Kasliwal scion acquitted of rape charge

Citing lack of evidence and the prosecution's failure in proving the case, a sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday acquitted Abhishek Kasliwal, son of the owner of Shriram Mills, in a 2006 rape......

DNA test nails Abhishek Kasliwal in rape case

Police in Mumbai on Tuesday claimed DNA tests had indicated that Abhishek Kasliwal, the son of the owner of the Shreeram Mills, had raped a woman twice his age in the city recently. According to......

Bombay HC rejects Kasliwal's petition

The Bombay High Courton Fridayrejected the petition filed by Abhishek Kasliwal, scion of Shriram Mills, challenging the decision of the police to conduct lie detector and brain mapping tests on......

Rape accused Kasliwal can go abroad

The Bombay high court on Monday permitted Abhishek Kasliwal, son of a prominent industrialist and an accused in a rape case, to travel abroad without approaching the court every time, but refused......

Why boycott calls against China, India's largest trade partner, will fail

Apart from cotton, copper, petroleum and industrial machinery, India does not export much to China. This means that India buys six times the merchandise it sells to China, points out Abhishek......

Perform or perish, shareholders tell S Kumars chief

Shareholders of S Kumars are calling for Kasliwal's removal as chairman because they don't like the direction he is taking the company into. Image: Nitin Kasliwal, CMD, S Kumars Nationwide.......

Can S Kumars weather the financial storm?

About a decade ago, film star Amitabh Bachchan signed an agreement with textile and apparel company S Kumars Nationwide (SKNL) to become the brand ambassador for Reid & Taylor suitings. The......

E-retailers stare at bleak funding scenario

E-commerce companies know they are under the scanner for weak compliance with foreign investment norms and this is sending shockwaves across the segment.As funding from foreign private equity and......

PIX: Sharad Kelkar, Sai Tamhankar at Vazandaar screening

Sooraj Barjatya's niece Vidhi Kasliwal has produced a Marathi film Vazandar under her banner, Landmarc Films. A special screening of the film was held at Sunny Super Sound in Juhu, a western......

Dhobi Ghat gets a fair opening

Last week's release Dhobi Ghat has done fair business over the weekend at some multiplexes. Single screen collections, however,are not encouraging.Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office......

Gul Panag loses out to the Deols

Last week saw two releases -- Yamla Pagla Deewana andTurning 30. While Yamla had an average opening, Turning 30 wasn't that lucky. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the......

No One Killed Jessica holds steady at box office

No One Killed Jessica had a weak opening but fared better over the weekend with the Sunday collections almost doubling its Friday figures. There was a drop as the new week started but it continues......

End of the road for Lalit Modi faction in Rajasthan cricket?

The Lalit Modi faction received a severe jolt on Tuesday with the Rajasthan high court ordering the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections be held on May 29.The court observed that calling......

Supreme Court defers RCA election results till Jan 17

The fate of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, who contested the Rajasthan Cricket Association polls, is likely to be known on January 17 after the Supreme Court said it would open the sealed......

BCCI moves Supreme Court against Lalit Modi's participation in RCA polls

Days before the announcement of the result of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections held last month, the BCCI on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging participation of Lalit Modi in......

Modi faction confident of thumping victory in RCA elections

The Lalit Modi faction remains confident of a thumping victory in the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections which were in Jaipur on Thursday but they will have to wait till January 6 for......

Lalit Modi allowed to contest RCA elections

Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi received a shot in the arm on Wednesday after a Supreme Court-appointed observer cleared his nomination to contest for the post of president in Thursday’s......