New Delhi | 1 month ago
2G: Raja shares information on Kalaignar TV
New Delhi, Dec 21 - A former aide of jailed former communications minister A. Raja Wednesday told a special court hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case that he knows from his personal knowledge that Kalaignar TV was on the bouquet of channels on Tata Sky service.Aseervatham Achary told Central Bureau of Investigation - Special Judge O.P. Saini that corporate lobbyist Niira Radia wanted him to co ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Raja hatched 2G conspiracy: Former aide
New Delhi, Dec 19 - Jailed former communications minister A. Raja's former additional private secretary Aseervatham Achary Monday told a special court here that the DMK leader hatched the conspiracy on 2G spectrum licences much before he headed the ministry.Achary, a key witness of the Central Bureau of Investigation - in the 2G case, while deposing before Special Judge O.P. Saini said Raja's part ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
If I committed crime, so did Tatas and Radia, says Chandolia
New Delhi, July 29 - Targeting the Tatas and lobbyist Niira Radia, former communications minister Andimuthu Raja's ex-personal secretary R.K. Chandolia Friday said if he could be accused in the 2G spectrum scam, so should they.Chandolia began his arguments opposing charges against him, saying that he was a government official who was following the order of his superiors.'The deal took place betwee ... read more

Srinagar | 6 months ago
Tweeting the lighter side, the Oman Abdullah way
Srinagar, July 3 - As Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah continues to post his feelings on various issues on the micro-blogging site Twitter, thousands of his followers are getting to know the lighter side of the country's youngest chief minister.Abdullah Friday flew to the state's winter capital Jammu. A tennis fan, the chief minister was disappointed to find that his dish TV connecti ... read more

New Delhi | 9 months ago
Kanimozhi was in touch with Raja over Kalaignar TV: CBI
New Delhi, April 25 - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi, who was Monday named co-conspirator in the second generation - telecom spectrum case, was in touch with former communications minister A. Raja over launch of Kalaignar TV, the CBI told a Delhi court Monday.The Central Bureau of Investigation -, while filing the 31-page second charge sheet in the case so far, said ... read more

New Delhi | 1 year ago
Now, Aamir Khan turns barber
New Delhi, Oct 15 - After playing a milkman, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will be seen donning the garb of a barber and a shopkeeper in new TV commercials.Aamir, who is the brand ambassador of TataSky, plays a barber and a shopkeeper in two different television commercials of the DTH service.In both the ads, the customer walks in asking for a particular haircut or a white shirt, while he is forced t ... read more

New Delhi | 1 year ago
Remakes help me reach out to more people: Asin
New Delhi, Oct 10 - After making it big in Bollywood with the Hindi version of her Tamil film 'Ghajini', Asin Thottumkal is now on a remake spree. The young actress says such offers only help her reach out to a wider audience in different parts of the country.'If it's an entertaining film and a great story then I think it should be made for a larger audience and not particularly restricted to a gr ... read more

New Delhi | 1 year ago
TRAI move on STB interoperability receives mixed response
New Delhi, Sep 15 - After mobile number portability, the telecom and broadcast regulator's move to bring interopertability to Set Top Boxes - has evoked a mixed response from the Direct-to-Home - operators.STB interopertability means the STBs of any DTH platform should be usable on any other DTH platform. It will enable customers to switch from one operator to another on the same set top box by j ... read more

New Delhi | 1 year ago
Asin Thottumkal to endorse new Lux soap
New Delhi, Sep 16 - Actress Asin Thottumkal has joined the likes of Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif as the new brand ambassador of Lux soap.She has been signed as the face of the soap's new variant Lux Sandal & Cream. 'It's a beauty accolade to be associated with the legendary beauty brand Lux, which has celebrated beauty and glamour over the decades. It gives me immense pride to e ... read more

Mumbai | 1 year ago
Asin to sponsor orphan girl's education
Mumbai, Sep 16 - Giving expression to her humanitarian side, southern actress Asin Thottumkal has decided to fund the education of Radhika, an eight-year-old orphan girl from Kerala.'I have been working for children's education and child rights for a long time and yes, it is true that I have taken over the entire education cost of this eight-year-old,' Asin said in a statement. The 24-year-old wil ... read more