SC rejects govt plea, upholds Bengal's suit on CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation is under the superintendence of the Union government as per the statutory scheme, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday while rejecting the Centre's objection to......

Speaker recognises Rahul as LOP; his first constitutional role

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recognised Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition on Wednesday, a day after the Congress communicated its decision to name him for the position to the Lok Sabha......

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

The Centre has allocated Rs 928.46 crore to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Union Budget 2024-25 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, a snip of over Rs 40.4......

Over 6800 corruption cases probed by CBI pending trials in courts

As many as 6,841 corruption cases probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation were pending trials in different courts, 313 of them for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of......

What was Pratip Chaudhuri's crime?

The account turned bad before Chaudhari took over as SBI chairman and the asset was sold to AARC following an open bidding process, months after Chaudhari retired, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Why Are Bankers SMILING At Last?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Rs 30,600 crore government guarantee for the bad bank has changed the body language of bankers for the better, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Finance......

Visionary Budget or worse than Pranab Mukherjee's?

The sad truth is that the debt-to-GDP ratio will shoot up close to 90 per cent in the coming year, and the fiscal deficit glide path does not promise to reduce it substantially any time soon,......

CBI told to use director identification number in notices to bankers

This, said Sitharaman, would remove the possibility of unauthorised communication “and consequent harassment”, which was a cause of concern for bankers. Illustration: Dominic......