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Appu Esthose Suresh

Appu Esthose Suresh

Appu Esthose Suresh was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. He no longer works with the Hindustan Times.

Articles by Appu Esthose Suresh

ED raids Gujarat firm that defaulted on UPA-era bank loans, Rajya Sabha election funding in focus

Officials at the Directorate of Enforcement office. The ED, which probes financial crimes, raided the Sandesara group on Saturday. The group’s flagship company, Sterling Biotech, is one of the top 10 defaulters of PSU banks and the loan was declared NPA in 2012.

Updated on Aug 5, 2017 08:43 IST

Modi’s office tipped off Nitish about CBI raid on Lalu Prasad

RJD chief Lalu Prasad arrives at CBI Court in Ranchi for a hearing related to the fodder scam on Friday.

Updated on Jul 8, 2017 06:07 IST

CBI says firm that won railways contract sold land to Lalu Prasad’s aide

RJD president Lalu Prasad’s residence was raided by the CBI on Friday morning.

Updated on Jul 7, 2017 17:12 IST

How CBI came to raid Lalu Prasad’s properties over land-for-hotels deal

Lalu Prasad arrives at a special CBI court in Ranchi.

Updated on Jul 7, 2017 07:36 IST

CAs could be punished for helping clients in money laundering

Income tax and corporate laws allow the prosecution of CAs for wilful wrongdoing.

Updated on Jun 14, 2017 03:03 IST

Changing face of the mob: New narrative of nationalism has created dangerous public emotion

Md Naeem was one of the seven people lynched by villagers in Jharkhand in May this year over rumours of child kidnappings. The photo of the man begging for mercy went viral after the incident.

Updated on Jun 27, 2017 12:23 IST

CBI raids NDTV’s Prannoy Roy, wife over ‘bank fraud’, channel cries witch-hunt

The CBI reportedly raided four locations in Delhi and Dehradun in connection with an alleged bank fraud case registered against Prannoy Roy and his wife among others

Updated on Jun 5, 2017 19:12 IST

CBI files 3 FIRs over probe into aviation ministry decisions during UPA tenure

Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft.

Updated on Jun 8, 2017 05:06 IST

CBI files 3 FIRs over probe into aviation ministry decisions during UPA tenure

Air India's Dreamliner aircraft.

Updated on May 30, 2017 09:03 IST

CBI to probe aviation ministry decisions during UPA tenure

Air India's Dreamliner aircraft.

Updated on Jun 8, 2017 05:05 IST

Chidambaram residence raid: How a 2015 ED search prompted CBI probe into INX deal

CBI raided searches at multiple premises linked to P Chidambaram and his son Karti.

Updated on May 16, 2017 16:24 IST

Pakistani man who said he was ISI spy made up story to settle in India: Sources

Ahmed walked over to a helpdesk at the Delhi airport on Friday and is said to have identified himself as a Pakistani spy, seeking asylum in India.

Updated on Apr 29, 2017 18:20 IST

ISI spy or not? Officials probe claims of ‘contract killer’ who landed in Delhi

Passengers walk inside the T3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. The Terminal 3 went into a tizzy on Friday after a man who arrived on an Air India flight from Dubai claimed to be an ISI agent.

Updated on Apr 29, 2017 13:47 IST

Demonetisation violation? Banks accepted over Rs 1 lakh crore without PAN details

Banks received about Rs 1.13-lakh crore from customers without valid documents after demonetisation.

Updated on Mar 16, 2017 11:41 IST

Arms dealer Bhandari moved assets to dodgy Dubai trust: I-T probe

Controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, under investigation for possessing classified information on India’s defence purchases, forged documents to move assets worth Rs 150-crore to a dodgy Dubai-based trust.

Updated on Feb 13, 2017 18:39 IST

Top 15 parties deposited Rs 167 crore during note ban, BSP tops list, shows data

The top 15 national and regional political parties deposited Rs 167 crore during demonetisation, data accessed by HT has revealed.

Updated on Feb 12, 2017 09:27 IST

Budget 2017: PM Modi’s housing-for-all vision likely to get a boost

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting ahead of the budget session at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday.

Updated on Jan 31, 2017 03:31 IST

Revealed: How CIA tried to gather intel before 1971 India-Pakistan war

Soldiers investigate a Pakistani damaged tank during the 1971 war. At the time, India had neither confirmed nor denied crossing the border before the war broke out.

Updated on Jan 23, 2017 05:35 IST

Padma awards list features Olympians Sakshi, Sindhu, global CEOs Nadella, Pichai

Olympians PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, and CEO of Google Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft head Satya Nadella are among the Padma awardees this year.

Updated on Jan 18, 2017 03:00 IST

Delhi Police chief Alok Kumar Verma frontrunner in race to become CBI director

Alok Kumar Verma after taking over as the commissioner’s post at the Delhi Police Headquarters February 29, 2016.

Updated on Jan 17, 2017 05:23 IST

From the mint to organised racket? ‘Home delivery’ of new notes under I-T lens

The two RBI presses printed about 52 million pieces of notes a day since PM Narendra Modi ‘demonetised’ 1000 and 500 rupee notes on November 8, 2016.

Updated on Feb 4, 2017 11:03 IST

Deposits in cooperative banks rose 6-fold in 4 days of note ban

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yanked the two banknotes out of circulation to drain illegal cash from the economy and announced a 50-day window to deposit or exchange the banned currency.

Updated on Jan 6, 2017 05:24 IST

One address, 75 firms, no employees: Inside India’s domestic tax havens

At first glance, B-8 looks no different from the hundreds of rent-out work spaces that cram up and down the multi-storied Ansal Towers in south Delhi’s Nehru Place.

Updated on Feb 16, 2017 01:48 IST

Cash crunch? Rs 242 crore in new currency seized after demonetisation

A man displays new currency notes in Ahmadabad/

Updated on Dec 9, 2016 19:44 IST

After Anil Sinha retires on Dec 3, CBI may be headless for few months

The Central Bureau of Investigation jointly serves as a national security agency and intelligence agency. (AFP Photo)

Updated on Nov 30, 2016 18:15 IST

Fierce dogs, trapdoors, low manpower: What the taxman faces in black money war

Income tax department sleuths conduct a search at a jewellery store in Dariba Kalan, in New Delhi, on November 10, 2016, a day after the Prime Minister announced the demonetisation decision.

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 19:46 IST

There’s little connection between cash in economy and corruption

People wait in a queue to withdraw money from a mobile ATM machine in New Delhi on November 15.

Updated on Nov 15, 2016 19:47 IST

Why govt’s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money

A resident hands a Rs 500 note to a money lender at his shop in Hyderabad on November 9, as he seeks to exchange it for lesser denominations.

Updated on Feb 16, 2017 01:43 IST

Currency ban: Only one-third have bank access; NE, backward regions worst hit

Only 28%-32% of Indians have access to financial institutions, including post offices and bank, according to data compiled by the banking division of finance ministry, sources said.

Updated on Nov 10, 2016 20:07 IST

AirAsia paid ex-CEO Mittu Chandilya’s aide to set up meetings with CMs: Audit

Former chief executive of AirAsia Chandilya with crew member after its test flight started from Delhi from T-3 in New Delhi, India.

Updated on Nov 5, 2016 03:47 IST

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