'Several instances' of deviation in VVIP chopper deal: CAG
New Delhi: The CAG on Wednesday slammed the Defence Ministry and Air Force for ‘several instances’ of deviation from rules in the procurement of VVIP choppers in the Rs 3,727 crore AgustaWestland dea
CAG pulls up Defence Ministry, BEL for deal with blacklisted firm
New Delhi: Pulling up the Defence Ministry and its PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), the CAG on Thursday said they had entered into an "inappropriate" agreement with a Zurich-based firm with whom
Court decisions would not be binding: India on Agusta trials
New Delhi: As trials into AgustaWestland chopper scam got off in Italy, India has told the court there that its decisions would not be binding and it would reserve the right to seek all possible lega
Preparing to clarify points raised by India: AgustaWestland
Facing threat of cancellation of its deal to supply 12 AW-101 choppers to India, AgustaWestland today said it was preparing to clarify the points raised by the Indian government in this regard.
Italian court rejects request for chopper probe details
An Italian court, hearing the VVIP chopper deal scam case, has rejected India’s request for documents related to the investigations into the matter, arguing that the “information is covered by secrecy”.
Centre hid training of Lankan men from TN, says CM
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday lashed out at the Centre for its “reprehensible attitude” in permitting two defence personnel of Sri Lanka to undergo training in TN, and demanded that they
MoD claim on Adarsh land not tenable, says Maharashtra govt
Terming as 'not tenable and frivolous' MoD's notice claiming ownership of the land on which the controversial Adarsh building stands, Maharashtra government has said a litigation between the Union
Defence Ministry was leaking information to fix me: Gen VK Singh
Five days before his controversial 26-month tenure as Army Chief comes to an end, Gen V. K. Singh on Saturday voiced criticism of the defence ministry for ‘selectively leaking’ information to ‘fix’ hi
PM Manmohan Singh hosts farewell dinner for Army Chief Gen VK Singh
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief General V. K. Singh who retires on May 31.
The dinner was attended by several senior ministers including Defence Min
CBI seeks copies of Army chief's interview to TV channel
CBI has sought from a TV news channel copies of Army Chief Gen V. K. Singh's interview in connection with its probe regarding his allegations that he was offered a bribe of Rs14 crore by a retired sen