VVIP chopper deal scam: Former IAF chief SP Tyagi, two private firm chiefs questioned
The CBI on Monday questioned former IAF chief SP Tyagi along with the chairman and the chief executive officer (CEO) of two private companies in connection with the alleged payoffs in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal.
May 09, 2016, 23:19 PM IST
AgustaWestland chopper deal: 'SP Tyagi's cousin admits financial dealing with middlemen Haschke, Gerosa'
On January 1, 2014, India scrapped the contract with Finmeccanica's British subsidiary AgustaWestland for supplying 12 AW101 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force (IAF) over alleged breach of contractual obligations.
May 06, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
Congress demands SC-monitored probe in VVIP chopper deal
He said it was practice of the BJP members to level wrong and baseless allegations and through that, they want to create an illusion.
May 06, 2016, 17:02 PM IST
Robert Vadra entering politics? Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law figures in Congress' 'Save Democracy March' posters
Posters showing Robert Vadra`s face along with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi during the party's `Save Democracy March` on Friday triggered rumours of the businessman finally dipping his toes in the murky waters of politics.
May 06, 2016, 15:51 PM IST
VVIP chopper deal: After CBI, ED questions ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi
This is the first time that former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate.
May 05, 2016, 11:46 AM IST
PM Modi hails Manohar Parrikar's Rajya Sabha speech on AgustaWestland – Watch his address here
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the probe in the AgustaWestland helicopter graft case will focus on those named in the Italian court judgment.
May 05, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
AgustaWestland chopper deal: ED to quiz former IAF chief SP Tyagi today
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will on Thursday grill former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi, who is also being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.
May 05, 2016, 08:29 AM IST
Heated debate takes place in Rajya Sabha on VVIP chopper deal: Top quotes
The controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal on Wednesday triggered a stormy debate and trading of charges in the Rajya Sabha with the entire Opposition pressing for a Supreme Court-monitored probe while Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar spoke of an "invisible hand" in preventing an investigation in UPA tenure.
May 05, 2016, 00:55 AM IST
Chopper deal: I blacklisted AgustaWestland, not UPA, says Arun Jaitley
On a day when the controversial chopper deal triggered a stormy debate and trading of charges in the Rajya Sabha, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday rubbished Congress' claim of having blacklisted AgustaWestland.
May 04, 2016, 23:52 PM IST
Chopper deal: No evidence to link politicians with AgustaWestland bribes, says Italian judge who delivered verdict
On a day that the BJP and Congress traded charges in Parliament regarding the controversial AgustaWestland deal, the Italian judge who delivered the verdict in the VVIP chopper said there was no 'direct evidence' linking any Indian politician with alleged kickbacks.
May 04, 2016, 23:08 PM IST
Why is #CongTerrorInRajyaSabha trending on Twitter?
The Congress seems to be more worried about the presence of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Rajya Sabha than AgustaWestland bribery case.
May 04, 2016, 09:20 AM IST
Agusta Westland chopper deal: Turning approver is out of question, says Italian middleman Christian Michel
Italian middleman Christian Michel has said that turning approver in the Rs 3,600-crore Agusta Westland chopper deal was 'out of question'.
May 03, 2016, 21:56 PM IST
VVIP chopper cam: Ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi reaches CBI office for questioning
Tyagi has been named in the FIR in the chopper deal along with 13 others including his brothers -- Sanjeev, Rajeev and Sandeep -- and European middlemen Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa.
May 03, 2016, 04:01 AM IST
AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal: We are investigating former IAF chief SP Tyagi's bank accounts, asset details, says CBI
The CBI said on Monday that the focus area, while examining former IAF chief SP Tyagi in connection with alleged corruption in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, was bribery allegation case and the Italy court judgement that came to light.
May 02, 2016, 18:30 PM IST
AgustaWestland row: TMC gives notice in Rajya Sabha
AgustaWestland`s Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force had been scrapped by the previous UPA regime.
May 02, 2016, 09:19 AM IST
VVIP chopper deal probe: CBI to grill former-IAF chief SP Tyagi, his 2 brothers today; major set-back for Sonia Gandhi?
Tyagi would be confronted today with fresh evidence and documents obtained by CBI.
May 02, 2016, 03:56 AM IST
AgustaWestland chopper deal: Fake Punjabi music company used to lure MoD officials?
There may be a Punjabi music angle for clinching AgustaWestland helicopter deal, as per a media report.
May 01, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
Agustawestland scam: CBI to grill ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi, two brothers
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday linked the alleged irregularities in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland to former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief SP Tyagi.
Apr 30, 2016, 21:28 PM IST
Theory that UPA blacklisted AgustaWestland 'figment of somebody's imagination', says Arun Jaitley
The senior NDA minister said the chopper deal was influenced by bribery.
Apr 30, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
VVIP chopper scam: Arrest Sonia Gandhi if you have guts, Arvind Kejriwal dares BJP
Renewing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has dared the ruling BJP disposition to arrest Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other party leader named as accused by an Italian court in the VVIP chopper bribery scam case.
Apr 29, 2016, 11:10 AM IST
