Wednesday, October 29, 2014

India gives court names of 627 with HSBC Swiss bank accounts in tax probe

India gives court names of 627 with HSBC Swiss bank accounts in tax probe

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
"Suspense over, Fadnavis will be Maharashtra Chief Minister," headlines Hindustan Times with other papers also highlighting this stroy.  The Asian Age writes, he was unanimously elected  leader of the BJP Legislative Party, clearing the way for him to become Chief Minister. The Indian Express reports that even as the BJP elected Devender Fadanvis as its Legislature Party leader, it kept its formal ally, the Shiv Sena waiting. Sources said the BJP's central leadership wants Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackrey to apologise for his earlier remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah. The swearing-in-ceremony is to be held on October the 31st and the Governor has allowed 15 days after that to prove majority in the State Assembly.
Several papers also cover the ongoing 'Black Money Hunt' issue. The Times of India reports that the Supreme Court, yesterday, put the Government in a tight spot by demanding the names of all Indians holding foreign bank accounts by Wednesday and passing on whatever information has been received from foreign countries to the Apex Court.
Virtually daring the Chinese Dragon, India signed a pact with Vietnam yesterday  to participate in two more oil exploration blocks in "Vietnamese waters", in the South China Sea, taking the total number to 5 blocks. The Times of India reports that China has opposed Hanoi's move to invite India for oil exploration and has warned India against "meddling" in the dispute with Vietnam over Island in the South China Sea.
The Hindu writes that a group of 69 NRI investors have moved the Supreme Court of Mauritius seeking a 103 million dollars in damages from the ICICI group, for the real estate Dynamic India Fund,that had under performed.
"Dramatic bank heist brings PMO to Sonipat ", reports The Indain Express on its front page. A day after robbers cleaned out 89 lockers at the Gohana branch of the Punjab National Bank, the Prime Minister's office dispatched one of its top Intelligence officers to inspect the site where the robbers had dug a 7ft high, 125 long tunnel.
And finally, Superman fans can now read the well-loved superhero's first-ever comic copy - Action Comics No.1 - including the 'origin' story of  Superman on ebay.

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