New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the TV Today group on the defamation suit filed by Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid. Summons have been issued to TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie and 13 others.
Louise Khurshid, in her petition file on Thursday, accused the TV network of maligning her family and has sought damages worth Rs 1 crore. The TV Today group aired a sting operation claiming to show Salman Khurshid's trust for the disabled had forged signatures to acquire central grants.
TV Today now has been given 4 weeks' time to reply. The court has also asked Khurshid's lawyers to come up with specific allegations.
According to the TV Today report, the union social welfare and empowerment ministry had granted Rs 71.50 lakh to the Khurshids' Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust for distributing tricycles and hearing aids to the disabled in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh....
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11:25 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid's defamation suit against TV Today group will come up for hearing in Delhi High Court on Friday. Louise had accused the television network of maligning her family and sought damages worth Rs 1 crore. The TV Today group aired a sting operation about how Khurshid's trust for the disabled had forged signatures to acquire funds. Advocate Abhimanyu Bhandari had filed...
07:44 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notice to a television news channel directing it to produce entire documents relating to the matter of Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on the basis of which a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed. The order was issued by the division bench comprising Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Satish Chandra during...
03:43 PM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: Advocate Abhimanyu Bhandari has filed a defamation suit for damages against TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie and others on behalf of Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid. Louise Khurshid has claimed initial damages of Rs 1 crore. The advocate said that they have claimed damages for the irreparable loss caused by programmes aired by the TV Today group. According to the TV Today report, the...
12:15 PM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Markandey Katju has said that both, TV Today and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, must be probed over corruption allegations against the latter. TV Today had conducted a sting operation which revealed alleged misuse of funds at an NGO run by Khurshid and his wife Louise. Katju on Monday wrote to National Broadcasting Standard Association Chief Justice JS Verma demanding an independent...
12:14 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Markandey Katju has said that both, TV Today and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, must be probed over corruption allegations against the latter. TV Today had conducted a sting operation which revealed alleged misuse of funds at an NGO run by Khurshid and his wife Louise. Katju on Monday wrote to National Broadcasting Standard Association Chief Justice JS Verma demanding an independent...
12:14 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Monday urged former Chief Justice of India and National Broadcasting Standard Association (NBSA) chief Justice JS Verma to probe allegations against Law Minister Salman Khurshid as also against India Today group and come out with its report. In a letter to Verma, Katju said, "I would request you to hold an enquiry into the matter thoroughly and make your...
02:27 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: TV Today, that carried out a sting operation on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's trust for the differently-abled, the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, revealing alleged misuse of funds, has issued a statement saying that it stands by its story. Salman Khurshid on Sunday had called for TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie to resign. The statement by TV Today said, "This is not a matter of debate...
10:54 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Even as India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal refuses to give up on his demand for Law Minister Salman Khurshid's resignation, the government continues to stand by Khurshid. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, MoS in the PMO Narayanasamy and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh have defended him. "I am confident that my very good friend and colleague and one of the most decent human beings I...
09:15 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: The war between Law Minister Salman Khurshid and India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal is set to intensify more as Kejriwal has promised to produce more proof against Khurshid. While Khurshid on Sunday showed photographs to prove that his wife Louise Khurshid's trust distributed equipment for the differently abled, Kejriwal claimed the photographs were of an event held later. Kejriwal has claimed to produce more proof against Khurshid...
07:50 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: As activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal kept up the pressure on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid to resign following allegations of irregularities in a trust run by him and his wife Louise, the minister maintained that he has done no wrong and that he is ready to quit politics if charges against him are proved. Khurshid, who was in London for the past two days, arrived in Delhi on Sunday...
10:40 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday came out with documents to rubbish charges of misappropriation of funds by a trust run by him and his wife and expressed willingness for any probe while making it clear that he has no intention to resign. Soon after his return from London, he left the decision about his continuance in the government to the Congress High Command but said he will...
06:06 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: 6.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal rejected the photographic evidence produced by Salman Khurshid on Sunday and said that he will present more evidence against the Union Minister on Monday. "JB Singh is saying he didn't visit the camps in 2009-10. All that Khurshid has managed to show for evidence is one photograph. Khurshid is misleading the country. Khurshid is still the Law Minister. He has to step down so...
01:44 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: 1.32 pm: Taking on the UP government on allegations of corruption against Salman Khurshid, Arvind Kejriwal said, "Akhilesh Yadav now says that they will carry out more investigations. Now, investigations will not be carried out but evidences will be wiped out." 1.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the Uttar Pradesh government had completed inquiry into the allegations against Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. "UP...
10:27 AM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid on Friday filed a civil defamation case in the Delhi High Court against a television group for broadcasting a programme alleging that their NGO siphoned off lakhs of rupees meant for physically challenged people. Seeking damages of Rs 100 crore, the lawsuit was filed against the TV Today group for airing the defamatory programme on its channels, Headlines Today and Aaj...
09:31 AM, Oct 13, 2012
New Delhi: Aditya Birla Group is looking to acquire 26 per cent stake in Living Media which owns 57.1 per cent stake in TV Today , reports Business Standard. TV Today Network touched an intraday high of Rs 70.85 and an intraday low of Rs 68.10. At 09:34 am, the share was quoting at Rs 69.90, up Rs 1.80, or 2.64 per cent. It was trading with volumes of 142,888...
02:36 PM, Apr 10, 2012
After Headlines Today broke a story on saffron terror, suspected RSS workers attacked TV Today office in Delhi. ...
06:44 PM, Jul 16, 2010
The offer could garner only 200 shares as against a proposal to buy up to 1.16 crore shares. ...
11:55 PM, Aug 03, 2007
The TV Today Network has decided to buy back up to five per cent of its paid-up capital. ...
03:36 PM, Jan 17, 2007
