‘Grinning’ Chinese official sacked (Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) An official who was photographed smiling at the scene of a fatal bus crash that occurred in northwest China's Shaanxi Province late last month has been ... Read more...
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RTI activist booked for sting operation
September 6th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) A right to information (RTI) activist was Thursday booked after a sting operation he conducted caught officials of the Goa government's transport department seeking bribes at ... Read more...
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Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A special court here has rejected a CBI closure report and directed a further probe into a case in which two officials of Delhi's ... Read more...
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Officer gets four-year jail for forgery
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A CBI special court here has awarded four years jail term to an officer of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology in a 2008 ... Read more...
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Haryana Police officer arrested for assaulting Chandigarh cop
August 20th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) An under-training deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Haryana Police, his father and brother were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a Chandigarh police head constable here, ... Read more...
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Whistleblowers bill likely to come in Rajya Sabha Tuesday
August 13th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The whistleblowers protection bill is likely to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, government sources said Monday.The legislation, which is one of the important ... Read more...
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Can’t bypass state government in service matters: SC
August 6th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Matters relating to a public servant alleging bias against a state government are service matters, the Supreme Court Monday said while refusing to entrust ... Read more...
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PM condoles Dhar’s death
July 20th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of economist P.N. Dhar, calling him "a public servant of the highest pedigree who embodied the ... Read more...
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SC trashes plea against Pranab, warns petitioner (Second Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab ... Read more...
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Man convicted of attacking cop, walks free as term already served
June 24th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) A man who attacked a policeman with a blade in a court complex around four years ago has been handed a 27 month jail term ... Read more...
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Two Kenyan ministers among six killed in chopper crash (Lead)
June 10th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, June 10 (IANS) Kenya's internal security minister and his deputy were among six government officials killed in a police helicopter crash Sunday near the capital Nairobi, Kenyan media reported.George ... Read more...
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Court issues summons to Andhra bureaucrat
June 2nd, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday issued summons to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official L.V. Subrahmanyam in Emaar-APIIC township case.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special ... Read more...
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Former Andhra minister sent to jail
May 30th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) A special court here Wednesday sent former Andhra Pradesh minister Mopidevi Venkataramna to prison in YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's corruption case.Venkataramna was produced in ... Read more...
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Behura seeks court’s permission to go abroad
May 29th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Former telecom secretary and 2G scam accused Siddharth Behura Tuesday moved an application in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court seeking to go ... Read more...
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Andhra minister arrested in Jagan graft case (Third Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The CBI Thursday arrested Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.Venkataramna, the first ... Read more...
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Andhra minister arrested in Jagan graft case (Second Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The CBI Thursday arrested Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna in connection with a corruption case related to YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.Venkataramna, the first ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa charge sheeted in land case
May 21st, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was Monday charge sheeted in a land case, further weakening him in his battle to unseat his successor D.V. ... Read more...
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CBI seeks time to submit sanction against public servant
May 16th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday requested a Delhi court to provide it with more time to submit proper sanction of prosecution against ... Read more...
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Jharkhand assembly speaker sentenced to one-month jail
May 16th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 16 (IANS) A Ranchi court Wednesday sentenced Jharkhand assembly speaker C.P. Singh to one-month jail in a seven-year-old case related to a protest against the central government's ... Read more...
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The 14 accused in the 2G case
May 15th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
With former communications minister A. Raja being the last to get bail Tuesday in the 2G spectrum allocation case, here are the details of the other 13 accused:* Siddharth Behura: Telecom ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on Raja’s bail plea (Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday reserved for May 15 its order on the bail plea of former telecom minister A. Raja, ... Read more...
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Housing scam: Ex-registrar to stand trial
May 7th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A special CBI court here has framed charges against ex-registrar of co-operative society (RCS) and alleged kingpin Narayan Diwakar alongwith five others for their involvement ... Read more...
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Centre’s nod needed for trial of errant armymen: SC (Lead)
May 1st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that military personnel operating in areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and facing allegations of excesses could ... 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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Tejinder moves apex court for CBI probe on Army chief
April 25th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the role of Army chief General V.K. Singh into the ... Read more...
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Stuntman’s death: Police case registered, no arrest
April 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 8 (IANS) A criminal case was registered against unidentified people Sunday, a day after a stuntman plunged to his death while rappelling down a 60-foot building during ... Read more...
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2G: Apex court to hear government’s plea April 13
April 5th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear April 13 the government's plea seeking a review of its Feb 2 verdict cancelling 122 2G licences granted in 2008, ... Read more...
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CBI files additional chargesheet in Obulapuram case
March 30th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed an additional chargesheet in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case, naming Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Y. ... Read more...
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Corruption major roadblock in India’s development: Court
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday observed while punishing six persons, including a bank manager, that corruption was a major roadblock in India's development.The Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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Three booked for assaulting Ghaziabad officials
March 18th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) A criminal case was registered Saturday against a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and two others for attacking officials at the regional employment office in Ghaziabad, police ... Read more...
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Charge sheet filed in Bharatpur riots
March 6th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed a charge-sheet in a court here against 15 accused in the case of communal violence in Rajasthan's ... Read more...
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Jaya Jaitley to stand trial in ‘defence deal’ case (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday framed charges against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others for graft in a purported defence deal. They will ... Read more...
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Review sought of ruling on public servant’s prosecution (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its Jan 31 verdict, which held that the sanction for the prosecution of ... Read more...
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Review sought of ruling on public servant’s prosecution
March 1st, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its Jan 31 verdict, which held that the sanction for the prosecution of ... Read more...
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Mamata’s nephew sent to one day’s judicial custody (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Akash Banerjee and three others, arrested for assaulting a traffic police officer, were Thursday sent to a day's ... Read more...
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