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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicPrevention of Money Laundering Act

Topic: Prevention of Money Laundering Act

‘Bribe giver’ can be prosecuted under PMLA, accused party to ‘proceeds of crime,’ says SC

A three-judge bench of the SC overturned a Madras High Court verdict that quashed PMLA proceedings against a person who allegedly handed over Rs 50 lakh to a government servant.

Under Modi govt, ED’s public profile has changed. It has 4 times the staff, bigger budgets

In New Delhi, and all state capitals, the dictum was ‘those who live in glass houses never throw a stone.’ Modi govt has changed that.

ED arrests two ‘business associates’ of Satyendar Jain in money laundering probe

The 57-year-old was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 30 May under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and is in judicial custody at present.

Why ED is accusing Amway of ‘pyramid fraud’, duping customers of ‘hard-earned money’

Enforcement Directorate attached assets of Amway India worth over Rs 757.77 crore Monday. ED alleges firm's focus is on signing people up for get-rich schemes, not selling products.

After back & forth between courts, Supreme Court seeks Centre’s stand on Jairam’s plea

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh's plea challenged the amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs 637 crore of Nirav Modi

The Punjab National Bank case is one among very few where Indian agencies have attached assets abroad in a criminal probe.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.