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  Government ads should not project political leaders, panel tells SC

  Politics | January 09, 2015 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: Government advertisements should be politically neutral and refrain from carrying political leaders' photographs and it is only in essential situations that those of the president, prime minister, governor or chief ministers should be

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  Vinod Rai roped in to make Indian Railways transparent: Prabhu

  Politics | December 21, 2014 9:36 IST

  Panaji: Former scam-busting Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai has been roped in by the Indian Railways to evolve a transparency mechanism for the functioning of the ministry and its operations."I have asked our

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  Indian Air Force got 81 Sukhoi planes against 112 due till 2012-13: CAG

  India | December 19, 2014 20:38 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian Air Force received 81 Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft as against 112 due till 2012-13 from state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) because of delay in receipt of technical documents from Russian manufacturer Rosoboronexport (ROE).Due

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  CAG seeks 4G roll-out status from DoT

  December 13, 2014 8:50 IST

  New Delhi: With four and half years having passed since allocation 4G spectrum, the CAG has asked Telecom Department to provide the roll-out status of the broadband wireless access services by these entities.The successful bidders

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  Indian Railways not following own rules and regulations laid down in financial code: CAG

  India | November 29, 2014 9:02 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Railways has come in for scathing criticism over "lack of financial discipline" from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) which said it is not following its own rules and regulations

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  Robert Vadra made around Rs 44 crore in Haryana deal: CAG

  India | November 02, 2014 13:14 IST

  New Delhi: The (CAG) comptroller and auditor general has put Robert Vadra in dock by pointing fingers at serious irregularities in his land ldeals in Haryana. According to CAG, Vadra made windfall gains worth Rs

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  News reports do not reflect spirit of my CAG meet speech: FM

  Politics | October 30, 2014 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: Under attack over his remarks that official auditor should not “sensationalise” its audit findings, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said media did not accurately reflect the spirit of his speech at the CAG

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  Jaitley asks CAG not to sensationalise its findings to get into headlines

  Politics | October 30, 2014 7:55 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) not to sensationalise its findings to get into headlines, a view the Congress party had voiced in the past after huge

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  India can grow at 8-9%; good governance key: Arun Jaitley

  October 30, 2014 8:59 IST

  New Delhi: India has the capacity to grow at 8-9 per cent and good governance would make economic expansion "more exuberant", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said."I have always wondered to myself that in the last

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  President to inaugurate 3-day Accountants General Conference tomorrow

  October 26, 2014 7:20 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will on Monday inaugurate the Accountants General Conference being organised by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India."The Accountants General from all over the country will participate in the conference

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  No decision on making CAG multi-member body: Finance Ministry

  India | October 05, 2014 11:14 IST

  New Delhi: No decision has been taken on the suggestion of the UPA government-appointed Shunglu Committee to make CAG a multi-member body, the Finance Ministry has said.The high-level committee, headed by former CAG VK Shunglu,

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  CAG can't be blamed for UPA's fall: Vinod Rai

  Politics | September 22, 2014 17:53 IST

  New Delhi: Refuting allegations of having political leanings, former CAG Vinod Rai has said that “credit or blame” for the fall of UPA regime cannot be squarely put on the apex auditor.Rai - whose latest

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  PM gets acclaim & blame; nothing personal against Singh: Rai

  Politics | September 16, 2014 19:57 IST

  New Delhi: With his new book creating a major controversy, former CAG Vinod Rai today said he has nothing personal against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but all the “acclaim and the blame” has to

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  'I did my duty': says Manmohan Singh, refuses to comment on Rai's criticism

  Politics | September 15, 2014 6:21 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is under fire from the former CAG Vinod Rai over the 2G spectrum scam and Coalgate, today said he has done his “duty” and refused to respond

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  Congress, BJP spar over ex-CAG's allegations

  Politics | September 13, 2014 7:10 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai's remarks on the role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh in the 2G and coal block allocation led to a verbal brawl between the BJP and the Congress with

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  CBI can't be as autonomous or independent as CAG: Vinod Rai

  India | September 12, 2014 18:24 IST

  New Delhi:  Raising concerns over CBI being under the “direct control” of the Prime Minister, former top auditor Vinod Rai has said that “a police dominated” agency can't enjoy autonomy or independence available to the

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  Vinod Rai's remarks on Manmohan's role serious: BJP

  Politics | September 12, 2014 16:39 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai's remarks on the role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh in 2G and coal blocks allocations are "serious" and a "correct" picture is now emerging, Information and Broadcasting Minister

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  Manmohan Singh can't shirk responsibility in 2G and coal scams: Former CAG Vinod Rai

  India | September 12, 2014 12:31 IST

  New Delhi:  Vinod Rai, who served as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the previous UPA government, has criticised former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and claimed that Congress leaders had sought to apply pressure

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  SC to pronounce verdict on Coal block allocation on Monday

  India | August 23, 2014 21:51 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of petitions seeking quashing of coal blocks allocation during the previous UPA regime.A bench headed by Chief Justice R

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  K V Thomas takes over a new PAC Chairman

  Politics | August 20, 2014 14:57 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Congress leader K V Thomas today took over as the new Chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.The key committee, which examines CAG reports after they are tabled in Parliament, will hold its