Prashant Bhushan
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'Controlling' newly elected MLAs will be Kejriwal's biggest challenge: Prashant Bhushan
National | Feb 12, 2015, 11:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan has said that the biggest challenge for Delhi CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal will be to control the newly elected legislators that they don't compromise with the
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Government ads should not project political leaders, panel tells SC
National | Jan 09, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTNew 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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Was made whipping boy by media, says Ranjit Sinha
India | Dec 02, 2014, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ranjit Sinha, who retired as CBI director Tuesday and whose tenure was marked by some major controversies, said he was made a "whipping boy" by the media.Speaking at his farewell function at the
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Robert Vadra guilty of misuse of power, says Prashant Bhushan
National | Nov 29, 2014, 06:24 PM ISTBengaluru: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan today accused Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, of being guilty of misuse of power as he got upgrades on international sectors for himself and
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Prashant Bhushan seeks FIR against CBI Director Sinha
India | Nov 25, 2014, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Activist lawyer and AAP leader Prashant Bhushan today asked the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Delhi government to register an FIR against CBI Director Ranjit Sinha for “abusing” his authority and allegedly protecting some
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CBI's Additional Director R K Dutta to head 2G case
India | Nov 21, 2014, 04:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Additional Director R K Dutta will now head the CBI probe in the 2G spectrum scam after the Supreme Court directed the agency Chief Ranjit Sinha to recuse from the investigation.A 1981-batch IPS
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Will abide by Supreme Court order: Ranjit Sinha
India | Nov 20, 2014, 07:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Beleaguered CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha today said he will abide by the Supreme Court order directing him to recuse from the 2G telecom scam probe and denied having named any officer as mole
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2G scam: Ready to be prosecuted if charge against CBI boss is wrong, Prashant Bhushan tells SC
India | Nov 18, 2014, 07:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Advocate Prashant Bhushan and NGO Centre for Public interest Litigation today submitted before the Supreme Court that they are ready to be prosecuted if the information given by them regarding CBI director Ranjit
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Verdict on political advertisements on autos to come soon: Delhi HC
India | Nov 08, 2014, 08:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that it is likely to pronounce its verdict "in a week or so" on a plea by autorickshaw drivers who are seeking quashing of the city government's
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I had to take a position for my organisation: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha
India | Oct 20, 2014, 06:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: "I had to take a stand for my organisation and team," said CBI Director Ranjit Sinha after Supreme Court struck down observations made by a lower court on investigators probing coal scam. Two
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CBI files fresh perjury plea against Prashant Bhushan
India | Sep 20, 2014, 08:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: CBI today filed a fresh perjury application against lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Kamini Jaiswal and their NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation for allegedly making false statements before the Supreme Court against CBI
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Court frames defamation charge against Kejriwal
National | Sep 20, 2014, 01:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: A court here Saturday framed defamation charges against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and three others in a case filed by former union minister Kapil Sibal's son Amit.Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Kumar Sharma
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NGO refuses in SC to reveal whistleblower on CBI Director
India | Sep 18, 2014, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NGO, which accused CBI Director Ranjit Sinha of protecting accused in coal and 2G scams and sought his removal, today refused to reveal name of whistleblower who provided it documents against the
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SC asks Bhushan to reveal the whistleblower's name
India | Sep 15, 2014, 08:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Refusing to order a probe into Guest list case, the Supreme Court today asked Senior Lawyer and AAP leader Prashant Bhushan to disclose the source of information on guest list at CBI chief's
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Respond to allegations that you met accused: SC to CBI chief
India | Sep 08, 2014, 12:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked CBI director Ranjit Sinha to respond to allegations by an NGO CPIL saying that he has been frequently meeting accused in 2G case and others being probed by
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CBI begins internal probe into leakage of documents relating to 2G scam
India | Sep 01, 2014, 06:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: CBI has begun an internal inquiry to probe leakage of classified documents in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case as the agency finalised its counter arguments in the Supreme Court tomorrow over
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SC wonders how can LoP post remain vacant, Congress agrees
National | Aug 22, 2014, 03:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today expressed shock over the Centre's decision to leave the position of Leader of Opposition vacant. The court said that it was concerned about the formation of lokpal which requires
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SC pulls up centre on LoP issue, asks to clear stand
India | Aug 22, 2014, 09:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today questioned Centre on status of Leader of the Opposition post in Parliament saying this post is important for appointment of Lokpal.The committee to select the nine members of the
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Volunteers urge AAP to fight Haryana polls, ask 'who should we vote for now'
National | Aug 22, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The demand for Aam Aadmi Party to contest upcoming Assembly polls in Haryana again came to the fore today when some of its volunteers questioned the party leadership's decision in the matter, asking
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Relief to reliance in gas pricing case, ACB's probing powers curtailed
National | Aug 19, 2014, 06:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The power of Delhi government's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) to probe graft allegations against former UPA ministers and others in relation to alleged irregularities in raising price of gas from RIL's KG6 basin