New Delhi: Supporting his senior colleague, Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Wednesday said no action can be taken against Law Minister Salman Khurshid "simply" on the basis of allegation of misuse of funds by an NGO headed by him. Noting that the UP Government is conducting an inquiry into allegations against Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Khurshid and his wife, the Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office said...
01:59 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo says he is considering retirement after suffering a rib and shoulder injury while playing for Kabuscorp in Angola's top flight. The 40-year-old said on Twitter he would be forced to undergo at least two weeks of physiotherapy, ruling him out for the rest of the season, reports Xinhua. "With this injury the season is practically over for me in Angola. I have...
01:29 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Legendary Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died here early on October 23 following a major cardiac arrest, family sources said. Equally acclaimed for his poems and novels in both West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Sahitya Akademi winner, 78, leaves behind his wife and son who lives at Boston in the US. Gangopadhyay was suffering from prostrate cancer for some time. The body has been kept at a...
05:49 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: One of India's most eminent writers and a stalwart of Bengali literature, Sunil Gangopadhyay, died of a heart attack in the early hours of Tuesday at his residence in Kolkata. He was 78. Gangopadhyay, who was the President of the Sahitya Akademi, had a fall on the night of October 22 at his residence and hurt his shoulder. He passed away at 2:05 AM. Gangopadhyay's body was taken...
09:43 AM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Monday said Arvind Kejriwal should first respond to questions raised by its senior leader Digvijay Singh about the functioning of the activist's NGO before challenging the Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson for a public debate on graft issue. "He (Kejriwal) keeps on giving challenges. Let him first answer the questions raised by senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. We will see the rest later," Dikshit said...
12:50 AM, Oct 23, 2012
Rampur: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan on Sunday questioned why the Centre had not taken action against Law Minister Salman Khurshid's NGO, which is in controversy over allegedly forging names of beneficiaries of a scheme for the handicapped. "Why is the Union Government not coming forward to take action against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's NGO," Khan, whose party extends outside support to the UPA,...
05:43 PM, Oct 21, 2012
United Nations: Six Indian peacekeepers and a local interpreter, serving with the United Nations mission in strife-torn Congo, were wounded when their patrol was ambushed in what is being termed as a "targetted and deliberate" attack. The six peacekeepers were part of the Indian contingent serving with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). They were ambushed along with their interpreter while returning from a patrol...
09:56 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid's defamation suit against TV Today group will come up for hearing in Delhi High Court on Friday. Louise had accused the television network of maligning her family and sought damages worth Rs 1 crore. The TV Today group aired a sting operation about how Khurshid's trust for the disabled had forged signatures to acquire funds. Advocate Abhimanyu Bhandari had filed...
07:44 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Jaipur: A local court on Thursday took cognizance of a complaint filed against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra for his reported comment 'mango man in banana republic' on a social networking site. Lawyer AC Upadhyay had filed the complaint against Vadra in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate here on October 11 and it was taken cognisance by the court, which fixed November 3 as the date for next...
08:59 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Southern actress Richa Gangopadhyay, known for her work in films such as 'Leader', 'Mirapakaya' and 'Mayakkam Enna', will play second lead in Allu Arjun starrer Telugu romantic entertainer 'Iddarammayilatho', which was officially launched on October 17. "Richa has been roped in as second heroine in the film and the first leg of shooting will begin from first week of November," sources say. The 26-year-old, who didn't have a single release...
03:01 PM, Oct 18, 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: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid clarified his comment on India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal saying his comment was taken out of context. Khurshid said what he meant was that he will fight back the allegations made by Kejriwal. Khurshid said his voters will fight back the charges and that it was a matter of language. Khurshid also quoted lines from a poem, 'Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare...
03:45 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Bulandshahr: Another controversy that has hit the Congress is the alleged irregularities in the Zakir Hussain Trust associated with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his family. After India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal's details on bogus beneficiaries, CNN-IBN travelled to Bulandshahr and found more jarring stories. Seventeen-year-old Preeti can't walk since her leg is paralysed. Her name is No. 24 on the test check report, as having got crutches at...
10:49 AM, Oct 17, 2012
New Delhi: The clamour for Law Minister Salman Khurshid's resignation is growing with both the Opposition and India Against Corruption saying he must quit before the allegations against his NGO go in court. While the Congress claims it is ready to slug it out in court and not on the streets, IAC activists are adamant on Khurshid's resignation, saying that he could influence the case against his trust. Speaking to...
07:52 AM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal and a group of disabled people on Monday called off their four-day-old protest in Delhi against Salman Khurshid and announced a fresh campaign against him in his UP constituency Farrukhabad from November one. Kejriwal also alleged that there was a quid pro quo between the Congress, which is supporting Khurshid, and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav who is facing a disproportionate assets case in the Supreme...
05:50 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police's Economic Offences Wing on Monday began its probe into the alleged financial irregularities in a trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid. It started collecting documents at various levels, "including state, divisional and district headquarters as a part of the investigation", Director General EOW, Subrat Tripathi told PTI. When asked about the details, Tripathi said it was neither a raid nor a search. "How can...
02:15 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Bulandshahr: Even as Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid produced lists of beneficiaries of aid given by his trust, the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, on Sunday amidst allegations of corruption and misuse of funds by the NGO, CNN-IBN met a few of them in Bulandshahr who said that they had received the implements and equipment only a few days ago. Rekha, a differently-abled girl said that she got crutches and that...
12:40 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing conducted raids on handicap welfare centres in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday in connection with the allegations of irregularities in Salman Khurshid's NGO. The EOW of the Uttar Pradesh Police had launched a probe into the matter on Sunday. The probe is being carried out to cross check what the TV Today sting operation says and also the fresh allegations against Salman Khurshid...
12:31 PM, Oct 15, 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: 6.04 pm: Sushil Kumar Gautam, district handicapped welfare officer, Bulanshahar, tells CNN-IBN that his predecessor had told the state government that her signature on a report on equipment distributed to 42 disabled people were forged. The block development officers or the BDOs are now conducting a physical check on the list of beneficiaries. So far, 2 of the 4 BDOs have submitted their reports. In Sayana, all four...
10:30 AM, Oct 15, 2012
