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AgustaWestland deal: CBI questions Tyagi brothers, lawyer Khaitan
•CBI officials investigating the Agusta Westland deal claimed that Khaitan was being evasive during questioning and "concealing" information.
'VVIP chopper scam case was taken up by UPA, Modi dispensation had blacklisted it': Congress hits back at BJP
•Hitting back at BJP on the VVIP chopper deal, Congress on Tuesday sought to know why was Agusta Westland removed from the blacklisted category by the Modi dispensation.
Budget Session: Political war over Uttarakhand, Ishrat Jahan dominate Parliament proceedings
Fppolitics •Both houses of Parliament saw intense political posturing and trading of allegations between the Congress and the BJP. The war of words took place in the context of state elections taking place in different parts of the country.
BJP raises VVIP chopper deal issue in Lok Sabha, seeks probe into controversy
•BJP on Monday raked up the VVIP chopper scandal in Lok Sabha following Italian court's reported observation that the UPA government showed "substantial disregard.
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Fp Staff •ED seeks to extradite British national in VVIP choppers scam
Fp Archives •ED has moved an official request in this regard to the Union Home Ministry with the copy of a court-issued non-bailable warrant and a recently notified Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) against the said middleman: Christian Michel James.
Chopper scam will not affect joint venture with AgustaWestland: Tata group
Fp Archives •The ongoing investigations in the alleged bribery case against AugustaWestland's helicopter deal with India will not have any impact on the tie-up between Tatas and the Italian chopper maker, said a spokesperson of the joint venture firm.
Modi govt gets its way: MK Narayanan quits as West Bengal Governor
Fp Staff •The BJP govt had indicated that it could use the CBI's demand to question M K Narayanan and BW Wanchoo as witnesses in the Agusta Westland case to oust them.
Sindhuratna: With Saints like Antony, give me a sinner any day
Jagannathan •The Indian armed forces have never been as poorly served as under St AK Antony, the honest but not too assertive defence minister. India is paying a heavy price for his weak stewardship.
AgustaWestland welcomes arbitration on scrapped deal
Fp Archives •Italian defence group Finmeccanica said on Thursday its AgustaWestland unit welcomed India's decision to take part in an arbitration process over a $770 million helicopter deal.