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AugustaWestland scam: CBI examines former Deputy Air Chief JS Gujral
India | Apr 30, 2016, 01:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: CBI on Saturday examined former Deputy Chief of Indian Air Force JS Gujral in connection with alleged irregularities in the Rs 3600 VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland. Air Marshal (Retd) Gujral arrived at
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29th April News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Apr 29, 2016, 08:00 PM ISTNational News Bombay High Court orders demolition of Mumbai’s scam-ridden Adarsh building Mumbai: Bombay high court today ordered the Union Environment Ministry to demolish 31-storeyed Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society. The court has also ordered a
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28th April News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Apr 28, 2016, 08:10 PM ISTImportant news stories
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CBI conducted raid against me but why not against Congress leaders, ask Kejriwal
National | Apr 28, 2016, 03:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on AgustaWestland chopper deal and wondered why CBI raids have not been conducted against Congress leaders in connection with the ca
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Top 10 facts to know about AgustaWestland scam
National | Apr 28, 2016, 02:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The latest revelation in VVIP Chopper scam has put Congress on backfoot after an Italian Court held that kickbacks were paid to Indian middlemen and accused the UPA government of not sharing key
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Amit Shah questions Mamata Banerjee’s silence on AgustaWestland chopper deal
National | Apr 27, 2016, 11:50 PM ISTKolkata: On a day when the VVIP chopper scam sparked tensions in parliament, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday questioned the silence of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on the
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'Name leaders who took bribes': BJP corners Cong on VVIP chopper scam
National | Apr 26, 2016, 09:48 PM ISTthe BJP is planning to corner the Congress and party president Sonia Gandhi over the deal in UPA’s tenure and have asked the then Defence minister A K Antony to come clean and name the party leaders allegedly involved in the scam
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AgustaWestland probe: Open non-bailable warrant issued against UK national accused
India | Oct 24, 2015, 08:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday issued an open non-bailable warrant (NBW) against British national Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal case, after Enforcement Directorate said
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CBI unlikely to give clearance to AgustaWestland
India | Apr 30, 2015, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: CBI is unlikely to give clearance to AgustaWestland, facing alleged bribery charges, for taking part in ‘Make in India' programme after the company made a request citing an Italian court order acquitting it
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VVIP chopper deal: ED traces money trail of middleman from Dubai to Delhi
India | Mar 13, 2015, 08:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal probe, the Enforcement Directorate has successfully identified the identity of middleman, Christian Michel, and track down the complete money trail that
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No tender issued to buy VVIP choppers: Parrikar
India | Dec 16, 2014, 06:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today said no tender has been issued to purchase VVIP chopers after it terminated a deal with Agusta Westland International from January this year on grounds of "breach" of pre-contract integrity pact.However,
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American company bags contract for Navy's 16 multi-role choppers
India | Dec 05, 2014, 08:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The United States' Sikorsky has bagged the contract for Indian Navy's Rs 6,000-crore proposal for acquisition of 16 multi-role helicopters for its warships, official sources said today.Defence Ministry sources said the commercial bids
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AgustaWestland deal investigation at 'advanced stage': Government
National | Nov 28, 2014, 05:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said investigation into irregularities in the scrapped Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland deal is at an advanced stage.“The deal has been scrapped and it is being probed.It is at
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ED files FIR against own men for evidence tampering in VVIP chopper deal
India | Oct 14, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTNew DelhI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered an FIR against some of its officials on suspicion of “internal sabotage” of seized evidence in the high-profile Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.Official sources said the
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Italian court accepts request for monetary measures: Finmeccannica
India | Aug 31, 2014, 11:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Facing a CBI probe in India, defence firm Finmeccannica today claimed that an Italian court hearing the VVIP chopper scam has accepted its “request for monetary measures” in the case against its subsidiary
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Major decisions of the Narendra Modi government in 100 days
India | Aug 30, 2014, 12:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: At a time when the Narendra Modi government is completing 100 days in power, we take a look at how the NDA government led by the Prime Minister has re-energised the bureaucracy to
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Proceedings against Finmeccannica in VVIP chopper deal shelved
India | Jul 30, 2014, 08:37 AM ISTRome/New Delhi: Italian prosecutors have ‘shelved' proceedings against defence major Finmeccannica, the parent firm of AgustaWestland, saying it had nothing to do with the alleged corruption in India's Rs 3,600-crore deal to procure 12 VVIP
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Defence Ministry defers decision on Navy chopper deal over Agusta links
India | Jul 27, 2014, 05:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NDA government has deferred its decision on the procurement of 16 multi-role helicopters for the Indian Navy as one of the two companies in the race for the deal is linked with
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CBI to look into NDA meeting for VVIP chopper; may examine its own special Director
India | Jul 13, 2014, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: After recording statements of three Governors in connection with the alleged bungling in purchase of VVIP helicopters, the focus of CBI's probe into the Rs 3,600 crore deal has shifted to meetings held
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AgustaWestland: ED slaps laundering case against ex-IAF chief
India | Jul 04, 2014, 09:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today slapped a money laundering case against former IAF chief SP Tyagi and 20 others in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal to probe alleged kickbacks of Rs.360