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Apr 4, 2015 Vyapam scam: STF to set up investigations: "The ongoing investigation in the ongoing Vyapam scam gets murkier. A STF is planned to form to probe the role of Indore crime branch in the handling of the hard disk seized by them. Meanwhile, Congress leader Digivijay Singh alleged that the data on the hard disk was tampered."
Apr 2, 2015 More trouble for Rose Valley boss: "Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (April 2) filed charge sheet in the Rose Valley ponzi scam case against six persons, including the company's incarcerated chairman Gautam Kundu, before a city court in Kolkata. The chargesheet against Kundu, five other persons and Rose Valley Real Estate Company Limited was filed before Judge-I G C Karmakar at the City Sessions Court.Appearing for ED, counsel Abhijit Bhadra prayed before the judge that cognizance be taken of the charge sheet so that the five persons, apart from Kundu, can be summoned and questioned in connection with the probe. All the accused have been charged under Prevention of Money Laundering Act."
Apr 1, 2015 Aircel-Maxis deal: ED attaches Rs 742 cr assets of Marans: "The ED issued an order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for attachment of assets held by former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and Kaveri. ED officers said the order was issued in connection with a money laundering offence relating to illegal gratification amounting to Rs 742.58 crore received by Dayanidhi."
Apr 1, 2015 Cartels in procurement loot railways of Rs 10,000 crore a year: E Sreedharan: ""Perhaps no Indian institution has been subjected to review by more committees than the railways, but the irony is, most reports gather dust with their recommendations unimplemented," Sreedharan says."
Mar 29, 2015 Congress leaders told me not to act against Bellary bros: Bhardwaj: ""These leaders, this leader, told me that I should desist from taking action against Reddy brothers and chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. These Congress leaders were very chummy with the BJP brass,""
Mar 27, 2015 Huge scam in waste disposal: CAG report: "According to the report the examination of the registration numbers of 92 vehicles used for dumping waste from the city to the yard revealed that they were either cars, bikes, scooters or auto-rickshaws."
Mar 27, 2015 Jagan DA case: ED attaches Rs 216 cr property: "The attached properties include: 16 plots in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City owned by Ramky worth Rs 115 crores; plot number 45 and 56 in 18.965 acres worth Rs 22.78 crores; plot number 83 of 34.43 acres worth Rs 7.61 crores; 73648 acres in Thanam village worth Rs 35.64 crores, 37.379 acres in Lemarthi village worth Rs 18.09 crores; 23.394 acres in Thadi village worth Rs 12.45 crores, 11.624 acres of Bongani village worth Rs 4.72 crore."
Mar 26, 2015 Saradha scam: Anjan Dutta likely to be quizzed: "Sources say Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta has been summoned by CBI once again in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. He is likely to appear before the investigating agency today or latest by tomorrow. This will be his second appearance before CBI. He was questioned by CBI last November over his business dealings with Sudipta Sen."
Mar 26, 2015 CAG report: Haryana govt mulls legal option?: "A day after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up the Haryana government during the Congress regime for showing "undue favours" to Robert Vadra, sources have said that the current BJP-led Haryana government is mulling legal options on the CAG report. In its report for 2013-14, tabled in the Haryana Assembly yesterday, the CAG came down heavily on the Town and Country Planning Department. "... The department neither at the time of granting in-principle approval nor at the time of formal approval for transfer of licences ensured that net profit beyond 15 per cent of the total cost accrues to public exchequer. "This enabled the developers to earn huge profits merely by selling the land while the government had to forego sizeable amount," the CAG report said."
Mar 26, 2015 ED attaches Rs.130 crore assets in Jagan money laundering case: "These include 8,648 acres of land of Lepakshi Knowledge Hub in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, lands of Asara Realty Ventures in Maharashtra and of Cyberabad Hitech Integrated Township Development Corp in Telangana."
Mar 25, 2015 MP Governor’s son, accused in Vyapam scam, reportedly dies of brain hemorrhage: "Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav’s son Shailesh Yadav, wanted by the Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force in connection with the Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the governor’s residence"
Mar 25, 2015 Coal scam case: Former PM Manmohan Singh moves SC against summon: "seeking quashing of the summons issued to him as an accused in a coal block allocation case."
Mar 25, 2015 Hooda government favoured Vadra in land deals: CAG: "Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality, sold a prime 3.5 acre piece of land in Manesar in Gurgaon district to DLF in 2008 for Rs 58 crore. The land had, however, only cost his company around Rs 15 crore and was sold to DLF after obtaining change of land use (CLU) and other permissions from the Hooda government."
Mar 23, 2015 Indian police seek arrest of Australian mining chief Bruce Munro: "as part of a criminal investigation into allegations he "cheated" a business partner in a multibillion-dollar coal deal. Fairfax Media has been leaked three court-approved police summons issued by Indian authorities to Mr Munro, the managing director of Australia's second-largest construction and mining firm, Thiess."
Mar 22, 2015 Madhya Pradesh: Only 5% scams exposed so far, says Vyapam whistleblower
Mar 18, 2015 7 Civil Services’ officials who paid heavily for exposing corruption: "Dr Ashok Khemka, an IAS officer, was in news due to his allegations of irregularities in land deals involving Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and real-estate giant DLF. In his 21-year old career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred more than 40 times and has received several death threats from anonymous people after he exposed the land mafia in Haryana."
Mar 16, 2015 AgustaWestland chopper scam: Middleman Michel spent crores on air travel of senior IAF officials: "Two former Indian Air Force officers received favours from middleman Christain Michel in the multi-crore AgustaWestalnd VVIP chopper deal scam case. The two officers, who have already retired from the IAF, have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate."
Mar 12, 2015 Coalgate: Special court summons former PM Manmohan Singh as accused: "In a development which is very embarrassing for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he has been summoned as an accused by a special court in the coal block allocation scam case."
Mar 12, 2015 Coalscam:Sanction to prosecute govt servants awaited, says CBI: "The CBI today told a special court that it was awaiting response of the competent authority on the issue of considering according sanction to prosecute public servants allegedly involved in a coalscam case relating to allocation of blocks to Navbharat Power Pvt Ltd (NPPL)."
Mar 12, 2015 Another case of official ‘leaks’, CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff: "CBI has registered a case of alleged sale of confidential documents related to foreign investment policies which were passed on to major corporate groups of the country."
Mar 11, 2015 Many officers involved in coal scam, probe will take a long time: Hansraj Ahir: "Hansraj Ahir, the BJP leader who is the whistle-blower in the coal block allocation scam, welcomed the development and said this was awaited. 'People expect that no accused shall be spared. Many officers are involved in the case and will take a long time. This is the first scam in which the entire recovery has been done.'"
Mar 11, 2015 Coalgate: Special court summons former PM Manmohan Singh as accused: "In a development which is very embarrassing for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he has been summoned as an accused by a special court in the coal block allocation scam case."
Mar 11, 2015 Manmohan Singh in massive trouble?: "A desperate Manmohan Singh did everything, including reaching out to top BJP leaders over the past two weeks. Deep in the coalgate web, he may have been anxious to avoid further embarrassment after being quizzed by CBI."
Mar 11, 2015 Accused No. 6 Manmohan Singh: Court summons former PM over Hindalco coal block: "Observing there was a “conscious effort on his part to somehow accommodate” the Aditya Birla Group flagship Hindalco in the 2005 allocation of the Talabira-II coal block in Orissa, a special court Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who also held the coal portfolio then, as an accused in the case."
Mar 6, 2015 JBT scam: Such scams shake public confidence, says Delhi HC
Mar 5, 2015 JBT Scam: HC Upholds 10-Yr Jail Term for Haryana Ex-CM, Son: "Former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala and five others including his son were today awarded a decade-long jail term in the teachers' recruitment scam case by Delhi High Court which said "overwhelming evidence" showed the "shocking and spine-chilling" state of affairs in the country."
Mar 4, 2015 Saradha Scam: Tapas Paul’s house among 43 locations searched by CBI: "The CBI on Wednesday raided over 40 premises of the Rose Valley company across several states and in Kolkata it raided the residence of actor and TMC MP Tapas Paul."
Feb 26, 2015 Money Laundering: ED Attaches Rs 232cr Worth Assets of Jagan, Others: "ED has already attached assets worth over Rs 1,000 crore in the overall PMLA cases it is probing against Jagan, senior government officials of Andhra Pradesh and businessmen."
Feb 25, 2015 Centre asks Madhya Pradesh governor to quit: "Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav may become the biggest casualty of the high-profile recruitment scam as the Centre has asked him to quit the gubernatorial post."
Feb 24, 2015 MP Governor Yadav named in exam scam FIR, Centre asks him to go: "Hours after the Special Task Force (STF) filed an FIR against Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on Tuesday for his alleged role in the examination and recruitment scam"
Feb 22, 2015 After probe SIT has found the Governor, his son guilty: Thawar Chand Gehlot: "Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot confirmed that the High Court had given permission to SIT to file a FIR against MP Governor Ram Naresh Yadav and his son in the Vyapam Recruitment Scam."
Feb 13, 2015 CBI to probe RBI, SEBI for turning blind eye on ponzi scams: SC: "Supreme Court on Friday directed CBI to probe RBI and SEBI saying these regulatory bodies cannot turn a "blind eye" to the multi-crore chit-fund scam spreading across several states."
Feb 13, 2015 Saradha scam: ED arrests Sudipta Sen's close aide: "A close associate of Saradha scam main accused Sudipta Sen was today arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe in the multi- crore ponzi scheme."
Feb 11, 2015 Judge observes: No reason to believe Mitra was not connected with alleged Saradha offences
Feb 7, 2015 Lokayukta tightens noose on ‘corrupt’ UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati: "Prajapati, an influential minister in the Samajwadi Party government of Akhilesh Yadav, is accused of allegedly amassing property worth Rs 900 crore by misusing his office."
Feb 6, 2015 Saradha scam: ED summons TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, 2 aides of Matang Sinh: "The agency has filed a criminal case in this scam and has attached assets worth Rs 500 crore till now in this probe."
Feb 5, 2015 Matang Sinh arrest: After Goswami, a senior IPS officer comes under scanner: "Reports suggest that Goswami had also played a crucial role in shifting the IPS officer from one paramilitary force to another without consensus of chiefs of either forces."
Feb 4, 2015 Saradha boot for home secy - Call to stall Matang arrest backfires : "Matang, who has been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation of funds related to Saradha Realty, was minister of state in the PMO when P.V. Narasimha Rao was Prime Minister. Matang wielded considerable influence then."
Feb 4, 2015 Home Secretary sacked, CBI recording of chat with Saradha accused sealed his fate: "Sources said that when CBI officials went to arrest Matang Sinh, he resisted arrest and flaunted his “high-level contacts.” Subsequently, the CBI let him use the agency’s phone and when he called up Goswami on it, that conversation was recorded."
Feb 3, 2015 Top MHA official faces probe for bid to ‘stall’ Saradha arrest: "CBI sources said investigations into the Saradha scam had revealed that Sinh had close links with “the higher echelons of the bureaucracy”, and had influenced appointments to key positions. As a result of “this deep nexus”, he was allegedly extorting money by flouting his close proximity to bureaucrats"
Feb 1, 2015 Saradha scam: Arrested former union minister Matang Singh hospitalised: "Former Union Minister Matang Singh, who was arrested on Saturday by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore rupees Saradha scam, has been admitted to a hospital after he complained of stomach ailments."
Feb 1, 2015 Attempts made by bureaucrat to stop Matang arrest, alleges CBI: "Sinh, during his custody, had made attempts to allegedly browbeat the CBI sleuths with his “contacts” and even made calls to the senior bureaucrat to make a last-ditch attempt to prevent himself from getting arrested,"
Jan 31, 2015 Saradha Scam: CBI Arrests Former Union Minister Matang Sinh: "his alleged "deep nexus" with a senior bureaucrat in the Home ministry, who had purportedly helped him evade arrest."
Jan 24, 2015 UCO Bank under ED scanner over Rs 20,000 crore hawala scam: "Eight foreign nationals (seven Iranians and one from Azerbaijan) visited India on student visas, created bogus companies in Chandigarh and opened accounts with UCO Bank in probable collusion with lower-rung officials. Their sole purpose was to divert funds to Dubai and Iran"
Jan 24, 2015 UCO Bank under ED scanner over Rs 20,000 crore hawala scam: "Eight foreign nationals (seven Iranians and one from Azerbaijan) visited India on student visas, created bogus companies in Chandigarh and opened accounts with UCO Bank in probable collusion with lower-rung officials. Their sole purpose was to divert funds to Dubai and Iran"
Jan 24, 2015 Chit fund scam: CBI arrests Seashore Group director: "CBI today arrested Seashore Group of companies Director Pravat Kumar Dash in connection with its probe into multi-crore chit fund scam."
Jan 23, 2015 Another plaint against CM in Arkavathi case: "Another complaint filed against the chief minister before the Justice H S Kempanna Commission has claimed that the chief minister deleted 700 acres from Arkavathi Layout on March 31, 2014."
Jan 22, 2015 Bar baron who challenged Mani and shook Kerala: "has come up with audio recordings in which bar hotel owners were reportedly heard discussing bribes they had paid to Finance Minister K M Mani for renewal of their liquor licence. Last November, Ramesh said their association had paid Rs 1 crore against the minister’s demand of Rs 5 crore"
Jan 21, 2015 'CBI to question Mukul Roy next week': "Sources tell TIMES NOW that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's aide Mukul Roy is likely to appear before Central Bureau of Investigation either on 28th or 29th January."
Jan 21, 2015 Dayanidhi Maran's former secretary held: "The CBI on Wednesday arrested three persons in connection with an alleged illegal telephone exchange that purportedly functioned at the Chennai residence of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran."
Jan 20, 2015 Special court summons Madhu Koda, eight others in coal scam case: "Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has been summoned by a special CBI court to face trial in a coal block allocation case after it took cognizance of the chargesheet submitted by the CBI"
Jan 20, 2015 SC grants bail to former Karnataka minister and mining baron Janardan Reddy: "A bench led by Chief Justice H L Dattu granted Reddy bail on a bond of Rs 10 lakh and asked him not to enter Bellary, Anantpur and Cudaapah."
Jan 20, 2015 Hindalco coal block: CBI examines Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: "The court had also asked the CBI to examine Singh’s personal secretary, B V R Subramanyam, and “re-examine” former principal secretary T K A Nair."
Jan 17, 2015 Officer who probed Minister transferred: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has transferred its main investigator probing cases related to the high-profile Rs 6,000 crore drugs money laundering crime in Punjab during which state Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia was among others questioned."
Jan 16, 2015 Madan Mitra Remanded to 14 Days' Jail Custody: "West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested by CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, was today remanded to 14 days' judicial custody by a court here."
Jan 14, 2015 Saradha scam: ED questions Hyatt Regency, Kolkata officials: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned officials of Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kolkata on Wednesday in connection with the Saradha scam."
Jan 13, 2015 Prashant Bhushan seeks SIT probe against CBI ex-chief on coal scam
Jan 12, 2015 CBI Examines Whole-time SEBI Member in Saradha Scam
Jan 12, 2015 Mamata's key aide Mukul summoned by CBI, claims innocence: "Top Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy has been asked by CBI to appear before it in the Saradha chit fund scam probe"
Jan 11, 2015 A corruption case, with India at the centre, embroils Norway: "allegedly paid $1 million to Gurpreetesh Maini, the son of senior Indian official Jivtesh Singh Maini, to secure a contract with Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited for an Indo-Norwegian joint venture. “We want to prove that the payments were made to Gurpreetesh Maini because his father held a senior position that could affect Yara’s relationship with the company they wanted to do business with, as well as Yara’s influence on political processes in India,”"
Jan 11, 2015 A corruption case, with India at the centre, embroils Norway: "Top former executives of fertiliser giant Yara face graft charges for paying money to the son of a senior official in the Indian Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers."
Jan 11, 2015 Kerala High Court rejects govt plea to withdraw palmolein corruption case
Jan 8, 2015 SAIL Recruitment Scam: Sons of BJP MP, Ex-J'khand Guv Named in Chargesheet: "The sons of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Satyanarayan Jatiya and former Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi have been named along with 11 others in the charge sheet filed by CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitments at Bokaro Steel Plant."
Jan 7, 2015 Debate: Kickbacks for #JunkChoppergate - 1: "A day after TIMES NOW exposed how UK armtwisted India into buying junk choppers in 1985, the channel connects the dots to 2012 scam and exposes the full choppergate web. Declassified UK documents have blown the cover over the real story as to why India bought 21 Westland choppers in 1987, choppers which went on to claim 10 Indian lives and were grounded within 30 months. But, nearly 30 years later, it's these very junk choppers which were used as a front for middleman Chirstian Michel to be paid nearly 130 crores which according to Italian prosecutors was part of the kickbacks in VVIP chopper scam."
Jan 3, 2015 Rajasthan: Mutation of land purchased by Robert Vadra’s firm cancelled: "The government has seized approximately 360 hectares of land that the firm had bought in 2010."
Jan 3, 2015 Son-in-law or son-in-lawless? Let the law decide: "Nobody knows what exactly he did for a living. But everybody is aware that he was treated like a VVIP, minus any duties and responsibilities."
Jan 3, 2015 BJP begins action against Vadra: "BJP began action against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra. Rajasthan government has cancelled mutation of 360 hectare of land which was allotted to people displaced from Mahajan Fieldfiring Range in Bikaner. This includes land bought by Robert Vadras Sky Light Hospitality in January 2010 in Gajner and Goliyari villages."
Jan 2, 2015 Saradha group transferred funds to Madan Mitra: CBI to court: "huge funds were transferred to state Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra by the Saradha Group and that he had played an active part in connivance with group Chairman Sudipta Sen in the scam."
Jan 1, 2015 Tax notice for Robert Vadra's firm: "Robert Vadra's controversial land deals are back under Income Tax scanner. Vadra's firm Skylight hospitality has now been served with a tax notice and the firm has been asked to furnish agreements to purchase and sale of immovable properties since 2005-06. The principal officer has been summoned by I-T department."
Dec 31, 2014 19 BBMP officials charged in TDR scam: "Nineteen BBMP officials have been charged with forgery, cheating and tampering of records in connection with transferable development rights (TDR) scam by Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force."
Dec 31, 2014 Vadra’s firm gets a tax notice: explain land, financial deals: "The I-T, sources said, has sought details of Skylight Hospitality’s transactions with DLF, its association with Onkareshwar Properties and “cost of acquisition of commercial colony licences” in Haryana. Skylight Hospitality held 3.53 acres of land in Manesar, Haryana and 470 acres in Bikaner, Rajasthan"
Dec 28, 2014 Robert Vadra owned excess land in Haryana: Report: "Robert Vadra's murky land deals in Haryana have come back to haunt him. A probe by two senior officers of the Haryana government has found that his company Skylight Hospitality owned land way beyond the prescribed limit in the state at a time when he got the licence for the controversial land in Shikhopur in Gurgaon."
Dec 25, 2014 FIR against Fauji in CLU scam: "a crackdown on land scams by issuing orders to register corruption case against former chief parliamentary secretary Ram Kishan Fauji in the cash-for-change-of-land-use (CLU) scam."
Dec 20, 2014 Plane Jones Pvt jets are crucial quid pro quo in corporate-politico ties: "The Cobrapost Investigation Reveals Politicians use chartered flights even when commercial flights are available They often resort to personal use They are not making any payments for the flight They are using them not just during election time Even ministers in office do not mind flying in planes provided by industrial houses and corporate bodies Political parties are not disclosing their star campaigners’ travel details to the EC fully"
Dec 19, 2014 Robert #VadraEscapeRoute drafted?: "IAS officer Ashok Khemka has sought registration of an FIR after an RTI filed by him found that two pages of a file pertaining to the controversial DLF-Robert Vadra deal are missing from government records. Admitting that the pages were missing, Chief Secretary P K Gupta said an internal inquiry has been instituted in the matter and efforts are on to reconstruct the file. Khemka, who had over two years back cancelled mutation of the land deal between Robert Vadra's company and DLF, said, official notings pertaining to setting up a three-member committee by the previous Hooda government, which gave clean chit to Vadra's firm, are "missing" from the main file."
Dec 19, 2014 From jail to AC cabin, in one hour - Madan back in state territory
Dec 19, 2014 Coal scam: CBI files progress report in case involving Darda: "A month after a special court refused to accept CBI’s closure report and directed it to further investigate a coal scam case allegedly involving Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and others"
Dec 19, 2014 AAP asks telecom minister to resign over ‘Reliance link’: "alleged impropriety and conflict of interest on the part of Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and former UPA minister Manish Tewari in connection with Reliance Industries. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/aap-asks-telecom-minister-to-resign-over-reliance-link/#sthash.kY2U4YGK.dpuf"
Dec 18, 2014 How did panel clear Vadra-DLF deal? Official notes are missing, says govt: "Responding to a petition filed by IAS officer Ashok Khemka under the Right to Information Act, State Public Information Officer D R Wadhwa, in an affidavit before the State Information Commission on December 12, has stated: “The undersigned made many efforts to trace out page no. 1 and 2 of the noting of the official file, but could not trace the pages. Hence, the pages could not be provided to the appellant.”"
Dec 17, 2014 DRI unearths Rs 29,000 cr coal import scam: "The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has unearthed a scam involving companies inflating the value of coal imports from Indonesia for their power plants thus siphoning money abroad."
Dec 16, 2014 Irrigation scam: ACB registers corruption case against official
Dec 16, 2014 Quiz Manmohan, secy in coal scam case, CBI told: "Former prime minister Manmohan Singh will face questions from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) soon, with a special court on Tuesday directing the probe agency to examine him in a case involving the allocation of coal blocks to Kumaramangalam Birla-promoted Hindalco."
Dec 16, 2014 CBI records Chidambaram statement on Aircel-Maxis deal: "the CBI is investigating whether the finance minister was the competent authority to give approval to Maxis subsidiary Global Communication Services Holdings Ltd to invest $800 million in Aircel Ltd in 2006"
Dec 15, 2014 India 3rd on black money list; USD 440-bn flows out in 10 years: "the cumulative illicit money moving out of the country over a ten-year period from 2003 to 2012 has risen to USD 439.59 billion (Rs 28 lakh crore), as per the latest estimates released by the Global Financial Integrity (GFI)."
Dec 15, 2014 Punish those who plundered Jharkhand: PM to voters: "See the irony, Jharkhand has coal and but the state is under darkness.""
Dec 15, 2014 ED attaches assets of Jagan's firms: "“The investigation under PMLA, 2002, by the Enforcement Directorate, revealed that Carmel Asia Holdings Pvt Ltd had received Rs 23 crore and Jagati Publications Ltd had received Rs 45 crore from PR Energy Holdings Ltd. This amount of Rs 68 crore has been received by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s companies, in return of undue benefits granted to Penna group of companies like grant of mining leases and alienation of government land,”"
Dec 14, 2014 Maharashtra CM orders probe against Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare in irrigation scam: "Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday gave a green signal to the states anti-corruption bureau to conduct an open enquiry against former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam."
Dec 14, 2014 Madhu Koda chargesheeted as accused in coal scam case: "Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda was on Friday charge sheeted by CBI in a coal blocks allocation scam case. He has been charge sheeted for offences of criminal conspiracy and cheating."
Dec 13, 2014 Saradha scam: CBI arrests TMC minister Madan Mitra, Mamata cries vendetta
Dec 13, 2014 A day in Madan’s life: mobs of fans, flower shower — and CBI custody: "West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra was on Saturday remanded for four days to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation, which had arrested him on Friday for his links with the Rs 2000-crore Saradha scam."
Dec 13, 2014 First serving minister to be arrested: "Chief minister Mamata Banerjee declares at Nabanna on Friday evening that “you cannot bring police from Delhi and indulge in goondaism. Chehara guloi gundar moto… cheharagulo dekhlei bhoy kore (their appearances are like those of goondas… One feels scared when one looks at them)”."
Dec 10, 2014 CBI issues fresh summons to West Bengal Minister: "West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra has been asked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before the agency on Wednesday in connection with the Saradha Chit Fund scam."
Dec 10, 2014 Aircel-Maxis selloff case: ED quizzes Maran brothers: "Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi have been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate at its office here in connection with money-laundering charges in the Aircel-Maxis bribery case related to the 2G spectrum scam. "
Dec 8, 2014 Raju sentenced to six months' jail in Satyam scam: "The Special Economic Offences Wing court at Nampally here on Monday convicted former chairman of Satyam Computers B Ramalinga Raju, his brother B Rama Raju and eight others in a multi-crore scam involving the IT firm."
Dec 6, 2014 SIT to probe #BillionaireEngineer: "Controversial Noida Authority official Yadav Singh, accused of amassing illegal wealth, has come under the scanner of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on blackmoney as it on Saturday (December 6) asked the CBDT to share information with ED so that money laundering charges could be pressed against him and his associates."
Dec 2, 2014 Crorepati engineer: Time to unearth black money at home?: "The Income Tax department has recovered diamonds worth Rs 100 crore, 2 kilos of gold and Rs 10 crore in cash from the residence of tainted Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh."
Nov 30, 2014 Director in the dock, the agency tainted: "In a unique first-time move, on November 20, the Supreme Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha to keep away from the investigation into the 2G Spectrum scam. This is because prima facie the court has found credible the charges against him that he had attempted to help the accused in the case and delay prosecution in the Aircel-Maxis case involving former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran."
Nov 29, 2014 Noida authority engineer Yadav Singh has Rs 10,000 crore assets, faces CBI probe: "Yadav now faces jail after Income Tax officials raided his residence and recovered diamonds worth Rs 100 crore, Rs 10 crore cash and an Audi ar worth Rs 90 lakh"
Nov 28, 2014 Chasing black money abroad? Here’s Rs 12 crore in babu’s SUV: "Income-tax raids on the chief engineer of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway have yielded Rs 12 crore in cash in an SUV, 2 kg of diamond-studded gold jewellery worth crores and Rs 12 lakh in cash at the engineer's sprawling bungalow in Noida's posh Sector 51."
Nov 26, 2014 Custody of Srinjoy Bose extended
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Apr 4, 2015 Vyapam scam: STF to set up investigations: "The ongoing investigation in the ongoing Vyapam scam gets murkier. A STF is planned to form to probe the role of Indore crime branch in the handling of the hard disk seized by them. Meanwhile, Congress leader Digivijay Singh alleged that the data on the hard disk was tampered."
Apr 2, 2015 More trouble for Rose Valley boss: "Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (April 2) filed charge sheet in the Rose Valley ponzi scam case against six persons, including the company's incarcerated chairman Gautam Kundu, before a city court in Kolkata. The chargesheet against Kundu, five other persons and Rose Valley Real Estate Company Limited was filed before Judge-I G C Karmakar at the City Sessions Court.Appearing for ED, counsel Abhijit Bhadra prayed before the judge that cognizance be taken of the charge sheet so that the five persons, apart from Kundu, can be summoned and questioned in connection with the probe. All the accused have been charged under Prevention of Money Laundering Act."
Apr 1, 2015 Aircel-Maxis deal: ED attaches Rs 742 cr assets of Marans: "The ED issued an order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for attachment of assets held by former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and Kaveri. ED officers said the order was issued in connection with a money laundering offence relating to illegal gratification amounting to Rs 742.58 crore received by Dayanidhi."
Apr 1, 2015 Cartels in procurement loot railways of Rs 10,000 crore a year: E Sreedharan: ""Perhaps no Indian institution has been subjected to review by more committees than the railways, but the irony is, most reports gather dust with their recommendations unimplemented," Sreedharan says."
Mar 29, 2015 Congress leaders told me not to act against Bellary bros: Bhardwaj: ""These leaders, this leader, told me that I should desist from taking action against Reddy brothers and chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. These Congress leaders were very chummy with the BJP brass,""
Mar 27, 2015 Huge scam in waste disposal: CAG report: "According to the report the examination of the registration numbers of 92 vehicles used for dumping waste from the city to the yard revealed that they were either cars, bikes, scooters or auto-rickshaws."
Mar 27, 2015 Jagan DA case: ED attaches Rs 216 cr property: "The attached properties include: 16 plots in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City owned by Ramky worth Rs 115 crores; plot number 45 and 56 in 18.965 acres worth Rs 22.78 crores; plot number 83 of 34.43 acres worth Rs 7.61 crores; 73648 acres in Thanam village worth Rs 35.64 crores, 37.379 acres in Lemarthi village worth Rs 18.09 crores; 23.394 acres in Thadi village worth Rs 12.45 crores, 11.624 acres of Bongani village worth Rs 4.72 crore."
Mar 26, 2015 Saradha scam: Anjan Dutta likely to be quizzed: "Sources say Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta has been summoned by CBI once again in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. He is likely to appear before the investigating agency today or latest by tomorrow. This will be his second appearance before CBI. He was questioned by CBI last November over his business dealings with Sudipta Sen."
Mar 26, 2015 CAG report: Haryana govt mulls legal option?: "A day after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up the Haryana government during the Congress regime for showing "undue favours" to Robert Vadra, sources have said that the current BJP-led Haryana government is mulling legal options on the CAG report. In its report for 2013-14, tabled in the Haryana Assembly yesterday, the CAG came down heavily on the Town and Country Planning Department. "... The department neither at the time of granting in-principle approval nor at the time of formal approval for transfer of licences ensured that net profit beyond 15 per cent of the total cost accrues to public exchequer. "This enabled the developers to earn huge profits merely by selling the land while the government had to forego sizeable amount," the CAG report said."
Mar 26, 2015 ED attaches Rs.130 crore assets in Jagan money laundering case: "These include 8,648 acres of land of Lepakshi Knowledge Hub in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, lands of Asara Realty Ventures in Maharashtra and of Cyberabad Hitech Integrated Township Development Corp in Telangana."
Mar 25, 2015 MP Governor’s son, accused in Vyapam scam, reportedly dies of brain hemorrhage: "Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav’s son Shailesh Yadav, wanted by the Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force in connection with the Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the governor’s residence"
Mar 25, 2015 Coal scam case: Former PM Manmohan Singh moves SC against summon: "seeking quashing of the summons issued to him as an accused in a coal block allocation case."
Mar 25, 2015 Hooda government favoured Vadra in land deals: CAG: "Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality, sold a prime 3.5 acre piece of land in Manesar in Gurgaon district to DLF in 2008 for Rs 58 crore. The land had, however, only cost his company around Rs 15 crore and was sold to DLF after obtaining change of land use (CLU) and other permissions from the Hooda government."
Mar 23, 2015 Indian police seek arrest of Australian mining chief Bruce Munro: "as part of a criminal investigation into allegations he "cheated" a business partner in a multibillion-dollar coal deal. Fairfax Media has been leaked three court-approved police summons issued by Indian authorities to Mr Munro, the managing director of Australia's second-largest construction and mining firm, Thiess."
Mar 22, 2015 Madhya Pradesh: Only 5% scams exposed so far, says Vyapam whistleblower
Mar 18, 2015 7 Civil Services’ officials who paid heavily for exposing corruption: "Dr Ashok Khemka, an IAS officer, was in news due to his allegations of irregularities in land deals involving Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and real-estate giant DLF. In his 21-year old career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred more than 40 times and has received several death threats from anonymous people after he exposed the land mafia in Haryana."
Mar 16, 2015 AgustaWestland chopper scam: Middleman Michel spent crores on air travel of senior IAF officials: "Two former Indian Air Force officers received favours from middleman Christain Michel in the multi-crore AgustaWestalnd VVIP chopper deal scam case. The two officers, who have already retired from the IAF, have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate."
Mar 12, 2015 Coalgate: Special court summons former PM Manmohan Singh as accused: "In a development which is very embarrassing for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he has been summoned as an accused by a special court in the coal block allocation scam case."
Mar 12, 2015 Coalscam:Sanction to prosecute govt servants awaited, says CBI: "The CBI today told a special court that it was awaiting response of the competent authority on the issue of considering according sanction to prosecute public servants allegedly involved in a coalscam case relating to allocation of blocks to Navbharat Power Pvt Ltd (NPPL)."
Mar 12, 2015 Another case of official ‘leaks’, CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff: "CBI has registered a case of alleged sale of confidential documents related to foreign investment policies which were passed on to major corporate groups of the country."
Mar 11, 2015 Many officers involved in coal scam, probe will take a long time: Hansraj Ahir: "Hansraj Ahir, the BJP leader who is the whistle-blower in the coal block allocation scam, welcomed the development and said this was awaited. 'People expect that no accused shall be spared. Many officers are involved in the case and will take a long time. This is the first scam in which the entire recovery has been done.'"
Mar 11, 2015 Coalgate: Special court summons former PM Manmohan Singh as accused: "In a development which is very embarrassing for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he has been summoned as an accused by a special court in the coal block allocation scam case."
Mar 11, 2015 Manmohan Singh in massive trouble?: "A desperate Manmohan Singh did everything, including reaching out to top BJP leaders over the past two weeks. Deep in the coalgate web, he may have been anxious to avoid further embarrassment after being quizzed by CBI."
Mar 11, 2015 Accused No. 6 Manmohan Singh: Court summons former PM over Hindalco coal block: "Observing there was a “conscious effort on his part to somehow accommodate” the Aditya Birla Group flagship Hindalco in the 2005 allocation of the Talabira-II coal block in Orissa, a special court Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who also held the coal portfolio then, as an accused in the case."
Mar 6, 2015 JBT scam: Such scams shake public confidence, says Delhi HC
Mar 5, 2015 JBT Scam: HC Upholds 10-Yr Jail Term for Haryana Ex-CM, Son: "Former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala and five others including his son were today awarded a decade-long jail term in the teachers' recruitment scam case by Delhi High Court which said "overwhelming evidence" showed the "shocking and spine-chilling" state of affairs in the country."
Mar 4, 2015 Saradha Scam: Tapas Paul’s house among 43 locations searched by CBI: "The CBI on Wednesday raided over 40 premises of the Rose Valley company across several states and in Kolkata it raided the residence of actor and TMC MP Tapas Paul."
Feb 26, 2015 Money Laundering: ED Attaches Rs 232cr Worth Assets of Jagan, Others: "ED has already attached assets worth over Rs 1,000 crore in the overall PMLA cases it is probing against Jagan, senior government officials of Andhra Pradesh and businessmen."
Feb 25, 2015 Centre asks Madhya Pradesh governor to quit: "Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav may become the biggest casualty of the high-profile recruitment scam as the Centre has asked him to quit the gubernatorial post."
Feb 24, 2015 MP Governor Yadav named in exam scam FIR, Centre asks him to go: "Hours after the Special Task Force (STF) filed an FIR against Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on Tuesday for his alleged role in the examination and recruitment scam"
Feb 22, 2015 After probe SIT has found the Governor, his son guilty: Thawar Chand Gehlot: "Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot confirmed that the High Court had given permission to SIT to file a FIR against MP Governor Ram Naresh Yadav and his son in the Vyapam Recruitment Scam."
Feb 13, 2015 CBI to probe RBI, SEBI for turning blind eye on ponzi scams: SC: "Supreme Court on Friday directed CBI to probe RBI and SEBI saying these regulatory bodies cannot turn a "blind eye" to the multi-crore chit-fund scam spreading across several states."
Feb 13, 2015 Saradha scam: ED arrests Sudipta Sen's close aide: "A close associate of Saradha scam main accused Sudipta Sen was today arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe in the multi- crore ponzi scheme."
Feb 11, 2015 Judge observes: No reason to believe Mitra was not connected with alleged Saradha offences
Feb 7, 2015 Lokayukta tightens noose on ‘corrupt’ UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati: "Prajapati, an influential minister in the Samajwadi Party government of Akhilesh Yadav, is accused of allegedly amassing property worth Rs 900 crore by misusing his office."
Feb 6, 2015 Saradha scam: ED summons TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, 2 aides of Matang Sinh: "The agency has filed a criminal case in this scam and has attached assets worth Rs 500 crore till now in this probe."
Feb 5, 2015 Matang Sinh arrest: After Goswami, a senior IPS officer comes under scanner: "Reports suggest that Goswami had also played a crucial role in shifting the IPS officer from one paramilitary force to another without consensus of chiefs of either forces."
Feb 4, 2015 Saradha boot for home secy - Call to stall Matang arrest backfires : "Matang, who has been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation of funds related to Saradha Realty, was minister of state in the PMO when P.V. Narasimha Rao was Prime Minister. Matang wielded considerable influence then."
Feb 4, 2015 Home Secretary sacked, CBI recording of chat with Saradha accused sealed his fate: "Sources said that when CBI officials went to arrest Matang Sinh, he resisted arrest and flaunted his “high-level contacts.” Subsequently, the CBI let him use the agency’s phone and when he called up Goswami on it, that conversation was recorded."
Feb 3, 2015 Top MHA official faces probe for bid to ‘stall’ Saradha arrest: "CBI sources said investigations into the Saradha scam had revealed that Sinh had close links with “the higher echelons of the bureaucracy”, and had influenced appointments to key positions. As a result of “this deep nexus”, he was allegedly extorting money by flouting his close proximity to bureaucrats"
Feb 1, 2015 Saradha scam: Arrested former union minister Matang Singh hospitalised: "Former Union Minister Matang Singh, who was arrested on Saturday by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore rupees Saradha scam, has been admitted to a hospital after he complained of stomach ailments."
Feb 1, 2015 Attempts made by bureaucrat to stop Matang arrest, alleges CBI: "Sinh, during his custody, had made attempts to allegedly browbeat the CBI sleuths with his “contacts” and even made calls to the senior bureaucrat to make a last-ditch attempt to prevent himself from getting arrested,"
Jan 31, 2015 Saradha Scam: CBI Arrests Former Union Minister Matang Sinh: "his alleged "deep nexus" with a senior bureaucrat in the Home ministry, who had purportedly helped him evade arrest."
Jan 24, 2015 UCO Bank under ED scanner over Rs 20,000 crore hawala scam: "Eight foreign nationals (seven Iranians and one from Azerbaijan) visited India on student visas, created bogus companies in Chandigarh and opened accounts with UCO Bank in probable collusion with lower-rung officials. Their sole purpose was to divert funds to Dubai and Iran"
Jan 24, 2015 UCO Bank under ED scanner over Rs 20,000 crore hawala scam: "Eight foreign nationals (seven Iranians and one from Azerbaijan) visited India on student visas, created bogus companies in Chandigarh and opened accounts with UCO Bank in probable collusion with lower-rung officials. Their sole purpose was to divert funds to Dubai and Iran"
Jan 24, 2015 Chit fund scam: CBI arrests Seashore Group director: "CBI today arrested Seashore Group of companies Director Pravat Kumar Dash in connection with its probe into multi-crore chit fund scam."
Jan 23, 2015 Another plaint against CM in Arkavathi case: "Another complaint filed against the chief minister before the Justice H S Kempanna Commission has claimed that the chief minister deleted 700 acres from Arkavathi Layout on March 31, 2014."
Jan 22, 2015 Bar baron who challenged Mani and shook Kerala: "has come up with audio recordings in which bar hotel owners were reportedly heard discussing bribes they had paid to Finance Minister K M Mani for renewal of their liquor licence. Last November, Ramesh said their association had paid Rs 1 crore against the minister’s demand of Rs 5 crore"
Jan 21, 2015 'CBI to question Mukul Roy next week': "Sources tell TIMES NOW that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's aide Mukul Roy is likely to appear before Central Bureau of Investigation either on 28th or 29th January."
Jan 21, 2015 Dayanidhi Maran's former secretary held: "The CBI on Wednesday arrested three persons in connection with an alleged illegal telephone exchange that purportedly functioned at the Chennai residence of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran."
Jan 20, 2015 Special court summons Madhu Koda, eight others in coal scam case: "Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has been summoned by a special CBI court to face trial in a coal block allocation case after it took cognizance of the chargesheet submitted by the CBI"
Jan 20, 2015 SC grants bail to former Karnataka minister and mining baron Janardan Reddy: "A bench led by Chief Justice H L Dattu granted Reddy bail on a bond of Rs 10 lakh and asked him not to enter Bellary, Anantpur and Cudaapah."
Jan 20, 2015 Hindalco coal block: CBI examines Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: "The court had also asked the CBI to examine Singh’s personal secretary, B V R Subramanyam, and “re-examine” former principal secretary T K A Nair."
Jan 17, 2015 Officer who probed Minister transferred: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has transferred its main investigator probing cases related to the high-profile Rs 6,000 crore drugs money laundering crime in Punjab during which state Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia was among others questioned."
Jan 16, 2015 Madan Mitra Remanded to 14 Days' Jail Custody: "West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested by CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, was today remanded to 14 days' judicial custody by a court here."
Jan 14, 2015 Saradha scam: ED questions Hyatt Regency, Kolkata officials: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned officials of Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kolkata on Wednesday in connection with the Saradha scam."
Jan 13, 2015 Prashant Bhushan seeks SIT probe against CBI ex-chief on coal scam
Jan 12, 2015 CBI Examines Whole-time SEBI Member in Saradha Scam
Jan 12, 2015 Mamata's key aide Mukul summoned by CBI, claims innocence: "Top Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy has been asked by CBI to appear before it in the Saradha chit fund scam probe"
Jan 11, 2015 A corruption case, with India at the centre, embroils Norway: "allegedly paid $1 million to Gurpreetesh Maini, the son of senior Indian official Jivtesh Singh Maini, to secure a contract with Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited for an Indo-Norwegian joint venture. “We want to prove that the payments were made to Gurpreetesh Maini because his father held a senior position that could affect Yara’s relationship with the company they wanted to do business with, as well as Yara’s influence on political processes in India,”"
Jan 11, 2015 A corruption case, with India at the centre, embroils Norway: "Top former executives of fertiliser giant Yara face graft charges for paying money to the son of a senior official in the Indian Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers."
Jan 11, 2015 Kerala High Court rejects govt plea to withdraw palmolein corruption case
Jan 8, 2015 SAIL Recruitment Scam: Sons of BJP MP, Ex-J'khand Guv Named in Chargesheet: "The sons of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Satyanarayan Jatiya and former Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi have been named along with 11 others in the charge sheet filed by CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitments at Bokaro Steel Plant."
Jan 7, 2015 Debate: Kickbacks for #JunkChoppergate - 1: "A day after TIMES NOW exposed how UK armtwisted India into buying junk choppers in 1985, the channel connects the dots to 2012 scam and exposes the full choppergate web. Declassified UK documents have blown the cover over the real story as to why India bought 21 Westland choppers in 1987, choppers which went on to claim 10 Indian lives and were grounded within 30 months. But, nearly 30 years later, it's these very junk choppers which were used as a front for middleman Chirstian Michel to be paid nearly 130 crores which according to Italian prosecutors was part of the kickbacks in VVIP chopper scam."
Jan 3, 2015 Rajasthan: Mutation of land purchased by Robert Vadra’s firm cancelled: "The government has seized approximately 360 hectares of land that the firm had bought in 2010."
Jan 3, 2015 Son-in-law or son-in-lawless? Let the law decide: "Nobody knows what exactly he did for a living. But everybody is aware that he was treated like a VVIP, minus any duties and responsibilities."
Jan 3, 2015 BJP begins action against Vadra: "BJP began action against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra. Rajasthan government has cancelled mutation of 360 hectare of land which was allotted to people displaced from Mahajan Fieldfiring Range in Bikaner. This includes land bought by Robert Vadras Sky Light Hospitality in January 2010 in Gajner and Goliyari villages."
Jan 2, 2015 Saradha group transferred funds to Madan Mitra: CBI to court: "huge funds were transferred to state Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra by the Saradha Group and that he had played an active part in connivance with group Chairman Sudipta Sen in the scam."
Jan 1, 2015 Tax notice for Robert Vadra's firm: "Robert Vadra's controversial land deals are back under Income Tax scanner. Vadra's firm Skylight hospitality has now been served with a tax notice and the firm has been asked to furnish agreements to purchase and sale of immovable properties since 2005-06. The principal officer has been summoned by I-T department."
Dec 31, 2014 19 BBMP officials charged in TDR scam: "Nineteen BBMP officials have been charged with forgery, cheating and tampering of records in connection with transferable development rights (TDR) scam by Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force."
Dec 31, 2014 Vadra’s firm gets a tax notice: explain land, financial deals: "The I-T, sources said, has sought details of Skylight Hospitality’s transactions with DLF, its association with Onkareshwar Properties and “cost of acquisition of commercial colony licences” in Haryana. Skylight Hospitality held 3.53 acres of land in Manesar, Haryana and 470 acres in Bikaner, Rajasthan"
Dec 28, 2014 Robert Vadra owned excess land in Haryana: Report: "Robert Vadra's murky land deals in Haryana have come back to haunt him. A probe by two senior officers of the Haryana government has found that his company Skylight Hospitality owned land way beyond the prescribed limit in the state at a time when he got the licence for the controversial land in Shikhopur in Gurgaon."
Dec 25, 2014 FIR against Fauji in CLU scam: "a crackdown on land scams by issuing orders to register corruption case against former chief parliamentary secretary Ram Kishan Fauji in the cash-for-change-of-land-use (CLU) scam."
Dec 20, 2014 Plane Jones Pvt jets are crucial quid pro quo in corporate-politico ties: "The Cobrapost Investigation Reveals Politicians use chartered flights even when commercial flights are available They often resort to personal use They are not making any payments for the flight They are using them not just during election time Even ministers in office do not mind flying in planes provided by industrial houses and corporate bodies Political parties are not disclosing their star campaigners’ travel details to the EC fully"
Dec 19, 2014 Robert #VadraEscapeRoute drafted?: "IAS officer Ashok Khemka has sought registration of an FIR after an RTI filed by him found that two pages of a file pertaining to the controversial DLF-Robert Vadra deal are missing from government records. Admitting that the pages were missing, Chief Secretary P K Gupta said an internal inquiry has been instituted in the matter and efforts are on to reconstruct the file. Khemka, who had over two years back cancelled mutation of the land deal between Robert Vadra's company and DLF, said, official notings pertaining to setting up a three-member committee by the previous Hooda government, which gave clean chit to Vadra's firm, are "missing" from the main file."
Dec 19, 2014 From jail to AC cabin, in one hour - Madan back in state territory
Dec 19, 2014 Coal scam: CBI files progress report in case involving Darda: "A month after a special court refused to accept CBI’s closure report and directed it to further investigate a coal scam case allegedly involving Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and others"
Dec 19, 2014 AAP asks telecom minister to resign over ‘Reliance link’: "alleged impropriety and conflict of interest on the part of Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and former UPA minister Manish Tewari in connection with Reliance Industries. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/aap-asks-telecom-minister-to-resign-over-reliance-link/#sthash.kY2U4YGK.dpuf"
Dec 18, 2014 How did panel clear Vadra-DLF deal? Official notes are missing, says govt: "Responding to a petition filed by IAS officer Ashok Khemka under the Right to Information Act, State Public Information Officer D R Wadhwa, in an affidavit before the State Information Commission on December 12, has stated: “The undersigned made many efforts to trace out page no. 1 and 2 of the noting of the official file, but could not trace the pages. Hence, the pages could not be provided to the appellant.”"
Dec 17, 2014 DRI unearths Rs 29,000 cr coal import scam: "The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has unearthed a scam involving companies inflating the value of coal imports from Indonesia for their power plants thus siphoning money abroad."
Dec 16, 2014 Irrigation scam: ACB registers corruption case against official
Dec 16, 2014 Quiz Manmohan, secy in coal scam case, CBI told: "Former prime minister Manmohan Singh will face questions from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) soon, with a special court on Tuesday directing the probe agency to examine him in a case involving the allocation of coal blocks to Kumaramangalam Birla-promoted Hindalco."
Dec 16, 2014 CBI records Chidambaram statement on Aircel-Maxis deal: "the CBI is investigating whether the finance minister was the competent authority to give approval to Maxis subsidiary Global Communication Services Holdings Ltd to invest $800 million in Aircel Ltd in 2006"
Dec 15, 2014 India 3rd on black money list; USD 440-bn flows out in 10 years: "the cumulative illicit money moving out of the country over a ten-year period from 2003 to 2012 has risen to USD 439.59 billion (Rs 28 lakh crore), as per the latest estimates released by the Global Financial Integrity (GFI)."
Dec 15, 2014 Punish those who plundered Jharkhand: PM to voters: "See the irony, Jharkhand has coal and but the state is under darkness.""
Dec 15, 2014 ED attaches assets of Jagan's firms: "“The investigation under PMLA, 2002, by the Enforcement Directorate, revealed that Carmel Asia Holdings Pvt Ltd had received Rs 23 crore and Jagati Publications Ltd had received Rs 45 crore from PR Energy Holdings Ltd. This amount of Rs 68 crore has been received by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s companies, in return of undue benefits granted to Penna group of companies like grant of mining leases and alienation of government land,”"
Dec 14, 2014 Maharashtra CM orders probe against Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare in irrigation scam: "Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday gave a green signal to the states anti-corruption bureau to conduct an open enquiry against former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam."
Dec 14, 2014 Madhu Koda chargesheeted as accused in coal scam case: "Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda was on Friday charge sheeted by CBI in a coal blocks allocation scam case. He has been charge sheeted for offences of criminal conspiracy and cheating."
Dec 13, 2014 Saradha scam: CBI arrests TMC minister Madan Mitra, Mamata cries vendetta
Dec 13, 2014 A day in Madan’s life: mobs of fans, flower shower — and CBI custody: "West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra was on Saturday remanded for four days to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation, which had arrested him on Friday for his links with the Rs 2000-crore Saradha scam."
Dec 13, 2014 First serving minister to be arrested: "Chief minister Mamata Banerjee declares at Nabanna on Friday evening that “you cannot bring police from Delhi and indulge in goondaism. Chehara guloi gundar moto… cheharagulo dekhlei bhoy kore (their appearances are like those of goondas… One feels scared when one looks at them)”."
Dec 10, 2014 CBI issues fresh summons to West Bengal Minister: "West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra has been asked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before the agency on Wednesday in connection with the Saradha Chit Fund scam."
Dec 10, 2014 Aircel-Maxis selloff case: ED quizzes Maran brothers: "Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi have been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate at its office here in connection with money-laundering charges in the Aircel-Maxis bribery case related to the 2G spectrum scam. "
Dec 8, 2014 Raju sentenced to six months' jail in Satyam scam: "The Special Economic Offences Wing court at Nampally here on Monday convicted former chairman of Satyam Computers B Ramalinga Raju, his brother B Rama Raju and eight others in a multi-crore scam involving the IT firm."
Dec 6, 2014 SIT to probe #BillionaireEngineer: "Controversial Noida Authority official Yadav Singh, accused of amassing illegal wealth, has come under the scanner of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on blackmoney as it on Saturday (December 6) asked the CBDT to share information with ED so that money laundering charges could be pressed against him and his associates."
Dec 2, 2014 Crorepati engineer: Time to unearth black money at home?: "The Income Tax department has recovered diamonds worth Rs 100 crore, 2 kilos of gold and Rs 10 crore in cash from the residence of tainted Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh."
Nov 30, 2014 Director in the dock, the agency tainted: "In a unique first-time move, on November 20, the Supreme Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha to keep away from the investigation into the 2G Spectrum scam. This is because prima facie the court has found credible the charges against him that he had attempted to help the accused in the case and delay prosecution in the Aircel-Maxis case involving former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran."
Nov 29, 2014 Noida authority engineer Yadav Singh has Rs 10,000 crore assets, faces CBI probe: "Yadav now faces jail after Income Tax officials raided his residence and recovered diamonds worth Rs 100 crore, Rs 10 crore cash and an Audi ar worth Rs 90 lakh"
Nov 28, 2014 Chasing black money abroad? Here’s Rs 12 crore in babu’s SUV: "Income-tax raids on the chief engineer of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway have yielded Rs 12 crore in cash in an SUV, 2 kg of diamond-studded gold jewellery worth crores and Rs 12 lakh in cash at the engineer's sprawling bungalow in Noida's posh Sector 51."
Nov 26, 2014 Custody of Srinjoy Bose extended
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