Moscow: Spartak Moscow won its first Champions League match this season on Tuesday by beating Benfica 2-1 from a first-half own goal by Jardel. Rafael Carioca gave Spartak a 1-0 lead in the third minute after overlapping down the left and receiving a clever pass from Jurado before poking the ball into the net. Benfica equalized in the 33rd minute through an unmarked header from Lima at the near post...
11:40 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) will decide the fate of 13 coal mines allocated to public sector firms on the first day of the two-day meeting likely to be held next week. This could include firms like Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp and Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp. "The IMG will make recommendations with regard to 13 coal mines alloted to public sector firms on October 30. On October 31...
06:17 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) probing the 2006 suburban train blasts, filed an affidavit in the Bombay High Court on Monday saying that it had destroyed call data records (CDRs) of all the 13 accused. The affidavit, filed by Sunil Wadke, who was then a police inspector attached to the technical unit cell of ATS, said that a year after obtaining the information in the form of soft copies, it...
09:39 PM, Oct 22, 2012
The Congress, after being cornered over party president Sonia Gandhi's son-in law Robert Vadra's land deals, has now said that it has enough evidence of corruption against families of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and senior BJP leader LK Advani. However, General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said his party will never disclose the details. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Digvijaya further defended Robert Vadra, saying the allegations made...
09:20 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: BJP on Friday sought to resurrect the coal allocation issue, alleging there is a "huge scam" in the cancellation of the allotments where no mining has been done well past the deadline and "undue delay" is being caused by the coal ministry and the Inter-Ministerial Group. BJP MP Hansraj Ahir, who has been spearheading his party's campaign against coal block allotments, said on Friday that like in the...
03:19 AM, Oct 20, 2012
London: R&B star Rihanna has denied allegations that she was snorting cocaine off her bodyguard's head, insisting she was upset by insinuations she was dabbling with harder drugs. The 'We Found Love' hitmaker sparked controversy after sharing a snap of herself at the California music festival in April sitting on a security worker's shoulders and pouring a mystery substance onto his scalp, reported digitalspy online. "They knew what it was....
03:03 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed two fresh FIRs in the coal blocks allocations scam. Sources said that the agency was conducting searches at 16 locations, including in Delhi and Hyderabad. Two of the companies that were raided during the searches were Green Infra and Kamal Steel. The two companies are accused of misrepresenting their net worth. The agency, after registration of cases, launched search...
09:22 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate. How does Salman Khurshid defend himself against charges of embezzlement " that's the key issue I shall discuss today with the Law Minister Salman Khurshid. Mr Khurshid, let's start with the allegations leveled against you and your wife, Louise Khurshid. Are you guilty of using the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, which the two of you run, to embezzle tens of lakhs of...
08:40 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Shillong: A confident Shillong Lajong Football Club aim to carry on the momentum when they take on Federation Cup semi-finalists Salgaocar in the second round of the I-League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex on Friday. The Goan outfit who had suffered a defeat at the hands of United Sikkim in their first match stay aware about the significance of the match. One more slip-up and despite the league being...
06:17 PM, Oct 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks is likely to finalise its recommendations with regard to the 31 mines allocated to public sector firms by October 20. "Coal Secretary SK Srivastava has recently conveyed it to Public Accounts Committee that the recommendations of the IMG as far as coal blocks allocated to public sector firms would be finalised by October 20," an official in the Coal Ministry told...
12:13 PM, Oct 07, 2012
In this week's episode of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha also takes on Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and the coal blocks allocations controversy. ...
10:47 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Gangtok: Debutants United Sikkim FC came back from behind to upset established I-League side Salgaocar 3-2 in a thrilling match at the Paljor Stadium here on Saturday. After a dull first 45 minutes, the game exploded in second half when Angel Guirado gave the Goan club the lead in the 50th minute. A horrific misunderstanding between United Sikkim goalkeeper Yoon Tae and his defender allowed Aldecuer to head in a...
09:29 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Mumbai: Lt General KS Brar, the Operation Bluestar hero who survived a bid on his life in London on Sunday, will resist any move by the government to relocate him, saying he finds Mumbai, his home of 20 years, "absolutely safe" and he cannot be treated like a "football". The 78-year-old former General of the Indian Army does not want to lead the "life of a prisoner" and feels relocation...
04:58 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday came out in support of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), saying that the body is not just a "munim" (accountant). "The CAG shouldn't be just preparing balancesheet of government accounts. It is the duty of the CAG to look into efficient use of resources," said the apex court during the hearing of a public interest litigation challenging the CAG audit...
12:04 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: The defamation suit filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari against Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh is likely to be heard on Monday. Gadkari sued Digvijaya after the latter attempted to link Gadkari and his close aide Ajay Sancheti to the coal blocks allocations controversy. The hearing will take place in Patiala House Court post 2 pm. However, Gadkari's lawyers say that the hearing will happen...
11:28 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devils Advocate. How do businessmen respond to the claim that FDI in retail is bad for India and Walmart in particular perhaps a disaster? Those are the key subjects I should raise today with the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises Rajan Mittal. Mr Mittal lets start with the claim that FDI in retail will have an adverse impact on small retailers...
09:30 PM, Sep 30, 2012
Siliguri: I-League winners Dempo ousted reigning champions Salgaocar from the 34th Federation Cup with a clinical 2-0 victory to set up a summit clash with East Bengal. Dempo scored through Joaquim Abranches (73rd) and Koko Sakibo (85th) after a goalless first-half as their Goan rivals were reduced to 10 men in the final few minutes in the second semifinal at the floodlit Kanchenjungha Stadium here. From a right flank counter-attack,...
02:58 PM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a preliminary enquiry in the coal blocks allocations since 1993. The central investigative agency will now study each and every allotment since 1993 and question the directors of companies and the then bureaucrats of Central and state government about the coal blocks. The Coal Ministry is expected to provide all relevant data and list of officials and ministers involved...
04:58 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: Welcoming the Supreme Court (SC) opinion on the 2G Presidential Reference, Union Minister Kapil Sibal said that it had confirmed the government's stand. "The Supreme Court has confirmed what the government had been saying, that policy making should be left exclusively to the government. The order has brought Constitutional clarity," said Sibal at a press meet. "We welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court. It has made it...
04:17 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: Stepping up action, the government on Wednesday decided to cancel six more coal blocks allocated to private companies and deduct bank guarantees of seven others for failing to develop the mines within the time-frame. "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today approved the IMG's recommendation to de-allocate six more mines and deduct bank guarantees of seven. Earlier, the government has already announced cancelling licences of seven mines and deducting bank...
10:08 PM, Sep 26, 2012
