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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. ...

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. ...

News 360: Will AK Antony's personal integrity help UPA tide over chopper deal crisis?

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. ...

Ready to cooperate with Indian authorities: Finmeccanica

In the thick of allegations of the Rs 3,600 crore scam in the deal of 12 helicopters to India, Italian company Finmeccanica today said it is ready to cooperate with authorities here to clarify the matter. AgustaWestland, which is allegedly involved in the scam, is part of the Finmeccanica Group. ...  

Chopper deal: CBI meeting with lawyer 'useful'

The CBI team which reached Italy on Tuesday to probe role of Indians in the alleged Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam met its lawyer and described the meeting as "useful." High level sources in CBI said the team had a meeting with the lawyer engaged by the agency to represent India's case with the Italian government and the local courts to find out the role of Indians in...  

Chopper deal: Antony may be honest, but will it help the UPA?

"There is no end to human greed... greedy people are working around the world so I am sad about that but I will do my duty. I am not resigning" - Defence Minister AK Antony, the integrity wall of the Congress party, made it clear that he has nothing to hide in the Rs 3700 crore chopper deal and he is not going anywhere. ...  

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. ...

AK Antony's tenure under cloud as more defence scams surface

Many defence deals signed under AK Antony are under scanner. In 2006, an FIR was filed over alleged kickbacks in the Barak missile deal and the Navy war room leak case. In 2007, malpractices were reported in the supply of rations to troops in high altitude areas. In 2009, Singapore Technologies and Israel Military Industries were blacklisted over alleged corruption. This was also the year when the Adarsh Housing Society...  

'Govt must identify all bribe takers in chopper deal'

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, on Tuesday attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the AgustaWestland chopper deal. "We don't target the government, they give us an opportunity to target them," said Jaitley. ...  

Katju must quit if he wants to meddle in politics: Jaitley

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, on Tuesday hit back at Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju, saying the former Supreme Court judge must quit his position if he wishes to get into the political space. ...  

Defence firms will have to be very watchful now before undertaking to pay bribes: Sanjay Suri

CNN-IBN's London Correspondent Sanjay Suri joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam. ...  

Chopper deal: Open to a JPC probe, says government

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said that the government was open to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe on the AgustaWestland chopper deal. A Central Bureau of Investigation team on Tuesday reached Milan in Italy to probe the allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore deal. ...  

Italian chopper deal: Joint team of CBI, MoD, MEA reaches Milan

A Central Bureau of Investigation team has reached Milan in Italy to probe the allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal. The joint team of CBI, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs officials will first meet officials at the Indian embassy before they try and meet the prosecutor to understand the case. ...  

AgustaWestland's businesses spread across many sectors in India

Italian company Finmeccanica's business is not limited to just helicopters. Its subsidiary AgustaWestland has been in India since the 1970s and has presence in many sectors. If the CBI examines the helicopter deal then AgustaWestland's other businesses in India too will come under investigation. ...  

Willing to cooperate with chopper deal probe: Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday the UK is willing to cooperate with any Indian enquiry on tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal. Cameron made the statement during a press conference, which was held after the meeting between Cameron and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...  

Chopper deal: Antony says no need for him to resign

After External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Defence Minister AK Antony also denied any differences within the government over the AgustaWestland chopper deal. "There is no question of lack of co-ordination with the MEA," Antony said. ...  

Antony not part of Manmohan-Cameron meet

Defence Minister AK Antony was not part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's delegation holding talks with UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday. Government sources say his presence was not required and his absence was not linked to the AgustaWestland chopper controversy. ...  

Khurshid denies differences in UPA on scrapping chopper deal

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has denied any differences within the government on the question of scrapping the AgustaWestland deal. "I have not expressed any reservation at all. I only said whatever decision taken has to be a collective decision," Khurshid said. ...  

Chopper deal: CBI can meet Italian prosecutors, say legal experts

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. ...