The CAG observed that in various districts the excavation of the mineral was done without environment clearance. read more

Following the criticism, in April 2018, the railway changed the specification and started planning to move towards lighter blankets read more

During their meeting with the Amicus, most of the BCCI affiliated units had expressed their “practical difficulty” on having an apex council, which is a “mirror image” of the BCCI’s governing body. read more

The department of audit and accounts, under CAG, carried out a check of records maintained by NFAI, Pune, between May 1, 2015 and September 30, 2017. read more

In a 141-page report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, the CAG said the IAF’s qualitative requirements for heavy-lift helicopters were aligned to the features of US defence firm Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook choppers. read more

The price of basic aircraft was the same in both deals, according to the government auditor. read more

Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad also cited a Supreme Court order to say that Gandhi allegedly lied about the deal. read more

Arun Jaitley has used the CAG report to target Rahul Gandhi, who has been hitting out at PM Modi over the 2016 defence contract. read more

The CAG report on capital acquisitions by the IAF may compare the Rafale deal with offers made by other manufacturers whose products were being considered, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon made by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS),... read more

Congress leader Kapil Sibal said Mehrishi should have recused himself from auditing the deal and if the CAG report on it is tabled in Parliament, it would amount to a scam. read more

The CAG report is ready to be submitted to the President. A copy of the report will be submitted to the government as well. read more

Union minister Arun Jaitley hit out at the opposition Congress over its criticism on the budget and asked it not to shed crocodile tears for farmers. read more

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is finalising its report on the Rafale jet fighter deal and is likely to table it in Parliament in the budget session beginning on Thursday, said officials familiar with the matter who asked not to be identi... read more

The Congress based its demand on a report in The Hindu newspaper that claimed the decision by the Narendra Modi government to buy the 36 jets caused the price of each plane to shoot up by 41%. read more

The lapses pointed out in the CAG report, took place between April 2016 and March 2017, when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power. The report was tabled in the assembly on Thursday. read more