Panaji: Hitting out at the Centre, BJP on Saturday said the clean chit to Vincent George, aide of Sonia Gandhi, in a disproportionate assets case, is another example of "use, abuse and misuse" of CBI and charged that it is using the premier agency to wind-up cases against its people.
"The clean chit to Vincent George by the CBI is yet another example of the political misuse of the agency by the Congress. It has used, abused and misused CBI," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters here. A case of alleged disproportionate assets against George has been closed by CBI citing insufficient evidence.
The CBI case was that George had allegedly amassed huge wealth after 1990 which included commercial and residential properties in posh South Delhi area, properties in Bangalore, Chennai, Kerala and agriculture land bordering Delhi besides cash of over Rs 1.5 crore in bank accounts.
CBI sources said the agency had sent judicial request to the United States seeking details of remittances which were allegedly received by George but it got only part information which could not be translated as evidence....
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05:50 PM, Jun 08, 2013
New Delhi: In a relief for Congress President Sonia Gandhi's close aide Vincent George, the CBI has closed a 12-year disproportionate assets case filed against him. The CBI had in 2001 charged Sonia's former personal secretary of amassing assets beyond his income. The agency withdrew the case recently citing insufficient evidence in its closure report. George remains Sonia's close aide. He came under suspicion following disclosures made by former Enforcement...
10:23 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League. Cardiff City would be the second Premier League team to float shares in the past year, after Manchester United (MANU.N) listed on the New York Stock, raising...
09:29 AM, May 24, 2013
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11:02 AM, May 13, 2013
London: Substitute Sergio Aguero scored a superb late winner as Manchester City slowed Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title by beating the leaders 2-1 in a frenetic derby on Monday. The Argentina striker slalomed through United's defense and arrowed a finish high into the net in the 78th minute, cutting second-place City's deficit to their fierce rival to 12 points with seven games remaining. James Milner gave the...
02:34 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Los Angeles: After producing last summer's London Summer Olympics opening ceremony, British filmmaker Danny Boyle is back in the movies with 'Trance.' The psychological caper, opening in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, stars James McAvoy as man who teams with a criminal (Vincent Cassel) to steal a painting, but suffers a blow to the head during the heist. Unable to remember where he hid the painting, the man works with...
04:43 PM, Apr 04, 2013
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10:32 PM, Mar 09, 2013
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05:02 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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11:54 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Actor-singer Simbu has lend his voice for a track titled 'Diamond Girl'. ...
02:20 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Anushaka will play the role of princess Rudrama Devi, a prominent ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty. ...
02:04 PM, Feb 11, 2013
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06:36 PM, Feb 03, 2013
The Belgian defender will miss City's trip to the Premier League's bottom club Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday. ...
11:06 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Khulna Royal Bengals defeated Duronto Rajshahi by 68 runs to register their first win this season. ...
11:21 PM, Jan 24, 2013
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10:05 PM, Jan 15, 2013
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07:01 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will be fit to lead his side in their Premier League match at Wigan. ...
07:22 PM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: Amid talks of a new-look UPA Cabinet, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday accepted the resignations of seven Union ministers ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday. Resignations of as many as four senior and three junior ministers were accepted by the President. This came ahead of the Sunday UPA Cabinet reshuffle where some major changes are expected to take place. The senior ministers whose...
08:05 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: After beating Mohun Bagan in their last encounter, a confident Prayag United will aim at putting up a dominating show against minnows ONGC in a third round encounter of the I-League on Friday. It's early days in the marathon tournament but "getting the momentum right from the start will be the key" as Prayag coach Sanjay Sen puts it. Having thrashed Air India 5-1 in their opening game...
06:03 PM, Oct 25, 2012
