Hearing on Raghava’s petition adjourned
April 9th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday adjourned the hearing on the petition of Emaar MGF finance head (south) G. Vijaya Raghava, challenging further investigations against him ... Read more...
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China publishes names of six terrorists
April 6th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) The Chinese police have published a list of six terrorists and decided to freeze their funds and assets in the first move of its kind since ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to confiscate five officials’ properties
April 4th, 2012 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) An empowered panel of the Madhya Pradesh government has found assets worth over Rs.5 crore of five corrupt officials as fit case for confiscation, officials said ... Read more...
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Bahuguna wants UP to clear decade-old dues
April 3rd, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna will Wednesday reach Uttar Pradesh, his home state, on a two-day visit during which he will call on Chief Minister Akhilesh ... Read more...
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South Korea’s foreign reserves go up
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) South Korea's foreign reserves grew to a record high of $315.95 billion last month as a reduction in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets was offset ... Read more...
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US court sentences Mexican drug lord to 25 years
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
San Diego, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexican drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison by a federal court in San Diego after reaching a plea ... Read more...
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US court sentences Mexican drug lord to 25 years
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
San Diego, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexican drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison by a federal court in San Diego after reaching a plea ... Read more...
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Nine-year-old on trial for late mom’s debt
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:08 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A nine-year-old boy from Moscow is facing trial over a debt of 561,000 rubles (around $19,000) that he inherited from his late mother.A spokeswoman for ... Read more...
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Nine-year-old on trial for late mom’s debt
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:08 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A nine-year-old boy from Moscow is facing trial over a debt of 561,000 rubles (around $19,000) that he inherited from his late mother.A spokeswoman for ... Read more...
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Charge sheet is fraudulent, says YSR’s party
March 31st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) YSR Congress party Saturday termed as "fraudulent" the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged illegal assets case against its ... Read more...
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CBI charge sheets Jagan, 12 others
March 31st, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday filed a charge sheet against YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and 12 others in an illegal assets ... Read more...
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Dunlop India appeals against liquidator’s appointment
March 29th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Tyre maker Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) Thursday filed an appeal against the March 26 Calcutta High Court order appointing a provisional liquidator to take charge of ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s fortune goes to parents
March 29th, 2012 - 6:29 am ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse did not leave a will as a result her nearly three-million pound fortune will automatically go to her parents - Mitch ... Read more...
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Bank of England urges banks to raise capital
March 24th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) British banks need to raise more capital as they are not reserving enough funds to withstand potential financial trouble, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) under Bank ... Read more...
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Andhra minister appears before CBI in Jagan case
March 20th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister Mopidevi Venkatramna Tuesday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the case relating to alleged illegal assets ... Read more...
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16 Italian judges held in anti-mafia operation
March 20th, 2012 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
Naples, March 20 (IANS/AKI) Sixteen judges have been arrested by police in Italy's Naples city, and assets worth one billion euros (around $1.3 billion) seized in an anti-mafia operation.The judges ... Read more...
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Congress legislators gag up with black bands
March 15th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 15 (IANS) After raising allegations of corruption against Health Minister Rajeev Bindal for three days, Congress legislators took to 'Gandhigiri' Thursday, gagging themselves with black bands in the ... Read more...
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Time names Bobby Ghosh editor-at-large
March 14th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Time magazine has named veteran Indian-born journalist Aparism "Bobby" Ghosh an editor-at-large.Ghosh has been with Time since 1997, and most recently served as deputy international editor. ... Read more...
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Dhumal rejects health minister’s resignation
March 13th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Tuesday rejected the resignation of Health Minister Rajiv Bindal, saying the opposition
allegations of corruption against him were baseless."He ... Read more...
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Breather for Kripashankar: Apex court stays attachment order
March 13th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) In a breather for Maharashtra Congress leader Kripashankar Singh the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a Bombay High Court order attaching movable and immovable properties belonging ... Read more...
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Court sacks 18 Saibaba temple trustees
March 13th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 13 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court Tuesday sacked the 18 members of the Shirdi-based Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, a lawyer ... Read more...
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Himachal minister resigns
March 12th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, facing allegations of corruption from the opposition Congress, denied the charges but Monday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Prem ... Read more...
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Lehman exits bankruptcy
March 7th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 7 (IANS) Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. exited its bankruptcy of record $639 billion Tuesday and said it will start paying back creditors April 17.With this move, ... Read more...
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New Chinese mantra: go global, boost investment
March 5th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China will implement the "go global" strategy this year and curbs on overseas investments will be relaxed, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said Monday."With China's outward investment ... Read more...
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South Korea’s foreign reserves expand
March 5th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 5 (IANS) South Korea's foreign reserves expanded to a record high of $315.8 billion last month due to a rise in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets and ... Read more...
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Cambridge richest university in Britain: Report
March 3rd, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) The Cambridge University is worth 4 billion pounds - more than double the combined value of every other university in the country, excluding Oxford, the Daily ... Read more...
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Court dismisses plea in Mulayam assets case
March 3rd, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a case against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and Maharashtra Chief Minister ... Read more...
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A jail superintendent worth Rs.3 crores!
March 1st, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 1 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta anti-courruption ombudsman, found properties worth Rs.3 crore in raids on the premises of the Indore Central Jail superintendent, an official said Thursday.Lokayukta ... Read more...
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An assistant engineer worth Rs.70 million!
March 1st, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 1 (IANS) An assistant engineer employed with the water resources department in Chhattisgarh has assets woth Rs.70 million, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials claimed Thursday."The ACB sleuths raided two ... Read more...
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Former DMK legislator gets jail term for corruption
February 29th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) A special court Wednesday sentenced former DMK legislator Gomathi Srinivasan to over three years in jail for acquiring assets disproportionate to her known sources of income ... Read more...
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FIR lodged against ex-Congress chief
February 29th, 2012 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) A week after Bombay High Court orders, the Mumbai Police has lodged a case against former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members for ... Read more...
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Telenor, Unitech move Company Law Board to protect interests (Lead)
February 27th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Norway-based Telenor and India's Unitech, partners in telecom service provider Uninor, have separately moved the Company Law Board (CLB) to protect their individual interests following ... Read more...
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Mayawati rules out CBI probe against trusted minister
February 27th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) Rejecting the state Lok Ayukta's recommendation for a CBI probe against her most trusted minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday contended that the ... Read more...
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Tainted, billionaire candidates on rise in seventh phase
February 24th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A total of 30 percent of the main candidates in the seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh's assembly eletions have a criminal background, and ... Read more...
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Indian-origin British hotelier sued by parents
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Parents of a 60-year-old Indian-origin hotelier, reportedly one of Britain's wealthiest men, are sueing him for 100 million pounds (around $157 million), claiming their son took ... Read more...
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