The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed the charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case before a special 2G court. The ED named Dayanidhi Maran, Kalanidhi Maran and four others in the charge sheet. The Aircel-Maxis deal came under the scanner after Aircel owner C. Sivasankaran lodged a complaint in 2011 with the CBI alleging that he was pressurised to […]
» Read moreActor Amitabh Bachchan, brand ambassador of Gujarat tourism, is the Modi government’s first choice as the new face of its ‘Incredible India’ campaign after actor Aamir Khan ceased to be its mascot. “Amitabh will be the first choice of the Ministry for the job,” a Tourism Ministry source said. He described the veteran actor as a “non-controversial” figure. Mr. Khan, […]
» Read moreTen persons were killed and 28 badly injured when a speeding omni bus overturned near Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district around 5.30 a.m. on Friday. Police said the speeding Multi-Axle Volvo bus, proceeding from Karaikal to Thiruvananthapuram overturned as it was crossing Pilaakottaipaarai near Valliyoor after hitting the concrete median. Eight persons died on the spot. Passengers were rushed to various […]
» Read moreAustralian cricket legend Ian Chappell has called for a worldwide ban on Chris Gayle over his with Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin during a recent Big Bash League match. Chappell has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to propose a worldwide contracting ban on the big-hitting West Indian following his widely-criticised sideline interview. Chappell said CA need to show zero-tolerance towards the […]
» Read moreDefending champions Ranchi Rays will play host to the semifinals and final of the fourth edition of the Coal India Hockey India League on February 20 and 21 respectively at the Birsa Munda hockey stadium. The Hockey India League (HIL), the flagship event of Hockey India, is scheduled to be played across six venues in the country starting January 18. The […]
» Read moreIndian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued their stupendous run by clinching their 25th victory in a row together to enter the final of the Brisbane International tennis tournament here on Friday. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss duo defeated the Slovak-Russian combination of Andreja Klepac and Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 7-5 to make the summit clash. Sania and […]
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