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World waits and watches as Greece heads to vote

A win for the Left-wing Syriza LED party would mean Greece's exit from the EU and bloodbath in the markets worldwide. ...

Cash-for-bail case: Suspended judge's son arrested

Hyderabad: In the latest development in connection with the cash-for-bail case, the anti-corruption bureau on Saturday arrested T Ravi Chandra, the son of the suspended CBI judge Pattabhi Raman Rao, and another retired judge, Chalapthi Rao. The arrests came just hours after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday carried out raids at the residence of the suspended judge in connection with the cash-for-bail case. Rao reportedly took Rs...  

Cash-for-bail scam: CBI raids judge's residence

Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday carried out raids at the residence of suspended Judge Justice Pattabhi Raman Rao in connection with the cash-for-bail scam. Rao reportedly took Rs 6 crore from former BJP minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to grant him bail in the illegal mining scam involving the Obulapuram Mining Company. The judge was suspended after the CBI produced evidence of him taking the bribe from...  

Nithyananda re-arrested, sent to preventive custody

Ramanagar: Just hours after being granted bail by a court, controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was re-arrested on Thursday and remanded to one-day preventive custody on charges of disturbing the peace. Nithyananda, who was arrested on Wednesday after he appeared before a court to surrender in an assault case, was slapped with a fresh case of disturbing the peace in Ramanagara and surrounding areas of Nithyananda Ashram at Bidadi near Ramanagar....  

Disaster if pay deal doesn't work out: Bailey

If a new MoU is not signed by June 30, there is a possibility of players going on strike as a last resort. ...  

Eurozone agrees to lend Spain up to 100 bn euros

Brussels/Madrid: Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Saturday to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros to shore up its teetering banks and Madrid said it would specify precisely how much it needs once independent audits report in just over a week. After a 2 1/2-hour conference call of the 17 finance ministers, which several sources described as heated, the Eurogroup and Madrid said the amount of the bailout would...  

2G: A Raja to visit Tamil Nadu after 15 months

New Delhi: Former telecom minister key 2G scam accused A Raja heads for Tamil Nadu on Friday. It will be his first visit home in over 15 months. Raja was arrested on the February 1, 2011 and released on bail on May 15, 2012. In Chennai, DMK MP's followers are arranging a massive celebration at the airport. His first stop is expected to be at DMK chief Karunanidhi's house. He...  

Adarsh scam: Two more accused apply for bail

Mumbai: Days after the special CBI court granted bail to seven accused in the Adarsh Society scam, two more accused have filed their bail applications. Former city civic chief Jairaj Phatak and former state chief information commissioner Ramanand Tiwari approached the sessions court on Monday, saying the CBI has not filed the charge sheet even 60 days after their arrest. If Phatak and Tiwari are also granted bail, then all...  

Trial in Aarushi-Hemraj case adjourned till June 8

New Delhi: The trial in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case has been adjourned till June 8. The case was adjourned due to the death of a member of Ghaziabad Bar Association. Aarushi's parents, Nupur and Rajesh, have been charged with murder and destruction of evidence. Apart from this Rajesh Talwar has been charged with misleading the probe. Nupur Talwar's bail plea was rejected by the Allahabad High Court last week,...  

Fishermen Killing: Italian marines released on bail

Kochi/Kollam: After 105 days in custody, the two Italian marines, arrested for allegedly gunning down two Indian fishermen off Kerala waters, were on Saturday released on bail as a court in Kollam posted their trial to June 18. Latore Massimilliano and Salvatore Girone walked out of the Borstal prison around 9.30 pm after they fulfilled the stringent bail conditions of the Kerala High Court, prison authorities said. Though the Jail...  

Adarsh scam: Order on bail plea of 7 accused today

New Delhi: A special court on Tuesday is expected to pronounce its order on the bail applications of 7 accused in the Adarsh housing scam. They are former defence officials, AR Kumar, MM Wanchu, RC Thakur and TK Kaul, former senior IAS officers PV Deshmukh and Pradeep Vyas and former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani. All the accused have sought bail on the ground that CBI had not filed a chargesheet...  

DA case: Jagan's anticipatory bail plea rejected

Hyderabad: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday dismissed the plea of YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy for an interim anticipatory bail in the disproportionate assets case against him. The CBI had summoned Jagan to appear before it on May 25 in connection with the case. Earlier, the YSR Congress president had told CNN-IBN that he feared he might be arrested before the crucial by-elections in Andhra...  

Review: 'Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark' is scary

There's a difference between horror and gore. Different types of films can be gory, including horror ones. However, horror films need not be gory. Indeed, films of the past relied more on scaring viewers by what lies hidden in the dark, rather than gore. The equation today has changed with most horror films trying to accentuate the fear element by excessive gore without often realising they end up doing just...  

Pomersbach granted bail in molestation case

Luke Pomersbach, facing charges of molestation, has been instructed to surrender his passport and not leave the country. ...  

Greece to hold new election, jolts euro markets

Athens: Attempts to form a government in Greece collapsed on Tuesday, jolting financial markets at the prospect that leftists opposed to the terms of an EU bailout could sweep to victory in a June election and tip the euro zone deeper into crisis. The turmoil in Athens sent shock waves around other troubled members of the 17-nation European single currency area. The euro slipped below $1.28, world stocks slid and...  

Raja's supporters clash with media personnel

New Delhi: A minor scuffle broke out between supporters of A Raja and media personnel outside the MP's residence in New Delhi on Tuesday night. The incident took place outside Raja's Motilal Nehru Marg residence at around 9 pm while a function was being held there to felicitate the MP, who got bail in the 2G spectrum case on Tuesday. According to media personnel, a group of his supporters raised...  

2G case appears getting diluted: Jayalalithaa

Chennai: As former telecom minister A Raja secured bail in the 2G spectrum case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the case appeared to be getting "diluted". "I am hearing from you only now. It definitely looks as though it is getting diluted," she said in reply to a question from reporters on a Delhi court granting bail to Raja, the prime accused in the case, 15 months...  

Euro zone dismisses Greek exit 'propaganda'

Brussels: Euro zone finance ministers dismissed talk of Greece leaving the euro zone as "propaganda and nonsense" on Monday, but said the country had to respect the terms of the bailout programme agreed with the EU and the International Monetary Fund. If Greece can form a government and that government signs up to the bailout agreement, then it is possible some of the targets in the programme could be softened,...  

2G: Will Raja get bail after 15 months in jail?

New Delhi: It is a crucial day for former telecom minister A Raja. After 15 months in the jail over the 2G scam, a Delhi court is likely to pronounce its verdict on his bail plea. This is the first time that he has sought bail in the 15 months that he's been in jail since his arrest in February, 2011. Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on May 11...  

CBI finds Aarushi murder a tough case: official

Ranchi: Terming Aarushi murder as a tough case due to delay in getting the case, the CBI on Saturday felt early handing over the matter could have enabled it to gather solid evidence. "The CBI gets such cases very late. It gets such cases only after the state police and forensic experts finish their investigation. So, we don t have much time to get crucial evidence and it becomes difficult...