Indore: Indore witnessed a sharp rise in the number of crorepatis (those with annual income of Rs 1 crore or more) in the just concluded fiscal -- from 260 to 423, amounting to a 63 per cent growth. These millionaires were not from the political class, because most ministers file returns in the state capital Bhopal, said Chief Income Tax Commissioner, Indore Division, Surendra Mishra. Many of these persons were...
10:25 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Bhopal: Suresh Nandmehar is a cobbler by profession and a journalist by passion. The class 10 dropout from Bhopal is the writer, printer and publisher of the magazine 'Baal Ki Khaall'. The idea came to him in 1999 when he and fellow cobblers were evicted from lane next to Bhopal Municipal Corporation. They all sat on a dharna for 27 days, but nothing happened. Suresh Nandmehar says, "When no one...
10:30 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Bhopal: In a more embarrassment for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, a report has exposed how a key minister in the Shivraj Singh Chauhan government is involved in a 15 crore benami land deal in Bhopal. CNN-IBN has accessed a confidential Income Tax report which says that there is evidence that MP Health Minister Narottam Mishra took bribe for awarding contracts in 2008. Income tax probed contracts given to Nagarjuna...
06:24 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Sunday said that the weapon used in the murder of RTI Activist Shehla Masood has been recovered at the instance of Saqib Ali who is accused of hiring contract killers to murder her. A CBI spokesperson said in New Delhi that the weapon, a country-made bullet, was recovered at the instance of Ali alias 'danger' and has been since sent for forensic examination. Ali -...
02:31 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: The third accused in the Shehla Masood murder case Tabish has been remanded to CBI custody till the March 26. The Uttar Pradesh STF picked up Tabish, who is also a close aide of alleged contract killer Irfan, on Monday. Tabish, who is supposed to be a crucial link in the case, was arrested from his Bekanganj residence based on the inputs given by Irfan during questioning, STF...
03:32 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh STF on Monday picked up a close aide of alleged contract killer Irfan, who was arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Bhopal-based RTI activist Shehla Masood. Tabish, who is supposed to be a crucial link in the case, was arrested from his Bekanganj residence based on the inputs given by Irfan during questioning, STF circle officer Triveni Singh said, adding that he...
03:57 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Indore: Supporters of social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday held a sit-in outside the residence of Congress MP Sajjan Singh Verma, who had served a privilege notice against key Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal. The agitators led by the core committee member Mayank Gandhi raised slogans against Verma while justifying Kejriwal's utterances. Verma has sent the notice to Kejriwal for his alleged controversial statement against MPs during a rally in...
08:10 PM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: A Mumbai-based marketing company has bought a bungalow that belonged to notorious drug lord Iqbal Mirchi in Bhopal. The 8000-square foot bungalow cost Rs 7.5 crore. In an earlier auction nobody bought the prime property but now it has gone to Surewin marketing company. ...
07:41 PM, Mar 17, 2012
New Delhi: BJP MLA from Bhopal Dhruv Narayan Singh on Wednesday appeared before the CBI for the lie-detection test in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, even as the two prime accused architect Zahida Parvez and her friend Saba Farooqui refused to give their consent for it. Singh arrived at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory with the CBI for his polygraph test at around 11 AM, agency...
01:47 PM, Mar 14, 2012
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be "very sad" if India boycotted the London Olympics following the row over sponsorship of the event by Dow Chemicals, linked to the Bhopal Gas tragedy of 1984. "It would be a very sad day," he told Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate programme on CNN-IBN when asked about a possible boycott by India of the London Olympics. Here is the full...
06:06 PM, Mar 11, 2012
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out taking India's side in its quest to have Dow Chemicals dropped as the sponsor of the London Olympics. Cameron was speaking to Karan Thapar on this week's Devil's Advocate special from London. Cameron said he did not see any problem with Dow's association with the 2012 games and that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was completely within its right to decide...
08:26 AM, Mar 11, 2012
Bhopal: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was shown black flags here by locals, protesting the decision to appoint a Saudi national as the caretaker of the guest houses built by the erstwhile Nawabs of Bhopal for Haj pilgrims to Mecca. Saif, the titular Nawab of Bhopal, was in the city Friday night to see the World Series Hockey game between Bhopal Badshahs and Delhi Wizards and to promote his forthcoming...
06:07 PM, Mar 10, 2012
Bhopal: The IPS officer, who was brutally killed as he took on the mining mafia in Morena, Madhya Pradesh was cremated on Friday afternoon. Narendra Kumar, a 30-year-old IPS officer, was mowed down by a tractor-trolley on Thursday, when he tried to stop the vehicle carrying illegally mined stones. The state's top police officer has denied the involvement of the stone mafia even though the officer's family claims that Narendra...
12:59 PM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: International Olympic Committee has written to the Sports Ministry saying it cannot drop Dow Chemicals as a sponsor of the London Olympics 2012. In its letter accessed by CNN-IBN, IOC said, "Dow had nothing to do with Union Carbide when the Bhopal gas leak happened." "Indian Supreme Court itself has reviewed the case involving Dow several times," it added. The Sports Ministry had written to the IOC last...
08:55 PM, Mar 07, 2012
Bhopal: The murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood appears to be a "crime of passion" and whether it was part of any larger conspiracy is still a matter of investigation, CBI officials said on Tuesday. "Investigations so far indicate the RTI activist's murder appears to be a crime of passion. Whether or not the murder was part of a larger conspiracy is a matter of further probe," the officials said...
11:59 AM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that Dow Chemicals must not be allowed to sponsor London 2012 Olympics as it is a successor company of Union Carbide, which was responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy. Speaking exclusively to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken pointed that the Olympic's Council charter called for universal fundamental ethical principles. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello...
07:00 PM, Mar 04, 2012
Bhopal: BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has defended party MLA in Madhya Pradesh Dhruv Narayan Singh, who has been questioned by CBI in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha maintained that so far court has not pronounced him guilty in the case. "Till court pronounces a person guilty in a case, the BJP will not form any opinion about...
02:01 PM, Mar 04, 2012
Bhopal: An 11-year-old boy in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district committed suicide when his parents refused to buy him a touch-screen mobile, police said on Saturday. Sujal Mehar, son of police officer Biharilal Mehar, was a class seven student of Vivekanand English School in Garoth area of Mandsaur. "Yesterday (Friday), he had gone to school and found that his friend had a touch-screen mobile. After returning, he asked his parents for...
07:16 AM, Mar 04, 2012
Bhopal: The police have recovered a black Indica used by the main alleged conspirator Zahida Parvez on the day of RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder. Zahida Parvez allegedly used the car on the day of the murder to give money to the killers. Meanwhile, Zahida Pervez's friend Saba Farooqi has been sent to police custody till the March 6. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had asked for her remand...
03:03 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seems to be digging deeper into the conspiracy behind the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. CBI has now summoned BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh's close aide Sanjay Gupta over his alleged complicity in the murder of the RTI activist. CBI is also on the lookout for two men who allegedly murdered the man who shot her down Shanu Olanga. Shanu Olanga, who...
12:40 PM, Mar 03, 2012
