-Economic and Political Weekly The Saradha group's collapse has possibly bankrupted lakhs of small investors robbing them of their life svaings, and has rendered thousands of its agents jobless. The scam highlights the failure of the government and its regulatory agencies to reign in the mushrooming chit fund companies in West Bengal. It also brings under the scanner the Trinamool Congress' proximity with the tainted group. In the wake of the...
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Coal report: In submission to Supreme Court, CBI listed govt changes -Ritu Sarin
-The Indian Express The CBI may have made the Supreme Court's task in deciding whether the "vetting" of its status report in the coal scam by members of the executive amounted to interference or not a lot easier. This is because along with its second status report, the CBI has submitted to the Supreme Court an annexure with a detailed listing of all the changes made in two stages to its...
More »This Lok Sabha could be the least productive in history -Bharti Jain
-The Times of India The present Lok Sabha could well end up with the dubious distinction of being the least productive in terms of business transacted among those that completed their full five-year terms. According to statistics compiled by the Lok Sabha secretariat, 1,157 hours of sittings had taken place until the 12th session of the 15th Lok Sabha, which was elected in May 2009. Among the Houses that completed five-year terms, the...
More »Mamata's nephew a party to Ponzi schemes: CPM
-The Hindustan Times Demanding a CBI inquiry into Saradha Group financial scam, CPI(M) has accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew of being involved in Ponzi schemes. "Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, who is the leader of Trinamool Youth Congress, runs a company which is involved in real estate and micro-finance and has made a huge amount of money in the last two to three years. Its turnover has skyrocketed to 300 crores...
More »CBI verdict wait for Kunal
-The Telegraph Calcutta: Trinamul MP Kunal Ghosh's future in the party is expected to be decided after Calcutta High Court rules on two petitions by Saradha depositors seeking a CBI probe into the sham deposit-mobilisation scandal, party sources told The Telegraph. "Our leaders have been worried since the court indicated on April 25 that it was contemplating a CBI probe," a party source said. "(If action is taken now), Kunal may try to...
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