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 be properly investigated," he said.
Sinha had told a newspaper on Wednesday that it would be difficult to prove that Bansal was involved in the cash-for-jobs controversy as the former minister has a strong defence.
Bansal was forced to quit as railway minister earlier in May 2013 after a bribery controversy surrounding his nephew Vijay Singla....
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04:40 AM, May 18, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New Delhi: Facing the ire of Supreme Court in its coal block allocation scam probe, CBI on Wednesday assured the apex court that there will be a "thorough and qualitative" investigation and follow its directions in letter and spirit. "CBI assures Supreme Court of thorough and qualitative investigation into Coalgate. It will follow directions of Supreme Court in letter and spirit," the premier probe agency said in a statement. The...
07:50 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: 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. "The report will not be shared with law officers or any minister concerned," the SC said. CBI Director Ranjit Sinha told CNN-IBN that the court orders will be...
04:55 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Amidst reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are divided over the decision on the fate of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, the Supreme Court will on Wednesday examine the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam. In a major embarrassment for the government, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in an affidavit told the Supreme Court on Monday that...
08:37 AM, May 08, 2013
The CBI on Monday in its second affidavit to the Supreme Court accepted that certain changes were made in its draft status report on the coal probe by the Union Law Minister, the Attorney General and senior bureaucrats. ...
07:03 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: A day ahead of filing a crucial affidavit in the Supreme Court on coal scam which has rocked the UPA government, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on Sunday affirmed that the agency's probe into the matter was "clean and clear" and that no accused or suspect had been let off. The apex court hearing the matter on May 8 may decide the political fate of Union Law Minister Ashwini...
08:55 PM, May 05, 2013
The SC on April 30 tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe. ...
12:26 PM, May 05, 2013
New Delhi: Journalist-activist Vineet Narain on Friday moved the Supreme Court with an application seeking to become a party in the coal scam hearing involving the CBI and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The apex court is expected to hear the CBI's affidavit after reports emerged that Ashwani Kumar had met the CBI director and PMO officials before the agency filed its report in the court. In his letter, Narain has...
05:22 PM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: More trouble for the UPA as former Solicitor General of India, Gopal Subramanium breaks his silence. Gopal Subramanium has criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his handling of the coalgate mess. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN's national affairs editor Bhupendra Chaubey, he said that the Prime Minister is guilty of erring in judgment on the issue. Below is an excerpt of the interview: CNN-IBN: You are someone who has...
05:06 PM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran on Thursday defended the UPA government over the coal scam probe and said that it was not the first time that a Law Minister had met the CBI chief. "It happened in UPA-I and during the NDA rule too. We will have to restore public confidence in us which has eroded." Parasaran went on to add, "If the CBI or the Law Minister had...
06:22 PM, May 02, 2013
As Sarabjit Singh's condition continues to be serious, the Indian government on Wednesday made an official request to have him moved to a third country for further treatment. ...
10:38 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday denied that he had seen the CBI's status report on coalgate. At a Congress party briefing, Kumar is learnt to have told spokespersons and senior leaders, including those who represent the party in television debates that he has done "no wrong" and hence there should be no shyness in countering opposition charges. The briefing was attended by Union Ministers Jairam Ramesh, Pawan...
09:55 PM, May 01, 2013
