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If you want to post any relevant information, your articles, experiences, op-eds, documents, audios, videos, etc., click here to know how to contribute. By crude estimate at least 95% of politicians, judges, police, bureaucrats, industrialists, etc. are corrupt. These corrupts are looting our country for last sixty years. They are nothing but native invaders, thieves and criminals and the single largest threat to the national security. They are not Sahibs, they deserve boot of the masses. According to the standard of any civilized country they deserve at least rigorous life imprisonment. Read the sections below to know how mean they are. India is going through a state of complete anarchy. For every posted news here, there are 1000 similar incidents unreported in the media.

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Jul 3, 2011 Who will keep India democratic?: "India's economy has been growing quickly, but activists say democracy is suffering because prosperity is being hoarded by a small group of corrupt elites"
Jul 3, 2011 Fight against Corruption: Are we Serious?
Jul 3, 2011 The corrupt are afraid: "the jan lokpal will be one such independent institution. Instead of being a threat to democracy, it will be a threat to the corrupt."
Jul 2, 2011 India deadlocked over anti-corruption bill: "first version was introduced in 1969, but on that occasion, and on nine subsequent occasions, the Indian parliament rejected the bill. The bill attained momentum this year, triggered by the spate of corruption scandals emerging from the Congress Party-led coalition government "
Jul 2, 2011 CPM lists 6-point agenda in war on corruption: "“Since the 1989 VP Singh government, four bills were brought on lokpal. Also in 1996, 1998 and 2001. All of them provided for placing the PM under the lokpal. It is surprising that the UPA government is refusing to accept this,”"
Jul 2, 2011 Hawk On His Perch: "Vinod Rai’s searing honesty in his job as the country’s CAG has the government in many a bind"
Jul 1, 2011 For Want Of A Bribe: India's Anti-Corruption Push: "The first time I came back from the U.S., the customs official said, "Give me 200 rupees and I won't open your suitcase." My friend said, "Bring some extra Kit Kats or Dove soaps for the customs guy." My mother said, "Just pack your dirty clothes and socks on top.""
Jul 1, 2011 My next may be on corruption: Prakash Jha
Jul 1, 2011 Forget Pakistan, corruption is bleeding India by a thousand cuts
Jul 1, 2011 Life in Tihar: Tea with jail official, chatting with friends: "High tea with the jail superintendent, freedom to enter, leave prison cells or meet co-accused, unrestricted access to jail premises — this is what life is like in Tihar Jail for the high-profile accused in the country`s two biggest scams —2G spectrum scam and Commonwealth Games. "
Jun 30, 2011 Tahrir Square has a lot to teach Delhi
Jun 30, 2011 ‘I would make a film on corruption’
Jun 29, 2011 'We Need System Reforms'
Jun 29, 2011 A systemic approach to reducing corruption
Hum toh aise hain bhaiyya: "The Mahishasur of corruption is threatening to devour India. Not that this problem did not exist before. However, never before in our history did we have such a torrent of scams and scandals tumbling out of the establishment’s cupboard — Commonwealth Games, scandal in the allotment of 2G Spectrum and the Adarsh Housing Scheme, to name a few."
Price hike result of corruption, UPA's faulty policies: BJP
Tale of two crusaders: "Considering the kind of corruption we have seen from those august stables — Justice Dinakaran first and then Justice K.G. Balakrishnan"
Eradication of corruption vital for development, says Kalam: "former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday threw his weight behind the anti-graft movement."
Why is India corrupt? Singapore may have the answers
People's daily: Corruption dents affordability of Indian houses: ""Corruption in India is beyond imagination."
US eager to deepen coop with India on anti-corruption issues
An unlikely hero battling India's corruption: "Whereas Gandhi wanted an India free from Britain, Mr Hazare's wish is for an India free from corruption, and his target is the Indian government itself. He has termed it the country's second struggle for independence."
Left at God's mercy in 'world class' Delhi railway station: "The police constable worked the phone furiously in search for medical help. He was unsuccessful. I asked Mukesh whether there was a medical room or an emergency response team in the station. He said there was none. "Sir, we help the railways but there are hardly any facilities for tackling such situations within the station.""
Corruption bigger threat than hired assassins: High court
Students' anti-corruption movement gathers steam
World view of debate on corruption in India
Corruption in India a major concern for NRIs INOC felicitates Kerala MLA
All for a lokpal with teeth
Corruption can no longer be brushed under the carpet
NRIs to protest against graft at IIFA
The Registration Department – Not ready to stamp out corruption!: "Here is the modus operandi. Bribes are typically asked for directly for the ‘smooth functioning of the processes’. If not, they are tagged under the bracket of ‘facilitation fees’ or ‘mandatory amount’. With a lawyer/builder-registrar nexus in place, this process is more standardized! The lawyer or the builder gives you a letter with the break-up of the amount to be paid for the registration. There is a column titled ‘Miscellaneous’ under which the bribe amount is openly accepted. Additionally, there are pre-fixed amounts which the buyer is directly asked for as the registration amount. When there is a lawyer involved in the process, bribes are even accepted under the column of ‘advocate fees’ or ‘legal fees’ (Box 3). Regardless of the trend, the sub registrar never accepts bribes openly. The transaction takes place through office boys, clerks or a pre-decided settlement between the lawyers/ builders and registrars. Sharing the booty –The transfer industry: But then, how are the profits of this flourishing industry distributed amongst its shareholders? For one thing, the profits are specific to offices, with the most lucrative profits being drawn from city offices. Bangalore is evidently a good place to be posted to! We then filed an RTI application seeking details of transfers in the department as follows: The details of all transfers in the department since 2004-05 to date The details of all recommendations made by MLAs, MPs, ministers recommending the transfers of officials."
Accept Jan Lokpal Bill or Face Agitation: India
'Annaji won't reconcile for a weak Lokpal bill'
We are ready to face bullets for Lokpal Bill: Hazare
After diplomat shame, India to review policy of providing domestic helps
ED seizes Rs 9.3 crore from hawala dealer's office
Full text: Civil society's Lokpal Bill draft
Most frauds in India do not come into light, says survey: "Conmen seem to be having a field day in Asia, especially, in India where most of the frauds never get reported, as per a survey by global consultancy firm KPMG."
A movement to educate all
Corruption is eating rising powers
Cases of MGNREGA funds being siphoned off: Deshmukh
I will get the Lokpal I want: Anna Hazare
Nothin' young about battle against graft
Corruption In India
India’s Anti-Corruption Crusades
India's problem is an opposition deficit: "there has been much talk about India’s governance deficit, as evidenced by the series of scams, the massive daily corruption that Indians have to endure, the Maoist menace in the heart of India, and so forth."
CORRUPT INDIA: Corruption Hurting India’s Image Abroad, Says Corporate Chief
Does the Gandhi cap fit?: "“All are corrupt. Some are graduates, some are PhDs,”"
Four vital steps to fight corruption: "A chief minister's son-in-law demonstrated the highest level of transparency when he accepted a kickback by cheque from one of the most prominent real estate developers of India!"
Seshan for state-funded poll campaign: "The former chief election commissioner of India felt electoral corruption is the worst form of graft that affects the country."
Corruption and transparency, biggest challenges: Blake
Break the fountainhead of corruption: Karat: "break the nexus amongcorporates, politicians in power and bureaucrats in order to tackle the scourge of corruption"
Graft and bribe: India lost $462 billion post-independence
VVIPs lodged at Tihar: "Former telecom minister A Raja, accused of selling 2G cellular licenses at reduced rates to undeserving applicants, is jailed for over three months now. "
Ind loses $ 16 bn to corruption every year, says Kiran Bedi: ""Out of every Rs 100 meant for infrastructure development, only Rs 16 is used and Rs 84 is lost,""
Guardian - Why is India suddenly so angry about corruption?: "Many in India feel betrayed that neoliberal economic policies have not ended but increased fraud and corruption"
India and Greece: Tale of two corrupt nations or is that just one?
States not lifting grain, Centre faces storage crunch
Soiled currency notes sully India's image: RBI official: ""Old notes are not only dirty-looking, they also carry germs and can spread disease."
Corruption hurting India's image abroad, says Murthy
Starving for protest in India
Hackers attack Indian Army website to warn Govt: "Attack to warn Indian Government against corruption say hackers"
Fighting corruption: "Even though Baba Ramdev has now broken his fast, the issues he raised regarding gross misfeasance in India's public life merit attention."
Indian children draw comic strips to depict corruption
BJP seeks special Parliament session: "The BJP on Monday demanded a special session of Parliament just after the Monsoon Session to discuss the issue of corruption and black money stashed abroad"
Hunger strikes unify a 'Middle India' that is sick of corruption
Confronting corruption: "The blight of corruption has started prejudicing the common people against democracy itself and that is a very dangerous trend."
Time to rewrite constitution: "Corruption in India has spread like cancer to every nook and corner of the nation. The most corrupt in the country are politicians and government officials. The politicians come to power in India to loot the nation and invest in Swiss banks, real estate or shares. "
India’s Vocal Civil Society: "popular yoga instructor Baba Ramdev also threatened to launch a fast unto death over the issue of black money stashed abroad. Fearing a popular backlash, the initial government reaction was complete capitulation and appeasement. However, after the United Progressive Government (UPA) was reprimanded by elements of the Congress, the main party in the coalition, it responded with a midnight operation during which Baba was arrested, while thousands of people who had gathered were dispersed."
The people's gurus aiming to bring India back from the brink: "There is the everyday graft, such as the money for the train guard to get a guaranteed seat or the 10 rupees the rickshaw drivers who wait at the Ramlila ground for custom told the Guardian they have to pay each day to the local cops to avoid harassment. Then there is the slightly larger graft: the cash needed for a driving licence, to obtain bail, to get a police escort, to drop a court case or to start one against a political or other opponent. Then, one level up, there are the "commissions" on major government contracts, planning permission for major construction deals, the sensitive but lucrative court judgments, the doling out of scores of luxury apartments built by the state for war widows to bureaucrats, generals and politicians. There are the high- profile scams, such as allegations of fraud in preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi."
Cancer of Indian body-polity: "The political culture of India is reaching its nadir. "
Arun Jaitley on Cong crackdown at Ramlila Maidan
PM can't be left out of Lokpal Bill: Aruna Roy
How black money can transform India
Can a quack cure a nation of corruption?
Rs 67,000 per homeless wasted in last 3 months, govt tells HC: "More than Rs 3.57 crore of public money has been wasted in the upkeep of temporary night shelters in the last three months, with not many homeless persons visiting them. "
'I see Ramdev as a great movement against graft'
Pranayam Was Never So Painful: "I am sad, angry, and my laughter is black and bitter with rage. And if I were in Ramlila Ground, instead of being awake writing this, I am sure there would be tears too. Tear-Gas can make them come, easily. "
Midnight Swoop On Baba Ramdev - 'Deplorable And Shortsighted': "'Scores of men and women have been injured, some of them seriously. There was no law and order issue involved here and the police action was unwarranted' "
India outraged, Baba defiant
Black money hits currency circulation: "Black money is increasing in the economy. That is how money circulation has gone up. This is possibly the reason why real estate has been able to maintain a state of high speculative prices, despite a poor sales turnover"
‘India has half-a-dozen Osama bin Ladens’
Rogue state Bihar reformed: "Corruption and malpractices were rampant in PDS in Bihar. Ration cardholders were often turned away from fair price shops and large quantities of grain and kerosene meant for the poor were sold in the open market."
India's anti-corruption guru hospitalised : "AN Indian yoga guru holding a hunger strike against corruption has been hospitalised after not eating for nearly a week in a protest that has put pressure on the government. "
Yoga guru transcends Delhi's crackdown : "If teaching Indians how to clear their nasal passages through pranayama (breathing exercises) was once his mission, Ramdev's agenda has grown now to cleansing India's body politic of corruption. It will no doubt be a challenging task.", "Corruption is endemic in India. Scams have grown in frequency and have assumed alarming proportions in recent years. Many of the biggest scandals that emerged over the past year involved cabinet ministers, chief ministers, bureaucrats and military officials."
The crime history of India
ACP denies link in J Dey murder, former Congressman to be quizzed
SC asks panel to examine TN school book row on Kanimozhi, DMK: "The Supreme Court today appointed an expert panel to examine the syllabus/text books for over two crore school children in Tamil Nadu sought to be altered by Jayalalitha government as they reportedly eulogised DMK, particularly controversial MP Kanimozhi."
CEC raps India Inc, says pol donations root cause of blackmoney
'Our rivers drying up is a bigger scam than black money’
NY Times - After Raid, Indian Guru’s Protest Stirs a Firestorm
The black money monster
Parallel economy booms, but hard to tell how big it is
Amnesty schemes have helped past govts mop up resources
NY Times - In India, Seeking Revolution in a Democracy: "Public disgust for politicians has been higher than normal in recent months, following the news media’s exposure of a series of scams running to billions of dollars. Also, the images of good-looking, well-dressed men and women in the Middle East apparently bringing down their dictators through demonstrations and social media have given the urban middle class hope that they, too, can bring about fashionable change — that a government elected by illiterates and semi-literates can be made to surrender to sophisticated public opinion.", "The Indian urban elite are foreigners in their own country. They are the first world trapped inside the third world. They are Western. They do not vote, they have never attended a political rally, they find the Indian political system lowbrow. "
Indians say 'enough is enough' on corruption
Anti-corruption mood in the country: N. Ram
Youth protest in Bangalore against corruption enters 5th day
Graft, bureaucracy denting India's global image
Corruption casts a shadow over India's growth: Lord Paul

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