CBI nabs 4 customs officials for taking bribe
June 6th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) anti-corruption branch Wednesday apprehended four customs officials from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Raigad district while they were ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP legislator jailed in bribery case (Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) A Karnataka court Saturday convicted ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Y. Sampangi in a corruption case and sentenced him to three and a half ... Read more...
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Karnataka legislator jailed in bribery case
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) A Karnataka court Saturday convicted ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Y. Sampangi in a corruption case and sentenced him to three and a half ... Read more...
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Andhra minister denies role in cash-for-bail scam
June 2nd, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Law Minister Erasu Prathap Reddy Saturday denied any role in the cash-for-bail scam which has rocked the judiciary.The minister rubbished allegations that he facilitated ... Read more...
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Stage set for arrest of suspended Andhra CBI judge
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) The stage was Saturday set for the arrest of suspended Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge in a cash-for-bail scam which has sent shock waves among ... Read more...
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Tatra deal: BEML to sue ex-army chief for defamation (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Defence behemoth BEML Friday said it will file a defamatory suit against former chief of army staff Gen. V.K. Singh for making false and motivated charges ... Read more...
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Suspended CBI judge faces arrest for taking bribe (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to arrest a First Additional CBI Judge Pattabhi Ramarao on charges of accepting a huge bribe to ... Read more...
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BEML posts Rs.14 crore net loss in Q4 of 2011-12
May 31st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) State-run defence behemoth BEML, at the centre of a controversey involving its Tatra heavy-duty trucks, reported a Rs.14 crore net loss for the fourth quarter of ... Read more...
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Tough days ahead for new Indian Army chief (News Analysis)
May 31st, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) He surmounted blistering attacks and challenges to his elevation but Gen Bikram Singh, who Thursday assumed command of the 1.13 million strong Indian Army has ... Read more...
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Court refuses to accept Tejinder Singh’s plea
May 28th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday refused to accept the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh seeking an end to an inquiry and pronouncement of its ... Read more...
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Three UP cops arrested for rape in outpost
May 28th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Three constables of Uttar Pradesh Police were arrested Monday for letting a 17-year-old girl be raped in a police outpost and "not acting in accordance with ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on further probe in case against army chief
May 25th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday reserved its order, for May 28, on further investigations in a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against ... Read more...
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Army chief can face action for defamation, rules court
May 24th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday ruled that the central government cannot be asked to withdraw a press release issued by the army, and that disciplinary ... Read more...
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Pakistan SC orders seizing unregistered vehicles
May 21st, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Monday ordered confiscation of all vehicles that are plying on the country's roads without being duly registered with authorities, Online news ... Read more...
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Files sought in army chief defamation case
May 18th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A court Friday asked the defence ministry to submit a file regarding a press release in which Army Chief General V.K. Singh had revealed that ... Read more...
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Narcotics official held for taking bribe
May 16th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mandi, May 16 (IANS) An official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) posted in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi town was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs.110,000 from an accused's kin, ... Read more...
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Raja gets bail after 15 months in jail (Second Lead)
May 15th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja, who has been in jail since February last year, was Tuesday granted bail in the 2G spectrum allocation case.Raja, the ... Read more...
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After 15 months in jail, Raja gets bail (Lead)
May 15th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Former telecommunications minister A. Raja was Tuesday granted bail in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He is the last of the 14 individuals charged in ... Read more...
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High Court reduces Jaya Jaitley’s surety amount
May 14th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday reduced from Rs.3 lakh to Rs.25,000 the surety amount to be deposited by former Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitley before ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on Raja’s bail plea
May 11th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Friday reserved for May 15 its order on former telecom minister A. Raja's bail application.
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Court notice to CBI on Jaya Jaitley plea
May 11th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued a notice to the CBI on a plea of former Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitley, who is facing trial ... Read more...
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CBI issued notice on Bangaru Laxman’s appeal
May 11th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued a notice to the CBI on former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bangaru Laxman's plea challenging the ... Read more...
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Cut surety amount, Jaya Jaitly tells court (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Samata Party leader Jaya Jaitly, facing trial in a graft case linked to a purported defence deal, Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking a ... Read more...
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Bangaru Laxman appeals against jail term
May 9th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bangaru Laxman moved the Delhi High Court Wednesday against a trial court verdict jailing him for four years ... Read more...
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Government: Press release issued by army (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The central government Monday told the Delhi High Court that a March 5 press release, hurling allegations against retired Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh, was issued ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court issues notice to CBI on 2G accused’s plea
May 7th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea of DMK Member of Parliament (MP) Kanimozhi's close ... Read more...
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Press release issued by army: Government to court
May 7th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The central government Monday told Delhi High Court that a March 5 press release, containing allegations against Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh was issued by ... Read more...
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Court notice to CBI on Jaya Jaitly’s plea (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea filed by Samata Party leader Jaya Jaitly challenging a trial court order ... Read more...
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Tatra scam: CBI grills Tejinder for 6 hours (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday questioned Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh for six hours in connection with alleged irregularities in the import of all-terrain heavy-duty Tatra trucks ... Read more...
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Thousands of lawyers stop work in Bihar
May 2nd, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 2 (IANS) Thousands of lawyers in Bihar Wednesday abstained from work to protest against the arrest of a colleague.The Bihar Bar Council had asked all advocates to observe ... Read more...
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Tainted Bangaru quits BJP executive
April 30th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) former president Bangaru Laxman Monday resigned from the party's national executive, following a Delhi court last week sentencing him to ... Read more...
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BJP was soft on Bangaru: Shanta Kumar
April 29th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 29 (IANS) Had the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) acted well in time, it would not have to face the embarrassment of one of its top leaders being ... Read more...
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Former Delhi judge awarded 3-year jail for graft
April 28th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday awarded a 3-year jail term to a former judge in a 26-year-old graft case.Special CBI Judge ... Read more...
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Bangaru Laxman’s sentencing: Key points of the judgment
April 28th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday awarded four years' rigorous imprisonment to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) former president Bangaru Laxman for accepting a bribe from ... Read more...
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Government given more time to respond to Tejinder’s plea
April 27th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday granted a week's more time to the central government to respond to the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh ... Read more...
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