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  VVIP Chopper deal: Court issues fresh NBW against Christian Michel, summons three others

  India | December 02, 2016 7:44 IST

  A Delhi court on Thursday issued fresh open-ended non-bailable warrant (NBW) against British national Christian Michel James and issued summons against a company and two other accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal.

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  Modi Government to cancel all defence tenders bagged by Finmeccanica

  May 29, 2016 18:11 IST

  New Delhi: The government has decided to cancel all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italy’s Finmeccanica as a precursor to blacklisting of the firm which is being investigated for bribery in the AgustaWestland

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  PAC to take up CAG report on AgustaWestland choppers

  May 27, 2016 23:43 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to take up the CAG report on the contentious AgustaWestland choppers issue apart from over half-a-dozen other defence-related matters. A bulletin issued by Lok Sabha today

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  Agusta Westland: Cong says Swamy's charges baseless, gives breach of privilege notice in RS

  Politics | May 17, 2016 21:46 IST

  New Delhi: Congress MP Shantaram Naik gave a notice on Tuesday for breach of privilege against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Rajya Sabha for allegedly submitting a “printout” of a website report to level allegations

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  Cong has lost it completely, will teach them law: Subramanian Swamy on privilege motion against him

  Politics | May 13, 2016 19:16 IST

  New Delhi: Unfazed by the privilege motion being brought against him in the Parliament, newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP and BJP member Subramanian Swamy today said that the Congress party had “lost it completely” and

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  Swaraj Abhiyan seeks to drag BJP into chopper row

  Politics | May 12, 2016 21:46 IST

  Seeking to drag BJP into the raging chopper row, Swaraj Abhiyan today accused the Chhattisgarh Government of floating a global tender in a "shady manner" to purchase a specific AugustaWestland helicopter

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  Chair has not authenticated any document laid by Swamy: PJ Kurien

  Politics | May 09, 2016 16:03 IST

  New Delhi: As Subramanian Swamy and Congress members continued to spar over AgustaWestland chopper deal in Rajya Sabha, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien today said the Chair has not authenticated or approved any document tabled

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  AgustaWestland Scam: We may do what we could not do in Bofors, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | May 06, 2016 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: Mounting attack on Congress, the government today said the previous UPA government had “done everything” to help AgustaWestland bag the chopper deal and asserted that the main beneficiaries of the kickbacks will be

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  Cong rally a ruse to divert focus from chopper scam: Naidu

  Politics | May 06, 2016 16:02 IST

  Mumbai: Terming the ‘Save Democracy’ rally held by the Congress outside the Parliament as “ridiculous”, Union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said the opposition party is resorting to such tactics only to divert public attention from

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  Chopper scam: MEA asks missions to speed up execution of LRs

  India | May 05, 2016 19:46 IST

  New Delhi: The External Affairs Ministry has directed a number of Indian missions abroad to ask the countries concerned to speed up executing Letters Rogatory (LR) in connection with the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper

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  Arun Jaitley says he blacklisted Agusta, not UPA

  Politics | May 04, 2016 22:39 IST

  Frankfurt: Rubbishing Congress’ claim of having blacklisted AgustaWestland, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said he had as defence minister in June 2014 put the transaction to buy 12 helicopters from the Italian firm on hold

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  Invisible hand prevented probe earlier in chopper deal: Govt

  India | May 04, 2016 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: Targeting the previous UPA regime over the controversial AgustaWestland deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the ongoing probe will focus on those named in the Italian Court judgement even as he suggested

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  VVIP Chopper deal: SP Tyagi travelled Italy twice after retirement

  India | May 03, 2016 10:45 IST

  New Delhi: Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief S P Tyagi, who was quizzed by CBI on Monday in connection with the 3600-crore VVIP Chopper scam, is alleged to have met AgustaWestland middlemen for seven

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  AAP demands action against those involved in Agusta deal

  Politics | April 30, 2016 19:25 IST

  New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said both the Congress and BJP have “blackened” their hands in the AgustaWestland chopper deal and demanded action against those involved. The party also asked the government

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  Agustawestland chopper scam: Govt rejects allegations that PM Modi struck deal with Italy

  Politics | April 29, 2016 23:58 IST

  New Delhi: The government tonight rebutted allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had struck a deal with Italy on AgustaWestland case and said the central issue was corruption and any other effort to divert from

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  Agustawestland chopper Scam: ED summons former IAF chief SP Tyagi

  India | April 29, 2016 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned former IAF (Indian Air Force) chief SP Tyagi as a part of on going probe in the VVIP AgustaWestland chopper scam. According to news reports, the

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  Subramanian Swamy challenges expunging of comments in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | April 29, 2016 11:29 IST

  New Delhi: A defiant Subramanian Swamy has challenged the expunging of his comments by the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, calling the decision as arbitrary, unreasonable and against the House rules. The BJP MP said Friday

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  Chopper scam: India has approached UK for extradition of middleman, says govt

  India | April 28, 2016 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: India has approached the British government for extradition of Christian Michel, the middleman named by Italian investigators as a key intermediary in swinging the controversial deal for AgustaWestland choppers. Minister of State for

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  Chopper deal: Delhi court allows defreezing of former IAF chief Tyagi's kin accounts

  India | June 04, 2013 18:04 IST

  New Delhi, June 4: A Delhi court has allowed the plea of two family members of former IAF chief S.P. Tyagi, accused in the Rs. 3600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam, to defreeze their bank

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  Lookout notice against Tyagi in chopper deal: Antony

  India | May 06, 2013 17:48 IST

  New Delhi, May 6: The Central Bureau of Investigation has issued a lookout notice against a former Indian Air Force chief in connection with alleged irregularities in procurement of VVIP helicopters, Defence Minister A K