New Delhi, A day after the Supreme Court reinstated Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director with limited powers, he resumed office on Wednesday. Verma, who was sent on forced leave on the intervening night of October 23-24, returned to work after almost two-and-a-half months. He left[Read More…]
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CBI alleged of misleading court in Jindal Steel coal block argument
Amid the court hearing pertaining to the Urtan captive coal block case, which was earlier allocated to Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), the prosecutor of Central Bureau of Investigation happened to make arguments contrary to the evidence in their own charge sheet, bringing major embarrassment to the investigative agency.[Read More…]
RK Dhawan, an Indira confidant who grew from ranks
New Delhi: Rajinder Kumar Dhawan, who passed away on Monday at the age of 81, was a close confidant of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and served the Congress and its leaders in different capacities in his long career spanning nearly five decades. A former Union Minister, Dhawan had been[Read More…]
CBI books four in NEET-UG exam cheating case
New Delhi: The CBI has registered a case against four persons who promised candidates appearing in the NEET (UG) 2018 exam to secure admission in government and private colleges. The owners of Delhi-based Akruti Education, Ashwani Tomar and Arti Tomar, along with Mohit Kumar, a tout from Uttar Pradesh, and Manoj[Read More…]
High Court seeks CBI response on Karti’s bail plea
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file reply on the bail plea of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media corruption case. Justice S.P. Garg also sought a status report from the probe agency and listed[Read More…]
CBI registers fresh Rs 321 crore case against Nirav Modi
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday said that it has registered a fresh case against diamantaire Nirav Modi for causing a loss of Rs 321 crore to Punjab National Bank (PNB) by availing different credit facilities between 2013 and 2017. According to a Central Bureau of Investigation official, the case[Read More…]
ED raids Karti Chidambaram’s properties in Delhi, Chennai
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted raids on senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti’s properties in Delhi and Chennai in connection with the INX Media money laundering case. The raids were being conducted at one location in Delhi and four in Chennai. The agency on Thursday issued fresh summons[Read More…]
Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad seeks minimum punishment
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday sought a lenient view of the special CBI court on quantum of sentence in a fodder scam case he was convicted in on December 23. The former Bihar Chief Minister and other convicts were produced through video conferencing before special Central Bureau of Investigation[Read More…]
Jharkhand issues show cause notice to Chief Secretary
The Jharkhand government has issued a show cause notice to Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma over the fodder scam, an official said on Friday. “The Personal Department has issued the notice and sought a reply in 15 days. She has been asked why she did not respond despite the fact that[Read More…]
Coal scam: Supreme Court disappointed as CBI’s fails to complete probe
The Supreme Court has expressed its disappointment over the failure of Central Bureau of Investigation in completing its investigations in the coal block allocation scam cases on Monday. SC observed that it has asked the CBI to complete the continuing investigations in these cases but “it doesn’t seem to come[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath orders CBI probe into Gomti River Channelisation Project scam
On Monday, Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath, allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate into the Gomti River Channelisation Project scam. The process of sending the letter of recommendation to the Ministry will also be completed soon. In this probe, many names are expected to come up. On[Read More…]
Babri Masjid case: BJP leaders to appear in special CBI court today
In connection to the Babri Masjid demolition case, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Union Minister Uma Bharti are expected to appear before a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow on Tuesday. The court had earlier directed them to appear before[Read More…]
Bilkis Bano case: No death penalty for convicts, rules Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Thursday has ruled that no death penalty will be awarded to three out of 11 convicts for gang raping Bilkis Bano, a 19-year-old pregnant woman, and brutally murdering 14 of her family members, including her three-year-old daughter. The appeal was filed by the Central Bureau[Read More…]
Babri Masjid demolition: LK Advani, 12 others part of larger conspiracy, says CBI to SC
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that senior BJP leader LK Advani and 12 others were part of a larger conspiracy to demolish the disputed Babri Masjid. The CBI argued for charges to be revived against these politicians. The CBI demands the trial to[Read More…]
Two arrested in chit fund case in Kolkata
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested a father-son duo in connection with the chit fund case. Basudev Bagchi, former CMD of a chit-fund company — Prayag Group of Companies — in Kolkata, and his son and MD Avik Bagchi were booked under sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 420[Read More…]
2555 CBI cases pending trial: Govt
The government, on Thursday, told Parliament that a total of 2555 cases were pending trial for over a decade with the Central Bureau of Investigation. The government added that investigations in seven cases too were pending for the same time period. “The number of cases pending under investigation and trial,[Read More…]
CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda’s home over corruption case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his associates in connection with alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Gurgaon district. In raids in 20 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Rohtak and Gurugram, the CBI[Read More…]