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Jul 1, 2014 Debate: #HaveTheyLostit - 1: "Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal on Tuesday (July 1) tendered an unconditional apology for his threat to kill CPI-M workers and having their women raped after he was asked by an embarrassed party leadership to do so following widespread outrage."
Jul 1, 2014 NCRB data backs Delhi as 'rape capital' claim: "With 18.63 reported rapes for every 1 lakh women, Delhi for the first time tops the country in reported rapes as a proportion of its population."
Jul 1, 2014 BBC: India outrage over MP Tapas Pal's rape threat: "Tapas Pal is a two-term MP and an award-winning Bengali actor"
Jul 1, 2014 Paul again caught on tape exhorting partymen to kill CPI-M workers: "Even as the controversy surrounding his rape remarks continues to rage, yet another video tape has surfaced showing Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul exhorting his partymen to kill CPI-M workers."
Jul 1, 2014 Debate: #MPThreatensRape - 1: "In a shocking revelation, Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Tapas Pal was caught on camera threatening rape. In a controversial video, the actor turned politician is seen addressing his his followers in Nadia district and has been caught on tape threatening rape. The undated video clearly shows the Parliamentarian from Krishnanagar -- insiting that if the CPM harms anyone, the leader will pull the trigger himself."
Jul 1, 2014 Debate: #MPThreatensRape - 1: "In a shocking revelation, Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Tapas Pal was caught on camera threatening rape. In a controversial video, the actor turned politician is seen addressing his his followers in Nadia district and has been caught on tape threatening rape. The undated video clearly shows the Parliamentarian from Krishnanagar -- insiting that if the CPM harms anyone, the leader will pull the trigger himself."
Jul 1, 2014 Rape threat, rape joke: "Even as outrage continues over his alleged remarks threatening to have CPI(M) workers killed and their women raped, Trinamool MP Tapas Pal landed in fresh trouble as another video tape emerged today in which he asks his own party supporters to slit the throats of opposition workers."
Jun 30, 2014 Indian police arrest SP leader for 'raising pro-Pakistan slogan': "According to the local police, Alam was found drunk and extorting money from passers-by. "The SP leader started shouting on top of his voice 'Pakistaan Zindabad' and 'Narendra Modi Murdabad' after which local officials booked him for breach of peace,""
Jun 30, 2014 On tape: TMC MP Tapas Pal threatens rape: "TMC MP Tapas Pal, while addressing his followers in Nadia district, has been caught on tape threatening rape. The controversial undated video shows the Parliamentarian from Krishnanagar -- insiting that if CPM harms anyone, the leader will pull the triger himself. He has been caught on tape -- Can Mamata deny this proof? Will she act against her own?"
Jun 28, 2014 School management trapped: "The city unit of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday exposed the unethical methods of Saint Joseph school in Agripada to extort money from parents."
Jun 28, 2014 Open secret: Doctors take cuts for referrals: "The complaint before MMC stated that the hospital had been sending out forms to various doctors to enrol in a forum promising a reward of Rs 1 lakh for 40 admissions per annum, Rs 1.5 lakh for 50 admissions and Rs 2.5 lakh for 75 admissions."
Jun 26, 2014 Thousands of Indian Muslims sign up to defend Iraq's holy shrines: "A Shia cleric is leading the effort and the volunteers want to protect shrines venerated by the sect in Iraq"
Jun 25, 2014 Patna fake encounter case: Cop gets death penalty for killing 3 students: "Kamlesh and five other traders caught hold of the three and took them captive in the market itself, beating them up brutally before handing them over to cops. A little later in the day, the three boys were gunned down by the police."
Jun 24, 2014 Indian story of kickbacks in British Medical Journal: "Corruption in Indian health care has hit the headlines of the prestigious British Medical Journal, which has termed it cancerous and said it is "ruining doctor-patient relationship"."
Jun 24, 2014 पटना फर्जी एनकाउंटर केस: थानेदार को फांसी की सजा, 7 दोषियों को उम्रकैद: "इन छात्रों को महज 2 रुपये के लिए फर्जी मुठभेड़ में मार गिराया गया था."
Jun 23, 2014 Vyapam one of the worst scams till date: D Raja: "The high profile teacher's recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh is being linked to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's wife, Sadhna Singh."
Jun 23, 2014 India TV sting operation exposes nexus between auto-thieves and Delhi Police, SI suspended: "A Delhi Police sub-inspector was suspended while three other policemen, including an inspector, were removed from active duty and sent to police lines on Monday after a sting operation by India TV showed them helping auto-thieves in committing their crime."
Jun 22, 2014 Congress links CM Chouhan's wife to MPPEB scam: "alleged 19 candidates hailing from Sadhna Singh's native village Gondia in Maharashtra were appointed as constables in transport department after recommendations CM House."
Jun 21, 2014 Jal Satyagrah against corruption in UPPSC: "Students preparing for various competitions staged a 'Jal Satyagrah' at Sangam under the banner of ' Bhrashtrachar Mukti Morcha' on Friday to protest alleged corruption in Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission."
Jun 18, 2014 Nihal Chand case: Can a Minister accused of rape be allowed to continue in the Cabinet?: "Pressure is mounting on the Bharatiya Janata Party as a woman who has alleged she was sexually assaulted by Union Minister of State Nihal Chand three years ago, has called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him from the Cabinet."
Jun 18, 2014 Debate: Modi's biggest liability? - 2: "Pressure is mounting on Minister of State Nihalchand Meghwal, the lone minister in the Modi cabinet who is from Rajasthan, to resign after the minister was summoned by a district court in Jaipur in a rape case where the minister and 17 others have been charged."
Jun 18, 2014 Debate: Modi's biggest liability? - 1: "Pressure is mounting on Minister of State Nihalchand Meghwal, the lone minister in the Modi cabinet who is from Rajasthan, to resign after the minister was summoned by a district court in Jaipur in a rape case where the minister and 17 others have been charged. The victim of the alleged rape case spoke to TIMES NOW and levelled some direct and serious charges at the minister. The victim has said that she has been offered money and a government job besides being threatened and that she fears for her life."
Jun 17, 2014 Debate: #SerialOffender - 1: "Senior Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal courted controversy when he sought to reject claims of an alleged rape victim that she was abducted, saying even a calf could not be forcibly taken."
Jun 14, 2014 Six Delhi NGOs on IB watchlist: "Six Delhi NGOs are now under the scanner after the Intelligence Bureau report claimed that the NGOs are stalling developmental projects. The report has claimed that NGO INSAF of violating FCRA norms and even receiving foreign funds."
Jun 14, 2014 Mass corruption in land conversion: "the commission has said that the 90B was introduced as onetime programme to regularise illegal colonies; however, later it became a way of income for Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and other local urban bodies."
Jun 12, 2014 Debate: #AlarmingIBReport - 1: "In a section related to protests against coal mines and coal-fired power projects, the report alleged Greenpeace expanded its activities to oppose coal-fired power plants and coal mining and received Rs 45 crore from abroad in the last seven years. "It is using foreign funds to create protest movements under 'Coal Network' umbrella at prominent coal block and coal-fired power plant locations in India," the report said."
Jun 12, 2014 UP: The sub-inspector took me to his room and raped me, says survivor: "There is no end to shameful incidents in Uttar Pradesh. A woman in Hamirpur has accused four police officers of raping her."
Jun 9, 2014 UP moving towards law of the jungle: Markandey Katju: "the National Crime Records Bureau gives UP the dubious distinction of being the worst state in India in terms of law and order."
Jun 9, 2014 Uttarakhand fake encounter: 17 policemen get life imprisonment: "The victim’s mother, who was seen crying, said, “I want death for all the policemen who killed my younger son.”"
Jun 6, 2014 Demand justice, face lathis: "A minor victim's family has been lathicharged in Meerut for demanding justice in alleged rape case. The family that was protesting outside SSP's office in Meerut for registration of a rape case against accused has been lathicharged by the police."
Jun 6, 2014 UP: Politicians remain defiant despite rising cases of crime against women: "Even as the UP government faces flak over increasing rape incidents, the ruling Samajwadi Party remains defiant and insensitive Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that those worried about law and order in UP should stay put in Delhi. He also asked reporters to mind their own business. And if that wasn't enough, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur defended Yadav saying they are not at fault as such crimes can't be prevented."
Jun 6, 2014 2009 Dehradun fake encounter: CBI court finds 17 Uttarakhand policemen guilty of killing a man: "In the biggest ever conviction of police personnel in a fake encounter case, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi found 17 Uttarakhand policemen guilty of killing a young man."
Jun 4, 2014 Debate: U.P's #LooseCannons - 2: "Amid all-round attack on Akhilesh Yadav government over rape incidents, SP leaders on Wednesday (June 4) gave weird arguments, saying sometimes when relationship between girls and boys come out in open, it is "termed as rape"."
Jun 4, 2014 First son, then father, now uncle: "The loose cannons of the Samajwadi Party are at it again. Reacting over the rape and lawlessness incidents in the state, son Akhilesh Yadav gives Google gyan, tries to teach the media to google rape cases in other states, while father Mulayam Singh Yadav tells the media to mind its own business. And, Akhilesh's uncle Ram Gopal Yadav is blaming western TV for the rape epidemic in UP. The increasing rape incidents in the state of Uttar Pradesh are anything except their own fault. Their uttrances add to the international shame. By repeatedly trivialising serious crimes against women, has Akhilesh Government revealed its inability to check the lawlessness in the state?"
Jun 4, 2014 Not even a judge is safe at her high-security home in UP: "Two youths attempted to rape and kill a Civil Judge and her sister in Civil Lines area of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh."
Jun 3, 2014 Girl raped, made to drink acid, killed: "A 22-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped in Baheri area in Bareilly district and then forced to drink acid after which she was strangulated to death."
Jun 3, 2014 Badaun rape: How Mulayam’s rise fueled anti-Dalit violence: "He cannot crack down members of his community and risk further eroding his base. The attacks on Dalits will continue until the next state elections usher in a new configuration of power"
Jun 3, 2014 Debate: #WakeUpAkhilesh - 1: "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today met Governor B L Joshi and he is believed to have apprised him of the action taken by the government in the aftermath of the alleged gangrape of two girls in Badaun that has sparked nation-wide outrage."
Jun 3, 2014 Clueless CM Akhilesh Yadav blames media: "Amid nation-wide outrage over the Badaun gangrape and murder incident, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today accused the media of highlighting cases occurring in UP while ignoring those in other states. The chief minister facing flak over the shocking incident has claimed that his government has taken actions against this or any other incidents."
Jun 3, 2014 Sadly, rapes in UP no longer shock: "Rapes in Uttar Pradesh no longer shock - neither the political masters, nor the government and not even the people. Even as there was a national outcry against the recent twin gang-rape, brutal assault and ghastly murder by hanging from a tree in Badaun's Katra Sadatganj, forcing even the UN to sit up and take note, the powers that be in the state are unfazed"
Jun 2, 2014 Badaun rape shows Akhilesh a bigger puppet than Manmohan
Jun 1, 2014 Debate: Mocking won't help, Mr. CM: "The action came three days after the girls were gangraped and their bodies were found hanging from a tree. The two girls, who were cousins and aged 14 and 15, went missing from their house on the night of May 27 and theirbodies were found hanging from a tree in the village in Ushait area the next morning."
May 31, 2014 BBC: India gang rape inquiry stepped up: "The father of one victim earlier told the BBC he was ridiculed by police when he sought help in finding his daughter. He said that when policemen found out he was from a lower caste, they "refused to look for my girl"."
May 30, 2014 When questioned, Akhilesh insults: "Amidst outrage over the gangrape of two Dalit sisters in Badaun, two constables were today sacked and another accused arrested as the UP government promised to set up a fast track court to punish the culprits. Even as the case grabbed headlines, another teenage Dalitgirl was allegedly gangraped by four persons in Azamgarh."
May 30, 2014 Ex-MCD councilor gets five-year jail in corruption case: "Tokas was a MCD councilor in 2003 and he had conspired with Jain to demand illegal gratification of Rs one lakh from Lalit, a shopkeeper, for influencing municipal corporation officials for not getting his alleged illegally constructed shop demolished."
May 30, 2014 UP rape shame: Is Akhilesh government a total failure?: "Bad news continues from Uttar Pradesh. After the mother of a rape victim was assaulted by the rapist in Etawah and two sisters were gangraped and hanged in Badaun, a minor was gangraped in Azamgarh. The incidents have sent shockwaves across the country and hit international headlines."
May 30, 2014 3rd rape reported in 48 hours in UP: "A teenage dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by four persons in Saraimeer area of the district, police said on Friday (May 30). The incident took place last night when four men allegedly caught the 17-year-old girl here and gangraped her in a nearby field,"
May 30, 2014 Former railway minister justifies dole out: "After he and his ministers reportedly doled out amount worth half a crore to their personal staff for doing their job well, former Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge speaking to TIMES NOW has justified the dole out of cash rewards for their employees"
May 30, 2014 BBC: India gang rapes: Outrage over police 'discrimination': ""When I went to the police station, the first thing I was asked was my caste. When I told them what my caste was, they started abusing me,""
May 30, 2014 UP: Four men gangrape minor girl in Azamgarh, no arrests so far: "Four men allegedly gangraped a minor girl in Saraimeer area of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. The FIR has been filed against the accused but no arrests has been made so far."
May 29, 2014 Judge arrested in clerk recruitment scam: "The investigation into the scam began in April last year when it came up that certain people had made their way into the recruitment list of clerks and stenos in the district court after paying a hefty amount of money."
May 29, 2014 Mumbai anti corruption bureau arrests seven officials: "This is the second biggest trap of the ACB after they arrested Khalsa college principal Ajit Tethi and his personal assistant Nikita Vaid accepting bribe of Rs 30,000 for admission"
May 29, 2014 Two India girls gang raped and hanged in Uttar Pradesh: "Two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had been gang raped, police say."
May 29, 2014 Children raped, forced to eat excreta at Karjat horror home: "the children were forced to have sex with each other and with the accused and the act was even ''filmed''. "The victims were forced to eat dog excreta if they resisted and locked up. If they threw up, they had to eat the vomit,""
May 10, 2014 72 Votes: "Eight of 22 families in Azamgarh from where 14 men have been arrested over the last six years, accused of being part of the Indian Mujahideen’s terror plots. Seven others are missing, two have been killed."
May 9, 2014 #BBCtrending: The 'electronic fix' for India's filth and corruption: "according to Transparency International's corruption index, more than half of Indians say they've paid a bribe in the last year."
May 8, 2014 Our Criminal Netas: "Among the candidates for the first eight phases, those with criminal cases include: RJD 72%, NCP 53%, CPI(M) 37%, BJP 33%, Congress 27%"
May 7, 2014 BBC: The political dynasties behind the Indian election: "But even as the Gandhis appear to be on the decline, other political dynasties have emerged."
May 5, 2014 Rs 4.9 lakh recovered from cop: "complainant alleged that he was arrested in gambling case and Mane demanded Rs 2 lakh from him to not arrest. After much bargaining, Mane was brought down the amount to Rs 1.50 lakh on Thursday. "
May 5, 2014 Locals thrash drunken lady police officer in Delhi: "On Sunday evening at around 10 pm a lady inspector Anu was on her way back home in her white car from market along with SI Laxman, both were drunk."
May 1, 2014 Muslims who don't vote for SP not true Muslims: Abu Azmi: ""A Muslim, who does not vote for SP and talks against it is not a Muslim. His DNA test should be conducted. See whether he is from RSS,""
Apr 28, 2014 Corruption creeps into every nook and cranny of India: "A citizen goes to a government office (still run the way the British colonials had organized it). His file — papers stacked on a matted pad and tied with a string — must pass several layers of bureaucracy. Palms must be greased every step of the way, including the peon who physically carries the file desk to desk."
Apr 28, 2014 Admin tries to sack, govt shields corrupt staffers: "Shockingly, NMC general body too has saved the staffers by rejecting the administration's decision to dismiss them."
Apr 28, 2014 More seizure from Arthur road jailor's house: "The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) probing the bribery case against superintendent of Arthur road jail Vasudev Barkule on Tuesday found yet huge assets of cash, gold ornaments, fixed deposits in his home town Nanded taking the total figure tune to Rs two crores."
Apr 28, 2014 Corruption kills: "Forty five-year-old cardiologist Pankaj Gupta and his four-year-old daughter Liveshya have become the latest additions to India’s most heartbreaking statistic — the number of people killed in road accidents in the country."
Apr 27, 2014 Two policemen held while taking 50k: "that Shingate and Naik were investigating the case and had demanded Rs 5 lakh from Harpale to stop investigations against him."
Apr 27, 2014 Crime branch official booked for taking bribe: "Assistant police inspector Kailash Sangle of the Crime branch (CB) control was caught by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh from a transporter on late Saturday afternoon."
Apr 27, 2014 Indian Corruption Company Unlimited: "he said, the INC had given Rs 800 per voting member, PRP Rs 600 and TDP only Rs 400. The party representatives had all come around in the night, spreading out furtively in the narrow lanes of his village, visiting every house, distributing cash, an aluminium foil packet of biryani and a 180 ml bottle of rum."
Apr 22, 2014 Shazia Ilmi: Muslims too secular, be communal this time: "Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections in 2013, when Ilmi had contested for the MLA seat from RK Puram, her name was embroiled in an alleged sting operation showing her and several other AAP candidates asking for donation in lieu of favours."
Apr 13, 2014 India’s pro-rapist lobby: "“Boys will make mistakes,” Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said of rape, on Thursday. His remarks making light of such a heinous crime illustrate just why the feminist battle in India has barely begun."
Apr 12, 2014 Women having consensual sex outside marriage should be hanged: Abu Azmi: "Joining the group of India's retrograde politicians now is Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi. The SP leader said that sex out of marriage should be punished by stoning. He also backed death penalty for both men and women, irrespective of whether it is rape or consensual sex."
Apr 11, 2014 Mulayam to Abu Azmi: Latest rape remarks new low even for SP
Apr 11, 2014 BBC: Why is Indian politics dominated by dynasties?: " We are essentially a feudal culture” Manini Chatterjee Political commentator"
Apr 11, 2014 25k illegal Bangladeshi migrants too will vote this time: Corporator: "Shockingly, most of these illegal migrants have got voter identity card and Aadhaar card, he said and also released pictures of migrants showing their voter identity cards. “They got these cards by paying a meagre Rs 200 to Rs 300. Now they will also decide the course of our democracy,”"
Apr 11, 2014 AAP to take gangster Ansari's support?: "Huge controversy after Don turned politician Mukhtar Ansari backed off from a contest in Varanasi against Modi, calling for unity against the BJP's prime ministerial nominee. Now, Arvind Kejriwal seems open to joining hands with the controversial leader to better his chances against Modi in Varanasi."
Apr 11, 2014 Mulayam's rape remark an insult to womanhood: Ujjwal Nikam: "Mulayam Singh Yadav's defense of rapists has stirred a hornet's nest, with his rivals gunning for his head. Watch the video for reactions to his comment."
Apr 11, 2014 SP shocker again, Abu Azmi says punish sex out of marriage by stoning: "Joining the group of India's retrograde politicians now is Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi. Azmi, in an interview, has said that sex out of marriage should be punished by stoning."
Apr 11, 2014 Communal divide evident as Muzaffarnagar votes for LS polls: "Voting in the riot-battered western Uttar Pradesh took place in the third phase of LS polls on Thursday. The worst hit Muzaffarnagar saw 69 per cent turnout, however, the divide between communities in the region came fore with an increased turnout."
Apr 10, 2014 Debate: Mulayam pro rapists? - 1: "Stoking a controversy, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday (April 10) questioned the death penalty for rape, saying "mistakes" by boys happen sometimes, sparking outrage among rival parties and women's groups. The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also said there was a need to change the new anti-rape law so that those misusing it are punished."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam now #BackingRapists: "In highly controversial remarks, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday (April 10) said there was a need to change the anti-rape laws as "boys commit mistakes" for which they should not be hanged."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam defends rapists, says boys make mistakes, but can't hang them: " In a highly shocking statement on rapists, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that 'sometimes boys make mistakes.' Yadav even went on to add that if his government comes to power, they will try to amend the law."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam's shocker on rape: 'Boys make mistakes, why hang them?': "Addressing a rally in Moradabad, Mulayam said, "rape accused should not be hanged. Men make mistakes." The SP chief further said he will support provision for legal action against those who misuse the rape act."
Apr 10, 2014 Rowdy Azam spoils Arshad's campaign: "Brigade’ Azam, 40, a resident of Pulikeshinagar and a dealer in used cars, was seen campaigning for Bangalore Central Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad in an open jeep near Nagawara Junction on Tuesday night. The Bharathinagar police swung into action and took him into custody on Wednesday."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam now #BackingRapists: "Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav made a shocking comment. Building a case for rapists, Mulayam says, "Boys make mistakes sometimes and there is no need for a death penalty for rape." He assured voters that SP will change the laws when they come to power."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam says boys make mistakes, death penalty for rape needless: Reports: ""Rape ke liye phaansi dena ghalat hai, ladkon se ghalti ho jaati hai, hum satta mein aaye to kanoon mein badlav karenge (Handing death sentence for rape is not fair... boys make mistakes... there will be changes in the law if we come to power).""
Apr 8, 2014 Woman whose breasts were slashed becomes mentally unstable: "A 23 year old woman who was sexually assaulted in a brothel for over one week has become mentally unstable due to the trauma she went through."
Apr 5, 2014 नागपुरः पुलिसवाले ने 65 साल की महिला को बेरहमी से पीटा: "नागपुरः पुलिसवाले ने 65 साल की महिला को बेरहमी से पीटा"
Apr 5, 2014 Imran Masood gets an edge over rivals in Saharanpur with his anti-Modi rant: "Positive publicity or negative publicity, it sure grabs eyeballs. At the moment, the person who seems to be cashing in on all the limelight he received for his remarks on Narendra Modi is Imran Masood."
Apr 4, 2014 Delhi Shahi Imam urges Muslims to vote for Congress, reject SP: "Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Delhi, on Friday declared his support to the Congress party, saying it will "strengthen" secularism."
Apr 3, 2014 Debate: #PolarisedPolls - 1: "Congress on Thursday (April 3) dismissed BJP's charge that Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari was communalising politics and insisted that the party chief has not violated the model code."
Apr 3, 2014 Debate: Tactical Muslim voting? - 1: "The BJP accusation came against her against the backdrop of Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari meeting her with a delegation at her residence in Delhi yesterday during which she had favoured that secular should not be divided. She reportedly told them that she had embraced politics after hesitation to help nurture the cause of secularism and appealed for a united move to stop the secular vote from splitting."
Apr 3, 2014 Did Masood release video himself?: "Days after Congress candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood's video threatening to kill BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi sparked a row, BJP and SP have made a shocking charge claiming that it was Masood who engineered the video leak in an attempt to polarise votes and get cheap publicity."
Apr 3, 2014 Cong-Shahi Imam 'deal' in trouble: "A day after TIMES NOW highlighted details of secret Shahi Imam-Sonia Gandhi meeting, controversy breaks out over fight for muslim votes. BJP has launched an all-out attack at the Congress, with party's PM candidate Narendra Modi mounting offensive on the Congress President. Meanwhile, Shahi Imam's brother has also lashed out at Congress, saying the party betrayed Muslims."
Apr 2, 2014 Subramanian Swamy alleges, Sonia is openly seeking votes in name of religion: ""she (Sonia) making an open appeal to minorities. The Catholic Bishops in Kerala have declared that Catholics will vote for Congress. Point is, she has never disowned such things."
Apr 2, 2014 Cong, SP and BSP rush to Bukhari: "the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have gone after the Muslim vote by reaching out to Muslim cleric Syed Ahmed Bukhari. In fact Congress President Sonia Gandhi met a Muslim delegation led by Bukhari yesterday to make one of her strongest appeals to minorities ahead of a difficult election. The meeting was attended by Congress' Ahmed Patel, Rajiv Shukla and Sonia Gandhi along with Shahi Imam and six representatives of states."
Mar 30, 2014 India’s C curse: "India’s chaotic political, social and economic system is a victim of the C malaise — corruption, casteism, communalism, Congress, communism, crime, consumerism, Central Bureau of Investigation, crass capitalism (now, crony capitalism), and ‘chamchagiri’ (favouritism and nepotism) among others!"
Mar 30, 2014 Corrupt engineer caught red-handed in Gurgaon: "The state vigilance bureau, Gurgaon, arrested the superintendent engineer (SE) of the public health department, Palwal, at Rajiv Chowk while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a government contractor in return for approving his bills of works"
Mar 28, 2014 Debate: An abusive election - 1: "But, it is no longer restricted to mere political fight. Congress Candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood's remark threatening BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi has trigerred a big controversy. While the BJP has demanded action against him by the Election Commission, Congress VP Rahul Gandhi has chosen to campaign for the same candidate in Saharanpur. Will Rahul's endorsment backfire?"
Mar 28, 2014 Punjab Police DSP arrested for corruption, dismissed: "Huge amounts of ill-gotten cash were also seized and the DSP's interrogation was going on."
Mar 28, 2014 Endorsing hatemongering?: "From name calling, to personal attacks to open challenges, 2014 elections has witnessed it all. But, it is no longer restricted to mere political fight. Congress Candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood's remark threatening BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi has trigerred a big controversy. While the BJP has demanded action against him by the Election Commission, Congress VP Rahul Gandhi has chosen to campaign for the same candidate in Saharanpur. Will Rahul's endorsment backfire?"
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Jul 1, 2014 Debate: #HaveTheyLostit - 1: "Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal on Tuesday (July 1) tendered an unconditional apology for his threat to kill CPI-M workers and having their women raped after he was asked by an embarrassed party leadership to do so following widespread outrage."
Jul 1, 2014 NCRB data backs Delhi as 'rape capital' claim: "With 18.63 reported rapes for every 1 lakh women, Delhi for the first time tops the country in reported rapes as a proportion of its population."
Jul 1, 2014 BBC: India outrage over MP Tapas Pal's rape threat: "Tapas Pal is a two-term MP and an award-winning Bengali actor"
Jul 1, 2014 Paul again caught on tape exhorting partymen to kill CPI-M workers: "Even as the controversy surrounding his rape remarks continues to rage, yet another video tape has surfaced showing Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul exhorting his partymen to kill CPI-M workers."
Jul 1, 2014 Debate: #MPThreatensRape - 1: "In a shocking revelation, Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Tapas Pal was caught on camera threatening rape. In a controversial video, the actor turned politician is seen addressing his his followers in Nadia district and has been caught on tape threatening rape. The undated video clearly shows the Parliamentarian from Krishnanagar -- insiting that if the CPM harms anyone, the leader will pull the trigger himself."
Jul 1, 2014 Debate: #MPThreatensRape - 1: "In a shocking revelation, Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Tapas Pal was caught on camera threatening rape. In a controversial video, the actor turned politician is seen addressing his his followers in Nadia district and has been caught on tape threatening rape. The undated video clearly shows the Parliamentarian from Krishnanagar -- insiting that if the CPM harms anyone, the leader will pull the trigger himself."
Jul 1, 2014 Rape threat, rape joke: "Even as outrage continues over his alleged remarks threatening to have CPI(M) workers killed and their women raped, Trinamool MP Tapas Pal landed in fresh trouble as another video tape emerged today in which he asks his own party supporters to slit the throats of opposition workers."
Jun 30, 2014 Indian police arrest SP leader for 'raising pro-Pakistan slogan': "According to the local police, Alam was found drunk and extorting money from passers-by. "The SP leader started shouting on top of his voice 'Pakistaan Zindabad' and 'Narendra Modi Murdabad' after which local officials booked him for breach of peace,""
Jun 30, 2014 On tape: TMC MP Tapas Pal threatens rape: "TMC MP Tapas Pal, while addressing his followers in Nadia district, has been caught on tape threatening rape. The controversial undated video shows the Parliamentarian from Krishnanagar -- insiting that if CPM harms anyone, the leader will pull the triger himself. He has been caught on tape -- Can Mamata deny this proof? Will she act against her own?"
Jun 28, 2014 School management trapped: "The city unit of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday exposed the unethical methods of Saint Joseph school in Agripada to extort money from parents."
Jun 28, 2014 Open secret: Doctors take cuts for referrals: "The complaint before MMC stated that the hospital had been sending out forms to various doctors to enrol in a forum promising a reward of Rs 1 lakh for 40 admissions per annum, Rs 1.5 lakh for 50 admissions and Rs 2.5 lakh for 75 admissions."
Jun 26, 2014 Thousands of Indian Muslims sign up to defend Iraq's holy shrines: "A Shia cleric is leading the effort and the volunteers want to protect shrines venerated by the sect in Iraq"
Jun 25, 2014 Patna fake encounter case: Cop gets death penalty for killing 3 students: "Kamlesh and five other traders caught hold of the three and took them captive in the market itself, beating them up brutally before handing them over to cops. A little later in the day, the three boys were gunned down by the police."
Jun 24, 2014 Indian story of kickbacks in British Medical Journal: "Corruption in Indian health care has hit the headlines of the prestigious British Medical Journal, which has termed it cancerous and said it is "ruining doctor-patient relationship"."
Jun 24, 2014 पटना फर्जी एनकाउंटर केस: थानेदार को फांसी की सजा, 7 दोषियों को उम्रकैद: "इन छात्रों को महज 2 रुपये के लिए फर्जी मुठभेड़ में मार गिराया गया था."
Jun 23, 2014 Vyapam one of the worst scams till date: D Raja: "The high profile teacher's recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh is being linked to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's wife, Sadhna Singh."
Jun 23, 2014 India TV sting operation exposes nexus between auto-thieves and Delhi Police, SI suspended: "A Delhi Police sub-inspector was suspended while three other policemen, including an inspector, were removed from active duty and sent to police lines on Monday after a sting operation by India TV showed them helping auto-thieves in committing their crime."
Jun 22, 2014 Congress links CM Chouhan's wife to MPPEB scam: "alleged 19 candidates hailing from Sadhna Singh's native village Gondia in Maharashtra were appointed as constables in transport department after recommendations CM House."
Jun 21, 2014 Jal Satyagrah against corruption in UPPSC: "Students preparing for various competitions staged a 'Jal Satyagrah' at Sangam under the banner of ' Bhrashtrachar Mukti Morcha' on Friday to protest alleged corruption in Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission."
Jun 18, 2014 Nihal Chand case: Can a Minister accused of rape be allowed to continue in the Cabinet?: "Pressure is mounting on the Bharatiya Janata Party as a woman who has alleged she was sexually assaulted by Union Minister of State Nihal Chand three years ago, has called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him from the Cabinet."
Jun 18, 2014 Debate: Modi's biggest liability? - 2: "Pressure is mounting on Minister of State Nihalchand Meghwal, the lone minister in the Modi cabinet who is from Rajasthan, to resign after the minister was summoned by a district court in Jaipur in a rape case where the minister and 17 others have been charged."
Jun 18, 2014 Debate: Modi's biggest liability? - 1: "Pressure is mounting on Minister of State Nihalchand Meghwal, the lone minister in the Modi cabinet who is from Rajasthan, to resign after the minister was summoned by a district court in Jaipur in a rape case where the minister and 17 others have been charged. The victim of the alleged rape case spoke to TIMES NOW and levelled some direct and serious charges at the minister. The victim has said that she has been offered money and a government job besides being threatened and that she fears for her life."
Jun 17, 2014 Debate: #SerialOffender - 1: "Senior Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal courted controversy when he sought to reject claims of an alleged rape victim that she was abducted, saying even a calf could not be forcibly taken."
Jun 14, 2014 Six Delhi NGOs on IB watchlist: "Six Delhi NGOs are now under the scanner after the Intelligence Bureau report claimed that the NGOs are stalling developmental projects. The report has claimed that NGO INSAF of violating FCRA norms and even receiving foreign funds."
Jun 14, 2014 Mass corruption in land conversion: "the commission has said that the 90B was introduced as onetime programme to regularise illegal colonies; however, later it became a way of income for Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and other local urban bodies."
Jun 12, 2014 Debate: #AlarmingIBReport - 1: "In a section related to protests against coal mines and coal-fired power projects, the report alleged Greenpeace expanded its activities to oppose coal-fired power plants and coal mining and received Rs 45 crore from abroad in the last seven years. "It is using foreign funds to create protest movements under 'Coal Network' umbrella at prominent coal block and coal-fired power plant locations in India," the report said."
Jun 12, 2014 UP: The sub-inspector took me to his room and raped me, says survivor: "There is no end to shameful incidents in Uttar Pradesh. A woman in Hamirpur has accused four police officers of raping her."
Jun 9, 2014 UP moving towards law of the jungle: Markandey Katju: "the National Crime Records Bureau gives UP the dubious distinction of being the worst state in India in terms of law and order."
Jun 9, 2014 Uttarakhand fake encounter: 17 policemen get life imprisonment: "The victim’s mother, who was seen crying, said, “I want death for all the policemen who killed my younger son.”"
Jun 6, 2014 Demand justice, face lathis: "A minor victim's family has been lathicharged in Meerut for demanding justice in alleged rape case. The family that was protesting outside SSP's office in Meerut for registration of a rape case against accused has been lathicharged by the police."
Jun 6, 2014 UP: Politicians remain defiant despite rising cases of crime against women: "Even as the UP government faces flak over increasing rape incidents, the ruling Samajwadi Party remains defiant and insensitive Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that those worried about law and order in UP should stay put in Delhi. He also asked reporters to mind their own business. And if that wasn't enough, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur defended Yadav saying they are not at fault as such crimes can't be prevented."
Jun 6, 2014 2009 Dehradun fake encounter: CBI court finds 17 Uttarakhand policemen guilty of killing a man: "In the biggest ever conviction of police personnel in a fake encounter case, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi found 17 Uttarakhand policemen guilty of killing a young man."
Jun 4, 2014 Debate: U.P's #LooseCannons - 2: "Amid all-round attack on Akhilesh Yadav government over rape incidents, SP leaders on Wednesday (June 4) gave weird arguments, saying sometimes when relationship between girls and boys come out in open, it is "termed as rape"."
Jun 4, 2014 First son, then father, now uncle: "The loose cannons of the Samajwadi Party are at it again. Reacting over the rape and lawlessness incidents in the state, son Akhilesh Yadav gives Google gyan, tries to teach the media to google rape cases in other states, while father Mulayam Singh Yadav tells the media to mind its own business. And, Akhilesh's uncle Ram Gopal Yadav is blaming western TV for the rape epidemic in UP. The increasing rape incidents in the state of Uttar Pradesh are anything except their own fault. Their uttrances add to the international shame. By repeatedly trivialising serious crimes against women, has Akhilesh Government revealed its inability to check the lawlessness in the state?"
Jun 4, 2014 Not even a judge is safe at her high-security home in UP: "Two youths attempted to rape and kill a Civil Judge and her sister in Civil Lines area of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh."
Jun 3, 2014 Girl raped, made to drink acid, killed: "A 22-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped in Baheri area in Bareilly district and then forced to drink acid after which she was strangulated to death."
Jun 3, 2014 Badaun rape: How Mulayam’s rise fueled anti-Dalit violence: "He cannot crack down members of his community and risk further eroding his base. The attacks on Dalits will continue until the next state elections usher in a new configuration of power"
Jun 3, 2014 Debate: #WakeUpAkhilesh - 1: "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today met Governor B L Joshi and he is believed to have apprised him of the action taken by the government in the aftermath of the alleged gangrape of two girls in Badaun that has sparked nation-wide outrage."
Jun 3, 2014 Clueless CM Akhilesh Yadav blames media: "Amid nation-wide outrage over the Badaun gangrape and murder incident, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today accused the media of highlighting cases occurring in UP while ignoring those in other states. The chief minister facing flak over the shocking incident has claimed that his government has taken actions against this or any other incidents."
Jun 3, 2014 Sadly, rapes in UP no longer shock: "Rapes in Uttar Pradesh no longer shock - neither the political masters, nor the government and not even the people. Even as there was a national outcry against the recent twin gang-rape, brutal assault and ghastly murder by hanging from a tree in Badaun's Katra Sadatganj, forcing even the UN to sit up and take note, the powers that be in the state are unfazed"
Jun 2, 2014 Badaun rape shows Akhilesh a bigger puppet than Manmohan
Jun 1, 2014 Debate: Mocking won't help, Mr. CM: "The action came three days after the girls were gangraped and their bodies were found hanging from a tree. The two girls, who were cousins and aged 14 and 15, went missing from their house on the night of May 27 and theirbodies were found hanging from a tree in the village in Ushait area the next morning."
May 31, 2014 BBC: India gang rape inquiry stepped up: "The father of one victim earlier told the BBC he was ridiculed by police when he sought help in finding his daughter. He said that when policemen found out he was from a lower caste, they "refused to look for my girl"."
May 30, 2014 When questioned, Akhilesh insults: "Amidst outrage over the gangrape of two Dalit sisters in Badaun, two constables were today sacked and another accused arrested as the UP government promised to set up a fast track court to punish the culprits. Even as the case grabbed headlines, another teenage Dalitgirl was allegedly gangraped by four persons in Azamgarh."
May 30, 2014 Ex-MCD councilor gets five-year jail in corruption case: "Tokas was a MCD councilor in 2003 and he had conspired with Jain to demand illegal gratification of Rs one lakh from Lalit, a shopkeeper, for influencing municipal corporation officials for not getting his alleged illegally constructed shop demolished."
May 30, 2014 UP rape shame: Is Akhilesh government a total failure?: "Bad news continues from Uttar Pradesh. After the mother of a rape victim was assaulted by the rapist in Etawah and two sisters were gangraped and hanged in Badaun, a minor was gangraped in Azamgarh. The incidents have sent shockwaves across the country and hit international headlines."
May 30, 2014 3rd rape reported in 48 hours in UP: "A teenage dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by four persons in Saraimeer area of the district, police said on Friday (May 30). The incident took place last night when four men allegedly caught the 17-year-old girl here and gangraped her in a nearby field,"
May 30, 2014 Former railway minister justifies dole out: "After he and his ministers reportedly doled out amount worth half a crore to their personal staff for doing their job well, former Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge speaking to TIMES NOW has justified the dole out of cash rewards for their employees"
May 30, 2014 BBC: India gang rapes: Outrage over police 'discrimination': ""When I went to the police station, the first thing I was asked was my caste. When I told them what my caste was, they started abusing me,""
May 30, 2014 UP: Four men gangrape minor girl in Azamgarh, no arrests so far: "Four men allegedly gangraped a minor girl in Saraimeer area of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. The FIR has been filed against the accused but no arrests has been made so far."
May 29, 2014 Judge arrested in clerk recruitment scam: "The investigation into the scam began in April last year when it came up that certain people had made their way into the recruitment list of clerks and stenos in the district court after paying a hefty amount of money."
May 29, 2014 Mumbai anti corruption bureau arrests seven officials: "This is the second biggest trap of the ACB after they arrested Khalsa college principal Ajit Tethi and his personal assistant Nikita Vaid accepting bribe of Rs 30,000 for admission"
May 29, 2014 Two India girls gang raped and hanged in Uttar Pradesh: "Two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had been gang raped, police say."
May 29, 2014 Children raped, forced to eat excreta at Karjat horror home: "the children were forced to have sex with each other and with the accused and the act was even ''filmed''. "The victims were forced to eat dog excreta if they resisted and locked up. If they threw up, they had to eat the vomit,""
May 10, 2014 72 Votes: "Eight of 22 families in Azamgarh from where 14 men have been arrested over the last six years, accused of being part of the Indian Mujahideen’s terror plots. Seven others are missing, two have been killed."
May 9, 2014 #BBCtrending: The 'electronic fix' for India's filth and corruption: "according to Transparency International's corruption index, more than half of Indians say they've paid a bribe in the last year."
May 8, 2014 Our Criminal Netas: "Among the candidates for the first eight phases, those with criminal cases include: RJD 72%, NCP 53%, CPI(M) 37%, BJP 33%, Congress 27%"
May 7, 2014 BBC: The political dynasties behind the Indian election: "But even as the Gandhis appear to be on the decline, other political dynasties have emerged."
May 5, 2014 Rs 4.9 lakh recovered from cop: "complainant alleged that he was arrested in gambling case and Mane demanded Rs 2 lakh from him to not arrest. After much bargaining, Mane was brought down the amount to Rs 1.50 lakh on Thursday. "
May 5, 2014 Locals thrash drunken lady police officer in Delhi: "On Sunday evening at around 10 pm a lady inspector Anu was on her way back home in her white car from market along with SI Laxman, both were drunk."
May 1, 2014 Muslims who don't vote for SP not true Muslims: Abu Azmi: ""A Muslim, who does not vote for SP and talks against it is not a Muslim. His DNA test should be conducted. See whether he is from RSS,""
Apr 28, 2014 Corruption creeps into every nook and cranny of India: "A citizen goes to a government office (still run the way the British colonials had organized it). His file — papers stacked on a matted pad and tied with a string — must pass several layers of bureaucracy. Palms must be greased every step of the way, including the peon who physically carries the file desk to desk."
Apr 28, 2014 Admin tries to sack, govt shields corrupt staffers: "Shockingly, NMC general body too has saved the staffers by rejecting the administration's decision to dismiss them."
Apr 28, 2014 More seizure from Arthur road jailor's house: "The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) probing the bribery case against superintendent of Arthur road jail Vasudev Barkule on Tuesday found yet huge assets of cash, gold ornaments, fixed deposits in his home town Nanded taking the total figure tune to Rs two crores."
Apr 28, 2014 Corruption kills: "Forty five-year-old cardiologist Pankaj Gupta and his four-year-old daughter Liveshya have become the latest additions to India’s most heartbreaking statistic — the number of people killed in road accidents in the country."
Apr 27, 2014 Two policemen held while taking 50k: "that Shingate and Naik were investigating the case and had demanded Rs 5 lakh from Harpale to stop investigations against him."
Apr 27, 2014 Crime branch official booked for taking bribe: "Assistant police inspector Kailash Sangle of the Crime branch (CB) control was caught by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh from a transporter on late Saturday afternoon."
Apr 27, 2014 Indian Corruption Company Unlimited: "he said, the INC had given Rs 800 per voting member, PRP Rs 600 and TDP only Rs 400. The party representatives had all come around in the night, spreading out furtively in the narrow lanes of his village, visiting every house, distributing cash, an aluminium foil packet of biryani and a 180 ml bottle of rum."
Apr 22, 2014 Shazia Ilmi: Muslims too secular, be communal this time: "Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections in 2013, when Ilmi had contested for the MLA seat from RK Puram, her name was embroiled in an alleged sting operation showing her and several other AAP candidates asking for donation in lieu of favours."
Apr 13, 2014 India’s pro-rapist lobby: "“Boys will make mistakes,” Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said of rape, on Thursday. His remarks making light of such a heinous crime illustrate just why the feminist battle in India has barely begun."
Apr 12, 2014 Women having consensual sex outside marriage should be hanged: Abu Azmi: "Joining the group of India's retrograde politicians now is Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi. The SP leader said that sex out of marriage should be punished by stoning. He also backed death penalty for both men and women, irrespective of whether it is rape or consensual sex."
Apr 11, 2014 Mulayam to Abu Azmi: Latest rape remarks new low even for SP
Apr 11, 2014 BBC: Why is Indian politics dominated by dynasties?: " We are essentially a feudal culture” Manini Chatterjee Political commentator"
Apr 11, 2014 25k illegal Bangladeshi migrants too will vote this time: Corporator: "Shockingly, most of these illegal migrants have got voter identity card and Aadhaar card, he said and also released pictures of migrants showing their voter identity cards. “They got these cards by paying a meagre Rs 200 to Rs 300. Now they will also decide the course of our democracy,”"
Apr 11, 2014 AAP to take gangster Ansari's support?: "Huge controversy after Don turned politician Mukhtar Ansari backed off from a contest in Varanasi against Modi, calling for unity against the BJP's prime ministerial nominee. Now, Arvind Kejriwal seems open to joining hands with the controversial leader to better his chances against Modi in Varanasi."
Apr 11, 2014 Mulayam's rape remark an insult to womanhood: Ujjwal Nikam: "Mulayam Singh Yadav's defense of rapists has stirred a hornet's nest, with his rivals gunning for his head. Watch the video for reactions to his comment."
Apr 11, 2014 SP shocker again, Abu Azmi says punish sex out of marriage by stoning: "Joining the group of India's retrograde politicians now is Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi. Azmi, in an interview, has said that sex out of marriage should be punished by stoning."
Apr 11, 2014 Communal divide evident as Muzaffarnagar votes for LS polls: "Voting in the riot-battered western Uttar Pradesh took place in the third phase of LS polls on Thursday. The worst hit Muzaffarnagar saw 69 per cent turnout, however, the divide between communities in the region came fore with an increased turnout."
Apr 10, 2014 Debate: Mulayam pro rapists? - 1: "Stoking a controversy, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday (April 10) questioned the death penalty for rape, saying "mistakes" by boys happen sometimes, sparking outrage among rival parties and women's groups. The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also said there was a need to change the new anti-rape law so that those misusing it are punished."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam now #BackingRapists: "In highly controversial remarks, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday (April 10) said there was a need to change the anti-rape laws as "boys commit mistakes" for which they should not be hanged."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam defends rapists, says boys make mistakes, but can't hang them: " In a highly shocking statement on rapists, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that 'sometimes boys make mistakes.' Yadav even went on to add that if his government comes to power, they will try to amend the law."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam's shocker on rape: 'Boys make mistakes, why hang them?': "Addressing a rally in Moradabad, Mulayam said, "rape accused should not be hanged. Men make mistakes." The SP chief further said he will support provision for legal action against those who misuse the rape act."
Apr 10, 2014 Rowdy Azam spoils Arshad's campaign: "Brigade’ Azam, 40, a resident of Pulikeshinagar and a dealer in used cars, was seen campaigning for Bangalore Central Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad in an open jeep near Nagawara Junction on Tuesday night. The Bharathinagar police swung into action and took him into custody on Wednesday."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam now #BackingRapists: "Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav made a shocking comment. Building a case for rapists, Mulayam says, "Boys make mistakes sometimes and there is no need for a death penalty for rape." He assured voters that SP will change the laws when they come to power."
Apr 10, 2014 Mulayam says boys make mistakes, death penalty for rape needless: Reports: ""Rape ke liye phaansi dena ghalat hai, ladkon se ghalti ho jaati hai, hum satta mein aaye to kanoon mein badlav karenge (Handing death sentence for rape is not fair... boys make mistakes... there will be changes in the law if we come to power).""
Apr 8, 2014 Woman whose breasts were slashed becomes mentally unstable: "A 23 year old woman who was sexually assaulted in a brothel for over one week has become mentally unstable due to the trauma she went through."
Apr 5, 2014 नागपुरः पुलिसवाले ने 65 साल की महिला को बेरहमी से पीटा: "नागपुरः पुलिसवाले ने 65 साल की महिला को बेरहमी से पीटा"
Apr 5, 2014 Imran Masood gets an edge over rivals in Saharanpur with his anti-Modi rant: "Positive publicity or negative publicity, it sure grabs eyeballs. At the moment, the person who seems to be cashing in on all the limelight he received for his remarks on Narendra Modi is Imran Masood."
Apr 4, 2014 Delhi Shahi Imam urges Muslims to vote for Congress, reject SP: "Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Delhi, on Friday declared his support to the Congress party, saying it will "strengthen" secularism."
Apr 3, 2014 Debate: #PolarisedPolls - 1: "Congress on Thursday (April 3) dismissed BJP's charge that Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari was communalising politics and insisted that the party chief has not violated the model code."
Apr 3, 2014 Debate: Tactical Muslim voting? - 1: "The BJP accusation came against her against the backdrop of Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari meeting her with a delegation at her residence in Delhi yesterday during which she had favoured that secular should not be divided. She reportedly told them that she had embraced politics after hesitation to help nurture the cause of secularism and appealed for a united move to stop the secular vote from splitting."
Apr 3, 2014 Did Masood release video himself?: "Days after Congress candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood's video threatening to kill BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi sparked a row, BJP and SP have made a shocking charge claiming that it was Masood who engineered the video leak in an attempt to polarise votes and get cheap publicity."
Apr 3, 2014 Cong-Shahi Imam 'deal' in trouble: "A day after TIMES NOW highlighted details of secret Shahi Imam-Sonia Gandhi meeting, controversy breaks out over fight for muslim votes. BJP has launched an all-out attack at the Congress, with party's PM candidate Narendra Modi mounting offensive on the Congress President. Meanwhile, Shahi Imam's brother has also lashed out at Congress, saying the party betrayed Muslims."
Apr 2, 2014 Subramanian Swamy alleges, Sonia is openly seeking votes in name of religion: ""she (Sonia) making an open appeal to minorities. The Catholic Bishops in Kerala have declared that Catholics will vote for Congress. Point is, she has never disowned such things."
Apr 2, 2014 Cong, SP and BSP rush to Bukhari: "the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have gone after the Muslim vote by reaching out to Muslim cleric Syed Ahmed Bukhari. In fact Congress President Sonia Gandhi met a Muslim delegation led by Bukhari yesterday to make one of her strongest appeals to minorities ahead of a difficult election. The meeting was attended by Congress' Ahmed Patel, Rajiv Shukla and Sonia Gandhi along with Shahi Imam and six representatives of states."
Mar 30, 2014 India’s C curse: "India’s chaotic political, social and economic system is a victim of the C malaise — corruption, casteism, communalism, Congress, communism, crime, consumerism, Central Bureau of Investigation, crass capitalism (now, crony capitalism), and ‘chamchagiri’ (favouritism and nepotism) among others!"
Mar 30, 2014 Corrupt engineer caught red-handed in Gurgaon: "The state vigilance bureau, Gurgaon, arrested the superintendent engineer (SE) of the public health department, Palwal, at Rajiv Chowk while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a government contractor in return for approving his bills of works"
Mar 28, 2014 Debate: An abusive election - 1: "But, it is no longer restricted to mere political fight. Congress Candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood's remark threatening BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi has trigerred a big controversy. While the BJP has demanded action against him by the Election Commission, Congress VP Rahul Gandhi has chosen to campaign for the same candidate in Saharanpur. Will Rahul's endorsment backfire?"
Mar 28, 2014 Punjab Police DSP arrested for corruption, dismissed: "Huge amounts of ill-gotten cash were also seized and the DSP's interrogation was going on."
Mar 28, 2014 Endorsing hatemongering?: "From name calling, to personal attacks to open challenges, 2014 elections has witnessed it all. But, it is no longer restricted to mere political fight. Congress Candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood's remark threatening BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi has trigerred a big controversy. While the BJP has demanded action against him by the Election Commission, Congress VP Rahul Gandhi has chosen to campaign for the same candidate in Saharanpur. Will Rahul's endorsment backfire?"
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