Excise official’s anticipatory bail plea dismissed
January 13th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava, who had allegedly demanded a ... Read more...
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CBI oppose bail plea of excise commissioner (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday opposed the anticipatory bail application of Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs.60 ... Read more...
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Bribe case: Excise official sent to judicial custody
January 10th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A court here Tuesday sought the CBI's reply on the anticipatory bail plea of central excise commissioner A.K. Srivastava in a corruption case and sent ... Read more...
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Bribe case: CBI custody of excise official extended till Jan 10
January 7th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of a central excise official and an alleged middleman were Saturday extended till Jan 10 by a special ... Read more...
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Kingfisher 1,000 percent safe: Mallya
January 7th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) United Breweries Group chairman Vijay Mallya Saturday said its Kingfisher Airlines was "one thousand percent safe to fly" and that safety was the airline's top priority.His ... Read more...
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2G case: Delhi High Court adjourns pleas of Balwa, Aggarwal
January 7th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday adjourned till Feb 6 the hearing on the plea of corporate honchos Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Agggarwal that the ... Read more...
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No airline faces closure, will ensure safety: Watchdog
January 5th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) India's aviation regulator Thursday said it is taking steps to ensure safety norms and ruled out forcing any airline into closure on that count."We have ... Read more...
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Bribe case: Excise official, middleman sent to CBI custody (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A central excise official and an alleged middleman were Tuesday remanded to four days' custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by a ... Read more...
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Year of steep losses, volatility for Indian equities (2011 in retrospect)
December 31st, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Indian equity markets, a favourite among foreign investors just a year ago, presented one of the worst performances among emerging economies during 2011, resulting in ... Read more...
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Court frees man branded a gangster, slams police (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A vegetable seller has been freed by a Delhi court, which slammed the police for invoking a stringent law meant to deal with criminal gangs ... Read more...
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Sanjay Dutt cuts down holiday for ‘Bigg Boss 5′
December 27th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Sanjay Dutt, who had planned to spend New Year's eve with his family, has decided to cut short his holiday in Bali to accommodate ... Read more...
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Court adjourns plea of Reliance executives (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Three officials of the Reliance Group -- Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair -- Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to quash charges against ... Read more...
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Court adjourns plea of Reliance executives
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Three officials of the Reliance Group -- Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair -- Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to quash charges against ... Read more...
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2G: Court defers hearing on two accused’s plea till Jan 10
December 15th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday deferred till Jan 10, 2012 the hearing on the plea of 2G case accused and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. ... Read more...
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Sabyasachi Patra is new MAIT executive director
December 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Hardware manufacturers' association for information technology (MAIT) Tuesday appointed Sabyasachi Patra as its executive director.Patra succeeds Ashwini Aggarwal. He will help the association in implementing ... Read more...
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2G case: Delhi High Court stays Chandolia’s bail (Second Lead)
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the bail granted by a CBI special court to former telecom minister A. Raja's ex-private secretary R.K. Chandolia in ... Read more...
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Rupee falls to record low, Mukherjee blames global conditions
November 22nd, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) The Indian rupee fell to a record low of 52.73 to a dollar in early trade Tuesday, making imports especially of oil costlier, and sparking ... Read more...
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Himachal invites private investment in apple production
November 11th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has invited investments in the private sector to develop apple production, the mainstay of the state's fruit economy, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said ... Read more...
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Looking at ways to tackle food prices: Thomas
October 31st, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Expressing concern at double-digit food inflation, Food Minister K.V. Thomas Monday said he will take up the issue with the finance and agriculture ministries ... Read more...
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Idol immersion may have contaminated Delhi water
October 11th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) There is a strong possibility that Delhi's potable water has got contaminated with toxic dyes after the immersion of idols on Durga Puja last week ... Read more...
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Road rage: Man booked for beating up motorist
October 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was booked for rash driving and thrashing the driver of another car after a minor accident in north Delhi, police said Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Court appoints guardians for 86-year-old litigant
September 29th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has appointed two guardians to look after an 86-year-old man who wished to withdraw his civil suit against his relatives over ... Read more...
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‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ India’s official Oscar entry
September 24th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) National Award-winning Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu" has been selected by the Film Federation of India (FFI) to be the country's official entry to the Academy ... Read more...
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Global equities rout reaches India, Sensex crashes 704 points
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) A sell-off in stock markets around the world Thursday affected Indian equities as well with a benchmark index plummeting 704 points - its worst fall ... Read more...
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Sensex ends 57 points up amid rate hike, volatility
September 16th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed 57 points up Friday amid volatile trade which ensued after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced ... Read more...
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Paid news an electoral malpractice: Poll panel
September 15th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) News paid for by candidates during assembly and parliamentary elections should be considered an electoral malpractice that will attract two-year imprisonment, says Chief Election Commissioner ... Read more...
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‘Compensation can’t bring my mother back’
September 8th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Shalini Aggarwal is engulfed with sorrow and cynicism as she awaits the body of her mother Nalini, in her 60s, who was killed at the ... Read more...
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‘Singham’ collection reaches Rs.100 crore
September 8th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty's action-packed "Singham", starring Ajay Devgn as an honest cop fighting to clean the system, has earned Rs.100 crore net in India in ... Read more...
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Notice to Delhi government on panel to examine school fee hike
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi government on an application seeking immediate setting up of a court-mandated panel to audit the ... Read more...
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AAI chief challenges contempt of court order
August 19th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman V.P. Aggarwal Friday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge's order convicting him of contempt of court ... Read more...
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2G scam: Two Kusegoan officials seek discharge
August 18th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The two officials of Kusegoan Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd., Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Aggarwal, Thursday concluded their arguments in a Delhi court by ... Read more...
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2G scam: Kusegoan officials question CBI charges (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Seeking their discharge in the 2G spectrum allocation case, two officials of Kusegoan Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd., Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Aggarwal,
Tuesday questioned ... Read more...
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2G scam: Kusegoan officials question CBI charges
August 16th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Seeking their discharge in the 2G spectrum allocation case, two officials of Kusegoan Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd., Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Aggarwal,
Tuesday questioned ... Read more...
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Abhishek gets three months to shape up for ‘Businessman’
August 8th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Director Puri Jagannath's Hindi film "Businessman" has been postponed till next year, giving lead actor Abhishek Bachchan three straight months to get in shape for ... Read more...
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Actress Kajal Aggarwal makes ramp debut
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) "Singham" actress Kajal Aggarwal Monday made her debut on the ramp at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW).Kajal, who has worked in more than 20 Telugu ... Read more...
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