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Mar 22, 2013 Is CBI a tool in the hands of the ruling party?: "The CBI on Thursday carried out raids at DMK leader MK Stalin's residence in Chennai. However, the agency called off the investigations after the government came under opposition attack over the timing of the raids."
Mar 22, 2013 Chennai car imports scam perhaps the biggest: CBI sources: "The CBI has said that the imported cars scam unearthed in Chennai may perhaps be the biggest of its kind in India. The scam, in which, the CBI says that officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are also involved, reportedly caused a loss of Rs 50 crore to the government exchequer."
Mar 20, 2013 Karnataka: Families forge income certificates, RTE scam flourishes: "The Right to Education is not even a year old yet, but the whiff of a scam is already gathering steam in Karnataka. The schools in Karnataka say that families fake their income certificates which are generously issued by tahsildars to make themselves eligible for RTE, even as the really poor and the deserving are left out."
Mar 14, 2013 Maharashtra: Allegations of siphoning off drought relief funds surface: "As the drought situation in Maharashtra worsens, allegations of siphoning off of relief funds have surfaced. The leader of the opposition in the state Assembly on Wednesday claimed bogus beneficiaries of fodder schemes. This came as the Centre granted Rs 1,200 crore as a drought relief package. "
Mar 13, 2013 IAF ex-chief changed norms to favour AgustaWestland: CBI FIR: "Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi helped in swinging the VVIP chopper deal in favour of Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland by lowering the service height from 6000 metres to 4,500 metres, the CBI's FIR states. The FIR, however, doesn't mention Tyagi having received money in the deal."
Mar 13, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI files FIR against SP Tyagi, 11 others: "The CBI on Wednesday filed an FIR against 12 people including former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi and his cousins Julie and Docsa in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. The FIR names four firms and 12 people."
Mar 12, 2013 CAG unveils Rs 400 cr DLF, HSIIDC land deal scam: "Government auditor CAG has rapped the state-owned HSIIDC for accepting the undervalued rate of land which was sold to real estate giant DLF Ltd for setting up a recreational project in Gurgaon leading to a financial loss of Rs 438.91 crore."
Mar 12, 2013 Uproar in Parliament over Vadra's land deals, SL war crimes: "Both the Houses of Parliament had to be adjourned twice on Tuesday after the Opposition took on the government over Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deals. Questions have earlier been raised over Vadra's land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan."
Mar 11, 2013 Appointment of ex-CBI director as Nagaland governor reveals nexus with govt: MM Joshi: "Senior BJP leader MM Joshi has hit out at the Congress for appointing former CBI director Ashwini Kumar as Nagaland governor. He said that this was an unhealthy nexus."
Mar 10, 2013 Could one man have swindled 72,000 cr?: "Nearly a year ago when the news of the Rs 72, 000 crore irrigation scam first broke - the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar had to step down - only to be reinstated later on. After much uproar a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up to probe allegations in the case."
Mar 10, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI to continue questioning IAF ex-chief SP Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will question Air Force former chief SP Tyagi and his cousins for a second day on Thursday in connection with the Agustawestland chopper scandal. A preliminary inquiry report was filed last week which named 12 people."
Mar 10, 2013 Italian chopper deal: CBI grills Aeromatrix ex-director: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned former Director of Aeromatrix Gautam Khaitan in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. Khaitan was questioned in connection with his links to middlemen in the chopper deal."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan sandstone mining: BJP demands JPC probe: "After an IBN7 report showed how sandstone mining licences were given to the relatives of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at throwaway prices, the Opposition targeted the government again in the Rajasthan assembly on Thursday demanding Gehlot's resignation and the setting up of a JPC probe."
Mar 10, 2013 Gehlot under scanner: Do politicians corner public wealth for family benefit?: "A IBN7 expose revealed that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot allegedly awarded sandstone mining contracts to his close relatives at throwaway rates."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan CM accused of giving mining contracts to relatives: "As Ashok Gehlot enters his final year as the Rajasthan Chief Minister, he is at the centre of a major sandstone mining scam. He is facing allegations of awarding contracts to his close relatives at throwaway rates. He allegedly even altered mining contract norms in 2012."
Mar 10, 2013 Raj sand mining scam spells more trouble for Cong ahead of polls: "There was ruckus in Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday after IBN Network exposed favouritism by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in granting mining leases to his relatives. Fearing disruption and political embarrassment, Gehlot agreed to a probe led by the opposition leader."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan sand mining scam: Opposition asks CM to quit: "There has been uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly as a fallout of an IBN7 revelation on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's alleged involvement in the sand mining scam. The IBN7 report showed how Gehlot's family were allotted most of the 37 sandstone mine contracts at throwaway prices."
Mar 10, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI questions Tyagi brothers: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned cousins of former Air Chief SP Tyagi in connection with alleged kickbacks in Rs 4,000 crore VVIP helicopter deal. Former Air Marshal SP Tyagi is likely to join investigations on Thursday. Julie and Docsa Tyagi are at the CBI headquarters for interrogation."
Mar 10, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI grills former IAF chief SP Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. Earlier reports had said that Tyagi would be questioned on Thursday."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan sand mining scam: Gehlot orders probe: "Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has now ordered a probe after a sting by IBN7 showed that sandstone mining licenses were given to his family members at throwaway prices. The exclusive report on mining license irregularities in Rajasthan was aired on Wednesday. The report showed how most of the 37 sandstone mining licenses were given to the CM's family members."
Mar 10, 2013 AgustaWestland deal: FIR to name ex-IAF chief Tyagi: "In a huge setback for former Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to file an FIR against him under sections of cheating and bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal. CBI officials believe that Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi accepted a bribe from his cousins to help AgustaWestland's entry into the tender process to supply 12 VVIP helicopter to India."
Mar 10, 2013 Is the Agusta storm turning out to be a huge embarrassment for the IAF?: "In a huge setback for former Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to file an FIR against him under sections of cheating and bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal."
Mar 10, 2013 AgustaWestland deal: CBI may quiz Goa Governor Wanchoo: "Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief SP Tyagi has named former Special Protection Group (SPG) chief Bharat Vir Wanchoo as being one of the men responsible for making alterations to the terms of the AgustaWestland deal. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to question Wanchoo who enjoys constitutional immunity, as the current Goa Governor."
Mar 7, 2013 रॉबर्ट वाड्रा जमीन खरीद-फरोख्त में किया नियमों का उल्लंघन: "'आप एक विक्रेता से जमीन खरीदते हैं और फिर उसी को बेचते हैं. इस तरह से यह लेन-देन का सिलसिला दो लोगों के बीच चलता है और इससे करोड़ों रुपयों का मुनाफा होता है. पैसा एक ही व्यक्ति का है जो इसे खरीद रहा है और जो उसे बेच रहा है. यह फर्जी और नकली लेन-देन का स्पष्ट मामला है."
Mar 7, 2013 Why Manmohan-the-mouse should have roared sooner: "his record in office – of looking the other way when scamsters were plundering national assets and of failing to intervene when ruinous economic policies were being implemented – only signals a complete lack of political and moral authority."
Mar 5, 2013 Farm loan waiver under scanner: Are big ticket government schemes prone to corruption?: "The CAG report which was tabled in Parliament earlier on Tuesday criticised the scheme's implementation, citing lapses in 22 per cent of the cases."
Mar 5, 2013 CAG report on farm loan waiver hit Parl: "Citing the CAG report on farm loan waiver, BJP on Tuesday (March 5) alleged there was a "big scam" worth Rs 10,000 crore in implementation of the scheme and demanded strict action against those responsible for it."
Mar 1, 2013 Bail for mining scam main accused Koda: "Jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his aide Vikash Kumar Sinha were today granted bail by the Supreme Court for their alleged role in a money laundering case but will remain in prison in connection with bribery and other offences."
Mar 1, 2013 CBI arrests Reddy's associate in iron ore scam: "A close associate of mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy has been arrested by the CBI in connection with illegal iron ore export from the Belekeri port in Karwar."
Mar 1, 2013 ED to attach Rs 143 crore properties in Madhu Koda money laundering case: "An ED official said the amount of the scam, which allegedly took place during the Koda regime between 2006 and 2008, has now gone up to Rs 3,400 in course of investigations."
Feb 28, 2013 Will accountability be fixed for AgustaWestland deal?: "The Rajya Sabha passed a motion for the formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee on chopper deal even as the BJP, the TMC and the JD(U) walked out of the House opposing the motion."
Feb 28, 2013 Chopper deal: Key middleman Christian Michel untraceable: "While Parliament in India debates the AgustaWestland chopper deal issue, the focus remains on Christian Michel - the key middleman named in the Italian probe report . Even the Central Bureau of Investigation has named him as a suspect in its preliminary enquiry."
Feb 27, 2013 Identify the bribe taker in chopper deal, Arun Jaitley demands from AK Antony: "Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley on Wednesday attacked the government on chopper deal probe and warned it to not 'pass the buck to the Italians'. He said, 'Identify the bribery taker, it is neither the job of British Prime Minister nor the Italian court. The bribe was taken in our jurisdiction. It is your responsibility Mr Defence Minister to identify the bribe taker'"
Feb 27, 2013 Ashamed of AgustaWestland 'scam': Antony: "Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on AgustaWestland chopper deal, AK Antony said he was ashamed of the 'scam' as a Defence Minister. He assured that the government will investigate the matter and punish the culprits. 'Anybody involved (in the scam) will have to face serious consequences...the government is determined to find out the truth,' said the Union Minister on Wednesday."
Feb 27, 2013 2G: Press release by me was later forged, says AG: "Attorney General GE Vahanvati has reiterated his earlier statements that a press release allegedly approved by him in connection with 2G spectrum allocation was forged while deposing before a Delhi court in the case. Vahanvati appeared as a prosecution witness in the case."
Feb 27, 2013 CBI to question suspects in Armsgate deal: Sources: "CBI today analysed fresh documents received from Italy as it prepared to examine former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and 10 others named in its Preliminary Enquiry(PE) to probe allegations of kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal."
Feb 27, 2013 After Italian probe report, CBI names Tyagi: "Former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi has been named in a CBI Preliminary Enquiry on allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, becoming the second former defence services chief to figure in the agency probe. Besides the former IAF chief, 10 others including his cousins--Julie, Docsa and Sandeep Tyagi have also been named besides four companies in the PE, CBI sources said here. This is the second instance when a former services chief has been named in a CBI inquiry. Former Admiral Sushil Kumar was named in a CBI case to probe alleged kickback in purchase of Barak missiles in early 2000. The sources said suspected European middlemen Carlo Garosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschkhe, advocate Gautam Khaitan formerly associated with Aeromatrix and its CEO Praveen Bakshi, former Finmeccanica Chairman Giuseppe Orsi, former AgustaWestland CEO Bruno Spagnolini have also been named."
Feb 27, 2013 TIMES NOW Investigation forces CBI to act: "TIMES NOW exposed how 8 to 15% commisions were being offered in pushing defence deals. TIMES NOW's detailed investigations and hard facts was overlooked by the Governemnt then. It was only after the arrest of Italian Defence Giant Finmeccanica's CEO that the Indian authorities woke up to this murky trail of middlemen, lobbyists and dubious defence deals spread across three continents and at noon tomorrow (Feb 27) the Parliament is finally, set to debate Armsgate."
Feb 27, 2013 Did Haschke have a role in Navy deal?: "TIMES NOW got incriminating evidence to prove how the defence scam was not just limited to choppers - but was infact a multi crore global arms scandal. On Tuesday (February 26) a diclosure report filed by Italian Defence Giant Finmeccanica to the courts in May 2012, exposes how missing Italian agent Guido Ralph Haschke was paid for pushing products to the Indian Navy. Oto Melara SPA, a direct subsidiary of Finmeccanica infact paid 58000 euros to Hashchke."
Feb 27, 2013 Vigilance bureau not vigilant enough: "Crime-busters or file-pushers? Jharkhand vigilance bureau, in its internal report, has admitted that deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) are too few in number, with some so incompetent that they can’t write a dairy or so slow that they haven’t moved an inch in their investigations in six months."
Feb 27, 2013 Armsgate middleman in more deals: "TIMES NOW unravelled that the new defence scam was not just limited to choppers, your channel exposed from Milan, the complete Indian link to the Armsgate. And today, TIMES NOW reveals how the missing Italian agent Guido Ralph Haschke was paid for pushing products to Indian Navy."
Feb 27, 2013 Armsgate: JPC motion adopted: "A Joint Parliamentary Committee will probe the controversial chopper deal, with the government on Wednesday (Feb 27) asserting that there will be "no cover up" as it was determined to go to the root of the scam and give maximum punishment to the guilty."
Feb 25, 2013 Armsgate: CBI names fmr IAF Chief as suspect: "Former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi has been named in a CBI Preliminary Enquiry on allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, becoming the second former defence services chief to figure in the agency probe."
Feb 25, 2013 AgustaWestland: CBI PE names ex-IAF chief, 10 others: "A preliminary enquiry (PE) has been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal. Sources say that former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi and his cousins Julie Tyagi, Dosca Tyagi and Rajeev Tyagi have been named in the CBI PE."
Feb 25, 2013 CBI registers PE in AgustaWestland deal: "A preliminary enquiry (PE) has been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal. Sources say that former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi and his cousins Julie Tyagi and Dosca Tyagi have been named in the CBI PE."
Feb 25, 2013 AgustaWestland deal: CBI files report, names former Air Chief Tyagi, cousins: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a preliminary inquiry into the AgustaWestand VVIP chopper deal and has named former Air chief S P tyagi and his cousins."
Feb 24, 2013 CBI registers case against Airtel, Tata, SingTel for flouting telecom department norms: "The CBI has registered a case against Bharti Airtel and Tata Communications Ltd for allegedly violating norms set down by the telecom department. The CBI claims it found that the companies had an arrangement with Singapore Telecom for international call facilities."
Feb 24, 2013 Radia tapes: SC sets up special team: "A six-member special team comprising five from the CBI and one from the Income Tax department was constituted on Thursday (February 21) by the Supreme Court to examine the contents of tapped telephonic conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with politicians, corporate honchos and others."
Feb 24, 2013 'CBI to interrogate Abhishek on Armsgate': "After TIMES NOW expose on the jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma's deeper links to the Rs 3700 crore VVIP chopper deal, sources have said that Abhishek Verma may face the heat soon. Sources have said that once the CBI probe team gets back from Italy, they will grill Abhishek Verma, who is currently in Tihar jail, after a preliminary enquiry is registered in the case."
Feb 24, 2013 Armsgate: The Chhattisgarh connection exposed: "More proofs are mounting up to show that Armsgate kingpin Abhishek Verma was AgustaWestland's political agent. TIMES NOW has accesses the email trail where it has proven that Abhishek Verma was pushing the AgustaWestland contract with the government of Chhattisgarh. The email trail has proven that Verma was acting as an agent and political manager for AgustaWestland."
Feb 24, 2013 Abhishek Verma's black money trail: "Jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma's money laundering trail is getting bigger and bigger. An email trail with TIMES NOW has proven that Abhishek Verma controlled accounts over Rs 280 crore in Swiss banks. Fresh information has revealed that the Armsgate kingpin withdrew a massive amount of money in the second half of October 2010."
Feb 24, 2013 AP: ED to seize Jagan's property worth Rs 122 crore: "In major trouble for YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate is slated to take over his property worth Rs 122 crore. The ED has even issued attachment orders for their immediate seizure."
Feb 24, 2013 2G collusion: Shahid Balwa reaches CBI headquarters: "Swan and DB Realty promoter Shahid Balwa on Wednesday reached the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Delhi after the investigating agency summoned him for questioning in connection with the audio recordings of purported conversation between the CBI prosecutor AK Singh and another 2G scam accused Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra. Balwa, another accused in the 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam, was summoned after his name cropped up in the purported conversation."
Feb 24, 2013 Chopper deal: Italian probe report states nearly 50 million euros paid in kickbacks: "A joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reached Italy to probe allegations of kickbacks."
Feb 24, 2013 Chopper deal: Will CBI be able to track down the key middlemen?: "Italian probe reports say that Michel got 60 per cent of the Rs 350 crore kickbacks. However, he has not been questioned even once."
Feb 24, 2013 Will we ever know the real beneficiaries in the AgustaWestland case?: "Italian probe reports say that Christian Michel got 60 per cent of the Rs 350 crore kickbacks. However, he has not been questioned even once."
Feb 24, 2013 Antony under scanner: Is personal honesty in politics enough to check corruption?: "Defence Minister AK Antony claims government is not divided on the chopper deal issue, and rules out quitting over it."
Feb 24, 2013 Dental Council meet begins amid graft allegations: "The Dental Council of India is holding its general body meeting in the national capital on Saturday amidst allegations of large scale corruption. The meeting comes weeks after Chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council Dr Gunaseelan was sacked for accepting bribes from private dental colleges."
Feb 24, 2013 Blow to CBI in UP health scam: "It is a big blow to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Uttar Pradesh Health scam with court rejecting the CBI's closure report and asking it to probe further into the mysterious death of chief medical officer YS Sachan."
Feb 23, 2013 Weapons Payload A complex arms procurement process only fuels the bribe culture: "Arms Agents Eligibility Intimate contacts in the goverment, political parties & bureaucracy Identity Forced to keep a facade of a legitimate business Networking Clubs, hotels and homes used to cultivate people Payments Commission paid abroad or in cash, often through circuitous routes Companies Registered in tax havens"
Feb 23, 2013 UPA has reason to feel nervous about Raja’s offer to testify before JPC: "“Individuals” he wishes to highlight would potentially include Manmohan, Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee"
Feb 23, 2013 CBI: An investigative agency or a tool of the ruling party?: "Except in the case of Bangaru Laxman, not a single case has resulted in a conviction."
Feb 20, 2013 Chopper deal: Strong evidence against Finmeccanica ex-CEO Giuseppe Orsi, says Italian criminal law expert: "An Italian criminal law expert has told CNN-IBN that India won't find it easy to get details of the probe."
Feb 19, 2013 Chopper deal key middleman Christian Michel yet to be quizzed: "Christian Michel is allegedly the most important link in the tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal. According to the Italian probe report, he was the beneficiary of 60 per cent of Rs 350 crore kickbacks, which means he got Rs 210 crore. He was the one who, according to the Italian probe report, was the second track organised by Finmeccanica ex-CEO Giuseppe Orsi to ensure that the company gets the deal for VVIP choppers. But while the Italians did manage to tap phones and record conversations of other accused middlemen like Guido Ralph Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, there is absolutely no information on Michel, other than what the accused themselves state."
Feb 19, 2013 File FIR in 2G case based on CNN-IBN report: SC: "An FIR should be filed in the 2G case based on the CNN-IBN expose which showed the alleged nexus between a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor and a key accused in the case. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) filed an application in the Supreme Court in the 2G case pleading that an FIR should be registered on the basis of conversation on the audio tapes aired by CNN-IBN."
Feb 19, 2013 2G collusion: CPIL files plea in SC demanding FIR in the case: "The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has filed an application in the Supreme Court in the 2G case saying an FIR should be registered on the basis of the CNN-IBN revelation."
Feb 19, 2013 Italian chopper deal: Joint team of CBI, MoD, MEA reaches Milan: "A Central Bureau of Investigation team has reached Milan in Italy to probe the allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal. The joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs officials will first meet officials at the Indian embassy before they try and meet the prosecutor to understand the case."
Feb 19, 2013 Chopper deal: Italian probe report states nearly 50 million euros paid in kickbacks: "A joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reached Italy to probe allegations of kickbacks."
Feb 18, 2013 2G scam: CBI to seek voice samples of prosecutor Singh, Unitech owner Sanjay Chandra
Feb 18, 2013 The Hyderabad Connection: "The opposition Telugu Desam claims that two of the key accused in the VVIP chopper kickbacks scandal, Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, have links with Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's family"
Feb 18, 2013 Will AgustaWestland become another Bofors?: "The Italian probe report into the AgustaWestland chopper deal has explained how the kickback money in the deal reached the cousins of former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi."
Feb 18, 2013 President can only be questioned: Prashant Bhushan: "Prashant Bhushan said that President Pranab Mukherjee and the governors accused in the AgustaWestland deal face immunity but can definitely be questioned by the CBI."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: 3 key players enjoy Constitutional immunity: "President Pranab Mukherjee, Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo and West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan - the three key decision makers who were involved in finalising the deal AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal - enjoy Constitutional immunity."
Feb 17, 2013 Teachers' recruitment scam: No interim bail for Chautala: " In a setback for former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused interim bail to the INLD chief in the teachers' recruitment scam. Chautala's counsel had sought intreim bail on medical grounds."
Feb 17, 2013 Probe Rahul's aide in chopper deal: BJP ex-MP to CBI: "Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking an investigation into the role of Rahul Gandhi's political aide Kanishka Singh in the AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal. Somaiya has reportedly claimed that Emaar MGF Land Limited owned by Kanishka Singh's relatives benefitted from the chopper deal."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Probe must begin from Sanjeev Tyagi, says BJP: "The BJP is now asking that if the Tyagis are speaking the truth, then who got the kickbacks."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Middleman's father was close to Cong in 1990s: "The mysterious middleman, Christian Michel, named in the Italian report on the alleged corrupt chopper deal with India, seems to be the key to the Italian defence company AgustaWestland deal payoffs. CNN-IBN has discovered that his father had huge business interests in India and was very close to Congress leaders in the 1990s."
Feb 17, 2013 AgustaWestland chopper deal: Who got the kickbacks?: "Sanjeev Tyagi, the cousin of former air chief SP Tyagi, has refuted allegations that he and his brother received kickbacks in the deal."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Money routed to middlemen through bogus contracts: "As the CBI gets set to seek out more details to begin their probe into the AgustaWestland chopper deal, CNN-IBN is trying to trace how the bribe money found its way into India. Companies were floated just to bring in massive amounts of money to bribe individuals under the garb of engineering contracts."
Feb 17, 2013 Watch: CNN-IBN reaches chopper deal middleman Haschke's residence on the Swiss-Italian border: "CNN-IBN correspondent Sanjay Suri reached Guido Ralph Haschke's residence on the Swiss-Italian border and was told that he had moved out."
Feb 17, 2013 AgustaWestland chopper deal: Where is the money going?: "The Ministry of Defence on Friday initiated the process to scrap the deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters."
Feb 17, 2013 The Last Word: Is the Indian system capable of getting to the bottom of the tainted chopper deal?: "As the Ministry of Defence on Friday initiated the process to scrap the deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters, the CBI, which is probing into the case, has decided to send a team to Italy within a week."
Feb 17, 2013 'Govt didn't act in the chopper case': "At a time when his party is targeting the government on the VVIP chopper deal, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh today came to the rescue of beleagured former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi while admitting that the required parameters in the tender were changed during the NDA rule."
Feb 17, 2013 Hectic lobbying to raise commission: "It is learnt that Giuseppe Orsi, CEO of Italian defense and aerospace company Finmeccanica, who is under investigation for the alleged payment of bribes to secure a USD 755 million contract to sell 12 helicopters to India, held several meetings and lobbied with several people to raise the commission from 40 million euros to 51 million euros so that "everybody could be kept happy"."
Feb 17, 2013 Deal suspended, but why the delay?: "The government though possessing the documents regarding the suspicious chopper deal with Italian firm since early 2012, did nothing and instead outrightly denied any wrong doing. It took a year of consistent reporting on chopper deal to force the Indian government into action. Although the chopper deal has been suspended, the question is - why did the Defence Ministry and the Enforcement Directorate not act a year ago?"
Feb 17, 2013 Tyagi names Vajpayee government: "Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi is under scanner after names of his relatives figured in the Italian investigative report of the chopper scam. But, SP Tyagi has denied any involvement in the Rs 3700 crore Italian chopper deal. Hinting that rules were tweaked during the Vajpayee Government, the ex-Air Chief has pointed fingers at the NDA regime."
Feb 17, 2013 TIMES NOW impact: Expose forces Govt hand: "For a few million euros, national security was sold by a few who were involved in the suspicious chopper deal. When TIMES NOW reported it last year, even the Enforcement Directorate which had the documents since early 2012 failed to act. Following unrelenting expose on TIMES NOW, the Indian government was forced to act on one of the biggest defence deal kickback scams."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Report names Indian Brigadier: "More names surface in the Italian chopper deal scam. Reports suggest that even an Indian Brigadier is also involved in the scam. The Brigadier offered his services and said he will eliminate the competition in favour of AgustaWestland."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper scam: Khaitan denies any role: "After Italian investigators revealed his name in the chopper kickbacks scam, Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW and denied any role in the alleged scam. In the taped conversation, released by Italian investigators, names of Gautam Khaitan, a business partner of Haschke, Sanjeev Kumar Tyagi, a cousin of former air force chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi, and Chandigarh-based firm Aeromatrix also figure."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper scam: BJP wants SC to monitor probe: "The BJP on Thursday (Feb 14) lashed out at former Defence Minister Pallam Raju who has defended former Air chief Marshal SP Tyagi. BJP spokesperson Prakash Jawadekar has demanded the CBI probe in this scam which needs to be monitored by the Supreme Court."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper kickbacks scam: Whistleblower reveals more: "After the reports of Italian investigators jolted the nation over chopper kickbacks scam, a whistleblower has further exposed the muck in Indian arms dealings. C. Edmonds Allen, a U.S. attorney and a middleman in one of AgustaWestland's chopper deals, spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW and revealed how AgustaWestland tried to influence Indian system. Allen alleged that AgustaWestland had tried to influence the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for another deal for helicopters for the Delhi Police. However, the Delhi Police copter purchase never went through."
Feb 17, 2013 Swiss authorities to probe case: "TIMES NOW's global investigation into the AgustaWestland chopper deal -- and the full probe into the dirty world of agents, dubious funds and murky defence deals brings us to what is called as 'The Atlas Connection'. Chitra Subramaniam-Duella, Journalist who broke the Bofors Scam speaks exclusively to TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami as she reveals that Swiss authorities will probe the money laundering in connection with AgustaWestland."
Feb 17, 2013 The Milan Files Part 1: "Its a defence kickbacks scam no longer restricted to choppers. The more we dig deeper, the more it emerges that this is a carefully crafted global maze spread across three continents. A maze of dubious arms dealers, defence money laundering and institutionalised corruption. As part of what has become the biggest global investigation into ArmsGate TIMES NOW opens up the Milan Files."
Feb 17, 2013 Complex web of deceit unravelled: "11 months ago when Times Now exposed how commisions were still being offered in defence deals, the government chose to look away. Perhaps if they had not they would have been spared the embarrassment. The 59 page Italian investigation report has shaken New Delhi. But it was only the tip of the iceberg. TIMES NOW digs out six fresh angles involving wheeler-dealers, middlemen and even men in uniform who were reportedly part of this intricate stunning web of deceit."
Feb 17, 2013 'Tyagi modified the specifics': "Under scanner over his alleged role in chopper kickbacks scam, former Air Chief SP Tyagi told TIMES NOW on Wednesday (February 13) that he did not meet any of the middlemen or anyone from Finmeccanica while he was in office. Reports suggest that the Italian accused in the case have confessed to several meetings with the former Air Chief between February 2005 to December 2005. They have also alleged that it was Tyagi who modified specifications to suit AgustaWestland. They have confessed that in a meeting, Tyagi told them that the operative height of the aircraft was lowered from 18000 ft to 15000 ft."
Feb 17, 2013 AgustaWestland in Britain struggles to get deals: "Two days after the arrest of Finnmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi, Alessandro Pansa has been appointed as the new CEO. AgustaWestland in Britain is reported to be in the thick of the Rs 3,600 tainted chopper deal. According to the Italian inquiry report 30 million euros of the 50 million euros paid in bribes were through Christian McKell, an agent based in London and he is reported to have been in touch with company officials who have declined to make any comment."
Feb 17, 2013 Italian report on chopper deal points at UPA; Tyagi drags in ex-NSA: "The Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal has now been put on hold by the government. In fact only 35 per cent of the payment has been done so far. With the deal on hold, all monetary transactions have been stopped and the delivery of the choppers too, has been frozen for now."
Feb 17, 2013 Is it impossible to do defence deals in India without middlemen?: "The government on Wednesday put the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal on hold after allegations of bribery were levelled directly at the former Air Chief Marshall, SP Tyagi by an Italian probe report."
Feb 17, 2013 The Last Word: Is it impossible to eradicate corruption from defence deals?: "The allegations of corruption swelling around the AgustaWestland deal raise critical questions about defence deals in India. Are they inevitably prone to corruption and have they badly affected the defence procure? Karan Thapar discusses this with a panel of experts."
Feb 17, 2013 How the ex-IAF chief's cousins were bribed: "The Italian probe report into the AgustaWestland chopper deal has explained how the kickback money in the deal reached the cousins of former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. According to the report accessed by CNN-IBN, Haschke, the key middleman, contacted Juli Tyagi through other accused Garosa."
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Mar 22, 2013 Is CBI a tool in the hands of the ruling party?: "The CBI on Thursday carried out raids at DMK leader MK Stalin's residence in Chennai. However, the agency called off the investigations after the government came under opposition attack over the timing of the raids."
Mar 22, 2013 Chennai car imports scam perhaps the biggest: CBI sources: "The CBI has said that the imported cars scam unearthed in Chennai may perhaps be the biggest of its kind in India. The scam, in which, the CBI says that officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are also involved, reportedly caused a loss of Rs 50 crore to the government exchequer."
Mar 20, 2013 Karnataka: Families forge income certificates, RTE scam flourishes: "The Right to Education is not even a year old yet, but the whiff of a scam is already gathering steam in Karnataka. The schools in Karnataka say that families fake their income certificates which are generously issued by tahsildars to make themselves eligible for RTE, even as the really poor and the deserving are left out."
Mar 14, 2013 Maharashtra: Allegations of siphoning off drought relief funds surface: "As the drought situation in Maharashtra worsens, allegations of siphoning off of relief funds have surfaced. The leader of the opposition in the state Assembly on Wednesday claimed bogus beneficiaries of fodder schemes. This came as the Centre granted Rs 1,200 crore as a drought relief package. "
Mar 13, 2013 IAF ex-chief changed norms to favour AgustaWestland: CBI FIR: "Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi helped in swinging the VVIP chopper deal in favour of Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland by lowering the service height from 6000 metres to 4,500 metres, the CBI's FIR states. The FIR, however, doesn't mention Tyagi having received money in the deal."
Mar 13, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI files FIR against SP Tyagi, 11 others: "The CBI on Wednesday filed an FIR against 12 people including former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi and his cousins Julie and Docsa in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. The FIR names four firms and 12 people."
Mar 12, 2013 CAG unveils Rs 400 cr DLF, HSIIDC land deal scam: "Government auditor CAG has rapped the state-owned HSIIDC for accepting the undervalued rate of land which was sold to real estate giant DLF Ltd for setting up a recreational project in Gurgaon leading to a financial loss of Rs 438.91 crore."
Mar 12, 2013 Uproar in Parliament over Vadra's land deals, SL war crimes: "Both the Houses of Parliament had to be adjourned twice on Tuesday after the Opposition took on the government over Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deals. Questions have earlier been raised over Vadra's land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan."
Mar 11, 2013 Appointment of ex-CBI director as Nagaland governor reveals nexus with govt: MM Joshi: "Senior BJP leader MM Joshi has hit out at the Congress for appointing former CBI director Ashwini Kumar as Nagaland governor. He said that this was an unhealthy nexus."
Mar 10, 2013 Could one man have swindled 72,000 cr?: "Nearly a year ago when the news of the Rs 72, 000 crore irrigation scam first broke - the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar had to step down - only to be reinstated later on. After much uproar a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up to probe allegations in the case."
Mar 10, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI to continue questioning IAF ex-chief SP Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will question Air Force former chief SP Tyagi and his cousins for a second day on Thursday in connection with the Agustawestland chopper scandal. A preliminary inquiry report was filed last week which named 12 people."
Mar 10, 2013 Italian chopper deal: CBI grills Aeromatrix ex-director: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned former Director of Aeromatrix Gautam Khaitan in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. Khaitan was questioned in connection with his links to middlemen in the chopper deal."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan sandstone mining: BJP demands JPC probe: "After an IBN7 report showed how sandstone mining licences were given to the relatives of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at throwaway prices, the Opposition targeted the government again in the Rajasthan assembly on Thursday demanding Gehlot's resignation and the setting up of a JPC probe."
Mar 10, 2013 Gehlot under scanner: Do politicians corner public wealth for family benefit?: "A IBN7 expose revealed that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot allegedly awarded sandstone mining contracts to his close relatives at throwaway rates."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan CM accused of giving mining contracts to relatives: "As Ashok Gehlot enters his final year as the Rajasthan Chief Minister, he is at the centre of a major sandstone mining scam. He is facing allegations of awarding contracts to his close relatives at throwaway rates. He allegedly even altered mining contract norms in 2012."
Mar 10, 2013 Raj sand mining scam spells more trouble for Cong ahead of polls: "There was ruckus in Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday after IBN Network exposed favouritism by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in granting mining leases to his relatives. Fearing disruption and political embarrassment, Gehlot agreed to a probe led by the opposition leader."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan sand mining scam: Opposition asks CM to quit: "There has been uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly as a fallout of an IBN7 revelation on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's alleged involvement in the sand mining scam. The IBN7 report showed how Gehlot's family were allotted most of the 37 sandstone mine contracts at throwaway prices."
Mar 10, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI questions Tyagi brothers: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned cousins of former Air Chief SP Tyagi in connection with alleged kickbacks in Rs 4,000 crore VVIP helicopter deal. Former Air Marshal SP Tyagi is likely to join investigations on Thursday. Julie and Docsa Tyagi are at the CBI headquarters for interrogation."
Mar 10, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI grills former IAF chief SP Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. Earlier reports had said that Tyagi would be questioned on Thursday."
Mar 10, 2013 Rajasthan sand mining scam: Gehlot orders probe: "Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has now ordered a probe after a sting by IBN7 showed that sandstone mining licenses were given to his family members at throwaway prices. The exclusive report on mining license irregularities in Rajasthan was aired on Wednesday. The report showed how most of the 37 sandstone mining licenses were given to the CM's family members."
Mar 10, 2013 AgustaWestland deal: FIR to name ex-IAF chief Tyagi: "In a huge setback for former Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to file an FIR against him under sections of cheating and bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal. CBI officials believe that Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi accepted a bribe from his cousins to help AgustaWestland's entry into the tender process to supply 12 VVIP helicopter to India."
Mar 10, 2013 Is the Agusta storm turning out to be a huge embarrassment for the IAF?: "In a huge setback for former Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to file an FIR against him under sections of cheating and bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal."
Mar 10, 2013 AgustaWestland deal: CBI may quiz Goa Governor Wanchoo: "Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief SP Tyagi has named former Special Protection Group (SPG) chief Bharat Vir Wanchoo as being one of the men responsible for making alterations to the terms of the AgustaWestland deal. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to question Wanchoo who enjoys constitutional immunity, as the current Goa Governor."
Mar 7, 2013 रॉबर्ट वाड्रा जमीन खरीद-फरोख्त में किया नियमों का उल्लंघन: "'आप एक विक्रेता से जमीन खरीदते हैं और फिर उसी को बेचते हैं. इस तरह से यह लेन-देन का सिलसिला दो लोगों के बीच चलता है और इससे करोड़ों रुपयों का मुनाफा होता है. पैसा एक ही व्यक्ति का है जो इसे खरीद रहा है और जो उसे बेच रहा है. यह फर्जी और नकली लेन-देन का स्पष्ट मामला है."
Mar 7, 2013 Why Manmohan-the-mouse should have roared sooner: "his record in office – of looking the other way when scamsters were plundering national assets and of failing to intervene when ruinous economic policies were being implemented – only signals a complete lack of political and moral authority."
Mar 5, 2013 Farm loan waiver under scanner: Are big ticket government schemes prone to corruption?: "The CAG report which was tabled in Parliament earlier on Tuesday criticised the scheme's implementation, citing lapses in 22 per cent of the cases."
Mar 5, 2013 CAG report on farm loan waiver hit Parl: "Citing the CAG report on farm loan waiver, BJP on Tuesday (March 5) alleged there was a "big scam" worth Rs 10,000 crore in implementation of the scheme and demanded strict action against those responsible for it."
Mar 1, 2013 Bail for mining scam main accused Koda: "Jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his aide Vikash Kumar Sinha were today granted bail by the Supreme Court for their alleged role in a money laundering case but will remain in prison in connection with bribery and other offences."
Mar 1, 2013 CBI arrests Reddy's associate in iron ore scam: "A close associate of mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy has been arrested by the CBI in connection with illegal iron ore export from the Belekeri port in Karwar."
Mar 1, 2013 ED to attach Rs 143 crore properties in Madhu Koda money laundering case: "An ED official said the amount of the scam, which allegedly took place during the Koda regime between 2006 and 2008, has now gone up to Rs 3,400 in course of investigations."
Feb 28, 2013 Will accountability be fixed for AgustaWestland deal?: "The Rajya Sabha passed a motion for the formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee on chopper deal even as the BJP, the TMC and the JD(U) walked out of the House opposing the motion."
Feb 28, 2013 Chopper deal: Key middleman Christian Michel untraceable: "While Parliament in India debates the AgustaWestland chopper deal issue, the focus remains on Christian Michel - the key middleman named in the Italian probe report . Even the Central Bureau of Investigation has named him as a suspect in its preliminary enquiry."
Feb 27, 2013 Identify the bribe taker in chopper deal, Arun Jaitley demands from AK Antony: "Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley on Wednesday attacked the government on chopper deal probe and warned it to not 'pass the buck to the Italians'. He said, 'Identify the bribery taker, it is neither the job of British Prime Minister nor the Italian court. The bribe was taken in our jurisdiction. It is your responsibility Mr Defence Minister to identify the bribe taker'"
Feb 27, 2013 Ashamed of AgustaWestland 'scam': Antony: "Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on AgustaWestland chopper deal, AK Antony said he was ashamed of the 'scam' as a Defence Minister. He assured that the government will investigate the matter and punish the culprits. 'Anybody involved (in the scam) will have to face serious consequences...the government is determined to find out the truth,' said the Union Minister on Wednesday."
Feb 27, 2013 2G: Press release by me was later forged, says AG: "Attorney General GE Vahanvati has reiterated his earlier statements that a press release allegedly approved by him in connection with 2G spectrum allocation was forged while deposing before a Delhi court in the case. Vahanvati appeared as a prosecution witness in the case."
Feb 27, 2013 CBI to question suspects in Armsgate deal: Sources: "CBI today analysed fresh documents received from Italy as it prepared to examine former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and 10 others named in its Preliminary Enquiry(PE) to probe allegations of kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal."
Feb 27, 2013 After Italian probe report, CBI names Tyagi: "Former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi has been named in a CBI Preliminary Enquiry on allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, becoming the second former defence services chief to figure in the agency probe. Besides the former IAF chief, 10 others including his cousins--Julie, Docsa and Sandeep Tyagi have also been named besides four companies in the PE, CBI sources said here. This is the second instance when a former services chief has been named in a CBI inquiry. Former Admiral Sushil Kumar was named in a CBI case to probe alleged kickback in purchase of Barak missiles in early 2000. The sources said suspected European middlemen Carlo Garosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschkhe, advocate Gautam Khaitan formerly associated with Aeromatrix and its CEO Praveen Bakshi, former Finmeccanica Chairman Giuseppe Orsi, former AgustaWestland CEO Bruno Spagnolini have also been named."
Feb 27, 2013 TIMES NOW Investigation forces CBI to act: "TIMES NOW exposed how 8 to 15% commisions were being offered in pushing defence deals. TIMES NOW's detailed investigations and hard facts was overlooked by the Governemnt then. It was only after the arrest of Italian Defence Giant Finmeccanica's CEO that the Indian authorities woke up to this murky trail of middlemen, lobbyists and dubious defence deals spread across three continents and at noon tomorrow (Feb 27) the Parliament is finally, set to debate Armsgate."
Feb 27, 2013 Did Haschke have a role in Navy deal?: "TIMES NOW got incriminating evidence to prove how the defence scam was not just limited to choppers - but was infact a multi crore global arms scandal. On Tuesday (February 26) a diclosure report filed by Italian Defence Giant Finmeccanica to the courts in May 2012, exposes how missing Italian agent Guido Ralph Haschke was paid for pushing products to the Indian Navy. Oto Melara SPA, a direct subsidiary of Finmeccanica infact paid 58000 euros to Hashchke."
Feb 27, 2013 Vigilance bureau not vigilant enough: "Crime-busters or file-pushers? Jharkhand vigilance bureau, in its internal report, has admitted that deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) are too few in number, with some so incompetent that they can’t write a dairy or so slow that they haven’t moved an inch in their investigations in six months."
Feb 27, 2013 Armsgate middleman in more deals: "TIMES NOW unravelled that the new defence scam was not just limited to choppers, your channel exposed from Milan, the complete Indian link to the Armsgate. And today, TIMES NOW reveals how the missing Italian agent Guido Ralph Haschke was paid for pushing products to Indian Navy."
Feb 27, 2013 Armsgate: JPC motion adopted: "A Joint Parliamentary Committee will probe the controversial chopper deal, with the government on Wednesday (Feb 27) asserting that there will be "no cover up" as it was determined to go to the root of the scam and give maximum punishment to the guilty."
Feb 25, 2013 Armsgate: CBI names fmr IAF Chief as suspect: "Former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi has been named in a CBI Preliminary Enquiry on allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, becoming the second former defence services chief to figure in the agency probe."
Feb 25, 2013 AgustaWestland: CBI PE names ex-IAF chief, 10 others: "A preliminary enquiry (PE) has been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal. Sources say that former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi and his cousins Julie Tyagi, Dosca Tyagi and Rajeev Tyagi have been named in the CBI PE."
Feb 25, 2013 CBI registers PE in AgustaWestland deal: "A preliminary enquiry (PE) has been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal. Sources say that former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi and his cousins Julie Tyagi and Dosca Tyagi have been named in the CBI PE."
Feb 25, 2013 AgustaWestland deal: CBI files report, names former Air Chief Tyagi, cousins: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a preliminary inquiry into the AgustaWestand VVIP chopper deal and has named former Air chief S P tyagi and his cousins."
Feb 24, 2013 CBI registers case against Airtel, Tata, SingTel for flouting telecom department norms: "The CBI has registered a case against Bharti Airtel and Tata Communications Ltd for allegedly violating norms set down by the telecom department. The CBI claims it found that the companies had an arrangement with Singapore Telecom for international call facilities."
Feb 24, 2013 Radia tapes: SC sets up special team: "A six-member special team comprising five from the CBI and one from the Income Tax department was constituted on Thursday (February 21) by the Supreme Court to examine the contents of tapped telephonic conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with politicians, corporate honchos and others."
Feb 24, 2013 'CBI to interrogate Abhishek on Armsgate': "After TIMES NOW expose on the jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma's deeper links to the Rs 3700 crore VVIP chopper deal, sources have said that Abhishek Verma may face the heat soon. Sources have said that once the CBI probe team gets back from Italy, they will grill Abhishek Verma, who is currently in Tihar jail, after a preliminary enquiry is registered in the case."
Feb 24, 2013 Armsgate: The Chhattisgarh connection exposed: "More proofs are mounting up to show that Armsgate kingpin Abhishek Verma was AgustaWestland's political agent. TIMES NOW has accesses the email trail where it has proven that Abhishek Verma was pushing the AgustaWestland contract with the government of Chhattisgarh. The email trail has proven that Verma was acting as an agent and political manager for AgustaWestland."
Feb 24, 2013 Abhishek Verma's black money trail: "Jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma's money laundering trail is getting bigger and bigger. An email trail with TIMES NOW has proven that Abhishek Verma controlled accounts over Rs 280 crore in Swiss banks. Fresh information has revealed that the Armsgate kingpin withdrew a massive amount of money in the second half of October 2010."
Feb 24, 2013 AP: ED to seize Jagan's property worth Rs 122 crore: "In major trouble for YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate is slated to take over his property worth Rs 122 crore. The ED has even issued attachment orders for their immediate seizure."
Feb 24, 2013 2G collusion: Shahid Balwa reaches CBI headquarters: "Swan and DB Realty promoter Shahid Balwa on Wednesday reached the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Delhi after the investigating agency summoned him for questioning in connection with the audio recordings of purported conversation between the CBI prosecutor AK Singh and another 2G scam accused Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra. Balwa, another accused in the 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam, was summoned after his name cropped up in the purported conversation."
Feb 24, 2013 Chopper deal: Italian probe report states nearly 50 million euros paid in kickbacks: "A joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reached Italy to probe allegations of kickbacks."
Feb 24, 2013 Chopper deal: Will CBI be able to track down the key middlemen?: "Italian probe reports say that Michel got 60 per cent of the Rs 350 crore kickbacks. However, he has not been questioned even once."
Feb 24, 2013 Will we ever know the real beneficiaries in the AgustaWestland case?: "Italian probe reports say that Christian Michel got 60 per cent of the Rs 350 crore kickbacks. However, he has not been questioned even once."
Feb 24, 2013 Antony under scanner: Is personal honesty in politics enough to check corruption?: "Defence Minister AK Antony claims government is not divided on the chopper deal issue, and rules out quitting over it."
Feb 24, 2013 Dental Council meet begins amid graft allegations: "The Dental Council of India is holding its general body meeting in the national capital on Saturday amidst allegations of large scale corruption. The meeting comes weeks after Chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council Dr Gunaseelan was sacked for accepting bribes from private dental colleges."
Feb 24, 2013 Blow to CBI in UP health scam: "It is a big blow to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Uttar Pradesh Health scam with court rejecting the CBI's closure report and asking it to probe further into the mysterious death of chief medical officer YS Sachan."
Feb 23, 2013 Weapons Payload A complex arms procurement process only fuels the bribe culture: "Arms Agents Eligibility Intimate contacts in the goverment, political parties & bureaucracy Identity Forced to keep a facade of a legitimate business Networking Clubs, hotels and homes used to cultivate people Payments Commission paid abroad or in cash, often through circuitous routes Companies Registered in tax havens"
Feb 23, 2013 UPA has reason to feel nervous about Raja’s offer to testify before JPC: "“Individuals” he wishes to highlight would potentially include Manmohan, Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee"
Feb 23, 2013 CBI: An investigative agency or a tool of the ruling party?: "Except in the case of Bangaru Laxman, not a single case has resulted in a conviction."
Feb 20, 2013 Chopper deal: Strong evidence against Finmeccanica ex-CEO Giuseppe Orsi, says Italian criminal law expert: "An Italian criminal law expert has told CNN-IBN that India won't find it easy to get details of the probe."
Feb 19, 2013 Chopper deal key middleman Christian Michel yet to be quizzed: "Christian Michel is allegedly the most important link in the tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal. According to the Italian probe report, he was the beneficiary of 60 per cent of Rs 350 crore kickbacks, which means he got Rs 210 crore. He was the one who, according to the Italian probe report, was the second track organised by Finmeccanica ex-CEO Giuseppe Orsi to ensure that the company gets the deal for VVIP choppers. But while the Italians did manage to tap phones and record conversations of other accused middlemen like Guido Ralph Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, there is absolutely no information on Michel, other than what the accused themselves state."
Feb 19, 2013 File FIR in 2G case based on CNN-IBN report: SC: "An FIR should be filed in the 2G case based on the CNN-IBN expose which showed the alleged nexus between a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor and a key accused in the case. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) filed an application in the Supreme Court in the 2G case pleading that an FIR should be registered on the basis of conversation on the audio tapes aired by CNN-IBN."
Feb 19, 2013 2G collusion: CPIL files plea in SC demanding FIR in the case: "The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has filed an application in the Supreme Court in the 2G case saying an FIR should be registered on the basis of the CNN-IBN revelation."
Feb 19, 2013 Italian chopper deal: Joint team of CBI, MoD, MEA reaches Milan: "A Central Bureau of Investigation team has reached Milan in Italy to probe the allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal. The joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs officials will first meet officials at the Indian embassy before they try and meet the prosecutor to understand the case."
Feb 19, 2013 Chopper deal: Italian probe report states nearly 50 million euros paid in kickbacks: "A joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reached Italy to probe allegations of kickbacks."
Feb 18, 2013 2G scam: CBI to seek voice samples of prosecutor Singh, Unitech owner Sanjay Chandra
Feb 18, 2013 The Hyderabad Connection: "The opposition Telugu Desam claims that two of the key accused in the VVIP chopper kickbacks scandal, Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, have links with Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's family"
Feb 18, 2013 Will AgustaWestland become another Bofors?: "The Italian probe report into the AgustaWestland chopper deal has explained how the kickback money in the deal reached the cousins of former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi."
Feb 18, 2013 President can only be questioned: Prashant Bhushan: "Prashant Bhushan said that President Pranab Mukherjee and the governors accused in the AgustaWestland deal face immunity but can definitely be questioned by the CBI."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: 3 key players enjoy Constitutional immunity: "President Pranab Mukherjee, Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo and West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan - the three key decision makers who were involved in finalising the deal AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal - enjoy Constitutional immunity."
Feb 17, 2013 Teachers' recruitment scam: No interim bail for Chautala: " In a setback for former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused interim bail to the INLD chief in the teachers' recruitment scam. Chautala's counsel had sought intreim bail on medical grounds."
Feb 17, 2013 Probe Rahul's aide in chopper deal: BJP ex-MP to CBI: "Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking an investigation into the role of Rahul Gandhi's political aide Kanishka Singh in the AgustaWestland 101 helicopter deal. Somaiya has reportedly claimed that Emaar MGF Land Limited owned by Kanishka Singh's relatives benefitted from the chopper deal."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Probe must begin from Sanjeev Tyagi, says BJP: "The BJP is now asking that if the Tyagis are speaking the truth, then who got the kickbacks."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Middleman's father was close to Cong in 1990s: "The mysterious middleman, Christian Michel, named in the Italian report on the alleged corrupt chopper deal with India, seems to be the key to the Italian defence company AgustaWestland deal payoffs. CNN-IBN has discovered that his father had huge business interests in India and was very close to Congress leaders in the 1990s."
Feb 17, 2013 AgustaWestland chopper deal: Who got the kickbacks?: "Sanjeev Tyagi, the cousin of former air chief SP Tyagi, has refuted allegations that he and his brother received kickbacks in the deal."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Money routed to middlemen through bogus contracts: "As the CBI gets set to seek out more details to begin their probe into the AgustaWestland chopper deal, CNN-IBN is trying to trace how the bribe money found its way into India. Companies were floated just to bring in massive amounts of money to bribe individuals under the garb of engineering contracts."
Feb 17, 2013 Watch: CNN-IBN reaches chopper deal middleman Haschke's residence on the Swiss-Italian border: "CNN-IBN correspondent Sanjay Suri reached Guido Ralph Haschke's residence on the Swiss-Italian border and was told that he had moved out."
Feb 17, 2013 AgustaWestland chopper deal: Where is the money going?: "The Ministry of Defence on Friday initiated the process to scrap the deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters."
Feb 17, 2013 The Last Word: Is the Indian system capable of getting to the bottom of the tainted chopper deal?: "As the Ministry of Defence on Friday initiated the process to scrap the deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters, the CBI, which is probing into the case, has decided to send a team to Italy within a week."
Feb 17, 2013 'Govt didn't act in the chopper case': "At a time when his party is targeting the government on the VVIP chopper deal, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh today came to the rescue of beleagured former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi while admitting that the required parameters in the tender were changed during the NDA rule."
Feb 17, 2013 Hectic lobbying to raise commission: "It is learnt that Giuseppe Orsi, CEO of Italian defense and aerospace company Finmeccanica, who is under investigation for the alleged payment of bribes to secure a USD 755 million contract to sell 12 helicopters to India, held several meetings and lobbied with several people to raise the commission from 40 million euros to 51 million euros so that "everybody could be kept happy"."
Feb 17, 2013 Deal suspended, but why the delay?: "The government though possessing the documents regarding the suspicious chopper deal with Italian firm since early 2012, did nothing and instead outrightly denied any wrong doing. It took a year of consistent reporting on chopper deal to force the Indian government into action. Although the chopper deal has been suspended, the question is - why did the Defence Ministry and the Enforcement Directorate not act a year ago?"
Feb 17, 2013 Tyagi names Vajpayee government: "Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi is under scanner after names of his relatives figured in the Italian investigative report of the chopper scam. But, SP Tyagi has denied any involvement in the Rs 3700 crore Italian chopper deal. Hinting that rules were tweaked during the Vajpayee Government, the ex-Air Chief has pointed fingers at the NDA regime."
Feb 17, 2013 TIMES NOW impact: Expose forces Govt hand: "For a few million euros, national security was sold by a few who were involved in the suspicious chopper deal. When TIMES NOW reported it last year, even the Enforcement Directorate which had the documents since early 2012 failed to act. Following unrelenting expose on TIMES NOW, the Indian government was forced to act on one of the biggest defence deal kickback scams."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper deal: Report names Indian Brigadier: "More names surface in the Italian chopper deal scam. Reports suggest that even an Indian Brigadier is also involved in the scam. The Brigadier offered his services and said he will eliminate the competition in favour of AgustaWestland."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper scam: Khaitan denies any role: "After Italian investigators revealed his name in the chopper kickbacks scam, Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW and denied any role in the alleged scam. In the taped conversation, released by Italian investigators, names of Gautam Khaitan, a business partner of Haschke, Sanjeev Kumar Tyagi, a cousin of former air force chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi, and Chandigarh-based firm Aeromatrix also figure."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper scam: BJP wants SC to monitor probe: "The BJP on Thursday (Feb 14) lashed out at former Defence Minister Pallam Raju who has defended former Air chief Marshal SP Tyagi. BJP spokesperson Prakash Jawadekar has demanded the CBI probe in this scam which needs to be monitored by the Supreme Court."
Feb 17, 2013 Chopper kickbacks scam: Whistleblower reveals more: "After the reports of Italian investigators jolted the nation over chopper kickbacks scam, a whistleblower has further exposed the muck in Indian arms dealings. C. Edmonds Allen, a U.S. attorney and a middleman in one of AgustaWestland's chopper deals, spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW and revealed how AgustaWestland tried to influence Indian system. Allen alleged that AgustaWestland had tried to influence the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for another deal for helicopters for the Delhi Police. However, the Delhi Police copter purchase never went through."
Feb 17, 2013 Swiss authorities to probe case: "TIMES NOW's global investigation into the AgustaWestland chopper deal -- and the full probe into the dirty world of agents, dubious funds and murky defence deals brings us to what is called as 'The Atlas Connection'. Chitra Subramaniam-Duella, Journalist who broke the Bofors Scam speaks exclusively to TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami as she reveals that Swiss authorities will probe the money laundering in connection with AgustaWestland."
Feb 17, 2013 The Milan Files Part 1: "Its a defence kickbacks scam no longer restricted to choppers. The more we dig deeper, the more it emerges that this is a carefully crafted global maze spread across three continents. A maze of dubious arms dealers, defence money laundering and institutionalised corruption. As part of what has become the biggest global investigation into ArmsGate TIMES NOW opens up the Milan Files."
Feb 17, 2013 Complex web of deceit unravelled: "11 months ago when Times Now exposed how commisions were still being offered in defence deals, the government chose to look away. Perhaps if they had not they would have been spared the embarrassment. The 59 page Italian investigation report has shaken New Delhi. But it was only the tip of the iceberg. TIMES NOW digs out six fresh angles involving wheeler-dealers, middlemen and even men in uniform who were reportedly part of this intricate stunning web of deceit."
Feb 17, 2013 'Tyagi modified the specifics': "Under scanner over his alleged role in chopper kickbacks scam, former Air Chief SP Tyagi told TIMES NOW on Wednesday (February 13) that he did not meet any of the middlemen or anyone from Finmeccanica while he was in office. Reports suggest that the Italian accused in the case have confessed to several meetings with the former Air Chief between February 2005 to December 2005. They have also alleged that it was Tyagi who modified specifications to suit AgustaWestland. They have confessed that in a meeting, Tyagi told them that the operative height of the aircraft was lowered from 18000 ft to 15000 ft."
Feb 17, 2013 AgustaWestland in Britain struggles to get deals: "Two days after the arrest of Finnmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi, Alessandro Pansa has been appointed as the new CEO. AgustaWestland in Britain is reported to be in the thick of the Rs 3,600 tainted chopper deal. According to the Italian inquiry report 30 million euros of the 50 million euros paid in bribes were through Christian McKell, an agent based in London and he is reported to have been in touch with company officials who have declined to make any comment."
Feb 17, 2013 Italian report on chopper deal points at UPA; Tyagi drags in ex-NSA: "The Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal has now been put on hold by the government. In fact only 35 per cent of the payment has been done so far. With the deal on hold, all monetary transactions have been stopped and the delivery of the choppers too, has been frozen for now."
Feb 17, 2013 Is it impossible to do defence deals in India without middlemen?: "The government on Wednesday put the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal on hold after allegations of bribery were levelled directly at the former Air Chief Marshall, SP Tyagi by an Italian probe report."
Feb 17, 2013 The Last Word: Is it impossible to eradicate corruption from defence deals?: "The allegations of corruption swelling around the AgustaWestland deal raise critical questions about defence deals in India. Are they inevitably prone to corruption and have they badly affected the defence procure? Karan Thapar discusses this with a panel of experts."
Feb 17, 2013 How the ex-IAF chief's cousins were bribed: "The Italian probe report into the AgustaWestland chopper deal has explained how the kickback money in the deal reached the cousins of former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. According to the report accessed by CNN-IBN, Haschke, the key middleman, contacted Juli Tyagi through other accused Garosa."
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