Defence Minister AK Antony is leaning toward barring Anglo-Italian helicopter firm AgustaWestland from doing business in the country because of a corruption scandal, but he could be outvoted by cabinet colleagues, several government sources said. ...
05:21 AM, Mar 18, 2013
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was on Friday questioned by the CBI after arrested arms dealer Abhishek Verma claimed that he met the leader regularly after his arrest last month. The CBI wants to verify whether the meetings were held in connection with the stalling of the blacklisting of Swiss defence firm Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD). CBI sources, however, say that Tytler has denied it. Verma was...
09:02 AM, Jul 28, 2012
New Delhi: Corruption has become a "very very sophisticated" mechanism with global implications, a Delhi court said on Wednesday while extending the judicial custody of businessman Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife, arrested for allegedly receiving money from a Swiss arms firm to stall blacklisting proceedings against it by the Indian government. Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Jain remanded Verma and his newly-wed Romanian wife Ancia Neascu, who were arrested on...
09:17 PM, Jul 04, 2012
New Delhi: Businessman Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife, Ancia Neascu, were on Saturday sent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till the June 16 for allegedly taking money from a Swiss defence supply company, Rheinmetall Air Defence, for an assurance to stall its blacklisting by the government. "Both the accused are remanded in the CBI custody till June 16," Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh said. Verma and...
10:17 PM, Jun 09, 2012
New Delhi: Naval War room leak case accused arms dealer Abhishek Verma and his wife will be appearing before a Delhi court on Saturday, for allegedly taking money from a Swiss defence supply company, Rheinmetall Air Defence, for an assurance to stall its blacklisting by the government. The CBI had on Friday arrested Verma and his wife. Verma and his wife were questioned on Friday, and their premises raided on...
09:34 AM, Jun 09, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday arrested Naval War room leak case accused arms dealer Abhishek Verma in a separate case, for allegedly taking money from a Swiss defence supply company, Rheinmetall Air Defence, for an assurance to stall its blacklisting by the government. Verma and his wife were questioned on Friday, and their premises raided on Thursday, by the CBI. CBI sources said the duo was extensively interrogated regarding...
08:24 PM, Jun 08, 2012
