Oil scandal: UN to follow-up IIC suggestions

The United Nations General Assembly has decided to consider a follow-up to the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry Committeeinto the scandal-ridden UN Oil-for-Food programme for Iraq.Volcker......

UN watchdog chief charged

The United Nations has issued a charge letter against Dileep Nair, the head of its internal watchdog office, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said Thursday. Under-Secretary-General Nair, who heads the......

Natwar Singh: A man who wore many hats, but always spoke his mind

K Natwar Singh wore many hats as he straddled the worlds of diplomacy, politics and writing but what remained consistent across decades was his sharp-wit and plainspeaking. IMAGE: Former External......

Oil-for-food program: companies paid kickbacks

Half the 4,500 companies that took part in the United Nations oil-for-food programme in Iraq allegedly paid kickbacks or illegal surcharges and are being given a chance to respond to the charges,......

'STC did not supply foodgrains to Iraq'

India on Saturday said the state-run State Trading Corporation, which is among the 125 Indian companies alleged to have paid kickbacks to the Saddam Hussain government for a $680,000 dollar, did......

Iraq to go ahead with wheat imports from India

Despite a bumper domestic crop, Iraq has revalidated 300,000-tonne contracts to import wheat from India and the letters to this effect will be issued shortly."Three lakh-tonne wheat contracts......

Govt seeks data from 'Volcker' companies

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the tax department had asked a few companies named in the Volcker report to disclose information on deals relating to UN's oil-for-food programme in......

Leyland awaits UN nod to ship 3,322 trucks

Ashok Leyland continues to await the shipment signal from United Nations, after bagging an order to supply 3,322 trucks to Iraq some months ago. The order is being funded under the UN-sponsored oil......