Nagpur: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday said he would take a call on contesting the 2014 general elections depending upon the success of his agitation scheduled in August in Delhi. "At this juncture I am concentrating on bringing back black money from abroad, for implementing a strong Lokpal Bill. However, if support pours in for Bharat Swabhiman Sangathan, I will think about joining mainstream politics," Ramdev told reporters. He...
09:55 PM, Jul 16, 2012
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07:46 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday claimed that Foreign Direct Investment was a source of black money and demanded that the Centre bring back illegal funds parked abroad. "FDI is a source of black money. About 80 per cent of FDI is black money. Why should not the the real source of FDI be made public?" Ramdev asked at a press conference here. He claimed that the UPA government would...
01:47 AM, Jul 15, 2012
Mumbai: The income tax department on Thursday reacted to the IBN-Cobrapost investigation on the black money trail in Bollywood, with the I-T Commissioner of the film circle promising that those featured in the sting would be scrutinised. I-T Commissioner Akhilesh Ranjan hailed the sting operation, saying it had been very helpful. Ranjan further said, "The investigation throws up fairly big names and we will be scrutinising these individuals." He, however,...
04:29 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Mumbai: In the Real Dirty Picture of Bollywood, CNN-IBN's sting operation Cobrapost exposed the large-scale presence of black money in Bollywood. Recorded videos of established directors like Anubhav Sinha, Vashu Bhagnani, Anees Basmi and Rajeev Kaul, Sandeep Marwah, and actors like Aarti Chhabria's parents and Payal Rohatgi with boyfriend Sangram Singh were broadcasted on television openly asking for black money. It created a storm of reactions in the film industry....
01:50 PM, Jul 12, 2012
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11:51 PM, Jul 11, 2012
A sting operation by IBN Network and Cobrapost has revealed the rampant use of black money in the Indian film industry. ...
11:40 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Mumbai: A day after the Bollywood's dirty belly, large-scale presence of black money, was exposed on CNN-IBN through a sting operation by the IBN Network and Cobrapost, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has taken cognizance of the operation. The transcripts and the CD of the sting have been forwarded to the investigation department in Mumbai for appropriate action. According to sources, the government is aware of rampant use of...
11:10 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Sources say Bharat Bhushan was sacked after he threatened to cancel Kingfisher's licence for not paying its employees. ...
10:15 PM, Jul 11, 2012
The actor Payal Rohatgi has come up with a similar line of defence as others. She claims that she and her partner asked for cash only to tick off a persistent reporter. ...
08:48 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed as frivolous a petition challenging the nomination of UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee for the Presidential election on the ground that as Union Finance Minister he had failed to unearth massive black money in foreign tax havens. "According to us it is a frivolous application. Don't ever do it," a bench of justices Aftab Alam and HL Gokhale observed, while dismissing a PIL...
07:35 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Subhash Lakhotia, a tax consultant, says if government wants to curb black money it should bring down the burden of service tax. ...
07:24 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal further accused politicians and bureaucrats of being in collusion with Bollywood. ...
03:29 PM, Jul 11, 2012
After a Cobrapost-IBN Network sting showed prominent filmmakers discussing black money in Bollywood, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily reiterated that the government was serious about curbing the menace of black money. ...
02:43 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Politicians cutting across party lines on Wednesday welcomed the Cobrapost-IBN Network expose on the use of black money in Bollywood saying one needed to look at the issue seriously. Congress leader and Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily said, "We are aware of the black money problem in film industry and some use this route... we need to stem it." He added, "I dont know what action I can...
12:32 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Expressing satisfaction with the Cobrapost-IBN Network expose that revealed how black money was being used in Bollywood, Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy said that a comprehensive enquiry must be set up under a sitting judge of the Supreme Court to probe the use of black money in public entertainment. Congratulating CNN-IBN for a sting that was "excellently done" and "very courageous", he said, "The expose was very courageous...
09:50 AM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member and anti-corruption crusader Kiran Bedi on Wednesday tweeted her reaction to the Cobrapost-IBN Network expose on the use of black money in Bollywood. She said, "Is Bollywood, Dirtywood or Blackwood? Was that the main reason this 'Wood' did not come out in support of Anna's movement despite requests?" Popular filmmakers Anubhav Sinha, Anees Bazmee and Vashu Bhagnani were caught on tape discussing the use of...
08:34 AM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Popular filmmakers Anubhav Sinha, Anees Bazmee and Vashu Bhagnani were caught on tape discussing the use of black money in the industry in a Cobrapost-IBN Network Expose. While most of the filmmakers denied their on camera claims, industry veterans expressed shock on seeing known filmmakers openly talking about ways to launder black money. Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt said, "What I have heard from Vashu, it is shocking what we've...
07:47 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Mumbai: Top Bollywood producers and directors reveal on camera how black money funds their films and how they launder it for their investors. Vashu Bhagnani, Anubhav Sinha and Anees Bazmee reveal Bollywood's worst kept secret on camera. It's a Cobrapost-IBN Network Expose of Bollywood's Black Money Business Model. It's the Really Dirty Picture. Anubhav Sinha First up, the story of the man who is counted amongst the biggest success stories...
08:16 PM, Jul 10, 2012
At 8pm, watch a Cobrapost and IBN Network Sting Operation " The Real Dirty Picture " Top Bollywood Producers & Directors reveal on Camera how black money funds their films and how they launder black money for their investors. ...
01:05 PM, Jul 10, 2012
