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May 13, 2015 'Probe into Minister's fake degree': "Bar council of Delhi has filed a complaint with DCP South for investigation into the fake degrees of Delhi Law Minister Jitender Tomar. Both Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University and Ram Awadh Lohiya University has written to them saying that the degrees are fake."
May 13, 2015 Vadra's land deal under scanner: "Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday (May 13) claimed that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhis suited booted jijaji Robert Vadra would be investigated and stern action will be taken. But the mode of probe will be the prerogative of the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar."
May 13, 2015 Haryana to probe Vadra deals: "Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said Rahul’s “suited-booted brother-in-law” will be investigated. Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality, sold 3.5 acres of prime land in Manesar, Gurgaon, to DLF in 2008 for Rs 58 crore."
May 12, 2015 Debate: #RampantVVIPRaj: Thrashed, slapped, beaten: "It's India's sad reality. In the rampant VVIP raj where the aam aadmi is left to suffer. From Mumbai to Manipur, from Delhi to Vijayawada, this VVIP racism is absolutely shocking. In Manipur, a policeman was brutally assaulted by the Speakar's escort party. He was brutally thrashed in front of his wife and children. And even more shockingly, the Speaker was sitting inside the car but didn't act. And, BJP MP Nattubhai Patel and his men allegedly assaulted a builder in Mumbai for ovetaking his car. A case has been registered, but no arrests have been made yet. The builder says the MP's men broke the windshield and assaulted him. When TIMES NOW spoke to Kandivali MP Nattubhai Patel, he denied allegations and said no such incident took place. And, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi allegedly slapped a forest department guard, but police refuse to file FIR. And, she won't answer allegations against her."
May 12, 2015 #RampantVVIPRaj: India's reality?: "Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has been accused of assault by a forest guard. A policeman was severely thrashed for stopping speeding convoy of Manipur Speaker. And the incidents of VVIP racism continue to be reported from across the country. Join the TIMES NOW campaign to put an end to this criminal discrimination in the name of VVIP culture."
May 12, 2015 Manipur Assembly Speaker's security staff attacks police officer: "Manipur Assembly Speaker's escort on Monday night attacked a sub inspector in Imphal."
May 11, 2015 How an MLA's son celebrates birthday: "In utter disregard for traffic rules, friends of TDP MLA Bonda Umamaheshwara Rao's son vroomed in their swanky cars and bikes, striking terror among pedestrians and commuters alike, in the heart of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Worse still, policeman stands as mute spectators."
May 9, 2015 CVC contradicts Minister’s statement on corruption cases at AIIMS: "The CVC has said the probe into several of these cases was stuck, pending action by the Health Ministry."
May 9, 2015 Ruling SP defending corrupt BSP leaders: BJP
May 9, 2015 What Rahul Gandhi should do to avoid becoming a joke on Twitter?
May 7, 2015 FIR against two K'taka former CMs: "The Lokayukta Police on Thursday (May 7) has filed FIRs against two former Chief Ministers for criminal conspiracy in de-notifying land in Bengaluru. B S Yeddyurappa and H D Kumaraswamy would face prosecution, besides the latter's mother-in-law Vimala and her son T S Channappa."
May 6, 2015 Strong Nexus Between Media, Politicians, Businessmen: AAP: "There is a "very strong nexus" between the media, businessmen and politicians, AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta"
May 6, 2015 Ex-MP Madni asks Darul Uloom to issue fatwa on ‘defending minorities’ under Modi govt
May 6, 2015 Coal scam: Congress leader Naveen Jindal, Madhu Koda, 13 others summoned as accused: "The five firms which have been summoned as accused in the Coal scam case are JSPL, Jindal Realty Pvt Ltd, Gagan Infraenergy Ltd, New Delhi Exim Pvt Ltd and Soubhagya Media Ltd."
May 4, 2015 NCP slams Vasco MLA over alleged corruption
May 4, 2015 One MP agrees, others still defiant: "TIMES NOW investigation on 5 star squatters has forced one MP to wake up. BJP Pune MP Anil Shirole has agreed to pay up for his stay at Hotel Ashok. But, YSR Congress's Renuka Butta justifies her stay at the plush 5 star hotel."
May 4, 2015 Vishwas 'affair' row: Yes, media is compromised but Kejriwal has been its greatest beneficiary: "Mango man in a banana republic, India’s premier jamai raja had cried after being targeted by the jugalbandi of Kejriwal’s voice and media’s chorus. It is ironic that the aam aadmi chief has a similar grouse against the media and calls it bikau (just like the abusive, cantankerous followers of the BJP), recipients of contracts (supari) for killing his party."
May 4, 2015 Kripashankar Singh: From selling vegetables to ‘assets of Rs95 cr’, man who became face of Congress in Mumbai: "His first break came in 1988, when Pratibha Patil, later President of India and then heading the state Congress, elevated him to a party secretary. Kripashankar also became a partner in a Navi Mumbai-based firm, Sainath Motor Body Building, in which Pratibha’s son Rajendra Shekhawat was major partner."
May 3, 2015 TDP MP Murali Mohan Maganti brazens it out: "After TIMES NOW investigation exposed 5 star squatters, some like BJP MP Anil Shiroli has agreed to pay for his stay at the plush Ashok Hotel, but other squatter MPs are still defiant. TDP MP Murali Mohan Maganti brazens it out."
May 3, 2015 MP agrees to pay for 5-star stay: "TIMES NOW's continuous reporting on the MPs living in 5-star hotels using the taxpayers money has forced at least one MP to wake up. A Parliamentarian from Pune has agreed to pay for his stay at the Ashoka hotel in Delhi. But our fight will only end when all the other MPs misusing government funds pay up for their luxury stay."
May 3, 2015 Naidu spends Rs 100 cr on himself: "Andhra Pradesh is coping with a major financial crisis and farmers in his state are suffering, but that hasn't stopped Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu from living it up at your expense. TIMES NOW has accessed documents which show that Naidu has spent a whopping Rs 100 crores of the public exchequer money on himself. From remodelling various offices to hiring private choppers for his official tours, Naidu has gone all out to please himself."
May 3, 2015 Hounded Karnataka IAS officer speaks out on his dismissal: "Karnataka IAS officer MN Vijayakumar who was forced into retirement 3 days before his tenure ended for taking on the corrupt, speaks with TIMES NOW, says false and ridiculous charges were filed against him."
May 3, 2015 Rahul is back with Nehruvian Socialism.: "They revive memories of a time when India was mocked for its ‘Hindu rate of growth’ and for being a land of ‘starving millions’. Sadly true because Nehruvian socialism succeeded in keeping most Indians very, very poor for a very long time."
May 1, 2015 #PappuCantWriteSaala top trend on Twitter as Rahul copies message for quake victims from phone at Nepal embassy: "he was captured on news television channels reproducing a note from a cellphone onto the visitor's book at the Nepal Embassy where he wrote a message for the victims of the deadly earthquake."
Apr 30, 2015 Brazen defence by #StarSquatters: "All MPs have been allotted sprawling Lutyens Delhi Bungalows but some can't do without 5 star treatment. The only problem is, the exchequer foots the bill running into crores for these MPs. TIMES NOW investigated the story of these 5 Star Squatters - 19 of whom are on notice."
Apr 30, 2015 Indian cash in U.S. scandal: "As Hillary Clinton's Presidential bid for 2016 gains steam, a new book in America titled Clinton Cash has blown the lid off an alleged Indian connection. It's the Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Help Make Bill and Hillary Rich. Among the contributors in 2008 is a certain Amar Singh - active during the nuclear deal. Did he donate to the Clinton foundation? Did that donation help switch Hillary's view on the Nuclear bill?"
Apr 29, 2015 Coal scam: CBI files charge sheet against Jindal, 14 others: "Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and 12 otherswere today chargesheeted by the CBI before a special court in a coal blocks allocation scam case. Besides them, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five firms, including Jindal Steel and Power and Jindal Realty Pvt Ltd, have also been chargesheeted as accused in the case. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Birbhum in Jharkhand in 2008."
Apr 29, 2015 Endless demands of Haryana MLAs: "Haryana legislators want free laptops, higher car and home loan limits, drivers and computer operators and their demands are endless. And, the government seems to be giving bizarre excuses to justify them."
Apr 29, 2015 New book questions Amar Singh's $5mn donation to Clinton Foundation: " "Singh's donation was treated with suspicion and amusement in India," the paper said noting that Singh, in his own financial disclosure statement filed with the Indian government, reported his total net worth was approximately $5 million. "If true, that meant Singh had given between 20 and 100 percent of his entire net worth to the Clinton Foundation!""
Apr 29, 2015 CBI files charge sheet against Jindal, Koda: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against industrialist Naveen Jindal, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, ex-coal minister of state Dasari Narayan Rao, former coal secretary H.C. Gupta and others in the coal block allocation case in a court here."
Apr 28, 2015 Law Min Tomar faked law degree?: "Even as Opposition parties are escalating the attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - demanding Jitender Singh Tomar's ouster over the alleged fake law degree - Delhi's Law Minister has defended his position. And the party has also jumped to the defence of Tomar. While AAP is saying Tomar should be given a full opportunity to put forward his views in the court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has pulled up the Law Minister - seeking a clarification on the explosive revelation."
Apr 27, 2015 TRS MLAs head for cruelest junket: "Despite the outrage, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs are going ahead with the cruelest junket ever meant for farmers but to be attended by legislators. Listen in to how they are still trying to justify it."
Apr 27, 2015 Comic: How to interpret A-Z of Rahul Gandhi’s speech: "prominent people who were generous enough to interpret for us A-Z of Rahul Gandhi’s speech, in case his speech paper gets lost."
Apr 23, 2015 Congress RS MPs caught snoozing: "There was much anger among our political class after a farmer committed suicide in the heart of New Delhi yesterday (April 22). But do they follow up their words with actions? Doesn't seem like it because on your screens now are visuals of MPs snoozing in Rajya Sabha. But what's appalling is that these MPs were caught sleeping when the Rajya Sabha was discussing farmer suicide. Congress MP Pramod Tiwari makes a strong pitch for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, but for these MPs that was the time to catch a nap."
Apr 21, 2015 Mufti allows anti-India campaign: "Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohhamed Sayeed is once again going soft on separatists. On Monday (April 20) three top separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik held a rally at the house of a teenager who was killed allegedly in police firing on Saturday at Narbal on the outskirts of Srinagar."
Apr 21, 2015 Vadra's jibe at Aviation Minister: "Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra takes a dig at privileges for MPs, speaks of hypocrisy."
Apr 21, 2015 Trip for farmers & MLAs onboard: "Farmers in Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao's (KCR) state may be left to suffer but the Ministers are brazen enough to go on a junket. It's a trip for 'progressive farmers'. Four Telanagana MLAs who've been passed off as farmers along with the State Agriculture Minister will be visiting the orchards in Israel. TIMES NOW spoke to Dasari Reddy a while ago, MLAs who are going on the junket completely defensive claiming they are farmers before MLAs."
Apr 21, 2015 Minister: MPs deserve courtesies: "Yesterday (April 20) the Narendra Modi Government confirmed that VVIP racism will continue at all airports and Minister of State for Civil Aviation blaming poor road connectivity for not being able to make it to weddings in his constituency. MP Babul Supriyo is now hitting out at the media, moreover justifying the requirement of these. When questioned about the privileges that were extended to MPs, MoS Civil Aviation not only defended it, even offered a ridiculous excuse."
Apr 21, 2015 Caught on Camera: Congress MP caught on tape distributing money to voters in West Bengal: "The video shows Congress MP Abu Hashem Khan Choudhary daring to give cash to one of the old women for votes at English Bazaar in Malda district of West Bengal."
Apr 20, 2015 Minister openly endorses VVIP culture: "The Narendra Modi Government has made it official that VVIP racism will continue at all airports. And, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma blames poor road connectivity as a need for special privileges so that he can make it to weddings in his constituency. While Mahesh Sharma brazenly endorses the VVIP culture, the common man will be frisked, stand in long queues and wait patiently for the same procedures at airports."
Apr 20, 2015 Nehru should be stripped of Bharat Ratna: Netaji's descendant: ""Bharat Ratna is a civilian award and the character that Nehru has displayed... he doesn't deserve the award. The people of this country demand that Nehru's Bharat Ratna should be stripped. His Bharat Ratna should be taken away," Chandra Kumar, Netaji's grand nephew,"
Apr 18, 2015 Congress demands Tripura CM's resignation over ponzi scams
Apr 17, 2015 CBI chargesheets Matang Sinh: "The CBI today submitted second supplementary charge-sheet in the Saradha Realty case against erstwhile Congress MP from Assam, Matang Sinh and former director of Saradha Realty Shib Narayan Das."
Apr 16, 2015 Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen using drugs to attract Muslim youths: Nitesh Rane: "The party is not only a threat to the country and politics, but also to the future of Muslim youths,”"
Apr 16, 2015 Govt owes around Rs 600 cr to Air India for VVIP travel: "Besides a debt of Rs 40,000 crore, the airline had reported losses to the tune of Rs 5,388 crore in FY-14 as against Rs 5,490 in the fiscal 2012-13."
Apr 15, 2015 14-days judicial custody for Assam Cong MLA held for car-theft link: "Controversy-prone Assam Congress legislator Rumi Nath, who was arrested here on Tuesday for her alleged links with India’s most-wanted car lifter Anil Chauhan"
Apr 14, 2015 Files destroyed during Indira regime: "One of India's mystery cases has been the death of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose. TIMES NOW investigation has revealed that key files were allegedly destroyed during Indira Gandhi Government. Even as Netaji's family has demanded for these files to be declassified, the big question - did Indira Gandhi order the destruction of the key files?"
Apr 14, 2015 ED tightens noose around ex-Ministers: "Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday took physical possession of 10 acres of plot in Ranchi registered in the name of the relatives of former Health Minister Bhanu Pratap Shahi."
Apr 11, 2015 Was Nehru Govt working with MI5?: "A day after contents of two declassified Intelligence Bureau files revealed that Subhash Chandra's Bose family was kept under Government surveillance for 20 years, more explosive details emerge. Documents with TIMES NOW reveal that there was close co-ordination of Indian intelligence agencies with British agencies. Documents show that India shared intelligence with MI5 and even Netaji's close aide was not spare. As the plot thickens around the #NetajiFiles, can Congress deny these new facts that they are faced with?"
Apr 10, 2015 AK-47, SLR recovered from ex-MLA Shokeen's Bawana property: "Trouble mounted for former Independent MLA Rambir Shokeen as Delhi Police recovered an AK-47 and an SLR rifle allegedly from his property in outer Delhi's Bawana area on the instance of his nephew, gangster Neeraj Bawana."
Apr 9, 2015 Debate: #EndVVIPRacism: Will BJP punish or let him escape?: "In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Jay Narayan Vyas, Senior Leader BJP, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Spokesperson, Congress & Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Karnataka; Bejon Misra, Consumer Policy Expert & Founder Consumer Online Foundation; Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Neelam Katara, Activist and Mother of Nitish Katara; Dr Sumanth C Raman, Political Commentator -- discuss the issue of MP's brother of Ranjvijay Singh Judeo, BJP's Rajya Sabha MP, allegedly running his vehicle over a school director."
Apr 9, 2015 Indian Mujahideen is not a terror organisation: "Indian Mujahideen (IM) is only a "sectarian outfit" and its members are not terrorists, said All India Congress Committee's minority cell chairman Khurshid Ahmed Saiyed."
Apr 8, 2015 Notice to Dhumal, 3 others in IPS officer's VRS case: "The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau on June 17, 2014, had registered a case against Dhumal, Kapoor and Sharma on the charges of corruption, forgery and criminal conspiracy under section 120-B and 420 of IPC and Section 13(2) of prevention of corruption act."
Apr 7, 2015 J&K Govt funding separatists?: "Is Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed now tring to bury the truth about funding traitors? Question about separatist expenditure deleted by state Government."
Apr 7, 2015 MP's brother allegedly runs his vehicle over school director: "A school director was seriously injured yesterday (April 6) when he was allegedly run over by a vehiclebelonging to the brother a Member of Parliament due to aproperty dispute in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, sparking tension among locals.A case has been registered against Vikramaditya SinghJudeo and his two associates on the charge of attempting to kill the school director Barmeshwar Gupta, JashpurSuperintendent of Police G S Jayaswal told PTI."
Apr 6, 2015 Turkman Gate murder: AAP MLA accused of shielding suspects: " the accused were Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members and were being shielded by the police and AAP MLA and environment minister Asim Ahmed Khan."
Apr 5, 2015 Marans' Assets Seized in Aircel-Maxis Case Include Fixed Deposit Worth 100 Crores: "The CBI began investigating the Aircel-Maxis case in 2011 after allegations that Dayanithi Maran, as Telecom Minister, refused to sanction key permits for Aircel owner C Sivasankaran; a concerted campaign then allegedly coerced the entrepreneur to sell his firm to Maxis, which is owned by Malaysia's second-richest man T Ananda Krishnan."
Apr 5, 2015 Rose Valley chit fund scam amount almost Rs 60,000 crore, several political leaders : " After the Saradha multi-crore chit fund scam, West Bengal has been struck by another ponzi scheme. The Rose Valley chit fund company has duped over 1 crore people and leaders from different political parties have now come under the scanner."
Apr 5, 2015 CB-CID arrests Krishnamoorthy: "in connection with the suicide of senior engineer S. Muthukumarasamy in Tirunelveli"
Apr 4, 2015 Vyapam scam: STF to set up investigations: "The ongoing investigation in the ongoing Vyapam scam gets murkier. A STF is planned to form to probe the role of Indore crime branch in the handling of the hard disk seized by them. Meanwhile, Congress leader Digivijay Singh alleged that the data on the hard disk was tampered."
Apr 4, 2015 Audit trouble for Badal govt: "Another setback for the Punjab government, as a CAG report has slammed the Sriromani Akali Dal government for irrigularities in the purchase of a 36 crore rupees Chopper. While the Badal government was quick to dismiss the charges, the opposition has once again taken aim at the Badals."
Apr 2, 2015 More trouble for Rose Valley boss: "Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (April 2) filed charge sheet in the Rose Valley ponzi scam case against six persons, including the company's incarcerated chairman Gautam Kundu, before a city court in Kolkata. The chargesheet against Kundu, five other persons and Rose Valley Real Estate Company Limited was filed before Judge-I G C Karmakar at the City Sessions Court.Appearing for ED, counsel Abhijit Bhadra prayed before the judge that cognizance be taken of the charge sheet so that the five persons, apart from Kundu, can be summoned and questioned in connection with the probe. All the accused have been charged under Prevention of Money Laundering Act."
Apr 1, 2015 SP MLA blames women for rapes: "In the past, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and other veteran leaders of his party have publicly made objectionable remarks relating to violence against women."
Apr 1, 2015 Aircel-Maxis deal: ED attaches Rs 742 cr assets of Marans: "The ED issued an order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for attachment of assets held by former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and Kaveri. ED officers said the order was issued in connection with a money laundering offence relating to illegal gratification amounting to Rs 742.58 crore received by Dayanidhi."
Apr 1, 2015 Cartels in procurement loot railways of Rs 10,000 crore a year: E Sreedharan: ""Perhaps no Indian institution has been subjected to review by more committees than the railways, but the irony is, most reports gather dust with their recommendations unimplemented," Sreedharan says."
Mar 31, 2015  Kerala ruling UDF reels from corruption allegation against five ministers
Mar 30, 2015 Karnataka Assembly passes Bill to hike salary of MLAs by nearly 100%: "Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a bill to increase salaries of all MLAs by nearly 100 per cent. The hike puts them in the bracket of some of the highest paid law makers in the country."
Mar 30, 2015 Law, outlaw and brother-in-law: "Through which kink in our Freudian sub-strand has "saala" become a vituperative pejorative across the Indian subcontinent? We may be divided by caste, creed, colour, community and country, but there is unprecedented unity within our cultural and linguistic commitment to "saala"."
Mar 30, 2015 UPPCS exam cancelled after paper leak, three arrested: "The CM has also summoned Chairman of UPPSC Anil Yadav."
Mar 29, 2015 Congress leaders told me not to act against Bellary bros: Bhardwaj: ""These leaders, this leader, told me that I should desist from taking action against Reddy brothers and chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. These Congress leaders were very chummy with the BJP brass,""
Mar 28, 2015 Rahul will be back among people ‘very soon': Sonia Gandhi: "Earlier this week, posters had emerged in Amethi declaring that the local MP (Rahul Gandhi) was “missing”."
Mar 27, 2015 Congress leader Hansraj Bhardwaj accuses party of corruption; blames P Chidambaram for propagating Section 66A: ""A defamation Bill had been brought during the times of Rajiv Gandhi. The press revolted and it had to be withdrawn. Today he says it was bad drafting. But what is bad drafting? Whatever you say is what the Cabinet will approve. P Chidambaram should be asked why he brought in the bill, now he is saying it was bad drafting,""
Mar 27, 2015 In UP, the mafia-politician nexus rules: "“The entire bureaucracy — both civil and police — in Uttar Pradesh is left with two options: They can either work as agents of the ruling party or remain dumped in inconsequential posts. Those who toe the line survive. Those that do not can either move out of the state or go to heaven. It is that simple”."
Mar 27, 2015 Jagan DA case: ED attaches Rs 216 cr property: "The attached properties include: 16 plots in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City owned by Ramky worth Rs 115 crores; plot number 45 and 56 in 18.965 acres worth Rs 22.78 crores; plot number 83 of 34.43 acres worth Rs 7.61 crores; 73648 acres in Thanam village worth Rs 35.64 crores, 37.379 acres in Lemarthi village worth Rs 18.09 crores; 23.394 acres in Thadi village worth Rs 12.45 crores, 11.624 acres of Bongani village worth Rs 4.72 crore."
Mar 26, 2015 Assam MLA brazenly flouts rules: "Here is a story from Assam where a Congress MLA drives around in style using black tinted glass. and when TIMES NOW cornered him, look how he ducks our questions."
Mar 26, 2015 Saradha scam: Anjan Dutta likely to be quizzed: "Sources say Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta has been summoned by CBI once again in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. He is likely to appear before the investigating agency today or latest by tomorrow. This will be his second appearance before CBI. He was questioned by CBI last November over his business dealings with Sudipta Sen."
Mar 26, 2015 CAG report: Haryana govt mulls legal option?: "A day after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up the Haryana government during the Congress regime for showing "undue favours" to Robert Vadra, sources have said that the current BJP-led Haryana government is mulling legal options on the CAG report. In its report for 2013-14, tabled in the Haryana Assembly yesterday, the CAG came down heavily on the Town and Country Planning Department. "... The department neither at the time of granting in-principle approval nor at the time of formal approval for transfer of licences ensured that net profit beyond 15 per cent of the total cost accrues to public exchequer. "This enabled the developers to earn huge profits merely by selling the land while the government had to forego sizeable amount," the CAG report said."
Mar 26, 2015 ED attaches Rs.130 crore assets in Jagan money laundering case: "These include 8,648 acres of land of Lepakshi Knowledge Hub in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, lands of Asara Realty Ventures in Maharashtra and of Cyberabad Hitech Integrated Township Development Corp in Telangana."
Mar 25, 2015 Filming Shazia Ilmi: New documentary bares ugly side of AAP
Mar 25, 2015 MP Governor’s son, accused in Vyapam scam, reportedly dies of brain hemorrhage: "Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav’s son Shailesh Yadav, wanted by the Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force in connection with the Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the governor’s residence"
Mar 25, 2015 Coal scam case: Former PM Manmohan Singh moves SC against summon: "seeking quashing of the summons issued to him as an accused in a coal block allocation case."
Mar 25, 2015 Hooda government favoured Vadra in land deals: CAG: "Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality, sold a prime 3.5 acre piece of land in Manesar in Gurgaon district to DLF in 2008 for Rs 58 crore. The land had, however, only cost his company around Rs 15 crore and was sold to DLF after obtaining change of land use (CLU) and other permissions from the Hooda government."
Mar 24, 2015 Audit trouble for Badal govt: "Another setback for the Punjab government, as a CAG report has slammed the Sriromani Akali Dal government for irrigularities in the purchase of a 36 crore rupees Chopper. While the Badal government was quick to dismiss the charges, the opposition has once again taken aim at the Badals."
Mar 23, 2015 Congress leader Rasheed Masood gets bail in corruption case: "Rashedd Masood, a Rajya Sabha MP, was sentenced to four years in jail in September 2013 by a CBI court in Delhi."
Mar 23, 2015 The Broken Economics Of India's Aam Aadmi Party: "Arvind Kejriwal’s approach mostly amounts to offering freebies now and figuring out how to pay for them later. "
Mar 22, 2015 Maharashtra Sadan scam: SIT probing corruption allegations grills Chhagan Bhujbal’s nephew Sameer Bhujbal: "Bhujbal faced accusations that he awarded the contract for Maharashtra Sadan to an associate, not known to be a capable of executing such projects. The cost of the project had also reportedly escalated significantly."
Mar 22, 2015 PDS scam ruffles Raman govt, 12 civil supplies officers arrested: " ACB sleuths seized cash worth Rs 3.64 crore during a raid on officers"
Mar 21, 2015 Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury faces bribery charges: "Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury seems to have landed herself in a huge controversy. Hyderabad Police have booked the Congress MP for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1.75 crore from a local leader promising ticket in the assembly elections. But Renuka Chawdhury denies the allegations and termed it politically motivated."
Mar 21, 2015 In UP, the mafia-politician nexus rules: "Durga and her husband Abhishek Singh, also an IAS officer, have since opted for a change of cadre and bid adieu to Uttar Pradesh."
Mar 21, 2015 Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury booked for allegedly taking bribe : "Congress MP and former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury has been booked by the Hyderabad police for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs. 1.10 crore by promising an Assembly ticket to a local leader ahead of elections last year."
Mar 21, 2015 Renuka Choudhary booked for allegedly demanding Rs 1.10 crore from Congress aspirant: "in Hyderabad on the complaint by B Kalavati who alleged that Choudhary took the money from her husband Ramji for getting the party ticket to contest from Wyra Assembly constituency."
Mar 19, 2015 SC asks Uttar Pradesh government to explain arrest of teen over Facebook comment on Azam Khan: "The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday to report to it about the circumstnces in which Section 66A of the Information Technology Act (IT) was imposed against the class IX boy."
Mar 18, 2015 Class 11th student arrested for objectionable post against Azam Khan on Facebook: "A class 11th student in Bareilly was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly putting up objectionable posts and attributing them to minister Azam Khan. A FIR was lodged against the boy by a sympathiser of the minister. The student was arrested under the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act."
Mar 16, 2015 Assam CM Gogoi does it again: "We showed you how traffic was brought to a standstill on two ocassions within a fortnight for Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's convoy, but the chief minister has refused to give up VVIP racism despite the outrage. This time an ambulance was stopped for more than 15 minutes, just so that the minister could zoom through."
Mar 16, 2015 Sharad Yadav unapologetic; clashes with Irani over 'dark complexion' comment
Mar 12, 2015 Coalgate: Special court summons former PM Manmohan Singh as accused: "In a development which is very embarrassing for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he has been summoned as an accused by a special court in the coal block allocation scam case."
Mar 12, 2015 K'taka moves to end VVIP racism: "Upalokayukta of Karnataka Justice Subhash Adi has now intervened in two separate incidents of VVIP racism. The incidents involve Congress MLAs Vinay Kulkarni and Vijayananda, both accused of assaulting public officials."
Mar 12, 2015 J&K doctor fights VVIP racism: "In a never ending fight against VVIP racism, Dr Gurmeet Kaur from Jammu was humiliated by an arrogant Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Health and Medical Education Chaudhary Lal Singh for not wearing a lab coat. The psychiatrist who has now become a fresh victim of VVIP racism has decided to fight on. She said Minister misbehaved in full public view and shouted at her during official function."
Mar 12, 2015 Rahul extends speacial leave: Sources: "Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has extended his leave till the end of March, sources said. The development came just two days after the Congress made an announcement that he will be back in proximate future and is deeply involved in decision making in the party. He took leave of absence last month before the Budget Session of Parliament began. He wanted to stay away from active politics and introspect partys humiliating electoral performances."
Mar 12, 2015 Not a single applicant turn up for Air India job interview: "Air India's plan to hire commanders directly through walk-in-interviews failed to attract even a single applicant."
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