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Cabinet approves three anti-corruption Bills

   14 December 2011 at 10:35

Bills aimed at making judges, public utilities more accountable, and protecting whistleblowers The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared three crucial anti-graft Bills aimed at making judges and public utilities more accountable and protecting whistl ..

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CBI suspects Bhanwari's husband role, arrests him

   09 December 2011 at 12:20

In a new twist to the probe into the abduction of Jodhpur's nurse Bhanwari Devi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested her husband, Amarchand Nat, for his alleged non-cooperation and suspected role in the conspiracy. T ..

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Swamy plea pushes PC one step closer to court

   09 December 2011 at 12:20

A special CBI court on Thursday finally allowed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy to become a witness in support of his private complaint seeking home minister P Chidambaram’s prosecution in the 2G scam. Immediately after news of this o ..

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CBI identifies gang that disposed of Bhanwari body

   06 December 2011 at 11:11

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has zeroed in on a Jodhpur gang for allegedly disposing of the body of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi at the behest of her alleged abductors. The CBI announced a reward of R5 lakh for information on Bishn ..

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Use of fake notes to be treated as terror act

   02 December 2011 at 13:42

Union home ministry proposes to include fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Alarmed by the rising use of fake currencies, the Union home ministry has decided to treat it as an act of terrorism. Accordi ..

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CBI opposes Raja's pvt secy Chandolia's bail plea

   01 December 2011 at 08:18

The CBI on Wednesday opposed the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja's erstwhile Private Secretary R K Chandolia, saying that he is a public servant and cannot be treated on par with those granted bail in the 2G case. After hearing ..

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2G case: Shahid Balwa granted bail

   30 November 2011 at 10:13

Applying the "principle of parity" by taking cue from the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court's order providing relief to 10 other 2G spectrum scam accused, the special CBI court on Tuesday granted bail to DB Realty promoter Shahid Us ..

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Kani gifts Tv, distributes sweets in jail

   30 November 2011 at 10:13

DMK's Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi hugged the female co-inmates of Tihar's sub-jail number six, offered them sweets ordered from an in-house canteen and left behind her TV set for their use before departing a cell-room that was her home si ..

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Kani gets bail from HC after six-month stay in Tihar jail

   29 November 2011 at 10:05

After six months in Tihar jail and five attempts, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi and four others got bail in the 2G case from the Delhi High Court on Monday. Justice VK Shali of the high court said in his 39-page order that K ..

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2G Scam - Kanimozhi, four others granted bail in 2G case

   29 November 2011 at 10:05

DMK MP, others expected to leave jail today after special court judge signs release warrants After spending more than six months in judicial custody, K. Kanimozhi, a lawmaker of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5 clicks (DMK) party, was on Monday gr ..

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