New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the TV Today group on the defamation suit filed by Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid. Summons have been issued to TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie and 13 others.
Louise Khurshid, in her petition file on Thursday, accused the TV network of maligning her family and has sought damages worth Rs 1 crore. The TV Today group aired a sting operation claiming to show Salman Khurshid's trust for the disabled had forged signatures to acquire central grants.
TV Today now has been given 4 weeks' time to reply. The court has also asked Khurshid's lawyers to come up with specific allegations.
According to the TV Today report, the union social welfare and empowerment ministry had granted Rs 71.50 lakh to the Khurshids' Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust for distributing tricycles and hearing aids to the disabled in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh....
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11:25 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Advocate Abhimanyu Bhandari has filed a defamation suit for damages against TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie and others on behalf of Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid. Louise Khurshid has claimed initial damages of Rs 1 crore. The advocate said that they have claimed damages for the irreparable loss caused by programmes aired by the TV Today group. According to the TV Today report, the...
12:15 PM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: TV Today, that carried out a sting operation on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's trust for the differently-abled, the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, revealing alleged misuse of funds, has issued a statement saying that it stands by its story. Salman Khurshid on Sunday had called for TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie to resign. The statement by TV Today said, "This is not a matter of debate...
10:54 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: As activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal kept up the pressure on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid to resign following allegations of irregularities in a trust run by him and his wife Louise, the minister maintained that he has done no wrong and that he is ready to quit politics if charges against him are proved. Khurshid, who was in London for the past two days, arrived in Delhi on Sunday...
10:40 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: 6.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal rejected the photographic evidence produced by Salman Khurshid on Sunday and said that he will present more evidence against the Union Minister on Monday. "JB Singh is saying he didn't visit the camps in 2009-10. All that Khurshid has managed to show for evidence is one photograph. Khurshid is misleading the country. Khurshid is still the Law Minister. He has to step down so...
01:44 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: 1.32 pm: Taking on the UP government on allegations of corruption against Salman Khurshid, Arvind Kejriwal said, "Akhilesh Yadav now says that they will carry out more investigations. Now, investigations will not be carried out but evidences will be wiped out." 1.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the Uttar Pradesh government had completed inquiry into the allegations against Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. "UP...
10:27 AM, Oct 14, 2012
Mumbai: Aditya Birla Group on Friday said it will buy 27.5 per cent stake in the holding firm of the India Today Group, Living Media India Ltd for an undisclosed amount. The investment will be made by Aditya Birla Group's private investment company, Aditya Birla Group said in a statement. Commenting on the development, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said, the media sector was a sunrise sector from...
09:51 PM, May 18, 2012
Aroon Purie says that the group is confident about establishing a firm foothold in the market. ...
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