
Self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu has ran into fresh trouble with the Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) seeking his prosecution in a Rs 700-crore land grab case in Madhya Pradesh. The case pertains to 200 acres of land in Ratlam and the SFIO, which wants to prosecute Asaram and his son under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and Companies Act 1956, recently send its recommendation to the Ministry of Corporate...

10:53 AM, Jan 16, 2013

The 10th annual sex survey highlights the state of India's sexual health in the country's far flung extremities. ...

04:29 PM, Dec 04, 2012

Congress MPs in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh were caught on camera scolding the district's collector in public. Three Congress MPs Prem Chand Guddu, Meenakshi Natarajan and Kantilal Bhuria, who is the state Congress chief, shouted at Collector Rajiv Dube, not giving him a chance to explain. Dube had allegedly flouted protocol at a meeting called to review the progress of centrally-funded development programmes. ...

09:18 AM, Oct 09, 2012

New Delhi: Some bogies of an Indore-Ratlam passenger train caught fire on Tuesday night. Thankfully all the passengers were evacuated safely. The rail traffic at the route had to be halted for some time. A probe has now been ordered. This comes just a week after the Hampi Express collided with a goods train killing over 20 people in Andhra Pradesh. ...

08:57 AM, May 30, 2012

Bhopal: A deputy forest officer was raided by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Tuesday. The raids were conducted at three places - Ratlam, Neemuch and Mandsaur. Sources say that the raids against Forest Officer SK Palaash revealed property worth Rs 30 to 35 crore. It included Rs 24 lakh in cash, Rs 30 lakh in jewellery and 4 luxury cars. Officials also found a plot of land and a gas...

09:23 AM, May 01, 2012

Ratlam: At least 10 people were killed when a stampede broke out in Hussain Tekri near Jaora town in the district on the occasion of Chellum, a Muslim religious observation that comes after Moharram. The stampede broke out when a huge crowd gathered at Hussain Tekri's main entry to take part in Chehllum were pushed backward by the police to regulate their entry after midnight. "Six women and four men...

10:13 AM, Jan 14, 2012

Canberra: Having witnessed Aussie animosity during his tenure as England coach, Fletcher advises team India's youngsters to remain as calm as possible Down Under. India coach Duncan Fletcher convened a team meeting here, counseling players on ways to tackle physiological manipulation from the local media and the opposition - which they are most likely to encounter in Australia over the next few months, it is reliably learnt. The seniors are...

04:03 PM, Apr 02, 2008

A mob in Ratlam ransacked the recently launched Delhi-Mumbai Garib Rath and beat up the Railway staff. ...

01:02 AM, Feb 23, 2007

More bones have been recovered from the Christian Medical Hospital in Ratlam. ...

01:08 AM, Feb 19, 2007

Hospital authorities are describing the remains as “bio-medical waste” and have denied any wrong doing. ...

09:45 AM, Feb 18, 2007