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May 4, 2012 Italy set to ask India help in Finmeccanica probe-sources: "The probe is looking into allegations that payments were made to secure a 560 million-euro ($737 million) deal with India's Air Force."
May 4, 2012 Revisiting Bofors and Laxman: "The Congress and the BJP during their rule used the Indian government machinery and intelligence agencies to serve their selfish purposes"
May 3, 2012 Army Chief trashes Adarsh report: "Army Chief Gen V K Singh said the land in south Mumbai on which the scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society stands belonged to the Army. He also said the judicial commission, which has drawn acontrary conclusion, was not "a court". "Commission ko koi manyata nahi hai (The commission has no standing)...That had been appointed by the state, for its own information. So, we need not take its finding seriously," he said."
May 3, 2012 Uproar over Bharatpur SP's transfer: "Vikas Kumar, Superintendent of Police of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was transfered after he launched a massive crackdown against illegal mining"
May 3, 2012 Harshad Mehta scam broke 20 years ago. What has changed?: "Sucheta Dalal recounts how she broke the story, and how hundreds of court cases have meandered for two decades with no end in sight "
May 2, 2012 CBI conducts searches in CWG case: "a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations."
May 2, 2012 Lt. Gen Tejinder quizzed by CBI: "Carrying forward its probe on the bribery allegation made by Army Chief Gen V K Singh, the CBI today questioned retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh for the first time for his alleged role in the Tatra case."
May 2, 2012 CWG: CBI conducts fresh raids, files 4 new cases: "According to sources, the raids were conducted with regard to the scam in the laying of synthetic tracks."
May 1, 2012 2 babus held over mining scam in Bangalore: "the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, arrested S Muthaiah, suspended range forest officer (RFO), and SP Raju, former deputy director of mines and geology."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Mayawati's plea in disproportionate assets case: "her declared assets of Rs one crore in 2003 had gone up to Rs 50 crore in 2007.", "there was a "criminal nexus" between Mayawati and her relatives and the disproportionate assets case against her cannot be closed on the basis of conclusions arrived at by the Income Tax department."
Apr 30, 2012 Corruption scams plague Indian defence force
Apr 30, 2012 Corporate frauds investigating agency starved off funds: "The budget allocation of investigation arm of corporate affairs ministry has been cut down by 15%"
Apr 30, 2012 PMLA case against Ashok Chavan: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Adarsh: ED registers case against Chavan, 13 others: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Overnight ordeal for tatkal train tickets: "Singh got to the station at 8pm, he was ready for to wait overnight so he could be the first in line when the counter opened the next morning.", "In the morning, however, a railway police constable asked Singh and the four others to move aside and allowed a bunch of touts to stand at the head of the queue before the counter opened at 8am."
Apr 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy extended to May 10: "A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan till May 10 on Friday,"
Apr 29, 2012 Face off: Is Tehelka BJP's Bofors?: "The Tehelka scam has come back to haunt the BJP, with the court convicting former party president Bangaru Laxman for corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 The Last Word: Do we need a new probe in Bofors scam?: "Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors case gives Oppn ammo to target Congress: "While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that Bofors was a closed chapter.", "Indian state helpless"
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Congress subverted Bofors investigation: Jaitley: "The payments made to Quattrocchi were political and Rajiv Gandhi was deliberately not named, Arun Jaitley has claimed."
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Probe into Italian firm's chopper deal with India: "The firm, belonging to Guido Ralph Haschke, facilitated the deal of selling 12 VVIP choppers to India in 2010."
Apr 29, 2012 Oppn guns for Cong on Bofors, seeks new probe: "The Bofors whistleblower gives a clean chit to Amitabh Bachchan, calls Rajiv Gandhi a mute spectator to the cover-up."
Apr 29, 2012 'Deep Throat' in Indian arms scandal breaks cover
Apr 29, 2012 India chopper deal: Italy probes Euro 51-mn payment to consultant: "allegations that helicoptermaker Agusta Westland paid a commission of Euro 51 million (over Rs 350 crore) to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP choppers to India."
Apr 29, 2012 India Digest: Italy Probes India Chopper Deal
Apr 29, 2012 What They Said: The Ghost of Bofors
Apr 29, 2012 Mayawati hints Cong misusing Sachin Tendulkar to veil scams
Apr 29, 2012 'Need Jan Lokpal': Team Anna 'exposes' defence scams: "ECI Telecom hired Ganton Ltd, Edmond being its global head, and Ganton India [ Images ], a 100 percent subsidiary of Ganton Ltd. headed by Abhishek Verma to remove the custom duties fine levied by the government. The agreement promised to pay Ganton Ltd. $1 million if it succeeded in the deletion of the fine."
Apr 29, 2012 Raising a stink: Lid blown off UP's R 2,900 cr toilet scam: "Under the scheme, a sum of Rs 2,200 was to be provided to every BPL household to build a toilet."
Apr 29, 2012 Unanswered questions on Bofors scam
Apr 29, 2012 MNREGA hit by scams, says Congress MP
Apr 29, 2012 Now, UP gets its Rs 2,900 crore Toilet Scam
Apr 29, 2012 Italian under probe was active in India defence sector: "The consultant whose offices in Switzerland were raided earlier this week by Italian authorities as part of a probe into corruption in a copter deal with India is an “offsets expert” who has been very active in the Indian defence sector."
Apr 29, 2012 Activist Group Alleges Widespread Corruption in Defense Deals: "Hiring foreign call girls, intimidation, money laundering, fraud and bribes – those are just some of the activities government officials, defense executives and middle men were accused of Thursday by the activist group India Against Corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s latest scandal: down the pan: "Few thought the ruling class could stoop much lower. But politicians have found a way – they’ve taken financial scandal down to a whole new level: the toilet. By inflating the number of government-subsidised latrines, civil servants, bureaucrats, politicians and middlemen have pilfered the country of at least $1.7bn."
Apr 29, 2012 New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals: "“I confirm I sent him about 1,000-plus pages of evidence after CBI [the Central Bureau of Investigation] and the MOD [Ministry of Defense] refused to even acknowledge my complaints,” Mr. Allen said. The CBI has “suddenly” started to acknowledge his complaints, he said."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s Rogue Gallery of Corrupt Bureaucrats: "In earlier decades very few officers from the civil services were corrupt. Today, one will not find many officers of proven integrity in these services."
Apr 29, 2012 Why the Bofors scandal must never be forgotten: "The median age in India is 26 years, which means that about half of India grew up in a post-Bofors scandal era, and may not know (or care for) the intricate details of what the case was all about."
Apr 29, 2012 Team Anna alleges corruption in defence deals, names MP’s son: "alleged that Abhishek Verma, son of Congress MPs Shrikant Verma and Veena Verma, is a middle man in numerous defense deals and had received kickbaks in some cases. Abhishek, an accused in the Navy war room leak case, is out on bail since 2008."
Apr 29, 2012 BJP wants fresh Bofors probe, Cong opposes it
Apr 29, 2012 Liquor dons may escape Anti Corruption Bureau net: "almost all the white ration card holder-owners of the liquor outlets are absconding and according to sources, they have been instructed by their actual bosses to stay out of sight for some time and not fall into ACB hands."
Apr 29, 2012 PM's advisor rubbishes allegations: "Prime Minister's Adviser T K A Nair landed in a controversy on Sunday (April 29) over alleged irregular allotment of two plots of BEML Housing Society in Bangalore to his niece and a friend"
Apr 29, 2012 Congress govt 'killed' the Bofors case: Arun Jaitley
Apr 28, 2012 CEC seeks Central probe into illegal iron ore exports: "The CID carried out an investigation into massive illegal iron ore exports from Belekeri, including the sudden “disappearance” of large quantities of ore meant for exports but seized at the port,"
Apr 28, 2012 Court jails Bangaru, says corruption worse than prostitution: "Eleven years after having been caught in a sting operation, former BJP President Bangaru Laxman was today awarded four years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for taking Rs 1 lakh as bribe in a fictitious defence deal case."
Apr 28, 2012 How the black economy subverts India’s politics: "If you go by the audited balance sheet of the Congress for 2009-10 (the latest available), the answer is Rs 525.97 crore.", "A lot of the black money which evades tax washes up at the doorstep of political parties. The resultant quid pro quo between politicians, business and middlemen lies at the root of land, mining and natural resource scams in India."
Apr 24, 2012 AP govt delaying IAS officer's prosecution in land scam: CBI: "The CBI today accused the Andhra Pradesh government of "intentionally" delaying the process to grant sanction to prosecute suspended IAS officer B P Acharya, prime accused in the APIIC-Emaar township case."
Apr 24, 2012 UP food scam: Senior Congress leaders under the scanner: "Some of the party's senior state leaders are set to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the 35,000-crore foodgrains scam. Late on Monday night, the investigating agency arrested Daljeet Singh Chaudhary, a member of the All India Congress Committee, in connection with the scam."
Apr 24, 2012 Noose tightens around Jagan; CBI seals key statements: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing scams involving Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of the late former Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), believes it has iron-clad evidence in the form of over a dozen section 164 statements from various witnesses"
Apr 24, 2012 India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51 mn ‘payoff’: "Italy is investigating whether a commission of 51 million Euros was paid by helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP helicopters to India."
Apr 24, 2012 ‘Can you imagine... no one from India met the real investigators of gun deal?’: "former Swedish police head Sten Lindstrom shared key information with journalist Chitra Subramaniam-Duella (The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Statesman) on the Bofors-India deal."
Apr 24, 2012 Bofors ‘Deep Throat’ reveals all: How Rajiv protected Quattrocchi: "Rajiv Gandhi did not personally take a bribe but allowed a massive cover-up aimed to protecting Ottavio Quattrocchi"
Apr 23, 2012 Illegal assets case: Jagan's auditor surrenders: "Vijay Sai Reddy was arrested by the CBI on January 2, and listed as the number 2 accused in the illegal assets case."
Apr 21, 2012 pratibha patil Where Mum Is the Word In Amravati, Rajendra Shekhawat’s writ runs on the strength of his mother’s exalted position: "The Amravati Municipal Corporation, say sources, has been rocked by a land scam that could have “cost it nearly Rs 200 crore”. Under the scanner are the city municipal commissioner and collector, both IAS officers, who reportedly connived with a select set of real estate developers to transfer development rights (TDR) in the last two-three years."
Apr 21, 2012 EXCLUSIVE investigation: Tatra kolos deal Drops Of Jupiter Tatra spares is just one of Rishi’s ‘businesses’ : "Rishi’s inroads into BEML began with recruiting a string of officers who were asked to take premature retirement from various departments and join him. The late Lt Gen R.I.S. Kahlon was the first to join him after he retired as MGO. On the radar now are Lt Gen (retd) Amarjit Singh, ex-Director General of Quality Assurance, Lt Gen (retd) A. Sehgal and Col (retd) Pushy Oberoi, none of whom are formally on the rolls of any of Rishi’s companies. The most prominent of them currently is ex-BEML employee Ashok Kumar, who now heads the Bangalore office of Vectra Global. The dirt is just beginning to unravel. Just how deep the rot runs, time and further CBI investigation will tell."
Apr 21, 2012 Adarsh: Court refuses bail to accused bureaucrats: "Apart from Phatak, a former Mumbai municipal commissioner; and Tiwari, a former secretary of Urban Development Department; court also refused relief to IAS officer Pradeep Vyas, Major General (Retd) T K Kaul, former deputy secretary in Urban Development Department P V Deshmukh and chief promoter of Adarsh Society, Kanhaiyyalal Gidwani."
Apr 21, 2012 CM orders probe into realty scam: "Munda has ordered the setting up of a special investigation team after several builders of the state were unable to hand over land or flats to purchasers after taking money from them."
Apr 21, 2012 Probe Yeddyurappa's role in mining scam: SC panel: "The panel said that there were gross irregularities and the former CM and his relatives benefited from mining allotments."
Apr 21, 2012 J'khand: 1 dead as workers of 2 parties clash: "The clashes broke out over awarding of contracts at Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. A mob smashed several vehicles during the violence.", "the cops were present when this entire incident happened and still they could not do anything", "murders for money and these types of clashes are quite common"
Apr 21, 2012 Illegal mining: SC panel recommends CBI probe against Yeddyurappa kin: "The Supreme Court's high powered environment panel on Friday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged massive illegal mining activities in Karnataka permitted by then chief minister B S Yeddyurappa which enabled his close relatives to reap "windfall profits"."
Apr 19, 2012 CBI books BEML chief on charges of cheating, corruption: "The CBI on Thursday booked BEML chairman V R S Natarajan for alleged cheating, criminal conspiracy and corruption in connection with tendering process for hiring a private consultancy firm and carried out searches at several locations including his residence."
Apr 18, 2012 Now, a scam in scanning BDA documents: "BDA officials claim that the scanning department had previously billed close to Rs 30 lakh for the ‘lost’ set of documents."
Apr 18, 2012 Tatra scam: CBI searches homes of two ex army officers: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to its probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Tatra trucks"
Apr 17, 2012 Embarrassment for Andhra Congress: "the Andhra Pradesh High Court today asked it to reconsider the transfer of the Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) officer who was heading the probe into the dealings and links of the liquor syndicate."
Apr 17, 2012 Review transfer of SIT chief: Andhra HC to govt: "IPS officer K Sreenivasa Reddy had busted the liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh involving several politicians."
Apr 15, 2012 India’s Bofors scam: A few lessons, 25 years later: "In the past 25 years, one has lost count of the number of scams that have surfaced."
Apr 15, 2012 Tatra: Scams test BEML chief’s staying power: "Fifty-nine year-old Natarajan is the longest serving head of the organisation, remaining at the helm of affairs for an uninterrupted 10 years, quite a feat given the many close shaves with infamy he has had."
Apr 14, 2012 IOA defends CWG scam accused Lalit Bhanot?: "Suresh Kalmadi's aide, Bhanot, is trying to make a backdoor entry by trying to place his men in the upcoming Athletics Federations elections to be held in Manesar, Haryana."
Apr 14, 2012 15 former BSP ministers under lens for funds fraud: "a probe was on into charges of corruption against 15 former ministers in the Mayawati government and 37 ex-MLAs in this and several other schemes."
Apr 14, 2012 2G Wireless Spectrum Scam now for Presidential Reference – Congress @ its Worst
Apr 13, 2012 Govt hospital in UP turns into a Baby Bazaar: "For a price, the staff of the Amroha hospital steal children of poor parents and sell them to the highest bidder.", "Child welfare officials exposed for role in baby sale racket"
Apr 13, 2012 2G case: Judge warns accused not to play 'tricks' in court: "out of 410 applications being filed by the defence counsel till date in the case, around 200 pleas contained major mistakes.", he said adding Morani was required to attend upcoming IPL matches of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team scheduled on April 15 and April 18."
Apr 13, 2012 NHRM scam: CBI raids Noida CMO's office: ""investigations so far have revealed that drugs and medical equipment purchased under the programme were not only sub-standard but were also heavily over-priced, which made it obvious that a whole lot of money went into kickbacks.""
Apr 13, 2012 Adarsh scam: CBI custody of Phatak, Tiwari extended
Apr 11, 2012 US busts another scam by India-based call centers: "they have busted another payday scam, worth several million dollars, conducted on US citizens"
Apr 11, 2012 Tatra, corruption, snooping: Army Chief tells all
Apr 10, 2012 Chhattisgarh: Gadkari's aide in coal scam?: "The CAG report states that a coal block was given to Sancheti's company at a throw away price of Rs 129.60 per metric ton."
Apr 10, 2012 Rakesh Ranjan Making Film on Education Scams: "Director Rakesh Ranjan Kumar is all set to unravel the real stories behind the rackets marring the education system in his upcoming film titled Marksheet."
Apr 10, 2012 Reuters: India's Loop Telecom latest casualty of 2G scam-report: "India's Loop Telecom will close down its operations and seek a 38 billion rupee ($740.81 million) refund from the government"
Apr 9, 2012 Mihir S Sharma: As bad as it gets?: "Everyone is either corrupt or ineffectual, rapacious capitalists cart off our natural resources unimpeded in large trucks marked “swag”, the world’s laughing at the India growth story"
Apr 9, 2012 Madhu Koda gets bail in one case, but still in jail for others: "Jharkhand High Court granted bail to former state Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who has been in prison after his arrest over two years in connection with illegal investments and hawala transaction case."
Apr 9, 2012 Exclusive: Multi crore dental scam: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive documents exposing a multi crore scam in Jammu and Kashmir dental colleges clearly showing how state authorities have bought medical equipment at a price way higher than their actual quotation bleeding the exchequer completely dry."
Apr 9, 2012 Maharashtra land row: CAG report names Vilasrao: "The CAG report on the land row also puts several serving Maharashtra ministers in the dock."
Apr 9, 2012 Maharashtra land row: CAG report names Vilasrao: "The CAG report on the land row also puts several serving Maharashtra ministers in the dock."
Apr 9, 2012 AP liquor scam: Officer heading probe transferred: "Police sources have alleged political pressure to scuttle probe in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam."
Apr 9, 2012 Maharashtra Cong leaders in new land row: report: "A CAG report indicting 5 senior politicians for alleged irregularities in land allotments has been leaked."
Apr 9, 2012 More trouble for Kadapa MP Jagan?: "Days after Jagan Mohan Reddy got the first major jolt in the illegal assets case against him with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chargesheeting him in the illegal assets case, the YSR Congress Chief may well be bracing for another."
Apr 9, 2012 Adarsh scam: more high-profile arrests to follow?: "The heat is on three former Maharashtra Chief Ministers Ashok Chavan, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde."
Apr 9, 2012 Akhilesh guns for alleged 'scams', Mayawati in hot water: "The CAG report indicts Mayawati of misusing Rs 66 crore in building parks and memorials."
Apr 8, 2012 ‘SEZs near metros, cities are land scams': "Government should set up industries in small and medium towns: Lord Meghnad Desai"
Apr 8, 2012 SEZs are land scams: Meghnad
Apr 8, 2012 World Bank exposes highway corruption in India
Apr 8, 2012 Prime minister’s economic advisor slams government on graft: "India's star has dimmed globally in the last few months not just because of its deteriorating macro-economic health but also because its governance has been besmirched by corruption scandals, Dr Raghuram Rajan, economic advisor to the prime minister, said"
Apr 8, 2012 The Weekly: 'Naked' Indian army triggers weapons buying spree: "India's military's been damaged by recent corruption scandals and claims that it's falling apart. But now the government's spending hundreds of billions of dollars modernizing and strengthening its army. And as the world's largest importer of arms looks at its options, Russian firms are lining up - hoping to cash in."
Apr 8, 2012 AP liquor scam: Probe team chief transferred: "Opposition parties allege that the investigating officer was under tremendous pressure from ministers accused in the scam."
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May 4, 2012 Italy set to ask India help in Finmeccanica probe-sources: "The probe is looking into allegations that payments were made to secure a 560 million-euro ($737 million) deal with India's Air Force."
May 4, 2012 Revisiting Bofors and Laxman: "The Congress and the BJP during their rule used the Indian government machinery and intelligence agencies to serve their selfish purposes"
May 3, 2012 Army Chief trashes Adarsh report: "Army Chief Gen V K Singh said the land in south Mumbai on which the scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society stands belonged to the Army. He also said the judicial commission, which has drawn acontrary conclusion, was not "a court". "Commission ko koi manyata nahi hai (The commission has no standing)...That had been appointed by the state, for its own information. So, we need not take its finding seriously," he said."
May 3, 2012 Uproar over Bharatpur SP's transfer: "Vikas Kumar, Superintendent of Police of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was transfered after he launched a massive crackdown against illegal mining"
May 3, 2012 Harshad Mehta scam broke 20 years ago. What has changed?: "Sucheta Dalal recounts how she broke the story, and how hundreds of court cases have meandered for two decades with no end in sight "
May 2, 2012 CBI conducts searches in CWG case: "a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations."
May 2, 2012 Lt. Gen Tejinder quizzed by CBI: "Carrying forward its probe on the bribery allegation made by Army Chief Gen V K Singh, the CBI today questioned retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh for the first time for his alleged role in the Tatra case."
May 2, 2012 CWG: CBI conducts fresh raids, files 4 new cases: "According to sources, the raids were conducted with regard to the scam in the laying of synthetic tracks."
May 1, 2012 2 babus held over mining scam in Bangalore: "the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, arrested S Muthaiah, suspended range forest officer (RFO), and SP Raju, former deputy director of mines and geology."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Mayawati's plea in disproportionate assets case: "her declared assets of Rs one crore in 2003 had gone up to Rs 50 crore in 2007.", "there was a "criminal nexus" between Mayawati and her relatives and the disproportionate assets case against her cannot be closed on the basis of conclusions arrived at by the Income Tax department."
Apr 30, 2012 Corruption scams plague Indian defence force
Apr 30, 2012 Corporate frauds investigating agency starved off funds: "The budget allocation of investigation arm of corporate affairs ministry has been cut down by 15%"
Apr 30, 2012 PMLA case against Ashok Chavan: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Adarsh: ED registers case against Chavan, 13 others: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Overnight ordeal for tatkal train tickets: "Singh got to the station at 8pm, he was ready for to wait overnight so he could be the first in line when the counter opened the next morning.", "In the morning, however, a railway police constable asked Singh and the four others to move aside and allowed a bunch of touts to stand at the head of the queue before the counter opened at 8am."
Apr 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy extended to May 10: "A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan till May 10 on Friday,"
Apr 29, 2012 Face off: Is Tehelka BJP's Bofors?: "The Tehelka scam has come back to haunt the BJP, with the court convicting former party president Bangaru Laxman for corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 The Last Word: Do we need a new probe in Bofors scam?: "Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors case gives Oppn ammo to target Congress: "While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that Bofors was a closed chapter.", "Indian state helpless"
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Congress subverted Bofors investigation: Jaitley: "The payments made to Quattrocchi were political and Rajiv Gandhi was deliberately not named, Arun Jaitley has claimed."
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Probe into Italian firm's chopper deal with India: "The firm, belonging to Guido Ralph Haschke, facilitated the deal of selling 12 VVIP choppers to India in 2010."
Apr 29, 2012 Oppn guns for Cong on Bofors, seeks new probe: "The Bofors whistleblower gives a clean chit to Amitabh Bachchan, calls Rajiv Gandhi a mute spectator to the cover-up."
Apr 29, 2012 'Deep Throat' in Indian arms scandal breaks cover
Apr 29, 2012 India chopper deal: Italy probes Euro 51-mn payment to consultant: "allegations that helicoptermaker Agusta Westland paid a commission of Euro 51 million (over Rs 350 crore) to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP choppers to India."
Apr 29, 2012 India Digest: Italy Probes India Chopper Deal
Apr 29, 2012 What They Said: The Ghost of Bofors
Apr 29, 2012 Mayawati hints Cong misusing Sachin Tendulkar to veil scams
Apr 29, 2012 'Need Jan Lokpal': Team Anna 'exposes' defence scams: "ECI Telecom hired Ganton Ltd, Edmond being its global head, and Ganton India [ Images ], a 100 percent subsidiary of Ganton Ltd. headed by Abhishek Verma to remove the custom duties fine levied by the government. The agreement promised to pay Ganton Ltd. $1 million if it succeeded in the deletion of the fine."
Apr 29, 2012 Raising a stink: Lid blown off UP's R 2,900 cr toilet scam: "Under the scheme, a sum of Rs 2,200 was to be provided to every BPL household to build a toilet."
Apr 29, 2012 Unanswered questions on Bofors scam
Apr 29, 2012 MNREGA hit by scams, says Congress MP
Apr 29, 2012 Now, UP gets its Rs 2,900 crore Toilet Scam
Apr 29, 2012 Italian under probe was active in India defence sector: "The consultant whose offices in Switzerland were raided earlier this week by Italian authorities as part of a probe into corruption in a copter deal with India is an “offsets expert” who has been very active in the Indian defence sector."
Apr 29, 2012 Activist Group Alleges Widespread Corruption in Defense Deals: "Hiring foreign call girls, intimidation, money laundering, fraud and bribes – those are just some of the activities government officials, defense executives and middle men were accused of Thursday by the activist group India Against Corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s latest scandal: down the pan: "Few thought the ruling class could stoop much lower. But politicians have found a way – they’ve taken financial scandal down to a whole new level: the toilet. By inflating the number of government-subsidised latrines, civil servants, bureaucrats, politicians and middlemen have pilfered the country of at least $1.7bn."
Apr 29, 2012 New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals: "“I confirm I sent him about 1,000-plus pages of evidence after CBI [the Central Bureau of Investigation] and the MOD [Ministry of Defense] refused to even acknowledge my complaints,” Mr. Allen said. The CBI has “suddenly” started to acknowledge his complaints, he said."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s Rogue Gallery of Corrupt Bureaucrats: "In earlier decades very few officers from the civil services were corrupt. Today, one will not find many officers of proven integrity in these services."
Apr 29, 2012 Why the Bofors scandal must never be forgotten: "The median age in India is 26 years, which means that about half of India grew up in a post-Bofors scandal era, and may not know (or care for) the intricate details of what the case was all about."
Apr 29, 2012 Team Anna alleges corruption in defence deals, names MP’s son: "alleged that Abhishek Verma, son of Congress MPs Shrikant Verma and Veena Verma, is a middle man in numerous defense deals and had received kickbaks in some cases. Abhishek, an accused in the Navy war room leak case, is out on bail since 2008."
Apr 29, 2012 BJP wants fresh Bofors probe, Cong opposes it
Apr 29, 2012 Liquor dons may escape Anti Corruption Bureau net: "almost all the white ration card holder-owners of the liquor outlets are absconding and according to sources, they have been instructed by their actual bosses to stay out of sight for some time and not fall into ACB hands."
Apr 29, 2012 PM's advisor rubbishes allegations: "Prime Minister's Adviser T K A Nair landed in a controversy on Sunday (April 29) over alleged irregular allotment of two plots of BEML Housing Society in Bangalore to his niece and a friend"
Apr 29, 2012 Congress govt 'killed' the Bofors case: Arun Jaitley
Apr 28, 2012 CEC seeks Central probe into illegal iron ore exports: "The CID carried out an investigation into massive illegal iron ore exports from Belekeri, including the sudden “disappearance” of large quantities of ore meant for exports but seized at the port,"
Apr 28, 2012 Court jails Bangaru, says corruption worse than prostitution: "Eleven years after having been caught in a sting operation, former BJP President Bangaru Laxman was today awarded four years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for taking Rs 1 lakh as bribe in a fictitious defence deal case."
Apr 28, 2012 How the black economy subverts India’s politics: "If you go by the audited balance sheet of the Congress for 2009-10 (the latest available), the answer is Rs 525.97 crore.", "A lot of the black money which evades tax washes up at the doorstep of political parties. The resultant quid pro quo between politicians, business and middlemen lies at the root of land, mining and natural resource scams in India."
Apr 24, 2012 AP govt delaying IAS officer's prosecution in land scam: CBI: "The CBI today accused the Andhra Pradesh government of "intentionally" delaying the process to grant sanction to prosecute suspended IAS officer B P Acharya, prime accused in the APIIC-Emaar township case."
Apr 24, 2012 UP food scam: Senior Congress leaders under the scanner: "Some of the party's senior state leaders are set to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the 35,000-crore foodgrains scam. Late on Monday night, the investigating agency arrested Daljeet Singh Chaudhary, a member of the All India Congress Committee, in connection with the scam."
Apr 24, 2012 Noose tightens around Jagan; CBI seals key statements: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing scams involving Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of the late former Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), believes it has iron-clad evidence in the form of over a dozen section 164 statements from various witnesses"
Apr 24, 2012 India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51 mn ‘payoff’: "Italy is investigating whether a commission of 51 million Euros was paid by helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP helicopters to India."
Apr 24, 2012 ‘Can you imagine... no one from India met the real investigators of gun deal?’: "former Swedish police head Sten Lindstrom shared key information with journalist Chitra Subramaniam-Duella (The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Statesman) on the Bofors-India deal."
Apr 24, 2012 Bofors ‘Deep Throat’ reveals all: How Rajiv protected Quattrocchi: "Rajiv Gandhi did not personally take a bribe but allowed a massive cover-up aimed to protecting Ottavio Quattrocchi"
Apr 23, 2012 Illegal assets case: Jagan's auditor surrenders: "Vijay Sai Reddy was arrested by the CBI on January 2, and listed as the number 2 accused in the illegal assets case."
Apr 21, 2012 pratibha patil Where Mum Is the Word In Amravati, Rajendra Shekhawat’s writ runs on the strength of his mother’s exalted position: "The Amravati Municipal Corporation, say sources, has been rocked by a land scam that could have “cost it nearly Rs 200 crore”. Under the scanner are the city municipal commissioner and collector, both IAS officers, who reportedly connived with a select set of real estate developers to transfer development rights (TDR) in the last two-three years."
Apr 21, 2012 EXCLUSIVE investigation: Tatra kolos deal Drops Of Jupiter Tatra spares is just one of Rishi’s ‘businesses’ : "Rishi’s inroads into BEML began with recruiting a string of officers who were asked to take premature retirement from various departments and join him. The late Lt Gen R.I.S. Kahlon was the first to join him after he retired as MGO. On the radar now are Lt Gen (retd) Amarjit Singh, ex-Director General of Quality Assurance, Lt Gen (retd) A. Sehgal and Col (retd) Pushy Oberoi, none of whom are formally on the rolls of any of Rishi’s companies. The most prominent of them currently is ex-BEML employee Ashok Kumar, who now heads the Bangalore office of Vectra Global. The dirt is just beginning to unravel. Just how deep the rot runs, time and further CBI investigation will tell."
Apr 21, 2012 Adarsh: Court refuses bail to accused bureaucrats: "Apart from Phatak, a former Mumbai municipal commissioner; and Tiwari, a former secretary of Urban Development Department; court also refused relief to IAS officer Pradeep Vyas, Major General (Retd) T K Kaul, former deputy secretary in Urban Development Department P V Deshmukh and chief promoter of Adarsh Society, Kanhaiyyalal Gidwani."
Apr 21, 2012 CM orders probe into realty scam: "Munda has ordered the setting up of a special investigation team after several builders of the state were unable to hand over land or flats to purchasers after taking money from them."
Apr 21, 2012 Probe Yeddyurappa's role in mining scam: SC panel: "The panel said that there were gross irregularities and the former CM and his relatives benefited from mining allotments."
Apr 21, 2012 J'khand: 1 dead as workers of 2 parties clash: "The clashes broke out over awarding of contracts at Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. A mob smashed several vehicles during the violence.", "the cops were present when this entire incident happened and still they could not do anything", "murders for money and these types of clashes are quite common"
Apr 21, 2012 Illegal mining: SC panel recommends CBI probe against Yeddyurappa kin: "The Supreme Court's high powered environment panel on Friday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged massive illegal mining activities in Karnataka permitted by then chief minister B S Yeddyurappa which enabled his close relatives to reap "windfall profits"."
Apr 19, 2012 CBI books BEML chief on charges of cheating, corruption: "The CBI on Thursday booked BEML chairman V R S Natarajan for alleged cheating, criminal conspiracy and corruption in connection with tendering process for hiring a private consultancy firm and carried out searches at several locations including his residence."
Apr 18, 2012 Now, a scam in scanning BDA documents: "BDA officials claim that the scanning department had previously billed close to Rs 30 lakh for the ‘lost’ set of documents."
Apr 18, 2012 Tatra scam: CBI searches homes of two ex army officers: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to its probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Tatra trucks"
Apr 17, 2012 Embarrassment for Andhra Congress: "the Andhra Pradesh High Court today asked it to reconsider the transfer of the Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) officer who was heading the probe into the dealings and links of the liquor syndicate."
Apr 17, 2012 Review transfer of SIT chief: Andhra HC to govt: "IPS officer K Sreenivasa Reddy had busted the liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh involving several politicians."
Apr 15, 2012 India’s Bofors scam: A few lessons, 25 years later: "In the past 25 years, one has lost count of the number of scams that have surfaced."
Apr 15, 2012 Tatra: Scams test BEML chief’s staying power: "Fifty-nine year-old Natarajan is the longest serving head of the organisation, remaining at the helm of affairs for an uninterrupted 10 years, quite a feat given the many close shaves with infamy he has had."
Apr 14, 2012 IOA defends CWG scam accused Lalit Bhanot?: "Suresh Kalmadi's aide, Bhanot, is trying to make a backdoor entry by trying to place his men in the upcoming Athletics Federations elections to be held in Manesar, Haryana."
Apr 14, 2012 15 former BSP ministers under lens for funds fraud: "a probe was on into charges of corruption against 15 former ministers in the Mayawati government and 37 ex-MLAs in this and several other schemes."
Apr 14, 2012 2G Wireless Spectrum Scam now for Presidential Reference – Congress @ its Worst
Apr 13, 2012 Govt hospital in UP turns into a Baby Bazaar: "For a price, the staff of the Amroha hospital steal children of poor parents and sell them to the highest bidder.", "Child welfare officials exposed for role in baby sale racket"
Apr 13, 2012 2G case: Judge warns accused not to play 'tricks' in court: "out of 410 applications being filed by the defence counsel till date in the case, around 200 pleas contained major mistakes.", he said adding Morani was required to attend upcoming IPL matches of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team scheduled on April 15 and April 18."
Apr 13, 2012 NHRM scam: CBI raids Noida CMO's office: ""investigations so far have revealed that drugs and medical equipment purchased under the programme were not only sub-standard but were also heavily over-priced, which made it obvious that a whole lot of money went into kickbacks.""
Apr 13, 2012 Adarsh scam: CBI custody of Phatak, Tiwari extended
Apr 11, 2012 US busts another scam by India-based call centers: "they have busted another payday scam, worth several million dollars, conducted on US citizens"
Apr 11, 2012 Tatra, corruption, snooping: Army Chief tells all
Apr 10, 2012 Chhattisgarh: Gadkari's aide in coal scam?: "The CAG report states that a coal block was given to Sancheti's company at a throw away price of Rs 129.60 per metric ton."
Apr 10, 2012 Rakesh Ranjan Making Film on Education Scams: "Director Rakesh Ranjan Kumar is all set to unravel the real stories behind the rackets marring the education system in his upcoming film titled Marksheet."
Apr 10, 2012 Reuters: India's Loop Telecom latest casualty of 2G scam-report: "India's Loop Telecom will close down its operations and seek a 38 billion rupee ($740.81 million) refund from the government"
Apr 9, 2012 Mihir S Sharma: As bad as it gets?: "Everyone is either corrupt or ineffectual, rapacious capitalists cart off our natural resources unimpeded in large trucks marked “swag”, the world’s laughing at the India growth story"
Apr 9, 2012 Madhu Koda gets bail in one case, but still in jail for others: "Jharkhand High Court granted bail to former state Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who has been in prison after his arrest over two years in connection with illegal investments and hawala transaction case."
Apr 9, 2012 Exclusive: Multi crore dental scam: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive documents exposing a multi crore scam in Jammu and Kashmir dental colleges clearly showing how state authorities have bought medical equipment at a price way higher than their actual quotation bleeding the exchequer completely dry."
Apr 9, 2012 Maharashtra land row: CAG report names Vilasrao: "The CAG report on the land row also puts several serving Maharashtra ministers in the dock."
Apr 9, 2012 Maharashtra land row: CAG report names Vilasrao: "The CAG report on the land row also puts several serving Maharashtra ministers in the dock."
Apr 9, 2012 AP liquor scam: Officer heading probe transferred: "Police sources have alleged political pressure to scuttle probe in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam."
Apr 9, 2012 Maharashtra Cong leaders in new land row: report: "A CAG report indicting 5 senior politicians for alleged irregularities in land allotments has been leaked."
Apr 9, 2012 More trouble for Kadapa MP Jagan?: "Days after Jagan Mohan Reddy got the first major jolt in the illegal assets case against him with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chargesheeting him in the illegal assets case, the YSR Congress Chief may well be bracing for another."
Apr 9, 2012 Adarsh scam: more high-profile arrests to follow?: "The heat is on three former Maharashtra Chief Ministers Ashok Chavan, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde."
Apr 9, 2012 Akhilesh guns for alleged 'scams', Mayawati in hot water: "The CAG report indicts Mayawati of misusing Rs 66 crore in building parks and memorials."
Apr 8, 2012 ‘SEZs near metros, cities are land scams': "Government should set up industries in small and medium towns: Lord Meghnad Desai"
Apr 8, 2012 SEZs are land scams: Meghnad
Apr 8, 2012 World Bank exposes highway corruption in India
Apr 8, 2012 Prime minister’s economic advisor slams government on graft: "India's star has dimmed globally in the last few months not just because of its deteriorating macro-economic health but also because its governance has been besmirched by corruption scandals, Dr Raghuram Rajan, economic advisor to the prime minister, said"
Apr 8, 2012 The Weekly: 'Naked' Indian army triggers weapons buying spree: "India's military's been damaged by recent corruption scandals and claims that it's falling apart. But now the government's spending hundreds of billions of dollars modernizing and strengthening its army. And as the world's largest importer of arms looks at its options, Russian firms are lining up - hoping to cash in."
Apr 8, 2012 AP liquor scam: Probe team chief transferred: "Opposition parties allege that the investigating officer was under tremendous pressure from ministers accused in the scam."
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