Now that former Union Telecom Minister A. Raja is out on bail and has started attending Lok Sabha, speculation has started as to whether he will give the reasons for his resignation in Parliament. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup, india · Tagged 2G scam, A Raja, Advani, bail, CBI, Indian Olympic Association, Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi, lok sabha, MPs, Pankaj Vohra, parliament, Subramanium Swamy, Suresh Kalmadi, Telecom, Tihar
General VK Singh, Chief of the Army Staff continues to be in the news and the government as well as the political class do not seem to like it one bit. When Singh had gone to the Supreme Court on his age issue, I had written a blog demanding his dismissal for insubordination, which in the armed forces is one of the biggest sins. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Filed under india · Tagged AK Antony, Army Chief, Arun jaitley, Capital Closeup, CBI, General VK Singh, hindustantimes, Pankaj Vohra, Prime Minister, SC, Sitaram Yechury, tatra truck scandal
Suresh Kalmadi’s arrest in connection with allegations of irregularities in the award of a particular contract for the Commonwealth Games is perhaps giving nightmares to many others. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Filed under india · Tagged A Raja, Ashok Chavan, B S Lalli, CBI, commonwealth games, Congress, corruption, CWG, Delhi Chief Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Jaipal Reddy, Kanimozhi, Kumari Selja, Manohar Singh Gill, Prasar Bharti, Prime Minister, Sheila Dikshit, Shunglu committee, sports minister, Suresh Kalmadi, Tejinder Khanna, UPA government
Brijesh Gupta will be the new Commissioner of Delhi police, a position every AGMUT cadre IPS officer strives for during his active career. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged anti Sikh riots, Barakhamba road, Brijesh Gupta, CBI, Commissioner of Delhi police, commonwealth games, Crime Reporter, DCP, Golden Temple, Indira Gandhi's assassination, Intelligence Bureau, IPS officer, Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, SSB, Tolstoy Marg, Yudhbir Singh Dadwal
There have been in the past several cases involving foreign diplomats in the capital, which I had the opportunity to cover during my tenure as a Correspondent with various newspapers. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 6:36 pm
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