Grid.

Centre widens ED power, 15 more ministries ordered to share intel with probe agency

National Intelligence Grid, Military Intelligence also required to disclose information to ED, giving the agency widespread access to data involving financial fraud.

SC issues notice on plea seeking review of PMLA verdict, says two issues need reconsideration

Top court says two issues needed reconsideration-- the aspect of not providing the ECIR or complaint to the accused, and the reversal of presumption of innocence.

SC agrees to list plea seeking review of ED’s powers under PMLA judgment

The plea seeks to review the Enforcement Directorate's powers related to arrest, attachment of property involved in money laundering, search and seizure under the PMLA Act.

ED, Gujarat, UAPA, Central Vista: Justice Khanwilkar’s 6-year ‘establishmentarian’ legacy at SC

Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, a former chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh high courts, retired on 29 July after serving six years in the Supreme Court.

Oppn records ‘deep apprehension’ over SC upholding PMLA amendments, seeks review

New Delhi: At least 17 Opposition parties including the TMC and AAP Wednesday expressed apprehensions about the longterm implications of the Supreme Court verdict...

Sitharaman illness an ‘excuse’ — Urdu press says govt stalling inflation, GST debates in House

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Journey from Didi-o-Didi to ED-o-ED & why retirement comes before employment

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Money laundering heinous crime, spurs terror — why SC junked 241 pleas challenging PMLA clauses

Petitioners who challenged PMLA provisions before Supreme Court included former Union minister P. Chidambaram's son Karti and former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.