Everything you need to know about Adar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Adar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Stating that after the 'Adarsh Loot', Congress leaders have started 'Adarsh Cover Up Operation', Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) National secretary Kirit Somaiya Wednesday alleged that former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan "has grabbed more than half a dozen flats in the name of his in-laws and friends".
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over reports of corruption in the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters by India, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Basudev Acharya on Wednesday demanded that the government must clarify the facts in Parliament.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) "Vicky Donor" is going places. After receiving rave reviews from the critics as well as the audiences, it has earned Rs.13.40 crore in the opening weekend. Director Shoojit Sircar is on cloud nine and says the film's success proves that the moviegoers have matured over the years.
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New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Amid fresh allegations that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi may have toned down the probe to protect Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors scam, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday charged the ruling Congress Party of being deep rooted in corruption, and said that his party will expose them completely.
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of six accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and April, officials said.
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of all nine accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and April, officials said.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Saturday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the political situation in the state in the face of criticism of his government over its "slow" decision-making and the CAG report on land deals.
Mumbai, Apr 18 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has clarified that land allotted for the controversial Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society in Mumbai and meant for dependants of armed forces martyrs and ex-servicemen, belongs to it and not to the Indian Army or the office of the military estate.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) In a major relief to three former Maharashtra chief ministers, a judicial panel's interim report Tuesday said the land on which the controversial Adarsh Society building stands belongs to the state government and was not intended for Kargil war heroes or their relatives.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday remanded two former Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 30 in the Adarsh housing scam, an official said.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) In a major relief to three former chief ministers, a judicial panel probing Adarsh Society scam Tuesday said that the land on which the controversial highrise stands belongs to the state government and was not intended to rehabilitate Kargil war heroes or their relatives.
Giving a major relief to Congress-NCP-led state government of Maharashtra in Adarsh Society scam case, a two-member judicial commission in its report stated that the land on which the controversial highrise stands belongs to the state government and was not intended to rehabilitate Kargil war heroes or their relatives......
Visakhapatnam, Apr 15 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu has slammed the Congress party and its estranged lawmaker Y S Jaganmohan Reddy by saying that the two are hand in glove which needs to be probed.
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) A nine-day-old child was buried alive by his parents in Hapur on the advice of an occult practitioner. The incident came to light Saturday when local residents informed the police after noticing the parents going to the burial site to check the progress of the child.
The interim report relating to the Adarsh Society scam is likely to submit to the Maharashtra govt. on Friday.
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The interim report of the two-member commission probing the Adarsh Society scam, related to the housing society originally meant for war heroes and Kargil widows, is likely to be submitted to the Maharashtra government Friday, officials said.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Central Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has been named in another land scam with a fresh complaint lodged before the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau, an activist said Monday.
Pune, Apr.7 (ANI): Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Saturday reiterated that he would wait for the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the land scam in Maharashtra to be tabled in the Maharashtra State Assembly before commenting on his indictment.
A leaked report of Comptroller and Auditor Genereal of India(CAG), has reportedly indicted Science and Technology Minister and former chief minister of Maharashtra Vilas Rao Deshmukh
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): A leaked report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has reportedly indicted Science and Technology Minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in connection with a land scam.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will probe instances of politicians and bureaucrats allegedly acquiring more than one flat under the housing quota, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Wednesday rejected the bail applications of seven people arrested last month in connection with the Adarsh Housing Society scam, officials said. Two other accused were remanded to the probe agency's custody till April 12.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A special court Wednesday remanded two Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 12 in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, an official said.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A special court Wednesday remanded two Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 12 in the Adarsh housing society scam, an official said.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Actor Salman Khan, whose work keeps him so busy that he never gets time to see places as a traveller, says he wants to re-visit Kashmir and tour the valley.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested two senior Maharashtra bureaucrats for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam, while a special court sent seven bureaucrats and army officers, arrested last month, to judicial custody till April 17.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday detained two senior Maharashtra bureaucrats for questioning in the Adarsh housing society scam, an official said.
Mumbai, Apr.3 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two senior bureaucrats-Jairaj Phatak and Ramanand Tiwari - on Tuesday in connection with the Adarsh Housing Society scam.
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) A total of 14 opposition legislators - 13 of the Shiv Sena and one of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - were Friday suspended from the Maharashtra legislative assembly for a year after they stalled proceedings.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) Leader of opposition and veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan Friday said Defence Minister A.K. Antony should resign in the wake of 'the biggest ever scams' that have taken place under him.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday took cognisance of a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against army chief Gen V.K. Singh, who has accused him of bribery.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Tuesday filed a criminal defamation case against army chief Gen V.K. Singh in a Delhi court following allegations of bribery over a defence deal against him.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) In the backdrop of Indian Army chief Gen V.K. Singh alleging that he was offered a bribe to approve a substandard vehicle order, the defence ministry Monday denied that there had been complaints about the quality of Tatra trucks that the military uses at present.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Army chief General V.K. Singh Monday dropped a bombshell by revealing that a retired lieutenant general had offered him a bribe of Rs.14 crore (Rs.140 million) for approving the supply of 600 sub-standard vehicles to the army.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday declared the list of the candidates for different wards for the Municipal Corporation Elections-2012. The Municipal Corporation of Elections for this year is to be held on April 15 for different wards.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan's home production "Agent Vinod" has earned Rs.10 crore on the first day, and is the actor's biggest solo opening so far.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Vidya Balan's "Kahaani" seems to have a struck a chord with the audiences in a big way as the gripping thriller has entered its third week and is still proving to be a crowd puller. The film not only defies the new box office mantra of "focus on first three days' box office collection", but also proves that the actress has a long way to go.
Amritsar, Jan 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal attacked Congress over corruption issue during campaigning tour in poll-bound northern Punjab state.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain has held the allies of the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) equally responsible for the increasing inflation and corruption in the country.
Kolkata, Oct 21 (ANI): Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K Advani has said that everybody has lost faith in the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, as it failed to take steps to root out corruption.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Both Houses of the Parliament have been adjourned till 2 p.m. today with the opposition demanding a discussion on corruption and Lokpal Bill.
New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): Unlike in the past, foreign policy issues found no mention in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 40-minute speech on India's 65th Independence Day delivered from the ramparts of the historic 17th century Red Fort here on Monday.
Mumbai, Aug 1 (ANI): Terming the government's version of the Lokpal Bill weak, social activist Medha Patkar has called for concerted efforts to eradicate corruption.
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet will be meeting here today to decide on a draft proposal of the Lokpal Bill that is to be tabled in Parliament during the upcoming monsoon session.
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Republicans and Tea Party members used Twitter and other social media in better ways than the Democrats, a study has revealed.
Haridwar/Allahabad/Ayodhya/Varanasi, July 15 (ANI): Scores of devotees across India thronged various religious places on Friday to celebrate the Hindu festival of 'Guru Purnima'.
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday criticized the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, for keeping tainted and suspected ministers of various scams in his Cabinet.
Pune, July 11 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh supporting former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, on Monday said they both are innocent and will come out clean.
New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has said the government should take steps to curb corruption before the monsoon session of parliament.
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): Responding to a question on the possibility of a reshuffle in his Cabinet, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said it was a work in progress, but refused to divulge the details.
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): Rural Development Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh on Wednesday denied having talks with senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde about the latter joining the Congress party in the wake of a rift with other BJP leaders.
Mumbai, June 20 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today filed an affidavit before the Justice Patil Commission in the Adarsh Housing scam, saying the prime land was sanctioned by Union Rural Development Minister and his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh, and added that he has done nothing wrong or illegal in the allotment of flats.
Mumbai, June 17(ANI): Union Rural Development Minister and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday filed an affidavit before the two-member Adarsh inquiry commission claiming that the Adarsh Housing Society land in Mumbai belonged to the Maharashtra government and was never reserved for defence personnel or Kargil war heroes.
Washington, June 17 (ANI): An Indian researcher has challenged the common perception that obese and overweight people are not as healthy as their counterparts with a new study.
Hyderabad, June 12(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre over increasing corruption in the country.
Ahmedabad, June 11(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticized the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over a series of graft scams.
New Delhi, May 21(ANI): Defending the Congress party led-United Progressive Alliance at the Centre over its perceived inaction in a string of recently-exposed scams, Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai said on Saturday that the government had shown no leniency to leaders accused of corruption and graft.
New Delhi, May 13(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that inflation and corruption charges against many Congress lawmakers hampered the Congress party's image during the Assembly polls in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.
Mumbai, May 11 (ANI): The inquiry commission probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai has summoned former Maharashtra Chief Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan to appear before it as witnesses.
New Delhi, Apr 22(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said that the Congress party has no right to comment on others' honesty or dishonesty when party itself is swimming in the pool of corruption.
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday criticized Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achutanandan saying that he backs out when issues need to be resolved.
Thiruvananthapuram/ Kannur, Apr 10 (ANI): Stating that the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is leading the must corrupt government, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani has said that his party wants the Lokpal Bill to be passed in the next session of Parliament.
Guwahati, Apr 6 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday urged the Congress-led UPA Government to take veteran social activist Anna Hazare's indefinite fast over the demand to involve civil society in formulation of the anti-graft Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill very seriously.
New Delhi, Apr 3(ANI): Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has utilized 97.2 percent of its allocated budget of Rs.4300 crores (revised estimates) for the financial year 2010-11.
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu courted arrest near Delhi Assembly on Friday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and action against Lieutenant-Governor Tejinder Khanna over the Shunglu Committee report that probed alleged irregularities in the conduct of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Mumbai, Mar 16 (ANI): Expressing satisfaction on the progress report submitted to it into the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is on the right track in its investigation.
New Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 15 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday raided the residences of former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Jairaj Phatak in Delhi and Mumbai in connection with the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam.
Mumbai, Mar 13 (ANI): The Budget Session of Maharashtra Legislature, which begins here on Monday, is likely to be a stormy affair with the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine Opposition likely to take on the government on a number of issues including corruption and the murder of Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane.
New Delhi, Feb.27 (ANI): Prominent social activists such as Anna Hazare and ex-cop Kiran Bedi have demanded that the government introduce an Ombudsman Bill at the earliest to curb the spread of corruption in Indian society.
Lucknow, Feb 17 (ANI): Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Thursday indicated that the government may reach an agreement with the Opposition on formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the 2G spectrum scam.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today made it clear that he is not afraid of facing the Joint Parliamentary Committee probe in the 2G scam as demanded by the Opposition, and added that he never thought of quitting over the issue.
Kolkata, Feb 15 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on Tuesday criticizing the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, demanded that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) should probe all scandals like the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Adarsh Housing scam and the 2G spectrum scam.
Mumbai, Feb 15 (ANI): Almost a month after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) passed an order to demolish the Adarsh Housing Society, its members have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the order.
Mumbai, Feb 11 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met Maharashtra Governor K Sankarnarayanan here on Friday and demanded his sanction to prosecute former State Chief Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde for their alleged involvement in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.
Mumbai, Feb 3 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday questioned three main accused in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam including Congress leader K L Gidwani and retired Brigadier M M Wanchoo.
Mumbai, Feb 1 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that it has registered case against 13 accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Criticizing the Congress-led UPA Government's inability to curb increasing corruption, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Venkaiah Naidu, said people are tired of facing it and immediate steps were needed to check it.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said appropriate action will be taken against all those held guilty as per the findings of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Adarsh Housing society scam.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said the Karmapa Lama issue is already under investigation, and added that the concerned agencies are investigating the case in detail.
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Mumbai, Jan 30 (ANI): A day after registering an FIR in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday is carrying out raids across the country in connection with the scam.
Mumbai, Jan 29 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered a case against some retired Army officials and bureaucrats of Maharashtra Government in connection with the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.
Mumbai, Jan 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has suspended Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari for his alleged role in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on Tuesday said appropriate action will be taken against all those held guilty as per the findings of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Adarsh Housing society scam.
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its probe into Mumbai's Adarsh housing society scam in two weeks.
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan on Tuesday made a reference to the Supreme Court for suspension of Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari for his alleged role in the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its probe into Mumbai's Adarsh housing society scam in two weeks.
