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Court Summons Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi Under New Fugitive Offender Law
A PMLA court in Mumbai today summoned diamond jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi to appear before it on September 25 and 26 respectively on the Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking action against them under the new fugitive economic offenders law in the alleged USD 2 billion PNB bank fraud case, officials said.
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Centre Trying To "Save Crony Capitalist Friends", Alleges Congress
The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of trying to weave a web of deception on the issue of black money to save its "crony capitalist friends".
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Parliament Passes Bill To Prevent Economic Offenders From Fleeing Country
Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country to evade the legal process.
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Is The System "So Helpless" Against Economic Offenders: M Venkaiah Naidu
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today asked whether the system had become "so helpless" in dealing with economic offenders, even as the opposition attacked the government for lack of will to act against the offenders despite having several laws.
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Parliament Day 6 Highlights: Congress Moves Privilege Motion Against PM, Defense Minister On Rafale
Monsoon session of Parliament held its sixth day of proceedings today. The Congress gave the Privilege Motion notice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha today, on the Rafale issue.
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Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance Comes Into Force: 5 Things You Should Know
Scheduled offences worth Rs 100 crore or more will come under the purview of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance
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President Gives Nod To Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind last night gave nod Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance that will allow the government to confiscate properties and assets of loan defaulters who flee the country.
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Cabinet Approves Ordinance For Fugitive Economic Offenders
The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 but could not be passed due to logjam in Parliament.
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Fleeing Billionaires Push India To Ring-Fence Alleged Defaulters
Weeks after the nation's largest bank fraud investigation began, lawmakers, bureaucrats and court officials began drafting tighter rules to prevent citizens fleeing abroad with unpaid dues.
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Centre Tables Bill In Parliament To Impound, Sell Assets Of Fraudsters, Fugitives
The government has tabled a bill that seeks to confiscate all the assets of absconding fraudsters and loan defaulters for recovering dues from them.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Briefing On Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill: Highlights
The Union Cabinet has approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill to deal with those escaping overseas to avoid being brought to book. The proposed law aims to impound and sell assets of economic offenders like Nirav Modi who left the country and refuse to cooperate with law enforcement agencies. The move will allow quicker recovery of dues through a...
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Tough Law To Deal With Fugitive Economic Offenders Gets Cabinet Nod: 10 Points
A proposed law to help choke fugitives involved in major economic offences has been cleared by the government, amid investigations into a massive bank scam involving jewellery billionaires who have left the country. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill will help the government seize properties of those involved in fraud worth more than Rs 100 crore...
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Draft Bill On Fugitive Economic Offenders Okayed; Here's What It Means
The proposed law will be applicable in cases where the value of offences is over Rs 100 crore.
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Court Summons Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi Under New Fugitive Offender Law
A PMLA court in Mumbai today summoned diamond jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi to appear before it on September 25 and 26 respectively on the Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking action against them under the new fugitive economic offenders law in the alleged USD 2 billion PNB bank fraud case, officials said.
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Centre Trying To "Save Crony Capitalist Friends", Alleges Congress
The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of trying to weave a web of deception on the issue of black money to save its "crony capitalist friends".
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Parliament Passes Bill To Prevent Economic Offenders From Fleeing Country
Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country to evade the legal process.
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Is The System "So Helpless" Against Economic Offenders: M Venkaiah Naidu
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today asked whether the system had become "so helpless" in dealing with economic offenders, even as the opposition attacked the government for lack of will to act against the offenders despite having several laws.
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Parliament Day 6 Highlights: Congress Moves Privilege Motion Against PM, Defense Minister On Rafale
Monsoon session of Parliament held its sixth day of proceedings today. The Congress gave the Privilege Motion notice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha today, on the Rafale issue.
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Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance Comes Into Force: 5 Things You Should Know
Scheduled offences worth Rs 100 crore or more will come under the purview of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance
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President Gives Nod To Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind last night gave nod Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance that will allow the government to confiscate properties and assets of loan defaulters who flee the country.
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Cabinet Approves Ordinance For Fugitive Economic Offenders
The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 but could not be passed due to logjam in Parliament.
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Fleeing Billionaires Push India To Ring-Fence Alleged Defaulters
Weeks after the nation's largest bank fraud investigation began, lawmakers, bureaucrats and court officials began drafting tighter rules to prevent citizens fleeing abroad with unpaid dues.
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Centre Tables Bill In Parliament To Impound, Sell Assets Of Fraudsters, Fugitives
The government has tabled a bill that seeks to confiscate all the assets of absconding fraudsters and loan defaulters for recovering dues from them.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Briefing On Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill: Highlights
The Union Cabinet has approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill to deal with those escaping overseas to avoid being brought to book. The proposed law aims to impound and sell assets of economic offenders like Nirav Modi who left the country and refuse to cooperate with law enforcement agencies. The move will allow quicker recovery of dues through a...
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Tough Law To Deal With Fugitive Economic Offenders Gets Cabinet Nod: 10 Points
A proposed law to help choke fugitives involved in major economic offences has been cleared by the government, amid investigations into a massive bank scam involving jewellery billionaires who have left the country. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill will help the government seize properties of those involved in fraud worth more than Rs 100 crore...
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Draft Bill On Fugitive Economic Offenders Okayed; Here's What It Means
The proposed law will be applicable in cases where the value of offences is over Rs 100 crore.
