Abhishek Verma records evidence

Businessman Abhishek Verma recorded his statement in a court here in a cheating and defamation case filed by him against his former partner based in the US. Verma, an accused in the naval war room leak case and other corruption and forgery cases, filed the complaint against his former partner and US-based lawyer C. Edmonds  [ Read More ]

Ramadoss went against centre’s stand, CBI tells court

The CBI said to a special court that former union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss had taken a decision contrary to the central government’s assurance to the apex court on an issue linked to a medical college. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told Special Judge Talwant Singh that Ramadoss decided to grant permission to the  [ Read More ]

SC to resume hearing of 2G related matters Sep 27

The Supreme Court said Thursday that after a “long hiatus” it would resume the hearing of 2G related matters from Sep 27 and continue proceedings on the subsequent Thursday in the next week. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan said that after a “long hiatus” they will commence the  [ Read More ]

SC notice to Centre on plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Union of India other respondents on a petition seeking probe into the “unnecessary” purchase of 111 aircraft for the national carrier costing Rs 67,000 crore to the exchequer. The Apex Court bench of Justice HL Dattu and Justice CK Prasad issued notice on a petition by  [ Read More ]

Ex-CWC official gets four-year jail term in graft case

A special court has awarded a four-year jail term to a senior official of the Central Water Commission (CWC) in a funds misappropriation case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Dharmesh Sharma, in a recently pronounced order, awarded the jail term to former deputy director of CWC J.P. Sharma, for allegedly hatching a  [ Read More ]

Fake bail bond scam: CBI told to finish probe

The Bombay High Court today directed CBI to complete its investigation into the fake bail bond scam at suburban Kurla railway station, involving several Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, within a month.  A division bench of Justices S A Bobade and Mridula Bhatkar asked the investigating agency to finish its probe and submit a report  [ Read More ]

Notice to CBI on Nupur’s bail plea in Aarushi murder case

CBI move to grant bail in Aarushi murder case has been questioned by Supreme court. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on dentist Nupur Talwar’s plea seeking bail in the double murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic held Hemraj.  A bench of justices A K Patnaik and J S  [ Read More ]

CBI conducts searches in UP foodgrain scam

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted searches at several places in Lucknow in connection with alleged irregularities in Public Distribution System (PDS) in the state. Searches were conducted at 12 locations in Lucknow at the premises of some state food corporation employees and alleged middlemen, the CBI sources said. The CBI has been investigating  [ Read More ]

Adarsh scam: Two sent to CBI custody till April 30

A special court here Tuesday remanded two former Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 30 in the Adarsh housing scam, an official said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) April 3 arrested former municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak and retired information commissioner Ramanand Tiwari in connection with the scam. “Both, Phatak and Tiwari, have been  [ Read More ]

‘Raja was told to reconsider cut-off date for 2G licences’

Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Monday told a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that he had asked then telecom minister A. Raja to reconsider the cut-off date for receiving applications for 2G spectrum licences. “I recorded this note after seeing the order of the then minister, dated Nov 2, 2007, as fixing the date  [ Read More ]