Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on refused to grant the prayer for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam at the present stage. A division bench comprising Justice AK Banerjee and Justice MK Chaudhuri, passing its order on PILs seeking CBI probe into the scam, refused the prayer at this stage.
The bench, however, kept the matter pending before it, while passing some directions to the state on the modus operandi of investigation, which is at present being done by the West Bengal police.
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04:45 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: The internal strife in the BJP is like a "civil war playing out on reality television", Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said on Tuesday, in a dig at the national opposition party. "What is happening in the BJP is their internal matter. It is a civil war situation playing out like reality television," said the minister when asked to comment on Bharatiya Janata Party strongman and Gujarat...
06:14 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: North India is bracing for yet another major power crisis following the sudden heavy onset of monsoon. The country's biggest hydropower plant, the Nathpa Jhakri power project, in Himachal Pradesh was forced to shut down following torrential rains and heavy silting in the Sutlej river. The power plant generated the highest amount of electricity this season and supplies electricity to most of North India, including Delhi, Punjab and...
08:20 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday announced that the state government would soon approach the Supreme Court with a contempt of court petition against Karnataka and another petition to direct the central government to set up Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC). Jayalalithaa also announced sops for the state's farmers like fertilisers, pesticides and pipes free of cost involving an outlay of...
04:39 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Jammu: With the chorus against inadequate water supply and power outage in the city growing louder by the day, Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Planning and Development Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Friday asked the engineers to ensure "best possible service" to the people. "Ensure best possible service within given resources keeping in view the unprecedented climatic conditions," Sadhotra asked the officials during a high level meeting held in Jammu. The...
01:23 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United has tried to downplay the rumours of its impending split with the Bharatiya Janata Party. JD(U) President Sharad Yadav has rubbished reports of the party giving an ultimatum to the BJP and maintains that discussions are still on to salvage the alliance. However, reports say the crucial decision on the BJP-JD(U) alliance is likely to be taken in the next 24 hours. The BJP...
11:44 AM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: In the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections IBN7's campaign 'New Delhi Banao' continues to raise awareness among the people about the state of affairs in their city. IBN7 went to Ambedkar Nagar which is one of the colonies of Delhi where there is a severe water crisis. Tube wells is the area have gone dry and Jal Board pipelines are failed to fulfill the requirement of the...
03:51 PM, Jun 13, 2013
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is keeping the guessing game going with sources claiming he has told the BJP that Narendra Modi's elevation has made their alliance untenable. Keen to defuse the crisis, the BJP on Thursday rushed Nitin Gadkari to JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav for discussions. After meeting Gadkari, Sharad Yadav said that he is trying to mend ties with the BJP....
01:22 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday kept up the pressure on the NDA and said that he can't rule out the possibility of a Third Front. Hinting that the JD(U) could be open to supporting the Congress in future if the demand for Bihar's special status was met, Nitish said, "I can't say that it has taken a solid form yet but can't rule out the possibility in...
10:59 AM, Jun 13, 2013
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a meeting of all Janata Dal (United) MLAs and MPs on June 15-16 to discuss the current crisis within the National Democratic Alliance, of which it is second-largest constituent. The NDA is on the verge of a break-up ever since Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elevated to the post of the chairman of its 2014 election management committee. The JD(U)'s...
08:58 PM, Jun 12, 2013
The calls for a third front have grown louder ever since reports of a likely split between the BJP and the JD(U). ...
07:07 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Amidst reports of a widening rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United), LK Advani on Wednesday spoke to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav. The simmering rift between the two parties aggravated after the Goa conclave where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elevated as the 2014 campaign committee chief. Nitish Kumar has been a bitter critic of Modi, whose elevation...
06:06 PM, Jun 12, 2013
LK Advani's resignation from all party posts and the withdrawal of the same a day later have been variously interpreted in political circles. Some have called it an abject surrender to Modi and the RSS. Is there more to read between the lines? CNN-IBN's deputy editor Sagarika Ghose joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Dear Sagarika, do you think that Mr Advani has withdrawn his resignation...
06:02 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: At a time, the Janata Dal United is exploring other options in Bihar away from the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress seems to be hinting that it is willing to welcome Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for an alliance. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said, "All secular parties are welcome within the UPA." He also said that there will be no early elections. Congress leader Rajiv...
03:22 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's elevation as the Bharatiya Janata Party's election campaign chief is set to take a toll on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is laying the groundwork for a split with the BJP. Top JD(U) sources have told CNN-IBN that Nitish has called all party leaders involved in decision making to Patna. Sources say the JD(U) is convinced that Modi...
01:22 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Even after reports of JD(U) planning to pull out from NDA alliance, the Bhartiya Janata Party and its allies are confident of fighting elections as one unit. BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said that BJP will not break ties with Janata Dal United. "In a democracy one has to obey people's wishes. And the people of Bihar have voted for the BJP-JD(U) alliance. So we will continue to run...
12:47 PM, Jun 12, 2013
The BJP is downplaying any differences with the JD(U). BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "We will fight the elections with the NDA. Parties are all independent and we have our own say but the NDA is still united. The coalition remains strong." ...
10:40 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Patna: While the Bharatiya Janata Party may have averted its internal crisis, sources have told CNN-IBN that the Janata Dal United-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance is likely to end soon. This after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar convened a meeting with senior JD(U) leaders in Patna on Tuesday evening. JD(U) leaders have reportedly been asked to contact independent MLAs and garner their support in JD(U)'s favour. Three MLAs have already vouched...
08:41 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat played peacemaker on Tuesday and averted the Bharatiya Janata Part's crisis by convincing LK Advani to come back into the party fold. Advani withdrew his resignation and has now returned to all party posts. The announcement was made by BJP President Rajnath Singh at a press meet on Tuesday evening. Flanked by several senior leaders including Uma Bharti and Sushma Swaraj,...
07:47 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Vatican City: Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" and a "stream of corruption" in the Vatican, according to reports in Catholic media not denied by the Vatican. The pope made the remarks last week in Spanish during a private meeting with representatives of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious (CLAR), according to the Chilean Catholic website "Reflection and Liberation". On Tuesday it published what...
07:28 AM, Jun 12, 2013
