New Delhi | 1 month ago
Justice J.S. Verma cremated
New Delhi, April 23 - The body of Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel on anti-rape laws in the aftermath of the Dec 16 gang-rape, was cremated in the capital Tuesday.Justice Verma died due to liver failure and bleeding in the stomach here Monday. He was 80.His last rites were performed at Lodhi crematorium at around 4.30 p.m.Lawyers described him as fearless and upright.Justice Verma was an i ... read more

Patna | 8 months ago
Paswan wants Nitish Kumar to quit over fodder scam
Patna, Sep 8 - Lok Janshakti Party - chief Ramvilas Paswan Saturday demanded the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a petition was filed in a Jharkhand court seeking to make Nitish Kumar an accused in the multi-crore Animal Husbandry Department scam.It is a clear case of corruption case against him. Nitish Kumar should resign on moral grounds, Paswan, a former central minister, ... read more

Ranchi | 8 months ago
Fodder scam: Petition filed to make Nitish Kumar an accused
Ranchi, Sep 7 - A petition has been filed in a CBI court in Ranchi seeking to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar an accused in the multi-crore Animal Husbandry Department scam - popularly known as the fodder scam.The petition has been filed by one Mukesh Kumar, who has claimed that there is enough evidence pointing towards Nitish Kumar's involvement in the scam. The petitioner says that the ... read more

New Delhi | 11 months ago
Amul's India: The 50-year-campaign in fine print
New Delhi, June 15 - The Onida devil has died and so has the Liril girl and Air India's Maharaja, but the Amul girl has made it to 50 and is still dispensing with her signature Utterly, Butterly, Delicious one-liners to an ever-growing brood in the land of butter, milk and honey.The little-girl innocence of the Amul girl, the immediate social relevance of the promos and the aesthetic combination o ... read more

New Delhi | 11 months ago
Amul's India: The 50-year-campaign in fine print
New Delhi, June 15 - The Onida devil has died and so has the Liril girl and Air India's Maharaja, but the Amul girl has made it to 50 and is still dispensing with her signature Utterly, Butterly, Delicious one-liners to an ever-growing brood in the land of butter, milk and honey.The little-girl innocence of the Amul girl, the immediate social relevance of the promos and the aesthetic combination o ... read more

Ranchi | 1 year ago
Fodder scam: 34 get 1 to 6 years
Ranchi, May 5 - A CBI court Saturday awarded one to six years imprisonment to 34 people in a multi-million animal husbandry department scam known as the fodder scam.The Central Bureau of Investigation - court of D.C. Ray also slapped fines of Rs.10,000 to Rs.300,000 on the convicts.The case relates to the illegal withdrawal of more than Rs.6 crore from the Doranda treasury in Ranchi in the 1980s.O ... read more

Ranchi | 1 year ago
With RS horse trading reports, Jharkhand in news for wrong reasons
Ranchi, March 31 - The mineral-rich state of Jharkhand has again hit the national headlines -- for the wrong reasons.Perhaps for the first time, the Election Commission of India has recommended to the President of India to cancel the Rajya Sabha poll from Jharkhand.The ECI Friday stopped the counting of votes for two seats from Jharkhand after money was seized from a car belonging to an independen ... read more

Patna | 1 year ago
CBI court frames charges against Lalu in fodder scam
Patna, March 1 - A Bihar court Thursday framed charges against former chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra along with 32 other accused in the case related to fraudulent withdrawal of funds from the treasury to purchase fodder for public distribution, court officials said.After all of them appeared before a special Central Bureau of Investigation - court in the multi-crore fodder scam c ... read more

Ranchi | 1 year ago
Lalu and Mishra appear in CBI court on fodder scam case
Ranchi, Feb 14 - Two former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra appeared in a CBI court in Ranchi Tuesday to record their statements in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam in which funds meant for buying cattle feed were embezzled in undivided Bihar.Lalu Prasad arrived under heavy security cover around 11 a.m. The statements of both Lalu and Mishra will be re ... read more

Ranchi | 1 year ago
Fodder scam: Lalu, Jagannath statements to be recorded
Ranchi, Feb 2 - The statements of two former Bihar chief ministers -- Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra -- will be recorded from Feb 13 in a special Central Bureau of Investigation - court here in the multi-million fodder scam.The statements will be recorded in a case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.37 crore from Chaibasa treasury. The statements of all the 330 witness in the case have ... read more