Supreme Court on Rafale: Nothing in Official Secrets Act restrains publishing of secret documents. The court upheld the right of The Hindu newspaper to publish papers that the government had described as “stolen.” The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the… Read More ›
SC junks Centre’s objections on admissibility of documents cited as evidence A Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph, in two separate judgments on Wednesday, dismissed the Centre’s preliminary… Read More ›
Rafale deal controversy: “It is a criminal offence. We are objecting preliminary because secret documents can’t be annexed with the petition. Review and perjury petitions must be dismissed,” said the Attorney General. Source: NDTV HIGHLIGHTS Investigating how the classified documents… Read More ›
The corruption is now ‘crystal clear’, says Congress spokesperson Source: The Telegraph The Congress on Wednesday pointed to the “blatant and massive corruption” in the Rafale fighter jet deal and said the time has come to lodge an FIR against… Read More ›
In the Supreme Court, attorney general K.K. Venugopal also indicated that action may be taken against two newspapers including The Hindu for publication of those documents. French Navy Rafale fighter jets are seen aboard the upgraded “Charles de Gaulle” aircraft… Read More ›
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet received an equally sharp attack from Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who said the PM was responsible for the delay in the arrival of Rafale jets. HIGHLIGHTS Country suffered “a big loss” due to politics over… Read More ›
The irony is that the very issues Narendra Modi campaigned on in 2013 are the ones his government has managed to aggravate the most since coming to power. Amit Shah (left) and Narendra Modi (right). Credit: PTI Salman Khurshid &… Read More ›
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: With Lok Sabha elections just a few weeks away, PM Modi has received a massive thumbs up in a mega Times Group online poll, with over two-thirds (83%) of the over 2 lakh respondents… Read More ›
Source: The Hindu Plea seeks to prosecute Central officers The Supreme Court’s verdict and Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG)’s report on the Rafale deal notwithstanding, Prashant Bhushan, eminent lawyer and activist, has moved the SC seeking prosecution of Central… Read More ›
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the CAG audit report on Rafale deal contains “no useful information or analysis or conclusions”. Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the CAG audit report on… Read More ›