Suspecting large scale service tax evasion, financial intelligence agencies are carrying out massive searches against various real estate firms across the country.

The government is likely to conduct a thorough inquiry into allegations that multinational HSBC Bank was involved in money laundering which may help terror groups operating in India.

Confectionery firm Cadbury India Limited has come under the scanner of financial intelligence sleuths for alleged excise duty evasion of about Rs 100 crore.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered cases against five companies and unknown government officials as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks.

Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin are accused of favouring Jindal Group's firms, including JSW Steel. The CBI searched the offices and houses of Jindal Group executives.

he tax authorities have obtained 9,900 leads from foreign banks about suspicious overseas transactions involving Indian citizens. They are also looking at data on another 30,700 domestic transactions for suspected tax evasion and money laundering, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

The Income Tax Department will probe certain banks and their officials suspected to be helping customers hide illicit funds through multiple accounts.

Besides V K Sibal, CBI has also registered a case against seven others for allegedly favouring a US-based firm in carrying out exploration of oil and gas along Indian coasts.

In a rare intervention, a bench comprising Justices B. Sudershan Reddy and S.S. Nijjar, even without issuing notice or hearing arguments on behalf of Khan, sent him to the ED's custody.

Official sources said a team of the investigation agency reached Radia's farm house at Chhattarpur area at about 10 am to question her on several issues

More than 450 officers of the I-T department have conducted searches across Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Goa, Meerut, Haridwar, Mussoorie, Lucknow and Kanpur.

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Not much is known about Hasan Ali Khan, except that he was a small-time punter in Pune till he suddenly hit the big time five years ago.