'Invisible weapons attacking social harmony': Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP, demands audit of funds and assetsSamajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has directly attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party. He alleges invisible weapons are being used to harm ...
23 May, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Rs 70 crore money laundering case: ED gets 'godman' Ashok Kharat's custody till May 26Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat has been remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until May 26 in connection with an alleg...
20 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Informal ‘benami’ investments may now face confiscation; Supreme Court ruling puts family property deals under scannerWhere family arrangements are involved, they must comply with legal conditions, including joint ownership where required. Informal arrangem...
18 May, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
ED summons PSPCL CMD, director, others in case against Punjab minister Sanjeev AroraThe Enforcement Directorate has summoned senior IAS officer Basant Garg and PSPCL Director Harsharan Kaur Trehan for questioning. They are ...
16 May, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
SC order turns up tax heat on old benami transactionsThe Supreme Court has ruled that tax authorities can retroactively apply the benami law to confiscate assets from transactions predating 20...
10 May, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
India must leverage its digital verification architecture to evolve into a trust-based economyIndia faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...
07 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
PM Modi empowered ED to cleanse cancer of financial crimes; not to target anyone: MoS Pankaj ChaudharyPankaj Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Finance, called the central agency the "nation's shield against financial crimes", stating that...
01 May, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
ED raids 11 locations across Punjab in PMLA case linked to former DIG Harcharan Singh BhullarThe Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at eleven locations in Punjab. These searches are linked to former Punjab DIG Harcharan Sing...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
New ruling on Benami law may unearth old dealsEven if a benami transaction had happened long before November 2016, when the new, amended statute came into force, the parties would face ...
02 Jan, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
How Benami law changes impact both old and new property buyersBenami Property can be in any form, i.e., immoveable, movable. Intangible, tangible, corporeal, incorporeal, property in converted form and...
23 Feb, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
Income tax department warns people to keep away from benami transactionsThe tax department attached benami assets worth Rs 1,833 crore across the country, issued 517 notices and made 541 attachments, in last one...
10 Jan, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
New law to enable confiscation of benami properties: Jayant SinhaSinha said there was proposal for amending Depositories Act or inserting a provision in the I-T Act for forfeiture of benami assets.
28 Apr, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
- Bill for stricter control over benami transactions
A comprehensive bill to have stricter control over benami transactions was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
18 Aug, 2011, 01.47 PM IST
- New Benami law to allow property in spouse, siblings' name
The Cabinet approved a proposal to bring Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill 2011, replacing Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988...
21 Jul, 2011, 05.51 PM IST
- Black money: Cabinet approved new act to deal with benami transactions
The government today approved a proposal to bring a new legislation for stricter control over benami transactions.
21 Jul, 2011, 03.38 PM IST
- A Property in husband's name would be Benami no more
Women will be able to acquire assets in name of their husbands without running the risk of the property being declared benami.
26 May, 2011, 12.30 PM IST
- Benami property to be seized under new law
A benami transaction is one in which a property is transferred to one person for a consideration paid or provided by another person.
15 Apr, 2011, 05.42 AM IST