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Oct 12, 2011 2G scam: Congress, CAG heading for a showdown: "Rai's comments at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad on Tuesday that the government's credibility has touched its lowest"
Oct 12, 2011 The Wall Street Journal: India Business Leaders Appeal for More Action on Corruption: "the “nexus” linking certain corporates, politicians, bureaucrats and power brokers is “one of the greatest threats for the Indian economy.”"
Oct 12, 2011 Damning FIR: CBI says Maran got Rs 550 crore for Maxis favour: "Former Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran benefited indirectly by Rs 549,96,01,793 (Rs 549.96 crore) as quid pro quo for various favours to Aircel, owned by Malaysia-based company Maxis,", "The deal was struck. Four months later, Astro All Asia Networks through South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd, invested $166 million (Rs 629 crore, according to the CBI FIR) in Sun Direct TV Private Ltd. Maran allegedly took Rs 550 crore as quid pro quo and rendered a disservice to the nation, the FIR adds."
Oct 12, 2011 I-T raids Indore businessmen, detects tax evasion of Rs 21 cr
Oct 11, 2011 Slain officer demanded bribe from oil mafia: CBI: "Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane who was burnt to death on eve of Republic Day this year, by suspected oil mafia goons, had allegedly, ''demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from his attackers,''"
Oct 11, 2011 Full text: India Inc's letter to govt on corruption: "3. Even the best crafted legislation will not cleanse the system unless effective REDRESSAL MECHANISMS are put in place. This, however, is not possible given the acute backlog of cases pending in the courts, estimated at over 3.1 crore. India has 10 judges per million population compared to 50 in the UK and 107 in the US."
Oct 11, 2011 Why India Inc has lost faith in the government: "On 10 October, India Inc’s most respected entrepreneurs and intellectuals sent an open letter to the government seeking urgent action on electoral, judicial and land reforms to bring down corruption and poor governance in the country."
Oct 11, 2011 Government's credibility at its 'lowest': CAG Vinod Rai: ""The governance is at its lowest ebb. The morale of the civil servant is low. The credibility of the government is at its lowest. It's a strong statement but it is harsh reality. And hence because of all this the decision making has become a causalty," said Rai who has given audit reports coming down heavily on Union government departments.", ""Today, we are facing a testing time in the history of our Nation. The quality of governance is below par and subject to severe criticism. There has been an erosion of people's faith in government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy including the Police force has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of the civil servants are being questioned,""
Oct 11, 2011 Raid on Marans an eyewash: Jaya: "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday (October 11) took on the Marans, who have been booked in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.", "eyewash to fool the people", "It is an excercise in cheating the people"
Oct 11, 2011 Aircel-Maxis deal: CBI crackdown on Marans: "Spelling trouble for former Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, CBI today searched his residence and nine other locations after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal, alleging that he recieved Rs 547 crore as kickbacks from the Malaysian company."
Oct 11, 2011 Goa: Politicians-mining lobby nexus exposed: "Sesa Goa Ltd makes no bones about payments running into lakhs to all political parties.", "Donations or Collusion", "Donation or Deal""
Oct 11, 2011 Karuna backs Marans; Jaya dubs CBI action an 'eyewash': ""The CBI raids against Maran brothers, their offices and associates appear to be a mere eyewash to hoodwink public. We do hope something would come off these raids but it seems to be an exercise in cheating public," Jayalalithaa said. She said the raids happened more than four years since the issue came to light "...It is very difficult to imagine that in this interval of four years the Maran brothers would still be keeping incriminating documents in their residences or office premises,'"
Oct 11, 2011 Goa: Politicians-mining lobby nexus exposed: "Annual reports of Sesa Goa Ltd, allegedly one of the biggest mining violators in Goa, show that the company paid Rs 28 lakh each to the BJP and the Congress as donations in 2007-08, Rs five lakh each to NCP, MGP and the Save Goa Front and Rs one lakh to Shiv Sena. In 2009-10, it paid Rs 85 lakh to BJP, Rs 30 lakh to Congress and Rs 2 and Rs 1 lakh respectively to MGP and Shiv Sena."
Oct 10, 2011 'Enact law similar to UK Bribery Act'
Oct 10, 2011 High drama at Marans’ house: "In an early morning swoop the houses of Sunita Reddy of the Apollo group and residences of promoters of Value Labs, Arjun Rao (CEO), Kondal Rao and Harini Rao in Road Number 62 of Jubilee Hills are also being raided."
Oct 10, 2011 Aircel scam: CBI books, raids Maran brothers: "The Central Bureau of Investigation booked former telecom minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and his brother and media baron Kalanithi Maran in the Aircel sellout scam on Monday, and raided their houses and offices."
Oct 10, 2011 India Inc says scams, graft hitting growth
Oct 10, 2011 A Second Indian Communications Minister Is Charged in Telecom Scam
Oct 10, 2011 2G: Marans charged with criminal conspiracy: "The CBI names Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi as the prime accused in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Oct 10, 2011 The 2G probe will lead to Karunanidhi: Ramaswamy: "Political commentator and Thuglak Editor Cho Ramaswamy says the CBI may mess up the 2G scam probe."
Oct 10, 2011 Most firms not employee-friendly: Survey: "Nearly 86% of the private organisations in the country are not employee-friendly"
Oct 10, 2011 CBI not to oppose Kanimozhi's bail plea: "freedom to 43-year-old Kanimozhi, who has been in jail since May 20, may not be opposed on gender grounds"
Oct 10, 2011 SC reserves order on Chidambaram in 2G case: "The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on the plea for a probe into the alleged role of home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G scam"
Oct 10, 2011 Party, family desert Dayanidhi Maran as CBI conducts raids: "As CBI sleuths continue raiding the residence of former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran and six other places including Sun TV's office in Chennai, the Maran brothers stand deserted by the DMK and the Karunanidhi family. The raids started at 7am on Monday after the CBI registered a first information report (FIR) against Dayanidhi and his brother and Sun Network managing director Kalanithi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Oct 10, 2011 Striking workers seize control of Maruti Manesar factory: ""The plant is effectively captive in the hands of striking workers who are bent upon violence," the company said in a statement, describing the situation at the factory as "grave.""
Oct 9, 2011 CBI raids Dayanidhi Maran's residence in Chennai: "CBI on Monday raided former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's residence and office in Chennai after an FIR was registered against him in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Oct 9, 2011 Babus and the 2G scam fallout: "it is not difficult to understand the import of these few lines in the note since it is the non-auction of the ‘start-up spectrum’ that the CAG has estimated could have cost the exchequer more than Rs 1,75,000 crores. And any guesses who the then FM was? Well, if you still can’t understand the lingo of the bureaucrats, let me tell you: he is the present Home Minister."
Oct 8, 2011 Badal Govt Most Corrupt In Punjab’s History: Capt: "“What the Deputy Chief Minister has chosen to hide are his vast stakes in the sand mining, transport and liquor businesses,”"
Oct 8, 2011 Well-connected Maran has 323 lines: "he sold 74% of his stake in Aircel to Maxis group in May 2006. Within six months, Aircel got 14 licences. It has been alleged before the Supreme Court that the Malaysia-based group invested Rs 599 crore in Maran’s family business (Sun Direct) in return for 14 spectrum licences given to Aircel during his tenure in 2006. “Maran's family-owned business (Sun Direct) received substantial investment from Maxis group which took 20% equity in Sun Direct. Maxis group invested a total of Rs 599.01 crore in Sun Direct between December 2007 and December 2009,” the petition, quoting Tehelka magazine, said in SC. It alleged that there was a clear quid pro quo through these deals."
Oct 8, 2011 Ministries go secy-less, Navratna PSUs headless: "Over half-a-dozen ministries and departments do not have full-time secretaries for months, while there is a growing list of blue chip public sector companies that have remained headless for several months."
Oct 8, 2011 Manohar Parrikkar removed as Goa PAC chief: " In a new twist in the illegal mining scam, BJP's Vijay Khot has been made the new PAC Chairman"
Oct 8, 2011 Lady IAS officer quizzed by CBI, house raided: "The central agency has found alleged irregularities in certain leases given to OMC between 2005 and 2009, when Srilakshmi was the Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Industries Department."
Oct 7, 2011 Duplicitous Congress: "While estimating the loss to the public exchequer through illegal mining in the State to be close to Rs 4,000 crore, the PAC has blamed senior Ministers and Government officials for the loot. The PAC’s chairman, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has categorically stated that the involvement of Goa’s Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, in the loot can be safely inferred."
Oct 7, 2011 BJP puts Goa mining scam at Rs 25,000 crore: "the profits of the scam were being routed through companies in tax haven countries like Mauritius and Cayman Islands.", "senior members of the government were involved in the scam."
Oct 7, 2011 Indian tycoon accused of one of biggest corporate frauds in Oz: "Indian-origin tycoon Pankaj Oswal has been accused of one of Australia's biggest corporate frauds for siphoning an additional 113 million dollars out of his Burrup Fertilisers"
Oct 7, 2011 Badals in transport scam?: "The Punjab Government is under the scanner for allegedly tweaking policies to favour private transport companies. The Opposition has sharpened its attack, saying the Chief Minister is monopolising state transport. The state government has however refuted all charges. The Lokayukta Police, meanwhile has launched a probe into the alleged transport scam in the state making it difficult for the Badal govt to distance it self from the charges."
Oct 7, 2011 Diamond mafia behind Shehla's death?: "Proof now emerging of a possible link between her murder and the powerful illegal diamond mining mafia in Chhatarpur region in Madhya Pradesh, home to some of the world’s biggest diamond mining companies."
Oct 7, 2011 Illegal mining:Google imagery brings Cong leader under scanner : "The Manohar Parrikar-led Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which employed latest technologies including the Google Earth Satellite Imagery to track down illegal mining in Goa, has pointed out to certain illegalities by state Congress leader Dinar Tarcar."
Oct 7, 2011 Loan scam: Top brass chargesheeted: "CBI has filed charge sheets in four cases registered by it last year against senior officials of a public sector bank and a private company for allegedly receiving kickbacks in sanctioning of loans."
Oct 5, 2011 CBI searches premises of JSW's Bellary plant
Oct 5, 2011 Unholy coalitions and bad governance: India faces a cruel double whammy: "Corruption has taken time to grow in India. It has graduated from a slow pace, covert and cautious activity in the Nehru era to a fast, audacious and daring occupation of politicians and bureaucrats today, as can be seen from the size and frequency of scams. Party funds of all political parties started swallowing cash 'donations' from public and corporate houses which encouraged generation of black money and patronised the affluent donors."
Oct 5, 2011 Reuters: UPDATE 1-India police file charges in bribes-for-loans case
Oct 5, 2011 Delhi: Ex-LIC CEO Ramchandran Nair booked for loan scam: "The CBI has filed chargesheets against former CEO and director of LIC housing corporation, Ramchandran Nair, LIC's secretary (investment) Naresh Kumar Chopra as well as several officials of public sector banks and private firms in one of the biggest scams to have hit the public sector in recent times."
Oct 5, 2011 Bribes-for-loans case:CBI files charge sheet against senior bank officials: "Chargesheets have been filed against former LIC Housing finance CEO Ramchandra Nair, the then General Manager of Bank of India R N Tayal, the then Deputy General Manager of Punjab National Bank Venkoba Gujjal and Rajesh Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of private financial services firm Money Matters.", "According to the charge sheets, Nair took a bribe of Rs 16 lakh, Tayal of Rs 45 lakh and Gujjal of Rs 25 lakh."
Oct 5, 2011 Pranab, Sebi chief accused of batting for Sahara, RIL, MCX: "One by one, skeletons are tumbling out of the UPA’s cupboard. This time it’s big, really big. The scams so far have targeted ministers and politicians at the periphery of the power pyramid: an A Raja here or a Suresh Kalmadi there."
Oct 5, 2011 PM can’t disown responsibility: "The Telecom scandal was not an overnight affair that happened without anybody getting a whiff of it. A Raja plotted and executed the 2G Spectrum scam over a period of time during which there was elaborate correspondence between him and other Ministers. At every stage, A Raja made it a point to keep Manmohan Singh in the loop. The Prime Minister can’t deny that"
Oct 5, 2011 Illegal mining: CBI continues raids for second day: "CBI conducted searches at Kudligi BJP MLA V Nagendra's mining company in Hospet and Bellary in connection with alleged illegal mining. The agency also raided the regional transport office,"
Oct 5, 2011 Night operations at Gaya International Airport suspended due to thefts: "have been suspended following the theft of the lighting systems installed by the Airport Authority of India on nearly half a dozen hillocks in the vicinity."
Oct 5, 2011 BBC: India launches Aakash tablet computer priced at $35: "Critics also point out that an earlier cheap laptop plan by the same ministry came to nothing. In 2009, it announced plans for a laptop priced as low as $10, raising eyebrows and triggering worldwide media interest. But there was disappointment after the "Sakshat" turned out to be a prototype of a hand-held device, with an unspecified price tag, that never materialised."
Oct 5, 2011 Railways losing thousands of crores in ore fraud: "Investigations have revealed a massive scam by many iron ore miners in defrauding railways to the tune of a few thousand crore rupees by passing off export consignments of ore as meant for domestic consumption, and thus paying only one-sixth of what they owed to the railways in freight charges."
Oct 4, 2011 Influential politicians, ministers involved in mining scam:PAC: "Indicting the Goa government for the mining scam, the state assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is understood to have said there is reasonable doubt prevails that influential politicians, including ministers, and those close to the power are deeply involved in it."
Oct 1, 2011 His Barony, Undermined: "How did mining baron and former Karnataka tourism minister, Gali Janardhana Reddy, go from pauper, to prince, to prisoner in a little under a decade?", "his net worth was reduced to the negative as of March 31, 2003, and prior to 1998, he was not even an I-T assessee. But, for the financial year 2003-04, he declared a total income of Rs 12 lakh and a taxable income of Rs 9 lakh. For 2004-05, there is a stupendous jump in total income to Rs 8.38 crore. In 2005-06, this doubled to Rs 17.8 crore. In the same period, there was a simultaneous increase in his moveable and immovable assets. The total value of these assets rose from Rs 32.45 lakh in 2003-04 to Rs 43.52 crore in 2005-06. A similarly mercurial growth can be observed in the total assets of his wife Lakshmi Aruna."
Oct 1, 2011 CM offers don’t-pay helpline - Promise of identity cover and prompt police action: "Mamata Banerjee today renewed her advice to industrialists not to pay extortion money to “anybody”, offering to keep complainants' identity confidential and promising prompt police action"
Oct 1, 2011 Goa may be worse than Bellary: "Illegal mining...With sanction to extract 180 million tonnes of earth a year, Goa will cease to exist"
Sep 30, 2011 Special court denies bail to Reddy: "Tainted mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy will stay put in the Chanchalguda Central Prison for some more time — but beyond the reach of the investigation agency — as the CBI special court on Friday denied them bail."
Sep 29, 2011 Governance, corruption worry UK investors in India: survey: "a majority said they are frustrated by the time taken to get approvals and clearances, particularly from state and local government departments"
Sep 29, 2011 Jailed ADAG employees may turn approvers in 2G scam: CBI: "The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Supreme Court on Thursday that three jailed Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) employees might turn approvers in the 2G case."
Sep 29, 2011 Anil Ambani being probed in 2G scam, CBI tells SC: "The CBI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was probing the alleged involvement of Anil Ambani in the 2G spectrum allocation case. The premier investigative agency also said that it was going to probe further to find out the real beneficiaries in the 2G scam."
Sep 28, 2011 2G: CBI saving Chidambaram, says BJP
Sep 28, 2011 If Chidambaram’s role does not warrant probe, no other crime does: Jaitley: "“If the Prime Minister has confidence in Chidu, then he must stand up and explain his actions."
Sep 28, 2011 Now, Goa government in illegal mining trouble: "After Karnataka, is the stage set for another government to fall because of illegal mining?", "How illegal mines owned by a leading politician from the NCP""
Sep 28, 2011 B Pravakaran, the kingpin of Orissa mining scam: "He has taken illegal control over 10 major iron ore mines in Orissa in the last eight years.", "Vigilance department was under pressure to build the weak case against him."
Sep 28, 2011 2G scam: CBI to file FIR against Maran by Sept 30: "The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that an FIR against former communications minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G case would be filed by the end of this month."
Sep 27, 2011 Mother of all mining scams in Odisha: Rs 30,00,00,00,00,000: "a mining scam estimated at Rs 3 lakh crore, a scale that dwarfs the Bellary mining scam in Karnataka and the Goa mining scam"
Sep 27, 2011 2G scam: Centre opposes CBI probe in Chidambaram role: "The government today opposed in the Supreme Court any CBI probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the 2G spectrum case."
Sep 27, 2011 Chennai airport staff steal cellphones
Sep 27, 2011 Essar GM arrested for paying protection money to Maoists: "Dantewada police have arrested a general manager (GM) of Essar group on charges of paying protection money to Maoists."
Sep 26, 2011 I will reveal more: Swamy: "2G petitioner and Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy upping the ante on home minister P Chidambaram on the finance ministry's 2G note to the PMO on spectrum pricing issue threatened more revelations. Swamy said if needed he will seek persmission from the court to submit new documents which no one has seen so far. He further said the CBI and the counsel for Chidambaram have not contested any of my documents, and therefore the documents are taken as confirmed. Swamy claimed that Chidambaram was in the loop on spectrum pricing."
Sep 26, 2011 The price of honesty, truck driver beaten to death: "A truck driver was today (September 26) killed allegedly by Road Transport Office (RTO) staffers after he refused to pay bribe during a vehicle checking drive in Naubatpur locality in Sayyadraza area here"
Sep 26, 2011 CBI to probe Maran over illegal phone lines: "Nearly four years after getting complaints, the CBI will start a formal probe into allegations that over 300 telephone lines were allotted to the residence of Dayanidhi Maran in Chennai and illegally linked with a television channel owned by his brother. These 323 residential lines were in the name of BSNL General Manager connecting the Boat House residence of Maran with office of Sun TV through a dedicated underground cable during the tenure of Maran as Telecom Minister"
Sep 26, 2011 2G: Raja says entire Cabinet must face trial: "Former telecom minister A Raja's lawyer, Sushil Kumar, on Monday told the court that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was a party to all the decisions taken in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation."
Sep 26, 2011 2G scam: CBI to include fresh charges against Raja, Kanimozhi: "slap the fresh charge of 'breach of trust by public servants' against former Telecom Minister A Raja and two others in the 2G spectrum allocation case."
Sep 26, 2011 Paris Hilton gives $100 to Indian beggar: "who is in India on a three-day business trip, showed her humanitarian side when she tipped a beggar $100. "Yesterday (Sunday) when Paris was travelling to launch her bag store, a woman with a baby was begging near her car; she was so moved that she gave her a $100 note,""
Sep 26, 2011 Truck driver beaten to death for refusing to give bribe in UP: "truck was not overloaded, but demanded Rs 1,000." His father was willing to pay only Rs 500 after which the RTO constables and one Shiv Kumar of the weighing centre beat him brutally, causing his death", "and the police fired in the air and lathicharged to control the situation,"
Sep 26, 2011 Chidambaram is a traitor: Swamy: "“He is a traitor and the most corrupt minister in the UPA government. There are proofs of his anti-national activities, which I have placed before court. He has Rs 50,000 crore in foreign banks,”"
Sep 25, 2011 Bellary-like mining scam in Goa worth Rs 8K cr: "VS Dempo had permission to extract 11 lakh tonnes from its 3 mines. But it extracted over 20 lakh tonnes in 2008."
Sep 25, 2011 CBI searches OMC’s office in Bellary: "A CBI team on Sunday carried out searches in the office of the Obulapuram Mining Company, owned by Reddy brothers, here, and seized files and CDs,"
Sep 25, 2011 Bellary mining scam: Hegde cites time constraint in nailing culprits: ""Mere five officers scrutinised four lakh documents and assessed 40 lakh bank accounts. If we had got two more months, we would have literally nailed everyone involved in the Bellary illegal mining scam,""
Sep 24, 2011 CBI’s steely gaze will be on many MLAs: "Legislators, mine owners, officials and individuals associated with former minister G Janardhana Reddy will be under the sharp scrutiny of the CBI, with the premier investigation agency set to extend to Bellary its inquiry into illegal mining"
Sep 24, 2011 Corruption corroding competitiveness of Indian business UPA'S frighteningly non-serious approach to fighting corruption: "“The exporters in the southern region have to pay hefty bribes in the check-posts spread across the country. According to the exporters, in some cases they end up paying around INR 1000 to INR 2000.”"
Sep 24, 2011 'Controversial' DGCA man at work: "Five months after the senior DGCA officer was suspended, RS Passi has been reinstated with additional responsibilities. TIMES NOW has accessed documents which show Joint DG, DGCA AK Sharan assigned crucial duties to Passi. RS Passi was suspended in April following TIMES NOW expose on fake pilot scam. Passi had misused his position as Director Air Safety, DGCA to help his 'ineligible' daughter get a CPL."
Sep 24, 2011 Chidambaram's place in the same cell in Tihar as Raja: BJP: "Upping the ante against Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2-G spectrum scam, BJP on Saturday said his place was in the same cell in Tihar jail in which former Telecom Minister A Raja has been lodged and demanded a probe into the alleged role of the Prime Minister in the case."
Sep 23, 2011 Pranab note puts Chidambaram under 2G scanner: "Pranab Mukherjee had sent a note to the PM in March 2011 saying Chidambaram as then Finance Minister could have prevented the scam."
Sep 23, 2011 JDS to file complaint against CM kin on alleged IT evasion: "JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy today said he would file a complaint before Income Tax Department and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over alleged IT evasion by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's family members.", "a trust owned by Kumaraswamy's brother H D Balakrishna had received Rs 250 crore as donation from the mining sector and 164 Bangalore Development Authority sites were allotted to his (Kumaraswamy) relatives when he was Chief Minister"
Sep 23, 2011 Chidambaram guilty of inaction in 2G case: Note: "A Finance Ministry note indicated that Chidambaram did nothing to make A Raja change his 2G decisions."
Sep 23, 2011 Some dismal signals: "Is the Indian economy becoming ungovernable? The increasing confusion over inflation, the increasing pessimism over the government’s ability to ease supply and cost constraints on the economy"
Sep 23, 2011 UP: BSP worker thrashes honest officer: "Thrashed for stopping illegal mining"
Sep 23, 2011 Raja link emerges in Goa CM Kamat’s mining scam: "All of Goa’s working and non-working mines came up for environmental clearances between 2005 and 2007, when Raja was the Environment Minister. Before Raja moved out of the ministry in May 2007, he had cleared 136 mines."
Sep 23, 2011 CBI to probe Reddy brother's firm
Sep 23, 2011 Supreme Court orders CBI probe into illegal mining in Karnataka: "The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into alleged illegal mining in Karnataka by two companies, one of which is owned by jailed former minister G. Janardhana Reddy."
Sep 21, 2011 India rising or chaos in the offing?
Sep 21, 2011 Corporate corruption: Hard truth: "Some companies in real estate and mining are mired in corruption. It is best not to invest in them—in the long run, truth has a way of coming out"
Sep 21, 2011 Finance ministry note points 2G finger at PC
Sep 21, 2011 Nearly half of Goa’s mines illegal: PAC: "Less than a month after the first arrest in the country’s biggest mining scam in Karnataka’s Bellary, the lid is about to be blown off the illegal mining that has cost Goa — the state that exports 40% of India’s iron ore — thousands of crores,"
Sep 21, 2011 Sebi cracks down on GDR scam, bars 7 firms from market
Sep 21, 2011 Was Chidu note on spectrum to PM a covert nod to Raja?
Sep 21, 2011 Reddy & associates have 200 bank lockers: CBI: "The CBI, probing illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company, has found that the arrested mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his associates had allegedly booked 200 lockers in a private bank here."
Sep 21, 2011 After Pranab's note, Swamy targets Chidambaram: "Swamy on Wednesday said that criminal culpability was clear on the part of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation after new report suggesting the then finance minister's involvement in the case."
Sep 21, 2011 Disaster averted, cover up exposed: "yet another crash that was averted in Mangalore. AI Express flight IX 206 avoided falling into a gorge due to an alert co-pilot. The captain of the flight miscalculated landing and showed 'error of judgement'. However, the alert co-pilot applied brakes on time as plane stops few inches away from the gorge."
Sep 21, 2011 Bangalore: BSY's son-in-law's house searched: "There were complaints of bribery against the son-in-law, who runs 2 firms that were allegedly favoured by then CM."
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Oct 12, 2011 2G scam: Congress, CAG heading for a showdown: "Rai's comments at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad on Tuesday that the government's credibility has touched its lowest"
Oct 12, 2011 The Wall Street Journal: India Business Leaders Appeal for More Action on Corruption: "the “nexus” linking certain corporates, politicians, bureaucrats and power brokers is “one of the greatest threats for the Indian economy.”"
Oct 12, 2011 Damning FIR: CBI says Maran got Rs 550 crore for Maxis favour: "Former Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran benefited indirectly by Rs 549,96,01,793 (Rs 549.96 crore) as quid pro quo for various favours to Aircel, owned by Malaysia-based company Maxis,", "The deal was struck. Four months later, Astro All Asia Networks through South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd, invested $166 million (Rs 629 crore, according to the CBI FIR) in Sun Direct TV Private Ltd. Maran allegedly took Rs 550 crore as quid pro quo and rendered a disservice to the nation, the FIR adds."
Oct 12, 2011 I-T raids Indore businessmen, detects tax evasion of Rs 21 cr
Oct 11, 2011 Slain officer demanded bribe from oil mafia: CBI: "Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane who was burnt to death on eve of Republic Day this year, by suspected oil mafia goons, had allegedly, ''demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from his attackers,''"
Oct 11, 2011 Full text: India Inc's letter to govt on corruption: "3. Even the best crafted legislation will not cleanse the system unless effective REDRESSAL MECHANISMS are put in place. This, however, is not possible given the acute backlog of cases pending in the courts, estimated at over 3.1 crore. India has 10 judges per million population compared to 50 in the UK and 107 in the US."
Oct 11, 2011 Why India Inc has lost faith in the government: "On 10 October, India Inc’s most respected entrepreneurs and intellectuals sent an open letter to the government seeking urgent action on electoral, judicial and land reforms to bring down corruption and poor governance in the country."
Oct 11, 2011 Government's credibility at its 'lowest': CAG Vinod Rai: ""The governance is at its lowest ebb. The morale of the civil servant is low. The credibility of the government is at its lowest. It's a strong statement but it is harsh reality. And hence because of all this the decision making has become a causalty," said Rai who has given audit reports coming down heavily on Union government departments.", ""Today, we are facing a testing time in the history of our Nation. The quality of governance is below par and subject to severe criticism. There has been an erosion of people's faith in government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy including the Police force has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of the civil servants are being questioned,""
Oct 11, 2011 Raid on Marans an eyewash: Jaya: "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday (October 11) took on the Marans, who have been booked in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.", "eyewash to fool the people", "It is an excercise in cheating the people"
Oct 11, 2011 Aircel-Maxis deal: CBI crackdown on Marans: "Spelling trouble for former Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, CBI today searched his residence and nine other locations after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal, alleging that he recieved Rs 547 crore as kickbacks from the Malaysian company."
Oct 11, 2011 Goa: Politicians-mining lobby nexus exposed: "Sesa Goa Ltd makes no bones about payments running into lakhs to all political parties.", "Donations or Collusion", "Donation or Deal""
Oct 11, 2011 Karuna backs Marans; Jaya dubs CBI action an 'eyewash': ""The CBI raids against Maran brothers, their offices and associates appear to be a mere eyewash to hoodwink public. We do hope something would come off these raids but it seems to be an exercise in cheating public," Jayalalithaa said. She said the raids happened more than four years since the issue came to light "...It is very difficult to imagine that in this interval of four years the Maran brothers would still be keeping incriminating documents in their residences or office premises,'"
Oct 11, 2011 Goa: Politicians-mining lobby nexus exposed: "Annual reports of Sesa Goa Ltd, allegedly one of the biggest mining violators in Goa, show that the company paid Rs 28 lakh each to the BJP and the Congress as donations in 2007-08, Rs five lakh each to NCP, MGP and the Save Goa Front and Rs one lakh to Shiv Sena. In 2009-10, it paid Rs 85 lakh to BJP, Rs 30 lakh to Congress and Rs 2 and Rs 1 lakh respectively to MGP and Shiv Sena."
Oct 10, 2011 'Enact law similar to UK Bribery Act'
Oct 10, 2011 High drama at Marans’ house: "In an early morning swoop the houses of Sunita Reddy of the Apollo group and residences of promoters of Value Labs, Arjun Rao (CEO), Kondal Rao and Harini Rao in Road Number 62 of Jubilee Hills are also being raided."
Oct 10, 2011 Aircel scam: CBI books, raids Maran brothers: "The Central Bureau of Investigation booked former telecom minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and his brother and media baron Kalanithi Maran in the Aircel sellout scam on Monday, and raided their houses and offices."
Oct 10, 2011 India Inc says scams, graft hitting growth
Oct 10, 2011 A Second Indian Communications Minister Is Charged in Telecom Scam
Oct 10, 2011 2G: Marans charged with criminal conspiracy: "The CBI names Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi as the prime accused in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Oct 10, 2011 The 2G probe will lead to Karunanidhi: Ramaswamy: "Political commentator and Thuglak Editor Cho Ramaswamy says the CBI may mess up the 2G scam probe."
Oct 10, 2011 Most firms not employee-friendly: Survey: "Nearly 86% of the private organisations in the country are not employee-friendly"
Oct 10, 2011 CBI not to oppose Kanimozhi's bail plea: "freedom to 43-year-old Kanimozhi, who has been in jail since May 20, may not be opposed on gender grounds"
Oct 10, 2011 SC reserves order on Chidambaram in 2G case: "The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on the plea for a probe into the alleged role of home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G scam"
Oct 10, 2011 Party, family desert Dayanidhi Maran as CBI conducts raids: "As CBI sleuths continue raiding the residence of former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran and six other places including Sun TV's office in Chennai, the Maran brothers stand deserted by the DMK and the Karunanidhi family. The raids started at 7am on Monday after the CBI registered a first information report (FIR) against Dayanidhi and his brother and Sun Network managing director Kalanithi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Oct 10, 2011 Striking workers seize control of Maruti Manesar factory: ""The plant is effectively captive in the hands of striking workers who are bent upon violence," the company said in a statement, describing the situation at the factory as "grave.""
Oct 9, 2011 CBI raids Dayanidhi Maran's residence in Chennai: "CBI on Monday raided former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's residence and office in Chennai after an FIR was registered against him in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Oct 9, 2011 Babus and the 2G scam fallout: "it is not difficult to understand the import of these few lines in the note since it is the non-auction of the ‘start-up spectrum’ that the CAG has estimated could have cost the exchequer more than Rs 1,75,000 crores. And any guesses who the then FM was? Well, if you still can’t understand the lingo of the bureaucrats, let me tell you: he is the present Home Minister."
Oct 8, 2011 Badal Govt Most Corrupt In Punjab’s History: Capt: "“What the Deputy Chief Minister has chosen to hide are his vast stakes in the sand mining, transport and liquor businesses,”"
Oct 8, 2011 Well-connected Maran has 323 lines: "he sold 74% of his stake in Aircel to Maxis group in May 2006. Within six months, Aircel got 14 licences. It has been alleged before the Supreme Court that the Malaysia-based group invested Rs 599 crore in Maran’s family business (Sun Direct) in return for 14 spectrum licences given to Aircel during his tenure in 2006. “Maran's family-owned business (Sun Direct) received substantial investment from Maxis group which took 20% equity in Sun Direct. Maxis group invested a total of Rs 599.01 crore in Sun Direct between December 2007 and December 2009,” the petition, quoting Tehelka magazine, said in SC. It alleged that there was a clear quid pro quo through these deals."
Oct 8, 2011 Ministries go secy-less, Navratna PSUs headless: "Over half-a-dozen ministries and departments do not have full-time secretaries for months, while there is a growing list of blue chip public sector companies that have remained headless for several months."
Oct 8, 2011 Manohar Parrikkar removed as Goa PAC chief: " In a new twist in the illegal mining scam, BJP's Vijay Khot has been made the new PAC Chairman"
Oct 8, 2011 Lady IAS officer quizzed by CBI, house raided: "The central agency has found alleged irregularities in certain leases given to OMC between 2005 and 2009, when Srilakshmi was the Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Industries Department."
Oct 7, 2011 Duplicitous Congress: "While estimating the loss to the public exchequer through illegal mining in the State to be close to Rs 4,000 crore, the PAC has blamed senior Ministers and Government officials for the loot. The PAC’s chairman, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has categorically stated that the involvement of Goa’s Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, in the loot can be safely inferred."
Oct 7, 2011 BJP puts Goa mining scam at Rs 25,000 crore: "the profits of the scam were being routed through companies in tax haven countries like Mauritius and Cayman Islands.", "senior members of the government were involved in the scam."
Oct 7, 2011 Indian tycoon accused of one of biggest corporate frauds in Oz: "Indian-origin tycoon Pankaj Oswal has been accused of one of Australia's biggest corporate frauds for siphoning an additional 113 million dollars out of his Burrup Fertilisers"
Oct 7, 2011 Badals in transport scam?: "The Punjab Government is under the scanner for allegedly tweaking policies to favour private transport companies. The Opposition has sharpened its attack, saying the Chief Minister is monopolising state transport. The state government has however refuted all charges. The Lokayukta Police, meanwhile has launched a probe into the alleged transport scam in the state making it difficult for the Badal govt to distance it self from the charges."
Oct 7, 2011 Diamond mafia behind Shehla's death?: "Proof now emerging of a possible link between her murder and the powerful illegal diamond mining mafia in Chhatarpur region in Madhya Pradesh, home to some of the world’s biggest diamond mining companies."
Oct 7, 2011 Illegal mining:Google imagery brings Cong leader under scanner : "The Manohar Parrikar-led Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which employed latest technologies including the Google Earth Satellite Imagery to track down illegal mining in Goa, has pointed out to certain illegalities by state Congress leader Dinar Tarcar."
Oct 7, 2011 Loan scam: Top brass chargesheeted: "CBI has filed charge sheets in four cases registered by it last year against senior officials of a public sector bank and a private company for allegedly receiving kickbacks in sanctioning of loans."
Oct 5, 2011 CBI searches premises of JSW's Bellary plant
Oct 5, 2011 Unholy coalitions and bad governance: India faces a cruel double whammy: "Corruption has taken time to grow in India. It has graduated from a slow pace, covert and cautious activity in the Nehru era to a fast, audacious and daring occupation of politicians and bureaucrats today, as can be seen from the size and frequency of scams. Party funds of all political parties started swallowing cash 'donations' from public and corporate houses which encouraged generation of black money and patronised the affluent donors."
Oct 5, 2011 Reuters: UPDATE 1-India police file charges in bribes-for-loans case
Oct 5, 2011 Delhi: Ex-LIC CEO Ramchandran Nair booked for loan scam: "The CBI has filed chargesheets against former CEO and director of LIC housing corporation, Ramchandran Nair, LIC's secretary (investment) Naresh Kumar Chopra as well as several officials of public sector banks and private firms in one of the biggest scams to have hit the public sector in recent times."
Oct 5, 2011 Bribes-for-loans case:CBI files charge sheet against senior bank officials: "Chargesheets have been filed against former LIC Housing finance CEO Ramchandra Nair, the then General Manager of Bank of India R N Tayal, the then Deputy General Manager of Punjab National Bank Venkoba Gujjal and Rajesh Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of private financial services firm Money Matters.", "According to the charge sheets, Nair took a bribe of Rs 16 lakh, Tayal of Rs 45 lakh and Gujjal of Rs 25 lakh."
Oct 5, 2011 Pranab, Sebi chief accused of batting for Sahara, RIL, MCX: "One by one, skeletons are tumbling out of the UPA’s cupboard. This time it’s big, really big. The scams so far have targeted ministers and politicians at the periphery of the power pyramid: an A Raja here or a Suresh Kalmadi there."
Oct 5, 2011 PM can’t disown responsibility: "The Telecom scandal was not an overnight affair that happened without anybody getting a whiff of it. A Raja plotted and executed the 2G Spectrum scam over a period of time during which there was elaborate correspondence between him and other Ministers. At every stage, A Raja made it a point to keep Manmohan Singh in the loop. The Prime Minister can’t deny that"
Oct 5, 2011 Illegal mining: CBI continues raids for second day: "CBI conducted searches at Kudligi BJP MLA V Nagendra's mining company in Hospet and Bellary in connection with alleged illegal mining. The agency also raided the regional transport office,"
Oct 5, 2011 Night operations at Gaya International Airport suspended due to thefts: "have been suspended following the theft of the lighting systems installed by the Airport Authority of India on nearly half a dozen hillocks in the vicinity."
Oct 5, 2011 BBC: India launches Aakash tablet computer priced at $35: "Critics also point out that an earlier cheap laptop plan by the same ministry came to nothing. In 2009, it announced plans for a laptop priced as low as $10, raising eyebrows and triggering worldwide media interest. But there was disappointment after the "Sakshat" turned out to be a prototype of a hand-held device, with an unspecified price tag, that never materialised."
Oct 5, 2011 Railways losing thousands of crores in ore fraud: "Investigations have revealed a massive scam by many iron ore miners in defrauding railways to the tune of a few thousand crore rupees by passing off export consignments of ore as meant for domestic consumption, and thus paying only one-sixth of what they owed to the railways in freight charges."
Oct 4, 2011 Influential politicians, ministers involved in mining scam:PAC: "Indicting the Goa government for the mining scam, the state assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is understood to have said there is reasonable doubt prevails that influential politicians, including ministers, and those close to the power are deeply involved in it."
Oct 1, 2011 His Barony, Undermined: "How did mining baron and former Karnataka tourism minister, Gali Janardhana Reddy, go from pauper, to prince, to prisoner in a little under a decade?", "his net worth was reduced to the negative as of March 31, 2003, and prior to 1998, he was not even an I-T assessee. But, for the financial year 2003-04, he declared a total income of Rs 12 lakh and a taxable income of Rs 9 lakh. For 2004-05, there is a stupendous jump in total income to Rs 8.38 crore. In 2005-06, this doubled to Rs 17.8 crore. In the same period, there was a simultaneous increase in his moveable and immovable assets. The total value of these assets rose from Rs 32.45 lakh in 2003-04 to Rs 43.52 crore in 2005-06. A similarly mercurial growth can be observed in the total assets of his wife Lakshmi Aruna."
Oct 1, 2011 CM offers don’t-pay helpline - Promise of identity cover and prompt police action: "Mamata Banerjee today renewed her advice to industrialists not to pay extortion money to “anybody”, offering to keep complainants' identity confidential and promising prompt police action"
Oct 1, 2011 Goa may be worse than Bellary: "Illegal mining...With sanction to extract 180 million tonnes of earth a year, Goa will cease to exist"
Sep 30, 2011 Special court denies bail to Reddy: "Tainted mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy will stay put in the Chanchalguda Central Prison for some more time — but beyond the reach of the investigation agency — as the CBI special court on Friday denied them bail."
Sep 29, 2011 Governance, corruption worry UK investors in India: survey: "a majority said they are frustrated by the time taken to get approvals and clearances, particularly from state and local government departments"
Sep 29, 2011 Jailed ADAG employees may turn approvers in 2G scam: CBI: "The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Supreme Court on Thursday that three jailed Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) employees might turn approvers in the 2G case."
Sep 29, 2011 Anil Ambani being probed in 2G scam, CBI tells SC: "The CBI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was probing the alleged involvement of Anil Ambani in the 2G spectrum allocation case. The premier investigative agency also said that it was going to probe further to find out the real beneficiaries in the 2G scam."
Sep 28, 2011 2G: CBI saving Chidambaram, says BJP
Sep 28, 2011 If Chidambaram’s role does not warrant probe, no other crime does: Jaitley: "“If the Prime Minister has confidence in Chidu, then he must stand up and explain his actions."
Sep 28, 2011 Now, Goa government in illegal mining trouble: "After Karnataka, is the stage set for another government to fall because of illegal mining?", "How illegal mines owned by a leading politician from the NCP""
Sep 28, 2011 B Pravakaran, the kingpin of Orissa mining scam: "He has taken illegal control over 10 major iron ore mines in Orissa in the last eight years.", "Vigilance department was under pressure to build the weak case against him."
Sep 28, 2011 2G scam: CBI to file FIR against Maran by Sept 30: "The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that an FIR against former communications minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G case would be filed by the end of this month."
Sep 27, 2011 Mother of all mining scams in Odisha: Rs 30,00,00,00,00,000: "a mining scam estimated at Rs 3 lakh crore, a scale that dwarfs the Bellary mining scam in Karnataka and the Goa mining scam"
Sep 27, 2011 2G scam: Centre opposes CBI probe in Chidambaram role: "The government today opposed in the Supreme Court any CBI probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the 2G spectrum case."
Sep 27, 2011 Chennai airport staff steal cellphones
Sep 27, 2011 Essar GM arrested for paying protection money to Maoists: "Dantewada police have arrested a general manager (GM) of Essar group on charges of paying protection money to Maoists."
Sep 26, 2011 I will reveal more: Swamy: "2G petitioner and Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy upping the ante on home minister P Chidambaram on the finance ministry's 2G note to the PMO on spectrum pricing issue threatened more revelations. Swamy said if needed he will seek persmission from the court to submit new documents which no one has seen so far. He further said the CBI and the counsel for Chidambaram have not contested any of my documents, and therefore the documents are taken as confirmed. Swamy claimed that Chidambaram was in the loop on spectrum pricing."
Sep 26, 2011 The price of honesty, truck driver beaten to death: "A truck driver was today (September 26) killed allegedly by Road Transport Office (RTO) staffers after he refused to pay bribe during a vehicle checking drive in Naubatpur locality in Sayyadraza area here"
Sep 26, 2011 CBI to probe Maran over illegal phone lines: "Nearly four years after getting complaints, the CBI will start a formal probe into allegations that over 300 telephone lines were allotted to the residence of Dayanidhi Maran in Chennai and illegally linked with a television channel owned by his brother. These 323 residential lines were in the name of BSNL General Manager connecting the Boat House residence of Maran with office of Sun TV through a dedicated underground cable during the tenure of Maran as Telecom Minister"
Sep 26, 2011 2G: Raja says entire Cabinet must face trial: "Former telecom minister A Raja's lawyer, Sushil Kumar, on Monday told the court that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was a party to all the decisions taken in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation."
Sep 26, 2011 2G scam: CBI to include fresh charges against Raja, Kanimozhi: "slap the fresh charge of 'breach of trust by public servants' against former Telecom Minister A Raja and two others in the 2G spectrum allocation case."
Sep 26, 2011 Paris Hilton gives $100 to Indian beggar: "who is in India on a three-day business trip, showed her humanitarian side when she tipped a beggar $100. "Yesterday (Sunday) when Paris was travelling to launch her bag store, a woman with a baby was begging near her car; she was so moved that she gave her a $100 note,""
Sep 26, 2011 Truck driver beaten to death for refusing to give bribe in UP: "truck was not overloaded, but demanded Rs 1,000." His father was willing to pay only Rs 500 after which the RTO constables and one Shiv Kumar of the weighing centre beat him brutally, causing his death", "and the police fired in the air and lathicharged to control the situation,"
Sep 26, 2011 Chidambaram is a traitor: Swamy: "“He is a traitor and the most corrupt minister in the UPA government. There are proofs of his anti-national activities, which I have placed before court. He has Rs 50,000 crore in foreign banks,”"
Sep 25, 2011 Bellary-like mining scam in Goa worth Rs 8K cr: "VS Dempo had permission to extract 11 lakh tonnes from its 3 mines. But it extracted over 20 lakh tonnes in 2008."
Sep 25, 2011 CBI searches OMC’s office in Bellary: "A CBI team on Sunday carried out searches in the office of the Obulapuram Mining Company, owned by Reddy brothers, here, and seized files and CDs,"
Sep 25, 2011 Bellary mining scam: Hegde cites time constraint in nailing culprits: ""Mere five officers scrutinised four lakh documents and assessed 40 lakh bank accounts. If we had got two more months, we would have literally nailed everyone involved in the Bellary illegal mining scam,""
Sep 24, 2011 CBI’s steely gaze will be on many MLAs: "Legislators, mine owners, officials and individuals associated with former minister G Janardhana Reddy will be under the sharp scrutiny of the CBI, with the premier investigation agency set to extend to Bellary its inquiry into illegal mining"
Sep 24, 2011 Corruption corroding competitiveness of Indian business UPA'S frighteningly non-serious approach to fighting corruption: "“The exporters in the southern region have to pay hefty bribes in the check-posts spread across the country. According to the exporters, in some cases they end up paying around INR 1000 to INR 2000.”"
Sep 24, 2011 'Controversial' DGCA man at work: "Five months after the senior DGCA officer was suspended, RS Passi has been reinstated with additional responsibilities. TIMES NOW has accessed documents which show Joint DG, DGCA AK Sharan assigned crucial duties to Passi. RS Passi was suspended in April following TIMES NOW expose on fake pilot scam. Passi had misused his position as Director Air Safety, DGCA to help his 'ineligible' daughter get a CPL."
Sep 24, 2011 Chidambaram's place in the same cell in Tihar as Raja: BJP: "Upping the ante against Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2-G spectrum scam, BJP on Saturday said his place was in the same cell in Tihar jail in which former Telecom Minister A Raja has been lodged and demanded a probe into the alleged role of the Prime Minister in the case."
Sep 23, 2011 Pranab note puts Chidambaram under 2G scanner: "Pranab Mukherjee had sent a note to the PM in March 2011 saying Chidambaram as then Finance Minister could have prevented the scam."
Sep 23, 2011 JDS to file complaint against CM kin on alleged IT evasion: "JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy today said he would file a complaint before Income Tax Department and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over alleged IT evasion by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's family members.", "a trust owned by Kumaraswamy's brother H D Balakrishna had received Rs 250 crore as donation from the mining sector and 164 Bangalore Development Authority sites were allotted to his (Kumaraswamy) relatives when he was Chief Minister"
Sep 23, 2011 Chidambaram guilty of inaction in 2G case: Note: "A Finance Ministry note indicated that Chidambaram did nothing to make A Raja change his 2G decisions."
Sep 23, 2011 Some dismal signals: "Is the Indian economy becoming ungovernable? The increasing confusion over inflation, the increasing pessimism over the government’s ability to ease supply and cost constraints on the economy"
Sep 23, 2011 UP: BSP worker thrashes honest officer: "Thrashed for stopping illegal mining"
Sep 23, 2011 Raja link emerges in Goa CM Kamat’s mining scam: "All of Goa’s working and non-working mines came up for environmental clearances between 2005 and 2007, when Raja was the Environment Minister. Before Raja moved out of the ministry in May 2007, he had cleared 136 mines."
Sep 23, 2011 CBI to probe Reddy brother's firm
Sep 23, 2011 Supreme Court orders CBI probe into illegal mining in Karnataka: "The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into alleged illegal mining in Karnataka by two companies, one of which is owned by jailed former minister G. Janardhana Reddy."
Sep 21, 2011 India rising or chaos in the offing?
Sep 21, 2011 Corporate corruption: Hard truth: "Some companies in real estate and mining are mired in corruption. It is best not to invest in them—in the long run, truth has a way of coming out"
Sep 21, 2011 Finance ministry note points 2G finger at PC
Sep 21, 2011 Nearly half of Goa’s mines illegal: PAC: "Less than a month after the first arrest in the country’s biggest mining scam in Karnataka’s Bellary, the lid is about to be blown off the illegal mining that has cost Goa — the state that exports 40% of India’s iron ore — thousands of crores,"
Sep 21, 2011 Sebi cracks down on GDR scam, bars 7 firms from market
Sep 21, 2011 Was Chidu note on spectrum to PM a covert nod to Raja?
Sep 21, 2011 Reddy & associates have 200 bank lockers: CBI: "The CBI, probing illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company, has found that the arrested mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his associates had allegedly booked 200 lockers in a private bank here."
Sep 21, 2011 After Pranab's note, Swamy targets Chidambaram: "Swamy on Wednesday said that criminal culpability was clear on the part of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation after new report suggesting the then finance minister's involvement in the case."
Sep 21, 2011 Disaster averted, cover up exposed: "yet another crash that was averted in Mangalore. AI Express flight IX 206 avoided falling into a gorge due to an alert co-pilot. The captain of the flight miscalculated landing and showed 'error of judgement'. However, the alert co-pilot applied brakes on time as plane stops few inches away from the gorge."
Sep 21, 2011 Bangalore: BSY's son-in-law's house searched: "There were complaints of bribery against the son-in-law, who runs 2 firms that were allegedly favoured by then CM."
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