I-T raids, a court case & a vow — saga of Jayalalithaa’s jewellery, returning to TN after 27 yrs

I-T raids, a court case & a vow — saga of Jayalalithaa’s jewellery, returning to TN after 27 yrs

Chennai: In 1997, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa had lost piles of valuable jewellery, thousands of sarees, hundreds of pairs of slippers, watches and more in raids by income tax authorities at her Poes garden residence. The raids had led the former matinee star to take a vow — that henceforth she will not … Read more

CBI raids home ex-IAS Ramesh Abhishek in disproportionate assets case

CBI raids home ex-IAS Ramesh Abhishek in disproportionate assets case

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday booked and raided the residence of 1982 batch IAS officer Ramesh Abhishek in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him and his daughter Vaneesa Agrawal, ThePrint has learnt. An agency source told ThePrint that the FIR against Abhishek, a Bihar cadre officer who is the … Read more

Karnataka revokes nod to CBI to investigate Deputy CM Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case

Karnataka revokes nod to CBI to investigate Deputy CM Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case

Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has decided to revoke the permission given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who has been booked in a disproportionate assets case.  The move comes as a relief for Shivakumar, who has been under the scanner … Read more