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Nov 14, 2013 BSP MP Dhananjay Singh now booked for rape: "After being arrested in connection with the torture and murder of his maid-servant, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh has been booked for raping a 42-year-old married woman"
Nov 13, 2013 Akhilesh giving safe passage to scamsters: BJP
Nov 13, 2013 The Last Word: Is transparency in political parties' funding critical?: "The reports of funding of the Aam Aadmi Party has drawn everyone's attention as the party have been able to collect around Rs 20 crore and most of them being foreign funds. The party claims that the funding is done by NRI's with Indian passport. CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar discussed the issue with the panel of experts."
Nov 13, 2013 Rajiv wanted Bofors payoffs in Congress coffers, ex-CBI chief says: "Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wanted commission paid by defence suppliers to be used exclusively for the purpose of meeting expenses of running the Congress, a former CBI director has claimed in his autobiography."
Nov 13, 2013 Campa Cola stand off: Are citizens paying a price for the builder-politician-official nexus?: "The stand-off between the Mumbai Police and the residents of the Campa Cola housing society took an ugly turn on Tuesday as the residents refused to let go of their homes, where they have been living for over 20 years. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials have now threatened to disconnect power and water supplies to the illegal flats in the Campa Cola society in Worli."
Nov 13, 2013 EC warns Rahul Gandhi, says he should be careful in his poll speeches: "The Election Commission on Wednesday expressed displeasure over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's remarks linking Pakistan ISI with Muzaffarnagar riot victims. The Election Commission advised Rahul to be more circumspect in public utterances during election campaigns. 'Portions of your speech were not in consonance with letter and spirit of the model code of conduct,' the Commission said."
Nov 13, 2013 Government files affidavit in SC opposing autonomy to the CBI: "The government on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The government in its affidavit said that the CBI chief cannot be given the status of an ex-officio secretary as it will amount to centering too much power in one authority."
Nov 12, 2013 Inflation over 10%: India needs a Rajiv Gandhi Inflation Control Yojana: "IGKTUY?” asked, the confused son. “What is that?” “Indira Gandhi Kaandha Tamatar Ugaao Yojana.”"
Nov 12, 2013 Read the 30-point questionnaire sent by Home Ministry to AAP on foreign funding: "to furnish the point wise reply alongwith requisite enclosure/documents and sent to this office within 15 days of the receipt of the letter failing which necessary action with be initiation against the association/party under the provision of FCRA, 2010."
Nov 12, 2013 WikiLeaks cables on the Gandhis: Scanner on Rajiv, Sanjay, Sonia: "Fresh US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have claimed that Rajiv Gandhi was the "main Indian negotiator" for Swedish aircraft company Saab-Scania before entering politics."
Nov 12, 2013 Rajiv Gandhi 'entrepreneur' in Swedish jet deal, says fresh Wikileaks report: "WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have projected former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as an arms agent."
Nov 12, 2013 Rajiv Gandhi told me to use arms deal payoffs for party funds: Ex-CBI chief: "Rajiv, he says, had come to know that some senior officers of the armed forces had been surreptitiously collecting huge amounts of money as "commissions" in most defence purchases, quite often in connivance with some ministers, middlemen and civilian officers as well."
Nov 12, 2013 Ready for probe but Congress and BJP must be investigated too: AAP: "The Aam Aadmi party has said that it welcomes the probe announced by the Home Minister regarding its funding but wants the Congress and BJP investigated too. The government had on Monday said that it will investigate the source of funds of the AAP."
Nov 12, 2013 AAP targeted by Cong as it has gained immense popularity: Kejriwal: "As Congress-led UPA Government announced a probe into the source of funding of the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal alleged that his party is being targeted as it has gained immense popularity."
Nov 11, 2013 Debate: Controversy over AAP funding - 2: ""As per ADRs analysis, the total income of the six national political parties - Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI and CPI(M) -- between 2004-05 and 2011-12 was Rs 4,895.96 crores," it said. Of the total of Rs 4,895.96 crores, around 75 per cent of their income, Rs 3,674.50 crores, came from unknown sources."
Nov 11, 2013 Debate: Controversy over AAP funding - 3: "The party, which has collected around Rs 19 crore till date as donations from 63,000 people including a host of NRIs, has been under attack from Congress and BJP over foreign funding."
Nov 11, 2013 Debate: Controversy over AAP funding - 1: "Accusing the government of a "witch hunt" for ordering a probe into its foreign funding, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday (November 11) said it has broken no law and demanded a similar inquiry against other political parties."
Nov 11, 2013 Row over Sartaj-Separatists meet: "If provocation at the border wasn't enough, Pakistan has decided to needle New Delhi on Indian soil. The meeting between separatists and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's special envoy - Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz - has once again brought to focus India's diplomacy. Why was Sartaj Aziz allowed to meet separatists on Indian soil? And, by allowing the meet to go on, has India once again committed a diplomatic blunder?"
Nov 11, 2013 BJP slams Congress foreign policy as ‘Chidambaram meets Taliban cleric in Goa’: "finance minister P Chidambaram met Taliban cleric Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef in Goa", ""Congress's obsession in legitimizing and facilitating foreign interests must be condemned in the strongest possible words. India must uproot Congress in order to protect her national interests,""
Nov 11, 2013 Is the government decision to probe AAP's foreign funding driven by pure electoral politics?: "Trouble seems to be brewing for the Aam Aadmi Party as the government has now ordered a probe into the party's funding. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that the government has received complaints stating that the party is receiving foreign funding. AAP has collected Rs 19 crore as donations from cross section of people, most of them are the first-time donors to a political party."
Nov 11, 2013 The Last Word: Is the PM's decision not to attend CHOGM a blunder?: "Under immense pressure from Tamil parties, the Centre has decided that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not go to Colombo to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM). External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will lead Indian delegation at CHOGM."
Nov 11, 2013 UP: Digvijaya shares dais with Tauquir Raza in Sambhal: "Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh shared the dais with Muslim Cleric Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Ironically, this comes just days after the Congess party slammmed the AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for meeting Raza."
Nov 11, 2013 Congress not confident of opinion polls' transparency, integrity and methodology: Sibal: "Law Minister Kapil Sibal cleared the air on the Congress party's decision to ban opinion polls saying that his party had concern regarding the way opinion polls are conceived. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Sibal said that the Congress party was not confident of the transparency, integrity and methodology used by opinion polls."
Nov 11, 2013 PM writes to Lanka President, explains reasons for skipping CHOGM: "Manmohan Singh has written a letter to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing regret for not attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM). According to sources, the PM in his letter has said that he respects the value of CHOGM but there are compelling reasons because of which he could not attend the meet."
Nov 11, 2013 Delhi polls: Dissent within BJP over alleged dynasty politics: "As the battle for states heats up, questions are being raised as to whether dynastic politics is determining ticket distribution. Not just the Congress but other political parties like the BJP too are now defending handing over tickets over family connections."
Nov 11, 2013 Government orders probe into Aam Aadmi Party's source of funding: "Trouble seems to be brewing for the Aam Aadmi Party as the government has now ordered a probe into the party's funding. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that the government has received complaints stating that the party is receiving foreign funding."
Nov 11, 2013 'MHA has sent notice to AAP party': "Sources tell TIMES NOW that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a week back. This is in a questionnaire format on all counts of which the AAP will have to reply to the Ministry under the provisions of the FCRA. MHA is expecting the AAP to reply with in a reasonable period of time. Sources say after the AAP sends its reply the FCRA wing of the Ministry, it will review whether there has been any violations of the provisions of the FCRA or not."
Nov 11, 2013 Fighting AAP, what about the rest?: "As the Centre goes after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to probe foreign funding - Team Arvind Kejriwal is throwing back a counter question to challenge both the Congress and the BJP. They're asking both parties to be accountable and reveal complete details of funds received."
Nov 11, 2013 Maid Rakhi's son too scared to come to Delhi to perform her last rites: "The 21-year-old son of Rakhi Bhadra, the maid who was battered to death allegedly by BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's wife Jagriti, is too scared to come to Delhi even to perform her mother's last rites"
Nov 11, 2013 CCTV footage shows MP wife torturing domestic helps: Police: "Footage from CCTV cameras installed in BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's house show his wife Jagriti beating her three domestic helps"
Nov 10, 2013 After Kejriwal, Digvijay woos controversial Muslim cleric
Nov 10, 2013 सोनिया गांधी एक नजर डालें तो किसी को भी बना देती हैं राष्ट्रपति, प्रधानमंत्री: अवतार भड़ाना: "भड़ाना ने फरीदाबाद के जिमखाना क्लब में पत्रकारों से बातचीत के दौरान कहा कि हरियाणा की जनता और यूपीए अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी ने जिस दिन चाहा वे हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री बन जाएंगे."
Nov 10, 2013 राजस्थान में कांग्रेस के टिकट बंटवारे में राहुल गांधी का फॉर्मूला फेल, दागी पास: "राजस्थान कांग्रेस ने राहुल गांधी के फॉर्मूले के साथ जाने की बजाय जातिगत गोटियां बैठाना ज्यादा बेहतर समझा. हर खेमे को संतुष्ट करने के चक्कर में राहुल के फॉर्मूले को तिलांजली दे दी गई है. बलात्कार के आरोप में जयपुर जेल में बंद पूर्व मंत्री बाबूलाल नागर के घर पर बहुत दिनों बाद पटाखों के शोर ने सन्नाटा तोड़ा है. इसकी वजह साफ है, नागर के भाई हजारीलाल नागर को बाबूलाल नागर की जगह कांग्रेस ने दूदू से टिकट थमाया है. ये वही नागर हैं, जिन पर एक रेप पीड़िता ने मुंह बंद करने के लिए करोड़ों रुपये का लालच देने का आरोप लगाते हुए सीडी पुलिस को सौंपी थी."
Nov 10, 2013 दिग्विजय सिंह ने मौलाना तौकीर रजा के साथ मंच साझा कर तारीफ के पुल बांधे: "कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव दिग्विजय सिंह ने एक समारोह में तौकीर रजा खान के साथ न सिर्फ मंच साझा किया, बल्कि उनकी जमकर तारीफ भी की. ये वही तौकीर रजा खान हैं, जिनसे मुलाकात करने पर अरविंद केजरीवाल के खिलाफ तमाम कांग्रेसी नेता उतर आए थे. यह देखना दिलचस्प होगा कि वही कांग्रेसी नेता क्या अब दिग्विजय सिंह को भी नसीहत देंगे?"
Nov 10, 2013 PM finally picks TN over Lanka: "Domestic political compulsions have overridden India’s strategic interests. After much dithering, the government has decided that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka a week from now."
Nov 10, 2013 छत्तीसगढ़: पहले चरण में 15 उम्मीदवार 'दाग़ी': "इसमें पता चला कि पहले दौर में 15 यानी दस प्रतिशत 'दाग़ी' उम्मीदवार चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं. छह उम्मीदवारों ने अपने ख़िलाफ़ हत्या, अपहरण, आपराधिक धमकी और महिलाओं के ख़िलाफ़ अपराध से जुड़े गंभीर मामले होने की बात कही है."
Nov 9, 2013 Cong remains mum on all scams: Modi: ""Madamji (to Sonia) our ancestors used to believe you but now we all know what you are. The youth of today is awakened and will not believe your lies""
Nov 9, 2013 Hooda's Minister in bribery scandal: "A bribe scandal has hit the Hooda Government. Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala revealed a CD at a press conference claiming that the Haryana's Health Minister Rao Narendra was caught on tape accepting a bribe."
Nov 9, 2013 Postmortem report nails Jagriti's lies: "Delhi police has released the autopsy report of Jagritis domestic help Rakhi Bhadra which shows she died because of excessive torture. Singh and Jagriti were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of Rakhi and the alleged "merciless" torture of a minor domestic help in their employ. Rakhis body, with several injury marks on her legs, chest and arms, was recovered from Singh's South Avenue residence on Monday evening. The minor domestic help had told police that Jagriti used to regularly beat them up. The domestic helps were allegedly tortured and thrashed by Jagriti with sticks, iron rods, clothes iron and even metallic deer horns."
Nov 9, 2013 'Burnt for complaining against MLA': "In a shocking case of lawlessness, a woman in Chhattisgarh was brunt alive after she repeatedly raised her voice against an influential BJP MLA Krishna Mohan Bandhi and his personal assistant (PA) who allegedly raped her. The police has now arrested the PA even as the BJP MLA roams scot-free."
Nov 9, 2013 Parties united in concealing rally spend: "The Congress, which accused BJP of using black money for Modi's rallies, is also shy of revealing the source. The SP and BSP are also trading charges but are non-committal on coming out clean. The belligerence has shocked people who say political funding was the main source of corruption in India."
Nov 9, 2013 Government asking us not to return home: Muzaffarnagar riot-hit: "Dozens of Muzaffarnagar riots survivors took to the streets here on Saturday to protest alleged attempts to pressurize them into declaring they will not return to their villages and give up claims over their properties in lieu of Rs 5 lakh compensation."
Nov 9, 2013 If PM doesn't get a big stage it's not our fault, says Yashwant Sinha: "Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying, 'Our leaders make big speeches from big stages because people listen. If Prime Minister doesn't get a big stage or crowd it's not our fault.'"
Nov 9, 2013 Coaldust On Them Whites: " Congress MP Naveen Jindal and Dasari have been named as accused in an FIR filed by CBI in connection with the coal block allocation scam. Dasari’s company Sowbhagya Media has been booked for alleged cheating and misrepresentation of facts in bagging Amarkonda Murgadangal block in Birbhum district of Jharkhand in ’08. The CBI has alleged that Sowbhagya Media received Rs 2.25 crore as camouflaged investment from one of the Jindal firms within a year of allocating him a coal block. Then law minister H.R. Bhardwaj and Rao, the MoS, were responsible for nixing former coal secretary P.C. Parakh’s moves in 2004 to introduce the auction system for allocation of coal blocks through an ordinance."
Nov 9, 2013 Who’ll Sharpen The Sickles Now? The Muslims are never going back, the Jats talk of discrimination.: "Back in Kutba and Kutbi, the Jats claim they made “repeated requests” to the Muslims to return. “Some of them did return, but then the government announced Rs 5 lakh compensation for people who lost their homes. So they left once again,” says a relative of the local pradhan, Devinder Singh. He says the Jats will vote for the BJP in the coming elections (“this government has displayed a biased attitude”)."
Nov 9, 2013 Just 5,000 tickets available for Sachin fans in Mumbai: "Around 17,000 tickets will be distributed to cricket clubs affiliated to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), which is hosting the match. Of the remaining, as many as 8,000 tickets will be given “complimentary” to sponsors and government bodies, including the municipality and the police."
Nov 9, 2013 I-Day speech row: Is the government trying to control TV news content?: "After advocating a ban on opinion polls, the Congress party on Thursday decided to boycott television debates on opinion polls. The Congress, staring at a massive defeat if pre-poll surveys by news channels are right, defended its warning to electronic media on the coverage of PM's Independence Day speech and called opinion polls unscientific."
Nov 9, 2013 Did not nominate only relatives for Padma awards, says Congress MP: "Congress leader T Subbarami Reddy on Saturday rebuffed accusations of recommending only friends and relatives for the prestigious 2013 Padma awards. He stressed that the awards are based on merit and they recommend people, but there is a panel which will choose on merit and discard other recommendations."
Nov 8, 2013 Is Congress paranoid about 2014 polls, Narendra Modi?: "Seeking a ban on opinion polls, pulling out its spokespersons from any debate on poll surveys, the Congress is now hitting out at global investment firm Goldman Sachs for predicting positive results for the Indian economy on the basis of opinion polls which show that Narendra Modi-led NDA could win the next general election."
Nov 8, 2013 Indian Mujahideen, CBI will hold ground for Congress in 2014: Modi: "Continuing his pitch against the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party Prime Ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of going easy towards terror outfits and using the CBI. Addressing a rally in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said that the Indian Mujahideen and CBI will hold ground for the Congress in 2014."
Nov 7, 2013 Stung by reports of debacle, Congress to boycott TV opinion poll debates: "The debate over the freedom of the Press is raging with the UPA government launching a full-fledged war against the media. Congress spokespersons will now boycott TV debates on opinion polls with the party arguing that they are unscientific."
Nov 7, 2013 Know more about Jagriti Singh, maid-beater wife of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh: "Delhi Police sayd, Jagriti Singh was undergoing psychiatric treatment for anger management. Sources said, because of her erratic behaviour she once beat up a neighbouring MP's children, and once scratched the face of a visiting MP."
Nov 7, 2013 Skip TV debates on opinion polls, Congress tells its panelists: "BJP mocked that "losers" were opposing pre-poll surveys as these were now giving an edge to the main opposition party in elections in all states."
Nov 7, 2013 'Superbungalow' in Delhi's Lutyens’ zone a sop for Mayawati?: " BSP chief Mayawati has cornered three Type VIII Lutyens' Delhi bungalows to create one "superbungalow" and has put up unauthorized temporary construction in a fourth bungalow according to the Central Public Works Department"
Nov 7, 2013 Testimonies of BSP MP's maid reveal horrific tales of torture: "Horrifying details have emerged from another domestic help of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's wife Jagriti Singh, who is facing murder charges in the death case of one of her domestic helps. The domestic help Meena Sardar has alleged that Jagriti spat on her food, served it on the floor and forced her to eat it without using her hand."
Nov 6, 2013 I-T dept releases Rs 400 crore belonging to Mayawati’s brother: "In yet another relief to BSP boss Mayawati, the income tax department has released Rs 400 crore in fixed deposits belonging to her brother Anand Kumar and his group of companies, holding the money to be legit."
Nov 6, 2013 Indian police arrest lawmaker for whistleblower's murder
Nov 6, 2013 Absolute Power And Corruption: Dhananjay Singh, Indian MP, And Wife Arrested For Torture Murder Of Domestic Servant: "Dhananjay, who has served as an MP for four years, has been charged in 29 criminal cases, including three murders. Many of those charges were dropped after witnesses either refused to testify or recanted previous statements."
Nov 6, 2013 FTP: BSP MP, wife arrested after maid's death: Is abuse of domestic help increasing?: "Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti Singh were taken into police custody after they were arrested in connection with the death of their 35 year old household help. Another of the Singh's domestic help, a minor, has also spoken about how Jagriti used to hit, beat, tonsure and torment all other help."
Nov 6, 2013 Is vote bank politics inevitable in Indian politics?: "After Aam Aadmi party chief Arvind Kejriwal met Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, Kejriwal tried to control the damage by saying that he didn't know that Maulana Tauqeer had issued fatwas."
Nov 6, 2013 Explosive allegations by actress against Cong MP Kurup: "Malayalam actress Shweta Menon may have retracted her complaint against Congress MP Peethambara Kurup, but TIMES NOW has accessed the FIR in the Shweta Menon case detailing what happened in Kollam last week. In the explosive FIR, the actress details how the Congress MP misbehaved with the actress on more than one occasion, but the Congress still continues its staunch defence of Kurup saying that the matter is now closed."
Nov 6, 2013 Central minister's faux pas: "Minister of State for Home RPN Singh today committed a faux pas when he said the NDA government had failed to provide security to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1991."
Nov 6, 2013 Fresh trouble for Indo-UAE deal?: "A massive controversy broke out on Wednesday (November 6) over the controversial aviation deal between India and the UAE. TIMES NOW has accessed a PMO note through an RTI which underlines serious concerns and the impact of the controverisal avaition deal. PMO note highlights how the aviation bonanaza deal will lead to the loss of business and reduction on long haul traffic from India."
Nov 6, 2013 Released, Geelani spreads venom: "The Omar government's decision to release separatist leader to Syed Ali Shah Geelani triggered a huge fight. Moments after the leader was released, he made a call to boycott the elections, further raising questions about Omar government's decision. The CM for now has defended his action but both the Congress and the PDP have accused the National Conference of conspiracy."
Nov 6, 2013 Domestic help abuse case: Act is condemnable, strict punishment should be given, says Cong: "A domestic help at Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh's residence has died under mysterious circumstances in New Delhi. The Police has arrested the MP and her wife Jagriti Singh for the death of the domestic help."
Nov 6, 2013 RPN Singh's faux pas, blames BJP for Rajiv Gandhi's lax security: "Minister of State for Home RPN Singh on Wednesday made a huge faux pas by blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party for not providing adequate security to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated during an election campaign in 1991. He said, 'The BJP was in power with the then government when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. Rajiv Gandhi had maximum threat perception and was provided with only a sub-inspector and he lost his life.'"
Nov 6, 2013 Mamata forces vendors to sell cheap, potato disappears from markets: "the WB government put a price ceiling of Rs 13 per kg on the popular Jyoti potato, and instructed the police to lodge FIRs against traders who defied the order"
Nov 6, 2013 Two officers suspended for making railway minister walk small distance: "as the railway minister's carriage was not placed right in front of the VIP entrance. "
Nov 5, 2013 Taslima slams Kejriwal for feelers to maulana behind beheading fatwa: ""I am surprised politicians go to such fanatics and fundamentalists for support. If they need the support of Muslims, why don't they go to ordinary Muslims? Instead, politicians go to Muslim fanatics responsible for the community's backwardness," Nasrin said. "Since the days after independence, Indian politicians have been seeking help of clerics who don't respect human rights, are against freedom of expression and the Indian Constitution. This has encouraged the irrational, misogynist fanatics who are against modernity and plurality of thoughts," she said."
Nov 5, 2013 Taslima slams Kejriwal for feelers to maulana behind beheading fatwa: " Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was on Tuesday embroiled in a controversy over his meeting with a controversial Muslim cleric who faced allegations of incitement of communal violence and who set off a huge furore by announcing bounties on the heads of exiled Bengali author Taslima Nasrin and former US president George Bush."
Nov 5, 2013 Lawmakers face the law: "Two Parliamentarians have been held within a span of 20 minutes in the national capital this evening (November 5). A BJP MP has been picked up over an RTI activist's murder and a BSP MP for possible involvement in covering up a minor's killing. Do the arrests prove that for many Parliamentarians, once elected, it's a free ticket to lawlessness?"
Nov 5, 2013 Two MPs arrested for alleged role in different murder cases: "A BJP MP and a BSP MP were on Tuesday arrested in connection with separate murder cases in the national capital. CBI arrested BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki in the murder case of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir Forest in Gujarat. In another case, BSP MP Dhananjay Singh along with his wife was arrested by the Delhi Police of torturing their domestic help for 10 months resulting in her death."
Nov 5, 2013 Kejriwal under fire for meeting controversial Muslim cleric: ""I had gone to the dargah to pray for a corruption free India and met Mualana Raza Saheb as he is a very respected man there."
Nov 5, 2013 Arjun Munda misused intelligence bureau: Cong: "The Congress said that intelligence bureau of the state that is otherwise supposed to work on collecting intelligence inputs concerning security of the state was engaged in spying on political opponents of Munda then chief minister during his seven-year-long regime."
Nov 5, 2013 BSP MP's wife torture maid to death, say police sources: "A domestic help at Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh's residence has died under mysterious circumstances in New Delhi. Police sources said that she may have died due to torture inflicted by Jagriti Singh, the wife of the BSP MP. Police sources said Jagriti had been allegedly torturing the domestic help for the past 10 months."
Nov 5, 2013 BJP attacked AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on his controversial cleric Tauqir Raza meeting in Bareilly: "Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Subaramanian Swamy said they were shocked that the AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is meeting with someone who would rather have a woman's head cut off on a difference of opinion. However, Kejriwal denied the probability of any such alliance and said that he was meeting various people."
Nov 5, 2013 Is Congress party's demand for banning of opinion polls anti-democratic?: "The Congress party has written to the Election Commission insisting opinion polls should be banned. The BJP, which is seen as one of the major beneficiaries of the space vacated by the Congress, has opposed any move to ban pre-poll surveys saying that such a move is aimed at restricting free speech."
Nov 5, 2013 Opinion polls not scientific, should be banned: Digvijaya Singh: "Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh alleged that opinion polls are not scientific and hence should be banned. He said, 'Exit polls are fine but pre-poll opinion polls should not be allowed.'"
Nov 5, 2013 Arvind Kejriwal courts controversy over meeting Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Rana
Nov 5, 2013 Arvind Kejriwal comes under fire over meeting controversial Muslim cleric: "Kejriwal has approached cleric Maulana Tauqeer Rana to campaign for his party for the upcoming Assembly Elections. Reports suggest that the Muslim cleric is known for having issued fatwas. The cleric had earlier hit headlines for issuing fatwas and announcing bounty for beheading Bangladeshi controversial author Taslima Nasreen."
Nov 5, 2013 Nehru had called Patel a 'total communalist', says Advani: "The Nizam, who wanted to accede to Pakistan, had sent an emissary to the neighbouring country and transferred a huge sum of money to the government there. The Nizam’s officials were reportedly heaping atrocities on locals."
Nov 5, 2013 Know criminal-turned-politician BSP MP Dhananjay Singh: "The Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Dhananjay Singh faces serious charges of murder of CMO in the infamous NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) scam, and the murders of Sanjay Nishad and Nandlal on April 1, 2011 in Jaunpur. On January 18, 2013, a local BSP leader in Baksha area of Jaunpur Anil Mishra was murdered by assailants. Mishra's family alleged the hand of Dhananjay Sigh behind the murder. "
Nov 5, 2013 'You Are A Total Communalist...': "Thus spake Pandit Nehru to Sardar Patel, adding: ' I will never accept your recommendation,’ in response to his suggestion that the army be sent to end the terror-regime in Nizam's Hyderabad."
Nov 5, 2013 Debate: Lawmakers lawbreakers - 2: "BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti were on Tuesday (November 5) arrested in connection with the murder of their 35-year-old maid and "merciless" torture of another minor domestic help with stick and rods. The body of maid Rakhi, with several injury marks on her legs, chest and arms, was recovered from Singh's residence at South Avenue here last evening after the MP himself informed the police."
Nov 5, 2013 Kejriwal woos Muslim cleric, courts controversy: "In 2007, a bench of Allahabad High Court had asked the Uttar Pradesh government about action it had taken against Tauqeer Raza Khan for his alleged fatwa against Nasreen."
Nov 5, 2013 Debate: Lawmakers lawbreakers - 1: "BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti were on Tuesday (November 5) arrested in connection with the murder of their 35-year-old maid and "merciless" torture of another minor domestic help with stick and rods."
Nov 5, 2013 Debate: Is his politics any different?: "can Kejriwal wash his hands off after meeting by saying he didn't know controversial cleric's background?"
Nov 5, 2013 Lawmakers face the law: "Two Parliamentarians have been held within a span of 20 minutes in the national capital this evening (November 5). A BJP MP has been picked up over an RTI activist's murder and a BSP MP for possible involvement in covering up a minor's killing. Do the arrests prove that for many Parliamentarians, once elected, it's a free ticket to lawlessness?"
Nov 5, 2013 Arvind Kejriwal courts controversy: "AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today came under attack from the BJP and Congress for meeting controversial Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in Bareilly recently and was accused of playing the 'communal card'."
Nov 5, 2013 AAP is anti-national, Subramanian Swamy says: ""Their leaders support the idea of handing over Kashmir to Pakistan and espouse the cause of Maoists,""
Nov 4, 2013 'Molester' Congress MP gets away?: "Three days after actress Shweta Menon alleged that she was molested by Kerala Congress MP Peethambara Kurup, the actress has withdrawn her complaint against him saying she doesnt want to pursue the matter, the explanation has not gone down well with the Left which has claimed that Shweta Menon was pressurised by the Congress. And, despite visual proof suggesting the MP came too close for comfort, there has been no action taken against the Congress MP."
Nov 4, 2013 'Losers demand a ban on opinion polls': "BJP today said restricting opinion polls is neither constitutionally permissible nor desirable as they are a part of free speech and maintained that only losers demand a ban on them."
Nov 4, 2013 Lalu turns gardener in jail, earns Rs 14 per day: "Around 30% of 3,000-odd prisoners at Hotwar are hardcore criminals and 10% Maoists. Lalu violates Jharkhand jail manual everyday to meet scores of people. "It all amounts to security threat to Lalu," the alert had warned."
Nov 4, 2013 LTC scam: CBI begins searches in Rajya Sabha secretariat again: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has begun searches in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat once again. On Friday it collected documents from the Secretariat. Thus far it has also raided the premises of MP Anil Sahani, a Rajya Sabha member."
Nov 4, 2013 Chhattisgarh: Ex-CM's son misrepresents facts to get certificate: "Did Congress candidate and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit misrepresent his date of birth to obtain a government certificate? Now, as Amit Jogi prepares to fight the coming Assembly elections, there's a controversy over his date and place of birth."
Nov 3, 2013 Pradhanmantri Episode 17: "A group of Indian politicians, including then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, were accused of receiving kick backs from the Swedish company Bofors for supplying missiles to India."
Nov 3, 2013 Leighton faces graft inquiry in India: "Thiess and Minecs Finvest, which is controlled by Vinod Bagrodia, the brother of former coal minister Santosh Bagrodia, won the right to mine the massive Pakri Bawadih coal deposit in Jharkhand state in December 2010. Thiess controls 90 per cent of the joint venture company and Minecs holds the remainder."
Nov 3, 2013 LTC scam: JD (U) MLA Anil Sahni booked for corruption: "Sahani had allegedly siphoned off around Rs 9.5 lakh by presenting fake air tickets and boarding passes."
Nov 3, 2013 'BJP promoting dynasty politics': "With days to go for Assembly elections,BJP released its first list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Polls. Dynasty politics in Congress happens to be the BJP's favorite political target. But now, Congress has accused BJP of playing family drama -- after eight leaders ensured party tickets to their kin in poll bound Madhya Pradesh."
Nov 3, 2013 Case registered against Cong MP: "Congress MP N Peethambara Kurup was on Sunday (November 3) booked by the police on a complaint by leading Malayalam cine actress Shweta Menon that she had been molested by him at a function in Kollam on Friday."
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Nov 14, 2013 BSP MP Dhananjay Singh now booked for rape: "After being arrested in connection with the torture and murder of his maid-servant, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh has been booked for raping a 42-year-old married woman"
Nov 13, 2013 Akhilesh giving safe passage to scamsters: BJP
Nov 13, 2013 The Last Word: Is transparency in political parties' funding critical?: "The reports of funding of the Aam Aadmi Party has drawn everyone's attention as the party have been able to collect around Rs 20 crore and most of them being foreign funds. The party claims that the funding is done by NRI's with Indian passport. CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar discussed the issue with the panel of experts."
Nov 13, 2013 Rajiv wanted Bofors payoffs in Congress coffers, ex-CBI chief says: "Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wanted commission paid by defence suppliers to be used exclusively for the purpose of meeting expenses of running the Congress, a former CBI director has claimed in his autobiography."
Nov 13, 2013 Campa Cola stand off: Are citizens paying a price for the builder-politician-official nexus?: "The stand-off between the Mumbai Police and the residents of the Campa Cola housing society took an ugly turn on Tuesday as the residents refused to let go of their homes, where they have been living for over 20 years. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials have now threatened to disconnect power and water supplies to the illegal flats in the Campa Cola society in Worli."
Nov 13, 2013 EC warns Rahul Gandhi, says he should be careful in his poll speeches: "The Election Commission on Wednesday expressed displeasure over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's remarks linking Pakistan ISI with Muzaffarnagar riot victims. The Election Commission advised Rahul to be more circumspect in public utterances during election campaigns. 'Portions of your speech were not in consonance with letter and spirit of the model code of conduct,' the Commission said."
Nov 13, 2013 Government files affidavit in SC opposing autonomy to the CBI: "The government on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The government in its affidavit said that the CBI chief cannot be given the status of an ex-officio secretary as it will amount to centering too much power in one authority."
Nov 12, 2013 Inflation over 10%: India needs a Rajiv Gandhi Inflation Control Yojana: "IGKTUY?” asked, the confused son. “What is that?” “Indira Gandhi Kaandha Tamatar Ugaao Yojana.”"
Nov 12, 2013 Read the 30-point questionnaire sent by Home Ministry to AAP on foreign funding: "to furnish the point wise reply alongwith requisite enclosure/documents and sent to this office within 15 days of the receipt of the letter failing which necessary action with be initiation against the association/party under the provision of FCRA, 2010."
Nov 12, 2013 WikiLeaks cables on the Gandhis: Scanner on Rajiv, Sanjay, Sonia: "Fresh US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have claimed that Rajiv Gandhi was the "main Indian negotiator" for Swedish aircraft company Saab-Scania before entering politics."
Nov 12, 2013 Rajiv Gandhi 'entrepreneur' in Swedish jet deal, says fresh Wikileaks report: "WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have projected former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as an arms agent."
Nov 12, 2013 Rajiv Gandhi told me to use arms deal payoffs for party funds: Ex-CBI chief: "Rajiv, he says, had come to know that some senior officers of the armed forces had been surreptitiously collecting huge amounts of money as "commissions" in most defence purchases, quite often in connivance with some ministers, middlemen and civilian officers as well."
Nov 12, 2013 Ready for probe but Congress and BJP must be investigated too: AAP: "The Aam Aadmi party has said that it welcomes the probe announced by the Home Minister regarding its funding but wants the Congress and BJP investigated too. The government had on Monday said that it will investigate the source of funds of the AAP."
Nov 12, 2013 AAP targeted by Cong as it has gained immense popularity: Kejriwal: "As Congress-led UPA Government announced a probe into the source of funding of the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal alleged that his party is being targeted as it has gained immense popularity."
Nov 11, 2013 Debate: Controversy over AAP funding - 2: ""As per ADRs analysis, the total income of the six national political parties - Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI and CPI(M) -- between 2004-05 and 2011-12 was Rs 4,895.96 crores," it said. Of the total of Rs 4,895.96 crores, around 75 per cent of their income, Rs 3,674.50 crores, came from unknown sources."
Nov 11, 2013 Debate: Controversy over AAP funding - 3: "The party, which has collected around Rs 19 crore till date as donations from 63,000 people including a host of NRIs, has been under attack from Congress and BJP over foreign funding."
Nov 11, 2013 Debate: Controversy over AAP funding - 1: "Accusing the government of a "witch hunt" for ordering a probe into its foreign funding, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday (November 11) said it has broken no law and demanded a similar inquiry against other political parties."
Nov 11, 2013 Row over Sartaj-Separatists meet: "If provocation at the border wasn't enough, Pakistan has decided to needle New Delhi on Indian soil. The meeting between separatists and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's special envoy - Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz - has once again brought to focus India's diplomacy. Why was Sartaj Aziz allowed to meet separatists on Indian soil? And, by allowing the meet to go on, has India once again committed a diplomatic blunder?"
Nov 11, 2013 BJP slams Congress foreign policy as ‘Chidambaram meets Taliban cleric in Goa’: "finance minister P Chidambaram met Taliban cleric Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef in Goa", ""Congress's obsession in legitimizing and facilitating foreign interests must be condemned in the strongest possible words. India must uproot Congress in order to protect her national interests,""
Nov 11, 2013 Is the government decision to probe AAP's foreign funding driven by pure electoral politics?: "Trouble seems to be brewing for the Aam Aadmi Party as the government has now ordered a probe into the party's funding. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that the government has received complaints stating that the party is receiving foreign funding. AAP has collected Rs 19 crore as donations from cross section of people, most of them are the first-time donors to a political party."
Nov 11, 2013 The Last Word: Is the PM's decision not to attend CHOGM a blunder?: "Under immense pressure from Tamil parties, the Centre has decided that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not go to Colombo to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM). External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will lead Indian delegation at CHOGM."
Nov 11, 2013 UP: Digvijaya shares dais with Tauquir Raza in Sambhal: "Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh shared the dais with Muslim Cleric Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Ironically, this comes just days after the Congess party slammmed the AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for meeting Raza."
Nov 11, 2013 Congress not confident of opinion polls' transparency, integrity and methodology: Sibal: "Law Minister Kapil Sibal cleared the air on the Congress party's decision to ban opinion polls saying that his party had concern regarding the way opinion polls are conceived. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Sibal said that the Congress party was not confident of the transparency, integrity and methodology used by opinion polls."
Nov 11, 2013 PM writes to Lanka President, explains reasons for skipping CHOGM: "Manmohan Singh has written a letter to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing regret for not attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM). According to sources, the PM in his letter has said that he respects the value of CHOGM but there are compelling reasons because of which he could not attend the meet."
Nov 11, 2013 Delhi polls: Dissent within BJP over alleged dynasty politics: "As the battle for states heats up, questions are being raised as to whether dynastic politics is determining ticket distribution. Not just the Congress but other political parties like the BJP too are now defending handing over tickets over family connections."
Nov 11, 2013 Government orders probe into Aam Aadmi Party's source of funding: "Trouble seems to be brewing for the Aam Aadmi Party as the government has now ordered a probe into the party's funding. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that the government has received complaints stating that the party is receiving foreign funding."
Nov 11, 2013 'MHA has sent notice to AAP party': "Sources tell TIMES NOW that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a week back. This is in a questionnaire format on all counts of which the AAP will have to reply to the Ministry under the provisions of the FCRA. MHA is expecting the AAP to reply with in a reasonable period of time. Sources say after the AAP sends its reply the FCRA wing of the Ministry, it will review whether there has been any violations of the provisions of the FCRA or not."
Nov 11, 2013 Fighting AAP, what about the rest?: "As the Centre goes after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to probe foreign funding - Team Arvind Kejriwal is throwing back a counter question to challenge both the Congress and the BJP. They're asking both parties to be accountable and reveal complete details of funds received."
Nov 11, 2013 Maid Rakhi's son too scared to come to Delhi to perform her last rites: "The 21-year-old son of Rakhi Bhadra, the maid who was battered to death allegedly by BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's wife Jagriti, is too scared to come to Delhi even to perform her mother's last rites"
Nov 11, 2013 CCTV footage shows MP wife torturing domestic helps: Police: "Footage from CCTV cameras installed in BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's house show his wife Jagriti beating her three domestic helps"
Nov 10, 2013 After Kejriwal, Digvijay woos controversial Muslim cleric
Nov 10, 2013 सोनिया गांधी एक नजर डालें तो किसी को भी बना देती हैं राष्ट्रपति, प्रधानमंत्री: अवतार भड़ाना: "भड़ाना ने फरीदाबाद के जिमखाना क्लब में पत्रकारों से बातचीत के दौरान कहा कि हरियाणा की जनता और यूपीए अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी ने जिस दिन चाहा वे हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री बन जाएंगे."
Nov 10, 2013 राजस्थान में कांग्रेस के टिकट बंटवारे में राहुल गांधी का फॉर्मूला फेल, दागी पास: "राजस्थान कांग्रेस ने राहुल गांधी के फॉर्मूले के साथ जाने की बजाय जातिगत गोटियां बैठाना ज्यादा बेहतर समझा. हर खेमे को संतुष्ट करने के चक्कर में राहुल के फॉर्मूले को तिलांजली दे दी गई है. बलात्कार के आरोप में जयपुर जेल में बंद पूर्व मंत्री बाबूलाल नागर के घर पर बहुत दिनों बाद पटाखों के शोर ने सन्नाटा तोड़ा है. इसकी वजह साफ है, नागर के भाई हजारीलाल नागर को बाबूलाल नागर की जगह कांग्रेस ने दूदू से टिकट थमाया है. ये वही नागर हैं, जिन पर एक रेप पीड़िता ने मुंह बंद करने के लिए करोड़ों रुपये का लालच देने का आरोप लगाते हुए सीडी पुलिस को सौंपी थी."
Nov 10, 2013 दिग्विजय सिंह ने मौलाना तौकीर रजा के साथ मंच साझा कर तारीफ के पुल बांधे: "कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव दिग्विजय सिंह ने एक समारोह में तौकीर रजा खान के साथ न सिर्फ मंच साझा किया, बल्कि उनकी जमकर तारीफ भी की. ये वही तौकीर रजा खान हैं, जिनसे मुलाकात करने पर अरविंद केजरीवाल के खिलाफ तमाम कांग्रेसी नेता उतर आए थे. यह देखना दिलचस्प होगा कि वही कांग्रेसी नेता क्या अब दिग्विजय सिंह को भी नसीहत देंगे?"
Nov 10, 2013 PM finally picks TN over Lanka: "Domestic political compulsions have overridden India’s strategic interests. After much dithering, the government has decided that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka a week from now."
Nov 10, 2013 छत्तीसगढ़: पहले चरण में 15 उम्मीदवार 'दाग़ी': "इसमें पता चला कि पहले दौर में 15 यानी दस प्रतिशत 'दाग़ी' उम्मीदवार चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं. छह उम्मीदवारों ने अपने ख़िलाफ़ हत्या, अपहरण, आपराधिक धमकी और महिलाओं के ख़िलाफ़ अपराध से जुड़े गंभीर मामले होने की बात कही है."
Nov 9, 2013 Cong remains mum on all scams: Modi: ""Madamji (to Sonia) our ancestors used to believe you but now we all know what you are. The youth of today is awakened and will not believe your lies""
Nov 9, 2013 Hooda's Minister in bribery scandal: "A bribe scandal has hit the Hooda Government. Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala revealed a CD at a press conference claiming that the Haryana's Health Minister Rao Narendra was caught on tape accepting a bribe."
Nov 9, 2013 Postmortem report nails Jagriti's lies: "Delhi police has released the autopsy report of Jagritis domestic help Rakhi Bhadra which shows she died because of excessive torture. Singh and Jagriti were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of Rakhi and the alleged "merciless" torture of a minor domestic help in their employ. Rakhis body, with several injury marks on her legs, chest and arms, was recovered from Singh's South Avenue residence on Monday evening. The minor domestic help had told police that Jagriti used to regularly beat them up. The domestic helps were allegedly tortured and thrashed by Jagriti with sticks, iron rods, clothes iron and even metallic deer horns."
Nov 9, 2013 'Burnt for complaining against MLA': "In a shocking case of lawlessness, a woman in Chhattisgarh was brunt alive after she repeatedly raised her voice against an influential BJP MLA Krishna Mohan Bandhi and his personal assistant (PA) who allegedly raped her. The police has now arrested the PA even as the BJP MLA roams scot-free."
Nov 9, 2013 Parties united in concealing rally spend: "The Congress, which accused BJP of using black money for Modi's rallies, is also shy of revealing the source. The SP and BSP are also trading charges but are non-committal on coming out clean. The belligerence has shocked people who say political funding was the main source of corruption in India."
Nov 9, 2013 Government asking us not to return home: Muzaffarnagar riot-hit: "Dozens of Muzaffarnagar riots survivors took to the streets here on Saturday to protest alleged attempts to pressurize them into declaring they will not return to their villages and give up claims over their properties in lieu of Rs 5 lakh compensation."
Nov 9, 2013 If PM doesn't get a big stage it's not our fault, says Yashwant Sinha: "Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying, 'Our leaders make big speeches from big stages because people listen. If Prime Minister doesn't get a big stage or crowd it's not our fault.'"
Nov 9, 2013 Coaldust On Them Whites: " Congress MP Naveen Jindal and Dasari have been named as accused in an FIR filed by CBI in connection with the coal block allocation scam. Dasari’s company Sowbhagya Media has been booked for alleged cheating and misrepresentation of facts in bagging Amarkonda Murgadangal block in Birbhum district of Jharkhand in ’08. The CBI has alleged that Sowbhagya Media received Rs 2.25 crore as camouflaged investment from one of the Jindal firms within a year of allocating him a coal block. Then law minister H.R. Bhardwaj and Rao, the MoS, were responsible for nixing former coal secretary P.C. Parakh’s moves in 2004 to introduce the auction system for allocation of coal blocks through an ordinance."
Nov 9, 2013 Who’ll Sharpen The Sickles Now? The Muslims are never going back, the Jats talk of discrimination.: "Back in Kutba and Kutbi, the Jats claim they made “repeated requests” to the Muslims to return. “Some of them did return, but then the government announced Rs 5 lakh compensation for people who lost their homes. So they left once again,” says a relative of the local pradhan, Devinder Singh. He says the Jats will vote for the BJP in the coming elections (“this government has displayed a biased attitude”)."
Nov 9, 2013 Just 5,000 tickets available for Sachin fans in Mumbai: "Around 17,000 tickets will be distributed to cricket clubs affiliated to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), which is hosting the match. Of the remaining, as many as 8,000 tickets will be given “complimentary” to sponsors and government bodies, including the municipality and the police."
Nov 9, 2013 I-Day speech row: Is the government trying to control TV news content?: "After advocating a ban on opinion polls, the Congress party on Thursday decided to boycott television debates on opinion polls. The Congress, staring at a massive defeat if pre-poll surveys by news channels are right, defended its warning to electronic media on the coverage of PM's Independence Day speech and called opinion polls unscientific."
Nov 9, 2013 Did not nominate only relatives for Padma awards, says Congress MP: "Congress leader T Subbarami Reddy on Saturday rebuffed accusations of recommending only friends and relatives for the prestigious 2013 Padma awards. He stressed that the awards are based on merit and they recommend people, but there is a panel which will choose on merit and discard other recommendations."
Nov 8, 2013 Is Congress paranoid about 2014 polls, Narendra Modi?: "Seeking a ban on opinion polls, pulling out its spokespersons from any debate on poll surveys, the Congress is now hitting out at global investment firm Goldman Sachs for predicting positive results for the Indian economy on the basis of opinion polls which show that Narendra Modi-led NDA could win the next general election."
Nov 8, 2013 Indian Mujahideen, CBI will hold ground for Congress in 2014: Modi: "Continuing his pitch against the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party Prime Ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of going easy towards terror outfits and using the CBI. Addressing a rally in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said that the Indian Mujahideen and CBI will hold ground for the Congress in 2014."
Nov 7, 2013 Stung by reports of debacle, Congress to boycott TV opinion poll debates: "The debate over the freedom of the Press is raging with the UPA government launching a full-fledged war against the media. Congress spokespersons will now boycott TV debates on opinion polls with the party arguing that they are unscientific."
Nov 7, 2013 Know more about Jagriti Singh, maid-beater wife of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh: "Delhi Police sayd, Jagriti Singh was undergoing psychiatric treatment for anger management. Sources said, because of her erratic behaviour she once beat up a neighbouring MP's children, and once scratched the face of a visiting MP."
Nov 7, 2013 Skip TV debates on opinion polls, Congress tells its panelists: "BJP mocked that "losers" were opposing pre-poll surveys as these were now giving an edge to the main opposition party in elections in all states."
Nov 7, 2013 'Superbungalow' in Delhi's Lutyens’ zone a sop for Mayawati?: " BSP chief Mayawati has cornered three Type VIII Lutyens' Delhi bungalows to create one "superbungalow" and has put up unauthorized temporary construction in a fourth bungalow according to the Central Public Works Department"
Nov 7, 2013 Testimonies of BSP MP's maid reveal horrific tales of torture: "Horrifying details have emerged from another domestic help of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's wife Jagriti Singh, who is facing murder charges in the death case of one of her domestic helps. The domestic help Meena Sardar has alleged that Jagriti spat on her food, served it on the floor and forced her to eat it without using her hand."
Nov 6, 2013 I-T dept releases Rs 400 crore belonging to Mayawati’s brother: "In yet another relief to BSP boss Mayawati, the income tax department has released Rs 400 crore in fixed deposits belonging to her brother Anand Kumar and his group of companies, holding the money to be legit."
Nov 6, 2013 Indian police arrest lawmaker for whistleblower's murder
Nov 6, 2013 Absolute Power And Corruption: Dhananjay Singh, Indian MP, And Wife Arrested For Torture Murder Of Domestic Servant: "Dhananjay, who has served as an MP for four years, has been charged in 29 criminal cases, including three murders. Many of those charges were dropped after witnesses either refused to testify or recanted previous statements."
Nov 6, 2013 FTP: BSP MP, wife arrested after maid's death: Is abuse of domestic help increasing?: "Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti Singh were taken into police custody after they were arrested in connection with the death of their 35 year old household help. Another of the Singh's domestic help, a minor, has also spoken about how Jagriti used to hit, beat, tonsure and torment all other help."
Nov 6, 2013 Is vote bank politics inevitable in Indian politics?: "After Aam Aadmi party chief Arvind Kejriwal met Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, Kejriwal tried to control the damage by saying that he didn't know that Maulana Tauqeer had issued fatwas."
Nov 6, 2013 Explosive allegations by actress against Cong MP Kurup: "Malayalam actress Shweta Menon may have retracted her complaint against Congress MP Peethambara Kurup, but TIMES NOW has accessed the FIR in the Shweta Menon case detailing what happened in Kollam last week. In the explosive FIR, the actress details how the Congress MP misbehaved with the actress on more than one occasion, but the Congress still continues its staunch defence of Kurup saying that the matter is now closed."
Nov 6, 2013 Central minister's faux pas: "Minister of State for Home RPN Singh today committed a faux pas when he said the NDA government had failed to provide security to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1991."
Nov 6, 2013 Fresh trouble for Indo-UAE deal?: "A massive controversy broke out on Wednesday (November 6) over the controversial aviation deal between India and the UAE. TIMES NOW has accessed a PMO note through an RTI which underlines serious concerns and the impact of the controverisal avaition deal. PMO note highlights how the aviation bonanaza deal will lead to the loss of business and reduction on long haul traffic from India."
Nov 6, 2013 Released, Geelani spreads venom: "The Omar government's decision to release separatist leader to Syed Ali Shah Geelani triggered a huge fight. Moments after the leader was released, he made a call to boycott the elections, further raising questions about Omar government's decision. The CM for now has defended his action but both the Congress and the PDP have accused the National Conference of conspiracy."
Nov 6, 2013 Domestic help abuse case: Act is condemnable, strict punishment should be given, says Cong: "A domestic help at Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh's residence has died under mysterious circumstances in New Delhi. The Police has arrested the MP and her wife Jagriti Singh for the death of the domestic help."
Nov 6, 2013 RPN Singh's faux pas, blames BJP for Rajiv Gandhi's lax security: "Minister of State for Home RPN Singh on Wednesday made a huge faux pas by blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party for not providing adequate security to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated during an election campaign in 1991. He said, 'The BJP was in power with the then government when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. Rajiv Gandhi had maximum threat perception and was provided with only a sub-inspector and he lost his life.'"
Nov 6, 2013 Mamata forces vendors to sell cheap, potato disappears from markets: "the WB government put a price ceiling of Rs 13 per kg on the popular Jyoti potato, and instructed the police to lodge FIRs against traders who defied the order"
Nov 6, 2013 Two officers suspended for making railway minister walk small distance: "as the railway minister's carriage was not placed right in front of the VIP entrance. "
Nov 5, 2013 Taslima slams Kejriwal for feelers to maulana behind beheading fatwa: ""I am surprised politicians go to such fanatics and fundamentalists for support. If they need the support of Muslims, why don't they go to ordinary Muslims? Instead, politicians go to Muslim fanatics responsible for the community's backwardness," Nasrin said. "Since the days after independence, Indian politicians have been seeking help of clerics who don't respect human rights, are against freedom of expression and the Indian Constitution. This has encouraged the irrational, misogynist fanatics who are against modernity and plurality of thoughts," she said."
Nov 5, 2013 Taslima slams Kejriwal for feelers to maulana behind beheading fatwa: " Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was on Tuesday embroiled in a controversy over his meeting with a controversial Muslim cleric who faced allegations of incitement of communal violence and who set off a huge furore by announcing bounties on the heads of exiled Bengali author Taslima Nasrin and former US president George Bush."
Nov 5, 2013 Lawmakers face the law: "Two Parliamentarians have been held within a span of 20 minutes in the national capital this evening (November 5). A BJP MP has been picked up over an RTI activist's murder and a BSP MP for possible involvement in covering up a minor's killing. Do the arrests prove that for many Parliamentarians, once elected, it's a free ticket to lawlessness?"
Nov 5, 2013 Two MPs arrested for alleged role in different murder cases: "A BJP MP and a BSP MP were on Tuesday arrested in connection with separate murder cases in the national capital. CBI arrested BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki in the murder case of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir Forest in Gujarat. In another case, BSP MP Dhananjay Singh along with his wife was arrested by the Delhi Police of torturing their domestic help for 10 months resulting in her death."
Nov 5, 2013 Kejriwal under fire for meeting controversial Muslim cleric: ""I had gone to the dargah to pray for a corruption free India and met Mualana Raza Saheb as he is a very respected man there."
Nov 5, 2013 Arjun Munda misused intelligence bureau: Cong: "The Congress said that intelligence bureau of the state that is otherwise supposed to work on collecting intelligence inputs concerning security of the state was engaged in spying on political opponents of Munda then chief minister during his seven-year-long regime."
Nov 5, 2013 BSP MP's wife torture maid to death, say police sources: "A domestic help at Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh's residence has died under mysterious circumstances in New Delhi. Police sources said that she may have died due to torture inflicted by Jagriti Singh, the wife of the BSP MP. Police sources said Jagriti had been allegedly torturing the domestic help for the past 10 months."
Nov 5, 2013 BJP attacked AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on his controversial cleric Tauqir Raza meeting in Bareilly: "Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Subaramanian Swamy said they were shocked that the AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is meeting with someone who would rather have a woman's head cut off on a difference of opinion. However, Kejriwal denied the probability of any such alliance and said that he was meeting various people."
Nov 5, 2013 Is Congress party's demand for banning of opinion polls anti-democratic?: "The Congress party has written to the Election Commission insisting opinion polls should be banned. The BJP, which is seen as one of the major beneficiaries of the space vacated by the Congress, has opposed any move to ban pre-poll surveys saying that such a move is aimed at restricting free speech."
Nov 5, 2013 Opinion polls not scientific, should be banned: Digvijaya Singh: "Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh alleged that opinion polls are not scientific and hence should be banned. He said, 'Exit polls are fine but pre-poll opinion polls should not be allowed.'"
Nov 5, 2013 Arvind Kejriwal courts controversy over meeting Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Rana
Nov 5, 2013 Arvind Kejriwal comes under fire over meeting controversial Muslim cleric: "Kejriwal has approached cleric Maulana Tauqeer Rana to campaign for his party for the upcoming Assembly Elections. Reports suggest that the Muslim cleric is known for having issued fatwas. The cleric had earlier hit headlines for issuing fatwas and announcing bounty for beheading Bangladeshi controversial author Taslima Nasreen."
Nov 5, 2013 Nehru had called Patel a 'total communalist', says Advani: "The Nizam, who wanted to accede to Pakistan, had sent an emissary to the neighbouring country and transferred a huge sum of money to the government there. The Nizam’s officials were reportedly heaping atrocities on locals."
Nov 5, 2013 Know criminal-turned-politician BSP MP Dhananjay Singh: "The Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Dhananjay Singh faces serious charges of murder of CMO in the infamous NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) scam, and the murders of Sanjay Nishad and Nandlal on April 1, 2011 in Jaunpur. On January 18, 2013, a local BSP leader in Baksha area of Jaunpur Anil Mishra was murdered by assailants. Mishra's family alleged the hand of Dhananjay Sigh behind the murder. "
Nov 5, 2013 'You Are A Total Communalist...': "Thus spake Pandit Nehru to Sardar Patel, adding: ' I will never accept your recommendation,’ in response to his suggestion that the army be sent to end the terror-regime in Nizam's Hyderabad."
Nov 5, 2013 Debate: Lawmakers lawbreakers - 2: "BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti were on Tuesday (November 5) arrested in connection with the murder of their 35-year-old maid and "merciless" torture of another minor domestic help with stick and rods. The body of maid Rakhi, with several injury marks on her legs, chest and arms, was recovered from Singh's residence at South Avenue here last evening after the MP himself informed the police."
Nov 5, 2013 Kejriwal woos Muslim cleric, courts controversy: "In 2007, a bench of Allahabad High Court had asked the Uttar Pradesh government about action it had taken against Tauqeer Raza Khan for his alleged fatwa against Nasreen."
Nov 5, 2013 Debate: Lawmakers lawbreakers - 1: "BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti were on Tuesday (November 5) arrested in connection with the murder of their 35-year-old maid and "merciless" torture of another minor domestic help with stick and rods."
Nov 5, 2013 Debate: Is his politics any different?: "can Kejriwal wash his hands off after meeting by saying he didn't know controversial cleric's background?"
Nov 5, 2013 Lawmakers face the law: "Two Parliamentarians have been held within a span of 20 minutes in the national capital this evening (November 5). A BJP MP has been picked up over an RTI activist's murder and a BSP MP for possible involvement in covering up a minor's killing. Do the arrests prove that for many Parliamentarians, once elected, it's a free ticket to lawlessness?"
Nov 5, 2013 Arvind Kejriwal courts controversy: "AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today came under attack from the BJP and Congress for meeting controversial Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in Bareilly recently and was accused of playing the 'communal card'."
Nov 5, 2013 AAP is anti-national, Subramanian Swamy says: ""Their leaders support the idea of handing over Kashmir to Pakistan and espouse the cause of Maoists,""
Nov 4, 2013 'Molester' Congress MP gets away?: "Three days after actress Shweta Menon alleged that she was molested by Kerala Congress MP Peethambara Kurup, the actress has withdrawn her complaint against him saying she doesnt want to pursue the matter, the explanation has not gone down well with the Left which has claimed that Shweta Menon was pressurised by the Congress. And, despite visual proof suggesting the MP came too close for comfort, there has been no action taken against the Congress MP."
Nov 4, 2013 'Losers demand a ban on opinion polls': "BJP today said restricting opinion polls is neither constitutionally permissible nor desirable as they are a part of free speech and maintained that only losers demand a ban on them."
Nov 4, 2013 Lalu turns gardener in jail, earns Rs 14 per day: "Around 30% of 3,000-odd prisoners at Hotwar are hardcore criminals and 10% Maoists. Lalu violates Jharkhand jail manual everyday to meet scores of people. "It all amounts to security threat to Lalu," the alert had warned."
Nov 4, 2013 LTC scam: CBI begins searches in Rajya Sabha secretariat again: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has begun searches in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat once again. On Friday it collected documents from the Secretariat. Thus far it has also raided the premises of MP Anil Sahani, a Rajya Sabha member."
Nov 4, 2013 Chhattisgarh: Ex-CM's son misrepresents facts to get certificate: "Did Congress candidate and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit misrepresent his date of birth to obtain a government certificate? Now, as Amit Jogi prepares to fight the coming Assembly elections, there's a controversy over his date and place of birth."
Nov 3, 2013 Pradhanmantri Episode 17: "A group of Indian politicians, including then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, were accused of receiving kick backs from the Swedish company Bofors for supplying missiles to India."
Nov 3, 2013 Leighton faces graft inquiry in India: "Thiess and Minecs Finvest, which is controlled by Vinod Bagrodia, the brother of former coal minister Santosh Bagrodia, won the right to mine the massive Pakri Bawadih coal deposit in Jharkhand state in December 2010. Thiess controls 90 per cent of the joint venture company and Minecs holds the remainder."
Nov 3, 2013 LTC scam: JD (U) MLA Anil Sahni booked for corruption: "Sahani had allegedly siphoned off around Rs 9.5 lakh by presenting fake air tickets and boarding passes."
Nov 3, 2013 'BJP promoting dynasty politics': "With days to go for Assembly elections,BJP released its first list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Polls. Dynasty politics in Congress happens to be the BJP's favorite political target. But now, Congress has accused BJP of playing family drama -- after eight leaders ensured party tickets to their kin in poll bound Madhya Pradesh."
Nov 3, 2013 Case registered against Cong MP: "Congress MP N Peethambara Kurup was on Sunday (November 3) booked by the police on a complaint by leading Malayalam cine actress Shweta Menon that she had been molested by him at a function in Kollam on Friday."
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