Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested the CMD of Seashore Group, Prasant Das from Mumbai on charge of duping small investors of crores of rupees, a senior police officer said.
Das, who was on the run after several cases were made against him and his company, had come to meet someone at the Fort area in Mumbai when the special team of the Crime Branch nabbed him.
"Das, for some time was staying at Silvassa, the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli," the officer said adding that the Crime Branch arrested him in connection with a cheating case made at Semiliguda Police Station in Koraput district.
While informing media about the most wanted ponzi company CMD, Crime Branch ADG BK Sharma said Das would be produced in a local court of Mumbai tomorrow. The CB sleuths had been camping in Mumbai for the past seven days to nab Das, who had been absconding....
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11:31 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Brazil: Police are clashing with protesters trying to get near the stadium where Brazil will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday and at least four police officers and a demonstrator have been injured. Riot police used gas bombs and pepper spray to keep protesters from advancing past a barrier some 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) away from the Arena Castelao in the northeastern city of Fortaleza. A police car...
11:08 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Recife: Brazil will benefit with more than just new soccer stadiums from hosting the 2014 World Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said as unrest in the country continued to overshadow the Confederations Cup. "In football, the whole country gets the legacy," Blatter said in an interview with Rio's O Globo newspaper. "Football involves the whole country. The country improves airports, hotels, highways, telecommunications, sustainability programs." The eight-team Confederations Cup, the...
10:34 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Los Angeles: 'Hangover' star Bradley Cooper has been voted 'the man with the sexiest hair' in a survey carried out by hair brand Fudge. He has beaten Canadian actor Ryan Gosling and footballer David Beckham to secure the top position, reports contactmusic.com. The 38-year-old star was previously named the world's Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine editors. Prince Harry and One Direction's Harry Styles round up the top five list....
06:26 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Mercedes principal Ross Brawn, a past master at finding Formula One loopholes, may need to pull another rabbit from his magician's hat on Thursday if his team are to escape potentially heavy sanctions. The burly Englishman will explain to an International Tribunal hearing in Paris why the team of 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton and Germany's Nico Rosberg should escape punishment for apparently breaking strict rules on testing. The...
04:19 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Fortaleza, Brazil: Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup. The Zenit St Petersburg star was booed during Brazil's friendlies against England and France earlier this month as fans called for him to be replaced by Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura, reports Xinhua. But the 26-year-old saw a shift...
12:21 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: A government panel on Tuesday proposed raising foreign investment limits in sectors like defence, multi-brand retail and telecommunications, to spur investment in the country and tide over the Current Account Deficit woes. "We have submitted the report to the Finance Minister. Action will be taken on it as and when the government decides. Policy is with DIPP so finally they will take a call. This is just our...
12:08 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) fined ICICI, HDFC and Axis banks for flouting customer norms, highlighted by a Cobrapost expose, the latest sting operation by the online magazine exposes how some employees in two foreign banks in India have also been involved in accepting black money and agreeing to launder it. HSBC and Standard Chartered officers have been caught in a Cobrapost sting operation, offering to...
10:00 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: With three consecutive centuries in international cricket, India's newest batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan's brand value is on the upswing as some of the major corporate houses are showing a lot of interest in the 27-year-old opener after his on-field exploits. For the company that manages the enormously talented left-hander, Dhawan is certainly a "brand in the making". "Shikhar has grabbed whatever opportunities he has got with splendid performances....
05:31 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo gave Brazilian fans a taste of what they were missing as he marked his 100th international appearance by orchestrating his side's 2-1 win against Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Sunday. The notoriously difficult to please Maracana crowd was united in its adulation of the 34-year-old, appreciating the sort of player their own country has struggled to produce and even shunned. Pirlo's role as a deep-lying...
04:33 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Recife, Brazil: The scoreline may suggest otherwise, but Spain cruised to an easy 2-1 victory over Uruguay in their Confederations Cup opener on Sunday, winning with first-half goals by Pedro and Roberto Soldado. Spain had a little luck with the first goal, which may have been heading wide when it took a huge deflection off Uruguay defender Diego Lugano to beat goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. The second was perfect finishing by...
06:08 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Rio de Janeiro: Mario Balotelli scored the winner in Italy's 2-1 victory over Mexico on Sunday at the Confederations Cup. In the 78th minute, Balotelli collected a perfectly placed acrobatic pass from Emanuele Giaccherini and muscled in between two defenders to break the deadlock in the first official match at the renovated Maracana Stadium. Celebrating his 100th appearance with the national team, Andrea Pirlo had given Italy the lead with...
02:36 AM, Jun 17, 2013
London: Jose Mourinho has rejected the notion Roman Abramovich interfered in team affairs in his first spell as Chelsea manager and also denied the Russian owner went over his head to land big-money buy Andriy Shevchenko in 2006. Mourinho said he was in complete control of all playing matters between 2004-07 and also gave an insight into the behind-the-scenes activity that led to the signing of AC Milan striker Shevchenko...
09:45 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Brasilia: Neymar started to live up to the huge expectations of a demanding public only three minutes into the Confederations Cup on Saturday, scoring an early goal to help Brazil beat Japan 3-0 in the opening match of the tournament. The Brazil striker scored with a firm shot from outside the penalty area, connecting with the ball after Fred controlled a long cross from Marcelo with his chest. The ball...
02:49 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Brasilia: Losing the first match of a tournament is terrible, said Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari on the eve of the Confederations Cup opener against Japan. Scolari was in charge of hosts Portugal when they lost the opening game of Euro 2004 to Greece and his side went on to lose again to the same opponents in the final three weeks later. "It is absolutely terrible to play the first...
09:00 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Cardiff: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo regretted the fact his side were denied one more ball to win the match after they bowed out of the Champions Trophy following a tie with South Africa. After rain reduced Friday's fixture in Cardiff to 31 overs per side, South Africa, sent into bat by Bravo, made 230 for six on the back of man-of-the-match Colin Ingram's 73, as well as handy contributions...
08:24 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Rio de Janeiro: FIFA has "full confidence" Brazilian police can cope with the violent protests and disorder in the streets leading to the country's warmup event for the 2014 World Cup. There were clashes with police on Thursday in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro after thousands protested rising bus and subway fares. Police said 40 people were detained in Sao Paulo, some with knives and gasoline bombs. Authorities are...
12:30 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Hotelier Vikram Aggarwal, arrested for his alleged role in the IPL betting scandal, was granted bail on Friday. He was arrested by the Crime Branch CID and was under the scanner for his links to Gurunath Meiyappan and allegedly allowing his hotel to be used for betting. Chennai-based hotelier was arrested on June 10 by the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID for his role in the IPL betting scandal....
04:25 PM, Jun 14, 2013
