BJP continues to demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as well as Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The BJP has threatened to disrupt the proceedings of Parliament if their demands are not met. The Congress government, in order to shift the f...
Aroon Purie, founder-publisher and Editor-in-Chief of India Today and the Chief Executive of the India Today Group, delivers the opening address at the 12th India Today Conclave. In his address, he said that the time to re-invent democracy had come. He also sp...
Former Air Chief, SP Tyagi reaches the CBI Headquarters for interrogation regarding his role in the AgustaWestland VVIP Helicopter deal. The initial reports that came in was that he was supposed to be interrogated tomorrow.
Another twist appears in the VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter scam - A company called IDS India was created to transfer Rs 140 crore worth bribe money. On investigation it was revealed that such a company did not exist in any official documents. The BJP is alleg...
In another shocking revelation in the VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter scam, reports say that the company IDS India, which was used to transfer Rs 140 crore worth bribes from 2007 to 2012 never existed. The money was sent via Tunisia to save on tax. On investiga...
The UPA government breathes a sigh of relief as NDA's name crops up in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam. According to former IAF Chief, SP Tyagi, the changes that were made in the tender were done by NSA advisor, Brajesh Mishra. Following this revelation, th...
BJP leader Jaswant Singh has come forward in defence of former IAF Chief SP Tyagi. In an interview to the media, Singh says it is too early to blame Tyagi. Singh also adds that a few changes were made in the deal during the NDA rule, such as the flying height ...
BJP chief Rajnath Singh says that his party wants a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the AgustaWestland helicopter scam and whoever is found guilty must be punished. When he was questioned about the changes made in the tender, in 2003, during NDA'...
BJP Leader Jaswant Singh comes forward in support of former IAF chief SP Tyagi. In an interview, Singh says that just because a person meets someone a lot of times, it doesn’t make them a criminal. He also says the investigation was underway and it was too e...
The recent revelations that have come out in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam is that middleman Guido Ralph Haschke used his girlfriend to make sure that the deal would go in their favour. Two fake companies were also created to transfer the bribe money to t...
The latest revelation in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam is the method through which the bribe exchanged hands. To transfer the money to India, two fake software companies were created and the money was transferred via Tunisia. The idea to create a fake sof...
Another revelation made by the Italian investigators in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam is that middleman Ralph Guido Haschke met former IAF Chief SP Tyagi six-seven times. The information comes at a time when Tyagi denies meeting Haschke or any middleman f...
A latest report on the AgustaWestland helicopter scam in the English daily, Indian Express, says that the middleman Guido Ralph Haschke met the former IAF chief on many occasions in SP Tyagi's relative Julie Tyagi's office. It has also come to light that the T...
The UPA government is once again in news for corruption. This time around it is a Rs 3,700 crore helicopter scam with the Italian defence giant Finmeccanica. The main beneficiary, according to Italian investigation, in the scam is former Indian Air Force chief...
Former Air chief SP Tyagi speaks up about the Agusta Westland helicopter scam. He says he was shocked when he came to know about his involvement from news articles. According to him, all the changes made in the tender were done in 2003 and he was IAF chief onl...
This is the first time that an Air Force chief has been accused of a scandal. Former Air Force chief, SP Tyagi's name has come out in the Rs 3,700 crore VVIP helicopter scam. The Defence Minister has ordered a CBI probe into the allegations. Tyagi maintains th...
Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi claims that he is totally clean and in no way is he involved in the chopper scam. He said that the deal was finalized in 2010, which was three years after he retired from the post of chief. He added that he was not approached by...
Shashindra Pal Tyagi, former Indian Air Force chief, refutes all the allegations regarding his name being involved in the Rs 3,700 crore Agusta Westland helicopter deal in 2010. He says he cannot be involved in the scam as he retired from the Air Force in 2007...
According to the latest revelations by the Italian government probe into the Rs 3,500 crore Agusta Westland helicopter deal with India, close relatives of former Air Force chief SP Tyagi have been named primary beneficiaries of the deal. Tyagi was Air Force ch...
Former Air chief SP Tyagi's name has come up in a Rs 3,700 crore helicopter scam with the Italian defence giant Finmeccanica. The Indian government signed a 12-AgustaWestland helicopter deal in 2010 for VVIPs, which has now come under the scanner. According to...
Former Air Chief SP Tyagi's name has come up in a 3,700 crore helicopter scam with the Italian defense giant Finmeccanica. The Indian government signed a 12 Agusta Westland helicopter deal in 2010 for VVIPs which has come under the scanner when the CEO Giusepp...
Newshour | Should the government open up the Rs 3,700 crore deal and name those who received the bribe? Defence expert Major General Mrinal Suman, consultant of Pak project IDSA Sushant Sareen, Air Commodore Prashant Dikshit, editor of Salute KC Singh, former ...
News Night | In a massive embarrassment for the UPA government, top Italian defence company Finmeccanica's CEO has been arrested in connection with a Rs 3700 crore chopper deal. India's defence ministry has ordered for a CBI probe with the sale of helicopters ...
Former business partner of Abhishek Verma, Edmund Allen, says that the arms dealer had a connection with the VVIP chopper deal of the Italian firm Agusta Westland. Edmond Allen says that Verma wanted a commission from the chopper deal. Verma has been in jail s...
India is investigating the payment of kickbacks linked to the purchase of a dozen helicopters from the Italian state-controlled defence group Finmeccanica. An Indian defence official said that Italy has failed to provide full details on the chopper deal. Earli...
The CEO of the Italian defence company Finmeccanica has been arrested for an alleged bribery in a Rs 3700 crore VVIP chopper deal with India. India's defence ministry has ordered for a CBI probe in connection with the sale of helicopters to the Indian governme...
Top Italian defence company Finmeccanica's CEO has been arrested in connection to an investigation into a Rs 3700 crore chopper deal. Earlier last year, an offer of 8-10% commission to the agents was reported. Anglo-Italian multinational helicopter design and ...
Sinthanai Kalam | The list of scams in the country seems to be never-ending. Several trillion dollars are stashed away in countries abroad and experts say that the money is enough to present five budgets. Is there a way to end corruption in our country? Can st...
The BJP demands a CBI probe into the farm loan waiver scam. The Centre had brought out the scheme for farmers in 2008. According to CAG's findings, gross irregularities took place in the scheme in which loans worth 60,000 crore were waived.
A Delhi court will today pronounce its order on the quantum of jail sentence for former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala. The court had found both of them guilty in the illegal recruitment of junior basic trained teachers in...
No matter what the government does to prevent the increase in black money, people manage to find a way to do just that. Two people in two different cases were caught with unaccounted money on them. The first culprit was a stock broker, Kuber Ramalingam in Coim...
The dawn of 2013 looks grim for women in India. In spite of the protests for Damini and justice continuing throughout India, the security of women at the ground level hasn't changed. A young girl in Uttar Pradesh was burnt as she wasn't ready to give in to the...
Ajit Pawar, the deputy Chief Minister was involved in a multi-crore irrigation scam in Maharatsra. Following the accusations, he resigned from his post. But he rejoined the cabinet in the beginning of December when he was given a clean chit in the investigatio...
Sitaram Jindal Foundation Awards 2012 have been announced. These awards have been instituted to recognize exceptional service from individuals as well as corporates who work for the welfare of Indian citizens. Late Satyendra Dubey was awarded posthumously in t...
Arvind Kejriwal, at the Mumbai Literature Festival, talks about his mentor Anna Hazare calling him greedy. He talks about how politics, power and greed have become synonymous. He also says that despite strong laws, corruption has not been curbed and the corrup...
Chairman of the anti-corruption committee in the American Chambers of Commerce, speaking on the Walmart lobbying row, says that there is no clarity if the amount that was mentioned in the Walmart report was spent in India. He reveals that based on the informat...
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare talks about revolution and says that he would fight against ex-team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal if he spots corruption in his Aam Aadmi Party.
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, while speaking at the 'Agenda Aaj Tak' summit says that in order to improve the bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, there is a need to forego political interests. Statesmen, he says, is best for this job. Speaki...
In the last five years, India's political parties have earned Rs 2490 crores, all of it tax-free. The Congress party tops the income generated during the years, and its income is double that of the BJP. This revelation came from the Income Tax department as a ...
Even as the meet to give final touches to anti-corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal's newly floated party, 'Aam Aadmi Party' is underway, a few activists are questioning the process of electing the officials for the party. These have demanded ...
Arvind Kejriwal will name his new party, which will contest in the 2014 elections, on November 26. The member of the IAC says, Anna Hazare is too dear to him and that after the launch of his party, they would no longer go with IAC as their symbol.
Is this the way to treat our Army men who put their lives at risk for the country? Former NSG commando Surendra Singh is unable to hear, a result of wounds he received when he and his team were sent on operations on 26 November 2008 to free Mumbai of the Pakis...
Ex-NSG commando Surendra Singh related to the media his story of neglect by the government and departments whom he had served till November 2008. This Army man and National Security Guard commando was part of the team that confronted the Pakistani terrorists d...
Surendra Singh is one of the National Security Guard (NSG) commando who was part of the operation against terrorists holed up inside locations across Mumbai during the 26/11 attacks. He retired from NSG after being declared unfit due to injuries received durin...
Police department is the most corrupt, followed by the municipal or civic departments and bodies, health department and so on. This is according to the survey done on the most corrupt government departments by the Centre for Media Studies. The study shows that...
The Defence Ministry refutes Arvind Kejriwal's claims that the 26/11 war heroes were not given their dues. The Ministry says that it was informed on November 16 that war injury pension was sanctioned and that NSG commando NK Surender Singh has already been giv...
Activist-politician Arvind Kejriwal claims that National Security Guard (NSG) commandos, who fought the terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, live in pitiable conditions as they have been forgotten by the government. He says while one was ...
Taking up the cause of NSG commandos, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal accuses the government of leaving the commandos high and dry. He claims that some of the commandos who risked their lives in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks are now left with no j...
Centre Stage | Union Minister of Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Ajay Maken, has flayed Chief Minister Sheila Dixit's power plans in Delhi. He has said that the electricity regulatory mechanism in Delhi failed and even privatisation did not help in taming the...
A Baramati court has granted bail to farmers' leaders Raju Shetty and Satish Kakade. However the court has asked Raju Shetty not to enter into Baramati. Shetty had led the protest in Baramati and the agitation had turned violent after his arrest. Meanwhile Ind...
The Deputy leader of BJP Ravishankar Prasad in a press conference today made allegations against the Congress, after the Congress attacked the party using RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy's controversial Twitter post. The BJP demanded answers as to why the Congress ...
A farmer has been killed in police firing in Sangli district of Maharashtra. The incident took place when the police was trying to control a crowd of protesting sugercane farmers. Another farmer was also killed when a truck ran over him during an agitation in ...
Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has slammed the government over the proposal to make the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) a multi-member body, accusing it of trying to suppress the constitutional office. Kejriwal has said the CAG appointments sho...
The ICC and BCCI have not responded to British sports betting journalist Ed Hawkins's claims that the India Pakistan World Cup 2011 Semi match in Mohali was fixed. His claims are based on a tweet received from a book-maker. The Pakistani team seems to have fol...
A British journalist Ed Hawkins reveals in his book 'Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy' that the India-Pakistan World Cup 2011 semi-final held in Mohali was fixed after he received a tweet from a bookie which predicted the match accurately.
Arvind Kejriwal's guerrilla politics involves giving out the date and time of an expose and allegations against a public figure, after which he takes to the streets. The government is not impressed and feels if he has a case and evidence, he should take it to ...
Arvind Kejriwal asks the Finance Minister five questions: Are the names and amounts disclosed by IAC on the list of 700 people correct? Why are there two methods of carrying out the investigation? Why is the government protecting HSBC? How does the country kno...
The Finance Ministry responds to Arvind Kejriwal's expose on Swiss bank accounts of corporate honchos. The Ministry says that it was aware of the accounts and that it had received information from the French government. The information was analysed and investi...
The Finance Ministry responds to Arvind Kejriwal's expose on Swiss bank accounts of corporate honchos. The Ministry says that it was aware of the accounts and that it had received information from the French government. The information was analysed and investi...
IAC activists hold protests in front of Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai, demanding a probe into the allegations levelled by Arvind Kejriwal against the business tycoon. The activists also protested in front of the Reliance headquarters in Chennai. They als...
A day after IAC activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal's expose on the black money stashed away in Swiss bank accounts, the IAC protesters take to the streets. Several protesters gheraoed Mukesh Ambani's residence. The police however stopped the protesters...
Reliance reacts to Arvind Kejriwal's grand Swiss bank account expose, by stating that neither Anil Ambani nor Mukesh Ambani had any accounts with HSBC in Geneva. RIL has denied allegations and has said that they are baseless.
IAC activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has made some sensational revelations about Swiss bank accounts of several corporate honchos. He also accused the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee of covering up the ill-gotten money. Today, the Finance Mini...
Newshour | Arvind Kejriwal names Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Naresh Goyal, Sandeep Tandon, and Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani among other corporate honchos as having Swiss bank accounts. He says that the government has details about more than 700 Swiss bank accounts ...
Newshour | Arvind Kejriwal speaks about his latest and fourth expose on the Swiss bank accounts of corporate honchos in India. Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Naresh Goyal, Sandeep Tandon, and Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani were a few of the names, listed out by IAC acti...
Government sources react to the Swiss bank account expose by IAC activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal. They state that there is nothing new in what Kejriwal has said, because all the information given out is already in public domain. There has been a dis...
News Night | India Against Corruption movement led by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has listed names of individuals who have accounts in Swiss banks to stash black money. IAc has also alleged that government was in possession of these details but ...
BJP leader Nirmala Seetharaman accuses the government of not doing enough to combat the issue of black money in the country. She says that Kejriwal's latest expose is an example of how inactive the government has been. She also demands that the government carr...
In a televised press conference, Arvind Kejriwal exposes a number of corporate honchos who have Swiss bank accounts in Geneva. Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Naresh Goyal, Sandeep Tandon, and Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani were a few of the names, listed out by Kejriwal...
Reliance reacts to Arvind Kejriwal's grand Swiss bank account expose, by stating that neither Anil Ambani nor Mukesh Ambani had any accounts with HSBC in Geneva. RIL has completely denied all allegations levelled by Kejriwal.
Centre Stage | In their latest expose, India Against Corruption activists targeted account holders in Swiss banks. Anti-graft activist Arvind Kejriwal exposed the details of Swiss bank account holders in the HSBC bank in Geneva. The activist-turned-politician ...
Reacting to the latest expose by India Against Corruption, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy says that IAC takes up issues that are already there in the public domain. He asks the IAC team to take up new issues like he does. Appreciating Team IAC's efforts,...
Congress leader Rashid Alvi reacts to Arvind Kejriwal's much-hyped Swiss bank accounts expose. He says that there are no documents to prove his claims and that there is no substantial evidence. He requests Kejriwal to submit ample evidence/documents so that th...
BJP leader Nirmala Seetharaman accuses the government of not doing enough to combat the issue of black money in the country. She says that Kejriwal's latest expose is an example of how inactive the government has been. She also demands that the government carr...
While Kejriwal's expose on coporate honchos having swiss bank accounts, has shocked the nation, the Left parties do not seem very impressed. Left leaders have said that while it is good that Kejriwal is exposing black money, he needs to back it up with conclus...
Rubbishing the charges made by India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, Congress MP Anu Tandon claims that the allegations are completely baseless and malicious. Belittling the allegations, she says that discussing the allegations by the anti-graft a...
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has come out with another explosive expose. Giving the details of people who have Swiss bank accounts for stashing black money, he alleged that government is in possession of these details too but is concealing them. ...
Congress Unnao MP Anu Tandon, who was one among the ten odd businessmen and businesses who have been named by Arvind Kejriwal in a press conference today as having black money stashed abroad, has denied the allegations. Her husband was a Income Tax officer who...
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman claims that the UPA government has failed to live up to its promise to bring back black money. Stepping up the attack on government after India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the government is with...
After IAC activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal's sensational revelations on corporate honchos holding Swiss bank accounts, BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy demands a complete explanation for all the allegations. He says that the Prime Minister must personall...
Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Naresh Goyal, Sandeep Tandon, and Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani were a few of the names, listed out by IAC activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal as Swiss bank account holders. He said that the government had details about more than 7...
In their latest expose, India Against Corruption activists target black money account holders in Swiss banks. Anti-graft activist Arvind Kejriwal exposes the details of Swiss bank account holders in the HSBC bank in Geneva. The activist-turned-politician alleg...
Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Naresh Goyal, Sandeep Tandon, and Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani were a few of the names, listed out by IAC activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal as Swiss bank account holders. He said that the government had details about more than 7...
Claiming that he received evidence for his latest expose from a Congress leader, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal asks the government to prove him wrong. The anti-graft activist alleged that Mukesh and Anil Ambani and Congress MP Ann Tandon, a...
Arvind Kejriwal has hit hard, in his 4th expose in the series of press conference which have so far 'exposed' Robert Vadra, Nitin Gadkari and Mukesh Ambani. This time it is the astronomical amount of tax evasion and black money that is generated in the Indian ...
In their latest expose, India Against Corruption activists target black money account holders in Swiss banks. Anti-graft activist Arvind Kejriwal exposes the details of Swiss bank account holders in the HSBC bank in Geneva. The activist-turned-politician alleg...
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal continues his attack on politicians and business giants. The activist-turned-politician is gearing up for his next big expose. Speculations are rife that the anti-graft activist may take on the Delhi government...
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal continues his attack on politicians and business giants. The activist-turned-politician is gearing up for his next big expose. Kejriwal is hopeful that the media will pick up the issue as being the weekend and ...
Arvind Kejriwal's 4th 'target' is black money, and its links to Indian politicians and businessmen. This is the fourth expose by kejriwal. He had earlier 'exposed' Robert Vadra, Nitin Gadkari, and Mukesh Ambani. Here he uses a few documents sourced from govern...
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, who is all set for his fourth big expose, says that it is necessary to take stern steps to prevent corruption as the nation can progress only if corruption is prevented. There are speculations that the IAC act...
India Against Corruption led by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is all ready for their fourth expose after targeting Robert Vadra, Nitin Gadkari and Mukesh Ambani in their previous three expose. Although team IAC has promised this is going to be big...
India Against Corruption led by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is all ready for their fourth expose. Although team IAC has promised this is going to be big expose, the team remains tight-lipped about who they are going to expose.
Arvind Kejriwal and the Bhushans promise another expose this afternoon. After Robert Vadra, Nitin Gadkari and the Reliance group led by Mukesh Ambani, speculations are rife about the press conference.
Arvind Kejriwal is all set to hold a press conference to expose yet another top leader. No names are being bandied about who this could be. Kejriwal had in three earlier such exposes targeted Robert Vadra, Nitin Gadkari and Mukesh Ambani.
Who is next on Arvind Kejriwal's hit list? That is the question being asked in the media as well as political circles. Team Kejriwal and his India Against Corruption is the next big thing coming up in the Indian political scene. The activist-politician had beg...
India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal will make yet another revelation today. However, it is not clear as to who his latest target will be. Kejriwal, who launched his political party recently, has in the past targeted Congress chief Sonia Gan...
India Against Corruption Activist Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to the residents of the capital to switch off electricity between 7 and 8 PM tonight in a mark of protest. Kejriwal has asked Delhites to express solidarity in the fight against, what he calls, the...
After the India Against Corruption movement has alleged that the person who threw a shoe at IAC member Arvind Kejriwal is closely associated with the Gandhi family, the accused has accepted that he is a Congress activist but denied any links to the Gandhi fami...
After the India Against Corruption movement has alleged that the person who threw a shoe at IAC member Arvind Kejriwal is closely associated with the Gandhi family, the accused, Jagdish Sharma, has accepted that he is a Congress activist but denied any links t...