Tax evasion case: DK Shivakumar, four others get interim bail
Bengaluru, Aug 02: Minister DK Shivakumar and four others have been granted interim bail by the Economic Criminal Court in a tax evasion case.
The IT department officials had filed a complaint against DK Shivakumar and four others with the Economic Criminal Court. Minister DK Shivakumar, who had been summoned by a special court to appear for the trail, had already been granted bail in three cases filed by the IT department.
The court has to submit Rs. 50,000 surety bond each to all of them. The next hearing has been postponed to September 20.
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Essar Group co-founder Shashi Ruia dies at 80
New Delhi (PTI): Essar Group co-founder Shashi Ruia has died after a prolonged illness. He was 80.
Ruia, who co-founded metals-to-technology conglomerate Essar with his brother Ravi, died in Mumbai around 23.55 hrs on November 25, family sources said.
He had returned from the US, where he was undergoing treatment, about a month back.
His mortal remains will be kept at Ruia House from 1 pm to 3 pm on Tuesday. The funeral procession will leave from Ruia House at 4 pm towards the Hindu Worli Crematorium.
Shashi, a first-generation entrepreneur industrialist, started his career in 1965 under the guidance of his father Nand Kishore Ruia.
He, along with his brother Ravi, laid the foundation of Essar in 1969 by constructing an outer breakwater at Chennai Port. The group expanded into various sectors, including steel, oil refining, exploration and production, telecom, power, and construction.
He is survived by his wife Manju and two sons Prashant and Anshuman.
