New Delhi: DMK MP and M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi is expected to reach Chennai on Saturday. She left for Chennai on Saturday morning. This will be Kanimozhi's first visit to the state since she was granted bail and released from jail in the 2G spectrum scam case. DMK workers are planning to host a grand welcome for DMK Chief M Karunanidhi's daughter. An elated Karunanidhi said on Monday that the...
07:36 AM, Dec 03, 2011
Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter and Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi, who has been granted bail in the 2G spectrum case, will not reach Chennai till December 3 as she has to attend a court hearing in New Delhi over the multi-crore scam, the party said on Tuesday. DMK has planned to organise a big welcome for her when she reaches Chennai. An elated DMK chief M Karunanidhi said on...
03:06 PM, Nov 29, 2011
New Delhi: In a relief for former telecom minister Sukhram who has been sentenced to five years in jail in the 1996 telecom scam, the Delhi High Court granted him bail on a surety of of Rs 10 lakh and on the condition that he cannot leave the country during this period. Sukhram had challenged his conviction and sentencing by a trial court for taking bribe to award a contract...
11:30 AM, Nov 28, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will continue to hear DMK MP Kanimozhi's bail plea on Monday in 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Judge OP Saini had earlier suggested that he will not be guided solely by the Supreme Court's grant of bail to the five corporate executives earlier this week. Justice VK Shali had observed, "Are you (the accused) trying to submit that because the SC has granted bail...
04:18 PM, Nov 25, 2011
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to 5 top corporate executives in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. ...
10:28 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: After over seven months' stay in Tihar prisons, five top corporate executives accused in the 2G case were tonight released after being granted bail by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had earlier in the day granted bail to Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka, Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd Managing Director Sanjay Chandra, and three top officials of Reliance ADA Group - Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari...
09:58 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has stayed its notification to shift the 2G case trial to Tihar Jail. The HC registrar has been instructed to inspect the Patiala House Court to look for alternative venues to hold the trial. The accused in 2G spectrum case had approached the Delhi High Court challenging its administrative decision to shift the trial in the case from its present venue at Patiala House...
02:42 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a suo moto notification that the 2G trial will be held in Tihar jail from now on. Special Judge OP Saini informed the 2G accused of this notification and ordered that the trial should be held in Tihar from Thursday. All the 2G case accused, including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi have opposed the shifting of trial to...
04:00 PM, Nov 22, 2011
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister Sukhram, who was on Saturday awarded 5 years' imprisonment in a telecom scam case, will be lodged in Tihar prisons' jail number 1 which also houses A Raja. According to the Deputy Inspector General of Tihar Prisons, RN Sharma, Sukhram, who was convicted in a 1996 telecom scam case, will be kept in jail number 1 of the Tihar Prisons. This jail also houses A...
06:02 PM, Nov 19, 2011
New Delhi: All the accused in the cash-for-votes scam including former BJP MPs Fagan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Singh Bhagora and LK Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni walked out of the Tihar jail on Thursday, after they got bail on Wednesday. After walking out of the jail, Mahaveer Bhagora said, "We never had any kind of problem in the jail. We will decide the future course of action later." The...
07:24 PM, Nov 17, 2011
New Delhi: Denied bail in the 2G case, DMK MP Kanimozhi, who is lodged in Tihar prison since May, is now taking meditation lessons on the jail premises. On November 3, the 43-year-old Rajya Sabha MP, who is the daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, had wept and hugged her mother Rajathi Ammal minutes after special CBI court rejected her bail plea in the 2G case. According to jail officials,...
07:39 AM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the city police on the bail plea of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh's former aide Sanjeev Saxena, arrested for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. Justice ML Mehta issued notice to the Delhi Police seeking its reply by November 14. Saxena is lodged in Tihar Jail following his arrest on July 17 in the case. Saxena is accused...
02:46 PM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear DMK MP and an accused in the 2G spectrum scam Kanimozhi's bail plea on Wednesday. The CBI on Wednesday again said that they do not oppose Kanimozhi's bail. CBI's lawyer said, "We reiterate our stand as before trial court. There is no deviation in our stand." Kanimozhi's lawyers had moved the High court after a special CBI court dismissed her petition and...
09:51 AM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: The Yadav brothers, convicted in the murder of Nitish Katara, have been finding an easy get-away in hospitals. Fresh data reveals that Vikas and Vishal Yadav made 66 hospital visits from February 2010 to date. CNN-IBN had reported on Monday that the brothers made 85 hospital visits between May 2008 and February 2010. Yadav brothers have been out of Tihar 151 times since May 2008, for varying durations,...
08:15 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Sushil Kumar from Motihari in Bihar is the first person to win the mega prize of five crore rupees in 'KBC 5'. ...
11:58 PM, Nov 07, 2011
The killers of Nitish Katara, Vikas and Vishal Yadav, sentenced to life imprisonment by the court, have been misusing the system to stay in government hospital for extended periods. ...
10:19 PM, Nov 07, 2011
New Delhi: Sushil Kumar, the Rs 5 crore Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) jackpot winner, has agreed to be the brand ambassador for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Sushil Kumar congratulating him on his win. Ramesh had expressed his hope that Sushil Kumar, a data operator with NREGA, will keep contributing to the rural jobs scheme. Kumar had said...
04:21 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Motihari: A hysterical crowd greeted the man who's now a celebrity. Overnight, Sushil Kumar's home in Motihari, Bihar has become the best known address. The narrow lanes and the thatched house, where Kumar lives, has seen nonstop celebrations. None in his family had ever dreamt of having even few lakh rupees together in their kitty. Today, they have 50 million rupees to spend. Sushil's wife Seema who he married just...
07:16 PM, Nov 06, 2011
New Delhi: A court in New Delhi has issued a notice to Delhi Police for their response on a complaint against social activist Anna Hazare, his team and the Delhi government for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during their protests and hunger strike in August 2011. "The complainant has filed complaint against accused Kiran Bedi and other accused persons. Notice be issued to SHO for report on November 25," Metropolitan...
06:29 PM, Nov 05, 2011
Sushil Kumar is the first contestant to win the Rs 5 crore jackpot on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) programme. ...
08:09 AM, Nov 05, 2011
