BCCI under scanner for irregularities in foreign exchange
August 22nd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has served 12 show-cause notices in the last two years to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its ... Read more...
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Andhra to provide legal aid to IAS officers in Jagan case
July 24th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Tuesday decided to provide legal assistance to seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers under the scanner in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. ... Read more...
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Fame freaks out Victoria Beckham (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) Victoria Beckham's life is constantly under the scanner, but she isn't comfortable with it. The singer-turned-fashion designer admits fame freaks her out.The 38-year-old and her ... Read more...
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Parents held after trying to smuggle baby through airport scanner
July 10th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sharjah, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Egyptian couple tried unsuccessfully to smuggle their baby through an airport scanner. They put their son in a big bag and tried to take him illegally ... Read more...
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Couple smuggles baby without visa in bag
July 9th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A couple was caught trying to smuggle their baby into the UAE when airport security spotted the five-month-old hidden in their luggage, it was reported here ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel under ED scanner for money laundering
May 15th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate is probing telecom service provider Bharti Airtel for money laundering, Parliament was informed Tuesday."Directorate of Enforcement is investigating cases under the provisions ... Read more...
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Naked body scanners in British airports?
May 4th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) Controversial "naked" body scanners could be introduced at all British airports after top scientists declared them safe, Daily Mail reported Friday.Manchester Airport has been trialling the ... Read more...
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Loan agent held for forgery
April 1st, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A sales representative of a private bank who used forged documents for arranging car loans has been arrested here, police said Sunday.Naveen, who hails from ... Read more...
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‘Kerala cop has links with banned outfits’
March 20th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) Kerala Police Tuesday informed a court here that a sub-inspector arrested for allegedly sending a forged letter to the media has links with banned outfits.Police told ... Read more...
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Kerala cop arrested for forging letter to media
March 18th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) A Kerala subinspector of police has been arrested for allegedly sending out a forged letter to the media saying the government wanted 268 e-mail IDs snooped ... Read more...
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Shock for CWG flat owners: Emaar-MGF owes government Rs.314 crore
March 13th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Emaar-MGF Land Ltd, the real estate firm that constructed apartments at the Commonwealth Games Village (CWG) in the capital, has come under the scanner of ... Read more...
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Phone scanner detects if leftover food is safe
March 8th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) A mobile phone that can detect whether leftovers in your fridge are safe to eat could be heading to a store near you, the Daily Mail ... Read more...
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Another arrest in Shehla Masood murder case (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The CBI Friday arrested a woman friend of Zahida Parvez, an interior designer arrested for the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood.According to the Central ... Read more...
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CBI arrests another woman for murder
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has detained a woman friend of Zahida Parvez, an architect arrested for the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, informed ... Read more...
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Why can’t celebrities have fun, asks Shahid
January 25th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor wonders why people are more stringent about parties involving celebrities, and says like all young people even celebs like to party.Recently, a ... Read more...
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Rural healthcare scam accused shoots self
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh official allegedly linked to the multi-crore rural healthcare scam committed suicide by shooting himself with his licensed revolver Monday, police said.Sunil Kumar Verma, ... Read more...
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Karnataka ombudsman raids homes of two IAS officers
December 27th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) Police attached to Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Tuesday raided residences of two Indian Administrative Service officers and claimed to have found unaccounted wealth amounting to about Rs.58 ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister’s houses raided in Tamil Nadu
November 24th, 2011 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The residences and business premises of D. Duraimurugan, former law minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, and those of his close relatives were raided ... Read more...
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Now Janardhana Reddy’s wife under scanner for illegal mining
November 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 5 (IANS) Two months after the arrest of mining baron and former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy on charges of illegal mining, a formal probe into the role ... Read more...
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3D X-rays to facilitate faster surgeries
October 31st, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) A new 3D X-ray system which could be integrated seamlessly into surgical procedure, permitting doctors to check their results instantly, will do away with the necessity ... Read more...
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House sites row dog Karnataka Lokayukta selection
October 28th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka, the first state in India to appoint a Lokayukta (ombudsman), is finding it difficult to pick a new head for the anti-corruption watchdog as its ... Read more...
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China to limit TV entertainment shows
October 25th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 25 (IANS) China Tuesday announced plans to limit the number of television entertainment programmes in the country.
Only two programmes will be allowed weekly on each of the ... Read more...
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Don’t understand why Team Anna members quit: Medha Patkar
October 18th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Activist Medha Patkar Tuesday said she did not understand why Team Anna members P.B. Rajagopal and Rajendra Singh distanced themselves from the anti-graft campaign."They had ... Read more...
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Bhushan’s Kashmir statement under Anna scanner (Roundup)
October 14th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi/New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Even as Anna Hazare Friday termed lawyer Prashant Bhushan's statement on plebiscite in Kashmir as "wrong" and hinted "it could lead to his removal ... Read more...
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Premises of Tamil Nadu officials raided
October 14th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) Friday raided the premises of several Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) officials for alleged irregularities in the recruitment ... Read more...
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2G case: CBI begins searches in Hyderabad
October 10th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday began searching the offices of Sun Network, owned by the family of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, and the ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister’s house raided
October 8th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) The residence and offices of former DMK tourism minister N. Suresh Rajan were raided in Tamil Nadu along with those of his relatives on charges of ... Read more...
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Goa PAC report could hit officials, mining companies
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) The Goa assembly's public accounts committee (PAC) would crack down on not just errant government officials but also mining companies operating illegally, panel chief Manohar Parrikar ... Read more...
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Bundchen’s lingerie ad under scanner
October 1st, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) A lingerie brand commercial featuring supermodel Gisele Bundchen is under Brazilian government officials' scanner.The officials have demanded that the commercial must be taken off air over ... Read more...
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Apex court cancels Hasan Ali’s bail
September 30th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday cancelled the bail of alleged money launderer Hasan Ali Khan, described as the country's top tax evader.
The apex court bench of ... Read more...
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CBI steps up probe into illegal mining
September 15th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Intensifying the probe into illegal mining, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday examined a former government official and a witness while continuing to grill former ... Read more...
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Himachal court summons public service commission chief
September 14th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has summoned the chairman of the state public service commission to appear before it with particulars of the selection committee that ... Read more...
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BSNL not involved in 2G scam: Minister
September 7th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is not involved in the 2G scam, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said Wednesday.BSNL had, ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh hospital offers free CT scans Monday
August 14th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) A state-of-the-art CT scan centre at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh will offer free services to all patients on the Independence Day Monday, an official said ... Read more...
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Teachers expose Lucknow schools racket
July 26th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh teachers association has alleged a nexus between at least 200 authorised and illegal private schools in Lucknow that could push thousands of students ... Read more...
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