ltc scam: grilling of six rs members ends
New Delhi: The CBI has wrapped up interrogation of six accused former and sitting Rajya Sabha members in leave Travel Concession (lTC) scam with the questioning of MP lalhming liana of Mizo National Front for allegedly submitting inflated bills to claim air travel reimbursement. The agency will now co-relate their statements with the documentary evidence before filing chargesheets. The agency will also go through the records of the travel agencies which had booked the tickets for them and record the statements of the travel agents.
‘govt partisan in sc judge appointment’
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Thursday attacked the Government for acting in a “partisan” manner on the appointment of Supreme Court judges following charges levelled by senior lawyer Gopal Subramaniam and said the apex court should undo the “damage”. “The Modi Government has acted in a manner which is detrimental to the independence of the judiciary. The Supreme Court should act to undo the damage caused by this partisan step,” the party’s Politburo said in a statement.
Dhowan calls for self reliance, indigenisation
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing on developing indigenous defence sector, Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan on Thursday said the maritime force’s future growth would be based on “indigenisation and self reliance”. Heading the bi-annual Commanders’ Conference, the Navy chief reviewed coastal security and also discussed the capability gaps due to the aging submarine fleet and the shortage of multirole helicopters on board the warships.