Paradise Papers: Jaitley Orders Action, Says All to Be Probed

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New Delhi, Nov 07, 2017 : The multi-agency group probing the Panama Papers will be reconstituted to monitor a probe and take “swift action” on Paradise Papers which uncover financial holdings abroad that list a number of Indian entities, the Finance Ministry said today.

 

The announcement came hours after the release of the first set of Indian corporates in the ongoing investigation by The Indian Express in collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.


PM Modi Assures Centre’s Assistance to Flood-Hit Chennai; Meets Ailing Karunanidhi

Amidst the persistent heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state capital on Monday and reviewed the situation assuring the state government of all possible assistance from the Centre in tackling the problem. “I assure all possible support to the Tamil Nadu government to tackle the situation due to rains,” PM Modi said at a function to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Tamil daily Dina Thanthi in Chennai.
PM Narendra Modi meets ailing DMK chief Karunanidhi.


Traders Boycott Meet with J&K Interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma

Most trade bodies boycotted their meetings with the Union government’s newly appointed interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, who arrived in Srinagar on Monday even as some of the major political players said they haven’t received any invitation for talks.


While Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed hope that stakeholders will take part in the peace talks, the Opposition party, National Conference, said it was yet to receive an invitation from Sharma, who is on a five-day visit to the militancy-hit state. The Hurriyat Conference, which has not shown any interest in the talks, hasn’t been invited either by Sharma, a former intelligence bureau director on a maiden visit to the state after his appointment as interlocutor.



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