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'SP, BSP supported UPA to save leaders from probe'

Sultanpur: Attacking both SP and BSP for supporting Congress-led UPA government at the Centre, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday charged both parties with supporting it for "saving" their leaders from CBI probe. "The SP and BSP have supported Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to save their leaders from the probe by CBI, which is under direct control of the Centre," Singh said while addressing an election meeting....

Bhanwari Devi case: CBI questions Congress MP

Jodhpur: Congress MP from Pali Badri Jakhar was on Thursday questioned by the CBI in connection with the Bhanwari Devi murder case. Sources in the agency claimed Jakhar had been approached by the slain nurse for taking up her matter with some top politicians to build pressure for a settlement on Mahipal Maderna, then a minister in Rajasthan who is one of the main accused in the case. Sister of...

2G: Essar, Loop move SC against CBI-court trial

New Delhi: Essar and Loop group, charge sheeted along with its promoters, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the criminal proceeding against it before the special CBI court in the 2G case. They submitted before a bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi that the proceedings against them should be conducted before a Magistrate as the companies and their officials are not charged under Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) like...

2G: CBI moves SC for clarification of earlier orders

New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for seeking a clarification whether the special court can conduct a trial of companies which are not charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the case arising out of the probe in the 2G spectrum scam case. The probe agency approached the apex court after being asked by the Delhi High Court which had also directed Essar and Loop...

NRHM scam: CBI raids Ghazipur district hospital

Ghazipur: A CBI team on Wednesday conducted searches at the district hospital in Ghazipur in connection with the National Rural Health Mission scam. The two-member team checked documents and also took custody of some papers, official sources said. This is the third CBI raid in the district in the past 20 days. A week ago the agency had taken into its possession documents and bank statements relating to the sale-purchase...

Raja meets DMK supporters near court lock-up

New Delhi: Around 60 supporters and DMK party colleagues of jailed former communications minister A. Raja met him on Tuesday in the premises of a Delhi district court complex where he is facing trial in the 2G case. Raja's supporters arrived early in the morning at the Patiala House court complex in central Delhi and waited outside the court lock-up to meet the MP from the Nilgiris. They greeted Raja...

CBI chief meets CVC on 2G spectrum probe

New Delhi: CBI Director AP Singh on Tuesday met Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar to discuss further probe in the 2G spectrum allocation scam as instructed by the Supreme Court in its recent order. Singh apprised the CVC of the progress made so far in the case and further line of investigations that could be taken in largest scam in terms of amount involved, sources in the agency said. The...

CBI steps up probe in 2G allocation by NDA govt

New Delhi: The CBI has intensified its probe in 2G spectrum allocation during the NDA regime when late Pramod Mahajan was the telecom minister and asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to provide license agreements with all telecom providers between 2001 and 2007. The DoT, in response to CBI's plea, provided the license agreements that the department had with Bharti Telenet Limited for Delhi service, Aircel for Delhi and Mumbai....

AFSPA is not to protect acts of crime: Omar

Jammu: Citing the Supreme Court's recent observation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has been pitching for partial revocation of Armed Force Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state, on Tuesday said the statute was not aimed at protecting acts of crime. "AFSPA is for legitimate protection and not for protection of the acts of crime. And that is something we have always maintained," Omar said. The Chief...

HC rejects plea to probe Pandya's murder again

New Delhi: Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected application by Jagriti Pandya seeking reinvestigation into Haren Pandya murder case. Jagriti Pandya is widow of former Gujarat Home Minsiter Haren Pandya. Pandya was gunned down in 2003. The Gujarat High Court on January 19 directed the CBI and the state government to file replies to a petition seeking re-investigations of murder of Haren Pandya. The court had said that petition filed...

CVC, CBI to devise joint mechanism for 2G probe

New Delhi: Following a Supreme Court order, anti-graft watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will soon finalise the roadmap for further probing the 2G scandal. According to sources, heads of the two organisations will meet this month to decide on a blueprint for further investigations into the scam. "CVC Pradeep Kumar will be meeting CBI director AP Singh to finalise the further course of...

2G: CVC chief, CBI Director to prepare blueprint

New Delhi: Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar has convened a meeting with CBI Director AP Singh to discuss the modalities and prepare a blue print for further investigations into the 2G scam. Official sources said the meeting between the chiefs of the anti-corruption watchdog and the investigating agency is likely to be held this month. They said a decision in this regard was taken by the CVC officials following a...

2G: Court gives clean chit to PC; Swamy to appeal

New Delhi: In a huge relief to Home Minister P Chidambaram and to the UPA government, a Delhi court on Saturday threw out a plea to make him a co-accused in the 2G spectrum case. The Patiala House Court of Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge OP Saini held that Chidambaram did not indulge in any criminal conspiracy or derive any pecuniary advantage in the decisions taken with former...

'2G verdict will not change corrupt image of Govt'

New Delhi: Opposition on Saturday said the trial court verdict granting relief to Home Minister P Chidambaram would not change the "corrupt" image of the government, and the recent court orders on the 2G scam shall have "far reaching" implications on its collective functioning. "This verdict will not change the corrupt image of the government or the intensity of our campaign...The issue of political accountability of Chidambaram remains alive...We will...

Cong hails the 2G judgment; BJP says it's not the final verdict

A Delhi court on Saturday said the role of Chidambaram in the 2G scam will not be investigated and he cannot be made a co-accused in the case. ...