Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said. ...
11:45 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said. ...
11:30 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting tonnes of water even as Maharashtra reels under its worst drought in over four decades. "Water was not misused as claimed by media, we used very less quantity of water. Media has been misguided by an NGO. Our people have not manhandled media," said Asaram. ...
08:07 PM, Mar 18, 2013
With elections just weeks away, the Italian media has begun playing down the AgustaWestland chopper deal that led to the arrest of Finmeccanica boss Giuseppe Orsi. ...
06:50 PM, Feb 16, 2013
For the fourth consecutive day, no newspapers in Kashmir are being printed as the media gag is in force in the wake of hanging of Azfal Guru. ...
11:46 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Two soldiers were killed in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troopers. The Army confirmed that the body of one of them had been badly mutilated. ...
10:16 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The first look of SRK's 'Chennai Express' has just been released. The film is said to have miffed a lot of southerners and has raised a few hackles in social media already. ...
01:47 PM, Jan 04, 2013
CNN-IBN's Tridip Kanti Mandal has won the Laadli Media Award for second year in a row for bringing forward stories on women's empowerment. ...
08:23 AM, Dec 14, 2012
In this episode of The Last Word, Karan Thapar interviews ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and gets him to speak on the crisis in the Middle East and the need for media regulation. ...
09:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012
In a major development, the Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to respond to a petition challenging the controversial Section 66A in the Information Technology Act. ...
11:46 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju, who has had a few run-ins with the media, said that he was no enemy and only wished well for the Fourth Estate. On National Press Day, Justice Katju said, "I regard the Indian media as Lord Hanuman and my self as Jamwant." ...
04:09 PM, Nov 16, 2012
With changing times, people are getting busier and they hardly have time to meet their friends and relatives. While some feel that social media is a good way to connect with each other, others say there is no replacement to personal meetings. ...
09:53 PM, Nov 11, 2012
Rahul Gandhi plans legal action as Swamy accuses him, Sonia Gandhi of Rs 1600 crore fraud. Arvind Kejriwal takes on Khurshid, asks Farrukhabad to defeat him in 2014 elections. ...
11:55 PM, Nov 01, 2012
A 19-year-old man was sentenced for three months after posting crude jokes on Facebook about a missing five-year-old thought to have been murdered in UK. ...
11:53 PM, Nov 01, 2012
There was high drama at Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he has proof against editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. The Income Tax Department launched a probe into 18 of BJP President Nitin Gadkari's companies. The striking employees of Kingfisher Airlines reached a truce with the management and are set to resume work. ...
11:46 PM, Oct 25, 2012
There was high drama at Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he had proof against the editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. Jindal screened the video of what was shown to be a sting operation his company did on Zee News. It purportedly shows Zee Business Editor Sameer Ahluwalia demanding money from Jindal's company. ...
11:37 PM, Oct 25, 2012
The fourth edition of the FICCI entertainment and Business Conclave kick-started in Chennai and the first day of the conference had in attendance some biggies including the Chairman of the Conclave Kamal Hassan along with noted Hollywood producer-director Barrie Osborne. The evening saw a felicitation of greats of the industry with a special appearance by superstar Rajinikanth. ...
11:51 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Kejriwal ended his four-day-old protest in Delhi against Khurshid on Monday and announced a fresh campaign against him in his UP constituency Farrukhabad from November 1. ...
11:57 PM, Oct 15, 2012
There are rare glimpses of the Gandhi family giving those very rare interviews to the media, the Gandhis almost never speak. ...
11:58 PM, Oct 08, 2012
The government turned to social media on Tuesday as Sam Pitroda fielded questions from journalists on Twitter. ...
11:38 PM, Sep 25, 2012
