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Feb 8, 2014 Need probe into Robert Vadra land deals in Rajasthan: Bikner MP: "Five Rajasthan BJP MPs have written to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje demanding a probe into land deals by Congress President son-in-law Robert Vadra. A BJP MP from Bikaner Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the previous government did not do anything against Vadra because of his ties with them. That's why we asked the current Chief Minister to take action."
Feb 8, 2014 Does MHA's changed stance on Italian marines indicate a deal in AgustaWestland?: "With the Home Ministry taking a U-turn and revising its sanction of trying the Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen under a law which has death penalty to a maximum 10 years imprisonment, speculations are rife of a possible deal with Italy against the backdrop of latest revelations in the AgustaWestland chopper scam."
Feb 6, 2014 FIR against Sheila in CWG scam: "The former Delhi Chief Minister, Cabinet colleague accused of making illegal gains"
Feb 5, 2014 2G: AAP Releases Fresh Tapes, Accuses Cover-Up by Karunanidhi: "In the CBI April 25, 2011 chargesheet against Kanimozhi Karunanithi, one of the main charges was that Kalaignar TV (in which 20% equity is held by Kanimozhi Karunanidhi; 20% equity is held by Sharad Kumar; and 60% equity is held by Dayalu Karunanidhi) received more than Rs 200 Crore bribe from M/s Dynamix Realty (part of the DB group of companies) via through a "circutous route". Shahid Balwa, whose company (Swan Telecom) ) eventually got some of the 2G spectrum license was behind DB group as well."
Feb 4, 2014 Bhushan makes fresh 2G allegations: "Senior lawyer and AAP member Prashant Bhushan claims to open new can of 2G worms, says new tapes expose conspiracy to save DMK's first family. Kalignar TV former CEO Sharath Reddy avoids TIMES NOW after Bhushan released new 2G tapes."
Feb 4, 2014 2G scam: AAP comes out with fresh charges against Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi: "fresh tapes revealed a cover-up attempt in the 2G scam to save DMK's first family. AAP leader Prashant Bhushan claimed DMK chief Karunanidhi was 'fully in the know of things' ."
Feb 3, 2014 Haryana Govt caught red handed again: "In a huge embarassment for the Hooda Government, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee had to intervene for the 4th time in 6 years in the case of whistleblower IFS officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi, after he was being repeatedly targeted by authorities for blowing the lid off several scams in the Haryana Govt."
Feb 3, 2014 AAP govt seeks probe against Sheila Dikshit over unauthorized colonies: "The Delhi government on Monday wrote to the President seeking action against former chief minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged irregularities in regularizing unauthorized colonies in the metropolis."
Feb 1, 2014 Target Sonia and her advisers, middleman in VVIP chopper deal told AgustaWestland: "One of the three alleged middlemen in the VVIP helicopter kickbacks scandal had reportedly advised top AgustaWestland officials to "target" UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and people close to her in order to bag the 556 million Euro contract."
Jan 30, 2014 Sheila Diskhit: Open to investigation: "Just 24 hours after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi says corrupt won't be spared, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says she is open to any probe and that the Delhi government can probe the CWG scam.Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says Congress is open to an investigation and that the Delhi government can probe the CWG scam."
Jan 29, 2014 Bigger scams than 2G will emerge if Rahul becomes PM: Kumar Vishwas
Jan 26, 2014 Rahul gifts his land near Vadra’s in Haryana village to sister Priyanka: "Rahul had bought the six-acre land on March 3, 2008, in Hassanpur village of Haryana’s Palwal district for Rs 26.47 lakh. The same day, Vadra had bought agricultural land in Hassanpur, paying Rs 36.90 lakh for nearly nine acres."
Jan 26, 2014 36 paintings seized in raids on Abhishek Verma’s premises: "The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday seized 36 expensive paintings, including works believed to be of M.F. Husain, in searches on the Delhi premises associated with businessman Abhishek Verma."
Jan 23, 2014 AAP-Congress tensions worsen as Shinde rejects Kejriwal's choice of anti-graft cop: "AAP government is believed to be preparing to direct the ACB to begin a probe against former chief minister and senior Congress leader Shiela Dikshit and her cabinet colleagues in cases relating to the 2010 Commonwealth Games."
Jan 22, 2014 Goa police write to Delhi CS in corruption case of PWD tenders: "The crime branch of Goa police has issued a letter to Delhi chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava, seeking a clarification from him over the allegation of corruption levelled by former National Students Union of India (NSUI) president Sunil Kawthankar with regard to 258 tenders for road works and misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 300 crore."
Jan 22, 2014 PWD engineers, two others held in Rs 272-cr scam: "after a panel was constituted to probe the scam alleged that works on roads, bridges and culverts were split into hundreds of small contracts, costing less than Rs 20 lakh to get exemption from the Karnataka Transparency Act."
Jan 21, 2014 If Rahul is serious about corruption, then let the law of the land investigate Vadra: "Rahul's statement of “punish[ing] the corrupt and protect[ing] the honest,” applies to everyone else other than the Gandhi family?"
Jan 20, 2014 Sochi 2014: How corrupt officials made India a joke: "Sport in India has only a peripheral connection with athletes; it exists mainly to enrich officials, politicians, contractors and sundry parasites. Each individual sport is a milch cow to be milked dry by the mafia that controls it. Among the leading members of this mafia is the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)."
Jan 20, 2014 New Delhi’s new leader lashes out at police over corruption, lack of accountability: "Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, right, sits inside his car as he arrives for a demonstration against the state police in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The fiery leader of India's capital lashed out at the New Delhi police on Monday, accusing the force of targeting the poor for petty offenses but refusing to combat serious crime."
Jan 18, 2014 Adarsh scam: BJP welcomes court's decision to indict Ashok Chavan: "The Maharashtra unit of BJP welcomed the decision taken by the court in Adarsh housing society scam. State BJP President Devendra Fadnavis sais, 'We welcome the move by CBI court. Ashok Chavan has been indicted and he cannot be let off. Governor should be recalled.' The CBI plea to drop former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan's name from the list of the accused in the Adarsh scam has been rejected."
Jan 17, 2014 File status on cash-for-vote scam accused: Delhi HC to police
Jan 17, 2014 Four Former Yara Executives Indicted for Corruption: "Four former Yara International ASA executives denied allegations of corruption after police in Norway indicted them for agreeing to pay over $8 million in bribes in India and Libya."
Jan 16, 2014 Lid blown off fertilizer fraud: "Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara illegally paid $1million to a top Indian bureaucrat’s son in return for his helping it secure a joint venture with Kribhco, documents made available by Norwegian prosecutors to “The Hindu” show."
Jan 15, 2014 CBI wants Chavan's name dropped: "CBI has decided not to seek a review as of now of Maharashtra Governor K Sankarnarayanan’s opinion declining permission to it to prosecute former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society scam case. Sources said that according to legal opinion received by the agency, it can, however, seek a review of the Governor's rejection of sanction for prosecution if it manages to bring out new evidence or legal infirmity in the order."
Jan 15, 2014 Probe into scams during Maya's rule on: Shivpal
Jan 13, 2014 AAP criticises Vadra's land deals in Haryana: "Yadav said the party would like people like Ashok Khemka, the Haryana IAS officer who cancelled the mutation of Robert Vadra's land deal with DLF in 2012, to join the AAP."
Jan 12, 2014 AgustaWestland: Gave money to Tyagi's family, not him, claims Haschke: "In a fresh development in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, key middleman Guido Haschke has told the CBI that no money was paid to former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi. Though he claimed that kickbacks were given to his the former IAF chief's cousins - Julie and Docsa Tyagi."
Jan 8, 2014 Itinerary exposes UP junket farce: "Their farce has been completely busted. TIMES NOW has accessed the itinerary that exposes the complete holiday plan of the UP Legislators. For the last 24 hours they have been insisting that they are going to Common Wealth nations for a study tour but this itinerary shows how they plan to visit exotic locations like Venice, Rome, Greece & Egypt. The only common wealth nation in the itineray is London and MLAs from Uttar Pradesh plan to imbibe all the learning experience in one night itself."
Jan 7, 2014 Debate: Himachal CM Virbhadra in a soup - 1: "Virbhadra Singh presented his version of the issue to Congress Gen Secy Ambika Soni, who is in-charge of the state after BJP alleged that he had taken a "bribe" from a private power company to grant extension to its project."
Jan 6, 2014 Scams like Robert Vadra's happen everyday in Haryana: Yogendra Yadav: "After its euphoric performance in Delhi which saw the dethroning of the 15-year Congress rule, the Aam Aadmi Party is now gearing up for Haryana. AAP ideologue Yogendra Yadav said that his party will take up issues of land acquisition and Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's dealings in the state.He said scams like Robert Vadra's happen everyday in Haryana."
Jan 6, 2014 Robert Vadra launches BAP (Banana Aadmi Party): "The original Mango Man of the Banana Republic has decided that he cannot bank on laws & in-laws anymore."
Jan 6, 2014 Prime Minister’s mask of integrity must go: "The new regime should seriously examine if Manmohan Singh’s name should figure in the 2G scam and ‘Coalgate' First Information Reports"
Jan 5, 2014 An open and shut case of bribery against Virbhadra Singh: BJP: "BJP leader Anurag Thakur said it was an open and shut case of bribery against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. 'Virbhadra Singh is changing statements everyday,' Thakur added. However, Singh has made it clear that he will not resign in the wake of the corruption allegations leveled against him by the BJP."
Jan 2, 2014 Bribegate expose Part 2: "TIMES NOW exposes a series of financial transactions between businessman Vakamullah Chandrashekhar, the CM and his wife Pratibha. Documents with TIMES NOW prove Rs 60 lakh was transferred to the CM's wife just one month before the extension of the contract to a power firm."
Jan 2, 2014 Cong refuses to probe former CMs indicted in Adarsh Commission report: "The Maharashtra government reviewed its stand on the Adarsh commission report on Thursday after criticism by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. But the exercise has turned out to be an eyewash as there will be no investigation against the former chief ministers indicted by the commission."
Jan 2, 2014 Talking Point: Is the Maharashtra govt’s action on Adarsh report a total eyewash?: "Although the Maharashtra Cabinet has reviewed its stand on the Adarsh Commission report, the Congress government has refused to probe the former chief ministers indicted by the panel. The politicians mentioned in the report include Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde "
Jan 2, 2014 Maharashtra accepts Adarsh report, rules out action against politicians: "Pushed to the wall, the Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday went through the motions of accepting parts of the Adarsh inquiry commission's report, but showed little or no interest in initiating action against the politicians named by it."
Jan 1, 2014 Govt cancels the VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland: "Acting tough, India today scrapped a Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for alleged payment of kickbacks to the tune of Rs 360 crore, nearly a year after the scam surfaced creating a political storm in New Delhi."
Jan 1, 2014 BBMP bill scam of over 6 cr comes to light: "executive engineer of the Palike’s road infrastructure division B G Raghavendra Prasad, accounts superintendent K S Padmavathi and first division clerk Mayanna have made payments of Rs 6 crore to a contractor by ignoring serious observations by the BBMP chief engineer about the quality of the road-laying work in three zones of Mahadevapura, Dasarahalli and Byatarayanapura."
Jan 1, 2014 India scraps 3,727-cr Agusta chopper deal: "India on Wednesday scrapped a Rs 3,727-crore defence deal with Anglo-Italian company AgustaWestland for procuring 12 VVIP helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the wake of bribery allegations. "
Dec 31, 2013 CVC recommends action against Kalmadi; probes multi-crore scams: "At least 37 government departments have spent over Rs 13,000 crore in 9,000 publicly funded CWG-related projects. The CVC has detected tax evasion of about Rs 1,000 crore in execution of these projects"
Dec 31, 2013 CBI examining Jaitley’s letter against Virbhadra Singh: "The BJP leader alleged that Vakamulla Chandrashekhar, promoter of the company, gave an unsecured loan of Rs. 1.5 crore and Rs. 2.40 crore to Ms. Pratibha Singh and Mr. Singh respectively. "
Dec 30, 2013 Caught on backfoot, Maha Govt firefights: "TIMES NOW was the first to question Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's silence over Adarsh report. And when the Congress Vice President finally took a forced stand on the issue, the opposition in the state is now mounting pressure and demanding that the report be discussed in the Maharashtra Assembly."
Dec 24, 2013 Vadra deals: BJP seeks probe: "Deputy leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad along with two other BJP MPs have written a letter to the Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje demanding that a commission be set up to probe the land deals of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra. Mounting its attack on Vadra, BJP has claimed Vadra flouted rules in his land deals."
Dec 23, 2013 We knew Adarsh report will be rejected, says Justice Patil: "Retired High Court judge JA Patil, who headed the two-member commission probing the alleged Adarsh Housing Society scam, said that he was aware that the report will not be accepted by the Maharashtra government as it had indicted several former chief ministers of the state. Seven people including former chief ministers Ashok Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde and the late Vilasrao Deshmukh have been indicted in the report. Shinde is currently the Home Minister of India."
Dec 23, 2013 BJP slams Maharashtra governor over decision on Adarsh report: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded Maharashtra Governor be recalled for his decision not to prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing society scam. Governor K Sankaranarayanan had exercised his report not to prosecute Chavan even after Adarsh commission report indicted the former chief minister along with 22 others in the housing scam."
Dec 23, 2013 Is Congress protecting the guilty in the adarsh scam?: "Retired High Court judge JA Patil, who headed the two-member commission probing the alleged Adarsh Housing Society scam, said that he was aware that the report will not be accepted by the Maharashtra government as it had indicted several former chief ministers of the state. Seven people including former chief ministers Ashok Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde and the late Vilasrao Deshmukh have been indicted in the report. Shinde is currently the Home Minister of India."
Dec 23, 2013 Attempted cover-up of the Adarsh scam will only go against the Congress: "The report indicted four former Congress chief ministers, including Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Ashok Chavan and two Nationalist Congress Party ministers for extending political patronage to those who were responsible for the controversial building"
Dec 23, 2013 Adarsh report slams two senior Cong leaders for ‘haste’: "The two-member judicial commission, which probed the Adarsh scam, has come down heavily on Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde and another Congress leader for showing “undue haste” in allotting the Cuffe Parade plot to the society."
Dec 22, 2013 BJP MPs seek probe into Robert Vadra's land deals in Rajasthan: "the state government would acquire over 1,000 acres of land purchased by Vadra in western Rajasthan and return them to farmers."
Dec 22, 2013 BDS scam: ABVP leader under STF lens: "The Special Task Force (STF) of MP Police is tightening its noose around influential members of the saffron bridge in connection with the multifaceted scams related to medical examinations and other recruitment tests conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB)."
Dec 22, 2013 No Charges Yet as Corruption Probe Continues in Indian Helo Deal: "AgustaWestland has appointed a former Indian supreme court judge to represent the company in arbitration proceedings."
Dec 22, 2013 Where was Rahul Gandhi when Maharashtra govt rejected report on Adarsh scam? asks BJP: "Prasad also said that Rahul Gandhi keeps quiet whether it is 2G, coalgate, Adarsh scam but he keeps talking about the laws passed by his government."
Dec 21, 2013 'Indian Mujahideen' email, credit card scams probed by Gurgaon cyber cell
Dec 21, 2013 Silence of Rahul, Sonia, Manmohan reason for all scams: BJP: "The Adarsh Society was originally meant to be a six-storey housing facility for Kargil war heroes and war widows. It was, however, converted into a 100-metre-tall building and apartments in it were allocated to serving bureaucrats, senior army commanders and relatives of senior politicians."
Dec 20, 2013 Devyani Khobragade, Ashok Chavan illegal beneficiaries of Adarsh society, report says: "Chavan's mother-in-law Bhagvati Sharma, sister-in-law Seema Sharma and father-in-law's brother Madanlal Sharma have flats in the society."
Dec 19, 2013 Adarsh scam: Governor declines sanction to prosecute Ashok Chavan: "In a set back to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, the Governor exercised his discretion to decline sanction to prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the case. Chavan one of the 13 to be chargesheeted by the CBI will now effectively not stand trial for the adarsh society scam. The CBI believed that Chavan played a key role by entering into a criminal conspiracy to grant illegal permissions for quid pro quo. Chavan specifically was accused of approving additional FSI to Adarsh society in exchange for two flats for his relatives."
Nov 19, 2013 Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, RBI and SEBI over chit funds: "The petitioner referred to various chit fund scams including the recent multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal and pleaded before the apex court for its intervention in the matter to prevent the recurrence of such cases."
Nov 19, 2013 India set to cancel helicopter deal with AgustaWestland: report: "India has decided to cancel a scandal-tainted helicopter deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland"
Nov 17, 2013 Congress a burden for India, Nehru would have been saddened: Modi: "Citing the multi-crore 2G and coal scams, Modi said Congress has done "PhD in corruption" and said not just the coal files but the whole government is missing in Delhi."
Nov 15, 2013 'Can those who sell nation be rulers?': "The tea boy storm continues to rage with BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi renewing attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal. Questioning his mentality, Modi has asked if it is a crime to be poor in the same breath he also lashed out at the Congress, claiming that it would be better to have a tea seller as the Prime Minister than have people at the top post who don't hesitate to betray the nation."
Nov 15, 2013 Sinha blames corruption for Jharkhand's backwardness: "Hinting at the mines scam in the state involving former CM Madhu Koda, he said it were bureaucrats who swallowed more money than Koda. He questioned the CBI why they selected only the polititians for inquiry ignoring the role of such incompetent officials."
Nov 13, 2013 Akhilesh giving safe passage to scamsters: BJP
Nov 13, 2013 The Last Word: Is transparency in political parties' funding critical?: "The reports of funding of the Aam Aadmi Party has drawn everyone's attention as the party have been able to collect around Rs 20 crore and most of them being foreign funds. The party claims that the funding is done by NRI's with Indian passport. CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar discussed the issue with the panel of experts."
Nov 13, 2013 Rajiv wanted Bofors payoffs in Congress coffers, ex-CBI chief says: "Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wanted commission paid by defence suppliers to be used exclusively for the purpose of meeting expenses of running the Congress, a former CBI director has claimed in his autobiography."
Nov 13, 2013 Government files affidavit in SC opposing autonomy to the CBI: "The government on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The government in its affidavit said that the CBI chief cannot be given the status of an ex-officio secretary as it will amount to centering too much power in one authority."
Nov 12, 2013 WikiLeaks cables on the Gandhis: Scanner on Rajiv, Sanjay, Sonia: "Fresh US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have claimed that Rajiv Gandhi was the "main Indian negotiator" for Swedish aircraft company Saab-Scania before entering politics."
Nov 12, 2013 Rajiv Gandhi 'entrepreneur' in Swedish jet deal, says fresh Wikileaks report: "WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have projected former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as an arms agent."
Nov 12, 2013 Rajiv Gandhi told me to use arms deal payoffs for party funds: Ex-CBI chief: "Rajiv, he says, had come to know that some senior officers of the armed forces had been surreptitiously collecting huge amounts of money as "commissions" in most defence purchases, quite often in connivance with some ministers, middlemen and civilian officers as well."
Nov 9, 2013 Coaldust On Them Whites: " Congress MP Naveen Jindal and Dasari have been named as accused in an FIR filed by CBI in connection with the coal block allocation scam. Dasari’s company Sowbhagya Media has been booked for alleged cheating and misrepresentation of facts in bagging Amarkonda Murgadangal block in Birbhum district of Jharkhand in ’08. The CBI has alleged that Sowbhagya Media received Rs 2.25 crore as camouflaged investment from one of the Jindal firms within a year of allocating him a coal block. Then law minister H.R. Bhardwaj and Rao, the MoS, were responsible for nixing former coal secretary P.C. Parakh’s moves in 2004 to introduce the auction system for allocation of coal blocks through an ordinance."
Nov 4, 2013 Lalu turns gardener in jail, earns Rs 14 per day: "Around 30% of 3,000-odd prisoners at Hotwar are hardcore criminals and 10% Maoists. Lalu violates Jharkhand jail manual everyday to meet scores of people. "It all amounts to security threat to Lalu," the alert had warned."
Nov 4, 2013 LTC scam: CBI begins searches in Rajya Sabha secretariat again: "The Central Bureau of Investigation has begun searches in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat once again. On Friday it collected documents from the Secretariat. Thus far it has also raided the premises of MP Anil Sahani, a Rajya Sabha member."
Nov 3, 2013 Pradhanmantri Episode 17: "A group of Indian politicians, including then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, were accused of receiving kick backs from the Swedish company Bofors for supplying missiles to India."
Nov 3, 2013 Leighton faces graft inquiry in India: "Thiess and Minecs Finvest, which is controlled by Vinod Bagrodia, the brother of former coal minister Santosh Bagrodia, won the right to mine the massive Pakri Bawadih coal deposit in Jharkhand state in December 2010. Thiess controls 90 per cent of the joint venture company and Minecs holds the remainder."
Nov 3, 2013 LTC scam: JD (U) MLA Anil Sahni booked for corruption: "Sahani had allegedly siphoned off around Rs 9.5 lakh by presenting fake air tickets and boarding passes."
Nov 2, 2013 LTC scam: Premises of more MPs could be raided soon, say sources: "Premises of more Member of Parliaments (MPs) could be raided soon in the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) scam. The sources have told CNN-IBN that the CBI has examined documents collected from the Rajya Sabha secretariat and more legislators can come under the scanner of the investigating agency in the scam."
Oct 31, 2013 NRHM scam: HC grants bail to ex-Principal Secretary of UP: "The Allahabad High Court today granted “short term bail of six months” to ailing senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla, who is in jail in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of the NRHM."
Oct 29, 2013 Swiss extradite businessman: "Investigations in Italy and elsewhere in Europe over the past months have indicated that AgustaWestland and parent company Finmeccanica may have paid bribes to secure the contract for the supply of 12 helicopters meant to ferry the Indian president, prime minister and other VVIPs."
Oct 28, 2013 Coal expose 1: MP wanted his people employed: "The Coalgate heat has reached straight to the corridors of 7Race Course Road. In a 2 part disclosure -- TIMES NOW revealed how the former Coal Secretary was under immense pressure during his tenure. Today, TIMES NOW exposes a sensational trail of unsigned documents with the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) between 2005-2008. A series of letters that exposes how a Congress MP was allegedly asserting his position to get 100 Muslims employed in a coal mine in Deogarh District."
Oct 28, 2013 Coal expose 2: Soren wanted bribe from CMD?: "In part two of our expose TIMES NOW expose the extortion racket in the Coal Minsitry. Infact these documents prove that a man allegedly linked to former coal minister Shibu Soren sought a 10 lakh rupee bribe from the CMD of Coal India Ltd. If this charge is infact true, then why hasnt the Prime Minister acted against Shibu Soren?"
Oct 28, 2013 Coal expose 3: 'MoS coal's hunger for money': "In part three of coal expose validate PC Parakh's allegation of a coal mafia within the ministry. The PMO documents reveal how former MoS Coal Dasari Narayan Rao would go to any length to ensure that people fall in line with him and adquate payments were made."
Oct 28, 2013 Scams afflict NMC health dept but officials immune: "The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) administration has come under scanner for not initiating action against health department officials involved in major irregularities, including road sweeping machine and aiwajdar recruitment scams."
Oct 27, 2013 FIR against Digambar, Rane in mining case
Oct 27, 2013 CBI to close corruption case against Mayawati: "CBI officials refused to give more details on the closure of Mayawati's case."
Oct 27, 2013 Time to look at the bribe-givers: "Our response to corruption, as individuals and corporates, ranges from outrage to ambivalence. The bribe-giver gets away in this scenario."
Oct 27, 2013 Corruption Watchdog Recommends Prosecution of Kalmadi
Oct 27, 2013 Government Scams Haul India's Corporate Houses, says Study
Oct 27, 2013 Corruption in state versus scams at center
Oct 26, 2013 Need for foreign investment: Why Russia can afford crony capitalism, but India can't: "generally a lot of new democracies, East European democracies I mean, tend to be corrupt, as well. Since they not only have recently instituted private property but are also relatively new to the rule of law"
Oct 26, 2013 New Corruption Allegations Shake India Govt: "Meanwhile, India’s Supreme Court ordered police Thursday to probe 14 cases of alleged collusion between corporate executives and top bureaucrats in the latest corruption scandal to shake the government."
Oct 26, 2013 Corruption scandal brings down enigmatic Indian politician: "Lalu Prasad Yadav is a former railways minister and a powerbroker in Indian regional politics. He's now in prison for his role in defrauding a scheme intended to help farmers with their livestock."
Oct 26, 2013 Why aren’t scamsters in India made to repay what they loot?: "In the US, Rajat Gupta was called upon to pay up $15 million though the quantum of profits he made through insider trading or helping his friend Rajaratnam in insider trading was only $5 million. The difference in the justice system of the two countries, both democracies, cannot be lost on the discerning — in India the penalty is a tiny fraction of the loot but in the US the penalty is several times the loot with the loot itself being asked to be disgorged."
Oct 26, 2013 'Coal Mafia Exists Within The Ministry Of Coal': ""Coal mafia is not outside the government. It exists within the Ministry of Coal," wrote P.C. Parakh, the then coal secretary to the then cabinet secretary B.K. Chaturvedi on March 22, 2005."
Oct 26, 2013 CBI frozen into silence on PMO’s role: Modi: "“Just imagine. Had such allegations been levelled against Vasundhara Raje, Narendra Modi, Shivraj Singh or Raman Singh, the CBI would have thrown us behind bars within minutes.”"
Oct 26, 2013 Letter on coal mafia in response to Shibu Soren seeking my transfer: Parakh: "Former Coal Secretary PC Parakh on Friday clarified his letter on coal mafia in the Coal Ministry saying the letter was written in response to the complaint by former Coal Minister Shibu Soren seeking his transfer. He said there is a lack of transparency which leads to criminality."
Oct 25, 2013 Corruption Currents: From Canceling Deals to Ending Data Agreements: "India began moving to cancel a 556-million-euro helicopter contract with AgustaWestland following allegations that bribes were paid to Indian officials to help it win the 2010 deal."
Oct 24, 2013 Hit-or-miss approach to scams: "Investigations into scams by law enforcers take such a circuitous path that it diffuses the real issue."
Oct 24, 2013 Hit-or-miss approach to scams: "Investigations into scams by law enforcers take such a circuitous path that it diffuses the real issue."
Oct 24, 2013 Irrigation scam: Maharashtra BJP chief to submit proof: "Fadnavis claimed that he would provide enough material to the committee to prove the alleged involvement of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and water resources minister Sunil Tatkare in the scam."
Oct 24, 2013 India moves to cancel Italian helicopter deal over graft scandal: "Italian prosecutors suspect kickbacks worth around 10 percent of the deal -- 50 million euros -- were paid to Indian officials, according to Italian media reports."

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