http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-is-yet-another-symptom-of-insecure-india-791845.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 07:58:33 +0000 Abhay Vaidya http://www.firstpost.com/?p=791845 Corruption in India is not a systemic problem as is commonly believed but the result of a deep flaw in the Indian character itself.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-is-yet-another-symptom-of-insecure-india-791845.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-money-laundering-660628.html#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 06:06:46 +0000 Bindisha Sarang http://www.firstpost.com/?p=660628 If you are not sure what money laundering is all about, here are five things everyone should know.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-money-laundering-660628.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/blackmoney-ed-slaps-penalty-notice-on-swiss-account-holders-746607.html#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:28 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=746607 Stepping up action against those involved in stashing blackmoney in Swiss banks, Enforcement Directorate has slapped its first penalty notice of Rs 2 crore for alleged forex violations against an individual after probe into LGT bank list]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/blackmoney-ed-slaps-penalty-notice-on-swiss-account-holders-746607.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/cant-disclose-commissioning-letter-for-black-money-study-finance-ministry-725683.html#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:28:59 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=725683 Union Finance Ministry has refused to make public the order for commissioning a study to find out quantum of black money floating in economy saying it would be breach of parliamentary privileges.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/cant-disclose-commissioning-letter-for-black-money-study-finance-ministry-725683.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/use-swiss-banking-crisis-to-recover-blackmoney-advani-725375.html#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:19:46 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=725375 India should take advantage of the virtual crisis gripping the Swiss banking sector due to global campaign against bank secrecy laws to deal with the blackmoney issue, BJP leader LK Advani has said.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/use-swiss-banking-crisis-to-recover-blackmoney-advani-725375.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ensure-govt-fulfils-its-promises-on-black-money-advani-tells-prez-693774.html#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:13:29 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=693774 BJP leader L K Advani today expressed disappointment over the government's inaction on the issue of black money and urged President Pranab Mukherjee to ensure that the government fulfils it promises made in a White Paper last year. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ensure-govt-fulfils-its-promises-on-black-money-advani-tells-prez-693774.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/2-5-lakh-entities-from-over-170-nations-evaded-taxes-report-688202.html#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:15:45 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=688202 Washington: A worldwide media expose has claimed that it has unearthed details of 2.5 lakh individuals and entities from more than 170 countries, including India, that evaded taxes by setting up companies in tax havens. While details of persons and companies from India have not been made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists [...]]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/2-5-lakh-entities-from-over-170-nations-evaded-taxes-report-688202.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/govt-is-not-serious-about-bringing-back-black-money-bjp-686730.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:53:57 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=686730 "Government is not ready to take any action and has failed miserably to bring back the blackmoney and act against it. We condemn the government's inaction and will raise this issue afresh," said BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/govt-is-not-serious-about-bringing-back-black-money-bjp-686730.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/cobrapost-sting-why-banks-heads-cant-plead-innocence-662485.html#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:18:23 +0000 Vembu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=662485 The Cobrapost expose of money laundering by three of India's leading banks challenges Chidambaram's earnestness about going after really big tax dodgers. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/cobrapost-sting-why-banks-heads-cant-plead-innocence-662485.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-it-was-not-tough-to-conduct-the-money-laundering-sting-660879.html#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:18:14 +0000 SindhuB http://www.firstpost.com/?p=660879 The expose was not tough to conduct since banks were willing to offer laundering services even if someone were to just walk into a branch and speak of large amounts of cash]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-it-was-not-tough-to-conduct-the-money-laundering-sting-660879.html/feed 0