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Feb 11, 2013 Rags to riches story of Janardhan Reddy’s secretary: "Mehfuz Ali Khan was only a private secretary to jailed mining baron G Janardhan Reddy. But he seems to be not an ordinary person as his bank account shows that the total transactions he made was whopping Rs 103.09 core in just nine months. Besides he had also owned 250 acres of land near Bangalore International Airport."
Feb 11, 2013 Defreeze 11 bank accounts of Ramdev’s trust: Delhi HC: "sealed by the Income Tax department after the Trust allegedly failed to pay the first installment of Rs 75 lakh of the total tax of Rs 34.68 crore."
Feb 11, 2013 WB: Around 100 women dumped in open field after sterilisation: "In a shocking case, most of the 100 women in a semi-conscious state, who underwent ligation procedure at a sterilisation camp at a rural health centre in Malda district, were abandoned in an open field adjacent to the facility."
Feb 8, 2013 WB companies in major rail freight evasion scam: "The state and the taxpayer are losing crores of railway revenue to freight evasion even though CNN-IBN had first reported on the freight evasion scam in September 2011. CNN-IBN has now accessed seven demand notices sent to companies in West Bengal, including the Rashmi group, which was accused of evading freight rates to the tune of Rs 660 crore."
Feb 8, 2013 Govt should support enterprise, not entrepreneurs: CAG: "In a hard-hitting speech, the Comptroller and Auditor General, Vinod Rai, has defended his role. Rai has said that the role of the public auditor cannot be confined only to placing reports in Parliament. During a speech at the Harvard Kennedy School of government, Rai spoke on the various scams in the government."
Feb 8, 2013 'Being A Change Agent': "'We may not be able to wipe out corruption, but endeavour to uncover instances of crony capitalism. Government should be seen to support enterprise per se and not particular entrepreneurs'"
Feb 7, 2013 Robert Vadra deals: Move to break me down psychologically, alleges Khemka: "“They want to harass me. They want to break me down psychologically,” the 1991-batch IAS officer alleged. He claimed that vested elements had the support of some mandarins in the government as he had exposed alleged land scams during his previous postings."
Feb 7, 2013 Aravallis being gobbled up by land developers: "The Aravalli gair mumkin pahar, which are not recorded as forests to be protected under the Forest Conservation Act 1980, or any other protective mechanism have been bought up by realtors, politicians, bureaucrats in anticipation of the urbanisation as envisaged in the new master plans"
Feb 7, 2013 UPA policies leading to jobless growth: Study by govt body
Feb 6, 2013 SEBI free to seize properties of Sahara Group companies: SC: "the Supreme Court today said that SEBI is free to freeze accounts and seize properties of its two companies for defying court orders by not refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors."
Feb 6, 2013 Bank officials, microfinance institutions cornered benefits of farm loan waiver: CAG report: "involving disbursement of Rs 500 crore — about 30% of the waiver amount was allegedly found to have been siphoned off by a nexus of bank managers and microfinance institutions (MFIs)."
Feb 6, 2013 MP Lokayukta raids electricity board clerk, finds Rs 40 cr assets: "The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Tuesday raided the house of Arjun Singh Lalwani, who is a clerk in the electricity board and discovered assets worth Rs 40 crore. Cash and properties worth lakhs were seized and the police claimed his income was disproportionate to his known sources of income."
Feb 6, 2013 MP forest officer raided, Rs 12 cr worth investments recovered: "The Madhya Pradesh anti-corruption office (Lokayukta) got into action and carried out raids on Wednesday morning. The Lokayukta raided the Chief Conservator of Forest BK Singh's residence at Ujjain and Bhopal."
Feb 6, 2013 Dental Council mess: Health Minister maintains a deafening silence: "It couldn't get more embarrassing for the chairman of the Dental Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. It all began first with the CBI arresting Dr Gunaseelan, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council, caught along with his aide, Dr Murugesan, with large amounts of cash. Their crime - accepting bribes from dental colleges for increasing the number of seats."
Feb 5, 2013 BBC: The Indian women pushed into hysterectomies: "Thousands of Indian women are having their wombs removed in operations that campaigners say are unnecessary and only performed to make money for unscrupulous private doctors."
Feb 5, 2013 ‘BSP netas used bank to launder cash’: "The bank is linked to BSP Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Das Gupta. His wife, Alka, a former head of the bank who is still on its board"
Feb 4, 2013 In public interest, Haryana govt acquired land from farmers, gave to Vadra, scores of builders at throwaway rates: report: "The Haryana government acquired nearly 1,350 acres of land from poor farmers and then parcelled them off to score of builders, including that of Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's firm, through over 200 land deals"
Feb 4, 2013 UP minister caught on camera helping cattle smugglers: "Uttar Pradesh minister KC Pandey has been caught in a sting operation asking a Superintendent of Police to help cattle smugglers. What's more is that the phone conversation was recorded by none other than the police."
Feb 4, 2013 Rs 71.73 lakh paid for Shilpa Shetty’s performance to ‘fulfill wish of Kalmadi’: "A Delhi court dealing with a CWG related corruption case today said two of the accused had paid Rs 71.73 lakh for cinestar Shilpa Shetty's performance in the closing ceremony of 2008 CWG Youth Games at Pune 'merely to fulfill the last moment wish' of Suresh Kalmadi."
Feb 3, 2013 Odisha: Police tries to acquire farmers' land for POSCO: "Tension broke out at POSCO's plant in Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha after the police tried to forcibly acquire land for the steel giant that was allotted to farmers on Sunday. Betel farmers protested after the police dismantled seven betel vines."
Feb 2, 2013 High corruption risk in defence purchases by India: Study: "India is among the countries that suffer from "high corruption risk" in defence purchases, one of the most elaborate global assessments of corruption in the high spending sector has concluded."
Feb 2, 2013 Caught on tape: Hawala racket uncovered: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized cash worth Rs 1.20 crore besides foreign currency after it conducted raids on some suspected Hawala dealers in Punjab."
Feb 2, 2013 Mining scam kingpin spills the beans: "A day after TIMES NOW unraveled Rs 4000 cr mining kingpin Anil Bastawade's web of deceit, sources in the Enforcement Directorate (ED)have confirmed that Bastawade has confessed to money laundering. Sources also said that Bastawade has confirmed his link with former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his key aides Sanjay Chaudhary and Manoj Punamiya."
Feb 2, 2013 Can Dental Council members indulge in corruption without support from top?: "Dr Usha Mohandas, who is the Former Member of the Dental Council of India and Founder President Dentists Against Corruption in Dental Education asked, 'When you are heading the body which is responsible primarily for the education of youngsters and your junior is involved in corruption, how can you claim that you did not know anything about it?'"
Feb 2, 2013 Is creative freedom under serious threat in India?: "It's a war of words between author Salman Rushdie and the West Bengal government. The author on Friday alleged that he was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the police to block his arrival."
Feb 2, 2013 Dental Council of India: The history of controversies: "In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. This is clearly not the first time when the Dental Council of India is making headlines. CNN-IBN had reported on the story three years back."
Feb 2, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Haasan to delete 7 scenes after deal: "Actor and director Kamal Haasan on Saturday reached an agreement with Muslim groups protesting against his film 'Vishwaroopam' and announced that he had agreed to cut seven scenes from the film and mute certain other scenes that were deemed as offensive. The Muslim groups agreed to withdraw protests after the deal."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 6: "Days after the arrest of Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin, Anil Bastawade, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide, TIMES NOW accessed the detailed Income Tax department's report on Koda, called 'Empire of Madhu Koda'. In its assessment report in 2010, the I-T has revealed how Koda and his aides invested their ill-gotten money in sectors like mining, electrification, media, healthcare, real estate. I-T report also showed the details of Koda's Mumbai and Kolkata connections, foreign transactions and illegal gratifications."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 5: "Anil Bastawade, aide of Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and the Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin, deported from Jakarata to India and is now in custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). With the arrest of Bastawade a web of deceit has opened. Part 5 of TIMES NOW's investigation reveals the mining scam trail. TIMES NOW reveals the full hawala trail of mining scam from India to Indonesia to Dubai and back to India."
Feb 1, 2013 ED begins search for Koda's aide Chaudhary: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday (February 1) began the search for former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's aide Sanjay Chaudhary who was also involved along with Anil Bastawade in the Rs 4000-cr mining scam. Chaudhary was in direct touch with Bastawade who was tracked down by TIMES NOW. Seven months ago, TIMES NOW traced mining kingpin Anil Bastawade to Indonesia, thereafter exposing another key link in the Rs. 4000 crore scam - Chaudhary and his brother Dhananjay - who allegedly helped route Madhu Koda's ill-gotten money to UAE."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 4: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has revealed to TIMES NOW that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's aide Sanjay Chaudhary is likely to get away if action is not taken against him soon in the 4000-cr mining scam. Anil Bastwade, the key aide of former Jharkhand Madhu Koda, who was recently nabbed from Indonesia for his involvement in the mining scam, has named Sanjay Chaudhary as the man who had Madhu Koda's links in Dubai."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 3: "Enforcement Department probing the Rs 4000 cr mining scam points to the involvement of Dubai-based M/s Blue Techno and Sanjay Choudhary who has been described as former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's shadow man. Choudhary is Managing Director of Blue Techno Project in which kingpin and Koda's aide Anil Bastawade has a significant share. Income Tax department uncovered that during Madhu Koda's less than two-year stint as CM, his aide Sanjay Choudhary invested in 5 mines abroad. Koda is said to have admitted during questioning that he knew Sanjay Choudhary but claimed he had no business deals with him."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 2: "TIMES NOW in the Rs 4000 cr mining scam trail reveals that Anil Bastawade, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide, has used the bribe money from India to buy shares in Indonesia. Enforcement Directorate (ED) visited these 4 islands on Jan 28 after Bastawade revealed that he had made investments in the coal blocks present in these islands. ED is yet to estimate the worth of the coal blocks owned by Bastawade in these 4 islands. and, Bastawade was in direct touch with the main accused in the Rs 4000 cr mining scam, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 1: "Income Tax document titled 'empire of Madhu Koda' which reveals the links of all the mining scam kingpins. The 2009-10 I-T assessment report of Manoj Punamiya, an accused in the scam, exposes that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had it for a good two years but no action was taken on it. The investigating agencies have been sitting on the report of one of India's biggest political scams. The Supreme Court on Jan 29 granted 45 days to ED to complete its probe against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda for his alleged role in a money laundering case."
Feb 1, 2013 DCI members' letters raise questions against Chairman: "In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. In one of the letters, written by a member of the DCI Dr Joseph Issac to the Union Health Ministry, questions the manner in which the Council is being managed to suit private colleges."
Feb 1, 2013 MP: Hotel manager allegedly rapes South Korean student: "A South Korean national has alleged that she was raped by a hotel manager in Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh."
Feb 1, 2013 Will step down if corruption charges proved: DCI Chairman: "In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. 'I will step down if any corruption case can be proven against me,' Majumdar, who denied the allegations of bribery against him, said."
Feb 1, 2013 Delhi govt, pvt power companies cheating people: Kejriwal: "Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that power tariffs in the national capital were falsely inflated by the Delhi government and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Kejriwal also claimed that power companies owned by Tata and Anil Ambani were involved in major frauds."
Jan 31, 2013 'Vishwaroopam' ban: Right to freedom of expression curbed?: "Salman Rushdie and the team of 'Midnight's Children' had to cancel their Kolkata promotional tour at the last minute. This after the local police warned about possible protests against the author by fringe muslim groups. And in the eye of this cultural storm is Kamal Haasan's fight to release his film 'Vishwaroopam' in his home turf, Tamil Nadu."
Jan 31, 2013 ED gets 10-day custody of Bastawade: "A special court on Thursday (January 31) allowed the Enforcement Directorate's request to take Anil Bastawade, an aide of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, into remand for 10 days in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case."
Jan 31, 2013 4000 cr mining scam gets murkier: "TIMES NOW traced mining kingpin Anil Bastawade to Indonesia, thereafter exposing another key link in the Rs. 4000 crore scam- Sanjay Chaudhary and his brother Dhananjay, who allegedly helped route former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's ill-gotten money to UAE. But despite that, there has been no action from the CBI, who has still not made any attempt to extradite the Chaudhary brothers, raising questions on whether there is a concerted effort to go slow in the case and who exactly is protecting Koda's man Friday."
Jan 31, 2013 Kejriwal to expose 'connivance' between Dikshit, power companies today: "to expose on Friday how the Delhi government consistently "favoured" private power distribution companies at the expense of the public."
Jan 30, 2013 Will mining scam kingpin spill the beans?: "Anil Bastawade extradited from Jakarta on a flight via Hong Kong seated in the last row on Air India flight 317 trying to hide his face from TIMES NOW cameras. The mining kingpin arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on landing in New Delhi."
Jan 30, 2013 14 days judicial custody for Anil Bastawade: "The TIMES NOW expose has led to the reopening of the Rs. 4000 Crore mining scam, and the kingpin Anil Bastawade has been sent to 14 days' judicial custody."
Jan 30, 2013 Haasan threatens self exile: "On a day of dramatic developments, actor Kamal Haasan suffered a setback today when the Madras High Court stayed the release of 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu even as he agreed to make changes in deference to Muslim sentiments while threatening to exile himself from the state."
Jan 30, 2013 Coal scam: ED arrests Madhu Koda aide Anil Bastawade: "The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night where he was arrested on January 21 on an Interpol notice."
Jan 30, 2013 'Vishwaroopam' ban: Kamal Haasan may not approach SC: "'Tamil Nadu wants me out. I don't know who's playing these games. I will find a secular state in India or may be go to another country. Bhai MF Hussain had to do it and so will I' - that was a very emotional Kamal Haasan addressing the media on Wednesday morning in the wake of the controversy surrounding the release of his film 'Vishwaroopam'."
Jan 30, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Haasan paying the price of TN's cinema politics?: "With Kamal Haasan's request to meet the most powerful person in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, being turned down, the iconic actor has turned to the people. Now that the Madras High Court, in a ruling that overturned a judge's order, has said 'Vishwaroopam' cannot open till February 6, left with no option, Haasan says he will leave Tamil Nadu."
Jan 30, 2013 The Last Word: What does 'Vishwaroopam' row tell us about our attitude to freedom of expression?: "What does the 'Vishwaroopam' controversy tell us about the censor board? About the Jayalalithaa government? And the attitude of the Indian system to freedom of expression?"
Jan 30, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Filmmakers call it 'state terrorism': "Filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Rituparno Ghosh strongly supported embattled actor-turned-director Kamal Haasan and said the hounding he is facing can only be termed as 'state terrorism'."
Jan 30, 2013 Is Kamal Haasan victim of a political game of Tamil Nadu government?: "Actor and director Kamal Haasan has said he is the victim of a political game. Is this cultural terrorism by the Tamil Nadu government? Is he being hounded by the state government?"
Jan 30, 2013 रेल यात्रा: मुश्किल भरा सफ़र: "अमूमन दूसरे दर्जे के एक डब्बे में 72 लोगों के बैठने की व्यवस्था होती है. रॉनी सेन का दावा है कि उन्होंने एक-एक डब्बे में 500-500 लोगों को सफ़र करते देखा है."
Jan 30, 2013 Sand mafia bid to run over top cops: "In a first-of-its-kind incident in the national capital region, members of a Haryana sand mafia cartel tried to run over two senior police officers near the DND flyover"
Jan 30, 2013 Constable held for accepting Rs 65 lakh bribe: "According to ACB, the constable, apparently on behalf of his superiors, had allegedly demanded Rs one crore from the complainant--manager of a Pune-based private company--for not registering a complaint against the firm."
Jan 30, 2013 One hour daily power cut in City: "Bangaloreans will have to bear with one-hour power cut every morning with immediate effect as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is facing a shortage of 600 MW."
Jan 30, 2013 Anil Bastawade's rise in fortunes 'shocked' relatives: "As per the chargesheet filed last year, Bastawade is alleged to have purchased assets to the tune of Rs 250 crore in UAE from money generated from illegal activities during Koda's regime."
Jan 30, 2013 Realty giants in web of firms linked to Maya's brother: "Anand Kumar's flagship, The Hotel Library Club Pvt. Ltd, is the only one among his at least 50 companies — together estimated to be worth over Rs 750 crore in end-March 2012— that existed before 2007."
Jan 30, 2013 Upset over 'Vishwaroopam' ban, Kamal Haasan threatens to quit India: "he said he was serious about leaving Tamil Nadu or even India for a secular place where he could continue his work."
Jan 29, 2013 ED: Will prove Bastawade-Koda link: "As the Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade, a fugitive businessman and a close associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, is being deported to India from Indonesia over alleged money laundering charges, the Supreme Court has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) one more month's custody of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. The ED has said that they will confront Koda with new evidence and prove the direct link between Koda and Anil Bastawade."
Jan 29, 2013 Blamegame between ED and MEA?: "Ahead of mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade's arrival in India, massive blamegame breaks out between authorities over how and why Bastawade was able to evade the law for 4 years."
Jan 29, 2013 Crucial documents show Bastawade-Koda link: "TIMES NOW has accessed crucial Enforcement Directorate (ED) documents nailing Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade and showing the link between him and former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. Anil Bastawade, a fugitive businessman and a close associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was detained in Indonesia following an Interpol notice against him on alleged money laundering charges."
Jan 29, 2013 Tracked by TIMES NOW, now dragged back: "7 months after TIMES NOW exposed Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade by tracking him to his hideout in a remote island off Jakarta, Indonesia, he is arriving in India tonight (Jan 29) at 9.30 PM via an Air India flight."
Jan 28, 2013 Mining scam kingpin Bastawade to be flown back to India: "After over seven months of TIMES NOW investigation, Rs 4000 crore mining scam kingpin and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's aide, Anil Bastawade, has been detained in Jakarta, Indonesia."
Jan 28, 2013 ED probing cash deals worth Rs 760 cr involving Mayawati's brother: report: "The company has a share capital of Rs 24 lakh and is wholly owned by Anand Kumar and his wife Vichitra Lata. In 2007-08, its income from the hotel business was Rs 25 lakh. In 2011-12, it posted losses of Rs 80 lakh, but received Rs 152 crore from the sale of undisclosed investments."
Jan 28, 2013 Taj Corridor scam case: SC issues notice to Mayawati: "to examine afresh a plea seeking prosecution of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 17 crore Taj Corridor scam case without sanction of the Governor."
Jan 28, 2013 BBC: India's booming land values spark family feuds: "Reaching legal settlements in Indian land disputes can be costly and cumbersome"
Jan 26, 2013 CBI raids Dental Council members at 8 places across India: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted raids on Dental Council of India members at eight places across the country. The raids were conducted in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mangalore and Bangalore among other places."
Jan 26, 2013 Exposed: School bus permits misused to ferry passengers: "No lessons learn after the horrific Delhi gangrape. An IBN7 sting operation has exposed how school bus permits are being misused to ferry passengers. And illegal bus drivers pay police a monthly fee of Rs 5,500 to enter Delhi."
Jan 26, 2013 'Stop this cultural terrorism,' says Kamal Haasan: "Legendary actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday reacted strongly to the Tamil Nadu government's decision to ban his latest film 'Vishwaroopam' following protests from some Muslim groups and said such 'cultural terrorism' should stop."
Jan 26, 2013 Anil Bastawade detained by Indonesia: "Four years after the 4000-crore mining scam in Jharkhand was unearthed, the kingpin of the scam and former Chief Minister Madhu Koda's key aide Anil Bastawade went underground. He was almost forgotten by the investigating authorities till TIMES NOW tracked him down in Indonesia and exposed how the business was escaping the law."
Jan 26, 2013 Is FDI in retail a political gimmick? SC to Centre: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Central Government on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. The apex court while hearing a PIL against FDI in multi-brand retail asked the government to explain its views on the impact of the policy on small traders."
Jan 26, 2013 Mumbai I-T wing probes firms funding Gadkari's Purti group: "There seems to be fresh trouble for Nitin Gadkari who is set to be re-elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President on Wednesday. The Mumbai I-T wing is surveying seven companies found to have been routing money into Gadkari's Purti Group after allegations against the companies surfaced in the Nagpur wing's probe."
Jan 26, 2013 Graft case: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda's aide detained in Jakarta: "The noose seems to be tightening around former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda. Sources have indicated that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials will be heading to Jakarta soon to gain custody of Madhu Koda's aide Anil Adinath Bastawade, who was detained at Jakarta by immigration authorities on January 19."
Jan 26, 2013 Davos 2013: Corruption in India leads to loss of investor's confidence, says Huguette Labelle
Jan 26, 2013 BBC: Do India's political parties condone corruption?: "India's most respected election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms informed us that nearly a third of MPs - 158 of 543 - in the parliament faced criminal charges."
Jan 26, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Coward countries will ban it, Muslim fanatics are just plain stupid - Taslima Nasreen
Jan 25, 2013 Air India is world's third least safe airline: Report: " Air India has been rated world's third least safe airline after China Airlines and TAM Airlines, according to a report from a website that monitors plane crashes around the world."
Jan 23, 2013 BBC: Indian farmers and suicide: How big is the problem?: "Influential investor Jim Rogers said in a recent debate on the BBC that millions of Indian farmers have killed themselves over the past few years because they couldn't make a living. The official figure is actually 270,000 since 1995."
Jan 21, 2013 बिहार: डीआईजी पर रंगदारी का आरोप: "आलोक कुमार पर एक शराब व्यवसायी से दस करोड़ रूपए ऐंठने के लिए अपने कथित गुर्गों के ज़रिये उन पर दबाव बनाने का आरोप है."
Jan 20, 2013 Manmohanomics is dead: PM has forgotten his economics: "Having made a right royal mess of the Indian economy over the last four years, the PM incredulously chose to offer a mea culpa only on inflation."
Jan 20, 2013 Saran DIG accused of demanding Rs10 cr from liquor trader: "Tunnaji Pandey, a liquor trader, had complained to the director general of police (DGP) Abhayanand on January 13 against the DIG, Alok Kumar. "Pandey alleged that the DIG had demanded Rs10 crore from him and also threatened to implicate him in a false case.""
Jan 17, 2013 Rs. 1 cr. seized from scientist’s house: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has seized Rs.1 crore from the Haryana premises of a scientist with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests who was arrested along with a middleman on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe."
Jan 17, 2013 CBI recovers over one crore from Environment Min official: "CBI today claimed to have recovered over Rs one crore from the residence of a senior Environment Ministry official who was arrested last night for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs seven lakh for arranging environmental clearance to power and steel company."
Jan 14, 2013 Stock Guru scam: IT officer raided for ‘Rs 60-cr bribe’: "in connection with the Rs 500-crore Stock Guru India scam. An IRS officer of 2006 batch, Yogendra Mittal, has been detained and is likely to be arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of nearly Rs 60 crore for favouring the accused"
Jan 14, 2013 Govt advises Sony not to telecast show on Delhi gangrape: "The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday advised general entertainment channel Sony TV to not telecast a dramatic reconstruction of the Delhi gangrape case in its popular cime show 'Crime Patrol - Dastak'. "
Jan 14, 2013 SC notice to CBI, BSNL over misuse of public office by Maran: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the CBI and BSNL on a PIL alleging misuse of public office by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran. The petition alleges that Maran had set up a BSNL exchange in Chennai and routed the lines to Sun TV offices."
Jan 13, 2013 DCI member caught taking bribe from college staff: "A member of the Dental Council of India has been arrested red-handed for taking bribe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. DCI member Dr Murugesan was arrested when he was taking the bribe of Rs 25 lakh from Dr Rambhadran, administrative officer of a dental college."
Jan 13, 2013 Haryana govt misleading court to protect Vadra, says Khemka: "In February 2011, the same ACO had made another allegedly fraudulent entry in the land records of village Chirsi in Faridabad district, according favour to an influential chartered accountant to enable him to take possession of 6.5 acres."
Jan 12, 2013 Uttarakhand’s 6pm curfew for women hits a raw nerve: "announcement that women cannot work after 6pm in select sectors."
Jan 12, 2013 I-T summons Gadkari: "The Income Tax department has issued summons for appearance to BJP President Nitin Gadkari in connection with its investigation against him and some associated companies for alleged tax evasion."
Jan 6, 2013 Bangalore: Police bust kidney racket, arrest three: "In a four-day operation in Bangalore, police have busted a kidney racket and have arrested three of its seven members. 'This racket has been working for the last three to four years in Bangalore. It also operates in Mysore where corporate hospitals are there. Names of few hospitals have come up but their role is yet to be established. We'll find that in the course of investigation,' said SP Ramanagara Anupam Agarwal."
Jan 4, 2013 More detained in Bangalore kidney racket: "Intensifying investigations into a kidney transplantation racket involving government officials and major hospitals in the city"
Dec 31, 2012 Cops say killers ate tea planter’s flesh before setting house afire: "The culprits who had killed a tea planter and his wife in Upper Assam last Wednesday, first hacked him to death and then reportedly consumed his flesh before setting the house on fire to make it look like an incident of mob violence"
Dec 30, 2012 Poke Me: Has the corporate world in India done enough to combat corruption? - Economic Times
Dec 30, 2012 Corruption in India Inc alarmingly HIGH - Rediff
Dec 30, 2012 Where death costs Rs. 15 and less: Bihar’s hooch tragedies point to a virtual bootlegging industry with huge turnovers
Dec 28, 2012 India’s chief auditor leads battle against corruption: "Rai is not the first auditor general in Indian history to bring a government to its knees — a CAG report into huge kickbacks in the purchase of army field howitzers from a Swedish company contributed to the 1989 election defeat of Rajiv Gandhi’s government."
Dec 27, 2012 BBC: India tea workers burn boss to death in Assam state: "Hundreds of tea plantation workers have set alight their boss's bungalow in north-east India, burning to death the owner and his wife"
Dec 27, 2012 Assam tea estate MD, wife burnt to death by workers demanding salary: "Bhattacharya and his wife were staying in the house when the mob set fire to the house."
Dec 24, 2012 HC dismisses Jagan’s bail plea: "VANPIC project’s promoter (industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad) allegedly invested Rs. 854 crore in the companies belonging to Mr. Jagan towards largesses for which the then AP government, led by late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, doled out many favours in the form of awarding the project."
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Feb 11, 2013 Rags to riches story of Janardhan Reddy’s secretary: "Mehfuz Ali Khan was only a private secretary to jailed mining baron G Janardhan Reddy. But he seems to be not an ordinary person as his bank account shows that the total transactions he made was whopping Rs 103.09 core in just nine months. Besides he had also owned 250 acres of land near Bangalore International Airport."
Feb 11, 2013 Defreeze 11 bank accounts of Ramdev’s trust: Delhi HC: "sealed by the Income Tax department after the Trust allegedly failed to pay the first installment of Rs 75 lakh of the total tax of Rs 34.68 crore."
Feb 11, 2013 WB: Around 100 women dumped in open field after sterilisation: "In a shocking case, most of the 100 women in a semi-conscious state, who underwent ligation procedure at a sterilisation camp at a rural health centre in Malda district, were abandoned in an open field adjacent to the facility."
Feb 8, 2013 WB companies in major rail freight evasion scam: "The state and the taxpayer are losing crores of railway revenue to freight evasion even though CNN-IBN had first reported on the freight evasion scam in September 2011. CNN-IBN has now accessed seven demand notices sent to companies in West Bengal, including the Rashmi group, which was accused of evading freight rates to the tune of Rs 660 crore."
Feb 8, 2013 Govt should support enterprise, not entrepreneurs: CAG: "In a hard-hitting speech, the Comptroller and Auditor General, Vinod Rai, has defended his role. Rai has said that the role of the public auditor cannot be confined only to placing reports in Parliament. During a speech at the Harvard Kennedy School of government, Rai spoke on the various scams in the government."
Feb 8, 2013 'Being A Change Agent': "'We may not be able to wipe out corruption, but endeavour to uncover instances of crony capitalism. Government should be seen to support enterprise per se and not particular entrepreneurs'"
Feb 7, 2013 Robert Vadra deals: Move to break me down psychologically, alleges Khemka: "“They want to harass me. They want to break me down psychologically,” the 1991-batch IAS officer alleged. He claimed that vested elements had the support of some mandarins in the government as he had exposed alleged land scams during his previous postings."
Feb 7, 2013 Aravallis being gobbled up by land developers: "The Aravalli gair mumkin pahar, which are not recorded as forests to be protected under the Forest Conservation Act 1980, or any other protective mechanism have been bought up by realtors, politicians, bureaucrats in anticipation of the urbanisation as envisaged in the new master plans"
Feb 7, 2013 UPA policies leading to jobless growth: Study by govt body
Feb 6, 2013 SEBI free to seize properties of Sahara Group companies: SC: "the Supreme Court today said that SEBI is free to freeze accounts and seize properties of its two companies for defying court orders by not refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors."
Feb 6, 2013 Bank officials, microfinance institutions cornered benefits of farm loan waiver: CAG report: "involving disbursement of Rs 500 crore — about 30% of the waiver amount was allegedly found to have been siphoned off by a nexus of bank managers and microfinance institutions (MFIs)."
Feb 6, 2013 MP Lokayukta raids electricity board clerk, finds Rs 40 cr assets: "The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Tuesday raided the house of Arjun Singh Lalwani, who is a clerk in the electricity board and discovered assets worth Rs 40 crore. Cash and properties worth lakhs were seized and the police claimed his income was disproportionate to his known sources of income."
Feb 6, 2013 MP forest officer raided, Rs 12 cr worth investments recovered: "The Madhya Pradesh anti-corruption office (Lokayukta) got into action and carried out raids on Wednesday morning. The Lokayukta raided the Chief Conservator of Forest BK Singh's residence at Ujjain and Bhopal."
Feb 6, 2013 Dental Council mess: Health Minister maintains a deafening silence: "It couldn't get more embarrassing for the chairman of the Dental Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. It all began first with the CBI arresting Dr Gunaseelan, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Dental Council, caught along with his aide, Dr Murugesan, with large amounts of cash. Their crime - accepting bribes from dental colleges for increasing the number of seats."
Feb 5, 2013 BBC: The Indian women pushed into hysterectomies: "Thousands of Indian women are having their wombs removed in operations that campaigners say are unnecessary and only performed to make money for unscrupulous private doctors."
Feb 5, 2013 ‘BSP netas used bank to launder cash’: "The bank is linked to BSP Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Das Gupta. His wife, Alka, a former head of the bank who is still on its board"
Feb 4, 2013 In public interest, Haryana govt acquired land from farmers, gave to Vadra, scores of builders at throwaway rates: report: "The Haryana government acquired nearly 1,350 acres of land from poor farmers and then parcelled them off to score of builders, including that of Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's firm, through over 200 land deals"
Feb 4, 2013 UP minister caught on camera helping cattle smugglers: "Uttar Pradesh minister KC Pandey has been caught in a sting operation asking a Superintendent of Police to help cattle smugglers. What's more is that the phone conversation was recorded by none other than the police."
Feb 4, 2013 Rs 71.73 lakh paid for Shilpa Shetty’s performance to ‘fulfill wish of Kalmadi’: "A Delhi court dealing with a CWG related corruption case today said two of the accused had paid Rs 71.73 lakh for cinestar Shilpa Shetty's performance in the closing ceremony of 2008 CWG Youth Games at Pune 'merely to fulfill the last moment wish' of Suresh Kalmadi."
Feb 3, 2013 Odisha: Police tries to acquire farmers' land for POSCO: "Tension broke out at POSCO's plant in Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha after the police tried to forcibly acquire land for the steel giant that was allotted to farmers on Sunday. Betel farmers protested after the police dismantled seven betel vines."
Feb 2, 2013 High corruption risk in defence purchases by India: Study: "India is among the countries that suffer from "high corruption risk" in defence purchases, one of the most elaborate global assessments of corruption in the high spending sector has concluded."
Feb 2, 2013 Caught on tape: Hawala racket uncovered: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized cash worth Rs 1.20 crore besides foreign currency after it conducted raids on some suspected Hawala dealers in Punjab."
Feb 2, 2013 Mining scam kingpin spills the beans: "A day after TIMES NOW unraveled Rs 4000 cr mining kingpin Anil Bastawade's web of deceit, sources in the Enforcement Directorate (ED)have confirmed that Bastawade has confessed to money laundering. Sources also said that Bastawade has confirmed his link with former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his key aides Sanjay Chaudhary and Manoj Punamiya."
Feb 2, 2013 Can Dental Council members indulge in corruption without support from top?: "Dr Usha Mohandas, who is the Former Member of the Dental Council of India and Founder President Dentists Against Corruption in Dental Education asked, 'When you are heading the body which is responsible primarily for the education of youngsters and your junior is involved in corruption, how can you claim that you did not know anything about it?'"
Feb 2, 2013 Is creative freedom under serious threat in India?: "It's a war of words between author Salman Rushdie and the West Bengal government. The author on Friday alleged that he was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the police to block his arrival."
Feb 2, 2013 Dental Council of India: The history of controversies: "In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. This is clearly not the first time when the Dental Council of India is making headlines. CNN-IBN had reported on the story three years back."
Feb 2, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Haasan to delete 7 scenes after deal: "Actor and director Kamal Haasan on Saturday reached an agreement with Muslim groups protesting against his film 'Vishwaroopam' and announced that he had agreed to cut seven scenes from the film and mute certain other scenes that were deemed as offensive. The Muslim groups agreed to withdraw protests after the deal."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 6: "Days after the arrest of Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin, Anil Bastawade, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide, TIMES NOW accessed the detailed Income Tax department's report on Koda, called 'Empire of Madhu Koda'. In its assessment report in 2010, the I-T has revealed how Koda and his aides invested their ill-gotten money in sectors like mining, electrification, media, healthcare, real estate. I-T report also showed the details of Koda's Mumbai and Kolkata connections, foreign transactions and illegal gratifications."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 5: "Anil Bastawade, aide of Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and the Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin, deported from Jakarata to India and is now in custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). With the arrest of Bastawade a web of deceit has opened. Part 5 of TIMES NOW's investigation reveals the mining scam trail. TIMES NOW reveals the full hawala trail of mining scam from India to Indonesia to Dubai and back to India."
Feb 1, 2013 ED begins search for Koda's aide Chaudhary: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday (February 1) began the search for former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's aide Sanjay Chaudhary who was also involved along with Anil Bastawade in the Rs 4000-cr mining scam. Chaudhary was in direct touch with Bastawade who was tracked down by TIMES NOW. Seven months ago, TIMES NOW traced mining kingpin Anil Bastawade to Indonesia, thereafter exposing another key link in the Rs. 4000 crore scam - Chaudhary and his brother Dhananjay - who allegedly helped route Madhu Koda's ill-gotten money to UAE."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 4: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has revealed to TIMES NOW that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's aide Sanjay Chaudhary is likely to get away if action is not taken against him soon in the 4000-cr mining scam. Anil Bastwade, the key aide of former Jharkhand Madhu Koda, who was recently nabbed from Indonesia for his involvement in the mining scam, has named Sanjay Chaudhary as the man who had Madhu Koda's links in Dubai."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 3: "Enforcement Department probing the Rs 4000 cr mining scam points to the involvement of Dubai-based M/s Blue Techno and Sanjay Choudhary who has been described as former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's shadow man. Choudhary is Managing Director of Blue Techno Project in which kingpin and Koda's aide Anil Bastawade has a significant share. Income Tax department uncovered that during Madhu Koda's less than two-year stint as CM, his aide Sanjay Choudhary invested in 5 mines abroad. Koda is said to have admitted during questioning that he knew Sanjay Choudhary but claimed he had no business deals with him."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 2: "TIMES NOW in the Rs 4000 cr mining scam trail reveals that Anil Bastawade, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide, has used the bribe money from India to buy shares in Indonesia. Enforcement Directorate (ED) visited these 4 islands on Jan 28 after Bastawade revealed that he had made investments in the coal blocks present in these islands. ED is yet to estimate the worth of the coal blocks owned by Bastawade in these 4 islands. and, Bastawade was in direct touch with the main accused in the Rs 4000 cr mining scam, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda."
Feb 1, 2013 Mining scam: Web of deceit - Part 1: "Income Tax document titled 'empire of Madhu Koda' which reveals the links of all the mining scam kingpins. The 2009-10 I-T assessment report of Manoj Punamiya, an accused in the scam, exposes that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had it for a good two years but no action was taken on it. The investigating agencies have been sitting on the report of one of India's biggest political scams. The Supreme Court on Jan 29 granted 45 days to ED to complete its probe against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda for his alleged role in a money laundering case."
Feb 1, 2013 DCI members' letters raise questions against Chairman: "In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. In one of the letters, written by a member of the DCI Dr Joseph Issac to the Union Health Ministry, questions the manner in which the Council is being managed to suit private colleges."
Feb 1, 2013 MP: Hotel manager allegedly rapes South Korean student: "A South Korean national has alleged that she was raped by a hotel manager in Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh."
Feb 1, 2013 Will step down if corruption charges proved: DCI Chairman: "In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. 'I will step down if any corruption case can be proven against me,' Majumdar, who denied the allegations of bribery against him, said."
Feb 1, 2013 Delhi govt, pvt power companies cheating people: Kejriwal: "Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that power tariffs in the national capital were falsely inflated by the Delhi government and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Kejriwal also claimed that power companies owned by Tata and Anil Ambani were involved in major frauds."
Jan 31, 2013 'Vishwaroopam' ban: Right to freedom of expression curbed?: "Salman Rushdie and the team of 'Midnight's Children' had to cancel their Kolkata promotional tour at the last minute. This after the local police warned about possible protests against the author by fringe muslim groups. And in the eye of this cultural storm is Kamal Haasan's fight to release his film 'Vishwaroopam' in his home turf, Tamil Nadu."
Jan 31, 2013 ED gets 10-day custody of Bastawade: "A special court on Thursday (January 31) allowed the Enforcement Directorate's request to take Anil Bastawade, an aide of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, into remand for 10 days in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case."
Jan 31, 2013 4000 cr mining scam gets murkier: "TIMES NOW traced mining kingpin Anil Bastawade to Indonesia, thereafter exposing another key link in the Rs. 4000 crore scam- Sanjay Chaudhary and his brother Dhananjay, who allegedly helped route former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's ill-gotten money to UAE. But despite that, there has been no action from the CBI, who has still not made any attempt to extradite the Chaudhary brothers, raising questions on whether there is a concerted effort to go slow in the case and who exactly is protecting Koda's man Friday."
Jan 31, 2013 Kejriwal to expose 'connivance' between Dikshit, power companies today: "to expose on Friday how the Delhi government consistently "favoured" private power distribution companies at the expense of the public."
Jan 30, 2013 Will mining scam kingpin spill the beans?: "Anil Bastawade extradited from Jakarta on a flight via Hong Kong seated in the last row on Air India flight 317 trying to hide his face from TIMES NOW cameras. The mining kingpin arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on landing in New Delhi."
Jan 30, 2013 14 days judicial custody for Anil Bastawade: "The TIMES NOW expose has led to the reopening of the Rs. 4000 Crore mining scam, and the kingpin Anil Bastawade has been sent to 14 days' judicial custody."
Jan 30, 2013 Haasan threatens self exile: "On a day of dramatic developments, actor Kamal Haasan suffered a setback today when the Madras High Court stayed the release of 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu even as he agreed to make changes in deference to Muslim sentiments while threatening to exile himself from the state."
Jan 30, 2013 Coal scam: ED arrests Madhu Koda aide Anil Bastawade: "The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night where he was arrested on January 21 on an Interpol notice."
Jan 30, 2013 'Vishwaroopam' ban: Kamal Haasan may not approach SC: "'Tamil Nadu wants me out. I don't know who's playing these games. I will find a secular state in India or may be go to another country. Bhai MF Hussain had to do it and so will I' - that was a very emotional Kamal Haasan addressing the media on Wednesday morning in the wake of the controversy surrounding the release of his film 'Vishwaroopam'."
Jan 30, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Haasan paying the price of TN's cinema politics?: "With Kamal Haasan's request to meet the most powerful person in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, being turned down, the iconic actor has turned to the people. Now that the Madras High Court, in a ruling that overturned a judge's order, has said 'Vishwaroopam' cannot open till February 6, left with no option, Haasan says he will leave Tamil Nadu."
Jan 30, 2013 The Last Word: What does 'Vishwaroopam' row tell us about our attitude to freedom of expression?: "What does the 'Vishwaroopam' controversy tell us about the censor board? About the Jayalalithaa government? And the attitude of the Indian system to freedom of expression?"
Jan 30, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Filmmakers call it 'state terrorism': "Filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Rituparno Ghosh strongly supported embattled actor-turned-director Kamal Haasan and said the hounding he is facing can only be termed as 'state terrorism'."
Jan 30, 2013 Is Kamal Haasan victim of a political game of Tamil Nadu government?: "Actor and director Kamal Haasan has said he is the victim of a political game. Is this cultural terrorism by the Tamil Nadu government? Is he being hounded by the state government?"
Jan 30, 2013 रेल यात्रा: मुश्किल भरा सफ़र: "अमूमन दूसरे दर्जे के एक डब्बे में 72 लोगों के बैठने की व्यवस्था होती है. रॉनी सेन का दावा है कि उन्होंने एक-एक डब्बे में 500-500 लोगों को सफ़र करते देखा है."
Jan 30, 2013 Sand mafia bid to run over top cops: "In a first-of-its-kind incident in the national capital region, members of a Haryana sand mafia cartel tried to run over two senior police officers near the DND flyover"
Jan 30, 2013 Constable held for accepting Rs 65 lakh bribe: "According to ACB, the constable, apparently on behalf of his superiors, had allegedly demanded Rs one crore from the complainant--manager of a Pune-based private company--for not registering a complaint against the firm."
Jan 30, 2013 One hour daily power cut in City: "Bangaloreans will have to bear with one-hour power cut every morning with immediate effect as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is facing a shortage of 600 MW."
Jan 30, 2013 Anil Bastawade's rise in fortunes 'shocked' relatives: "As per the chargesheet filed last year, Bastawade is alleged to have purchased assets to the tune of Rs 250 crore in UAE from money generated from illegal activities during Koda's regime."
Jan 30, 2013 Realty giants in web of firms linked to Maya's brother: "Anand Kumar's flagship, The Hotel Library Club Pvt. Ltd, is the only one among his at least 50 companies — together estimated to be worth over Rs 750 crore in end-March 2012— that existed before 2007."
Jan 30, 2013 Upset over 'Vishwaroopam' ban, Kamal Haasan threatens to quit India: "he said he was serious about leaving Tamil Nadu or even India for a secular place where he could continue his work."
Jan 29, 2013 ED: Will prove Bastawade-Koda link: "As the Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade, a fugitive businessman and a close associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, is being deported to India from Indonesia over alleged money laundering charges, the Supreme Court has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) one more month's custody of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. The ED has said that they will confront Koda with new evidence and prove the direct link between Koda and Anil Bastawade."
Jan 29, 2013 Blamegame between ED and MEA?: "Ahead of mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade's arrival in India, massive blamegame breaks out between authorities over how and why Bastawade was able to evade the law for 4 years."
Jan 29, 2013 Crucial documents show Bastawade-Koda link: "TIMES NOW has accessed crucial Enforcement Directorate (ED) documents nailing Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade and showing the link between him and former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. Anil Bastawade, a fugitive businessman and a close associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was detained in Indonesia following an Interpol notice against him on alleged money laundering charges."
Jan 29, 2013 Tracked by TIMES NOW, now dragged back: "7 months after TIMES NOW exposed Rs 4000 cr mining scam kingpin Anil Bastawade by tracking him to his hideout in a remote island off Jakarta, Indonesia, he is arriving in India tonight (Jan 29) at 9.30 PM via an Air India flight."
Jan 28, 2013 Mining scam kingpin Bastawade to be flown back to India: "After over seven months of TIMES NOW investigation, Rs 4000 crore mining scam kingpin and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's aide, Anil Bastawade, has been detained in Jakarta, Indonesia."
Jan 28, 2013 ED probing cash deals worth Rs 760 cr involving Mayawati's brother: report: "The company has a share capital of Rs 24 lakh and is wholly owned by Anand Kumar and his wife Vichitra Lata. In 2007-08, its income from the hotel business was Rs 25 lakh. In 2011-12, it posted losses of Rs 80 lakh, but received Rs 152 crore from the sale of undisclosed investments."
Jan 28, 2013 Taj Corridor scam case: SC issues notice to Mayawati: "to examine afresh a plea seeking prosecution of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 17 crore Taj Corridor scam case without sanction of the Governor."
Jan 28, 2013 BBC: India's booming land values spark family feuds: "Reaching legal settlements in Indian land disputes can be costly and cumbersome"
Jan 26, 2013 CBI raids Dental Council members at 8 places across India: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted raids on Dental Council of India members at eight places across the country. The raids were conducted in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mangalore and Bangalore among other places."
Jan 26, 2013 Exposed: School bus permits misused to ferry passengers: "No lessons learn after the horrific Delhi gangrape. An IBN7 sting operation has exposed how school bus permits are being misused to ferry passengers. And illegal bus drivers pay police a monthly fee of Rs 5,500 to enter Delhi."
Jan 26, 2013 'Stop this cultural terrorism,' says Kamal Haasan: "Legendary actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday reacted strongly to the Tamil Nadu government's decision to ban his latest film 'Vishwaroopam' following protests from some Muslim groups and said such 'cultural terrorism' should stop."
Jan 26, 2013 Anil Bastawade detained by Indonesia: "Four years after the 4000-crore mining scam in Jharkhand was unearthed, the kingpin of the scam and former Chief Minister Madhu Koda's key aide Anil Bastawade went underground. He was almost forgotten by the investigating authorities till TIMES NOW tracked him down in Indonesia and exposed how the business was escaping the law."
Jan 26, 2013 Is FDI in retail a political gimmick? SC to Centre: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Central Government on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. The apex court while hearing a PIL against FDI in multi-brand retail asked the government to explain its views on the impact of the policy on small traders."
Jan 26, 2013 Mumbai I-T wing probes firms funding Gadkari's Purti group: "There seems to be fresh trouble for Nitin Gadkari who is set to be re-elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President on Wednesday. The Mumbai I-T wing is surveying seven companies found to have been routing money into Gadkari's Purti Group after allegations against the companies surfaced in the Nagpur wing's probe."
Jan 26, 2013 Graft case: Ex-Jharkhand CM Koda's aide detained in Jakarta: "The noose seems to be tightening around former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda. Sources have indicated that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials will be heading to Jakarta soon to gain custody of Madhu Koda's aide Anil Adinath Bastawade, who was detained at Jakarta by immigration authorities on January 19."
Jan 26, 2013 Davos 2013: Corruption in India leads to loss of investor's confidence, says Huguette Labelle
Jan 26, 2013 BBC: Do India's political parties condone corruption?: "India's most respected election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms informed us that nearly a third of MPs - 158 of 543 - in the parliament faced criminal charges."
Jan 26, 2013 Vishwaroopam: Coward countries will ban it, Muslim fanatics are just plain stupid - Taslima Nasreen
Jan 25, 2013 Air India is world's third least safe airline: Report: " Air India has been rated world's third least safe airline after China Airlines and TAM Airlines, according to a report from a website that monitors plane crashes around the world."
Jan 23, 2013 BBC: Indian farmers and suicide: How big is the problem?: "Influential investor Jim Rogers said in a recent debate on the BBC that millions of Indian farmers have killed themselves over the past few years because they couldn't make a living. The official figure is actually 270,000 since 1995."
Jan 21, 2013 बिहार: डीआईजी पर रंगदारी का आरोप: "आलोक कुमार पर एक शराब व्यवसायी से दस करोड़ रूपए ऐंठने के लिए अपने कथित गुर्गों के ज़रिये उन पर दबाव बनाने का आरोप है."
Jan 20, 2013 Manmohanomics is dead: PM has forgotten his economics: "Having made a right royal mess of the Indian economy over the last four years, the PM incredulously chose to offer a mea culpa only on inflation."
Jan 20, 2013 Saran DIG accused of demanding Rs10 cr from liquor trader: "Tunnaji Pandey, a liquor trader, had complained to the director general of police (DGP) Abhayanand on January 13 against the DIG, Alok Kumar. "Pandey alleged that the DIG had demanded Rs10 crore from him and also threatened to implicate him in a false case.""
Jan 17, 2013 Rs. 1 cr. seized from scientist’s house: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has seized Rs.1 crore from the Haryana premises of a scientist with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests who was arrested along with a middleman on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe."
Jan 17, 2013 CBI recovers over one crore from Environment Min official: "CBI today claimed to have recovered over Rs one crore from the residence of a senior Environment Ministry official who was arrested last night for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs seven lakh for arranging environmental clearance to power and steel company."
Jan 14, 2013 Stock Guru scam: IT officer raided for ‘Rs 60-cr bribe’: "in connection with the Rs 500-crore Stock Guru India scam. An IRS officer of 2006 batch, Yogendra Mittal, has been detained and is likely to be arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of nearly Rs 60 crore for favouring the accused"
Jan 14, 2013 Govt advises Sony not to telecast show on Delhi gangrape: "The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday advised general entertainment channel Sony TV to not telecast a dramatic reconstruction of the Delhi gangrape case in its popular cime show 'Crime Patrol - Dastak'. "
Jan 14, 2013 SC notice to CBI, BSNL over misuse of public office by Maran: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the CBI and BSNL on a PIL alleging misuse of public office by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran. The petition alleges that Maran had set up a BSNL exchange in Chennai and routed the lines to Sun TV offices."
Jan 13, 2013 DCI member caught taking bribe from college staff: "A member of the Dental Council of India has been arrested red-handed for taking bribe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. DCI member Dr Murugesan was arrested when he was taking the bribe of Rs 25 lakh from Dr Rambhadran, administrative officer of a dental college."
Jan 13, 2013 Haryana govt misleading court to protect Vadra, says Khemka: "In February 2011, the same ACO had made another allegedly fraudulent entry in the land records of village Chirsi in Faridabad district, according favour to an influential chartered accountant to enable him to take possession of 6.5 acres."
Jan 12, 2013 Uttarakhand’s 6pm curfew for women hits a raw nerve: "announcement that women cannot work after 6pm in select sectors."
Jan 12, 2013 I-T summons Gadkari: "The Income Tax department has issued summons for appearance to BJP President Nitin Gadkari in connection with its investigation against him and some associated companies for alleged tax evasion."
Jan 6, 2013 Bangalore: Police bust kidney racket, arrest three: "In a four-day operation in Bangalore, police have busted a kidney racket and have arrested three of its seven members. 'This racket has been working for the last three to four years in Bangalore. It also operates in Mysore where corporate hospitals are there. Names of few hospitals have come up but their role is yet to be established. We'll find that in the course of investigation,' said SP Ramanagara Anupam Agarwal."
Jan 4, 2013 More detained in Bangalore kidney racket: "Intensifying investigations into a kidney transplantation racket involving government officials and major hospitals in the city"
Dec 31, 2012 Cops say killers ate tea planter’s flesh before setting house afire: "The culprits who had killed a tea planter and his wife in Upper Assam last Wednesday, first hacked him to death and then reportedly consumed his flesh before setting the house on fire to make it look like an incident of mob violence"
Dec 30, 2012 Poke Me: Has the corporate world in India done enough to combat corruption? - Economic Times
Dec 30, 2012 Corruption in India Inc alarmingly HIGH - Rediff
Dec 30, 2012 Where death costs Rs. 15 and less: Bihar’s hooch tragedies point to a virtual bootlegging industry with huge turnovers
Dec 28, 2012 India’s chief auditor leads battle against corruption: "Rai is not the first auditor general in Indian history to bring a government to its knees — a CAG report into huge kickbacks in the purchase of army field howitzers from a Swedish company contributed to the 1989 election defeat of Rajiv Gandhi’s government."
Dec 27, 2012 BBC: India tea workers burn boss to death in Assam state: "Hundreds of tea plantation workers have set alight their boss's bungalow in north-east India, burning to death the owner and his wife"
Dec 27, 2012 Assam tea estate MD, wife burnt to death by workers demanding salary: "Bhattacharya and his wife were staying in the house when the mob set fire to the house."
Dec 24, 2012 HC dismisses Jagan’s bail plea: "VANPIC project’s promoter (industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad) allegedly invested Rs. 854 crore in the companies belonging to Mr. Jagan towards largesses for which the then AP government, led by late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, doled out many favours in the form of awarding the project."
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