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Sep 4, 2013 Scams of Rs 7,000 Cr Unearthed by CVC in 2012: "The CVC found alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 2,700 crore by a Bihar-based television group and misuse of credit linked insurance scheme operated by Mumbai's State Trading Corporation (STC) involving Rs 725 crore"
Sep 4, 2013 Indian children used as guinea pigs?: "Were several Indian tribal girls used as guinea pigs? That is what a 72-page Parliamentary Panel scathing report alleges. The report alleges that two American pharma giants' untested vaccine was administered to thousands of tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat in the garb of a demonstration project. The report questions Indian medical research body for allowing the trial without proper study and paper work."
Sep 4, 2013 Mining baron Reddy completes two years in jail: "Gali Janardhana Reddy, who rode to riches on booming iron ore exports in the last decade and virtually lorded over the BJP in Karnataka for over five years, completes two years behind bars Sep 5 on charges of illegal mining."
Sep 4, 2013 Coal scam: File notings in crucial deal missing: "Coal Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal has made a clear distinction between the number of coal files and documents that are missing in his reply to a query made in Parliament on September 2. He said that among the documents that have gone missing are file notings that trail the movement of these files. The file notings are a crucial piece of information for establishing the identity of the officials involved in the processing."
Sep 4, 2013 Congress hiding coal scam files to protect its people: Arun Jaitley: "Senior BJP leader hit out at the UPA-led government for the missing files pertaining to coal blocks allocation saying that the Congress has intentionally hid the files to protect its own people. 'The files of allocation to people close to the Congress party are relevant files. These relevant files will indicate how Congress leaders overnight became such industrialists that they had to be inducted as sweat equity holders along with those who had applied with coal block allocation,' said Jaitley."
Sep 3, 2013 PM in eye of coal storm: "Facing all-round attack, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (September 3) said all efforts are being made to locate the untraceable files related to coal block allocations and CBI will be asked to investigate if these efforts do not fructify. In a statement in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in view of demands by almost all parties, Singh insisted that the government has nothing to hide and its intent to facilitate probe in the coal block allocations should not be questioned. He said the government will abide by the timeline set by the Supreme Court for handing over of all the files there should be no "hasty" conclusion that something is "fishy"."
Sep 3, 2013 AG writes to coal ministry of missing files: "TIMES NOW access the Attorney General's letter to the Coal Ministry regarding the missing coal files. Stating it as extremely urgent and requiring immediate compliance, the letter was sent on Monday (September 2), hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply in the Parliament. fearing a blockade of Parliament, the government on Tuesday (September 3) swung into sudden action on missing coal files."
Sep 3, 2013 Travel bills racket: Documents point to possible MP-travel agent nexus: "There are more revelations in the MPs' travel bill racket. CNN-IBN has accessed more documents that have brought travel agencies under the radar. They could have helped MPs in creating irregularities to claim reimbursements."
Sep 3, 2013 Uproar in Parliament over coal files; Ravi Shankar, Sibal exchange heated words: "Kapil Sibal and Ravi Shankar Prasad exchanged heated words over the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on missing coal files on Tuesday. Following which there was an uproar in Parliament and it was adjourned for 15 minutes."
Sep 2, 2013 Coal scam is monumental, PM should give a statement: BJP: ""It is a monumental scam and occurred when the Prime Minister was the Coal Minister..."
Sep 2, 2013 The Last Word: What are sensible and silly ways of conserving fuel?: "In an attempt to cut fuel consumption, the Petroleum Ministry has proposed petrol pumps to be open from 8 am to 8 pm only. Oil Minister Veerappa Moily had earlier written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram suggesting further hike on fuel prices."
Aug 31, 2013 Jagdish Tytler, arms dealer Abhishek Verma charged in forgery case: "Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma were charged on Saturday by CBI for allegedly forging letterhead of then minister of state for home Ajay Maken in 2009."
Aug 31, 2013 Comment: Corruption and cronyism put the breaks on India's growth: "Almost every day there is a story about corruption in the Indian media. Sectors such as mining, real estate and telecoms have been particularly affected."
Aug 30, 2013 20 political scams that shamed India
Aug 30, 2013 RBI Guv's parting shot, hits out at FM: "In a forthright "last public lecture" before he retires next week, RBI Governor D Subbarao was on Thursday (August 29) sharply critical of the government, blaming its "loose fiscal stance" for the current economic woes, and warned that the root cause of rupee depreciation is "domestic structural factors.""
Aug 29, 2013 PM, Chidambaram responsible for economic crisis: Arvind Panagariya: "Economist Arvind Panagariya held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and President Pranab Mukherjee responsible for the country's economic crisis. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he said they have let India down in their management of the country's finances."
Aug 29, 2013 Coalgate: SC questions Centre again: "The Centre on Thursday (August 29) faced ire of the Supreme Court on missing files on Coalgate and for not sharing information with CBI and was directed to hand over relevant documents within two weeks to the agency which would also probe disappearance of certain vital papers. Holding that the missing documents are "vital" for the probe in the scam, the apex court directed the Coal Ministry to lodge complaint with the CBI if it fails to trace any documents, sought by the agency."
Aug 28, 2013 Dream Team turned Nightmare: PM and his boys have flunked: "Some twenty years ago the foursome of Manmohan Singh (Finance Minister), P Chidambaram (Commerce Minister), C.Rangarajan (Governor, RBI) and Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Finance Secretary), worked together to dismantle the edifice of the socialist economic structure that had strangled India’s economic potential for four decades."
Aug 28, 2013 Vested interests have delayed or manipulated government policy: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 28, 2013 Has the Centre given up on Rupee?: "On Wednesday morning (August 28), the Rupee breached the 68 mark but the question is not about the markets, the slump or the Rupee anymore. It is about you and me -- the middle class. Each day as the economy weakens, the impact trickles down to us and we bear the brunt. Between vote banks and cash banks, why should the middle class always pay the price for misgovernance, corruption and populism?"
Aug 28, 2013 BJP asks UPA to quit, Left says government is useless: "As the rupee and markets continue to be in a downward spiral and other economic indicators also not looking rosy, the Opposition has taken on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government and demanded that it should step down immediately and call for fresh elections to end the policy paralysis."
Aug 28, 2013 Leadership deficit in India aggravating economic crisis: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata on Tuesday said that the leadership deficit in India is aggravating our economic crisis. Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 24, 2013 India tycoon's wife tells court she's a housewife, not a businesswoman: ""I chaired the meeting if it is so minuted... but I do not recall it," the 1980s film star told the trial court"
Aug 24, 2013 Modi compares PM to rupee, says both have lost value: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the rupee crisis. 'Both the rupee and the country's Prime Minister have lost their value,' said Modi."
Aug 24, 2013 Has Mumbai lost its reputation of being the safest city for women?: "The gangrape of a young photojournalist in Mumbai triggered an outrage across the country on Friday with protests taking place in many cities."
Aug 23, 2013 Mumbai gangrape: City not safe anymore, says Shobha De: "A 23-year-old photojournalist was allegedly gangraped by five men on Thursday around 6:30 pm while she was on an assignment at Shakti Mill in Parel area of Central Mumbai, according to police sources."
Aug 23, 2013 2जी केस में टीना अंबानी ने दी गवाही, जज ने कहा- आपकी यादाश्त अनिल अंबानी से बेहतर: "जब कोर्ट ने टीना अंबानी से कहा कि आपकी यादाश्त अनिल अंबानी से बेहतर है. इस पर कुछ वकीलों ने प्रतिक्रिया दी कि तभी तो ये बेटर हाफ हैं."
Aug 23, 2013 Economy in crisis: Is the government living in denial?: "The rupee hits a new-all of 65 to the US dollar as markets tank on opening. The gold price has also gone up by Rs 600 to cross 31,000 per 10 gm."
Aug 23, 2013 Tina Ambani deposes as 2G witness, denies role in Reliance ADAG: "Tina Ambani said she did not have any role in Reliance ADAG as she was just a housewife."
Aug 22, 2013 Prosecutor says Indian tycoon Ambani "hostile witness": "When asked about various meetings and links between his company, Reliance Telecom, and others accused of wrongdoing, he replied frequently that he did "not recall" or "was not aware"."
Aug 22, 2013 2G case: Anil Ambani resiles from statement: "Industrialist Anil Ambani Thursday deposed in the 2G spectrum scam in a special court here resiling from a statement made during the probe and "did not support" CBI's case, virtually turning a hostile prosecution witness."
Aug 22, 2013 Anil pleads no knowledge of Swan: "But when he was shown a form for opening a bank account on behalf of Swan Consultants (P) Limited at an ICICI Bank branch in Mumbai and his attention was drawn to the signatures and photographs of persons authorised to operate the account, Mr. Ambani admitted that it bore his signature and that of his wife Tina."
Aug 22, 2013 Antrix Devas and the second generation scam: "Devas claimed to be a satellite communication company, ostensibly started by a few former ISRO employees, including a humble chaprasi but reportedly controlled by some of the highest and mightiest in the land. Had the deal not been aborted by a vigilant media, it would have resulted in more than Rs 2 lakh crore loss to the government"
Aug 22, 2013 2G case: Try to recall things, you are turning hostile, court tells Anil Ambani: ""Sahab aap kuch zyada bhool rahe hai. Kuch to yaad karne ki koshish kijiye"
Aug 21, 2013 Conflict between democracy and its funding through corruption holds India in thrall: "Just a handful of companies admit to making political contributions. The rest pay off the books, to individual politicians, with a keen eye on the quid pro quo. Political parties file income-tax returns showing puny incomes. 2008-09 registered the highest incomes:Rs497 crore for the Congress and Rs220 crore for the BJP. In reality, these parties spend tens of thousands of crore rupees: not just for elections, but also for the regular functioning of their parties. Which means, quite simply, that India's great democracy is funded by the proceeds of corruption. This corruption takes three forms: loot of the exchequer (the fodder scam, commissions on procurement), sale of patronage (allocation of mining leases) and plain extortion (no clearance till you pay up, complex administrative procedures, each one of which serves as a rent-seeking opportunity)."
Aug 21, 2013 Rupee fall is due to failing Indian economy: "India has come a long way from that day in 1947 when it gained independence and the rupee was a currency at par with the U.S. dollar."
Aug 21, 2013 Railway Ministers favoured their own: "As Railway Ministers, they never missed a chance to beat their trumpets. Now it seems it was hollow. As far as Indian Railways jobs, the lion's share was cornered by the Ministers people. Under Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar accounted for most of the jobs. When Mamata Banerjee took over she ensured most of the vacancies were filled from West Bengal."
Aug 21, 2013 $30 billion scam & 225 files missing: ""It is not the case of missing files. The files need to be traced."
Aug 21, 2013 The Last Word: Is the Coalgate affair in danger of making the PM a liability for the UPA?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Besharam’s latest track ‘Love Ki Ghanti’ goes into controversy: "The newly released track from Ranabir Kapoor's Beshram called 'Love Ki Ghanti' is in the news for being, as they say inspired by an Italian folk song called Bella Ciao!"
Aug 21, 2013 Government only cares of staying in power: Narendra Modi: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the government over security issue and falling rupee. He said, 'It's the country's misfortune that leadership only cares of staying in power, and not of national security or the falling Rupee. In spite of the government's assurance for the last 5 years, they've not been able to curb inflation.'"
Aug 21, 2013 अखिलेश जवाब दो, क्यों UP में बेलगाम हो रहे है माफिया?: "पिलखवा में डीएसपी को शराब माफिया ने पीटा, एटा में एक अपराधी को पकड़ने गए दारोगा को लोगों ने पीटा और आगरा में घर में घुस कर एक युवक की हत्या हुई."
Aug 21, 2013 Why rupee should retire at 65, and Mr C should take a vacation
Aug 21, 2013 Can the PM distance himself from the Coalgate controversy?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Documents show Robert Vadra bought land using a 'fictitious' cheque: "Days after Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka's claims, CNN-IBN has accessed documents that reveal that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra did buy land from Omkareshwar properties using a 'fictitious' cheque. Documents accessed by CNN-IBN show IAS officer Ashok Khemka claimed in his response to a Haryana government inquiry report that Vadra, through his firm Skylight Hospitality, bought 3.5 acres land from Omkareshwar properties in February 2008 and in its filings with the government stated that money had been paid in full for the transaction."
Aug 21, 2013 Firm that sold land to Robert Vadra launched by Gopal Kanda's brother: "Onkareshwar Properties Private Limited, the company that sold land in village Shikohpur in Haryana to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's company M/s Sky Light Hospitality Private Limited, has a record of links with politicians."
Aug 21, 2013 Robert Vadra paid for land 6 months after registration with advance from DLF: "the first cheque — which Onkareshwar never cashed — was issued by Sky Light Realty, another of Vadra's firms, but, curiously, not accounted for in its balance sheet of March 31, 2008."
Aug 21, 2013 Khemka says courts should monitor probe into Robert Vadra land deals: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka on Wednesday said that an independent probe monitored by the Punjab and Haryana High Court or the Supreme Court should be conducted into the alleged illegal land deals of Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi."
Aug 20, 2013 निरीक्षकों ने परिवहन सचिव के तबादले की मुहिम छेड़ी: "रांची, परिवहन विभाग में भ्रष्टाचार की नदी बहती है। अवैध कमाई पर रोक लगने से विभाग के अधीनस्थ पदाधिकारी आगबबूला होकर एकजूट होकर वरीय अधिकारी की खिलाफत करना शुरू कर देते हैं।"
Aug 19, 2013 Why Sensex, rupee are crashing: Mkt has lost faith in UPA: "The UPA government's credibility on the economy has fallen so low that it ends up achieving the exact opposite of what it intends."
Aug 19, 2013 Coalgate probe hits roadbloack: "Exactly 60 days ago - TIMES NOW questioned Sriprakash Jaiswal about the missing coalgate files. Back then the Coal Minister snubbed our reporter & our questions. Tonight, the facts are out in the open and Mr Jaiswal himself has admitted that the files just can't be found. How can supersensitive files simply go missing? Or is there an attempt to bury a 30 billion dollar scam in this election season?"
Aug 19, 2013 Rupee freefalls, aam aadmi trembles: "Continuing its free fall, the rupee today breached 63-mark a dollar to end at record low of 63.13, recording the decade's worst single-day fall of 148 paise,"
Aug 19, 2013 Coal files: Missing or cover up?: "Coalgate storm likely to hit Parliament today after the Coal Minister admitted that coal scam files were missing."
Aug 19, 2013 BJP tags NSEL crisis as 'scam', hints at link with minister, Congress furious: "NSEL has "close links with a minister" in the central government."
Aug 19, 2013 Coal scam: Missing files block CBI probe, Opposition alleges cover up: "The coal scam continues to haunt the government as crucial files required by the CBI have gone missing from the records. Sources tell CNN-IBN that the CBI's repeated letters to the Coal Ministry have failed to get a response."
Aug 19, 2013 Rupee breaches 63 mark a dollar, ends at historic record low of Rs 63.13: "recording the decade's worst single-day fall of 148 paise"
Aug 19, 2013 Government can do nothing to fix economic situation: Yashwant Sinha: "BJP leader Yashwant Sinha hit out at the government on the economic situation saying the present government can do nothing as it is responsible for the economy to go to this level. 'My prescription is that the government should go and elections should be held as early as possible so that the new government take steps to fix the situation,' he said."
Aug 19, 2013 MP: 51 trucks loaded with illegally mined sand seized: "Fifty-one trucks carrying sand illegally mined worth crores have been seized in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. The trucks were loaded with illegally mined sand from the banks of the river Tawa."
Aug 19, 2013 Bangalore potholes: Scam that swallows Rs 3,000 crore every year: "Bangalore, the IT city of India, is bearing the brunt of thousands of potholes and corruption that runs when it comes to repairing the roads. Every year, Rs 3,000 to 4,000 crore are eaten away by scams and locals are even forced to patch the potholes themselves."
Aug 18, 2013 Robert Vadra's land deal was a sham sale, says IAS officer Ashok Khemka: "It is very easy to take action with the people who are downtrodden, but it takes courage and guts to call a bluff a bluff when it happens at the top,""
Aug 18, 2013 'Governance niyat ki baat hoti hai. It needs only integrity, ethics, some ordinary intellect': "Whatever I have done was my duty as per the rule of law. There is nothing which I did which I ought not to have done. (Addressing me) as a 'whistleblower IAS officer' keeps me aside and makes me not a part of my community, a servant of the public. (There is) a clear distortion in governance where people tend to be servants of the private and they say that's the norm for a public servant..."
Aug 18, 2013 Robert Vadra guilty of criminal behaviour, ethical misconduct: Khemka: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in an interview with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate admitted that a greater criminal investigation is needed to establish the truth in Robert Vadra's land dealings. 'The truth is to be established by looking at his (Robert Vadra) account statement,' he said."
Aug 18, 2013 Journey of Indian rupee since independence: "The Indian rupee, which was at par with the American currency at the time of independence in 1947, hit a record low of 61.80 against the dollar recently. This means the Indian currency has depreciated by almost 62 times against the greenback in the past 66 years."
Aug 17, 2013 Coal scam: Govt admits a few files are missing, Oppn alleges cover up: "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Saturday admitted that some files related to the coal blocks allocation scam have gone missing. The minister said the files between 1993 and 2004 are missing."
Aug 17, 2013 Has UPA 2 lost the battle to revive the faltering economy?: "With the economy not showing signs of coming out of the slowdown, the markets crashing and the rupee hitting a record low of 62 to the dollar on Friday, Finance Minister P Chidambaram appealed for calm and urged people not to spread panic saying that the sharp falls in domestic markets that sent the rupee to a record low were a reaction to global developments and he expected calm to return soon."
Aug 17, 2013 The Return Of Bob The Builder: "This Robert has already become quite the villain in public perception.", "He is a privileged citizen of India, married to its first family, with a fortune very clearly built on a fortunate marriage.""
Aug 17, 2013 Greater criminal probe needed to establish the truth in Robert Vadra land deal: Ashok Khemka: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in an interview with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate admitted that a greater criminal investigation is needed to establish the truth in Robert Vadra's land dealings. 'The truth is to be established by looking at his (Robert Vadra) account statement,' he said."
Aug 16, 2013 Congress MP targets Robert Vadra again: "Vadra is an Indian citizen and he is not above the law. If he (Vadra) has done any mistake, he would face the penalty,""
Aug 15, 2013 Canadian business man guilty of conspiring to bribe Indian officials: "A Canadian businessman “targeted” prominent Indian officials with $450,000 U.S. in bribes in a failed bid-rigging plot to win an airline security contract, an Ottawa judge ruled Thursday.", "He organized a $200,000 U.S. bribe for the co-chair of the selection committee for the Air India security project and a $250,000 U.S. bribe for then-minister of civil aviation Praful Patel.""
Aug 14, 2013 BJP targets Congress with Vadra land scam charges: ""Congress ka haath, damaadji ke saath""
Aug 14, 2013 A primer in how corruption works: "A young magistrate and illegal sand mining have New Delhi in a spin,"
Aug 14, 2013 Chargesheet filed against 12 officials in corruption, criminal conspiracy cases: "for illegal allotment of 182.07 acre government land in Kishanganj district between 1997 and 2000 for tea plantation."
Aug 13, 2013 SP Tyagi refuses to speak on Agusta: "The CBI in connection with the Agusta Westland chopper deal has filed an FIR against former IAF Chief SP Tyagi and his cousins under charges of bribery and cheating. CBI's investigation point towards the fact that Tyagi accepted a bribe to help push the deal. Following the CAG report on Armsgate, former IAF Chief SP Tyagi refused to speak to TIMES NOW. His wife in a brief note to TIMES NOW's Reporter said that Tyagi was not Air Chief in 2007."
Aug 13, 2013 Congress denies gag order on Vadra: "BJP today sought to corner the government over alleged irregularities in land deals involving Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, disrupting Parliament and demanding probe by a Special Investigative Team."
Aug 13, 2013 Who in PMO favoured Agusta deal?: "The CAG slammed the Defence Ministry and Air Force for "several instances" of deviation from rules in the procurement of VVIP choppers in the Rs 3,727 crore AgustaWestland deal. In its report tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General also questioned the decision of the then IAF chief to hold the trials of the two contenders for the deal abroad. The CAG also noted that the benchmark cost of Rs 4,871.5 crore for the 12 VVIP choppers was "unreasonably high" as compared to the Rs 3,966 crore quoted by AgustaWestland."
Aug 13, 2013 Armsgate part 3: A Bofors moment?: "The controversial Rs 3,727 crore AgustaWestland deal today came under attack from the CAG which has found "several deviations" from procedures and changes in requirements in the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers at nearly five times the original sanction for the project."
Aug 13, 2013 There is a lot of corruption in Indian military contracts: "Edmonds Allen, a New York-based businessman, is behind a major investigation into corruption in Indian arms purchases. After working with alleged arms dealer Abhishek Verma, he shocked the Indian defence establishment last year when he sent a bundle of top secret documents to the ministry."
Aug 13, 2013 Solar scam: LDF ends protests as Kerala govt agrees for probe: "The Left Front called off its protests in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday after the UDF government agreed for a judicial probe into the solar scam. Thousands had laid siege to the government secretariat for two days and Thiruvananthapuram had come to a grinding halt during the protest."
Aug 13, 2013 News 360: BJP targets Congress over Vadra land deals, demands SIT probe: "Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha demanded an SIT probe in Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deal. The Congress has, however, denied any discussion on the issue."
Aug 13, 2013 7 Haryana IAS officers stonewalled Khemka's probe into Vadra land deal: "Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in his report had accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's of being benefitted by falsifying land documents. CNN-IBN has found that the Haryana government probe appointed to inquire into Khemka's charges has raised more questions than answers as Khemka was stonewalled at every step, not just by the state government but also by officers of his own cadre."
Aug 13, 2013 वाड्रा पर यशवंत सिन्हा ने कसा तंज, कहा- मुनाफा कमाने का अनोखा मॉडल पेश किया: "‘हल्दी लगे न चुना, और मुनाफा हजारों-करोड़ों रुपये कमा लिया जाता है.’"
Aug 13, 2013 बेईमानी तो रॉबर्ट वाड्रा का विशेषाधिकार है क्योंकि वो सोनिया के दामाद हैं: आजम खान: "आजम ने कहा कि वाड्रा का नाम जिस जमीन खरीद घोटाले में सामने आया है कि वो धोखे और लूट का उनका कोई पहला मामला नहीं है. घोखेबाजी का उनका लंबा रिकार्ड है"
Aug 13, 2013 'कारोबारी' रॉबर्ट वाड्रा पर संसद में कोलाहल: ""सिर्फ़ 44 वर्ष की आयु में बड़ी क्लिक करें पहुँच रखने वाले एक व्यक्ति हैं जिन्हें सैंकड़ों करोड़ रूपए कमाने की कला बिना किसी बिज़नेस स्कूल में गए हुए या निवेश किए ही आती है.”"
Aug 13, 2013 Vadra land deals paralyse Parliament, BJP for SIT probe: "Yashwant Sinha said there was a highly connected person who didn't go to B-school but had a model where crores were made with no investment."
Aug 12, 2013 Congress MP embarrasses party: "Political fight has broken out over IAS offcier Askok Khemka's report in Haryana. After IAS officer Ashok Khemka revealed that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra falsified documents created a black market of licenses, Congress ..."
Aug 12, 2013 United in corruption: Bill to keep parties out of RTI ambit introduced, AAP condemns: "A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to keep political parties out of the ambit of the RTI Act and negate a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to this effect under the transparency law."
Aug 11, 2013 IIT-Patna director charged in Coalnet scam: "He is also accused of making back-to-back payments to TCG Software."
Aug 11, 2013 Haryana CM’s aunt gained from land deal: Ashok Khemka's report: "have detected a "glaring case of misappropriation of 734 acres of panchayat land" worth "several crores" by influential people — including the present chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's aunt"
Aug 11, 2013 Vadra falsified documents for several land deals claims Khemka: "IAS officer Ashok Khemka has filed a 100 page reply to the government claiming that Robert Vadra falsified documents for several land deals with DLF. Khemka also said that if all land scams in Haryana are counted in the last 8 years, their value would be between 20,000 crore to 3.5 lakh crores. The Haryana government has denied all the allegations."
Aug 10, 2013 We have evidence of illegal sand mining in Greater Noida: Natarajan: "Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday claimed that her ministry has found evidence of illegal sand mining in Greater Noida, the district from where IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended."
Aug 10, 2013 Is it impossible to rein-in the sand mafia?: "Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday claimed that her ministry has found evidence of illegal sand mining in Greater Noida, the district from where IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended."
Aug 10, 2013 Illegal sand mining rampant in India despite Supreme Court ban: "A CNN-IBN investigation has exposed how sand is being rampantly mined from various parts of our country without any official check."
Aug 10, 2013 Robert Vadra falsified documents for Gurgaon land, claims Khemka: "There seems to be more trouble for Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and his land deals in Haryana. IAS officer Ashok Khemka has claimed that Vadra falsified documents for 3.53 acre land in the Shikohpur village of Gurgaon."
Aug 10, 2013 Vadra-DLF transactions sham in every legal sense: Lawyer: "Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and his land deals are back in the news. This after IAS officer Ashok Khemka claimed that Vadra falsified documents for several land deals. CNN-IBN has accessed Khemka's reply to a government-appointed enquiry committee, which had indicted him earlier this year. Khemka highlights a series of sham transactions undertaken between his company Skylight Hospitality and DLF Universal Limited. Khemka claims Vadra was favoured as he is the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi."
Aug 10, 2013 Robert Vadra pocketed large premium on colony license: Ashok Khemka: "the Haryana's Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) "ignored rules and regulations to allow crony capitalists operating as middlemen to flourish and appropriate market premium of a license." "The DTCP aided Vadra in making these sham transactions,""
Aug 10, 2013 Govt's rupee rescue is more prayer than plan: "Free fall rupee - The rupee fell to as low as 61.80 against the US dollar in Mumbai on August 6, a new record."
Aug 10, 2013 Robert Vadra used fake documents to acquire Gurgaon land, IAS officer Ashok Khemka claims: "whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka alleging that Vadra "falsified documents" for 3.53 acres of land in Gurgaon and "pocketed" large premium on a commercial colony license."
Aug 9, 2013 BBC: New Indian state Telangana creates uncertainty for businesses: "The BBC's Yogita Limaye reports from Hyderabad, the proposed joint capital of Telangana."
Aug 7, 2013 MP: Illegal sand mining rampant even after green tribunal's ban: "The National Green Tribunal's nationwide stay on sand mining on the river beds without Environment Ministry clearance has had no effect on the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh. CNN-IBN travelled to Sohagpur in Hoshangabad district to do a reality check and found rampant illegal sand mining. Madhya Pradesh is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled state, the same party which is crying foul over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in Uttar Pradesh."
Aug 6, 2013 CBI probing Jodhpur land scam: Antony: "the CBI is probing the Jodhpur land scam case in which an inquiry had found that Army and defence estates officials allegedly colluded to illegally transfer defence land to a charitable trust."
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Sep 4, 2013 Scams of Rs 7,000 Cr Unearthed by CVC in 2012: "The CVC found alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 2,700 crore by a Bihar-based television group and misuse of credit linked insurance scheme operated by Mumbai's State Trading Corporation (STC) involving Rs 725 crore"
Sep 4, 2013 Indian children used as guinea pigs?: "Were several Indian tribal girls used as guinea pigs? That is what a 72-page Parliamentary Panel scathing report alleges. The report alleges that two American pharma giants' untested vaccine was administered to thousands of tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat in the garb of a demonstration project. The report questions Indian medical research body for allowing the trial without proper study and paper work."
Sep 4, 2013 Mining baron Reddy completes two years in jail: "Gali Janardhana Reddy, who rode to riches on booming iron ore exports in the last decade and virtually lorded over the BJP in Karnataka for over five years, completes two years behind bars Sep 5 on charges of illegal mining."
Sep 4, 2013 Coal scam: File notings in crucial deal missing: "Coal Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal has made a clear distinction between the number of coal files and documents that are missing in his reply to a query made in Parliament on September 2. He said that among the documents that have gone missing are file notings that trail the movement of these files. The file notings are a crucial piece of information for establishing the identity of the officials involved in the processing."
Sep 4, 2013 Congress hiding coal scam files to protect its people: Arun Jaitley: "Senior BJP leader hit out at the UPA-led government for the missing files pertaining to coal blocks allocation saying that the Congress has intentionally hid the files to protect its own people. 'The files of allocation to people close to the Congress party are relevant files. These relevant files will indicate how Congress leaders overnight became such industrialists that they had to be inducted as sweat equity holders along with those who had applied with coal block allocation,' said Jaitley."
Sep 3, 2013 PM in eye of coal storm: "Facing all-round attack, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (September 3) said all efforts are being made to locate the untraceable files related to coal block allocations and CBI will be asked to investigate if these efforts do not fructify. In a statement in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in view of demands by almost all parties, Singh insisted that the government has nothing to hide and its intent to facilitate probe in the coal block allocations should not be questioned. He said the government will abide by the timeline set by the Supreme Court for handing over of all the files there should be no "hasty" conclusion that something is "fishy"."
Sep 3, 2013 AG writes to coal ministry of missing files: "TIMES NOW access the Attorney General's letter to the Coal Ministry regarding the missing coal files. Stating it as extremely urgent and requiring immediate compliance, the letter was sent on Monday (September 2), hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply in the Parliament. fearing a blockade of Parliament, the government on Tuesday (September 3) swung into sudden action on missing coal files."
Sep 3, 2013 Travel bills racket: Documents point to possible MP-travel agent nexus: "There are more revelations in the MPs' travel bill racket. CNN-IBN has accessed more documents that have brought travel agencies under the radar. They could have helped MPs in creating irregularities to claim reimbursements."
Sep 3, 2013 Uproar in Parliament over coal files; Ravi Shankar, Sibal exchange heated words: "Kapil Sibal and Ravi Shankar Prasad exchanged heated words over the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on missing coal files on Tuesday. Following which there was an uproar in Parliament and it was adjourned for 15 minutes."
Sep 2, 2013 Coal scam is monumental, PM should give a statement: BJP: ""It is a monumental scam and occurred when the Prime Minister was the Coal Minister..."
Sep 2, 2013 The Last Word: What are sensible and silly ways of conserving fuel?: "In an attempt to cut fuel consumption, the Petroleum Ministry has proposed petrol pumps to be open from 8 am to 8 pm only. Oil Minister Veerappa Moily had earlier written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram suggesting further hike on fuel prices."
Aug 31, 2013 Jagdish Tytler, arms dealer Abhishek Verma charged in forgery case: "Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma were charged on Saturday by CBI for allegedly forging letterhead of then minister of state for home Ajay Maken in 2009."
Aug 31, 2013 Comment: Corruption and cronyism put the breaks on India's growth: "Almost every day there is a story about corruption in the Indian media. Sectors such as mining, real estate and telecoms have been particularly affected."
Aug 30, 2013 20 political scams that shamed India
Aug 30, 2013 RBI Guv's parting shot, hits out at FM: "In a forthright "last public lecture" before he retires next week, RBI Governor D Subbarao was on Thursday (August 29) sharply critical of the government, blaming its "loose fiscal stance" for the current economic woes, and warned that the root cause of rupee depreciation is "domestic structural factors.""
Aug 29, 2013 PM, Chidambaram responsible for economic crisis: Arvind Panagariya: "Economist Arvind Panagariya held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and President Pranab Mukherjee responsible for the country's economic crisis. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he said they have let India down in their management of the country's finances."
Aug 29, 2013 Coalgate: SC questions Centre again: "The Centre on Thursday (August 29) faced ire of the Supreme Court on missing files on Coalgate and for not sharing information with CBI and was directed to hand over relevant documents within two weeks to the agency which would also probe disappearance of certain vital papers. Holding that the missing documents are "vital" for the probe in the scam, the apex court directed the Coal Ministry to lodge complaint with the CBI if it fails to trace any documents, sought by the agency."
Aug 28, 2013 Dream Team turned Nightmare: PM and his boys have flunked: "Some twenty years ago the foursome of Manmohan Singh (Finance Minister), P Chidambaram (Commerce Minister), C.Rangarajan (Governor, RBI) and Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Finance Secretary), worked together to dismantle the edifice of the socialist economic structure that had strangled India’s economic potential for four decades."
Aug 28, 2013 Vested interests have delayed or manipulated government policy: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 28, 2013 Has the Centre given up on Rupee?: "On Wednesday morning (August 28), the Rupee breached the 68 mark but the question is not about the markets, the slump or the Rupee anymore. It is about you and me -- the middle class. Each day as the economy weakens, the impact trickles down to us and we bear the brunt. Between vote banks and cash banks, why should the middle class always pay the price for misgovernance, corruption and populism?"
Aug 28, 2013 BJP asks UPA to quit, Left says government is useless: "As the rupee and markets continue to be in a downward spiral and other economic indicators also not looking rosy, the Opposition has taken on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government and demanded that it should step down immediately and call for fresh elections to end the policy paralysis."
Aug 28, 2013 Leadership deficit in India aggravating economic crisis: Ratan Tata: "Former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata on Tuesday said that the leadership deficit in India is aggravating our economic crisis. Tata broke his silence in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN on the leadership deficit and economic crisis in the country."
Aug 24, 2013 India tycoon's wife tells court she's a housewife, not a businesswoman: ""I chaired the meeting if it is so minuted... but I do not recall it," the 1980s film star told the trial court"
Aug 24, 2013 Modi compares PM to rupee, says both have lost value: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the rupee crisis. 'Both the rupee and the country's Prime Minister have lost their value,' said Modi."
Aug 24, 2013 Has Mumbai lost its reputation of being the safest city for women?: "The gangrape of a young photojournalist in Mumbai triggered an outrage across the country on Friday with protests taking place in many cities."
Aug 23, 2013 Mumbai gangrape: City not safe anymore, says Shobha De: "A 23-year-old photojournalist was allegedly gangraped by five men on Thursday around 6:30 pm while she was on an assignment at Shakti Mill in Parel area of Central Mumbai, according to police sources."
Aug 23, 2013 2जी केस में टीना अंबानी ने दी गवाही, जज ने कहा- आपकी यादाश्त अनिल अंबानी से बेहतर: "जब कोर्ट ने टीना अंबानी से कहा कि आपकी यादाश्त अनिल अंबानी से बेहतर है. इस पर कुछ वकीलों ने प्रतिक्रिया दी कि तभी तो ये बेटर हाफ हैं."
Aug 23, 2013 Economy in crisis: Is the government living in denial?: "The rupee hits a new-all of 65 to the US dollar as markets tank on opening. The gold price has also gone up by Rs 600 to cross 31,000 per 10 gm."
Aug 23, 2013 Tina Ambani deposes as 2G witness, denies role in Reliance ADAG: "Tina Ambani said she did not have any role in Reliance ADAG as she was just a housewife."
Aug 22, 2013 Prosecutor says Indian tycoon Ambani "hostile witness": "When asked about various meetings and links between his company, Reliance Telecom, and others accused of wrongdoing, he replied frequently that he did "not recall" or "was not aware"."
Aug 22, 2013 2G case: Anil Ambani resiles from statement: "Industrialist Anil Ambani Thursday deposed in the 2G spectrum scam in a special court here resiling from a statement made during the probe and "did not support" CBI's case, virtually turning a hostile prosecution witness."
Aug 22, 2013 Anil pleads no knowledge of Swan: "But when he was shown a form for opening a bank account on behalf of Swan Consultants (P) Limited at an ICICI Bank branch in Mumbai and his attention was drawn to the signatures and photographs of persons authorised to operate the account, Mr. Ambani admitted that it bore his signature and that of his wife Tina."
Aug 22, 2013 Antrix Devas and the second generation scam: "Devas claimed to be a satellite communication company, ostensibly started by a few former ISRO employees, including a humble chaprasi but reportedly controlled by some of the highest and mightiest in the land. Had the deal not been aborted by a vigilant media, it would have resulted in more than Rs 2 lakh crore loss to the government"
Aug 22, 2013 2G case: Try to recall things, you are turning hostile, court tells Anil Ambani: ""Sahab aap kuch zyada bhool rahe hai. Kuch to yaad karne ki koshish kijiye"
Aug 21, 2013 Conflict between democracy and its funding through corruption holds India in thrall: "Just a handful of companies admit to making political contributions. The rest pay off the books, to individual politicians, with a keen eye on the quid pro quo. Political parties file income-tax returns showing puny incomes. 2008-09 registered the highest incomes:Rs497 crore for the Congress and Rs220 crore for the BJP. In reality, these parties spend tens of thousands of crore rupees: not just for elections, but also for the regular functioning of their parties. Which means, quite simply, that India's great democracy is funded by the proceeds of corruption. This corruption takes three forms: loot of the exchequer (the fodder scam, commissions on procurement), sale of patronage (allocation of mining leases) and plain extortion (no clearance till you pay up, complex administrative procedures, each one of which serves as a rent-seeking opportunity)."
Aug 21, 2013 Rupee fall is due to failing Indian economy: "India has come a long way from that day in 1947 when it gained independence and the rupee was a currency at par with the U.S. dollar."
Aug 21, 2013 Railway Ministers favoured their own: "As Railway Ministers, they never missed a chance to beat their trumpets. Now it seems it was hollow. As far as Indian Railways jobs, the lion's share was cornered by the Ministers people. Under Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar accounted for most of the jobs. When Mamata Banerjee took over she ensured most of the vacancies were filled from West Bengal."
Aug 21, 2013 $30 billion scam & 225 files missing: ""It is not the case of missing files. The files need to be traced."
Aug 21, 2013 The Last Word: Is the Coalgate affair in danger of making the PM a liability for the UPA?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Besharam’s latest track ‘Love Ki Ghanti’ goes into controversy: "The newly released track from Ranabir Kapoor's Beshram called 'Love Ki Ghanti' is in the news for being, as they say inspired by an Italian folk song called Bella Ciao!"
Aug 21, 2013 Government only cares of staying in power: Narendra Modi: "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the government over security issue and falling rupee. He said, 'It's the country's misfortune that leadership only cares of staying in power, and not of national security or the falling Rupee. In spite of the government's assurance for the last 5 years, they've not been able to curb inflation.'"
Aug 21, 2013 अखिलेश जवाब दो, क्यों UP में बेलगाम हो रहे है माफिया?: "पिलखवा में डीएसपी को शराब माफिया ने पीटा, एटा में एक अपराधी को पकड़ने गए दारोगा को लोगों ने पीटा और आगरा में घर में घुस कर एक युवक की हत्या हुई."
Aug 21, 2013 Why rupee should retire at 65, and Mr C should take a vacation
Aug 21, 2013 Can the PM distance himself from the Coalgate controversy?: "The government was once again cornered by the Opposition over the missing coalgate files in Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP demanded a statement from the PM alleging that the files had been deliberately made to disappear to destroy evidence. The Congress was quick to hit back, saying files from the NDA regime were also missing."
Aug 21, 2013 Documents show Robert Vadra bought land using a 'fictitious' cheque: "Days after Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka's claims, CNN-IBN has accessed documents that reveal that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra did buy land from Omkareshwar properties using a 'fictitious' cheque. Documents accessed by CNN-IBN show IAS officer Ashok Khemka claimed in his response to a Haryana government inquiry report that Vadra, through his firm Skylight Hospitality, bought 3.5 acres land from Omkareshwar properties in February 2008 and in its filings with the government stated that money had been paid in full for the transaction."
Aug 21, 2013 Firm that sold land to Robert Vadra launched by Gopal Kanda's brother: "Onkareshwar Properties Private Limited, the company that sold land in village Shikohpur in Haryana to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's company M/s Sky Light Hospitality Private Limited, has a record of links with politicians."
Aug 21, 2013 Robert Vadra paid for land 6 months after registration with advance from DLF: "the first cheque — which Onkareshwar never cashed — was issued by Sky Light Realty, another of Vadra's firms, but, curiously, not accounted for in its balance sheet of March 31, 2008."
Aug 21, 2013 Khemka says courts should monitor probe into Robert Vadra land deals: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka on Wednesday said that an independent probe monitored by the Punjab and Haryana High Court or the Supreme Court should be conducted into the alleged illegal land deals of Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi."
Aug 20, 2013 निरीक्षकों ने परिवहन सचिव के तबादले की मुहिम छेड़ी: "रांची, परिवहन विभाग में भ्रष्टाचार की नदी बहती है। अवैध कमाई पर रोक लगने से विभाग के अधीनस्थ पदाधिकारी आगबबूला होकर एकजूट होकर वरीय अधिकारी की खिलाफत करना शुरू कर देते हैं।"
Aug 19, 2013 Why Sensex, rupee are crashing: Mkt has lost faith in UPA: "The UPA government's credibility on the economy has fallen so low that it ends up achieving the exact opposite of what it intends."
Aug 19, 2013 Coalgate probe hits roadbloack: "Exactly 60 days ago - TIMES NOW questioned Sriprakash Jaiswal about the missing coalgate files. Back then the Coal Minister snubbed our reporter & our questions. Tonight, the facts are out in the open and Mr Jaiswal himself has admitted that the files just can't be found. How can supersensitive files simply go missing? Or is there an attempt to bury a 30 billion dollar scam in this election season?"
Aug 19, 2013 Rupee freefalls, aam aadmi trembles: "Continuing its free fall, the rupee today breached 63-mark a dollar to end at record low of 63.13, recording the decade's worst single-day fall of 148 paise,"
Aug 19, 2013 Coal files: Missing or cover up?: "Coalgate storm likely to hit Parliament today after the Coal Minister admitted that coal scam files were missing."
Aug 19, 2013 BJP tags NSEL crisis as 'scam', hints at link with minister, Congress furious: "NSEL has "close links with a minister" in the central government."
Aug 19, 2013 Coal scam: Missing files block CBI probe, Opposition alleges cover up: "The coal scam continues to haunt the government as crucial files required by the CBI have gone missing from the records. Sources tell CNN-IBN that the CBI's repeated letters to the Coal Ministry have failed to get a response."
Aug 19, 2013 Rupee breaches 63 mark a dollar, ends at historic record low of Rs 63.13: "recording the decade's worst single-day fall of 148 paise"
Aug 19, 2013 Government can do nothing to fix economic situation: Yashwant Sinha: "BJP leader Yashwant Sinha hit out at the government on the economic situation saying the present government can do nothing as it is responsible for the economy to go to this level. 'My prescription is that the government should go and elections should be held as early as possible so that the new government take steps to fix the situation,' he said."
Aug 19, 2013 MP: 51 trucks loaded with illegally mined sand seized: "Fifty-one trucks carrying sand illegally mined worth crores have been seized in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. The trucks were loaded with illegally mined sand from the banks of the river Tawa."
Aug 19, 2013 Bangalore potholes: Scam that swallows Rs 3,000 crore every year: "Bangalore, the IT city of India, is bearing the brunt of thousands of potholes and corruption that runs when it comes to repairing the roads. Every year, Rs 3,000 to 4,000 crore are eaten away by scams and locals are even forced to patch the potholes themselves."
Aug 18, 2013 Robert Vadra's land deal was a sham sale, says IAS officer Ashok Khemka: "It is very easy to take action with the people who are downtrodden, but it takes courage and guts to call a bluff a bluff when it happens at the top,""
Aug 18, 2013 'Governance niyat ki baat hoti hai. It needs only integrity, ethics, some ordinary intellect': "Whatever I have done was my duty as per the rule of law. There is nothing which I did which I ought not to have done. (Addressing me) as a 'whistleblower IAS officer' keeps me aside and makes me not a part of my community, a servant of the public. (There is) a clear distortion in governance where people tend to be servants of the private and they say that's the norm for a public servant..."
Aug 18, 2013 Robert Vadra guilty of criminal behaviour, ethical misconduct: Khemka: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in an interview with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate admitted that a greater criminal investigation is needed to establish the truth in Robert Vadra's land dealings. 'The truth is to be established by looking at his (Robert Vadra) account statement,' he said."
Aug 18, 2013 Journey of Indian rupee since independence: "The Indian rupee, which was at par with the American currency at the time of independence in 1947, hit a record low of 61.80 against the dollar recently. This means the Indian currency has depreciated by almost 62 times against the greenback in the past 66 years."
Aug 17, 2013 Coal scam: Govt admits a few files are missing, Oppn alleges cover up: "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Saturday admitted that some files related to the coal blocks allocation scam have gone missing. The minister said the files between 1993 and 2004 are missing."
Aug 17, 2013 Has UPA 2 lost the battle to revive the faltering economy?: "With the economy not showing signs of coming out of the slowdown, the markets crashing and the rupee hitting a record low of 62 to the dollar on Friday, Finance Minister P Chidambaram appealed for calm and urged people not to spread panic saying that the sharp falls in domestic markets that sent the rupee to a record low were a reaction to global developments and he expected calm to return soon."
Aug 17, 2013 The Return Of Bob The Builder: "This Robert has already become quite the villain in public perception.", "He is a privileged citizen of India, married to its first family, with a fortune very clearly built on a fortunate marriage.""
Aug 17, 2013 Greater criminal probe needed to establish the truth in Robert Vadra land deal: Ashok Khemka: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in an interview with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate admitted that a greater criminal investigation is needed to establish the truth in Robert Vadra's land dealings. 'The truth is to be established by looking at his (Robert Vadra) account statement,' he said."
Aug 16, 2013 Congress MP targets Robert Vadra again: "Vadra is an Indian citizen and he is not above the law. If he (Vadra) has done any mistake, he would face the penalty,""
Aug 15, 2013 Canadian business man guilty of conspiring to bribe Indian officials: "A Canadian businessman “targeted” prominent Indian officials with $450,000 U.S. in bribes in a failed bid-rigging plot to win an airline security contract, an Ottawa judge ruled Thursday.", "He organized a $200,000 U.S. bribe for the co-chair of the selection committee for the Air India security project and a $250,000 U.S. bribe for then-minister of civil aviation Praful Patel.""
Aug 14, 2013 BJP targets Congress with Vadra land scam charges: ""Congress ka haath, damaadji ke saath""
Aug 14, 2013 A primer in how corruption works: "A young magistrate and illegal sand mining have New Delhi in a spin,"
Aug 14, 2013 Chargesheet filed against 12 officials in corruption, criminal conspiracy cases: "for illegal allotment of 182.07 acre government land in Kishanganj district between 1997 and 2000 for tea plantation."
Aug 13, 2013 SP Tyagi refuses to speak on Agusta: "The CBI in connection with the Agusta Westland chopper deal has filed an FIR against former IAF Chief SP Tyagi and his cousins under charges of bribery and cheating. CBI's investigation point towards the fact that Tyagi accepted a bribe to help push the deal. Following the CAG report on Armsgate, former IAF Chief SP Tyagi refused to speak to TIMES NOW. His wife in a brief note to TIMES NOW's Reporter said that Tyagi was not Air Chief in 2007."
Aug 13, 2013 Congress denies gag order on Vadra: "BJP today sought to corner the government over alleged irregularities in land deals involving Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, disrupting Parliament and demanding probe by a Special Investigative Team."
Aug 13, 2013 Who in PMO favoured Agusta deal?: "The CAG slammed the Defence Ministry and Air Force for "several instances" of deviation from rules in the procurement of VVIP choppers in the Rs 3,727 crore AgustaWestland deal. In its report tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General also questioned the decision of the then IAF chief to hold the trials of the two contenders for the deal abroad. The CAG also noted that the benchmark cost of Rs 4,871.5 crore for the 12 VVIP choppers was "unreasonably high" as compared to the Rs 3,966 crore quoted by AgustaWestland."
Aug 13, 2013 Armsgate part 3: A Bofors moment?: "The controversial Rs 3,727 crore AgustaWestland deal today came under attack from the CAG which has found "several deviations" from procedures and changes in requirements in the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers at nearly five times the original sanction for the project."
Aug 13, 2013 There is a lot of corruption in Indian military contracts: "Edmonds Allen, a New York-based businessman, is behind a major investigation into corruption in Indian arms purchases. After working with alleged arms dealer Abhishek Verma, he shocked the Indian defence establishment last year when he sent a bundle of top secret documents to the ministry."
Aug 13, 2013 Solar scam: LDF ends protests as Kerala govt agrees for probe: "The Left Front called off its protests in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday after the UDF government agreed for a judicial probe into the solar scam. Thousands had laid siege to the government secretariat for two days and Thiruvananthapuram had come to a grinding halt during the protest."
Aug 13, 2013 News 360: BJP targets Congress over Vadra land deals, demands SIT probe: "Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha demanded an SIT probe in Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deal. The Congress has, however, denied any discussion on the issue."
Aug 13, 2013 7 Haryana IAS officers stonewalled Khemka's probe into Vadra land deal: "Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in his report had accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's of being benefitted by falsifying land documents. CNN-IBN has found that the Haryana government probe appointed to inquire into Khemka's charges has raised more questions than answers as Khemka was stonewalled at every step, not just by the state government but also by officers of his own cadre."
Aug 13, 2013 वाड्रा पर यशवंत सिन्हा ने कसा तंज, कहा- मुनाफा कमाने का अनोखा मॉडल पेश किया: "‘हल्दी लगे न चुना, और मुनाफा हजारों-करोड़ों रुपये कमा लिया जाता है.’"
Aug 13, 2013 बेईमानी तो रॉबर्ट वाड्रा का विशेषाधिकार है क्योंकि वो सोनिया के दामाद हैं: आजम खान: "आजम ने कहा कि वाड्रा का नाम जिस जमीन खरीद घोटाले में सामने आया है कि वो धोखे और लूट का उनका कोई पहला मामला नहीं है. घोखेबाजी का उनका लंबा रिकार्ड है"
Aug 13, 2013 'कारोबारी' रॉबर्ट वाड्रा पर संसद में कोलाहल: ""सिर्फ़ 44 वर्ष की आयु में बड़ी क्लिक करें पहुँच रखने वाले एक व्यक्ति हैं जिन्हें सैंकड़ों करोड़ रूपए कमाने की कला बिना किसी बिज़नेस स्कूल में गए हुए या निवेश किए ही आती है.”"
Aug 13, 2013 Vadra land deals paralyse Parliament, BJP for SIT probe: "Yashwant Sinha said there was a highly connected person who didn't go to B-school but had a model where crores were made with no investment."
Aug 12, 2013 Congress MP embarrasses party: "Political fight has broken out over IAS offcier Askok Khemka's report in Haryana. After IAS officer Ashok Khemka revealed that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra falsified documents created a black market of licenses, Congress ..."
Aug 12, 2013 United in corruption: Bill to keep parties out of RTI ambit introduced, AAP condemns: "A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to keep political parties out of the ambit of the RTI Act and negate a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to this effect under the transparency law."
Aug 11, 2013 IIT-Patna director charged in Coalnet scam: "He is also accused of making back-to-back payments to TCG Software."
Aug 11, 2013 Haryana CM’s aunt gained from land deal: Ashok Khemka's report: "have detected a "glaring case of misappropriation of 734 acres of panchayat land" worth "several crores" by influential people — including the present chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's aunt"
Aug 11, 2013 Vadra falsified documents for several land deals claims Khemka: "IAS officer Ashok Khemka has filed a 100 page reply to the government claiming that Robert Vadra falsified documents for several land deals with DLF. Khemka also said that if all land scams in Haryana are counted in the last 8 years, their value would be between 20,000 crore to 3.5 lakh crores. The Haryana government has denied all the allegations."
Aug 10, 2013 We have evidence of illegal sand mining in Greater Noida: Natarajan: "Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday claimed that her ministry has found evidence of illegal sand mining in Greater Noida, the district from where IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended."
Aug 10, 2013 Is it impossible to rein-in the sand mafia?: "Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday claimed that her ministry has found evidence of illegal sand mining in Greater Noida, the district from where IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended."
Aug 10, 2013 Illegal sand mining rampant in India despite Supreme Court ban: "A CNN-IBN investigation has exposed how sand is being rampantly mined from various parts of our country without any official check."
Aug 10, 2013 Robert Vadra falsified documents for Gurgaon land, claims Khemka: "There seems to be more trouble for Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and his land deals in Haryana. IAS officer Ashok Khemka has claimed that Vadra falsified documents for 3.53 acre land in the Shikohpur village of Gurgaon."
Aug 10, 2013 Vadra-DLF transactions sham in every legal sense: Lawyer: "Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and his land deals are back in the news. This after IAS officer Ashok Khemka claimed that Vadra falsified documents for several land deals. CNN-IBN has accessed Khemka's reply to a government-appointed enquiry committee, which had indicted him earlier this year. Khemka highlights a series of sham transactions undertaken between his company Skylight Hospitality and DLF Universal Limited. Khemka claims Vadra was favoured as he is the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi."
Aug 10, 2013 Robert Vadra pocketed large premium on colony license: Ashok Khemka: "the Haryana's Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) "ignored rules and regulations to allow crony capitalists operating as middlemen to flourish and appropriate market premium of a license." "The DTCP aided Vadra in making these sham transactions,""
Aug 10, 2013 Govt's rupee rescue is more prayer than plan: "Free fall rupee - The rupee fell to as low as 61.80 against the US dollar in Mumbai on August 6, a new record."
Aug 10, 2013 Robert Vadra used fake documents to acquire Gurgaon land, IAS officer Ashok Khemka claims: "whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka alleging that Vadra "falsified documents" for 3.53 acres of land in Gurgaon and "pocketed" large premium on a commercial colony license."
Aug 9, 2013 BBC: New Indian state Telangana creates uncertainty for businesses: "The BBC's Yogita Limaye reports from Hyderabad, the proposed joint capital of Telangana."
Aug 7, 2013 MP: Illegal sand mining rampant even after green tribunal's ban: "The National Green Tribunal's nationwide stay on sand mining on the river beds without Environment Ministry clearance has had no effect on the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh. CNN-IBN travelled to Sohagpur in Hoshangabad district to do a reality check and found rampant illegal sand mining. Madhya Pradesh is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled state, the same party which is crying foul over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in Uttar Pradesh."
Aug 6, 2013 CBI probing Jodhpur land scam: Antony: "the CBI is probing the Jodhpur land scam case in which an inquiry had found that Army and defence estates officials allegedly colluded to illegally transfer defence land to a charitable trust."
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