
New Delhi: Mumbai Police are unlikely to entertain Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan's request for extension of deadline to appear for questioning after his name cropped up during investigation into the IPL spot-fixing case, sources told CNN-IBN. Mumbai Police sources say Meiyappan must honour Friday's 5 pm deadline to appear for questioning. The police had issued summons to Meiyappan on Thursday stating clearly that he must appear for questioning...

11:33 AM, May 24, 2013

Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who had surrendered in a TADA court in Mumbai on May 16 in the 1993 Bombay blasts case, was shifted to Pune's Yerwada Jail on Wednesday. The 53-year-old Bollywood star was lodged in the 'anda' cell in the Arthur Road jail after Dutt surrendered before the expiry of the Supreme Court-set deadline to serve his remaining sentence in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. Dutt had...

08:05 AM, May 22, 2013

Mumbai: A team of the Mumbai crime branch raided the Sofitel Hotel in Mumbai's Badra-Kurla Complex on Friday night in relation to the spot-fixing case, from where they have seized a laptop that possibly belongs to the arrested Rajasthan Royals' player Sreesanth. Though it's still not certain if the laptop is owned by Sreesanth, sources have told CNN-IBN that it is possible that Sreesanth may have contacted the bookies from...

03:14 PM, May 18, 2013

New Delhi: According to the Mumbai Police sources, a Dubai-based bookie Sunil Abhichandani alias Sunil Dubai is suspected to be the D-Company link to the latest IPL spot-fixing scandal that has hit Indian cricket. Police sources also told CNN-IBN that a lookout notice had been issued against Sunil in 2012, which backs the claims made by the Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Thursday about the underworld's involvement in fixing....

11:47 AM, May 17, 2013

Mumbai: National Students Union of India's (NSUI) Mumbai unit President Suraj Singh Thakur has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function. Thakur was suspended on Monday for dancing naked. He had been re-elected as NSUI President in December 2012. It is still unclear as to what made Thakur do it. Reports say that there may have been a ragging of sorts with seniors asking the new entrants...

10:18 AM, May 07, 2013

Mumbai: At a time when the independence of the CBI is being questioned, the police forces in most states continue to function under political influence. Former top police officers have taken on the Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil for direct interference in police transfers and postings in the state. More than three years after the then Home Minister P Chidambaram lamented the interference of the political executive in police transfers...

07:47 AM, May 04, 2013

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair, he took a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. ...

03:30 PM, May 01, 2013

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. He has taken a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. He was speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair. Below is the transcript of an excerpt from the interview: Smitha Nair: Some now believe that you were fearful of losing...

09:08 AM, May 01, 2013

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. He has taken a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. He was speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair. Below is the transcript of an excerpt from the interview: Smitha Nair: Some now believe that you were fearful of losing...

09:04 AM, May 01, 2013

Mumbai: There may be embarrassment for the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad in the 7/11 train serial blasts trial. The phone records of four alleged bombers have shown that they were not at the blast site when the bombs were planted. The ATS had arrested five alleged bomb planters in connection with the case and had claimed that they along with seven wanted Pakistani men had planted bombs at the Churchgate station...

01:18 PM, Apr 27, 2013

Social activist Medha Patkar is alleging fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. ...

09:26 AM, Apr 20, 2013

Mumbai: Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. The Income tax assessment report cites documents showing unexplained payments made to people represented by acronyms. Patkar has alleged the acronyms refer to top leaders like Deputy Chief Minister...

10:50 AM, Apr 19, 2013

Mumbai: There seems to be more trouble for the National Democratic Alliance as the Shiv Sena has now said that the Bharatiya Janata Party should make it clear as to who will be its Prime Ministerial candidate. An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamna, says an NDA meeting should be called and a decision should be taken. In reference to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the editorial further says...

09:20 AM, Apr 17, 2013

Mumbai/Bangalore: Maharashtra legislators on Monday moved a privilege motion against Karnataka Home Minister R Ashok and the state DGP. This comes a few days after an FIR was filed against Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil by the Karnataka Police for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race or language for his alleged provocative speech on Belgaum issue, a bone of contention between the two states. Patil...

02:25 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Mumbai: Social activist Medha Patkar, who was on a fast for nine days against demolition of a slum in Mumbai, called off her fast late Friday night after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan assured her that an inquiry into the demolition would be completed within eight days. "Ended the fast after a meaningful resolution of issues following meetings with Secretary Housing & CM. Thanks everyone for support. Zindabaad!" Patkar tweeted...

09:56 AM, Apr 13, 2013