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Jun 23, 2013 Help only for VVIPs?: "Are the lives of survivors being put to risk for the sake of political showmanship? On Friday (June 22) the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister took out a chopper for an aerial survey, a chopper that sources say could have taken at least 400 survivors to safety. So is help only for VVIPs in this tragedy?"
Jun 23, 2013 Bad regulation is our biggest public scam
Jun 19, 2013 कांग्रेस नेताओं की चापलूसी के पांच अनोखे मामले: "इंदिरा गांधी ने जब ज्ञानी जैल सिंह को 1982 में राष्ट्रपति पद का उम्मीदवार घोषित किया तो उसके जवाब में कहा था, “मैं इंदिरा गांधी के लिए कुछ भी कर सकता हूं. अगर इंदिरा गांधी कहें तो मैं उनके घर में झाड़ू लगाने को भी तैयार हूं.”"
Jun 19, 2013 Laptops, free mobiles, cycles: Odisha CM on a sops announcement spree: "Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced more than a dozen sops in the past one year with an eye on the Assembly elections. He's announced everything from laptops, shoes and umbrellas to free mobile phones for over 15,000 farmers."
Jun 19, 2013 FTN: Is there still no political will to create safety of women?: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre."
Jun 18, 2013 Mamata Banerjee's goons silence an entire village: "the women shut up and shut themselves indoors. On Monday, they had rushed to their Didi simply to seek safety in an area where sexual brutality is the order of the day."
Jun 18, 2013 Cong most corrupt govt: Shanta: "The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government is the most corrupt government, which has shattered the economy of India."
Jun 18, 2013 The changing business of bribes in India: "Bribes are now being channelled through corporate deals rather than cash"
Jun 18, 2013 Politician's son kills 5 year old: "Are the relatives of politicians above the law? The 19 year old son of a former Congress corporator mowed down a 5 year old claiming her life. Yet after nearly 24 hours, the Mumbai Police is still scampering to determine whether it was a case of drunk driving."
Jun 18, 2013 Mumbai: Teenager mows down 3-year-old, arrested: "A 3-year-old girl was run over and killed in Goregaon by a car allegedly being driven by a teenager. The incident took place on Monday night at suburban Goregaon near Hypercity mall. The minor, identified as Lado Gupta, was run over allegedly by the vehicle of Raunak Desai."
Jun 18, 2013 Will sweep the floor if Sonia tells me to: Chhattisgarh Cong chief: "There's something that could prove embarrassing for Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Newly appointed Chhattisgarh Congress chief Charan Das Mahant has claimed that he is ready to sweep the floor his party office if ordered to do so by Sonia Gandhi."
Jun 18, 2013 ‘Moily stalling action to seek billions in penalty from RIL’
Jun 17, 2013 Foodgrains left to rot in open in Punjab: "The government might be trying hard to get its ambitious Food Bill passed in Parliament, but it is doing very little to improve storage infrastructure for foodgrains in the country."
Jun 17, 2013 Mamata says Barasat rapists, protesters are CPM workers: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre."
Jun 17, 2013 Need to reduce the regulations that govern business: Raghuram Rajan: "Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan admitted that Indian economy suffers due to slow decision making processes in the government. Rajan also incised the Indian economic system for creating barriers to improve the business environment in the country while speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate."
Jun 16, 2013 Madhya Pradesh: 40 brides subjected to pregnancy tests for CM's Kanyadan scheme: "Forty brides were allegedly subjected to pregnancy test in Bajak village of Dindori district, 460 kilometre from Bhopal, ahead of a mass marriage. The brides had applied for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's scheme - Kanyadan scheme."
Jun 15, 2013 No business like politics in India; re-elected leaders triple wealth: "data on 1,370 re-elected MLAs and 200 re-elected MPs, the average income and assets of India’s 100 richest legislators grew by 745% between two consecutive elections or five years. The hi ke in personal wealth for legislators in this category ranges from two to 25 times."
Jun 15, 2013 Steely Jindals' rise to power: How the family went from bucket-makers to Rs 17,500 crore business titans : "The Jindal empire was built from scratch by the late Om Prakash Jindal, who was born to a farmer at Haryana's Nalwa village on August 7, 1930."
Jun 15, 2013 Lok Sabha byelection: Ex-CM, health minister train guns on each other: "there is not even a single Congressman who is not involved in any kind of scam or corruption and the list includes the names of its top cadre leadership. It is shameful,""
Jun 13, 2013 Kolkata ashamed again as police cracks down on peaceful activists: "Kolkata is ashamed again after the police cracked down brutally on peaceful activists, who were detained for seeking justice for sexual assault victims in the state."
Jun 13, 2013 22,000 quintals of wheat declared unfit for human consumption: "Even as the UPA pushes for its ambitious food security legislation, there has been little improvement when it comes to storage infrastructure for food grains. CNN-IBN on its visit to Deoli in Haryana for the third consecutive year has found out that 22,000 quintals of wheat, which was brought for storage in Deoli, has been decaying in sacks and has now been declared unfit for human consumption."
Jun 13, 2013 Watch: SP minister makes a distasteful remark on Mayawati, calls her ugly: "Samajwadi Party (SP) minister Om Prakash Singh has made a distasteful attack on former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and called her ugly."
Jun 12, 2013 Sources: Naveen Jindal summoned by CBI: "Sources say that Congress MP Naveen Jindal has been summoned by the CBI after he has been accused of allegedcheating and graft by it in its fresh FIR in the coal scam. The CBI team yesterday carried out coordinated searches at the residence of Jindal and offices of his firms in Bikaji Cama place. Besides Jindal and Rao, CBI has also booked companies Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Gagan Sponge which were allotted Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Birbhum, Jharkhand in the year 2008. The agency also booked Jindal's companies--Jindal Realtyand ND Exim and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao's company Saubhagya Media. The agency has accused Jindal, Rao and the companies of alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Jun 12, 2013 Coalgate: Congress feels the heat as more members come under CBI radar: "The investigations into the multi-crore coal scam just got uncomfortably closer to the government with the CBI today registering its 12th FIR in the case against sitting MP Naveen Jindal and former MoS Coal Dasari Narayan Rao."
Jun 12, 2013 Jindal companies got coal blocks despite rejection by Power Ministry: CBI: "Jindal coal companies received coal blocks despite rejection by the Power Ministry, probe details of the coal block allocation scam accessed by CNN-IBN have revealed. The probe reveals how Jindal companies did not meet the criteria set by the Power Ministry and yet managed to receive coal blocks."
Jun 12, 2013 Karnataka: Rs 1 crore for government jobs, allege toppers: "A crore or more for a government job - that's the going rate in Karnataka. In March 2013, Dr HPS Mythri got a high rank in the recruitment exam for the Karnataka Administrative Service. She was confident of a top job until she went for her personality test."
Jun 12, 2013 CBI registers case in Coalgate: "In a major embarrassment to the Congress, its MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao have been accused of alleged cheating and graft by CBI in its fresh FIR in the coal scam on Tuesday (June 11). After registering the 12th FIR in coal block allocation scam probe, CBI sources said the agency today carried out searches at 15 locations including residence and offices of Jindal in the national capital and Rao in Hyderabad. The agency team carried out coordinated searches at the 6-Prithviraj Road residence of Jindal and offices of his firms in Bikaji Cama place."
Jun 12, 2013 Coal scam: CBI names Naveen Jindal, former MoS Coal: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against the Jindal Group in the coal scam. The FIR names Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao."
Jun 12, 2013 BJP attacks UPA on coal scam, says Cong is looting the country: "The BJP hit out at the UPA government after the CBI registered an FIR against Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former union minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao in the coal blocks allocation scam. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of looting the country. 'Naveen Jindal and Dasari Narayan's name has come up in the coalgate scam. It has proved how the Congress is looting the country,' said Javadekar."
Jun 8, 2013 Kickback nation: How corruption works in India: ""To bag a Rs 1,000-crore government project, we set aside 20 per cent (or Rs 200 crore) as kickback," confesses a senior executive of a power and fertiliser company based in a southern state. "So, when we announce the project, we say it's worth Rs 1,200 crore.""
Jun 8, 2013 Goons run riot in the streets of UP?: "Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief on June 4, 2013 , said, "Even Akhilesh can improve the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh within 15 days. Had I been the Chief Minister I would have improved the law and order in 15 days. How difficult is it?" For Mulayam it may be a joke. But the killing of a second cop in under week - is a clear message to Mulayam and his Chief Minister son that law and order situation is not a matter of humour anymore. A group of goons opened fire at a police team in Bareily- which resulted in the death of Constable Annirudh Yadav."
Jun 8, 2013 Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi ads alone cost UPA-2 Rs 53 crore: "spending on newspaper advertisements for birth and death anniversaries of former leaders has been on Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru."
Jun 7, 2013 HC stays UP govt's decision to withdraw cases against terror accused: "The Allahabad High Court has put a stay on the Akhilesh Yadav government's decision to withdraw cases against terror accused. The Lucknow bench has referred the case to a larger bench."
Jun 7, 2013 BBC: In pictures: India's 'living dead': "Thousands of people have been declared dead in India, despite the fact they are alive and well. Unscrupulous relatives are accused of bribing officials in order to seize their land. Dhiraji Devi, 78, is battling in the courts to prove she is alive. Photographer Arkadripta Chakraborty has been documenting the "living dead" in Uttar Pradesh state."
Jun 6, 2013 CWG scam: CBI questions Kalmadi over Rs 71 crore contract: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in connection with an alleged illegal contract worth Rs 71 crore. The contract under scrutiny was awarded to a firm called Event Knowledge Service."
Jun 6, 2013 Vindoo says many politicians, their sons involved in betting
Jun 4, 2013 Report on Coalgate was based on facts: Vinod Rai: "The former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, who recently demitted office, has said that the CAG's report on coal allocation was based on facts. He said it was a conservative estimate and the real loss figure could be much higher."
Jun 4, 2013 BJP launches scathing attack on PM: "BJP today targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the "failures" of the UPA-II government in the last four years, saying the presence of two power centres and his "indecision, inability and silence" have led to an environment of "gloom and pessimism" in the country."
Jun 4, 2013 Fight over new CAG appointment: "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today (May 21) criticised the appointment of Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and accused the government of weakening the watchdog institutions by putting "weak" people in the job."
Jun 4, 2013 Protests outside MP HM's residence: "Congress workers protest outside Madhya Pradesh Home Minister's residence raising slogans against the Governments inability in curbing crimes against women."
Jun 4, 2013 Accused former Minister speaks out: "Former BSP minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, indicted in the memorial scam, today questioned the legal status of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asserted law would take its own course in the matter."
Jun 4, 2013 UPA dragged its feet to sack Bansal, Kumar: NCP: "On the UPA's fourth anniversary, ally NCP said the government dragged its feet on the sacking of Pawan Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. 'The timing was perhaps wrong. There was no need to wait for things to go wrong,' said Praful Patel."
Jun 4, 2013 Massive resentment against Manmohan Singh-led UPA II: Poll: "CNN-IBN's 12-city opinion poll reveals that the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government has lost the credibility to govern."
Jun 4, 2013 PIL against new CAG in apex court: "Activist Prashant Bhushan has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller Auditor General (CAG). The appointment of the new CAG had created uproar as some leaders feel that it was unconstitutional since Sharma was joint secretary, additional secretary, director general (acquisition) and defence secretary in the defence ministry since 2003."
Jun 4, 2013 Fresh PIL against CAG's appointment: "A fresh PIL was on Monday (June 3) filed in the Supreme Court claiming that the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was arbitrary and made without any transparency. The latest challenge to Sharma's appointment comes just over a week after the apex court on May 23 agreed to hear a similar plea."
Jun 4, 2013 CBI to question PK Bansal this week: "After probing various aspects of bribery scam in railways, CBI is all set to question former Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal this week. The questioning of Bansal will revolve around his role in the appointment of suspended Railway Board Member (Staff) Mahesh Kumar involving his nephew Vijay Singla who was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh, official sources said."
Jun 4, 2013 Thane: 71 pc party offices illegal, over 60 pc belong to Shiv Sena: "For hundreds of families, April 4 was a day of horror when a building collapsed in Thane. Two months on and over 20 arrests later, a CNN-IBN investigation brings you the shocking truth underlining the real estate business in Maharashtra. Let alone cramped residential buildings, documents show even offices of political parties are illegal in the Thane district."
Jun 4, 2013 Railgate: Bansal quizzed as a witness: "TIMES NOW gets you the exclusive details of former Railway Minister PK Bansal's questioning. Bansal has been questioned as a witness and not as an accused. He was primarily asked about his relation with his nephew Vijay Singla who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh from a member of the Railways Board who allegedly wanted a better position. CBI also has no evidence against Bansal to prove his involvement in the railgate. Meanwhile Bansal has denied any role in Railgate. Sources said that he has told the CBI that he can't be held responsible for his nephew's actions."
Jun 4, 2013 Jagan link: Srini faces CBI heat: "The Central Bureau of Investigation is all set to name beleaguered BCCI chief N. Srinivasan as an accused in the India Cements conspiracy in the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy quid pro quo investments case."
Jun 4, 2013 JMM MLA received Rs. 1.5 cr to cast vote: CBI: "Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Sita Soren had received Rs. 1.5 crore from an independent contestant, RK Agarwal, of countermanded 2012 Rajya Sabha polls to cast her vote in his favour."
Jun 3, 2013 Corrupt UPA govt emptied India’s coffers: Sushma tells PM
Jun 1, 2013 FTN: Is the ban on lingerie mannequins paranoid moral policing?: "The Shiv Sena-run Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday provisionally cleared a proposal banning the display of lingerie on mannequins in the city."
Jun 1, 2013 Spot-Fixing: Rajiv Shukla resigns as IPL Chairman
Jun 1, 2013 Govt to set up five 'minority-focus' universities: "In an apparent attempt to reach out to minorities ahead of next LokSabha election, government has announced setting up of five new universities for promotion of education among these communities."
May 24, 2013 Advertising blitz can’t hide UPA's failures: "The ‘Bharat Nirman' advertisement, reminiscent of NDA's ‘India Shining' campaign, attempts to showcase the ruling dispensation's achievements"
May 24, 2013 Ask Delhi CM to pay Rs 11 cr to the exchequer: Lokayukta to President: "In a blow for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the state Lokayukta has indicted the Delhi government and the Chief Minister for misusing public funds worth Rs 22 crore for an advertising blitz during the 2008 election. The Lokayukta has now appealed to the President to ask Dikshit to return Rs 11 crore to the state exchequer."
May 24, 2013 Watch: Bhupendra Chaubey explains the deadly mix of politics and cricket: "As the spot-fixing and betting scandal spreads, the focus is once again on the big names in Indian cricket. Politicians cutting across party lines have for years been cricket administrators."
May 22, 2013 Massive resentment against Manmohan Singh-led UPA II: Poll: "CNN-IBN's 12-city opinion poll reveals that the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government has lost the credibility to govern."
May 22, 2013 Replace Manmohan, UPA has lost credibility: Poll: "As Congress-led United Progressive Alliance completes four years in office on May 22, what is the mood in urban India? In a 12-city poll conducted by CNN-IBN in age group of 18 years or more, the verdict is emphatic and overwhelmingly against the current regime. The poll reveals that UPA government has lost credibility and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh no longer enjoys confidence of urban India."
May 20, 2013 The diverse hues of Indian corruption: "A transfer to a plum police station like Sainik Farms or Safdarjung in Delhi can cost over Rs.20 lakh."
May 20, 2013 China Daily: Two India ministers resign on corruption charges: "a major step to drop tainted ministers by the scandal-hit party, a year ahead of the general elections."
May 19, 2013 Railway bribery scam: DIG tipped off Vijay Singla about raid, CBI officer says: "The affidavit, submitted by inspector Balbir Singh on May 15 against CBI's Chandigarh deputy inspector general Mahesh Aggarwal, who has close family links to Bansal, alleged that Aggarwal leaked crucial information on Delhi CBI team's raid at Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla's house on May 3 in connection with the Rs 10-crore railway scam."
May 19, 2013 Railway bribery scam: DIG tipped off Vijay Singla about raid, CBI officer says: "The affidavit, submitted by inspector Balbir Singh on May 15 against CBI's Chandigarh deputy inspector general Mahesh Aggarwal, who has close family links to Bansal, alleged that Aggarwal leaked crucial information on Delhi CBI team's raid at Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla's house on May 3 in connection with the Rs 10-crore railway scam."
May 19, 2013 Polls biggest source of corruption: Former CEC: ""Political power is strong and competition bitter. Involvement of criminals and booth capturing are the challenges," he said."
May 19, 2013 PM has no sense of dignity and honour: "Manmohan Singh has been shown his place by Sonia Gandhi for his untenable defence of Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. Clearly, he is not the primus inter pares. A man of honour would have resigned by now"
May 17, 2013 IPL spot-fixing is yet another symptom of insecure India: "The Indian politician is intensely corrupt because he is intensely insecure: Examine the corruption and conflict-of-interest controversies around politicians such as Pawan Kumar Bansal, Sharad Pawar, Mayawati, Yedurappa, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jayalalitha, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Karunanidhi clan, Robert Vadra, A Raja, Suresh Kalmadi, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Ashok Chavan and the rank and file of politicians across India."
May 17, 2013 Lalu holds Parivartan rally in Patna, I-T seeks expense details: "Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad held a massive 'Parivartan' rally in Patna as the Income Tax department issued a notice to his party seeking details of expenses for the rally. The rally which is being held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna is the first of its kind by RJD after 2005 when it lost power to the NDA. "
May 17, 2013 MP land row: Will CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan walk his talk on corruption?: "CNN-IBN on Tuesday broke the story showing how close relatives and aides of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had cornered prime plots in the heart of Bhopal against all norms."
May 17, 2013 The Last Word: Is the govt right to seek conciliation to resolve the Vodafone problem?: "Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday attacked Law Minister Kapil Sibal over Vodafone tax case and said all the corrupt ministers have joined the Group of Ministers on CBI autonomy."
May 17, 2013 Anbumani Ramadoss illegally allowed admission in medical college: CBI: "CBI today told a Delhi court that former Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who along with others, is accused in a graft case, had "illegally" allowed an Indore-based medical college to proceed with the admissions without having sufficient faculty and clinical material."
May 10, 2013 Analysis: Money talks in India’s Karnataka poll: "It was thought that those whose assets grew disproportionately to professional abilities would be disadvantaged during polls and voters would vote for cleaner candidates. But this is not the way the narrative has evolved. Slush money plays a far greater role today than before."
May 10, 2013 The great Indian corruption chronicles: "The PM has been offering platitudes about corruption. Enough of that"
May 10, 2013 UP: Court rejects plea to release serial blast accused: "A Barabanki court has rejected Uttar Pradesh government's plea to release UP serial blast accused Tariq Qasmi and Khalid Mujahid. HuJi activists Tariq and Khalid were arrested with explosives on December 20, 2007."
May 10, 2013 Ashwani Kumar cannot be saved: Kiran Bedi: "Pawan Kumar Bansal resigned as Railway Minister on Friday."
May 10, 2013 Action against Pawan Bansal too little too late: Venkaiah Naidu: "Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday resigned as Railway Minister."
May 10, 2013 Pawan Bansal quits as Railways Minister: "Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday evening resigned as Railway Minister following allegations of corrupt practices by his close relatives and aides. Sources say that Bansal resigned after Congress President Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to force the Railway Minister to put in his papers."
May 10, 2013 Bribery case: CBI issues notices to Railway officials to join probe: "The CBI has reportedly issued notices to senior officials of the Railways to join its investigations into the bribery case involving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla."
May 10, 2013 Cash for appointments: Is Bansal controversy tip of the iceberg?: "Pressure is building on Railway Minister Pawan Bansal over the Rs 90 lakh bribery case that his family is being probed over."
May 10, 2013 'The Chandigarh club': The rise of Pawan Bansal's family empire: "Questions are being raised about Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's family. In another revelation, a Chartered Accountant with links to companies owned by Pawan Bansal's wife and sons was appointed a director in the Canara Bank when Bansal was MoS Finance. Here is a look at the business empire that they've built up:"
May 10, 2013 Geetika suicide: Kanda charged with rape, unnatural sex: "A chargesheet has been filed against former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and his aide Aruna Chadha in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. The court says prima facie charges of rape, unnatural sex, abetment of suicide, conspiracy, forgery under the IPC and IT act have been made out against Kanda."
May 10, 2013 Railway bribery case: Pawan Bansal feeds goat to ward off bad luck: "Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was seen feeding a goat on Friday, which was reportedly sacrificed later. Many believe that it wards off bad luck and is a widespread practice."
May 10, 2013 Should the MP who walked away during Vande Mataram apologise?: "A BSP member on Wednesday left the Lok Sabha as the national song was being played to mark the sine die adjournment of the Budget Session of Parliament."
May 10, 2013 Law Min to gets transfer, Bansal to get boot?: "According to sources on Thursday (May 9) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal skipped the ongoing Cabinet meet. Sources also say there could be a major reshuffle on the cards before May 22, which could mean a transfer for the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the boot for Rail minister PK Bansal."
May 10, 2013 After Railgate, more trouble for Bansal?: "He is under fire on Railgate and now Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal perhaps has more to answer for. His family is accused of accepting money for top job in Railways, a Ministry headed by Bansal himself, and now fingers are being pointed at Bansal over loans granted to his family in 2010. A loan worth several crores was granted by a public sector bank which has this man Sunil Kumar Gupta on its board of Directors who incidentally is also the Chartered Accountant (CA) of the Bansal family and also on the board of some companies."
May 10, 2013 Direct link to Pawan Bansal?: "In the biggest ever development in the revelations against Bansal, a document now reveals that the Railway Minister himself took an unsecured loan of Rs 50 lakh from the company that got crores of rupees from Canara Bank. The Minister's attempt to distance himself from his son's company is now under question."
May 10, 2013 Railway bribery scandal: Why didn't CBI act earlier?: "CBI sources say the Railway bribery case is turning out to be a multi-crore scam with roots deeper than what meets the eye. The question is what action did the agency take when it was aware of a similar recruitment scam reported by CNN-IBN in 2010."
May 10, 2013 Railway bribery: All accused sent to judicial custody: "Five accused including Railway Minister PK Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla were sent to judicial custody till May 20 by a Delhi court on Thursday. Vijay Singla, Ajay Garg, Manjunath, Sandeep Goyal were produced in CBI court."
May 10, 2013 Pawan Bansal must step down: Railwaymen's federation: "Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew has been arrested on charges of receiving bribes from a railway official for promotion."
May 10, 2013 Illegal assets case: SC denies bail to Jagan Mohan: "In a disappointing verdict for YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has been lodged in a Hyderabad prison for a year in connection with a disproportionate assets case, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected his bail plea."
May 10, 2013 Railways bribery case: CBI to probe Mamata's tenure: "The investigations into the Railway bribery scandal has widened with sources saying that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will also look at postings during former railway minister Mamata Banerjee's tenure. The appointment of Railway Protection Force Director General PK Mehta, who superseded 28 IPS officers, is likely to be investigated as the Railways ignored the Ministry of Home Affairs seniority list."
May 10, 2013 MP not sorry for walking out of LS while Vande Mataram was being played: "Controversy over the walkout by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq from the Lok Sabha took a new turn as he refused to apologise for walking out of the House while national song Vande Mataram was being played. Burq said that as a Muslim he cannot show respect towards the national song."
May 10, 2013 The Last Word: Is SC pointing a finger at PM in coal scam probe?: "It's not an exaggeration to say that the concerns raised by the Supreme Court on Wednesday over the coal scam probe not only appear to indict the CBI, but the Attorney General, the Law Minister and the PMO."
May 10, 2013 Court stalls UP's plea to withdraw terror cases: "The 23rd November of 2007, serial blasts rock Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad leaving behind a trail of devastation. At least people 10 killed and dozens injured. But the Samajwadi Party (SP) is looking to make political gain with its appeasement tactics, moving the Court to have the charges against these men dropped."
May 10, 2013 Pawan Bansal goes, Ashwani Kumar next?: "While TIMES NOW was exposing details of super explosive tapes on Railgate, hectic activity was seen at 7 RCR with Sonia Gandhi meeting the Prime Minister -- a meeting that lasted 25 minutes. And just 5 minutes after the meeting, Pawan Bansal was sacked."
May 10, 2013 PK Bansal sacked after TIMES NOW expose: "Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew arrest - was just the tip of the iceberg - TIMES NOW's investigation team, knew there was much more to Railgate - slowly but steadily our investigations led us to Bansal's doorstep. First we - exposed the meteoric rise of Bansal family fortunes along with his political ascent. Then - after thorough research and painstaking investigation - we raised a clear case of conflict of interest against the Railway Minister."
May 10, 2013 Endgame for Union Railway Minister Bansal: "Bribery, nepotism, corruption, the charges against Pawan Kumar Bansal was never light. But over a week after Railgate first surfaced -- the Union Railway Minister has been forced to resign. His sacking, coming just hours after TIMES NOW put out details of super explosive tapes with the CBI -- phone records that expose the murky trail of Railgate -- and how the top railway post for sale was just the tip of the iceberg."
May 9, 2013 Koda likely to surrender today: "Former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, accused in the multi-crore money laundering case, may surrender on Thursday at the lower court after completion of his interim bail period."
May 9, 2013 Can’t be part of Vande Mataram: BSP MP Barq: "Those who hate Vande Mataram not only have no right to be a part of Parliament but also have no right to live in this country,""
May 8, 2013 In recent times, every scam’s trail has led to dubious deals in real estate: "From Satyam to 2G, Vadra to Saradha and now Railgate — every scam's trail leads to fraudulent investments and dubious deals in the real estate sector."
May 8, 2013 SC questions Govt-CBI interaction: "Making a stinging criticism of CBI and senior officials of the coal ministry and PMO, the Supreme Court today hauled them up for changing the "heart" of the Coalgate probe report but appeared to have given a breather for the Law Minister and the government for the time being."
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Jun 23, 2013 Help only for VVIPs?: "Are the lives of survivors being put to risk for the sake of political showmanship? On Friday (June 22) the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister took out a chopper for an aerial survey, a chopper that sources say could have taken at least 400 survivors to safety. So is help only for VVIPs in this tragedy?"
Jun 23, 2013 Bad regulation is our biggest public scam
Jun 19, 2013 कांग्रेस नेताओं की चापलूसी के पांच अनोखे मामले: "इंदिरा गांधी ने जब ज्ञानी जैल सिंह को 1982 में राष्ट्रपति पद का उम्मीदवार घोषित किया तो उसके जवाब में कहा था, “मैं इंदिरा गांधी के लिए कुछ भी कर सकता हूं. अगर इंदिरा गांधी कहें तो मैं उनके घर में झाड़ू लगाने को भी तैयार हूं.”"
Jun 19, 2013 Laptops, free mobiles, cycles: Odisha CM on a sops announcement spree: "Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced more than a dozen sops in the past one year with an eye on the Assembly elections. He's announced everything from laptops, shoes and umbrellas to free mobile phones for over 15,000 farmers."
Jun 19, 2013 FTN: Is there still no political will to create safety of women?: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre."
Jun 18, 2013 Mamata Banerjee's goons silence an entire village: "the women shut up and shut themselves indoors. On Monday, they had rushed to their Didi simply to seek safety in an area where sexual brutality is the order of the day."
Jun 18, 2013 Cong most corrupt govt: Shanta: "The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government is the most corrupt government, which has shattered the economy of India."
Jun 18, 2013 The changing business of bribes in India: "Bribes are now being channelled through corporate deals rather than cash"
Jun 18, 2013 Politician's son kills 5 year old: "Are the relatives of politicians above the law? The 19 year old son of a former Congress corporator mowed down a 5 year old claiming her life. Yet after nearly 24 hours, the Mumbai Police is still scampering to determine whether it was a case of drunk driving."
Jun 18, 2013 Mumbai: Teenager mows down 3-year-old, arrested: "A 3-year-old girl was run over and killed in Goregaon by a car allegedly being driven by a teenager. The incident took place on Monday night at suburban Goregaon near Hypercity mall. The minor, identified as Lado Gupta, was run over allegedly by the vehicle of Raunak Desai."
Jun 18, 2013 Will sweep the floor if Sonia tells me to: Chhattisgarh Cong chief: "There's something that could prove embarrassing for Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Newly appointed Chhattisgarh Congress chief Charan Das Mahant has claimed that he is ready to sweep the floor his party office if ordered to do so by Sonia Gandhi."
Jun 18, 2013 ‘Moily stalling action to seek billions in penalty from RIL’
Jun 17, 2013 Foodgrains left to rot in open in Punjab: "The government might be trying hard to get its ambitious Food Bill passed in Parliament, but it is doing very little to improve storage infrastructure for foodgrains in the country."
Jun 17, 2013 Mamata says Barasat rapists, protesters are CPM workers: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre."
Jun 17, 2013 Need to reduce the regulations that govern business: Raghuram Rajan: "Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan admitted that Indian economy suffers due to slow decision making processes in the government. Rajan also incised the Indian economic system for creating barriers to improve the business environment in the country while speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate."
Jun 16, 2013 Madhya Pradesh: 40 brides subjected to pregnancy tests for CM's Kanyadan scheme: "Forty brides were allegedly subjected to pregnancy test in Bajak village of Dindori district, 460 kilometre from Bhopal, ahead of a mass marriage. The brides had applied for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's scheme - Kanyadan scheme."
Jun 15, 2013 No business like politics in India; re-elected leaders triple wealth: "data on 1,370 re-elected MLAs and 200 re-elected MPs, the average income and assets of India’s 100 richest legislators grew by 745% between two consecutive elections or five years. The hi ke in personal wealth for legislators in this category ranges from two to 25 times."
Jun 15, 2013 Steely Jindals' rise to power: How the family went from bucket-makers to Rs 17,500 crore business titans : "The Jindal empire was built from scratch by the late Om Prakash Jindal, who was born to a farmer at Haryana's Nalwa village on August 7, 1930."
Jun 15, 2013 Lok Sabha byelection: Ex-CM, health minister train guns on each other: "there is not even a single Congressman who is not involved in any kind of scam or corruption and the list includes the names of its top cadre leadership. It is shameful,""
Jun 13, 2013 Kolkata ashamed again as police cracks down on peaceful activists: "Kolkata is ashamed again after the police cracked down brutally on peaceful activists, who were detained for seeking justice for sexual assault victims in the state."
Jun 13, 2013 22,000 quintals of wheat declared unfit for human consumption: "Even as the UPA pushes for its ambitious food security legislation, there has been little improvement when it comes to storage infrastructure for food grains. CNN-IBN on its visit to Deoli in Haryana for the third consecutive year has found out that 22,000 quintals of wheat, which was brought for storage in Deoli, has been decaying in sacks and has now been declared unfit for human consumption."
Jun 13, 2013 Watch: SP minister makes a distasteful remark on Mayawati, calls her ugly: "Samajwadi Party (SP) minister Om Prakash Singh has made a distasteful attack on former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and called her ugly."
Jun 12, 2013 Sources: Naveen Jindal summoned by CBI: "Sources say that Congress MP Naveen Jindal has been summoned by the CBI after he has been accused of allegedcheating and graft by it in its fresh FIR in the coal scam. The CBI team yesterday carried out coordinated searches at the residence of Jindal and offices of his firms in Bikaji Cama place. Besides Jindal and Rao, CBI has also booked companies Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Gagan Sponge which were allotted Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Birbhum, Jharkhand in the year 2008. The agency also booked Jindal's companies--Jindal Realtyand ND Exim and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao's company Saubhagya Media. The agency has accused Jindal, Rao and the companies of alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Jun 12, 2013 Coalgate: Congress feels the heat as more members come under CBI radar: "The investigations into the multi-crore coal scam just got uncomfortably closer to the government with the CBI today registering its 12th FIR in the case against sitting MP Naveen Jindal and former MoS Coal Dasari Narayan Rao."
Jun 12, 2013 Jindal companies got coal blocks despite rejection by Power Ministry: CBI: "Jindal coal companies received coal blocks despite rejection by the Power Ministry, probe details of the coal block allocation scam accessed by CNN-IBN have revealed. The probe reveals how Jindal companies did not meet the criteria set by the Power Ministry and yet managed to receive coal blocks."
Jun 12, 2013 Karnataka: Rs 1 crore for government jobs, allege toppers: "A crore or more for a government job - that's the going rate in Karnataka. In March 2013, Dr HPS Mythri got a high rank in the recruitment exam for the Karnataka Administrative Service. She was confident of a top job until she went for her personality test."
Jun 12, 2013 CBI registers case in Coalgate: "In a major embarrassment to the Congress, its MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao have been accused of alleged cheating and graft by CBI in its fresh FIR in the coal scam on Tuesday (June 11). After registering the 12th FIR in coal block allocation scam probe, CBI sources said the agency today carried out searches at 15 locations including residence and offices of Jindal in the national capital and Rao in Hyderabad. The agency team carried out coordinated searches at the 6-Prithviraj Road residence of Jindal and offices of his firms in Bikaji Cama place."
Jun 12, 2013 Coal scam: CBI names Naveen Jindal, former MoS Coal: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against the Jindal Group in the coal scam. The FIR names Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao."
Jun 12, 2013 BJP attacks UPA on coal scam, says Cong is looting the country: "The BJP hit out at the UPA government after the CBI registered an FIR against Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former union minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao in the coal blocks allocation scam. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of looting the country. 'Naveen Jindal and Dasari Narayan's name has come up in the coalgate scam. It has proved how the Congress is looting the country,' said Javadekar."
Jun 8, 2013 Kickback nation: How corruption works in India: ""To bag a Rs 1,000-crore government project, we set aside 20 per cent (or Rs 200 crore) as kickback," confesses a senior executive of a power and fertiliser company based in a southern state. "So, when we announce the project, we say it's worth Rs 1,200 crore.""
Jun 8, 2013 Goons run riot in the streets of UP?: "Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief on June 4, 2013 , said, "Even Akhilesh can improve the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh within 15 days. Had I been the Chief Minister I would have improved the law and order in 15 days. How difficult is it?" For Mulayam it may be a joke. But the killing of a second cop in under week - is a clear message to Mulayam and his Chief Minister son that law and order situation is not a matter of humour anymore. A group of goons opened fire at a police team in Bareily- which resulted in the death of Constable Annirudh Yadav."
Jun 8, 2013 Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi ads alone cost UPA-2 Rs 53 crore: "spending on newspaper advertisements for birth and death anniversaries of former leaders has been on Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru."
Jun 7, 2013 HC stays UP govt's decision to withdraw cases against terror accused: "The Allahabad High Court has put a stay on the Akhilesh Yadav government's decision to withdraw cases against terror accused. The Lucknow bench has referred the case to a larger bench."
Jun 7, 2013 BBC: In pictures: India's 'living dead': "Thousands of people have been declared dead in India, despite the fact they are alive and well. Unscrupulous relatives are accused of bribing officials in order to seize their land. Dhiraji Devi, 78, is battling in the courts to prove she is alive. Photographer Arkadripta Chakraborty has been documenting the "living dead" in Uttar Pradesh state."
Jun 6, 2013 CWG scam: CBI questions Kalmadi over Rs 71 crore contract: "The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in connection with an alleged illegal contract worth Rs 71 crore. The contract under scrutiny was awarded to a firm called Event Knowledge Service."
Jun 6, 2013 Vindoo says many politicians, their sons involved in betting
Jun 4, 2013 Report on Coalgate was based on facts: Vinod Rai: "The former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, who recently demitted office, has said that the CAG's report on coal allocation was based on facts. He said it was a conservative estimate and the real loss figure could be much higher."
Jun 4, 2013 BJP launches scathing attack on PM: "BJP today targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the "failures" of the UPA-II government in the last four years, saying the presence of two power centres and his "indecision, inability and silence" have led to an environment of "gloom and pessimism" in the country."
Jun 4, 2013 Fight over new CAG appointment: "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today (May 21) criticised the appointment of Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and accused the government of weakening the watchdog institutions by putting "weak" people in the job."
Jun 4, 2013 Protests outside MP HM's residence: "Congress workers protest outside Madhya Pradesh Home Minister's residence raising slogans against the Governments inability in curbing crimes against women."
Jun 4, 2013 Accused former Minister speaks out: "Former BSP minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, indicted in the memorial scam, today questioned the legal status of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asserted law would take its own course in the matter."
Jun 4, 2013 UPA dragged its feet to sack Bansal, Kumar: NCP: "On the UPA's fourth anniversary, ally NCP said the government dragged its feet on the sacking of Pawan Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. 'The timing was perhaps wrong. There was no need to wait for things to go wrong,' said Praful Patel."
Jun 4, 2013 Massive resentment against Manmohan Singh-led UPA II: Poll: "CNN-IBN's 12-city opinion poll reveals that the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government has lost the credibility to govern."
Jun 4, 2013 PIL against new CAG in apex court: "Activist Prashant Bhushan has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller Auditor General (CAG). The appointment of the new CAG had created uproar as some leaders feel that it was unconstitutional since Sharma was joint secretary, additional secretary, director general (acquisition) and defence secretary in the defence ministry since 2003."
Jun 4, 2013 Fresh PIL against CAG's appointment: "A fresh PIL was on Monday (June 3) filed in the Supreme Court claiming that the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was arbitrary and made without any transparency. The latest challenge to Sharma's appointment comes just over a week after the apex court on May 23 agreed to hear a similar plea."
Jun 4, 2013 CBI to question PK Bansal this week: "After probing various aspects of bribery scam in railways, CBI is all set to question former Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal this week. The questioning of Bansal will revolve around his role in the appointment of suspended Railway Board Member (Staff) Mahesh Kumar involving his nephew Vijay Singla who was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh, official sources said."
Jun 4, 2013 Thane: 71 pc party offices illegal, over 60 pc belong to Shiv Sena: "For hundreds of families, April 4 was a day of horror when a building collapsed in Thane. Two months on and over 20 arrests later, a CNN-IBN investigation brings you the shocking truth underlining the real estate business in Maharashtra. Let alone cramped residential buildings, documents show even offices of political parties are illegal in the Thane district."
Jun 4, 2013 Railgate: Bansal quizzed as a witness: "TIMES NOW gets you the exclusive details of former Railway Minister PK Bansal's questioning. Bansal has been questioned as a witness and not as an accused. He was primarily asked about his relation with his nephew Vijay Singla who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh from a member of the Railways Board who allegedly wanted a better position. CBI also has no evidence against Bansal to prove his involvement in the railgate. Meanwhile Bansal has denied any role in Railgate. Sources said that he has told the CBI that he can't be held responsible for his nephew's actions."
Jun 4, 2013 Jagan link: Srini faces CBI heat: "The Central Bureau of Investigation is all set to name beleaguered BCCI chief N. Srinivasan as an accused in the India Cements conspiracy in the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy quid pro quo investments case."
Jun 4, 2013 JMM MLA received Rs. 1.5 cr to cast vote: CBI: "Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Sita Soren had received Rs. 1.5 crore from an independent contestant, RK Agarwal, of countermanded 2012 Rajya Sabha polls to cast her vote in his favour."
Jun 3, 2013 Corrupt UPA govt emptied India’s coffers: Sushma tells PM
Jun 1, 2013 FTN: Is the ban on lingerie mannequins paranoid moral policing?: "The Shiv Sena-run Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday provisionally cleared a proposal banning the display of lingerie on mannequins in the city."
Jun 1, 2013 Spot-Fixing: Rajiv Shukla resigns as IPL Chairman
Jun 1, 2013 Govt to set up five 'minority-focus' universities: "In an apparent attempt to reach out to minorities ahead of next LokSabha election, government has announced setting up of five new universities for promotion of education among these communities."
May 24, 2013 Advertising blitz can’t hide UPA's failures: "The ‘Bharat Nirman' advertisement, reminiscent of NDA's ‘India Shining' campaign, attempts to showcase the ruling dispensation's achievements"
May 24, 2013 Ask Delhi CM to pay Rs 11 cr to the exchequer: Lokayukta to President: "In a blow for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the state Lokayukta has indicted the Delhi government and the Chief Minister for misusing public funds worth Rs 22 crore for an advertising blitz during the 2008 election. The Lokayukta has now appealed to the President to ask Dikshit to return Rs 11 crore to the state exchequer."
May 24, 2013 Watch: Bhupendra Chaubey explains the deadly mix of politics and cricket: "As the spot-fixing and betting scandal spreads, the focus is once again on the big names in Indian cricket. Politicians cutting across party lines have for years been cricket administrators."
May 22, 2013 Massive resentment against Manmohan Singh-led UPA II: Poll: "CNN-IBN's 12-city opinion poll reveals that the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government has lost the credibility to govern."
May 22, 2013 Replace Manmohan, UPA has lost credibility: Poll: "As Congress-led United Progressive Alliance completes four years in office on May 22, what is the mood in urban India? In a 12-city poll conducted by CNN-IBN in age group of 18 years or more, the verdict is emphatic and overwhelmingly against the current regime. The poll reveals that UPA government has lost credibility and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh no longer enjoys confidence of urban India."
May 20, 2013 The diverse hues of Indian corruption: "A transfer to a plum police station like Sainik Farms or Safdarjung in Delhi can cost over Rs.20 lakh."
May 20, 2013 China Daily: Two India ministers resign on corruption charges: "a major step to drop tainted ministers by the scandal-hit party, a year ahead of the general elections."
May 19, 2013 Railway bribery scam: DIG tipped off Vijay Singla about raid, CBI officer says: "The affidavit, submitted by inspector Balbir Singh on May 15 against CBI's Chandigarh deputy inspector general Mahesh Aggarwal, who has close family links to Bansal, alleged that Aggarwal leaked crucial information on Delhi CBI team's raid at Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla's house on May 3 in connection with the Rs 10-crore railway scam."
May 19, 2013 Railway bribery scam: DIG tipped off Vijay Singla about raid, CBI officer says: "The affidavit, submitted by inspector Balbir Singh on May 15 against CBI's Chandigarh deputy inspector general Mahesh Aggarwal, who has close family links to Bansal, alleged that Aggarwal leaked crucial information on Delhi CBI team's raid at Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla's house on May 3 in connection with the Rs 10-crore railway scam."
May 19, 2013 Polls biggest source of corruption: Former CEC: ""Political power is strong and competition bitter. Involvement of criminals and booth capturing are the challenges," he said."
May 19, 2013 PM has no sense of dignity and honour: "Manmohan Singh has been shown his place by Sonia Gandhi for his untenable defence of Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. Clearly, he is not the primus inter pares. A man of honour would have resigned by now"
May 17, 2013 IPL spot-fixing is yet another symptom of insecure India: "The Indian politician is intensely corrupt because he is intensely insecure: Examine the corruption and conflict-of-interest controversies around politicians such as Pawan Kumar Bansal, Sharad Pawar, Mayawati, Yedurappa, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jayalalitha, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Karunanidhi clan, Robert Vadra, A Raja, Suresh Kalmadi, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Ashok Chavan and the rank and file of politicians across India."
May 17, 2013 Lalu holds Parivartan rally in Patna, I-T seeks expense details: "Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad held a massive 'Parivartan' rally in Patna as the Income Tax department issued a notice to his party seeking details of expenses for the rally. The rally which is being held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna is the first of its kind by RJD after 2005 when it lost power to the NDA. "
May 17, 2013 MP land row: Will CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan walk his talk on corruption?: "CNN-IBN on Tuesday broke the story showing how close relatives and aides of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had cornered prime plots in the heart of Bhopal against all norms."
May 17, 2013 The Last Word: Is the govt right to seek conciliation to resolve the Vodafone problem?: "Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday attacked Law Minister Kapil Sibal over Vodafone tax case and said all the corrupt ministers have joined the Group of Ministers on CBI autonomy."
May 17, 2013 Anbumani Ramadoss illegally allowed admission in medical college: CBI: "CBI today told a Delhi court that former Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who along with others, is accused in a graft case, had "illegally" allowed an Indore-based medical college to proceed with the admissions without having sufficient faculty and clinical material."
May 10, 2013 Analysis: Money talks in India’s Karnataka poll: "It was thought that those whose assets grew disproportionately to professional abilities would be disadvantaged during polls and voters would vote for cleaner candidates. But this is not the way the narrative has evolved. Slush money plays a far greater role today than before."
May 10, 2013 The great Indian corruption chronicles: "The PM has been offering platitudes about corruption. Enough of that"
May 10, 2013 UP: Court rejects plea to release serial blast accused: "A Barabanki court has rejected Uttar Pradesh government's plea to release UP serial blast accused Tariq Qasmi and Khalid Mujahid. HuJi activists Tariq and Khalid were arrested with explosives on December 20, 2007."
May 10, 2013 Ashwani Kumar cannot be saved: Kiran Bedi: "Pawan Kumar Bansal resigned as Railway Minister on Friday."
May 10, 2013 Action against Pawan Bansal too little too late: Venkaiah Naidu: "Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday resigned as Railway Minister."
May 10, 2013 Pawan Bansal quits as Railways Minister: "Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday evening resigned as Railway Minister following allegations of corrupt practices by his close relatives and aides. Sources say that Bansal resigned after Congress President Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to force the Railway Minister to put in his papers."
May 10, 2013 Bribery case: CBI issues notices to Railway officials to join probe: "The CBI has reportedly issued notices to senior officials of the Railways to join its investigations into the bribery case involving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla."
May 10, 2013 Cash for appointments: Is Bansal controversy tip of the iceberg?: "Pressure is building on Railway Minister Pawan Bansal over the Rs 90 lakh bribery case that his family is being probed over."
May 10, 2013 'The Chandigarh club': The rise of Pawan Bansal's family empire: "Questions are being raised about Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's family. In another revelation, a Chartered Accountant with links to companies owned by Pawan Bansal's wife and sons was appointed a director in the Canara Bank when Bansal was MoS Finance. Here is a look at the business empire that they've built up:"
May 10, 2013 Geetika suicide: Kanda charged with rape, unnatural sex: "A chargesheet has been filed against former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and his aide Aruna Chadha in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. The court says prima facie charges of rape, unnatural sex, abetment of suicide, conspiracy, forgery under the IPC and IT act have been made out against Kanda."
May 10, 2013 Railway bribery case: Pawan Bansal feeds goat to ward off bad luck: "Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was seen feeding a goat on Friday, which was reportedly sacrificed later. Many believe that it wards off bad luck and is a widespread practice."
May 10, 2013 Should the MP who walked away during Vande Mataram apologise?: "A BSP member on Wednesday left the Lok Sabha as the national song was being played to mark the sine die adjournment of the Budget Session of Parliament."
May 10, 2013 Law Min to gets transfer, Bansal to get boot?: "According to sources on Thursday (May 9) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal skipped the ongoing Cabinet meet. Sources also say there could be a major reshuffle on the cards before May 22, which could mean a transfer for the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the boot for Rail minister PK Bansal."
May 10, 2013 After Railgate, more trouble for Bansal?: "He is under fire on Railgate and now Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal perhaps has more to answer for. His family is accused of accepting money for top job in Railways, a Ministry headed by Bansal himself, and now fingers are being pointed at Bansal over loans granted to his family in 2010. A loan worth several crores was granted by a public sector bank which has this man Sunil Kumar Gupta on its board of Directors who incidentally is also the Chartered Accountant (CA) of the Bansal family and also on the board of some companies."
May 10, 2013 Direct link to Pawan Bansal?: "In the biggest ever development in the revelations against Bansal, a document now reveals that the Railway Minister himself took an unsecured loan of Rs 50 lakh from the company that got crores of rupees from Canara Bank. The Minister's attempt to distance himself from his son's company is now under question."
May 10, 2013 Railway bribery scandal: Why didn't CBI act earlier?: "CBI sources say the Railway bribery case is turning out to be a multi-crore scam with roots deeper than what meets the eye. The question is what action did the agency take when it was aware of a similar recruitment scam reported by CNN-IBN in 2010."
May 10, 2013 Railway bribery: All accused sent to judicial custody: "Five accused including Railway Minister PK Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla were sent to judicial custody till May 20 by a Delhi court on Thursday. Vijay Singla, Ajay Garg, Manjunath, Sandeep Goyal were produced in CBI court."
May 10, 2013 Pawan Bansal must step down: Railwaymen's federation: "Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew has been arrested on charges of receiving bribes from a railway official for promotion."
May 10, 2013 Illegal assets case: SC denies bail to Jagan Mohan: "In a disappointing verdict for YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has been lodged in a Hyderabad prison for a year in connection with a disproportionate assets case, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected his bail plea."
May 10, 2013 Railways bribery case: CBI to probe Mamata's tenure: "The investigations into the Railway bribery scandal has widened with sources saying that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will also look at postings during former railway minister Mamata Banerjee's tenure. The appointment of Railway Protection Force Director General PK Mehta, who superseded 28 IPS officers, is likely to be investigated as the Railways ignored the Ministry of Home Affairs seniority list."
May 10, 2013 MP not sorry for walking out of LS while Vande Mataram was being played: "Controversy over the walkout by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq from the Lok Sabha took a new turn as he refused to apologise for walking out of the House while national song Vande Mataram was being played. Burq said that as a Muslim he cannot show respect towards the national song."
May 10, 2013 The Last Word: Is SC pointing a finger at PM in coal scam probe?: "It's not an exaggeration to say that the concerns raised by the Supreme Court on Wednesday over the coal scam probe not only appear to indict the CBI, but the Attorney General, the Law Minister and the PMO."
May 10, 2013 Court stalls UP's plea to withdraw terror cases: "The 23rd November of 2007, serial blasts rock Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad leaving behind a trail of devastation. At least people 10 killed and dozens injured. But the Samajwadi Party (SP) is looking to make political gain with its appeasement tactics, moving the Court to have the charges against these men dropped."
May 10, 2013 Pawan Bansal goes, Ashwani Kumar next?: "While TIMES NOW was exposing details of super explosive tapes on Railgate, hectic activity was seen at 7 RCR with Sonia Gandhi meeting the Prime Minister -- a meeting that lasted 25 minutes. And just 5 minutes after the meeting, Pawan Bansal was sacked."
May 10, 2013 PK Bansal sacked after TIMES NOW expose: "Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew arrest - was just the tip of the iceberg - TIMES NOW's investigation team, knew there was much more to Railgate - slowly but steadily our investigations led us to Bansal's doorstep. First we - exposed the meteoric rise of Bansal family fortunes along with his political ascent. Then - after thorough research and painstaking investigation - we raised a clear case of conflict of interest against the Railway Minister."
May 10, 2013 Endgame for Union Railway Minister Bansal: "Bribery, nepotism, corruption, the charges against Pawan Kumar Bansal was never light. But over a week after Railgate first surfaced -- the Union Railway Minister has been forced to resign. His sacking, coming just hours after TIMES NOW put out details of super explosive tapes with the CBI -- phone records that expose the murky trail of Railgate -- and how the top railway post for sale was just the tip of the iceberg."
May 9, 2013 Koda likely to surrender today: "Former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, accused in the multi-crore money laundering case, may surrender on Thursday at the lower court after completion of his interim bail period."
May 9, 2013 Can’t be part of Vande Mataram: BSP MP Barq: "Those who hate Vande Mataram not only have no right to be a part of Parliament but also have no right to live in this country,""
May 8, 2013 In recent times, every scam’s trail has led to dubious deals in real estate: "From Satyam to 2G, Vadra to Saradha and now Railgate — every scam's trail leads to fraudulent investments and dubious deals in the real estate sector."
May 8, 2013 SC questions Govt-CBI interaction: "Making a stinging criticism of CBI and senior officials of the coal ministry and PMO, the Supreme Court today hauled them up for changing the "heart" of the Coalgate probe report but appeared to have given a breather for the Law Minister and the government for the time being."
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