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Jul 30, 2012 'Chavan Returned Rs 69 Lakh After Exposure of Adarsh' Jul 30, 2012 No watchdog to check graft in DGCA: "The ministry of civil aviation has not felt the need to create such a post and monitor DGCA officials despite the civil aviation regulator being plagued by a host of scams including fake pilot licences and officials breaking the law to favour their spouses and children." Jul 30, 2012 देश चलाने वाला PMO झूठ बोल रहा है: अन्ना Jul 30, 2012 BBC: Power cut hits northern India causing major disruption Jul 30, 2012 Worst crisis in 10 yrs leaves north India powerless for several hours: "In the wee hours of Monday, a massive grid collapse left over 35 crore people without electricity in Delhi and in much of the northern region for several hours in the worst blackout reported in over a decade." Jul 29, 2012 Is UP government going slow in corruption cases?: "health department officials allege the files for approving a the CBI inquiry into the multi-crore scam is merely being passed from table to table." Jul 29, 2012 Vigilance grills Achuthanandan aide in land allotment case: "Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Saturday grilled A Suresh, personal assistant to opposition leader VS Achuthanandan, in a case related to allotment of land to the CPM leader's relative in Kasaragod district." Jul 29, 2012 Anti-corruption bureau lens on water resources minister’s deals: "Somaiya claimed Tatkare created front companies with bogus addresses and forged documents to route black money through 'a web of companies'." Jul 29, 2012 India Against Corruption to 'expose' Maharashtra govt's irrigation scam with 'black paper' Jul 29, 2012 Where is the Rule of Law today?: "Not a day passes when the front pages of newspapers, whether in the capital city of India New Delhi, or the states are not full crime stories, and the fact that the police, or the forces of law and order, are failing the citizens of the country in their basic right of protection and rule of law." Jul 29, 2012 CNN: Indian court: Commonwealth organizer can't attend Olympic ceremony: "The presence at the ceremony of Suresh Kalmadi, who was arrested last year on corruption charges related to the Commonwealth Games, would be "contrary to national interest," the High Court of Delhi said" Jul 29, 2012 Akhilesh govt mulling to give VVIP status to scam-tainted Babu Singh Kushwaha: "the infamous Babu Singh Kushwaha, the former family welfare minister who is in jail for his alleged involvement in the 5700 crore National Rural Health Mission scam which had resulted in the murders of two CMOs and one deputy CMO of Lucknow." Jul 29, 2012 Wearing short skirts cause women harassment: TMC MLA Jul 29, 2012 तिवारी का ये रूप देखकर हैरान हूँ: उज्ज्वला शर्मा: "रोहित की माँ उज्ज्वला शर्मा ने कहा है कि वे तिवारी को शालीन व्यक्ति मानती थीं लेकिन उनका जो रूप सामने आया है वो उसे देखकर हैरान हैं." Jul 29, 2012 Don't see things progressing in India, no plan to invest there: Lakshmi Mittali: "his recent attempts to build steel plants in Jharkhand and Odisha reportedly face local opposition and wrangles over land acquisition" Jul 28, 2012 ND Tiwari is biological father of Rohit Shekhar: DNA test: "ND Tiwari is the biological father of a Delhi-based youth Rohit Shekhar, the Delhi high court on Friday said while declaring the result of the DNA test of the veteran Congress leader." Jul 25, 2012 Quit or face inquiry, Arvind Kejriwal tells 'corrupt' PM Jul 25, 2012 Archaic labour law returns to haunt Indian IT sector: ""This is a retrograde step. This law belongs to the 19th century and does not take into account the ground realities of a globalised world,"", ""Originally, the exemption was secured to stop harassment from the labour department and the inspector raj."" Jul 25, 2012 Adarsh scam: Forged rent receipt got Chavan's kin a flat: "former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, his relative today told a judicial panel that he secured a flat in Adarsh society on the strength of a forged receipt showing him as living in a rented accomodation when he owned an apartment in the city." Jul 24, 2012 Maruti’s woes piling up, Haryana asks company to pay Rs 235 crore to farmers: "Haryana State Industries and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), in a notice issued on June 25, warned the company that if it did not deposit the amount within three months, the land allotted for the Manesar plant "shall become liable for resumption and further action would be taken"." Jul 24, 2012 Team Anna to fast, calls President Pranab corrupt: "Team Anna said that the government has given several assurances on curbing corruption but there has been no positive outcome." Jul 24, 2012 Netas ‘protecting’ errant Maruti staff: "nearly all the workers fled from their rented accommodations from nearby villages to their native districts. “They knew nobody would touch them in their own villages, including the police”" Jul 23, 2012 Goonda raj in UP: Akhilesh withdraws cases against 'criminal' ministers: "The worst fears of the voters of Uttar Pradesh have come true. It is gradually becoming clear that chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will run the state with active support of criminals. The voters were apprehensive before the assembly elections that Mulayam Singh Yadav's goonda raj days will return if they voted for the SP." Jul 23, 2012 बीजिंग गए भारतीय लड़कों की लड़कियों से 'अभद्रता': "दल में शामिल लड़कियों के मुताबिक परेशान करने वाले ज्यादातर लड़के खुद को राजनीतिक दलों से जुड़ा बता रहे थे." Jul 23, 2012 Coal mine allocation: 9 companies under the scanner: "Several mines have been allegedly sold to companies with almost no experience in the sector." Jul 23, 2012 Chhagan Bhujbal kin’s company sold shares at 9,800% premium: "From owning mines and vineyards to holding stakes in power, infrastructure and construction companies, the family of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who started life in Mumbai as a vegetable vendor, has come a long way.", "Last week TOI had exposed how the public works department (ministry headed by Chhagan Bhujbal) favoured a little-known contractor by awarding him a contract to build the Maharashtra Sadan guesthouse in Delhi and two public buildings in Mumbai without inviting tenders" Jul 22, 2012 People starve as grains rot; UPA unmoved Jul 22, 2012 Maharashtra Sadan: Did Bhujbal flout PWD norms?: "President Pratibha Patil had refused to inaugurate the new building after controversy surfaced." Jul 22, 2012 West Bengal: Woman raped, buried in shelter home: "Four other women are missing from the shelter since May, presumably dead, as their bodies still haven't been found." Jul 22, 2012 Delhi: Bhujbal, relatives in M'rashtra Sadan scam?: "The PWD Minister allegedly awarded the Sadan's contract to a company which in return awarded companies run by his relatives." Jul 22, 2012 'UPA used threats to build consensus': "PA Sangma on Sunday (July 22) congratulated Pranab Mukherjee and wished him success but did not rule out moving court on the election, saying its process was "exceptionally partisan."" Jul 22, 2012 Guwahati: Girls should behave, says MP minister: "In a reference to the Guwahati molestation incident, an MP minister said the safety of women depended on how well they behaved." Jul 22, 2012 President Patil: The controversies and her legacy: "The tenure of India's first woman President was mired in a number of controversies even as she sought to re-write history." Jul 22, 2012 Will release proof against Pranab: Team Anna: "Team Anna will launch an indefinite fast from July 25 coinciding with Pranab's swearing-in as the President." Jul 22, 2012 Govt fails to bring laws to protect women: Karat: "In the aftermath of Guwahati molestation, CPM leader Brinda Karat slammed the NCW for mishandling the case." Jul 22, 2012 Save cows, kill Nilgai, it tastes good: UP minister: "Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother Shivpal Yadav made a pitch to save cows by suggesting that people kill and feast on the Nilgai." Jul 16, 2012 Saviour or Sonia's poodle, asks UK paper about PM Manmohan Singh: "British daily, The Independent, critiquing his tenure under a disparaging headline "Manmohan Singh - India's saviour or Sonia's poodle?"" Jul 16, 2012 Delay in Lokayukta appointment: HC warns K'taka govt: "Pulling up the BJP government for "inordinate delay" in appointing the Lokayukta, Karnataka High Court today warned it would write to the Governor that there is a Constitutional crisis if it failed to respond positively." Jul 16, 2012 Madhumita murder case: HC upholds life sentence to ex-SP MLA Amarmani Jul 16, 2012 Akhilesh Yadav refuses to slam khap panchayat diktat, says 'nothing wrong': "A khap panchayat in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh recently issued a diktat banning love marriages and barred women under the age of 40 from going out for shopping and using mobile phones outside their homes." Jul 15, 2012 Disproportionate Logic The court of the land gifts Mayawati some unexpected breathing room: "Out from a hole A win for Mayawati" Jul 15, 2012 A Call To Order: "Revile not politics. Reform it instead. And the first step towards it? Cast a vote for proportional representation." Jul 15, 2012 Ramadoss in yet another medical college scam: "In a blatant misuse of power, a little known medical college in central UP was reportedly sanctioned by Ramadoss." Jul 15, 2012 Why is India corrupt?: "No one questions the prevalence of corruption in India. The politicians of the two principal parties may blame each other but the fact of corruption is inescapable." Jul 13, 2012 'Tainted' Kalmadi should not go to Olympics: Maken: "A Delhi court has granted permission to Suresh Kalmadi to attend the London Olympics." Jul 13, 2012 New BJP ministry has ministers with tainted record: Governor Jul 13, 2012 JD (U) leader hammers nails in boy's feet: "A local leader of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Chandramani Prasad Singh has been accused of hammering nails in a 13-year-old boy, Lalu Yadav's feet for allegedly stealing a fan from his shop in Saharsa district of Bihar." Jul 13, 2012 JD(U) leader Chandramani Prasad Singh allegedly hammers nails in boy's feet Jul 13, 2012 Ex-DMK MLA arrested for rape-murder of 15-year-old girl: "allegedly raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl from Kerala who worked as a servant in his house" Jul 13, 2012 92% Indians blame govt for economic problems: Survey Jul 13, 2012 Congress, BJP, SP corrupt, hence not passing Lokpal Bill: Kejriwal Jul 13, 2012 Inmates raped at will by outsiders in Hooghly rehabilitation home: "Shyamal is a close confidante of the secretary of the home, Uday Chand Kumar, and had "free access after sunset", say sources. The inmates have told police that he regularly abused them sexually and tortured anyone who refused to follow his orders." Jul 10, 2012 Congress raises Rs 1,662 crore in 5 years, BJP Rs 852 crore: "Mayawati's party received more than Rs 425 crore, mostly through cash donations", "CPM stood fourth in the list, having collected Rs 335 crore in the five years up to 2011-12. SP made only Rs 200 crore during this period and NCP was far behind with Rs 140 crore." Jul 9, 2012 Govt's counter attack: Cover vs Cover: "The BJP today hit out at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying she should share the blame for the government's performance and the current economic ills the country faced." Jul 9, 2012 Signature forgery: BJP wants EC probe against Pranab: "The BJP said that Pranab's signature on the resignation letter to the Indian Statistical Institute needed to be investigated." Jul 9, 2012 The business-politics nexus: "Money can’t really decide elections. But why does India’s poll finance remain so murky?" Jul 8, 2012 TWTW: Cyrus's take on Adarsh scam: "Cyrus Broacha also talks about Boson particle, Akhilesh Yadav, Adarsh scam and much more." Jul 8, 2012 PM dishonest, failed to act on time: Yashwant: "Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he described the current economic situation as 'very serious', even worse than it was in 1999." Jul 8, 2012 1984 riots: 'Ban Tytler from attending Olympics': "A few Sikh bodies in the UK have written to its government seeking a ban on their entry to the country." Jul 8, 2012 Pranab, PC let economy decline: Yashwant: "The senior BJP leader said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was also complicit in the lack of action on economic slowdown." Jul 8, 2012 Time Magazine flays Manmohan, UPA Govt: "Calling PM Manmohan Singh 'The Underachiever', the magazine criticised him and the UPA for letting the country down when it needed them the most." Jul 8, 2012 Time magazine dubs Prime Minister as 'underachiever' Jul 7, 2012 'The Government Is Not At All Serious About Issues Of Accountability And Corruption' Jul 7, 2012 DA case: CBI court allows ED to question Jagan: "The ED had on Monday sought permission to question the Kadapa MP as a suspect and not as an accused in the case." Jul 7, 2012 Jethmalani turns the heat on Pranab: "Dubbing Mr. Mukherjee a “wrecker of the Indian Constitution,” Mr. Jethmalani commented he could not be entrusted with the task of preserving it." Jul 7, 2012 Has the CBI been manipulated to save Mayawati?: "The Supreme Court has given former UP chief minister Mayawati a clean chit in the disproportionate assets case." Jul 7, 2012 CBI questions Yeddyurappa in illegal mining case: "The Supreme Court has ordered CBI probe into Yeddyurappa's involvement in illegal mining." Jul 7, 2012 No logic behind the removal of some cartoons: NCERT chief: "A committee set up by the HRD Ministry suggested the removal of 43 cartoons from textbooks saying they were inappropriate." Jul 7, 2012 Jailed Bihar politician to be awarded Ph.D: "Former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, currently lodged in Siwan jail, was also awarded a doctorate degree on his thesis 'First Coalition Government' from B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University." Jul 7, 2012 SC colluding with the corrupt: Prashant Bhushan: "Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan has attacked the Supreme Court for providing relief to Mayawati." Jul 6, 2012 Another life lost, no lessons learnt?: "It's been barely 10 days since the tragic death of Baby Mahi in Haryana but clearly no lessons have been learnt. A 6-year-old boy fell into an open drain carrying toxic industrial waste." Jul 6, 2012 PM is an overrated economist: Yashwant Sinha: "Yashwant Sinha blamed the UPA government for creating a financial mess in the country." Jul 6, 2012 Another Manesar shocker: 5-year-old falls into sewer, dies: "The incident comes barely ten days after the tragic death of five-year-old Mahi who died after falling into a 70-feet borewell." Jul 6, 2012 Manmohan Singh an overrated economist and an underrated politician: BJP: ""The problem with Manmohan Singh has been that he has always acted as a consultant to the government, saying what should be done, what need not be done." Jul 6, 2012 DA case: CBI court allows ED to question Jagan: "The ED had on Monday sought permission to question the Kadapa MP as a suspect and not as an accused in the case." Jul 6, 2012 Toilets are being used for storing food grain: Jairam Ramesh Jul 5, 2012 Is only Ashok Chavan accountable for the Adarsh scam?: "The CBI chargesheets former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan and 12 others in the Adarsh Housing scam." Jul 5, 2012 News 360: CBI chargesheets Chavan in 'watertight' Adarsh case: "The CBI has charged the former chief minister with facilitating the inclusion of 40 per cent flats for the civilians." Jul 5, 2012 Rajasthan: Grain rot continues amidst govt apathy: "Nearly Rs 2 crore worth of wheat has been found to be rotting in the open in the state." Jul 5, 2012 Chavan named in Adarsh chargesheet: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was among 13 people chargesheeted by CBI in the Adarsh scam today with the Congress leader being accused of granting some approvals to the upscale Housing society in Mumbai as a quid pro quo for allotment of two flats for his kin." Jul 5, 2012 ‘Govt removing history from textbooks not just cartoons: "Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar, feels that the Thorat committee, which recommended the removal of 43 political cartoons, is being used by the government to delete all historical background." Jul 5, 2012 Himachal DGP levels serious charges: "Virbhadra Singh, former Small, Micro and Medium Industries Minister, became the third Union Cabinet Minister of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) II to resign following the corruption charges against him." Jul 5, 2012 Did govt fail to protect Pinki Pramanik's rights?: "Human rights activists are now demanding justice for athlete Pinki Pramanik who has been charged with rape." Jul 5, 2012 Adarsh scandal: Why fast-track courts are a must to net big fish: "it brought into glaring light the shady activities people in power, their conniving ways and sheer disregard for rules. A gaggle of politicians, bureaucrats, ex-armymen and otherwise influential people allowed the housing society to come up on a piece of defence land and used the pretext of Kargil war victims to promote their own interest in a brazen display of a combination of political and bureaucratic mite." Jul 5, 2012 Jaganmohan Reddy's bail plea rejected: "The Andhra Pradesh High Court today dismissed a bail petition filed by YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in an alleged disproportionate assets case." Jul 5, 2012 Kerala Sports Min's Olympic 'picnic': "The Kerala Sports Minister is embroiled in a controversy over his travel proposal to London during the London Olympics, when a lot of the atheletes from the states were yet to receive their dues." Jul 5, 2012 Adarsh case: CBI charges Chavan, ex-Army officers: "Former Maharashtra Chief Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde have not been named in the chargesheet." Jul 5, 2012 Convicted MLAs attend UP CM's lunch for Pranab: "Two convicted politicians - Mukhtar Ansari and Vijay Mishra - were spotted during the lunch hosted by the UP CM for Pranab Mukherjee." Jul 5, 2012 Is Akhilesh Yadav guilty of wasting taxpayer's money?: "The UP Chief Minister allowed MLAs to spend Rs 20 lakh each from their fund to buy personal cars." Jul 5, 2012 Cartoon row: Panel to remove 43 caricatures: "The committee noted that there are too many caricatures of former prime minister Indira Gandhi in NCERT text books, some of them politically sensitive." Jul 5, 2012 Naxal killings: Tribal Affairs Minister blames CRPF: "KC Deo openly questioned the CRPF operation, alleging that half of those killed were teenagers." Jul 5, 2012 'Govt used panel to delete historical background': "The HRD appointed committiee to look into all cartoons in the text books has submitted it's report to the NCERT." Jul 5, 2012 Ashok Chavan charged in Adarsh housing scam: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan was among 13 people charged by CBI today in the multi-crore Adarsh Housing scam.", "The nine arrested accused are - R C Thakur, secretary of Adarsh, retired brigadier M M Wanchoo, former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, both promoters of the society, former deputy secretary of urban development department P V Deshmukh, IAS officers Ramanand Tiwari and Jairaj Phatak, retired major generals A R Kumar and T K Kaul and former city collector Pradeep Vyas." Jul 5, 2012 Akhilesh's car bonanza for MLAs: "the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (July 3) entitled MLAs to purchase four-wheelers worth upto Rs 20 lakh from their local area development fund, which was also increased by Rs 25 lakh." Jul 5, 2012 Remove Gandhi, Nehru cartoons: NCERT panel: "The NCERT panel has recommended the removal or modification of 36 of the 176 cartoons in textbooks for classes 9-12." Jul 5, 2012 Mediator received Rs.9.5 crore to arrange bail for Reddy: "A rowdy sheeter arrested in cash-for-bail scam involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy received Rs.9.5 crore as advance for a deal between Reddy's relatives and judge T. Pattabhirama Rao, police said Tuesday." Jul 5, 2012 Were innocent villagers killed in the name of Naxals?: "While activists claim innocents were killed, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and the Home Ministry blame the Naxals." Jul 5, 2012 Use state fund to buy cars: UP CM tells MLAs: "Akhilesh Yadav said MLAs can use up to Rs 20 lakh out of the Rs 5 crore allotted to them during a five-year tenure to buy vehicles." Jul 4, 2012 UP MLAs can buy cars from development fund: Akhilesh Yadav: "Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav placed a proposal in the state assembly which allows MLAs to use up to Rs 20 lakh allotted under local area development (LAD) fund for buying four wheelers," Jul 4, 2012 UP CM invites 'goons' to Pranab's lunch: "Both Mukhtar and Vijay Misra are at present languishing in jail in connection with separate cases of heinous crime pending against them."
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