A joint surprise check is merely a verification exercise to ascertain whether any allegation deserves an investigation or not
The meeting will be attended by all heads of over 70 CBI branches across India
It is very unfair to blame the CBI for the delay. People call the CBI a 'caged parrot' but which senior officer is not?
Stock prices tank, other developers run for cover
Rao was given the charge of interim chief on January 10 till the appointment of a new director after a high-powered committee headed by PM Modi removed Alok Verma as the chief of the probe agency
Shuffling of senior officers at CBI continues after committee led by Prime Minister Modi removed agency chief.
Central government has granted sanction for prosecution against 17 IAS officers in 23 cases since January 2015, says Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh
In rapid succession at least three states have chosen to confront the centre in recent weeks
It was alleged in the petition before the high court that the company had lured over 150,000 investors collecting over Rs 15 billion
The CBI registered a case against the company on Wednesday on the direction of the Supreme Court which in 2014 had asked the agency to investigate cases related to chit fund companies
NFDC has been embroiled in a controversy after its managing director, Nina Lath Gupta, was sacked for allegedly favouring Sun TV networks in February, when Smriti Irani was the I&B minister
States' withdrawal of consent is worrying
CBI officer has alleged that he was transferred to Nagpur and as a result has been taken out from the probe team investigating the FIR against Asthana
The CBI or any other central govt agency established under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act will now need prior consent of the respective state govt to conduct investigation in these states
Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government on Friday withdrew the 'general consent' to CBI to conduct raids and carry out investigations
He is credited with giving new wings to "caged parrot" by scrapping the need for CBI to seek govt nod for acting against senior officers
The agency has said it has no input on the whereabouts of Sandersara and his family members
Asthana also claimed that Verma had asked him to call off the planned raids against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad in Patna last year at the eleventh hour
The case relates to alleged violation of norms by directors of the aviation company for relaxation of 5/20 rules in the aviation sector to get licenses for international operations
The two firms had bought five units each when 21 UP sugar mills were put on block under Mayawati's regime