Autonomy debate: CBI chief Ranjit Sinha skips first GoM meet New Delhi: The Group of Ministers formed by the PM to review the SC observations on the CBI met for the first time on Thursday in New Delhi. Union Ministers P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid and MoS PMO V Narayanasamy were in attendance.

However, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, who was one of the special invitees to the meeting, did not attend it.

Coming out of the meeting, Sibal said the leaders held a preliminary discussion. He, however, refused to divulge details, adding, "The Home Minister is not in town, so we will discuss details in the next meeting."

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05:11 PM, May 23, 2013

Spot-fixing probe deals a blow to tainted players New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals on Monday suspended the tainted trio of Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal on a day when investigations moved with a breakneck speed and resulted in the detention of one more cricketer, Baburao Yadav, a former Ranji Trophy player. Rajasthan Royals cricketers Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested on May 16 on charges that they spot-fixed certain...  
09:38 PM, May 20, 2013

Spot-fixing: Baburao's family claims he is innocent

In latest development in the IPL spot-fixing case, Delhi Police have detained former Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from Delhi as investigation moved forward frantically on the last day of the custody of three Rajasthan Royals' players. However, his family has rejected allegations that he was involved in fixing. ...
08:38 PM, May 20, 2013

Spot-fixing: Railways suspend Baburao Yadav New Delhi: The Railways on Monday suspended former Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from its Signal and Telecom division after his detention in New Delhi in IPL spot-fixing case. Baburao, who was an operator in the division, joined Railways via sports quota seven years ago. Delhi Police sources have told CNN-IBN that police are current interrogating Baburao, who had introduced alleged bookie Sunil Bhatia to Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila....  
08:30 PM, May 20, 2013

IPL spot-fixing: Arrested cricketers taken for recording voice samples, say sources

Sreesanth and other arrested cricketers along with the bookies have been taken out of the Special Cell. Sources say the cricketers have been taken to another location where they will be recording their voice samples for a forensic test. ...
02:50 PM, May 20, 2013

DA case: Jagan Reddy's wife attacks CBI New Delhi: With Jaganmohan Reddy completing a year in jail after his arrest in a disproportionate assets case, his wife Bharathi on Monday attacked CBI, alleging it was controlled by partisan interests and had delayed probe to keep him in prison. Bharathi shot off a letter to CBI chief Ranjit Sinha alleging the investigation is being conducted in a "possibly politically motivated" manner and said that she had reasons to...  
01:30 PM, May 20, 2013

Live: RR suspend contracts of all 3 accused players New Delhi: 7:58 pm: Railways suspend former Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav. He was an operator in the signal and telecom division and he joined Railways via sports quota seven years ago. 6:27 pm: Rajasthan Royals suspend contracts of all three players - Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - accused in IPL spot-fixing case, pending inquiry. 6:13 pm: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) backs the...  
11:25 AM, May 20, 2013

IPL spot-fixing: BCCI team likely to meet Delhi Police chief New Delhi: BCCI officials are expected to meet Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday over the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal, according to sources. This comes as the role of other cricketers is also coming to light in the case. On Sunday, former Ranji Trophy player Manish Gundevar was arrested and the Delhi Police is now on the lookout for a sixth cricketer - Ranji Trophy player Babu Rao...  
11:07 AM, May 20, 2013

Bribery case: CBI likely to file petition in SC against Vivek Dutt New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expected to file a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday against the investigating officer in the coal allocation scam, who was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Friday. The CBI Internal Intelligence Unit nabbed Vivek Dutt in an operation that was personally supervised by the agency's director Ranjit Sinha. However, CBI sources said the bribe was not...  
10:56 AM, May 20, 2013

IPL spot-fixing scandal: Sreesanth's lawyer may apply for bail today New Delhi: Even as the arrested cricketers and bookies are being interrogated in the IPL spot-fixing scandal for the fourth day on Monday, CNN-IBN has learned that Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth's lawyer could be applying for bail. The five-day police custody of the three cricketers - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - and the bookies ends on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the probe continues to snare more and more...  
09:27 AM, May 20, 2013

Bribery case: CBI officer to be questioned for 3 days
by IANS
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday sent Vivek Dutt, a CBI officer heading the probe into the allocation of coal blocks, to the custody of the probe agency till May 21 for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7 lakh from a businessman for settling a land dispute. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge VK Gupta sent Dutt, inspector Rajesh Karnatak, alleged middleman Rajesh Pachisia and businessman Dinesh...  
04:41 AM, May 19, 2013

BJP slams CBI chief's remarks on ex-Railway Minister
by IANS
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday took exception to CBI director Ranjit Sinha's remarks that former minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has a strong defence in the case of alleged bribery involving his nephew. BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Sinha's remarks were "very unfortunate". "The matter is sub judice and the investigative agency is saying that there may not be concrete evidence," Naqvi told IANS. "The matter should...  
04:40 AM, May 18, 2013

Delhi: Two CBI officials arrested for taking bribe
by IANS
New Delhi: Two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), including one reportedly investigating the coal scam, were arrested in Delhi while taking a bribe of Rs 7 lakh for settling down a land dispute, an officer said on Friday. Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt and Inspector Rajesh Karnatak were arrested by the internal vigilance unit of CBI from Lodhi Colony area in south Delhi. "Dutt was taking bribe...  
12:12 AM, May 18, 2013

CBI officer caught taking bribe of Rs 15 lakh New Delhi: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, who is also the Chief Investigating Officer probing the coal block allocation scam, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Friday. The CBI Internal Intelligence Unit nabbed Vivek Dutt in an operation that was personally supervised by the agency's director Ranjit Sinha. However, CBI sources said the bribe is not related to the coal scam. Rs 15 lakh...  
10:08 PM, May 17, 2013

CBI autonomy: Govt forms GoM to deal with issues raised by SC New Delhi: The government on Friday formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to deal with the issues raised by the Supreme Court on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its recent hearing on the agency's affidavit on the coal scam probe. The SC had indicted the government for its interference in the agency's functioning and asked it to come up with an affidavit on steps to make the CBI...  
05:52 PM, May 10, 2013

Deleted part of CBI draft report was its heart, says SC
by IANS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that "tentative" findings of the CBI investigation into the coal allocation scam was the very heart of the report and its deletion made it directionless. In his affidavit filed April 6, 2013, CBI director Ranjit Sinha had said that the "tentative findings about the non-existence of a system regarding allocation of specific weightage/points was deleted" at the instance of the officials of...  
05:27 AM, May 09, 2013

Are SC observations a signal for government to fix accountability on coalgate?

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to share details of its investigations into the coal scam with anybody. The apex court said that the CBI Director will be held directly responsible for it. ...
11:36 PM, May 08, 2013

Coalgate: Have SC observations embarrassed the government?

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to share details of its investigations into the coal scam with anybody. The apex court said that the CBI Director will be held directly responsible for it. ...
11:36 PM, May 08, 2013

Coal scam probe: File affidavit on steps to make CBI autonomous, SC tells govt

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to share details of its investigations into the coal scam with anybody. The apex court said that the CBI Director will be held directly responsible for it. ...
11:13 PM, May 08, 2013

Coal scam: CBI assures SC of thorough probe, Cong rules out action against Ashwani New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday came down heavily on the government and the investigating agency for the probe mess and gave the Centre time till July 3 to file an affidavit before it on steps to make the agency autonomous. The apex court took a very strong stand and called the...  
09:03 PM, May 08, 2013