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New Delhi, Feb 14: Italy's state-controlled AgustaWestland had allegedly kept aside Rs 217 crore as part of "corrupt activity" to bag India's Rs 3,600 crore deal and its choppers became eligible only after certain required parameters were altered in the tender document. According to the report filed by Italian investigators in an Italian court, the middlemen had agreed for a 7.5 per cent

New Delhi, Feb 14: Former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi on Wednesday admitted meeting an Italian middleman who allegedly took money from Italian arms major Finmeccanica to secure a Rs 3,600-crore (€560 million) contract for purchasing 12 VVIP helicopters for the IAF's Communication Squadron. Tyagi admitted meeting Italian middleman Carlo Gerosa at his cousin's place but went on to claim he had

New Delhi, Feb 13: Grappling with yet another scandal involving bribery in the acquisition of expensive helicopters for use by VVIPs, the government today promised that the guilty would not be spared, even as former Air Chief S P Tyagi, whose name figures in the allegations, pleaded innocence. A day after ordering the CBI probe, Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters that strong action will be

New Delhi, Feb 13: A day after the Italian police arrested defence major Finmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi in an ongoing corruption inquiry, there are more details emerging. Reuters now reports that three cousins of former Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi allegedly helped twist rules in a helicopter tender won by AgustaWestland. The three cousins of SP Tyagi - Juli, Docsa and Sandeep Tyagi -

Guwahati, Feb 12: At least 11 people have been killed in clashes between police and tribal groups opposed to ongoing local elections in northeastern state of Assam, police said on Tuesday. "The situation is very critical and so far we have reports that 11 people are dead and about six are injured," senior police official Bhupen Bora said. More details are awaited.

New Delhi, Feb 12: Italy has not shared details of a corruption probe into the sale of helicopters to the Indian government, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after the arrest of Finmeccanica's head Giuseppe Orsi in Italy. "We had asked the government of Italy through our mission in Rome for details of the investigation but were told that it is a judicial process and the government of

New Delhi, Feb 12: The telecom scam, whose alleged constituents include a former union minister and the executives of some of India's best-known companies, has delivered a new wallop. The CBI has removed its lawyer in the telecom scam case because he was allegedly colluding with representatives of one of the companies accused of criminal conspiracy and cheating to land an out-of-turn mobile

Patna, Feb 11: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar's Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said on February 11. The villagers also imposed heavy fines on girls if they violated the diktat. The ban was imposed on February 10 by self-styled social reformers of Makhnupur village under Pachrukhi police station in

Srinagar, Feb 11: The speed post sent by Tihar Jail superintendent to Afzal Guru's family in Kashmir Valley's Sopore town was delivered Monday, two days after he was hanged in the national capital. The letter reached postal authorities here Saturday evening, several hours after he was executed. "A speed post letter has been delivered to us by postal authorities today. Tihar Jail authorities have

Srinagar, Feb 11: A youth shot in firing by security forces during protests in the Kashmir Valley against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru died early today taking the death toll to three since clashes broke out last Saturday. As the Valley remained under curfew for the third day today, official sources said the situation was by and large peaceful with no reports of any untoward