Bofors Scam
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Bofors case: India sends judicial request to US seeking crucial information from private detective
India | March 05, 2025 11:43 ISTThe Bofors scam played a crucial role in the defeat of Rajiv Gandhi in the 1989 general elections. The controversy surrounding the alleged kickbacks in the howitzer deal with Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors became one of India’s most talked-about political scandals.
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Rafale deal bigger than Bofors scam: Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie
India | August 09, 2018 8:29 ISTThey accused PM Narendra Modi of modifying the parameters of the deal single-handedly and said there was gross violation of mandatory procedures in finalising the contract.
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Justice AM Khanwilkar recuses from hearing Bofors case in Supreme Court
India | February 13, 2018 16:15 ISTJustice Khanwilkar, who was the part of a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, did not give any reason for opting out of hearing the matter.
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Bofors case: SC questions locus of BJP leader who filed appeal against HC verdict
India | January 16, 2018 21:22 ISTA bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra today said when the CBI has not filed any appeal in the apex court challenging the May 31, 2005 Delhi High Court judgement, how could a private person file an appeal in the matter.
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Bofors scam: CBI seeks permission to file SLP in Supreme Court
India | October 20, 2017 21:55 ISTIn a letter to the Department of Personnel and Training, the CBI conveyed that it wanted to file the SLP challenging the Delhi High Court order of May 31, 2005 in Bofors case.
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Congress must come clean on Bofors scam after Hershman's revelations, says Smriti Irani
Politics | October 18, 2017 20:46 ISTRevelations made by Hershman brings to the forefront a few questions which Congress needs to answer, Smriti Irani said.
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Bofors scam: CBI to look into ‘facts and circumstances’ after fresh revelations
India | October 18, 2017 17:42 ISTCBI on Wednesday said it will look into "facts and circumstances" of Bofors scam mentioned by private detective Michael Hershman to a TV channel in an interview.
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Bofors: SC to hear plea challenging dropping of charges against Hindujas
India | September 01, 2017 19:56 ISTA bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said that it would list the appeal for hearing in the week commencing from October 30 this year.
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Bofors case: Was denied permission to challenge Hinduja brothers’ acquittal, CBI tells SC
India | December 02, 2016 11:32 ISTCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) admitted before the Supreme Court on Thursday that it was denied permission by the authorities a decade ago to appeal against the Delhi High Court order acquitting the Hinduja brothers of charges against them.
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V P Singh, former Prime Minister of India
Politics | July 21, 2014 7:53 ISTNew Delhi: Vishwanath Pratap Singh was born on 25th June 1931 in Allahabad. He was a veteran politician and the 8th Prime Minister of India. He was born in a traditional landlord's family that ruled
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Big B broke down when dad asked about Bofors scam: Jaya Bachchan
India | February 08, 2014 12:16 ISTNew Delhi: Bollywood megastar and one time politician Amitabh Bachchan broke down when his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan asked about Bofors gun scandal. This was revealed by his wife Jaya Bachchan in the book Sangharsh Path:
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At last, Bofors payoff secrets die with Ottavio Quattrochi
India | July 14, 2013 6:50 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 14: Controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who was a key figure in the Bofors payoffs scandal, has died in Milan following a stroke.74-year-old Quattrocchi died peacefully on Friday and his funeral will
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Know more about Ottavio Quattrocchi, the man behind Bofors scam
India | August 26, 2014 11:20 ISTNew Delhi: Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, believed to be one of the major players in the Bofors scam, died of a heart attack in Milan on Friday night. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had
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Quattrocchi of the Bofors scam fame dies in Milan
World | July 13, 2013 22:43 ISTNew Delhi, July 13: Controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who was a key figure in the Bofors payoffs scandal, has died in Milan following a stroke.74-year-old Quattrocchi died peacefully yesterday and his funeral will take
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Tatra Scam Second Biggest After Bofors, Says BJP
India | March 31, 2012 21:05 ISTKolkata, Mar 31: BJP today said the Tatra scam was the second biggest after the Bofors scam and demanded immediate resignation of Defence Minister A K Antony for allegedly patronising corruption.“This (Tatra) is the second
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