Agustawestland Scam
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Most welcome, says Sonia as BJP promises ‘new revelations’ on Agusta
National | May 04, 2016, 01:14 PM ISTWith the government all set to make a ‘big revelation’ in the Parliament today on the AgustaWestland scam, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, whose name has been mired in the controversy said that any new information ‘is most welcome’.
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AgustaWestland scam: Manohar Parrikar to make statement in Rajya Sabha today
National | May 04, 2016, 09:12 AM ISTDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar will make a statement in the Rajya Sabha today on the AgustaWestland chopper scam. He will place all facts along with the detailed chronology about the controversial deal before the Rajya Sabha at 2 PM in a short dur
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BJP links Rahul Gandhi’s aide to AgustaWestland scam, demands probe
National | May 03, 2016, 09:23 AM ISTThe heat of AgustaWestland scam has now reached the doors of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming links between middleman Guido Haschke to Gandhi scion’s close aide Kanishk Singh.
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Congress raises alleged gas scam in Rajya Sabha to deflect AgustaWestland heat
National | May 02, 2016, 02:19 PM ISTThe Congress today raised the issue of alleged mismanagement in the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) in Rajya Sabha to divert attention from the AgustaWestland issue, leading to a brief adjournment.
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RS Chairman suspends TMC MP for raising AgustaWestland issue without permission
National | May 02, 2016, 02:07 PM ISTRajya Sabha Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari today suspended Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy for the rest of the day on charges of gross misconduct and indiscipline.
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AgustaWestland scam: CBI quizzes former IAF chief SP Tyagi
India | May 02, 2016, 12:11 PM ISTThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will today interrogate former IAF chief SP Tyagi in connection with its probe into the AgustaWestland choppers deal.
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AgustaWestland was never blacklisted during UPA rule, says Arun Jaitley
National | Apr 30, 2016, 02:50 PM ISTSharpening the attack on Congress on the AgustaWestland chopper deal, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely today said the theory that the company was blacklisted during the UPA rule and it was lifted by NDA was a "figment of imagination".
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UPA must answer who received kickbacks in AgustaWestland deal: Manohar Parrikar
National | Apr 30, 2016, 01:28 PM ISTDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar today once again said that the erstwhile UPA dispensation will have to answer who received the alleged kickbacks in the AgustaWestland chopper deal.
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CBI widens probe into AgustaWestland scam, to quiz ex-IAF officer today
India | Apr 30, 2016, 09:08 AM ISTThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now aggressively pursuing probe in AgustaWestland scam involving Congress bigwigs. The agency is believed to set up investigative efforts to nail the accused in the Rs 3600-crore scam. According to reports
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AugustaWestland scam: BJP continues to target Sonia Gandhi, Congress hits back
National | Apr 29, 2016, 01:47 PM ISTBJP yet again targeted Sonia Gandhi today asking her to name the bribe takers in the Rs.3,600 core chopper deal but Congress hit back saying Amit Shah's demand was a "no confidence vote" in the Modi government which has "failed" in its job in last tw
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Former IAF chief Tyagi met AgustaWestland official in presence of his cousins: Italian court
India | Apr 29, 2016, 10:56 AM ISTAir Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi had met several AgustaWestland officials in the presence of his cousins during his incumbency, the verdict of the Milan Appellate Court said, contradicting Tyagi’s earlier claim that his cousins acted alone and that
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You are unnecessarily provoking, will have to take action: Kurien on Swamy’s 'Italian Constitution' jibe
National | Apr 28, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTSubramanian Swamy, who triggered huge protests from Congress yesterday over his attempts to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the AugustaWestland helicopter row, today again made some controversial remarks in Rajya Sabha which the Chair immedia
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Govt may initiate move to blacklist AgustaWestland
India | Apr 28, 2016, 01:14 PM ISTAmid the raging row over VVIP chopper scam, the government has that said it will seek a report from the CBI on the deal and initiate the move to blacklist AgustaWestland and its parent company Finmeccanica. It also claimed that the previous UPA dispe
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AgustaWestland scam: SC to hear PIL seeking FIR against Sonia, Manmohan
National | Apr 28, 2016, 12:07 PM ISTThe Supreme Court will next week hear a plea seeking FIR against the people allegedly bribed in the AgustaWestland chopper scam including Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh.
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AgustaWestland scam: CBI questions Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan
India | Jul 09, 2014, 01:17 PM ISTHyderabad/New Delhi: The CBI Wednesday questioned Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan in Hyderabad in connection with alleged graft in the procurement of AgustaWestland VVIP choppers for 556.262 million euros (Rs.3,726.96 crore), officials said.Officials said that
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AgustaWestland scam: Andhra governor likely to be questioned
India | Jul 08, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CBI is likely to question Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam "very soon", officials said Tuesday.Narasimhan will be the third governor to be quizzed in