Seven teams of the Noida police are on the lookout for the unidentified men who killed two security guards. read more

The jeweller cited a television debate where two callers suggested eliminating him once he is brought back as cause for his apprehension. read more

One of the guards, Mukesh Kumar Yadav , leaves behind a three-year-old daughter Kittu, a wife, aged parents and a brother not fit enough to work. He was the only earning member of the family. read more

Fraud was detected when PNB launched internal probe related to Nirav Modi scam, police said. read more

The incident occurred in the guard room of the PNB’s circle office branch at around 2.30am, where the bodies of the two guards were found by the police at around 7.30am. read more

Police said the incident took place early in the morning when the guards were on duty at the Punjab National Bank’s Circle Office branch in Sector 1 of Noida . read more

People excluded from Assam’s citizens’ register can file their claims for inclusion in the NRC final draft from September 25, the Supreme Court decided on Wednesday. The window will tentatively remain open for 60 days.

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Investigators had seized documents from the law firm in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case. The bank had in January alleged that diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his uncle had for years fraudulently raised billions of dollars in foreign... read more

The agency, which is probing the Rs 14,000 crore alleged bank fraud, said Mehul Choksi was “using several dummy companies” to rotate funds and to divert money for his personal use. read more

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi defended himself in the Punjab National Bank(PNB) scam in a video statement from Antigua. He said that the PNB misinformed agencies against him and employees resigned from his company for the same reasons. An ED investigation has found that absconding jeweller Mehul Choksi diverted over Rs 3,250 crore funds, allegedly defrauded from a PNB branch in Mumbai, to foreign shores and he was in business of “highly inflating” prices of precious metals sold from his outlets. The businessman has rejected the charges as “baseless”. (HT Correspondent )read more

In its chargesheet, the Enforcement Directorate has said Choksi allegedly diverted $ 56.12 million (about Rs 400 crore) of loan funds to Nirav Modi and about $ 50 million (Rs 360 crore approx) to Modi’s father Deepak Modi. read more

The central bank could have been more decisive in enforcing penalties on non-compliant banks, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said in a note to Parliamentary panel. read more

Mehul Choksi’s remarks come a day after he told HT that he is a “victim of political persecution” and a “soft target” for the Indian government. read more

India’s request to Antigua and Barbuda for the extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi may finally be decided in the United Kingdom, where India is already fighting a case for the extradition of Vijay Mallya. read more

The home ministry will send the extradition request to Belgium, where Neeshal Modi is believed to be holding up. read more