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Dec 4, 2012 No action yet against MNS corporator for slapping 65-yr-old: "In a shocker from Maharashtra, Nitin Nikam, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator repeatedly and publicly slapped a senior citizen who is a private contractor. The police are yet to take any action agains"
Dec 4, 2012 MNS leader assaults contractor: Mumbai reacts: "A 65-year-old private contractor working with the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation was assaulted and hit by a MNS leader on Sunday for delay in water pipeline repair work."
Dec 4, 2012 IOA did not comply with Charter, elected tainted official: IOC: "also allowed fielding a tainted official for a top post in the elections."
Dec 4, 2012 Kejriwal alleges Cong-BJP nexus: "Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed that though the Congress and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi play each other’s adversary before the public, they are business partners behind the curtains. "
Dec 4, 2012 India land of scams, slums: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: "Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Tuesday expressed dismay over political parties giving tickets to people with criminal records due to which, he said, India has become a land of scams and slums."
Dec 4, 2012 FTN: Are blasphemy laws out of place in a secular state?: "Sanal Edamaruku has been forced to live outside India as he fears arrest after proving that a 'weeping crucifix' was caused by faulty plumbing, not divine intervention."
Dec 3, 2012 'Goonda raj' of MNS continues in Maharashtra: "The hooliganism of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was once again on display on Sunday.It was a shocker of sorts, with a corporator slapping an elderly man, repeatedly."
Dec 3, 2012 Is no one in Mumbai willing to rein in the MNS?: "An MNS corporator who repeatedly slapped a 65-year-old contractor was arrested, and released on bail. His party justified the assault."
Dec 3, 2012 Bihar MLAs, MLCs fudge records to cash in on rail benefits: 3 trips in 1 day: "Can one travel by train and plane simultaneously? Yes, they can if they are legislators of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council."
Dec 2, 2012 Mulayam gets a temple, his party a Chalisa: "Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appeared to distance himself from sycophancy. He said he disapproved of the temple: "If such a temple is being built, even by an individual, the party is opposed to it.""
Dec 2, 2012 Shocking behaviour by MNS corporator: "A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator repeatedly slapped a 65-year-old private contractor over the alleged 'delay' in repairing a damaged water pipeline."
Dec 2, 2012 Salve takes up citizens' cause: "Voicing concern over the traffic situation in the capital, senior Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve has said it was getting worsened by VIP movements and asked Delhi Police to take corrective steps. Salve said blocking arterial roads in the capital during VIP movements is violative of constitutional rights and people should stand and fight against it."
Dec 2, 2012 Caught on camera: MNS leader slaps 65-yr-old contractor: "In a shocking incident captured on camera, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader was seen hitting a 65-year-old man callously. MNS corporator Nitin Nikam was seen brutally slapping Kalyan DV Patil who works a"
Dec 1, 2012 Is it time to re-write social media laws?: "In a major development, the Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to respond to a petition challenging the controversial Section 66A in the Information Technology Act."
Dec 1, 2012 A-G to reply to plea on Sec 66(A) of IT Act in SC: "The Attorney General is expected to give his opinion to the Supreme Court on Friday on a petition challenging the controversial Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act. This, even as politicians and cy"
Dec 1, 2012 SC questions Maharashtra govt, others over Section 66(A): "The SC issued notices to the Maharashtra government and other concerned states on why Section 66(A) should not be scrapped."
Dec 1, 2012 Will the government listen to the voice of netizens?: "The SC asks Maharashtra to explain the FB arrests, but the Centre maintains there is no need to scrap the IT law."
Dec 1, 2012 The Last Word: How should we understand Sonia Gandhi's power?: "Sonia Gandhi is perhaps the most important player in Parliament but also for many a most intriguing and fascinating enigma."
Dec 1, 2012 I am not a proxy candidate for my husband: Sanjiv Bhatt's wife: "Controversial IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's wife Shweta will contest against Narendra Modi in Gujarat elections on a Congress ticket."
Dec 1, 2012 Don't want to live in fear of being jailed: IT Act petitioner: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry governments over the petition filed by a Delhi University student, Shreya Singhal, challenging the Informatio"
Dec 1, 2012 Explain arrest of girls over FB post: SC to Maha govt: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry governments over the petition filed by a Delhi University student, Shreya Singhal, challenging the"
Dec 1, 2012 Mani Shankar Aiyar compares Oppn MPs with animals: "Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar is stirring controversy by comparing Opposition MPs with animals. During a discussion on Parliament deadlock over FDI on IBN7, Aiyar said, 'There is a decent and respectable"
Dec 1, 2012 Supreme Court fumes at Facebook arrest; government tries to curb IT Act abuse: "entertaining a PIL seeking the repeal of the controversial Section 66A of Information Technology Act which has turned out be a source of harassment and attempts to muzzle freedom of speech."
Dec 1, 2012 CAG reports put UPA in a spot: "3 CAG reports put the UPA Government in the dock. A CAG Audit report claims that the Centre's multi-crore JNNURM project achieved only 8.9% completion scheme. Another hard hiting CAG report criticises defence preparedness in armed forces. And, a report on army and ordinance factories points at at illegal sale of defense land."
Dec 1, 2012 Clamour over clean chit to Ajit Pawar: "Political clamour peaks over clean chit to former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in a white paper on the irrigation scam. Sources tell TIMES NOW that following the White Paper, the Maharashtra government has decided to scrap a judicial inquiry into the scam. Pawar had recently quit as Deputy Chief Minister over allegations of corruption in the irrigation department, whichhe handled for many years."
Dec 1, 2012 SC asks A-G to reply to PIL on Sec 66(A) of IT Act by Friday: "The Supreme Court has directed the petitioners to serve a copy of the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act to the Attorney General. The A-G has been summoned to respond to the p"
Dec 1, 2012 IOC to suspend IOA: "India's apex sports body, the IOA faces suspension for deciding to go ahead with elections despite a warning from the IOC."
Dec 1, 2012 Have politicians finished the Indian Olympic movement?: "India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body."
Dec 1, 2012 Gujarat poll: Parties get insurance for their offices: "Fearing damage to party office property because of large scale rebellion arising out of ticket distribution for the assembly elections, political parties in Gujarat have insured their party offices. Both the B"
Dec 1, 2012 Live video of MNS councillor bashing up aged contractor in Maharashtra: "Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena councillor Nitin Nikam today severely thrashed an aged contractor B G Patil in full view of cameras over water shortage issue. "
Nov 30, 2012 'Tainted' Bhanot back in IOA: "Tainted sports administrator and Suresh Kalmadi's key aide Lalit Bhanot's unopposed election to the post of Indian Olympic Association's secretary general today (Nov 30) created a fresh controversy but the IOA justified its decision by saying that he has yet not been pronounced guilty by the court of law. Despite being a key accused in the CWG scam, Bhanot was elected Secretary General of the IOA. If that's not strange enough, the IOA President elected offered a bizarre justification."
Nov 30, 2012 2 years after CWG & after 1 year in jail, Lalit Bhanot is IOA boss: "Chautala, who is set to be IOA president, faces trial in a disproportionate assets case while Bhanot has been charged for dodgy CWG deals like hiring a Swiss consultancy for a Rs 70-crore contract along with Kalmadi."
Nov 30, 2012 'Smart criminal' Namdhari wanted to come out of Ponty's shadow: "In the crossfire, Namdhari quickly grabbed the opportunity and killed Hardeep so that he remained the only claimant of the unaccounted money and property the three of them knew about," a senior police officer said."
Nov 28, 2012 Congress uses more fake pictures?: "Its one jolt after another for Gujarat Congress ahead of the polls there are now more allegations that fake pictures have been used in the Gujarat Congress Advertisements. Questions are being raised over the campaign and there are claims that the photos have been allegedly lifted from websites."
Nov 28, 2012 The Last Word: Is government ignoring war crimes?: "13 years after Kargil, former foreign minister Jaswant Singh says it is not too late to take up India's case against Pakistan on Lt Saurabh Kalia's torture."
Nov 28, 2012 13 yrs on, will Kargil hero Lt Saurabh Kalia get justice?: "Thirteen years on and still no justice for Kargil hero Lt Saurabh Kalia who was captured by Pakistan during the war in 1999. His mutilated body bearing torture marks was later sent to his family after 15 days"
Nov 28, 2012 IOA faces suspension: "The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday made it clear that it will propose the suspension of IOA in its Executive Board Meeting early next month."
Nov 28, 2012 Govt unlikely to drag Pak to international court: "In a setback to Kargil War hero Lt Saurabh Kalia's family, who want India to take up his alleged death-by-torture in 1999 with Pakistan, sources on Wednesday said that while the government sympathises with th"
Nov 28, 2012 Govt, Army let us down: Kargil hero's father: "Fighting to declare his son's death a war crime, the father of Kargil war hero Lt Saurabh Kalia has now approached the Supreme Court. Dr NK Kalia said he got no response from either the Indian or Pakistani go"
Nov 28, 2012 Not just Govt, Oppn MPs also call us: CBI chief: "Outgoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director AP Singh on Wednesday said that he was not raising any personal allegations against the new chief Ranjit Sinha. AP Singh said that he was only commenting on the sys"
Nov 28, 2012 Govt has let us down, says Kargil hero Saurabh Kalia's father: "A setback for the family of Kargil war hero Saurabh Kalia that wants India to take up his alleged death-by-torture in 1999 with Pakistan at an international forum. Diplomatic sources say that while the government sympath"
Nov 28, 2012 PM, judiciary should be brought under Lokpal: Hegde: ""What is wrong in the Lokpal having jurisdiction over the Prime Minister? Is the Prime Minister not a public servant? Aren't there cases of corruption against PMs in other countries? In Japan, you find every other year a Prime Minister is prosecuted. (Former US President Richard) Nixon was prosecuted,""
Nov 28, 2012 65 Pct Indians Believe Politicians Are the Root Cause of Corruption
Nov 28, 2012 'Corrupt' ministers will be jailed in six months of AAP coming to power: Kejriwal
Nov 28, 2012 IT Act The 'Unconstitutional' Section 66A: "With yet another arrest in Palghar today, the focus seems fixed on the grossly misused provision of the IT Act. Exploring why this section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward."
Nov 27, 2012 Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother battles for his honour: "Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother CJ Vaibhav Kalia and their father fight to get his killing declared a war crime"
Nov 27, 2012 Facebook arrests: 2 police officers suspended, Shiv Sena calls for bandh: "A week after two girls were arrested in Palghar for their remarks on Bal Thackerey's death, the state administration has finally taken some action."
Nov 27, 2012 Guj Cong uses image of Lankan boy for malnutrition ad: "With the BJP's crisis coming less than three weeks ahead of the Gujarat polls, it's opposition, the Congress, too has landed itself in a rather embarrassing position. One of its advertisement showcasing maln"
Nov 25, 2012 The mother of all scams: "The 2G and Coal scams stunned the nation -- they robbed the nation of lakhs of crores. But now prepare to be shocked again. NewsX's Special Investigation is about to show you how the roots of the mining scam run much deeper than reported ever before -- and how a nexus of mining mafias in cahoots with corrupt officials is looting, plundering and raping the nation of its most crucial and valuable assets without any fear of the law and right from under the noses of the govt which seems to protect them more than punish them."
Nov 24, 2012 Gadkari’s wife, sons held shares in 3 Purti ‘shell’ companies: "Annual documents submitted by Purti Power and Sugar Limited and its 18 'shell' shareholding companies to the registrar of companies reveal that chartered accountant S Gurumurthy may have been hasty in giving a double clean chit to Nitin Gadkari."
Nov 24, 2012 A Breach Of Religious Freedom: "Muharram processions remain banned in Srinagar since 1990."
Nov 24, 2012 No place for dynastic politics in our party: Kejriwal: "Arvind Kejriwal's political alternative's name was revealed on Saturday and its going to be the Aam Aadmi Party. Aam Aadmi Party or AAP - finally, the party that was borne out of the anti-graft movement was"
Nov 24, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Last week was like a bad dream, says girl: "A Facebook post, subsequent arrest and a high level inquiry later, charges have finally been dropped against the 21-year-old girl who posted comments on Bal Thackeray. This past week, the girl and her family were"
Nov 24, 2012 Jagan DA case: AP cabinet rejects CBI plea to probe minister: "The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has rejected the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation to prosecute Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao in connection with the disproportionate assets case agains"
Nov 23, 2012 The Last Word: Have the media, netas attempted to deify Bal Thackeray?: "The proposal over late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's memorial at Shivaji Park in Mumbai has led to a controversy."
Nov 23, 2012 Is the UPA undermining CBI and CAG?: "PAC Chairman Dr Murli Manohar Joshi said that the Congress is making an attempt to discredit the CAG and the PAC."
Nov 23, 2012 Ponty Chadha murder case: SS Namdhari arrested: "Sukhdev Singh Namdhari a close aide of liquor baron Ponty Chadha's for over two decades, was arrested on Friday for allegedly helping Ponty to take control of this disputed family property."
Nov 23, 2012 Why should public funds be used for Mulayam’s b’day?: "The fact that a bankrupt state government—which is seeking various packages from the Centre—can waive off farm loans of Rs 1,650 crore at a time when the Central government is also struggling to keep down its own deficits shows the disdain with which politicians treat public funds."
Nov 23, 2012 'I am a goonda in a white uniform': "Gunshots were fired to welcome newly appointed Medical Education Minister of Madhya Pradesh Anoop Mishra. As if the firing was not enough, to mock the law, the Minister proudly declared himself as a 'goonda'."
Nov 23, 2012 HC raps Akhilesh's move to release serial blast accused: "A bench of justices R.K. Agarwal and R.S.R. Maurya Thursday observed: Today you are releasing them, tomorrow you may give them the Padma Bhushan."
Nov 22, 2012 Kejriwal, govt lock horns over NSG commandos: "After a brief period of silence, another round of war of words has erupted between the government and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal. Ahead of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary and just a"
Nov 22, 2012 Live: Govt says it gave ex-NSG commando Rs 31 lakh: "Arvind Kejriwal slammed the government over Surendra Singh's claims, saying the government is shamelessly misleading the nation. He said on twitter, '31 lakhs given to 11 injured, not to Surinder Si"
Nov 22, 2012 I am fighting for honour, not money: ex-NSG commando: "Sources say Surender Singh has been paid PF of Rs 6.48 lakh, group insurance of Rs 1.18 lakh and disability pension of Rs 10 lakh."
Nov 21, 2012 HC asks govt to sack Mylarappa: "Mylarappa is said to have assisted his PhD student, M Venkataramanappa, allowing him to copy more than 100 pages from his PhD thesis. The registrar’s own PhD thesis has also been slammed for plagiarism."
Nov 21, 2012 Punjab police, with all, for all: " affluent Punjabis can get armed guards from the state police. Securing the same is a sure-shot way to earn the coveted “VIP” tag"
Nov 20, 2012 India ranks 131st in press freedom index; Internet 'partly free': "Just in case you did not know, India ranks 131st — between Burundi and Angola — in the 2012 press freedom index of Reporters without Borders. Freedom House puts India in the "party free" category in the 2012 Internet freedom rankings, below Argentina, South Africa, and Ukraine. So much for the world's largest democracy."
Nov 20, 2012 Ex-IAF chief Tipnis blames Nehru for defeat in 1962 China war: ""It was more or less universally accepted perhaps grudgingly not openly in some Indian quarters that to serve the dubious purpose of political survival that Pandit Nehru with his grandiose vision of a conflict free non-alligned world surrendered vital national security interest to the ambition of being a world leader,""
Nov 20, 2012 Clinic trashed, patients traumatised: "In a shocking act of vandalism the 10 arrested men, who were part of a large group of hooligans, had ruthlessly ransacked the Shaheen Dhada's uncle's clinic. Here is a TIMES NOW ground report of how mercilessly the rowdies showed their anger over a facebook post by taking the law into their own hands"
Nov 20, 2012 Free thinking citizen humiliated: "a free thinking citizen humiliated and forced to apologise for simply speaking out against Sunday's shutdown in the city of Mumbai. Her uncle's clinic was vandalised and only after the uproar and despite the video proof, did the Police arrest 10 people. This despite knowing there were more than 100 people involved in the act."
Nov 20, 2012 Facebook post row: Politicians slam misuse of law: "One of the girls held for posting comments on 'Facebook' questioning the shutdown in the city for Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray's funeral on Tuesday (November 20) said she will never again visit the social networking site while police arrested 9 Shiv Sainiks for vandalising her uncle's clinic."
Nov 20, 2012 FB post arrests: Under pressure, 10 arrested: "Even as the police swiftly went about arresting a 21-year-old girl and her friend, they had an excuse for not taking any action against the vandals who trashed the clinic run by Shaheen's uncle. They were according to the police 'unidentified', but a look at the evidence available and the Sena district president Prabhakar Raut's comment tells another story altogether."
Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Hospital damages worth lakhs, says girl's uncle: "CNN-IBN spoke to the uncle of the girl at the centre of the Bal Thackeray Facebook status controversy. His hospital had been vandalised by alleged Shiv Sena members over the status."
Nov 20, 2012 BJP chief Nitin Gadkari should quit: Yashwant: "Just two day before Parliament meets for winter session, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yashwant Sinha has fired a salvo at his party President Nitin Gadkari and demanded his resignation. Sinha on Tuesday"
Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Girls fear for their safety: "The two girls who were arrested and released for their Facebook activity around the Mumbai bandh and over Bal Thackeray's death have apologised but out of fear. Ten people who were arrested for vandalising one o"
Nov 20, 2012 Shiv Sena says Bal Thackeray our god, backs police action: "The Shiv Sena has once again justified the arrest of the two Thane girls who were arrested over a Facebook post in which they questioned the shutdown in Mumbai after the death of Bal Thackeray. Talking about the"
Nov 20, 2012 Former UP chief secretary Neera Yadav gets 3-year jail for Noida land scam: "Tuesday's verdict is connected to her making illegal allotments to her relatives, bureaucrats and politicians. Incidentally, Yadav and her husband Mahendra Singh are BJP members since 2009.", "Yadav cornered four plots for her two daughters, husband and herself. One of these measuring 500 sq metres has a palatial bungalow. CBI claims the properties are worth crores. The CBI also found that Yadav's husband, Mahendra Singh, owns real estate in London and Glasgow. In India, the family allegedly owns properties in Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad and Lucknow in UP apart from Bangalore and Mumbai."
Nov 20, 2012 BBC: India woman arrested over Facebook post in 'shock': ""We are living in a democracy, not a fascist dictatorship. In fact, this arrest itself appears to be a criminal act, since... it is a crime to wrongfully arrest or wrongfully confine someone who has committed no crime," Mr Katju, a former Supreme Court judge, said."
Nov 19, 2012 Social media arrest: an overreaction?: "The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday (November 19) again opened a can of worms with netizens calling the move a "social media hijack by the powerful and the fundamentalists"."
Nov 19, 2012 2G auction: SC flays govt for 'casual' effort: "The Supreme Court on Monday flayed the government over what it called a 'casual' attempt by it to auction the 2G spectrum. Chiding the government for not complying with its order and letting 'lower ranking"
Nov 19, 2012 Mumbai: Girl arrested for anti-Thackeray Facebook post: "A 21-year-old girl, who posted comments against Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on social networking website Facebook, was arrested by the police. A friend of the girl was also arrested for liking the anti-Thacke"
Nov 19, 2012 Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide: "The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.", "Ironically, the goons who actually wrecked the clinic of Dhada’s uncle haven’t been called to account."
Nov 19, 2012 Crime, Punishment, Honour: "This is the full-text of the status update by Shaheen Dhada which was 'liked' by her friend Renu Srinivasan on Facebook: "With all respect, every day, thousands of people die, but still the world moves on. Just due to one politician died a natural death, everyone just goes bonkers. They should know, we are resilient by force, not by choice. When was the last time, did anyone showed [sic] some respect or even a two-minute silence for Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Azad, Sukhdev or any of the people because of whom we are free-living Indians? Respect is earned, given, and definitely not forced. Today, Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not due to respect."", "It is instructive that the police, instead of taking action against the mob, wanted 14 days' custody for the young girls, not even straightaway releasing them on bail as provided under law."
Nov 19, 2012 Adding Insult To Injury: "Not only were two girls arrested for comments one of them made, and the other 'liked', on Facebook about Bal Thackeray, the police did not even take any action against the mob that vandalised the clinic of the uncle of one of the girls."
Nov 19, 2012 'This Arrest Itself Appears To Be A Criminal Act': "Press Council Chairman demands that the Maharashtra CM " immediately order the suspension, arrest, chargesheeting and criminal prosecution of the police personnel" who arrested a girl for protesting on Facebook against Mumbai bandh on Bal Thackeray's death"
Nov 19, 2012 बाल ठाकरे कवरेज: इतना भी निरमा ना लगाओ: "पचौरी आगे कहते हैं कि टीवी चैनलों के कवरेज को देख कर लगा कि चैनल "डरे हुए हैं और वो यह मान कर कवरेज़ कर रहे हैं क्लिक करें शिव सैनिकों में उग्र होने की क्षमता है. इसका अर्थ यह हुआ कि मनमोहन सिंह अगर कल से अपना डंडा तोड़ना और रूतबा दिखाना शुरू कर दें तो आप उनका भी प्रशस्ती गान शुरू कर दें.""
Nov 19, 2012 Is it right to arrest people for Facebook posts?: "While the DGP ordered a probe into the arrest of the girls, sources in Home Ministry said they were closely monitoring the case."
Nov 18, 2012 Omar justifying corruption on pretext of coalition govt:Sayeed: "Opposition PDP patriarch Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seems to be offering a "license" to politicians and civil servants by justifying corruption on the pretext of coalition politics."
Nov 18, 2012 Corrupt politicians spoil India's potential: "The comparisons between India and South Korea are striking. India became independent in 1947 while South Korea emerged a year later. Till the 1960s, South Korea survived on foreign aid and many African nations had better economies. Today, South Korea has a trillion dollar economy for its 50 million people while India's trillion-dollar GDP is for 1.2 billion people."
Nov 18, 2012 Make the laws realistic to go after corruption: "India does not need a revolution or other radical measures to subdue the monster of corruption. Even marginal changes to the existing laws can unleash lasting improvements to governance."
Nov 17, 2012 ambanis As The Gas Runs Low Encircled by damaging charges, the roads narrow for the Ambanis: "Delhi deals Mukesh (left) and Anil Ambani are known to wield influence in government"
Nov 17, 2012 FIR against Deve Gowda, SMK, BSY: "The Lokayukta police on Saturday registered an FIR against former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, former chief ministers S M Krishna and B S Yeddyurappa and others in a case pertaining to irregularities in the implementation of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (Nice)."
Nov 15, 2012 Mumbai wears a deserted look as doctors say Bal Thackeray is critical: "As concern over Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's health grew with doctors attending him saying he is critical, parts of Mumbai wore a deserted look. Shops were shut at Dadar, Mahim and Bandra. The Shiv Sena workers also "
Nov 15, 2012 Indore: National Herald newspaper in another land row: "In another revelation concerning a questionable land deal involving the National Herald newspaper of the Congress, the Arjun Singh government in Madhya Pradesh in the eighties allotted 22,000 square feet of prime"
Nov 15, 2012 BJP entangled in convoluted defence?: "He is heading the nation's principal opposition party which has been heading a battle against the Govt over corruption but today his name has been dragged into more than one controversy. The exposes on Nitin Gadkari and his party's subsequent defence has put the BJP in a tough spot and despite his stand claiming he's open to a probe. "
Nov 15, 2012 Is Mamata losing her grip?: "One person was killed and nine others, including eight policemen, were injured in violence that rocked Tehatta in Nadia district on Wednesday (November 14), forcing police to open fire in "self-defence"."
Nov 15, 2012 Row intensifies over J&K Minister: "While J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah continues to remain silent amid accusations of shielding his Cabinet minister and Congress leader Taj Mohiuddin in a land grab case, the man in the eye of the storm Taj Mohiuddin says he is open to a probe. It's now Congress versus Congress in J&K."
Nov 15, 2012 Fmr Education Min cries conspiracy: "Accused in a scam in the education department when she was state Education Minister, Meghalaya Urban Development Minister MA Lyngdoh has broken her silence on ths issue. Lyndoh said that there is a deep political conspiracy to malign her political image before the upcoming state Assembly polls slated to be held early next year."
Nov 14, 2012 From Vadra to Gadkari, do in-house clean chits mean anything?: "Both Congress president son-in-law Robert Vadra and BJP president Nitin Gadkari have been facing corruption allegations but the parties have given them a clean chit refuting all the charges. But are these clean chits cre"
Nov 14, 2012 Why Vadra affairs not being probed, BJP asks: "the government to spell out why the alleged land scam involving Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra was not being probed."
Nov 14, 2012 Politicians corrupt, but few say won't pay bribes: survey
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Dec 4, 2012 No action yet against MNS corporator for slapping 65-yr-old: "In a shocker from Maharashtra, Nitin Nikam, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator repeatedly and publicly slapped a senior citizen who is a private contractor. The police are yet to take any action agains"
Dec 4, 2012 MNS leader assaults contractor: Mumbai reacts: "A 65-year-old private contractor working with the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation was assaulted and hit by a MNS leader on Sunday for delay in water pipeline repair work."
Dec 4, 2012 IOA did not comply with Charter, elected tainted official: IOC: "also allowed fielding a tainted official for a top post in the elections."
Dec 4, 2012 Kejriwal alleges Cong-BJP nexus: "Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed that though the Congress and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi play each other’s adversary before the public, they are business partners behind the curtains. "
Dec 4, 2012 India land of scams, slums: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: "Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Tuesday expressed dismay over political parties giving tickets to people with criminal records due to which, he said, India has become a land of scams and slums."
Dec 4, 2012 FTN: Are blasphemy laws out of place in a secular state?: "Sanal Edamaruku has been forced to live outside India as he fears arrest after proving that a 'weeping crucifix' was caused by faulty plumbing, not divine intervention."
Dec 3, 2012 'Goonda raj' of MNS continues in Maharashtra: "The hooliganism of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was once again on display on Sunday.It was a shocker of sorts, with a corporator slapping an elderly man, repeatedly."
Dec 3, 2012 Is no one in Mumbai willing to rein in the MNS?: "An MNS corporator who repeatedly slapped a 65-year-old contractor was arrested, and released on bail. His party justified the assault."
Dec 3, 2012 Bihar MLAs, MLCs fudge records to cash in on rail benefits: 3 trips in 1 day: "Can one travel by train and plane simultaneously? Yes, they can if they are legislators of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council."
Dec 2, 2012 Mulayam gets a temple, his party a Chalisa: "Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appeared to distance himself from sycophancy. He said he disapproved of the temple: "If such a temple is being built, even by an individual, the party is opposed to it.""
Dec 2, 2012 Shocking behaviour by MNS corporator: "A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator repeatedly slapped a 65-year-old private contractor over the alleged 'delay' in repairing a damaged water pipeline."
Dec 2, 2012 Salve takes up citizens' cause: "Voicing concern over the traffic situation in the capital, senior Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve has said it was getting worsened by VIP movements and asked Delhi Police to take corrective steps. Salve said blocking arterial roads in the capital during VIP movements is violative of constitutional rights and people should stand and fight against it."
Dec 2, 2012 Caught on camera: MNS leader slaps 65-yr-old contractor: "In a shocking incident captured on camera, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader was seen hitting a 65-year-old man callously. MNS corporator Nitin Nikam was seen brutally slapping Kalyan DV Patil who works a"
Dec 1, 2012 Is it time to re-write social media laws?: "In a major development, the Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to respond to a petition challenging the controversial Section 66A in the Information Technology Act."
Dec 1, 2012 A-G to reply to plea on Sec 66(A) of IT Act in SC: "The Attorney General is expected to give his opinion to the Supreme Court on Friday on a petition challenging the controversial Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act. This, even as politicians and cy"
Dec 1, 2012 SC questions Maharashtra govt, others over Section 66(A): "The SC issued notices to the Maharashtra government and other concerned states on why Section 66(A) should not be scrapped."
Dec 1, 2012 Will the government listen to the voice of netizens?: "The SC asks Maharashtra to explain the FB arrests, but the Centre maintains there is no need to scrap the IT law."
Dec 1, 2012 The Last Word: How should we understand Sonia Gandhi's power?: "Sonia Gandhi is perhaps the most important player in Parliament but also for many a most intriguing and fascinating enigma."
Dec 1, 2012 I am not a proxy candidate for my husband: Sanjiv Bhatt's wife: "Controversial IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's wife Shweta will contest against Narendra Modi in Gujarat elections on a Congress ticket."
Dec 1, 2012 Don't want to live in fear of being jailed: IT Act petitioner: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry governments over the petition filed by a Delhi University student, Shreya Singhal, challenging the Informatio"
Dec 1, 2012 Explain arrest of girls over FB post: SC to Maha govt: "The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry governments over the petition filed by a Delhi University student, Shreya Singhal, challenging the"
Dec 1, 2012 Mani Shankar Aiyar compares Oppn MPs with animals: "Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar is stirring controversy by comparing Opposition MPs with animals. During a discussion on Parliament deadlock over FDI on IBN7, Aiyar said, 'There is a decent and respectable"
Dec 1, 2012 Supreme Court fumes at Facebook arrest; government tries to curb IT Act abuse: "entertaining a PIL seeking the repeal of the controversial Section 66A of Information Technology Act which has turned out be a source of harassment and attempts to muzzle freedom of speech."
Dec 1, 2012 CAG reports put UPA in a spot: "3 CAG reports put the UPA Government in the dock. A CAG Audit report claims that the Centre's multi-crore JNNURM project achieved only 8.9% completion scheme. Another hard hiting CAG report criticises defence preparedness in armed forces. And, a report on army and ordinance factories points at at illegal sale of defense land."
Dec 1, 2012 Clamour over clean chit to Ajit Pawar: "Political clamour peaks over clean chit to former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in a white paper on the irrigation scam. Sources tell TIMES NOW that following the White Paper, the Maharashtra government has decided to scrap a judicial inquiry into the scam. Pawar had recently quit as Deputy Chief Minister over allegations of corruption in the irrigation department, whichhe handled for many years."
Dec 1, 2012 SC asks A-G to reply to PIL on Sec 66(A) of IT Act by Friday: "The Supreme Court has directed the petitioners to serve a copy of the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act to the Attorney General. The A-G has been summoned to respond to the p"
Dec 1, 2012 IOC to suspend IOA: "India's apex sports body, the IOA faces suspension for deciding to go ahead with elections despite a warning from the IOC."
Dec 1, 2012 Have politicians finished the Indian Olympic movement?: "India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body."
Dec 1, 2012 Gujarat poll: Parties get insurance for their offices: "Fearing damage to party office property because of large scale rebellion arising out of ticket distribution for the assembly elections, political parties in Gujarat have insured their party offices. Both the B"
Dec 1, 2012 Live video of MNS councillor bashing up aged contractor in Maharashtra: "Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena councillor Nitin Nikam today severely thrashed an aged contractor B G Patil in full view of cameras over water shortage issue. "
Nov 30, 2012 'Tainted' Bhanot back in IOA: "Tainted sports administrator and Suresh Kalmadi's key aide Lalit Bhanot's unopposed election to the post of Indian Olympic Association's secretary general today (Nov 30) created a fresh controversy but the IOA justified its decision by saying that he has yet not been pronounced guilty by the court of law. Despite being a key accused in the CWG scam, Bhanot was elected Secretary General of the IOA. If that's not strange enough, the IOA President elected offered a bizarre justification."
Nov 30, 2012 2 years after CWG & after 1 year in jail, Lalit Bhanot is IOA boss: "Chautala, who is set to be IOA president, faces trial in a disproportionate assets case while Bhanot has been charged for dodgy CWG deals like hiring a Swiss consultancy for a Rs 70-crore contract along with Kalmadi."
Nov 30, 2012 'Smart criminal' Namdhari wanted to come out of Ponty's shadow: "In the crossfire, Namdhari quickly grabbed the opportunity and killed Hardeep so that he remained the only claimant of the unaccounted money and property the three of them knew about," a senior police officer said."
Nov 28, 2012 Congress uses more fake pictures?: "Its one jolt after another for Gujarat Congress ahead of the polls there are now more allegations that fake pictures have been used in the Gujarat Congress Advertisements. Questions are being raised over the campaign and there are claims that the photos have been allegedly lifted from websites."
Nov 28, 2012 The Last Word: Is government ignoring war crimes?: "13 years after Kargil, former foreign minister Jaswant Singh says it is not too late to take up India's case against Pakistan on Lt Saurabh Kalia's torture."
Nov 28, 2012 13 yrs on, will Kargil hero Lt Saurabh Kalia get justice?: "Thirteen years on and still no justice for Kargil hero Lt Saurabh Kalia who was captured by Pakistan during the war in 1999. His mutilated body bearing torture marks was later sent to his family after 15 days"
Nov 28, 2012 IOA faces suspension: "The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday made it clear that it will propose the suspension of IOA in its Executive Board Meeting early next month."
Nov 28, 2012 Govt unlikely to drag Pak to international court: "In a setback to Kargil War hero Lt Saurabh Kalia's family, who want India to take up his alleged death-by-torture in 1999 with Pakistan, sources on Wednesday said that while the government sympathises with th"
Nov 28, 2012 Govt, Army let us down: Kargil hero's father: "Fighting to declare his son's death a war crime, the father of Kargil war hero Lt Saurabh Kalia has now approached the Supreme Court. Dr NK Kalia said he got no response from either the Indian or Pakistani go"
Nov 28, 2012 Not just Govt, Oppn MPs also call us: CBI chief: "Outgoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director AP Singh on Wednesday said that he was not raising any personal allegations against the new chief Ranjit Sinha. AP Singh said that he was only commenting on the sys"
Nov 28, 2012 Govt has let us down, says Kargil hero Saurabh Kalia's father: "A setback for the family of Kargil war hero Saurabh Kalia that wants India to take up his alleged death-by-torture in 1999 with Pakistan at an international forum. Diplomatic sources say that while the government sympath"
Nov 28, 2012 PM, judiciary should be brought under Lokpal: Hegde: ""What is wrong in the Lokpal having jurisdiction over the Prime Minister? Is the Prime Minister not a public servant? Aren't there cases of corruption against PMs in other countries? In Japan, you find every other year a Prime Minister is prosecuted. (Former US President Richard) Nixon was prosecuted,""
Nov 28, 2012 65 Pct Indians Believe Politicians Are the Root Cause of Corruption
Nov 28, 2012 'Corrupt' ministers will be jailed in six months of AAP coming to power: Kejriwal
Nov 28, 2012 IT Act The 'Unconstitutional' Section 66A: "With yet another arrest in Palghar today, the focus seems fixed on the grossly misused provision of the IT Act. Exploring why this section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward."
Nov 27, 2012 Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother battles for his honour: "Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother CJ Vaibhav Kalia and their father fight to get his killing declared a war crime"
Nov 27, 2012 Facebook arrests: 2 police officers suspended, Shiv Sena calls for bandh: "A week after two girls were arrested in Palghar for their remarks on Bal Thackerey's death, the state administration has finally taken some action."
Nov 27, 2012 Guj Cong uses image of Lankan boy for malnutrition ad: "With the BJP's crisis coming less than three weeks ahead of the Gujarat polls, it's opposition, the Congress, too has landed itself in a rather embarrassing position. One of its advertisement showcasing maln"
Nov 25, 2012 The mother of all scams: "The 2G and Coal scams stunned the nation -- they robbed the nation of lakhs of crores. But now prepare to be shocked again. NewsX's Special Investigation is about to show you how the roots of the mining scam run much deeper than reported ever before -- and how a nexus of mining mafias in cahoots with corrupt officials is looting, plundering and raping the nation of its most crucial and valuable assets without any fear of the law and right from under the noses of the govt which seems to protect them more than punish them."
Nov 24, 2012 Gadkari’s wife, sons held shares in 3 Purti ‘shell’ companies: "Annual documents submitted by Purti Power and Sugar Limited and its 18 'shell' shareholding companies to the registrar of companies reveal that chartered accountant S Gurumurthy may have been hasty in giving a double clean chit to Nitin Gadkari."
Nov 24, 2012 A Breach Of Religious Freedom: "Muharram processions remain banned in Srinagar since 1990."
Nov 24, 2012 No place for dynastic politics in our party: Kejriwal: "Arvind Kejriwal's political alternative's name was revealed on Saturday and its going to be the Aam Aadmi Party. Aam Aadmi Party or AAP - finally, the party that was borne out of the anti-graft movement was"
Nov 24, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Last week was like a bad dream, says girl: "A Facebook post, subsequent arrest and a high level inquiry later, charges have finally been dropped against the 21-year-old girl who posted comments on Bal Thackeray. This past week, the girl and her family were"
Nov 24, 2012 Jagan DA case: AP cabinet rejects CBI plea to probe minister: "The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has rejected the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation to prosecute Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao in connection with the disproportionate assets case agains"
Nov 23, 2012 The Last Word: Have the media, netas attempted to deify Bal Thackeray?: "The proposal over late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's memorial at Shivaji Park in Mumbai has led to a controversy."
Nov 23, 2012 Is the UPA undermining CBI and CAG?: "PAC Chairman Dr Murli Manohar Joshi said that the Congress is making an attempt to discredit the CAG and the PAC."
Nov 23, 2012 Ponty Chadha murder case: SS Namdhari arrested: "Sukhdev Singh Namdhari a close aide of liquor baron Ponty Chadha's for over two decades, was arrested on Friday for allegedly helping Ponty to take control of this disputed family property."
Nov 23, 2012 Why should public funds be used for Mulayam’s b’day?: "The fact that a bankrupt state government—which is seeking various packages from the Centre—can waive off farm loans of Rs 1,650 crore at a time when the Central government is also struggling to keep down its own deficits shows the disdain with which politicians treat public funds."
Nov 23, 2012 'I am a goonda in a white uniform': "Gunshots were fired to welcome newly appointed Medical Education Minister of Madhya Pradesh Anoop Mishra. As if the firing was not enough, to mock the law, the Minister proudly declared himself as a 'goonda'."
Nov 23, 2012 HC raps Akhilesh's move to release serial blast accused: "A bench of justices R.K. Agarwal and R.S.R. Maurya Thursday observed: Today you are releasing them, tomorrow you may give them the Padma Bhushan."
Nov 22, 2012 Kejriwal, govt lock horns over NSG commandos: "After a brief period of silence, another round of war of words has erupted between the government and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal. Ahead of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary and just a"
Nov 22, 2012 Live: Govt says it gave ex-NSG commando Rs 31 lakh: "Arvind Kejriwal slammed the government over Surendra Singh's claims, saying the government is shamelessly misleading the nation. He said on twitter, '31 lakhs given to 11 injured, not to Surinder Si"
Nov 22, 2012 I am fighting for honour, not money: ex-NSG commando: "Sources say Surender Singh has been paid PF of Rs 6.48 lakh, group insurance of Rs 1.18 lakh and disability pension of Rs 10 lakh."
Nov 21, 2012 HC asks govt to sack Mylarappa: "Mylarappa is said to have assisted his PhD student, M Venkataramanappa, allowing him to copy more than 100 pages from his PhD thesis. The registrar’s own PhD thesis has also been slammed for plagiarism."
Nov 21, 2012 Punjab police, with all, for all: " affluent Punjabis can get armed guards from the state police. Securing the same is a sure-shot way to earn the coveted “VIP” tag"
Nov 20, 2012 India ranks 131st in press freedom index; Internet 'partly free': "Just in case you did not know, India ranks 131st — between Burundi and Angola — in the 2012 press freedom index of Reporters without Borders. Freedom House puts India in the "party free" category in the 2012 Internet freedom rankings, below Argentina, South Africa, and Ukraine. So much for the world's largest democracy."
Nov 20, 2012 Ex-IAF chief Tipnis blames Nehru for defeat in 1962 China war: ""It was more or less universally accepted perhaps grudgingly not openly in some Indian quarters that to serve the dubious purpose of political survival that Pandit Nehru with his grandiose vision of a conflict free non-alligned world surrendered vital national security interest to the ambition of being a world leader,""
Nov 20, 2012 Clinic trashed, patients traumatised: "In a shocking act of vandalism the 10 arrested men, who were part of a large group of hooligans, had ruthlessly ransacked the Shaheen Dhada's uncle's clinic. Here is a TIMES NOW ground report of how mercilessly the rowdies showed their anger over a facebook post by taking the law into their own hands"
Nov 20, 2012 Free thinking citizen humiliated: "a free thinking citizen humiliated and forced to apologise for simply speaking out against Sunday's shutdown in the city of Mumbai. Her uncle's clinic was vandalised and only after the uproar and despite the video proof, did the Police arrest 10 people. This despite knowing there were more than 100 people involved in the act."
Nov 20, 2012 Facebook post row: Politicians slam misuse of law: "One of the girls held for posting comments on 'Facebook' questioning the shutdown in the city for Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray's funeral on Tuesday (November 20) said she will never again visit the social networking site while police arrested 9 Shiv Sainiks for vandalising her uncle's clinic."
Nov 20, 2012 FB post arrests: Under pressure, 10 arrested: "Even as the police swiftly went about arresting a 21-year-old girl and her friend, they had an excuse for not taking any action against the vandals who trashed the clinic run by Shaheen's uncle. They were according to the police 'unidentified', but a look at the evidence available and the Sena district president Prabhakar Raut's comment tells another story altogether."
Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Hospital damages worth lakhs, says girl's uncle: "CNN-IBN spoke to the uncle of the girl at the centre of the Bal Thackeray Facebook status controversy. His hospital had been vandalised by alleged Shiv Sena members over the status."
Nov 20, 2012 BJP chief Nitin Gadkari should quit: Yashwant: "Just two day before Parliament meets for winter session, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yashwant Sinha has fired a salvo at his party President Nitin Gadkari and demanded his resignation. Sinha on Tuesday"
Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Girls fear for their safety: "The two girls who were arrested and released for their Facebook activity around the Mumbai bandh and over Bal Thackeray's death have apologised but out of fear. Ten people who were arrested for vandalising one o"
Nov 20, 2012 Shiv Sena says Bal Thackeray our god, backs police action: "The Shiv Sena has once again justified the arrest of the two Thane girls who were arrested over a Facebook post in which they questioned the shutdown in Mumbai after the death of Bal Thackeray. Talking about the"
Nov 20, 2012 Former UP chief secretary Neera Yadav gets 3-year jail for Noida land scam: "Tuesday's verdict is connected to her making illegal allotments to her relatives, bureaucrats and politicians. Incidentally, Yadav and her husband Mahendra Singh are BJP members since 2009.", "Yadav cornered four plots for her two daughters, husband and herself. One of these measuring 500 sq metres has a palatial bungalow. CBI claims the properties are worth crores. The CBI also found that Yadav's husband, Mahendra Singh, owns real estate in London and Glasgow. In India, the family allegedly owns properties in Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad and Lucknow in UP apart from Bangalore and Mumbai."
Nov 20, 2012 BBC: India woman arrested over Facebook post in 'shock': ""We are living in a democracy, not a fascist dictatorship. In fact, this arrest itself appears to be a criminal act, since... it is a crime to wrongfully arrest or wrongfully confine someone who has committed no crime," Mr Katju, a former Supreme Court judge, said."
Nov 19, 2012 Social media arrest: an overreaction?: "The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday (November 19) again opened a can of worms with netizens calling the move a "social media hijack by the powerful and the fundamentalists"."
Nov 19, 2012 2G auction: SC flays govt for 'casual' effort: "The Supreme Court on Monday flayed the government over what it called a 'casual' attempt by it to auction the 2G spectrum. Chiding the government for not complying with its order and letting 'lower ranking"
Nov 19, 2012 Mumbai: Girl arrested for anti-Thackeray Facebook post: "A 21-year-old girl, who posted comments against Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on social networking website Facebook, was arrested by the police. A friend of the girl was also arrested for liking the anti-Thacke"
Nov 19, 2012 Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide: "The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.", "Ironically, the goons who actually wrecked the clinic of Dhada’s uncle haven’t been called to account."
Nov 19, 2012 Crime, Punishment, Honour: "This is the full-text of the status update by Shaheen Dhada which was 'liked' by her friend Renu Srinivasan on Facebook: "With all respect, every day, thousands of people die, but still the world moves on. Just due to one politician died a natural death, everyone just goes bonkers. They should know, we are resilient by force, not by choice. When was the last time, did anyone showed [sic] some respect or even a two-minute silence for Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Azad, Sukhdev or any of the people because of whom we are free-living Indians? Respect is earned, given, and definitely not forced. Today, Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not due to respect."", "It is instructive that the police, instead of taking action against the mob, wanted 14 days' custody for the young girls, not even straightaway releasing them on bail as provided under law."
Nov 19, 2012 Adding Insult To Injury: "Not only were two girls arrested for comments one of them made, and the other 'liked', on Facebook about Bal Thackeray, the police did not even take any action against the mob that vandalised the clinic of the uncle of one of the girls."
Nov 19, 2012 'This Arrest Itself Appears To Be A Criminal Act': "Press Council Chairman demands that the Maharashtra CM " immediately order the suspension, arrest, chargesheeting and criminal prosecution of the police personnel" who arrested a girl for protesting on Facebook against Mumbai bandh on Bal Thackeray's death"
Nov 19, 2012 बाल ठाकरे कवरेज: इतना भी निरमा ना लगाओ: "पचौरी आगे कहते हैं कि टीवी चैनलों के कवरेज को देख कर लगा कि चैनल "डरे हुए हैं और वो यह मान कर कवरेज़ कर रहे हैं क्लिक करें शिव सैनिकों में उग्र होने की क्षमता है. इसका अर्थ यह हुआ कि मनमोहन सिंह अगर कल से अपना डंडा तोड़ना और रूतबा दिखाना शुरू कर दें तो आप उनका भी प्रशस्ती गान शुरू कर दें.""
Nov 19, 2012 Is it right to arrest people for Facebook posts?: "While the DGP ordered a probe into the arrest of the girls, sources in Home Ministry said they were closely monitoring the case."
Nov 18, 2012 Omar justifying corruption on pretext of coalition govt:Sayeed: "Opposition PDP patriarch Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seems to be offering a "license" to politicians and civil servants by justifying corruption on the pretext of coalition politics."
Nov 18, 2012 Corrupt politicians spoil India's potential: "The comparisons between India and South Korea are striking. India became independent in 1947 while South Korea emerged a year later. Till the 1960s, South Korea survived on foreign aid and many African nations had better economies. Today, South Korea has a trillion dollar economy for its 50 million people while India's trillion-dollar GDP is for 1.2 billion people."
Nov 18, 2012 Make the laws realistic to go after corruption: "India does not need a revolution or other radical measures to subdue the monster of corruption. Even marginal changes to the existing laws can unleash lasting improvements to governance."
Nov 17, 2012 ambanis As The Gas Runs Low Encircled by damaging charges, the roads narrow for the Ambanis: "Delhi deals Mukesh (left) and Anil Ambani are known to wield influence in government"
Nov 17, 2012 FIR against Deve Gowda, SMK, BSY: "The Lokayukta police on Saturday registered an FIR against former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, former chief ministers S M Krishna and B S Yeddyurappa and others in a case pertaining to irregularities in the implementation of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (Nice)."
Nov 15, 2012 Mumbai wears a deserted look as doctors say Bal Thackeray is critical: "As concern over Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's health grew with doctors attending him saying he is critical, parts of Mumbai wore a deserted look. Shops were shut at Dadar, Mahim and Bandra. The Shiv Sena workers also "
Nov 15, 2012 Indore: National Herald newspaper in another land row: "In another revelation concerning a questionable land deal involving the National Herald newspaper of the Congress, the Arjun Singh government in Madhya Pradesh in the eighties allotted 22,000 square feet of prime"
Nov 15, 2012 BJP entangled in convoluted defence?: "He is heading the nation's principal opposition party which has been heading a battle against the Govt over corruption but today his name has been dragged into more than one controversy. The exposes on Nitin Gadkari and his party's subsequent defence has put the BJP in a tough spot and despite his stand claiming he's open to a probe. "
Nov 15, 2012 Is Mamata losing her grip?: "One person was killed and nine others, including eight policemen, were injured in violence that rocked Tehatta in Nadia district on Wednesday (November 14), forcing police to open fire in "self-defence"."
Nov 15, 2012 Row intensifies over J&K Minister: "While J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah continues to remain silent amid accusations of shielding his Cabinet minister and Congress leader Taj Mohiuddin in a land grab case, the man in the eye of the storm Taj Mohiuddin says he is open to a probe. It's now Congress versus Congress in J&K."
Nov 15, 2012 Fmr Education Min cries conspiracy: "Accused in a scam in the education department when she was state Education Minister, Meghalaya Urban Development Minister MA Lyngdoh has broken her silence on ths issue. Lyndoh said that there is a deep political conspiracy to malign her political image before the upcoming state Assembly polls slated to be held early next year."
Nov 14, 2012 From Vadra to Gadkari, do in-house clean chits mean anything?: "Both Congress president son-in-law Robert Vadra and BJP president Nitin Gadkari have been facing corruption allegations but the parties have given them a clean chit refuting all the charges. But are these clean chits cre"
Nov 14, 2012 Why Vadra affairs not being probed, BJP asks: "the government to spell out why the alleged land scam involving Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra was not being probed."
Nov 14, 2012 Politicians corrupt, but few say won't pay bribes: survey
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