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Apr 29, 2013 Chit fund scam: Sudipta swindled 2500 employees of PF money: "Sudipta Sen, Saradha group chairman accused of duping lakhs of investors, has allegedly swindled 2500 of his employees of their provident fund money, according to sources."
Apr 27, 2013 How a Saradha receptionist became executive director in 3 years: "Debjani Mukherjee, who went from being a receptionist in the Saradha group to becoming an executive director, has now been arrested for defrauding investors. Her story is a fairy tale that ended badly."
Apr 27, 2013 Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe: "The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI."
Apr 27, 2013 Sen and Saradha: Story of political intrigue: "There is a sorry tale of corruption in media and of shysters and thugs masquerading as influential journalists. There is a lesson to be learnt in the continuing and unrelenting fascination for and success of chit funds, which have proven to be Ponzi schemes time and again."
Apr 27, 2013 Another Saradha depositor commits suicide: "A money collection agent, who had deposited his personal savings of about Rs 4 lakh with the scam-ridden chit fund company Saradha Group, today committed suicide"
Apr 25, 2013 More companies in WB under scanner: "Even as the dubious activities of Saradha group leaves its investors in the lurch, it appears that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Reports suggest that SEBI had issued warnings to atleast 5 other companies operating in West Bengal & the money involved could be more than 3 times of what was involved in Saradha Group with the anger growing in the state."
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Can TMC wash its hands off the Bengal chit fund scam?: "The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left traded charges against each other over the chit fund scam in West Bengal on Wednesday."
Apr 25, 2013 WB: Sudipta Sen says he doesn't have money to refund investors: "The Saradha chit fund scam main accused, Sudipta Sen, was brought to Kolkata late on Wednesday night on a 4-day transit remand. Congress workers greeted him with protests at the Dum Dum airport and he will be produced in court on Thursday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund scam: How Sudipta Sen used the media to portray TMC link: "Amidst speculation that Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen used his media groups to portray an image of being close to the Trinamool Congress, the party continues to distance itself from Saradha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has often tried to paint the media red. But she is now getting a taste of her own medicine."
Apr 25, 2013 Congress's Malda MP shielded Saradha group in a letter to PM: "A Congress link to West Bengal's Saradha chit fund scam has surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed a letter written by Congress MP from Malda and Union Minister of State Abu Haseem Khan Chowdhury to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where he shields the Saradha group."
Apr 25, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Chidambaram's wife under scanner, Cong feels the heat: "It isn't just the TMC, but the Congress too that has to answer questions in the West Bengal chit fund controversy."
Apr 24, 2013 Explosive Chitgate letter with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW has accessed mastermind of Chitgate Sudipta Sen's explosive 24-page letter to the CBI; Sen has allegedly named a TMC leader in the letter. In the letter dated April 6, the Saradha Chitfund boss threatens to commit suicide. While the letter has rattled the TMC, party leaders deny the chitfund mastermind's allegations. Meanwhile, both the left and the BJP have demanded a thorough CBI probe into the multi-crore scam."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata announces Rs 500 cr relief: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday defended her government in the chit fund scam and lauded the police force for doing a 'good job'. She also announced a Rs 500 crore relief fund for the small and medium-term investors hit by the scam. She said that Rs 150 crore of the fund would be raised through a 10 per cent surcharge on cigarettes and the rest through other means."
Apr 24, 2013 Should the PM come clean on 2G and coalgate?: "The Opposition on Tuesday derailed both houses of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the charge against the UPA government. But the BJP seems to have been pushed to a corner over its demand for the PM's resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Retired woman IAS officer, 3 others sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 years: "A retired woman IAS officer and three others have been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a CBI special court here on Wednesday for irregularition in purchase of blood bags by Karnataka anti-AIDS body. "
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 TMC MPs told me they will protect my business, alleges Sudipta Sen: "CNN-IBN has accessed West Bengal chit fund scam accused Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen's letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dated April 6. Sen's letter to the CBI names top politicians, journalists, lawyers as having benefited from his company. Sen, in his letter, alleges that he forayed into the media business because he initially came under vicious attack from Bengal's Pratidin newspaper represented by TMC MP Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Depositors suffer, Saradha Group chief at large: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been shifting the blame on the Left. This even as heat builds on Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh who headed Saradha group's media unit. But he claims it was a while back when he was working as a journalist."
Apr 24, 2013 Chit fund scam: 3 arrested in J&K to be handed over to WB police: "Three accused in the West Bengal chit fund scam were arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: SEBI acts, ducks any reposnsibility: "SEBI chief UK Sinha said people have tendency to invest in schemes of fast money making."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: How the Saradha group duped investors: "Three people, including the promoter of the Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: 3 including Saradha promoter arrested: "Three people, including the promoter of Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in connection with the West Bengal chit fund scam. The three people were reportedly on their way from Srinagar to Sonmarg when they were intercepted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police."
Apr 24, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI freezes accounts of accused including Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has frozen the accounts of all accused in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal including former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. The CBI FIR had named Tyagi as one of the recipients of alleged kickbacks. The probing agency believes Tyagi tweaked norms so that AgustaWestland could qualify."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Another Saradha agent attempts suicide: "There was another suicide bid by a Saradha Group agent hit by the chit fund scam in West Bengal. Twenty-eight-year old Tapasi Singha tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She had a liability of Rs 5,30,000."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 24, 2013 Sudipta Sen’s tell-all letter to CBI reveals blackmail by TMC MPs: "In what could perhaps expose the nexus between politicians and the chit-find industry in Bengal, Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI alleging that several top politicians and officials in the state blackmailed him for two years"
Apr 23, 2013 2 controversial reports with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive report of the standing committee on coal. The report says that Coal blocks distributed between 1993-2008 were done in unauthorised manner. Another CAG report on MNREGA says there are irregularities worth Rs 13,000 crore rupees in the implementation of the scheme. TIMES NOW has accessed details of the CAG report that puts the UPA in the dock again."
Apr 23, 2013 Revealed: Swindler's modus operandi: "When we tried to unravel the mystery behind a massive Rs 4,000 crore ponzi scandal - what we found was an intricate web of lies, forged documents and fake factories. We started from the basic facts. On accessing the copy of Sudipta Sen's passport - we went to the address - only to find that it was a fake."
Apr 23, 2013 I was used, blackmailed by Trinamool MPs: Saradha Group CMD to CBI: "Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI containing names of several key politicians, officials and legal experts who allegedly milked the company for money."
Apr 23, 2013 Coal scam: Law Minister faces trouble, CBI to file affidavit before SC on Friday: "The CBI is set to tell the Supreme Court that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 'Law Minister vetted CBI's report on coal scam': "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in an affidavit, is set to tell the Supreme Court of India that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request and that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had vetted the report, a charge the Congress has been rejecting. CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the CBI's affidavit that the agency will file with the apex court on April 26."
Apr 22, 2013 2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, reiterates PM was kept in the loop: "Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Losses twice the CAG estimate?: "Exclusive documents with TIMES NOW shows the losses could have been twice the CAG estimate. Was the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conservative in estimating losses to the exchequer. A year ago, the CAG tabled its draft report on coal block allocations and estimated a staggering Rs 1.85 lakh crore loss to the exchequer."
Apr 22, 2013 Ponzi scheme that duped hundreds: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a high-level inquiry and also a SIT probe into the collapse of chit fund company Saradha Group that has left thousands of investors in the lurch even as she sought to blame the Centre for the fiasco."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 22, 2013 Why such titles in Bollywood films ?: "Then, there are also funny films like Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke and Phata Poster Nikla Hero."
Apr 21, 2013 Chit fund scam: Investors demand refund, WB govt in the dock: "Mamata Banerjee's government feels the heat as one of the largest chit fund companies in West Bengal collapses. Fearing a backlash from upset investors, thousands of the Saradha Group agents have gathered in Kolkata seeking state government's intervention. But the company's proximity to the Trinamool Congress has put the government in a corner."
Apr 21, 2013 Bengal’s Bonzi shell cracks up Panic strikes other schemes: " What we are seeing in Bengal are not chit funds but cheat funds,”"
Apr 21, 2013 Investors of chit fund protest, WB govt promises action
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Illegal mining damaged Karnataka's environment heavily: Santosh Hegde: "Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says the illegal mining carried out in Karnataka not only looted the state but also damaged the environment heavily."
Apr 19, 2013 Andhra Pradesh: Acute power crisis hits weavers: "The acute power shortage in Andhra Pradesh is hitting the largest worker sectors in the state's coastal region."
Apr 19, 2013 Maha irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar, Gadkari involved, says Medha Patkar: "Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 15, 2013 Coal scam: Plea seeking removal of Sriprakash Jaiswal in SC: "Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court."
Apr 15, 2013 India TV exposes nationwide uterus removal racket under National Health Insurance Scheme: "exposed a nationwide racket in hysterectomies in which more than 20,000 women have lost their uteruses. All this for the sake of earning quick money through the National Health Insurance Scheme meant for women living below poverty line."
Apr 14, 2013 36 Mumbai cops caught taking bribes: "After 36 policemen were suspended for allegedly accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to an illegal structure, Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW about the issue. Satyapal Singh has called it as a shameful act and promised a probe in the case. 36 Mumbai cops have been caught on tape accepting bribes for illegal construction. The police personnel, right from the rank of constables to assistant sub-inspectors, were seen on camera accepting money. The camera footage showed that the policemen collected a total of Rs 45,000 over 10 days."
Apr 14, 2013 Watch: Mumbai policemen take bribes to allow illegal construction: "A sting operation by a social activist in Mumbai has revealed the nexus between police and illegal construction mafia. The sting, shot at a refugee camp in Kurla, showed around 15 policemen taking bribes to allow illegal construction to flourish in the area."
Apr 14, 2013 Mumbai illegal constructions: Will swift action be taken against senior police officers?: "On Thursday, 37 police officials, including 36 constables, were suspended following a sting that showed 15 Kurla policemen accepting bribes for allowing illegal constructions in the area, just days after the Thane building collapse."
Apr 14, 2013 Massive land scam in Odisha: "This is Odisha, a state where politicians, bureaucrats, lawmakers, law enforcers all have land under the discretionary quota. But those who actually deserve it; distressed families of martyrs and/or handicapped people have been left in the lurch. 108 families in the last decade and more are waiting for their piece of land. The government says DQ is abolished but all those who acquired land illegally continue to hold on to their ill gotten plots and no action has been taken against them. These crooks stand exposed and we ask, why Land only for the connected? And why is it that Martyrs lose while the Connected win?"
Apr 14, 2013 Samajwadi Party MP in toll booth brawl?: "Seen here are vehicles passing a toll booth in Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh without bothering to pay up the price for the crossing. The impetus behind the criminal act - is a local Member of Parliament (MP) Rakesh Sachan - seen here with his men - preventing the attendants from collecting the dues."
Apr 14, 2013 Woman fails to pay bribe, delivers at Tamil Nadu bus stop: "after she experienced labour pain on Sunday morning, but some nursing staff allegedly demanded Rs. 1,000 for her delivery,"
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 Karnataka polls: The real estate lobby and the richest candidates: "The real estate lobby entered the Karnataka state politics in the late 90s. CNN-IBN takes a look at some of the richest candidates in the fray for this year's Assembly polls, many of them from the real estate business."
Apr 13, 2013 Tejas aircraft deficient in at least 100 technical parameters: Experts: "The light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is deficient in at least 100 technical parameters, said experts associated with the project. They also alleged that the initial operation clearance granted to Tejas two years ago was given despite the aircraft not meeting various crucial technical parameters."
Apr 13, 2013 Sahara vs SEBI: Roy's wealth remains a mystery: "Sahara boss Subrata Roy was quizzed by the SEBI officials. Roy has accused the SEBI of wasting time to verify Sahara's investors and said he was questioned only about his personal assets."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Blame the rotten system for railways' filthy catering: Dinesh Trivedi: "Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has said the whole system including Parliament is to be blamed for filthy catering services in the Indian Railways. 'If you ask me you have to hold the entire Parliament guilty. This is absolutely pathetic. I must compliment Marya Shakil and CNN-IBN to have highlighted these points. This is in modern times highly unacceptable. But having said that let me tell you, you will not even be able to sack the particular caterer, you will not be able to do anything, you will not be able to hold any officer accountable because the whole system is rotten,' Trivedi said."
Apr 13, 2013 Pune man turns CJ to expose corruption at Regional Transport Office: "CJ Tinu Thomas exposes corruption at the Pune RTO. You too can send your stories to @ibncj."
Apr 13, 2013 Did Govt vet CBI report on Coalgate?: "t was a scam which paralysed Parliament. The Coalgate scam had links to the Government with the Opposition even gunning for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. And now reports suggesting that the probe into the multi-crore coal scam may have been controlled closely by the Government."
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 13, 2013 Congress Bureau Of Investigations, Contd.
Apr 11, 2013 Rs 62 cr to 1,436 cr: How Sahara inflated land value 23 times: "the group may have grossly overvalued some of its real assets in order to show that it can meet its Rs 24,000 crore liabilities to OFCD investors."
Apr 11, 2013 Engineering colleges up 'for sale' in Tamil Nadu: " as many as 100 colleges, both engineering and others, were up for sale in the state. "This is because they just don't have enough students. When there are no students, where is the revenue,""
Apr 10, 2013 Fresh allegations against Ajit Pawar: "Under attack over his crass remarks on drought situation in the state, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has found himself in fresh trouble. Pune-based NGO has alleged that while Ajit Pawar was the water resources minister between 2003 and 2011, he diverted almost 2000 million cubic meter of water meant for irrigation to industries. Meanwhile, the opposition has raised its pitch, demanding Ajit Pawar to resign immediately."
Apr 10, 2013 Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats: "“‘Speed money’, a small payment required to move papers, secure admission to a hospital, obtain a train ticket, etc. This is illegal but not considered corrupt since it is supposed to balance the niggardly income normally given to recipients of such payments. Similarly, nepotism, whether it benefits one’s family, caste or language or regional group is considered acceptable.”"
Apr 10, 2013 Maha: 'Water from dam being diverted to mills owned by NCP leaders': "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may have admitted to making the biggest blunder of his political career over his 'urine' remark, however, residents of Patkul village in Solapur are incensed by his Marie Antoinette-like remark. 'He wants us to drink urine? Is that what he is saying?' a resident asks."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Delhi gangrape: 4 months on, bus drivers still get fake licences: "Nothing has changed on the ground four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities. CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7 has conducted a special investigation showing that fake licences based on fake addresses are still being issued to bus drivers."
Apr 8, 2013 Have to bribe touts to get license: Delhi bus drivers: "Four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities, the dismal reality is that nothing has changed on the ground. Bus drivers still have to bribe touts to get a license."
Apr 8, 2013 Now, chorus against corrupt officials: "74 innocent people lost their lives in the Thane building collapse, but the Maharashtra Police is hesitating to charge the nine accused for murder. Now, the chorus for greater accountability and action against corrupt officials is growing louder."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 Jagan assets case: Andhra home minister charged: "Andhra Pradesh home minister Sabita Indra Reddy was named by CBI on Monday as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy."
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 5, 2013 Not just another building collapse: "These deaths can't be reduced to a statistic on a government chart. Survivors recount the horror. Can India afford to look away from the tragedy caused by corruption?"
Apr 5, 2013 Mumbai building collapse: Is the politician real-estate mafia nexus responsible?: "In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, 58 people have died and 61 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. However, even after a day, authorities are struggling with rescue operations."
Apr 5, 2013 Quit if you can't abide by constitution, Katju to Jayalalithaa: "Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markanday Katju Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to suspend 30 policemen involved in the illegal arrest of an editor of a daily nearly three years ago or resign."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 Pvt medical colleges sell seats; Govt must act now, say doctors: "India's top doctors have demanded that the government steps in and acts immediately to check the shocking contempt of law displayed by administrators of private medical and dental colleges. This came after a CNN-IBN sting operation exposed how PG medical college seats are on sale with some being sold for as much as Rs 3 crore, even before the results for the All India Common Entrance Test are declared."
Apr 4, 2013 Mumbai: Medical college students say admissions need monitoring: "Students of the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in Sion, Mumbai say that the sale of seats has been a longstanding scam."
Apr 4, 2013 FTN: Has Aakash turned out to be a white elephant?: "The fate of the much touted low-cost computing device Aakash looks uncertain with the government conceding that there has been a 'failure' in its production."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 Is medical education still on sale in India?: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 3, 2013 Private medical colleges selling seats for crores: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 2, 2013 FTN: Justice for Shailaja:Are hospitals getting away with life threatening medical negligence?: "Shailaja, a mother of two was left in a near vegetative state three years ago after her doctors botched up her surgery and then refused to take responsibility for it. Shailaja's husband had turned citizen journalist to get help for his wife."
Apr 2, 2013 J&K: Officials promise probe into illegal mining: "An RTI query by CNN-IBN has led to some dammning revelations against Mehr Ali, son of Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Main Altaf. He was given permission to blast a mountain zone to get raw material for his stone crushing business, which is in violation of a Supreme Court order. The concerned officials have promised a probe even as Altaf denied all allegations."
Apr 2, 2013 J&K illegal mining: Forest Minister should come clean, says PDP: "An RTI query accessed by CNN-IBN shows the Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad is flouting rules. His son was granted permission to mine for stone in a mountain zone and protected forest land in clear violation of a Supreme Court order."
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 2, 2013 2G: Yashwant Sinha says JPC chief is protecting PM: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman PC Chacko again for not calling former telecom minister A Raja to depose. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has demanded that former telecom minister A Raja be called to depose as he is equally culpable as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case."
Apr 2, 2013 BSP leader's killers were hired for Rs.1 crore: "A week after the murder of BSP leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, Delhi Police said Tuesday that the killers were paid Rs.1 crore to eliminate him."
Apr 1, 2013 J&K: RTI query reveals illegal mining by minister's son: "A Right to Information query that CNN-IBN has accessed shows that the son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was given permission to blast into forest land in violation of a Supreme Court order. It is a blatant misuse of power and was to benefit Mian Mehr Ali, son of the state's Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad. The minister has, however, denied the allegations."
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Apr 29, 2013 Chit fund scam: Sudipta swindled 2500 employees of PF money: "Sudipta Sen, Saradha group chairman accused of duping lakhs of investors, has allegedly swindled 2500 of his employees of their provident fund money, according to sources."
Apr 27, 2013 How a Saradha receptionist became executive director in 3 years: "Debjani Mukherjee, who went from being a receptionist in the Saradha group to becoming an executive director, has now been arrested for defrauding investors. Her story is a fairy tale that ended badly."
Apr 27, 2013 Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe: "The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI."
Apr 27, 2013 Sen and Saradha: Story of political intrigue: "There is a sorry tale of corruption in media and of shysters and thugs masquerading as influential journalists. There is a lesson to be learnt in the continuing and unrelenting fascination for and success of chit funds, which have proven to be Ponzi schemes time and again."
Apr 27, 2013 Another Saradha depositor commits suicide: "A money collection agent, who had deposited his personal savings of about Rs 4 lakh with the scam-ridden chit fund company Saradha Group, today committed suicide"
Apr 25, 2013 More companies in WB under scanner: "Even as the dubious activities of Saradha group leaves its investors in the lurch, it appears that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Reports suggest that SEBI had issued warnings to atleast 5 other companies operating in West Bengal & the money involved could be more than 3 times of what was involved in Saradha Group with the anger growing in the state."
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Can TMC wash its hands off the Bengal chit fund scam?: "The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left traded charges against each other over the chit fund scam in West Bengal on Wednesday."
Apr 25, 2013 WB: Sudipta Sen says he doesn't have money to refund investors: "The Saradha chit fund scam main accused, Sudipta Sen, was brought to Kolkata late on Wednesday night on a 4-day transit remand. Congress workers greeted him with protests at the Dum Dum airport and he will be produced in court on Thursday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund scam: How Sudipta Sen used the media to portray TMC link: "Amidst speculation that Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen used his media groups to portray an image of being close to the Trinamool Congress, the party continues to distance itself from Saradha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has often tried to paint the media red. But she is now getting a taste of her own medicine."
Apr 25, 2013 Congress's Malda MP shielded Saradha group in a letter to PM: "A Congress link to West Bengal's Saradha chit fund scam has surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed a letter written by Congress MP from Malda and Union Minister of State Abu Haseem Khan Chowdhury to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where he shields the Saradha group."
Apr 25, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Chidambaram's wife under scanner, Cong feels the heat: "It isn't just the TMC, but the Congress too that has to answer questions in the West Bengal chit fund controversy."
Apr 24, 2013 Explosive Chitgate letter with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW has accessed mastermind of Chitgate Sudipta Sen's explosive 24-page letter to the CBI; Sen has allegedly named a TMC leader in the letter. In the letter dated April 6, the Saradha Chitfund boss threatens to commit suicide. While the letter has rattled the TMC, party leaders deny the chitfund mastermind's allegations. Meanwhile, both the left and the BJP have demanded a thorough CBI probe into the multi-crore scam."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata announces Rs 500 cr relief: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday defended her government in the chit fund scam and lauded the police force for doing a 'good job'. She also announced a Rs 500 crore relief fund for the small and medium-term investors hit by the scam. She said that Rs 150 crore of the fund would be raised through a 10 per cent surcharge on cigarettes and the rest through other means."
Apr 24, 2013 Should the PM come clean on 2G and coalgate?: "The Opposition on Tuesday derailed both houses of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the charge against the UPA government. But the BJP seems to have been pushed to a corner over its demand for the PM's resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Retired woman IAS officer, 3 others sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 years: "A retired woman IAS officer and three others have been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a CBI special court here on Wednesday for irregularition in purchase of blood bags by Karnataka anti-AIDS body. "
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 TMC MPs told me they will protect my business, alleges Sudipta Sen: "CNN-IBN has accessed West Bengal chit fund scam accused Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen's letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dated April 6. Sen's letter to the CBI names top politicians, journalists, lawyers as having benefited from his company. Sen, in his letter, alleges that he forayed into the media business because he initially came under vicious attack from Bengal's Pratidin newspaper represented by TMC MP Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Depositors suffer, Saradha Group chief at large: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been shifting the blame on the Left. This even as heat builds on Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh who headed Saradha group's media unit. But he claims it was a while back when he was working as a journalist."
Apr 24, 2013 Chit fund scam: 3 arrested in J&K to be handed over to WB police: "Three accused in the West Bengal chit fund scam were arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: SEBI acts, ducks any reposnsibility: "SEBI chief UK Sinha said people have tendency to invest in schemes of fast money making."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: How the Saradha group duped investors: "Three people, including the promoter of the Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: 3 including Saradha promoter arrested: "Three people, including the promoter of Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in connection with the West Bengal chit fund scam. The three people were reportedly on their way from Srinagar to Sonmarg when they were intercepted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police."
Apr 24, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI freezes accounts of accused including Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has frozen the accounts of all accused in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal including former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. The CBI FIR had named Tyagi as one of the recipients of alleged kickbacks. The probing agency believes Tyagi tweaked norms so that AgustaWestland could qualify."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Another Saradha agent attempts suicide: "There was another suicide bid by a Saradha Group agent hit by the chit fund scam in West Bengal. Twenty-eight-year old Tapasi Singha tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She had a liability of Rs 5,30,000."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 24, 2013 Sudipta Sen’s tell-all letter to CBI reveals blackmail by TMC MPs: "In what could perhaps expose the nexus between politicians and the chit-find industry in Bengal, Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI alleging that several top politicians and officials in the state blackmailed him for two years"
Apr 23, 2013 2 controversial reports with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive report of the standing committee on coal. The report says that Coal blocks distributed between 1993-2008 were done in unauthorised manner. Another CAG report on MNREGA says there are irregularities worth Rs 13,000 crore rupees in the implementation of the scheme. TIMES NOW has accessed details of the CAG report that puts the UPA in the dock again."
Apr 23, 2013 Revealed: Swindler's modus operandi: "When we tried to unravel the mystery behind a massive Rs 4,000 crore ponzi scandal - what we found was an intricate web of lies, forged documents and fake factories. We started from the basic facts. On accessing the copy of Sudipta Sen's passport - we went to the address - only to find that it was a fake."
Apr 23, 2013 I was used, blackmailed by Trinamool MPs: Saradha Group CMD to CBI: "Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI containing names of several key politicians, officials and legal experts who allegedly milked the company for money."
Apr 23, 2013 Coal scam: Law Minister faces trouble, CBI to file affidavit before SC on Friday: "The CBI is set to tell the Supreme Court that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 'Law Minister vetted CBI's report on coal scam': "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in an affidavit, is set to tell the Supreme Court of India that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request and that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had vetted the report, a charge the Congress has been rejecting. CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the CBI's affidavit that the agency will file with the apex court on April 26."
Apr 22, 2013 2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, reiterates PM was kept in the loop: "Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Losses twice the CAG estimate?: "Exclusive documents with TIMES NOW shows the losses could have been twice the CAG estimate. Was the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conservative in estimating losses to the exchequer. A year ago, the CAG tabled its draft report on coal block allocations and estimated a staggering Rs 1.85 lakh crore loss to the exchequer."
Apr 22, 2013 Ponzi scheme that duped hundreds: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a high-level inquiry and also a SIT probe into the collapse of chit fund company Saradha Group that has left thousands of investors in the lurch even as she sought to blame the Centre for the fiasco."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 22, 2013 Why such titles in Bollywood films ?: "Then, there are also funny films like Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke and Phata Poster Nikla Hero."
Apr 21, 2013 Chit fund scam: Investors demand refund, WB govt in the dock: "Mamata Banerjee's government feels the heat as one of the largest chit fund companies in West Bengal collapses. Fearing a backlash from upset investors, thousands of the Saradha Group agents have gathered in Kolkata seeking state government's intervention. But the company's proximity to the Trinamool Congress has put the government in a corner."
Apr 21, 2013 Bengal’s Bonzi shell cracks up Panic strikes other schemes: " What we are seeing in Bengal are not chit funds but cheat funds,”"
Apr 21, 2013 Investors of chit fund protest, WB govt promises action
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Illegal mining damaged Karnataka's environment heavily: Santosh Hegde: "Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says the illegal mining carried out in Karnataka not only looted the state but also damaged the environment heavily."
Apr 19, 2013 Andhra Pradesh: Acute power crisis hits weavers: "The acute power shortage in Andhra Pradesh is hitting the largest worker sectors in the state's coastal region."
Apr 19, 2013 Maha irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar, Gadkari involved, says Medha Patkar: "Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 15, 2013 Coal scam: Plea seeking removal of Sriprakash Jaiswal in SC: "Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court."
Apr 15, 2013 India TV exposes nationwide uterus removal racket under National Health Insurance Scheme: "exposed a nationwide racket in hysterectomies in which more than 20,000 women have lost their uteruses. All this for the sake of earning quick money through the National Health Insurance Scheme meant for women living below poverty line."
Apr 14, 2013 36 Mumbai cops caught taking bribes: "After 36 policemen were suspended for allegedly accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to an illegal structure, Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW about the issue. Satyapal Singh has called it as a shameful act and promised a probe in the case. 36 Mumbai cops have been caught on tape accepting bribes for illegal construction. The police personnel, right from the rank of constables to assistant sub-inspectors, were seen on camera accepting money. The camera footage showed that the policemen collected a total of Rs 45,000 over 10 days."
Apr 14, 2013 Watch: Mumbai policemen take bribes to allow illegal construction: "A sting operation by a social activist in Mumbai has revealed the nexus between police and illegal construction mafia. The sting, shot at a refugee camp in Kurla, showed around 15 policemen taking bribes to allow illegal construction to flourish in the area."
Apr 14, 2013 Mumbai illegal constructions: Will swift action be taken against senior police officers?: "On Thursday, 37 police officials, including 36 constables, were suspended following a sting that showed 15 Kurla policemen accepting bribes for allowing illegal constructions in the area, just days after the Thane building collapse."
Apr 14, 2013 Massive land scam in Odisha: "This is Odisha, a state where politicians, bureaucrats, lawmakers, law enforcers all have land under the discretionary quota. But those who actually deserve it; distressed families of martyrs and/or handicapped people have been left in the lurch. 108 families in the last decade and more are waiting for their piece of land. The government says DQ is abolished but all those who acquired land illegally continue to hold on to their ill gotten plots and no action has been taken against them. These crooks stand exposed and we ask, why Land only for the connected? And why is it that Martyrs lose while the Connected win?"
Apr 14, 2013 Samajwadi Party MP in toll booth brawl?: "Seen here are vehicles passing a toll booth in Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh without bothering to pay up the price for the crossing. The impetus behind the criminal act - is a local Member of Parliament (MP) Rakesh Sachan - seen here with his men - preventing the attendants from collecting the dues."
Apr 14, 2013 Woman fails to pay bribe, delivers at Tamil Nadu bus stop: "after she experienced labour pain on Sunday morning, but some nursing staff allegedly demanded Rs. 1,000 for her delivery,"
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 Karnataka polls: The real estate lobby and the richest candidates: "The real estate lobby entered the Karnataka state politics in the late 90s. CNN-IBN takes a look at some of the richest candidates in the fray for this year's Assembly polls, many of them from the real estate business."
Apr 13, 2013 Tejas aircraft deficient in at least 100 technical parameters: Experts: "The light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is deficient in at least 100 technical parameters, said experts associated with the project. They also alleged that the initial operation clearance granted to Tejas two years ago was given despite the aircraft not meeting various crucial technical parameters."
Apr 13, 2013 Sahara vs SEBI: Roy's wealth remains a mystery: "Sahara boss Subrata Roy was quizzed by the SEBI officials. Roy has accused the SEBI of wasting time to verify Sahara's investors and said he was questioned only about his personal assets."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Blame the rotten system for railways' filthy catering: Dinesh Trivedi: "Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has said the whole system including Parliament is to be blamed for filthy catering services in the Indian Railways. 'If you ask me you have to hold the entire Parliament guilty. This is absolutely pathetic. I must compliment Marya Shakil and CNN-IBN to have highlighted these points. This is in modern times highly unacceptable. But having said that let me tell you, you will not even be able to sack the particular caterer, you will not be able to do anything, you will not be able to hold any officer accountable because the whole system is rotten,' Trivedi said."
Apr 13, 2013 Pune man turns CJ to expose corruption at Regional Transport Office: "CJ Tinu Thomas exposes corruption at the Pune RTO. You too can send your stories to @ibncj."
Apr 13, 2013 Did Govt vet CBI report on Coalgate?: "t was a scam which paralysed Parliament. The Coalgate scam had links to the Government with the Opposition even gunning for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. And now reports suggesting that the probe into the multi-crore coal scam may have been controlled closely by the Government."
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 13, 2013 Congress Bureau Of Investigations, Contd.
Apr 11, 2013 Rs 62 cr to 1,436 cr: How Sahara inflated land value 23 times: "the group may have grossly overvalued some of its real assets in order to show that it can meet its Rs 24,000 crore liabilities to OFCD investors."
Apr 11, 2013 Engineering colleges up 'for sale' in Tamil Nadu: " as many as 100 colleges, both engineering and others, were up for sale in the state. "This is because they just don't have enough students. When there are no students, where is the revenue,""
Apr 10, 2013 Fresh allegations against Ajit Pawar: "Under attack over his crass remarks on drought situation in the state, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has found himself in fresh trouble. Pune-based NGO has alleged that while Ajit Pawar was the water resources minister between 2003 and 2011, he diverted almost 2000 million cubic meter of water meant for irrigation to industries. Meanwhile, the opposition has raised its pitch, demanding Ajit Pawar to resign immediately."
Apr 10, 2013 Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats: "“‘Speed money’, a small payment required to move papers, secure admission to a hospital, obtain a train ticket, etc. This is illegal but not considered corrupt since it is supposed to balance the niggardly income normally given to recipients of such payments. Similarly, nepotism, whether it benefits one’s family, caste or language or regional group is considered acceptable.”"
Apr 10, 2013 Maha: 'Water from dam being diverted to mills owned by NCP leaders': "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may have admitted to making the biggest blunder of his political career over his 'urine' remark, however, residents of Patkul village in Solapur are incensed by his Marie Antoinette-like remark. 'He wants us to drink urine? Is that what he is saying?' a resident asks."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Delhi gangrape: 4 months on, bus drivers still get fake licences: "Nothing has changed on the ground four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities. CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7 has conducted a special investigation showing that fake licences based on fake addresses are still being issued to bus drivers."
Apr 8, 2013 Have to bribe touts to get license: Delhi bus drivers: "Four months after the Delhi gangrape triggered mass outrage and a series of promises by authorities, the dismal reality is that nothing has changed on the ground. Bus drivers still have to bribe touts to get a license."
Apr 8, 2013 Now, chorus against corrupt officials: "74 innocent people lost their lives in the Thane building collapse, but the Maharashtra Police is hesitating to charge the nine accused for murder. Now, the chorus for greater accountability and action against corrupt officials is growing louder."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 Jagan assets case: Andhra home minister charged: "Andhra Pradesh home minister Sabita Indra Reddy was named by CBI on Monday as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy."
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 5, 2013 Not just another building collapse: "These deaths can't be reduced to a statistic on a government chart. Survivors recount the horror. Can India afford to look away from the tragedy caused by corruption?"
Apr 5, 2013 Mumbai building collapse: Is the politician real-estate mafia nexus responsible?: "In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, 58 people have died and 61 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. However, even after a day, authorities are struggling with rescue operations."
Apr 5, 2013 Quit if you can't abide by constitution, Katju to Jayalalithaa: "Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markanday Katju Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to suspend 30 policemen involved in the illegal arrest of an editor of a daily nearly three years ago or resign."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 Pvt medical colleges sell seats; Govt must act now, say doctors: "India's top doctors have demanded that the government steps in and acts immediately to check the shocking contempt of law displayed by administrators of private medical and dental colleges. This came after a CNN-IBN sting operation exposed how PG medical college seats are on sale with some being sold for as much as Rs 3 crore, even before the results for the All India Common Entrance Test are declared."
Apr 4, 2013 Mumbai: Medical college students say admissions need monitoring: "Students of the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in Sion, Mumbai say that the sale of seats has been a longstanding scam."
Apr 4, 2013 FTN: Has Aakash turned out to be a white elephant?: "The fate of the much touted low-cost computing device Aakash looks uncertain with the government conceding that there has been a 'failure' in its production."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 Is medical education still on sale in India?: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 3, 2013 Private medical colleges selling seats for crores: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 2, 2013 FTN: Justice for Shailaja:Are hospitals getting away with life threatening medical negligence?: "Shailaja, a mother of two was left in a near vegetative state three years ago after her doctors botched up her surgery and then refused to take responsibility for it. Shailaja's husband had turned citizen journalist to get help for his wife."
Apr 2, 2013 J&K: Officials promise probe into illegal mining: "An RTI query by CNN-IBN has led to some dammning revelations against Mehr Ali, son of Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Main Altaf. He was given permission to blast a mountain zone to get raw material for his stone crushing business, which is in violation of a Supreme Court order. The concerned officials have promised a probe even as Altaf denied all allegations."
Apr 2, 2013 J&K illegal mining: Forest Minister should come clean, says PDP: "An RTI query accessed by CNN-IBN shows the Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad is flouting rules. His son was granted permission to mine for stone in a mountain zone and protected forest land in clear violation of a Supreme Court order."
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 2, 2013 2G: Yashwant Sinha says JPC chief is protecting PM: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman PC Chacko again for not calling former telecom minister A Raja to depose. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has demanded that former telecom minister A Raja be called to depose as he is equally culpable as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case."
Apr 2, 2013 BSP leader's killers were hired for Rs.1 crore: "A week after the murder of BSP leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, Delhi Police said Tuesday that the killers were paid Rs.1 crore to eliminate him."
Apr 1, 2013 J&K: RTI query reveals illegal mining by minister's son: "A Right to Information query that CNN-IBN has accessed shows that the son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was given permission to blast into forest land in violation of a Supreme Court order. It is a blatant misuse of power and was to benefit Mian Mehr Ali, son of the state's Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad. The minister has, however, denied the allegations."
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