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May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Railway Board bribery: Pawan Kumar Bansal may quit: "As Pawan Kumar Bansal meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations are rife that the Union Railway Minister might resign over the Railway Board bribery case. The Prime Minister, however, is unlikely to accept his resignation, said sources on Saturday."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 CBI books railway minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew for corruption: " Singla, along with two others, figures in a case registered by the CBI against senior railway official Mahesh Kumar, who took charge as member of the Railway Board only on Thursday. The CBI has alleged that the trio received a bribe of Rs 90 lakh as part payment for the promotion of Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier general manager of western railway headquartered in Mumbai."
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Are Indian politicians unable to get out of VIP culture?: "Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a 'conspiracy' to defame him outside India."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: Govt's top law officers in a war of words: "The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the coal scam case on Tuesday and decide whether the government tried to influence the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. But there's more embarrassment for the UPA government ahead of the hearing with its top law officers in a war of words."
Apr 29, 2013 Vetting of coal report: Top govt law officers indulge in blame game ahead of SC hearing: "Less than 24 hours before the Supreme Court takes up the coal scam hearing on Tuesday, a blame game broke out within the government over who was responsible for incorrectly telling the court that the CBI had not shared the contents of its status report on " Coalgate" with the political executive."
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 SC slams Delhi Police, UP Chief Secy for crackdown on protesters: "The Supreme Court has slammed the police crackdown on women. It pulled up the Delhi Police and sought an explanation from the Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar, on the use of force on young girls who were demonstrating at an East Delhi hospital against the alleged rape of a five-year-old."
Apr 24, 2013 Retired woman IAS officer, 3 others sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 years: "A retired woman IAS officer and three others have been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a CBI special court here on Wednesday for irregularition in purchase of blood bags by Karnataka anti-AIDS body. "
Apr 24, 2013 CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed."
Apr 23, 2013 I was used, blackmailed by Trinamool MPs: Saradha Group CMD to CBI: "Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI containing names of several key politicians, officials and legal experts who allegedly milked the company for money."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Can't meet rape survivor's family today, it's a holiday: NCW chief: "The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamata Sharma on Friday said that she has taken note of the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi but surprisingly expressed inability to go and visit the family not before Saturday since it is a holiday on Friday. When confronted about action, Mamata claimed she cannot go and meet the child's family 'because it is a holiday'."
Apr 14, 2013 Massive land scam in Odisha: "This is Odisha, a state where politicians, bureaucrats, lawmakers, law enforcers all have land under the discretionary quota. But those who actually deserve it; distressed families of martyrs and/or handicapped people have been left in the lurch. 108 families in the last decade and more are waiting for their piece of land. The government says DQ is abolished but all those who acquired land illegally continue to hold on to their ill gotten plots and no action has been taken against them. These crooks stand exposed and we ask, why Land only for the connected? And why is it that Martyrs lose while the Connected win?"
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 Tejas aircraft deficient in at least 100 technical parameters: Experts: "The light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is deficient in at least 100 technical parameters, said experts associated with the project. They also alleged that the initial operation clearance granted to Tejas two years ago was given despite the aircraft not meeting various crucial technical parameters."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Pune man turns CJ to expose corruption at Regional Transport Office: "CJ Tinu Thomas exposes corruption at the Pune RTO. You too can send your stories to @ibncj."
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 10, 2013 Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats: "“‘Speed money’, a small payment required to move papers, secure admission to a hospital, obtain a train ticket, etc. This is illegal but not considered corrupt since it is supposed to balance the niggardly income normally given to recipients of such payments. Similarly, nepotism, whether it benefits one’s family, caste or language or regional group is considered acceptable.”"
Apr 8, 2013 Delhi gangrape: 4 months on, bus drivers still get fake licences: "Nothing has changed on the ground four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities. CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7 has conducted a special investigation showing that fake licences based on fake addresses are still being issued to bus drivers."
Apr 8, 2013 Have to bribe touts to get license: Delhi bus drivers: "Four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities, the dismal reality is that nothing has changed on the ground. Bus drivers still have to bribe touts to get a license."
Apr 8, 2013 Now, chorus against corrupt officials: "74 innocent people lost their lives in the Thane building collapse, but the Maharashtra Police is hesitating to charge the nine accused for murder. Now, the chorus for greater accountability and action against corrupt officials is growing louder."
Apr 5, 2013 The Last Word: How significant is SC's order on red beacon lights?: "How significant is the Supreme Court's order the red beacon lights' usage must be sharply curtailed? And will this end the culture of perks and privileges that is showered on important people?"
Apr 4, 2013 End of red beacon culture?: "The obsession of politicians and bureaucrats with red beacons on their car tops has become a regular traffic nuisance. But the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) suggested to the government to end the 'Lal Batti' culture. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol. Following the hearing, a huge debate has begun but the question is will the government respond to remove the red beacons which are used to flaunt status and intimidate the common man?"
Apr 3, 2013 Private medical colleges selling seats for crores: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 3, 2013 SC's red card to red beacon lights: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol."
Apr 2, 2013 NIPER students protest against alleged corruption by administration: "Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research or NIPER in Punjab's Mohali protested against the alleged large-scale corruption in the institute that was highlighted by an assistant professor, who was later sacked following the allegations."
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 1, 2013 Richest civic body lets infants die: "These children have paid the price for being poor. These infants died waiting for a heart surgery at this hospital in Mumbai. Reason, criminal red tape in acquiring the equipment required to perform the open heart surgery. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, the only state run hospital in Mumbai with the expertise to conduct open heart surgeries on children has been waiting for three critical heart lung machines for the last four years."
Mar 30, 2013 बच्चों से अप्राकृतिक यौनाचार: निदेशक, वार्डन गिरफ्तार: "छत्तीसगढ़ के दुर्ग जिले में पुलिस नें एक बाल गृह के निदेशक और वार्डन को 6 बच्चों के साथ अप्राकृतिक यौनाचार के आरोप में गिरफ्तार कर लिया है. इस बाल गृह में कुल मिलाकर 47 बच्चे रहते थे जिनमें 17 लड़कियां भी शामिल हैं."
Mar 30, 2013 PGIMS’ surgery head suspended on bribery charges: "The head of the surgery department of PGIMS was suspended on Saturday following complaint of extortion of money and negligence against him by the family members of a cancer patient who died on Thursday."
Mar 29, 2013 First defiance, now apology: "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), touted as world's richest civic body, boasts of surplus healthcare budget allocation but has totally ignored the health of the state's poor infants."
Mar 29, 2013 After expose, authorities forced to act: "Infants from 15 days to 2 years have been dying just because of red tapism in King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital, Mumbai."
Mar 29, 2013 Are government-run hostels used to sexually abuse girls?: "An IBN7 investigation exposed how young tribal girls are being sexually abused in government-run homes and schools in Chhattisgarh."
Mar 26, 2013 Illegal car imports: DRI officer shielded Alagiri, Stalin: "It is not just DMK chief M Karunanidhi's younger son and his heir apparent MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi, but even the DMK chief's elder son and former central minister MK Alagiri allegedly used illegally imported cars. Now CNN-IBN exposes how a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer allegedly covered up the illegal car imports of Alagiri , Stalin and his son and how luxury import cars used by DMK's first family in Chennai could not be 'traced'."
Mar 26, 2013 BU ex-syndicate member sentenced for accepting bribe: "M Jayalakshmi Devi was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 75,000 under Section 13(1)(d) (criminal misconduct by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. She was also slapped another one-and-a-half-year term and a fine of Rs 60,000 under Section 7 (illegal gratification) of the Act. The sentences will run concurrently."
Mar 25, 2013 Justice Katju requests Maharashtra Governor to pardon Sanjay Dutt: "The SC found Sanjay Dutt guilty of acquiring illegal weapons from those blamed for the bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people and was given four weeks to surrender."
Mar 24, 2013 How the RBI has damaged its own credibility in Cobra’s sting: "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), whose job it is to police the banking system, has gone to the other extreme and pronounced the banks “not guilty” even before it gets to know the results of its own probe into the matter."
Mar 23, 2013 Sanjay Dutt is not a terrorist, should be pardoned: Justice Katju: "Chairman of the Press Council of India Justice Markandey Katju has made a strong pitch for pardon of actor Sanjay Dutt after Supeme Court's judgement on Thursday in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Amidst growing clamour for Dutt's pardon, Justice Katju said he wants the actor be granted pardon on humanitarian grounds."
Mar 20, 2013 Q. 3901 CORRUPTION IN INDIAN EMBASSIES ABROAD: "only High Commission of India, London had received two specific complaints with regard to the delivery of consular services."
Mar 17, 2013 Close to Didi, an officer who causes IAS, IPS veterans heartburn: "Sanyal had been an upper division clerk in the Union government. He had caught the eye of A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury, former railway minister, who was looking for an Bengali officer in the ministry. It was then that Sanyal's rise through the ranks began."
Mar 15, 2013 Govt officials were informed of money laundering in banks: Report: "A confidential government investigation report highlighting how several private banks were involved in conversion of black money into white has been accessed by CNN-IBN. The government investigation focussed on a Delhi-based middleman named Abdul Munaf Khan who allegedly deposited cash to the tune of Rs 100 crore in various instalments in private banks like HDFC Bank, ING VYSA Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank."
Mar 15, 2013 CM sanctions prosecution of IAS couple Arvind and Tinoo Joshi: "Income Tax officials had raided the official residence of the Joshi couple at Bhopal in 2010 and recovered over Rs 3.5 crore cash and documents related to huge properties and other valuables disproportionate to their known sources of income."
Mar 14, 2013 J&K terror attack: No govt official at CRPF martyrs' funeral ceremony: "Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah rushed to the airport to pay homage to the five CRPF soldiers killed in Wednesday's terror attacks after protests by the Opposition over the absence of government officials from the funeral ceremony of the martyrs. CRPF soldiers were upset after the Jammu and Kashmir ministers failed to attend a homage paid to the five soldiers who died in the terror attack in Bemina. Neither Chief Minister Omar Abdullah nor any of his ministers were present at the funeral."
Mar 14, 2013 Supreme Court seeks 'enlightenment' on VIPs: "Taking strong exception to rampant misuse of red-beacon lights, sirens, hooters and security cover, the bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi verbally told additional solicitor general (ASG) Siddhartha Luthra and senior counsel Harish Salve to address the court on the issue of what is meant by the word VIP on April 3. Salve is assisting the court as amicus curaie in the matter related to misuse of VIP security."
Mar 13, 2013 Chinese hackers merrily go through thousands of secret files of DRDO missile systems in Guangdong: report: "Even the e-tickets of DRDO scientists who had travelled to Delhi in February were found on the server."
Mar 13, 2013 Lokayukta arrests Bangalore Rural DC: "Aiyappa was being investigated for granting land illegally in Hesaraghatta hobli to one Narasimhaiah, who later sold it to the relatives of Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath."
Mar 10, 2013 Timebound Services Bill strengthens the rights of citizens: Kiran Bedi: "The Cabinet has given the in-principle approval to the Bill providing for time-bound delivery of services. This effectively means that bureaucrats will now have to face the music for delay in dispensing services like pensions, passports, caste certificates, ration cards, tax refunds and police procedures."
Mar 10, 2013 Over 1,000 IAS officers fails to submit property returns: "Over 1,000 IAS officers have failed to submit their immovable property returns (IPRs) to the government within the stipulated time frame this year."
Mar 7, 2013 Bureaucrats to pay up for service delay: "Government officials may face prosecution and will have to pay penalty up to Rs 50,000 for failing to deliver services like issue of passports, birth and death certificates and payment of pensions to citizens when a draft bill cleared by Cabinet on Thursday becomes a law."
Mar 4, 2013 Pokhran spying case: MHA staffer arrested: "A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) staffer was on Monday arrested in Pokhran spying case. Chandrashekhar, a section officer in the foreign division of the MHA, was arrested by the Rajasthan police for his alleged link to spy Sumer Khan who was arrested for leaking reports of the Indian Air Force's air exercise 'Iron Fist' in Pokhran to ISI."
Mar 3, 2013 Budget 2013: End the 'chalta hai' attitude, says Narayana Murthy: "Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented his eighth budget on Thursday, the last before the 2014 elections. Experts have called it a balancing budget aimed at reviving growth amid an economic slowdown. Reacting to the Budget, Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy has questioned the laid back attitude of successive governments."
Feb 27, 2013 IM outsmarts agencies, continues to target India: "At least seven major terror strikes since 2006 in the country have been linked to Indian Mujahideen, the banned terror outfit. Intelligence agencies consider the outfit's leader, Bhatkal brothers, as India's most wanted terror suspects. Agents believe the outfit now virtually works as a BPO unit for its handlers."
Feb 27, 2013 Vigilance bureau not vigilant enough: "Crime-busters or file-pushers? Jharkhand vigilance bureau, in its internal report, has admitted that deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) are too few in number, with some so incompetent that they can’t write a dairy or so slow that they haven’t moved an inch in their investigations in six months."
Feb 26, 2013 Coal linkage: IAS officer, businessman jailed for taking bribe: "An IAS officer, who was working with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and a businessman related to him have been sentenced to varying jail terms of three and two years by a Delhi court for taking bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a firm to solve its issue relating to coal linkage."
Feb 25, 2013 Noida: Ex-bureaucrat's son allegedly tries to molest woman, arrested: "A former bureaucrat's son has been arrested for allegedly trying to molest a woman in a busy market place in Noida. The woman alleged that the accused tried to force her into his car at a luxury hotel where she had gone for her yoga classes."
Feb 24, 2013 Dental Council meet begins amid graft allegations: "The Dental Council of India is holding its general body meeting in the national capital on Saturday amidst allegations of large scale corruption. The meeting comes weeks after Chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council Dr Gunaseelan was sacked for accepting bribes from private dental colleges."
Feb 24, 2013 Did Home Ministry sit on crucial info that could have prevented Hyderabad twin blasts?: "Every time terror strikes the country, questions over failure of intelligence and information sharing crop up. Thursday's twin blasts in Hyderabad may well be yet another such instance. Did the Home Ministry sit on crucial information?"
Feb 24, 2013 Shut away from all human rights: "West Bengal's Dum Dum Central Jail could put the notorious Abu Ghraib in a shade going by some of the disturbing incidents which have taken place there recently. A mere request for better food earned Bikram Mahato, undergoing trial for murder, a severe beating after which he was handcuffed and kept naked in a cell. And this is not an isolated incident in this jail."
Feb 24, 2013 Defence PRO held for carrying drugs: "A Colonel-rank Defence PRO and five others were today arrested by Manipur police after they were caught allegedly carrying illicit drugs valued at an estimated Rs 15 crore meant to be smuggled out to Myanmar, in one of the biggest such hauls in the state."
Feb 23, 2013 Stop Press Carousel: "The silent blocking of URLs by the DoT assaults freedom of expression"
Feb 19, 2013 File FIR in 2G case based on CNN-IBN report: SC: "An FIR should be filed in the 2G case based on the CNN-IBN expose which showed the alleged nexus between a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor and a key accused in the case. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) filed an application in the Supreme Court in the 2G case pleading that an FIR should be registered on the basis of conversation on the audio tapes aired by CNN-IBN."
Feb 17, 2013 CBI follows TIMES NOW's Milan files trail: "Guiseppe Orsi - the former Chief of the Italian defence giant Finemccanica - face of the Italian chopper scam - but for India - it's beyond choppers - it's Armsgate - as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) rushes its team to Italy - to find the money trail and the trail of middlemen involved not just in this case - but many deals before."
Feb 17, 2013 It’s ok to steal 15pc of allocations, says UP minister: "“If you (officials) take 15 per cent of the amount as commission, there is no problem... but you must spend the remaining 85 per cent on developmental works honestly,” Tripathi reportedly said while addressing the officials after distributing unemployment cheques to youths on Saturday."
Feb 15, 2013 Public officials who have mandate to rule are typical bullies: CAG: " public officials make the most oft-repeated statement that law would be allowed to take its own course over detection of large number of misdemeanours regretted that this does not happen at all."
Feb 15, 2013 Charge sheet says €100,000 given to Tyagi brothers
Feb 15, 2013 Lokayukta to probe irregularities in recruitment to Co-op Bank: "The State government on Friday ordered a Lokayukta inquiry into recruitment of 102 clerk-cum-cashiers to the Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Limited"
Feb 15, 2013 भारत की वह ‘द फैमली’ कौन है जिसे 200 करोड़ की रिश्वत मिली :भाजपा
Feb 13, 2013 Kickbacks came through monthly remittances, ended Dec 2012: Italy: "a monthly payment of Euro 510,000 was being made to the IDS companies and that no taxes were being paid on the same."
Feb 13, 2013 Money came through bogus engineering contracts, says Italian probe: "middlemen were paid at least Euro 400,000 upfront by Finmecannica for bribing officials in India and that the rest of the kickbacks came thorough inflated bills and invoices that were in the guise of engineering contracts."
Feb 13, 2013 Key middleman's confession: Met ex-IAF Chief S P Tyagi 6-7 times: "The middleman, Guido Haschke, has also said that he received 20 million euros as commission and of this, 12 million euros were passed on to S P Tyagi's Delhi-based businessmen cousins Julie Tyagi, Docsa Tyagi and Sandeep Tyagi."
Feb 13, 2013 Listen: Alleged conversation between CBI prosecutor and one 2G accused: "The CBI suspects its own prosecutor AK Singh of aiding one of the accused in the 2G scam case."
Feb 13, 2013 2G: CBI finds its own prosecutor colluding with accused: "It has been a case which has involved some of the biggest names in politics, corporate India and the bureaucracy. For the last three years, the 2G case has become synonymous with a corrupt system and has had many twists and turns."
Feb 13, 2013 Former Air Chief in chopper scam?: "Italian investigators on Tue (Feb 12) alleged that business conglomerate Finmeccanica bribed former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi to swing the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in favour of the company. The allegation is made in a preliminary inquiry report of the suspected corruption in the Rs 3,546 crore deal filed by prosecutors in Italy. Air Chief Marshal (Retd) S P Tyagi says he had retired at the time of the deal."
Feb 13, 2013 Chopper scam: Former air chief denies charges: "Former IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi today refuted allegations that he was paid bribes to swing a Rs 3,600 crore deal for procuring 12 choppers from Italian firm Finmeccanica to ferry VVIPS."
Feb 13, 2013 Sellout for kickbacks: "Of all the depths that the corrupt can fall to selling the nation and national security is a low you cannot sink beyond. When TIMES NOW exposed the offer of commissions by Agusta Westland we expected the govt to reopen every file linked to the 3700cr chopper deal that the same company had signed a few months earlier. Instead of acting the govt for some reason closed the file and gave the Italian co. a clean chit in a matter of days. Now as we continue the most detailed investigation we would like to place on record that our investigation is only aimed against the corrupt including those who have been or are in uniform not the hundreds of thousands who serve with or under them."
Feb 13, 2013 Chopper scam: Why did ED do nothing?: "In early 2012, Enforcement Directorate received crucial documents at their headquarters one by one. The key Documents blew the lid off from the biggest defence scam after Bofors. The whistleblower in the case, C Edmond Allen put the spotlight the commission received by his estranged Indian partner who happened to be a man currently lodged inside the Tihar Jail. This man named Abhishek Verma is also an accused in the navy war room leak case. Now, after TIMES NOW report of the chopper scam the Enforcement Directorate swung into action following the trail of the alleged kickbacks received by middlemen in the chopper scam."
Feb 13, 2013 Chopper deal: Italian probe names Ex-Air Chief: "An Italian probe has named former Air Chief SP Tyagi in its AgustaWestland chopper deal corruption investigation. The preliminary report alleges SP Tyagi tweaked certain requirements to enable Italian firm AgustaWestland bag the Rs 3,546 crore chopper deal."
Feb 13, 2013 Ex-IAF chief in the dock over 'corrupt' chopper deal: "A day after the Italian police arrested defence company Finmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi in an ongoing corruption inquiry, there are more details emerging. Reuters now reports that three cousins of former Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi allegedly helped twist rules in a helicopter tender won by AgustaWestland."
Feb 13, 2013 CBI admits to collusion in 2G case, probe may widen: "A day after the big CNN-IBN expose in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Tuesday, and admitted to a collusion between its prosecutor AK Singh and Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra. Also, the CBI has sent the tapes for forensic examination. According to sources, the probe may widen to focus on other accused as well."
Feb 12, 2013 Doctors are aborting daughters: Study: "Doctors have fewer daughters than the average Indian, which indicates that they may be using illegal sex-selective abortions to have more sons, reports a study in the international journal, Demography."
Feb 12, 2013 Ex-Air Chief Tyagi was bribed to swing chopper deal, Italy probe report says: "Italian investigators Tuesday alleged that business conglomerate Finmeccanica bribed S P Tyagi when he was chief of the Indian Air Force to swing the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in favour of the company."
Feb 12, 2013 Feet branded for not remembering lessons: "In a shocking case, two teachers at a madrassa allegedly burnt the feet of a 10-year-old student by pressing a hot iron on them after the child tried to run away from the seminary in Rajouri district."
Feb 12, 2013 I don't think it's such a big offence: CBI chief: "CBI Director Ranjit Sinha confirmed that the central investigating agency has registered a Preliminary Enquiry report, which names the lead 2G prosecutor AK Singh and Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra."
Feb 12, 2013 2G collusion: What this means for the case: "The CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry report, which names the lead 2G prosecutor AK Singh and Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra."
Feb 12, 2013 Italian defence firm head held for India bribes, probe ordered: "Italian police arrested the chief executive of aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica on Tuesday for corruption and embezzlement in relation to alleged bribes given to the Indian government"
Feb 11, 2013 WB: Around 100 women dumped in open field after sterilisation: "In a shocking case, most of the 100 women in a semi-conscious state, who underwent ligation procedure at a sterilisation camp at a rural health centre in Malda district, were abandoned in an open field adjacent to the facility."
Feb 8, 2013 MP govt undecided on action against IFS officer raided by Lokayukta police: "When the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Police raided 1987 batch Indian Forest Service officer BK Singh's Bhopal residence on Wednesday morning, his wife refused to let them in at first, insisting that she must speak to her husband. And while Singh tried to vanish from the scene with his valuables in a suitcase, he was stopped in the nick of time by the Lokayukta team which recovered Rs seven lakh in cash, a revolver, jewellery and some Fixed Deposit papers worth around Rs 50 lakh."
Feb 8, 2013 Why is corruption high in Madhya Pradesh?: "Lokayukta police on Tuesday raided the residence of an employee of a state power company and found details of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income."
Feb 7, 2013 4,570 cases pending before Lokayukta: "The government, in its reply to another question stated that nine IAS and IPS officers in the State were facing Lokayukta inquiry."
Feb 7, 2013 Aravallis being gobbled up by land developers: "The Aravalli gair mumkin pahar, which are not recorded as forests to be protected under the Forest Conservation Act 1980, or any other protective mechanism have been bought up by realtors, politicians, bureaucrats in anticipation of the urbanisation as envisaged in the new master plans"
Feb 6, 2013 Bank officials, microfinance institutions cornered benefits of farm loan waiver: CAG report: "involving disbursement of Rs 500 crore — about 30% of the waiver amount was allegedly found to have been siphoned off by a nexus of bank managers and microfinance institutions (MFIs)."
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May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Railway Board bribery: Pawan Kumar Bansal may quit: "As Pawan Kumar Bansal meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations are rife that the Union Railway Minister might resign over the Railway Board bribery case. The Prime Minister, however, is unlikely to accept his resignation, said sources on Saturday."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 CBI books railway minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew for corruption: " Singla, along with two others, figures in a case registered by the CBI against senior railway official Mahesh Kumar, who took charge as member of the Railway Board only on Thursday. The CBI has alleged that the trio received a bribe of Rs 90 lakh as part payment for the promotion of Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier general manager of western railway headquartered in Mumbai."
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Are Indian politicians unable to get out of VIP culture?: "Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a 'conspiracy' to defame him outside India."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: Govt's top law officers in a war of words: "The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the coal scam case on Tuesday and decide whether the government tried to influence the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. But there's more embarrassment for the UPA government ahead of the hearing with its top law officers in a war of words."
Apr 29, 2013 Vetting of coal report: Top govt law officers indulge in blame game ahead of SC hearing: "Less than 24 hours before the Supreme Court takes up the coal scam hearing on Tuesday, a blame game broke out within the government over who was responsible for incorrectly telling the court that the CBI had not shared the contents of its status report on " Coalgate" with the political executive."
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 SC slams Delhi Police, UP Chief Secy for crackdown on protesters: "The Supreme Court has slammed the police crackdown on women. It pulled up the Delhi Police and sought an explanation from the Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar, on the use of force on young girls who were demonstrating at an East Delhi hospital against the alleged rape of a five-year-old."
Apr 24, 2013 Retired woman IAS officer, 3 others sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 years: "A retired woman IAS officer and three others have been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a CBI special court here on Wednesday for irregularition in purchase of blood bags by Karnataka anti-AIDS body. "
Apr 24, 2013 CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed."
Apr 23, 2013 I was used, blackmailed by Trinamool MPs: Saradha Group CMD to CBI: "Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI containing names of several key politicians, officials and legal experts who allegedly milked the company for money."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Can't meet rape survivor's family today, it's a holiday: NCW chief: "The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamata Sharma on Friday said that she has taken note of the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi but surprisingly expressed inability to go and visit the family not before Saturday since it is a holiday on Friday. When confronted about action, Mamata claimed she cannot go and meet the child's family 'because it is a holiday'."
Apr 14, 2013 Massive land scam in Odisha: "This is Odisha, a state where politicians, bureaucrats, lawmakers, law enforcers all have land under the discretionary quota. But those who actually deserve it; distressed families of martyrs and/or handicapped people have been left in the lurch. 108 families in the last decade and more are waiting for their piece of land. The government says DQ is abolished but all those who acquired land illegally continue to hold on to their ill gotten plots and no action has been taken against them. These crooks stand exposed and we ask, why Land only for the connected? And why is it that Martyrs lose while the Connected win?"
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 Tejas aircraft deficient in at least 100 technical parameters: Experts: "The light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is deficient in at least 100 technical parameters, said experts associated with the project. They also alleged that the initial operation clearance granted to Tejas two years ago was given despite the aircraft not meeting various crucial technical parameters."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Pune man turns CJ to expose corruption at Regional Transport Office: "CJ Tinu Thomas exposes corruption at the Pune RTO. You too can send your stories to @ibncj."
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 10, 2013 Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats: "“‘Speed money’, a small payment required to move papers, secure admission to a hospital, obtain a train ticket, etc. This is illegal but not considered corrupt since it is supposed to balance the niggardly income normally given to recipients of such payments. Similarly, nepotism, whether it benefits one’s family, caste or language or regional group is considered acceptable.”"
Apr 8, 2013 Delhi gangrape: 4 months on, bus drivers still get fake licences: "Nothing has changed on the ground four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities. CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7 has conducted a special investigation showing that fake licences based on fake addresses are still being issued to bus drivers."
Apr 8, 2013 Have to bribe touts to get license: Delhi bus drivers: "Four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities, the dismal reality is that nothing has changed on the ground. Bus drivers still have to bribe touts to get a license."
Apr 8, 2013 Now, chorus against corrupt officials: "74 innocent people lost their lives in the Thane building collapse, but the Maharashtra Police is hesitating to charge the nine accused for murder. Now, the chorus for greater accountability and action against corrupt officials is growing louder."
Apr 5, 2013 The Last Word: How significant is SC's order on red beacon lights?: "How significant is the Supreme Court's order the red beacon lights' usage must be sharply curtailed? And will this end the culture of perks and privileges that is showered on important people?"
Apr 4, 2013 End of red beacon culture?: "The obsession of politicians and bureaucrats with red beacons on their car tops has become a regular traffic nuisance. But the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) suggested to the government to end the 'Lal Batti' culture. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol. Following the hearing, a huge debate has begun but the question is will the government respond to remove the red beacons which are used to flaunt status and intimidate the common man?"
Apr 3, 2013 Private medical colleges selling seats for crores: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 3, 2013 SC's red card to red beacon lights: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol."
Apr 2, 2013 NIPER students protest against alleged corruption by administration: "Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research or NIPER in Punjab's Mohali protested against the alleged large-scale corruption in the institute that was highlighted by an assistant professor, who was later sacked following the allegations."
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 1, 2013 Richest civic body lets infants die: "These children have paid the price for being poor. These infants died waiting for a heart surgery at this hospital in Mumbai. Reason, criminal red tape in acquiring the equipment required to perform the open heart surgery. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, the only state run hospital in Mumbai with the expertise to conduct open heart surgeries on children has been waiting for three critical heart lung machines for the last four years."
Mar 30, 2013 बच्चों से अप्राकृतिक यौनाचार: निदेशक, वार्डन गिरफ्तार: "छत्तीसगढ़ के दुर्ग जिले में पुलिस नें एक बाल गृह के निदेशक और वार्डन को 6 बच्चों के साथ अप्राकृतिक यौनाचार के आरोप में गिरफ्तार कर लिया है. इस बाल गृह में कुल मिलाकर 47 बच्चे रहते थे जिनमें 17 लड़कियां भी शामिल हैं."
Mar 30, 2013 PGIMS’ surgery head suspended on bribery charges: "The head of the surgery department of PGIMS was suspended on Saturday following complaint of extortion of money and negligence against him by the family members of a cancer patient who died on Thursday."
Mar 29, 2013 First defiance, now apology: "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), touted as world's richest civic body, boasts of surplus healthcare budget allocation but has totally ignored the health of the state's poor infants."
Mar 29, 2013 After expose, authorities forced to act: "Infants from 15 days to 2 years have been dying just because of red tapism in King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital, Mumbai."
Mar 29, 2013 Are government-run hostels used to sexually abuse girls?: "An IBN7 investigation exposed how young tribal girls are being sexually abused in government-run homes and schools in Chhattisgarh."
Mar 26, 2013 Illegal car imports: DRI officer shielded Alagiri, Stalin: "It is not just DMK chief M Karunanidhi's younger son and his heir apparent MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi, but even the DMK chief's elder son and former central minister MK Alagiri allegedly used illegally imported cars. Now CNN-IBN exposes how a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer allegedly covered up the illegal car imports of Alagiri , Stalin and his son and how luxury import cars used by DMK's first family in Chennai could not be 'traced'."
Mar 26, 2013 BU ex-syndicate member sentenced for accepting bribe: "M Jayalakshmi Devi was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 75,000 under Section 13(1)(d) (criminal misconduct by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. She was also slapped another one-and-a-half-year term and a fine of Rs 60,000 under Section 7 (illegal gratification) of the Act. The sentences will run concurrently."
Mar 25, 2013 Justice Katju requests Maharashtra Governor to pardon Sanjay Dutt: "The SC found Sanjay Dutt guilty of acquiring illegal weapons from those blamed for the bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people and was given four weeks to surrender."
Mar 24, 2013 How the RBI has damaged its own credibility in Cobra’s sting: "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), whose job it is to police the banking system, has gone to the other extreme and pronounced the banks “not guilty” even before it gets to know the results of its own probe into the matter."
Mar 23, 2013 Sanjay Dutt is not a terrorist, should be pardoned: Justice Katju: "Chairman of the Press Council of India Justice Markandey Katju has made a strong pitch for pardon of actor Sanjay Dutt after Supeme Court's judgement on Thursday in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Amidst growing clamour for Dutt's pardon, Justice Katju said he wants the actor be granted pardon on humanitarian grounds."
Mar 20, 2013 Q. 3901 CORRUPTION IN INDIAN EMBASSIES ABROAD: "only High Commission of India, London had received two specific complaints with regard to the delivery of consular services."
Mar 17, 2013 Close to Didi, an officer who causes IAS, IPS veterans heartburn: "Sanyal had been an upper division clerk in the Union government. He had caught the eye of A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury, former railway minister, who was looking for an Bengali officer in the ministry. It was then that Sanyal's rise through the ranks began."
Mar 15, 2013 Govt officials were informed of money laundering in banks: Report: "A confidential government investigation report highlighting how several private banks were involved in conversion of black money into white has been accessed by CNN-IBN. The government investigation focussed on a Delhi-based middleman named Abdul Munaf Khan who allegedly deposited cash to the tune of Rs 100 crore in various instalments in private banks like HDFC Bank, ING VYSA Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank."
Mar 15, 2013 CM sanctions prosecution of IAS couple Arvind and Tinoo Joshi: "Income Tax officials had raided the official residence of the Joshi couple at Bhopal in 2010 and recovered over Rs 3.5 crore cash and documents related to huge properties and other valuables disproportionate to their known sources of income."
Mar 14, 2013 J&K terror attack: No govt official at CRPF martyrs' funeral ceremony: "Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah rushed to the airport to pay homage to the five CRPF soldiers killed in Wednesday's terror attacks after protests by the Opposition over the absence of government officials from the funeral ceremony of the martyrs. CRPF soldiers were upset after the Jammu and Kashmir ministers failed to attend a homage paid to the five soldiers who died in the terror attack in Bemina. Neither Chief Minister Omar Abdullah nor any of his ministers were present at the funeral."
Mar 14, 2013 Supreme Court seeks 'enlightenment' on VIPs: "Taking strong exception to rampant misuse of red-beacon lights, sirens, hooters and security cover, the bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi verbally told additional solicitor general (ASG) Siddhartha Luthra and senior counsel Harish Salve to address the court on the issue of what is meant by the word VIP on April 3. Salve is assisting the court as amicus curaie in the matter related to misuse of VIP security."
Mar 13, 2013 Chinese hackers merrily go through thousands of secret files of DRDO missile systems in Guangdong: report: "Even the e-tickets of DRDO scientists who had travelled to Delhi in February were found on the server."
Mar 13, 2013 Lokayukta arrests Bangalore Rural DC: "Aiyappa was being investigated for granting land illegally in Hesaraghatta hobli to one Narasimhaiah, who later sold it to the relatives of Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath."
Mar 10, 2013 Timebound Services Bill strengthens the rights of citizens: Kiran Bedi: "The Cabinet has given the in-principle approval to the Bill providing for time-bound delivery of services. This effectively means that bureaucrats will now have to face the music for delay in dispensing services like pensions, passports, caste certificates, ration cards, tax refunds and police procedures."
Mar 10, 2013 Over 1,000 IAS officers fails to submit property returns: "Over 1,000 IAS officers have failed to submit their immovable property returns (IPRs) to the government within the stipulated time frame this year."
Mar 7, 2013 Bureaucrats to pay up for service delay: "Government officials may face prosecution and will have to pay penalty up to Rs 50,000 for failing to deliver services like issue of passports, birth and death certificates and payment of pensions to citizens when a draft bill cleared by Cabinet on Thursday becomes a law."
Mar 4, 2013 Pokhran spying case: MHA staffer arrested: "A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) staffer was on Monday arrested in Pokhran spying case. Chandrashekhar, a section officer in the foreign division of the MHA, was arrested by the Rajasthan police for his alleged link to spy Sumer Khan who was arrested for leaking reports of the Indian Air Force's air exercise 'Iron Fist' in Pokhran to ISI."
Mar 3, 2013 Budget 2013: End the 'chalta hai' attitude, says Narayana Murthy: "Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented his eighth budget on Thursday, the last before the 2014 elections. Experts have called it a balancing budget aimed at reviving growth amid an economic slowdown. Reacting to the Budget, Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy has questioned the laid back attitude of successive governments."
Feb 27, 2013 IM outsmarts agencies, continues to target India: "At least seven major terror strikes since 2006 in the country have been linked to Indian Mujahideen, the banned terror outfit. Intelligence agencies consider the outfit's leader, Bhatkal brothers, as India's most wanted terror suspects. Agents believe the outfit now virtually works as a BPO unit for its handlers."
Feb 27, 2013 Vigilance bureau not vigilant enough: "Crime-busters or file-pushers? Jharkhand vigilance bureau, in its internal report, has admitted that deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) are too few in number, with some so incompetent that they can’t write a dairy or so slow that they haven’t moved an inch in their investigations in six months."
Feb 26, 2013 Coal linkage: IAS officer, businessman jailed for taking bribe: "An IAS officer, who was working with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and a businessman related to him have been sentenced to varying jail terms of three and two years by a Delhi court for taking bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a firm to solve its issue relating to coal linkage."
Feb 25, 2013 Noida: Ex-bureaucrat's son allegedly tries to molest woman, arrested: "A former bureaucrat's son has been arrested for allegedly trying to molest a woman in a busy market place in Noida. The woman alleged that the accused tried to force her into his car at a luxury hotel where she had gone for her yoga classes."
Feb 24, 2013 Dental Council meet begins amid graft allegations: "The Dental Council of India is holding its general body meeting in the national capital on Saturday amidst allegations of large scale corruption. The meeting comes weeks after Chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council Dr Gunaseelan was sacked for accepting bribes from private dental colleges."
Feb 24, 2013 Did Home Ministry sit on crucial info that could have prevented Hyderabad twin blasts?: "Every time terror strikes the country, questions over failure of intelligence and information sharing crop up. Thursday's twin blasts in Hyderabad may well be yet another such instance. Did the Home Ministry sit on crucial information?"
Feb 24, 2013 Shut away from all human rights: "West Bengal's Dum Dum Central Jail could put the notorious Abu Ghraib in a shade going by some of the disturbing incidents which have taken place there recently. A mere request for better food earned Bikram Mahato, undergoing trial for murder, a severe beating after which he was handcuffed and kept naked in a cell. And this is not an isolated incident in this jail."
Feb 24, 2013 Defence PRO held for carrying drugs: "A Colonel-rank Defence PRO and five others were today arrested by Manipur police after they were caught allegedly carrying illicit drugs valued at an estimated Rs 15 crore meant to be smuggled out to Myanmar, in one of the biggest such hauls in the state."
Feb 23, 2013 Stop Press Carousel: "The silent blocking of URLs by the DoT assaults freedom of expression"
Feb 19, 2013 File FIR in 2G case based on CNN-IBN report: SC: "An FIR should be filed in the 2G case based on the CNN-IBN expose which showed the alleged nexus between a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor and a key accused in the case. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) filed an application in the Supreme Court in the 2G case pleading that an FIR should be registered on the basis of conversation on the audio tapes aired by CNN-IBN."
Feb 17, 2013 CBI follows TIMES NOW's Milan files trail: "Guiseppe Orsi - the former Chief of the Italian defence giant Finemccanica - face of the Italian chopper scam - but for India - it's beyond choppers - it's Armsgate - as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) rushes its team to Italy - to find the money trail and the trail of middlemen involved not just in this case - but many deals before."
Feb 17, 2013 It’s ok to steal 15pc of allocations, says UP minister: "“If you (officials) take 15 per cent of the amount as commission, there is no problem... but you must spend the remaining 85 per cent on developmental works honestly,” Tripathi reportedly said while addressing the officials after distributing unemployment cheques to youths on Saturday."
Feb 15, 2013 Public officials who have mandate to rule are typical bullies: CAG: " public officials make the most oft-repeated statement that law would be allowed to take its own course over detection of large number of misdemeanours regretted that this does not happen at all."
Feb 15, 2013 Charge sheet says €100,000 given to Tyagi brothers
Feb 15, 2013 Lokayukta to probe irregularities in recruitment to Co-op Bank: "The State government on Friday ordered a Lokayukta inquiry into recruitment of 102 clerk-cum-cashiers to the Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Limited"
Feb 15, 2013 भारत की वह ‘द फैमली’ कौन है जिसे 200 करोड़ की रिश्वत मिली :भाजपा
Feb 13, 2013 Kickbacks came through monthly remittances, ended Dec 2012: Italy: "a monthly payment of Euro 510,000 was being made to the IDS companies and that no taxes were being paid on the same."
Feb 13, 2013 Money came through bogus engineering contracts, says Italian probe: "middlemen were paid at least Euro 400,000 upfront by Finmecannica for bribing officials in India and that the rest of the kickbacks came thorough inflated bills and invoices that were in the guise of engineering contracts."
Feb 13, 2013 Key middleman's confession: Met ex-IAF Chief S P Tyagi 6-7 times: "The middleman, Guido Haschke, has also said that he received 20 million euros as commission and of this, 12 million euros were passed on to S P Tyagi's Delhi-based businessmen cousins Julie Tyagi, Docsa Tyagi and Sandeep Tyagi."
Feb 13, 2013 Listen: Alleged conversation between CBI prosecutor and one 2G accused: "The CBI suspects its own prosecutor AK Singh of aiding one of the accused in the 2G scam case."
Feb 13, 2013 2G: CBI finds its own prosecutor colluding with accused: "It has been a case which has involved some of the biggest names in politics, corporate India and the bureaucracy. For the last three years, the 2G case has become synonymous with a corrupt system and has had many twists and turns."
Feb 13, 2013 Former Air Chief in chopper scam?: "Italian investigators on Tue (Feb 12) alleged that business conglomerate Finmeccanica bribed former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi to swing the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in favour of the company. The allegation is made in a preliminary inquiry report of the suspected corruption in the Rs 3,546 crore deal filed by prosecutors in Italy. Air Chief Marshal (Retd) S P Tyagi says he had retired at the time of the deal."
Feb 13, 2013 Chopper scam: Former air chief denies charges: "Former IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi today refuted allegations that he was paid bribes to swing a Rs 3,600 crore deal for procuring 12 choppers from Italian firm Finmeccanica to ferry VVIPS."
Feb 13, 2013 Sellout for kickbacks: "Of all the depths that the corrupt can fall to selling the nation and national security is a low you cannot sink beyond. When TIMES NOW exposed the offer of commissions by Agusta Westland we expected the govt to reopen every file linked to the 3700cr chopper deal that the same company had signed a few months earlier. Instead of acting the govt for some reason closed the file and gave the Italian co. a clean chit in a matter of days. Now as we continue the most detailed investigation we would like to place on record that our investigation is only aimed against the corrupt including those who have been or are in uniform not the hundreds of thousands who serve with or under them."
Feb 13, 2013 Chopper scam: Why did ED do nothing?: "In early 2012, Enforcement Directorate received crucial documents at their headquarters one by one. The key Documents blew the lid off from the biggest defence scam after Bofors. The whistleblower in the case, C Edmond Allen put the spotlight the commission received by his estranged Indian partner who happened to be a man currently lodged inside the Tihar Jail. This man named Abhishek Verma is also an accused in the navy war room leak case. Now, after TIMES NOW report of the chopper scam the Enforcement Directorate swung into action following the trail of the alleged kickbacks received by middlemen in the chopper scam."
Feb 13, 2013 Chopper deal: Italian probe names Ex-Air Chief: "An Italian probe has named former Air Chief SP Tyagi in its AgustaWestland chopper deal corruption investigation. The preliminary report alleges SP Tyagi tweaked certain requirements to enable Italian firm AgustaWestland bag the Rs 3,546 crore chopper deal."
Feb 13, 2013 Ex-IAF chief in the dock over 'corrupt' chopper deal: "A day after the Italian police arrested defence company Finmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi in an ongoing corruption inquiry, there are more details emerging. Reuters now reports that three cousins of former Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi allegedly helped twist rules in a helicopter tender won by AgustaWestland."
Feb 13, 2013 CBI admits to collusion in 2G case, probe may widen: "A day after the big CNN-IBN expose in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Tuesday, and admitted to a collusion between its prosecutor AK Singh and Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra. Also, the CBI has sent the tapes for forensic examination. According to sources, the probe may widen to focus on other accused as well."
Feb 12, 2013 Doctors are aborting daughters: Study: "Doctors have fewer daughters than the average Indian, which indicates that they may be using illegal sex-selective abortions to have more sons, reports a study in the international journal, Demography."
Feb 12, 2013 Ex-Air Chief Tyagi was bribed to swing chopper deal, Italy probe report says: "Italian investigators Tuesday alleged that business conglomerate Finmeccanica bribed S P Tyagi when he was chief of the Indian Air Force to swing the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in favour of the company."
Feb 12, 2013 Feet branded for not remembering lessons: "In a shocking case, two teachers at a madrassa allegedly burnt the feet of a 10-year-old student by pressing a hot iron on them after the child tried to run away from the seminary in Rajouri district."
Feb 12, 2013 I don't think it's such a big offence: CBI chief: "CBI Director Ranjit Sinha confirmed that the central investigating agency has registered a Preliminary Enquiry report, which names the lead 2G prosecutor AK Singh and Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra."
Feb 12, 2013 2G collusion: What this means for the case: "The CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry report, which names the lead 2G prosecutor AK Singh and Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra."
Feb 12, 2013 Italian defence firm head held for India bribes, probe ordered: "Italian police arrested the chief executive of aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica on Tuesday for corruption and embezzlement in relation to alleged bribes given to the Indian government"
Feb 11, 2013 WB: Around 100 women dumped in open field after sterilisation: "In a shocking case, most of the 100 women in a semi-conscious state, who underwent ligation procedure at a sterilisation camp at a rural health centre in Malda district, were abandoned in an open field adjacent to the facility."
Feb 8, 2013 MP govt undecided on action against IFS officer raided by Lokayukta police: "When the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Police raided 1987 batch Indian Forest Service officer BK Singh's Bhopal residence on Wednesday morning, his wife refused to let them in at first, insisting that she must speak to her husband. And while Singh tried to vanish from the scene with his valuables in a suitcase, he was stopped in the nick of time by the Lokayukta team which recovered Rs seven lakh in cash, a revolver, jewellery and some Fixed Deposit papers worth around Rs 50 lakh."
Feb 8, 2013 Why is corruption high in Madhya Pradesh?: "Lokayukta police on Tuesday raided the residence of an employee of a state power company and found details of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income."
Feb 7, 2013 4,570 cases pending before Lokayukta: "The government, in its reply to another question stated that nine IAS and IPS officers in the State were facing Lokayukta inquiry."
Feb 7, 2013 Aravallis being gobbled up by land developers: "The Aravalli gair mumkin pahar, which are not recorded as forests to be protected under the Forest Conservation Act 1980, or any other protective mechanism have been bought up by realtors, politicians, bureaucrats in anticipation of the urbanisation as envisaged in the new master plans"
Feb 6, 2013 Bank officials, microfinance institutions cornered benefits of farm loan waiver: CAG report: "involving disbursement of Rs 500 crore — about 30% of the waiver amount was allegedly found to have been siphoned off by a nexus of bank managers and microfinance institutions (MFIs)."
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