Quota remark part of the manifesto: Beni Prasad

Quota remark part of the manifesto: Beni Prasad New Delhi: In his reply to Election Commission's showcause notice over the minorities' sub-quota remark, Union Steel Minister and Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma on Monday said that the quota remark was part of the party manifesto. Verma also said that he didn't mean to violate the model code of conduct and expressed his regret that such an impression is created. The Congress leader also said that he respects the...
04:46 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Video opened up accidentally: Karnataka ministers

Video opened up accidentally: Karnataka ministers Bangalore: The three tainted MLAs of Karnataka, in their reply to the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Speaker in the obscene video case, on Thursday told Joint House Committee that they had no intention of watching obscene content on their mobile, and it opened up accidentally. Denying any intentional role, one of the three ministers even said he doesn't know how to send SMS and pictures on the mobile. Speaker KG Bopaiah...
09:33 PM, Feb 16, 2012

St Stephen's staff to protest against principal

St Stephen's staff to protest against principal New Delhi: The teachers of Delhi University's St Stephen's College have announced a protest against Principal Valson Thampu on Friday. The teachers demand that the charges and the show cause notice issued to Professor MS Frank be dropped. The announcement comes a day after Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) held a protest against the Vice Chancellor. The staff association of the college passed a resolution on Thursday condemning the "unjust"...
08:12 AM, Jan 13, 2012

Didn't offer to resign: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee

Didn't offer to resign: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee New Delhi: Amid reports that he had offered to quit as they voted in favour of the government's Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Friday said he has not resigned. "I have not resigned. These reports are thoroughly incorrect. Someone is playing with a motive (by giving out such reports)," Banerjee told PTI when asked about the reports. The reports had said that...
05:44 PM, Dec 30, 2011

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee offers to resign

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee offers to resign New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee offered to resign from the party on Friday as reports suggested that party leader Mamata Banerjee was likely to issue showcause notices to the MP. Reports suggested that Banerjee was likely to issue showcause notices to party MPs Sudip Bandopadhyay and Kalyan Banerjee for diverging from the party line and supporting the Lokpal Bill. Mamata seemed furious that the two MPs took...
12:41 PM, Dec 30, 2011

Hasan Ali's wife to be present in SC on Mon

Hasan Ali's wife to be present in SC on Mon Mumbai: Rheema Khan, the wife of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali, would be present in the Supreme Court on Monday when the Enforcement Directorate would submit a status report of the probe into his alleged money-laundering activities. "Hasan Ali's wife would appear before the Supreme Court tomorrow," said Khan's lawyer, advocate IA Bagadia in Mumbai. Bagadia also said she had faxed a letter to ED, saying she would appear...
10:05 AM, Mar 27, 2011

Tax evader Hasan Ali's money trail revealed

Tax evader Hasan Ali's money trail revealed New Delhi: The income tax department has issued a show cause notice to tax defaulter Hasan Ali, on non-payment of Rs 40,000 crore worth of tax dues. He has been given 15 days to reply. He has a bank account with Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) in Zurich which has $8 billion stashed away. Ali has four other accounts in the same bank. Apart from that, he has another bank...
09:07 PM, Mar 04, 2011

I-T tribunal issues showcause to Hasan Ali

I-T tribunal issues showcause to Hasan Ali New Delhi: The Income Tax department issued a showcause notice to India's biggest tax defaulter Hasan Ali for non payment of penalties worth 40,000 crore on Friday - just a day after the Supreme court pulled up the government for inaction. The Income Tax tribunal issued a showcause notice Hasan Ali asking why proceedings should not be initiated against him. He has been asked to reply to the notice within...
11:05 AM, Mar 04, 2011

Govt stops construction work at Lavasa

Govt stops construction work at Lavasa New Delhi: The Environment Ministry on Friday issued a showcause notice to Lavasa Corporation to stop construction in the Lavasa township project for flouting environment norms. The notice asks the Lavasa Corporation to reply to the notice within 15 days and stop all construction until then. Lavasa being built in Maharshtra's Pune district is India's first planned hill city. Lavasa has come under the scanner of the ministry of environment...
01:23 PM, Nov 26, 2010

IPLgate: Lalit Modi seeks more time from BCCI

IPLgate: Lalit Modi seeks more time from BCCI Suspended IPL chief Lalit Modi was expected to respond to BCCI's showcause notice to him on Monday. ...
08:15 AM, May 10, 2010

Wrestler Sushil Kumar in deadlock with federation

Wrestler Sushil Kumar in deadlock with federation The Olympian wrestler refused to travel with the Indian team to America. ...
01:23 PM, Feb 05, 2009

Raj Thackeray may be muzzled for some more time

Raj Thackeray may be muzzled for some more time Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is out to tell the international cricket community that it could provide fool-proof security to any team playing in this country, and as a test case, has made strict security arrangements for the ongoing Faysal Bank T20 tournament. Asked about the unprecedented security arrangements for a domestic game, a PCB official said it was to prove that fool-proof security could be provided to any...
01:35 PM, Mar 04, 2008

EC to hear BJP CD case today

EC to hear BJP CD case today The Election Commissions holds its third hearing in the controversial BJP CD case on Thursday. ...
01:19 PM, Apr 12, 2007

BJP CD controversy gains steam

BJP CD controversy gains steam As campaigning for the second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh draws to an end, the BJP is trying to infuse its Hindutva agenda with a provocative election ad in at least three Hindi dailies. ...
11:57 PM, Apr 11, 2007

BJP workers threaten CD director

BJP workers threaten CD director BJP leaders are allegedly threatening the makers of the controversial CD forcing them to take all the blame. ...
09:32 PM, Apr 07, 2007
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