VVIP choppers: Sikorsky ready to pitch in if Agusta deal scrapped

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 18:06

With government moving towards cancelling AgustaWestland deal for VVIP choppers, US firm Sikorsky said it is ready to provide such helicopters to India if the contract is scrapped.

Can’t UPA govt translate VVIP chopper docs from Italian to English? Asks BJP

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 11:17

Hitting out at the Congress-led UPA government, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused it of inaction to bring the guilty in the AugustaWestland bribery case to justice.

VVIP chopper deal scam: MHA to explain how accused went to Germany

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 18:31

Two top officials of Union Home Ministry have been directed by Delhi court to explain how one of accused in Rs 3600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam was allowed to go to Germany without its permission.

AgustaWestland takes arbitration route to keep chopper deal on

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 20:44

Facing the prospect of its Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal being scrapped, AgustaWestland on Friday said it had taken the arbitration route to settle the fate of the contract.

CAG report on VVIP chopper deal on PAC agenda

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 17:38

Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday decided to take up the controversial Rs 3,727 crore VVIP helicopter deal in which the CAG has slammed the Defence Ministry and IAF for deviating from rules.

AgustaWestland rebuts CAG findings in VVIP chopper deal

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 20:20

Rebutting CAG`s findings in the Rs 3,727-crore VVIP chopper deal, AgustaWestland has claimed the alteration of the cabin height and other specifications in the tender did not result in a single vendor situation.

20 political scams that shamed India

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 14:44

India has been rocked by a spate of scams in the recent past. Here is an overview of some of the most infamous scams that have hit the country over the years.

CBI officers who probed high-profile graft cases awarded

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 18:26

CBI officers who led probe in corruption cases like AgustaWestland scam and Adarsh Housing scam, are among those awarded police medals for meritorious service on the occasion of Independence Day.

Ex-IAF chief defends decision of holding chopper trials abroad

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 22:44

Facing criticism for allegedly insisting on holding the trials of the helicopters in the VVIP chopper deal abroad, former IAF chief F H Major today defended his decision.

VVIP chopper deal: CAG tables report in Parliament, blames Defence Ministry

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 14:20

The Comptroller and Auditor General slammed the Defence Ministry and Air Force for "several instances" of deviation from rules in procurement of VVIP choppers.

Defence Minister gets new evidences, seeks explanation from AgustaWestland

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 22:31

Armed with fresh documents in connection with chopper scam, Defence Ministry has shot off a letter to AgustaWestland seeking explanation from it.

VVIP Chopper deal: India receives fresh tranche of documents

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 20:10

India has received a fresh tranche of crucial documents from Italy in connection with Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal which is likely to help CBI in expediting the probe into the bribery scam.