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Want to contest Lok Sabha polls, serve people: Kanimozhi
DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, who was yesterday acquitted in the 2G spectrum scam case, wants to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, according to her interview on a news channel. Kanimozhi said she always wanted to contest elections and serve the people. Asked if she would contest the Lok Sabha polls, the DMK leader told NDTV: "I will ask the party if I can ... the party has to make a decision." "I always wanted to contest elections ... to have a constituency and to be able to work and see things happening," she said. Daughter of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi is serving a second term in the Rajya Sabha. She was arrested in the 2G spectrum case and later released on bail. The 49-year-old MP said she was fond of reading and her husband G Aravindaan made sure she had a constant supply of books in the Tihar Jail, where she was lodged for a brief period.
Lalu Yadav expresses hope for clean chit in fodder scam
After all the accused in the 2G scam were acquitted and relief was given to former Maharashtra Ashok Chavan in Adarsh scam, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday said he respected the judiciary and expressed hope that he would also get a clean chit in the fodder scam case."We trust and respect the judiciary. We will not let BJP's conspiracies work," Lalu Prasad Yadav said here.A special CBI court in Ranchi will pronounce its judgement on Saturday in the fodder scam case.Expressing hope for a fair judgment, the former Bihar chief minister also said BJP governments since the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been harassing him and his family by misusing the CBI for the past 25 years.The fodder scam case relates to the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of Rs. 95 lakh from the Deoghar treasury.Overall, more than Rs.900 crore was reportedly siphoned off from the Chaibasa treasury over two decades.The RJD chief has already been convicted and sentenced to five years of ..
Pakistan bloggers cleared of blasphemy charges
Five Pakistani bloggers, who went missing earlier this year following a scathing campaign on the social media, were today cleared of blasphemy charges, official said. The men disappeared in January and at least four of them subsequently returned home. It was not know who had picked them, but fingers were pointed at the security agencies. However, the government and military authorities denied any wrongdoing. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) started blasphemy proceeding against them following a virulent campaign on the social media targeting the military. Their lives were in danger as blasphemy is a highly sensitive topic in Pakistan. However, after months-long investigation, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed the court today that there was no evidence of blasphemy against them, an FIA official said. The IHC judge Shaukat Siddiqui observed that no action would be taken in the lack of evidence against them. The judge warned of action against those who wrongly ...
Fodder scam: Fate of Lalu, Mishra to be decided tomorrow
The fate of former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra and 20 others will be decided tomorrow by a special CBI court here in the fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of more than Rs 89 lakh from Deoghar Treasury between 1991 and 1994. Lalu, accompanied by younger son Tejaswi Yadav, arrived here to present himself before the special CBI Judge Shiv Pal Singh. Besides the two ex-chief ministers, former MP R K Rana, three former IAS officers - Phoolchand Singh, Beck Julius and Mahesh Prasad - are also among the 22 accused in the fodder case. The other accused in the case include former Bihar minister Vidya Sagar Nishad, former Public Accounts Committee chairmen Jagdish Sharma and Dhruv Bhagat. A chargesheet was filed against 38 persons on October 27, 1997. Eleven of them died and three turned approvers while two other accused confessed to their crime and were convicted in 2006-07, a CBI official said. The accused are facing charges ...
HC issues notice to Jaya's niece, nephew on plea by woman
The Madras High Court today issued a notice to J Jayalalithaa's niece and nephew on a petition by a woman claiming to be the biological daughter of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister and seeking a DNA test to establish her parentage. Justice S Vaidyanathan, who issued notice to Jayalalithaa's niece J Deepa and nephew J Deepak, said the court cannot order a DNA test as the petition's maintainability was yet to be argued. If the petitioner's plea was accepted, "it will result in opening of a Pandoras box, which will only lead to more deterioration of the privacy" of Jayalalithaa, he said. The woman had last month moved the Supreme Court with the same prayer but it had refused to entertain the plea. She had claimed that she was given in adoption to Jayalalithaa's sister and her husband. The apex court had, however, said she was at liberty to approach the high court. Jayalalithaa died on December 5 last year after prolonged hospitalisation and her body was buried off the ..
Madras HC notice to TN on plea for Jaya's cremation
The Madras High Court on Friday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and the Corporation of Chennai while admitting the plea filed by a woman claiming to be the daughter of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and requesting her body for cremation.
Molestation case: Vistara submits response to DGCA
Vistara has submitted its response to aviation regulator DGCA's show-cause notice seeking explanation on why the airline did not file a police complaint in the alleged molestation case involving a Bollywood actress, who is a minor, a source said today. The actress was allegedly molested by a man onboard a Delhi-Mumbai flight of Vistara earlier this month. "Vistara has submitted its response to the show-cause notice issued by the DGCA in the incident involving a minor Bollywood actress who was allegedly molested by a fellow passenger on one of its flights from Mumbai," a source privy to the development told PTI. The airline's spokesperson was not immediately available for comments. The DGCA had issued a notice to Vistara asking it to explain as to why it did not file the police complaint in the alleged molestation case. The source said the airline filed its reply with the aviation regulator two days ago and is fully cooperating with the police investigation. Earlier this .
Danish police arrest Syrian over planned 'terrorist' attack
Danish police today said they had arrested a Syrian asylum seeker from Sweden for "attempting to commit a terrorist act" in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen police said they arrested the 30-year-old man jointly with the Danish Security and Intelligence Service on Thursday over a failed attack which he plotted with another 21-year-old man in November 2016. "The man is charged with attempted terrorism for having, together with another man convicted in Germany, planned to randomly kill or hurt several people in an unknown location in Copenhagen," the police said in a statement. The police added the two men "wanted to attack people with knives and thereafter detonate one or several explosives, which failed when the accomplice was denied entry into Denmark and arrested by the German police". A German court in July convicted the 21-year-old, described as a Syrian refugee by the German media, for attempting an attack. He was reportedly carrying 17,000 matches, two kitchen knives and .
Law and order: Oppn raises Munna Yadav, NIT land issues
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today denied Opposition's allegation that the law and order situation in the state is worrisome. Speaking in the Assembly on the last day of winter session, Leader of Opposition and Congress MLA Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil claimed that local leader Munna Yadav, who has "serious charges against him", is hiding on a farm house "22 km away from Nagpur" but police haven't arrested him yet. "Despite several serious charges against him, he hasn't been arrested. The situation is all the more serious as the BJP-led government has given him a status of minister of state by appointing him to a state board," Vikhe Patil said. In another allegation, the Congress leader said that a land belonging to the Nagpur Improvement Trust was illegally handed over to Pune-based Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha (MRS) which works for the promotion of Hindi language. The MRs illegally signed a development agreement with a builder who sold the land to SMG ...
Man held for making Rs 10-lakh extortion call to trader
Police said today they have arrested a man for allegedly demanding Rs 10-lakh extortion money from a trader in Dadri. The man had claimed to be member of the Anil Dujana gang, but investigation revealed he was associated with another gang and used Dujana's name to scare the trader, Dadri DSP Nishank Sharma said. The accused has been identified as Ajay and he made the extortion call on December 20. Initially, he had demanded Rs five lakh from the trader, but later raised the amount to Rs 10 lakh, Sharma said. The police arrested him using surveillance of his mobile phone number.
Libya confirms Gaddafi's son is in prison
Saadi Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is still in prison, according to the director of the investigation department at the Libyan Attorney General.
Pak arrests 28 Indian fishermen
Pakistan today arrested at least 28 Indians for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters, a day after it announced release of 291 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds over the next couple of weeks. An official of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) said they nabbed the fishermen and seized five boats for fishing "illegally" in the country's waters. "A case has been registered against 28 fishermen and they have been handed over to the police," the official said. The arrests come a day after Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said 291 Indian fishermen will be released. "Pakistan has decided to release and repatriate 291 Indian fishermen in two phases -- on December 29 and January 8, 2018 via the Wagah Border as a goodwill gesture on humanitarian grounds," he had said in a statement. Pakistan had released 68 Indian fishermen in October. A spokesman for PMSF had last week said that 400 Indian fishermen have been arrested this year. Fishermen from
Shell cos clampdown: Sebi lifts curbs on Prakash Industries
Markets regulator Sebi today lifted the curbs imposed on Prakash Industries, which was in the list of 331 suspected shell companies, after finding no "prima facie evidence" of misrepresentation of financials. "In absence of prima facie evidence/ suspicion of misrepresentation of financials/ business by the company (Prakash Industries), misuse of the books of accounts / funds of the company or violation of LODR (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, there is no reasonable ground to further verify the financials of the company warranting an audit," Sebi said in an order. The regulator also said that it is of the considered view that the actions envisaged in Sebi's letter dated August 7 against Prakash Industries are liable to be revoked. Prakash Industries is among the firms against whom Sebi initiated action on August 7 by ordering trading restrictions, following receipt of a list of 331 'suspected shell companies' from the government. The ordered ..
J-K SIC initiates penalty proceedings against PIOs in 25 cases
The Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (SIC) has initiated penalty proceedings against public information officers in more than 25 cases for delaying in responding to appeals and complaints, an official spokesman said. The proceedings have been initiated under Section 17 of the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Act, 2009, the spokesman said. He said the SIC can impose a penalty on the PIOs at the rate of Rs 250 per day of delay beyond 30 days after the RTI application was filed, subject to a maximum of Rs 25,000. The SIC is also empowered to recommend disciplinary actions against the PIOs. Since March this year, the SIC has held more than 600 hearings in Srinagar and Jammu, and through video links with appellants, complainants, PIOs and first appellate authorities from Kargil, Poonch, Udhampur, Doda and Kishtwar, the spokesman said. The SIC has cleared more than 225 appeals and complaints between March and November this year, he added.
CBI files charge sheets against A C Muthiah for Rs 665 crore
The CBI has filed three charge sheets against former chairman of First Leasing Company of India Limited (FLCIL) and ex-BCCI chief A C Muthiah, and former Managing Director Farouk M Irani for allegedly cheating three banks to the tune of around Rs 665 crore, officials said today. The probe agency has filed these charge sheets before a special CBI court in Chennai, they said here. The charges levelled by the agency include criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery among others, a CBI spokesperson said. In the first case, it was alleged that key officials of FLCIL, in furtherance of a conspiracy with the statutory and internal auditors of the company, had availed various credit facilities from IDBI Bank with mala fide intentions to cheat it, the official said. He said it was done on the basis of forged financial reports and funds were siphoned away for extraneous and personal purposes causing loss of Rs 273.99 crore to the bank. In the second case, the accused had allegedly
Russia's Rosneft says reaches amicable agreement with Sistema
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Friday it has reached an amicable agreement with Sistema conglomerate, which will pay out 100 billion roubles ($1.7 billion) as part of the deal related to Bashneft oil company.
15 members of burglars' gang arrested in Vizag
The city police today nabbed a 15-member gang of burglars including three women and recovered 1.66 kg of gold and 6 kg of silver jewellery from them. With these arrests, police claimed to have solved over 51 cases of burglary or theft -- 48 cases registered in the city limits and three in East Godavari district. Leader of the gang was identified as Chukka Sreenu (43). Sreenu, a resident of Malkapuram area in Vizag city, was involved in over 160 cases, police said. He was released from prison in 2012 but resumed his criminal carrer, said DCP (Crimes) Shemushi Bajpayee. Other accused were identified as K Vasu (26), R Nagaraju (40), L Rajasekhar (46), D Suresh (37), M Sudheer Kumar (21), KLV Prasad (24), K Padma (45), K Appalaraju (53), M Lakshmi (40), M Narayanamma (41), D Govind (24), M Santosh Kumar (28), D Venkat (26) and D Siva Kumar (35), all residents of Vizag city. The gang targeted locked houses and broke in at night time, the DCP said. Further probe is on.
Class 10 student shooting: Girl succumbs to injuries
A Class 10 girl, who was allegedly shot at in the head by his friend following a heated argument, has succumbed to her injuries, police said today. Senior Superintendent of Police H N Singh said that the girl was referred by a hospital in Vasundhara to another hospital in Noida after receiving first-aid on Tuesday. The girl, who studied at a school in Delhi, was shot at in the head by the boy, a Class 11 student, following a heated argument, the police said. The girl, who was in a coma, died last night, the SSP said. The boy has been sent to police custody and his father has been detained by the Indirapuram police, Singh said. An FIR for attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code has been converted into the Section of Murder (302), he said. A case under the Arms Act has also been registered against the boy's father, the SSP said. The incident took place on Tuesday near Vartalok Society in Vasundhara when the duo were returning home on a scooty from a ...
BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje booked for "inflammatory" tweets
BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje was today booked for alleged 'inflammatory' tweets on the rape and murder of a minor Dalit girl in Vijayapura, an incident which led to tension in some areas there for the past three days. Police said an FIR was registered against Karandlaje on charges of provoking people to cause riots, disturbing communal harmony and spreading rumours. Karandlaje had tweeted about the recent rape and murder of the 15-year-old girl and accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of inaction to catch the 'Jehadis' behind the incident. "CM @siddaramaiah's appeasement politics has turned Karnataka into a safe haven for Jihadi Goons. He is shamelessly pursuing his agenda of appeasement & dividing the society," tweeted Karandlaje. In a tweet about another incident she said "Jihadis tried to rape and murder a girl studying in 9th std near honnavar. Why is the govt silent about this incident? Arrest those who molested and injured this girl. Where are you CM ...
BJP leader killing: UPSTF arrests one more accused
One more person has been arrested in connection with the killing of BJP leader Shiv Kumar and his security guard last month, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) said today. In a joint operation involving the UPSTF and Gautam Buddha Nagar police, a sharpshooter, identified as Aniruddha, was arrested from the Bisrakh area last night. A country-made pistol, three live cartridges, a motorcycle, a mobile phone and Rs 25,000 in cash were seized from Aniruddha, who hails from Muzaffarnagar, a spokesperson of the UPSTF said. During interrogation, Aniruddha told police his uncle was a member of the Vicky Tyagi gang. BJP leader Shiv Kumar and his security guard were shot dead in the Bisrakh area on November 16 when they were going to Ghaziabad in a car. Three people were earlier this month arrested by the UPSTF in connection with the killing.