New Delhi: The officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are expected to meet Army Chief General VK Singh on Friday. The CBI is seeking a clarification on the Army Chief's allegation that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by Lieutenant General (Retd) Tejinder Singh to clear a defence deal. Sources say the CBI is prepared with a questionnaire over the issue. In an interview to...
07:16 AM, Apr 13, 2012
While an RTI plea showed that a defence land was allotted to President Pratibha Patil, her office denied any land grab. ...
11:52 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: There is a fresh controversy surrounding defence land allotted to President Pratibha Patil in Pune. An RTI application filed by former defence officers has shown that her post-retirement bungalow is being built on defence land far in excess of what is sanctioned under the rules. The President's office has, however, denied that any rules were flouted. Families of jawans have been living in cramped private quarters because there...
11:16 PM, Apr 12, 2012
An RTI disclosure has revealed that President Pratibha Patil has been allotted defence land, the size of which is six times more than she's eligible for, in Pune to construct a bungalow. President's office, however, said that the government's defence establishment owns the land. This is not the first time the President has found herself in a controversy. Presenting a list of the past controversies the President was involved in:...
04:16 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: An RTI disclosure has revealed that President Pratibha Patil has been allotted defence land, the size of which is six times more than she's eligible for, in Pune to construct a bungalow. The President has been allotted 2,61,00 sq ft of defence land in the Khadki cantonment area. Former defence personnel have protested this alleging that there is insufficient land for defence personnel and their families. An RTI...
10:09 AM, Apr 12, 2012
London: Controversial striker Mario Balotelli will not be picked again this season by Manchester City and is likely to be sold at the end of the campaign, said manager Roberto Mancini after their 1-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Sunday. Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as City's hopes of lifting the top-flight title for the first time in 44 years were effectively extinguished at...
03:56 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Milan: AC Milan want Serie A to implement UEFA's system of using extra linesmen behind the goals "as soon as possible", after being on the wrong end of two goalline controversies in the space of a few weeks. The club's chief executive Adriano Galliano has written an open letter to the Italian FA asking for the system to be used at least until soccer's ruling body FIFA decides whether or...
02:19 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, has landed in another controversy over his age disclosed in his election nominations even as Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav backed him on his criminal antecedents. As per the latest affidavit submitted with the Election Commission by Raja Bhaiya, his age is 38 that makes his year of birth as 1974. This, of course, can't be true...
09:37 AM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair on Sunday wrote another letter to Prime Minister Manmophan Singh and sought a fresh probe in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal. Nair and three other scientists who were primarily behind the deal were indicted this month by Prathyush Sinha-led committee. Nair said he wrote the letter to the PMO sometime middle of last week accusing the Department of Space...
11:26 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Kolhapur (Maharashtra): When thousands of devotees turned up for their regular 'darshan' of Goddess Mahalaxmi earlier this week, they noticed a strange glint in her eyes - glowing but very different from what they were accustomed to. Their eyes popped out later when they learnt that Goddess Mahalaxmi was 'wearing' diamond-studded contact lenses, donated by an eye surgeon, Chandrashekhar Chavan, hailing from the erstwhile princely state of Kolhapur but now...
06:19 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: Disappointed with the 1-1 draw against a lowly Ukraine, India women's hockey coach CR Kumar rued the two decisions that went against his team, but said they have not yet decided whether to lodge a complaint with the FIH. India were denied a goal in the 55th minute and a penalty corner in the dying moments on Saturday, and Kumar felt these two decisions robbed India of two...
10:14 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Defence Minister AK Antony, however, remained speculative on whether Army chief General VK Singh could resign. ...
12:52 PM, Feb 13, 2012
Bangalore: Seeking to soothe ruffled feathers in the wake of ISRO row, the Government on Friday described the scientific community as a national asset that cannot be taken lightly, even as it appeared to soften its stand against the blacklisted four ex-functionaries of the space department. Responding to queries from reporters, Union Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily referred to the statement of BK Chaturvedi, who along with Roddam Narasimha...
06:08 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Bangalore: The ISRO row showed no signs of abating as former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair on Tuesday hit back at his successor K Radhakrishnan dubbing as "another lie" the latter's claim that an inquiry was conducted into charges and lapses relating to the Antrix-Devas deal. Radhakrishnan, Secretary in the Department of Space (DoS), had said on Monday that a probe was held, noting the "detailed" letter of the Pratyush...
05:36 PM, Feb 07, 2012
The Centre has banned four ISRO scientists, including former chief Madhavan Nair, from government jobs over their alleged involved in Devas deal. ...
09:43 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court verdict on the controversy surrounding the date of birth of Army Chief General Vijay Kumar Singh will be final. Refusing to see the controversy as a civil-military conflict, Antony said that people responsible for maintaining the records will take the decision on General Singh's date of birth. "It's gone beyond the government. Let's wait for the Supreme...
12:48 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Mumbai: In a sudden frenzy of acquisition, the government has approved a staggering sum of Rs 47.5 crore for the purchase of new electronic voting machines (EVMs). The urgency of the purchase is indicated by the fact that Rs 5 crore has been extracted from the state's Contingency Fund as a down payment for the machines. If sources are to be believed, the government has not made this sudden, unplanned...
02:39 PM, Jan 28, 2012
A bus driver ran amok in Pune on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring 27. ...
10:30 PM, Jan 25, 2012
For the last few days, Salman Rushdie is in the news. Some are speaking in his favour and some against. A controversy is on. His ...
06:47 PM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday slammed the government over the age controversy of Army Chief General VK Singh, saying the matter should not have come into the public domain and the Manmohan Singh dispensation should have dealt with it expeditiously within closed doors. "This is a case which reflects that government has taken leave of statecraft. An issue involving the army chief should have been sorted out expeditiously and...
10:28 PM, Jan 05, 2012
