India can't buy Iranian or Russian oil without Trump's permission, alleges Rahul GandhiGandhi also claimed that the names of PM Modi, several BJP leaders and ministers have been found in the Epstein files. “The key (chabi) of ...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of 'compromised' foreign deals at Bengal rallyRahul Gandhi, addressing a public rally in Raniganj, made strong allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, and the RSS, cl...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Chit fund: How it works, red flags and your rights as an investorDo not invest in chit funds without knowing how it works. Here is all you need to know about investing in them.
03 Feb, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
Amended Chit Fund Act brings tighter norms, transparency. Should you use chit funds as savings tool?Now chit funds are trying to carve out a cleaner identity, a campaign that culminated in a slew of amendments to the Chit Fund Act. These c...
03 Feb, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
Parliament approves chit funds amendment billThe bill seeks to increase the limits for aggregate fund collections in chit funds to thrice the current limits and allows the chit fund fo...
28 Nov, 2019, 07.14 PM IST
Chit funds resurface in Bengal in agricultural schemes avatarThe consumer affairs department has started a campaign against these chit funds which are operating on a small scale in various parts of Be...
29 Jun, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Maharashtra mulls action against bogus chit fund companies under MPID ActChit fund companies operating in Maharashtra have come under the scanner of the state government, which is considering to take strict action
20 Jun, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
Chit fund CMD held on charge of duping investorsThe Chairman and Managing Director of a chit fund company was arrested by Odisha's Crime Branch today on charges of duping investors of ove...
17 May, 2015, 11.26 PM IST
Hit by chit fund scam Mamata Banerjee faces biggest challenge in 2 yrsWith the TMC govt stepping into the third year of its rule, it is facing its biggest challenge amid the multi-crore chit fund scam.
19 May, 2013, 12.59 PM IST
Saradha chit fund scam: Returning money to investors a complex issue, says Odisha PoliceAll India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) of Balasore branch demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter and immediate return of money to poor inve...
13 May, 2013, 01.28 AM IST
- 'Don't confuse 'Ponzi schemes' with chit funds'
Tamil Nadu Chit Fund Companies Association President Y S Mathivanan said people wrongly associated ponzi schemes with chit funds.
03 May, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
- State govts responsible for regulating Chit funds: Officials
The Centre today said it has no role in governing Chit fund business, which is regulated by state governments.
24 Apr, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
- Central Chit Act will not change the way we operate: KSFE chairman
The recently notified Chit Fund Act of 1982 will not alter the working style of the state government-promoted Kerala State Financial Enterp...
18 May, 2012, 11.49 AM IST
- Central Chit Act will not change the way we operate: Kerala State Financial Enterprise chairman
The recently notified Chit Fund Act of 1982 will not alter the working style of the state government-promoted Kerala State Financial Enterp...
17 May, 2012, 10.32 PM IST
- Mutual funds & insurance companies eye chit funds to expand reach
Mutual funds and insurance companies have found a new ally in chit funds, a traditional savings scheme, for reaching out to small-town inve...
17 May, 2012, 06.02 AM IST
- Chit fund act extended to Gujarat, Kerala, four other states
Nagaland, Haryana, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh are the other states that will come under the Act, providing a cushion for small savers w...
02 May, 2012, 03.53 AM IST
- Chit funds caught in a cleft stick
Vishi schemes, community saving schemes popularly known as kuries outside Gujarat, and small unregistered chit funds that invest in stock m...
25 Oct, 2008, 05.42 AM IST