Paris: Rafael Nadal won yet another match at the French Open, improving his record at the clay-court tournament to 48-1. The second-seeded Spaniard beat Eduardo Schwank of Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday in the third round. Nadal has lost only 17 games in nine sets at this year's tournament. Nadal has won the French Open title six times, and one more will break the record he shares with Bjorn...
12:00 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said all those making such baseless charges should apologise or face criminal and civil suits from him. "Honesty is my only capital. UPA leaders are levelling false charges against me. I have already discussed this particular issue with two of my advocates...
11:29 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Starting the probe into alleged irregularities in coal block utilisation, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) officials are likely to visit Coal Ministry next week seeking clairification on some points. The officials are likely to visit the offices of Coal Ministry on Monday and might collect some documents related to allocation and reports of utilisation of the coal blocks by private allottee companies, CBI sources said. The agency...
07:42 PM, Jun 02, 2012
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted raids in three places in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the NRHM scam. The raids were conducted at the residential premises of former UP health minister Anant Mishra in Lucknow and Kanpur. ...
06:30 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Paris: Unseeded Varvara Lepchenko of the United States beat 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 in the third round at Roland Garros on Saturday. The 63rd-ranked Lepchenko never had made it beyond the second round at any Grand Slam tournament. But she came back to eliminate Schiavone, who was the runner-up at last year's French Open. Lepchenko joins Sloane Stephens, who won Friday, to give...
06:30 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Kolkata: Expressing concern over growing intolerance among people of dissent, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured a rational discourse because narrow mindedness might affect creative instincts. The Prime Minister noted that people are losing the ability to engage in rational discourse where different points of views are expressed. "Public debate was often hostage to sensationalism. I sometimes fear that a growing culture of narrow mindedness may affect the creative,...
02:54 PM, Jun 02, 2012
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
Hyderabad: A CBI team led by joint director VV Lakshminarayana knocked on the door of first additional CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao's Banjara Hills residence last month, and asked for the keys to his bank lockers. Taken aback, the judge allegedly sputtered, "Keys? What keys? What are you talking about?" The judge has been accused of accepting Rs 2 crore from aides of Gali Janardhan Reddy for giving bail to...
12:55 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Director Ridley Scott talks about his next science fiction film 'Prometheus' and the challenges he faced while filming. ...
12:16 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted raids in three places in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the NRHM scam. The raids were conducted at the residential premises of former UP health minister Anant Mishra in Lucknow and Kanpur. The action came after an FIR was filed by the CBI nearly two days ago in connection with the appointment of nearly 100 Chief Medical Officers (CMOs)....
08:48 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: The Prime Minister's Chief Economic Advisor Dr C Rangarajan has admitted that a hike in diesel and LPG prices is imminent despite a steep hike in petrol prices last week. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Dr Rangarajan said the government can soften the blow but fuel price hike is the need of the hour to contain the fiscal deficit. Here's an excerpt of the interview:...
07:17 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
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute First Additional Special Judge for CBI cases T Pattabhirama Rao. He was suspended on Thursday by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice for alleged irregularities. The CBI is expected to register a case soon. The CBI has claimed that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between former Karnataka minister Gali...
08:41 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday made light of the proposed fast by Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare on Sunday and accused them of "vitiating" the atmosphere by putting out "half baked, out of reference stories". "Fasting is good for health in summers. You should eat less and drink more water in the hot months," Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury said on the proposed fast by the activists on the issue...
08:20 PM, Jun 01, 2012
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