The two Italian marines in a Kerala jail want to travel to Italy to cast their votes in january elections. They have sought permission to travel to Italy and the matter will be heard on Friday. ...
03:15 PM, Feb 19, 2013
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. ...
02:16 PM, Feb 19, 2013
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. ...
12:55 PM, Feb 19, 2013
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. ...
12:37 PM, Feb 19, 2013
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. ...
11:35 AM, 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
A Central Bureau of Investigation team has left for Italy to probe the allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal. The team is expected to meet Italian prosecutors to ascertain details of the case. ...
09:09 AM, Feb 19, 2013
As the Central Bureau of Investigation team leaves for Italy to probe the AgustaWestland chopper deal, CNN-IBN has accessed details of phone conversations between between the two Italian middlemen Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa. The tapped phone conversations also reveal how Haschke claims he has destroyed all evidence of wrongdoing. ...
07:56 AM, Feb 19, 2013
The AgustaWestland deal is likely to feature during British Prime Minister David Cameron's three-day visit to India. India has made it clear that so far it has received only an interim reply from the UK government, which has said it would like to see what comes out of the Italian trial before giving a complete reply. ...
03:41 PM, Feb 18, 2013
In his first public comments on the tainted Rs 3600 crore Italian chopper deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the government has nothing to hide. He added that the government is ready to discuss everything during a Parliamentary forum on the chopper deal. ...
01:06 PM, Feb 18, 2013
The government is divided on whether to cancel the AgustaWestland chopper deal or not. Sources say the Prime Minister's Office is unhappy with the proposal to cancel the chopper deal. This comes amidst reports that the Defence Minister was inclined to cancel the deal in view of the bribery allegations against former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. ...
11:11 AM, Feb 18, 2013
From Guido Haschke to Carlos Gerosa, key middlemen in the AgustaWestland chopper deal seem to have gone underground. CNN-IBN has been trying to get in touch with the key middlemen, but they have been untraceable. Haschke's neighbours told CNN-IBN that he has moved from his current address or is taken from there. They did not have a forward contact address. ...
07:44 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Outgoing Pope Benedict XVI received caretaker Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in a farewell meeting on Saturday. The meeting comes days before Italy goes to polls. ...
08:20 AM, Feb 17, 2013
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
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said that all procedures were 'strictly followed' by the UPA government in the controversial VVIP chopper deal. ...
03:52 PM, Feb 16, 2013
The investigations into the AgustaWestland chopper deal may bring in more defence personnel under scrutiny. Apart from the Tyagi brothers, the Italian probe report mentions a military man who also received kickbacks. ...
01:18 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Finnmeccanica has been served a notice by the Indian government to showcause why the helicopter deal with India should not be scrapped in the light of strong allegations of corruption. ...
09:18 AM, Feb 16, 2013
The political blamegame over the AgustaWestland chopper deal intensified on Friday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dragging in Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's name. The Congress was quick to refute the claims. ...
07:52 AM, Feb 16, 2013
The Ministry of Defence on Friday initiated the process to scrap the deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters. Acting on the issue, the government issued a notice to the company, asking why the deal should not be cancelled. ...
05:41 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Distinguished fellow at ORF Mohan Guruswamy joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the AgustaWestland chopper deal bribery allegations. ...
04:42 PM, Feb 15, 2013
