New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday came down heavily on the government and the investigating agency for the probe mess and gave the Centre time till July 3 to file an affidavit before it on steps to make the agency autonomous. The apex court took a very strong stand and called the...
09:03 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Claiming that names of top political persons are surfacing in the chit fund scam in West Bengal, a CPI (M) member on Wednesday sought a CBI enquiry into unregulated money raising activities in the wake of Saradha Group allegedly defrauding investors of their money. Prasanta Chatterjee, a CPI-M MP, demanded a CBI probe into the issue through a Special Mention in the Rajya Sabha. "... since many poor...
08:20 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Facing the ire of Supreme Court in its coal block allocation scam probe, CBI on Wednesday assured the apex court that there will be a "thorough and qualitative" investigation and follow its directions in letter and spirit. "CBI assures Supreme Court of thorough and qualitative investigation into Coalgate. It will follow directions of Supreme Court in letter and spirit," the premier probe agency said in a statement. The...
07:50 PM, May 08, 2013
Chandigarh: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq, who is in a hospital here after being attacked in a Jammu jail last week, suffered renal failure on Wednesday and doctors said that his condition was "extremely critical". "The patient has become extremely critical. He has developed renal failure with no urine output since morning. Hence he was put on peritoneal dialysis by Nephrologists. He had developed hypothermia," a medical bulletin issued by the...
07:25 PM, May 08, 2013
The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicted the CBI and the government over the coal scam probe and asked for more autonomy to the CBI. ...
07:12 PM, May 08, 2013
A 133-run stand between Hussey (67) and Raina (99) and a disciplined bowling performance gave CSK 20 points from 13 games thus sealing their IPL 6 play-off berth. Read on for updates from the game Sunrisers Hyderabad innings End of over 20: 146 for 8 Chris Morris was called upon to finish the innings. Dale Styen hit a six off the fourth ball towards midwicket and the got out in...
07:09 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday issued a statement on the Supreme Court's observations on the CBI affidavit on coal scam probe. Citing the SC's observations, the AAP said that the CBI had been used as an instrument by the Government to protect their own people and to "protect/pressurise the leaders of other parties for their political end". "This again underlines the need for an independent Lokpal...
06:54 PM, May 08, 2013
Captain G R Gopinath joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Karnataka Assembly poll results. Q. Do the results reinstate the Katju belief of 90%?! If not, what do the results actually say of the voter psyche in K'nataka? (Not expecting a politically correct answer; Rather an honest one.) Asked by: Dushyant Singh Karnawat A. It is more a vote against BJP than in favour of Congress. It is...
05:58 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a four-point directive to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the government during its observations on the CBI affidavit on the coal scam probe. First: The apex court asked the Centre to come out with a law before July 10 to insulate the CBI from external influence and intrusion. Second: The CBI chief to ensure no access to any person, including...
05:26 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday ruled out any action against Law Minister Ashwani Kumar in the coal scam case saying that the Supreme Court, hearing the CBI affidavit, did not name him anywhere during its observations. "There is no need for any action against Ashwani Kumar till a final court order," PMO sources said. The Congress also sought to reject charges that the CBI was under its control. "The...
05:12 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is committed to enacting the Food Security Bill after considering all opinions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday. "The Food Security Bill is a very important legislation for the government. The UPA is committed to make this law after considering all opinions," he told reporters here. Corruption, he said, was a major issue in the country and all sections of society...
04:59 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to share details of its investigations into the coal scam with anybody. The apex court said that the CBI Director will be held directly responsible for it. "The report will not be shared with law officers or any minister concerned," the SC said. CBI Director Ranjit Sinha told CNN-IBN that the court orders will be...
04:55 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP upped the ante against Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday after the Supreme Court said that the heart of CBI's coal report was changed by the government officials. The apex court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday took a very strong stand and called the investigating agency a "caged parrot speaking in its...
04:37 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed former CBI DIG Ravi Kanta to resume charge of the coal scam probe. Ravi Kanta was the main investigating officer in the case. However, he had been transferred recently to the Intelligence Bureau. Sources say that Kanta had himself sought deputation to the IB even before the coal scam probe was handed over to him. However, the then CBI chief AP Singh...
04:14 PM, May 08, 2013
Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathy is still basking on the success of his film 'Soodhu Kavum', but the actor is also busy with other projects. He has always surprised his fans with different roles that he has played. The latest buzz is that Vijay has donned the hat of a producer and now the expectations are running high. It is interesting to watch how the multi-faceted actor Vijay shuffles across various...
03:36 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday took a very strong stand and called the investigating agency a "caged parrot speaking in its master's voice". While seeking an undertaking from the government that the CBI would be made independent, the three-judge bench headed by Justice RM Lodha, also added that giving unbridled powers...
02:53 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to explain as to why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Haq inside a Jammu jail. The court, however, did not allow the plea that Sanaullah be repatriated to Pakistan as he has not completed the jail term awarded to him. "The respondents (the Centre and J&K government) shall...
02:22 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress was set for a resounding election victory in Karnataka on Wednesday, early results showed, a rare win the party hopes will put the wind in its sails ahead of general elections. Election commission results showed the centre-left Congress leading in 113 of 223 seats after Sunday's vote, ousting the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after five years of rule marred by scandal. Final results were...
02:15 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: If 'Bombay Talkies' is an indication to the kind of cinema that we will get to watch from now on, then it is good news for all cine lovers. In a befitting tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema, the anthology film featuring some of the best directors of current times manages to step out of its comfort zone and yet charm the audience. In a first of...
02:07 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Parliament was adjourned sine die at 12.56 pm on Wednesday, two days before scheduled end of the Budget session. The decision was reportedly taken after the Congress's victory in Karnataka elections. The adjournment would mean that crucial bills like the Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill won't be passed. It was yet another day of uproar and unruly scenes in Lok Sabha as opposition MPs rushed...
12:56 PM, May 08, 2013
