Canon India appoints Kazutada Kobayashi as new MD

Canon India appoints Kazutada Kobayashi as new MD New Delhi: Digital imaging firm Canon India today announced the appointment of Kazutada Kobayashi as the new President and CEO of the company. "Kobayashi will replace Kensaku Konishi, who now takes on his new role as the CEO of Canon Singapore, post his tenure as President and CEO at Canon India for five years," Canon India said in a statement. "India holds tremendous potential and is one of the fastest...
04:57 PM, Jan 23, 2012

Court to hear Abu Salem's plea on end of trial

Court to hear Abu Salem's plea on end of trial New Delhi: A day after Portugal's Supreme Court rejected India's case for Abu Salem's extradition, it now says that the CBI violated terms of the extradition by allowing the gangster to be tried under charges that can lead to a death penalty. While the CBI is looking at legal options to counter the claims, the TADA court in Mumbai will on Wednesday hear Salem's plea to end the ongoing trial...
09:47 AM, Jan 18, 2012

Watch: Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna in 'Battleship'

Watch: Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna in 'Battleship' New Delhi: Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano and Rihanna, Battleship is expected to hit screens in May 2012. It is a science fiction naval war film, based on a game with the same title. The first trailer of the film is out now. Directed by Peter Berg, the film looks extremely promising. Nearly 250 million US dollars have been spent on the film. Battleship...
07:17 PM, Dec 15, 2011

Court rejects Salem's plea, trial to continue

Court rejects Salem's plea, trial to continue Mumbai: A TADA court has rejected underworld don Abu Salem's application to stop the trial against him in view of the termination of extradition order passed by Portugal's Lisbon High Court in September. While rejecting Salem's application the court said that there was no degree of finality in the termination of extradition order of the Lisbon High Court as the Government of India had challenged that order in the Supreme...
04:24 PM, Nov 08, 2011

SC allows Bhullar to amend his mercy plea

SC allows Bhullar to amend his mercy plea New Delhi: The Supreme Court has allowed Devender Pal Bhullar, who has been given a death sentence, to amend his clemency petition. Bhullar was convicted in a Delhi car bomb blast case and sentenced to death. Bhullar's counsel has been allowed to plead that the death penalty should only be handed out by a constitution bench of the apex court and there should be no death penalty if there is...
12:32 PM, Sep 05, 2011

Bhullar mercy plea: SC issues notice to Centre

Bhullar mercy plea: SC issues notice to Centre New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi government in response to Devender Pal Bhullar's mercy plea, who has been convicted in a Delhi car bomb blast case and sentenced to death. The apex court also clarified that there will be an automatic stay on the execution of the convict as long as the petition is in the Supreme Court. Pleading that a...
10:59 AM, Jul 11, 2011

Non-bailable warrant issued against Sanjay Dutt

Non-bailable warrant issued against Sanjay Dutt New Delhi: A Mau court issued a non-bailable warrant against Sanjay Dutt on Saturday over his allegedly provocative election speech during the 2009 Lok Sabha election campaign. Dutt in his speech had alleged that he was booked under TADA as he was the son of a Muslim mother. An FIR was issued against Dutt after he claimed in an election rally that he was tortured in jail because of the...
04:09 PM, May 28, 2011

No intention to contest polls: Abu Salem

No intention to contest polls: Abu Salem Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh: Jailed underworld don Abu Salem on Monday said that he has no intention of entering politics or contesting elections. "I have no such intention," Salem said when asked about his possibility of making foray into politics. He was brought here on Sunday from Mumbai to enable him attend the last rites of his aunt at his native place Sarameer. During the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, posters...
02:31 PM, Feb 14, 2011

Viagra ingredients found in ayurvedic medicines

Viagra ingredients found in ayurvedic medicines Sildenafil citrate and Tadalafil are the main salts used in drugs to treat erectile dysfunction. ...
06:21 PM, May 07, 2010

Assam top ULFA leaders get bails over TADA

Assam top ULFA leaders get bails over TADA Guwahati: After years in jail, ULFA leaders now are being freed. ULFA leaders Mithinga Daimary, who was arrested in Bhutan in 2003, and Pradip Gogoi, who was arrested in Kolkata in April 1998, have got bail in all the TADA cases against them. "If other leaders are released from jail, only then talks might move," said Central Publicity Secretary of ULFA Mithinga Daimray. The release follows ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's...
08:53 AM, Feb 26, 2010

Govt advised not to challenge Sanjay Dutt's acquittal

Govt advised not to challenge Sanjay Dutt's acquittal The Govt had sought a fresh legal opinion on a plea by the CBI. ...
12:29 AM, Aug 27, 2009

1993 blast convicts to spend 50 years in jail

1993 blast convicts to spend 50 years in jail The convicts will have to spend 50 years in jail or till they turn 65 years of age. ...
04:25 PM, Jul 06, 2009
Sanjay alleges he was tortured in Mumbai blast case

Sanjay alleges he was tortured in Mumbai blast case

Samajwadi Party leader Sanjay Dutt is campaigning in Uttar Pradesh. ...
12:17 AM, Apr 10, 2009

Ex-minister gets life term in 1993 Surat blast case

Ex-minister gets life term in 1993 Surat blast case Former Gujarat minister Mohammed Surti has been convicted in the 1993 Surat bomb blasts case. ...
01:54 PM, Oct 04, 2008

World Wipes: News from across the world

World Wipes: News from across the world Here's what is making news around the world. ...
11:36 PM, May 10, 2008