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Explained: Why ex-Delhi minister Satyendar Jain has been granted six weeks interim bail
The Supreme Court announced a six-week interim bail to former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on medical grounds. The AAP leader, who has been in prison since last May, was admitted to the ICU of LNJP Hospital after he collapsed inside Tihar jail

Jailed AAP leader cites ‘loneliness’ and asks for company, Tihar cop in trouble for obliging
Jain, who has been imprisoned in the high-security jail following his arrest last year, had written a letter on May 11 requesting the prison administration to lodge him with more inmates since he was feeling lonely

Chhattisgarh: Unprecedented corruption in liquor sales, money made from sale of every bottle, says ED
The agency said Anwar Dhebar -- the elder brother of Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar -- did not join the probe in the case despite being summoned seven times and charged that he was "continuously using benami SIM cards and internet dongles, and was changing locations"

ED says AAP used hawala, cash route to funnel liquor policy kickbacks for Goa Assembly polls
The central agency made the accusation in its supplementary charge sheet filed in the Delhi Excise policy linked money laundering case

ED searches Byju’s premises: How the ed-tech firm has remained in the eye of the storm
The ED conducted searches on Byju’s premises in Bengaluru in connection with alleged foreign exchange violations on Saturday. But, this is not the first time that the ed-tech firm has come under the government scanner

Big Trouble for BBC in India: How the media outlet violated foreign exchange rules
First came the tax surveys, now the Enforcement Directorate has filed a case against BBC India for alleged foreign exchange violations. Emails, accessed exclusively by Firstpost, show that the broadcaster was aware of the change in rules introduced in 2019 but did little about it

ED registers FEMA case against BBC India for alleged foreign exchange violation, say officials
The BBC, in January, released a documentary film titled ‘India: The Modi Question,” that features the Gujarat riots of 2002

Enforcement Directorate files chargesheet in Chinese Loan Apps case
MeitY was recently instructed by the MHA to ban such apps, which operate through a third-party link

Rakul Preet Singh summoned by ED in connection with a four-year-old drug trafficking and consumption case
"The actress has been asked to appear before the investigating agency on December 19. Rakul Preet was questioned by the ED on September 2, 2021. Several Telugu actors were also questioned in the matter," a source said.

AAP leaders used Delhi excise policy as device to generate illegal funds: ED
ED also said that at least 36 accused, including Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and a PA of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, "destroyed or used" 170 phones in order to conceal evidence of "kickbacks" worth thousand of crores of rupees in the alleged scam

Explained: Why actor Vijay Deverakonda was grilled for hours by Enforcement Directorate
Vijay Deverakonda was questioned with regard to alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) violations in connection with the funding of the film ‘Liger’. The ED began investigating after a complaint from Congress Telangana leader Bakka Judson

Qatar targeted India on Nupur Sharma: Modi government must return the favour on Zakir Naik
India was asked to explain Nupur Sharma’s remarks by the Gulf countries led by Qatar. But now Qatar is itself platforming a hate-monger like Zakir Naik. Qatar must be politely told to deplatform and reject elements like Naik strongly

Enforcement Directorate questions Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur over suspicious investment on Liger
The ED took up the investigation after Congress leader Bakka Judson lodged a complaint about the investment into the movie through dubious routes.

Explained: Why Jacqueline Fernandez was granted bail in 200-crore money laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrasekhar
The bail was granted by Special Judge Shailendra Malik of Patiala House Court. The actress sought bail on the ground that the investigation was complete, and the charge sheet was filed.

Explained: From secret meetings to escaping an arrest, Jacqueline Fernandez's torrid episode with Sukesh Chandrasekhar
The actress never spoke about her alleged relationship with conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar till the time the ED summoned her. She has now escaped an arrest. Here's the timeline!

Jharkhand illegal mining: ED summons CM Hemant Soren on Thursday in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate said it has 'identified' proceeds of crime relating to illegal mining in the state to the tune of more than Rs 1,000 crore till now

SC reserves order on TMC leader Manik Bhattacharya's plea challenging his arrest by ED in money laundering case
A bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath reserved the order on Manik Bhattacharya's plea

Excise Policy Case: Enforcement Directorate raids 25 locations in Delhi
In August, the CBI registered a case to probe an alleged scam in the framing and implementation of the excise policy

Did Rana Ayyub siphon off COVID-19 donations? The money laundering case against the journalist
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Rana Ayyub, alleging that she had collected Rs 2.69 crore for three different causes, including COVID-19 relief, but diverted the funds for personal use

ED lodges PMLA plaint against Rana Ayyub in crowd-funding case; she pocketed the money, says agency
"Rana Ayyub launched three fundraiser charity campaigns on 'Ketto platform' starting from April, 2020 and collected funds totalling Rs 2,69,44,680," the ED said in a statement issued on Thursday