CBI needs to have statutory status Like EC, CAG: Madras High Court"Caged parrot" was a term used by a bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India RM Lodha to describe the CBI in 2013, when a Congress-l...
19 Aug, 2021, 07.10 AM IST
Committee ensured 'caged parrot' did not fly away, fearing it could spill the beans: Kapil SibalSibal, former Union minister, took the dig at the government while referring to the goings on in the CBI, the country's premier investigati...
11 Jan, 2019, 04.00 PM IST
Karti's case: CBI not caged parrot but "singing parrot" of govt: Kapil Sibal"This is the character of investigating organisations in India today who are no longer caged parrots, but a singing parrot of the governmen...
01 Mar, 2018, 09.03 PM IST
Caged parrots smarter than we thinkWhether online orders can be reversed on the grounds of mimicry is uncertain and highlights the danger of voice-activated devices being mis...
17 Nov, 2017, 11.18 PM IST
PM Modi using agencies to nullify opposition: Digvijaya SinghSingh was in the court along with Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh, who had appeared with other accused in a disproportionate assets cas...
22 May, 2017, 05.54 PM IST
Judges are not 'caged parrots', says courtJudges are not "caged parrots" and courts do not work as the "post office" of prosecuting agency, a special court today observed.
10 Mar, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
A species of bird could well be the answer for the CBI’s woesGiven the seminal role played by Monsieur Parrot in getting the murderer to confess, the apex court could consider directing CBI to co-opt ...
28 Feb, 2014, 04.27 AM IST
PETA launches campaign against caging of birdsGlobal animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, has launched a new ad campaign to spread awareness ...
01 Jul, 2013, 04.39 AM IST
Govt forms GoM to insulate CBI from external influenceGroup of Ministers will deliberate on ways to further strengthen CBI's autonomy and safeguard it from any kind of outside interferences, th...
14 May, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Digvijay Singh takes dig at SC's 'caged parrot' observation for CBI
Singh took a dig at the SC over its observation that CBI was a "caged parrot", suggesting the description was "belittling" the country's in...
13 May, 2013, 05.16 PM IST
Coalgate: Digvijay Singh takes dig at judiciary for its observations on CBISingh's remarks came in backdrop of the recent stinging criticism of the CBI by the apex court that the investigating agency is a "caged pa...
13 May, 2013, 02.55 PM IST
- A Parrot’s Pet Peeve
An individual, therefore, prefers to cling to the relative safety of his cramped cage instead of boldly embracing enlightenment
13 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Coalgate: Kiran Bedi for making CBI strong independent probe bodyThe Central government was also not enacting strong laws to enable the CBI function like an independent body, she told reporters here.
11 May, 2013, 06.47 PM IST
Dissecting the Supreme Court's "caged parrot" imagery for CBIThey may speak out of turn sometimes but as they are restricted to the vocabulary of those around them, they cannot say anything truly orig...
10 May, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Coalgate: SC's caged parrot remark is correct, says CBI chiefCriticised by the Supreme Court as a "caged parrot" of its masters, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said whatever the apex court stated was corre...
09 May, 2013, 03.16 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee seeks opinion of Facebook fans on SC observation on CBI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sought the opinion of her Facebook fans on the Supreme Court's observation that the CBI ha...
08 May, 2013, 09.57 PM IST
Coalgate: Top observations made by Supreme CourtWe take a look at some of the scathing observations that the apex court made on the CBI affidavit in the Coalgate case
08 May, 2013, 04.20 PM IST