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* Nearly 50 lakh child labourers in country: Govt: "”As per Census 2001, there were 1.26 crore working children in the country in the age group of 5-14,”" * One death every minute in India due to road accident: With more than one death and four injuries every minute, India has the dubious distinction of reporting highest number of road fatalities in the world and the government says the prime reason is ''drivers' fault''. * "Recent surveys conducted by the World Bank and others suggest doctors and nurses in India are absent from their posts at least 40 per cent of the time.", "India’s public health budget is among the lowest in the world. The country spends $32.71 per person per year on health. Canada, by contrast, spent $5,452 per person in 2009. What money is committed to health care often disappears. The Indian magazine Tehelka recently reported that much of the $18 billion in federal health transfer payments to Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, are unaccounted for. Several medical officers in Uttar Pradesh who publicly complained about corruption have been murdered. Corruption often starts from birth, literally. Fathers are forced to pay bribes to see their newborns. Others are extorted to get their child’s birth certificate." Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1084738 * did you know it is estimated that at least a quarter of CIL’s 431 million tonne (mt) production is stolen in transit. * did you know the link mentioned at Jharkahnd State Electricity Board http://www.jseb.in/contact.php directs to Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (http://pserc.nic.in/ ) when clicked on "Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission", as of Sept. 30, 2011. * did you know most of the lokayukta (ombudsmen) in India have no suo-motto power. Thus they can act only when somebody files a formal complaint after following an archaic, lengthy, time taking, almost ineffective and with hundreds of ifs and buts procedure. Oh poor lokayukta guys, you don't have power even to kill a fly under your nose unless someone formally complains about it. Doesn't it sound insane? * did you know "JSEB has not been able to reduce the losses over the years and is running into losses due to their own poor performance wherein 40- 50% of electricity remains unaccounted for due to poor supply system or theft of electricity. Only if the losses are reduced, then there would not be any need of tariff hike and the consumers should not be burdened due to the inefficiencies of the Petitioner." (source: http://jserc.org/pdf/tariff_order/jseb_tariff_order2011_12.pdf ) (JSEB = Jharkhand State Electricity Board). Does this 50% unaccounted electricity, worth of around 2000 crores (about a half billion USD) every year, go into the pocket of officials of JSEB? Responsibility has been placed on poor supply system or theft of electricity. Will anyone find out the role of its officials in taking bribe and reducing the bills of mainly big commercial and industrial consumers? How much JSEB officials pocket bribe in order to patronize electricity theft, though theft may be just a small part of the total unaccounted electricity? Can anyone file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against this ongoing scam of 2000 crores every year? The annual current employee cost of JSEB is about 300 crores. Is there a single effectively approachable employee dedicated for its millions of customers for their grievances? Does JSEB have a single email id of any officer publicly available? When JSEB has no effective grievance redressal mechanism, does it mean JSEB itself patronizes corruption? Does JSEB have an effective vigilance mechanism where a JSEB official can be caught red handed when he/she takes a bribe? Slogans taken from different resources: "When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty" "Allegiance is no longer required in face of tyranny" "Justice not served on time is nonsense" "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out" "If we elect a lawbreaker as our lawmaker, we get lawlessness" "Laws does not matter, justice matters" "All politicians lead, but only few in followers' interest, others lead like the Piper of Hamelin" "Justice should not be begged, it should be home delivered" "Our country is our business, if a politician failed, we are the manager, we failed. We appointed a wrong servent" "If the decision is not reversed, then the decision making persons will be reversed" "Few politicians lead the masses, others trap and lead" Oppressive and/or most misused laws of India: Section 144 in Indian penal code (prohibits assembly of five or more persons, holding of public meetings,...): Probably this was inacted in 1860 by Britishers, one of the major tool to rule over and oppress the people in south Asia. This is still widely used by India, Pakistan, Bangadesh to rule over their people, with not even change in section number in all these 3 countries. What is changed after so called "independence", if the rules and laws are not changed? Section 353: Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty: often used by police to threaten and harass public. Land Acquisition Act 1894: Most of the notorious laws of India are actually British colonial laws to rule over India. The cunning successive post-independence rulers of India retained these laws as they served their nefarious design to rule India. Isn't it every Indian free to have no allegiance to these colonial tyrannical laws in an independent India? What needs to be changed in independent India (please write us, indiancorruption@gmail.com, if you have some suggestions): # Removal of the rule of non-presence of a family member during medical operation of a patient: In the presence of so many medical negligence cases, the archaic rule of not allowing presence of any family member during a medical operation should be removed. A patient's family must have all rights to know how his/her patient has been taken care by the medical practitioners, and whether the bill a medical practitioner/hospital has charged actually corresponds to the services they have given. # Removal of portraits of president and prime minister from government offices. Presedent and prime minister are public servants and not king and queen. Their portrait at government office make no sense. # Removal of "Government work is God work" from Karnataka Vidhan Saudha (assembly building). Rather it should be replaced with "Public wish is God order", or someting like this "We are not a government, we are an administration, we are your humble servants, please order us and we will serve you". India is a democracy, not a kingdom. # Removal of notorious Land Acquisition Act 1894. Most of the notorious laws of India are actually British colonial laws to rule over India. The cunning successive post-independence rulers of India retained these laws as they served their nefarious design to rule India. Isn't it every Indian free to have no allegiance to these colonial tyrannical laws in an independent India? # Shut down of Shimla and Hyderabad Presidential retreat palatial residence cum offices. Multi-million rupees are spent on these almost unused palatial residence cum offices. Time has come to stop offering treatment to president like a king or queen. President is too nothing but a servant of public. Some amazing expenses by Indian government, in a country with mass starvation: Rs 7.25 crore spent on advertisements on birth anniversaries of Rajiv, Indira Gandhi: "Government had spent Rs 4.79 crore and Rs 2.46 crore on print media advertisements on the occasion of birth anniversaries of former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi respectively." Ministers' foreign trips: Rs 435 crore due towards Air India: " Some extraordinary profiles of Indian politicians at Wikipedia: Shibu Soren D. P. Yadav Mohammad Shahabuddin Anand Sen Yadav Pappu Kalani Hitendra Thakur Arun Gulab Gawli Mohammed Taslimuddin Narayan Dutt Tiwari List of politicians in India charged with corruption Photos & Cartoons: No to Lokpal Cover the PM bring back my money to me 5% cut on deals Tweet... 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Air-India Action Taken Report CWG scamsters Countdown to Meltdown Supreme Court beacon Family dimension I foolled the EC videos Scam Bribery State of the art cell for 2G inmates Steps out of the house clean give him the boot Men in Black History-sheeters Bhool-bhoolaiya Fake Note Million such bombs ANNA CCTV MAO Interrogation Vote For MAD CHAP Your Name Kalmadi Judocracy Flyover or subway contractor Blame Duck Govt Central Burrow of Investigation Parliament Vote For Nothing but the scam Multitasking expert CWG Full term hand symbols '2Ji' PM big mass base Sonia's Puppet Show Congress Rajyam Weak PM Cell portability hi-take Understaffed CBI Sanctury CBI Brain Mapping Section Blind Men's valley Bharat Ratna Jura-Swiss Park Colourful chap - wears a white cap, ... Republic day 'float' Operation Green Hunt Astronomer PM UPA Cabinet Scamasutra CBI Set to celebrate: "A view of a park illuminated ahead of Mayawati's birthday celebrations, in Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow" Food Prices Innocent and endangered Indiagate CBI suspects' waiting room Suresh Kalmadi Scam-hit areas spectrum scam Party symbol should 've been a foot Scams Leaks Ek tha raja Special Cells for 2G scam convicts 2G Scam Raids 2G Scam 'Scammer' from Micrograft Arm-twisting Famous Journalist probe SCAMOTSAV Corruption String theory Parliameter Bihar Congress Codified Area SCAMS celebrating the shifting of a scam probe Department of Telecommunication Security guards or he's under arrest Silence of the lamb Kalmadi '2G' effect VVIP CAG and mouse Parlia-vent Poles Spectrum Scams SCAMAHAL Indian Potholes Vote Confidence Vote CWG Contract BJP activists shout slogans during a protest against Sheila Dikshit and Suresh Kalmadi for their alleged role in corruption in CWG spendings. (PTI) high level probe Projects Track Record CBI Land Grab Probe Wanted Indian Penalised Service Rapid Reaction Force national's 'Big Bs' Ninan's World MP Babubhai Katara, representing Dohad (ST) in Gujarat, involved in the infamous human trafficking case, was expelled from the Lok Sabha, taking the total number of members axed in the current term to a record 11 India in garbage bin Shame the corrupt with Rs0 No Cash? No problem - I take credit cards! Member's Articles: Political reforms in developing democracies Outstanding Articles: Bangalore police defend baton charge on World Cup fans: "Bangalore's police commissioner on Friday defended the baton attacks on cricket fans angry that they could not buy World Cup tickets, explaining his action was part of life in India.", "Bidari said a robust police action in such situations was normal in his country. "The Indian situations and the Indian dimensions are very different. It's difficult for the people who have lived in Europe and in America to understand,", Incredible India - Do Indians endorse to be treated worse than stray dogs? If not, then why they have not booted out yet the draconian colonial Indian police laws which allow their mere servents to turn into their masters? What nonsense independence every year we celebrate when most of the prevailing laws are still colonial? Do Indians had only problem when they were under the boots of Britishers? Who cares when they are under the boots of their own native invaders? Indian followed Gandhigiri when they fought against astronomical powerful British empire. Why are we still follow Gandhigiri when we can make laws to crush the head of native invaders under our boots? Ironically Indian governments does not adhere to the Gandhigiri, rather they follow the footsteps of colonial brutal police state. The Evil of Corruption in India: "surprise raids would reveal unaccounted-for assets in the homes of nearly every politician and senior official. As someone who has the dubious distinction of having covered Indian politics for more than thirty years, I believe I am in an excellent position to tell you the changes I have seen in the lifestyle of our elected representatives and it could only have changed with the complicity of our civil servants. In the seventies and eighties when I covered Parliament, the MPs I met dressed so humbly that more than ninety per cent of them would not have spent more on their attire than your average aam aadmi. The women wore cheap cotton saris, slippers bought for a few rupees on Janpath and almost no jewellery. Their watches were Indian as were their handbags. The men dressed in even humbler fashion usually buying their entire outfit from Khadi Gramodyog in Connaught Place. Now things have changed so dramatically that if you keep your eyes open when the next session of Parliament begins you will yourself be able to see the changes. Look first at the handbags that our lady MPs carry and you will notice that nearly every one of them is made by some international designer. The more modest MPs carry Louis Vuitton handbags and those who are not ashamed to flaunt their wealth carry handbags by more exclusive brands like Chanel, Bottega Veneta and Hermes. Check the prices of these handbags and you will see that they start at Rs 1,00,000 and can go up to Rs 10 lakh per bag. The shoes these ladies wear start at around Rs 40,000. I cannot remember the last time I saw a lady MP who was not wearing an extremely expensive foreign watch. This is true of our male MPs as well and usually out of their humble khadi pockets peep very expensive Mont Blanc pens. Now start doing the math. Anyone who can spend so much money on trifles must have a great deal more to spend on more important things like homes and cars and they do. When I wander about the homes of political leaders these days I find myself dazzled by the crystal and china, the fine carpets and the silverware. So if an income tax raid were to be sprung upon almost any of our elected representatives, they would have a lot of explaining to do. It goes without saying that a measure like this will never be implemented because when it comes to looting public money there is an all-party consensus. Not even our communist friends would suggest random income tax raids on public servants as a means of controlling corruption. Then there is the problem that the income tax inspectors are not exactly paragons of virtue. But I have brought up the matter this week in the hope that you understand what can be done and why it is that every political party now believes in constituencies being passed down in hereditary fashion.Hereditary democracy is so widespread that according to last week’s Outlook magazine, every MP under the age of 30 has inherited his seat from some indulgent parent or relative.", "two-thirds of Lok Sabha MPs under 40 are hereditary. This is because there is no easier way to make money in India today than through a career in politics. This is why everyone from criminals and mafia dons to movie stars and big industrialists willingly give up their private lives to become public servants. Unfortunately, this is very bad for India." The Princely State Of India: "Analyse Parliament, and a disturbing fact emerges: India is going back to monarchy", "these young men and women were treated with reverence by the Indian media, although their achievement was usually to have shared genes with an earlier leader.", "Which political party was the most hereditary? (Or, what percentage of a party’s MPs had reached the Lok Sabha through a family link—excluding parties with fewer than five MPs?)
Sonia Gandhi and the hidden trail: "The Indian media has begun even doubting Manmohan Singh’s integrity — mental, at least — as he must have been knowing for nearly two years that the Indian exchequer was defrauded of `1.76 lakh crores.", "most of the funds of scams end up in the coffers of political parties, particularly of the Congress. Today the DMK is taking the brunt of the blame, but actually political parties have been forced to follow suit after the grand old party of India’s independence, began using percentages allotted by foreign companies on mega deals, military and otherwise, to secretly fund its election campaigns and give freebies to poor villagers. Of course, Bofors was the first one of the big scams to be uncovered.", "part of the Bofors money is still in Switzerland. Indeed, we are all waiting for the Swiss banks to reveal (under US pressure) the names of all the dictators, thieves, dishonest rulers of so many countries in the world, who have stashed their ill-gotten money in UBS bank or Credit Suisse. Meanwhile, all roads seem to lead to Sonia Gandhi: she is the first Lady of India, although she is a simple MP like hundreds of others, the ultimate arbiter, and nothing of importance is decided without her caveat. The immense power she wields within the Congress cannot be only due to her charisma, of her having the Gandhi name or having brought cohesion in the Congress. It is also, and perhaps mainly, because she holds the purse strings of tremendous amounts of money. These party funds are overt: all the foundations, Rajiv, Indira, Nehru, etc, which store thousands of crores; and covert, starting with the Bofors scam. Where are the secret bank accounts where the scam money is stored? Under whose names are they operated? How is the money brought back to India? Who will answer all these questions?We know that Quattrochi, the man who could have spilt the beans, was shamelessly let off the hook, not only by the CBI which today is conducting — two years late — the investigation on the 2G scam, but also by the then law minister who is today the governor who pretends to be after corruption in Karnataka! Not only was Quattrochi spared, but was allowed to take the money he had looted from India and which was frozen in British banks, so that he would not talk.Will Raja talk, if he is arrested, as it is rumoured? Surely he knows a lot of secrets, as some of the 2G, Adarsh CWG money, and other unknown scams, must also have gone into the Congress coffers. That is the question that the Congress leadership should debate instead of going after ‘Hindu terror’, a misnomer if there is one.“the moribund and leaderless Congress party has latched on to Sonia Gandhi who is Italian by birth and Roman Catholic by baptism”. Honestly Speaking: "I fail to understand why almost every commentator, every TV anchor, every editorial writer feels compelled to pay ritual obeisance to the “personal honesty and integrity” of Dr Manmohan Singh while dealing with the scandals emanating from his cabinet colleagues. They do so even when there is clear evidence that the Prime Minister was well aware of various shady deals, as in the case of Telecom scam, and that he did nothing to stop the brazen economic crimes indulged in by his ministerial colleagues over the last 6 years.", "Dr Manmohan Singh cannot escape responsibility for appointing people with dubious credentials to occupy key positions of power—starting with the appointment of Pratibha Patil as the President of India. This despite the fact that that Congress leaders of her own district protested vehemently against her appointment because of her and her close kin's direct involvement in criminal cases. Thereafter, all key institutions, including the Election Commission, the Central Vigilance Commission have been filled with people whose credentials have been questioned not just by the opposition but also the media and respected public figures. He has also provided key portfolios to people with a proven track record of brazen corruption. For example, IAS officer, Mr Lalli the CEO of Prasar Bharati that manages Doordarshan has been charged in countless corrupt deals and practices. Despite numerous agitations by the staff of Doordarshan to get him punished, he continues lording over the institution because he is supposed to have the PM's backing. This regime has also gone out of its way to protect those judges of the High Courts and Supreme Court who have such serious corruption charges against them as to merit impeachment and criminal trials.", " Judges who are alleged to have shared in the loot of Provident Fund of class 1V employees in UP have not been subject to investigation, leave alone punishment. One of them retired after serving a full term in the Supreme Court. The kingpin of the scam who later provided evidence of the complicity of the judges died under mysterious circumstances in jail. Supreme Court Justice Sabharwal was likewise protected from prosecution even though the allegations against him during UPA’s first term were no less serious than that of Kalmadi. He is alleged to have ordered demolition of numerous commercial centres and complexes in Delhi in order to benefit his son’s investment in high end malls, causing havoc for lakhs of small and big commercial property owners of Delhi.", "Manmohan Singh allowed an anti- Omar agitation to turn into an anti India agitation much against his own counsel, all because he dare not sack Omar Abdullah from the CM’s post even when the entire Valley rose in revolt against his high handed, corrupt and callous regime. Senior Congress leaders admit in private that Omar cannot be touched since he is a buddy of Rahul Gandhi.", "People attribute his pliability to the fact that the prime minister was appointed and not elected. He has never won a Lok Sabha election. But that cannot be used as an excuse to justify overlooking such gross mismanagement and loot as well as the political drift one witnesses even in areas involving national security. In fact, his defeat in the one and only election he ever fought is related to his lack of personal integrity. He was defeated in the predominantly middle-class South Delhi constituency because people in general and Sikhs in particular were enraged when Manmohan Singh denied the role of the Congress in the 1984 anti Sikh carnage and instead attributed the 1984 massacre to the RSS. The RSS may well be guilty of many other communal riots but the " credit" for the 1984 massacre goes entirely to Congress politicians, including Rajiv Gandhi who even justified the killings saying: "when a big tree falls, the earth is bound to shake." The Congress Party also ensured that those who masterminded and executed the 1984 pogrom did not get punished.", "Likewise, getting a Rajya Sabha seat from Assam claiming he is a resident of the state when he has never had any such connection with Assam is a definite indicator of questionable political integrity. A PM who compromises national interest, as in Kashmir, just to indulge the personal fancy of the PM in waiting, a PM who looks the other way while his Cabinet colleagues brazenly loot public funds and get away with extorting thousands of crores by way of kickbacks, a PM who is widely perceived and lampooned as a “rubber stamp” does not merit being called “an honest man” or a “man of integrity” because integrity in his job demands putting national interest above partisan politics and personal loyalties. Integrity also involves taking full responsibility for all his acts of commission and omission which have earned UPA II the dubious distinction of being publicly named as the most corrupt and rudderless government in post independence India" BBC: 'More poor' in India than Africa India’s filthy underbelly: "Indian society and public life has been overrun by corruption for the simple reason that, irrespective of the party or parties in power, the Governments of the day have at best sought to play it down, offered it tacit support and at worst connived with the perpetrators. Scams, frauds and other graft cases are detected with overwhelming rapidity and the latest ones surpass older ones in technique and figures involved. Everything happens right under the nose of the mighty Union Government, the agencies of which are spread across every nook and corner of the country", "Four months ago, two IAS officers (husband and wife) posted in Madhya Pradesh were suspended after a raid on their home by income tax officials led to the seizure of Rs 3.26 crore in cash, jewellery worth Rs 67 lakh, Rs 7 lakh in foreign currency and other assets. In Chhattisgarh, Rs 52 lakh in cash, jewellery worth Rs 73 lakh, and 220 fake bank accounts with transactions amounting to Rs 40 crore were seized during income tax raids in the same period; 14 bank lockers have been sealed.What has been seized, however, represents only the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The real moolah would have been converted into property or stashed away in foreign bank accounts. What’s worse is that the rot has spread everywhere: From the Income Tax Department, Customs, defence forces and IPS to health services and education. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in charge of the Department of Personnel and Training Prithviraj Chavan said, “As on March 31, 2010, the number of IAS and IPS officers facing trial for criminal charges in CBI cases is 84 and 33 for the two respective categories.”", "India has been robbed of its resources not by foreigners but by its own citizens", "India has a number of anti-corruption watchdogs, including Central Vigilance Commission, Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, the CBI, anti-corruption agencies, Intelligence Bureau, Economic Intelligence Bureau, Serious Fraud Office, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Reserve Bank of India, Defence Intelligence Agency and National Security Board besides Parliamentary Standing Committees and a ridiculously excessive number of regulators in addition to State-level agencies. It is surprising, therefore, that the Government manages to lose sight of so many frauds", "The same directive was smuggled in as a part of the Central Vigilance Commission Bill, which came into force in September 2004. Surprisingly, no political party raised a finger against it. When I made inquiries, I was informally told that the Joint Secretary’s level in the Government of India was a decision-making level. If the post was not provided protection, nobody would agree to do anything illegal at the behest of their political masters", "Corruption has become a low-risk and high-paying activity. It makes no difference that the Government increases the allocation for poverty alleviation schemes. What is the point of having schemes running into thousands of crores of rupees, in which the money, instead of reaching the intended beneficiaries, is siphoned along the way?" Lokayukta indicts BSY govt, quits: "Justice Hegde said the government had been totally non-cooperative with the Lokayukta, be it in its campaign against corruption, maladministration or to deliver justice to scores of aggrieved citizens from across the state. For the last six months, Justice Hegde said he had repeatedly requested the government to appoint a Upa Lokayukta. It was important to fill the vacancy since complaints had piled up in thousands which only the Upa Lokayukta could address under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, he said. However, the government was totally indifferent to the request, he charged. But more damaging was Justice Hedge’s charge that the government had defeated the Lokayukta’s campaign against corrupt officials. The Lokayukta’s recommendations to the government to proceed against corrupt officials had fallen on deaf ears. Scores of bureaucrats caught in cases of corruption were suspended but soon thereafter they were reinstated, sometimes in the same post", "He cited the cases of BESCOM and BBMP officials who were reinstated after suspension. “On many occasions, the officials who had been trapped/raided were reinstated and posted in the same place. Isn’t it a slap on my face and on the Lokayukta office,” asked Hegde.", "Worse, he said, the official who was instrumental in seizing the unaccounted iron ore in Karwar at Lokayukta’s behest, was subsequently suspended by the government on the flimsy ground of dereliction of duty during a cabinet minister’s visit to the district. The reference was to Karwar DCF R Gokul who along with the Lokayukta had seized iron ore worth crores of rupees from Karwar and Belakeri ports.", "Going further, he said he was not even been able to protect his colleagues in the Lokayuka from harassment at the hands of the government. “My officers have been suffering and they have faced many threats and have been charged with SC/ST atrocity cases,” he said.", "Justice Hegde said he was “quite disturbed for the last three-and-a-half months and had sleepless nights; when I am not able to give justice to my subordinates, there is no point in continuing in the chair." 77.5% have to pay bribe for registration in Karnataka Wikipedia: Ruchika Girhotra Case: Is this Real India? If yes then Indians were probably better off even under British Raj. "Ashu was then tortured further. A roller, referred to by the police as "Mussal', was rolled on his legs and thighs after four constables boarded the roller.", "Ashu was paraded in handcuffs in his neighbourhood.", "On December 28, 1993, days after Ashu was paraded in handcuffs in his locality[12], Ruchika consumed poison. She died the next day. Rathore threw a party that night to celebrate.", "The government closed the case filed against Rathore less than a week after her death.", "Just a few months later, Rathore was promoted to additional DGP in November 1994,", "In Oct 1999, the INLD government led by Om Prakash Chautala made Rathore the police chief (DGP) of the state.[24] His name was even recommended for a President’s Police Medal For Distinguished Service by the same government in November 1999.", "Despite the CBI chargesheet, the Chautala government allowed Rathore to continue as police chief.", "Special CBI Judge Jagdev Singh Dhanjal demanded that the offence be added.", "Dhanjal was forced to take premature retirement two years later.", "The case was brought up for debate in Parliament. "After 19 years, the criminal has been found guilty but all he got as punishment was 6 months in prison. Within 10 minutes of conviction, he was out on bail. Is it not a shame for all of us?" asked CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat." Behind silence of Ruchika’s family, a tale of harassment: "Harassed is too small a word to describe what the family went through these 19 years. Initially geared up to fight the case, the father and brother backed out, terrified with the chain of events that struck them one after the other. Ruchika was suspended from the Haryana Lawn Tennis Association, which was then headed by Rathore. In September 1990, her school expelled her without citing any reason. Her father sold their house at Panchkula and Ashu, who was also in his teens, had six cases of car theft slapped on him. Ashu was arrested by the Crime Branch of Panchkula police in October 1993, allegedly at the behest of Rathore, and kept in illegal detention for a period of more than two months. He was allegedly forced to sign on blank papers, which were used by the police to show his “confessions” that he stole 11 cars. One day when he was still in illegal confinement, Ashu was allegedly taken to his house and beaten mercilessly. Rathore allegedly asked him to tell his sister that if she did not take back the complaint, her family will face the same action. On December 28, 1993, Ruchika consumed insecticide. She died the next day. She blamed herself for traumatising her family. The traumatised family left the state fearing more harassment. Ashu was acquitted by the court in all the cases later on." 5000 under-5 children die in India everyday: UNICEF CNN: Farmers sell wives to pay debts in rural India: "Some farmers work as bonded laborers for a lifetime to pay off their debts. Others here say because of years of little rain and bad harvests they are forced to give money lenders whatever they ask for. Sometimes that includes their wives.", ""Nobody's going to support or help them," Kumari says. "If a family decides not to help them, the system is already not so sensitized towards them, whether it is police, judiciary, whether the legal system. So the women themselves tend to withdraw these cases."", "During CNN's interview with the family, officials with the state magistrate's office barged into the farmer's home and began videotaping." A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission - AHRC: Custodial deaths in West Bengal and India's refusal to ratify the Convention against Torture: "The two, who had been arrested on petty charges, were locked in one of two holding cells designed to accommodate around 15 detainees, which on that day were by police records holding 262 persons. Independent witnesses suggest that the number was closer to 400. The men collapsed in temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius while pleading for water from police officers selling it at 40 Rupees (US) per bottle. Over 150 other detainees were hospitalised." Statement on 'Custodial deaths and torture in India' received by Commission on Human Rights: "Police even torture persons on receipt of bribes.", "They save influential and wealthy offenders by implicating innocent people and torturing them until a 'confession' is obtained.", "The police tortured her husband to death. Her children may have to leave school and help their mother find some food for the family lest they starve to death. Their father's murderers are still in service, and some are due for promotion. " Forbes: Will Growth Slow Corruption In India?: "Bihar, India's second poorest with a population of 75 million, more than 80% of the food is stolen" Torture main reason of death in police custody: Study: "third degree methods are used against the suspects due to social and political pressures" The criminalisation of Indian democracy: "The criminalisation of northern Indian politics has reached proportions that would be comic if its consequences were not so serious.", "at least six candidates in the seven-phase elections being held in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the world’s largest and most vibrant democracy, had been conducting campaigns from jail, broadcasting speeches live to rallies from illegal “cell” phones linked up to microphones." The Washington Post: With Indian Politics, the Bad Gets Worse: "There were six lawmakers on hand who had just been sprung from jail so they could cast their ballots. ","Nearly a fourth of the 540 Parliament members face criminal charges, including human trafficking, immigration rackets, embezzlement, rape and even murder", "Sonia Gandhi, leader of the Congress party, enlisted the support of a former cabinet minister serving a life sentence for murder, and the minister's son was allegedly promised a cushy posting as deputy chief minister in the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand", "Bribery has made it all the more difficult to bolster a flagging infrastructure and feed a country with more malnourished children than any other in the world. Reports surfaced this week that politicians had allegedly siphoned off hundreds of thousands of dollars from a $2 billion program to feed schoolchildren" The who's who of corruption in India Indian President: After aircraft and tanker, it’s warship for President: "Apart from the INS Viraat, Rajput-class destroyers, Shivalik, Godavari and Brahmputra-class frigates, Khukri-class missile corvettes, fleet tankers and landing ships will salute the President." Rajasthan minister meets President, expresses regret over 'loyalty-rewarded' remarks: "Khan as having told the party workers that Patil was so dedicated that "she used to make tea and cook food at Indira Gandhi's residence" and due to her honesty, devotion and loyalty, she is now the President." Govt doesn't know when the new decade began: Yechury: "opening lines of President Pratibha Patil's address to Parliament this year were the same as in 2010", "we have ethical deficit, moral deficit, governance deficit.." Raj minister sacked for calling Prez a 'cook': "Patil was "rewarded" with the post of President for her loyalty to the Gandhi family.", "Patil was so dedicated that "she used to make tea and cook food at Indira Gandhi's residence" and due to her honesty,devotion and loyalty, she is now the President.", "Khan told reporters at his residence in Jaipur that he did not intend to insult the President and just gave an example of loyalty. "I just gave an example of loyalty and did not intend to make any comment on the President."" Pratibha cooked for Indira, says minister Gehlot asks Rajasthan minister to quit over his remarks on President Patil: "he said the President had done dishes and cooked food for former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi", "Khan said he did not mean disrespect to the President. "I was just trying to advise disgruntled Congress workers to work selflessly and be faithful and committed like Patil,"" President daughter's name in Pune land row Why a President with criminal antecedents? Not For President! Bank Scam, Sugar Scam & Murder cover-up More on the Jalgaon case and Pratibha Patil: "...in her petition filed in the Bombay High Court on 17 July 2007, has accused that the real conspirators behind the crime are Dr. G.N. Patil, brother of the President of India Smt. Pratibha Patil and a political rival of Prof. V.G. Patil, and Dr. Ulhas Patil, former Congress MP from the city" Pratibha Patil in godman controversy: ""I had a very happy experience here. The Baba came into the body of Hriday Mohini Dadiji. I did not know that he still talks. I thought he will say something and I will listen. But he had a chat with me and put me into difficulty. He also made me very lucky," said Pratibha Patil, Presidential candidate. This is something Patil said in Mount Abu at a conference organised by the Brahma Kumaris sect. The Baba she is taking about is the founder of the sect who died in 1969. And Patil says she spoke to his spirit through the medium of Hriday Mohini - the present head at Mount Abu centre." Pratibha Patil - Wrong Candidate for Wrong Reasons Another PIL filed against Pratibha Pratibha bank waived loans for kin before RBI shut it down Should Pratibha Patil be President? by Karan Thapar: Dilipsingh Patil, her brother, had access to a bank phone at his residence (No. 224672) which he used for his personal stock market transactions and ran up a bill of Rs 20 lakh? Multi-faceted Pratibha: It’s polytechnic scam now For family again: Patil’s MP funds for sports complex on land leased to husband society Pratibha believes in spirits? Indian Prime Minister: How does Manmohan Singh’s honesty help us?: "A positive adjective like ‘honest’ gets tarnished and becomes irrelevant if accompanied by other adjectives such as inefficient, indecisive, introverted, under-confident, uninspiring and subservient.", "Perhaps many Indians would be happier with a less honest, more efficient prime minister?" Modi slams PM for not voting in Assam: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur are registered voters from Assam's Dispur Assembly constituency, where polling was held on April 11. Singh has been a Rajya Sabha member from Assam for the last two decades." Comment: Our PM - zero to hero to Nero: "Or is he just plain incompetent and irresponsible?", "Apparently, coalition compulsions are justification enough to allow anybody to loot the exchequer.", "His latest statement on the WikiLeaks expose – which suggested that the Congress had paid bribes to win the 2008 trust vote – is another exercise in the evasion of moral responsibility.", "What lies behind Singh’s strange stubbornness in seeking the label of personal honesty without taking responsibility for spreading it around a bit? The answer probably lies in the fact that he has reached his level of incompetence.", "He was exactly what she needed: someone with no political base, someone who would keep the seat warm for her son Rahul to take over. Singh’s only job was to stay loyal and allow the Dynasty to claim credit for any good done by the UPA.", "He was willing to play ball - including allowing Raja to help himself to crores – till his inaction started sullying his own image.", "He has now risen to his level of absolute incompetence. Manmohan Singh has risen from zero to hero to Nero. God help us." Jethmalani accuses PM of 'shielding corrupt people' Can Manmohan Singh ever step out of Sonia's shadow? Yes: 14% No: 86% http://ibnlive.in.com/ Dec 21, 2010 (Is he a prime minister of a sovereign democratic nation or just a private servant, a blot on the name of democracy?) Honestly Speaking: "I fail to understand why almost every commentator, every TV anchor, every editorial writer feels compelled to pay ritual obeisance to the “personal honesty and integrity” of Dr Manmohan Singh while dealing with the scandals emanating from his cabinet colleagues. They do so even when there is clear evidence that the Prime Minister was well aware of various shady deals, as in the case of Telecom scam, and that he did nothing to stop the brazen economic crimes indulged in by his ministerial colleagues over the last 6 years.", "Dr Manmohan Singh cannot escape responsibility for appointing people with dubious credentials to occupy key positions of power—starting with the appointment of Pratibha Patil as the President of India. This despite the fact that that Congress leaders of her own district protested vehemently against her appointment because of her and her close kin's direct involvement in criminal cases. Thereafter, all key institutions, including the Election Commission, the Central Vigilance Commission have been filled with people whose credentials have been questioned not just by the opposition but also the media and respected public figures. He has also provided key portfolios to people with a proven track record of brazen corruption. For example, IAS officer, Mr Lalli the CEO of Prasar Bharati that manages Doordarshan has been charged in countless corrupt deals and practices. Despite numerous agitations by the staff of Doordarshan to get him punished, he continues lording over the institution because he is supposed to have the PM's backing. This regime has also gone out of its way to protect those judges of the High Courts and Supreme Court who have such serious corruption charges against them as to merit impeachment and criminal trials.", " Judges who are alleged to have shared in the loot of Provident Fund of class 1V employees in UP have not been subject to investigation, leave alone punishment. One of them retired after serving a full term in the Supreme Court. The kingpin of the scam who later provided evidence of the complicity of the judges died under mysterious circumstances in jail. Supreme Court Justice Sabharwal was likewise protected from prosecution even though the allegations against him during UPA’s first term were no less serious than that of Kalmadi. He is alleged to have ordered demolition of numerous commercial centres and complexes in Delhi in order to benefit his son’s investment in high end malls, causing havoc for lakhs of small and big commercial property owners of Delhi.", "Manmohan Singh allowed an anti- Omar agitation to turn into an anti India agitation much against his own counsel, all because he dare not sack Omar Abdullah from the CM’s post even when the entire Valley rose in revolt against his high handed, corrupt and callous regime. Senior Congress leaders admit in private that Omar cannot be touched since he is a buddy of Rahul Gandhi.", "People attribute his pliability to the fact that the prime minister was appointed and not elected. He has never won a Lok Sabha election. But that cannot be used as an excuse to justify overlooking such gross mismanagement and loot as well as the political drift one witnesses even in areas involving national security. In fact, his defeat in the one and only election he ever fought is related to his lack of personal integrity. He was defeated in the predominantly middle-class South Delhi constituency because people in general and Sikhs in particular were enraged when Manmohan Singh denied the role of the Congress in the 1984 anti Sikh carnage and instead attributed the 1984 massacre to the RSS. The RSS may well be guilty of many other communal riots but the " credit" for the 1984 massacre goes entirely to Congress politicians, including Rajiv Gandhi who even justified the killings saying: "when a big tree falls, the earth is bound to shake." The Congress Party also ensured that those who masterminded and executed the 1984 pogrom did not get punished.", "Likewise, getting a Rajya Sabha seat from Assam claiming he is a resident of the state when he has never had any such connection with Assam is a definite indicator of questionable political integrity. A PM who compromises national interest, as in Kashmir, just to indulge the personal fancy of the PM in waiting, a PM who looks the other way while his Cabinet colleagues brazenly loot public funds and get away with extorting thousands of crores by way of kickbacks, a PM who is widely perceived and lampooned as a “rubber stamp” does not merit being called “an honest man” or a “man of integrity” because integrity in his job demands putting national interest above partisan politics and personal loyalties. Integrity also involves taking full responsibility for all his acts of commission and omission which have earned UPA II the dubious distinction of being publicly named as the most corrupt and rudderless government in post independence India" Learn from other countries: Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption charges: "Blagojevich, a Democrat, was accused of trying to profit as he considered whom to appoint to succeed Barack Obama when he vacated his Senate seat to move to the White House." Arab League sanctions for Syria: "The Arab League has voted to suspend Syria from its meetings and impose sanctions against Damascus over its failure to end a government crackdown on protesters." Yulia Tymoshenko, ex-Ukraine PM, gets 7 years jail: "Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was given a seven-year prison sentence after being found guilty Tuesday of abuse of office in her signing a gas deal with Russia in 2009." BBC: Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko jailed over gas deal Thai PM worth $17 million: Anti-graft body: "Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has net assets worth 541 million baht ($17 million), an anti-corruption body said Wednesday, far less than the wealth of her fugitive brother Thaksin.", "In February 2010, Thailand's Supreme Court confiscated $1.4 billion of Thaksin's wealth -- more than half his fortune -- for abuse of power. Fallen Pharaoh lands in cage: "Mubarak on trial, Arab world pinches itself in disbelief" Tunisia's Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia: "A Tunisian court has sentenced former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila to 35 years in jail for embezzlement and misusing public funds." BBC: Taiwan judges on corruption charges: "Twelve judges, prosecutors, lawyers and others in Taiwan have been charged with corruption, as part of a campaign to clean up the island's corruption-plagued judicial system.", "Three of those indicted on Monday were senior High Court judges." BBC: China executes two over tainted milk powder scandal 150 years in prison for Wall St swindler Bernie Madoff Death sentence for corruption:Ex-Beijing official gets death sentence: "Liu faced 10 charges for accepting bribes totaling about 7 million yuan ($1 million) and gifts in return for favors to property development companies while vice mayor" Death sentence for milk scam convicts: "BEIJING, Jan 22: A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced two men to death and gave stiff jail terms to 19 others over a milk scandal that led to widespread poisoning of babies in China and dairy recalls around the world." Corruption related news from other countries: On Anger Street: "Angry protesters at Tahrir Square, Cairo" Man punches nurse for removing wife's burqa: ""Your religious values are not superior to the laws of the republic."" CNN: 'Blue bra girl' rallies Egypt's women vs. oppression China sentences rights activist to 9 years in jail: "A Chinese court sentenced a veteran activist on Friday to nine years in prison for inciting subversion, in what appears to be the most severe punishment handed down in a crackdown to prevent the spread of Arab Spring-style democratic uprisings" पाक में 675 महिलाओं की ऑनर किलिंग: "उस साल इज़्ज़त के नाम पर मारे जाने वाली महिलाओं में से 19 को उनके अपने बेटों ने, 49 को उनके पिता ने और 169 को उनके पतियों ने क़त्ल किया था." पति ने ऊंगलियाँ काट डालीं...: "बांग्लादेश में घरेलू हिंसा के एक मामले में एक व्यक्ति ने अपनी पत्नी के हाथ की ऊंगलियाँ काट डालीं. हवा अख़्तार ने बताया कि पति को उनका कॉलेज जाना रास नहीं आया." CNN: Egyptian woman beaten, exposed: " Bangladesh man 'admits' cutting off wife's fingers: "the husband of a young woman who allegedly cut off most of her right hand. Police say Rafiqul Islam, 30, attacked her because she pursued higher education without his permission." Military police ‘beat and batter’ protestors in Cairo: "10 people had been killed, most of them Friday or early on Saturday, and 441 injured" Troops storm Cairo square, 9 dead: "Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks and tossing journalists’ TV cameras off of balconies in the second day of a violent crackdown on antimilitary protesters that has left nine dead and hundreds injured." Catholic Church sexually abused tens of thousands children in Netherlands: Commission: "The commission estimated that 10,000 to 20,000 minors were sexually abused while in the care of Catholic institutions such as orphanages, boarding schools and seminaries,", "Sexual abuse of minors is widespread in Dutch society," the commission said." Afghan rape victim freed: "An Afghan woman jailed for adultery after she was raped is now free." French ex-President Jacques Chirac guilty of corruption: "A French court has given former President Jacques Chirac a two-year suspended prison sentence for diverting public funds and abusing public trust." NUS: Students turning to prostitution to fund studies: "Greater numbers of students in England are turning to prostitution to fund their education,", "led the survey of several hundred university students, which also found that 16% would consider working in the sex industry." Turkish police brutality caught on tape: "Security camera footage shows Turkish police abusing a female prisoner.", "42% of the Turkish women surveyed say they are victim of physical or sexual abuse" Saudi woman beheaded for 'sorcery' French court to rule in Chirac corruption trial: "The 79-year-old, president from 1995 to 2007, is facing conflict of interest, abuse of power and embezzlement charges and could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros ($197,000).", "The charges relate to 28 allegedly fictitious municipal jobs created in Paris and the suburb of Nanterre between 1990 and 1995, ahead of Chirac's successful 1995 presidential bid." CNN: Jailed Afghan rape victim freed: "Women in her situation are often killed for the shame their ordeal has brought the community." CNN: Students in chains at religious school: "A police raid finds students chained to one another at a religious school in a Karachi suburb." Taliban's worst secret exposed: "Around 50 children, locked up in chains, were rescued by Pakistani police following a raid on a religious seminary, which officials fear was forcing militant training on them" Veena Malik slams death threats from 'stone age' Pakistan Pak police rescue 45 students chained in madrassa: "Some Islamic schools in Pakistan are accused of training militants and supporting violent extremist groups" Nude protests, large rally in Moscow Saudi woman beheaded for 'sorcery': "The beheading took to 73 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year." Are you ready to "boot out" your representative in Congress? Yes 81% (105561) No 19% (24342) http://www.cnn.com/ Russia’s flawed election and the humbling of a star: "the Kremlin was caught red-handed perpetrating a massive election fraud" Strauss-Kahn treated 'like Messiah' at orgies, claims hooker who slept with him American jailed for insults to Thai king: ""This is just the system in Thailand," he said. "In Thailand, they put people in prison even if they don't have proof."" The King Never Smiles: "how a king widely seen as beneficent and apolitical could in fact be so deeply political, autocratic, and even brutal...", ""The book describes [the King's only son], Vajiralongkorn, as a willful man prone to violence, fast cars and dubious business deals."| Lese-majesty: "The 2007 Constitution of Thailand, and all seventeen versions since 1932, contain the clause, "The King shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship and shall not be violated. No person shall expose the King to any sort of accusation or action." Thai Criminal Code elaborates in Article 112: "Whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years."" Syria's Bashar al-Assad 'feels no guilt' over crackdown: "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he feels no guilt about his government's ongoing crackdown, despite reports of brutality by its forces" Do you think the Russian election results can be trusted? No 93% 39954 Yes 7% 3205 Total votes: 43159 Source: http://www.cnn.com Islamic cleric bans women from touching bananas: ""If women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably a male related to them such as their a father or husband, should cut the items into small pieces and serve,"", "Repression of women in ultra-conservative Islamic societies has been an intense subject of debate throughout the world." Pakistan - where politics and corruption are the same 'End of virginity' if women drive, Saudi cleric warns: "The report contains graphic warnings that letting women drive would increase prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce. A Saudi woman who has campaigned for women drivers told the BBC that the report was completely mad. " Afghan woman, jailed for being raped, wins pardon: "Gulnaz was initially sentenced to two years in jail for "adultery by force", which was later increased to 12 years on appeal. She was given the choice of marriage or serving a jail sentence." Syria security forces 'commit crimes against humanity': "Syria's security forces have committed systematic "crimes against humanity" in their crackdown on anti-government protesters, a UN report says.", ""Torture, sexual violence and ill treatment were inflicted on civilians"" Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them: "In 2002, the committee refused to allow female students out of a burning school in the holy city of Mecca because they were not wearing correct head cover. The decision is thought to have contributed to the high death toll of 15." Egyptian police fire shotguns at crowd: "CNN cameras in Cairo capture police firing shotguns at a crowd in Tahrir Square amid renewed protests and violence." सिंध: 'कई स्कूलों में केवल 15 मिनट पढ़ाई': "आग़ा ख़ान विश्वविद्यालय के एक ताज़ा शोध से पता चला है कि सिंध के पाँच से अधिक ज़िलों में 70 प्रतिशत प्राथमिक स्कूलों में छात्रों को पूरे दिन में केवल 15 मिनट पढ़ाया जाता है." 'हिंदुओं के प्रति द्वेष बढ़ाती किताबें': "पांचवी कक्षा की आधिकारिक पाठ्य पुस्तकों के मुताबिक़ हिंदू और मुसलमान एक राष्ट्र नहीं, बल्कि दो अलग-अलग राष्ट्र हैं." Thailand lese majeste man jailed for 20 years: "A man who sent text messages deemed insulting to Thailand's monarchy has been jailed for 20 years.", "Thailand's criminal code defines lese majeste as defaming, insulting or threatening the king, queen, heir-apparent or regent. Offenders can receive 15 years in jail for each offence" 'Occupy' protests go nationwide: "Demonstrators from across the United States take to the streets and participate in 'Occupy' protests nationwide." CNN: Teen being forced to marry her rapist: "CNN takes a look at a rape case in Afghanistan", "Afganistan's Draconian society" Apologise for 1971 atrocities: B'desh to Pakistan: "as per official figures three million people were killed and over two lakh women were tortured by Pakistani troops and their Bengali-speaking collaborators." BBC: Bangladesh finally confronts war crimes 40 years on: "For seven months, she was repeatedly raped and tortured at an army camp in the capital Dhaka" Bangladesh war crimes trial begins in Dhaka: "Charges listed against him include genocide, rape and religious persecution", "More than three million people were killed and many more were left homeless, according to official figures. Hundreds of thousands of women are also believed to have been raped during the war. Bangladeshi Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said the country had waited 40 years for the trial to come to court." Is big money corrupting politics? Mass arrests at Wall Street protests: "Demonstrators have been protesting against corporate greed and economic inequality for over 2 months now" The reality of the celebrity money machine: "How did US celebrity Kim Kardashian and her family make $65m (£41m) last year, when they can't act, play an instrument, sing, dance, or throw a ball?" Occupy crackdowns appear to grow जेल में बंद अफ़गान महिलाओं की दास्तान: "अफ़गानिस्तान की जेलों में बंद आधी महिलाएं नैतिक अपराधों के लिए सज़ा भुगत रही हैं. उनकी कहानी बयान करती एक डॉक्यूमेंट्री को यूरोपीय संघ से प्रसारित होने से रोक दिया है. उन्हें डर है कि इस फ़िल्म बयान देने वालों की जान को ख़तरा हो सकता है." US soldier jailed for life for killing Afghans for fun: "A US soldier, who admitted cutting and keeping fingers from corpses as war trophies, has been sentenced to life by a military court here for being the leader of a thrill team that killed three Afghan civilians for fun." BBC: Penn State coach Joe Paterno fired amid abuse scandal Blagojevich to be sentenced next month: " Impeached Illinois governor Rod R Blagojevich will be sentenced on December 6 by a US court in connection with a case of corruption in which he was accused along with two Indian-American businessmen. Blagojevich, along with two Indian American businessmen Rajinder Bedi and Raghuveer Nayak, were accused of being involved in wire fraud and extortion for trying to sell the senate seat of Barack Obama, whose election to the post of president had left it vacant." CNN: Organ trafficking in the Sinai Desert Reporter goes undercover in Syria: "her time in Syria covering the government's crackdown on protests." Pakistan schools teach Hindu hatred: US commission: "The findings indicate how deeply ingrained hardline Islam is in Pakistan and help explain why militancy is often supported, tolerated or excused in the country." Prostitutes found in Mexico jail: "A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 cockerels for cock fighting.", "Mexican jails are notorious for overcrowding, corruption and rioting." Syria death toll tops 3,500, UN says: "More than 3,500 people have died in months of anti-government protests in Syria, according to the UN" Aalu Anday | Beygairat Brigade Corruption in cricket - Overstepping the mark: "Pakistan’s former cricket captain is convicted in London" Cricket: Corruption hall of shame Recover national wealth from offshore accounts: Durrani Occupy Oakland turns violent: Occupy protests in Oakland, California turn violent as protestors and police clash" CNN: Texas judge's daughter: Violence was regular occurrence 'Fixers' Butt, Asif, Aamir jailed: "Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and two of his teammates -- pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir -- were today sentenced to varying jail terms after being found guilty of spot-fixing, making them the first cricketers ever to be imprisoned for corruption." ऑस्ट्रेलियाई सैन्य अकादमी में 'यौन उत्पीड़न': "एक सर्वेक्षण में पता चला है कि ऑस्ट्रेलिया के शीर्ष सैन्य अकादमी में महिलाऔ को निचले स्तर के यौन उत्पीड़न का सामना करना पड़ता है." Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for betting scam: "Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt has been jailed for 30 months for his part in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in last year's Test match against England" US Occupy protesters clash with police at Oakland port: "Masked protesters - and police - were on the streets of Oakland throughout much of the night" Jail for Pakistan's tainted trio in spot-fixing trial: "Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and two of his teammates -- pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir -- were today sentenced to jail for their role in the spot-fixing scandal, making them the first cricketers ever to be imprisoned for corruption." Russian and Chinese companies 'most likely to bribe': "Companies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad" In giving life, women face deadly risks: "In Niger, a woman gives birth to an average of nearly eight children. Countries like Uganda, Mali and Somalia are close behind, with an average of six to seven children per woman. With every pregnancy and birth, a woman's risk of dying increases." Horror of South Africa's 'corrective rape': "It is called "corrective rape" - where men force themselves on lesbians, believing it will change their sexual orientation." Resign or be hanged: PML-N warns Zardari: "Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been threatened by the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to be ready to be hanged "upside down" or "resign and return looted national wealth"", ""We will rid the country of Zardari and his corrupt team in the way our elders had broken free from the clutches of Hindus in 1947,"" CNN: Homicide in the name of God?: "CNN's Gary Tuchman reports on a little girl who's now dead and the parent who disciplined her." BBC: Pakistan parliament scene of man's self-immolation: "An unemployed father of two from Sindh province has set himself on fire outside Pakistan's parliament building in Islamabad." Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta in custody: "Rajat Gupta, 62, is accused of providing illegal information to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. Rajaratnam was sentenced to 11 years in jail for insider trading earlier this month." पाकिस्तान छोड़कर भागे वरिष्ठ जज: "परवेज़ अली शाह के एक क़रीबी के मुताबिक़ शाह और उनके परिवार को जान से मारने की धमकियां मिल रही थी जिससे तंग आकर वो सऊदी अरब चले गए है." Syria 'using hospitals for torture' - Amnesty: "Patients in government-run hospitals in Syria are being tortured in an attempt to suppress dissent" China: video shows toddler being run over twice: "A video which shows a 2-year-old girl from China being run over by two trucks has shocked the world." A sobering look inside Putin’s Russia, Commentary: Russia groans under weight of corrupt tyranny: "a corrupted Russia groaning under the weight of a tyranny only slightly less cruel than in Soviet times.", "He accused the Russian leader “of keeping totalitarianism to protect corruption.” Putin’s friends, he continued, are the “crony capitalists” who have plundered state assets and safely deposited that ill-gotten wealth outside Russia." Occupy protests spread to cities around the world Raj Rajaratnam sentenced to 11 years in prison: "Raj Rajaratnam, a self-made hedge fund tycoon convicted in the biggest Wall Street trading scandal in a generation, was ordered on Thursday to serve 11 years in prison, one of the longest sentences ever in an insider-trading case." BBC: Where child sacrifice is a business: ""There are two ways of doing this," he said. "We can bury the child alive on your construction site, or we cut them in different places and put their blood in a bottle of spiritual medicine." Awali grabbed his throat. "If it's a male, the whole head is cut off and his genitals. We will dig a hole at your construction site, and also bury the feet and the hands and put them all together in the hole." Awali boasted he had sacrificed children many times before and knew what he was doing. After this meeting, we withdrew from the negotiations. We handed our notes to the police. Awali is still a free man." Wall Street protests spread to Boston पाकिस्तान में गधे से चलता पंखा Wall Street rating agencies' corrupt system Defence outlay triggers fast until death Caged Mubarak back in dock for murder trial Egypt's ex-president Mubarak to return to court for trial Suspended immigration officer released on bail: "RED PASSPORT SCAM" PML (N) says PM Gilani has 'MBBS in corruption' Ex-Tunisian President Ben Ali given 16 years for corruption Amnesty: Saudi terror law 'would strangle protest': "Questioning the integrity of Saudi Arabia's rulers would become an offence punishable by a minimum of 10 years in prison. Amnesty said a number of provisions in the document contradicted the kingdom's legal obligations, including the UN Convention against Torture. Philip Luther from the charity said the law would be a serious threat to freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia in the name of preventing terrorism." Scandals taint revered Pakistan military: "The military establishment, which long dominated politics and society, is accused of incompetency, corruption and abuse of power after the Bin Laden raid and other incidents." ICC to investigate allegations of World Cup fraud and corruption Ex-Gov convicted of trying to sell Obama's vacated Senate seat: "Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been found guilty of a host of corruption charges, including those relating to his attempt to trade President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, and faces up to 15 years in jail." 3 former Pak generals under scanner for corruption Niko Resources to pay $9.5M fine for bribing official: "it bribed a Bangladeshi minister with the use of a vehicle and a trip to Calgary and New York in 2005." Rwanda: Ex-women's minister guilty of genocide, rape: "A former Rwandan women's minister has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the genocide and the rape of Tutsi women and girls" Iran guards ask prisoners to rape activists Rulers have converted Islamabad into corruption market: Nawaz Calgary-based oil and gas firm to admit to bribing Bangladeshi minister Ex-Bangladesh PM's son jailed in graft case: "six years in prison for illegally acquiring $2.7 million in corrupt payments" BBC - Jerusalem rabbis 'condemn dog to death by stoning' Alberta community in shock after priest charged: "Lipinski and his wife Angela and their business partner, Calvin Steinhauer, are accused of running a company that lured dozens of Polish welders and machinists to Canada under false pretenses, pocketing $1 million in profits in just six months." BBC - Nigeria's pastors 'as rich as oil barons': ""Preaching is big business. It's almost as profitable as the oil business," he said. The joint wealth of five pastors was at least $200m (£121m), he said." Mother paraded naked in Pakistani village: Police: "Pakistan is a deeply conservative Muslim country, where women, especially in poor, rural areas, enjoy few rights, have little protection from the police and are often treated as commodities by their relatives." Mexico drugs war: Corruption grows on US border: "Mexican drug cartels are increasingly targeting American border guards and customs agents with bribes and sexual favours", "127 US agents had been arrested or tried since 2004". Pak Rangers gun down teen at point blank range: "Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting the teenager to death." BBC - Egypt embraces freedom of speech BBC - Egypt: Jail term for Ex-Minister Youseff Boutros Ghali: "Egypt's former Finance Minister Youseff Boutros Ghali has been given a 30-year jail sentence over corruption charges, court sources said." Egypt sentences ex-finance minister to 30 years in jail 'Virginity checks' carried out on Egyptian protesters: General Haiti and the international aid scam Mubarak's name to be removed from all public places: Judge: "names of Mubarak and his wife would be removed from "all public squares, streets, libraries and other public institutions around the country."", " 500 public schools in Egypt bear the name of Hosni or his wife, besides innumerable public buildings and streets." 850 protesters killed in Mubarak ordered firing: Panel BBC - Pakistan: Acquittals in Mukhtaran Mai gang rape case Pakistan SC acquits 5 of 6 accused in Mukhtaran Mai gangrape case Egypt: Mubarak and sons detained amid corruption probe Tunisia's former President Ben Ali faces 18 charges Egypt: Hosni Mubarak to be quizzed over deaths: "Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been summoned by the state prosecutor for questioning over alleged corruption and killings of protesters." Italy PM Berlusconi in first trial showing since 2003 BBC - Asia counts the cost of corruption High profile scandals in China, India, and the Philippines: What's going on? Pak military to penalise generals involved in corruption Former Israeli PM to be charged in property scandal Gaddafi faces war crimes trial Pak does an India: SC sacks anti-graft chief after Opp objects Libya's First Lady 'owns airline company, 20 tonnes of gold' Sacked Chinese railways minister in corruption inquiry 'Saudi Arabia will not allow protests' Urgent mail delivered in Pakistan after 20 years: "his parents had sent his academic certificates to him in Karachi in 1991. He was studying in a seminary and the documents were required to apply for a job." Gadhafi faces investigation for crimes against humanity France's ex-president Chirac goes on trial for corruption Saudi Arabia imposes ban on all protests Mubarak is the richest person in the World Pak to approach agencies in Britain to extradite Musharraf Mubarak's family flees to London: "fled Egypt for the luxurious refuge of their 8.5 million pound townhouse in London", "The leader's son Gamal, 47, is said to have spearheaded the move, flying to Britain on a private jet with his own family and 97 pieces of luggage", "He owns a six floor Georgian mansion" Silvio Berlusconi faces Ruby sex charge trial in April: "Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has been indicted to stand trial on charges of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute and abuse of power." Hosni Mubarak disappears, so does his wealth: "Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries.", "Corruption was endemic in Mubarak's Egypt where 40 percent of the country's 80 million people live on $2 or less a day, and critics accused officials of usurping the nation's wealth. Egyptians have long complained of an unspoken policy of sweetheart deals that allowed top officials and businessmen to enrich themselves.", ""Privatization ... is the biggest corruption process in Egypt all over its history, from the period of the pharaohs, until now,"" Egyptians protest against corruption in banks Corruption: is Italy a step ahead? Egypt's premier says Mubarak may quit: "The president has been buffeted by widespread protests against poverty, repression and corruption" ICC corruption unit scooped by English tabloid: "It secretly filmed Pakistani players' agent Mazhar Majeed taking about $250,000 to ensure prearranged no-balls were delivered by Amir, 18, and Asif, 28, during the Lord's Test against England last August." Canada urged to expel kin of Tunisian ex-leader BBC: Four arrested after Bangladesh girl 'lashed to death': "the punishment was given under Islamic Sharia law" ‘Down with Mubarak’ slogans echo across Egypt Ousted Tunisian dictator’s in-laws holed up in Montreal Smash These Idols: "Muslims in the Arab world have had enough of their dictators." BBC: Canada in bid to expel Tunisian Belhassen Trabelsi: "The Canadian government is working to arrest and expel Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali", "Mr Ben Ali, who was president for 23 years, was forced from power this month by a series of protests against poverty and corruption. The former president fled with his wife to Saudi Arabia. Interpol also issued an alert for the arrest of Mr Ben Ali and six family members on request from Tunisia, which has accused them of property theft and illegal transfer of foreign currency, among other charges." Only in Pak: Infant of 18 months slits throat of youth: ""The complainant said that Raees had kidnapped her son out of enemity and killed him but the police allowed him to escape and instead named the infant", "Police in Pakistan are accused of being the most corrupt department and it is normal for convicted criminals to escape while making court appearances." Ex-MP seeks Supreme Court appeal: "Former MP Taito Phillip Field has filed papers in the Supreme Court in a final effort to have his convictions for bribery and corruption overturned." CNN exclusive: FBI misconduct reveals sex, lies and videotape Honduras policemen arrested for robbing bank Ben Ali family members arrive in Canada: "The deposed president's daughter Nesrine Ben Ali and her husband, businessman Sakher El Materi, purchased a $2.5-million villa in the upscale Westmount neighborhood of Montreal two years ago.", "Tunisian authorities arrested 33 members of Ben Ali's family who were under investigation for plundering the nation's resources." Indonesian taxman Gayus Tambunan jailed for corruption BBC: Profile: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali:"He became prime minister in 1987, shortly before ousting Tunisia's first post-independence ruler, Habib Bourguiba, in a bloodless palace coup. President Bourguiba was declared mentally unfit to rule.", "In the style of many Arab rulers, Mr Ben Ali's face became a constant presence in Tunisia, with giant posters of the president visible in public spaces across the country. Political protest was not tolerated and human rights groups accused Mr Ben Ali's regime of unfairly arresting and mistreating political dissidents.", "His second wife, Leila Trabelsi, played a prominent role in Tunisian public life and allegedly helped amass huge economic holdings for her extended family. With no obvious rivals to Mr Ben Ali, there was speculation that he was looking to pass on power to one of his relatives.", "a series of protests began in the centre of the country after a young graduate set himself on fire when stopped from selling fruit and vegetables without a licence." Haj scam: Pak PM's son accused of corruption China vows to curtail rampant corruption in government: "A top justice official, Wen Qiang, third from left, was executed in July after being convicted for taking bribes" Where law blames victims for rape: "the law criminalizes the women instead of their rapists -- and society ostracizes the women." WikiLeaks: Sudan's president may have stolen $9 bn: "Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir may have looted up to $9 billion from public coffers and deposited it in British banks", "if Bashir's stash of money were disclosed (he put the figure at possibly $9 billion), it would change Sudanese public opinion from him being a 'crusader' to that of a thief,"" BBC: The Nobel Peace Prize's empty chair: "This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo. Mr Liu will not be there to pick up the award at the ceremony on Friday in Oslo, as he is serving an 11-year prison sentence for subversion." BBC: 'Liu Xiaobo must be freed' - Nobel prize committee: "The chairman of the Nobel prize committee has called for the immediate release of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Peace Prize." Corruption index from around the world Extreme world: Is Sweden as clean as it seems?: "The world is a more corrupt place now than it was three years ago, a poll suggests", "In Afghanistan, Nigeria, Iraq and India more than 50% of people said they had paid a bribe in the past year - many of them paying off the police.", "In the Transparency International survey, political parties were regarded as the most corrupt institutions with 80% of people regarding them as corrupt.", "In Asia-Pacific, 35% of people bribed to get a service they were entitled to", "While people from Cambodia (84%) and Liberia (89%) were the most likely to have to pay a bribe" U.S. cables lift mask on Putin's 'corrupt autocracy': "Vladimir Putin rules Russia by allowing a venal elite of corrupt officials and crooked spies to siphon off cash from the world's biggest energy producer, according to a picture painted by leaked U.S. diplomatic cables." Nobel laureate Yunus accused of stashing $100 million: "Norwegian National Television aired a documentary earlier today alleging that Yunus drew off nearly Tk 7 billion (USD 100 million) in aid for poor borrowers of Grameen Bank to another of his company, BDNews24 news agency reported." Zardari feared coup, named sister as successor if killed China's stock fraud totals $30 billion: "Fraudsters in the Chinese stock markets have proved to be as active as those in India." 'Musharraf wanted his image to replace Jinnah on Pak currency' Two Pakistan Army generals caught in Rs.75 mn loan scam Sold into slavery BBC:Hundreds of Kenyan teachers sacked over sex abuse BBC: South Africa ex-police head Selebi guilty of corruption Ex-Interpol chief convicted of corruption Corrupt Aghan officials send $4.2 billion out of Kabul Airport Kenyan MPs vote to join world's best paid lawmakers: "the Kenyan prime minister will take home over a third more than his British counterpart. He will also earn almost 10% more than the US president.", "The parliamentarians have voted to be paid a basic $44,000 (£29,000) a year. But extra allowances can bring the salary up to up to $126,000 (£84,000) after tax - a rise of 18%.", "Average annual income in Kenya is about $730 (£490), while most of the population earns less than $1 (66p) a day." Pak SC for action against MPs with fake degrees: "There is a possibility that the legislative assembly of Balochistan province may be dissolved in the coming weeks not because of any political wrangling but because more than half its members have fake degrees." Sarkozy queried over Pakistan arms cash: "In accordance with standard procedure back then (only in 2000 did France sign an OECD convention outlawing commissions), some 50m euros were paid as "sweeteners" to various senior Pakistani figures." President acts to bail out Rehman Malik: "ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday upped the ante in the government’s undeclared tussle with the superior judiciary when within hours of the Lahore High Court’s decision to uphold a sentence against Interior Minister Rehman Malik in a NAB corruption case, he used his discretionary powers under Article 45 to grant remission to his trusted aide and lieutenant who runs the country’s law and order apparatus." (Corrupt politicians of Third World countires can probably be brought to justice only by International Criminal Court) Pak Interior Minister faces 3-year imprisonment: "Malik was accused of receiving two luxury cars as graft and taking away 20-tola and Rs 700,000 from the house of an accused during a raid by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in mid 1990s. He was then assistant director of FIA." BBC: Rajapaksa dynasty out in force for general election BBC: Pakistan to ask Switzerland to reopen Zardari cases Murky world of corruption in China Police kill man in Haiti over allegedly stolen rice France asks for information on President Zardari: "One leaked French report on the affair said that the commissions paid to Pakistani figures were ordered by Zardari", "11 were killed in May 2002 by Pakistani agents taking revenge after a new French government cancelled illegal commissions on an arms deal." UN reveals Afghan corruption woes: "half of all Afghans have had to pay a bribe for a public service. The report said Afghans paid over $2.5bn worth in bribes over the last year alone, exactly the same figure generated by the country's opium trade." Pakistan: 45pc drugs are spurious, NA told CNN: Pat Robertson says Haiti paying for 'pact to the devil' Corrupt to the bone: "a former naval chief has confirmed that a deal to purchase submarines from France did indeed involve kickbacks for key officials in office at the time. Among them of course was a certain Mr Asif Ali Zardari." BBC: Travel ban for Pakistani minister in corruption inquiry: "The Supreme Court has called for all these cases to be re-opened, with hundreds of senior politicians and civilian bureaucrats now facing criminal and corruption charges." CNN: Pakistan president loses amnesty for corruption charges NRO list out, 34 politicians among 8,000 beneficiaries: "The list shows that a total of 8,041 people — 7,793 from Sindh — have benefited from the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), promulgated by former president Pervez Musharraf on Oct 5, 2007. These people have got withdrawn 3,478 cases (3,320 in Sindh) registered against them on charges of corruption, financial bungling, misuse of authority and criminal charges." (This is really a justice or just a nonsense of a typical Third world country?) Pak president Zardari received millions of dollars as bribe in French submarine deal: French daily Zardari is a criminal, a fraud and a third rater: Musharraf Pakistan nuclear program – a monstrosity for its adversaries: "n the current budget which is entirely tied to assistance promised by friends of Pakistan or IMF loans, Rs. 1.2 billion has been set aside for PM’s foreign tours and Rs. 230 million is kept for presidential tours. Rs. 645 million has been earmarked for 342 MNAs for conveyance allowance and air tickets. 90 ministers of the cabinet cost Rs. 90 crores a month." Ousted Thai PM Thaksin guilty of corruption: "two years imprisonment" Officials fall to Kazakh corruption drive Role of CBI: Role of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Realities or propaganda? India 5th most powerful nation, says govt index Short statements: "The country’s education system is obsolete. This is the moment to create a groundswell for a generational change in education" : National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda (source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/). Coming soon: Corruption dynamics in Third world countries: State sponsored exploitation of common citizens: masses starve, their representatives enjoy dinner at 7 star hotels. My experience with corruption in India: According to my experience, I found India to be such a lawless and corrupt country that I can not dare to write the details here. Typical bribe rates in different locations and in different offices in India: Land registration bribe: 1% of the registered value of the land plot. Encumbrance certificate for a land plot: INR 500 including INR 175 of the actual fee. Birth certificate: INR 200 (rural municipality), INR 500 (urban municipality) Value Added Tax registration: INR 4,000 Anti-corruption Insurance Scheme: Expenses for the personal legal fight against corruption in India will be covered under this scheme. Please contact us if you are interested in such schemes. Scheme will be launched after sufficient number of committed clients. List of judicial professionals willing to offer their professional services at reasonable consultation fees in order to fight against corruption in India. Corruption index of leading politicians of India based on citizens / netizens feedback and website judges. Top puppet heads of state 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh, India 2. Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, Pakistan Where India stands despite of all Indian government's propaganda? India Versus World - Population: ~20% - GDP: ~2% Poverty fraction at $2/day: 75.6% (2005) GDP: India Versus the USA - $1.29 Versus $14.6 trillion per year (~11 times) Per Capita; India Versus the USA - $1,176 Versus $46,381 ~40 times India’s public health budget is among the lowest in the world. The country spends $32.71 per person per year on health. Canada, by contrast, spent $5,452 per person in 2009. One death every minute in India due to road accident: "With more than one death and four injuries every minute, India has the dubious distinction of reporting highest number of road fatalities in the world and the government says the prime reason is ''drivers' fault''." Nearly 50 lakh child labourers in country: Govt: "”As per Census 2001, there were 1.26 crore working children in the country in the age group of 5-14,”" Dreaming to become a superpower in near future is realistic by any means or just stupidity or fraud to the people? |
