New Delhi: Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, is likely to appear before a Delhi court on May 28 to depose in the case. The CBI on Thursday submitted before Special CBI Judge OP Saini its list of prosecution witnesses to be called for recording of their statements before the court and Radia's evidence is slated for May 28.
Radia, who was scheduled to appear in court on December 5,2012 to testify as a CBI witness, had earlier sought three months time on the ground that she had reportedly undergone a surgery for a neurological ailment.
The CBI, in its charge sheet filed on April 2, 2011 against former Telecom Minister A Raja and others, had named Radia as a prosecution witness in the case.
Radia's statement assumes significance as she, in her statement recorded during the probe under section 161 of the CrPC (dealing with examination of witnesses) before CBI, had said that Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd, facing trial in the 2G case, was not "eligible" to get the Unified Access Service (UAS) Licences....
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05:25 PM, May 09, 2013
The Tamil romantic thriller that has been released in 15 screens all over USA has been able to draw a good number of audience to the theatre in its first few days and has collected Rs 7.14 lacs, according to film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Directed by debutant Manimaran,'Udhayam NH4' mostly revolves around a cliche run and the chase love story between two lovers and a cop. And with an...
11:38 PM, Apr 22, 2013
A Delhi court on Wednesday said it has no jurisdiction to order an FIR against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran related to alleged irregularities in the 2G spectrum scam. ...
12:26 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the CBI and BSNL on a PIL alleging misuse of public office by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran. The petition alleges that Maran had set up a BSNL exchange in Chennai and routed the lines to Sun TV offices. ...
11:49 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi was grilled by police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in connection with illegal mining of granite by a company in which he was a director. ...
12:58 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Madurai police on Wednesday issued summons to Union Steel Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi once again in connection with the multi-crore granite mining scam. ...
01:43 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Union Steel Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi on Friday surrendered at a Madurai court three days after being granted anticipatory bail in the granite scam case by the Madras High Court. ...
11:05 AM, Dec 14, 2012
A Madurai court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to the son of DMK MP Alagiri, Durai Dayanidhi, who is wanted in 30,000 crore illegal granite mining scam. ...
11:22 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Kottayam (Kerala): A 60-year-old man attacked and seriously wounded his estranged wife of Sri Lankan origin at a court premises here, police said on Thursday. The man, identified as Kuriakose, attacked Dayanidhi on Wednesday at the veranda of the first class magistrate court, police said. Kuriakose has been arrested. The 45-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who has taken Indian citizenship, met Kuriakose in Mumbai and entered wedlock some years back. However,...
01:28 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation submitted its status report in the Aircel-Maxis deal in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The deal involves former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and a Malaysian business tycoon. The CBI also told the court that its domestic investigation into the deal is complete but the overseas probe was being delayed due to the influence of the firm's owner in Malaysia who is "powerful politically"....
04:38 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi could finalise the changes in the Union Council of Ministers in a meeting on Friday. The two leaders are meeting for the Congress Core Group deliberations and could utilise the occasion for separate talks on the much-talked about reshuffle. A substantive reshuffle of the Union Cabinet is likely in next few days which could see the induction of some...
09:53 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Monday favoured absconding grandson of DMK chief M Karunanidhi surrendering before the authorities in the wake of a non-bailable warrant against him in a case relating to illegal granite quarrying. "There are no two opinions. It is a very clear position of our party. Our line is the line of the law. Follow the law is the line of the party. If somebody is evading bail,...
02:17 AM, Oct 23, 2012
Madurai: Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday kept in abeyance till November 2 a non-bailable warrant issued against Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi in an illegal granite quarrying case. Passing the order on a petition by Dayanidhi seeking quashing of the NBW issued by the Magistrate Court in Melur in the district, Justice T Mathivanan also directed state Advocate General Navaneetha Krishnan to file the...
08:40 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi on Monday said he had no idea why his grandson, Durai Dayanidhi, was hiding, adding that the government and the judiciary could proceed legally. Durai, the son of Karunanidhi's son and DMK MP Alagiri, is wanted in an illegal granite mining case. "I don't know why Durai is hiding. The government and the judiciary could proceed legallyI am not...
08:19 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Chennai: The Rs 16,000 crore granite mining scam in Tamil Nadu is creating ripples among the high profile. Union Minister Alagiri's daughter-in-law Anusha appeared before the Madurai Police on Sunday. This comes days after the Madras High Court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Anusha's husband Durai Dayanidhi in connection with the illegal granite quarrying case. Durai Dayanidhi is among the 60 people named in the FIR related to the...
01:07 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: The DMK executive is scheduled to hold an emergency meet in Chennai on Monday to discuss the arrest of some of its leaders and other alliance issues. The meet takes place against the backdrop of the lookout notice against Karunanidhi's grandson DMK leader and union Minister Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi in an illegal granite mining case. The meeting is to counter what it calls the AIADMK's political vendetta...
07:13 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Chennai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court bench dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi on Tuesday in connection with the illegal granite quarrying case. Durai Dayanidhi is among the 60 people named in the FIR related to the illegal granite mining case. Durai was the director of one the eight mining companies implicated in the case. The police had issued a...
11:02 AM, Sep 25, 2012
Madurai: The Rs 16,000 crore granite mining scam in Tamil Nadu is creating ripples among the high profile. Over 50 people have been arrested and the search is on for union minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi. Durai Dayanidhi is on the wanted list of the Tamil Nadu police for his alleged role in the illegal granite mining scam. A leaked report by the former Madurai collector blew the lid...
07:56 AM, Sep 17, 2012
Madurai: Vigilance authorities raided 34 places in Madurai in connection with the granite mining scam on Saturday. Cases against two IAS officers who served as Madurai Collectors have been filed. The IAS officers allegedly falsified records and covered up illegal quarrying by PRP exports. Cases against five other officers have also been filed. The police has been cracking down on illegal mining of granite in the Madurai district over the...
09:28 AM, Sep 15, 2012
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court adjourned the anticipatory bail plea hearing of Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi till September 21. The Tamil Nadu Police had issued a look out notice against him for his alleged roles in the granite mining scam. The police has been cracking down on illegal mining of granite in the Madurai district over the past few weeks. Over 17 FIRs...
02:00 PM, Sep 11, 2012
