The Centre is investigating the West Bengal chit fund schemes with the Corporate Affairs Ministry setting up a special panel. ...
03:30 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Pune: Taking potshots at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Kapil Sibal said on Sunday that internal bickering within the BJP would frustrate Modi's bid for Prime Ministership. About Modi's aspiration to take central stage for the top job, Sibal said, addressing Congress workers, "Delhi is distant. Who will allow you to reach there? There are so many eying the post within that party, including the one who has...
09:04 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Cuttack: The Odisha government is mulling to move the High Court challenging the January 23 decision of the State Administrative Tribunal in which it had set aside the government's dismissal order of a disgraced police inspector. Amulya Kumar Champatiray, in his capacity as inspector in-charge of Pipili police station in November 2011, had refused to register an FIR and conduct probe into a rape and attempt to murder incident of...
02:36 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday sought replies from the state government, Centre, Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City Company and private companies on five PILs challenging various land allotments. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala has fixed the next hearing in June 2013. All the petitions, heard separately, challenge the land allotment to private companies, claiming arbitrariness resulting in loss to exchequer....
12:58 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Seoul: South Korean rapper Psy, whose latest video 'Gentleman' tracked global megahit 'Gangnam Style' by going viral on the Internet, has been knocked from the top of the music charts in his native country by a 63-year-old easy listening pop singer. 'Gangnam Style', which holds the YouTube record for most views with more than 1.5 billion, catapulted the sunglassed Korean with the garish jackets to world stardom and made him...
11:09 AM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a plea questioning how children below the age of 18 years are allowed to open an account on social networking sites including Facebook, even though Indian laws do not permit it. The court also asked two US-based entities - Facebook Inc and Google Inc - to reply to the plea of former BJP ideologue KN Govindacharya seeking...
11:49 PM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: The Corporate Affairs Ministry has decided to order a probe into Saradha Group companies amid growing controversy over the Kolkata-based entity allegedly duping thousands of investors. Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot along with senior Ministry officials would on Thursday hold a meeting to look into the functioning of various chit funds including issues related to Saradha group companies. A senior official said the Ministry is likely to order...
12:36 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Nagpur: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected preliminary objections raised by Maharashtra government's Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC), under the scanner for alleged corruption, against two PILs seeking probe into the matter. The court's Nagpur bench is hearing two PILs on the alleged scam, seeking a probe by CBI or a court-monitored investigation. The ruling by division bench of justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Arun Chaudhari paved the way for...
03:37 AM, Apr 25, 2013
After directing commercial hit films like 'Ee Rojullo' and 'Bus stop' director Maruthi is all set to make a film titled 'Kottha Janta' with Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra. The buzz is that now he will direct a film titled 'Radha' with Telugu actor Venkatesh as hero. Venkatesh's upcoming film 'Shadow' is slated to be released on April 26th. The actor is currently shooting for Rohit Shetty's 'Bol Bachchan' remake...
08:58 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Two more of the eight men who allegedly gang-raped a 13-year-old girl in Delhi in March 2013 have been arrested, taking the total to five, police on Sunday said. The girl, who attempted suicide on Saturday, is stated to stable in hospital. "We have arrested two people in the case," a police officer told IANS but refused to divulge any more information. Three people were arrested on Saturday,...
05:05 AM, Apr 22, 2013
San Francisco: Amazon.com Inc's experiment with original video production took a big step forward as the company posted 14 pilot TV shows on the Internet for free viewing. Amazon, the world's largest Internet retailer, has been filming pilots in recent months for comedy and kids TV shows such as Alpha House, Betas and Teeny Tiny Dogs. The company posted them all on the Amazon Instant Video section of its website...
10:47 AM, Apr 21, 2013
Mumbai: Terming as "a deadly attack on Hindus" the Gujarat government's nod for seeking death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and nine others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, Shiv Sena on Friday said Hindus have different expectations from Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a feeling that Modi is a protector of Hindus. Seeking death penalty for Kodnani and Bajrangi is a deadly attack on Hindus,...
05:22 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: The government on Thursday dismissed reports suggesting that social media will influence at least 160 Lok Sabha constituencies out of 543 during the next general elections. Information & Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari and IT and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said voting preferences in a complex country like India is decided on issues and considerations more than anything else. "I tend to disagree with the suggestion that social media...
07:30 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: Malayalam hit 'Traffic' is being remade in Hindi with actor Manoj Bajpai, Parambrata and Bengali Superstar Prosenjit in key roles. The newly launched Eyedentity Motion Pictures, which is part of TV production house Endemol India, today announced the remake. The film, slated go into production in July, is scheduled for a 2013 release. 'Traffic' intertwines multiple stories around one particular incident bringing together five protagonists from diverse backgrounds...
11:38 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Dubai: BITS Pilani has acquired the infrastructure of its Dubai campus from its long term partner ETA LLC Group, ending a 12-year collaboration. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani made the announcement here, adding that all the statutory requirements for acquisition had been met. BITS had set up its only international branch in Dubai in 2000 in collaboration with ETA LLC Group. Under the agreement, the latter provided infrastructural...
04:00 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Chennai: After Kamal Haasan, it is Tamil actor Arvind Swami's turn to make an appearance on reality show 'Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi' (NVOK), Tamil version of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', being hosted by actor Prakash Raj. "Nice experience being on NVOK. Maybe I spoke a little too much. Played for the charities I support. Thanks star Vijay, Prakash and team," posted Arvind Swami on his Twitter page. He is known for...
03:40 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Mathura: Villagers in Mathura have helped unearth a crude oil racket worth hundred of crores of rupees. Oil was being siphoned off from the main pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation between Salayan in Gujarat and the Mathura refinery. An FIR has been registered against three persons for allegedly pilfering crude oil. A person named Mukesh had taken some land from Dharmendra near the pipeline in the village and used to...
10:53 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has asked a committee, which is examining the conditions for allocation of spectrum to different entities, to submit its report soon. The Minister approved a note for expansion of the committee on April 1, 2013 and asked the panel to submit its report in one month from the date of its reconstitution, official sources said. "The issue (spectrum assignment) impacts other ministries such as...
02:15 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and other officials to respond to allegations that the previous Pakistan Peoples Party-led government closed a probe into corruption in organising the Haj pilgrimage. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, which is investigating a multi-million rupee scam in organising the Haj, also issued notices to the Law Ministry and the Attorney General and...
12:38 AM, Apr 10, 2013
