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CBI row: After Alok Verma, Rakesh Asthana also challenges forced leave in
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Director Rakesh Asthana on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the central government's decision to send him on leave.
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Alok Verma, Rakesh Asthana to continue their respective duties: CBI
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana will continue to serve as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director and Special Director, respectively, the CBI said on Thursday.
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SC agrees to hear fresh plea seeking SIT probe against CBI officials
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, including its Special Director Rakesh Asthana.
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CBI row: PM Modi should answer the nation, asserts Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Following the Centre's decision to divest Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma and special director Rakesh Asthana of their duties, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asserted that Prime Minister Narendra M
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Bound to oath of secrecy: KV Chaudhary on CBI row
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Central Vigilance Commissioner KV Chaudhary on Wednesday said that he is under an oath of secrecy, and therefore, cannot speak to anybody regarding the Centre's decision to divest the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma and special direc
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M. Nageshwar Rao to oversee duties, functions of CBI Director
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): With Alok Kumar Verma and Rakesh Asthana being divested of their roles as Director and Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), respectively, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved that during the period of such interim m
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CBI appoints new team to probe case against Rakesh Asthana
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Soon after M Nageshwar Rao took charge as the interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he set up a new three-member team to probe the case against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana.
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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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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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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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