The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday evening approached the Indian embassy in Italy seeking documents related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. The Indian government announced a CBI probe into the alleged scam after Italian investigations threw up the name of an ex-Indian Air Force chief, SP Tyagi. ...
10:00 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The AugustaWestland chopper deal got murkier with allegations of bribery now being levelled directly at the former Air Chief, SP Tyagi. ...
09:25 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The tainted chopper deal worth Rs 3600 crore with Italy's AgustaWestland has raised a lot of questions. On Wednesday, sources said that the government had decided put the deal on hold even as Opposition demanded that the deal be scrapped. ...
08:01 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The government has put on hold the AgustaWestland helicopter deal, sources said on Wednesday. The move came even as the government, under fire over allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, announced a CBI probe. "Nobody will be spared whatever may be the consequences," Defence Minister AK Antony told reporters on the alleged scam. ...
07:43 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Under fire over allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, the government on Wednesday asserted that nobody found guilty will be spared and if wrongdoings were found by the CBI, the contract can be scrapped. "Nobody will be spared whatever may be the consequences," Defence Minister AK Antony told reporters on the alleged Italian chopper scam. ...
06:59 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The Opposition on Wednesday attacked the government over the corruption allegations in the 2010 Italian helicopter deal saying the government was doing a cover up. ...
06:39 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Demanding that the contract for the Rs 3600 crore VVIP chopper deal be scrapped in the wake of bribery charges, CPI(M) on Wednesday said it would seek the government's response on the issue in the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament. "The contract for the helicopters should be cancelled. The CBI investigations should be supervised by the Supreme Court and only then the people will have the confidence that we will...
05:24 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Under fire over allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, government today asserted that nobody found guilty will be spared and if wrongdoings were found by the CBI, the contract can be scrapped. "Nobody will be spared whatever may be the consequences," Defence Minister AK Antony told reporters on the alleged Italian chopper scam. ...
11:55 AM, Feb 13, 2013
A day after the Italian police arrested defence major Finmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi in an ongoing corruption inquiry, there are more details emerging. Reuters now reports that three cousins of former Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi allegedly helped twist rules in a helicopter tender won by AgustaWestland. ...
09:04 AM, Feb 13, 2013
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major took over as the new chief of Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. ...
06:37 PM, Mar 31, 2007
Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi admits there are limits to improving the safety record of the MiG-21. ...
10:13 PM, Mar 01, 2007
The deal for all the Sukhois will be signed with Russia and is likely to come through by March 2007. ...
01:09 PM, Feb 08, 2007
By para-jumping his way to the Air Force Day Parade, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi grabbed eyeballs for his force. ...
09:28 PM, Oct 08, 2006
