Nirav Modi’s Paul Manafort moment: Ostrich leather jackets are the new orange prison overalls for some jailbirdsHis Manafort moment could be interpreted as a dead giveaway of his financial situation & propensities.
12 Mar, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
UP’s jailbirds do time sans crimeThe exercise will help prevent absconding wilful defaulters, such as Vijay Mallya, from stalling extradition proceedings on the grounds tha...
03 Sep, 2018, 11.10 PM IST
BS Yeddyurappa: A 24x7 neta, chief minister began career as councillorYeddyurappa is considered the tallest leader of the powerful Lingayat community in Karnataka, which has an estimated population of between ...
18 May, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Successor Ashraf Sehrai more rigid than Syed Ali GeelaniSehrai was seen as natural heir in wake of his contribution and experience in separatists’ politics, besides being a JeI member. He fought ...
20 Mar, 2018, 12.09 PM IST
Tripura poll results will have no impact in Karnataka, says SiddaramaiahWhile the BJP wrested the Left bastion of Tripura and received an invitation to be a part of the government in Nagaland, it was a hung Asse...
05 Mar, 2018, 12.52 PM IST
Hyderabad: These jailbirds earn a profit of Rs 4 crore for prisons departmentForty five life term convicts, as well as 16 released convicts work here in three shifts. The released prisoners get a monthly salary of Rs...
06 Jun, 2017, 03.15 PM IST
Krishna could have waited for Karnataka poll results: CongressGowda said Karnataka and other states coming up for polls will deliver the same vote of confidence and "Krishna should have been a little m...
23 Mar, 2017, 09.56 PM IST
Jailbirds must break out to earn moreThere is obviously considerable room for improvement, though, given that their incarcerated counterparts in US, for instance, clock up sale...
02 Nov, 2016, 11.50 PM IST
Delhi could be next on SIMI radar; security beefed upPolice commissioner on Monday said that security had been beefed up in the capital in the wake of alerts and in view of New Year celebratio...
30 Dec, 2014, 12.32 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects plea on restraining jailbirds from contesting pollThe Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging an amendment in Representation of People's Act allowing jailbirds, except convicts, to...
05 Dec, 2014, 06.24 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on barring jailbirds from electionsAmendment in law allowing jailbirds to contest elections came under the scrutiny of the SC which issued notice to Centre on a petition chal...
04 Apr, 2014, 04.21 PM IST
SC's rulings on MPs: Attempt to keep criminals out may trigger vendetta politicsOr should our confident, mature democracy, move on and consign such criminal elements to the dustbin of democratic history and shut that do...
14 Jul, 2013, 05.07 AM IST
Ad Agencies like Amul, Quikr use 'spot-fixing' theme in their adsThe latest Amul 'Topical' shows a Srinivasan lookalike sneaking into what looks like a prison cell, in which the Amul girl is feeding to a ...
03 Jun, 2013, 04.03 AM IST
- Highly skilled prisoners get a 100% pay hike
Highly skilled prisoners, both male and female, will now get Rs 90 for eight hours of work, up from Rs 45.
15 Jun, 2011, 06.48 AM IST
- What Kalmadi, Raja, Balwa, Chandra, Goenka do as jailbirds in Tihar
An unprecedented number of well-known persons are currently lodged in Tihar Jail where they turn to books, newspapers, magazines and new ho...
27 Apr, 2011, 06.21 AM IST
- Raju may soon be CEO of country’s first prison BPO
The AP Prisons Deptt is planning to use Raju's expertise in handling operations at the country's first prison BPO unit, which will start op...
29 Oct, 2010, 03.00 AM IST
- IT cos seek new ground for headhunting
Search for bright sparks among convicts is the new way of meeting recruitment targets for IT cos.
10 Jun, 2006, 12.10 AM IST