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Naval war room leak accused Shankaran arrested in London
New Delhi, May 20 - In a major breakthrough, the key accused in the Naval war room leak case Ravi Shankaran has been arrested in London.Confirming Shankran's arrest, a Central Bureau of Investigation - spokesperson here said Shankaran was arrested by the London Police and is at present out on bail. The CBI has initiated the legal process for his extradition, the spokesman said. A close relative of ... read more

1 year ago
Navy War Room leak case: Court rejects bail plea of retired naval commander
New Delhi, Nov 14 - The Delhi High Court Friday rejected the bail plea of retired naval commander J.S.Kalra, an accused in the navy War Room leak case for allegedly leaking secret information detrimental to national security. Justice Sunil Gaur rejected the bail plea of Kalra stating that since the investigations are still on and its not clear that accused has played no role in the case, so gran ... read more

1 year ago
Navy chief urged to re-look denial of information to sacked officer
New Delhi, Aug 5- India's RTI head Wajahat Habibullah has asked the naval chief to re-examine his decision denying the plea of an officer sacked for leaking secrets to furnish him the reasons for the action. The ruling came on a plea by sacked navy Commander Vijender Rana, arrested for his role in the Naval War Room leak case, who had sought a copy of the enquiry report against him. 'The Chief o ... read more

1 year ago
Navy chief urged to re-look denial of information to sacked officer
New Delhi, Aug 5- India's RTI head Wajahat Habibullah has asked the naval chief to re-examine his decision denying the plea of an officer sacked for leaking secrets to furnish him the reasons for the action. The ruling came on a plea by sacked navy Commander Vijender Rana, arrested for his role in the Naval War Room leak case, who had sought a copy of the enquiry report against him. 'The Chief o ... read more

1 year ago
Navy chief urged to re-look denial of information to sacked officer
New Delhi, Aug 5- India's RTI head Wajahat Habibullah has asked the naval chief to re-examine his decision denying the plea of an officer sacked for leaking secrets to furnish him the reasons for the action. The ruling came on a plea by sacked navy Commander Vijender Rana, arrested for his role in the Naval War Room leak case, who had sought a copy of the enquiry report against him. 'The Chief o ... read more

1 year ago
Income tax department to get money seized from Abhishek Verma
New Delhi, July 17 - A city court Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation - to give the money seized from Abhishek Verma - accused of leaking classified documents from the Directorate of Naval Operations - to the income tax department. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjeev Jain dismissed Verma's plea of releasing Rs.399,000 which was seized by the CBI at the time of his arrest in 2 ... read more

2 years ago
CBI yet to complete Scorpene deal probe
New Delhi, March 16 - A Central Bureau of Investigation - probe into alleged irregularities in the 2005 deal for six French Scorpene submarines has failed to make headway even as a three-month deadline set by the Delhi High Court to submit a report on this is about to end. A public suit filed in the Delhi High Court by lawyer Prashant Bhushan has alleged that the Intelligence Bureau -, which was ... read more

2 years ago
Big names crowd Tihar, but authorities cannot cope
New Delhi, Feb 23 - Delhi's crowded Tihar Jail is getting to host more high-profile criminals, politicians and their kin, thanks to faster court decisions spurred by a vigilant media. But the presence of so many notables is proving a headache for jail authorities. Tihar, one of Asia's largest jails, at present has as inmates at least five politicians, including two MPs, and relatives of politici ... read more

2 years ago
High court gives CBI time to probe Scorpene deal
New Delhi, Dec 20 - The Delhi High Court Thursday granted three months' time to the Central Bureau of Investigation - to submit a detailed report on the investigation into the alleged irregularities in the 2005 deal for French Scorpene submarines. A division bench comprising of Justices T.S. Thakur and Veena Birbal asked the agency to file its reply by April 25. 'Come to us after three months an ... read more

2 years ago
Court asks CBI for Scorpene submarine deal probe report
New Delhi, Dec 19 - The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation - to submit on Thursday a detailed report on its strategy to probe alleged irregularities in the 2005 deal for French Scorpene submarines. A division bench comprising of Justices T.S. Thakur and Veena Birbal asked the agency: 'Tell us by tomorrow to whom you will assign - this case and in what time it would be ... read more