Palm Oil Case

The thick haze that's blanketed much of Southeast Asia for the last month carries the ashy remains of Indonesian forests and peatlands - burnt in many cases to clear land for producing palm oil, the world's most popular edible oil. It's an annual occurrence dating back decades, and this year it's particularly bad: According to one report, the 2015 ...

The Kerela state vigilance department has given Chief Minister Oommen Chandy a clean chit after investigating if he had any role in the 1992 palm oil imports when he was the state's finance minister.

Speaking to NDTV, former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee called the controversial appointment of PJ Thomas as the head of the vigilance commission a mistake.Yesterday, the Supreme Court too expressed its discomfort in Thomas' appointment as the CVC. "We are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how will he function as CVC?" the...

His appointment was controversial right from the start - the BJP vehemently opposed PJ Thomas being made the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). Now, the Supreme Court has expressed its discomfort."We are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how will he function as CVC?" the court said. The government has submitte...

The thick haze that's blanketed much of Southeast Asia for the last month carries the ashy remains of Indonesian forests and peatlands - burnt in many cases to clear land for producing palm oil, the world's most popular edible oil. It's an annual occurrence dating back decades, and this year it's particularly bad: According to one report, the 2015 ...

The Kerela state vigilance department has given Chief Minister Oommen Chandy a clean chit after investigating if he had any role in the 1992 palm oil imports when he was the state's finance minister.

Speaking to NDTV, former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee called the controversial appointment of PJ Thomas as the head of the vigilance commission a mistake.Yesterday, the Supreme Court too expressed its discomfort in Thomas' appointment as the CVC. "We are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how will he function as CVC?" the...

His appointment was controversial right from the start - the BJP vehemently opposed PJ Thomas being made the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). Now, the Supreme Court has expressed its discomfort."We are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how will he function as CVC?" the court said. The government has submitte...