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May 24, 2013 Woman raped by UP cops inside police station: "The image of the Uttar Pradesh Police received yet another beating when a woman accused four cops of raping her inside a police out-post before her husband in Sant Kabir Nagar district, about 225 km from here."
May 20, 2013 The diverse hues of Indian corruption: "A transfer to a plum police station like Sainik Farms or Safdarjung in Delhi can cost over Rs.20 lakh."
May 20, 2013 Corruption culture hurting India’s economy: "India’s proliferating corruption culture is also reinforced by conclusions drawn in an Asia Pacific survey conducted by the Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd (PERCE), rating India at 8.67 (on a scale of zero to 10, with the upper end being the worst case of corruption)."
May 20, 2013 UN team sees no protection for whistleblowers in India
May 19, 2013 Polls biggest source of corruption: Former CEC: ""Political power is strong and competition bitter. Involvement of criminals and booth capturing are the challenges," he said."
May 19, 2013 Sreesanth threw tantrums when police came to arrest him: ""When a police officer showed him his identity card, initially he kept silent. But suddenly he started shouting and said that he knew the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Kerala. How can they arrest him, he demanded,""
May 19, 2013 Third degree torture: Youth dies of infection after UP policemen inject petrol into his genitals: "the Station Officer of Avagarh Devendra Pandey put him in a 108 ambulance, and four policemen caught hold of his hands and legs, and injected petrol four times in his genitals. “The policemen were drunk and asked me to confess. I swore on my daughter’s head saying I was innocent."
May 18, 2013 UP man, injected with acid in custody, dies: "If you thought that petrol was only to be filled in fuel tanks of vehicles, you have to ask the Uttar Pradesh Police. Infamous for its brutality."
May 18, 2013 UP: Police policement inject petrol into body of two accused: "Another case of shocking police brutality in Uttar Pradesh - a murder suspect dies and another is critical after being injected with petrol during interrogation."
May 17, 2013 IPL spot-fixing is yet another symptom of insecure India: "The Indian politician is intensely corrupt because he is intensely insecure: Examine the corruption and conflict-of-interest controversies around politicians such as Pawan Kumar Bansal, Sharad Pawar, Mayawati, Yedurappa, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jayalalitha, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Karunanidhi clan, Robert Vadra, A Raja, Suresh Kalmadi, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Ashok Chavan and the rank and file of politicians across India."
May 17, 2013 CBI officer caught taking bribe of Rs 15 lakh: "A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, who is also the Chief Investigating Officer probing the coal block allocation scam, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Friday. The CBI Internal Intelligence Unit nabbed Vivek Dutt in an operation that was personally supervised by the agency's director Ranjit Sinha."
May 17, 2013 Anbumani Ramadoss illegally allowed admission in medical college: CBI: "CBI today told a Delhi court that former Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who along with others, is accused in a graft case, had "illegally" allowed an Indore-based medical college to proceed with the admissions without having sufficient faculty and clinical material."
May 17, 2013 Bengal: Class 3 student dies after teacher bangs his head against wall: "as punishment for playing with his bag with another student"
May 10, 2013 Analysis: Money talks in India’s Karnataka poll: "It was thought that those whose assets grew disproportionately to professional abilities would be disadvantaged during polls and voters would vote for cleaner candidates. But this is not the way the narrative has evolved. Slush money plays a far greater role today than before."
May 10, 2013 The great Indian corruption chronicles: "The PM has been offering platitudes about corruption. Enough of that"
May 10, 2013 Cash for appointments: Is Bansal controversy tip of the iceberg?: "Pressure is building on Railway Minister Pawan Bansal over the Rs 90 lakh bribery case that his family is being probed over."
May 10, 2013 'The Chandigarh club': The rise of Pawan Bansal's family empire: "Questions are being raised about Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's family. In another revelation, a Chartered Accountant with links to companies owned by Pawan Bansal's wife and sons was appointed a director in the Canara Bank when Bansal was MoS Finance. Here is a look at the business empire that they've built up:"
May 10, 2013 MP not sorry for walking out of LS while Vande Mataram was being played: "Controversy over the walkout by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq from the Lok Sabha took a new turn as he refused to apologise for walking out of the House while national song Vande Mataram was being played. Burq said that as a Muslim he cannot show respect towards the national song."
May 10, 2013 Court stalls UP's plea to withdraw terror cases: "The 23rd November of 2007, serial blasts rock Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad leaving behind a trail of devastation. At least people 10 killed and dozens injured. But the Samajwadi Party (SP) is looking to make political gain with its appeasement tactics, moving the Court to have the charges against these men dropped."
May 9, 2013 Can’t be part of Vande Mataram: BSP MP Barq: "Those who hate Vande Mataram not only have no right to be a part of Parliament but also have no right to live in this country,""
May 8, 2013 India Really Has A Magazine Called 'Bureaucracy Today' — And It's Perfect: "In fact the term bureaucracy is often used synonymously with corruption in India"
May 8, 2013 In recent times, every scam’s trail has led to dubious deals in real estate: "From Satyam to 2G, Vadra to Saradha and now Railgate — every scam's trail leads to fraudulent investments and dubious deals in the real estate sector."
May 8, 2013 Railway Board bribery case: Decoding the Bansal empire: "Pawan Kumar Bansal is under fire over bribery charges against his nephew Vijay Singhla, who is also one of the directors of Jagan Realtors Private Limited, which has several other relatives of Bansal on board."
May 7, 2013 'भारत की स्थिति पाकिस्तान से भी बदतर': "भारत में करीब 300,000 बच्चों की पैदा होने के 24 घंटे के भीतर मौत हो जाती है"
May 7, 2013 33% Indians feel offering cash to win biz is justified: Survey: "In India 69 per cent believe that bribery and corruption are widespread in the country"
May 7, 2013 Ram Charan's bouncers beat up two for blocking actor's car: "Actor and Union Minister Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan lands in trouble after his bodyguards beat up two IT professionals for coming in the way of the star's Aston Martin in the posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad on Sunday."
May 7, 2013 WB chit fund scam: How Saradha group looted the investors: "Investigations are on into the chit fund scam in West Bengal. There were thousands of crores of losses for those who can least afford it."
May 7, 2013 The Independent: India’s latest $2m corruption scandal is a very old scam: "Such appointments have been fixed for decades, often financed with money from companies that later benefit, as was allegedly planned in this case"
May 6, 2013 More Indian newborns die on the first day than in any other country: "Every year, over 309,300 children (29% of global share) in India don't live beyond the first day because of complications associated with preterm birth, hygiene and maternal health."
May 6, 2013 WB: Chit fund company chief found dead, wife alleges murder: "The wife of a chit fund company director on Monday filed an FIR seeking investigation into his death. According to the complainant, her husband was murdered by investors who mobbed him after he was unable to pay them back."
May 6, 2013 Is the entire banking and finance system prone to money laundering?: "As many as 23 public and private sector banks and insurance companies were on Monday accused of 'running a nation-wide money laundering racket' by online portal Cobrapost, prompting the Finance Ministry and regulator IRDA to initiate independent investigations into the matter."
May 6, 2013 Railway bribery case: CBI probing nexus between RPF, middlemen: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now widened the ambit of its probe after the Railway Board bribery case. CBI sources say that the agency is now looking at a jobs-for-sale nexus between Railway Protection Force officers' association and middlemen."
May 6, 2013 23 banks, insurance firms engaged in money laundering: Cobrapost: "Special Investigations website Cobrapost has revealed that 23 banks and insurance companies have been engaged in money laundering. Among the 23 banks involved are mostly PSU banks including some big names like the State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, IDBI, Oriental Bank and Dena Bank."
May 5, 2013 Turnover of Bansal sons' firm goes from 0 to Rs 152 crores in 5 years: "Himachal Pradesh-based Theon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, owned by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife, Madhu, and sons, Amit and Manish, saw its turnover rise from zero to Rs 152 crore - period that also saw Bansal's political graph soaring."
May 5, 2013 Chit fund scam: Mamata govt cracks down on MPS group: "The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors."
May 5, 2013 Congress is looting this country, says BJP: "BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Congress is saving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery case: Nephew rose from obscurity, worked behind the scenes: "From living in a rented house in Panchkula about a decade back to owning a palatial house on a four-acre plot, and apparently also a mall, several showrooms, a school and several acres of land, the rise of Vijay Singla has been nothing but meteoric."
May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Three million graduates, with little contribution: "Because the country's education policies are not in sync with its developmental processes, there is a huge gap in the skills available and the skills needed. While every individual has the right to pursue self-goals, the cumulative and collective process of skill-formation cannot be abandoned"
May 4, 2013 They are the actual ‘maut ke saudagar’: "The testimony of dozens of survivors recorded by Commissions of Inquiry recount how hysterical mobs led by Congress leaders hunted down the Sikhs, drenched the victims in kerosene and set them on fire"
May 4, 2013 Police as malevolent maai-baap: "The political class, which owes its very existence to the people, should show the way, while the IPS officers must know that they no more belong to the Imperial Police Service. A paradigm shift in police legacy, literacy and loyalty is needed"
May 4, 2013 Mumbai admission racket: 22 MBAs from NMIMS to lose their jobs: "Twenty two management graduates of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), working in various companies, will lose their jobs and possibly face arrest in a forgery case."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 CBI books railway minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew for corruption: " Singla, along with two others, figures in a case registered by the CBI against senior railway official Mahesh Kumar, who took charge as member of the Railway Board only on Thursday. The CBI has alleged that the trio received a bribe of Rs 90 lakh as part payment for the promotion of Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier general manager of western railway headquartered in Mumbai."
May 3, 2013 FTN: Has the Indian government abandoned poor Indians languishing in Pakistani jails?: "After battling for life for more than six days following a brutal assault by fellow inmates inside Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital on Thursday."
May 3, 2013 K'taka polls: Candidates with criminal records a concern: "There are two days left for the Karnataka Assembly elections and as always money power is a concern in the state. Not just that, the state Election Watch finds that more than 20 per cent of candidates have criminal records."
May 3, 2013 Watch: Sarabjit's cremation was just a photo-op for politicians, say Bhikiwind residents: "Residents of Bhikiwind village in Punjab slammed the politicians who attended the cremation of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Friday, saying that they really did not care."
May 1, 2013 Odisha: Investors duped of nearly Rs 20,000 cr: "A scam as big as the chit fund fraud in West Bengal has been exposed, but this time it is in Odisha. A CNN-IBN exclusive shows how fraudulent investment companies are duping investors in the state. Investors have been swindled off nearly Rs 20,000 crore by 40 finance companies in Odisha."
May 1, 2013 Delhi Police has been a party to '84 Sikh killings: HS Phoolka: "The Delhi Police has been a party to the killings. They actively connived with the killing mobs. This makes the Police also a co accused and obviously they cannot prosecute themselves. The Police has not even registered the cases and wherever they were registered, the police did not file charge sheets in the court. The police has intentionally conducted shoddy investigation to shield the culprits"
May 1, 2013 Same force, same tactics but place IIT: "Trinamul supporters today more or less replicated the Presidency University ransack “experiment” at IIT Kharagpur."
Apr 30, 2013 BBC: Congress boss Sajjan Kumar cleared of Sikh riots role: "More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in retaliation for the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi"
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Are Indian politicians unable to get out of VIP culture?: "Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a 'conspiracy' to defame him outside India."
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Sajjan Kumar acquitted: Does justice continue to elude 1984 victims?: "Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots."
Apr 29, 2013 Citizen Journalist Agenda for Change: Stories of rape survivors: "On the citizen Journalist - Agenda for change special we focus on stories of women who have survived rape and are fighting for their rights."
Apr 29, 2013 Protest in Ghaziabad over 'police atrocity': "An angry mob set ablaze a police chowki and police jeep in Gazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday (April 29), after a man allegedly died due to police torture. Ghanshyam was picked by police on April 26 in connection with a kidnapping case. He was brought to the Jangipur police chowki, where he mercilessly beaten. Later on, he was admitted to a hospital in serious condition. His death this morning sparked angry protests. The mob blocked the road demanding action against the policemen."
Apr 29, 2013 UP police play host to rape accused: "In a case of cComplete mockery of justice by the Uttar Pradesh police, the cops have extended almost VIP treatment to a man accused of rape. Instead of keeping him in a lock up, the police made him stay at the station in-charge's resting room while the rape victim and her family were running from pillar to post for justice."
Apr 27, 2013 BBC: Indian police treated child victim 'like a criminal': "Her father said she was questioned for hours by three uniformed police officers and ''treated like a criminal''."
Apr 27, 2013 Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe: "The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI."
Apr 27, 2013 Wolf In The Fairytale: "As child sex abuse cases soar, we need to ask hard questions of where our society is headed"
Apr 27, 2013 Sen and Saradha: Story of political intrigue: "There is a sorry tale of corruption in media and of shysters and thugs masquerading as influential journalists. There is a lesson to be learnt in the continuing and unrelenting fascination for and success of chit funds, which have proven to be Ponzi schemes time and again."
Apr 27, 2013 Another Saradha depositor commits suicide: "A money collection agent, who had deposited his personal savings of about Rs 4 lakh with the scam-ridden chit fund company Saradha Group, today committed suicide"
Apr 25, 2013 More companies in WB under scanner: "Even as the dubious activities of Saradha group leaves its investors in the lurch, it appears that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Reports suggest that SEBI had issued warnings to atleast 5 other companies operating in West Bengal & the money involved could be more than 3 times of what was involved in Saradha Group with the anger growing in the state."
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Delhi Police ACP booked for slapping woman: "Suspended Delhi Police ACP B.S. Ahlawat was booked for causing "hurt" by slapping an anti-rape woman protestor here, an officer said Thursday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 SC slams Delhi Police, UP Chief Secy for crackdown on protesters: "The Supreme Court has slammed the police crackdown on women. It pulled up the Delhi Police and sought an explanation from the Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar, on the use of force on young girls who were demonstrating at an East Delhi hospital against the alleged rape of a five-year-old."
Apr 24, 2013 Retired woman IAS officer, 3 others sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 years: "A retired woman IAS officer and three others have been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a CBI special court here on Wednesday for irregularition in purchase of blood bags by Karnataka anti-AIDS body. "
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 FTN: 336% jump in child rape cases since 2001: Are we in denial about sexual abuse of children?: "Delhi has witnessed a surge in crime against women this year with rape cases recording 158 per cent rise while molestation and eve-teasing incidents went up by 600 and over 700 per cent, respectively. According to statistics released by Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday, the national capital reported 463 rape cases in 2013 till April 15 as against 179 during the same period in 2012."
Apr 24, 2013 CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed."
Apr 24, 2013 The Last Word: What does Delhi child rape reveal about our society?: "What does the horrific Delhi child rape and the fact that several more have happened thereafter reveal about ourselves, our society and values?"
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Another Saradha agent attempts suicide: "There was another suicide bid by a Saradha Group agent hit by the chit fund scam in West Bengal. Twenty-eight-year old Tapasi Singha tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She had a liability of Rs 5,30,000."
Apr 23, 2013 Revealed: Swindler's modus operandi: "When we tried to unravel the mystery behind a massive Rs 4,000 crore ponzi scandal - what we found was an intricate web of lies, forged documents and fake factories. We started from the basic facts. On accessing the copy of Sudipta Sen's passport - we went to the address - only to find that it was a fake."
Apr 23, 2013 MP: 4-year-old rape survivor critical, main accused on the run: "The 4-year-old, who was allegedly raped in the Ghansour town of Madhya Pradesh and shifted to Nagpur, continues to be critical. She has suffered severe brain injuries and is on life support. While one of the accused has been arrested, the Madhya Pradesh police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused, who is still absconding."
Apr 22, 2013 CNN: Indian police arrest second suspect in alleged rape of 5-year-old: "Doctors said they had to remove objects, including candle pieces and a small bottle, from the girl's genitals.", "the girl's family said that police officers had tried to bribe them to keep quiet about the case."
Apr 22, 2013 Barabanki rape case: Different cases, same story: "As protests rage on in the capital - there is no end to crimes against women. An 8-year-old child has been raped in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, while the acused neighbour remains on the run. The question is the anti-rape law tough enough to tackle these crimes - or is it time to introduce much tougher laws?"
Apr 22, 2013 Ponzi scheme that duped hundreds: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a high-level inquiry and also a SIT probe into the collapse of chit fund company Saradha Group that has left thousands of investors in the lurch even as she sought to blame the Centre for the fiasco."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 Why such titles in Bollywood films ?: "Then, there are also funny films like Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke and Phata Poster Nikla Hero."
Apr 22, 2013 India ashamed: why women are not safe
Apr 22, 2013 Delhi's Shame: 5-Year-Old Raped Girl Battles for Life: "A five-year-old girl brutally raped and assaulted allegedly by a neighbour while being held captive and starved for two days is battling for life after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted in her body."
Apr 21, 2013 Chit fund scam: Investors demand refund, WB govt in the dock: "Mamata Banerjee's government feels the heat as one of the largest chit fund companies in West Bengal collapses. Fearing a backlash from upset investors, thousands of the Saradha Group agents have gathered in Kolkata seeking state government's intervention. But the company's proximity to the Trinamool Congress has put the government in a corner."
Apr 21, 2013 Bengal’s Bonzi shell cracks up Panic strikes other schemes: " What we are seeing in Bengal are not chit funds but cheat funds,”"
Apr 21, 2013 Investors of chit fund protest, WB govt promises action
Apr 21, 2013 Ward boy rapes mentally-challenged woman, docs try to bribe kin: "doctors have been arrested on charge of trying to bribe the victim's kin to hush up the matter."
Apr 20, 2013 Rape after rape: India is no country for minor girls: "An epidemic of rapes, especially of minor girls, appears to have broken out across India."
Apr 20, 2013 India outraged but what has changed?: "As the nation woke up to the brutal rape of a child - the anger was papable, the outrage was evident. And when all their calls for justice went unheard - protesters thronged to the Police headquarters, demanding accountabilty from the cops."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Age no bar in sick society: Nation shocked by rape of five-year-old in Delhi: "The child is now battling for her life at AIIMS where she was shifted from Swami Dayanand Hospital in Dilshad Garden."
Apr 19, 2013 Cops mercilessly thrash women: "A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Nagla Kalar area in Aligara on Thursday (April 18), sparking violent protests by locals and prompting police to use force in which at least seven persons were injured."
Apr 19, 2013 3 cases, same story: "In the last 24 hours, the nation has witnessed three cases of political arrogance and police brutality, but the story is the same. The incidents are proof of how in our country, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Apr 19, 2013 Women, children lathicharged: Is our police force devoid of sensitivity?: "A circle officer was transferred and two constables suspended after the media aired a footage of policemen brutally lathicharging women protesters in Aligarh on Thursday as they clashed with the security forces over the murder and alleged rape of a 6-year-old girl."
Apr 19, 2013 Watch: Policemen brutally lathicharge women protesters in Aligarh: "The protesters had clashed with the police after the dead body of a 6-year-old girl was found on Thursday in Aligarh. She had gone missing on Wednesday night."
Apr 19, 2013 Aligarh: Did someone see rape happen, asks SSP: "Women and children in Aligarh were beaten up mercilessly by the police when they protested against the alleged rape and murder of a 6-year-old. As if the police action wasn't shocking enough, the Aligarh SSP went on to question how could the rape be proven as no one had seen it happen."
Apr 19, 2013 Can't meet rape survivor's family today, it's a holiday: NCW chief: "The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamata Sharma on Friday said that she has taken note of the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi but surprisingly expressed inability to go and visit the family not before Saturday since it is a holiday on Friday. When confronted about action, Mamata claimed she cannot go and meet the child's family 'because it is a holiday'."
Apr 19, 2013 Minor, father allegedly tortured by Rajasthan cops: "First the brutality at Tarn Taran then a woman thrashed in Aligarh, now an eight-year-old girl allegedly tortured and locked up in a police station in Rajasthan with her father. Her father's only fault was that he allegedly refused to sign a blank paper to settle a land dispute in his family. In spite of his claims the police dimisses the allegations."
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May 24, 2013 Woman raped by UP cops inside police station: "The image of the Uttar Pradesh Police received yet another beating when a woman accused four cops of raping her inside a police out-post before her husband in Sant Kabir Nagar district, about 225 km from here."
May 20, 2013 The diverse hues of Indian corruption: "A transfer to a plum police station like Sainik Farms or Safdarjung in Delhi can cost over Rs.20 lakh."
May 20, 2013 Corruption culture hurting India’s economy: "India’s proliferating corruption culture is also reinforced by conclusions drawn in an Asia Pacific survey conducted by the Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd (PERCE), rating India at 8.67 (on a scale of zero to 10, with the upper end being the worst case of corruption)."
May 20, 2013 UN team sees no protection for whistleblowers in India
May 19, 2013 Polls biggest source of corruption: Former CEC: ""Political power is strong and competition bitter. Involvement of criminals and booth capturing are the challenges," he said."
May 19, 2013 Sreesanth threw tantrums when police came to arrest him: ""When a police officer showed him his identity card, initially he kept silent. But suddenly he started shouting and said that he knew the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Kerala. How can they arrest him, he demanded,""
May 19, 2013 Third degree torture: Youth dies of infection after UP policemen inject petrol into his genitals: "the Station Officer of Avagarh Devendra Pandey put him in a 108 ambulance, and four policemen caught hold of his hands and legs, and injected petrol four times in his genitals. “The policemen were drunk and asked me to confess. I swore on my daughter’s head saying I was innocent."
May 18, 2013 UP man, injected with acid in custody, dies: "If you thought that petrol was only to be filled in fuel tanks of vehicles, you have to ask the Uttar Pradesh Police. Infamous for its brutality."
May 18, 2013 UP: Police policement inject petrol into body of two accused: "Another case of shocking police brutality in Uttar Pradesh - a murder suspect dies and another is critical after being injected with petrol during interrogation."
May 17, 2013 IPL spot-fixing is yet another symptom of insecure India: "The Indian politician is intensely corrupt because he is intensely insecure: Examine the corruption and conflict-of-interest controversies around politicians such as Pawan Kumar Bansal, Sharad Pawar, Mayawati, Yedurappa, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jayalalitha, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Karunanidhi clan, Robert Vadra, A Raja, Suresh Kalmadi, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Ashok Chavan and the rank and file of politicians across India."
May 17, 2013 CBI officer caught taking bribe of Rs 15 lakh: "A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, who is also the Chief Investigating Officer probing the coal block allocation scam, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Friday. The CBI Internal Intelligence Unit nabbed Vivek Dutt in an operation that was personally supervised by the agency's director Ranjit Sinha."
May 17, 2013 Anbumani Ramadoss illegally allowed admission in medical college: CBI: "CBI today told a Delhi court that former Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who along with others, is accused in a graft case, had "illegally" allowed an Indore-based medical college to proceed with the admissions without having sufficient faculty and clinical material."
May 17, 2013 Bengal: Class 3 student dies after teacher bangs his head against wall: "as punishment for playing with his bag with another student"
May 10, 2013 Analysis: Money talks in India’s Karnataka poll: "It was thought that those whose assets grew disproportionately to professional abilities would be disadvantaged during polls and voters would vote for cleaner candidates. But this is not the way the narrative has evolved. Slush money plays a far greater role today than before."
May 10, 2013 The great Indian corruption chronicles: "The PM has been offering platitudes about corruption. Enough of that"
May 10, 2013 Cash for appointments: Is Bansal controversy tip of the iceberg?: "Pressure is building on Railway Minister Pawan Bansal over the Rs 90 lakh bribery case that his family is being probed over."
May 10, 2013 'The Chandigarh club': The rise of Pawan Bansal's family empire: "Questions are being raised about Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's family. In another revelation, a Chartered Accountant with links to companies owned by Pawan Bansal's wife and sons was appointed a director in the Canara Bank when Bansal was MoS Finance. Here is a look at the business empire that they've built up:"
May 10, 2013 MP not sorry for walking out of LS while Vande Mataram was being played: "Controversy over the walkout by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq from the Lok Sabha took a new turn as he refused to apologise for walking out of the House while national song Vande Mataram was being played. Burq said that as a Muslim he cannot show respect towards the national song."
May 10, 2013 Court stalls UP's plea to withdraw terror cases: "The 23rd November of 2007, serial blasts rock Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad leaving behind a trail of devastation. At least people 10 killed and dozens injured. But the Samajwadi Party (SP) is looking to make political gain with its appeasement tactics, moving the Court to have the charges against these men dropped."
May 9, 2013 Can’t be part of Vande Mataram: BSP MP Barq: "Those who hate Vande Mataram not only have no right to be a part of Parliament but also have no right to live in this country,""
May 8, 2013 India Really Has A Magazine Called 'Bureaucracy Today' — And It's Perfect: "In fact the term bureaucracy is often used synonymously with corruption in India"
May 8, 2013 In recent times, every scam’s trail has led to dubious deals in real estate: "From Satyam to 2G, Vadra to Saradha and now Railgate — every scam's trail leads to fraudulent investments and dubious deals in the real estate sector."
May 8, 2013 Railway Board bribery case: Decoding the Bansal empire: "Pawan Kumar Bansal is under fire over bribery charges against his nephew Vijay Singhla, who is also one of the directors of Jagan Realtors Private Limited, which has several other relatives of Bansal on board."
May 7, 2013 'भारत की स्थिति पाकिस्तान से भी बदतर': "भारत में करीब 300,000 बच्चों की पैदा होने के 24 घंटे के भीतर मौत हो जाती है"
May 7, 2013 33% Indians feel offering cash to win biz is justified: Survey: "In India 69 per cent believe that bribery and corruption are widespread in the country"
May 7, 2013 Ram Charan's bouncers beat up two for blocking actor's car: "Actor and Union Minister Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan lands in trouble after his bodyguards beat up two IT professionals for coming in the way of the star's Aston Martin in the posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad on Sunday."
May 7, 2013 WB chit fund scam: How Saradha group looted the investors: "Investigations are on into the chit fund scam in West Bengal. There were thousands of crores of losses for those who can least afford it."
May 7, 2013 The Independent: India’s latest $2m corruption scandal is a very old scam: "Such appointments have been fixed for decades, often financed with money from companies that later benefit, as was allegedly planned in this case"
May 6, 2013 More Indian newborns die on the first day than in any other country: "Every year, over 309,300 children (29% of global share) in India don't live beyond the first day because of complications associated with preterm birth, hygiene and maternal health."
May 6, 2013 WB: Chit fund company chief found dead, wife alleges murder: "The wife of a chit fund company director on Monday filed an FIR seeking investigation into his death. According to the complainant, her husband was murdered by investors who mobbed him after he was unable to pay them back."
May 6, 2013 Is the entire banking and finance system prone to money laundering?: "As many as 23 public and private sector banks and insurance companies were on Monday accused of 'running a nation-wide money laundering racket' by online portal Cobrapost, prompting the Finance Ministry and regulator IRDA to initiate independent investigations into the matter."
May 6, 2013 Railway bribery case: CBI probing nexus between RPF, middlemen: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now widened the ambit of its probe after the Railway Board bribery case. CBI sources say that the agency is now looking at a jobs-for-sale nexus between Railway Protection Force officers' association and middlemen."
May 6, 2013 23 banks, insurance firms engaged in money laundering: Cobrapost: "Special Investigations website Cobrapost has revealed that 23 banks and insurance companies have been engaged in money laundering. Among the 23 banks involved are mostly PSU banks including some big names like the State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, IDBI, Oriental Bank and Dena Bank."
May 5, 2013 Turnover of Bansal sons' firm goes from 0 to Rs 152 crores in 5 years: "Himachal Pradesh-based Theon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, owned by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife, Madhu, and sons, Amit and Manish, saw its turnover rise from zero to Rs 152 crore - period that also saw Bansal's political graph soaring."
May 5, 2013 Chit fund scam: Mamata govt cracks down on MPS group: "The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors."
May 5, 2013 Congress is looting this country, says BJP: "BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Congress is saving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery case: Nephew rose from obscurity, worked behind the scenes: "From living in a rented house in Panchkula about a decade back to owning a palatial house on a four-acre plot, and apparently also a mall, several showrooms, a school and several acres of land, the rise of Vijay Singla has been nothing but meteoric."
May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Three million graduates, with little contribution: "Because the country's education policies are not in sync with its developmental processes, there is a huge gap in the skills available and the skills needed. While every individual has the right to pursue self-goals, the cumulative and collective process of skill-formation cannot be abandoned"
May 4, 2013 They are the actual ‘maut ke saudagar’: "The testimony of dozens of survivors recorded by Commissions of Inquiry recount how hysterical mobs led by Congress leaders hunted down the Sikhs, drenched the victims in kerosene and set them on fire"
May 4, 2013 Police as malevolent maai-baap: "The political class, which owes its very existence to the people, should show the way, while the IPS officers must know that they no more belong to the Imperial Police Service. A paradigm shift in police legacy, literacy and loyalty is needed"
May 4, 2013 Mumbai admission racket: 22 MBAs from NMIMS to lose their jobs: "Twenty two management graduates of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), working in various companies, will lose their jobs and possibly face arrest in a forgery case."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 CBI books railway minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew for corruption: " Singla, along with two others, figures in a case registered by the CBI against senior railway official Mahesh Kumar, who took charge as member of the Railway Board only on Thursday. The CBI has alleged that the trio received a bribe of Rs 90 lakh as part payment for the promotion of Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier general manager of western railway headquartered in Mumbai."
May 3, 2013 FTN: Has the Indian government abandoned poor Indians languishing in Pakistani jails?: "After battling for life for more than six days following a brutal assault by fellow inmates inside Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital on Thursday."
May 3, 2013 K'taka polls: Candidates with criminal records a concern: "There are two days left for the Karnataka Assembly elections and as always money power is a concern in the state. Not just that, the state Election Watch finds that more than 20 per cent of candidates have criminal records."
May 3, 2013 Watch: Sarabjit's cremation was just a photo-op for politicians, say Bhikiwind residents: "Residents of Bhikiwind village in Punjab slammed the politicians who attended the cremation of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Friday, saying that they really did not care."
May 1, 2013 Odisha: Investors duped of nearly Rs 20,000 cr: "A scam as big as the chit fund fraud in West Bengal has been exposed, but this time it is in Odisha. A CNN-IBN exclusive shows how fraudulent investment companies are duping investors in the state. Investors have been swindled off nearly Rs 20,000 crore by 40 finance companies in Odisha."
May 1, 2013 Delhi Police has been a party to '84 Sikh killings: HS Phoolka: "The Delhi Police has been a party to the killings. They actively connived with the killing mobs. This makes the Police also a co accused and obviously they cannot prosecute themselves. The Police has not even registered the cases and wherever they were registered, the police did not file charge sheets in the court. The police has intentionally conducted shoddy investigation to shield the culprits"
May 1, 2013 Same force, same tactics but place IIT: "Trinamul supporters today more or less replicated the Presidency University ransack “experiment” at IIT Kharagpur."
Apr 30, 2013 BBC: Congress boss Sajjan Kumar cleared of Sikh riots role: "More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in retaliation for the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi"
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Are Indian politicians unable to get out of VIP culture?: "Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a 'conspiracy' to defame him outside India."
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Sajjan Kumar acquitted: Does justice continue to elude 1984 victims?: "Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots."
Apr 29, 2013 Citizen Journalist Agenda for Change: Stories of rape survivors: "On the citizen Journalist - Agenda for change special we focus on stories of women who have survived rape and are fighting for their rights."
Apr 29, 2013 Protest in Ghaziabad over 'police atrocity': "An angry mob set ablaze a police chowki and police jeep in Gazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday (April 29), after a man allegedly died due to police torture. Ghanshyam was picked by police on April 26 in connection with a kidnapping case. He was brought to the Jangipur police chowki, where he mercilessly beaten. Later on, he was admitted to a hospital in serious condition. His death this morning sparked angry protests. The mob blocked the road demanding action against the policemen."
Apr 29, 2013 UP police play host to rape accused: "In a case of cComplete mockery of justice by the Uttar Pradesh police, the cops have extended almost VIP treatment to a man accused of rape. Instead of keeping him in a lock up, the police made him stay at the station in-charge's resting room while the rape victim and her family were running from pillar to post for justice."
Apr 27, 2013 BBC: Indian police treated child victim 'like a criminal': "Her father said she was questioned for hours by three uniformed police officers and ''treated like a criminal''."
Apr 27, 2013 Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe: "The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI."
Apr 27, 2013 Wolf In The Fairytale: "As child sex abuse cases soar, we need to ask hard questions of where our society is headed"
Apr 27, 2013 Sen and Saradha: Story of political intrigue: "There is a sorry tale of corruption in media and of shysters and thugs masquerading as influential journalists. There is a lesson to be learnt in the continuing and unrelenting fascination for and success of chit funds, which have proven to be Ponzi schemes time and again."
Apr 27, 2013 Another Saradha depositor commits suicide: "A money collection agent, who had deposited his personal savings of about Rs 4 lakh with the scam-ridden chit fund company Saradha Group, today committed suicide"
Apr 25, 2013 More companies in WB under scanner: "Even as the dubious activities of Saradha group leaves its investors in the lurch, it appears that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Reports suggest that SEBI had issued warnings to atleast 5 other companies operating in West Bengal & the money involved could be more than 3 times of what was involved in Saradha Group with the anger growing in the state."
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Delhi Police ACP booked for slapping woman: "Suspended Delhi Police ACP B.S. Ahlawat was booked for causing "hurt" by slapping an anti-rape woman protestor here, an officer said Thursday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 SC slams Delhi Police, UP Chief Secy for crackdown on protesters: "The Supreme Court has slammed the police crackdown on women. It pulled up the Delhi Police and sought an explanation from the Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar, on the use of force on young girls who were demonstrating at an East Delhi hospital against the alleged rape of a five-year-old."
Apr 24, 2013 Retired woman IAS officer, 3 others sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 years: "A retired woman IAS officer and three others have been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a CBI special court here on Wednesday for irregularition in purchase of blood bags by Karnataka anti-AIDS body. "
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 FTN: 336% jump in child rape cases since 2001: Are we in denial about sexual abuse of children?: "Delhi has witnessed a surge in crime against women this year with rape cases recording 158 per cent rise while molestation and eve-teasing incidents went up by 600 and over 700 per cent, respectively. According to statistics released by Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday, the national capital reported 463 rape cases in 2013 till April 15 as against 179 during the same period in 2012."
Apr 24, 2013 CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed."
Apr 24, 2013 The Last Word: What does Delhi child rape reveal about our society?: "What does the horrific Delhi child rape and the fact that several more have happened thereafter reveal about ourselves, our society and values?"
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Another Saradha agent attempts suicide: "There was another suicide bid by a Saradha Group agent hit by the chit fund scam in West Bengal. Twenty-eight-year old Tapasi Singha tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She had a liability of Rs 5,30,000."
Apr 23, 2013 Revealed: Swindler's modus operandi: "When we tried to unravel the mystery behind a massive Rs 4,000 crore ponzi scandal - what we found was an intricate web of lies, forged documents and fake factories. We started from the basic facts. On accessing the copy of Sudipta Sen's passport - we went to the address - only to find that it was a fake."
Apr 23, 2013 MP: 4-year-old rape survivor critical, main accused on the run: "The 4-year-old, who was allegedly raped in the Ghansour town of Madhya Pradesh and shifted to Nagpur, continues to be critical. She has suffered severe brain injuries and is on life support. While one of the accused has been arrested, the Madhya Pradesh police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused, who is still absconding."
Apr 22, 2013 CNN: Indian police arrest second suspect in alleged rape of 5-year-old: "Doctors said they had to remove objects, including candle pieces and a small bottle, from the girl's genitals.", "the girl's family said that police officers had tried to bribe them to keep quiet about the case."
Apr 22, 2013 Barabanki rape case: Different cases, same story: "As protests rage on in the capital - there is no end to crimes against women. An 8-year-old child has been raped in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, while the acused neighbour remains on the run. The question is the anti-rape law tough enough to tackle these crimes - or is it time to introduce much tougher laws?"
Apr 22, 2013 Ponzi scheme that duped hundreds: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a high-level inquiry and also a SIT probe into the collapse of chit fund company Saradha Group that has left thousands of investors in the lurch even as she sought to blame the Centre for the fiasco."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 Why such titles in Bollywood films ?: "Then, there are also funny films like Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke and Phata Poster Nikla Hero."
Apr 22, 2013 India ashamed: why women are not safe
Apr 22, 2013 Delhi's Shame: 5-Year-Old Raped Girl Battles for Life: "A five-year-old girl brutally raped and assaulted allegedly by a neighbour while being held captive and starved for two days is battling for life after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted in her body."
Apr 21, 2013 Chit fund scam: Investors demand refund, WB govt in the dock: "Mamata Banerjee's government feels the heat as one of the largest chit fund companies in West Bengal collapses. Fearing a backlash from upset investors, thousands of the Saradha Group agents have gathered in Kolkata seeking state government's intervention. But the company's proximity to the Trinamool Congress has put the government in a corner."
Apr 21, 2013 Bengal’s Bonzi shell cracks up Panic strikes other schemes: " What we are seeing in Bengal are not chit funds but cheat funds,”"
Apr 21, 2013 Investors of chit fund protest, WB govt promises action
Apr 21, 2013 Ward boy rapes mentally-challenged woman, docs try to bribe kin: "doctors have been arrested on charge of trying to bribe the victim's kin to hush up the matter."
Apr 20, 2013 Rape after rape: India is no country for minor girls: "An epidemic of rapes, especially of minor girls, appears to have broken out across India."
Apr 20, 2013 India outraged but what has changed?: "As the nation woke up to the brutal rape of a child - the anger was papable, the outrage was evident. And when all their calls for justice went unheard - protesters thronged to the Police headquarters, demanding accountabilty from the cops."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Age no bar in sick society: Nation shocked by rape of five-year-old in Delhi: "The child is now battling for her life at AIIMS where she was shifted from Swami Dayanand Hospital in Dilshad Garden."
Apr 19, 2013 Cops mercilessly thrash women: "A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Nagla Kalar area in Aligara on Thursday (April 18), sparking violent protests by locals and prompting police to use force in which at least seven persons were injured."
Apr 19, 2013 3 cases, same story: "In the last 24 hours, the nation has witnessed three cases of political arrogance and police brutality, but the story is the same. The incidents are proof of how in our country, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Apr 19, 2013 Women, children lathicharged: Is our police force devoid of sensitivity?: "A circle officer was transferred and two constables suspended after the media aired a footage of policemen brutally lathicharging women protesters in Aligarh on Thursday as they clashed with the security forces over the murder and alleged rape of a 6-year-old girl."
Apr 19, 2013 Watch: Policemen brutally lathicharge women protesters in Aligarh: "The protesters had clashed with the police after the dead body of a 6-year-old girl was found on Thursday in Aligarh. She had gone missing on Wednesday night."
Apr 19, 2013 Aligarh: Did someone see rape happen, asks SSP: "Women and children in Aligarh were beaten up mercilessly by the police when they protested against the alleged rape and murder of a 6-year-old. As if the police action wasn't shocking enough, the Aligarh SSP went on to question how could the rape be proven as no one had seen it happen."
Apr 19, 2013 Can't meet rape survivor's family today, it's a holiday: NCW chief: "The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamata Sharma on Friday said that she has taken note of the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi but surprisingly expressed inability to go and visit the family not before Saturday since it is a holiday on Friday. When confronted about action, Mamata claimed she cannot go and meet the child's family 'because it is a holiday'."
Apr 19, 2013 Minor, father allegedly tortured by Rajasthan cops: "First the brutality at Tarn Taran then a woman thrashed in Aligarh, now an eight-year-old girl allegedly tortured and locked up in a police station in Rajasthan with her father. Her father's only fault was that he allegedly refused to sign a blank paper to settle a land dispute in his family. In spite of his claims the police dimisses the allegations."
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