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Mar 6, 2014 Diplomat steps in to push pvt deal?: "An unprecedented intervention by a diplomat, TIMES NOW has a copy of a letter sent by the Indian Ambassador to Abu Dhabi T P Seetharam to the Union Finance Ministry pushing for the Jet Airways-Etihad deal. The letter has raised massive controversy on why a diplomat had to intervene in a matter between SEBI and a private party."
Mar 4, 2014 Debate: AgustaWestland payback: "Two years ago when TIMES NOW, for the first time, exposed irregularities in the AgustaWestland deal, the Government conveniently washed its hands off. Today, the Rs 3600 crore chopper deal stands cancelled but our Government's soft stand to recover a whopping Rs 1226 crore which is lying with Milan banks has raised fresh questions. Is this money - Rs 1226 crore - nothing but loose change for a Government which has not even bothered to blacklist the Italian firm? And, what explains the sudden and strangely soft treatment from the Government towards Italy?"
Mar 4, 2014 5 years jail for IRS officer in corruption case: "An IRS officer has been awarded a five-year jail term by a court here for accepting a bribe of Rs eight lakh from a Delhi-based pharmaceutical company."
Mar 3, 2014 MP's tainted IAS couple charge-sheeted in corruption case: "Huge wealth including Rs. 3 crore in cash had been recovered from the residence of the Joshi couple during an income tax department raid in February, 2010."
Mar 2, 2014 CJ Expose: Official caught red handed while taking bribe: "CJ's Mushtaq Khan and Asif Shafi blew lid on corrupt practices of officials in Jammu and Kashmir. All this with the help of a mobile phone. They caught officials taking bribe on tape and reported the same to state vigilance department ensuring that the corrupt officials are behind bars."
Feb 26, 2014 UPA’s farewell gift: a house for Lalu, rent waiver for many: "the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation (CCA) granted Lalu’s request, even though he is neither an MP nor the head of a national political party— pre-requisites for allotment of a bungalow in the heart of VIP Delhi."
Feb 26, 2014 Another appointment scam hits UPA: "All it took was 120 minutes for the Government to do a u-turn on a key appointment. Exactly 2 hours after TIMES NOW exposed this evening how the Union Petroleum Minister was pushing for an extension for his favoured bureaucrat, the Government was forced to backtrack. An exposed Veerappa Moily's plan to bypass the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been rejected and the Opposition is gunning for him tonight and the Prime Minister's Office is completely mute once again for the second time in 15 days."
Feb 26, 2014 FTP: Health Secretary transferred: Do honest bureaucrats have little chance in the system?: "Union Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju was removed by the PMO earlier this month due to issues with the Cabinet Secretariat. Desiraju has been transferred to Consumer Affairs Ministry. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks the panel of experts, whether honest bureaucrats have little chance in the system."
Feb 25, 2014 Rajasthan: IAS officer charged with rape, police clueless about his whereabouts: "A month after suspended IAS officer BB Mohanty was charged with rape and sexual exploitation, the police are still clueless about his whereabouts. The 23-year-old IAS aspirant who alleged rape and sexual exploitation by him is now demanding a CBI probe. She said her family is being threatened."
Feb 25, 2014 DCI member colludes with ex-college head to get it derecognised: "A year after the former chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council Dr Gunaseelan was caught accepting bribes from dental colleges for increasing the number of seats, all is not well with the top medical body of India. The trail of shame still continues."
Feb 25, 2014 'No Indian university would admit Ramanujan even today': ""Examinations are not held at proper times; when held they are not conducted well; the grades given are not credible and quite often, even the highest officials have been found guilty of misuse of authority," he said, adding, that as a result industries consider the bulk of Indian graduates as unemployable."
Feb 24, 2014 CBI nails Dental Council member in a conspiracy against a TN college: "The Dental Council of India is in the eye of a storm yet again. A Central Bureau of Investigation report states that a member of the DCI colluded with a former principal of a Tamil Nadu college to derecognise it. The CBI report raises questions on the role of current DCI member Dr Joseph Isaac saying he gave a 'false and exaggerated report'."
Feb 23, 2014 Ravi, ex-AHVS director booked in recruitment case: "Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) of the directorate of vigilance on Wednesday filed the first information report (FIR) against former animal husbandry minister Ravi Naik, then director of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AHVS) Siddhivinayak Naik and other officials in an alleged recruitment scam."
Feb 22, 2014 Lokayukta police files charge sheet against IAS couple facing corruption charges: "filed a 6500-pages long charge sheet against suspended IAS couple Arvind and Tinoo Joshi, accused of amassing assets worth Rs 41 crore."
Feb 22, 2014 दो दर्जन से ज्यादा IAS अफसरों पर FIR: "मायाराज में हुए 5000 करोड़ से ज्यादा के मनरेगा घोटाले में लंबी ऊहापोह के बाद आखिरकार सीबीआई ने शुक्रवार को एफआईआर दर्ज कर ली है."
Feb 21, 2014 MEA offers plum postings to 'friendly diplomats', E-Gram reveals: "The E-Gram, sent by then MEA secretary PS Raghavan, listed 25 posts which were likely to fall vacant from June 2014 onwards, a time when a new government will be in power."
Feb 18, 2014 CBI registers case in Railway contract corruption: "CBI today carried out searches at the premises of four railway officials after registering a case of alleged corruption in award of tenders for upgradation of platforms in Rajasthan."
Feb 18, 2014 Bihar government sacks 95 corrupt officers, more to go
Feb 18, 2014 Anti-corruption unit detects Rs 4.86 crore disproportionate assets of Jr Engineer
Feb 18, 2014 ACB exposes racket extorting truck drivers on highway: "Truck drivers plying between Delhi and Jaipur have to pay Rs 5,000 per month to a network of private agents for avoiding fine and seizure of the vehicle. This network has been running with the help of transport department officers."
Feb 18, 2014 150 government officials to be dismissed on corruption charges: "Out of a total of 934 corruption cases since 2006, 658 corrupt employees have been arrested and chargesheets submitted against 856, while 21 of them have been convicted by the courts."
Feb 15, 2014 When netas are around, the babus are at play: "The issue is of the over-protection given to bureaucracy. Once you join Government service, there is no fear of loss of job. Even if you are caught red-handed extorting bribes, it takes decades to get rid of you. In a landmark ruling in May 2013, the Madras High Court had said that the Central Bureau of Investigation does not need the Union Government’s nod to probe IAS and IPS officers. This would have affected nearly 300 senior officers, of Joint Secretary or above rank in the IAS, IPS and other services, facing corruption cases across the country."
Feb 15, 2014 In Mathura bureaucrat touches MP's feet: "The Samajwadi Party's (SP) reign in Uttar Pradesh has been marred by instances of rampant rowdyism before and two recent incidents have utterly exposed the continuing clout of the ruling party and its utter disregard for the law. A senior police official and a state bureaucrat showed no hesitation in bowing to party MP Ram Gopal Yadav in Mathura while other party leaders flanked a jailed convict as he declared his return to the party at a news conference."
Feb 11, 2014 Tatra trucks scam: CBI questions former senior officials of BEML: "The Tatra trucks scam is back to haunt BEML with the CBI carrying out investigations. CBI teams were in Bangalore to examine BEML senior executives in purchase of spare parts for Tatra trucks."
Feb 11, 2014 Live updates: Kejriwal opens a new front, orders ACB to file FIRs against Moily, Deora, Mukesh Ambani: "RIL which signed an agreement with the Centre in early 2000 to supply gas at a cost of $ 1 per unit, later hiked the rate to $2.3 per unit and again hiked it to $ 4 per unit."
Feb 11, 2014 Read what Kejriwal said about registering FIR against Deora, Moily, Ambani: "Delhi government on Tuesday (Feb 1) directed the Anti-Corruption Branch to register an FIR against the chairperson of Reliance Industries Limited Mukesh Ambani, union petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily, former petroleum minister Murli Deora and former director general of Hydrocarbons VK Sibal under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA)."
Feb 11, 2014 File FIR on 'gas price collusion' by ministers, RIL: Kejriwal to cops: " the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Tuesday directed its anti-corruption branch to file an FIR against oil minister Veerappa Moily, former oil minister Murli Deora, Reliance Industries Ltd boss Mukesh Ambani and the former director-general hydrocarbons V K Sibal under the Prevention of Corruption Act for hatching a "conspiracy" to double gas prices in order to benefit, in the main, RIL."
Feb 10, 2014 Controversial CBI appointment by PMO: "A controversy has erupted over the appointment of an Additional Director in CBI after Government and Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) locked horns over the choice of an officer whose track record was under question."
Feb 8, 2014 Corruption an inescapable reality: "among those who did or were forced to, every two in five pointed the finger at the police. Interestingly, 63.8% of wholesale dealers admitted to paying bribes to the police, compared to only 28.2% of retailers. "The police are so corrupt that they won’t let go of the slightest opportunity to make extra cash,""
Feb 6, 2014 BDO caught taking Rs 3,000 bribe: "Sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught Block Development Officer (BDO) of Ner Panchayat Samiti of Yavatmal district, Sakharam Isalkar, red-handed on Tuesday evening while accepting a bribe of Rs3,000 from a gram sevak working under him."
Feb 6, 2014 Woman alleges corruption at govt hospital
Feb 5, 2014 The Last Word: Is the PM guilty of packing the Lokpal with Congress loyalists?: "Bharatiya Janata Party continues to oppose government's nominee, senior Supreme Court lawyer Pavani Parameswara Rao, as the chief of anti-corruption body, Lokpal. BJP has said that Rao, nominated by the central government, had fought several cases for the Centre in courts as a result of which could prove to be a partisan."
Jan 30, 2014 FTP: Asha Mirje controversial remarks: Do members of women's commissions obstruct gender justice?: "Asha Mirje, a member of the Maharashtra Women Commission, stirred quite a controversy by putting the onus of blame on women for rape rather than on the perpetrators. She said, during a speech in Nagpur, 'women too are responsible to an extent (for rape). Their clothing and behaviour too play a part. The Delhi gangrape victim could have gone for the 9:00 pm show. Why did she go for the late show?'"
Jan 30, 2014 'Crores lost as corrupt RTO officials ignore overloading'
Jan 30, 2014 Corruption cloud over Air India as senior staff 'grab company flats in posh Delhi areas while renting out their own homes': "The Airline also faces allegations of embezzlement of funds earmarked for flat maintenance"
Jan 30, 2014 Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests clerk for graft: "arrested a junior clerk of a government-run rural hospital in Ratnagiri for demanding a bribe of Rs 2,000."
Jan 30, 2014 Lokayuktya probe against Pankaj Trivedi's brother: "On a day Vyapam scam prime accused Pankaj Trivedi's residential premises in Bhopal and Indore were raided, State Lokayukta's Special Police Establishment (SPE) in a parallel action on Wednesday has initiated a probe into disproportionate assets (DA) of Piyush Trivedi, VC of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV). "
Jan 29, 2014 Anti-corruption watchdog CVC recovers Rs 200 cr from govt departments
Jan 26, 2014 Spectre of Inspector Raj still looms large: "Rajiv Gandhi had said in 1988 that out of one rupee meant for the poor, only 15 paisa reaches the beneficiary. It remains the case today."
Jan 26, 2014 Senior IAS officer accused of raping civil services aspirant: "A civil services aspirant has accused a senior IAS officer of raping her last year. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the officer, BB Mohanty, had called her to a place in Swej farm and raped her repeatedly on February 17 and 19 last year."
Jan 22, 2014 Goa police write to Delhi CS in corruption case of PWD tenders: "The crime branch of Goa police has issued a letter to Delhi chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava, seeking a clarification from him over the allegation of corruption levelled by former National Students Union of India (NSUI) president Sunil Kawthankar with regard to 258 tenders for road works and misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 300 crore."
Jan 22, 2014 PWD engineers, two others held in Rs 272-cr scam: "after a panel was constituted to probe the scam alleged that works on roads, bridges and culverts were split into hundreds of small contracts, costing less than Rs 20 lakh to get exemption from the Karnataka Transparency Act."
Jan 20, 2014 Sochi 2014: How corrupt officials made India a joke: "Sport in India has only a peripheral connection with athletes; it exists mainly to enrich officials, politicians, contractors and sundry parasites. Each individual sport is a milch cow to be milked dry by the mafia that controls it. Among the leading members of this mafia is the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)."
Jan 20, 2014 Achuthanandan's son faces corruption charges: "The much respected opposition leader is now forced to expel his son from Cantonment House, his official residence and the prodigal son is forced to live in an apartment in Thiruvananthapuram."
Jan 19, 2014 Devyani Khobragade: A Life In Privilege, Corruption And Feudalism: "Devyani Khobragade is a poster child foreverything that is wrong with India’s quotabased reservation system, a feudal and corruptbureaucracy and a society that is atlarge still mired in a feudal outlook. I ambeyond myself for any iota of sympathy forDevyani or the purported outrage to hermodesty. Devyani met her match in PreetBharara. If Bharara did not exist, Devyani,in Bollywood film style, would havestamped into the ground the maid and herfamily. This is not empty conjecture. It iswhat Devyani set out to do."
Jan 18, 2014 DJB suspends 14 engineers for corruption: " Delhi Jal Board (DJB) suspended 14 engineers on Saturday after CBI registered a case of cheating and forgery against them in the supply of sewerage equipment to DJB."
Jan 16, 2014 RK Singh targeting Shinde as he's a Dalit: SC/ST panel Vice Chairman: "Scheduled Caste Commission Vice Chairman Dr Raj Kumar Virka has said that action must be taken against Former Home Secretary RK Singh for making allegations against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. Virka has accused RK Singh of targeting Shinde for being a Dalit and violating the Official Secrets Act. "
Jan 16, 2014 Devyani Khobragade: Indictment: "Full text of the grand jury charges in United States of America Vs Devyani Khobragade"
Jan 16, 2014 Lid blown off fertilizer fraud: "Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara illegally paid $1million to a top Indian bureaucrat’s son in return for his helping it secure a joint venture with Kribhco, documents made available by Norwegian prosecutors to “The Hindu” show."
Jan 15, 2014 Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar set to axe 576 govt staffers on corruption charges: "DGP Abhyananad said 55 police officers faced corruption charges last year and 42 of them had already been dismissed. He said the agents and touts would also face action and their properties attached under the Money Laundering Act."
Jan 15, 2014 India facing tax terrorism: Narendra Modi: "BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for a viable tax model in the country saying that the country was presently facing tax terrorism."
Jan 13, 2014 Corruption affecting investment: NEA: "Suspecting fraudulent practices by several government departments in issuing due-recovery notices to buyers of second-hand properties well past the execution of transfer memoranda"
Jan 13, 2014 Shiv Sena slams Devyani's father for criticising Marathi media: "The Shiv Sena has criticised the father of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, Uttam Khobragade, in its mouthpiece Saamna, for criticising the Marathi media. The Saamna editorial has slammed Khobragade for his outburst against the Marathi media branding it casteist."
Jan 13, 2014 Should taxpayers foot the bill for diplomats' helps?: "the MEA has been pushing the Union finance ministry for the last few years to agree to give ‘India-based domestic servants’ full time government employee status. In other words, the government would be paying for the household help who don’t do State-related work."
Jan 12, 2014 Taxmen's boss rues over in-house corruption: ""The taxes are extracted promptly but when it comes to payment of refunds, the taxpayer has to run from pillar to post. The very taxpayer whom you are supposed to serve, stands waiting outside your cabins while you sip tea inside. There are certain black sheep who think that colonial era is still here," Sharma lashed out. Such people meet with tragic end. Such that when caught they face immense social disgrace,"
Jan 12, 2014 CVC recommends penalty against 97 bank officials for corruption: "a highest of 27 are working in Dena Bank, 13 in Bank of Baroda, 11 in Central Bank of India, ten in State Bank of India, eight in Punjab National Bank, seven in Andhra Bank, five in Industrial Development Bank of India and four each in Allahabad Bank and Bank of Maharashtra."
Jan 12, 2014 ACB registers 23 corruption cases in 2013: " The ACB is also conducting an inquiry against Chandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar, current MLA of Qupem constituency, for "amassing wealth through corrupt means from an unknown source by investing 5.54 crore". ACB has also filed two charge-sheets against lady police sub-inspector Sandhya Gupta, police constable Rajesh allies Raju Warang and civil supplies inspector Jercy Pinto."
Jan 12, 2014 MMC officials, UDC booked in separate corruption cases: "chief officer of the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC), then chairperson of the MMC, other MMC officials, including the proprietor of Raj Traders, Mapusa, have been booked for the purchase of a refuse collector without following due procedure."
Jan 12, 2014 14 more maids in US, threat of Devyani rerun looms: "There are 14 domestic servants employed by Indian diplomats in the US, not to speak of a larger number in European countries."
Jan 7, 2014 Durga 2.0: IPS officer transferred for booking corrupt: "arrested four officials of the Port Blair Municipal Council for the purchase of electrical items at exorbitant rates. She later arrested four more, including a traffic police sub-inspector, for taking bribes."
Jan 7, 2014 Mumbai: Devyani Khobragade's father holds march outside US Consulate: "The father of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has led a march outside the American Consulate in Mumbai to protest against the treatment meted out by US the authorities to her."
Jan 7, 2014 Sarpanch held for accepting 5k bribe: "Mohitkar purposely delayed the procedure for a few months. Later, Mohitkar called Shendre and demanded 5,000 bribe to get his work done fast."
Jan 7, 2014 Corruption sharpest weapon of exploitation: Court: "Ghosh, a senior manager at MSTC Limited, a public sector company, was held guilty for demanding a bribe of Rs 3 lakh in 2007 from Piyush Luharuwalla whose company, Karishma Enterprises, had applied for allotment of metal lots to MSTC. Luharuwalla said Ghosh had told him he would favour his company during allotment of metal lots if he gives him the money."
Jan 5, 2014 PAs stay put in departments, breed corruption: "The arrest of Mayank Shrotiya, personal assistant of public relations minister Rajendra Shukla, by the Lokayukta police for accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000, on a day when chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan declared 'zero tolerance' towards corruption, has taken government brass by surprise."
Jan 5, 2014 CBI probing alleged corruption in Railways' VIP quota tickets: "On an average day, as many as 35,000 tickets in various classes of all trains that originate from Delhi or cross the city are reserved under the emergency quota which is also known as VIP or Headquarters quota."
Jan 5, 2014 Know how Indian diplomats and spies were trapped by outsiders: "In the past few decades, several top Indian officials have been accused of leaking sensitive information or falling into honey trap."
Jan 1, 2014 Baby burns to death in Meerut hospital: "In a shocking incident of alleged medical negligence in Meerut in UP, a seven-day old baby died in a hospital after suffering 60 per cent burns due to an overheated incubator. The anguished and distressed family alleges criminal medical negligence on part of the medical staff. However, the staff has cited mechanical fault in the accident. Meanwhile, the hospital has constituted a probe team into the matter."
Jan 1, 2014 BBMP bill scam of over 6 cr comes to light: "executive engineer of the Palike’s road infrastructure division B G Raghavendra Prasad, accounts superintendent K S Padmavathi and first division clerk Mayanna have made payments of Rs 6 crore to a contractor by ignoring serious observations by the BBMP chief engineer about the quality of the road-laying work in three zones of Mahadevapura, Dasarahalli and Byatarayanapura."
Dec 30, 2013 FIR against Churchill, PWD engineer, others for corruption: "The crime branch has filed a first information report (FIR) against former Congress PWD minister Churchill Alemao, PWD executive engineer P T Parkar, and other government servants and contractors for alleged corruption with regard to 258 tenders for road works and misappropriation of government funds to the tune of 300crore."
Dec 30, 2013 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University chancellor arrested for sexually abusing woman in MP: "Verma promoted her husband and in return he sexually abused her. Later, the couple was fired from the university."
Dec 29, 2013 Babus enjoy bribes, country bears cost: "Bureaucrats, with the blessings of their political masters, are an expert in extracting their pound of flesh. It does not matter to them if national interests are damned in the process"
Dec 27, 2013 Sting operation showing burning of files proof of corruption: Kejriwal: "Kejriwal said it was the Chief Secretary's responsibility to take care of all the files before a new government took charge"
Dec 27, 2013 Babudom
Dec 26, 2013 I am the first CM who wants honest officials, all others look for corrupt people: Kejriwal: "said there would be no VIPs at the ceremony and "everyone is invited"."
Dec 25, 2013 Gujarat University ex-VC accused of corruption: "alleged rampant corruption by former vice-chancellor Adesh Pal in awarding the printing of answer sheets and supplementary sheets."
Dec 25, 2013 Civil hospital doctor caught taking bribe: "demanded Rs 5,000 to issue a bed rest certificate."
Dec 25, 2013 Corrupt Youngsters Eye Government Jobs In India: Study: ""Importantly, we show that cheating on this task is also predictive of fraudulent behaviors by real government officials,""
Dec 25, 2013 People allege large scale corruption in education department: "officials of education department being mired in corruption resulting the decline in the quality of education , particularly imparted to children in government run schools."
Dec 25, 2013 Corruption in education department alleged: ""Officials who have misused Rs 8 crore in the works taken up under Green Board and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan schemes have been promoted,""
Dec 25, 2013 Corrupt Bangalore in need of a moral makeover?: "A recent report found that Bangalore is the most corrupt city in the country."
Dec 25, 2013 Indian Agency Names Trio in Corruption Investigation: "India's top criminal investigation agency named an official of State Bank of India, a former executive at the bank and a businessman in a corruption case for allegedly colluding to profit from a large bank loan."
Dec 24, 2013 Bengal IAS officer held for corruption, arresting cop removed: "IAS officer Godala Kiran Kumar, posted as the district magistrate of West Bengal's Malda district, was arrested Saturday on the charge of siphoning funds from the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) while serving as its CEO. Within few hours of the arrest, Siliguri Police Commissioner K. Jayaraman was removed from his post for "exceeding his power" and making the arrest without informing the Mamata Banerjee-led state government."
Dec 24, 2013 Two corrupt officials defame Lok Adalat: "An assistant revenue officer and a supervisor of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) were caught red-handed while accepting bribe during ‘Mega Lok Adalat’, organised to grant amnesty to defaulters."
Dec 24, 2013 India ill-prepared to fight corruption: "The arrest of a senior executive of a public sector bank on bribery charges puts the spotlight on a more effective whistle-blower policy and stricter anti-graft laws"
Dec 24, 2013 Shocking: Indian truckers pay Rs 22,000 cr bribes a year on roads: "A study conducted across a dozen major transport hubs covering over 1,200 truck drivers has revealed that in 60% cases, cops and officials extort money from truckers by stopping them without giving a reason."
Dec 22, 2013 BJP MPs seek probe into Robert Vadra's land deals in Rajasthan: "the state government would acquire over 1,000 acres of land purchased by Vadra in western Rajasthan and return them to farmers."
Dec 22, 2013 Air India to sell 7 Dreamliners to raise $840 million: "The carrier has already taken the delivery of 11 Dreamliners and three more are expected to join the fleet by March of next year."
Dec 21, 2013 MEA 'bent' rules to favour Devyani Khobragade: "Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade had been a go-getter right from the day she entered Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and got what she wanted, thanks to her 'influential' IAS father and benevolent political connections."
Dec 21, 2013 Anti-Corruption Bureau raids checkposts on national highways: "recovered Rs 7 lakh unaccounted money from the staff."
Dec 21, 2013 Silence of Rahul, Sonia, Manmohan reason for all scams: BJP: "The Adarsh Society was originally meant to be a six-storey housing facility for Kargil war heroes and war widows. It was, however, converted into a 100-metre-tall building and apartments in it were allocated to serving bureaucrats, senior army commanders and relatives of senior politicians."
Dec 20, 2013 Thane anti-corruption bureau nabs two for graft: "the two bailiffs sought a bribe of Rs 5,000 each. Nunif filed a complain with the ACB, who laid a trap and nabbed the duo."
Dec 19, 2013 MCI cause of corruption in Indian healthcare: Kunal Saha
Dec 19, 2013 Violation of US law must be dealth accordingly, says lawyer: "Martina Vandenberg, a lawyer representing domestic workers in the United States of America, defended US authorities over the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade by saying that diplomats are not allowed to underpay their domestic workers and they cannot also lie to the authorities to get a visa."
Nov 19, 2013 Cheating students more likely to want government jobs, study finds: "Students who apparently cheated were 6.3% more likely to say they wanted to work in government, the researchers found. “Overall, we find that dishonest individuals -- as measured by the dice task -- prefer to enter government service,”"
Nov 15, 2013 Sinha blames corruption for Jharkhand's backwardness: "Hinting at the mines scam in the state involving former CM Madhu Koda, he said it were bureaucrats who swallowed more money than Koda. He questioned the CBI why they selected only the polititians for inquiry ignoring the role of such incompetent officials."
Nov 14, 2013 Is Sachin's last Test a social occasion for VIPs?: "On the day when batting genius Sachin Tendulkar is playing his farewell Test match at his home turf, Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, CNN-IBN found out that several touts were selling complimentary club tickets at exhorbitant rates in black. The touts were caught on camera saying that the price could go as high as Rs 10,000- Rs 15,000 once India bats."
Nov 14, 2013 Unnao gold hunt: ASI 'learns lifetime lesson', calls off digging: ""There is no shortcut to professional archaeology. ASI will never carry out excavation to fulfil someone's dream,""
Nov 13, 2013 Award winning SHO arrested for corruption: "Sanjiv Goyal had taken Rs 80,000 from Sangrur resident Karnail Singh for solving a case. Apart from the SHO, head constable Davinder Singh had also taken Rs 55,000 for the same case. Bank manager Devi Lal had mediated for the deal."
Nov 13, 2013 Award winning SHO arrested for corruption: "Sanjiv Goyal had taken Rs 80,000 from Sangrur resident Karnail Singh for solving a case. Apart from the SHO, head constable Davinder Singh had also taken Rs 55,000 for the same case. Bank manager Devi Lal had mediated for the deal."
Nov 13, 2013 CBI's law officer sentenced to 3 yrs jail in corruption case: "for demanding bribe from a person in return for favouring him in an inquiry against him."
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Mar 6, 2014 Diplomat steps in to push pvt deal?: "An unprecedented intervention by a diplomat, TIMES NOW has a copy of a letter sent by the Indian Ambassador to Abu Dhabi T P Seetharam to the Union Finance Ministry pushing for the Jet Airways-Etihad deal. The letter has raised massive controversy on why a diplomat had to intervene in a matter between SEBI and a private party."
Mar 4, 2014 Debate: AgustaWestland payback: "Two years ago when TIMES NOW, for the first time, exposed irregularities in the AgustaWestland deal, the Government conveniently washed its hands off. Today, the Rs 3600 crore chopper deal stands cancelled but our Government's soft stand to recover a whopping Rs 1226 crore which is lying with Milan banks has raised fresh questions. Is this money - Rs 1226 crore - nothing but loose change for a Government which has not even bothered to blacklist the Italian firm? And, what explains the sudden and strangely soft treatment from the Government towards Italy?"
Mar 4, 2014 5 years jail for IRS officer in corruption case: "An IRS officer has been awarded a five-year jail term by a court here for accepting a bribe of Rs eight lakh from a Delhi-based pharmaceutical company."
Mar 3, 2014 MP's tainted IAS couple charge-sheeted in corruption case: "Huge wealth including Rs. 3 crore in cash had been recovered from the residence of the Joshi couple during an income tax department raid in February, 2010."
Mar 2, 2014 CJ Expose: Official caught red handed while taking bribe: "CJ's Mushtaq Khan and Asif Shafi blew lid on corrupt practices of officials in Jammu and Kashmir. All this with the help of a mobile phone. They caught officials taking bribe on tape and reported the same to state vigilance department ensuring that the corrupt officials are behind bars."
Feb 26, 2014 UPA’s farewell gift: a house for Lalu, rent waiver for many: "the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation (CCA) granted Lalu’s request, even though he is neither an MP nor the head of a national political party— pre-requisites for allotment of a bungalow in the heart of VIP Delhi."
Feb 26, 2014 Another appointment scam hits UPA: "All it took was 120 minutes for the Government to do a u-turn on a key appointment. Exactly 2 hours after TIMES NOW exposed this evening how the Union Petroleum Minister was pushing for an extension for his favoured bureaucrat, the Government was forced to backtrack. An exposed Veerappa Moily's plan to bypass the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been rejected and the Opposition is gunning for him tonight and the Prime Minister's Office is completely mute once again for the second time in 15 days."
Feb 26, 2014 FTP: Health Secretary transferred: Do honest bureaucrats have little chance in the system?: "Union Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju was removed by the PMO earlier this month due to issues with the Cabinet Secretariat. Desiraju has been transferred to Consumer Affairs Ministry. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks the panel of experts, whether honest bureaucrats have little chance in the system."
Feb 25, 2014 Rajasthan: IAS officer charged with rape, police clueless about his whereabouts: "A month after suspended IAS officer BB Mohanty was charged with rape and sexual exploitation, the police are still clueless about his whereabouts. The 23-year-old IAS aspirant who alleged rape and sexual exploitation by him is now demanding a CBI probe. She said her family is being threatened."
Feb 25, 2014 DCI member colludes with ex-college head to get it derecognised: "A year after the former chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council Dr Gunaseelan was caught accepting bribes from dental colleges for increasing the number of seats, all is not well with the top medical body of India. The trail of shame still continues."
Feb 25, 2014 'No Indian university would admit Ramanujan even today': ""Examinations are not held at proper times; when held they are not conducted well; the grades given are not credible and quite often, even the highest officials have been found guilty of misuse of authority," he said, adding, that as a result industries consider the bulk of Indian graduates as unemployable."
Feb 24, 2014 CBI nails Dental Council member in a conspiracy against a TN college: "The Dental Council of India is in the eye of a storm yet again. A Central Bureau of Investigation report states that a member of the DCI colluded with a former principal of a Tamil Nadu college to derecognise it. The CBI report raises questions on the role of current DCI member Dr Joseph Isaac saying he gave a 'false and exaggerated report'."
Feb 23, 2014 Ravi, ex-AHVS director booked in recruitment case: "Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) of the directorate of vigilance on Wednesday filed the first information report (FIR) against former animal husbandry minister Ravi Naik, then director of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AHVS) Siddhivinayak Naik and other officials in an alleged recruitment scam."
Feb 22, 2014 Lokayukta police files charge sheet against IAS couple facing corruption charges: "filed a 6500-pages long charge sheet against suspended IAS couple Arvind and Tinoo Joshi, accused of amassing assets worth Rs 41 crore."
Feb 22, 2014 दो दर्जन से ज्यादा IAS अफसरों पर FIR: "मायाराज में हुए 5000 करोड़ से ज्यादा के मनरेगा घोटाले में लंबी ऊहापोह के बाद आखिरकार सीबीआई ने शुक्रवार को एफआईआर दर्ज कर ली है."
Feb 21, 2014 MEA offers plum postings to 'friendly diplomats', E-Gram reveals: "The E-Gram, sent by then MEA secretary PS Raghavan, listed 25 posts which were likely to fall vacant from June 2014 onwards, a time when a new government will be in power."
Feb 18, 2014 CBI registers case in Railway contract corruption: "CBI today carried out searches at the premises of four railway officials after registering a case of alleged corruption in award of tenders for upgradation of platforms in Rajasthan."
Feb 18, 2014 Bihar government sacks 95 corrupt officers, more to go
Feb 18, 2014 Anti-corruption unit detects Rs 4.86 crore disproportionate assets of Jr Engineer
Feb 18, 2014 ACB exposes racket extorting truck drivers on highway: "Truck drivers plying between Delhi and Jaipur have to pay Rs 5,000 per month to a network of private agents for avoiding fine and seizure of the vehicle. This network has been running with the help of transport department officers."
Feb 18, 2014 150 government officials to be dismissed on corruption charges: "Out of a total of 934 corruption cases since 2006, 658 corrupt employees have been arrested and chargesheets submitted against 856, while 21 of them have been convicted by the courts."
Feb 15, 2014 When netas are around, the babus are at play: "The issue is of the over-protection given to bureaucracy. Once you join Government service, there is no fear of loss of job. Even if you are caught red-handed extorting bribes, it takes decades to get rid of you. In a landmark ruling in May 2013, the Madras High Court had said that the Central Bureau of Investigation does not need the Union Government’s nod to probe IAS and IPS officers. This would have affected nearly 300 senior officers, of Joint Secretary or above rank in the IAS, IPS and other services, facing corruption cases across the country."
Feb 15, 2014 In Mathura bureaucrat touches MP's feet: "The Samajwadi Party's (SP) reign in Uttar Pradesh has been marred by instances of rampant rowdyism before and two recent incidents have utterly exposed the continuing clout of the ruling party and its utter disregard for the law. A senior police official and a state bureaucrat showed no hesitation in bowing to party MP Ram Gopal Yadav in Mathura while other party leaders flanked a jailed convict as he declared his return to the party at a news conference."
Feb 11, 2014 Tatra trucks scam: CBI questions former senior officials of BEML: "The Tatra trucks scam is back to haunt BEML with the CBI carrying out investigations. CBI teams were in Bangalore to examine BEML senior executives in purchase of spare parts for Tatra trucks."
Feb 11, 2014 Live updates: Kejriwal opens a new front, orders ACB to file FIRs against Moily, Deora, Mukesh Ambani: "RIL which signed an agreement with the Centre in early 2000 to supply gas at a cost of $ 1 per unit, later hiked the rate to $2.3 per unit and again hiked it to $ 4 per unit."
Feb 11, 2014 Read what Kejriwal said about registering FIR against Deora, Moily, Ambani: "Delhi government on Tuesday (Feb 1) directed the Anti-Corruption Branch to register an FIR against the chairperson of Reliance Industries Limited Mukesh Ambani, union petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily, former petroleum minister Murli Deora and former director general of Hydrocarbons VK Sibal under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA)."
Feb 11, 2014 File FIR on 'gas price collusion' by ministers, RIL: Kejriwal to cops: " the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Tuesday directed its anti-corruption branch to file an FIR against oil minister Veerappa Moily, former oil minister Murli Deora, Reliance Industries Ltd boss Mukesh Ambani and the former director-general hydrocarbons V K Sibal under the Prevention of Corruption Act for hatching a "conspiracy" to double gas prices in order to benefit, in the main, RIL."
Feb 10, 2014 Controversial CBI appointment by PMO: "A controversy has erupted over the appointment of an Additional Director in CBI after Government and Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) locked horns over the choice of an officer whose track record was under question."
Feb 8, 2014 Corruption an inescapable reality: "among those who did or were forced to, every two in five pointed the finger at the police. Interestingly, 63.8% of wholesale dealers admitted to paying bribes to the police, compared to only 28.2% of retailers. "The police are so corrupt that they won’t let go of the slightest opportunity to make extra cash,""
Feb 6, 2014 BDO caught taking Rs 3,000 bribe: "Sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught Block Development Officer (BDO) of Ner Panchayat Samiti of Yavatmal district, Sakharam Isalkar, red-handed on Tuesday evening while accepting a bribe of Rs3,000 from a gram sevak working under him."
Feb 6, 2014 Woman alleges corruption at govt hospital
Feb 5, 2014 The Last Word: Is the PM guilty of packing the Lokpal with Congress loyalists?: "Bharatiya Janata Party continues to oppose government's nominee, senior Supreme Court lawyer Pavani Parameswara Rao, as the chief of anti-corruption body, Lokpal. BJP has said that Rao, nominated by the central government, had fought several cases for the Centre in courts as a result of which could prove to be a partisan."
Jan 30, 2014 FTP: Asha Mirje controversial remarks: Do members of women's commissions obstruct gender justice?: "Asha Mirje, a member of the Maharashtra Women Commission, stirred quite a controversy by putting the onus of blame on women for rape rather than on the perpetrators. She said, during a speech in Nagpur, 'women too are responsible to an extent (for rape). Their clothing and behaviour too play a part. The Delhi gangrape victim could have gone for the 9:00 pm show. Why did she go for the late show?'"
Jan 30, 2014 'Crores lost as corrupt RTO officials ignore overloading'
Jan 30, 2014 Corruption cloud over Air India as senior staff 'grab company flats in posh Delhi areas while renting out their own homes': "The Airline also faces allegations of embezzlement of funds earmarked for flat maintenance"
Jan 30, 2014 Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests clerk for graft: "arrested a junior clerk of a government-run rural hospital in Ratnagiri for demanding a bribe of Rs 2,000."
Jan 30, 2014 Lokayuktya probe against Pankaj Trivedi's brother: "On a day Vyapam scam prime accused Pankaj Trivedi's residential premises in Bhopal and Indore were raided, State Lokayukta's Special Police Establishment (SPE) in a parallel action on Wednesday has initiated a probe into disproportionate assets (DA) of Piyush Trivedi, VC of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV). "
Jan 29, 2014 Anti-corruption watchdog CVC recovers Rs 200 cr from govt departments
Jan 26, 2014 Spectre of Inspector Raj still looms large: "Rajiv Gandhi had said in 1988 that out of one rupee meant for the poor, only 15 paisa reaches the beneficiary. It remains the case today."
Jan 26, 2014 Senior IAS officer accused of raping civil services aspirant: "A civil services aspirant has accused a senior IAS officer of raping her last year. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the officer, BB Mohanty, had called her to a place in Swej farm and raped her repeatedly on February 17 and 19 last year."
Jan 22, 2014 Goa police write to Delhi CS in corruption case of PWD tenders: "The crime branch of Goa police has issued a letter to Delhi chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava, seeking a clarification from him over the allegation of corruption levelled by former National Students Union of India (NSUI) president Sunil Kawthankar with regard to 258 tenders for road works and misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 300 crore."
Jan 22, 2014 PWD engineers, two others held in Rs 272-cr scam: "after a panel was constituted to probe the scam alleged that works on roads, bridges and culverts were split into hundreds of small contracts, costing less than Rs 20 lakh to get exemption from the Karnataka Transparency Act."
Jan 20, 2014 Sochi 2014: How corrupt officials made India a joke: "Sport in India has only a peripheral connection with athletes; it exists mainly to enrich officials, politicians, contractors and sundry parasites. Each individual sport is a milch cow to be milked dry by the mafia that controls it. Among the leading members of this mafia is the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)."
Jan 20, 2014 Achuthanandan's son faces corruption charges: "The much respected opposition leader is now forced to expel his son from Cantonment House, his official residence and the prodigal son is forced to live in an apartment in Thiruvananthapuram."
Jan 19, 2014 Devyani Khobragade: A Life In Privilege, Corruption And Feudalism: "Devyani Khobragade is a poster child foreverything that is wrong with India’s quotabased reservation system, a feudal and corruptbureaucracy and a society that is atlarge still mired in a feudal outlook. I ambeyond myself for any iota of sympathy forDevyani or the purported outrage to hermodesty. Devyani met her match in PreetBharara. If Bharara did not exist, Devyani,in Bollywood film style, would havestamped into the ground the maid and herfamily. This is not empty conjecture. It iswhat Devyani set out to do."
Jan 18, 2014 DJB suspends 14 engineers for corruption: " Delhi Jal Board (DJB) suspended 14 engineers on Saturday after CBI registered a case of cheating and forgery against them in the supply of sewerage equipment to DJB."
Jan 16, 2014 RK Singh targeting Shinde as he's a Dalit: SC/ST panel Vice Chairman: "Scheduled Caste Commission Vice Chairman Dr Raj Kumar Virka has said that action must be taken against Former Home Secretary RK Singh for making allegations against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. Virka has accused RK Singh of targeting Shinde for being a Dalit and violating the Official Secrets Act. "
Jan 16, 2014 Devyani Khobragade: Indictment: "Full text of the grand jury charges in United States of America Vs Devyani Khobragade"
Jan 16, 2014 Lid blown off fertilizer fraud: "Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara illegally paid $1million to a top Indian bureaucrat’s son in return for his helping it secure a joint venture with Kribhco, documents made available by Norwegian prosecutors to “The Hindu” show."
Jan 15, 2014 Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar set to axe 576 govt staffers on corruption charges: "DGP Abhyananad said 55 police officers faced corruption charges last year and 42 of them had already been dismissed. He said the agents and touts would also face action and their properties attached under the Money Laundering Act."
Jan 15, 2014 India facing tax terrorism: Narendra Modi: "BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for a viable tax model in the country saying that the country was presently facing tax terrorism."
Jan 13, 2014 Corruption affecting investment: NEA: "Suspecting fraudulent practices by several government departments in issuing due-recovery notices to buyers of second-hand properties well past the execution of transfer memoranda"
Jan 13, 2014 Shiv Sena slams Devyani's father for criticising Marathi media: "The Shiv Sena has criticised the father of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, Uttam Khobragade, in its mouthpiece Saamna, for criticising the Marathi media. The Saamna editorial has slammed Khobragade for his outburst against the Marathi media branding it casteist."
Jan 13, 2014 Should taxpayers foot the bill for diplomats' helps?: "the MEA has been pushing the Union finance ministry for the last few years to agree to give ‘India-based domestic servants’ full time government employee status. In other words, the government would be paying for the household help who don’t do State-related work."
Jan 12, 2014 Taxmen's boss rues over in-house corruption: ""The taxes are extracted promptly but when it comes to payment of refunds, the taxpayer has to run from pillar to post. The very taxpayer whom you are supposed to serve, stands waiting outside your cabins while you sip tea inside. There are certain black sheep who think that colonial era is still here," Sharma lashed out. Such people meet with tragic end. Such that when caught they face immense social disgrace,"
Jan 12, 2014 CVC recommends penalty against 97 bank officials for corruption: "a highest of 27 are working in Dena Bank, 13 in Bank of Baroda, 11 in Central Bank of India, ten in State Bank of India, eight in Punjab National Bank, seven in Andhra Bank, five in Industrial Development Bank of India and four each in Allahabad Bank and Bank of Maharashtra."
Jan 12, 2014 ACB registers 23 corruption cases in 2013: " The ACB is also conducting an inquiry against Chandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar, current MLA of Qupem constituency, for "amassing wealth through corrupt means from an unknown source by investing 5.54 crore". ACB has also filed two charge-sheets against lady police sub-inspector Sandhya Gupta, police constable Rajesh allies Raju Warang and civil supplies inspector Jercy Pinto."
Jan 12, 2014 MMC officials, UDC booked in separate corruption cases: "chief officer of the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC), then chairperson of the MMC, other MMC officials, including the proprietor of Raj Traders, Mapusa, have been booked for the purchase of a refuse collector without following due procedure."
Jan 12, 2014 14 more maids in US, threat of Devyani rerun looms: "There are 14 domestic servants employed by Indian diplomats in the US, not to speak of a larger number in European countries."
Jan 7, 2014 Durga 2.0: IPS officer transferred for booking corrupt: "arrested four officials of the Port Blair Municipal Council for the purchase of electrical items at exorbitant rates. She later arrested four more, including a traffic police sub-inspector, for taking bribes."
Jan 7, 2014 Mumbai: Devyani Khobragade's father holds march outside US Consulate: "The father of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has led a march outside the American Consulate in Mumbai to protest against the treatment meted out by US the authorities to her."
Jan 7, 2014 Sarpanch held for accepting 5k bribe: "Mohitkar purposely delayed the procedure for a few months. Later, Mohitkar called Shendre and demanded 5,000 bribe to get his work done fast."
Jan 7, 2014 Corruption sharpest weapon of exploitation: Court: "Ghosh, a senior manager at MSTC Limited, a public sector company, was held guilty for demanding a bribe of Rs 3 lakh in 2007 from Piyush Luharuwalla whose company, Karishma Enterprises, had applied for allotment of metal lots to MSTC. Luharuwalla said Ghosh had told him he would favour his company during allotment of metal lots if he gives him the money."
Jan 5, 2014 PAs stay put in departments, breed corruption: "The arrest of Mayank Shrotiya, personal assistant of public relations minister Rajendra Shukla, by the Lokayukta police for accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000, on a day when chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan declared 'zero tolerance' towards corruption, has taken government brass by surprise."
Jan 5, 2014 CBI probing alleged corruption in Railways' VIP quota tickets: "On an average day, as many as 35,000 tickets in various classes of all trains that originate from Delhi or cross the city are reserved under the emergency quota which is also known as VIP or Headquarters quota."
Jan 5, 2014 Know how Indian diplomats and spies were trapped by outsiders: "In the past few decades, several top Indian officials have been accused of leaking sensitive information or falling into honey trap."
Jan 1, 2014 Baby burns to death in Meerut hospital: "In a shocking incident of alleged medical negligence in Meerut in UP, a seven-day old baby died in a hospital after suffering 60 per cent burns due to an overheated incubator. The anguished and distressed family alleges criminal medical negligence on part of the medical staff. However, the staff has cited mechanical fault in the accident. Meanwhile, the hospital has constituted a probe team into the matter."
Jan 1, 2014 BBMP bill scam of over 6 cr comes to light: "executive engineer of the Palike’s road infrastructure division B G Raghavendra Prasad, accounts superintendent K S Padmavathi and first division clerk Mayanna have made payments of Rs 6 crore to a contractor by ignoring serious observations by the BBMP chief engineer about the quality of the road-laying work in three zones of Mahadevapura, Dasarahalli and Byatarayanapura."
Dec 30, 2013 FIR against Churchill, PWD engineer, others for corruption: "The crime branch has filed a first information report (FIR) against former Congress PWD minister Churchill Alemao, PWD executive engineer P T Parkar, and other government servants and contractors for alleged corruption with regard to 258 tenders for road works and misappropriation of government funds to the tune of 300crore."
Dec 30, 2013 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University chancellor arrested for sexually abusing woman in MP: "Verma promoted her husband and in return he sexually abused her. Later, the couple was fired from the university."
Dec 29, 2013 Babus enjoy bribes, country bears cost: "Bureaucrats, with the blessings of their political masters, are an expert in extracting their pound of flesh. It does not matter to them if national interests are damned in the process"
Dec 27, 2013 Sting operation showing burning of files proof of corruption: Kejriwal: "Kejriwal said it was the Chief Secretary's responsibility to take care of all the files before a new government took charge"
Dec 27, 2013 Babudom
Dec 26, 2013 I am the first CM who wants honest officials, all others look for corrupt people: Kejriwal: "said there would be no VIPs at the ceremony and "everyone is invited"."
Dec 25, 2013 Gujarat University ex-VC accused of corruption: "alleged rampant corruption by former vice-chancellor Adesh Pal in awarding the printing of answer sheets and supplementary sheets."
Dec 25, 2013 Civil hospital doctor caught taking bribe: "demanded Rs 5,000 to issue a bed rest certificate."
Dec 25, 2013 Corrupt Youngsters Eye Government Jobs In India: Study: ""Importantly, we show that cheating on this task is also predictive of fraudulent behaviors by real government officials,""
Dec 25, 2013 People allege large scale corruption in education department: "officials of education department being mired in corruption resulting the decline in the quality of education , particularly imparted to children in government run schools."
Dec 25, 2013 Corruption in education department alleged: ""Officials who have misused Rs 8 crore in the works taken up under Green Board and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan schemes have been promoted,""
Dec 25, 2013 Corrupt Bangalore in need of a moral makeover?: "A recent report found that Bangalore is the most corrupt city in the country."
Dec 25, 2013 Indian Agency Names Trio in Corruption Investigation: "India's top criminal investigation agency named an official of State Bank of India, a former executive at the bank and a businessman in a corruption case for allegedly colluding to profit from a large bank loan."
Dec 24, 2013 Bengal IAS officer held for corruption, arresting cop removed: "IAS officer Godala Kiran Kumar, posted as the district magistrate of West Bengal's Malda district, was arrested Saturday on the charge of siphoning funds from the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) while serving as its CEO. Within few hours of the arrest, Siliguri Police Commissioner K. Jayaraman was removed from his post for "exceeding his power" and making the arrest without informing the Mamata Banerjee-led state government."
Dec 24, 2013 Two corrupt officials defame Lok Adalat: "An assistant revenue officer and a supervisor of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) were caught red-handed while accepting bribe during ‘Mega Lok Adalat’, organised to grant amnesty to defaulters."
Dec 24, 2013 India ill-prepared to fight corruption: "The arrest of a senior executive of a public sector bank on bribery charges puts the spotlight on a more effective whistle-blower policy and stricter anti-graft laws"
Dec 24, 2013 Shocking: Indian truckers pay Rs 22,000 cr bribes a year on roads: "A study conducted across a dozen major transport hubs covering over 1,200 truck drivers has revealed that in 60% cases, cops and officials extort money from truckers by stopping them without giving a reason."
Dec 22, 2013 BJP MPs seek probe into Robert Vadra's land deals in Rajasthan: "the state government would acquire over 1,000 acres of land purchased by Vadra in western Rajasthan and return them to farmers."
Dec 22, 2013 Air India to sell 7 Dreamliners to raise $840 million: "The carrier has already taken the delivery of 11 Dreamliners and three more are expected to join the fleet by March of next year."
Dec 21, 2013 MEA 'bent' rules to favour Devyani Khobragade: "Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade had been a go-getter right from the day she entered Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and got what she wanted, thanks to her 'influential' IAS father and benevolent political connections."
Dec 21, 2013 Anti-Corruption Bureau raids checkposts on national highways: "recovered Rs 7 lakh unaccounted money from the staff."
Dec 21, 2013 Silence of Rahul, Sonia, Manmohan reason for all scams: BJP: "The Adarsh Society was originally meant to be a six-storey housing facility for Kargil war heroes and war widows. It was, however, converted into a 100-metre-tall building and apartments in it were allocated to serving bureaucrats, senior army commanders and relatives of senior politicians."
Dec 20, 2013 Thane anti-corruption bureau nabs two for graft: "the two bailiffs sought a bribe of Rs 5,000 each. Nunif filed a complain with the ACB, who laid a trap and nabbed the duo."
Dec 19, 2013 MCI cause of corruption in Indian healthcare: Kunal Saha
Dec 19, 2013 Violation of US law must be dealth accordingly, says lawyer: "Martina Vandenberg, a lawyer representing domestic workers in the United States of America, defended US authorities over the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade by saying that diplomats are not allowed to underpay their domestic workers and they cannot also lie to the authorities to get a visa."
Nov 19, 2013 Cheating students more likely to want government jobs, study finds: "Students who apparently cheated were 6.3% more likely to say they wanted to work in government, the researchers found. “Overall, we find that dishonest individuals -- as measured by the dice task -- prefer to enter government service,”"
Nov 15, 2013 Sinha blames corruption for Jharkhand's backwardness: "Hinting at the mines scam in the state involving former CM Madhu Koda, he said it were bureaucrats who swallowed more money than Koda. He questioned the CBI why they selected only the polititians for inquiry ignoring the role of such incompetent officials."
Nov 14, 2013 Is Sachin's last Test a social occasion for VIPs?: "On the day when batting genius Sachin Tendulkar is playing his farewell Test match at his home turf, Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, CNN-IBN found out that several touts were selling complimentary club tickets at exhorbitant rates in black. The touts were caught on camera saying that the price could go as high as Rs 10,000- Rs 15,000 once India bats."
Nov 14, 2013 Unnao gold hunt: ASI 'learns lifetime lesson', calls off digging: ""There is no shortcut to professional archaeology. ASI will never carry out excavation to fulfil someone's dream,""
Nov 13, 2013 Award winning SHO arrested for corruption: "Sanjiv Goyal had taken Rs 80,000 from Sangrur resident Karnail Singh for solving a case. Apart from the SHO, head constable Davinder Singh had also taken Rs 55,000 for the same case. Bank manager Devi Lal had mediated for the deal."
Nov 13, 2013 Award winning SHO arrested for corruption: "Sanjiv Goyal had taken Rs 80,000 from Sangrur resident Karnail Singh for solving a case. Apart from the SHO, head constable Davinder Singh had also taken Rs 55,000 for the same case. Bank manager Devi Lal had mediated for the deal."
Nov 13, 2013 CBI's law officer sentenced to 3 yrs jail in corruption case: "for demanding bribe from a person in return for favouring him in an inquiry against him."
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