IPL 5 has hit the headlines due to controversies ranging from a TV sting claiming to expose spot-fixing to an alleged molestation charge against a player. ...
11:53 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: The illicit outflow of money from India has been estimated at $104 billion as of December last year, according to a report of the Global Financial Integrity (GFI). This has been disclosed by the white paper on black money tabled in Parliament on Monday. But the report does not give any estimate of the government about either black money in India or the amount stashed away in banks...
12:33 AM, May 22, 2012
Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasami tabled the Bill and announced the proposed amendments. ...
10:27 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Describing the government's White Paper on black money as "disappointing" and a "non-paper", BJP on Monday said it is "like a bikini" as it hides the essentials and reveals only the less significant details. "This White Paper is in reality a non-paper. It is rather like a bikini as it conceals all the essentials and reveals only the non-essentials," senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh told reporters on Monday....
10:03 PM, May 21, 2012
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled white paper on black money in Parliament on Monday. ...
09:52 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled white paper on black money in Parliament on Monday. According to the white paper black money in bank accounts in Switzerland has reduced from Rs 23,373 crore in 2006 to Rs 9,295 crore in 2010. Here's the full text of the document: ...
04:42 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Monday tabled the much-awaited White Paper on black money in Parliament which did not disclose any name but made a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace. The White Paper, which was tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, also did not provide government's estimate of black money, within and outside the country, though it quoted...
03:26 PM, May 21, 2012
Former secretary general of the Lok Sabha, Subhash Kashyap said that bringing back black money was a matter of political will. ...
02:38 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled white paper on black money in Parliament on Monday. According to the white paper black money in bank accounts in Switzerland has reduced from Rs 23,373 crore in 2006 to Rs 9,295 crore in 2010. Apart from the five per cent stamp duty and NOC from the tax department on property deals, the government has suggested tax incentives on use of credit/debit cards...
12:31 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: As the UPA II completes three tumultuous years - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to table a white paper on black money in Parliament on Monday - crucially the report is unlikely to favour any amnesty for tax evaders. The paper is likely to give a comprehensive strategy on bringing back black money stashed abroad. It will also focus on bullion, gold jewellery and the real estate...
07:01 AM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to table the White Paper on black money in Parliament on Monday. The tabling of White Paper by the Finance Minister figures in the list of business of the Lok Sabha for Monday. Reports say it will provide information about the steps that the government has taken to tackle the issue but may not divulge estimates of the black money stashed abroad,...
09:41 PM, May 20, 2012
Hisar: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is nothing but an array of corruption and graft, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said in Hisar on Saturday. "Huge black money is being invested in it," he said adding "this is a black game now". "It is a token of debauchery," Ramdev told people at his roadshow in the city. "This vicious circle shall be brought to an end for the sake of the...
11:10 PM, May 19, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to table the 'White Paper' on black money in Parliament on Monday. The tabling of White Paper by the Finance Minister figures in the list of business of the Lok Sabha for Monday. "I will try to give all the relevant and possible information", Mukherjee had earlier said during the debate on Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha, while promising to bring...
12:00 AM, May 19, 2012
Jind: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday said people of the country should have voting right in the Presidential poll. "It is unfortunate that only few are entitled to vote in the Presidential poll, the entire nation should have a participation in the process," Ramdev told reporters during a two-day yoga camp at Arjun stadium in Jind. Whether it is a political or a non-political person in the race, the...
02:04 AM, May 18, 2012
Ajay Maken on Thursday said that he has asked the ED and I-T Department to investigate the matter. ...
09:15 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: The alleged spot-fixing scandal in the IPL had its echo in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with members seeking a high-level probe into match fixing charges and the way in which black money was coming into play in it. The matter was raised during Zero Hour by Samajwadi Party member Shailendra Kumar and supported by former cricketer Kirti Azad of the BJP. Kumar said when there was a...
02:46 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: The dark shadow of corruption is back to haunt cricket. This time, there are allegations even of black money in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A sting operation by a national TV channel India TV claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black money deals in the IPL. The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage...
09:07 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage of a sting operation done by a Hindi news channel on spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The sting claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black money deals in the IPL. In its official press release, the BCCI announced that the entire footage of the 'sting...
08:25 AM, May 15, 2012
Kolkata: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday said it would submit a report on curbing black money in the country in the next three to four months. "The committee formed by ICAI on black money is at an advanced stage of deliberations and we expect the report will be submitted to the government in the next three to four months," ICAI president Jaydeep N Shah said...
06:03 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: In a development that will boost the fight against black money menace, Switzerland has agreed to provide details of secret bank accounts of individuals sought by India even on the basis of limited information. Under a mutual agreement reached on April 20 between the two countries, Switzerland has agreed to give liberal interpretation to the provisions concerning identities of Indian citizens. "... it is sufficient if the requesting...
03:07 PM, Apr 30, 2012
