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Oct 16, 2012 My experience hasn't been pleasant: Transferred Haryana IAS officer: "IAS officer Ashok Khemka who set aside the mutation of a Rs 58 crore worth plot of land sold by Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra to realty giant DLF in 2009 says that his 21 years in"
Oct 16, 2012 Vadra-DLF land transfer in limbo now: Senior HC lawyer: "Senior Punjab and Haryana High Court lawyer Anupam Gupta has said that with the cancellation of the mutation of a land deal between Robert Vadra and DLF, the transfer has fallen into a limbo."
Oct 16, 2012 Vadra-DLF land deal: Mahapanchayat meets to discuss row: "A Mahapanchayat is meeting in Manesar to discuss the implications of the cancellation of the mutation of transfer of property between Robert Vadra and DLF."
Oct 15, 2012 No camps held by Zakir Hussain trust: Social activist: "Vivek Yadav, a social activist from Mainpuri in UP, has claimed that the Zakir Hussain trust has not held any camps."
Oct 15, 2012 Rapes happen because men and women interact freely: Mamata: "After Haryana ministers and Khap panchayats, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday gave her 'bizarre' reasoning for the increasing rape cases in the country. Mamata said that rape cases are on a rise in the country because men and women interact with each other more freely now."
Oct 15, 2012 Beni embarrasses Cong, says Rs 71 lakh too small an amount for a minister: "Union minister Beni Prasad Verma created quite a flutter today when he said 71 lakh rupees was too small an amount to be scam. He was later forced to clarify his remark."
Oct 15, 2012 Khurshid row: EOW conducts raids in 16 districts of UP: "The Economic Offences Wing conducted raids on handicap welfare centres in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday in connection with the allegations of irregularities in Salman Khurshid's NGO. The EOW of the Uttar Pradesh Police had launched a probe into the matter on Sunday."
Oct 14, 2012 A glass house, cracked: "India has been witnessing a series of scams, unearthed by the media But, very little action is taken against the guilty."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal demands Khurshid's arrest, dismissal from cabinet
Oct 14, 2012 The Independent: Popular war on corruption ignites India: "Corruption is a huge, insidious problem in India that has eaten into every aspect of life. The campaign to stamp it out gathered pace after preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games embarrassed the nation, and has been fuelled by a series of government scandals, most prominently the mis-auctioning of spectrum licences that cost the country up to $40bn (£25bn) and led to a minister being jailed."
Oct 14, 2012 Charges against Khurshid show another scam: BJP
Oct 14, 2012 Kalmadi's 16 year reign ends: "He headed Indian sport for nearly two decades but Suresh Kalmadi has been forced into virtual retirement. With the CWG scam accused choosing not to file his nomination for the upcoming Indian Olympic Association elections; campaigners now call it a major victory."
Oct 14, 2012 Officer transferred 40 times in 21 years: "IAS Officer from Haryana Ashok Khemka claims he has been harassed, transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for merely doing his job. Khemka alleges it is 'malafide and deliberate attempt' to stop him from doing his job. This even as Haryana government refutes all charges levelled by him."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal reiterrates charges againts Khurshid: "Activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (October 14) made a 5 point attack on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid. Alleging that the NGO, Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, run by his wife Louise Khurshid, siphoned off funds meant for the physically disabled"
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal claims Khurshid's 'proof insufficient': "Arvind Kejriwal -- stuck to his stand, and rejected the proof given by Khurshid. Kejriwal claims, Khurshid's proof is insufficient. Kejriwal also claims, he has 'counter proof' that he will present on Mon (Oct 15)."
Oct 14, 2012 Country-Made Howitzer Another Bofors moment for the Congress? You could well say so: " “What services has Vadra rendered to become a millionaire overnight?” As for the denials—from Vadra, DLF, many Union ministers and Congress functionaries—she says, “Then, as now, when denials are disproportionate to the allegations, they raise suspicion.”"
Oct 14, 2012 His Royal Son-In-Lawlessness: "We, the mango people of India, should be both angry and dismayed at the get-rich-quick tale of Robert Vadra.", "The Ideas of India are now reduced to the Real Estate Acquisitions of the First Damaad of India. FDI has suddenly taken on an all-new meaning."
Oct 14, 2012 Bob The Builder, Yes We Can: "Real estate major DLF doles out crores to Robert Vadra’s fanciful companies. You have to ask why."
Oct 14, 2012 Arvind Kejrival's Five Questions For Salman Khurshid: "has been demanding Khurshid be arrested for alleged misappropriation of funds from the Ministry of Social Justice by his trust, quoting a CAG report which alleges “misappropriation of a grant of Rs 71.5 lakh, interest of Rs 15.49 lakh thereon and the irregular release of a further grant of Rs 68.25 lakh”."
Oct 14, 2012 ‘Robert Murdabad!’: "Vadra’s ties with the brass city don’t run very deep"
Oct 14, 2012 Our Netas: A Day's Work: "Four exhibits from four different states that made the headlines today Exhibit # 1: Vitthal Radadia, Congress Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar,"
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal V/s Khurshid: The Exchange: "Arvind Kejriwal: If Salman Khurshid doesn't resign then we will field a handicapped person against him in 2014 and make sure that Mr. Khurshid loses"
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal rejects Khurshid's proof, demands for his arrest: "Defending himself, Salman Khurshid said the trust headed by his wife held the camps and distributed equipment to the differently-abled."
Oct 14, 2012 CMO abduction case: No FIR against UP minister yet: "Surrounded by security, afraid to speak, Gonda CMO Dr SP Singh isn't sure what to do next. The man who abducted the CMO for not toeing his line may have resigned from his post - but Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Singh alias Pandit Singh still rules Gonda. Such is his fear that the CMO hasn't dared to file a complaint against him, he's just glad he's been transferred out."
Oct 14, 2012 Frequent transfers were ordered to punish me: IAS officer: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who blew the lid off land scams, has claimed that he was frequently transferred after he exposed several land scams."
Oct 14, 2012 BJP youth leader shoots waiter for refusing to serve him food: "A day after a Congress MP threatened toll staff with a gun in Gujarat, a BJP youth leader was arrested on Saturday for allegedly shooting at a waiter in a Kanpur hotel because he had not been served food inside his car."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal demands immediate arrest of Khurshid, wife: "The war of words between anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid intensified on Saturday with the former demanding an immediate arrest of the minister and his wife."
Oct 14, 2012 Haryana IAS officer blows lid off land scams in tell-all letter: "Amidst a furore over irregularities in land deals in Haryana, a senior IAS officer, Ashok Khemka, has written a tell-all letter to the state Chief Secretary detailing land scams in the state. The letter, accessed by CNN-IBN, demands that security be provided to the officer and his family to protect them from the people hit by the expose."
Oct 14, 2012 Corruption charges against Virbhadra Singh: "Trouble for the Congress ahead of Himachal Pradesh election after bribery charges were levelled against party veteran Virbhadra Singh. The former chief minister was allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 2.28 crore by a private firm when he was the steel minister in 2009-2010."
Oct 14, 2012 'जमाई राजा' को बचा रही है सरकार: मोदी: ""एक परिवार के दामाद के ख़िलाफ़ कुछ आरोप थे और पूरी मनमोहन सिंह सरकार को उनके बचाव में लगा दिया गया."
Oct 14, 2012 Khurshid, wife to face more heat as IAC plans protests: "Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise could face more heat on Saturday over an inspection report of a trust for the differently-abled run by Louise even as India Against Corruption (IAC) activists plan a 'jail bharo andolan' in Mumbai and protests in Chennai demanding the resignation of the Union Minister."
Oct 14, 2012 Khurshid-run NGO got funds via forged letters: Report: "Despite persistent denials of wrongdoing, there's more embarrassment in store for Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise. According to a report in the Times of India, a letter with the forged signature of a senior Uttar Pradesh government official was allegedly used to request the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to release the second tranche of funds for Louise's trust for the differently-abled, the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust in March 2011."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal rejects Khurshid's proof, vows to give more evidence on Mon: "Arvind Kejriwal today said he will produce fresh evidence against law minister Salman Khurshid, whom he has accused of forgery and embezzlement of funds through an NGO with which he and his wife are associated."
Oct 13, 2012 Robert Vadra director of 12 companies, 6 started this year: "Vadra firms seem to have had numerous fixed deposits running into several crores"
Oct 12, 2012 Haryana's rape shame: Society unable to protect own women?: "Haryana Congress leader defends his remark on rape case even as his party starts disciplinary proceedings against him."
Oct 12, 2012 UP: CMO still in hiding, family says they are scared: "The controversy over the alleged abduction of Gonda CMO SP Singh doesn't seem to be ending any soon with the CMO still in hiding and his alleged abductor Samajwadi Party leader Vinod Kumar Singh claiming innocence. But the CMO's family is still living under fear and doesn't want SP Singh to join back work. 'We don't want him to continue working. We just want him back,' said his son Shailendra Singh while speaking to CNN-IBN. "
Oct 12, 2012 Gujarat Cong MP Radadiya justifies his gun-toting act: "Gujarat Congress MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya has defended his gun-toting act at a toll plaza booth saying he committed the act as he was upset over being called a fake Member of Parliament. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the Congress MP said that the toll booth operator told him that he was 'bogus and fake' MP."
Oct 12, 2012 For Rs 50 toll, Congress MP Radadiya brandishes rifle at toll staff in Gujarat for asking I-card: "Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar — who was apparently unaware that his gun-toting act at night was getting captured on the CCTV camera installed at the toll booth"
Oct 12, 2012 Rs 68 lakh given to Khurshid's Trust on basis of forged letter: "Despite denials of wrongdoing in a trust for disabled people that Union law minister Salman Khurshid and his wife operate, it now appears that there was a letter with the forged signature of a senior UP government official that allowed the Union ministry of social justice and empowerment to release the second tranche of funds in March 2011 — Rs 68 lakh — to the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust. This was in addition to Rs 71 lakh that the trust got from the Union ministry also, allegedly, on the basis of forged letters in 2009-10."
Oct 12, 2012 Laws just for us 'mango people'?: "One politician from Haryana blamed rape victims while another politician abused a priestess in Madhya Pradesh. One minister allegedly abducted a CMO in Uttar Pradesh, while in Gujarat a MP brandished his gun at a toll booth attendant. These four incidents in the last 24 hours have highlighted the lowest point of democracy. But these incidents are not new. TIMES NOW brings you many other such instances when politicians, who, drunk on power, have crossed all limits of arrogance. The question is whether the silence of citizens is the reason why political arrogance has grown to such levels."
Oct 12, 2012 From serial rapes to Robert Vadra-DLF nexus, Hooda has lot to answer for: "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is a busy man these days. From serial rapes to allegations of a state government-Robert Vadra-DLF nexus in land deals, the Hooda regime is at the centre of a host of headline grabbing events."
Oct 12, 2012 Gunman MP remains defiant: "Gunman MP Vitthal Radadiya today (Oct 13) reacted on TIMES NOW on being caught red handed threatening a toll booth operator with a gun after the operator asked him for his identity. Speaking exclusively to TIMES NOW, Radadiya claimed that he brandished a gun at the toll operator in self defence."
Oct 12, 2012 Gonda CMO's office attacked: "Supporters of UP Minister of State for Revenue Vinod Kumar Singh, who resigned on Friday (October 12) over allegations of abducting CMO S P Singh, staged a protest before the Chief Medical Officer’s office here. About 100 to 125 supporters of Singh arrived at the CMO office on coming to know of the resignation raising slogans and creating a ruckus."
Oct 12, 2012 Did Vadra pay Rs 14 cr tax on his gains, or did FM jump the gun?: "Sky Light Hospitality bought the land at Rs 15.38 crore and sold it at Rs 58 crore and thus made a profit of Rs 42.62 crore in the process."
Oct 12, 2012 More worms wriggle out of DLF-Vadragate can: "One, who actually financed Vadra’s company Sky Light Hospitality to enable him to buy the Rs 15.38 crore property in Manesar (Village Sikohpur), Haryana, which was subsequently sold to DLF for Rs 58 crore in 2008-09?"
Oct 12, 2012 Ridiculous defence after statement: "In fresh embarrassment for ruling Congress in Haryana, which is already on the backfoot over growing incidents of rape, a state leader has now sparked outrage by claiming that 90 per cent of the cases involved "consensual sex"."
Oct 12, 2012 Gandhi-DLF link: It all started with Rajiv, not Robert Vadra: "K P Singh describes how Rajiv Gandhi saved him from inevitable arrest and from his staunch enemy Bansi Lal. Rajiv Gandhi helped change archaic laws and provided the first-ever license to a private realty company (DLF). And the partnership didn’t stop."
Oct 12, 2012 The Poison Which Perpetuates Negativism: " L'affaire Vadra: senior ministers of the government jumped to defend the indefensible. Somebody needs to determine whether they are bona fide business transactions or favours. There obviously is a lot more than what meets the eye. Arun Jaitley"
Oct 12, 2012 MP's goondaism caught on tape: "Congress Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar, Vitthal Radadia, has landed in a soup after being caught on camera brandishing a gun to threaten the employees of a toll plaza who dared him to show his identity card before waiving payment."
Oct 12, 2012 Cong MP caught on CCTV threatening toll booth personnel: "MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya has been caught on CCTV cameras, pointing a gun at security personnel posted at a toll plaza. Radadiya's car was stopped by the toll booth personnel at Karjan near Vadodara late on Thursday night. When the driver showed him Radadiya's identification card, the toll booth attendant demanded to see the original identity card."
Oct 12, 2012 Congress MP flashes gun to avoid paying toll
Oct 12, 2012 The Last Word: Has Robert Vadra damaged the Gandhi family's image?: "Have the allegations and revelations about Robert Vadra irreparably damaged the Gandhi family's image?"
Oct 12, 2012 This shadow of exception: "If Vadra can be questioned in public, just like any ordinary property dealer, then no one is beyond the pale of public scrutiny. Hopefully, this spirit of public scrutiny can then be extended to the Ambanis and Saharas and to how their empires are linked with politics and the media."
Oct 12, 2012 IAC activists protest, Kejriwal taken to Delhi's outskirts: "Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, who has been detained and taken to the outskirts of the national capital, has reiterated that Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid should resign or he would tamper with evidence."
Oct 12, 2012 Kejriwal on indefinite protest near PM's residence: "India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal kept up the pressure on the UPA as he and a group of differently-abled people from the Rashtriya Viklang Party staged a protest close to the Prime Ministers's 7 Race Course Road residence. Kejriwal has said that he will continue to protest till Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets him or Law Minister Salman Khurshid resigns."
Oct 12, 2012 UP CMO 'abduction': Minister Vinod Kumar Singh resigns: "Under pressure after allegations of abducting Gonda CMO SP Singh, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Singh resigned on Friday. Vinod Kumar Singh said he was resigning on moral grounds as the Akhilesh Yadav government in the state wanted to conduct an inquiry into the case."
Oct 12, 2012 Gujarat Congress MP faces arrest for brandishing gun at toll booth: "On cam: Asked for ID, Cong MP pulled out gun"
Oct 12, 2012 Sonia may come, but Gujarat won't go to the corrupt: Modi
Oct 12, 2012 Don't give Gujarat in corrupt hands: Modi
Oct 12, 2012 Robert Vadra and DLF deal: a few skeletons in the closet
Oct 12, 2012 Slipper thrown at Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during protests by India Against Corruption activists: "Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was today booed and a slipper hurled at her at a public function in north east Delhi by a group of India Against Corruption activists"
Oct 12, 2012 'Public should focus on other scams': "He stoutly refuted allegations that the state favoured judges by allotting plots for two housing societies, Nyay Sagar and Siddhant at Bandra (E)."
Oct 12, 2012 Is our elected class drunk on power?: "A Congress MP waved a gun at a toll staff while a UP minister was accused of abducting a medical officer."
Oct 12, 2012 Test Rahul, Vadra for drugs: Akalis: ""Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra should undergo a dope test to prove that they are not addicts before making such comments about Punjab's youth."
Oct 11, 2012 अखिलेश यादव के राज में बदमाशों के हौसले बुलंद: "उत्तर प्रदेश के एक जिले के एक सीएमओ को आधी रात को अगवा कर लिया गया. उससे जबरन कुछ डॉक्टरों को नियुक्त करवाया गया. उसे छुड़ाने में जिले के आला अफसरों का पूरा अमला लग गया और फिर उसे उठाने वाले को पकड़ने की बजाए सीएमओ को ही जिले से बाहर भेज दिया गया. ये कहानी है उत्तर प्रदेश के अखिलेश राज की. जानते हैं ऐसा कयों हुआ ? क्योंकि इसके केंद्र में यूपी का एक बेहद ताकतवर मंत्री है. उसका डर ऐसा है कि डीएम एसपी दोनों छुट्टी पर चले गए. आज हल्ला बोलते हैं सियासत के उस दस्तूर पर जो सत्ता को बेलगाम बना देती है."
Oct 11, 2012 अब क्या जवाब देंगे सलमान खुर्शीद, आजतक को मिला झूठ का सबसे चौंकाने वाला सबूत: "नीचे के तस्वीर में देखें कानून मंत्री के घर से भेजा गया जे बी सिंह का फर्जी हलफनामा..."
Oct 11, 2012 BJP demands court-monitored probe into Vadra’s deals: "BJP today demanded an “impartial” court-monitored inquiry into the allegations against Congress President Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-law Robert Vadra over his property dealings with realty major DLF."
Oct 11, 2012 Three Questions: "But the questions we are asking are basically three: 1. Is Mr Vadra's dealing a a healthy, normal business practice -- an ethical practice which then every business man in the country should try and emulate? 2. Is the conduct of Haryana government in public interest? 3. Is the conduct of a very, very powerful person in this country connected to the most powerful family - does it meet the minimum norms of political morality?"
Oct 11, 2012 More royal than the king: " We have clung to British ceremonies for too long The English have long gone but the ‘Englishness’ they left behind is flourishing rather well."
Oct 11, 2012 HC admits plea on Robert Vadra: "Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday (October 11) issued notice to Centre, asking it to file reply within three weeks to PIL in the Vadra land deals case."
Oct 11, 2012 UPA govt worse than 'dacoits of Madhya Pradesh': Gadkari: "The dacoits of Madhya Pradesh were better than the Congress-led government at the Centre...a Rs 4.38 lakh crore scam was unheard of before,""
Oct 11, 2012 MP Minister threatens priestess: "Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Babulal Gaur, launched a verbal attack on a priestess yesterday, while on a temple visit. When the priestess spoke out disagreeing to a suggestion of the State Urban Development Minister, Gaur threatened her with arrest, to teach her a lesson."
Oct 11, 2012 Robert Vadra's wealth row: PIL filed in Allahabad HC: "The Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench on Thursday granted three weeks to the Central government in New Delhi for filing objections to the petition that has sought the court's directive to order an investigation into the allegations of corruption leveled against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF."
Oct 11, 2012 Indian public sector inefficient, impotent: Chinese govt mouthpiece: "India is plagued by its "inefficient and impotent public sector""
Oct 11, 2012 It is doubtful if Robert Vadra will be probed: BJP: "Reacting to the allegations made by Arvind Kejriwal against Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and construction major DLF, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there is a difference between business and favoritism with windfall profit. The BJP leader added that he is doubtful if a full inquiry will done into the matter."
Oct 11, 2012 Nitish Kumar entangled in black dupatta: "Ever since protestors at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's ongoing Adhikar Yatra showed him black flags, district authorities in the state have been scrupulously keeping all things black out of his public meetings. But no one expected dupattas -- pieces of seamless cloth that go with women's salwar-kurta dress -- to be snatched."
Oct 11, 2012 Robert Vadra: Cong adamant, says won't probe deals: "Even as CNN-IBN has accessed documents that show that Robert Vadra bought acres of land in Mewat, Haryana, well below the circle rate, the Congress is staying adamant saying it will not order a probe into Vadra's land deals."
Oct 10, 2012 BJP-NCP nexus exposed in Penganga irrigation scam: "Weeks before he resigned as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar made public his efforts to get national status accorded to the lower Penganga irrigation project in Yavatmal. What Pawar did not dwell on, was how, the project in limbo since 97 was revived by him hurriedly, just ahead of the 2009 assembly elections. The awarding of tenders, most of them in one single day, to an elite handful of contractors at inflated costs, is a study in the modus operandi adopted in this irrigation scam."
Oct 10, 2012 Is it time for Vadra to come clean on all his business transactions?: "Vadra's firm Real Earth Estates Ltd purchased over 27 acres in Mewat region and paid rates way lower than collector's fixed circle rates for the region"
Oct 10, 2012 The Last Word: Is the Robert Vadra issue a case of smoke without fire?: "CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how Vadra bought acres of land in the Mewat region of Haryana below the circle rate."
Oct 10, 2012 Robert Vadra's mega land deals: Opposition demands probe: "CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how Robert Vadra bought acres of land in the Mewat region of Haryana below the circle rate."
Oct 10, 2012 विकलांगों के 'ट्रस्ट' से खुर्शीद का 'भद्दा' मजाक!: "केंद्र के एक जाने माने मंत्री के ट्रस्ट की समाजसेवा का ऐसा नमूना, जिसे देखकर जाहिर है कि आप अफसोस करने के सिवाय शायद ही कुछ और कर पाएंगे. आजतक ने राजनीति और समाजसेवा के इसी गोरखधंधे का खुलासा किया है."
Oct 10, 2012 ऑपरेशन धृतराष्ट्र का असर, विकलांगों का प्रदर्शन: "आजतक ने स्टिंग ऑपरेशन के ज़रिए ये खुलासा किया है कि केंद्रीय कानून मंत्री सलमान ख़ुर्शीद के एनजीओ ने विकलांगों के नाम पर मिली सरकारी रकम को किस तरह हज़म कर लिया. इस खुलासे के बाद सलमान ख़ुर्शीद को बर्खास्त करने की मांग हो रही है. दिल्ली से लेकर लखनऊ, फ़ैज़ाबाद और झांसी तक राष्ट्रीय विकलांग पार्टी की अगुवाई में विरोध प्रदर्शन हो रहे हैं."
Oct 10, 2012 Vadragate is an indictment of the Indian media too
Oct 10, 2012 Plot thickens: Vadra, DLF, and a ‘smoking gun’ of sorts…: "With each passing day, the web of intrigue that connects Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-law Robert Vadra to the business fortunes of real estate developer DLF is being systematically unravelled by anti-corruption activist and newbie politician Arvind Kejriwal."
Oct 10, 2012 There’s little doubt: Vadra gained from DLF’s benevolence: "Business Standard estimates that Vadra’s gains from all the sweetheart deals involving DLF could be in the vicinity of Rs 200 crore."
Oct 10, 2012 All The Prime Minister's Men?: "Is Mr Vadra above the rule of the law? Are all the senior ministers pronouncing Mr Vadra innocent, without any enquiry, doing so with the PM's approval? If not, it is time for him to call them to order, or resign."
Oct 10, 2012 Now Kejriwal threatens to gherao Sonia over Khurshid 'scam': ""Money bungling in the NGO floated by the Law Minister's wife is a matter of shame. It is unfortunate to have such Law Minister in the country. "We demand resignation of the Law Minister and immediate arrest of his wife. We will gherao Sonia Gandhi's residence asking for Khurshid's resignation," Kejriwal said."
Oct 10, 2012 Public sector Corporation Bank helped Vadra with generous overdraft: "The BS report said, the Friends Colony branch of Corporation Bank, located close to Vadra's offices in Delhi, gave an overdraft of Rs 7.94 crore to Sky Light Hospitaly, a newly incorporated company having a total resources of only Rs 1 lakh as its paid-up share capital", "Three crucial decisions gave Robert Vadra a flying start in his real estate foray: (1) the generous overdraft from Corporation Bank, (2) the timely approval from the Haryana government for commercial development of Mr Vadra’s land, and (3) DLF’s decision to buy it at an enhanced value and to advance him most of the purchase price for an extended period.", "The likely explanation would be that the permission to commercially exploit the land had overnight multiplied its value"
Oct 10, 2012 Chautala backs Khap, says girls should be married early to prevent rapes: "Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala on Wednesday backed a Khap leader's statement that girls should be married early to prevent rapes,"
Oct 10, 2012 MPs demand 50% reservation for the corrupt: "A group of MPs headed by someone who looked suspiciously like Suresh Kalmadi, has demanded that the government provide 50% reservation for the corrupt in Parliament."
Oct 10, 2012 Kejriwal seeks Khurshid's resignation, threatens to gherao Sonia's residence: "Kejriwal today threatened gherao 10 Janpath demanding resignation of Salman Khurshid following allegations of financial irregularities in an NGO run by his wife."
Oct 10, 2012 UP Minister tries to abduct Chief Medical Officer: "In a bizarre case of kidnapping which shows why hooliganism is still a major challenge in Uttar Pradesh, a Samajwadi Party Minister allegedly abducted the Chief Medical Officer of Gonda in an attempt to force his friends’ names into the list of contractual doctors under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)."
Oct 10, 2012 Govt unable to stop crime against women: Smriti Irani: "Two more rapes reported in the last 24 hours in Haryana, making the tally of 15 rapes in 31 days."
Oct 10, 2012 Vadra-DLF: Kejriwal's allegations raise many questions: "A day after anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal made fresh allegations against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, construction major DLF and the Congress government in Haryana, many questions remain unanswered. Even as Vadra, DLF and Haryana government have denied any wrongdoing and illegal transactions, a closer look at the documents reveal that everything is not above board."
Oct 10, 2012 15 rapes in 1 mth in Haryana makes Om Prakash Chautala prescribe 'child marriage' to curb sex crimes by youths: ""Look back at the past, the Mughal sultanate in this country used to misbehave with women and used to kidnap them. In order to prevent that people started getting their young girls married early so that no one does anything wrong to them. "....I have seen girls getting married at tender age, the same situation is back again," Chautala said."
Oct 10, 2012 Robert Vadra's land deals in Haryana exposed: "Just a day after Haryana government denied favouring Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and DLF, CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how Vadra bought acres of land in the Mewat region of Haryana below the circle rate. The documents suggest Vadra has been on a property buying spree in Haryana and had picked up acres of land directly from farmers in 2008 and 2009."
Oct 9, 2012 BSP organised ‘jaan bachao rally’ to save scam-tainted leaders: SP
Oct 9, 2012 Bardhan demands probe into Kejriwal's charges against Vadra
Oct 9, 2012 Robert Vadra and his maze of complex business holdings: "his companies have masses of land banks across three states. Barring the agro companies, all his other companies have a common address - 268 Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi- 110025. The property, which he first rented, was purchased from owner J. S. Walia."
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Oct 16, 2012 My experience hasn't been pleasant: Transferred Haryana IAS officer: "IAS officer Ashok Khemka who set aside the mutation of a Rs 58 crore worth plot of land sold by Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra to realty giant DLF in 2009 says that his 21 years in"
Oct 16, 2012 Vadra-DLF land transfer in limbo now: Senior HC lawyer: "Senior Punjab and Haryana High Court lawyer Anupam Gupta has said that with the cancellation of the mutation of a land deal between Robert Vadra and DLF, the transfer has fallen into a limbo."
Oct 16, 2012 Vadra-DLF land deal: Mahapanchayat meets to discuss row: "A Mahapanchayat is meeting in Manesar to discuss the implications of the cancellation of the mutation of transfer of property between Robert Vadra and DLF."
Oct 15, 2012 No camps held by Zakir Hussain trust: Social activist: "Vivek Yadav, a social activist from Mainpuri in UP, has claimed that the Zakir Hussain trust has not held any camps."
Oct 15, 2012 Rapes happen because men and women interact freely: Mamata: "After Haryana ministers and Khap panchayats, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday gave her 'bizarre' reasoning for the increasing rape cases in the country. Mamata said that rape cases are on a rise in the country because men and women interact with each other more freely now."
Oct 15, 2012 Beni embarrasses Cong, says Rs 71 lakh too small an amount for a minister: "Union minister Beni Prasad Verma created quite a flutter today when he said 71 lakh rupees was too small an amount to be scam. He was later forced to clarify his remark."
Oct 15, 2012 Khurshid row: EOW conducts raids in 16 districts of UP: "The Economic Offences Wing conducted raids on handicap welfare centres in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday in connection with the allegations of irregularities in Salman Khurshid's NGO. The EOW of the Uttar Pradesh Police had launched a probe into the matter on Sunday."
Oct 14, 2012 A glass house, cracked: "India has been witnessing a series of scams, unearthed by the media But, very little action is taken against the guilty."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal demands Khurshid's arrest, dismissal from cabinet
Oct 14, 2012 The Independent: Popular war on corruption ignites India: "Corruption is a huge, insidious problem in India that has eaten into every aspect of life. The campaign to stamp it out gathered pace after preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games embarrassed the nation, and has been fuelled by a series of government scandals, most prominently the mis-auctioning of spectrum licences that cost the country up to $40bn (£25bn) and led to a minister being jailed."
Oct 14, 2012 Charges against Khurshid show another scam: BJP
Oct 14, 2012 Kalmadi's 16 year reign ends: "He headed Indian sport for nearly two decades but Suresh Kalmadi has been forced into virtual retirement. With the CWG scam accused choosing not to file his nomination for the upcoming Indian Olympic Association elections; campaigners now call it a major victory."
Oct 14, 2012 Officer transferred 40 times in 21 years: "IAS Officer from Haryana Ashok Khemka claims he has been harassed, transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for merely doing his job. Khemka alleges it is 'malafide and deliberate attempt' to stop him from doing his job. This even as Haryana government refutes all charges levelled by him."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal reiterrates charges againts Khurshid: "Activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (October 14) made a 5 point attack on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid. Alleging that the NGO, Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, run by his wife Louise Khurshid, siphoned off funds meant for the physically disabled"
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal claims Khurshid's 'proof insufficient': "Arvind Kejriwal -- stuck to his stand, and rejected the proof given by Khurshid. Kejriwal claims, Khurshid's proof is insufficient. Kejriwal also claims, he has 'counter proof' that he will present on Mon (Oct 15)."
Oct 14, 2012 Country-Made Howitzer Another Bofors moment for the Congress? You could well say so: " “What services has Vadra rendered to become a millionaire overnight?” As for the denials—from Vadra, DLF, many Union ministers and Congress functionaries—she says, “Then, as now, when denials are disproportionate to the allegations, they raise suspicion.”"
Oct 14, 2012 His Royal Son-In-Lawlessness: "We, the mango people of India, should be both angry and dismayed at the get-rich-quick tale of Robert Vadra.", "The Ideas of India are now reduced to the Real Estate Acquisitions of the First Damaad of India. FDI has suddenly taken on an all-new meaning."
Oct 14, 2012 Bob The Builder, Yes We Can: "Real estate major DLF doles out crores to Robert Vadra’s fanciful companies. You have to ask why."
Oct 14, 2012 Arvind Kejrival's Five Questions For Salman Khurshid: "has been demanding Khurshid be arrested for alleged misappropriation of funds from the Ministry of Social Justice by his trust, quoting a CAG report which alleges “misappropriation of a grant of Rs 71.5 lakh, interest of Rs 15.49 lakh thereon and the irregular release of a further grant of Rs 68.25 lakh”."
Oct 14, 2012 ‘Robert Murdabad!’: "Vadra’s ties with the brass city don’t run very deep"
Oct 14, 2012 Our Netas: A Day's Work: "Four exhibits from four different states that made the headlines today Exhibit # 1: Vitthal Radadia, Congress Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar,"
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal V/s Khurshid: The Exchange: "Arvind Kejriwal: If Salman Khurshid doesn't resign then we will field a handicapped person against him in 2014 and make sure that Mr. Khurshid loses"
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal rejects Khurshid's proof, demands for his arrest: "Defending himself, Salman Khurshid said the trust headed by his wife held the camps and distributed equipment to the differently-abled."
Oct 14, 2012 CMO abduction case: No FIR against UP minister yet: "Surrounded by security, afraid to speak, Gonda CMO Dr SP Singh isn't sure what to do next. The man who abducted the CMO for not toeing his line may have resigned from his post - but Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Singh alias Pandit Singh still rules Gonda. Such is his fear that the CMO hasn't dared to file a complaint against him, he's just glad he's been transferred out."
Oct 14, 2012 Frequent transfers were ordered to punish me: IAS officer: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who blew the lid off land scams, has claimed that he was frequently transferred after he exposed several land scams."
Oct 14, 2012 BJP youth leader shoots waiter for refusing to serve him food: "A day after a Congress MP threatened toll staff with a gun in Gujarat, a BJP youth leader was arrested on Saturday for allegedly shooting at a waiter in a Kanpur hotel because he had not been served food inside his car."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal demands immediate arrest of Khurshid, wife: "The war of words between anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid intensified on Saturday with the former demanding an immediate arrest of the minister and his wife."
Oct 14, 2012 Haryana IAS officer blows lid off land scams in tell-all letter: "Amidst a furore over irregularities in land deals in Haryana, a senior IAS officer, Ashok Khemka, has written a tell-all letter to the state Chief Secretary detailing land scams in the state. The letter, accessed by CNN-IBN, demands that security be provided to the officer and his family to protect them from the people hit by the expose."
Oct 14, 2012 Corruption charges against Virbhadra Singh: "Trouble for the Congress ahead of Himachal Pradesh election after bribery charges were levelled against party veteran Virbhadra Singh. The former chief minister was allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 2.28 crore by a private firm when he was the steel minister in 2009-2010."
Oct 14, 2012 'जमाई राजा' को बचा रही है सरकार: मोदी: ""एक परिवार के दामाद के ख़िलाफ़ कुछ आरोप थे और पूरी मनमोहन सिंह सरकार को उनके बचाव में लगा दिया गया."
Oct 14, 2012 Khurshid, wife to face more heat as IAC plans protests: "Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise could face more heat on Saturday over an inspection report of a trust for the differently-abled run by Louise even as India Against Corruption (IAC) activists plan a 'jail bharo andolan' in Mumbai and protests in Chennai demanding the resignation of the Union Minister."
Oct 14, 2012 Khurshid-run NGO got funds via forged letters: Report: "Despite persistent denials of wrongdoing, there's more embarrassment in store for Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise. According to a report in the Times of India, a letter with the forged signature of a senior Uttar Pradesh government official was allegedly used to request the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to release the second tranche of funds for Louise's trust for the differently-abled, the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust in March 2011."
Oct 14, 2012 Kejriwal rejects Khurshid's proof, vows to give more evidence on Mon: "Arvind Kejriwal today said he will produce fresh evidence against law minister Salman Khurshid, whom he has accused of forgery and embezzlement of funds through an NGO with which he and his wife are associated."
Oct 13, 2012 Robert Vadra director of 12 companies, 6 started this year: "Vadra firms seem to have had numerous fixed deposits running into several crores"
Oct 12, 2012 Haryana's rape shame: Society unable to protect own women?: "Haryana Congress leader defends his remark on rape case even as his party starts disciplinary proceedings against him."
Oct 12, 2012 UP: CMO still in hiding, family says they are scared: "The controversy over the alleged abduction of Gonda CMO SP Singh doesn't seem to be ending any soon with the CMO still in hiding and his alleged abductor Samajwadi Party leader Vinod Kumar Singh claiming innocence. But the CMO's family is still living under fear and doesn't want SP Singh to join back work. 'We don't want him to continue working. We just want him back,' said his son Shailendra Singh while speaking to CNN-IBN. "
Oct 12, 2012 Gujarat Cong MP Radadiya justifies his gun-toting act: "Gujarat Congress MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya has defended his gun-toting act at a toll plaza booth saying he committed the act as he was upset over being called a fake Member of Parliament. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the Congress MP said that the toll booth operator told him that he was 'bogus and fake' MP."
Oct 12, 2012 For Rs 50 toll, Congress MP Radadiya brandishes rifle at toll staff in Gujarat for asking I-card: "Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar — who was apparently unaware that his gun-toting act at night was getting captured on the CCTV camera installed at the toll booth"
Oct 12, 2012 Rs 68 lakh given to Khurshid's Trust on basis of forged letter: "Despite denials of wrongdoing in a trust for disabled people that Union law minister Salman Khurshid and his wife operate, it now appears that there was a letter with the forged signature of a senior UP government official that allowed the Union ministry of social justice and empowerment to release the second tranche of funds in March 2011 — Rs 68 lakh — to the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust. This was in addition to Rs 71 lakh that the trust got from the Union ministry also, allegedly, on the basis of forged letters in 2009-10."
Oct 12, 2012 Laws just for us 'mango people'?: "One politician from Haryana blamed rape victims while another politician abused a priestess in Madhya Pradesh. One minister allegedly abducted a CMO in Uttar Pradesh, while in Gujarat a MP brandished his gun at a toll booth attendant. These four incidents in the last 24 hours have highlighted the lowest point of democracy. But these incidents are not new. TIMES NOW brings you many other such instances when politicians, who, drunk on power, have crossed all limits of arrogance. The question is whether the silence of citizens is the reason why political arrogance has grown to such levels."
Oct 12, 2012 From serial rapes to Robert Vadra-DLF nexus, Hooda has lot to answer for: "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is a busy man these days. From serial rapes to allegations of a state government-Robert Vadra-DLF nexus in land deals, the Hooda regime is at the centre of a host of headline grabbing events."
Oct 12, 2012 Gunman MP remains defiant: "Gunman MP Vitthal Radadiya today (Oct 13) reacted on TIMES NOW on being caught red handed threatening a toll booth operator with a gun after the operator asked him for his identity. Speaking exclusively to TIMES NOW, Radadiya claimed that he brandished a gun at the toll operator in self defence."
Oct 12, 2012 Gonda CMO's office attacked: "Supporters of UP Minister of State for Revenue Vinod Kumar Singh, who resigned on Friday (October 12) over allegations of abducting CMO S P Singh, staged a protest before the Chief Medical Officer’s office here. About 100 to 125 supporters of Singh arrived at the CMO office on coming to know of the resignation raising slogans and creating a ruckus."
Oct 12, 2012 Did Vadra pay Rs 14 cr tax on his gains, or did FM jump the gun?: "Sky Light Hospitality bought the land at Rs 15.38 crore and sold it at Rs 58 crore and thus made a profit of Rs 42.62 crore in the process."
Oct 12, 2012 More worms wriggle out of DLF-Vadragate can: "One, who actually financed Vadra’s company Sky Light Hospitality to enable him to buy the Rs 15.38 crore property in Manesar (Village Sikohpur), Haryana, which was subsequently sold to DLF for Rs 58 crore in 2008-09?"
Oct 12, 2012 Ridiculous defence after statement: "In fresh embarrassment for ruling Congress in Haryana, which is already on the backfoot over growing incidents of rape, a state leader has now sparked outrage by claiming that 90 per cent of the cases involved "consensual sex"."
Oct 12, 2012 Gandhi-DLF link: It all started with Rajiv, not Robert Vadra: "K P Singh describes how Rajiv Gandhi saved him from inevitable arrest and from his staunch enemy Bansi Lal. Rajiv Gandhi helped change archaic laws and provided the first-ever license to a private realty company (DLF). And the partnership didn’t stop."
Oct 12, 2012 The Poison Which Perpetuates Negativism: " L'affaire Vadra: senior ministers of the government jumped to defend the indefensible. Somebody needs to determine whether they are bona fide business transactions or favours. There obviously is a lot more than what meets the eye. Arun Jaitley"
Oct 12, 2012 MP's goondaism caught on tape: "Congress Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar, Vitthal Radadia, has landed in a soup after being caught on camera brandishing a gun to threaten the employees of a toll plaza who dared him to show his identity card before waiving payment."
Oct 12, 2012 Cong MP caught on CCTV threatening toll booth personnel: "MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya has been caught on CCTV cameras, pointing a gun at security personnel posted at a toll plaza. Radadiya's car was stopped by the toll booth personnel at Karjan near Vadodara late on Thursday night. When the driver showed him Radadiya's identification card, the toll booth attendant demanded to see the original identity card."
Oct 12, 2012 Congress MP flashes gun to avoid paying toll
Oct 12, 2012 The Last Word: Has Robert Vadra damaged the Gandhi family's image?: "Have the allegations and revelations about Robert Vadra irreparably damaged the Gandhi family's image?"
Oct 12, 2012 This shadow of exception: "If Vadra can be questioned in public, just like any ordinary property dealer, then no one is beyond the pale of public scrutiny. Hopefully, this spirit of public scrutiny can then be extended to the Ambanis and Saharas and to how their empires are linked with politics and the media."
Oct 12, 2012 IAC activists protest, Kejriwal taken to Delhi's outskirts: "Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, who has been detained and taken to the outskirts of the national capital, has reiterated that Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid should resign or he would tamper with evidence."
Oct 12, 2012 Kejriwal on indefinite protest near PM's residence: "India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal kept up the pressure on the UPA as he and a group of differently-abled people from the Rashtriya Viklang Party staged a protest close to the Prime Ministers's 7 Race Course Road residence. Kejriwal has said that he will continue to protest till Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets him or Law Minister Salman Khurshid resigns."
Oct 12, 2012 UP CMO 'abduction': Minister Vinod Kumar Singh resigns: "Under pressure after allegations of abducting Gonda CMO SP Singh, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Singh resigned on Friday. Vinod Kumar Singh said he was resigning on moral grounds as the Akhilesh Yadav government in the state wanted to conduct an inquiry into the case."
Oct 12, 2012 Gujarat Congress MP faces arrest for brandishing gun at toll booth: "On cam: Asked for ID, Cong MP pulled out gun"
Oct 12, 2012 Sonia may come, but Gujarat won't go to the corrupt: Modi
Oct 12, 2012 Don't give Gujarat in corrupt hands: Modi
Oct 12, 2012 Robert Vadra and DLF deal: a few skeletons in the closet
Oct 12, 2012 Slipper thrown at Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during protests by India Against Corruption activists: "Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was today booed and a slipper hurled at her at a public function in north east Delhi by a group of India Against Corruption activists"
Oct 12, 2012 'Public should focus on other scams': "He stoutly refuted allegations that the state favoured judges by allotting plots for two housing societies, Nyay Sagar and Siddhant at Bandra (E)."
Oct 12, 2012 Is our elected class drunk on power?: "A Congress MP waved a gun at a toll staff while a UP minister was accused of abducting a medical officer."
Oct 12, 2012 Test Rahul, Vadra for drugs: Akalis: ""Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra should undergo a dope test to prove that they are not addicts before making such comments about Punjab's youth."
Oct 11, 2012 अखिलेश यादव के राज में बदमाशों के हौसले बुलंद: "उत्तर प्रदेश के एक जिले के एक सीएमओ को आधी रात को अगवा कर लिया गया. उससे जबरन कुछ डॉक्टरों को नियुक्त करवाया गया. उसे छुड़ाने में जिले के आला अफसरों का पूरा अमला लग गया और फिर उसे उठाने वाले को पकड़ने की बजाए सीएमओ को ही जिले से बाहर भेज दिया गया. ये कहानी है उत्तर प्रदेश के अखिलेश राज की. जानते हैं ऐसा कयों हुआ ? क्योंकि इसके केंद्र में यूपी का एक बेहद ताकतवर मंत्री है. उसका डर ऐसा है कि डीएम एसपी दोनों छुट्टी पर चले गए. आज हल्ला बोलते हैं सियासत के उस दस्तूर पर जो सत्ता को बेलगाम बना देती है."
Oct 11, 2012 अब क्या जवाब देंगे सलमान खुर्शीद, आजतक को मिला झूठ का सबसे चौंकाने वाला सबूत: "नीचे के तस्वीर में देखें कानून मंत्री के घर से भेजा गया जे बी सिंह का फर्जी हलफनामा..."
Oct 11, 2012 BJP demands court-monitored probe into Vadra’s deals: "BJP today demanded an “impartial” court-monitored inquiry into the allegations against Congress President Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-law Robert Vadra over his property dealings with realty major DLF."
Oct 11, 2012 Three Questions: "But the questions we are asking are basically three: 1. Is Mr Vadra's dealing a a healthy, normal business practice -- an ethical practice which then every business man in the country should try and emulate? 2. Is the conduct of Haryana government in public interest? 3. Is the conduct of a very, very powerful person in this country connected to the most powerful family - does it meet the minimum norms of political morality?"
Oct 11, 2012 More royal than the king: " We have clung to British ceremonies for too long The English have long gone but the ‘Englishness’ they left behind is flourishing rather well."
Oct 11, 2012 HC admits plea on Robert Vadra: "Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday (October 11) issued notice to Centre, asking it to file reply within three weeks to PIL in the Vadra land deals case."
Oct 11, 2012 UPA govt worse than 'dacoits of Madhya Pradesh': Gadkari: "The dacoits of Madhya Pradesh were better than the Congress-led government at the Centre...a Rs 4.38 lakh crore scam was unheard of before,""
Oct 11, 2012 MP Minister threatens priestess: "Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Babulal Gaur, launched a verbal attack on a priestess yesterday, while on a temple visit. When the priestess spoke out disagreeing to a suggestion of the State Urban Development Minister, Gaur threatened her with arrest, to teach her a lesson."
Oct 11, 2012 Robert Vadra's wealth row: PIL filed in Allahabad HC: "The Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench on Thursday granted three weeks to the Central government in New Delhi for filing objections to the petition that has sought the court's directive to order an investigation into the allegations of corruption leveled against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF."
Oct 11, 2012 Indian public sector inefficient, impotent: Chinese govt mouthpiece: "India is plagued by its "inefficient and impotent public sector""
Oct 11, 2012 It is doubtful if Robert Vadra will be probed: BJP: "Reacting to the allegations made by Arvind Kejriwal against Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and construction major DLF, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there is a difference between business and favoritism with windfall profit. The BJP leader added that he is doubtful if a full inquiry will done into the matter."
Oct 11, 2012 Nitish Kumar entangled in black dupatta: "Ever since protestors at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's ongoing Adhikar Yatra showed him black flags, district authorities in the state have been scrupulously keeping all things black out of his public meetings. But no one expected dupattas -- pieces of seamless cloth that go with women's salwar-kurta dress -- to be snatched."
Oct 11, 2012 Robert Vadra: Cong adamant, says won't probe deals: "Even as CNN-IBN has accessed documents that show that Robert Vadra bought acres of land in Mewat, Haryana, well below the circle rate, the Congress is staying adamant saying it will not order a probe into Vadra's land deals."
Oct 10, 2012 BJP-NCP nexus exposed in Penganga irrigation scam: "Weeks before he resigned as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar made public his efforts to get national status accorded to the lower Penganga irrigation project in Yavatmal. What Pawar did not dwell on, was how, the project in limbo since 97 was revived by him hurriedly, just ahead of the 2009 assembly elections. The awarding of tenders, most of them in one single day, to an elite handful of contractors at inflated costs, is a study in the modus operandi adopted in this irrigation scam."
Oct 10, 2012 Is it time for Vadra to come clean on all his business transactions?: "Vadra's firm Real Earth Estates Ltd purchased over 27 acres in Mewat region and paid rates way lower than collector's fixed circle rates for the region"
Oct 10, 2012 The Last Word: Is the Robert Vadra issue a case of smoke without fire?: "CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how Vadra bought acres of land in the Mewat region of Haryana below the circle rate."
Oct 10, 2012 Robert Vadra's mega land deals: Opposition demands probe: "CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how Robert Vadra bought acres of land in the Mewat region of Haryana below the circle rate."
Oct 10, 2012 विकलांगों के 'ट्रस्ट' से खुर्शीद का 'भद्दा' मजाक!: "केंद्र के एक जाने माने मंत्री के ट्रस्ट की समाजसेवा का ऐसा नमूना, जिसे देखकर जाहिर है कि आप अफसोस करने के सिवाय शायद ही कुछ और कर पाएंगे. आजतक ने राजनीति और समाजसेवा के इसी गोरखधंधे का खुलासा किया है."
Oct 10, 2012 ऑपरेशन धृतराष्ट्र का असर, विकलांगों का प्रदर्शन: "आजतक ने स्टिंग ऑपरेशन के ज़रिए ये खुलासा किया है कि केंद्रीय कानून मंत्री सलमान ख़ुर्शीद के एनजीओ ने विकलांगों के नाम पर मिली सरकारी रकम को किस तरह हज़म कर लिया. इस खुलासे के बाद सलमान ख़ुर्शीद को बर्खास्त करने की मांग हो रही है. दिल्ली से लेकर लखनऊ, फ़ैज़ाबाद और झांसी तक राष्ट्रीय विकलांग पार्टी की अगुवाई में विरोध प्रदर्शन हो रहे हैं."
Oct 10, 2012 Vadragate is an indictment of the Indian media too
Oct 10, 2012 Plot thickens: Vadra, DLF, and a ‘smoking gun’ of sorts…: "With each passing day, the web of intrigue that connects Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-law Robert Vadra to the business fortunes of real estate developer DLF is being systematically unravelled by anti-corruption activist and newbie politician Arvind Kejriwal."
Oct 10, 2012 There’s little doubt: Vadra gained from DLF’s benevolence: "Business Standard estimates that Vadra’s gains from all the sweetheart deals involving DLF could be in the vicinity of Rs 200 crore."
Oct 10, 2012 All The Prime Minister's Men?: "Is Mr Vadra above the rule of the law? Are all the senior ministers pronouncing Mr Vadra innocent, without any enquiry, doing so with the PM's approval? If not, it is time for him to call them to order, or resign."
Oct 10, 2012 Now Kejriwal threatens to gherao Sonia over Khurshid 'scam': ""Money bungling in the NGO floated by the Law Minister's wife is a matter of shame. It is unfortunate to have such Law Minister in the country. "We demand resignation of the Law Minister and immediate arrest of his wife. We will gherao Sonia Gandhi's residence asking for Khurshid's resignation," Kejriwal said."
Oct 10, 2012 Public sector Corporation Bank helped Vadra with generous overdraft: "The BS report said, the Friends Colony branch of Corporation Bank, located close to Vadra's offices in Delhi, gave an overdraft of Rs 7.94 crore to Sky Light Hospitaly, a newly incorporated company having a total resources of only Rs 1 lakh as its paid-up share capital", "Three crucial decisions gave Robert Vadra a flying start in his real estate foray: (1) the generous overdraft from Corporation Bank, (2) the timely approval from the Haryana government for commercial development of Mr Vadra’s land, and (3) DLF’s decision to buy it at an enhanced value and to advance him most of the purchase price for an extended period.", "The likely explanation would be that the permission to commercially exploit the land had overnight multiplied its value"
Oct 10, 2012 Chautala backs Khap, says girls should be married early to prevent rapes: "Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala on Wednesday backed a Khap leader's statement that girls should be married early to prevent rapes,"
Oct 10, 2012 MPs demand 50% reservation for the corrupt: "A group of MPs headed by someone who looked suspiciously like Suresh Kalmadi, has demanded that the government provide 50% reservation for the corrupt in Parliament."
Oct 10, 2012 Kejriwal seeks Khurshid's resignation, threatens to gherao Sonia's residence: "Kejriwal today threatened gherao 10 Janpath demanding resignation of Salman Khurshid following allegations of financial irregularities in an NGO run by his wife."
Oct 10, 2012 UP Minister tries to abduct Chief Medical Officer: "In a bizarre case of kidnapping which shows why hooliganism is still a major challenge in Uttar Pradesh, a Samajwadi Party Minister allegedly abducted the Chief Medical Officer of Gonda in an attempt to force his friends’ names into the list of contractual doctors under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)."
Oct 10, 2012 Govt unable to stop crime against women: Smriti Irani: "Two more rapes reported in the last 24 hours in Haryana, making the tally of 15 rapes in 31 days."
Oct 10, 2012 Vadra-DLF: Kejriwal's allegations raise many questions: "A day after anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal made fresh allegations against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, construction major DLF and the Congress government in Haryana, many questions remain unanswered. Even as Vadra, DLF and Haryana government have denied any wrongdoing and illegal transactions, a closer look at the documents reveal that everything is not above board."
Oct 10, 2012 15 rapes in 1 mth in Haryana makes Om Prakash Chautala prescribe 'child marriage' to curb sex crimes by youths: ""Look back at the past, the Mughal sultanate in this country used to misbehave with women and used to kidnap them. In order to prevent that people started getting their young girls married early so that no one does anything wrong to them. "....I have seen girls getting married at tender age, the same situation is back again," Chautala said."
Oct 10, 2012 Robert Vadra's land deals in Haryana exposed: "Just a day after Haryana government denied favouring Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and DLF, CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how Vadra bought acres of land in the Mewat region of Haryana below the circle rate. The documents suggest Vadra has been on a property buying spree in Haryana and had picked up acres of land directly from farmers in 2008 and 2009."
Oct 9, 2012 BSP organised ‘jaan bachao rally’ to save scam-tainted leaders: SP
Oct 9, 2012 Bardhan demands probe into Kejriwal's charges against Vadra
Oct 9, 2012 Robert Vadra and his maze of complex business holdings: "his companies have masses of land banks across three states. Barring the agro companies, all his other companies have a common address - 268 Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi- 110025. The property, which he first rented, was purchased from owner J. S. Walia."
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