
New Delhi: Launching a fresh attack against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare called him a remote-controlled leader. Rejecting CBI probe into the alleged coal block allocation scam between 2006-09, Anna asked why an independent probe had not being ordered. "If there is no problem then why are you (PM) scared from investigation? And I think we should not call for a CBI investigation into this. There should...

12:59 PM, Jun 02, 2012

Priyamani has bagged a new project in Kollywood. The National Award winning actress will play the lead in a film titled 'Charulatha', to be directed by Pon Kumaran, a former associate to K Bhagyaraj and KS Ravikumar. To be produced by Global One Studios, the banner which was behind many television programs and Cheran - Pasupathy starrer 'Raman Thedia Seethai', 'Charulatha' will have Mollywood actor Skandha as protagonist. Seetha, Saranya...

12:31 PM, Jun 02, 2012

Director Rajkumar Hirani, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and actor Sharman Joshi talk about their upcoming movie 'Ferrari Ki Sawaari'. ...

12:04 PM, Jun 02, 2012

Veteran artist Manorama is all set to feature in a film! And that will be in the sequel to Suriyas Singam, shoot for which is expected to begin soon. The movie will bring the sexagenarian back on the screen after a years hiatus. The actress was hospitalized twice in the past one year " in October to undergo surgery for a subdural hemorrhage, and in March this year for removal...

10:51 AM, Jun 02, 2012

Ipoh: Indian striker SV Sunil was on Saturday reprimanded but escaped a ban for showing his middle finger to spectators after scoring the match-winner against Pakistan in the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here. Tournament Director Sarinder Dillon of Hong Kong issued an "official reprimand" after a disciplinary hearing at the team hotel where Sunil and the Indian team manager Manoj Bhore were present. Sunil's action of throwing...

09:50 AM, Jun 02, 2012

Geneva: Syrian forces and pro-government militia accused of committing a massacre in Houla could face prosecution for crimes against humanity, the United Nations said on Friday and rights experts said Syrian authorities had directly ordered torture. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called again for the Security Council to refer Syria to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and for world powers to help implement Kofi...

09:48 AM, Jun 02, 2012

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on a one-day trip to Kolkata, where he will be attending two events - one at the Bose Institute, and the other at Calcutta University, where he's set to share the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. This will be the leaders' first meeting after the petrol price hike, which the TMC chief has been protesting against....

09:21 AM, Jun 02, 2012

New Delhi: Strongly opposing the new format for admission to IITs and other central institutes from 2013, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumni association have decided to take the Union Human Resource Development(HRD) ministry to court. The association will be moving the Delhi High Court on Monday. In a meeting on Friday, the alumni and faculty members of institutions like the IIT, NIT and IIIT have decided to file...

08:59 AM, Jun 02, 2012

New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazara will be arriving in Delhi on Saturday, a day ahead of his day-long fast against corruption alongwith yoga guru Baba Ramdev at Jantar Mantar. Anna and Ramdev are expected to meet later in the day. Ramdev had earlier claimed that their anti-corruption rally will begin in New Delhi and proceed to other parts of the country. Both Anna and Ramdev on Friday had trained...

08:12 AM, Jun 02, 2012

New Delhi: Just a day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case in the coal block allocations case of 2006-09, the Prime Minister's Office has turned the tables, accusing BJP President Nitin Gadkari's son of benefiting in the deal. "Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh's government allocated coal blocks to those close to BJP President Nitin Gadkari. The issue was not allowed to be raised in the Assembly,"...

07:42 AM, Jun 02, 2012

New Delhi: Against the backdrop of slowing economy and perception of policy paralysis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday sought to give a push to mega projects of over Rs 1,000 crore by putting in place a mechanism to track their progress and address hurdles. Waking up to delays caused to large projects on account of clearances, Singh announced that the Investment Tracking System would submit quarterly reports so that...

02:39 AM, Jun 02, 2012

The CBI on Friday registered a preliminary enquiry into the coal block allocation. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has asked the investigating agency to complete the inquiry in three months. ...

11:31 PM, Jun 01, 2012

New Delhi: The preliminary probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the coal scam has failed to impress both Team Anna as well as the Opposition. While both demand a separate independent probe, the government has rejected it saying that the CBI probe has nothing to do with the Prime Minister or the Coal Ministry. "If we are not afraid of an independent probe, why is the Prime...

09:00 PM, Jun 01, 2012

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a preliminary enquiry into the coal block allocation. This comes a day after the CVC referred the allocation between 2006 and 2009 for a CBI probe. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has asked the investigating agency to complete the inquiry in three months. However, the preliminary probe will not look into the policy matters. According to reports, the CBI...

06:15 PM, Jun 01, 2012

New Delhi: A day after the Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) referred that coal block allocation between 2006 and 2009, which has put in question the role of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, Team Anna hit out at the government saying the outcome of the investigation was already known. Pointing that the CBI functions directly under the Prime Minister, key Team Anna member Arvind...

05:39 PM, Jun 01, 2012