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  Indian Railways should seek innovative financing to improve infrastructure: Vinod Rai

  October 10, 2016 12:10 IST

  Indian Railways cannot improve its infrastructure unless it adopts innovative forms of financing and more positive collaboration with the private sector, chairman of the Banks Board Bureau Vinod Rai has said. Indian Railways’ massive infrastructure

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  All defaults are not wilful, neither all lending corrupt: Vinod Rai

  April 21, 2016 10:08 IST

  Pune: Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Banks Board Bureau chairman Vinod Rai on Wednesday said not all loan defaults are willful and not all lenders are corrupt as he stressed that ongoing

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  Vinod Rai appointed first Chairman of Banks Board Bureau

  February 28, 2016 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai was today appointed first Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau, which will advise the government on top-level appointments at public sector lenders and ways to address the bad loans

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  CAG allegations, AI controversy now 'dead and buried': Praful Patel

  Politics | February 21, 2015 21:43 IST

  Panaji: NCP leader and former Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said the controversy over his role in the downfall of national carrier Air India, as alleged by former CAG Vinod Rai, was now

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  266 kg gold missing from Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple: audit report

  India | February 14, 2015 8:57 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: As much as 266 kg gold is missing from the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here, says former chief government auditor Vinod Rai in his audit report submitted to the apex court.The highlight of the

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  Former CAG Vinod Rai set to join Railways Ministry as 'Honorary Advisor'

  India | January 23, 2015 16:01 IST

  New Delhi:   The effort of Railway minister Suresh Prabhu to bring in more transparency in the Indian Railways is to receive a major boost with former CAG Vinod Rai all set to join the ministry

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  Vinod Rai roped in to make Indian Railways transparent: Prabhu

  Politics | December 21, 2014 9:36 IST

  Panaji: Former scam-busting Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai has been roped in by the Indian Railways to evolve a transparency mechanism for the functioning of the ministry and its operations."I have asked our

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  Railways to attract private funding to upgrade properties: Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | December 20, 2014 22:12 IST

  Panaji: Railway Ministry Suresh Prabhu said Saturday that private fundings would be attracted to reduce dependency on public finances."There is no proposal to privatise railways. But there is a proposal to optimise the utilisation of

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  NDA government led down people, Congress alleges

  Politics | September 23, 2014 17:02 IST

  Jaipur: Congress today accused the NDA government at Centre of disappointing people by not fulfilling the promises the party made during elections and claimed that it was just following the programmes of former UPA government.

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  CAG can't be blamed for UPA's fall: Vinod Rai

  Politics | September 22, 2014 17:53 IST

  New Delhi: Refuting allegations of having political leanings, former CAG Vinod Rai has said that “credit or blame” for the fall of UPA regime cannot be squarely put on the apex auditor.Rai - whose latest

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  Padmanabhaswamy temple audit to take 5-6 months: Former CAG

  India | September 21, 2014 13:24 IST

  New Delhi: The special audit of the properties of Kerala's famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, which is facing allegations of financial irregularities, is expected to be completed in the next five to six months.Former CAG Vinod

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  PM gets acclaim & blame; nothing personal against Singh: Rai

  Politics | September 16, 2014 19:57 IST

  New Delhi: With his new book creating a major controversy, former CAG Vinod Rai today said he has nothing personal against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but all the “acclaim and the blame” has to

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  Politics is a good profession but it's not my cup of tea: Vinod Rai

  Politics | September 15, 2014 18:14 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai today denied all speculations regarding his plans to join politics."I sincerly believe politics is a good profession and that good people need to go into politics also, but it

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  'I did my duty': says Manmohan Singh, refuses to comment on Rai's criticism

  Politics | September 15, 2014 6:21 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is under fire from the former CAG Vinod Rai over the 2G spectrum scam and Coalgate, today said he has done his “duty” and refused to respond

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  AI plane buy: Praful Patel shouldn't shy away from probe, says Swamy

  Politics | September 14, 2014 23:48 IST

  New Delhi: Former civil aviation minister Praful Patel should have no hesitation in facing an inquiry over the large-scale purchase of aircraft by Air India if his conscience is clear in the matter, BJP's Subramanian

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  Vinod Rai criticising Manmohan unacceptable: Congress

  Politics | September 13, 2014 23:39 IST

  Puducherry: Former Minister of State in PMO and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy today termed as "untenable" and "unacceptable" ex-CAG Vinod Rai's criticism against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in allocations of coal block and

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  Congress, BJP spar over ex-CAG's allegations

  Politics | September 13, 2014 7:10 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai's remarks on the role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh in the 2G and coal block allocation led to a verbal brawl between the BJP and the Congress with

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  Vinod Rai seeking publicity for his book: Congress

  Politics | September 12, 2014 22:47 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Friday dismissed former CAG Vinod Rai's remarks on ex-prime minister Manmohan Singh's role in the 2G spectrum and coal block allocations, saying he was seeking publicity for his yet-to-be-released book."The disease

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  CBI can't be as autonomous or independent as CAG: Vinod Rai

  India | September 12, 2014 18:24 IST

  New Delhi:  Raising concerns over CBI being under the “direct control” of the Prime Minister, former top auditor Vinod Rai has said that “a police dominated” agency can't enjoy autonomy or independence available to the

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  Vinod Rai's remarks on Manmohan's role serious: BJP

  Politics | September 12, 2014 16:39 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai's remarks on the role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh in 2G and coal blocks allocations are "serious" and a "correct" picture is now emerging, Information and Broadcasting Minister