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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bank stocks continued to face selling pressure on Monday, with many hitting their 52-week lows amid concerns over the alleged Rs 11,400 crore PNB fraud case involving billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi. Shares of UCO Bank plunged 11.26%, those of Union Bank of India – 10.94%, Allahabad Bank – 10.77%, Bank of Baroda – 9.28%, Syndicate Bank – 8.96% and Bank ...

The Reserve Bank said it has already undertaken an assessment of control systems at scam-hit Punjab National Bank and will take “appropriate supervisory action”. The country’s second largest state-run lender has been rocked by a Rs 11,400-crore fraud allegedly involving billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi. In a statement, the central bank said it has already undertaken a supervisory assessment of control ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU How did two employees try to fool a stodgy bank in the largest diamond house fraud that surfaced on Valentine’s Day, when thousands of pearls and gems change hands across the world? In raising funds and moving money out of Punjab National Bank, the two employees of the state-owned lender directly used SWIFT — the global financial ...