Cbi On Adarsh

If we didn't have unnamed sources, would we have discovered scandals like Watergate, and the Adarsh and Coalgate scams closer home? I learnt my lesson early on in my career and then built more reliable sources in CBI and other parts of the government that I reported on. Question is, will everyone else?

Right after Lalu Yadav and 15 others were found guilty of corruption in the fodder scam case by a CBI court in Ranchi yesterday, the BJP hit out at the Congress, an ally of Mr Yadav, and called the UPA an "alliance of corruption". His conviction gave a fresh boost to the BJP's attack on the Congress and its allies dampened in the last few days with...

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed CBI to conduct further probe into the 'benami' flats in the scam-tainted Adarsh building even as the agency said it has already completed investigation and submitted its charge sheet two years back.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by CBI in connection with its probe into benami flats in the scam-tainted Adarsh building, the Bombay High Court today said the document was silent on the points specifically raised by the court during the last hearing.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed CBI to file its reply to a public interest litigation which seeks to know names of two persons referred to in the agency's remand applications in the Adarsh Society case.

Maharashtra Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday gave his sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing scam.

The chairman of Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, advocate Adarsh Munni Trivedi, who had in the past represented petitioners seeking a CBI probe in Vyapam scam, on Wednesday could not appear before the High Court here as he took ill and his family suspected an attempt at food poisoning.

Former Maharashtra Chief minister Ashok Chavan, who is facing prosecution in the multi-crore Adarsh scam for conspiracy and cheating, has got a temporary reprieve. Today, the Bombay High Court said Mr Chavan cannot be brought to trial till it reaches a decision on an appeal by the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, regarding dropping his name...

In a shift from its earlier stand that the CBI had no jurisdiction to probe the Adarsh housing society scam, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it had no objection to a special CBI court "looking into" the case if the investigation was over.

The Central of Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to file a case against diplomat Devyani Khobragade and her father Uttam Khobragade in the Adarsh Housing scam for allegedly acquiring a flat on the basis of false affidavit, sources said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court to quash the Sessions Court's order on its decision to drop charges against former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan.

The officers who led probe in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam, Adarsh Housing scam and CPM leader Ajit Sarkar's murder case are among 20 CBI officials who have won police medals for meritorious service on the occasion of Independence day.

Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday asserted that the land in the city on which the controversial Adarsh Society stands belongs to the Defence ministry.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed its chargesheet in the Adarsh housing society scam. Sources say former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has been named in the chargesheet.

The seven accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, including its chief promoter and former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, hace been granted bail by a special court.The accused were directed to furnish surety of Rs 5 lakh each and asked to report to the CBI office in Mumbai on Tuesdays and Thursdays every week.

If we didn't have unnamed sources, would we have discovered scandals like Watergate, and the Adarsh and Coalgate scams closer home? I learnt my lesson early on in my career and then built more reliable sources in CBI and other parts of the government that I reported on. Question is, will everyone else?

Right after Lalu Yadav and 15 others were found guilty of corruption in the fodder scam case by a CBI court in Ranchi yesterday, the BJP hit out at the Congress, an ally of Mr Yadav, and called the UPA an "alliance of corruption". His conviction gave a fresh boost to the BJP's attack on the Congress and its allies dampened in the last few days with...

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed CBI to conduct further probe into the 'benami' flats in the scam-tainted Adarsh building even as the agency said it has already completed investigation and submitted its charge sheet two years back.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by CBI in connection with its probe into benami flats in the scam-tainted Adarsh building, the Bombay High Court today said the document was silent on the points specifically raised by the court during the last hearing.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed CBI to file its reply to a public interest litigation which seeks to know names of two persons referred to in the agency's remand applications in the Adarsh Society case.

Maharashtra Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday gave his sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing scam.

The chairman of Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, advocate Adarsh Munni Trivedi, who had in the past represented petitioners seeking a CBI probe in Vyapam scam, on Wednesday could not appear before the High Court here as he took ill and his family suspected an attempt at food poisoning.

Former Maharashtra Chief minister Ashok Chavan, who is facing prosecution in the multi-crore Adarsh scam for conspiracy and cheating, has got a temporary reprieve. Today, the Bombay High Court said Mr Chavan cannot be brought to trial till it reaches a decision on an appeal by the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, regarding dropping his name...

In a shift from its earlier stand that the CBI had no jurisdiction to probe the Adarsh housing society scam, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it had no objection to a special CBI court "looking into" the case if the investigation was over.

The Central of Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to file a case against diplomat Devyani Khobragade and her father Uttam Khobragade in the Adarsh Housing scam for allegedly acquiring a flat on the basis of false affidavit, sources said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court to quash the Sessions Court's order on its decision to drop charges against former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan.

The officers who led probe in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam, Adarsh Housing scam and CPM leader Ajit Sarkar's murder case are among 20 CBI officials who have won police medals for meritorious service on the occasion of Independence day.

Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday asserted that the land in the city on which the controversial Adarsh Society stands belongs to the Defence ministry.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed its chargesheet in the Adarsh housing society scam. Sources say former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has been named in the chargesheet.

The seven accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, including its chief promoter and former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, hace been granted bail by a special court.The accused were directed to furnish surety of Rs 5 lakh each and asked to report to the CBI office in Mumbai on Tuesdays and Thursdays every week.