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  • Batla House encounter: Shahzad Ahmed gets life sentence

    A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to Shahzad Ahmed, convicted last week in the 2008 Batla house encounter case, he is the only man arrested in the case. He was found guilty last Thursday of murdering inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who led a Delhi Police team that stormed an apartment building in Batla […]

    HomeShop18 felicitated with the Thought Leader award in Telecom, Internet & E-commerce category

    New Delhi : India’s leading virtual retailer, HomeShop18 gets awarded in the Telecom, Internet & E-commerce category at The Thought Leaders Award held on 29 June 2013. Supported by the Asian Confederation of Businesses, Thought Leaders award has recognized HomeShop18’s contribution and growth in this fast emerging/ecommerce category. With HomeShop18 growing from strength to strength, […]

    Railway bribery: CBI waiting for sanction to book Board member

    The Railway Ministry is yet to give sanction to CBI to prosecute the then Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar as the agency has finalised its charge sheet in the Railway bribery scandal. The agency has concluded its investigation in the case and has sent its file to the Directorate of Prosecution seeking legal opinion on […]

    Jiah Khan suicide case: Court rejects Suraj’s bail plea

    A sessions court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the bail plea of Suraj Pancholi, son of an actor couple. He was arrested on charges of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan. The court rejected the bail after the prosecution opposed it on the ground that investigations had reached a crucial stage and his release […]

    CBI registers 13th FIR in coal scam

    CBI has registered a fresh case in connection with its coal blocks allocation probe against a Delhi-based steel company and carried out searches at its premises in the National Capital Region. CBI sources said a case has been lodged against Rathi Steel and Power Limited, its Director Udit Rathi and unknown others for alleged cheating […]

    Coalgate: CBI to record statement of PM’s Adv TKA Nair

    PM Manmohan Singh’s advisor T K A Nair will soon be called by the CBI to record his statement in the coal blocks allocation scam case even as the agency summoned as accused former Coal Secy H C Gupta and quizzed two former PMO officials. CBI sources on Tuesday said agency will soon call Nair […]

    CBI initiates another probe against AgustaWestland

    CBI has started another probe against UK-based helicopter supplier AgustaWestland for alleged corruption in the supply of Light Utility Helicopters to Army. CBI sources said the preliminary inquiry has been registered on the request of the Defence Ministry after it emerged that a Brigadier-level officer allegedly promised to help AgustaWestland swing the 197-helicopter deal. He […]

    5 army jawans arrested for molesting a girl in Assam

    Five army jawans have been arrested in Assam for allegedly molesting a teenaged girl in Dibrugarh railway station and remanded to judicial custody. The girl and her brother, hailing from neighbouring Lakhimpur district, arrived at the railway station from Guwahati in Kamakhya Express late on Thursday night and as they went to separate rest rooms […]

    Modi government minister sentenced in illegal mining case

    In a huge embarrassment to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a senior minister in his Cabinet has been convicted in an illegal mining case on Saturday. A sessions court in Porbunder sentenced Gujarat Water Resource Minister Babu Bokhiria and three others to three years of imprisonment in the Rs 54-crore illegal limestone mining case of […]

    BBA appreciates IT raid on RiddiSiddhi

    By Umesh Kamble Mumbai : The Bombay Bullion Association favoured the income tax (I-T) raid on the office of the bullion dealer RiddiSiddhi Bullion Ltd, and the residence of its managing director Prithviraj Kothari and other directors. “The entire bullion trader fraternity got maligned due to the bad name of a few bullion dealers and hence, […]