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The government has suspended ES Ranganathan, Director (Marketing) of GAIL (India) Ltd, after his arrest by the CBI over allegedly taking bribes to give discounts to private companies buying petrochemical products from the state-owned gas utility.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested ES Ranganathan, Director (Marketing) of GAIL, in a case of alleged bribery of over Rs 50 lakh for giving discounts to private companies buying petro chemical products marketed by the Maharatna PSU.

ES Ranganathan, a senior official at state-run natural gas corporation GAIL, was named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday along with several suspected middlemen and businessmen in a case of bribery worth over Rs 50 lakh.

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved two amendments to extend the tenures of directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to five years.

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former chairman cum managing director Ramnath Pradeep of Corporation Bank and other executives in connection with alleged loss of Rs 79 crore incurred by the bank due to loan default by a company.

Parliament has passed a bill to extend the tenure of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to a maximum of five years from the present two years.

The Opposition and the BJP sparred on Thursday over the government's move to extend the tenures of the directors of CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to a maximum of five years.

Two bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha to extend the tenures of Directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate up to a maximum of five years from the present two years amid strong protests from opposition members.

The CBI has registered a case against Rajkot-based Mandeep Industries and its directors and partners for allegedly cheating the Union Bank of India to the tune of Rs 44.64 crore.

A Delhi court on Saturday issued summons to former union minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti Chidambaram and others in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case in relation with Aircel Maxis case.

Supreme Court on Thursday said it will list for hearing a PIL challenging the validity of two ordinances under which tenure of directors of CBI and Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two years.

CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha was on Thursday elected as a delegate from Asia to the executive committee of the INTERPOL, official sources said.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Union government's ordinances extending the tenures of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chiefs from two to up to five years.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the centre's ordinances to extend the tenure of the directors of CBI and ED.

Senior IPS officers Vidya Jayant Kulkarni, Ghanshyam Upadhyay and Nawal Bajaj were on Wednesday appointed as the Joint Directors in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Personnel Ministry order said.

The government has suspended ES Ranganathan, Director (Marketing) of GAIL (India) Ltd, after his arrest by the CBI over allegedly taking bribes to give discounts to private companies buying petrochemical products from the state-owned gas utility.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested ES Ranganathan, Director (Marketing) of GAIL, in a case of alleged bribery of over Rs 50 lakh for giving discounts to private companies buying petro chemical products marketed by the Maharatna PSU.

ES Ranganathan, a senior official at state-run natural gas corporation GAIL, was named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday along with several suspected middlemen and businessmen in a case of bribery worth over Rs 50 lakh.

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved two amendments to extend the tenures of directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to five years.

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former chairman cum managing director Ramnath Pradeep of Corporation Bank and other executives in connection with alleged loss of Rs 79 crore incurred by the bank due to loan default by a company.

Parliament has passed a bill to extend the tenure of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to a maximum of five years from the present two years.

The Opposition and the BJP sparred on Thursday over the government's move to extend the tenures of the directors of CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to a maximum of five years.

Two bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha to extend the tenures of Directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate up to a maximum of five years from the present two years amid strong protests from opposition members.

The CBI has registered a case against Rajkot-based Mandeep Industries and its directors and partners for allegedly cheating the Union Bank of India to the tune of Rs 44.64 crore.

A Delhi court on Saturday issued summons to former union minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti Chidambaram and others in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case in relation with Aircel Maxis case.

Supreme Court on Thursday said it will list for hearing a PIL challenging the validity of two ordinances under which tenure of directors of CBI and Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two years.

CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha was on Thursday elected as a delegate from Asia to the executive committee of the INTERPOL, official sources said.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Union government's ordinances extending the tenures of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chiefs from two to up to five years.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the centre's ordinances to extend the tenure of the directors of CBI and ED.

Senior IPS officers Vidya Jayant Kulkarni, Ghanshyam Upadhyay and Nawal Bajaj were on Wednesday appointed as the Joint Directors in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Personnel Ministry order said.