DAINIK NATION BUREAU Fearing trouble from global tax authorities, MNCs are apprehensive about sharing details, which has been sought by Indian taxmen under the country by country (CbC) reporting norms. While no one is saying it aloud, some multinationals are looking to either sidestep some of the questions or submit convoluted answers, because they fear that their tax structures once ...
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PNB scam: SFIO calls top private bankers
The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has approached other lenders which have exposure to the firms promoted by scam-tainted Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi to help in the agency’s probe into the over Rs 12,000-crore PNB scam. The SFIO is said to have asked senior executives from the 31 banks who have done business dealings with the firms promoted by ...
Read More »I Tax unearths Rs 3200 crore TDS scam
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The income tax department has unearthed a Rs 3,200 crore scam where 447 companies deducted tax from its employees but did not deposit with the government and diverted to further their business interests. The TDS wing of the I-T has initiated prosecution against these firms and in some cases, warrants have been issued, sources said. Under the ...
Read More »Modi cabinet approves fugitive economic offenders bill-2018
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Union Cabinet has approved the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 in Parliament. The Bill would help in laying down measures to deter economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts. The cases where the total value involved in such offences is Rs.100 crore or more, will come ...
Read More »Mobile operator Aircel files for banckruptcy
The country’s sixth largest telecom operator Aircel along with its units – Aircel Cellular and Dishnet Wireless – on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy in the National Companies Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Mumbai due to fierce competition and high levels of debt. This is the fourth telecom firm to wind up after billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio debuted in September 2016, ...
Read More »Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamond files for bankruptcy in US
India’s biggest bank fraud accused Nirav Modi’s international jewellery business has filed for bankruptcy in the US. Firestar Diamond, Inc filed the Chapter 11 voluntary petition in the New York Southern Bankruptcy Court yesterday, according to the court filing. The case has been assigned to Judge Sean H. Lane and an “order for relief entered”. Firestar Diamond, which on its ...
Read More »Rupee tumbles to 3 month low of 65.04 against Dollar
The rupee took another beating after a brief solace and plunged by a staggering 28 paise to end at a new three-month low of 65.04 against the US dollar even as importers rushed to cover unhedged positions amid fears over an imminent Fed rate hike. This is the lowest closing of the Indian currency since November 20 last year. Forex ...
Read More »Kothari and his son arrested by CBI
DAINIK NATION BUREAU After four days questioning the CBI on Thursday arrested Rotomac pen company owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul on charges of cheating a consortium of banks of Rs 3,695 crore (including interest) by siphoning off loans sanctioned to his company for procurement of wheat and other goods for export. Earlier CBI had confiscated his and his ...
Read More »Ambani arrested in PNB scam
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The CBI on Tuesday arrested Vipul Ambani, the president (finance) of Nirav Modi’s Fire Star Diamond, in connection with Rs 11,384 crore fraud in Punjab National Bank (PNB), making it the first high profile arrest in the case, officials said. Four other senior executives were also arrested by the agency in connection with two FIRs registered by ...
Read More »Do u know-How much Margin hospital earns on drugs
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Non-scheduled drugs and diagnostic services constituted major components of charges billed to patients in four private hospitals with margins as high as 1,192 per cent, drug pricing regulator NPPA said on Tuesday. For consumables such as three-way stop cock, BI valve, GS-3040, the margins were even higher. The purchase price of the device for the hospital was ...
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