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May 5, 2013 Chit fund scam: Mamata govt cracks down on MPS group: "The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors."
May 5, 2013 Law Minister made changes in coal scam report, CBI to tell SC: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to tell the Supreme Court on Monday that the agency's status report on coal scam was changed by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The details of the CBI affidavit, which it will submit before the Supreme Court on Monday, has been accessed by CNN-IBN."
May 5, 2013 30 Minutes: Coal scam and beyond: "The SC on April 30 tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
May 5, 2013 Congress is looting this country, says BJP: "BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Congress is saving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery case: Nephew rose from obscurity, worked behind the scenes: "From living in a rented house in Panchkula about a decade back to owning a palatial house on a four-acre plot, and apparently also a mall, several showrooms, a school and several acres of land, the rise of Vijay Singla has been nothing but meteoric."
May 4, 2013 Govt's existence untenable: Jaitley: "Reacting to the Railgate, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and member of BJP, Arun Jaitley today spoke exclusively on the issue. Terming the UPA a cash and carry government, Jaitley said that the continued existence of the Government is untenable. UPA once again found itself in the line of fire. After the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla. As the Railway minister came under Opposition fire, sources say Pawan Kumar bansal has now offered to resign. The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Coalgate and Railgate: UPA on the mat: "They are facing a crisis with controversy over coalgate probe report where one of their Ministers, Ashwani Kumar is under fire. Now, another minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is also under scanner with two of its minister's in the eye of the storm UPA government is completely on the mat."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Railway Board bribery: Pawan Kumar Bansal may quit: "As Pawan Kumar Bansal meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations are rife that the Union Railway Minister might resign over the Railway Board bribery case. The Prime Minister, however, is unlikely to accept his resignation, said sources on Saturday."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Mumbai admission racket: 22 MBAs from NMIMS to lose their jobs: "Twenty two management graduates of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), working in various companies, will lose their jobs and possibly face arrest in a forgery case."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 Saradha scam: Centre did not take action because TMC was a former ally: "“The UPA stayed silent on the matter. It didn’t do anything for the last two years. The SEBI, RBI, SFIO were not allowed to act as the Trinamool Congress was supporting the UPA,”"
May 1, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Top aides of 2 Left leaders quizzed: "The probe in the West Bengal chit fund case has widened its ambit to the previous Left government. On Wednesday, the police questioned the top aides of two former Left ministers."
May 1, 2013 Odisha: Investors duped of nearly Rs 20,000 cr: "A scam as big as the chit fund fraud in West Bengal has been exposed, but this time it is in Odisha. A CNN-IBN exclusive shows how fraudulent investment companies are duping investors in the state. Investors have been swindled off nearly Rs 20,000 crore by 40 finance companies in Odisha."
May 1, 2013 Clamour grows for Law Minister's resignation, UPA buys time: "The UPA-II is facing one of the biggest crisis in its tenure after the Supreme Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain the extent of political interference in its investigations into the coal block allocations scam and name the officials involved in the exercise. Harin Raval has already resigned as the Additional Solicitor General. The question now is whether the man at the centre of the storm, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, be next."
May 1, 2013 Top Ten MMS Scandals: "he latest controversy involving Dr Manmohan Singh and his UPA government has its genesis in a March 2012 Draft CAG report on 'allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner' during the period 2004–2009, when the coal ministry was directly under the charge of prime minister."
Apr 30, 2013 Parliament disrupted because of corrupt government: Sushma Swaraj: "Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the proceedings were disrupted not because of the Opposition but because of the scams and the corrupt government."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: CBI should be liberated from political interference, says SC: "In a damning indictment, the Supreme Court Tuesday said CBI's act of sharing the status report on Coalgate with the government has "shaken" the entire investigation process and vowed to "liberate" the agency from political influence and interference."
Apr 30, 2013 'The UPA Government Has Denigrated The Institution Of The Law Officers': " 'It is this failing institution that has today embarrassed the UPA government. The rap that the government received from the Apex Court on this issue was well deserved.'"
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: Govt's top law officers in a war of words: "The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the coal scam case on Tuesday and decide whether the government tried to influence the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. But there's more embarrassment for the UPA government ahead of the hearing with its top law officers in a war of words."
Apr 30, 2013 The Last Word: Is Oppn justified in obstructing Parliament over JPC, coalgate issues?: "Parliament failed to transact normal business for sixth consecutive day on Monday amid protests on the coalgate issue."
Apr 30, 2013 The Last Word: What does the SC's indictment mean for the CBI, govt?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam probe: PM, Law Minister in the line of fire: "The Supreme Court's observations on the CBI's affidavit on its coal scam report have been fodder for the opposition to step up the political heat. Law Minister Ashawni Kumar and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are in the line of fire. However, the UPA's crisis managers have said that no decision on the Law Minister's future will be taken until the Supreme Court passes a final order."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: Additional Solicitor-General Harin Raval resigns: "Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval on Tuesday resigned over coalgate. In a statement, he said, 'I am resigning as ASG in SC as desired. Please accept this with immediate effect and oblige. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the government.'"
Apr 30, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Police question TMC MP Kunal Ghosh: "The police questioned Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh for 90 minutes regarding his involvement in the multi-crore West Bengal chit fund scam on Monday. Sources say Ghosh was asked about his position in the company, his deal with Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen on Channel 10 and whether he had anything to do with the financial aspect of the company."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: Has the UPA govt lied to the Supreme Court?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 CBI isn't independent, coal scam report wasn't shared with any outsider: CBI director: "CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday said that the agency was not embarrassed over the SC ire and said it will provide all the information sought by the apex court."
Apr 30, 2013 Watch: A cautious Coal Minister says 'no comments' to every question on coal scam: "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was extremely cautious when CNN-IBN probed him on the coal scam."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: SC tears into CBI, govt; asks why was it kept in the dark: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe. The Supreme Court sought to know why it was kept in the dark about the CBI sharing the investigation with the government. It called the government's vetting of the coal report a 'massive breach of trust which has shaken our foundation'."
Apr 29, 2013 Vetting of coal report: Top govt law officers indulge in blame game ahead of SC hearing: "Less than 24 hours before the Supreme Court takes up the coal scam hearing on Tuesday, a blame game broke out within the government over who was responsible for incorrectly telling the court that the CBI had not shared the contents of its status report on " Coalgate" with the political executive."
Apr 29, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Noose tightens around accused: "The West Bengal Police investigation into the Saradha chit fund fraud gathered steam on Monday as it summoned Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh for questioning over his role in the scam. Ghosh, however, denied all the charges saying it was a conspiracy against him."
Apr 29, 2013 CBI affidavit spells more trouble: "The CBI Director's submissions in the Supreme Court confirmed that the draft of the CBI status report was shared with the political executive. But there seems to be more trouble for the govt as the CBI submitted the original report & the amendments made with indications that the government's defence of having made only grammatical changes seeming to be on weak ground."
Apr 29, 2013 WB chit fund scam hits the state's film industry: "The West Bengal chit fund is getting bigger each day. It has now turns out that ponzi schemes in the state financed not just media houses but Tollywood films as well. In the past four years, at least one in three films has been produced by groups that run ponzi schemes."
Apr 29, 2013 Chit fund scam: Sudipta swindled 2500 employees of PF money: "Sudipta Sen, Saradha group chairman accused of duping lakhs of investors, has allegedly swindled 2500 of his employees of their provident fund money, according to sources."
Apr 27, 2013 Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe: "The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI."
Apr 27, 2013 Another Saradha depositor commits suicide: "A money collection agent, who had deposited his personal savings of about Rs 4 lakh with the scam-ridden chit fund company Saradha Group, today committed suicide"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Can TMC wash its hands off the Bengal chit fund scam?: "The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left traded charges against each other over the chit fund scam in West Bengal on Wednesday."
Apr 25, 2013 WB: Sudipta Sen says he doesn't have money to refund investors: "The Saradha chit fund scam main accused, Sudipta Sen, was brought to Kolkata late on Wednesday night on a 4-day transit remand. Congress workers greeted him with protests at the Dum Dum airport and he will be produced in court on Thursday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund scam: How Sudipta Sen used the media to portray TMC link: "Amidst speculation that Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen used his media groups to portray an image of being close to the Trinamool Congress, the party continues to distance itself from Saradha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has often tried to paint the media red. But she is now getting a taste of her own medicine."
Apr 25, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Chidambaram's wife under scanner, Cong feels the heat: "It isn't just the TMC, but the Congress too that has to answer questions in the West Bengal chit fund controversy."
Apr 24, 2013 Explosive Chitgate letter with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW has accessed mastermind of Chitgate Sudipta Sen's explosive 24-page letter to the CBI; Sen has allegedly named a TMC leader in the letter. In the letter dated April 6, the Saradha Chitfund boss threatens to commit suicide. While the letter has rattled the TMC, party leaders deny the chitfund mastermind's allegations. Meanwhile, both the left and the BJP have demanded a thorough CBI probe into the multi-crore scam."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata announces Rs 500 cr relief: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday defended her government in the chit fund scam and lauded the police force for doing a 'good job'. She also announced a Rs 500 crore relief fund for the small and medium-term investors hit by the scam. She said that Rs 150 crore of the fund would be raised through a 10 per cent surcharge on cigarettes and the rest through other means."
Apr 24, 2013 Should the PM come clean on 2G and coalgate?: "The Opposition on Tuesday derailed both houses of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the charge against the UPA government. But the BJP seems to have been pushed to a corner over its demand for the PM's resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 TMC MPs told me they will protect my business, alleges Sudipta Sen: "CNN-IBN has accessed West Bengal chit fund scam accused Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen's letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dated April 6. Sen's letter to the CBI names top politicians, journalists, lawyers as having benefited from his company. Sen, in his letter, alleges that he forayed into the media business because he initially came under vicious attack from Bengal's Pratidin newspaper represented by TMC MP Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose."
Apr 24, 2013 2G, coal, rape: Is the government concerned?: "Parliament reconvened on Monday for the second half of the Budget Session. The Opposition did all it could to corner the government on a host of issues. The UPA will hope to maneuver with allies to get its way."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Depositors suffer, Saradha Group chief at large: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been shifting the blame on the Left. This even as heat builds on Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh who headed Saradha group's media unit. But he claims it was a while back when he was working as a journalist."
Apr 24, 2013 Chit fund scam: 3 arrested in J&K to be handed over to WB police: "Three accused in the West Bengal chit fund scam were arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: SEBI acts, ducks any reposnsibility: "SEBI chief UK Sinha said people have tendency to invest in schemes of fast money making."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: How the Saradha group duped investors: "Three people, including the promoter of the Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: 3 including Saradha promoter arrested: "Three people, including the promoter of Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in connection with the West Bengal chit fund scam. The three people were reportedly on their way from Srinagar to Sonmarg when they were intercepted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police."
Apr 24, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI freezes accounts of accused including Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has frozen the accounts of all accused in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal including former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. The CBI FIR had named Tyagi as one of the recipients of alleged kickbacks. The probing agency believes Tyagi tweaked norms so that AgustaWestland could qualify."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Another Saradha agent attempts suicide: "There was another suicide bid by a Saradha Group agent hit by the chit fund scam in West Bengal. Twenty-eight-year old Tapasi Singha tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She had a liability of Rs 5,30,000."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 24, 2013 Sudipta Sen’s tell-all letter to CBI reveals blackmail by TMC MPs: "In what could perhaps expose the nexus between politicians and the chit-find industry in Bengal, Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI alleging that several top politicians and officials in the state blackmailed him for two years"
Apr 23, 2013 2 controversial reports with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive report of the standing committee on coal. The report says that Coal blocks distributed between 1993-2008 were done in unauthorised manner. Another CAG report on MNREGA says there are irregularities worth Rs 13,000 crore rupees in the implementation of the scheme. TIMES NOW has accessed details of the CAG report that puts the UPA in the dock again."
Apr 23, 2013 Revealed: Swindler's modus operandi: "When we tried to unravel the mystery behind a massive Rs 4,000 crore ponzi scandal - what we found was an intricate web of lies, forged documents and fake factories. We started from the basic facts. On accessing the copy of Sudipta Sen's passport - we went to the address - only to find that it was a fake."
Apr 23, 2013 Coal scam: Law Minister faces trouble, CBI to file affidavit before SC on Friday: "The CBI is set to tell the Supreme Court that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 'Law Minister vetted CBI's report on coal scam': "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in an affidavit, is set to tell the Supreme Court of India that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request and that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had vetted the report, a charge the Congress has been rejecting. CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the CBI's affidavit that the agency will file with the apex court on April 26."
Apr 22, 2013 2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, reiterates PM was kept in the loop: "Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Losses twice the CAG estimate?: "Exclusive documents with TIMES NOW shows the losses could have been twice the CAG estimate. Was the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conservative in estimating losses to the exchequer. A year ago, the CAG tabled its draft report on coal block allocations and estimated a staggering Rs 1.85 lakh crore loss to the exchequer."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Illegal mining damaged Karnataka's environment heavily: Santosh Hegde: "Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says the illegal mining carried out in Karnataka not only looted the state but also damaged the environment heavily."
Apr 19, 2013 Maha irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar, Gadkari involved, says Medha Patkar: "Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore."
Apr 16, 2013 FTN: Ashok Khemka transferred again: Are repeated transfers of officers destroying the civil services?: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka hit the headlines in October 2012 when he pointed to irregularities in a land deal between Sonia Gandhi's son in law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF. Khemka has always acted as a whistleblower of sorts and has been transferred 44 times, last week he was again transferred from his post for exposing a scam in the purchase of fungicides."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 15, 2013 Coal scam: Plea seeking removal of Sriprakash Jaiswal in SC: "Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court."
Apr 13, 2013 Did Govt vet CBI report on Coalgate?: "t was a scam which paralysed Parliament. The Coalgate scam had links to the Government with the Opposition even gunning for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. And now reports suggesting that the probe into the multi-crore coal scam may have been controlled closely by the Government."
Apr 13, 2013 Congress Bureau Of Investigations, Contd.
Apr 9, 2013 UPA most hated govt since 1947: Narendra Modi: "Modi alleged that the UPA was the most hated government since Independence and that '32 years of Left rule' had brought West Bengal to ruins."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 Jagan assets case: Andhra home minister charged: "Andhra Pradesh home minister Sabita Indra Reddy was named by CBI on Monday as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy."
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 2, 2013 2G: Yashwant Sinha says JPC chief is protecting PM: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman PC Chacko again for not calling former telecom minister A Raja to depose. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has demanded that former telecom minister A Raja be called to depose as he is equally culpable as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case."
Apr 1, 2013 J&K: RTI query reveals illegal mining by minister's son: "A Right to Information query that CNN-IBN has accessed shows that the son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was given permission to blast into forest land in violation of a Supreme Court order. It is a blatant misuse of power and was to benefit Mian Mehr Ali, son of the state's Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad. The minister has, however, denied the allegations."
Apr 1, 2013 Former IAF chief SP Tyagi got cash for favouring AgustaWestland: CBI: "Former Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi received cash in return for favouring Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland in the controversial Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal"
Mar 30, 2013 Tyagi’s 3 cousins under CBI, ED e-radar: "The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have started technological surveillance of former Air Chief S P Tyagi’s three cousins to establish their interactions with two key Swiss agents of AgustaWestland around the time of signing the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP helicopter deal in 2010."
Mar 30, 2013 FAKE MARKSHEET SCAM
Mar 26, 2013 Defence Minister admits there was corruption in chopper deal: "Defence Minister AK Antony has admitted there was corruption in the AugustaWestland chopper deal. Speaking in Kochi, the Defence Minister did not name those involved. But he said those involved in the corruption will be brought to book."
Mar 23, 2013 Mulayam holds Congress responsible for corruption: "Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday accused the Congress party of being responsible for the growing corruption in the country, while pulling up his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for failing to make his Cabinet ministers work."
Mar 23, 2013 Rajasthan mining scam: Only a probe can bring out the truth, says BJP: "BJP leader Bhupender Yadav said that Corruption done by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot needs to be investigated."
Mar 23, 2013 Yeddyurappa and sons appear before CBI court: "Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his family members today appeared before a CBI court here in connection with a case of alleged kickback in illegal mining."
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May 5, 2013 Chit fund scam: Mamata govt cracks down on MPS group: "The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors."
May 5, 2013 Law Minister made changes in coal scam report, CBI to tell SC: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to tell the Supreme Court on Monday that the agency's status report on coal scam was changed by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The details of the CBI affidavit, which it will submit before the Supreme Court on Monday, has been accessed by CNN-IBN."
May 5, 2013 30 Minutes: Coal scam and beyond: "The SC on April 30 tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
May 5, 2013 Congress is looting this country, says BJP: "BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Congress is saving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery case: Nephew rose from obscurity, worked behind the scenes: "From living in a rented house in Panchkula about a decade back to owning a palatial house on a four-acre plot, and apparently also a mall, several showrooms, a school and several acres of land, the rise of Vijay Singla has been nothing but meteoric."
May 4, 2013 Govt's existence untenable: Jaitley: "Reacting to the Railgate, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and member of BJP, Arun Jaitley today spoke exclusively on the issue. Terming the UPA a cash and carry government, Jaitley said that the continued existence of the Government is untenable. UPA once again found itself in the line of fire. After the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla. As the Railway minister came under Opposition fire, sources say Pawan Kumar bansal has now offered to resign. The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Coalgate and Railgate: UPA on the mat: "They are facing a crisis with controversy over coalgate probe report where one of their Ministers, Ashwani Kumar is under fire. Now, another minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is also under scanner with two of its minister's in the eye of the storm UPA government is completely on the mat."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Railway Board bribery: Pawan Kumar Bansal may quit: "As Pawan Kumar Bansal meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations are rife that the Union Railway Minister might resign over the Railway Board bribery case. The Prime Minister, however, is unlikely to accept his resignation, said sources on Saturday."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Mumbai admission racket: 22 MBAs from NMIMS to lose their jobs: "Twenty two management graduates of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), working in various companies, will lose their jobs and possibly face arrest in a forgery case."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 Saradha scam: Centre did not take action because TMC was a former ally: "“The UPA stayed silent on the matter. It didn’t do anything for the last two years. The SEBI, RBI, SFIO were not allowed to act as the Trinamool Congress was supporting the UPA,”"
May 1, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Top aides of 2 Left leaders quizzed: "The probe in the West Bengal chit fund case has widened its ambit to the previous Left government. On Wednesday, the police questioned the top aides of two former Left ministers."
May 1, 2013 Odisha: Investors duped of nearly Rs 20,000 cr: "A scam as big as the chit fund fraud in West Bengal has been exposed, but this time it is in Odisha. A CNN-IBN exclusive shows how fraudulent investment companies are duping investors in the state. Investors have been swindled off nearly Rs 20,000 crore by 40 finance companies in Odisha."
May 1, 2013 Clamour grows for Law Minister's resignation, UPA buys time: "The UPA-II is facing one of the biggest crisis in its tenure after the Supreme Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain the extent of political interference in its investigations into the coal block allocations scam and name the officials involved in the exercise. Harin Raval has already resigned as the Additional Solicitor General. The question now is whether the man at the centre of the storm, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, be next."
May 1, 2013 Top Ten MMS Scandals: "he latest controversy involving Dr Manmohan Singh and his UPA government has its genesis in a March 2012 Draft CAG report on 'allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner' during the period 2004–2009, when the coal ministry was directly under the charge of prime minister."
Apr 30, 2013 Parliament disrupted because of corrupt government: Sushma Swaraj: "Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the proceedings were disrupted not because of the Opposition but because of the scams and the corrupt government."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: CBI should be liberated from political interference, says SC: "In a damning indictment, the Supreme Court Tuesday said CBI's act of sharing the status report on Coalgate with the government has "shaken" the entire investigation process and vowed to "liberate" the agency from political influence and interference."
Apr 30, 2013 'The UPA Government Has Denigrated The Institution Of The Law Officers': " 'It is this failing institution that has today embarrassed the UPA government. The rap that the government received from the Apex Court on this issue was well deserved.'"
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: Govt's top law officers in a war of words: "The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the coal scam case on Tuesday and decide whether the government tried to influence the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. But there's more embarrassment for the UPA government ahead of the hearing with its top law officers in a war of words."
Apr 30, 2013 The Last Word: Is Oppn justified in obstructing Parliament over JPC, coalgate issues?: "Parliament failed to transact normal business for sixth consecutive day on Monday amid protests on the coalgate issue."
Apr 30, 2013 The Last Word: What does the SC's indictment mean for the CBI, govt?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam probe: PM, Law Minister in the line of fire: "The Supreme Court's observations on the CBI's affidavit on its coal scam report have been fodder for the opposition to step up the political heat. Law Minister Ashawni Kumar and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are in the line of fire. However, the UPA's crisis managers have said that no decision on the Law Minister's future will be taken until the Supreme Court passes a final order."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: Additional Solicitor-General Harin Raval resigns: "Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval on Tuesday resigned over coalgate. In a statement, he said, 'I am resigning as ASG in SC as desired. Please accept this with immediate effect and oblige. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the government.'"
Apr 30, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Police question TMC MP Kunal Ghosh: "The police questioned Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh for 90 minutes regarding his involvement in the multi-crore West Bengal chit fund scam on Monday. Sources say Ghosh was asked about his position in the company, his deal with Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen on Channel 10 and whether he had anything to do with the financial aspect of the company."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: Has the UPA govt lied to the Supreme Court?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 CBI isn't independent, coal scam report wasn't shared with any outsider: CBI director: "CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday said that the agency was not embarrassed over the SC ire and said it will provide all the information sought by the apex court."
Apr 30, 2013 Watch: A cautious Coal Minister says 'no comments' to every question on coal scam: "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was extremely cautious when CNN-IBN probed him on the coal scam."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: SC tears into CBI, govt; asks why was it kept in the dark: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe. The Supreme Court sought to know why it was kept in the dark about the CBI sharing the investigation with the government. It called the government's vetting of the coal report a 'massive breach of trust which has shaken our foundation'."
Apr 29, 2013 Vetting of coal report: Top govt law officers indulge in blame game ahead of SC hearing: "Less than 24 hours before the Supreme Court takes up the coal scam hearing on Tuesday, a blame game broke out within the government over who was responsible for incorrectly telling the court that the CBI had not shared the contents of its status report on " Coalgate" with the political executive."
Apr 29, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Noose tightens around accused: "The West Bengal Police investigation into the Saradha chit fund fraud gathered steam on Monday as it summoned Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh for questioning over his role in the scam. Ghosh, however, denied all the charges saying it was a conspiracy against him."
Apr 29, 2013 CBI affidavit spells more trouble: "The CBI Director's submissions in the Supreme Court confirmed that the draft of the CBI status report was shared with the political executive. But there seems to be more trouble for the govt as the CBI submitted the original report & the amendments made with indications that the government's defence of having made only grammatical changes seeming to be on weak ground."
Apr 29, 2013 WB chit fund scam hits the state's film industry: "The West Bengal chit fund is getting bigger each day. It has now turns out that ponzi schemes in the state financed not just media houses but Tollywood films as well. In the past four years, at least one in three films has been produced by groups that run ponzi schemes."
Apr 29, 2013 Chit fund scam: Sudipta swindled 2500 employees of PF money: "Sudipta Sen, Saradha group chairman accused of duping lakhs of investors, has allegedly swindled 2500 of his employees of their provident fund money, according to sources."
Apr 27, 2013 Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe: "The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI."
Apr 27, 2013 Another Saradha depositor commits suicide: "A money collection agent, who had deposited his personal savings of about Rs 4 lakh with the scam-ridden chit fund company Saradha Group, today committed suicide"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Can TMC wash its hands off the Bengal chit fund scam?: "The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left traded charges against each other over the chit fund scam in West Bengal on Wednesday."
Apr 25, 2013 WB: Sudipta Sen says he doesn't have money to refund investors: "The Saradha chit fund scam main accused, Sudipta Sen, was brought to Kolkata late on Wednesday night on a 4-day transit remand. Congress workers greeted him with protests at the Dum Dum airport and he will be produced in court on Thursday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund scam: How Sudipta Sen used the media to portray TMC link: "Amidst speculation that Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen used his media groups to portray an image of being close to the Trinamool Congress, the party continues to distance itself from Saradha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has often tried to paint the media red. But she is now getting a taste of her own medicine."
Apr 25, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Chidambaram's wife under scanner, Cong feels the heat: "It isn't just the TMC, but the Congress too that has to answer questions in the West Bengal chit fund controversy."
Apr 24, 2013 Explosive Chitgate letter with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW has accessed mastermind of Chitgate Sudipta Sen's explosive 24-page letter to the CBI; Sen has allegedly named a TMC leader in the letter. In the letter dated April 6, the Saradha Chitfund boss threatens to commit suicide. While the letter has rattled the TMC, party leaders deny the chitfund mastermind's allegations. Meanwhile, both the left and the BJP have demanded a thorough CBI probe into the multi-crore scam."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata announces Rs 500 cr relief: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday defended her government in the chit fund scam and lauded the police force for doing a 'good job'. She also announced a Rs 500 crore relief fund for the small and medium-term investors hit by the scam. She said that Rs 150 crore of the fund would be raised through a 10 per cent surcharge on cigarettes and the rest through other means."
Apr 24, 2013 Should the PM come clean on 2G and coalgate?: "The Opposition on Tuesday derailed both houses of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the charge against the UPA government. But the BJP seems to have been pushed to a corner over its demand for the PM's resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 TMC MPs told me they will protect my business, alleges Sudipta Sen: "CNN-IBN has accessed West Bengal chit fund scam accused Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen's letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dated April 6. Sen's letter to the CBI names top politicians, journalists, lawyers as having benefited from his company. Sen, in his letter, alleges that he forayed into the media business because he initially came under vicious attack from Bengal's Pratidin newspaper represented by TMC MP Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose."
Apr 24, 2013 2G, coal, rape: Is the government concerned?: "Parliament reconvened on Monday for the second half of the Budget Session. The Opposition did all it could to corner the government on a host of issues. The UPA will hope to maneuver with allies to get its way."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Depositors suffer, Saradha Group chief at large: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been shifting the blame on the Left. This even as heat builds on Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh who headed Saradha group's media unit. But he claims it was a while back when he was working as a journalist."
Apr 24, 2013 Chit fund scam: 3 arrested in J&K to be handed over to WB police: "Three accused in the West Bengal chit fund scam were arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: SEBI acts, ducks any reposnsibility: "SEBI chief UK Sinha said people have tendency to invest in schemes of fast money making."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: How the Saradha group duped investors: "Three people, including the promoter of the Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: 3 including Saradha promoter arrested: "Three people, including the promoter of Saradha group, Sudipta Sen, were arrested in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in connection with the West Bengal chit fund scam. The three people were reportedly on their way from Srinagar to Sonmarg when they were intercepted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police."
Apr 24, 2013 Chopper deal: CBI freezes accounts of accused including Tyagi: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has frozen the accounts of all accused in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal including former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. The CBI FIR had named Tyagi as one of the recipients of alleged kickbacks. The probing agency believes Tyagi tweaked norms so that AgustaWestland could qualify."
Apr 24, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Another Saradha agent attempts suicide: "There was another suicide bid by a Saradha Group agent hit by the chit fund scam in West Bengal. Twenty-eight-year old Tapasi Singha tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She had a liability of Rs 5,30,000."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 24, 2013 Sudipta Sen’s tell-all letter to CBI reveals blackmail by TMC MPs: "In what could perhaps expose the nexus between politicians and the chit-find industry in Bengal, Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI alleging that several top politicians and officials in the state blackmailed him for two years"
Apr 23, 2013 2 controversial reports with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive report of the standing committee on coal. The report says that Coal blocks distributed between 1993-2008 were done in unauthorised manner. Another CAG report on MNREGA says there are irregularities worth Rs 13,000 crore rupees in the implementation of the scheme. TIMES NOW has accessed details of the CAG report that puts the UPA in the dock again."
Apr 23, 2013 Revealed: Swindler's modus operandi: "When we tried to unravel the mystery behind a massive Rs 4,000 crore ponzi scandal - what we found was an intricate web of lies, forged documents and fake factories. We started from the basic facts. On accessing the copy of Sudipta Sen's passport - we went to the address - only to find that it was a fake."
Apr 23, 2013 Coal scam: Law Minister faces trouble, CBI to file affidavit before SC on Friday: "The CBI is set to tell the Supreme Court that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 'Law Minister vetted CBI's report on coal scam': "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in an affidavit, is set to tell the Supreme Court of India that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request and that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had vetted the report, a charge the Congress has been rejecting. CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the CBI's affidavit that the agency will file with the apex court on April 26."
Apr 22, 2013 2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, reiterates PM was kept in the loop: "Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation."
Apr 22, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Mamata calls for a high-level meeting: "As the chit fund meltdown is spreading like a contagion in rural Bengal, a 50-year-old woman, who had deposited Rs 30,000 in Saradha Group, on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries after she set herself on fire. The woman set herself on fire on Saturday evening at her home after coming to know that the company had gone bust."
Apr 22, 2013 Losses twice the CAG estimate?: "Exclusive documents with TIMES NOW shows the losses could have been twice the CAG estimate. Was the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conservative in estimating losses to the exchequer. A year ago, the CAG tabled its draft report on coal block allocations and estimated a staggering Rs 1.85 lakh crore loss to the exchequer."
Apr 22, 2013 Chit fund scam: WB govt forms SIT to probe companies: "As lakhs of investors in West Bengal lose their savings in a chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group, the state government on Monday formed a special investigation team (SIT) and instituted a high-level inquiry into chit fund companies operating in the state."
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Illegal mining damaged Karnataka's environment heavily: Santosh Hegde: "Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says the illegal mining carried out in Karnataka not only looted the state but also damaged the environment heavily."
Apr 19, 2013 Maha irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar, Gadkari involved, says Medha Patkar: "Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore."
Apr 16, 2013 FTN: Ashok Khemka transferred again: Are repeated transfers of officers destroying the civil services?: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka hit the headlines in October 2012 when he pointed to irregularities in a land deal between Sonia Gandhi's son in law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF. Khemka has always acted as a whistleblower of sorts and has been transferred 44 times, last week he was again transferred from his post for exposing a scam in the purchase of fungicides."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 15, 2013 Coal scam: Plea seeking removal of Sriprakash Jaiswal in SC: "Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court."
Apr 13, 2013 Did Govt vet CBI report on Coalgate?: "t was a scam which paralysed Parliament. The Coalgate scam had links to the Government with the Opposition even gunning for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. And now reports suggesting that the probe into the multi-crore coal scam may have been controlled closely by the Government."
Apr 13, 2013 Congress Bureau Of Investigations, Contd.
Apr 9, 2013 UPA most hated govt since 1947: Narendra Modi: "Modi alleged that the UPA was the most hated government since Independence and that '32 years of Left rule' had brought West Bengal to ruins."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 Jagan assets case: Andhra home minister charged: "Andhra Pradesh home minister Sabita Indra Reddy was named by CBI on Monday as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy."
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 2, 2013 2G: Yashwant Sinha says JPC chief is protecting PM: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman PC Chacko again for not calling former telecom minister A Raja to depose. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has demanded that former telecom minister A Raja be called to depose as he is equally culpable as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case."
Apr 1, 2013 J&K: RTI query reveals illegal mining by minister's son: "A Right to Information query that CNN-IBN has accessed shows that the son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was given permission to blast into forest land in violation of a Supreme Court order. It is a blatant misuse of power and was to benefit Mian Mehr Ali, son of the state's Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad. The minister has, however, denied the allegations."
Apr 1, 2013 Former IAF chief SP Tyagi got cash for favouring AgustaWestland: CBI: "Former Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi received cash in return for favouring Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland in the controversial Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal"
Mar 30, 2013 Tyagi’s 3 cousins under CBI, ED e-radar: "The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have started technological surveillance of former Air Chief S P Tyagi’s three cousins to establish their interactions with two key Swiss agents of AgustaWestland around the time of signing the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP helicopter deal in 2010."
Mar 30, 2013 FAKE MARKSHEET SCAM
Mar 26, 2013 Defence Minister admits there was corruption in chopper deal: "Defence Minister AK Antony has admitted there was corruption in the AugustaWestland chopper deal. Speaking in Kochi, the Defence Minister did not name those involved. But he said those involved in the corruption will be brought to book."
Mar 23, 2013 Mulayam holds Congress responsible for corruption: "Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday accused the Congress party of being responsible for the growing corruption in the country, while pulling up his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for failing to make his Cabinet ministers work."
Mar 23, 2013 Rajasthan mining scam: Only a probe can bring out the truth, says BJP: "BJP leader Bhupender Yadav said that Corruption done by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot needs to be investigated."
Mar 23, 2013 Yeddyurappa and sons appear before CBI court: "Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his family members today appeared before a CBI court here in connection with a case of alleged kickback in illegal mining."
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