The Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed Subramanian Swamy&#39;s plea seeking probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar.

The senior BJP leader filed an application on July 31 in the Delhi High Court seeking within 45 days a copy of the charge sheet to be filed by the city police in connection with the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor&#39;s wife Sunanada Pushkar.

The BJP leader moved the fresh plea in his pending petition seeking a court-monitored CBI-led special investigation (SIT) probe into Pushkar&#39;s death.

Swamy had alleged that &ldquo;inordinate delay&rdquo; in the investigation and sought a court-monitored investigation by setting up of a multi-disciplinary SIT consisting of Intelligence Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, RAW, Delhi Police and headed by the CBI in the case.&nbsp;

Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a five-star hotel in south Delhi here on the night of January 17, 2014. 
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The BJP leader filed an application on July 31 in Delhi HC seeking within 45 days a copy of the charge sheet to be filed by city police in connection with the death of Sunanada Pushkar.

The Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar. The senior BJP leader filed an application on July 31 in the Delhi High Court seeking within 45 days a copy of the charge sheet to be filed by the city police in connection with the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanada Pushkar. The BJP leader moved the fresh plea in his pending petition seeking a court-monitored CBI-led special investigation (SIT) probe into Pushkar's death. Swamy had alleged that “inordinate delay” in the investigation and sought a court-monitored investigation by setting up of a multi-disciplinary SIT consisting of Intelligence Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, RAW, Delhi Police and headed by the CBI in the case. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a five-star hotel in south Delhi here on the night of January 17, 2014.

Delhi high court dismisses Subramanian Swamy's plea in Sunanda Pushkar death case

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday responded to allegations that he has &quot;botched&quot; the economy.&nbsp;

&quot;Direct tax figures are 15.7% over and above last year&#39;s figure, so this so-called slowdown visualized by some, hasn&#39;t even impacted,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

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The growth rate of the Indian economy has however fallen consistently over the last six quarters.&nbsp;

The blame for that has of late been directed at Jaitley, as has the blame for the two &quot;shocks&quot; of demonetisation and GST.&nbsp;

Jaitley said that demonetisation was meant to link the &quot;anonymous&quot; money operating in the market to its owner.&nbsp;

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Jaitley added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi &quot;had a very strong agenda on creating a new normal as far as India&#39;s shadow economy was concerned&quot;.&nbsp;

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Jaitley also took a potshot at former finance minister P Chidambaram.&nbsp;

&quot;I must confess that I do not have the luxury as yet of being a former finance minister, nor do I have the luxury of being a former finance minister who has turned a columnist,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

Chidambaram writes a weekly Sunday column for the Indian Express newspaper.&nbsp;

Jaitley also took a potshot at the Opposition Congress.&nbsp;

&quot;I can conveniently forget a policy paralysis, 4 billion reserve left in 1991, and I can switch over and change a narrative,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

&quot;Small areas which paralysed, at least UPA 2, because of discretions being used and misused. We were completely able to distance ourself from these discretions,&quot; he added.&nbsp;

He also said that the Opposition had pushed for a delay of the GST rollout.&nbsp;

&quot;Those who had pushed the country into policy paralysis, when they saw it (GST) coming, asked to postpone it,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

On India&#39;s black economy, Jaitley said &quot;It had corrupted us as a society, tarnished our image globally&quot;.&nbsp;

&quot;There was no way in India you could do business without relying on alternate mechanisms of payment,&quot; he added.&nbsp;

He also said that &quot;We gave opportunity to people to come clean about their accounts held abroad&quot;.&nbsp;

He added, &quot;Had announced this year, how do we legitimise political funding in India so underground funding itself comes to an end; now in final stages.&quot;

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Jaitley had been&nbsp;speaking in Delhi at the launch of the book &quot;India at 70&quot;.&nbsp;

&quot;Probably a more apt title for the book would&#39;ve been &#39;India at 70, Modi at 3.5 and a job applicant at 80&#39;.&nbsp;

Jaitley has come under severe attack of late for his handling of the economy.&nbsp;

The latest salvo was fired by former NDA finance minister Yashwant Sinha.

Sinha&#39;s salvo came in the form of an opinion article in Wednesday&#39;s Indian Express newspaper.&nbsp;

Sinha, in his piece, blamed Jaitley squarely for botching up the economy.&nbsp;

Sinha started his piece by saying: &quot;I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy. I am also convinced that what I am going to say reflects the sentiments of a large number of people in the BJP and elsewhere who are not speaking up out of fear.&quot;

He then went on to ask: &quot;So, what is the picture of the Indian economy today?,&quot; Sinha asked in his piece.

And to answer: &quot;Private investment has shrunk as never before in two decades, industrial production has all but collapsed, agriculture is in distress, construction industry, a big employer of the work force, is in the doldrums, the rest of the service sector is also in the slow lane, exports have dwindled, sector after sector of the economy is in distress, demonetisation has proved to be an unmitigated economic disaster, a badly conceived and poorly implemented GST has played havoc with businesses and sunk many of them and countless millions have lost their jobs with hardly any new opportunities coming the way of the new entrants to the labour market. For quarter after quarter, the growth rate of the economy has been declining until it reached the low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, the lowest in three years.&quot;&nbsp;

The other person who has relentlessly attacked Jaitley recently is BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy.&nbsp;

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan&#39;s exit had also been preceded by a relentless attack on him by Swamy.&nbsp;

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has recently been attacked relentlessly for his handling of the economy

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday responded to allegations that he has "botched" the economy. "Direct tax figures are 15.7% over and above last year's figure, so this so-called slowdown visualized by some, hasn't even impacted," he said. Direct tax figures are 15.7% over & above last year's figure, so this so called slow down visualized by some, hasn't even impacted: FM pic.twitter.com/XdB6bNvWdE — ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2017 × #WATCH: FM Arun Jaitley addresses at a book launch event in Delhi https://t.co/1fE7SPNcdQ — ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2017 × The growth rate of the Indian economy has however fallen consistently over the last six quarters. The blame for that has of late been directed at Jaitley, as has the blame for the two "shocks" of demonetisation and GST. Jaitley said that demonetisation was meant to link the "anonymous" money operating in the market to its owner. Demonetisation was to make sure that the anonymous tender which operated in market gets identified to its owner: FM Arun Jaitley pic.twitter.com/BKndPtCmkm — ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2017 × Jaitley added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "had a very strong agenda on creating a new normal as far as India's shadow economy was concerned". Prime Minister had a very strong agenda on creating a new normal as far as India shadow economy was concerned: FM Arun Jaitley — ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2017 × Jaitley also took a potshot at former finance minister P Chidambaram. "I must confess that I do not have the luxury as yet of being a former finance minister, nor do I have the luxury of being a former finance minister who has turned a columnist," he said. Chidambaram writes a weekly Sunday column for the Indian Express newspaper. Jaitley also took a potshot at the Opposition Congress. "I can conveniently forget a policy paralysis, 4 billion reserve left in 1991, and I can switch over and change a narrative," he said. "Small areas which paralysed, at least UPA 2, because of discretions being used and misused. We were completely able to distance ourself from these discretions," he added. He also said that the Opposition had pushed for a delay of the GST rollout. "Those who had pushed the country into policy paralysis, when they saw it (GST) coming, asked to postpone it," he said. On India's black economy, Jaitley said "It had corrupted us as a society, tarnished our image globally". "There was no way in India you could do business without relying on alternate mechanisms of payment," he added. He also said that "We gave opportunity to people to come clean about their accounts held abroad". He added, "Had announced this year, how do we legitimise political funding in India so underground funding itself comes to an end; now in final stages." Had announced this year,how do we legitimize political funding in India so underground funding itself comes to an end;now in final stages:FM pic.twitter.com/ZIhN2XFLks — ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2017 × Jaitley had been speaking in Delhi at the launch of the book "India at 70". "Probably a more apt title for the book would've been 'India at 70, Modi at 3.5 and a job applicant at 80'. Jaitley has come under severe attack of late for his handling of the economy. The latest salvo was fired by former NDA finance minister Yashwant Sinha. Sinha's salvo came in the form of an opinion article in Wednesday's Indian Express newspaper. Sinha, in his piece, blamed Jaitley squarely for botching up the economy. Sinha started his piece by saying: "I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy. I am also convinced that what I am going to say reflects the sentiments of a large number of people in the BJP and elsewhere who are not speaking up out of fear." He then went on to ask: "So, what is the picture of the Indian economy today?," Sinha asked in his piece. And to answer: "Private investment has shrunk as never before in two decades, industrial production has all but collapsed, agriculture is in distress, construction industry, a big employer of the work force, is in the doldrums, the rest of the service sector is also in the slow lane, exports have dwindled, sector after sector of the economy is in distress, demonetisation has proved to be an unmitigated economic disaster, a badly conceived and poorly implemented GST has played havoc with businesses and sunk many of them and countless millions have lost their jobs with hardly any new opportunities coming the way of the new entrants to the labour market. For quarter after quarter, the growth rate of the economy has been declining until it reached the low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, the lowest in three years." The other person who has relentlessly attacked Jaitley recently is BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's exit had also been preceded by a relentless attack on him by Swamy.

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Supporting Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Paresh Rawal`s controversial tweet where the latter took a jibe at noted writer Arundhati Roy, party leader Subramanian Swamy has said that the stone pelters would love to hit a woman who &quot;is not loyal to her own country.&quot;

&quot;When you tie the leader of the pro-Pakistan movement, then the stone-pelters will give you a safe passage because they don`t want to throw stones on their leaders and injure them. But if you put Arundhati, then they will not care. They think that if the woman is not loyal to her own country then how she can be loyal with us. They will therefore enjoy throwing stones at her,&quot; Swamy told ANI.

He added that the BJP was not interested in stone-pelting at her.

&quot;We are a modern democracy and we will definitely act according to the rule of law,&quot; he said.

Earlier, Rawal raked up a Twitter storm when he took to the micro-blogging site to post a seemingly out-of-context tweet that conveyed the idea of `tying` Roy to an Army jeep, drawing reference from a similar incident when a Kashmiri resident was tied to a jeep last month.

&quot;Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy!&quot;, the Lok Sabha member tweeted on late Sunday night.

Rawal`s tweet drew ire on the social media and people outrightly condemned the actor`s &quot;education.&quot;

Many of them even highlighted the irony of his statement vis-a-vis his powerful performances in the movies.

One of the Twitter users wrote, &quot;This tweet proves that lack of education ruins the ability of a Human to behave like a Human,&quot; while another tweeted, &quot;Your acting was often commendable but your prejudiced mindset is condemnable. Telling d army to hide behind a brave woman is shameful.&quot;

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh also commented on the tweet.Digvijaya wrote, &quot;Why not the person who stitched PDP/BJP alliance?&quot;An award-winning writer, Arundhati Roy is known for her controversial views on Kashmir.

She has also widely criticised the Army`s role in the Valley.

In April, a Kashmiri resident, allegedly a stone-pelter, was tied to an Army jeep as a human shield. This incident sparked an outrage in the Valley and across the country, following which an inquiry was launched into the incident.

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On Monday, Paresh Rawal had tweeted: 'Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy!'

Supporting Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Paresh Rawal`s controversial tweet where the latter took a jibe at noted writer Arundhati Roy, party leader Subramanian Swamy has said that the stone pelters would love to hit a woman who "is not loyal to her own country." "When you tie the leader of the pro-Pakistan movement, then the stone-pelters will give you a safe passage because they don`t want to throw stones on their leaders and injure them. But if you put Arundhati, then they will not care. They think that if the woman is not loyal to her own country then how she can be loyal with us. They will therefore enjoy throwing stones at her," Swamy told ANI. He added that the BJP was not interested in stone-pelting at her. "We are a modern democracy and we will definitely act according to the rule of law," he said. Earlier, Rawal raked up a Twitter storm when he took to the micro-blogging site to post a seemingly out-of-context tweet that conveyed the idea of `tying` Roy to an Army jeep, drawing reference from a similar incident when a Kashmiri resident was tied to a jeep last month. "Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy!", the Lok Sabha member tweeted on late Sunday night. Rawal`s tweet drew ire on the social media and people outrightly condemned the actor`s "education." Many of them even highlighted the irony of his statement vis-a-vis his powerful performances in the movies. One of the Twitter users wrote, "This tweet proves that lack of education ruins the ability of a Human to behave like a Human," while another tweeted, "Your acting was often commendable but your prejudiced mindset is condemnable. Telling d army to hide behind a brave woman is shameful." Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh also commented on the tweet.Digvijaya wrote, "Why not the person who stitched PDP/BJP alliance?"An award-winning writer, Arundhati Roy is known for her controversial views on Kashmir. She has also widely criticised the Army`s role in the Valley. In April, a Kashmiri resident, allegedly a stone-pelter, was tied to an Army jeep as a human shield. This incident sparked an outrage in the Valley and across the country, following which an inquiry was launched into the incident. (ANI)

Swamy: 'Pelters will... enjoy throwing stones at' Arundhati Roy

Continuing to maintain his see-saw&nbsp;attitude towards the recent criticism over his remarks on joining politics, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Friday rhetorically said the people would see what happens when the `ultimate war` comes.

&quot;I have responsibilities and works, same with you. Let`s do it, but when the ultimate war comes, we all will see,&quot; he said.

The actor was possibly reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy`s remarks dubbing him as a `disaster` in Tamil Nadu politics.

The superstar also expressed his disappointment over the `wrong system` which needs to be changed.

While mentioning the names of eminent Tamil politicians, Rajinikanth said those people are able administrators but the `wrong system` does not let them work properly.

Rajinikanth further said that the system needs to be changed, and moreover the mindset of the people has to change.

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&quot;There are many senior people in politics. One among them is M.K. Stalin who is very able. Anbumani Ramadoss is an able administrator who has toured across the world. Thirumavalavan has been very vocal about each and every subject,&quot; he said.

Rajinikanth left his fans and political circle into a speculation spree when he hinted towards joining politics earlier on Monday.

Continuing to maintain his intriguing stand over joining politics, Rajinikanth further asserted that some people used his name for `political gains`.

Addressing his fans in Chennai, the superstar said, &quot;Some of my fans urged me to join politics and it`s not bad even to enter politics, but making money out of this is bad.&quot;

However, the star added, &quot;If in case I decide to join politics, then those making money will not be entertained.&quot;

&quot;God made me an actor and I promise Rajini will never ever disappoint his fans in acting,&quot; he added.

Rajinikanth made the remark during the first of his five-day `Janta Darbar` which he held to interact with fans after a gap of eight years.

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'... when the ultimate war comes, we all will see,' he said

Continuing to maintain his see-saw attitude towards the recent criticism over his remarks on joining politics, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Friday rhetorically said the people would see what happens when the `ultimate war` comes. "I have responsibilities and works, same with you. Let`s do it, but when the ultimate war comes, we all will see," he said. The actor was possibly reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy`s remarks dubbing him as a `disaster` in Tamil Nadu politics. The superstar also expressed his disappointment over the `wrong system` which needs to be changed. While mentioning the names of eminent Tamil politicians, Rajinikanth said those people are able administrators but the `wrong system` does not let them work properly. Rajinikanth further said that the system needs to be changed, and moreover the mindset of the people has to change. #WATCH: Rajinikanth says "I have responsibilities and works, same with you, let's do it, but when the ultimate war comes, we all will see". pic.twitter.com/3t4tzrBkDt — ANI (@ANI_news) May 19, 2017 × "There are many senior people in politics. One among them is M.K. Stalin who is very able. Anbumani Ramadoss is an able administrator who has toured across the world. Thirumavalavan has been very vocal about each and every subject," he said. Rajinikanth left his fans and political circle into a speculation spree when he hinted towards joining politics earlier on Monday. Continuing to maintain his intriguing stand over joining politics, Rajinikanth further asserted that some people used his name for `political gains`. Addressing his fans in Chennai, the superstar said, "Some of my fans urged me to join politics and it`s not bad even to enter politics, but making money out of this is bad." However, the star added, "If in case I decide to join politics, then those making money will not be entertained." "God made me an actor and I promise Rajini will never ever disappoint his fans in acting," he added. Rajinikanth made the remark during the first of his five-day `Janta Darbar` which he held to interact with fans after a gap of eight years. (ANI)

Rajnikanth says 'system needs to change'. Is he joining politics?

Congress president Sonia&nbsp;Gandhi and her son vice-president Rahul Gandhi suffered a setback after the Delhi High Court declined to stay I-T proceedings against Young India Ltd in the National Herald&nbsp;allowing&nbsp;income tax probe to go ahead.

Sonia&nbsp;Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are directors of Young India.

The Patiala House Court had earlier allowed authorities to investigate the income tax returns of the Gandhi family which was challenged in the Delhi High Court.

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had alleged that the Congress had granted interest-free loan of Rs. 90.25 crore to the AJL, owner of the National Herald newspaper, established by India&#39;s former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, which was either not repaid or repaid in case, which was in violation of Section 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961.&nbsp;

In August last year, the court had issued notices to Sonia, Rahul and five others on Swamy&#39;s application seeking presentation of documents from Associated Journals Pvt. Ltd (AJL) and Indian National Congress (INC) in connection with the National Herald case.

The Gandhis&#39;&nbsp;are likely to move Supreme Court as the case begins to erode the family&#39;s political capital. &nbsp;The Congress reacted immediately declaring the &quot;Gandhi family hadn&#39;t broken any law&quot;.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had accused Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of conspiring to cheat in the land deal.

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Sonia?Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are directors of Young India

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son vice-president Rahul Gandhi suffered a setback after the Delhi High Court declined to stay I-T proceedings against Young India Ltd in the National Herald allowing income tax probe to go ahead. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are directors of Young India. The Patiala House Court had earlier allowed authorities to investigate the income tax returns of the Gandhi family which was challenged in the Delhi High Court. BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had alleged that the Congress had granted interest-free loan of Rs. 90.25 crore to the AJL, owner of the National Herald newspaper, established by India's former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, which was either not repaid or repaid in case, which was in violation of Section 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961. In August last year, the court had issued notices to Sonia, Rahul and five others on Swamy's application seeking presentation of documents from Associated Journals Pvt. Ltd (AJL) and Indian National Congress (INC) in connection with the National Herald case. The Gandhis' are likely to move Supreme Court as the case begins to erode the family's political capital. The Congress reacted immediately declaring the "Gandhi family hadn't broken any law". BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had accused Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of conspiring to cheat in the land deal. (WION with ANI input)

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi under I-T scanner in National Herald case

India&#39;s top court, the Supreme Court, has adjourned to February 8 the hearing in the Aircel-Maxis case.

The top court expressed its displeasure at the fact that Malaysian-based Maxis company owner T Ananda Krishnan, an accused in the case, and and Ralph Marshall, an officer of the company, were not present for the hearing despite summons. It warned Aircel that if they did not appear before it, the court would put a stay on the merger of Aircel with Reliance Communications and tell the federal government to auction Aircel and utlilise that money to pay bank loans.

Maxis currently holds over 99 per cent stake in Aircel according to the CAG report. 
 
The Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar said the court that any person could not take a loan from the bank and flee the country. &quot;We know that even the government will not support anyone who flees the law. If the owner of Maxis does not appear before court, the Supreme Court knows how to deal with the matter. If Aircel shares are transferred to Reliance, then where will the Rs 20,000 crores of loans due to banks go. Will that money disappear in thin air. The court said it would put a stay on the transfer of shares from Aircel to Reliance and tell the federal government to auction Aircel. In case any company would bid higher than Reliance, then the shares would be given to that company and the money utilised to pay the bank loans.&quot;

Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan is currently a fugitive under Interpol and is resisting arrest in Malaysia.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court, in its last hearing on January 6, had barred Aircel from transferring the ownership of its 2G licenses, and had threatened to cancel the airwaves permits if Marshall and T Ananda Krishnan did not appear before it on February 3.

It had also restrained Maxis from earning any revenue from Aircel-Maxis&#39;s 65 million mobile phone connections, stating that it would not permit someone to benefit from the allotted spectrum unless he submitted to the process of the law.

A Delhi court had yesterday (February 2) ruled that former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran would not undergo trial for corruption in the Aircel-Maxis deal.

They have been accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of helping Malaysian communications service provider Maxis acquire telecom Aircel in exchange for a kickback of approximately Rs 700 crores. Former owner of Aircel, C Sivasankaran, had accused Dayanidhi Maran of withholding crucial permissions and clearances as a pressure tactic till he sold his company to Maxis in 2006.

Subramanian Swamy&#39;s case against Chidambaram 
 
The main plaintiff -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, was to present his case of an alleged illegality committed by then finance minister P Chidambaram in providing Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to the Rs 3,500 crore deal in 2006. The BJP leader has also accused Maran of being a co-conspirator in the case.

Earlier in January, the top court had given an assurance that it would look into the question of alleged irregularity committed by Chidambaram.

Yesterday&#39;s ruling acquiting the Maran brothers was downplayed by Subramanian Swamy who said that the main case was the &quot;illegal&quot; FIPB clearance given to the firm which would be heard by the top court today.

&quot;They were charged with a petty crime of having arm-twisting Sivasankaran, on that they have been led free. But the main case of illegal FIPB clearance given by Chidambaram, which is my case coming up before the Supreme Court tomorrow, there Mr Maran is a co-conspirator. That case is the main case. Now let the CBI appeal against this order and tag it along with my case and then we will get some results,&quot; Swamy had told ANI earlier.

In 2014, the CBI had filed charges against the Maran brothers, Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishnan, his aide Ralph Marshall, Sun TV, UK&#39;s Astro All Asia Networks, &nbsp;Malaysia&#39;s South Asia Entertainment Holdings and Maxis Communications, and then additional secretary (Telecom) J S Sarma who died during the course of the probe.

They were chargesheeted for alleged offences punishable under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The special CBI court had also discharged the Maran brothers, Kalanithi&#39;s wife Kavery Kalanithi, South Asia FM Managing Director K Shanmugam and two companies -- SAFL and Sun Direct TV in two different cases due to lack of evidence.

Enforcement Directorate moves top court against special court&#39;s order

Inda&#39;s main economic law enforcement agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), also moved the top court against the special court&#39;s order which discharged the Maran brothers and other accused of corruption in the Aircel-Maxis case.&nbsp;

The ED also urged the Supreme Court not to&nbsp;release the properties attached in the case. A &nbsp;bench headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and comprising Justice NV Ramanna and DY Chandrachud had earlier said they would hear the matter at 2 pm today. 
 
(WION with inputs from ANI)

"If the owner of Maxis does not appear before court, will ask federal government to auction Aircel," the top court warned

India's top court, the Supreme Court, has adjourned to February 8 the hearing in the Aircel-Maxis case. The top court expressed its displeasure at the fact that Malaysian-based Maxis company owner T Ananda Krishnan, an accused in the case, and and Ralph Marshall, an officer of the company, were not present for the hearing despite summons. It warned Aircel that if they did not appear before it, the court would put a stay on the merger of Aircel with Reliance Communications and tell the federal government to auction Aircel and utlilise that money to pay bank loans. Maxis currently holds over 99 per cent stake in Aircel according to the CAG report. The Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar said the court that any person could not take a loan from the bank and flee the country. "We know that even the government will not support anyone who flees the law. If the owner of Maxis does not appear before court, the Supreme Court knows how to deal with the matter. If Aircel shares are transferred to Reliance, then where will the Rs 20,000 crores of loans due to banks go. Will that money disappear in thin air. The court said it would put a stay on the transfer of shares from Aircel to Reliance and tell the federal government to auction Aircel. In case any company would bid higher than Reliance, then the shares would be given to that company and the money utilised to pay the bank loans." Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan is currently a fugitive under Interpol and is resisting arrest in Malaysia. The Supreme Court, in its last hearing on January 6, had barred Aircel from transferring the ownership of its 2G licenses, and had threatened to cancel the airwaves permits if Marshall and T Ananda Krishnan did not appear before it on February 3. It had also restrained Maxis from earning any revenue from Aircel-Maxis's 65 million mobile phone connections, stating that it would not permit someone to benefit from the allotted spectrum unless he submitted to the process of the law. A Delhi court had yesterday (February 2) ruled that former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran would not undergo trial for corruption in the Aircel-Maxis deal. They have been accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of helping Malaysian communications service provider Maxis acquire telecom Aircel in exchange for a kickback of approximately Rs 700 crores. Former owner of Aircel, C Sivasankaran, had accused Dayanidhi Maran of withholding crucial permissions and clearances as a pressure tactic till he sold his company to Maxis in 2006. Subramanian Swamy's case against Chidambaram The main plaintiff -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, was to present his case of an alleged illegality committed by then finance minister P Chidambaram in providing Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to the Rs 3,500 crore deal in 2006. The BJP leader has also accused Maran of being a co-conspirator in the case. Earlier in January, the top court had given an assurance that it would look into the question of alleged irregularity committed by Chidambaram. Yesterday's ruling acquiting the Maran brothers was downplayed by Subramanian Swamy who said that the main case was the "illegal" FIPB clearance given to the firm which would be heard by the top court today. "They were charged with a petty crime of having arm-twisting Sivasankaran, on that they have been led free. But the main case of illegal FIPB clearance given by Chidambaram, which is my case coming up before the Supreme Court tomorrow, there Mr Maran is a co-conspirator. That case is the main case. Now let the CBI appeal against this order and tag it along with my case and then we will get some results," Swamy had told ANI earlier. In 2014, the CBI had filed charges against the Maran brothers, Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishnan, his aide Ralph Marshall, Sun TV, UK's Astro All Asia Networks, Malaysia's South Asia Entertainment Holdings and Maxis Communications, and then additional secretary (Telecom) J S Sarma who died during the course of the probe. They were chargesheeted for alleged offences punishable under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The special CBI court had also discharged the Maran brothers, Kalanithi's wife Kavery Kalanithi, South Asia FM Managing Director K Shanmugam and two companies -- SAFL and Sun Direct TV in two different cases due to lack of evidence. Enforcement Directorate moves top court against special court's order Inda's main economic law enforcement agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), also moved the top court against the special court's order which discharged the Maran brothers and other accused of corruption in the Aircel-Maxis case. The ED also urged the Supreme Court not to release the properties attached in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and comprising Justice NV Ramanna and DY Chandrachud had earlier said they would hear the matter at 2 pm today. (WION with inputs from ANI)

India's top court adjourns hearing in Aircel-Maxis case, continues stay on merger with Reliance

India&#39;s ruling party Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) member of parliament&nbsp;Subramanian Swamy has demanded constitution of a multi-agency special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations of &quot;certain fraudulent transactions&quot; in Air Asia levelled by Cyrus Mistry following his removal as chairman of Tata Group.&nbsp;

Swamy, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said the SIT should comprise officials from CBI, Enforcement Directorate and SEBI as the charges involved a gamut of offences.&nbsp;

The Rajya Sabha MP recalled that he had in an earlier letter to Modi questioned Ratan Tata&#39;s role as Indian partner in Air Asia and Vistara Airlines &quot;in complete violation&quot; of the laws of the country.&nbsp;

Hot on the heels of Mistry&#39;s ouster alleging fraudulent transactions at AirAsia India, India&#39;s civil aviation ministry had said all issues will be looked into and &quot;the law of the land will have to be followed&quot;.&nbsp;

(PTI)

In a letter written to Tata Sons, Mistry had raised 'ethical concerns' in Tata group's aviation joint venture with AirAsia

India's ruling party Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) member of parliament Subramanian Swamy has demanded constitution of a multi-agency special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations of "certain fraudulent transactions" in Air Asia levelled by Cyrus Mistry following his removal as chairman of Tata Group. Swamy, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said the SIT should comprise officials from CBI, Enforcement Directorate and SEBI as the charges involved a gamut of offences. The Rajya Sabha MP recalled that he had in an earlier letter to Modi questioned Ratan Tata's role as Indian partner in Air Asia and Vistara Airlines "in complete violation" of the laws of the country. Hot on the heels of Mistry's ouster alleging fraudulent transactions at AirAsia India, India's civil aviation ministry had said all issues will be looked into and "the law of the land will have to be followed". (PTI)

India: BJP leader asks PM Modi to form investigation team to probe Tatas

Senior leader of India&#39;s ruling national party, Subramanian Swamy, once again attacked Raghuram Rajan today on the monetary policy, over a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had disapproved of his criticism of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief. 
 
The&nbsp;Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)&nbsp;leader also criticised the media of painting Rajan as &quot;some angel&quot; and him as a &quot;devil&quot;. 
 
&quot;In the Raghuram Rajan case, the whole media was motivated by forces outside this country to support him. They said the stock markets will collapse if he goes. The stock markets are not collapsing, it&#39;s gone up in fact.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;He was harming the India economy by raising interest rates and making it impossible for small and medium industries to take loans from the banks,&quot; Swamy alleged. 
 
&quot;...So, it was as if I was some devil, and this man was some angel, who has come from abroad to save us,&quot; he said. 
 
PM had disapproved of Swamy&#39;s attacks 
 
The member of parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) was speaking at a function organised here by Virat Hindustan Sangam, to recall his political life during the &#39;Emergency era&#39; imposed during the tenure of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi. 
 
Prime Minister Modi on June 27 had disapproved of Swamy&#39;s attacks on the RBI governor and some top finance ministry officials, saying they were &quot;inappropriate&quot;. 
 
Swamy has been accusing Rajan over financial policy attracting widespread media attention. 
 
Meanwhile, Rajan has already said that he will not seek a second term as the RBI Governor. 
 
Modi-government, however, recently announced its decision to stick to 4 per cent inflation target that sent across a message that government agrees with RBI&#39;s way of dealing with inflation, according to media reports.&nbsp; 
 
(Agencies)&nbsp; 
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The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also criticised the media of painting RBI chief Raghuram Rajan as 'some angel' and him as a 'devil'

Senior leader of India's ruling national party, Subramanian Swamy, once again attacked Raghuram Rajan today on the monetary policy, over a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had disapproved of his criticism of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also criticised the media of painting Rajan as "some angel" and him as a "devil". "In the Raghuram Rajan case, the whole media was motivated by forces outside this country to support him. They said the stock markets will collapse if he goes. The stock markets are not collapsing, it's gone up in fact. "He was harming the India economy by raising interest rates and making it impossible for small and medium industries to take loans from the banks," Swamy alleged. "...So, it was as if I was some devil, and this man was some angel, who has come from abroad to save us," he said. PM had disapproved of Swamy's attacks The member of parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) was speaking at a function organised here by Virat Hindustan Sangam, to recall his political life during the 'Emergency era' imposed during the tenure of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi. Prime Minister Modi on June 27 had disapproved of Swamy's attacks on the RBI governor and some top finance ministry officials, saying they were "inappropriate". Swamy has been accusing Rajan over financial policy attracting widespread media attention. Meanwhile, Rajan has already said that he will not seek a second term as the RBI Governor. Modi-government, however, recently announced its decision to stick to 4 per cent inflation target that sent across a message that government agrees with RBI's way of dealing with inflation, according to media reports. (Agencies)

India's ruling party leader Subramaniam Swamy yet again lashes out at RBI chief