West Bengal gang-rape: Victim`s father to meet President Pranab on Jan 07

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 22:33

Demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, the grieving father of the teenage Bengal girl - gang-raped twice and allegedly set ablaze - Saturday said the family would meet President Pranab Mukherjee Jan 7 amid mounting protests in the city.

Name of judge heading CoI to probe snoopgate likely soon

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 23:50

Government is likely to announce the name of the judge shortly who will head the Commission of Inquiry to probe charges of spying on a young woman in 2009 allegedly at the behest of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

CBI likely to close PE on VK Singh`s bribe complaint

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 20:21

Over 18 months after receiving a complaint, CBI may close a preliminary enquiry into former Army Chief Gen VK Singh`s complaint that he was allegedly offered a bribe of Rs.14 crore by a retired Lt Gen to clear a tranche of sub-standard vehicles for use of the force.

Cong decision on snoopgate not `political vendetta`: CPI

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 21:13

CPI General Secretary G Sudhakar Reddy today questioned the silence of BJP Prime Ministerial candidate on the issue of snooping of a woman.

Congress says Gujarat snooping case probe genuine, BJP threatens legal action

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 00:36

The war of words between country`s two main political parties - Congress and the BJP – intensified on Friday with the former defending the Centre`s decision to set up an inquiry panel to probe snooping allegations against Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government and the latter threatening to take legal action.

Snoopgate: Congress hails setting up of probe panel, BJP calls it a witch-hunt

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 14:10

Minutes after the Centre announced setting up of an inquiry commission to look into the alleged snooping allegations against the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government, the main opposition party, BJP, on Thursday called it a witch-hunt by the Congress.

Centre gives nod for probe into Gujarat snooping case, BJP threatens legal action

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 13:43

The Centre on Thursday gave the nod for setting up of an inquiry commission to look into allegations of Gujarat government using ATS to snoop on a woman.

Congress doesn`t know how to politically deal with Modi: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 22:37

Charging Congress with indulging in "vindictive politics" on snooping case involving Narendra Modi, BJP said Centre`s announcement of Commission of Inquiry is constitutionally not permissible.

Edward Snowden offers to help Brazil in NSA inquiry

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 07:50

Edward Snowden, the former contractor for the US National Security Agency (NSA), has offered to help Brazil investigate the extent of NSA`s spying against the South American country in an open letter published Tuesday.

Snoopgate: PIL challenging legality of enquiry panel in Gujarat HC

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 16:34

A PIL, challenging the legality of Justice Sugnya Bhatt inquiry commission, set up by the state government to probe the alleged snooping incident, was today moved before the Gujarat High Court here.

Snooping inquiry just match-fixing, eyewash by Modi: Cong

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 20:18

Dismissing as "eyewash" and "matchfixing" the probe ordered Gujarat government into the snoopgate, Congress today stepped up attack on Narendra Modi asserting that nothing short of an inquiry by a Supreme Court judge will do.

Snooping row: Under attack, Narendra Modi appoints probe panel

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 23:07

Under attack over alleged snooping on a woman by Gujarat police, Narendra Modi government Monday appointed a two-member Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired woman judge of the Ahmedabad High Court.