Dr Kamat is a Helpless Head of DRDO because during his one-year extension he is not able to preforms his responsibilities given by GOI. Like first and most important task was to implementing Dr Raghwan Committee recommendations why because he has not had the charisma to convenience his colleges the clear massage of PMO vision […]
AK Antony seeks probe into allegations against Abhishek Verma in defence deals
Rohini Singh, ET Bureau May 7, 2012, 12.51AM IST NEW DELHI: Defence minister AK Antony has asked investigation agencies to probe into charges levelled against Delhi-based businessman Abhishek Verma, by his former partner, accusing him of acting as a middleman in several defence deals and parking over $205 million in accounts in a bank in […]
The Missile that Cannot Fire – Long delays, cost escalation damage DRDO’s reputation
Amarnath K, Menon and Gaurav C. Sawant – April 13, 2012 – India Today The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was set up in 1958 with a vision to “provide our defence services a decisive edge by equipping them with internationally competitive systems and solutions”. The DRDO has clearly failed in its mission. There […]
CBI to grill MoD officials in Tatra case
New Delhi, April 26, 2012, DHNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to quiz Defence Ministry officials in connection to the alleged irregularities in the supply of all-terrain tatra trucks to the Army. Sources said the CBI has zeroed in on at least six Defence Ministry officials. Besides, the CBI is planning to […]
CBI takes Tatra trucks probe to foreign shores
Neeraj Chauhan, TNN | Apr 26, 2012, 02.43AM IST NEW DELHI: The CBI’s probe into the Tatra scam is spreading internationally, with the agency finding clues of a far more sophisticated web of money transfers than what was presumed until now. The agency is set to issue Letter Rogatories (LRs) to Hong Kong and Singapore, […]
Background check on Tejinder by CBI
Neeraj Chauhan, TNN | Apr 25, 2012, 05.15AM IST NEW DELHI: Probing the Tatra trucks procurement scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation is carrying out a background check on Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh as it prepares to question him later this week. The agency, sources said, has asked the defence ministry to provide all […]
Lt Gen Tejinder visited Army chief on Sept 22: Register
Neeraj Chauhan, TNN Apr 23, 2012, 02.49AM IST NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing Army chief General V K Singh’s claim that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe by Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh, has found that the “visitor’s register” of South Block has an entry showing that Lt […]
Did Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh have a mole in Gen VK singh’s office?
Neeraj Chauhan, TNN | Apr 24, 2012, 01.36AM IST NEW DELHI: Army chief General V K Singh has told CBI officials that the day Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh came to visit him in his South Block office (September 22, 2010) and made a bribery offer of Rs 14 crore, the file relating to purchase […]
‘Tainted’ IAS couple linked to Ravi Rishi in Tatra scam?
TNN | Apr 22, 2012, 01.53AM IST NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Tatra scam is examining a connection between Madhya Pradesh IAS couple Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi, who are facing graft charges, and London-based businessman Ravi Rishi. The CBI is looking at Rishi’s Vectra Group acquiring maximum shares […]
Skeletons tumble out of Tatra-tainted Natarajan’s closet
FRIDAY, 20 APRIL 2012 00:16 PNS | NEW DELHI HITS: 263 – The Pioneer Under VRS Natarajan, PSU giant BEML was involved in large scale irregularities that went beyond Tatra truck deal. The CBI on Thursday registered an FIR against him for cheating and criminal conspiracy in hiring a consultancy firm without tendering process. The […]
Tatra scam: Kovai firm raided
Tamil Nadu | Posted on Apr 20, 2012 at 09:51am IST IBN Live COIMBATORE: CBI sleuths on Thursday raided the premises of an IT company in the city over alleged irregularities in the contracts awarded to it by the state-owned Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). It may be noted that BEML chairman and managing director […]
