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- Confront The Regime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 03, 2007)
By yielding to the Opposition's demand for a full discussion on the sly, though ham-handed, attempt to suppress news of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi's detention in Argentina, where authorities complied with Interpol's Red Corner notice against the . . .
- Cbi Probe Into Nda Arms Deals (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
As the 20-year-old Bofors case returns to the headlines with the detention of Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Central Bureau of Investigation is taking the first step to launch trans-national investigations into a clutch of Defence deals signed during the . . .
- Argentinean Foreign Office Processing Indian Request (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
The Argentinean Foreign Office was on Friday processing 250 pages of documents presented by the Indian Government for the extradition of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi.
- Rule Of Law Will Prevail Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
Rejecting the Opposition charge that Government was going slow on Quattrocchi’s extradition, the prime minister said the CBI has been given "full freedom" to pursue the case and there will be no interference.
- Promises To The Common Man Not Kept: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government came in for criticism from the Opposition and the Left parties on Thursday for its failure to keep its word on the aam admi.
- Italian Establishment Bats For Quattrocchi (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 02, 2007)
Extradition unlikely, Federal Judge Mariana Arjol found the case `serious enough to deny bail'
- As Q Rocks Parliament Again, Pm Intervenes: Rule Of Law Will Prevail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
Rejecting the Opposition charge that his government was going slow on the extradition of Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Italian businessman who is an accused in the Bofors case, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said CBI has been given “full freedom” . . .
- It’S A Flat, Flat World (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Mar 02, 2007)
The 541 point, or 4 per cent, crash in the Sensex on Wednesday coincided with P. Chidambaram’s fourth budget under the UPA administration. But that’s just where the coincidences end.
- 'Q' Storm Sweeps Houses Again: Cbi Has Full Freedom, Says Pm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
Rejecting the Opposition's charge that the government was going slow on the extradition of Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Italian businessman who is an accused in the Bofors case, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said CBI has been given . . .
- Opposition To Gun For Sonia In Debate On Q (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
The Opposition led by the BJP, which has always been on the look out to target Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the issue of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, will now have to wait just for a week.
- Why Was Quattrocchi's Arrest Suppressed: Advani (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani on Thursday wanted the government to explain why the information about the detention of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi was suppressed for about a fortnight till the Assembly elections . . .
- Govt Relents On 'Q' (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Mar 02, 2007)
Reeling under the fierce onslaught from the BJP-led Opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday committed the Government for a full-fledged discussion on the situation arising out of Italian businessman Quattrocchi's detention and . . .
- Cbi Team Leaves For Argentina (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2007)
A two-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBII team today left for Argentinian capital Buenos Aires to present the request for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who is detained in Argentina in connection with the Bofors . . .
- 'Q'uestion Of Bofors (Pioneer, NK SINGH, Mar 01, 2007)
Procrastinating on bringing Bofors-kickback accused Quattrocchi to book shows a lack of political will on the part of the UPA Government, says NK Singh.
- Not So Grand Old Party (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 01, 2007)
India’s Grand Old Party sometimes seems to grow more tired by the day — of principles. Does the Congress have a death wish in this 60th anniversary of Independence and the150th anniversary of 1857, both of which promised a new dawn? This sad . . .
- India Signs Extradition Request For Q (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2007)
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assuring that “law of the land will prevail”, the Indian government moved to extradite fugitive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi with a formal request being made to the Argentinian government.
- Common Theme: Protect Him To Protect Her (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Mar 01, 2007)
When Sten Lindstorm, the Swedish Police Investigator who probed the Bofors fraud in Sweden, said that 'Sonia must be questioned on the scam' and on her links with Q, he was obviously on sure grounds.
- Focus On Extradition, Not Q Bail (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2007)
The CBI is not likely to contest the bail of Ottavio Quattrocchi but will ask Argentina to send him to India so that he can face trial in the Bofors case.
- Pm Must Come Clean On Quattrocchi (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, Feb 28, 2007)
The Q factor has now got on to the national calendar. The fact of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi’s arrest on February 6, 2007 was kept under wraps for 17 days. Why and by whom?
- Cbi Team Set To Leave Today For Argentina (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Argentinean authorities have impounded the passport of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused in the Bofors payoffs case, as a two-member CBI team is all set to leave for Buenos Aires on Wednesday morning with extradition papers.
- Sc Directs Centre To Respond On Extradition Treaty With Argentina (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the centre to file its response on fresh "revelations" that India has an extradition treaty with Argentina where Bofors payoff accused Ottavio Quattrocchi is detained at present.
- Q Issue: Govt Statement Drowned In Oppn Din (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
An unrelenting Opposition today forced the adjournment of the two Houses of Parliament on the Quattrocchi issue even as minister of state for parliamentary affairs Suresh Pachouri tried to read out a statement which said a fresh . . .
- Treaty Issue: Court Seeks Response Of Centre, Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Government and the CBI's response to an application asserting the existence of an extradition treaty between India and Argentina and that Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused in the Rs. 64-crore Bofors pay-offs . . .
- Processing Extradition Plea With "Utmost Urgency": Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
CBI diligently taking steps as per provisions of Argentinian law: Pachouri
CBI gets fresh arrest warrant against Quattrocchi
Why was detention news "suppressed," asks Advani
- We Have Done No Wrong: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Quattrocchi issue rocks Parliament; utmost urgency to extradition request: Government
Extradition request being processed with utmost urgency: Pachouri
Government fully committed to autonomy of CBI
- Wake-Up Call (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 28, 2007)
These are difficult times for Congress. First, the party blundered on its plan for UP. Second, the shadow of Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors scam, has returned to haunt the party.
- Bjp Mulls Privilege Motion Against Manmohan (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Feb 28, 2007)
In a belated damage control exercise, the Government on Tuesday went on an overdrive to show that the CBI was "diligently" preparing for extradition of Bofors case accused Ottavio Quattrocchi, but failed to explain why it "concealed" information . . .
- Not So Grand Old Party (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Feb 28, 2007)
The Congress, despite being in power at the Centre seems to be tired and is in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Bofors Again In The Focus (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Feb 28, 2007)
Do you know what Quattrocchi means in Italian? Four eyes. I have this from an extremely reliable source. Actually, the source isn't that exciting, but the information is correct. And what does Ottavio indicate? The eighth. The Eighth Man with Four Eyes.
- India's Ruling Party Poised To Lose In 2 States (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
India's governing Congress Party looked set to suffer defeat in at least two states on Tuesday, as voters expressed dissatisfaction over soaring price rises.
- "No Valid Extradition Treaty With Argentina" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
India does not have "any currently operative" extradition treaty with Argentina, the External Affairs Ministry asserted on Monday following claims by top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders that such a treaty existed.
- Sc Tells Centre: It's Serious, Respond Within A Week (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Feb 27, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "serious" the manner in which the CBI concealed information about the detention of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused in the multi-crore Bofors scam.
- Bofors Booms, Lalu Returns Fire In Rhyme (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Loud as ever, Bofors stole Lalu Prasad’s thunder this afternoon. But it didn’t quite derail him.
- Bjp Puts The Blame On Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said the Government was responsible for the disruptions during the presentation of the Railway budget. It said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had suggested that the Railway Minister just table the budget . . .
- Cbi Goof-Up A Serious Matter: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
The Supreme Court today took cognizance of a petition against alleged attempt by the UPA government and the CBI to suppress the information about the arrest of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case . . .
- For Pm, Q Is For Opportunity (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Feb 27, 2007)
There is a fundamental difference between truth and falsehood. Truth holds together. Falsehood falls apart.
- Q Out On Bail: Sc Fumes Over Being Kept In Dark (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Feb 27, 2007)
The cat-and-mouse game involving Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi has taken a dramatic turn. Even as the Supreme Court took exception on Monday to being kept in the dark about Quattrocchi's detention, the government let on that the fugitive, . . .
- Fares Down, Freight Same (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 27, 2007)
In a please-all budget, railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav banked on volumes by proposing reduction in passenger fares across the board and left freight rates unchanged barring those of diesel and petrol which will be slashed by 5 per cent to check . . .
- Conditional Bail For Ottavio Quattrocchi (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Feb 27, 2007)
Argentina awaiting extradition request
"Documentation prepared in quickest possible timeframe"
- `India, Argentina Do Have Extradition Pact' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Government accused of lying over Quattrocchi's detention in Argentina
Why information about Quattrocchi's detention remained in wraps for over a fortnight?
"Pre-occupied with translations" is a dishonest plea
- Centre, Cbi Asked To Explain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain, within a week, the steps taken by them for the extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused in the Rs.64 crore Bofors pay-off . . .
- Lalu Prasad Remains Undeterred By Opposition Attack (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after sloganeering by Opposition
Opposition resorts to personal attacks on Sonia, Rahul
SP, TDP members stage walkout
- Quattrocchi Gets Bail In Argentina (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 27, 2007)
Ottavio Quattrocchi is no longer in detention in Argentina. He was released on bail on February 23 — the same day the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said he had been held there.
- Q Gets Bail, Setback For Cbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
The release of Quattrocchi will make it difficult for the CBI to secure his extradition to India. A two-member CBI team is expected to leave for Argentina on February 28 to extradite the controversial Italian businessman.
- Cover-Up Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 27, 2007)
On the face of it, the detention in Argentina of Otavio Quattrocchi, key accused in the Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case, is an important breakthrough.
- Quattrocchi Freed On Bail, Sc Raps Centre (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi was released in Argentina on 23 February, the very day the CBI announced his detention and its moves to get him extradited to India.
- India Court Pressure Over Suspect (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
India's Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the government about the arrest of an Italian businessman named in a major bribery case.
- Quattrocchi Out On Bail: Cbi (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Elusive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who was detained in Misiones province in Argentina on February 6 on the basis of Interpol Red-Corner notice, was released on bail on February 23.
- Uproar In Indian Parliament Over Fugitive Linked To Sonia (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Raucous opposition MPs disrupted India’s parliament on Monday, accusing the ruling Congress of trying to avoid extraditing an Italian businessman wanted in an arms scandal and known to be a friend of party chief Sonia Gandhi.
- Lalu Prasad Yadav Promises A 'Good' Rail Budget (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Railway minister Lalu Prasad has said that the interests of common people would be kept in mind in the railway budget, which he will present in Parliament on Monday.
- Q Shadow Over House Session, Oppn Set To Target Govt, Sonia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Setting the stage for a stormy start to the crucial Budget session of Parliament where the Railway budget is to be unveiled tomorrow, the Opposition today drew up plans to take on the Government and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the Ottavio . . .
- Continue The Good Work, Sonia Urges Haryana Govt. (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Feb 26, 2007)
Manmohan Singh Government mindful of the farmers' interests, she says
Her mantra: "Serve the people honestly and diligently... "
"Implement projects at the ground level and monitor effectively"
- Govt's Q Cover-Up Akin To Account Defreeze Plot (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Feb 26, 2007)
The deliberate suppression of news about the detention of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi for 17 days bears a stark similarity to the way the Government kept under wraps its move to defreeze the two London bank accounts maintained by Quattrocchi.
- A Conspiracy Of Silence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 26, 2007)
When someone has been elusive for 14 years, what is a fortnight's delay in announcing his detention?
- Expect A Good Budget, Says Lalu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Railway minister Lalu Prasad has said that the interests of common people would be kept in mind in the railway budget, which he will present in Parliament on Monday.
- Rail Budget To Meet People's Expectation: Lalu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday expressed confidence that his Budget on Monday will meet with the expectation of the people.
- Criminal Silence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 26, 2007)
The political executive and the Central Bureau of Investigation have been caught trying to protect Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi's interests for the second time since the Congress came to power at the head of the UPA Government.
- Expect A Good Budget: Lalu (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Feb 26, 2007)
Railway Minister to present "Outcome Budget" for the first time
Will try to live up to expectations: Lalu
Focus on safety and security of the publiR
- Blank Fire (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 26, 2007)
The Bofors gun continues to smoke. The sudden appearance and detention of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi in Argentina has rekindled interest and speculation about the cause célèbre that caused the downfall of Rajiv Gandhi. Mr Quattrocchi is the last remaining . .
- 'Ottavio Quattrocchi Cover-Up': Cbi Hard Put To Explain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2007)
The lid put by UPA government and CBI on detention of the alleged middleman in the Bofors deal, Ottavio Quattrocchi, threatened to turn into a full-blown political crisis, with the agency and Congress hard put to explain the veil of secrecy around . . .
- Court Moved For Directing Cbi To Pursue Extradition (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 25, 2007)
At an earlier hearing it withheld information about Quattrocchi's detention in Argentina'
- News On Quattrocchi Suppressed For 17 Days: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2007)
BJP, Left parties warn against any cover-up attempt
NDA parties to chalk out joint strategy
Take it up with Argentina: Left
- Identity Check Led To Delay (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2007)
As the political heat began to build up again on the Bofors issue, the CBI today dismissed suggestions that there had been a delay in announcing the detention of Bofors-accused Ottavio Quattrocchi in Argentina and decided to send its team to . . .
- Q Bomb Out Of Govt Bag (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
The Bofors gun never runs out of ammunition.
- Argentina Has Quattrocchi, Waits For Word From Delhi (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Feb 24, 2007)
Italian businessman and Bofors-accused Ottavio Quattrocchi was detained and taken into custody at an airport in Argentina.
- Fresh Ammo For Opposition (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Feb 24, 2007)
Many of those accused of having facilitated an order for 155 MM howitzers guns to A B Bofors in exchange for a Rs 64 crore bribe in 1987 have either died or have been acquitted. Late Rajiv Gandhi, the Hinduja brothers, Martin Ardbo, arms dealer Win . . .
- Elusive Ottavio Quattrocchi Detained In Argentina (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Feb 24, 2007)
Ottavio Quattrocchi, the fugitive Italian businessman wanted in the Bofors payoff case, has been detained by Argentine authorities to the embarrassment of CBI, which had maintained that his whereabouts were not known.
- Quattrocchi Held In Argentina (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Feb 24, 2007)
Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors payoffs case, has been detained by Interpol in Argentina. He was transiting from a provincial airport to Buenos Aires, according to information received by the Central Bureau of Investigation here.
- Argentina Has Quattrocchi, Cbi To Ask For Extradition (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Ottavio Quattrocchi, wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for over a decade in the Bofors payoff case, has been taken into preventive custody in Argentina.
- Quattrocchi Caught (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, wanted in connection with the Bofors payoffs case for over 14 years, has been detained in Argentina. The Central Bureau of Investigation will request his extradition to India. An Interpol red corner notice . ..
- Quattrocchi At Last Held In Argentina (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
The ghost of Bofors once again appears poised to return to the centrestage of Indian politics with the detention in Argentina of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused in the Rs 64 crore gun deal scam.
- Bofors Ghost Returns To Haunt Congress (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
The Bofors ghost has returned to haunt the ruling Congress with the arrest of Octavio Quattrocchi at an Argentina airport.
- Quattrocchi Held In Argentina (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, wanted in the Bofors case for the past 14 years, has been detained in Argentina and the CBI will ask for extradition to India.
- Sachar Hijacked? (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Feb 16, 2007)
Have the Sachar Committee findings been hijacked, as it happened with the Mandal Commission report in 1990?
- File Reply On Quattrocchi Accounts, Sc Tells Cbi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi might be a closed chapter for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the Bofors gun deal, but the Supreme Court is in no mood to draw curtains so soon on his alleged role.
- Sc Seeks Cbi Response On Quattrocchi Account (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
More than a year after Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi withdrew money, alleged to be a portion of the kickback from the howitzer deal, from a London bank account within days of it being defreezed, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the CBI's . .
- Rule Of Law: A Comparison (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 09, 2007)
Rule of law is said to be the litmus test of a genuine, as distinguished from a spurious, democracy.
- Large Fighter Jet Order By Mid-2007 (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2007)
A senior defense official said that India would release a tender seeking to buy 126 fighter planes valued at USD nine billion by mid-2007 and coveted by many giants of military fighter manufacturers.
- Bihar To Contest Lalu's Acquittal On Assets (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Jan 29, 2007)
The Bihar Government's decision to challenge the acquittal of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate case (DA) will, for the first time, bring under judicial scrutiny the Central Governments' tendencies to misuse CBI for . . .
- Putin Gets To See His Wares (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2007)
India showcased its military might during the Republic Day parade held here on Friday morning with the indigenously-built Advanced Light Helicopter, christened ‘Dhruv,’ and the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, developed in collaboration with . . .
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