-IANS BJP leader Varun Gandhi, who was acquitted of all charges of making hate speeches before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, "brazenly subverted the entire judicial process to get his name cleared," according to an expose by news magazineTehelka. The magazine on Wednesday said its "investigation proves that not only did Varun make the venomous speeches he is accused of, he has compounded the original wrong by brazenly subverting the entire judicial...
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Banks suppressing alerts on suspect dealings: RBI probe-Josy Joseph
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: An investigation by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) into allegations of money laundering by private banks has found large-scale violations ranging from huge cash deposits without PAN to dummy numbers. The probe report, a copy of which is available with TOI, shows that three private players - HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank - had also hugely suppressed alerts generated by their system on...
More »RBI probes Cobrapost report, reveals violations by banks: sources
-CNN-IBN New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India is probing the Cobrapost sting operation on alleged money laundering by top banks. The RBI report has revealed major irregularities in top banks. The report shows string of violations on several counts. Sources say the RBI report reveals dummy PANs, unknown NRO IDs, unauthorised gold sale, rampant non-compliance of KYC norms and irregular staff trips. Sources say the RBI probe into ICICI Bank reveals cash...
More »It is only KYC norm violation, says RBI
-The Hindu Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty, on Monday, refuted money laundering charges levelled against various banks, and said that all exposures by Cobrapost.com were connected to know-your-customer (KYC) norms. "We are seeing how the banks are following up on the KYC norms. There are certain differences in the manner of reporting of KYC norms in each bank...Need to strengthen KYC guidelines," he said. In March this year,...
More »Fake jail for Gujarat encounter cop
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: It was Rajkumar Pandian's day out. The suspended IPS officer who has been arrested in two of the most sensitive fake encounters of Gujarat - Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati - was allowed to go home without any police escorts on Sunday night. This nocturnal jaunt was caught on camera by a local news TV channel on Sunday. Before going home, he even spent some time...
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