After 12 revenue officers, more may face the heatAllegations against some of the officers who were compulsorily retired on Monday range from extortion and forging a will to helping late go...
12 Jun, 2019, 08.43 AM IST
Govt dismisses 12 senior I-T officers for corruption, misconductThe list is topped by a Joint Commissioner rank officer against whom there are complaints of corruption .
11 Jun, 2019, 07.12 PM IST
Adnan Khashoggi: The arms dealer, disarmed by Indian bombshell Pamella BordesKhashoggi's flashy connections worldwide included scandalmaking Indian godman Chandraswami.
15 Jun, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
Chandraswami, the rise and fall of a high flyerChandraswami, the bearded draped-in-silk man with a heavy gold amulet around his neck and a tilak prominent on his forehead, has always bee...
23 May, 2017, 09.47 PM IST
Controversial godman Chandraswami diesSpiritual leader Jagadacharya Chandraswami ji, 66 years old, had been ailing for some time. He recently suffered a stroke and later develop...
23 May, 2017, 08.16 PM IST
PV Narasimha Rao was convinced by 'godman' Chandraswami of help from Brunei Sultan: Jairam RameshRao was convinced by Chandraswami that India could tide over its immediate financial crisis because Sultan of Brunei had agreed to extend h...
30 Aug, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
Manmohan Singh not the first PM to face charges, here are allegations faced by othersRBI governor during Indira's tenure; as RBI governor and Planning Commission deputy chairman in Rajiv's term; and as FM in Rao's government.
12 Mar, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
PV Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh: A sense of deja vuSoon after demitting office in May, 1996, Rao was forced to fight three cases: Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case, St Kitts forgery case and JM...
12 Mar, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
Today’s godmen need to learn how to deal with the political class: Sangh ideologue GovindacharyaHe cited the examples of Dhirendra Brahmachari and Chandraswami as examples of ‘master craftsmen of this opportunism’.
19 Nov, 2014, 03.15 AM IST
Subramanian Swamy: The demolition man of Indian politicsThere is a one-man demolition squad, with no constituency or consistency, always out to get somebody or bring down a govt, often successful...
07 Jul, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Chandraswami promises election results before May 16His proximity to Cong leaders was not a secret, and he had no qualms about using his connections and selfproclaimed 'tantrik' powers to mak...
14 Apr, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
Poke Me: Manmohan Singh has little to take credit for in 10 years of being PMWith the Congress organization pushing policy initiatives like employment and food schemes, all that Manmohan can claim credit for are the ...
26 Dec, 2013, 05.32 PM IST
Bofors to Mulayam to Maya: CBI has swayed to political tuneAgainst Maya & Mulayam, the CBI changed its stand on the sufficiency of evidence to file charge sheets against them. This coincided with UP...
01 May, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
- SC gives Chandraswami a week to pay up Rs 9 crore FERA penalty
The Enforcement Directorate had slapped the penalty in these seven cases against Chandraswami, his close aide Vikram Singh and his ashram, ...
16 Jun, 2011, 01.26 AM IST
- Sai Baba: Guru who didn't dabble in politics
The rich, influential and powerful who counted themselves among Sathya Sai Baba's devotees do not seem to have tempted the godman to essay ...
25 Apr, 2011, 09.04 AM IST