Tag: CBI
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CBI arrests SAI Director, 5 others in graft case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested six persons including Director of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) S.K. Sharma in a graft case, officials said.
January 18, 2019 -
NGO moves SC against appointment of Rao as CBI interim Director
The NGO contended that the Selection Committee has been completely bypassed by the union government which has arbitrarily, without any jurisdiction, appointed Rao as interim Director on January 10.
January 14, 2019 -
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: ‘Majboor sarkar ya mazboot sarkar?’ Asks Modi at BJP National Council meet
"We are working day and night to double farmers' income by 2022," he said.
January 12, 2019 -
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Akhilesh, Mayawati may announce SP BSP alliance tomorrow
The past couple of days saw posters and banners spring up outside the SP office and at other places in the state capital hailing the `gatbandhan’ (alliance).
January 11, 2019 -
Rakesh Asthana suffers major setback as HC refuses to quash FIR, might be arrested
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government had appointed senior IPS officers Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in October 2017.
January 11, 2019 -
Nageswara Rao again takes over duties of CBI Director
Nageswara Rao had earlier been appointed as the interim Director of the premier investigating agency on October 23 after the then CBI Director Verma was divested of his powers and sent on leave.
January 11, 2019 -
Stop abusing CBI, NIA for political vendetta, Mehbooba Mufti asks Centre
In a tweet, Mufti said, “Time for the Central government to stop misusing its influence to arm-twist investigative agencies like (the) NIA and CBI for political vendetta."
January 8, 2019 -
Mayawati cuts into BJP over CBI investigation, says action and timing politically motivated
Mayawati hit out at the BJP leaders for their statements on the case asking since when did they become the ‘spokespersons’ of the investigating agency.
January 7, 2019 -
CBI raids residences of IAS officer B Chandrakala, SP leader in sand mining case
The residences of an IAS officer and two politicians were among 12 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh that were raided on Saturday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with an illegal sand mining case.
January 5, 2019 -
Arun Jaitley slams Congress, accuses it of ‘killing’ Sohrabuddin case probe
The senior BJP leader also shared a letter written to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 27, 2013 as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha about the alleged politicisation of the investigation in Sohrabuddin case.
December 31, 2018 -
The hunter as hunted
There is a need for drastic overhaul of the manner in which the Central Bureau of Investigation operates, says Ashok Kapur.
December 27, 2018 -
Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter: Verdict likely today after 13 years
The alleged fake encounters of alleged gangsters Sohrabuddin and Prajapati and the disappearance of the former's wife Kausar Bi took place in 2005-06.
December 21, 2018 -
Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against fugitive Mehul Choksi on request of CBI
Earlier in September, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sent a reminder to Interpol about its application seeking a red corner notice against Choksi.
December 13, 2018 -
India fares better, but…
Oddly enough, India's improved ranking coincides with an extraordinary discord within the premier investigative agency called the Central Bureau of Investigation and between the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India. Fringe elements in the political spectrum have disrupted business activity in Gujarat, Maharashtra and elsewhere, upsetting free movement of labour.
December 8, 2018 -
‘Fight didn’t emerge overnight, why urgent action’: SC questions Govt on Alok Verma’s exile
Explaining on behalf of the government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court that the CVC had come to the conclusion that an extraordinary situation had arisen which needed an extraordinary remedy.
December 6, 2018 -
British High Commission seeks consular access to AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel
Escorted by a small convoy of police cars and bikes, 57-year-old Michel was taken to the CBI headquarters’ lockup at the ground floor of the imposing 11-floor steel and glass building where he reached around 1:20 am on Wednesday.
December 6, 2018 -
AgustaWestland chopper deal: Middleman Christian Michel sent to 5-day CBI custody
Christian Michel is one of the three middlemen being probed in the case, besides Haschke and Carlo Gerosa.
December 6, 2018