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Sep 16, 2013 Gen. V.K. Singh lambastes India’s corrupt political system
Sep 16, 2013 Exemption of IAS officials from corruption case kicks up a row: "the cabinet decided to exempt P J Thomas, former Chief Vigilance Commission (since retired) and also Jiji Thomson, Director General, Sports Authority of India (SAI), the fifth and eighth accused respectively in the ongoing corruption case registered by the state Vigilance department in 1997. "
Sep 15, 2013 Will Vadra's land dealings cast a shadow on Cong's hard sell Land Bill?: "Asserting that the Congress Vice President deserved all the credit for the Land Bill, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said Rahul Gandhi made three crucial suggestions - there should be one law for land acquisition and rehabilitation, livelihood losers should also be compensated and also the change in the name of the bill."
Sep 15, 2013 Relief for Sheila Dikshit, President rejects lokayukta's recommendation: ""caution" to chief minister Sheila Dikshit and recover a sum of Rs 11 crore either from her or Congress for alleged misuse of public funds on advertisement campaign ahead of 2008 polls."
Sep 14, 2013 Corruption undermining higher education in India: "It is an open secret in some states that the ministers demand from the persons in the panel to shell out a few crores to be appointed as V-C. Currently, in one state the amount ranges from Rs 5 crore for smaller universities to Rs 50 crore for large universities with hundreds of affiliated colleges."
Sep 14, 2013 Minister's open threat to protesters: "Kailash Yadav, Minister for Khadi and Gram Udyog, Uttar Pradesh, said, "You have expressed your problem in front of me. You have come to me with your application. After that why do you say your work is not done? Why do you demonstrate in an unacceptable way? Why did you say all that? What you think?""
Sep 14, 2013 No designer blouses, jeans for women employees in Karnataka: State govt: "A September 12 circular on the subject of "provocative" clothing at the workplace proscribed jeans, designer blouses and blouses that allow cleavage peeks or are held by spaghetti straps, strings or knots. Men were barred from trotting into work in jeans and T-shirts."
Sep 14, 2013 IPS officer, former minister named in land fraud case: "a criminal case was registered against senior IPS officer Jaffar Sait for fraudulent allotment of a housing site, the vigilance department has filed a 750-page chargesheet against the officer and six others, including a former DMK minister."
Sep 13, 2013 Parties got Rs. 4,900 cr in donations in 8 yrs, 75% of it ‘untraced’ funds: "India is among less than 20 countries that allow anonymous donations to political parties."
Sep 12, 2013 India officially undercounts all crimes including rape: "Only the ‘principal offence’ in an FIR gets into NCRB data"
Sep 12, 2013 Watch: Cong, BSP, SP, Congress leaders delivering hate speeches in Muzaffarnagar: "Muslim leaders from Congress, BSP and shared dias on August 30 and one of them delivered a hate speech in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The BJP leader on the very next day (August 31) was seen addressing a mass gathering and delivered a hate speech."
Sep 12, 2013 Why no action been taken against Muzaffarnagar's hate speech leaders?: "Muslim leaders from Congress, BSP and SP shared dais on August 30 and one of them delivered a hate speech. The BJP leader on the very next day (August 31) was seen addressing a mass gathering and delivered a hate speech"
Sep 11, 2013 SC rejects ailment plea, says Chautala must go to jail: "the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked him whether the same reasons would stop him from accepting top posts if his party came back to power."
Sep 11, 2013 Kashmir group to release music album as 'tribute' to Afzal Guru: "Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society and organisers of the counter-concert titled Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir announced Wednesday an album "tribute" to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Guru was hanged in Tihar Jail earlier this year."
Sep 11, 2013 Sonia Gandhi served US court summons in hospital: " Gandhi for shielding and protecting party leaders allegedly involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi."
Sep 11, 2013 Govt to change law to protect retired babus from graft probe: "Investigating agencies may soon be required to seek the Centre’s permission to question even senior retired officials in a corruption case, a move that is likely to pit it against the Supreme Court."
Sep 10, 2013 CBI names Srinivasan as accused in Jagan DA case: "Srinivasan was charged with investing Rs 140 crore in Carmel Asia Holdings Ltd and Bharati Cements Ltd."
Sep 10, 2013 Dumb Rahul Gandhi's speech at CII made Fun and Sonia Manmohan Secret Phone talk
Sep 10, 2013 Modi says Congress has written new 'ABCD' book on corruption: "The country is on the "verge of destruction", said Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi while blaming the Congress for rampant corruption."
Sep 10, 2013 Narendra Modi says Congress has written new 'ABCD' book on corruption: ""According to the book, A stands for Adarsh scam, B for Bofors scam, C for coal scam and D for damad ka karobar (son-in-law's business),""
Sep 8, 2013 Government releases fresh definition of corruption to reduce corruption: "The final set of definitions would be announced on Gandhi Jayanti this year."
Sep 8, 2013 Ramdev to launch nationwide agitation against Congress: "Committing himself to exposing the "corruption" of the Congress, yoga guru Baba Ramdev os Sunday announced a countrywide agitation against the Congress government from September 13."
Sep 8, 2013 Ramdev alleges, Nehru had accepted Netaji as war criminal: " "Even after studying abroad, Rahul continues to remain below average as far as intelligence is concerned""
Sep 8, 2013 Committed to amend RTI to keep political parties out of it: Kamal Nath: "The government is committed to passing the amendment to the RTI Bill, which will keep political parties out of its ambit."
Sep 7, 2013 As economy limps, netas, babus blow up taxpayers’ money: ""Maintaining the rent-free bungalows of 77 central ministers cost the public exchequer Rs. 100 crore over the last three years at a time when an average middle-class Delhi family was finding it difficult to buy a home as rising prices put a dent in its savings"; "UPA ministers, forced to fly economy in 2008 at the time of the global economic slowdown, are back in the business class. In 2011-12, the government paid Rs. 678 crore on the air fares of 40 globetrotting ministers — 12 times more than the previous year’s sum.""
Sep 7, 2013 अंधविश्वास के फेर में फिर नोएडा नहीं गए अखिलेश: "नोएडा को लेकर यूपी के मुख्यमंत्रियों का अंधविश्वास खत्म होता नहीं दिख रहा. मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश ने नोएडा में बन रहे नैसकॉम के हेडक्वार्टर उद्घाटन नोएडा आकर नहीं बल्कि दिल्ली के होटल में बैठकर किया."
Sep 7, 2013 nsel: scam The Shah Of Fraud: "How his political connections helped one man subvert it all"
Sep 7, 2013 राहुल गाँधी के नेतृत्व में खुश रहूँगा: मनमोहन सिंह: "2014 के आम चुनावों के बाद कांग्रेस द्वारा सौंपे गए किसी भी कार्यभार में वे खुश रहेंगे,"
Sep 7, 2013 Rahul an ideal choice for PM, will be happy to work under him: PM: "he will be happy to work under him."
Sep 7, 2013 Wasn't PM working under Rahul's leadership all these years, asks Modi: "Political reactions poured in soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is an ideal choice for the post of prime minister."
Sep 7, 2013 Political fight in Haryana: "A big political fight has now broken out in Haryana after the INLD chief claimed Congress leaders had been caught accepting bribes in a sting operations. The Congress has completely dismissed the charges with the Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda coming out to rubbish the allegations."
Sep 7, 2013 Are appointment to the Punjab and Haryana HC all about nepotism?: "A day after the Judicial Accountability Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha, CNN-IBN has assessed documents that reveal nepotism in state of affairs in judiciary, particularly in the Punjab and Haryana High Court."
Sep 7, 2013 Sand mining mafia menace in UP: "The sand mining menace continues to plague Uttar Pradesh. This time a farmer paid the price with his life for taking on the sand mafia, leading to violent protests in Barabanki."
Sep 7, 2013 NCP Corporator's men vandalise toll plaza: "The NCP Corporator had outrightly refused to pay the toll fee which led to a heated argument between the toll employees and the Corportator's supporters. It is not the first time that a power drunk politician has attacked a toll booth but for how long can we ignore the acts of such brutes?"
Sep 7, 2013 Sacked Faruqui remains defiant: "It seems Faruqui hasn't got the message that attempts to communalise a terrorist's arrest won't be tolerated. Earlier, Faruqui had made controversial remarks that Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was arrested as he was a Muslim."
Sep 7, 2013 Does Right To Information frighten political parties?: "Most of the major political parties except the BJD, TMC and CPI, are keen to pass the RTI Amendment Bill, which aims at keeping political parties out of the RTI ambit. In June 2013, the Chief Information Commissioner's office had passed an order saying political parties should come under the act as they were public authorities. Meanwhile, the government on Thursday deferred the RTI Amendment Bill due to lack of consensus among political parties."
Sep 7, 2013 Kerala policemen brutally assault protestor waving black flag at CM: "Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy seems to be continuing to bear the brunt of the solar scam. In further embarrassment, the police were seen attacking an Opposition protestor who was waving a black flag at CM Oommen Chandy."
Sep 7, 2013 IOA chief launches personal attack on Olympic gold medallist Bindra: "It's a new low in the battle to clean up Indian sports as the Indian Olympic Association president Abhay Chautala, who is convicted in the Teachers Recruitment scam in Haryana, has launched a vicious personal attack on India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, saying if Bindra has a problem with tainted officials he should throw his father out of the house."
Sep 5, 2013 RTI Amendment Bill is unethical and immoral: Dinesh Trivedi: "Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday called the RTI Amendment Bill unethical and immoral. The Bill is aimed at keeping political parties out of the RTI ambit."
Sep 5, 2013 Is a criminal investigation into the missing coal files only way to reach the truth?: "The mystery behind the missing coal blocks allocation files has been the topic of heated debate in Parliament over the past few weeks. Now CNN-IBN has accessed details of the coal blocks files that are missing and have not been made available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)."
Sep 5, 2013 1984 riots: US court summons Sonia for 'shielding' party leaders: "A federal court in New York has issued summons to Congress President Sonia Gandhi for 'shielding and protecting' party leaders allegedly involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Sikhs For Justice group had filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking compensatory and punitive damages from Sonia Gandhi. The Congress, however, said in a statement that they were not aware of any charges."
Sep 5, 2013 Molested and threatened by TMC men?: "A post graduate student in Kolkata is pleading for protection against TMC goons- the 22 year old was allegedly molested after she complained against TMC student leaders who led a violent assault in the Rabindra Bharati University campus. So far, three of the accused have been arrested and another three are out on bail while one is still absconding."
Sep 4, 2013 Gas-guzzling government talks austerity, burns crores: "Bizarre ideas like shutting petrol pumps at night are floated even as the fuel bill of ministers and babus tots up to about Rs 3,000 crore a year in Delhi alone."
Sep 4, 2013 Mining baron Reddy completes two years in jail: "Gali Janardhana Reddy, who rode to riches on booming iron ore exports in the last decade and virtually lorded over the BJP in Karnataka for over five years, completes two years behind bars Sep 5 on charges of illegal mining."
Sep 4, 2013 SC stands by its order on disqualifying convicted politicians: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday stood by its order on disqualifying convicted politicians. It has rejected the government's plea against its order disqualifying any elected politician convicted for more than 2 years. It has also admitted a government's plea against its order disallowing convicted leaders from contesting elections."
Sep 4, 2013 Congress hiding coal scam files to protect its people: Arun Jaitley: "Senior BJP leader hit out at the UPA-led government for the missing files pertaining to coal blocks allocation saying that the Congress has intentionally hid the files to protect its own people. 'The files of allocation to people close to the Congress party are relevant files. These relevant files will indicate how Congress leaders overnight became such industrialists that they had to be inducted as sweat equity holders along with those who had applied with coal block allocation,' said Jaitley."
Sep 4, 2013 US court issues summons to Sonia Gandhi in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: "The summons have been issued to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for "shielding and protecting" the leaders of her party."
Sep 3, 2013 PM in eye of coal storm: "Facing all-round attack, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (September 3) said all efforts are being made to locate the untraceable files related to coal block allocations and CBI will be asked to investigate if these efforts do not fructify. In a statement in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in view of demands by almost all parties, Singh insisted that the government has nothing to hide and its intent to facilitate probe in the coal block allocations should not be questioned. He said the government will abide by the timeline set by the Supreme Court for handing over of all the files there should be no "hasty" conclusion that something is "fishy"."
Sep 3, 2013 AG writes to coal ministry of missing files: "TIMES NOW access the Attorney General's letter to the Coal Ministry regarding the missing coal files. Stating it as extremely urgent and requiring immediate compliance, the letter was sent on Monday (September 2), hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply in the Parliament. fearing a blockade of Parliament, the government on Tuesday (September 3) swung into sudden action on missing coal files."
Sep 3, 2013 Travel bills racket: Documents point to possible MP-travel agent nexus: "There are more revelations in the MPs' travel bill racket. CNN-IBN has accessed more documents that have brought travel agencies under the radar. They could have helped MPs in creating irregularities to claim reimbursements."
Sep 3, 2013 Uproar in Parliament over coal files; Ravi Shankar, Sibal exchange heated words: "Kapil Sibal and Ravi Shankar Prasad exchanged heated words over the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on missing coal files on Tuesday. Following which there was an uproar in Parliament and it was adjourned for 15 minutes."
Sep 2, 2013 65% Indians think the parliament and legislature are corrupt, India is the top bribe-paying nation: Study: "A recent international survey on corruption noted low opinions by Indian citizens on the transparency of India's governance"
Sep 2, 2013 Indian politicians shame democracy: "From street fights to a brawl where even women weren't spared to vulgarity for votes - tonight we're broadcasting three sets of pictures from different parts of the country. These pictures should shock you as they're a reminder to us-- as we ask ourselves if these are the people we voted for - these pictures show the new depths some of our politicians have hit in India."
Sep 2, 2013 नगर निगम की बैठक में जमकर चले लात और घूंसे: "हरियाणा के यमुनानगर के नगर निगम की पहली बैठक में आज जमकर हंगामा हुआ. बात ऐसी बढ़ी कि वहां थप्पड़ और घूंसे चले."
Sep 2, 2013 Coal scam is monumental, PM should give a statement: BJP: ""It is a monumental scam and occurred when the Prime Minister was the Coal Minister..."
Sep 2, 2013 The Last Word: What are sensible and silly ways of conserving fuel?: "In an attempt to cut fuel consumption, the Petroleum Ministry has proposed petrol pumps to be open from 8 am to 8 pm only. Oil Minister Veerappa Moily had earlier written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram suggesting further hike on fuel prices."
Aug 31, 2013 Court orders FIR against Sheila Dikshit: " FIR against chief minister Sheila Dikshit and others for allegedly misusing government funds for an advertisement campaign before the 2008 assembly polls."
Aug 31, 2013 Why assets case is important for Jaya: "questions surrounding this unprecedented situation where a convicted person was sworn-in — when she was disqualified from contesting due to the same conviction in the first place — reached the Supreme Court. She had to step down in September after the apex court held her appointment unconstitutional."
Aug 31, 2013 Jagdish Tytler, arms dealer Abhishek Verma charged in forgery case: "Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma were charged on Saturday by CBI for allegedly forging letterhead of then minister of state for home Ajay Maken in 2009."
Aug 30, 2013 Delhi’s the corruption capital: Ajay Devgn
Aug 30, 2013 20 political scams that shamed India
Aug 30, 2013 सुशील मोदी का नीतीश पर वार, कहा- यासीन भटकल को बिहार का दामाद घोषित कर सकती है जेडीयू
Aug 30, 2013 Ashwani Kumar makes a comeback: "Earlier this year, he had to step down as Law Minister following a controversy over sharing of CBI's Coalgate report with him."
Aug 30, 2013 RBI Guv's parting shot, hits out at FM: "In a forthright "last public lecture" before he retires next week, RBI Governor D Subbarao was on Thursday (August 29) sharply critical of the government, blaming its "loose fiscal stance" for the current economic woes, and warned that the root cause of rupee depreciation is "domestic structural factors.""
Aug 30, 2013 Vote bank politics over Bhatkal's arrest: "Samjawadi Party leader Kamaal Farooqi today kicked up a controversy over the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, asking whether it is based on the grounds of crime or religion."
Aug 30, 2013 Newsmaker of the Day: Kamal Farooqi: "SP leader Kamal Farooqi has raised questions over the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and asked whether he was arrested on the basis of religion."
Aug 29, 2013 PM, Chidambaram responsible for economic crisis: Arvind Panagariya: "Economist Arvind Panagariya held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and President Pranab Mukherjee responsible for the country's economic crisis. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he said they have let India down in their management of the country's finances."
Aug 29, 2013 Dy Speaker's brother thrashes doctor: "Brother of Deputy Speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly Shekhar Chandel allegedly thrashed the doctor of a District Hospital and forced the doctor to attend the patient which was brought by him to the hospital."
Aug 29, 2013 Coalgate: SC questions Centre again: "The Centre on Thursday (August 29) faced ire of the Supreme Court on missing files on Coalgate and for not sharing information with CBI and was directed to hand over relevant documents within two weeks to the agency which would also probe disappearance of certain vital papers. Holding that the missing documents are "vital" for the probe in the scam, the apex court directed the Coal Ministry to lodge complaint with the CBI if it fails to trace any documents, sought by the agency."
Aug 28, 2013 Dream Team turned Nightmare: PM and his boys have flunked: "Some twenty years ago the foursome of Manmohan Singh (Finance Minister), P Chidambaram (Commerce Minister), C.Rangarajan (Governor, RBI) and Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Finance Secretary), worked together to dismantle the edifice of the socialist economic structure that had strangled India’s economic potential for four decades."
Aug 28, 2013 Vested interests have delayed or manipulated government policy: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 28, 2013 Has the Centre given up on Rupee?: "On Wednesday morning (August 28), the Rupee breached the 68 mark but the question is not about the markets, the slump or the Rupee anymore. It is about you and me -- the middle class. Each day as the economy weakens, the impact trickles down to us and we bear the brunt. Between vote banks and cash banks, why should the middle class always pay the price for misgovernance, corruption and populism?"
Aug 28, 2013 BJP asks UPA to quit, Left says government is useless: "As the rupee and markets continue to be in a downward spiral and other economic indicators also not looking rosy, the Opposition has taken on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government and demanded that it should step down immediately and call for fresh elections to end the policy paralysis."
Aug 28, 2013 Rajya Sabha passes bill allowing arrested people to fight elections: "aking a step towards negating a Supreme Court order, Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Representation of People Act to allow a person in police custody to file nomination to fight an election."
Aug 28, 2013 Leadership deficit in India aggravating economic crisis: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata on Tuesday said that the leadership deficit in India is aggravating our economic crisis. Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 28, 2013 DM who gave clean chit to IAS officer Sakhthi shifted: "The district magistrate, who had given a clean chit to suspended IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal in the controversial demolition of a mosque wall in Gautam Budh Nagar, has been transferred, amid reports that she may be reinstated by UP government."
Aug 27, 2013 Goa: UP SP MLA arrested after allegedly being caught with call girls: "A Samajwadi Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested by the Goa police after being caught allegedly with six call girls in a hotel in Panaji. The MLA, Mahendra Kumar Singh, along with five other men has been booked under the Anti-Prostitution Act and has been sent to police custody for a week."
Aug 27, 2013 SP MLA's sons bulldoze doctor's house in Rae Bareli: "The accused, accompanied by rifle toting musclemen with a bulldozer and an excavator (JCB) machine in tow, got the under-construction house razed to ground. As a swelling crowd of local residents watched, none dared intervene as the demolition continued for more than two hours."
Aug 26, 2013 Govt adopts no-response policy in issues of corruption: BJP: "to evade replies in cases of corruption and violation of India's border by Pakistan and China"
Aug 26, 2013 Govt adopts no-response policy in issues of corruption: BJP: "to evade replies in cases of corruption and violation of India's border by Pakistan and China"
Aug 26, 2013 Congress leader threatens IAS officer: "Congress leader and brother of Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh, Laxman Singh, openly threaten senior IAS officer and Commissioner of Gwalior KK Khare, and accused him for loss of seats in the last Assembly election. Khare said that he will avenge the loss now as he is posted in Gwalior."
Aug 26, 2013 Digvijaya's brother allegedly threatens Madhya Pradesh IAS officer: "Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's brother on Monday allegedly threatened an IAS officer in Madhya Pradesh."
Aug 25, 2013 Corruption has destroyed dignity of PM's post: Narendra Modi: ""If we all move ahead after being inspired by the Nav Nirman Andolan, we will automatically bring change and free our country from its present corrupt rulers,""
Aug 24, 2013 SP leader blames attire for atrocity: "SP leader naresh Agarwal's remark has sparked a fresh controversy. Agarwal has blamed the influence of television for the increasing number of rapes in teh country. He also said that laws on their own are not enough to tackle the crime."
Aug 24, 2013 Tarred ’N Feathered: "Key Coalgate files are missing, Manmohan Singh’s image is at its nadir. Who cares if it’s a self-goal or sabotage...or just bad weather?"
Aug 24, 2013 Modi compares PM to rupee, says both have lost value: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the rupee crisis. 'Both the rupee and the country's Prime Minister have lost their value,' said Modi."
Aug 23, 2013 Economy in crisis: Is the government living in denial?: "The rupee hits a new-all of 65 to the US dollar as markets tank on opening. The gold price has also gone up by Rs 600 to cross 31,000 per 10 gm."
Aug 22, 2013 Cabinet negates SC verdict on debarring convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting: "Seeking to negate two Supreme Court verdicts, the Cabinet today gave its nod to proposals that will allow people in jail to contest polls and convicted MPs and MLAs to retain their membership"
Aug 22, 2013 Sacked minister is now special envoy: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed former law minister Ashwani Kumar his special envoy (Cabinet rank) to Japan for holding high-level bilateral exchanges."
Aug 21, 2013 Conflict between democracy and its funding through corruption holds India in thrall: "Just a handful of companies admit to making political contributions. The rest pay off the books, to individual politicians, with a keen eye on the quid pro quo. Political parties file income-tax returns showing puny incomes. 2008-09 registered the highest incomes:Rs497 crore for the Congress and Rs220 crore for the BJP. In reality, these parties spend tens of thousands of crore rupees: not just for elections, but also for the regular functioning of their parties. Which means, quite simply, that India's great democracy is funded by the proceeds of corruption. This corruption takes three forms: loot of the exchequer (the fodder scam, commissions on procurement), sale of patronage (allocation of mining leases) and plain extortion (no clearance till you pay up, complex administrative procedures, each one of which serves as a rent-seeking opportunity)."
Aug 21, 2013 Dear Sonia, forget food bill: What happened to Lokpal?: "What happened to the Lokpal bill? Where is the Whistleblower’s Protection Bill? Did you hear of the Grievance Redressal Bill recently?"
Aug 21, 2013 Govt challenges SC verdict on netas: "TIMES NOW accesses Government note on the Centre's counter strategy on decriminalization of politics. Government in its approved note says that "criminal MPs and MLAs can attend Parliament and shall not be disqualified even after their conviction"."
Aug 21, 2013 Current economic situation worse than 1991 crisis: Chandrababu: ""There is no governance. There is policy paralysis. Added to it is corruption. The Congress-led UPA has totally ruined India in the last nine years,""
Aug 21, 2013 Railway Ministers favoured their own: "As Railway Ministers, they never missed a chance to beat their trumpets. Now it seems it was hollow. As far as Indian Railways jobs, the lion's share was cornered by the Ministers people. Under Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar accounted for most of the jobs. When Mamata Banerjee took over she ensured most of the vacancies were filled from West Bengal."
Aug 21, 2013 $30 billion scam & 225 files missing: ""It is not the case of missing files. The files need to be traced."
Aug 21, 2013 The Last Word: Is the Coalgate affair in danger of making the PM a liability for the UPA?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Government only cares of staying in power: Narendra Modi: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the government over security issue and falling rupee. He said, 'It's the country's misfortune that leadership only cares of staying in power, and not of national security or the falling Rupee. In spite of the government's assurance for the last 5 years, they've not been able to curb inflation.'"
Aug 21, 2013 अखिलेश जवाब दो, क्यों UP में बेलगाम हो रहे है माफिया?: "पिलखवा में डीएसपी को शराब माफिया ने पीटा, एटा में एक अपराधी को पकड़ने गए दारोगा को लोगों ने पीटा और आगरा में घर में घुस कर एक युवक की हत्या हुई."
Aug 21, 2013 Can the PM distance himself from the Coalgate controversy?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Food law to counter corruption damage?
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Sep 16, 2013 Gen. V.K. Singh lambastes India’s corrupt political system
Sep 16, 2013 Exemption of IAS officials from corruption case kicks up a row: "the cabinet decided to exempt P J Thomas, former Chief Vigilance Commission (since retired) and also Jiji Thomson, Director General, Sports Authority of India (SAI), the fifth and eighth accused respectively in the ongoing corruption case registered by the state Vigilance department in 1997. "
Sep 15, 2013 Will Vadra's land dealings cast a shadow on Cong's hard sell Land Bill?: "Asserting that the Congress Vice President deserved all the credit for the Land Bill, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said Rahul Gandhi made three crucial suggestions - there should be one law for land acquisition and rehabilitation, livelihood losers should also be compensated and also the change in the name of the bill."
Sep 15, 2013 Relief for Sheila Dikshit, President rejects lokayukta's recommendation: ""caution" to chief minister Sheila Dikshit and recover a sum of Rs 11 crore either from her or Congress for alleged misuse of public funds on advertisement campaign ahead of 2008 polls."
Sep 14, 2013 Corruption undermining higher education in India: "It is an open secret in some states that the ministers demand from the persons in the panel to shell out a few crores to be appointed as V-C. Currently, in one state the amount ranges from Rs 5 crore for smaller universities to Rs 50 crore for large universities with hundreds of affiliated colleges."
Sep 14, 2013 Minister's open threat to protesters: "Kailash Yadav, Minister for Khadi and Gram Udyog, Uttar Pradesh, said, "You have expressed your problem in front of me. You have come to me with your application. After that why do you say your work is not done? Why do you demonstrate in an unacceptable way? Why did you say all that? What you think?""
Sep 14, 2013 No designer blouses, jeans for women employees in Karnataka: State govt: "A September 12 circular on the subject of "provocative" clothing at the workplace proscribed jeans, designer blouses and blouses that allow cleavage peeks or are held by spaghetti straps, strings or knots. Men were barred from trotting into work in jeans and T-shirts."
Sep 14, 2013 IPS officer, former minister named in land fraud case: "a criminal case was registered against senior IPS officer Jaffar Sait for fraudulent allotment of a housing site, the vigilance department has filed a 750-page chargesheet against the officer and six others, including a former DMK minister."
Sep 13, 2013 Parties got Rs. 4,900 cr in donations in 8 yrs, 75% of it ‘untraced’ funds: "India is among less than 20 countries that allow anonymous donations to political parties."
Sep 12, 2013 India officially undercounts all crimes including rape: "Only the ‘principal offence’ in an FIR gets into NCRB data"
Sep 12, 2013 Watch: Cong, BSP, SP, Congress leaders delivering hate speeches in Muzaffarnagar: "Muslim leaders from Congress, BSP and shared dias on August 30 and one of them delivered a hate speech in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The BJP leader on the very next day (August 31) was seen addressing a mass gathering and delivered a hate speech."
Sep 12, 2013 Why no action been taken against Muzaffarnagar's hate speech leaders?: "Muslim leaders from Congress, BSP and SP shared dais on August 30 and one of them delivered a hate speech. The BJP leader on the very next day (August 31) was seen addressing a mass gathering and delivered a hate speech"
Sep 11, 2013 SC rejects ailment plea, says Chautala must go to jail: "the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked him whether the same reasons would stop him from accepting top posts if his party came back to power."
Sep 11, 2013 Kashmir group to release music album as 'tribute' to Afzal Guru: "Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society and organisers of the counter-concert titled Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir announced Wednesday an album "tribute" to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Guru was hanged in Tihar Jail earlier this year."
Sep 11, 2013 Sonia Gandhi served US court summons in hospital: " Gandhi for shielding and protecting party leaders allegedly involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi."
Sep 11, 2013 Govt to change law to protect retired babus from graft probe: "Investigating agencies may soon be required to seek the Centre’s permission to question even senior retired officials in a corruption case, a move that is likely to pit it against the Supreme Court."
Sep 10, 2013 CBI names Srinivasan as accused in Jagan DA case: "Srinivasan was charged with investing Rs 140 crore in Carmel Asia Holdings Ltd and Bharati Cements Ltd."
Sep 10, 2013 Dumb Rahul Gandhi's speech at CII made Fun and Sonia Manmohan Secret Phone talk
Sep 10, 2013 Modi says Congress has written new 'ABCD' book on corruption: "The country is on the "verge of destruction", said Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi while blaming the Congress for rampant corruption."
Sep 10, 2013 Narendra Modi says Congress has written new 'ABCD' book on corruption: ""According to the book, A stands for Adarsh scam, B for Bofors scam, C for coal scam and D for damad ka karobar (son-in-law's business),""
Sep 8, 2013 Government releases fresh definition of corruption to reduce corruption: "The final set of definitions would be announced on Gandhi Jayanti this year."
Sep 8, 2013 Ramdev to launch nationwide agitation against Congress: "Committing himself to exposing the "corruption" of the Congress, yoga guru Baba Ramdev os Sunday announced a countrywide agitation against the Congress government from September 13."
Sep 8, 2013 Ramdev alleges, Nehru had accepted Netaji as war criminal: " "Even after studying abroad, Rahul continues to remain below average as far as intelligence is concerned""
Sep 8, 2013 Committed to amend RTI to keep political parties out of it: Kamal Nath: "The government is committed to passing the amendment to the RTI Bill, which will keep political parties out of its ambit."
Sep 7, 2013 As economy limps, netas, babus blow up taxpayers’ money: ""Maintaining the rent-free bungalows of 77 central ministers cost the public exchequer Rs. 100 crore over the last three years at a time when an average middle-class Delhi family was finding it difficult to buy a home as rising prices put a dent in its savings"; "UPA ministers, forced to fly economy in 2008 at the time of the global economic slowdown, are back in the business class. In 2011-12, the government paid Rs. 678 crore on the air fares of 40 globetrotting ministers — 12 times more than the previous year’s sum.""
Sep 7, 2013 अंधविश्वास के फेर में फिर नोएडा नहीं गए अखिलेश: "नोएडा को लेकर यूपी के मुख्यमंत्रियों का अंधविश्वास खत्म होता नहीं दिख रहा. मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश ने नोएडा में बन रहे नैसकॉम के हेडक्वार्टर उद्घाटन नोएडा आकर नहीं बल्कि दिल्ली के होटल में बैठकर किया."
Sep 7, 2013 nsel: scam The Shah Of Fraud: "How his political connections helped one man subvert it all"
Sep 7, 2013 राहुल गाँधी के नेतृत्व में खुश रहूँगा: मनमोहन सिंह: "2014 के आम चुनावों के बाद कांग्रेस द्वारा सौंपे गए किसी भी कार्यभार में वे खुश रहेंगे,"
Sep 7, 2013 Rahul an ideal choice for PM, will be happy to work under him: PM: "he will be happy to work under him."
Sep 7, 2013 Wasn't PM working under Rahul's leadership all these years, asks Modi: "Political reactions poured in soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is an ideal choice for the post of prime minister."
Sep 7, 2013 Political fight in Haryana: "A big political fight has now broken out in Haryana after the INLD chief claimed Congress leaders had been caught accepting bribes in a sting operations. The Congress has completely dismissed the charges with the Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda coming out to rubbish the allegations."
Sep 7, 2013 Are appointment to the Punjab and Haryana HC all about nepotism?: "A day after the Judicial Accountability Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha, CNN-IBN has assessed documents that reveal nepotism in state of affairs in judiciary, particularly in the Punjab and Haryana High Court."
Sep 7, 2013 Sand mining mafia menace in UP: "The sand mining menace continues to plague Uttar Pradesh. This time a farmer paid the price with his life for taking on the sand mafia, leading to violent protests in Barabanki."
Sep 7, 2013 NCP Corporator's men vandalise toll plaza: "The NCP Corporator had outrightly refused to pay the toll fee which led to a heated argument between the toll employees and the Corportator's supporters. It is not the first time that a power drunk politician has attacked a toll booth but for how long can we ignore the acts of such brutes?"
Sep 7, 2013 Sacked Faruqui remains defiant: "It seems Faruqui hasn't got the message that attempts to communalise a terrorist's arrest won't be tolerated. Earlier, Faruqui had made controversial remarks that Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was arrested as he was a Muslim."
Sep 7, 2013 Does Right To Information frighten political parties?: "Most of the major political parties except the BJD, TMC and CPI, are keen to pass the RTI Amendment Bill, which aims at keeping political parties out of the RTI ambit. In June 2013, the Chief Information Commissioner's office had passed an order saying political parties should come under the act as they were public authorities. Meanwhile, the government on Thursday deferred the RTI Amendment Bill due to lack of consensus among political parties."
Sep 7, 2013 Kerala policemen brutally assault protestor waving black flag at CM: "Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy seems to be continuing to bear the brunt of the solar scam. In further embarrassment, the police were seen attacking an Opposition protestor who was waving a black flag at CM Oommen Chandy."
Sep 7, 2013 IOA chief launches personal attack on Olympic gold medallist Bindra: "It's a new low in the battle to clean up Indian sports as the Indian Olympic Association president Abhay Chautala, who is convicted in the Teachers Recruitment scam in Haryana, has launched a vicious personal attack on India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, saying if Bindra has a problem with tainted officials he should throw his father out of the house."
Sep 5, 2013 RTI Amendment Bill is unethical and immoral: Dinesh Trivedi: "Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday called the RTI Amendment Bill unethical and immoral. The Bill is aimed at keeping political parties out of the RTI ambit."
Sep 5, 2013 Is a criminal investigation into the missing coal files only way to reach the truth?: "The mystery behind the missing coal blocks allocation files has been the topic of heated debate in Parliament over the past few weeks. Now CNN-IBN has accessed details of the coal blocks files that are missing and have not been made available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)."
Sep 5, 2013 1984 riots: US court summons Sonia for 'shielding' party leaders: "A federal court in New York has issued summons to Congress President Sonia Gandhi for 'shielding and protecting' party leaders allegedly involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Sikhs For Justice group had filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking compensatory and punitive damages from Sonia Gandhi. The Congress, however, said in a statement that they were not aware of any charges."
Sep 5, 2013 Molested and threatened by TMC men?: "A post graduate student in Kolkata is pleading for protection against TMC goons- the 22 year old was allegedly molested after she complained against TMC student leaders who led a violent assault in the Rabindra Bharati University campus. So far, three of the accused have been arrested and another three are out on bail while one is still absconding."
Sep 4, 2013 Gas-guzzling government talks austerity, burns crores: "Bizarre ideas like shutting petrol pumps at night are floated even as the fuel bill of ministers and babus tots up to about Rs 3,000 crore a year in Delhi alone."
Sep 4, 2013 Mining baron Reddy completes two years in jail: "Gali Janardhana Reddy, who rode to riches on booming iron ore exports in the last decade and virtually lorded over the BJP in Karnataka for over five years, completes two years behind bars Sep 5 on charges of illegal mining."
Sep 4, 2013 SC stands by its order on disqualifying convicted politicians: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday stood by its order on disqualifying convicted politicians. It has rejected the government's plea against its order disqualifying any elected politician convicted for more than 2 years. It has also admitted a government's plea against its order disallowing convicted leaders from contesting elections."
Sep 4, 2013 Congress hiding coal scam files to protect its people: Arun Jaitley: "Senior BJP leader hit out at the UPA-led government for the missing files pertaining to coal blocks allocation saying that the Congress has intentionally hid the files to protect its own people. 'The files of allocation to people close to the Congress party are relevant files. These relevant files will indicate how Congress leaders overnight became such industrialists that they had to be inducted as sweat equity holders along with those who had applied with coal block allocation,' said Jaitley."
Sep 4, 2013 US court issues summons to Sonia Gandhi in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: "The summons have been issued to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for "shielding and protecting" the leaders of her party."
Sep 3, 2013 PM in eye of coal storm: "Facing all-round attack, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (September 3) said all efforts are being made to locate the untraceable files related to coal block allocations and CBI will be asked to investigate if these efforts do not fructify. In a statement in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in view of demands by almost all parties, Singh insisted that the government has nothing to hide and its intent to facilitate probe in the coal block allocations should not be questioned. He said the government will abide by the timeline set by the Supreme Court for handing over of all the files there should be no "hasty" conclusion that something is "fishy"."
Sep 3, 2013 AG writes to coal ministry of missing files: "TIMES NOW access the Attorney General's letter to the Coal Ministry regarding the missing coal files. Stating it as extremely urgent and requiring immediate compliance, the letter was sent on Monday (September 2), hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply in the Parliament. fearing a blockade of Parliament, the government on Tuesday (September 3) swung into sudden action on missing coal files."
Sep 3, 2013 Travel bills racket: Documents point to possible MP-travel agent nexus: "There are more revelations in the MPs' travel bill racket. CNN-IBN has accessed more documents that have brought travel agencies under the radar. They could have helped MPs in creating irregularities to claim reimbursements."
Sep 3, 2013 Uproar in Parliament over coal files; Ravi Shankar, Sibal exchange heated words: "Kapil Sibal and Ravi Shankar Prasad exchanged heated words over the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on missing coal files on Tuesday. Following which there was an uproar in Parliament and it was adjourned for 15 minutes."
Sep 2, 2013 65% Indians think the parliament and legislature are corrupt, India is the top bribe-paying nation: Study: "A recent international survey on corruption noted low opinions by Indian citizens on the transparency of India's governance"
Sep 2, 2013 Indian politicians shame democracy: "From street fights to a brawl where even women weren't spared to vulgarity for votes - tonight we're broadcasting three sets of pictures from different parts of the country. These pictures should shock you as they're a reminder to us-- as we ask ourselves if these are the people we voted for - these pictures show the new depths some of our politicians have hit in India."
Sep 2, 2013 नगर निगम की बैठक में जमकर चले लात और घूंसे: "हरियाणा के यमुनानगर के नगर निगम की पहली बैठक में आज जमकर हंगामा हुआ. बात ऐसी बढ़ी कि वहां थप्पड़ और घूंसे चले."
Sep 2, 2013 Coal scam is monumental, PM should give a statement: BJP: ""It is a monumental scam and occurred when the Prime Minister was the Coal Minister..."
Sep 2, 2013 The Last Word: What are sensible and silly ways of conserving fuel?: "In an attempt to cut fuel consumption, the Petroleum Ministry has proposed petrol pumps to be open from 8 am to 8 pm only. Oil Minister Veerappa Moily had earlier written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram suggesting further hike on fuel prices."
Aug 31, 2013 Court orders FIR against Sheila Dikshit: " FIR against chief minister Sheila Dikshit and others for allegedly misusing government funds for an advertisement campaign before the 2008 assembly polls."
Aug 31, 2013 Why assets case is important for Jaya: "questions surrounding this unprecedented situation where a convicted person was sworn-in — when she was disqualified from contesting due to the same conviction in the first place — reached the Supreme Court. She had to step down in September after the apex court held her appointment unconstitutional."
Aug 31, 2013 Jagdish Tytler, arms dealer Abhishek Verma charged in forgery case: "Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma were charged on Saturday by CBI for allegedly forging letterhead of then minister of state for home Ajay Maken in 2009."
Aug 30, 2013 Delhi’s the corruption capital: Ajay Devgn
Aug 30, 2013 20 political scams that shamed India
Aug 30, 2013 सुशील मोदी का नीतीश पर वार, कहा- यासीन भटकल को बिहार का दामाद घोषित कर सकती है जेडीयू
Aug 30, 2013 Ashwani Kumar makes a comeback: "Earlier this year, he had to step down as Law Minister following a controversy over sharing of CBI's Coalgate report with him."
Aug 30, 2013 RBI Guv's parting shot, hits out at FM: "In a forthright "last public lecture" before he retires next week, RBI Governor D Subbarao was on Thursday (August 29) sharply critical of the government, blaming its "loose fiscal stance" for the current economic woes, and warned that the root cause of rupee depreciation is "domestic structural factors.""
Aug 30, 2013 Vote bank politics over Bhatkal's arrest: "Samjawadi Party leader Kamaal Farooqi today kicked up a controversy over the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, asking whether it is based on the grounds of crime or religion."
Aug 30, 2013 Newsmaker of the Day: Kamal Farooqi: "SP leader Kamal Farooqi has raised questions over the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and asked whether he was arrested on the basis of religion."
Aug 29, 2013 PM, Chidambaram responsible for economic crisis: Arvind Panagariya: "Economist Arvind Panagariya held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and President Pranab Mukherjee responsible for the country's economic crisis. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he said they have let India down in their management of the country's finances."
Aug 29, 2013 Dy Speaker's brother thrashes doctor: "Brother of Deputy Speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly Shekhar Chandel allegedly thrashed the doctor of a District Hospital and forced the doctor to attend the patient which was brought by him to the hospital."
Aug 29, 2013 Coalgate: SC questions Centre again: "The Centre on Thursday (August 29) faced ire of the Supreme Court on missing files on Coalgate and for not sharing information with CBI and was directed to hand over relevant documents within two weeks to the agency which would also probe disappearance of certain vital papers. Holding that the missing documents are "vital" for the probe in the scam, the apex court directed the Coal Ministry to lodge complaint with the CBI if it fails to trace any documents, sought by the agency."
Aug 28, 2013 Dream Team turned Nightmare: PM and his boys have flunked: "Some twenty years ago the foursome of Manmohan Singh (Finance Minister), P Chidambaram (Commerce Minister), C.Rangarajan (Governor, RBI) and Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Finance Secretary), worked together to dismantle the edifice of the socialist economic structure that had strangled India’s economic potential for four decades."
Aug 28, 2013 Vested interests have delayed or manipulated government policy: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 28, 2013 Has the Centre given up on Rupee?: "On Wednesday morning (August 28), the Rupee breached the 68 mark but the question is not about the markets, the slump or the Rupee anymore. It is about you and me -- the middle class. Each day as the economy weakens, the impact trickles down to us and we bear the brunt. Between vote banks and cash banks, why should the middle class always pay the price for misgovernance, corruption and populism?"
Aug 28, 2013 BJP asks UPA to quit, Left says government is useless: "As the rupee and markets continue to be in a downward spiral and other economic indicators also not looking rosy, the Opposition has taken on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government and demanded that it should step down immediately and call for fresh elections to end the policy paralysis."
Aug 28, 2013 Rajya Sabha passes bill allowing arrested people to fight elections: "aking a step towards negating a Supreme Court order, Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Representation of People Act to allow a person in police custody to file nomination to fight an election."
Aug 28, 2013 Leadership deficit in India aggravating economic crisis: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata on Tuesday said that the leadership deficit in India is aggravating our economic crisis. Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 28, 2013 DM who gave clean chit to IAS officer Sakhthi shifted: "The district magistrate, who had given a clean chit to suspended IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal in the controversial demolition of a mosque wall in Gautam Budh Nagar, has been transferred, amid reports that she may be reinstated by UP government."
Aug 27, 2013 Goa: UP SP MLA arrested after allegedly being caught with call girls: "A Samajwadi Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested by the Goa police after being caught allegedly with six call girls in a hotel in Panaji. The MLA, Mahendra Kumar Singh, along with five other men has been booked under the Anti-Prostitution Act and has been sent to police custody for a week."
Aug 27, 2013 SP MLA's sons bulldoze doctor's house in Rae Bareli: "The accused, accompanied by rifle toting musclemen with a bulldozer and an excavator (JCB) machine in tow, got the under-construction house razed to ground. As a swelling crowd of local residents watched, none dared intervene as the demolition continued for more than two hours."
Aug 26, 2013 Govt adopts no-response policy in issues of corruption: BJP: "to evade replies in cases of corruption and violation of India's border by Pakistan and China"
Aug 26, 2013 Govt adopts no-response policy in issues of corruption: BJP: "to evade replies in cases of corruption and violation of India's border by Pakistan and China"
Aug 26, 2013 Congress leader threatens IAS officer: "Congress leader and brother of Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh, Laxman Singh, openly threaten senior IAS officer and Commissioner of Gwalior KK Khare, and accused him for loss of seats in the last Assembly election. Khare said that he will avenge the loss now as he is posted in Gwalior."
Aug 26, 2013 Digvijaya's brother allegedly threatens Madhya Pradesh IAS officer: "Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's brother on Monday allegedly threatened an IAS officer in Madhya Pradesh."
Aug 25, 2013 Corruption has destroyed dignity of PM's post: Narendra Modi: ""If we all move ahead after being inspired by the Nav Nirman Andolan, we will automatically bring change and free our country from its present corrupt rulers,""
Aug 24, 2013 SP leader blames attire for atrocity: "SP leader naresh Agarwal's remark has sparked a fresh controversy. Agarwal has blamed the influence of television for the increasing number of rapes in teh country. He also said that laws on their own are not enough to tackle the crime."
Aug 24, 2013 Tarred ’N Feathered: "Key Coalgate files are missing, Manmohan Singh’s image is at its nadir. Who cares if it’s a self-goal or sabotage...or just bad weather?"
Aug 24, 2013 Modi compares PM to rupee, says both have lost value: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the rupee crisis. 'Both the rupee and the country's Prime Minister have lost their value,' said Modi."
Aug 23, 2013 Economy in crisis: Is the government living in denial?: "The rupee hits a new-all of 65 to the US dollar as markets tank on opening. The gold price has also gone up by Rs 600 to cross 31,000 per 10 gm."
Aug 22, 2013 Cabinet negates SC verdict on debarring convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting: "Seeking to negate two Supreme Court verdicts, the Cabinet today gave its nod to proposals that will allow people in jail to contest polls and convicted MPs and MLAs to retain their membership"
Aug 22, 2013 Sacked minister is now special envoy: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed former law minister Ashwani Kumar his special envoy (Cabinet rank) to Japan for holding high-level bilateral exchanges."
Aug 21, 2013 Conflict between democracy and its funding through corruption holds India in thrall: "Just a handful of companies admit to making political contributions. The rest pay off the books, to individual politicians, with a keen eye on the quid pro quo. Political parties file income-tax returns showing puny incomes. 2008-09 registered the highest incomes:Rs497 crore for the Congress and Rs220 crore for the BJP. In reality, these parties spend tens of thousands of crore rupees: not just for elections, but also for the regular functioning of their parties. Which means, quite simply, that India's great democracy is funded by the proceeds of corruption. This corruption takes three forms: loot of the exchequer (the fodder scam, commissions on procurement), sale of patronage (allocation of mining leases) and plain extortion (no clearance till you pay up, complex administrative procedures, each one of which serves as a rent-seeking opportunity)."
Aug 21, 2013 Dear Sonia, forget food bill: What happened to Lokpal?: "What happened to the Lokpal bill? Where is the Whistleblower’s Protection Bill? Did you hear of the Grievance Redressal Bill recently?"
Aug 21, 2013 Govt challenges SC verdict on netas: "TIMES NOW accesses Government note on the Centre's counter strategy on decriminalization of politics. Government in its approved note says that "criminal MPs and MLAs can attend Parliament and shall not be disqualified even after their conviction"."
Aug 21, 2013 Current economic situation worse than 1991 crisis: Chandrababu: ""There is no governance. There is policy paralysis. Added to it is corruption. The Congress-led UPA has totally ruined India in the last nine years,""
Aug 21, 2013 Railway Ministers favoured their own: "As Railway Ministers, they never missed a chance to beat their trumpets. Now it seems it was hollow. As far as Indian Railways jobs, the lion's share was cornered by the Ministers people. Under Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar accounted for most of the jobs. When Mamata Banerjee took over she ensured most of the vacancies were filled from West Bengal."
Aug 21, 2013 $30 billion scam & 225 files missing: ""It is not the case of missing files. The files need to be traced."
Aug 21, 2013 The Last Word: Is the Coalgate affair in danger of making the PM a liability for the UPA?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Government only cares of staying in power: Narendra Modi: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the government over security issue and falling rupee. He said, 'It's the country's misfortune that leadership only cares of staying in power, and not of national security or the falling Rupee. In spite of the government's assurance for the last 5 years, they've not been able to curb inflation.'"
Aug 21, 2013 अखिलेश जवाब दो, क्यों UP में बेलगाम हो रहे है माफिया?: "पिलखवा में डीएसपी को शराब माफिया ने पीटा, एटा में एक अपराधी को पकड़ने गए दारोगा को लोगों ने पीटा और आगरा में घर में घुस कर एक युवक की हत्या हुई."
Aug 21, 2013 Can the PM distance himself from the Coalgate controversy?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Food law to counter corruption damage?
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