UP govt helped Varun Gandhi go scott free, alleges Beni
Lucknow, May 14 - Union minister Beni Prasad Verma today sparked a fresh row alleging that BJP leader Varun Gandhi was cleared by a court in hate speech case due to tacit understanding with SP government in Uttar Pradesh. "Due to the pressure of the state government, witnesses did not turn up in the court to depose," the Union steel minister claimed.
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Navy hit by another sex scandal, Antony orders probe
New Delhi, May 14 - The Navy has been hit by yet another alleged sex scandal as the wife of a senior officer has charged her husband with forcing her to get "sexually involved" with his colleagues, prompting Defence Minister A K Antony to order a probe. The case has come up on a day when the Defence Minister asked the top brass of the Navy in its Commanders' conference to take sternest possible action against officers involved in such deeds.
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Rail bribery scam probe to be over in 3 months: CBI Chief
New Delhi, May 14 - The probe into the bribery scandal that led to resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is expected to be completed within three months, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said on Tuesday. Ruling out that there was any pressure to go soft on the case, Sinha said the scandal was unearthed after his officers went about their investigations in a professional manner. |
Naroda Patiya case: Cong says no change in Modi's mindset
New Delhi, May 14 - Congress on Tuesday flayed Gujarat government for withholding its decision to seek death for Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya case, saying there has been no change in the mindset of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his feelings about a community. |
Govt forms GoM to insulate CBI from external influence
New Delhi, May 14 - In the wake of the Supreme Court's scathing observations on CBI, the government today formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to draft a law to insulate the investigating agency from external influence. The GoM, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, has External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari and Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy as members, official sources said.
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Railways scam: RPF appointments also under CBI scanner
New Delhi, may 14 - CBI is likely to register a preliminary inquiry into the appointment of senior officers in the Railway Protection Force as it suspects large scale corruption in these postings. Sources said files related to appointments of senior officers in Railway Protection Force have been sought by CBI in this connection. |
Hurriyat extends support to India, Pakistan on Kashmir issue
Srinagar, May 13 - Moderate Hurriyat Conference today said it will extend all possible support to India and Pakistan if the two countries demonstrate political determination to resolve Kashmir issue in accordance to the wishes and aspirations of the people of the state. |
Army Chief for early decision on raising Strike Corps in NE
New Delhi, May 13 - Against the backdrop of Chinese incursion, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is understood to have pressed the government today for an early decision on a proposal to raise a Strike Corps in the northeast to meet any security threat in the eastern sector.
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CBI seizes documents from Rail Bhavan, may register more cases
New Delhi, May 13 - CBI today seized files related to railways promotions and tenders the details of which have emerged in the phone calls intercepted by it in connection with bribery scandal involving former Minister Pawan Bansal's nephew and suspended Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar. |
All my successors in Rail ministry getting 'derailed': Lalu
Patna, May 13 - With UPA-II having six ministers in the Railways during the present tenure, RJD president Lalu Prasad today took a jibe saying since he left Railways his successors were getting "derailed". "After I left Rail ministry, none of my successors have been able to stay there everybody is getting derailed in the ministry," Prasad, who served as a rail minister in UPA-I, told reporters.
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Nitish disagrees with BJP demand for PM's resignation
Patna, May 13 - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not agree today with its NDA partner BJP's demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Coalgate. "Every party has its own way of looking into an issue," Kumar, a senior JD(U) leader told reporters after the weekly 'Janata Ke Darbar mein Mukhyamantri' programme at his residence here.
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PM should explain his and PMO's role in coal, 2G scams: CPI(M)
New Delhi, May 13 - CPI(M) today hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "presiding over a very corrupt regime" and demanded that he should explain his and PMO's role in the coal and 2G scams. "The Prime Minister is presiding over a very corrupt regime and his image has been tarnished. We are waiting to hear from the Prime Minister. He has to come out and explain his role and that of his office in both the coal block allocation case and in the 2G spectrum matter," party General Secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here.
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CBI gets phone transcripts from Italy in VVIP chopper scam
New Delhi, May 13 - CBI has received transcripts of telephone conversations between Italian middlemen and officials of a Defence firm, in which the Italy government has 30 per cent stake, and others in connection with the VVIP helicopter scam . The transcripts of the telephone calls were handed over to the Defence Ministry, which has been made as an "affected party" by the Italian prosecutors, official sources said here today. They have since been given to the CBI.
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Digvijay takes dig at judiciary for its observations on CBI
New Delhi, May 13 - Congress leader Digvijay Singh today took a dig at the judiciary for its observations on CBI, triggering immediate reaction from BJP, which advised him to "learn and understand" why there were a "series of scams" in the UPA government instead of "blaming the judiciary". |
PM must quit for alleged role in Coalgate : BJP
Patna, May 13 - The BJP today mounted pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resign from his post owning responsibility for the role of the PMO officials in tampering of the CBI draft report on the Coalgate ahead of its submission to the Supreme Court,
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Coal scam: CBI records statement of Bagrodia, Narayan Rao
New Delhi, May 13 - CBI has recorded statements of the then Ministers of State in Coal Ministry Santosh Bagrodia and Dasari Narayan Rao in connection with the coal block allocation scam. CBI sources said the statement of both the ministers of the state have been recorded in the coal block allocation in which 11 FIRs have been registered by the agency. |
Sibal outlines broad objectives as Law Minister ahead of polls
New Delhi, May 13 - With Lok Sabha elections due next year, newly appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal today said he would strive to achieve objectives in the run up, including making legal procedures help fuel economic growth and appointment of judges through a transparent process. |
CP Joshi takes additional charge of Railway Ministry
New Delhi, May 13 - Assuming additional charge of railways, Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi today said he would try to improve the trust deficit prevailing among the staff of railways rocked by a bribery scandal. |
Cylone MAHASEN to move toward Bangladesh-Myanmar
Chennai, May 13 - The cyclonic storm 'MAHASEN' over Bay of Bengal has moved slightly northwestwards and lay centred at 700 km southeast of Chennai this morning, bringing welcome summer rains in several parts of the city. However, the cyclone is expected to skip Chennai and move towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coast in the next couple of days. |
BJP demands PM's resignation
Patna/Kishanganj, May 12 - Not satisfied with the resignations of P K Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, the BJP today demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said that the changes in the CBI status report in the Coalgate submitted to the Supreme Court were made to save Singh's skin. |
Manmohan Singh has no moral right to continue as PM: Joshi
Chennai, May 12 - Senior BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has no "moral right" to continue in power in the wake of resignations of two Union ministers on charges of impropriety and said Congress would "lose heavily" in the Delhi Assembly polls in October this year. |
UPA to meet same fate as that of PPP: Sharad Yadav
Jabalpur, May 12 - Predicting downfall of the Congress-led UPA government in the Lok Sabha polls, NDA Convener and Janata Dal(U) President Sharad Yadav today said that it (UPA) would meet the same fate as PPP in Pakistan. |
PM congratulates Sharif, invites him to India
New Delhi, May 12 - Reaching out to the new government in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated Nawaz Sharif and his party PML(N) for their emphatic victory in elections and conveyed desire to work with him to chart "a new course" in India-Pakistan relations. Singh also invited Sharif to visit India at a mutually-convenient time. |
I am innocent, nothing will come out in the bribery scam case: Bansal
Chandigarh, May 12 - Putting up a brave face two days after he was dropped as Railway Minister in the wake of the bribery scam, Pawan Kumar Bansal today claimed he is "innocent" and that nothing will come out of the case. "I am not associated with the case.... I assure you (party workers) that nothing will come out from this case," the Congress leader said at a meeting with local party leaders at his residence here. |
Coalgate issue: BJP demands PM's resignation
Kishanganj, May 12 - Bihar unit of BJP today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the coal blocks allocation scam, alleging that Singh was responsible for changing the content of the CBI report ahead of its submission to the apex court, as much as former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. "The PM must also take the blame for perusal and change of content of the CBI report... |
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