Agustawestland Chopper Deal

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. ...
11:41 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Chopper deal: Oppn walks out as Rajya Sabha passes motion for JPC probe

High drama was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha as the government pushed through a JPC to probe allegations of kickbacks in the AgustaWestland chopper deal and the BJP, JD(U), Trinamool Congress walked out even before the motion was passed. ...
10:53 PM, Feb 27, 2013

News 360: CBI names ex-IAF chief, 10 others in AgustaWestland PE report

The CBI registered a preliminary enquiry report in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, naming 11 people and four companies. ...
09:45 PM, Feb 25, 2013

Chopper deal: Middlemen Michel, Gerosa and Haschke still missing as probe continues

Christian Michel, one of the three middlemen mentioned in the tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal, seem to have disappeared and cannot be found at his residence. The other two middlemen Carlo Gerosa and Guido Haschke have similarly disappeared and have not yet come out in public and spoken on the Rs 3600 VVIP chopper deal with India. ...
08:58 PM, Feb 25, 2013

BJP cleared Shinde's apology on Hindu terror remark: Nath

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has said that the statement issued by Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde expressing regret over his Hindu terror comment was cleared by the BJP before being released publicly. ...
02:24 PM, Feb 24, 2013

Chopper deal: Govt is open to investigation, says Kamal Nath

Speaking on the AgustaWestland chopper deal issue on the eve of the Budget Session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said that he has told all the political parties that the government was open to all kinds of investigations. "It is not just an issue of corruption but it is an investigation overseas which is a slur on India," Nath said. ...
11:19 PM, Feb 20, 2013

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories with Rajdeep Sardesai on India @ 9. ...
11:47 PM, Feb 19, 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. ...
11:46 PM, 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. ...
10:58 PM, Feb 19, 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. ...
07:11 PM, Feb 19, 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. ...
10:51 PM, Feb 18, 2013

The Last Word: Will chopper deal lead to another setback for defence procurement programme?

The government is non-committal on axing the AgustaWestland deal. While External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the showcause notice was just the first step, he indicated the government may not go all the way. ...
10:23 PM, Feb 18, 2013

News 360: Business empire of chopper deal key middleman Christian Michel unravelled

Christian Michel is said to be the key link in the tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal. ...
10:00 PM, Feb 18, 2013

UK PM David Cameron arrives in India, proposes a Mumbai-Bangalore corridor

India may also raise up the tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal with the UK PM, as one of the middlemen involved in the deal is said to be from UK. ...
05:23 PM, Feb 18, 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. ...
10:24 PM, 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. ...
06:01 PM, Feb 17, 2013

AgustaWestland chopper deal: Italy may share probe documents with India later, say sources

The Italian court on Saturday had refused to share its probe documents with India. ...
11:20 PM, Feb 16, 2013

India @ 9 with Bhupendra Chaubey

Sanjeev Tyagi, the cousin of former air chief SP Tyagi, has refuted allegations of his involvement in the tainted chopper deal. ...
11:10 PM, Feb 16, 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. ...
10:59 PM, Feb 16, 2013

Tainted chopper deal: Italian media plays down case

With elections just weeks away, the Italian media has begun playing down the AgustaWestland chopper deal that led to the arrest of Finmeccanica boss Giuseppe Orsi. ...
06:50 PM, Feb 16, 2013