Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday was conferred with Chevalier Sivaji Award, constituted after veteran Tamil actor Sivaji Ganeshan, in Chennai at the 7th edition of Vijay awards. Shah Rukh received the award from the hands of Kamal Haasan, Vijay and members from the family of Sivaji Ganeshan. ...
05:45 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is aiming to file its chargesheet in the Railway scam on July 3, sources said on Tuesday. The taped conversations between accused in the scam have been sent for forensic tests and the reports are expected soon, sources said. The CBI sources also said that a questionnaire for ex-Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was being prepared. The sources said that the CBI...
04:53 PM, May 14, 2013
Ace film director Bharatbala's 'Maryan' is a much awaited release. There are huge expectations attached to the film. Recently, the music of the film was launched and has been liked by the audiences. The single track 'Nenje Ezhu' composed and sung by AR Rahman has become a popular chartbuster in the South. Music Director: AR Rahman Singers: AR Rahman, Vijay Prakash, Swetha Menon, Chinmayee, Javed Ali, Haricharan, Shakti Sree Gopalan,...
02:45 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned two railway officials in the case relating to bribery for appointment of a senior railway officer to a lucrative post. "Two officers have been questioned today (Monday). The investigations are on," CBI sources told IANS. Pawan Kumar Bansal was dropped as railway minister after the name of his nephew Vijay Singla surfaced in the case. Singla was allegedly paid...
06:01 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: CBI is likely to register a preliminary inquiry into the appointment of senior officers in the Railway Protection Force as it suspects large scale corruption in these postings. Sources said files related to appointments of senior officers in Railway Protection Force have been sought by CBI in this connection. Under the CBI scanner is the posting of a Director General Of RPF who had reportedly superseded 25 officers...
08:40 PM, May 13, 2013
Chennai: Southern actor R Madhavan looks up to actor filmmaker Kamal Haasan as his deity, and when he met him recently at an award ceremony, he felt like a teenager again. "Had a great time at the Vijay Awards. Met my god Kamal sir again after a while. (I) was a gaping teenager all over again," tweeted Madhavan. Madhavan and Kamal bonded well at the 7th edition of Vijay Awards...
05:52 PM, May 13, 2013
Chennai: Known for playing the most unconventional roles in his career so far, Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi says he chooses roles that he thinks will suit his image and doesn't usually believe in custom-made roles. He played a negative character in one of his earlier films called 'Sundarapandian'. He was also part of National-award winning Tamil drama 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'. While he played a pizza delivery boy in Tamil horror-thriller 'Pizza',...
04:43 PM, May 13, 2013
Chennai: The shooting of the first schedule of Tamil actor Vijay starrer action-drama 'Jilla' started Monday in Madurai. Vijay, though, will join the crew in the first week of June. "Kajal, Mohanlal and a few others will be part of the first schedule of shooting starting today (Monday) in Madurai. Vijay sir will join us later in the first week of June," film's director Nesan told IANS "We plan to...
04:12 PM, May 13, 2013
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh questioned as to based on what law can the Supreme Court supervise a CBI investigation. ...
03:36 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday took a dig at the judiciary for its observations on CBI, triggering immediate reaction from BJP, which advised him to "learn and understand" why there were a "series of scams" in the UPA government instead of "blaming the judiciary". "By calling CBI a parrot in cage, then a Central Administrative Bench in Bangalore calling the IB a chicken... Now I have a...
02:48 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Railways handed over files on transfers within the ministry spanning last four years to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday. The CBI had sought files from the Railways on transfers from tenures of Mamata Banerjee to Pawan Kumar Bansal. CBI had sought the details to understand how the railway transfers and postings system works. The probe agency is also likely to question some officials from the...
12:14 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: After losing his job, it seems that former railway minister Pawan Bansal is not happy with the media's role in the Railways bribery and cash-for-jobs scam. When some reporters asked Bansal about his family and the role played by his relatives in the Railways bribery and cash-for-jobs scam, the former minister was very livid. Bansal claimed that he had no business relations with his nephew Vijay Singla who...
11:40 AM, May 13, 2013
Jaipur: Shane Watson once again stamped his authority with 70 off 34 balls to propel Rajasthan Royals to an impressive five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings that took them to number two in the IPL 6 points table. The victory helped Rajasthan touch the magical figure of 20 points after 14 matches. Chennai's openers - Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay - were subdued in their approach as the pitch was...
11:11 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Actor Dhanush won the Best Actor award at the 7th Annual Vijay Awards in Chennai recently. The glittering star studded event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on May 11, 2013. An elated Dhanush, who won the Best Actor Award for his performance in the film '3' tweeted, "just grabbed my best actor Vijay award I sincerely thank my fans without u guys nothing's...
04:34 PM, May 12, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Suriya starrer action drama 'Singam 2' is expected to release in the second of week of June. "The film ('Singam 2') is currently undergoing post production work. It will have a grand audio launch on June 1 followed by worldwide release in the second week of the same month," said a statement from the production house. 'Singam 2' is a sequel to highly successful 2010 Tamil action-drama...
03:18 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Two days after he was forced to put in his papers, Pawan Kumar Bansal has defended his decision. The MP from Chandigarh whose nephew was caught accepting bribe for facilitating railway jobs, insists that he has done no wrong. Bansal welcomed a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Railways 'cash-for-jobs' scam and said that truth will emerge. Bansal on Sunday said, "I welcome the CBI probe. I...
10:12 AM, May 12, 2013
Chennai: Bollywood baadshah Shahrukh Khan was conferred with Chevalier Sivaji Award, constituted after veteran Tamil actor Sivaji Ganeshan, Saturday here at the 7th edition of Vijay awards. Shahrukh received the award from the hands of Kamal Haasan, Vijay and members from the family of Sivaji Ganeshan. "I have enjoyed working with Kamal Haasan and Ajith Kumar in my career. I may be the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL...
10:01 AM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: CBI has sent intercepted phone conversations to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory to identify the voices of suspects in the Rs 10 crore railway bribery scandal which saw the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal. CBI sources said the agency has sought the opinion of CFSL to identify the persons who are part of conversations intercepted by the agency in its surveillance project spanning over two months in...
07:52 PM, May 11, 2013
