Chennai: Adding to the woes of Sasikala and her family, the Chennai Police on Saturday arrested her husband, Natarajan in connection with a land grabbing case. The case was registered against him in Thanjavur. Sasikala was a close confidante of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for several years. However, in December 2011, she expelled her and her relatives from the AIADMK, which political observers say, was a result of unprecedented...
08:18 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: With songs like Minds without Fear, Kya Khayaal Hai, Masti ki Basti, Maaya, I Believe, Sacred Science, Changing World, Khule Da Rabb, Duur Kinara and No I.D. Required " The Dewarists have made their place on prime time TV. Part travelogue, part documentary " the show on Star World is a journey made by some of the well known names in music as they unite to compose something...
03:53 PM, Dec 13, 2011
Jerusalem: Three years ago, Baby Moshe, the unforgettable face of Mumbai attacks, escaped the carnage clinging to his nanny not knowing that his parents were killed, but now a four-year-old he knows they have fallen victims to terrorists. Orphaned by the terrorists who struck Mumbai, Moshe is now a happy and carefree child, though he remembers his parents whenever he sees their photographs, saying good morning or good night to...
03:19 PM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi: Three years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Israel too has stepped up the pressure on Pakistan to take action against terror. Israel's Rabbi Holzberg and his wife were killed in the Chabad House siege. Their child, Baby Moshe, who survived the attack is being hailed as a symbol of hope and the bond between the two countries. "Israel stands behind India 100 per cent and it demands...
11:20 AM, Nov 26, 2011
Surat: Another whistleblower was targeted for exposing a land grabbing case on Sunday. The Surat police found an RTI activist Santosh Makrande Tiwari badly injured and abandoned on the national highway. Tiwari, 42, claims he was kidnapped by the land grabbers he sought information on. "Vijay and Dilawar are land grabbers and are known to be close to former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. The people who kidnapped me had phoned...
04:11 PM, Oct 16, 2011
New York: Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson is writing a new 'Peter Rabbit' story. The book is to be published by Penguin in September 2012. Penguin announced Thursday the book will be called 'The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit.' The book will be set in Scotland, where Peter Rabbit creator Beatrix Potter visited as a child. Thompson has worked on other projects for young people, including 'Nanny McPhee,' her film...
01:10 PM, Sep 19, 2011
Chennai: The Madras High Court has granted bail to DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, who apprehended arrest in connection with a complaint against him for alleged land grabbing. Granting bail for a three-week period, Justice T Sudanthiram on Thursday directed Anbazhagan, who represents Chepauk assembly segment in the city, to furnish a personal bond and appear before the police if required. The complaint against the legislator was lodged by one Dharmaraj....
10:21 PM, Aug 26, 2011
Chennai: Lottery kingpin Santiago Martin and his brother-in-law Benjamin have been arrested by the Salem city police in Tamil Nadu on charges of land grabbing. The Madras High Court had earlier ordered action against him in the case but the previous DMK government sat on the order. Martin is known to be close to Karunanidhi. The full extent of the land grabbing allegations against Alagiri's family was revealed by CNN-IBN...
01:18 PM, Aug 13, 2011
Chennai: Reiterating that his partymen were being jailed under false land grab cases, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday expressed fears that the issue could be used as a tool against political parties and could prove handy for anti-social elements. "By saying so, one does not mean that complaints regarding land grab should be ignored. Proper scrutiny should be done and a particular political party should not be targeted. The...
06:33 PM, Aug 11, 2011
On Talking Point Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Is Alagiri another blot on UPA?' ...
10:53 PM, Aug 10, 2011
Chennai: Documentary evidence has revealed the full extent of the land grabbing allegations against Union Minister and Karunanidhi's son MK Alagiri's family. CNN-IBN has accessed documents to show how Alagiri's wife bought temple land worth over Rs 20 crore for just Rs 85 lakh from a man facing over 50 criminal cases. Kanthi Alagiri bought land from lottery king Santiago Martin after MK Alagiri became Union Minister. Moreover, the land...
08:59 PM, Aug 10, 2011
Chennai: Coming down heavily on the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu for taking action against DMK workers on the basis of 'false complaints' of land grabbing, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi on Monday said judiciary should take firm action against those who lodged such complaints. Writing in the party organ 'Murasoli', he said when he was the Chief Minister, the then DMK government brought a law to punish those who indulged...
05:44 PM, Aug 08, 2011
Chennai: Already at a cross roads after the electoral rout and the 2G scam taint, the DMK is feeling the heat of the AIADMK Government's crackdown on land grabbing with an increasing number of its functionaries and senior leaders coming under the police net. The Jayalalithaa government's action has raised the hackles of the DMK, provoking it to cry foul and call for a state-wide protest on Monday. Several former...
01:20 PM, Jul 31, 2011
Salem: Former Tamil Nadu Minister and senior DMK leader Veerapandi S Arumugam was on Saturday arrested by the city police in connection with a fresh land grabbing case. Arumugam, granted conditional anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court in two land grabbing cases, was arrested by the City Crime Branch (CCB) police when he appeared before it on Saturday morning as per the bail conditions, police said. A strongman of...
10:18 AM, Jul 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is expected to pronounce its verdict on Sikkim High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran's petition challenging impeachment proceedings against him on Tuesday. The charges against the judge include land grabbing, accumulation of unaccounted assets and passing judicial orders for extraneous considerations. Dinakaran had accused the probing panel of a bias in their investigations and also, of exceeding their jurisdiction. Following this, the apex court had...
07:23 AM, Jul 05, 2011
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
Disclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
Disclaimer: TV18 Broadcast Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
