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Dec 18, 2012 Delhi rape: Why can’t we think above candlelight marches?: "One more gangrape. It does not matter where – New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai or anywhere in the country. For God’s sake, let’s not cry ‘shame’ anymore – it sounds so fake and insincere."
Dec 17, 2012 Delhi gangrape: Police identify four suspects: "Delhi Police have made some progress in the brutal assault and gangrape of a medical student on Sunday night. Sources say police have identified four men who raped and assaulted the girl. The bus, inside which"
Dec 17, 2012 Delhi gangrape victim critical after intestinal damage: "The victim of the brutal gangrape in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar area is said to be in a critical condition and fighting for her life in the ICU of the Safdarjung hospital after suffering intestinal damage dur"
Dec 16, 2012 Rs 600 per month enough to feed family of 5: Dikshit: "In a statement smacking of utter disregard for the poor, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Saturday that Rs 600 per month is enough for a family of five to sustain itself. 'In Rs 600, he would get d"
Dec 16, 2012 J&K: 2 infants die in hospital, parents allege negligence: "Grief and anger was witnessed in a government hospital in Baramullah after two infants on ventilator support died at. Families allege the authorities failed to switch on the back up when power failed."
Dec 16, 2012 Malik blames Indian agencies for failure to prevent 26/11: "Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik today blamed Indian security agencies for their "failure" to prevent the Mumbai terror attack and alleged that Indian non-state actors were involved in the massacre."
Dec 16, 2012 Rahul’s exit will be a ‘good thing for democracy’, historian Ramachandra Guha says: "Do you expect that the Congress would ever make itself free from the clutches of Gandhi dynasty?"
Dec 16, 2012 'Silly' taxes make manufacturing Jaguar, Land Rover impossible in India, Ratan Tata says: "Ruling out any possibility of manufacturing Jaguar and Land Rover in India in the near future, Tata group chief Ratan Tata has said that some "silly taxes" make even their assembly here costlier than the imports."
Dec 15, 2012 Doctor kills newborn baby in J&K?: "A government doctor and two of his accompalices were arrested for allegedly killing a new born baby in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. What's worse is that the doctor was allegedly paid by the mother to commit the gruesome crime."
Dec 15, 2012 Day-old baby murdered for being born out of wedlock: "In a shocking incident, a government doctor and two others were charged with murdering a one-day-old infant only because it was born out of wedlock."
Dec 15, 2012 Granite scam: Durai Dayanidhi surrenders in Madurai court: "Union Steel Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi on Friday surrendered at a Madurai court four days after being granted anticipatory bail in the granite scam case by the Madras High Court. Accompanied by a"
Dec 15, 2012 Oppn furore over NHRC post for ex-CBI chief: "The UPA government may find itself in yet another controversy, this time over its decision to appoint ex-CBI director AP Singh as a member of the National Human Rights Commission. CNN-IBN has learnt that the B"
Dec 15, 2012 An explosive encounter with Arvind Kejriwal - 1: "The third and the final day of The Times of India Literary Carnival 2012, hit an all time high with Times Now's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in a frank conversation with Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal."
Dec 15, 2012  media: Jindal-zee row Lights! Camera! Obscura! The trading of charges between Zee News and the Jindal group is a tangle in which the truth is lost: "It is a 10-second call reportedly placed by one of the Zee editors to Subhash Chandra after a meeting with Jindal officials which has seen the Zee boss, who was once locked in a tempestuous business partnership with the now-beleaguered global media mogul, Ruper Murdoch, getting embroiled in the story."
Dec 15, 2012 Lokayukta police to probe BBMP garbage tenders: "He alleged that BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel, Urban Development Principal Secretary Amita Prasad and eight others conspired to benefit the contractors by tampering with the tender process."
Dec 15, 2012 Lokayukta Special Court admits plea against Eshwarappa: "The Lokayukta Special Court today admitted a plea by an advocate, charging Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa with amassing property worth crores of Rupees in the name of his family members by abusing his position."
Dec 13, 2012 Denied hafta, Delhi cop gave supari?: "Unidentified assailants arrived in a policeman's car and fired at a 28-year-old cable operator in outer Delhi on Thursday morning, leading to allegations that the cop had ordered the attack because the victim refused to pay him protection money — 'hafta' in local parlance."
Dec 13, 2012 Row over Kashmir Govt's double standards: "Even as Hurriyat leaders prepare to leave for Pakistan for talks there is an outrage over the Govt's double standards on how their passports were fast tracked, and the external affairs ministry has given these prominent anti national leaders permission to leave the country. Have we not learnt any lessons from FAI?"
Dec 13, 2012 Chhattisgarh paid Kareena Rs.1.40 crore for dance show: "The Chhattisgarh government admitted Thursday that it paid a whopping sum of Rs.1.40 crore to Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor for her performance last month at the state's anniversary function."
Dec 13, 2012 87% city women find public places unsafe: ""This is a mega city, a global city, yet women don't think it is safe to walk to the nearest tea stall. They feel unsafe, threatened by harassment and the presence of men even in public spaces such as cinema theatres and the sea shore,""
Dec 12, 2012 Brutal killing in Bhopal: "a young college student was brutally murdered by her fellow classmate in broad daylight. The accused, who used an axe to murder Kalpana Ahirwar, has now been arrested by the police. Though the reason for the murder is still unknown, people close to the victim say that it could be the result of turning down the marriage proposal made by the accused."
Dec 11, 2012 आज भी हवस का शिकार होने की मजबूरी: ""देवदासी बनी महिलाओं को इस बात का भी अधिकार नहीं रह जाता कि वो किसी की हवस का शिकार होने से इनकार कर सकें"."
Dec 11, 2012 प्रॉपर्टी के धंधे में कालाबाज़ारी का बोलबाला?: "ताज़ा अनुमानों के अनुसार भारत की ‘काली अर्थव्यवस्था’ का आकार, देश के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद के 25 से 50 % तक है."
Dec 11, 2012 Make VIP foreign trip expenses' information public: CIC
Dec 10, 2012 Women's college in Bhiwani bans girls from wearing jeans: "A women's college in the Bhiwani district in Haryana has banned girls from turning out in jeans and tops. At the Adarsh Women's College, where this diktat has been in place, the principal doesn't see anything"
Dec 10, 2012 Group helps students express their woes through postcards: "A group of students from various Delhi government schools is using an innovative idea to express its woes ranging from lack of infrastructure to the abuse by their teachers. These students write their woes on"
Dec 10, 2012 NGOs allege 'corruption' in child development scheme
Dec 10, 2012 India in denial about rising crimes against women?: "In a bizarre dress code diktat a college in Haryana has ordered women not to wear jeans saying it is against Indian culture."
Dec 9, 2012 UP: Bijnor DM asks women not to wear black clothes: "A regressive and strange diktat has ruffled feathers in Uttar Pradesh. Muslim woman students in Bijnor cannot wear their black burkhas as woman students have been barred from wearing any clothing of black colour."
Dec 9, 2012 Sleep on RTI queries, babus tell juniors: "RTI appeals pile up as officials stonewall queries"
Dec 9, 2012 Ratan Tata 'rattled' by India's image over scams, retrospective taxation: "wants the government to give an "irreversible commitment" that law of the land has sanctity. "Never before has India had that kind of image,""
Dec 8, 2012 Kolkata: Man beheads sister over extra-marital affair: "In what seems like a clear case of honour killing, a man beheaded his younger sister in full public glare. The incident took place on Friday. 29-year old Mehtab Alam, a tailor by profession, allegedly beheaded N"
Dec 8, 2012 90% of Indians are 'idiots', Markandey Katju says: ""I say ninety per cent of Indians are idiots. You people don't have brains in your heads ... It is so easy to take you for a ride," he said at a seminar."
Dec 7, 2012 More shame for India following IABF and AAI's de-recognition: "CNN-IBN speaks to eminent administrative personalities in Indian sports following sports ministry's de-recognition of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation and the Archery Association of India on Friday."
Dec 7, 2012 CNN: Debunking 'weeping Jesus' forces exile: "A man in India is living in exile after being charged with blasphemy for debunking a "weeping Jesus"."
Dec 7, 2012 Jammu: 8-year-old brutally thrashed by teacher: "In a shocking case of corporal punishment, an 8-year-old girl was brutally thrashed by a teacher for not leaving her government school to join his private academy."
Dec 7, 2012 B'lore: The cop called me a nuisance, says Manipur woman: "In another case of Northeast Indians being targeted, a theatre person from Manipur alleged that she was heckled by a crowd in Bangalore, that passed lewd and racist comments and abused her. What is even more s"
Dec 6, 2012 Newly elected IOA officials rejoice win: "instead of addressing the issue at large, the newly-elected members were spotted celebrating their victory. TIMES NOW has accessed exclusive footage of that party where CWG scam accused Suresh Kalmadi was spotted rubbing shoulders with the top bosses of the national sports federations."
Dec 6, 2012 CNN: India's sex slaves face lifelong cycle of abuse: "An estimated 300,000 girls and women have been forced into the sex trade in India's Andhra Pradesh. Of these, only 3,000 have been rescued so far.", "Only sex workers with HIV/AIDS like Sujatha are entitled to a monthly financial support of less than $4 provided by the state government. But even those who qualify rarely get it." "As the horrific details of her ordeal unfold, the room collapses into turmoil. Overcome with emotion, 14-year-old Jyothi is wheezing and struggling to draw her breath because she’s crying so hard;16-year-old Kavya is also inconsolable; Vijayalaxmi is banging her head on the wall, and other girls are shaking, swaying back and forth. All are crying. One account triggers another. Some mutter to themselves while others jostle to be heard.""
Dec 6, 2012 'Loyal' bureaucrats being made information commissioners: SC: ""Loyal" bureaucrats are being appointed as information commissioners at the Centre and State transparency panels, the Supreme Court observed today, saying it's order for judicial members in the Commissions would make them independent and free from government influence."
Dec 6, 2012 OMC mining scam: ED attaches Rs 884 cr assets of J Reddy: "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday attached assets worth Rs 884 crore of the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka minister and jailed mining baron G Janardhana Reddy under the Prevention"
Dec 6, 2012 Delhi ICU deaths: Families of victims seek justice: "It's been three days since five people died at government-run Shushruta Trauma Centre after their oxygen supply was allegedly cut off during maintenance work but the special committee formed by the state health departme"
Dec 5, 2012 NY Times: Indian Official Starts Pulling Up Corruption’s Roots in Mumbai: "Each of the 33 homes in the 11-story building would come with a private lily pond, a car elevator and parking spaces for three cars next to the living room."
Dec 5, 2012 चीन और श्रीलंका से ज्यादा 'भ्रष्ट' है भारत: "श्रीलंका और भूटान में भारत से कम भ्रष्टाचार बताया गया है. इस सूची में श्रीलंका को 79वें और भूटान को 33वें स्थान पर रखा गया है."
Dec 5, 2012 Denmark, Finland, New Zealand at top in corruption ranking; India 94th: "China ranked 80th after 75th in 2011."
Dec 4, 2012 BBC: India's Facebook arrests spark tighter online rules: "Shaheen Dhada was arrested in November for her comment following the death of politician Bal Thackeray. Her friend, Renu Srinivasan, who "liked" the comment, was also arrested.", "The arrests have sparked a debate in India over freedom of speech and the internet, with critics accusing the government of "abuse of authority"."
Dec 4, 2012 IOA did not comply with Charter, elected tainted official: IOC: "also allowed fielding a tainted official for a top post in the elections."
Dec 4, 2012 India land of scams, slums: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: "Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Tuesday expressed dismay over political parties giving tickets to people with criminal records due to which, he said, India has become a land of scams and slums."
Dec 4, 2012 Maids to order: The darker side of richer India: " India's unofficially estimated 90 million domestic workers, both traffickers and employers may act with impunity"
Dec 4, 2012 FTN: Are blasphemy laws out of place in a secular state?: "Sanal Edamaruku has been forced to live outside India as he fears arrest after proving that a 'weeping crucifix' was caused by faulty plumbing, not divine intervention."
Dec 3, 2012 'Goonda raj' of MNS continues in Maharashtra: "The hooliganism of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was once again on display on Sunday.It was a shocker of sorts, with a corporator slapping an elderly man, repeatedly."
Dec 3, 2012 Is no one in Mumbai willing to rein in the MNS?: "An MNS corporator who repeatedly slapped a 65-year-old contractor was arrested, and released on bail. His party justified the assault."
Dec 3, 2012 Bihar: woman battered to death on panchayat order: "The Tiyarpara panchayat, headed by sarpanch Zaki Ahmad, "tried" Shehzadi and pronounced her "guilty". "She was executed in public, but no one dared to protest,""
Dec 3, 2012 Bihar MLAs, MLCs fudge records to cash in on rail benefits: 3 trips in 1 day: "Can one travel by train and plane simultaneously? Yes, they can if they are legislators of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council."
Dec 2, 2012 Mulayam gets a temple, his party a Chalisa: "Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appeared to distance himself from sycophancy. He said he disapproved of the temple: "If such a temple is being built, even by an individual, the party is opposed to it.""
Dec 2, 2012 Shocking behaviour by MNS corporator: "A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator repeatedly slapped a 65-year-old private contractor over the alleged 'delay' in repairing a damaged water pipeline."
Dec 2, 2012 Salve takes up citizens' cause: "Voicing concern over the traffic situation in the capital, senior Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve has said it was getting worsened by VIP movements and asked Delhi Police to take corrective steps. Salve said blocking arterial roads in the capital during VIP movements is violative of constitutional rights and people should stand and fight against it."
Dec 2, 2012 Caught on camera: MNS leader slaps 65-yr-old contractor: "In a shocking incident captured on camera, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader was seen hitting a 65-year-old man callously. MNS corporator Nitin Nikam was seen brutally slapping Kalyan DV Patil who works a"
Dec 1, 2012 Is it time to re-write social media laws?: "In a major development, the Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to respond to a petition challenging the controversial Section 66A in the Information Technology Act."
Dec 1, 2012 A-G to reply to plea on Sec 66(A) of IT Act in SC: "The Attorney General is expected to give his opinion to the Supreme Court on Friday on a petition challenging the controversial Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act. This, even as politicians and cy"
Dec 1, 2012 Zee News editors sent to judicial custody till Dec 14: "The two senior editors of Zee News, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, were on Friday sent to judicial custody till December 14 in connection with the Jindal Group extortion case. The duo has filed a second"
Dec 1, 2012 SC questions Maharashtra govt, others over Section 66(A): "The SC issued notices to the Maharashtra government and other concerned states on why Section 66(A) should not be scrapped."
Dec 1, 2012 Will the government listen to the voice of netizens?: "The SC asks Maharashtra to explain the FB arrests, but the Centre maintains there is no need to scrap the IT law."
Dec 1, 2012 Section 66A of IT Act is a can of worms: Cyber law expert: "Cyber law expert Pawan Duggal has hailed the Supreme Court's intervention in the Palghar Facebook arrests case."
Dec 1, 2012 Don't want to live in fear of being jailed: IT Act petitioner: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry governments over the petition filed by a Delhi University student, Shreya Singhal, challenging the Informatio"
Dec 1, 2012 SC admits Aseem Trivedi's plea against Sec 66(A) of IT Act: "The Supreme Court has admitted cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's plea against the controversial Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act. Trivedi had been arrested in Mumbai in September on sedition charges"
Dec 1, 2012 Explain arrest of girls over FB post: SC to Maha govt: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry governments over the petition filed by a Delhi University student, Shreya Singhal, challenging the"
Dec 1, 2012 Supreme Court fumes at Facebook arrest; government tries to curb IT Act abuse: "entertaining a PIL seeking the repeal of the controversial Section 66A of Information Technology Act which has turned out be a source of harassment and attempts to muzzle freedom of speech."
Dec 1, 2012 Massive land scam in Jodhpur: "A massive land scam has been unravelled just 100 metres away from the Jodhpur Air Force Station."
Nov 30, 2012 'Tainted' Bhanot back in IOA: "Tainted sports administrator and Suresh Kalmadi's key aide Lalit Bhanot's unopposed election to the post of Indian Olympic Association's secretary general today (Nov 30) created a fresh controversy but the IOA justified its decision by saying that he has yet not been pronounced guilty by the court of law. Despite being a key accused in the CWG scam, Bhanot was elected Secretary General of the IOA. If that's not strange enough, the IOA President elected offered a bizarre justification."
Nov 30, 2012 2 years after CWG & after 1 year in jail, Lalit Bhanot is IOA boss: "Chautala, who is set to be IOA president, faces trial in a disproportionate assets case while Bhanot has been charged for dodgy CWG deals like hiring a Swiss consultancy for a Rs 70-crore contract along with Kalmadi."
Nov 30, 2012 'Smart criminal' Namdhari wanted to come out of Ponty's shadow: "In the crossfire, Namdhari quickly grabbed the opportunity and killed Hardeep so that he remained the only claimant of the unaccounted money and property the three of them knew about," a senior police officer said."
Nov 28, 2012 Malda crib death toll rises to 27: "Four more children died at the Malda College and Hospital, taking the total number of crib deaths since Saturday last to 27. While three children died this morning, another died last night, hospital sources said on Wednesday (November 28)."
Nov 28, 2012 Congress uses more fake pictures?: "Its one jolt after another for Gujarat Congress ahead of the polls there are now more allegations that fake pictures have been used in the Gujarat Congress Advertisements. Questions are being raised over the campaign and there are claims that the photos have been allegedly lifted from websites."
Nov 28, 2012 The Last Word: Is government ignoring war crimes?: "13 years after Kargil, former foreign minister Jaswant Singh says it is not too late to take up India's case against Pakistan on Lt Saurabh Kalia's torture."
Nov 28, 2012 Satyendra Dubey murder: Have we forgotten our heroes?: "Satyendra Dubey's brother Dhananjay spoke at a people's forum in Delhi, and pushed for the fast passage of the Lokpal and Whistleblower Bills in Parliament."
Nov 28, 2012 Bihar: '75 per cent of MNREGA funds siphoned off': "The MGNREGA programme in Bihar has run into a controversy. A survey conducted by an NGO shows that nearly 75 per cent of funds have been allegedly siphoned off by local officials. In some cases, money was allegedl"
Nov 28, 2012 IOA faces suspension: "The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday made it clear that it will propose the suspension of IOA in its Executive Board Meeting early next month."
Nov 28, 2012 We have fewer wards and too many patients: Malda medical superintendent: "Three more babies have died in Malda Medical College in West Bengal in the past 24 hours taking the toll to 27 dead since last Saturday. The state government has rushed the Chairman of Task Force of Infant Mortality to M"
Nov 28, 2012 'Mosquito god' worshipped to ward off dengue: "A big mosquito statue was installed at Chas a day earlier and a procession organised Monday by devotees who beat drums and chanted mantras to appease the winged god."
Nov 28, 2012 PM, judiciary should be brought under Lokpal: Hegde: ""What is wrong in the Lokpal having jurisdiction over the Prime Minister? Is the Prime Minister not a public servant? Aren't there cases of corruption against PMs in other countries? In Japan, you find every other year a Prime Minister is prosecuted. (Former US President Richard) Nixon was prosecuted,""
Nov 28, 2012 65 Pct Indians Believe Politicians Are the Root Cause of Corruption
Nov 28, 2012 'Corrupt' ministers will be jailed in six months of AAP coming to power: Kejriwal
Nov 28, 2012 Fact Sheet: Lokpal Bill
Nov 28, 2012 Time: Can India’s Fight Against Corruption Be Won at the Ballot Box?: "India’s public soul-searching over the pervasiveness of corruption in society took center stage again with the formal launch of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a new political group formed on an explicitly anticorruption platform."
Nov 28, 2012 IT Act The 'Unconstitutional' Section 66A: "With yet another arrest in Palghar today, the focus seems fixed on the grossly misused provision of the IT Act. Exploring why this section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward."
Nov 28, 2012 Times campaign: Get rid of outdated laws
Nov 27, 2012 BBC: India journalists held for Jindal Group 'extortion': "Two senior journalists at Indian television channel Zee News have been arrested on charges of extortion."
Nov 27, 2012 Noida cops keep youth chained to post for 4hrs: "In a blatant violation of human rights, Noida police on Tuesday chained an alleged pickpocket to a post without even formally arresting him."
Nov 27, 2012 Zee editors arrested in Jindal Group extortion case: "The crime branch of Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Zee News editors Sudhir Chaudhry and Sameer Ahluwalia in connection with the Jindal Group extortion case. According to sources, the Zee News editors were ar"
Nov 27, 2012 Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother battles for his honour: "Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother CJ Vaibhav Kalia and their father fight to get his killing declared a war crime"
Nov 27, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Girl's family says drop charges: "A week after two girls in Thane district of Maharashtra were arrested over a Facebook post criticising the Mumbai bandh for the funeral of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, the state administration has finally tak"
Nov 27, 2012 FB post arrests: Thane rural SP, SI suspended: "Thane Superintendent of Police (rural) and Palghar police station Sub-Inspector have been suspended for disobeying the orders of superiors while arresting two girls for a Facebook post on late Shiv Sena chief Bal"
Nov 27, 2012 FB post arrests: Judicial magistrate transferred: "Palghar first-class magistrate Ramchandra Bagade, who had given bail to two girls arrested for a Facebook post on late Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray on a bond of Rs 15,000 each, has been transferred by the Bomba"
Nov 27, 2012 Guj Cong uses image of Lankan boy for malnutrition ad: "With the BJP's crisis coming less than three weeks ahead of the Gujarat polls, it's opposition, the Congress, too has landed itself in a rather embarrassing position. One of its advertisement showcasing maln"
Nov 26, 2012 Wal-Mart And Corruption In India: Is There Actually Any Way To Avoid It?: "I have worked in countries where bribery is simply an accepted part of everyday and business life though."
Nov 25, 2012 Bedi on Corruption; It's endemic: "The common man in India can’t trust his local policeman, says anti-corruption activist and former policewoman Kiran Bedi."
Nov 25, 2012 Anti-corruption probe: Why we should feel sorry for Walmart: "Walmart's reporting to the US authorities of possible wrongdoing by its joint venture with Bharti in India highlights the power of governance and law enforcement in America. Within our country, this company could have paid millions of dollars in bribes with no fallout whatsoever."
Nov 25, 2012 The mother of all scams: "The 2G and Coal scams stunned the nation -- they robbed the nation of lakhs of crores. But now prepare to be shocked again. NewsX's Special Investigation is about to show you how the roots of the mining scam run much deeper than reported ever before -- and how a nexus of mining mafias in cahoots with corrupt officials is looting, plundering and raping the nation of its most crucial and valuable assets without any fear of the law and right from under the noses of the govt which seems to protect them more than punish them."
Nov 25, 2012 Facebook post row: Suspension and transfer enough?: "2 days after a report indicted 3 policemen in the Facebook arrest case, no action has yet been taken against the erring cops."

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