A CBI report states that Former Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi received cash in return for favouring Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland in the controversial Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal. The report, however, fails to mention the amount that was paid to the retired Air Chief Marshal and the mode of payment. The report also adds that Tyagi's cousins received nearly 3,26,000 euros during the course of the deal. ...
11:46 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Omar government had asked Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to order an NIA probe into Liaqat Shah's case for a 'speedy' investigation. ...
09:58 PM, Mar 25, 2013
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. ...
11:37 PM, Mar 08, 2013
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
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
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a motion for the formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee on chopper deal even as the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Trinamool Congress and the Janata Dal (United) walked out of the House opposing the motion. ...
10:15 PM, Feb 27, 2013
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". ...
06:57 PM, Feb 27, 2013
BJP questioned again on Wednesday which family benefitted from the tainted AgustaWestland helicopter deal kickbacks and said it wants a Supreme Court monitored probe into the deal. It rejected the UPA's offer for a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the chopper scandal. ...
05:51 PM, Feb 27, 2013
The CBI registered a preliminary enquiry report in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, naming 11 people and four companies. ...
09:45 PM, Feb 25, 2013
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
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
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
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11:47 PM, Feb 19, 2013
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
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
Defence Minister AK Antony has ruled out his resignation in the VVIP chopper allegations, saying there is no divide within the government on how to handle this latest controversy. ...
09:16 PM, Feb 19, 2013
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
CNN-IBN's political editor in Europe, Sanjay Suri, spoke to Italian legal experts to try and find out whether India can gain access to the Italian probe report on AgustaWestland deal. ...
11:04 AM, Feb 19, 2013
AgustaWestland deal key middleman Christian Michel yet to be quizzed. Wrote on Modi as a citizen of India, Jaitley twists facts, says Katju. ...
11:59 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Italian probe reports say that Michel got 60 per cent of the Rs 350 crore kickbacks. However, he has not been questioned even once. ...
11:55 PM, Feb 18, 2013
