Kolkata: Under massive pressure over the chit fund scam, West Bengal will on Tuesday enact a new law to deal with companies that take public deposits. But it is based on an old draft that has been withdrawn and its critics say it will do more harm than good. The draft circulated among West Bengal's lawmakers on Saturday shows it to be more or less a copy of an old...
10:20 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Kolkata: Sudipta Sen, Saradha group chairman accused of duping lakhs of investors, has allegedly swindled 2500 of his employees of their provident fund money, according to sources. Sources said that the amount never got deposited in their respective PF accounts. A team of ED officials from Kolkata have started looking at the financial trail and the use of money. ED officials are also looking into Sudipta Sen's bank accounts, sources...
05:46 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Kolkata: Congress workers on Monday went on a rampage over the West Bengal chit fund scam in Kolkata. They took to the streets in Kolkata demanding a CBI probe and the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh. The protesters burned effigies, broke barricades and also clashed with the police. Some of the protesters were taken into custody by the police. Meanwhile, day one of the special Assembly session was...
03:48 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming on Sunday praised his senior batsman Michael Hussey for his contribution to the team, describing the Australian as the pivot of CSK's batting in the IPL. "It was great innings, isn't it? He has been consistent though there was some criticism in the manner in which he scored runs. The way he has played against different teams has been quite dynamic. I cannot...
09:48 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Midway into the tournament, an assessment of how the nine franchises have done in season six of the IPL. CHENNAI SUPER KINGS The two-time IPL winners are currently top of the table with seven wins (the most for the season) from nine matches and look good for the play-offs. They lost their first match to Mumbai Indians narrowly and then ended up on the wrong side of an upset against...
08:17 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Patna: Bihar police on Sunday raided offices of over a dozen chitfund companies on the outskirts of state capital and arrested 11 persons from whom Rs 8 lakh was seized. On a tip off about activities of chitfund companies in Bakhtiyarpur, Barh and Mokama areas of rural Patna, a special team was formed which conducted raids in their offices, a release from the office of Senior Superintendent of Police said....
12:57 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: They may not have won the match on Sunday but the way they fought and pushed Chennai Super Kings to the limit, Kolkata Knight Riders have every reason to feel proud of their performance, coach Trevor Bayliss said. Chasing 201 to win, Kolkata managed 186 for 4 as Manvinder Bisla batted superbly, scoring 92 runs. "I must say that we were fantastic in the run chase. Sometimes it happens...
12:17 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: The last time Kolkata Knight Riders travelled to Chennai they took home the IPL trophy with a thrilling last-over win over the home team. On Sunday, however, the home team ended up on top after Michael Hussey led the charge to 200 and the bowlers defied another fearless innings from the hero of the 2012 final, Manvinder Bisla. Like last time, Bisla compiled a superb half-century but unlike last...
07:46 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Live updates from Game 38 of IPL 6 between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Both the teams are coming into today's contest after winning their previous matches. While Chennai won against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata beat Kings XI Punjab at home. CSK are at No. 2 in the points table, while KKR are third from bottom. ...
03:15 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Kolkata: With the Mamata Banerjee regime readying to crack the whip on the chit funds by bringing a new Bill, a debate has begun whether it will stand up to judicial scrutiny as the government has apparently decided to implement the law with retrospective effect. The West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Bill, 2013 will have retrospective effect, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said. It will...
10:44 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Kolkata: In the wake of the collapse of the Saradha Group, an under pressure Mamata Banerjee is all set to bring a new law that allows takeover of chit fund companies and confiscation of properties. The opposition though has slammed the move saying the Bill has nothing new. This comes even as another investor committed suicide in Purulia. The draft of the new Bill that was circulated among West Bengal's...
07:53 AM, Apr 28, 2013
What should Kolkata Knight Riders do to stop Chennai Super Kings' juggernaut when the two teams meet at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday? Unlike Kolkata, CSK are playing some excellent cricket and therefore sitting pretty at No.2 in the points table. Their batsmen are scoring runs, while bowlers are taking wickets with ease. It will require a monumental effort from Kolkata to eke out a win against CSK. Mike...
08:06 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Transport minister and senior TMC leader Madan Mitra said that he was never the president of any employees association of the Saradha Group. ...
06:58 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Manvinder Bisla has urged his team's misfiring batsmen to get their act together and take some pressure off skipper Gautam Gambhir as the side gears up for a couple of back-to-back away ties. "As a batting unit, I think we have created a bit of pressure for Gambhir who has been consistent through out. We have not been able to bat well this tournament "Bisla...
02:16 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders might have ended their losing streak, but their injury woes have become worse with Laxmi Shukla ruled out for the season, while Manoj Tiwary laid low for at least a week. The team management on Friday confirmed that Tiwary would not be travelling with their side for their back-to-back away matches in Chennai on Sunday and Raipur (vs Delhi Daredevils) on May 1. "Tiwary has about...
02:06 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper, Gautam Gambhir, praised Manvinder Bisla, Jacues Kallis and Eoin Morgan for their efforts in the team's six wickets victory over Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens on Friday. "I think it was a fantastic effort from our bowlers to restrict them to 149. A lot of credit needs to go to Kallis, Bisla and Morgan. The way they played was just amazing. I have...
01:17 PM, Apr 27, 2013
They have finally snapped the three-match losing streak and although they still have to travel a long and arduous path, Kolkata Knight Riders believe that they can turn the tide. The six-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab on Friday gave them that confidence that all is not lost. When the team lost the wicket of in-form captain Gautam Gambhir and woefully out-of-form Yusuf Pathan in the second over of their...
09:17 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Observing that 150 was a decent target to set, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist on Friday singled out Kolkata Knight Riders' batsman Eoin Morgan's blistering 26 ball 42 for taking away the game from the visitors. "Morgan was the difference. He took the game away from us. I think 150 was a decent total. But even if we had posted 10 runs more it wouldn't have mattered because...
08:27 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Manvinder Bisla struck a magnificent 51 not out off 44 balls to keep Kolkata Knight Riders in contention for the play-offs as they beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets here at the Eden Gardens on Friday. This was Kolkata's third win in eight matches, while Punjab suffered their fourth loss in eight matches. In pursuit of 150, Kolkata got their chase off on the wrong foot with former...
11:19 PM, Apr 26, 2013
