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PM buried the last nail in independence of CBI, says Congress
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Congress party on Wednesday tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, after it sent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma on leave, owing to his alleged rift with CBI special director Rakesh Asthana.
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Decision taken to maintain integrity, credibility: Jaitley on CBI controve
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Justifying the Central Government's decision to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana on leave, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the move was taken to maintain the inves
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CBI Director Alok Verma moves SC after Centre asks him to go on leave
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the central government's decision to send him on leave.
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M Nageshwar Rao appointed CBI interim director
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): M Nageshwar Rao on Wednesday was appointed as the interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with immediate effect.
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Internal squabble in CBI shocking: Former officials
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The internal squabble in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is shocking and unprecedented in the history of the country's premier investigation agency, former officials of the probe agency said.
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Swamy lauds Alok Verma's honesty, criticises Asthana in Chidambaram case
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday vouched for the honesty of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma while sharply criticising special director Rakesh Asthana for not being pro-active in a case involving former
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No action against CBI's Rakesh Asthana until Oct 29: Court
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): The Delhi High court on Tuesday ordered that no action can be taken against Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Rakesh Asthana until next hearing which is scheduled on October 29.
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Arrested DSP moves Delhi HC against arrest by CBI
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23, (ANI): Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devendra Kumar on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with Moin Akhtar Qureshi case.
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Under PM Modi, CBI is a weapon of political vendetta: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booking its own Special Director Rakesh Asthana in an alleged bribery case. Gandhi said that the investigative agency has become a wea
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CBI registers case against its own Special Director
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against its own Special Director Rakesh Asthana in connection with controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi case.
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'Complaint against CBI director malicious and frivolous'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday termed its Special Director Rakesh Asthana's complaint to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) against CBI Director Alok Verma as "malicious and frivolous." It stated that he has done it to "intimidate th
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Shabnam Asthana wins Times Power Woman 2017 award
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Times Group recently celebrated the invaluable contribution of women by introducing The Times Power Woman 2017 (Pune) awards.
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