Monsoon reached Punjab, Delhi, breaking 108-year-old record
Breaking a record of 108 years the monsoon has reached Delhi & Punjab on Sunday. Heavy rains, accompanied by lightning in some areas, lashed the capital & Punjab in the wee hours on Sunday. The Met has recorded a rainfall of 15.3 mm till 11.30 am.
The features of monsoon have been established over the region, the Met said. The normal date of onset of ….
Aarushi murder case: Nupur Talwar undergoes lie-detector test
The CBI has on Sunday revealed that it had put Nupur Talwar through a lie-detector test two to three days back, in connection with Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. CBI sources said while Nupur was still not a suspect in the case, she underwent the test as she was an important person present at the crime scene. CBI said that the interrogation of Rajesh Talwar would continue.
On Saturday, the CBI had succeeded in getting three-day custody of Dr Talwar’s compounder Krishna, ….
Manmohan Singh undergoes eye surgery at AIIMS
Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, on Sunday underwent surgery in the left eye for cataract removal at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The Prime Minister has since returned home. Doctors have said that he can resume his normal work from Monday.
Manmohan Singh, 75 years old underwent “an intra-ocular lens implantation after a brief surgical procedure” this morning at the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS.
CPI demanded P Chidambaram’s resignation
CPI has on Saturday demanded the resignation of P Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister, accusing him of failing to tackle inflation, which has risen to a seven-year high of 8.75 percent. AB Bardhan Party General Secretary has said that inflation is expected to further increase in the coming weeks & the finance minister has “failed” in taking adequate measures to check the trend.
He said that Chidambaram is not able to find any solution to the problem. He should go. The senior ….
Aarushi murder case: Forensic team at Dr Talwar’s house
The CBI is conducting a fresh raid at Rajesh Talwar’s house, where his daughter Aarushi & servant Hemraj were found murdered a month back. The CBI team is hunting for the murder weapon & has reportedly opened all water tanks & pipes at the Talwar residence.
A forensic team of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) has also reached Talwar’s house to look for vital clues. On Friday night, the CBI team raided Dr Anita Durrani’s residence, who is ….
Aarushi murder case: Krishna’s family approaches NHRC
The family of Krishna, who was arrested by CBI today for his alleged involvement in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, approached NHRC for its intervention in the matter as it insists that he is innocent. Krishna’s sister Parvati along with some relatives met NHRC officials & submitted a petition alleging violation of human rights of her brother by the CBI. They alleged that Krishna, compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar, was earlier illegally detained & then arrested without any evidence.
While the CBI maintained ….
Aarushi murder case: Dr Talwar’s compounder Krishna arrested
CBI has on Friday arrested Krishna, compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar, in connection with Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. The CBI Joint Director Arun Kumar has said that the Krishna was arrested on the basis of narco test carried out on Thursday. He said that Krishna is one of the key suspect in Aarushi murder case.
Earlier, Krishna had told CBI during narco test that Aarushi was a “good girl” & it is wrong to tarnish her character after her death. Meanwhile, CBI ….
Rajbir murder case: Bhardwaj to be brought to Delhi today
In connection with murder of ACP Rajbir Singh, CBI is expected to bring Vijay Bhardwaj, prime accused in the case, to New Delhi where he will undergo lie detector test.
Earlier, the CBI team had raided Bhardwaj, a property dealer’s office in Gurgaon. The 25-member team headed by Joint Director Arun Kumar interrogated property dealer’s brother Sanjay Bhardwaj & Rajbir’s peon Krishan who was on duty at the time of the occurrence of the crime.
The case was registered earlier in the ….
Krishna likely to undergo another narco test
The CBI team is likely to conduct another narco analysis test on Krishna, Dr Rajesh Talwar’s compounder, on Friday in connection with Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. On Thursday, even as the CBI conducted various tests on Krishna, his family members along with other Nepalese residents in India held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar to protest against what they called termed the CBI’s attempt to “frame” him.
Krishna had reportedly told Hemraj about wanting to quit after Dr Talwar had scolded him about ….
CBI chief warns media on Aarushi murder coverage
CBI director Vijay Shankar, infuriated with news coverage of Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, has on Thursday lashed out at the media & warned it would face legal if it obstructed the probe. Shanker told Media persons, “Media should not raise obstructions in the case & must remain within its limits. If it crosses the limits then CBI would keep reminding you to stay within limits”.
When asked if Rajesh Talwar, father of Aarushi Talwar and arrested for the double murder & his ….
Aarushi murder case: CBI shifted three senior officials
The CBI has on Thursday shifted three officials probing the double murder case in Noida. DIG Zaki Ahmed, Superintendent of Police & an IPS officer of 1993 batch from Uttar Pradesh cadre, SP R S Dhankar & an Additional SP were removed from the probe team. The shift followed leakage of information pertaining to the case to a media house.
Apert from the DIG, the other officials were working on various angles of the case related to the murder of Aarushi. ….
Aarushi murder case: Krishna’s Narco test revealed little
The CBI has on Thursday subjected Krishan, compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar to a Narco test, but was unable to achieve any breakthrough. CBI has said that Krishna replied to most of the questions asked by the investigating agency by saying “I don’t know”. Krishna pleaded innocence before the Narco test. The CBI wasn’t able to extract anything out of him with regard to the weapon used in the murders of Dr Talwar’s daughter Aarushi & servant Hemraj.
However, Krishna ….
Aarushi murder case: Talwar’s aide taken for narco test
The CBI has on Wednesday took Krishna, the compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar, to Banglore for a narco test. CBI has said that Krishna had vital information about the alleged illicit relationship between Rajesh & Anita Durrani, who is also a dentist. Krishna’s narco test may provide clues that could help solve the double murder. The Durranis & the Talwars were partners in a dental clinic in Noida.
Aarushi 14 years old, was found murdered in her Noida home on May ….
Renuka: “TV serial on Aarushi murder is insensitive”
Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary has on Tuesday said that any move to use the Noida twin murder case as a plot in a teleserial will reflect an “insensitive” attitude towards a minor. Chowdhary, who holds the Women & Child Development Minister portfolio, also said that the Noida police should be taken to task for its handling of the case.
She also said in Delhi, “From day one we are saying that top cops should be suspended & the Inspector General of ….
Aarushi murder case: Rajesh Talwar’s bail plea rejected
The Ghaziabad CBI court has on Tuesday rejected the bail plea filed by Dr Rajesh Talwar’s lawyer. Dr Talwar, who is currently in judicial custody, was arrested in connection with the twin murder of his daughter Aarushi & servant Hemraj at their residence in Noida last month. The court rejected the bail plea on technical grounds.
Earlier late on Monday, a team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) & forensic experts conducted a fresh search at Talwar’s house to find more ….
54th National Film Awards announced
The country’s most prestigious film awards, the National Film Awards for the year 2006 have been announced in Delhi on Tuesday & Sanjay Dutt starrer “Lage Raho Munnabhai” has bagged the maximum number of four awards. Among the big winners was Pulijanmam, Priyanandan’s Malayalam film. It bagged the National Award for Best Film.
Details:
Best Film: Pulijanmam.
Best Hindi Film: Khosla Ka Ghosla.
Most Popular Film: Lage Raho Munnabhai.
Best Director: Madhur Bhandarkar for Traffic Signal.
Best Actor: Soumitra Chatterjee for Podokkhep.
Best Actress: Priyamani for Poruthiveeran.
Best ….
Aarushi murder case: Dr Rajesh Talwar’s bail plea deferred
The bail application of Dr. Rajesh Talwar who was arrested as a suspect in Noida double murder case, has been deferred till Tuesday by the court of special magistrate for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases. Satish Tamtathe Rajesh Talwar’s lawyer has said, “The special magistrate who handles CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) cases is visiting jails on Saturday. Hence the case was listed for Tuesday”.
He said, “The original bail application filed in the chief judicial magistrate’s court at ….
CBI: Aarushi killed first, Hemraj later
The CBI team is believed to have established that it was Aarushi who was killed first & then Hemraj was killed. This conclusion is based on the viscera reports, the time of death as stated in the post-mortem reports & some fingerprints & palm prints picked up from Aarushi’s room, which were also found on the terrace. This particular set of fingerprints have shown some traces of blood on them on the terrace but were found clean in Aarushi’s room. ….
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Dr Rajesh Talwar the main accused in the Aarushi murder case has on Wednesday undergone a narco analysis test. CBI, which took over the investigations of the case on June one, said that the agency carried out the lie detector (narco) test of Rajesh Talwar after he gave his consent.
Coming out with a statement for the first time after it took over the probe into the sensational double murders of 14 years old girl Aarushi & servant Hemraj, CBI ….
CBI: Dr Rajesh Talwar not cooperating
Dr Rajesh Talwar, who was arrested in murder of his daughter Aarushi & his servant Hemraj, has been remanded to two days CBI custody by a Ghaziabad court on Tuesday after the probe gency claimed he was not cooperating in the investigation. While seeking a five-day remand of Talwar the CBI counsel informed the court that he needed to be grilled further as he was not cooperating.
The court, after hearing lengthy arguments of the defence & the prosecution on the ….