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Oct 16, 2012 Vadra-DLF land deal: Mahapanchayat meets to discuss row: "A Mahapanchayat is meeting in Manesar to discuss the implications of the cancellation of the mutation of transfer of property between Robert Vadra and DLF."
Oct 15, 2012 Beni embarrasses Cong, says Rs 71 lakh too small an amount for a minister: "Union minister Beni Prasad Verma created quite a flutter today when he said 71 lakh rupees was too small an amount to be scam. He was later forced to clarify his remark."
Oct 14, 2012 A glass house, cracked: "India has been witnessing a series of scams, unearthed by the media But, very little action is taken against the guilty."
Oct 14, 2012 The Independent: Popular war on corruption ignites India: "Corruption is a huge, insidious problem in India that has eaten into every aspect of life. The campaign to stamp it out gathered pace after preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games embarrassed the nation, and has been fuelled by a series of government scandals, most prominently the mis-auctioning of spectrum licences that cost the country up to $40bn (£25bn) and led to a minister being jailed."
Oct 14, 2012 Charges against Khurshid show another scam: BJP
Oct 14, 2012 Kalmadi's 16 year reign ends: "He headed Indian sport for nearly two decades but Suresh Kalmadi has been forced into virtual retirement. With the CWG scam accused choosing not to file his nomination for the upcoming Indian Olympic Association elections; campaigners now call it a major victory."
Oct 14, 2012 Officer transferred 40 times in 21 years: "IAS Officer from Haryana Ashok Khemka claims he has been harassed, transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for merely doing his job. Khemka alleges it is 'malafide and deliberate attempt' to stop him from doing his job. This even as Haryana government refutes all charges levelled by him."
Oct 14, 2012 Country-Made Howitzer Another Bofors moment for the Congress? You could well say so: " “What services has Vadra rendered to become a millionaire overnight?” As for the denials—from Vadra, DLF, many Union ministers and Congress functionaries—she says, “Then, as now, when denials are disproportionate to the allegations, they raise suspicion.”"
Oct 14, 2012 His Royal Son-In-Lawlessness: "We, the mango people of India, should be both angry and dismayed at the get-rich-quick tale of Robert Vadra.", "The Ideas of India are now reduced to the Real Estate Acquisitions of the First Damaad of India. FDI has suddenly taken on an all-new meaning."
Oct 14, 2012 Bob The Builder, Yes We Can: "Real estate major DLF doles out crores to Robert Vadra’s fanciful companies. You have to ask why."
Oct 14, 2012 Frequent transfers were ordered to punish me: IAS officer: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who blew the lid off land scams, has claimed that he was frequently transferred after he exposed several land scams."
Oct 14, 2012 Haryana IAS officer blows lid off land scams in tell-all letter: "Amidst a furore over irregularities in land deals in Haryana, a senior IAS officer, Ashok Khemka, has written a tell-all letter to the state Chief Secretary detailing land scams in the state. The letter, accessed by CNN-IBN, demands that security be provided to the officer and his family to protect them from the people hit by the expose."
Oct 13, 2012 Robert Vadra director of 12 companies, 6 started this year: "Vadra firms seem to have had numerous fixed deposits running into several crores"
Oct 12, 2012 Corrupt practices running deep in many Indian firms: Report: "According to a Global Financial Integrity report, India has lost a total of $462 billion in illegal capital flows between 1948 and 2008."
Oct 11, 2012 UPA govt worse than 'dacoits of Madhya Pradesh': Gadkari: "The dacoits of Madhya Pradesh were better than the Congress-led government at the Centre...a Rs 4.38 lakh crore scam was unheard of before,""
Oct 11, 2012 AP: Rs 55 cr from minority fund siphoned off: "A major embezzlement case has come to light in Hyderabad. A CID investigation has revealed that Rs 55 crore of minority funds were siphoned off by four officials of the state-run Minority Finance Corporation."
Oct 10, 2012 BJP-NCP nexus exposed in Penganga irrigation scam: "Weeks before he resigned as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar made public his efforts to get national status accorded to the lower Penganga irrigation project in Yavatmal. What Pawar did not dwell on, was how, the project in limbo since 97 was revived by him hurriedly, just ahead of the 2009 assembly elections. The awarding of tenders, most of them in one single day, to an elite handful of contractors at inflated costs, is a study in the modus operandi adopted in this irrigation scam."
Oct 10, 2012 Is it time for Vadra to come clean on all his business transactions?: "Vadra's firm Real Earth Estates Ltd purchased over 27 acres in Mewat region and paid rates way lower than collector's fixed circle rates for the region"
Oct 10, 2012 There’s little doubt: Vadra gained from DLF’s benevolence: "Business Standard estimates that Vadra’s gains from all the sweetheart deals involving DLF could be in the vicinity of Rs 200 crore."
Oct 10, 2012 Public sector Corporation Bank helped Vadra with generous overdraft: "The BS report said, the Friends Colony branch of Corporation Bank, located close to Vadra's offices in Delhi, gave an overdraft of Rs 7.94 crore to Sky Light Hospitaly, a newly incorporated company having a total resources of only Rs 1 lakh as its paid-up share capital", "Three crucial decisions gave Robert Vadra a flying start in his real estate foray: (1) the generous overdraft from Corporation Bank, (2) the timely approval from the Haryana government for commercial development of Mr Vadra’s land, and (3) DLF’s decision to buy it at an enhanced value and to advance him most of the purchase price for an extended period.", "The likely explanation would be that the permission to commercially exploit the land had overnight multiplied its value"
Oct 9, 2012 Oh My God director Umesh Shukla plans a film on scams: "Director Umesh Shukla, who tasted success with his latest film Oh My God, is likely to make a film on scams highlighting the management of money."
Oct 9, 2012 Kejriwal escalates attack on Vadra-DLF-Haryana ‘nexus’: "releasing a new set to documents to allege a "malafide nexus" between Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law and DLF which was facilitated by concessions made by the Congress government in Haryana to the realty major."
Oct 9, 2012 सलमान खुर्शीद के ट्रस्ट पर 71 लाख की हेराफेरी के आरोप: "जी हां, देश के कानून मंत्री सलमान खुर्शीद का ट्रस्ट. जो उनके नाना और देश के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति डॉक्टर जाकिर हुसैन की याद में बना था, वो विकलांग कल्याण के नाम पर सरकारी ग्रांट हड़पने के लिए जालसाजी में लिप्त है."
Oct 9, 2012 Of course, Robert Vadra is right! We are a 'banana republic': "Robert Vadra knows the ‘banana republic’ world from the inside. The business empire that he built in double-quick time is living testimony that that world does exist. And that we are, in fact, mango people in a banana republic."
Oct 9, 2012 Irrigation scam: Penganga project costs hiked 6 times: "Weeks before he resigned as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar made public his efforts to get national status accorded to the Lower Penganga irrigation project in Yavatmal. What Pawar did not dwell on, was how the project in limbo since 1997 was revived by him hurriedly, just ahead of the 2009 Assembly elections."
Oct 9, 2012 Indian Olympics Association elections get messy: "IOA vice-president Jagdish Tytler says that it's sad that people involved in CWG scam still want to hold the top posts."
Oct 9, 2012 Haryana government is DLF's agent, says Kejriwal: ""All the evidence we have provided today makes it a fit case for an income tax raid," he said. "I have been an income tax officer, and I know it. "But after the country's finance minister speaks in favour of Vadras, which officer will have the guts to give (Vadra) a notice?""
Oct 9, 2012 Robert Vadra: Kejriwal alleges nexus between DLF and Haryana govt: "Anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal continued his offensive against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, construction major DLF and the Congress government in Haryana. Alleging that the Haryana government had given undue benefits to DLF, Kejriwal said that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had pointed at a 'malafide nexus' between the two."
Oct 9, 2012 Is Robert Vadra guilty of corruption?: "Arvind Kejriwal makes new allegations against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra."
Oct 9, 2012 The Last Word: Arvind Kejriwal targets Robert Vadra, DLF again: "Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday held another press conference and targeted Robert Vadra and DLF."
Oct 7, 2012 Behind Robert Vadra’s fortune, a maze of questions: "Mr. Vadra, the documents show, receives remuneration of Rs. 60 lakh per annum from just one company, Sky Light Realty. The payment, the company’s auditor states is “remuneration in excess of the limit prescribed under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975.” There are no other employee costs in the books, either to his mother or to others. However, in the documents, both directors “place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services of executives, staff and workers of the company.”"
Oct 7, 2012 Robert Vadra Net Worth: "Robert Vadra net worth: Overnight multi-billionaire Robert Vadra has an estimated net worth of a staggering $2.1 Billion.", "In 2008, the small time exporter of artificial jewellery made a low key entry into the real estate industry in partnership with Indian’s largest property firm, DLF Ltd."
Oct 7, 2012 Robert Vadra's wealth grew from Rs 50 lakh to over Rs 300 crore in three years, Kejriwal says: ""Why did DLF give Rs 65 crore loan to Vadra without any interest? He bought DLF properties with that money at discounted rates ... What benefit did Vadra provide to the Congress party for this? He bought property worth Rs 65 crore for Rs 5 crore ... How did DLF benefit? There are many questions ..."
Oct 7, 2012 Scam-hit emus now on Mumbai’s plates: "Less than a month after police busted a Rs 500 crore emu farming scam in Tamil Nadu, some restaurants in Mumbai are beginning to serve emu meat."
Oct 7, 2012 Another ‘scam’ in UP: Maya minister arrested on Rs 5 crore bribery charge: "arrested Wednesday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5 crore to allot the work of building labour shelters to a state government-controlled cooperative body."
Oct 7, 2012 Live: Bhushan wants SIT probe, DLF denies allegations: "Robert Vadra acquires properties worth hundreds of crores from nothing.What is the source of these funds?"
Oct 7, 2012 New scam: Scheme to teach cows traffic rules: "“A scheme named Sonia Gandhi Go Shiksha Yojna (SGGSY) has been running for over eight years and almost Rs 8,000 crore of taxpayers’ money has been spent in the name of teaching traffic rules to cows,” a whistleblower blew the lid off the CowGate."
Oct 7, 2012 No respite for poor as huge scams continue unabated: "Jagan is chargesheeted in four cases for allegedly receiving over Rs 900 crore as bribe and investigations are pending in six other cases where Rs 3,000 crore was allegedly paid to him by various cement companies for largesse in terms of land and mining leases."
Oct 7, 2012 Granite scam: Alagiri's daughter-in-law appears before police: "The Rs 16,000 crore granite mining scam in Tamil Nadu is creating ripples among the high profile. Union Minister Alagiri's daughter-in-law Anusha appeared before the Madurai Police on Sunday."
Oct 7, 2012 Probe ordered against VIDC officials in irrigation scam: Maharashtra CM: "Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has ordered an enquiry against 45 senior officials of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Council (VIDC) in connection with the multi-crore irrigation scam."
Oct 7, 2012 Dead end for Suresh Kalmadi?: "In a major blow to the aspirations of Suresh Kalmadi, V K Verma and Lalit Bhanot ahead of the elections, the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recomended that the tainted trio be suspended from all their functions within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with immediate effect."
Oct 6, 2012 Look closely at all the Robert Vadras of Indian politics: "The most lucrative business in India is the business of politics. Once you are successful in the business of politics, there’s virtually no looking back and it’s not just your son or daughter who benefits but the entire clan."
Oct 6, 2012 Why Robert Vadra, latest realty tycoon, is not frisked: "What is it about Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, that makes him on par with the President of India, the Prime Minister or the Dalai Lama, among other VVIPs? The answer, it seems, is that he is the only ordinary citizen who is never frisked at Indian airports (see the attached picture,"
Oct 6, 2012 A Whole Lotta Loot Going On?: "Channel of corruption? NCP’s Ajit Pawar", "Ajit Pawar isn’t the only one, an entire roster of NCP biggies are facing charges"
Oct 6, 2012 'Robert Vadra Has Gone On A Property Buying Binge': "how Robert Vadra's companies, with a total share capital of Rs 50 lakhs acquired properties worth well over Rs 300 crores at cost during 2007-10"
Oct 6, 2012 What's There To Hide?: "The venom and aggression with which Congress leaders are responding to a simple question first regarding Mrs Sonia Gandhi and now regarding Mr Robert Vadra proves yet again, if any proof were required, that Congressmen and women are convinced there is a lot to hide "
Oct 6, 2012 सोनिया गाँधी के दामाद ने ली रिश्वत: केजरीवाल: "अरविंद केजरीवाल और प्रशांत भूषण ने सोनिया गाँधी के दामाद राबर्ट वाड्रा पर सैकड़ों करोड़ रुपए की रिश्वत लेने के आरोप लगाए हैं."
Oct 6, 2012 Robert Vadra, DLF's K P Singh executed property fraud, say IAC's Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti and Prashant Bhushan: "Vadra had bought property worth crores of rupees between 2007 and 2010 with an "unsecured interest free loan" of Rs 65 crore given by DLF."
Oct 6, 2012 Has Vadra misused his position as Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law?: "Robert Vadra has been accused of financial impropriety by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal."
Oct 6, 2012 We are not passing a judgment, Robert Vadra needs to answer, Arvind Kejriwal says: "Vadra had bought property in Gurgaon and other places at below market rates and sold them at a huge profit."
Oct 5, 2012 DLF gave Vadra property cheap to get favours from Congress: Kejriwal: "realty giant DLF gave properties, currently valued at around Rs 500 crore, to Sonia Gandhi's son-in law Robert Vadra at grossly undervalued rates in exchange for favours it allegedly received from Congress state governments in Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi."
Oct 5, 2012 Robert Vadra's wealth grew from Rs 50 lakh to over Rs 300 crore in three years, Kejriwal says: "real estate giant DLF had sold him prime land at throw-away prices and given him interest-free loans. They said, property worth over Rs 300 crores was sold to Vadra for just Rs 50 lakh."
Oct 4, 2012 Maharashtra irrigation scam: Nitin Gadkari in soup over letter to ministry: "over a letter he wrote to Union water resources ministry seeking release of funds for an irrigation project in Maharashtra, in which an associate of his is said to be a contractor."
Oct 4, 2012 ED attaches Rs 51 crore properties of Jagan Mohan Reddy, associates: "The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday issued attachment orders on properties worth Rs 51 crore in its money laundering probe against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy and his associates."
Oct 4, 2012 Two days without a scam, nation shocked: "In a shocking development, India has gone a full 48 hours without a new scam being reported. There was an uproar in Parliament over the lethargy shown by the government in the field of corruption."
Oct 4, 2012 PMO misusing CBI to shield those involved in major scams: BJP: ""Congress has started an operation to shield its party leaders who were involved in the coal scam. The CBI has been misused and it is being done under PMO's instructions,""
Oct 4, 2012 FTC cracks down on tech support scam run from India: "Phone con attempted to convince people that their computers had a virus and then sign them up to multi-year contracts"
Oct 3, 2012 Corruption common bond between Congress, BJP: CPI (M) : ""a classic example of Cong-BJP links was awarding a doctorate degree to Rajiv Shukla, a functionary of the BCCI and a member of the Rajya Sabha from the Congress. "It was only because of this reason that the Himachal Pradesh Cricket association headed by the chief minister's son has become a fiefdom of BJP and enjoying full patronage of BCCI dominated by Congress,""
Oct 3, 2012 2010 CWG: No convictions, 12 cases dimissed, three on : "When Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid for the Commonwealth Games in May 2003, the budget was estimated at Rs.296 crore. But by the time the Games were conducted, the cost rose to Rs.28,054 crore."
Oct 3, 2012 BBC: India's finance minister Chidambaram on fianancial reform: "he denied that corruption was rife in his government."
Oct 3, 2012 Kalmadi, Raja get Parl panel berths: "Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and 2G Spectrum scam accused former Union Communications Minister A Raja have been given berths in Parliament Standing committees. Kalmadi has been included in standing committee on External Affairs while Raja has received a berth in Energy committee."
Sep 30, 2012 ‘पार्टी फंड की दाल में काला ही काला': "सबसे बड़ी पांच पार्टियों ने 2004 से 2011 के बीच चंदे और आर्थिक सहयोग से लगभग 39 अरब रुपए की कमाई की."
Sep 28, 2012 'Austere' UPA's 3rd anniversary bash cost Rs 7,700 per head: ""The Rs 7,700-a-head dinner comes at a time when the government has announced austerity measures. Incidentally, the UPA-2 had stipulated that Rs 28 per day is sufficient to keep a person out of poverty. ""
Sep 28, 2012 Contractor-politician nexus across India: Whistleblower: "Chief Engineer Water Resources Vijay Pandhare, who blew the lid off the Maharashtra irrigation scam, has said that the nexus between contractors and politicians exists in all states."
Sep 28, 2012 Mother of all scams, order inquiry: INLD: "Terming the change of land use in the Gurgaon Manesar Urban Complex master plan as the mother of all scams, the INLD on Monday demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge into the issue."
Sep 28, 2012 Want to escape a scam? Create another one
Sep 28, 2012 India's Kleptocracy loots masses of humanity: "A 'kleptocracy' refers to "rule by thieves". A kleptocracy is a capitalist-oriented society where the government exists to increase the personal wealth and political power of its officials and the ruling class. In such a society, like India, politicians operate at the expense of the wider population as a basic "way of doing business" without pretence of honest service. This type of government corruption is often achieved by the embezzlement of state funds. In India, constitutional democracy exists in "name only"."
Sep 28, 2012 IAS officers misused their position: Cops tell HC: "the two IAS Officers, who were booked for alleged corruption in the illegal granite quarrying case, had grossly abused their position with a malafide intention to favour PRP Exports."
Sep 28, 2012 Coal scandal: India's tough fight against corruption: "His business rivals never fully understood how Manoj Jayaswal got so rich so fast, except that he often seemed joined at the hip with powerful politicians. He hosted them at lavish parties, entertained them at his daughter's opulent Thai wedding and stood among them at India's presidential palace"
Sep 28, 2012 ‘Corrupt officials, netas playing with people’s lives’: "Rs 35,000 crore was siphoned off or wasted on dud irrigation projects in the past decade."
Sep 28, 2012 Is Ajit Pawar the only Maharashtra politician involved in the irrigation scam?: "India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari had refused to speak out on the irrigation scam in Maharashtra."
Sep 28, 2012 Sonia has role in scams, PM needs to answer: Modi: "Attacking Sonia Gandhi he said that the UPA took the FDI decision a day after she came back form the US."
Sep 28, 2012 Irrigation scam: BJP leaders evade tough questions -- NewsX
Sep 28, 2012 Indian Dairy Uses Satire to Stick It to Politicians in Butter Ads: "ads for Amul brand butter have stuck the knife into Indian politicians for all manner of blunders, scams and gaffes."
Sep 28, 2012 Everyone corrupt in state: IAC: "not just the party in power, but even the Opposition in Maharashtra is corrupt"
Sep 27, 2012 The corrupt ‘Don’ Sonia Gandhi is world’s 4th richest politician: "Manmohan Singh was involved in a $32 Billion 3G scandal which involved almost all major players of his cabinet."
Sep 27, 2012 It's BJP versus the whistleblower: "An RTI activist has alleged that BJP president Nitin Gadkari did not want her to pursue the irrigation scam in Maharashtra"
Sep 27, 2012 Maha irrigation scam: Kejriwal questions Gadkari: "Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari over claims by his fellow activists that the Opposition leader and a party MP, Ajay Sancheti, were involved in the Maharashtra irrigation scam that involves key Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders like Ajit Pawar, the nephew of Sharad Pawar, a Congress ally."
Sep 27, 2012 BJP had refused to speak on irrigation scam: Arvind Kejriwal: "Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari had refused to speak out on the irrigation scam in Maharashtra."
Sep 27, 2012 After Ajit Pawar, BJP linked to Maha irrigation scam: "Two days after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar resigned as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister over allegations of corruption, it now emerges that the Bharatiya Janata Party may have benefitted from the scam."
Sep 27, 2012 Congress of the corruption, by the corruption, for the corruption: Mamata
Sep 27, 2012 IOC talks tough over Kalmadi: "Faced with the threat from the International Olympic Committee to take action if its directives are not followed, the Indian Olympic Association announced the date of its elections and said it wanted "perfect relations" with the parent body."
Sep 27, 2012 Arvind Kejriwal demands sacking of NCP minister Sunil Tatkare: ""Scams take place but nobody goes to jail. Instead they are granted bail. Even in this current scam of Rs 70,000 crore, who will investigate? Both CBI and ACB are in the hands of the government.""
Sep 27, 2012 The man who uncovered the irrigation scam: "the chief engineer who blew the lid of the 72,000 cr rupee scam has broken his silence. Top bureaucrat Vijay Pandhre speaks to TIMES NOW on how the unearthed the details that opened a can of worms."
Sep 27, 2012 'Rs 20,000 cr misused in Maharashtra irrigation projects': "Mumbai: Whistleblower in the Maharashtra irrigation scam Vijay Pandhare has claimed unnecessary expenses worth Rs 20,000 crore in state irrigation projects."
Sep 27, 2012 Coalgate is 94 percent Congress scam, 6 percent others: "the total geological reserves of the coal blocks given away for free between 1993 and 2011 stands at 44,802.9 million tonnes."
Sep 27, 2012 Why did it take so long to resign, Ajit Pawar?: "On 29 May 2007, the Times of India reported on Bhosale under the headline ‘How Bhosale milked the MKVDC’ (Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation)"
Sep 27, 2012 Union Minister Alagiri son's anticipatory bail plea rejected: "The Madras High Court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister M K Alagiri's son, Durai Dayanidhi, in the multi-crore illegal granite quarrying case."
Sep 27, 2012 Maha Deputy CM Ajit Pawar quits: "resigned following allegations of an irrigation scam when he was state's water resource minister and said he was prepared for a CBI probe."
Sep 27, 2012 Anticipatory bail plea of MK Alagiri's son rejected: "Durai Dayanidhi is among the 60 people named in the FIR related to the illegal granite mining case."
Sep 25, 2012 Coalgate: CBI may arrest former UPA minister Santosh Bagrodia: "The Coal Scam is set to cause further embarrassment for the Congress and the UPA Government. Sources telling 'The Sunday Guardian' that the CBI is set to arrest former Minister of State for Coal, Santosh Bagrodia. Remember, it was NewsX which had exposed how Bagrodia knew about false declarations made by the Abhijeet Group in their bid to corner coal blocks in 2008. Despite this knowledge, Bagrodia had chosen not to act against the Abhijeet Group, which was subsequently allocated a coal block."
Sep 25, 2012 India is like a boat without a sailor: Modi: "“The PM doesn’t speak… or he cannot speak… or he doesn’t have anything to speak… Imagine, friends, the country is like a boat without sailor,”"
Sep 25, 2012 Coalgate: CBI to probe coal block allocations since 1993: "You can even start from 1976 when Indira Gandhi nationalised coal mining or from the 17th century when coal mining started. This is just a delaying tactic,""
Sep 23, 2012 Scams in Air India: SC notice to Centre on plea for CBI, SIT probe: "probe into alleged irregularities, including purchase of aircraft for the national carrier and giving up of profit making routes to private airlines, when Praful Patel was Civil Aviation Minister."
Sep 23, 2012 Maharashtra Sadan scam: ACB to probe Bhujbal: "PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has been accused of awarding the contracts for the building to his relatives."
Sep 23, 2012 TN: Over 50 arrested in Rs 16,000-cr granite scam: "Search is on for Union minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi, who is also one of the accused in the scam."
Sep 15, 2012 Iron ore export scam: CBI registers five cases, searches: "Spelling more trouble for BJP MLA G Janardhan Reddy, the CBI has registered five new cases in illegal iron ore exports worth Rs 2,500 crore and carried out searches at 17 locations including on the premises of associates of the jailed mining baron today."
Sep 15, 2012 Two IAS officers charged with corruption: "a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against IAS officers N Mathivanan and C Kamaraj and other state government officials."
Sep 15, 2012 MoD's directive to Army officers: "After Tatra scam, the Defence Ministry is now mulling over restricting Army officers from joining as consultants with arms traders. In the recent years, a large number of Defence personnel have joined these kinds of firms."
Sep 14, 2012 Scams spread, scamsters get bolder: "People feel corruption is not only deep-rooted but institutionalised as well"
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Oct 16, 2012 Vadra-DLF land deal: Mahapanchayat meets to discuss row: "A Mahapanchayat is meeting in Manesar to discuss the implications of the cancellation of the mutation of transfer of property between Robert Vadra and DLF."
Oct 15, 2012 Beni embarrasses Cong, says Rs 71 lakh too small an amount for a minister: "Union minister Beni Prasad Verma created quite a flutter today when he said 71 lakh rupees was too small an amount to be scam. He was later forced to clarify his remark."
Oct 14, 2012 A glass house, cracked: "India has been witnessing a series of scams, unearthed by the media But, very little action is taken against the guilty."
Oct 14, 2012 The Independent: Popular war on corruption ignites India: "Corruption is a huge, insidious problem in India that has eaten into every aspect of life. The campaign to stamp it out gathered pace after preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games embarrassed the nation, and has been fuelled by a series of government scandals, most prominently the mis-auctioning of spectrum licences that cost the country up to $40bn (£25bn) and led to a minister being jailed."
Oct 14, 2012 Charges against Khurshid show another scam: BJP
Oct 14, 2012 Kalmadi's 16 year reign ends: "He headed Indian sport for nearly two decades but Suresh Kalmadi has been forced into virtual retirement. With the CWG scam accused choosing not to file his nomination for the upcoming Indian Olympic Association elections; campaigners now call it a major victory."
Oct 14, 2012 Officer transferred 40 times in 21 years: "IAS Officer from Haryana Ashok Khemka claims he has been harassed, transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for merely doing his job. Khemka alleges it is 'malafide and deliberate attempt' to stop him from doing his job. This even as Haryana government refutes all charges levelled by him."
Oct 14, 2012 Country-Made Howitzer Another Bofors moment for the Congress? You could well say so: " “What services has Vadra rendered to become a millionaire overnight?” As for the denials—from Vadra, DLF, many Union ministers and Congress functionaries—she says, “Then, as now, when denials are disproportionate to the allegations, they raise suspicion.”"
Oct 14, 2012 His Royal Son-In-Lawlessness: "We, the mango people of India, should be both angry and dismayed at the get-rich-quick tale of Robert Vadra.", "The Ideas of India are now reduced to the Real Estate Acquisitions of the First Damaad of India. FDI has suddenly taken on an all-new meaning."
Oct 14, 2012 Bob The Builder, Yes We Can: "Real estate major DLF doles out crores to Robert Vadra’s fanciful companies. You have to ask why."
Oct 14, 2012 Frequent transfers were ordered to punish me: IAS officer: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who blew the lid off land scams, has claimed that he was frequently transferred after he exposed several land scams."
Oct 14, 2012 Haryana IAS officer blows lid off land scams in tell-all letter: "Amidst a furore over irregularities in land deals in Haryana, a senior IAS officer, Ashok Khemka, has written a tell-all letter to the state Chief Secretary detailing land scams in the state. The letter, accessed by CNN-IBN, demands that security be provided to the officer and his family to protect them from the people hit by the expose."
Oct 13, 2012 Robert Vadra director of 12 companies, 6 started this year: "Vadra firms seem to have had numerous fixed deposits running into several crores"
Oct 12, 2012 Corrupt practices running deep in many Indian firms: Report: "According to a Global Financial Integrity report, India has lost a total of $462 billion in illegal capital flows between 1948 and 2008."
Oct 11, 2012 UPA govt worse than 'dacoits of Madhya Pradesh': Gadkari: "The dacoits of Madhya Pradesh were better than the Congress-led government at the Centre...a Rs 4.38 lakh crore scam was unheard of before,""
Oct 11, 2012 AP: Rs 55 cr from minority fund siphoned off: "A major embezzlement case has come to light in Hyderabad. A CID investigation has revealed that Rs 55 crore of minority funds were siphoned off by four officials of the state-run Minority Finance Corporation."
Oct 10, 2012 BJP-NCP nexus exposed in Penganga irrigation scam: "Weeks before he resigned as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar made public his efforts to get national status accorded to the lower Penganga irrigation project in Yavatmal. What Pawar did not dwell on, was how, the project in limbo since 97 was revived by him hurriedly, just ahead of the 2009 assembly elections. The awarding of tenders, most of them in one single day, to an elite handful of contractors at inflated costs, is a study in the modus operandi adopted in this irrigation scam."
Oct 10, 2012 Is it time for Vadra to come clean on all his business transactions?: "Vadra's firm Real Earth Estates Ltd purchased over 27 acres in Mewat region and paid rates way lower than collector's fixed circle rates for the region"
Oct 10, 2012 There’s little doubt: Vadra gained from DLF’s benevolence: "Business Standard estimates that Vadra’s gains from all the sweetheart deals involving DLF could be in the vicinity of Rs 200 crore."
Oct 10, 2012 Public sector Corporation Bank helped Vadra with generous overdraft: "The BS report said, the Friends Colony branch of Corporation Bank, located close to Vadra's offices in Delhi, gave an overdraft of Rs 7.94 crore to Sky Light Hospitaly, a newly incorporated company having a total resources of only Rs 1 lakh as its paid-up share capital", "Three crucial decisions gave Robert Vadra a flying start in his real estate foray: (1) the generous overdraft from Corporation Bank, (2) the timely approval from the Haryana government for commercial development of Mr Vadra’s land, and (3) DLF’s decision to buy it at an enhanced value and to advance him most of the purchase price for an extended period.", "The likely explanation would be that the permission to commercially exploit the land had overnight multiplied its value"
Oct 9, 2012 Oh My God director Umesh Shukla plans a film on scams: "Director Umesh Shukla, who tasted success with his latest film Oh My God, is likely to make a film on scams highlighting the management of money."
Oct 9, 2012 Kejriwal escalates attack on Vadra-DLF-Haryana ‘nexus’: "releasing a new set to documents to allege a "malafide nexus" between Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law and DLF which was facilitated by concessions made by the Congress government in Haryana to the realty major."
Oct 9, 2012 सलमान खुर्शीद के ट्रस्ट पर 71 लाख की हेराफेरी के आरोप: "जी हां, देश के कानून मंत्री सलमान खुर्शीद का ट्रस्ट. जो उनके नाना और देश के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति डॉक्टर जाकिर हुसैन की याद में बना था, वो विकलांग कल्याण के नाम पर सरकारी ग्रांट हड़पने के लिए जालसाजी में लिप्त है."
Oct 9, 2012 Of course, Robert Vadra is right! We are a 'banana republic': "Robert Vadra knows the ‘banana republic’ world from the inside. The business empire that he built in double-quick time is living testimony that that world does exist. And that we are, in fact, mango people in a banana republic."
Oct 9, 2012 Irrigation scam: Penganga project costs hiked 6 times: "Weeks before he resigned as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar made public his efforts to get national status accorded to the Lower Penganga irrigation project in Yavatmal. What Pawar did not dwell on, was how the project in limbo since 1997 was revived by him hurriedly, just ahead of the 2009 Assembly elections."
Oct 9, 2012 Indian Olympics Association elections get messy: "IOA vice-president Jagdish Tytler says that it's sad that people involved in CWG scam still want to hold the top posts."
Oct 9, 2012 Haryana government is DLF's agent, says Kejriwal: ""All the evidence we have provided today makes it a fit case for an income tax raid," he said. "I have been an income tax officer, and I know it. "But after the country's finance minister speaks in favour of Vadras, which officer will have the guts to give (Vadra) a notice?""
Oct 9, 2012 Robert Vadra: Kejriwal alleges nexus between DLF and Haryana govt: "Anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal continued his offensive against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, construction major DLF and the Congress government in Haryana. Alleging that the Haryana government had given undue benefits to DLF, Kejriwal said that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had pointed at a 'malafide nexus' between the two."
Oct 9, 2012 Is Robert Vadra guilty of corruption?: "Arvind Kejriwal makes new allegations against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra."
Oct 9, 2012 The Last Word: Arvind Kejriwal targets Robert Vadra, DLF again: "Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday held another press conference and targeted Robert Vadra and DLF."
Oct 7, 2012 Behind Robert Vadra’s fortune, a maze of questions: "Mr. Vadra, the documents show, receives remuneration of Rs. 60 lakh per annum from just one company, Sky Light Realty. The payment, the company’s auditor states is “remuneration in excess of the limit prescribed under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975.” There are no other employee costs in the books, either to his mother or to others. However, in the documents, both directors “place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services of executives, staff and workers of the company.”"
Oct 7, 2012 Robert Vadra Net Worth: "Robert Vadra net worth: Overnight multi-billionaire Robert Vadra has an estimated net worth of a staggering $2.1 Billion.", "In 2008, the small time exporter of artificial jewellery made a low key entry into the real estate industry in partnership with Indian’s largest property firm, DLF Ltd."
Oct 7, 2012 Robert Vadra's wealth grew from Rs 50 lakh to over Rs 300 crore in three years, Kejriwal says: ""Why did DLF give Rs 65 crore loan to Vadra without any interest? He bought DLF properties with that money at discounted rates ... What benefit did Vadra provide to the Congress party for this? He bought property worth Rs 65 crore for Rs 5 crore ... How did DLF benefit? There are many questions ..."
Oct 7, 2012 Scam-hit emus now on Mumbai’s plates: "Less than a month after police busted a Rs 500 crore emu farming scam in Tamil Nadu, some restaurants in Mumbai are beginning to serve emu meat."
Oct 7, 2012 Another ‘scam’ in UP: Maya minister arrested on Rs 5 crore bribery charge: "arrested Wednesday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5 crore to allot the work of building labour shelters to a state government-controlled cooperative body."
Oct 7, 2012 Live: Bhushan wants SIT probe, DLF denies allegations: "Robert Vadra acquires properties worth hundreds of crores from nothing.What is the source of these funds?"
Oct 7, 2012 New scam: Scheme to teach cows traffic rules: "“A scheme named Sonia Gandhi Go Shiksha Yojna (SGGSY) has been running for over eight years and almost Rs 8,000 crore of taxpayers’ money has been spent in the name of teaching traffic rules to cows,” a whistleblower blew the lid off the CowGate."
Oct 7, 2012 No respite for poor as huge scams continue unabated: "Jagan is chargesheeted in four cases for allegedly receiving over Rs 900 crore as bribe and investigations are pending in six other cases where Rs 3,000 crore was allegedly paid to him by various cement companies for largesse in terms of land and mining leases."
Oct 7, 2012 Granite scam: Alagiri's daughter-in-law appears before police: "The Rs 16,000 crore granite mining scam in Tamil Nadu is creating ripples among the high profile. Union Minister Alagiri's daughter-in-law Anusha appeared before the Madurai Police on Sunday."
Oct 7, 2012 Probe ordered against VIDC officials in irrigation scam: Maharashtra CM: "Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has ordered an enquiry against 45 senior officials of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Council (VIDC) in connection with the multi-crore irrigation scam."
Oct 7, 2012 Dead end for Suresh Kalmadi?: "In a major blow to the aspirations of Suresh Kalmadi, V K Verma and Lalit Bhanot ahead of the elections, the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recomended that the tainted trio be suspended from all their functions within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with immediate effect."
Oct 6, 2012 Look closely at all the Robert Vadras of Indian politics: "The most lucrative business in India is the business of politics. Once you are successful in the business of politics, there’s virtually no looking back and it’s not just your son or daughter who benefits but the entire clan."
Oct 6, 2012 Why Robert Vadra, latest realty tycoon, is not frisked: "What is it about Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, that makes him on par with the President of India, the Prime Minister or the Dalai Lama, among other VVIPs? The answer, it seems, is that he is the only ordinary citizen who is never frisked at Indian airports (see the attached picture,"
Oct 6, 2012 A Whole Lotta Loot Going On?: "Channel of corruption? NCP’s Ajit Pawar", "Ajit Pawar isn’t the only one, an entire roster of NCP biggies are facing charges"
Oct 6, 2012 'Robert Vadra Has Gone On A Property Buying Binge': "how Robert Vadra's companies, with a total share capital of Rs 50 lakhs acquired properties worth well over Rs 300 crores at cost during 2007-10"
Oct 6, 2012 What's There To Hide?: "The venom and aggression with which Congress leaders are responding to a simple question first regarding Mrs Sonia Gandhi and now regarding Mr Robert Vadra proves yet again, if any proof were required, that Congressmen and women are convinced there is a lot to hide "
Oct 6, 2012 सोनिया गाँधी के दामाद ने ली रिश्वत: केजरीवाल: "अरविंद केजरीवाल और प्रशांत भूषण ने सोनिया गाँधी के दामाद राबर्ट वाड्रा पर सैकड़ों करोड़ रुपए की रिश्वत लेने के आरोप लगाए हैं."
Oct 6, 2012 Robert Vadra, DLF's K P Singh executed property fraud, say IAC's Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti and Prashant Bhushan: "Vadra had bought property worth crores of rupees between 2007 and 2010 with an "unsecured interest free loan" of Rs 65 crore given by DLF."
Oct 6, 2012 Has Vadra misused his position as Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law?: "Robert Vadra has been accused of financial impropriety by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal."
Oct 6, 2012 We are not passing a judgment, Robert Vadra needs to answer, Arvind Kejriwal says: "Vadra had bought property in Gurgaon and other places at below market rates and sold them at a huge profit."
Oct 5, 2012 DLF gave Vadra property cheap to get favours from Congress: Kejriwal: "realty giant DLF gave properties, currently valued at around Rs 500 crore, to Sonia Gandhi's son-in law Robert Vadra at grossly undervalued rates in exchange for favours it allegedly received from Congress state governments in Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi."
Oct 5, 2012 Robert Vadra's wealth grew from Rs 50 lakh to over Rs 300 crore in three years, Kejriwal says: "real estate giant DLF had sold him prime land at throw-away prices and given him interest-free loans. They said, property worth over Rs 300 crores was sold to Vadra for just Rs 50 lakh."
Oct 4, 2012 Maharashtra irrigation scam: Nitin Gadkari in soup over letter to ministry: "over a letter he wrote to Union water resources ministry seeking release of funds for an irrigation project in Maharashtra, in which an associate of his is said to be a contractor."
Oct 4, 2012 ED attaches Rs 51 crore properties of Jagan Mohan Reddy, associates: "The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday issued attachment orders on properties worth Rs 51 crore in its money laundering probe against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy and his associates."
Oct 4, 2012 Two days without a scam, nation shocked: "In a shocking development, India has gone a full 48 hours without a new scam being reported. There was an uproar in Parliament over the lethargy shown by the government in the field of corruption."
Oct 4, 2012 PMO misusing CBI to shield those involved in major scams: BJP: ""Congress has started an operation to shield its party leaders who were involved in the coal scam. The CBI has been misused and it is being done under PMO's instructions,""
Oct 4, 2012 FTC cracks down on tech support scam run from India: "Phone con attempted to convince people that their computers had a virus and then sign them up to multi-year contracts"
Oct 3, 2012 Corruption common bond between Congress, BJP: CPI (M) : ""a classic example of Cong-BJP links was awarding a doctorate degree to Rajiv Shukla, a functionary of the BCCI and a member of the Rajya Sabha from the Congress. "It was only because of this reason that the Himachal Pradesh Cricket association headed by the chief minister's son has become a fiefdom of BJP and enjoying full patronage of BCCI dominated by Congress,""
Oct 3, 2012 2010 CWG: No convictions, 12 cases dimissed, three on : "When Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid for the Commonwealth Games in May 2003, the budget was estimated at Rs.296 crore. But by the time the Games were conducted, the cost rose to Rs.28,054 crore."
Oct 3, 2012 BBC: India's finance minister Chidambaram on fianancial reform: "he denied that corruption was rife in his government."
Oct 3, 2012 Kalmadi, Raja get Parl panel berths: "Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and 2G Spectrum scam accused former Union Communications Minister A Raja have been given berths in Parliament Standing committees. Kalmadi has been included in standing committee on External Affairs while Raja has received a berth in Energy committee."
Sep 30, 2012 ‘पार्टी फंड की दाल में काला ही काला': "सबसे बड़ी पांच पार्टियों ने 2004 से 2011 के बीच चंदे और आर्थिक सहयोग से लगभग 39 अरब रुपए की कमाई की."
Sep 28, 2012 'Austere' UPA's 3rd anniversary bash cost Rs 7,700 per head: ""The Rs 7,700-a-head dinner comes at a time when the government has announced austerity measures. Incidentally, the UPA-2 had stipulated that Rs 28 per day is sufficient to keep a person out of poverty. ""
Sep 28, 2012 Contractor-politician nexus across India: Whistleblower: "Chief Engineer Water Resources Vijay Pandhare, who blew the lid off the Maharashtra irrigation scam, has said that the nexus between contractors and politicians exists in all states."
Sep 28, 2012 Mother of all scams, order inquiry: INLD: "Terming the change of land use in the Gurgaon Manesar Urban Complex master plan as the mother of all scams, the INLD on Monday demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge into the issue."
Sep 28, 2012 Want to escape a scam? Create another one
Sep 28, 2012 India's Kleptocracy loots masses of humanity: "A 'kleptocracy' refers to "rule by thieves". A kleptocracy is a capitalist-oriented society where the government exists to increase the personal wealth and political power of its officials and the ruling class. In such a society, like India, politicians operate at the expense of the wider population as a basic "way of doing business" without pretence of honest service. This type of government corruption is often achieved by the embezzlement of state funds. In India, constitutional democracy exists in "name only"."
Sep 28, 2012 IAS officers misused their position: Cops tell HC: "the two IAS Officers, who were booked for alleged corruption in the illegal granite quarrying case, had grossly abused their position with a malafide intention to favour PRP Exports."
Sep 28, 2012 Coal scandal: India's tough fight against corruption: "His business rivals never fully understood how Manoj Jayaswal got so rich so fast, except that he often seemed joined at the hip with powerful politicians. He hosted them at lavish parties, entertained them at his daughter's opulent Thai wedding and stood among them at India's presidential palace"
Sep 28, 2012 ‘Corrupt officials, netas playing with people’s lives’: "Rs 35,000 crore was siphoned off or wasted on dud irrigation projects in the past decade."
Sep 28, 2012 Is Ajit Pawar the only Maharashtra politician involved in the irrigation scam?: "India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari had refused to speak out on the irrigation scam in Maharashtra."
Sep 28, 2012 Sonia has role in scams, PM needs to answer: Modi: "Attacking Sonia Gandhi he said that the UPA took the FDI decision a day after she came back form the US."
Sep 28, 2012 Irrigation scam: BJP leaders evade tough questions -- NewsX
Sep 28, 2012 Indian Dairy Uses Satire to Stick It to Politicians in Butter Ads: "ads for Amul brand butter have stuck the knife into Indian politicians for all manner of blunders, scams and gaffes."
Sep 28, 2012 Everyone corrupt in state: IAC: "not just the party in power, but even the Opposition in Maharashtra is corrupt"
Sep 27, 2012 The corrupt ‘Don’ Sonia Gandhi is world’s 4th richest politician: "Manmohan Singh was involved in a $32 Billion 3G scandal which involved almost all major players of his cabinet."
Sep 27, 2012 It's BJP versus the whistleblower: "An RTI activist has alleged that BJP president Nitin Gadkari did not want her to pursue the irrigation scam in Maharashtra"
Sep 27, 2012 Maha irrigation scam: Kejriwal questions Gadkari: "Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari over claims by his fellow activists that the Opposition leader and a party MP, Ajay Sancheti, were involved in the Maharashtra irrigation scam that involves key Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders like Ajit Pawar, the nephew of Sharad Pawar, a Congress ally."
Sep 27, 2012 BJP had refused to speak on irrigation scam: Arvind Kejriwal: "Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari had refused to speak out on the irrigation scam in Maharashtra."
Sep 27, 2012 After Ajit Pawar, BJP linked to Maha irrigation scam: "Two days after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar resigned as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister over allegations of corruption, it now emerges that the Bharatiya Janata Party may have benefitted from the scam."
Sep 27, 2012 Congress of the corruption, by the corruption, for the corruption: Mamata
Sep 27, 2012 IOC talks tough over Kalmadi: "Faced with the threat from the International Olympic Committee to take action if its directives are not followed, the Indian Olympic Association announced the date of its elections and said it wanted "perfect relations" with the parent body."
Sep 27, 2012 Arvind Kejriwal demands sacking of NCP minister Sunil Tatkare: ""Scams take place but nobody goes to jail. Instead they are granted bail. Even in this current scam of Rs 70,000 crore, who will investigate? Both CBI and ACB are in the hands of the government.""
Sep 27, 2012 The man who uncovered the irrigation scam: "the chief engineer who blew the lid of the 72,000 cr rupee scam has broken his silence. Top bureaucrat Vijay Pandhre speaks to TIMES NOW on how the unearthed the details that opened a can of worms."
Sep 27, 2012 'Rs 20,000 cr misused in Maharashtra irrigation projects': "Mumbai: Whistleblower in the Maharashtra irrigation scam Vijay Pandhare has claimed unnecessary expenses worth Rs 20,000 crore in state irrigation projects."
Sep 27, 2012 Coalgate is 94 percent Congress scam, 6 percent others: "the total geological reserves of the coal blocks given away for free between 1993 and 2011 stands at 44,802.9 million tonnes."
Sep 27, 2012 Why did it take so long to resign, Ajit Pawar?: "On 29 May 2007, the Times of India reported on Bhosale under the headline ‘How Bhosale milked the MKVDC’ (Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation)"
Sep 27, 2012 Union Minister Alagiri son's anticipatory bail plea rejected: "The Madras High Court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister M K Alagiri's son, Durai Dayanidhi, in the multi-crore illegal granite quarrying case."
Sep 27, 2012 Maha Deputy CM Ajit Pawar quits: "resigned following allegations of an irrigation scam when he was state's water resource minister and said he was prepared for a CBI probe."
Sep 27, 2012 Anticipatory bail plea of MK Alagiri's son rejected: "Durai Dayanidhi is among the 60 people named in the FIR related to the illegal granite mining case."
Sep 25, 2012 Coalgate: CBI may arrest former UPA minister Santosh Bagrodia: "The Coal Scam is set to cause further embarrassment for the Congress and the UPA Government. Sources telling 'The Sunday Guardian' that the CBI is set to arrest former Minister of State for Coal, Santosh Bagrodia. Remember, it was NewsX which had exposed how Bagrodia knew about false declarations made by the Abhijeet Group in their bid to corner coal blocks in 2008. Despite this knowledge, Bagrodia had chosen not to act against the Abhijeet Group, which was subsequently allocated a coal block."
Sep 25, 2012 India is like a boat without a sailor: Modi: "“The PM doesn’t speak… or he cannot speak… or he doesn’t have anything to speak… Imagine, friends, the country is like a boat without sailor,”"
Sep 25, 2012 Coalgate: CBI to probe coal block allocations since 1993: "You can even start from 1976 when Indira Gandhi nationalised coal mining or from the 17th century when coal mining started. This is just a delaying tactic,""
Sep 23, 2012 Scams in Air India: SC notice to Centre on plea for CBI, SIT probe: "probe into alleged irregularities, including purchase of aircraft for the national carrier and giving up of profit making routes to private airlines, when Praful Patel was Civil Aviation Minister."
Sep 23, 2012 Maharashtra Sadan scam: ACB to probe Bhujbal: "PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has been accused of awarding the contracts for the building to his relatives."
Sep 23, 2012 TN: Over 50 arrested in Rs 16,000-cr granite scam: "Search is on for Union minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi, who is also one of the accused in the scam."
Sep 15, 2012 Iron ore export scam: CBI registers five cases, searches: "Spelling more trouble for BJP MLA G Janardhan Reddy, the CBI has registered five new cases in illegal iron ore exports worth Rs 2,500 crore and carried out searches at 17 locations including on the premises of associates of the jailed mining baron today."
Sep 15, 2012 Two IAS officers charged with corruption: "a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against IAS officers N Mathivanan and C Kamaraj and other state government officials."
Sep 15, 2012 MoD's directive to Army officers: "After Tatra scam, the Defence Ministry is now mulling over restricting Army officers from joining as consultants with arms traders. In the recent years, a large number of Defence personnel have joined these kinds of firms."
Sep 14, 2012 Scams spread, scamsters get bolder: "People feel corruption is not only deep-rooted but institutionalised as well"
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