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May 8, 2013 Railway Board bribery case: Decoding the Bansal empire: "Pawan Kumar Bansal is under fire over bribery charges against his nephew Vijay Singhla, who is also one of the directors of Jagan Realtors Private Limited, which has several other relatives of Bansal on board."
May 8, 2013 Coal scam: SC calls CBI a caged parrot: "The Supreme Court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday took a very strong stand and called the investigating agency a 'caged parrot speaking in its master's voice'. While seeking an undertaking from the government that the CBI would be made independent, the three-judge bench headed by Justice RM Lodha, also added that giving unbridled powers to the agency was not a possibility. The court said it will step in if the CBI was not made an autonomous body."
May 8, 2013 BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq insults national song, walks out from Lok Sabha during Vande Mataram: "BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq walked out of the House, when the Vande Mataram national song tune was being played with members standing in silence."
May 7, 2013 Coal scam probe: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar avoids media: "Law Minister Ashwani Kumar avoided the media on Tuesday. He refused to respond to reporters' questions regarding the CBI coalgate row."
May 7, 2013 Congress is an unethical party: SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav: "The Samajwadi Party chief slammed the Congress for presenting the Food Security Bill, saying, 'The House is not in order. Presenting the Food Security Bill at this time is not appropriate.'"
May 7, 2013 Railway scam: CBI arrests Ajay Garg, raids Mahesh Kumar's residence: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Ajay Garg, one of the key accused in the Railway Board bribery case. Garg was the aide of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla. A Delhi court remanded him in CBI custody till May 9."
May 7, 2013 Railway bribery: Close aide of Bansal's nephew surrenders: "There seems to be more trouble for Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as his nephew Vijay Singla's close aide Ajay Garg is also in the CBI net. Garg has surrendered in a Delhi court in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam in the railways."
May 7, 2013 Railway bribery: CBI questions close aide of Bansal's nephew: "There seems to be more trouble for Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as his nephew Vijay Singla's close aide Ajay Garg is also in the CBI net. The CBI had launched a manhunt for Garg after questioning Singla and the other accused in the cash-for-jobs scam in the Indian Railways."
May 7, 2013 Ram Charan's bouncers beat up two for blocking actor's car: "Actor and Union Minister Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan lands in trouble after his bodyguards beat up two IT professionals for coming in the way of the star's Aston Martin in the posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad on Sunday."
May 7, 2013 Bansal's nephew was in touch with Railways' top brass, say sources: "Pressure is building on Railway Minister Pawan Bansal over the Rs 90 lakh bribery case that his family is being probed over. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the CBI has procured data from Bansal's office and residence to zero in on how many times his nephew Vijay Singla or railway supplier Sandeep Goyal visited him."
May 7, 2013 Mumbai NSUI President suspended for dancing naked at party function: "National Students Union of India's (NSUI) Mumbai unit President Suraj Singh Thakur has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function. Thakur was suspended on Monday for dancing naked. He had been re-elected as NSUI President in December 2012."
May 7, 2013 Railway scam: BJP trains guns on Bansal family's pharmaceutical company: "The BJP has now claimed Theon Pharmaceuticals was involved in price fixing. Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife Madhu Bansal, sons Manish Bansal and Amit Bansal are directors in Theon Pharmaceuticals."
May 7, 2013 The Independent: India’s latest $2m corruption scandal is a very old scam: "Such appointments have been fixed for decades, often financed with money from companies that later benefit, as was allegedly planned in this case"
May 6, 2013 Cong backs tainted ministers: Is the party strategy of brazening it out going to work?: "The Congress core group which met on Sunday evening decided to brazen it out and allow these ministers to stay despite the Opposition raising the pitch for their sacking."
May 6, 2013 Pawan Kumar Bansal main beneficiary in Railway bribery scandal: Arun Jaitley: "Speaking to CNN-IBN, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said the PM, the Railway Minister and the Law Minister must resign in the wake of the latest scams."
May 6, 2013 ' Both Ministers Should Be Sacked Immediately': "' Both the case of the law minister and the railway minister are cases of either direct corruption or covering up corruption'"
May 6, 2013 Railway bribery case: CBI probing nexus between RPF, middlemen: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now widened the ambit of its probe after the Railway Board bribery case. CBI sources say that the agency is now looking at a jobs-for-sale nexus between Railway Protection Force officers' association and middlemen."
May 5, 2013 Turnover of Bansal sons' firm goes from 0 to Rs 152 crores in 5 years: "Himachal Pradesh-based Theon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, owned by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife, Madhu, and sons, Amit and Manish, saw its turnover rise from zero to Rs 152 crore - period that also saw Bansal's political graph soaring."
May 5, 2013 Corruption, thy name is Congress: "With every passing day, the name Congress is becoming synonymous with the word corruption . The latest one-coal gate scam comes close on the heels of Commonwealth Games scam, 2G scam, Helicopter scam. It appears that Corruption in India has acquired wings not wheels."
May 5, 2013 Railway Min and Law Min to stay on: "After a three hour long meeting -- the Congress is deciding to brazen it out. The Government has decided to back its Ministers -- rejecting BJPs demand for Union Railway Minister P K Bansal and Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumars resignation, TIMES NOW -- the first to get the details -- 90 minutes before the official announcement. The party -- putting its weight behind the embattled Ministers -- deciding to revamp its spokespersons team overnight. Even as the oppositions attack on the Government is refusing to lose steam -- the Government -- clearly deciding to sit tight and fight right back -- hoping that this too will blow over."
May 5, 2013 BJP claims direct Singla-Bansal link: "The options before him are few - after the arrest of his nephew for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 90 lakh. "I have said what I had to in my statement," Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said. But despite Railway Minister's desperate attempts to steer clear of the scandal - his links to his nephew's business dealings are firmly under the scanner."
May 5, 2013 Railway bribery: CBI should prosecute Bansal, says BJP: "Attacking the government over the alleged Railway Board bribery case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's resignation and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should prosecute the Union Minister."
May 5, 2013 Chit fund scam: Mamata govt cracks down on MPS group: "The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors."
May 5, 2013 Law Minister made changes in coal scam report, CBI to tell SC: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to tell the Supreme Court on Monday that the agency's status report on coal scam was changed by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The details of the CBI affidavit, which it will submit before the Supreme Court on Monday, has been accessed by CNN-IBN."
May 5, 2013 30 Minutes: Coal scam and beyond: "The SC on April 30 tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
May 5, 2013 Congress is looting this country, says BJP: "BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Congress is saving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery case: Nephew rose from obscurity, worked behind the scenes: "From living in a rented house in Panchkula about a decade back to owning a palatial house on a four-acre plot, and apparently also a mall, several showrooms, a school and several acres of land, the rise of Vijay Singla has been nothing but meteoric."
May 4, 2013 Govt's existence untenable: Jaitley: "Reacting to the Railgate, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and member of BJP, Arun Jaitley today spoke exclusively on the issue. Terming the UPA a cash and carry government, Jaitley said that the continued existence of the Government is untenable. UPA once again found itself in the line of fire. After the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla. As the Railway minister came under Opposition fire, sources say Pawan Kumar bansal has now offered to resign. The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Coalgate and Railgate: UPA on the mat: "They are facing a crisis with controversy over coalgate probe report where one of their Ministers, Ashwani Kumar is under fire. Now, another minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is also under scanner with two of its minister's in the eye of the storm UPA government is completely on the mat."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Ex-top policemen take on Patil for interfering in transfers, postings: " At a time when the independence of the CBI is being questioned, the police forces in most states continue to function under political influence. Former top police officers have taken on the Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil for direct interference in police transfers and postings in the state."
May 4, 2013 Railway Board bribery: Pawan Kumar Bansal may quit: "As Pawan Kumar Bansal meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations are rife that the Union Railway Minister might resign over the Railway Board bribery case. The Prime Minister, however, is unlikely to accept his resignation, said sources on Saturday."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 They are the actual ‘maut ke saudagar’: "The testimony of dozens of survivors recorded by Commissions of Inquiry recount how hysterical mobs led by Congress leaders hunted down the Sikhs, drenched the victims in kerosene and set them on fire"
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 CBI books railway minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew for corruption: " Singla, along with two others, figures in a case registered by the CBI against senior railway official Mahesh Kumar, who took charge as member of the Railway Board only on Thursday. The CBI has alleged that the trio received a bribe of Rs 90 lakh as part payment for the promotion of Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier general manager of western railway headquartered in Mumbai."
May 3, 2013 Has India run out of options on both Pakistan and China?: "China on Wednesday reinforced its position in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector, 19 kilometre deep inside Indian territory, where they are getting regular supplies through trucks."
May 3, 2013 Modi takes a dig at Rahul, calls him 'Mr Golden Spoon': "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the government over what he called was an extremely timid foreign policy. He also launched an indirect attack on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, called him 'Mr Golden Spoon'."
May 3, 2013 Saradha scam: Centre did not take action because TMC was a former ally: "“The UPA stayed silent on the matter. It didn’t do anything for the last two years. The SEBI, RBI, SFIO were not allowed to act as the Trinamool Congress was supporting the UPA,”"
May 3, 2013 FTN: Has the Indian government abandoned poor Indians languishing in Pakistani jails?: "After battling for life for more than six days following a brutal assault by fellow inmates inside Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital on Thursday."
May 3, 2013 K'taka polls: Candidates with criminal records a concern: "There are two days left for the Karnataka Assembly elections and as always money power is a concern in the state. Not just that, the state Election Watch finds that more than 20 per cent of candidates have criminal records."
May 3, 2013 Watch: Sarabjit's cremation was just a photo-op for politicians, say Bhikiwind residents: "Residents of Bhikiwind village in Punjab slammed the politicians who attended the cremation of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Friday, saying that they really did not care."
May 1, 2013 'Attempt to stall '84 anti-Sikh riots inquiry': "Former Police Commissioner Ved Marwah who was asked to probe the role of police in the 1984 riots speaks to TIMES NOW, says that there were attempts to stall his inquiry. In fact he was not allowed to complete his probe and there were some powerful people behind it. Ved Marwah says that when he spoke to some eyewitnesses he was told that police refused to respond to distress calls during the 1984 riots."
May 1, 2013 Anger over Cong leader Sajjan's acquittal: "Families of 1984 riot victims staged protests in west New Delhi on Wednesday (May 1). They were protesting against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. Two Metro stations were earlier shut down - but the services have now resumed. The families of the victims are likely to stage protest outside Sonia Gandhi's residence tomorrow."
May 1, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Top aides of 2 Left leaders quizzed: "The probe in the West Bengal chit fund case has widened its ambit to the previous Left government. On Wednesday, the police questioned the top aides of two former Left ministers."
May 1, 2013 Clamour grows for Law Minister's resignation, UPA buys time: "The UPA-II is facing one of the biggest crisis in its tenure after the Supreme Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain the extent of political interference in its investigations into the coal block allocations scam and name the officials involved in the exercise. Harin Raval has already resigned as the Additional Solicitor General. The question now is whether the man at the centre of the storm, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, be next."
May 1, 2013 Top Ten MMS Scandals: "he latest controversy involving Dr Manmohan Singh and his UPA government has its genesis in a March 2012 Draft CAG report on 'allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner' during the period 2004–2009, when the coal ministry was directly under the charge of prime minister."
Apr 30, 2013 BBC: Congress boss Sajjan Kumar cleared of Sikh riots role: "More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in retaliation for the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi"
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Are Indian politicians unable to get out of VIP culture?: "Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a 'conspiracy' to defame him outside India."
Apr 30, 2013 Parliament disrupted because of corrupt government: Sushma Swaraj: "Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the proceedings were disrupted not because of the Opposition but because of the scams and the corrupt government."
Apr 30, 2013 1984 riots: Hang me, if not Sajjan, says petitioner Jagdish Kaur: "Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Witness and petitioner Jagdish Kaur refused to leave the court saying if he cannot be hanged, she should be hanged."
Apr 30, 2013 1984 riots: 'Will appeal against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal': "One of the prime witnesses against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Jagdish Kaur on Tuesday said that her fight was not over and she would move a higher court against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal. The Congress leader was on Tuesday acquitted by a Delhi court in a riots case, while holding five others guilty."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: CBI should be liberated from political interference, says SC: "In a damning indictment, the Supreme Court Tuesday said CBI's act of sharing the status report on Coalgate with the government has "shaken" the entire investigation process and vowed to "liberate" the agency from political influence and interference."
Apr 30, 2013 'The UPA Government Has Denigrated The Institution Of The Law Officers': " 'It is this failing institution that has today embarrassed the UPA government. The rap that the government received from the Apex Court on this issue was well deserved.'"
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Sajjan Kumar acquitted: Does justice continue to elude 1984 victims?: "Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots."
Apr 30, 2013 The Last Word: What does the SC's indictment mean for the CBI, govt?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam probe: PM, Law Minister in the line of fire: "The Supreme Court's observations on the CBI's affidavit on its coal scam report have been fodder for the opposition to step up the political heat. Law Minister Ashawni Kumar and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are in the line of fire. However, the UPA's crisis managers have said that no decision on the Law Minister's future will be taken until the Supreme Court passes a final order."
Apr 30, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Police question TMC MP Kunal Ghosh: "The police questioned Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh for 90 minutes regarding his involvement in the multi-crore West Bengal chit fund scam on Monday. Sources say Ghosh was asked about his position in the company, his deal with Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen on Channel 10 and whether he had anything to do with the financial aspect of the company."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: Has the UPA govt lied to the Supreme Court?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 CBI isn't independent, coal scam report wasn't shared with any outsider: CBI director: "CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday said that the agency was not embarrassed over the SC ire and said it will provide all the information sought by the apex court."
Apr 30, 2013 Watch: A cautious Coal Minister says 'no comments' to every question on coal scam: "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was extremely cautious when CNN-IBN probed him on the coal scam."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: SC tears into CBI, govt; asks why was it kept in the dark: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe. The Supreme Court sought to know why it was kept in the dark about the CBI sharing the investigation with the government. It called the government's vetting of the coal report a 'massive breach of trust which has shaken our foundation'."
Apr 30, 2013 1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar acquitted, shoe thrown at judge: "The pronouncement of judgement witnessed a huge uproar by the protesters one of whom hurled a shoe at the judge soon after he acquitted Kumar in the case of riots that broke out 29 years ago on October 31, 1984, after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi."
Apr 29, 2013 Vetting of coal report: Top govt law officers indulge in blame game ahead of SC hearing: "Less than 24 hours before the Supreme Court takes up the coal scam hearing on Tuesday, a blame game broke out within the government over who was responsible for incorrectly telling the court that the CBI had not shared the contents of its status report on " Coalgate" with the political executive."
Apr 29, 2013 CBI affidavit spells more trouble: "The CBI Director's submissions in the Supreme Court confirmed that the draft of the CBI status report was shared with the political executive. But there seems to be more trouble for the govt as the CBI submitted the original report & the amendments made with indications that the government's defence of having made only grammatical changes seeming to be on weak ground."
Apr 27, 2013 Dr Singh, the world is more likely to be laughing at you: " Last July, Time magazine ran a cover story with Manmohan Singh titled “Undercahiever.” Two months later, the Washington Post described Manmohan Singh as a “dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government.”"
Apr 27, 2013 Sen and Saradha: Story of political intrigue: "There is a sorry tale of corruption in media and of shysters and thugs masquerading as influential journalists. There is a lesson to be learnt in the continuing and unrelenting fascination for and success of chit funds, which have proven to be Ponzi schemes time and again."
Apr 27, 2013 CM Shettar indebted to wife and brother!: "Shettar's assets value has increased to Rs 4.44 crore compared to Rs 99.42 lakh in 2008. "
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Can TMC wash its hands off the Bengal chit fund scam?: "The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left traded charges against each other over the chit fund scam in West Bengal on Wednesday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund scam: How Sudipta Sen used the media to portray TMC link: "Amidst speculation that Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen used his media groups to portray an image of being close to the Trinamool Congress, the party continues to distance itself from Saradha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has often tried to paint the media red. But she is now getting a taste of her own medicine."
Apr 25, 2013 Average asset of B'lore Assembly candidates is Rs 25 crore:NGO: "The top three candidates with highest declared assets are : Priyakrishna of Congress from Govindrajnagar who has declared assets worth Rs 910.9 crore, followed by N Nagaraju of Congress from Hosakote (Rs 470.13 crore) and K Bagegowda of JD(S) from Basavanagudi (Rs 250.53 crore), KEW said."
Apr 25, 2013 Congress's Malda MP shielded Saradha group in a letter to PM: "A Congress link to West Bengal's Saradha chit fund scam has surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed a letter written by Congress MP from Malda and Union Minister of State Abu Haseem Khan Chowdhury to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where he shields the Saradha group."
Apr 25, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Chidambaram's wife under scanner, Cong feels the heat: "It isn't just the TMC, but the Congress too that has to answer questions in the West Bengal chit fund controversy."
Apr 24, 2013 Explosive Chitgate letter with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW has accessed mastermind of Chitgate Sudipta Sen's explosive 24-page letter to the CBI; Sen has allegedly named a TMC leader in the letter. In the letter dated April 6, the Saradha Chitfund boss threatens to commit suicide. While the letter has rattled the TMC, party leaders deny the chitfund mastermind's allegations. Meanwhile, both the left and the BJP have demanded a thorough CBI probe into the multi-crore scam."
Apr 24, 2013 Should the PM come clean on 2G and coalgate?: "The Opposition on Tuesday derailed both houses of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the charge against the UPA government. But the BJP seems to have been pushed to a corner over its demand for the PM's resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed."
Apr 24, 2013 No policeman can act without my orders: UP minister: "A minister in Uttar Pradesh has brought further embarrassment for the Akhilesh Yadav government. At a time when ministers are touring districts for state's image makeover, UP Textile Minister Shiv Kumar Beria in his remarks said that no policeman can sit down without his permission and they have to take his permission before acting."
Apr 24, 2013 TMC MPs told me they will protect my business, alleges Sudipta Sen: "CNN-IBN has accessed West Bengal chit fund scam accused Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen's letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dated April 6. Sen's letter to the CBI names top politicians, journalists, lawyers as having benefited from his company. Sen, in his letter, alleges that he forayed into the media business because he initially came under vicious attack from Bengal's Pratidin newspaper represented by TMC MP Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose."
Apr 24, 2013 2G, coal, rape: Is the government concerned?: "Parliament reconvened on Monday for the second half of the Budget Session. The Opposition did all it could to corner the government on a host of issues. The UPA will hope to maneuver with allies to get its way."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 24, 2013 Sudipta Sen’s tell-all letter to CBI reveals blackmail by TMC MPs: "In what could perhaps expose the nexus between politicians and the chit-find industry in Bengal, Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI alleging that several top politicians and officials in the state blackmailed him for two years"
Apr 23, 2013 2 controversial reports with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive report of the standing committee on coal. The report says that Coal blocks distributed between 1993-2008 were done in unauthorised manner. Another CAG report on MNREGA says there are irregularities worth Rs 13,000 crore rupees in the implementation of the scheme. TIMES NOW has accessed details of the CAG report that puts the UPA in the dock again."
Apr 23, 2013 I was used, blackmailed by Trinamool MPs: Saradha Group CMD to CBI: "Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI containing names of several key politicians, officials and legal experts who allegedly milked the company for money."
Apr 23, 2013 Coal scam: Law Minister faces trouble, CBI to file affidavit before SC on Friday: "The CBI is set to tell the Supreme Court that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request."
Apr 22, 2013 'Law Minister vetted CBI's report on coal scam': "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in an affidavit, is set to tell the Supreme Court of India that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request and that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had vetted the report, a charge the Congress has been rejecting. CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the CBI's affidavit that the agency will file with the apex court on April 26."
Apr 22, 2013 2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, reiterates PM was kept in the loop: "Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation."
Apr 22, 2013 Shinde downplays rape incident: "Instead of expressing regret for the shoddy state of law and order in the country, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday (April 22) came out and tried to downplay the case of the rape of the 5-year-old. In a highly insensitive state Shinde said that rapes occur in other states too."
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 21, 2013 Lieutenant Governor, Delhi CM, Police Commissioner must resign: Bedi: "Kiran Bedi demanded a change in the leadership in Delhi government and police saying they have lost trust of the people in the city."
Apr 20, 2013 Rape after rape: India is no country for minor girls: "An epidemic of rapes, especially of minor girls, appears to have broken out across India."
Apr 20, 2013 India outraged but what has changed?: "As the nation woke up to the brutal rape of a child - the anger was papable, the outrage was evident. And when all their calls for justice went unheard - protesters thronged to the Police headquarters, demanding accountabilty from the cops."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 NCP leader leads a cover-up?: "Another case of political arrogance from Maharashtra. After Mumbai cop Sachin Suryavanshi is thrashed and victimised, now NCP leader and state Vice President Abdul Qadeer Maulana whose 17-year-old son is out on bail for alleged negligent driving which claimed at 2 yr old's life speaks exclusively to TIMES NOW. Qadeer, however, ducks the questions over the entire incident."
Apr 19, 2013 3 cases, same story: "In the last 24 hours, the nation has witnessed three cases of political arrogance and police brutality, but the story is the same. The incidents are proof of how in our country, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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May 8, 2013 Railway Board bribery case: Decoding the Bansal empire: "Pawan Kumar Bansal is under fire over bribery charges against his nephew Vijay Singhla, who is also one of the directors of Jagan Realtors Private Limited, which has several other relatives of Bansal on board."
May 8, 2013 Coal scam: SC calls CBI a caged parrot: "The Supreme Court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday took a very strong stand and called the investigating agency a 'caged parrot speaking in its master's voice'. While seeking an undertaking from the government that the CBI would be made independent, the three-judge bench headed by Justice RM Lodha, also added that giving unbridled powers to the agency was not a possibility. The court said it will step in if the CBI was not made an autonomous body."
May 8, 2013 BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq insults national song, walks out from Lok Sabha during Vande Mataram: "BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq walked out of the House, when the Vande Mataram national song tune was being played with members standing in silence."
May 7, 2013 Coal scam probe: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar avoids media: "Law Minister Ashwani Kumar avoided the media on Tuesday. He refused to respond to reporters' questions regarding the CBI coalgate row."
May 7, 2013 Congress is an unethical party: SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav: "The Samajwadi Party chief slammed the Congress for presenting the Food Security Bill, saying, 'The House is not in order. Presenting the Food Security Bill at this time is not appropriate.'"
May 7, 2013 Railway scam: CBI arrests Ajay Garg, raids Mahesh Kumar's residence: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Ajay Garg, one of the key accused in the Railway Board bribery case. Garg was the aide of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla. A Delhi court remanded him in CBI custody till May 9."
May 7, 2013 Railway bribery: Close aide of Bansal's nephew surrenders: "There seems to be more trouble for Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as his nephew Vijay Singla's close aide Ajay Garg is also in the CBI net. Garg has surrendered in a Delhi court in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam in the railways."
May 7, 2013 Railway bribery: CBI questions close aide of Bansal's nephew: "There seems to be more trouble for Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as his nephew Vijay Singla's close aide Ajay Garg is also in the CBI net. The CBI had launched a manhunt for Garg after questioning Singla and the other accused in the cash-for-jobs scam in the Indian Railways."
May 7, 2013 Ram Charan's bouncers beat up two for blocking actor's car: "Actor and Union Minister Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan lands in trouble after his bodyguards beat up two IT professionals for coming in the way of the star's Aston Martin in the posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad on Sunday."
May 7, 2013 Bansal's nephew was in touch with Railways' top brass, say sources: "Pressure is building on Railway Minister Pawan Bansal over the Rs 90 lakh bribery case that his family is being probed over. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the CBI has procured data from Bansal's office and residence to zero in on how many times his nephew Vijay Singla or railway supplier Sandeep Goyal visited him."
May 7, 2013 Mumbai NSUI President suspended for dancing naked at party function: "National Students Union of India's (NSUI) Mumbai unit President Suraj Singh Thakur has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function. Thakur was suspended on Monday for dancing naked. He had been re-elected as NSUI President in December 2012."
May 7, 2013 Railway scam: BJP trains guns on Bansal family's pharmaceutical company: "The BJP has now claimed Theon Pharmaceuticals was involved in price fixing. Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife Madhu Bansal, sons Manish Bansal and Amit Bansal are directors in Theon Pharmaceuticals."
May 7, 2013 The Independent: India’s latest $2m corruption scandal is a very old scam: "Such appointments have been fixed for decades, often financed with money from companies that later benefit, as was allegedly planned in this case"
May 6, 2013 Cong backs tainted ministers: Is the party strategy of brazening it out going to work?: "The Congress core group which met on Sunday evening decided to brazen it out and allow these ministers to stay despite the Opposition raising the pitch for their sacking."
May 6, 2013 Pawan Kumar Bansal main beneficiary in Railway bribery scandal: Arun Jaitley: "Speaking to CNN-IBN, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said the PM, the Railway Minister and the Law Minister must resign in the wake of the latest scams."
May 6, 2013 ' Both Ministers Should Be Sacked Immediately': "' Both the case of the law minister and the railway minister are cases of either direct corruption or covering up corruption'"
May 6, 2013 Railway bribery case: CBI probing nexus between RPF, middlemen: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now widened the ambit of its probe after the Railway Board bribery case. CBI sources say that the agency is now looking at a jobs-for-sale nexus between Railway Protection Force officers' association and middlemen."
May 5, 2013 Turnover of Bansal sons' firm goes from 0 to Rs 152 crores in 5 years: "Himachal Pradesh-based Theon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, owned by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife, Madhu, and sons, Amit and Manish, saw its turnover rise from zero to Rs 152 crore - period that also saw Bansal's political graph soaring."
May 5, 2013 Corruption, thy name is Congress: "With every passing day, the name Congress is becoming synonymous with the word corruption . The latest one-coal gate scam comes close on the heels of Commonwealth Games scam, 2G scam, Helicopter scam. It appears that Corruption in India has acquired wings not wheels."
May 5, 2013 Railway Min and Law Min to stay on: "After a three hour long meeting -- the Congress is deciding to brazen it out. The Government has decided to back its Ministers -- rejecting BJPs demand for Union Railway Minister P K Bansal and Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumars resignation, TIMES NOW -- the first to get the details -- 90 minutes before the official announcement. The party -- putting its weight behind the embattled Ministers -- deciding to revamp its spokespersons team overnight. Even as the oppositions attack on the Government is refusing to lose steam -- the Government -- clearly deciding to sit tight and fight right back -- hoping that this too will blow over."
May 5, 2013 BJP claims direct Singla-Bansal link: "The options before him are few - after the arrest of his nephew for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 90 lakh. "I have said what I had to in my statement," Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said. But despite Railway Minister's desperate attempts to steer clear of the scandal - his links to his nephew's business dealings are firmly under the scanner."
May 5, 2013 Railway bribery: CBI should prosecute Bansal, says BJP: "Attacking the government over the alleged Railway Board bribery case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's resignation and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should prosecute the Union Minister."
May 5, 2013 Chit fund scam: Mamata govt cracks down on MPS group: "The West Bengal government has sealed the offices of MPS group, a business house that has an estimated liability of Rs 17,000 crore and is under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The crackdown comes after the collapse of Saradha group's chit fund business in April, which affected thousands of depositors."
May 5, 2013 Law Minister made changes in coal scam report, CBI to tell SC: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to tell the Supreme Court on Monday that the agency's status report on coal scam was changed by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The details of the CBI affidavit, which it will submit before the Supreme Court on Monday, has been accessed by CNN-IBN."
May 5, 2013 30 Minutes: Coal scam and beyond: "The SC on April 30 tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
May 5, 2013 Congress is looting this country, says BJP: "BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Congress is saving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery case: Nephew rose from obscurity, worked behind the scenes: "From living in a rented house in Panchkula about a decade back to owning a palatial house on a four-acre plot, and apparently also a mall, several showrooms, a school and several acres of land, the rise of Vijay Singla has been nothing but meteoric."
May 4, 2013 Govt's existence untenable: Jaitley: "Reacting to the Railgate, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and member of BJP, Arun Jaitley today spoke exclusively on the issue. Terming the UPA a cash and carry government, Jaitley said that the continued existence of the Government is untenable. UPA once again found itself in the line of fire. After the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla. As the Railway minister came under Opposition fire, sources say Pawan Kumar bansal has now offered to resign. The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Rail min's nephew arrested by CBI: "In a sensational case of alleged bribery of Rs. 90 lakh for fixing a top level position in the government, Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew was arrested on Friday (May 3) by the CBI which also held a Member of the Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 Coalgate and Railgate: UPA on the mat: "They are facing a crisis with controversy over coalgate probe report where one of their Ministers, Ashwani Kumar is under fire. Now, another minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is also under scanner with two of its minister's in the eye of the storm UPA government is completely on the mat."
May 4, 2013 Railgate trail revealed: "Times Now has been tracking the developments in the Railgate revelations through the day. Was a top job in the railways sold for Rs 10 crore? The entire bribe trail has been revealed.TIMES NOW gets you the inside story."
May 4, 2013 Railgate: Top job for 10cr?: "UPA once again found itself in the the line of fire... after the Coalgate probe row where the Law Minister is facing fire, now Railgate has hit the Centre. Now, it is Union Railway minister Pawan Bansal who finds himself in the eye of the storm, after a direct charge that a top Rail Board post was being sold for crores by his nephew Vijay Singla.The CBI had earlier arrested Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla for accepting a 90 lakh bribe."
May 4, 2013 Ex-top policemen take on Patil for interfering in transfers, postings: " At a time when the independence of the CBI is being questioned, the police forces in most states continue to function under political influence. Former top police officers have taken on the Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil for direct interference in police transfers and postings in the state."
May 4, 2013 Railway Board bribery: Pawan Kumar Bansal may quit: "As Pawan Kumar Bansal meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations are rife that the Union Railway Minister might resign over the Railway Board bribery case. The Prime Minister, however, is unlikely to accept his resignation, said sources on Saturday."
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 4, 2013 Mahesh Kumar agreed to pay Rs 10 crore to become Member (electrical): CBI: "In its FIR registered against eight persons, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, CBI said Kumar had agreed to pay "illegal gratification" of Rs 10 crore to co-accused Sandeep Goyal, a businessman, for his appointment at a more lucrative post of Member (electrical) of Railway Board."
May 4, 2013 They are the actual ‘maut ke saudagar’: "The testimony of dozens of survivors recorded by Commissions of Inquiry recount how hysterical mobs led by Congress leaders hunted down the Sikhs, drenched the victims in kerosene and set them on fire"
May 4, 2013 Railway bribery: Bansal's nephew, 3 others sent to 4-day CBI custody: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got a four-day custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others in connection with a bribery scandal. The investigative agency on Saturday told the court that they need to find out the source of Rs 90 lakh and who was the ultimate beneficiary."
May 3, 2013 CBI books railway minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew for corruption: " Singla, along with two others, figures in a case registered by the CBI against senior railway official Mahesh Kumar, who took charge as member of the Railway Board only on Thursday. The CBI has alleged that the trio received a bribe of Rs 90 lakh as part payment for the promotion of Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier general manager of western railway headquartered in Mumbai."
May 3, 2013 Has India run out of options on both Pakistan and China?: "China on Wednesday reinforced its position in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector, 19 kilometre deep inside Indian territory, where they are getting regular supplies through trucks."
May 3, 2013 Modi takes a dig at Rahul, calls him 'Mr Golden Spoon': "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the government over what he called was an extremely timid foreign policy. He also launched an indirect attack on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, called him 'Mr Golden Spoon'."
May 3, 2013 Saradha scam: Centre did not take action because TMC was a former ally: "“The UPA stayed silent on the matter. It didn’t do anything for the last two years. The SEBI, RBI, SFIO were not allowed to act as the Trinamool Congress was supporting the UPA,”"
May 3, 2013 FTN: Has the Indian government abandoned poor Indians languishing in Pakistani jails?: "After battling for life for more than six days following a brutal assault by fellow inmates inside Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital on Thursday."
May 3, 2013 K'taka polls: Candidates with criminal records a concern: "There are two days left for the Karnataka Assembly elections and as always money power is a concern in the state. Not just that, the state Election Watch finds that more than 20 per cent of candidates have criminal records."
May 3, 2013 Watch: Sarabjit's cremation was just a photo-op for politicians, say Bhikiwind residents: "Residents of Bhikiwind village in Punjab slammed the politicians who attended the cremation of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh on Friday, saying that they really did not care."
May 1, 2013 'Attempt to stall '84 anti-Sikh riots inquiry': "Former Police Commissioner Ved Marwah who was asked to probe the role of police in the 1984 riots speaks to TIMES NOW, says that there were attempts to stall his inquiry. In fact he was not allowed to complete his probe and there were some powerful people behind it. Ved Marwah says that when he spoke to some eyewitnesses he was told that police refused to respond to distress calls during the 1984 riots."
May 1, 2013 Anger over Cong leader Sajjan's acquittal: "Families of 1984 riot victims staged protests in west New Delhi on Wednesday (May 1). They were protesting against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. Two Metro stations were earlier shut down - but the services have now resumed. The families of the victims are likely to stage protest outside Sonia Gandhi's residence tomorrow."
May 1, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Top aides of 2 Left leaders quizzed: "The probe in the West Bengal chit fund case has widened its ambit to the previous Left government. On Wednesday, the police questioned the top aides of two former Left ministers."
May 1, 2013 Clamour grows for Law Minister's resignation, UPA buys time: "The UPA-II is facing one of the biggest crisis in its tenure after the Supreme Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain the extent of political interference in its investigations into the coal block allocations scam and name the officials involved in the exercise. Harin Raval has already resigned as the Additional Solicitor General. The question now is whether the man at the centre of the storm, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, be next."
May 1, 2013 Top Ten MMS Scandals: "he latest controversy involving Dr Manmohan Singh and his UPA government has its genesis in a March 2012 Draft CAG report on 'allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner' during the period 2004–2009, when the coal ministry was directly under the charge of prime minister."
Apr 30, 2013 BBC: Congress boss Sajjan Kumar cleared of Sikh riots role: "More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in retaliation for the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi"
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Are Indian politicians unable to get out of VIP culture?: "Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who was briefly detained on Wednesday at a US airport, returned to India on Monday morning. Khan has accused External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid of hatching a 'conspiracy' to defame him outside India."
Apr 30, 2013 Parliament disrupted because of corrupt government: Sushma Swaraj: "Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the proceedings were disrupted not because of the Opposition but because of the scams and the corrupt government."
Apr 30, 2013 1984 riots: Hang me, if not Sajjan, says petitioner Jagdish Kaur: "Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Witness and petitioner Jagdish Kaur refused to leave the court saying if he cannot be hanged, she should be hanged."
Apr 30, 2013 1984 riots: 'Will appeal against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal': "One of the prime witnesses against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Jagdish Kaur on Tuesday said that her fight was not over and she would move a higher court against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal. The Congress leader was on Tuesday acquitted by a Delhi court in a riots case, while holding five others guilty."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: CBI should be liberated from political interference, says SC: "In a damning indictment, the Supreme Court Tuesday said CBI's act of sharing the status report on Coalgate with the government has "shaken" the entire investigation process and vowed to "liberate" the agency from political influence and interference."
Apr 30, 2013 'The UPA Government Has Denigrated The Institution Of The Law Officers': " 'It is this failing institution that has today embarrassed the UPA government. The rap that the government received from the Apex Court on this issue was well deserved.'"
Apr 30, 2013 FTN: Sajjan Kumar acquitted: Does justice continue to elude 1984 victims?: "Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots."
Apr 30, 2013 The Last Word: What does the SC's indictment mean for the CBI, govt?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam probe: PM, Law Minister in the line of fire: "The Supreme Court's observations on the CBI's affidavit on its coal scam report have been fodder for the opposition to step up the political heat. Law Minister Ashawni Kumar and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are in the line of fire. However, the UPA's crisis managers have said that no decision on the Law Minister's future will be taken until the Supreme Court passes a final order."
Apr 30, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Police question TMC MP Kunal Ghosh: "The police questioned Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh for 90 minutes regarding his involvement in the multi-crore West Bengal chit fund scam on Monday. Sources say Ghosh was asked about his position in the company, his deal with Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen on Channel 10 and whether he had anything to do with the financial aspect of the company."
Apr 30, 2013 Coalgate: Has the UPA govt lied to the Supreme Court?: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe."
Apr 30, 2013 CBI isn't independent, coal scam report wasn't shared with any outsider: CBI director: "CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday said that the agency was not embarrassed over the SC ire and said it will provide all the information sought by the apex court."
Apr 30, 2013 Watch: A cautious Coal Minister says 'no comments' to every question on coal scam: "Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was extremely cautious when CNN-IBN probed him on the coal scam."
Apr 30, 2013 Coal scam: SC tears into CBI, govt; asks why was it kept in the dark: "The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe. The Supreme Court sought to know why it was kept in the dark about the CBI sharing the investigation with the government. It called the government's vetting of the coal report a 'massive breach of trust which has shaken our foundation'."
Apr 30, 2013 1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar acquitted, shoe thrown at judge: "The pronouncement of judgement witnessed a huge uproar by the protesters one of whom hurled a shoe at the judge soon after he acquitted Kumar in the case of riots that broke out 29 years ago on October 31, 1984, after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi."
Apr 29, 2013 Vetting of coal report: Top govt law officers indulge in blame game ahead of SC hearing: "Less than 24 hours before the Supreme Court takes up the coal scam hearing on Tuesday, a blame game broke out within the government over who was responsible for incorrectly telling the court that the CBI had not shared the contents of its status report on " Coalgate" with the political executive."
Apr 29, 2013 CBI affidavit spells more trouble: "The CBI Director's submissions in the Supreme Court confirmed that the draft of the CBI status report was shared with the political executive. But there seems to be more trouble for the govt as the CBI submitted the original report & the amendments made with indications that the government's defence of having made only grammatical changes seeming to be on weak ground."
Apr 27, 2013 Dr Singh, the world is more likely to be laughing at you: " Last July, Time magazine ran a cover story with Manmohan Singh titled “Undercahiever.” Two months later, the Washington Post described Manmohan Singh as a “dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government.”"
Apr 27, 2013 Sen and Saradha: Story of political intrigue: "There is a sorry tale of corruption in media and of shysters and thugs masquerading as influential journalists. There is a lesson to be learnt in the continuing and unrelenting fascination for and success of chit funds, which have proven to be Ponzi schemes time and again."
Apr 27, 2013 CM Shettar indebted to wife and brother!: "Shettar's assets value has increased to Rs 4.44 crore compared to Rs 99.42 lakh in 2008. "
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund: They swindled India's poorest: "They first raised expectations and then mercilessly crushed it; thousands of poor and middle class investors go bankrupt after putting their life savings in Saradha Chit Fund. 22-year-old Deepak, a resident of Guwahati, had deposited his hard earned money in the Saradha chit fund hoping that the company will give him a good return. A visually challenged daily wage earner, Deepak has now lost all his savings and is shell shocked by the latest developments and wonders whether he will be able to get his hard earned money back."
Apr 25, 2013 Can TMC wash its hands off the Bengal chit fund scam?: "The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left traded charges against each other over the chit fund scam in West Bengal on Wednesday."
Apr 25, 2013 बॉलीवुड मसाला फिल्म जैसा सुदीप्तो सेन का सफ़र: "नेताओं और पुलिस अफसरों को भी मौके-बेमौके कीमती उपहार भेजना भी वह नहीं भूलते थे. यही वजह थी कि 14 साल तक फर्जीवाड़े पर आधारित उसका साम्राज्य लगातार तरक्की करता रहा.”"
Apr 25, 2013 Chit fund scam: How Sudipta Sen used the media to portray TMC link: "Amidst speculation that Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen used his media groups to portray an image of being close to the Trinamool Congress, the party continues to distance itself from Saradha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has often tried to paint the media red. But she is now getting a taste of her own medicine."
Apr 25, 2013 Average asset of B'lore Assembly candidates is Rs 25 crore:NGO: "The top three candidates with highest declared assets are : Priyakrishna of Congress from Govindrajnagar who has declared assets worth Rs 910.9 crore, followed by N Nagaraju of Congress from Hosakote (Rs 470.13 crore) and K Bagegowda of JD(S) from Basavanagudi (Rs 250.53 crore), KEW said."
Apr 25, 2013 Congress's Malda MP shielded Saradha group in a letter to PM: "A Congress link to West Bengal's Saradha chit fund scam has surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed a letter written by Congress MP from Malda and Union Minister of State Abu Haseem Khan Chowdhury to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where he shields the Saradha group."
Apr 25, 2013 WB chit fund scam: Chidambaram's wife under scanner, Cong feels the heat: "It isn't just the TMC, but the Congress too that has to answer questions in the West Bengal chit fund controversy."
Apr 24, 2013 Explosive Chitgate letter with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW has accessed mastermind of Chitgate Sudipta Sen's explosive 24-page letter to the CBI; Sen has allegedly named a TMC leader in the letter. In the letter dated April 6, the Saradha Chitfund boss threatens to commit suicide. While the letter has rattled the TMC, party leaders deny the chitfund mastermind's allegations. Meanwhile, both the left and the BJP have demanded a thorough CBI probe into the multi-crore scam."
Apr 24, 2013 Should the PM come clean on 2G and coalgate?: "The Opposition on Tuesday derailed both houses of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the charge against the UPA government. But the BJP seems to have been pushed to a corner over its demand for the PM's resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Has WB's chit fund scam flourished under political patronage?: "Amid growing public outrage over an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by Saradha group, market regulator has begun a fresh probe into the fund-raising activities of the Kolkata-based entity. The capital market regulator is looking into whether its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations were violated while raising funds from the public, a senior official said."
Apr 24, 2013 CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed."
Apr 24, 2013 No policeman can act without my orders: UP minister: "A minister in Uttar Pradesh has brought further embarrassment for the Akhilesh Yadav government. At a time when ministers are touring districts for state's image makeover, UP Textile Minister Shiv Kumar Beria in his remarks said that no policeman can sit down without his permission and they have to take his permission before acting."
Apr 24, 2013 TMC MPs told me they will protect my business, alleges Sudipta Sen: "CNN-IBN has accessed West Bengal chit fund scam accused Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen's letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dated April 6. Sen's letter to the CBI names top politicians, journalists, lawyers as having benefited from his company. Sen, in his letter, alleges that he forayed into the media business because he initially came under vicious attack from Bengal's Pratidin newspaper represented by TMC MP Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose."
Apr 24, 2013 2G, coal, rape: Is the government concerned?: "Parliament reconvened on Monday for the second half of the Budget Session. The Opposition did all it could to corner the government on a host of issues. The UPA will hope to maneuver with allies to get its way."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 24, 2013 Sudipta Sen’s tell-all letter to CBI reveals blackmail by TMC MPs: "In what could perhaps expose the nexus between politicians and the chit-find industry in Bengal, Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI alleging that several top politicians and officials in the state blackmailed him for two years"
Apr 23, 2013 2 controversial reports with TIMES NOW: "TIMES NOW accesses exclusive report of the standing committee on coal. The report says that Coal blocks distributed between 1993-2008 were done in unauthorised manner. Another CAG report on MNREGA says there are irregularities worth Rs 13,000 crore rupees in the implementation of the scheme. TIMES NOW has accessed details of the CAG report that puts the UPA in the dock again."
Apr 23, 2013 I was used, blackmailed by Trinamool MPs: Saradha Group CMD to CBI: "Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has sent an 18-page letter to the CBI containing names of several key politicians, officials and legal experts who allegedly milked the company for money."
Apr 23, 2013 Coal scam: Law Minister faces trouble, CBI to file affidavit before SC on Friday: "The CBI is set to tell the Supreme Court that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request."
Apr 22, 2013 'Law Minister vetted CBI's report on coal scam': "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in an affidavit, is set to tell the Supreme Court of India that the probe agency's report on coal block allocation scam was shared with the Law Ministry on its request and that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had vetted the report, a charge the Congress has been rejecting. CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the CBI's affidavit that the agency will file with the apex court on April 26."
Apr 22, 2013 2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, reiterates PM was kept in the loop: "Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation."
Apr 22, 2013 Shinde downplays rape incident: "Instead of expressing regret for the shoddy state of law and order in the country, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday (April 22) came out and tried to downplay the case of the rape of the 5-year-old. In a highly insensitive state Shinde said that rapes occur in other states too."
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 21, 2013 Lieutenant Governor, Delhi CM, Police Commissioner must resign: Bedi: "Kiran Bedi demanded a change in the leadership in Delhi government and police saying they have lost trust of the people in the city."
Apr 20, 2013 Rape after rape: India is no country for minor girls: "An epidemic of rapes, especially of minor girls, appears to have broken out across India."
Apr 20, 2013 India outraged but what has changed?: "As the nation woke up to the brutal rape of a child - the anger was papable, the outrage was evident. And when all their calls for justice went unheard - protesters thronged to the Police headquarters, demanding accountabilty from the cops."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 NCP leader leads a cover-up?: "Another case of political arrogance from Maharashtra. After Mumbai cop Sachin Suryavanshi is thrashed and victimised, now NCP leader and state Vice President Abdul Qadeer Maulana whose 17-year-old son is out on bail for alleged negligent driving which claimed at 2 yr old's life speaks exclusively to TIMES NOW. Qadeer, however, ducks the questions over the entire incident."
Apr 19, 2013 3 cases, same story: "In the last 24 hours, the nation has witnessed three cases of political arrogance and police brutality, but the story is the same. The incidents are proof of how in our country, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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