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The Defence Ministry has suspended all business dealings with Vectra Advanced Engineering Private Ltd for one year in view of a probe by the CBI into the allegations of wrongdoings against it in the Tatra Truck deal, officials said today.

Polish rescuers have found the body of one of two men who became trapped in a mountain cave last week when their corridor to the outside was flooded with water, a report said Thursday.

At 1,285 metres above sea level, the ice replica of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is higher than any of Slovakia's 4,158 churches, more than half of them Roman Catholic.

In sweeping changes to boost India's arsenal, the government is set to allow foreign defence manufacturers to enlist "agents" to assist them in deals. If the companies violate rules, they won't be blacklisted but will need to pay a heavy penalty, top defence ministry officials have told NDTV.

Indiscriminate blacklisting of companies supplying defence products over "small issues" may create supply-chain problems for the armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said but insisted that "serious crimes" should not go unpunished.

Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail, soon after the trial court rejected his plea for relief and he was arrested for allegedly offering Rs 14 crore bribe to then Army Chief General V K Singh for clearing a file pertaining to Tatra vehicles.

A court in Delhi today dismissed the bail plea of Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering a bribe to former Army Chief General (retired) VK Singh in the Tatra truck deal case and ordered for Tejinder Singh to be taken into custody.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in Tatra all-terrain vehicle supplied to the Indian army.

In a complete turnaround of the stand it took a year ago, the CBI now says it has evidence that substantiates former army chief General VK Singh's allegation that he was offered a 14-crore bribe to clear the purchase of heavy-duty Tatra trucks for the military.

Probing the bribery allegation levelled by former Army Chief V K Singh, CBI has recorded the statements of Defence Minister A K Antony and the Prime Minister's Advisor T K A Nair.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out raids at five places, including Lieutenant General (retd) Tejinder Singh's residence, in Delhi after registering a case against him on former Army chief VK Singh's complaint that he was offered bribe to clear a tranche of "substandard" vehicles.

The order for the truck was placed by BEML in May for the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

In its probe in the Tatra truck scam, the CBI has found a 1994 offer letter from Czech manufacturer Tatra expressing willingness for direct collaboration with BEML for supplying completely built trucks at 40 per cent discount on their retail price, on condition to do away with intermediaries.

Defence Minister AK Antony has told the three services - the Army, Navy and the Air Force - that Defence Public Sector Units (PSUs) can no longer enjoy the privilege of being the preferred suppliers for the forces.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got the Centre's nod to probe the role of VRS Natarajan, head of the government-run defence unit Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), in connection with the controversial Tatra truck deal. Mr Natarajan had been suspended earlier in the day based on a recommendation by the CBI.

The Defence Ministry has suspended all business dealings with Vectra Advanced Engineering Private Ltd for one year in view of a probe by the CBI into the allegations of wrongdoings against it in the Tatra Truck deal, officials said today.

Polish rescuers have found the body of one of two men who became trapped in a mountain cave last week when their corridor to the outside was flooded with water, a report said Thursday.

At 1,285 metres above sea level, the ice replica of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is higher than any of Slovakia's 4,158 churches, more than half of them Roman Catholic.

In sweeping changes to boost India's arsenal, the government is set to allow foreign defence manufacturers to enlist "agents" to assist them in deals. If the companies violate rules, they won't be blacklisted but will need to pay a heavy penalty, top defence ministry officials have told NDTV.

Indiscriminate blacklisting of companies supplying defence products over "small issues" may create supply-chain problems for the armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said but insisted that "serious crimes" should not go unpunished.

Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail, soon after the trial court rejected his plea for relief and he was arrested for allegedly offering Rs 14 crore bribe to then Army Chief General V K Singh for clearing a file pertaining to Tatra vehicles.

A court in Delhi today dismissed the bail plea of Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering a bribe to former Army Chief General (retired) VK Singh in the Tatra truck deal case and ordered for Tejinder Singh to be taken into custody.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in Tatra all-terrain vehicle supplied to the Indian army.

In a complete turnaround of the stand it took a year ago, the CBI now says it has evidence that substantiates former army chief General VK Singh's allegation that he was offered a 14-crore bribe to clear the purchase of heavy-duty Tatra trucks for the military.

Probing the bribery allegation levelled by former Army Chief V K Singh, CBI has recorded the statements of Defence Minister A K Antony and the Prime Minister's Advisor T K A Nair.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out raids at five places, including Lieutenant General (retd) Tejinder Singh's residence, in Delhi after registering a case against him on former Army chief VK Singh's complaint that he was offered bribe to clear a tranche of "substandard" vehicles.

The order for the truck was placed by BEML in May for the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

In its probe in the Tatra truck scam, the CBI has found a 1994 offer letter from Czech manufacturer Tatra expressing willingness for direct collaboration with BEML for supplying completely built trucks at 40 per cent discount on their retail price, on condition to do away with intermediaries.

Defence Minister AK Antony has told the three services - the Army, Navy and the Air Force - that Defence Public Sector Units (PSUs) can no longer enjoy the privilege of being the preferred suppliers for the forces.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got the Centre's nod to probe the role of VRS Natarajan, head of the government-run defence unit Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), in connection with the controversial Tatra truck deal. Mr Natarajan had been suspended earlier in the day based on a recommendation by the CBI.