The in-fighting within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) witnessed a new turn on Wednesday, when a government orders issued asked the two top officials of the premier probe agency- CBI Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthama to go on leave. The order also stated that M Nageshwar Rao will be taking over as the interim CBI chief. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved that during […]

Over 2,000 fresh accounts were opened in a Bareilly branch of State Bank of India post-demonetisation till December 31 to allegedly channelise black money in which at least Rs. 8 crore were deposited in old notes, a CBI probe has found. The CBI has now registered an FIR against unknown bank officials and unknown persons for criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption. Based on source information, the CBI had carried out […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday unearthed a major scam relating to the supply of packaged drinking water “Rail Neer” within the railways, and recovered Rs 20 crore cash from suppliers who were benefitting by looting the passengers. The agency, after registering a case against two senior officials of Northern Railway and seven private companies, raided 13 places in Delhi and Noida in connection with the alleged […]

THE GHOST of kickbacks in botched armed deals, which the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was wishing away for the past one year, has come back to haunt the UPA 2 in a big way. In the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, the UPA government faces a barrage of accusations from the Opposition — the still unravelling AugustaWestland chopper deal and the role of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien […]