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Agusta Verdict In Italy Used Auditor (CAG) Report. CBI, Though, Refuses.
While concluding that Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland paid bribes in India to land a government order for 12 helicopters, an Italian court has included the findings of India's state auditor. However, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which flagged parts of the agreement as suspect, is not being considered in the Indian inquiry.
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Mayawati Questioned by CBI in National Rural Health Mission Scam
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was today questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the alleged swindling of funds in the implementation of centrally funded National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
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Radioactive Leak at Delhi Airport Caused By Medical Consignment, Say Officials
A radioactive leak from a medical consignment that arrived on a Turkish Airlines plane from Istanbul, was detected in the cargo area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi this morning. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the leak has been "contained."
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Congress Confirms Former PM Manmohan Singh was Questioned in Coal-Gate
The Congress today admitted that its top leader and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been questioned by the CBI about one of the headline cases that are part of Coal-Gate, the alleged scam that saw mining rights being assigned without any transparency to private firms.
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"Did We Argue for Only 45 Minutes?" CBI Director on Amit Shah Case
The bad press for the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI seems to be carrying into the New Year. Ever since BJP President Amit Shah was exempted of murder charges for the extra-judicial killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and a witness by a Mumbai court, the investigative agency has been at a loss to explain its future strategy in...
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For Ranjit Sinha's Last Day in CBI, His Men Made a Special Gesture
The officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation gave a grand send-off to Ranjit Sinha, who retired from the post of the agency's director on Tuesday.
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Congress Should Get Leader of the Opposition Post, Says Sonia Gandhi
The Congress must be assigned the right to nominate the Leader of the Opposition, party president Sonia Gandhi today told reporters in Parliament.
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More signs that Rahul Gandhi is ready for bigger role, will attend Congress core group today
In a rare move, Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting of his party's core group -the senior-most leaders of the Congress. Sources close to him say from now on, he may attend all core group sessions, indicating a much more active role in the running of the Congress ,which is headed by his mother, Sonia.
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Case against ex-minister Dayanidhi Maran for 'stealing' 300 phone lines
Former union minister Dayanidhi Maran has been accused by the CBI of using 300 government-owned phone lines for Sun TV, the media network owned by his brother, Kalanidhi, in Tamil Nadu.
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Government opposes CBI's plea for more powers for its Director
The government today opposed the outline presented by the CBI to grasp more autonomy as it carries out politically-sensitive corruption investigations.
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All-party meeting on Sri Lanka resolution ends inconclusively
The government's meeting with the leaders of all political parties to discuss the draft of a resolution on Sri Lanka ended inconclusively. After the meeting ended, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said no consensus emerged on the resolution to be moved in Parliament
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Cabinet clears Food Security Bill
The Cabinet today cleared the Food Security Bill. The Bill says 75 per cent of the rural population and 50 per cent of the poor in urban India - about 800 million people - will be entitled to five kilos of subsidised grain per month. Rice will be made available at Rs. 3 a kilo; wheat will cost Rs. 2 a kilo and cereal will be sold for Rs. 1 per kilo...
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Agusta Verdict In Italy Used Auditor (CAG) Report. CBI, Though, Refuses.
While concluding that Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland paid bribes in India to land a government order for 12 helicopters, an Italian court has included the findings of India's state auditor. However, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which flagged parts of the agreement as suspect, is not being considered in the Indian inquiry.
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Mayawati Questioned by CBI in National Rural Health Mission Scam
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was today questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the alleged swindling of funds in the implementation of centrally funded National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
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Radioactive Leak at Delhi Airport Caused By Medical Consignment, Say Officials
A radioactive leak from a medical consignment that arrived on a Turkish Airlines plane from Istanbul, was detected in the cargo area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi this morning. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the leak has been "contained."
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Congress Confirms Former PM Manmohan Singh was Questioned in Coal-Gate
The Congress today admitted that its top leader and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been questioned by the CBI about one of the headline cases that are part of Coal-Gate, the alleged scam that saw mining rights being assigned without any transparency to private firms.
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"Did We Argue for Only 45 Minutes?" CBI Director on Amit Shah Case
The bad press for the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI seems to be carrying into the New Year. Ever since BJP President Amit Shah was exempted of murder charges for the extra-judicial killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and a witness by a Mumbai court, the investigative agency has been at a loss to explain its future strategy in...
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For Ranjit Sinha's Last Day in CBI, His Men Made a Special Gesture
The officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation gave a grand send-off to Ranjit Sinha, who retired from the post of the agency's director on Tuesday.
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Congress Should Get Leader of the Opposition Post, Says Sonia Gandhi
The Congress must be assigned the right to nominate the Leader of the Opposition, party president Sonia Gandhi today told reporters in Parliament.
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More signs that Rahul Gandhi is ready for bigger role, will attend Congress core group today
In a rare move, Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting of his party's core group -the senior-most leaders of the Congress. Sources close to him say from now on, he may attend all core group sessions, indicating a much more active role in the running of the Congress ,which is headed by his mother, Sonia.
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Case against ex-minister Dayanidhi Maran for 'stealing' 300 phone lines
Former union minister Dayanidhi Maran has been accused by the CBI of using 300 government-owned phone lines for Sun TV, the media network owned by his brother, Kalanidhi, in Tamil Nadu.
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Government opposes CBI's plea for more powers for its Director
The government today opposed the outline presented by the CBI to grasp more autonomy as it carries out politically-sensitive corruption investigations.
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All-party meeting on Sri Lanka resolution ends inconclusively
The government's meeting with the leaders of all political parties to discuss the draft of a resolution on Sri Lanka ended inconclusively. After the meeting ended, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said no consensus emerged on the resolution to be moved in Parliament
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Cabinet clears Food Security Bill
The Cabinet today cleared the Food Security Bill. The Bill says 75 per cent of the rural population and 50 per cent of the poor in urban India - about 800 million people - will be entitled to five kilos of subsidised grain per month. Rice will be made available at Rs. 3 a kilo; wheat will cost Rs. 2 a kilo and cereal will be sold for Rs. 1 per kilo...
