|
|
| |
| |
|
|
RSS |
Latest News of Indian Politicians, Governments,
Political Parties:
For old news of indian politicians, please click in the sub-menu navigation bar above
For old news of indian politicians, please click in the sub-menu navigation bar above
Jul 4, 2012 Can’t afford a car? 67% of UP MLAs are crorepatis: "Among the main parties, the average assets per candidate for SP is Rs 2.52 crore; for BSP it's Rs 4.44 crore; for BJP it's Rs 4.01 crore; and for Congress Rs 4.61 crore."
Jul 2, 2012 Dilip Sanghani is involved in 12 scams worth Rs500 crore': "RTI activist from Amreli, Nathalal Sukhadia, has alleged Amreli BJP MLA and state cooperative minister, Dilip Sanghani’s involvement in Rs500 crore worth scams in the district.", "the BJP-ruled Amreli Municipality has sold a parcel of land to Sanghani’s cousin, Haresh Ramani, at throwaway price of just Rs94,000 only. However, the market value of the land is pegged at around Rs1.35 crore."
Jul 2, 2012 CBI to chargesheet former CM?: "Chavan is among the 14 accused in the case in which Union Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde are also under the scanner."
Jul 2, 2012 नक्सली नहीं आम आदिवासी मारे गए: ग्रामीण: "ग्रामीणों और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं का दावा है कि 28 जून की रात को छत्तीसगढ़ में हुए कथित मुठभेड़ों में मारे गए ज्यादातर लोग आम आदिवासी थे माओवादी नहीं"
Jul 2, 2012 'RTI Act under threat, may fail in 5 years': "Outgoing Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has warned of threats from the government as well as the judicial system."
Jul 2, 2012 Lokayukta police to file chargesheet against Dasrarahalli MLA: "a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days against Dasarahalli BJP MLA S Muniraju and two others in a complaint accusing him of claiming ownership of one acre 15 guntas (a gunta is 1/40 th of an acre) at Kereguddadahalli which did not belong to him."
Jul 1, 2012 Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan blames Vilasrao: "Vilasrao, during his interrogation in the scam on Wednesday, had blamed Chavan for the controversial allotments."
Jul 1, 2012 Another judge figures in bail-for-sale scam: "While Chalapati offered Rs 5 crore for bail to Gali, Prabhakar offered Rs 10 crore. But Pattabhi struck the deal with trusted friend Chalapathi Rao, who retired and settled down in Chilakaluripet of Guntur district."
Jun 29, 2012 In Haryana, you are punished if you fight corruption!
Jun 29, 2012 Far from apology, Govt defends cops: "It's a shocking state of affairs the Karnataka Government has openly backed the Bangalore Police that stands accused of having intimidating four year old rape victim's mother, asking her downright degrading questions and casting aspersions at her character, absolutely no sensitivity shown towards a woman who fights her own husband who allegedly raped their daughter."
Jun 29, 2012 Why NAC should be funded by Congress, not taxpayers: "the NAC be relocated to the Congress headquarters. There will be no lack of private businessmen willing to fund it."
Jun 29, 2012 Sad that a corrupt person may become President: Kejriwal: "Pranab Mukherjee was named among the 15 “corrupt” ministers"
Jun 29, 2012 Open bribery in land registration offices: "our reporter visited some land registration offices in Chennai and what he found was shocking- touts are running amok in these government offices, helping customers to bend laws and evade tax and funneling bribe for government officials. A thriving real estate industry in Chennai is supporting the greed of these officers in the dark corridors of government departments."
Jun 29, 2012 Just 23 working ambulances for 1.7 crore Delhiite: "And the Delhi government believes critical emergency needs can occur only between 8 am and 4 pm."
Jun 27, 2012 'UPA II Govt. synonym for mega corruption and scams', alleges CPI MP D. Raja
Jun 27, 2012 BBC: India minister Virbhadra Singh quits over corruption charge: "India's Minister for Small, Micro and Medium Industries Virbhadra Singh has resigned a day after a court charged him in a corruption case."
Jun 27, 2012 ‘PM should act against corrupt ministers’
Jun 27, 2012 Corruption again
Jun 27, 2012 Is it time for total overhaul of Manmohan's Cabinet?: "Pranab Mukherjee bids farewell as Finance Minister, and PM Monmohan Singh is keeping the charge of the Finance Ministry."
Jun 27, 2012 Charges framed against ex-Himachal CM in a CD case: "Virbhadra Singh was allegedly heard in the CD speaking to some with industrialists to grant them favours."
Jun 27, 2012 Adarsh scam: Vilasrao Deshmukh to depose: "Sushil Shinde deposed before the Adarsh probe panel on Monday and passed the buck on Deshmukh."
Jun 27, 2012 Our stand on Virbhadra Singh has been vindicated: Kejriwal: "The corruption case against Virbhadra Singh has given Team Anna more ammunition against the government."
Jun 27, 2012 Virbhadra quits Cabinet after corruption charge: "Virbhadra Singh's resignation, submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is aimed at taking the sting out of BJP's charge."
Jun 27, 2012 CPM leader threatens rebel leader: "an old video footage has surfaced purportedly showing a local functionary warning murdered rebel party leader T P Chandrasekharan of dire consequences if he continued to challenge it."
Jun 27, 2012 Pranab Mukherjee behind 'cover-up' on Netaji's air-crash?: "UPA's presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee was engaged in an elaborate "cover-up" on the last days of Azad Hind Fauj founder and national leader Subhas Chandra Bose, alleges a soon-to-be-published book."
Jun 27, 2012 Maharashtra minister Fauzia Khan denies links with Abu Jundal
Jun 27, 2012 Murderous call by yet another CPM leader in Kerala: "MM Mani, rose to global fame last month by admitting in public that his party had plotted and killed its opponents.", "the local secretary of CPM in a north Kerala town is heard threatening a dissident leader, TP Chandrasekharan, that he would be beheaded if he didn’t mend his ways."
Jun 27, 2012 Virbhadra Singh resigns; 3rd minister in UPA-II to quit: "Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned today in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing corruption charges against him, the third minister in UPA-II to step down on similar grounds."
Jun 27, 2012 Maharashtra minister denies links with Abu Jundal, says ready to face inquiry: "The minister's remarks today came after allegations that Jundal, an Indian mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, allegedly spent a day in a room belonging to Khan, then an MLC, at the old Legislators' hostel near the state secretariat in 2009."
Jun 25, 2012 Corruption case: Should Virbhadra Singh resign?: "A CD reportedly contains conversations between Singh, his wife, an IAS officer and industrialists over exchange of money for alleged benefits."
Jun 25, 2012 Another 'corrupt' bureacrat on his way back in SP government: "After Satish Kumar Agarwal another former bureaucrat who was suspended by Mayawati is set to make a come back in the Samajwadi Party government."
Jun 25, 2012 Mayawati spent Rs 5000 crore on dalit memorials: "While Rs 377.8 crore was sanctioned between January and March 2008, an allocation of Rs 1435.64 crore was made in the financial year 2008-09, he said. Further, an allocation of Rs 1067.83 crore was made in 2009-10, Rs 1264.48 crore in 2010-11 and 628.38 crore in 2011-12."
Jun 25, 2012 Another life lost, no lessons learnt?: "Hours after Mahi died, the very same story played out like a rerun of a bad movie. Halfway across the country in West Bengal, 17-year-old Roshan lost his life after falling into an abandoned well. The question that begs asking, how many more children's lives will be lost before authorities finally wake up?"
Jun 25, 2012 Union minister charged with corruption: "Trouble mounted for Union minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh on Monday (June 25) as a court in Himachal Pradesh framed corruption charges against the union minister and his wife. The couple faces charges under prevention of corruption act and conspiracy."
Jun 25, 2012 Sushil Kumar Shinde appears before Adarsh Commission: "Shinde was the chief minister (2001 to 2003) when he cleared many files including allotment of land to Adarsh."
Jun 24, 2012 Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau officials question Janardhana Reddy: "A team of officials from Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today questioned former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy in connection with the cash-for-bail scam."
Jun 24, 2012 Vote neither for Congress nor for BJP: Team Anna
Jun 24, 2012 Pranab responsible for price rice, corruption, blackmoney: PA Sangma
Jun 24, 2012 Mahi: A victim of difference?: "Could the tragedy have been averted? Could baby Mahi have been saved had authorities not been callous & indifferent? The nation that prayed for baby Mahi's recovery is now outraged, demanding answers from the government and the administration."
Jun 23, 2012 How insensitive can they get?: "While little Mahi is battling for her life 70 ft below the ground for no fault of her own, the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has shrugged off all responsibility."
Jun 23, 2012 ‘He Won’t Be A Dynamic Figurehead’: "Pranab Mukherjee is closely related to the meteoric rise of Dhirubhai Ambani. We spoke to the latter's biographer"
Jun 23, 2012 sedition law: misuse A Stick Called 124(A): "The State finds a handy tool in a colonial law to quell dissent "
Jun 23, 2012 VIPs misuse LPG subsidy, 91 cylinders for Maya: "The data on the LPG transparency portal reveals how ministers, MPs and corporate India misuse LPG subsidies."
Jun 23, 2012 Govt tribute to martyr is a bust, family says it’s not his: "“It looked like the statue of a different person. It even had a moustache, while my brother did not have one. There could not be a worst way to insult my brother and us,”"
Jun 22, 2012 President Pratibha Patil gives life to dead man: "October 18, 2007: Tidke dies in Belgaum government hospital. June 2, 2012: President Pratibha Patil commutes long-dead Tidke's death sentence to life term."
Jun 22, 2012 Is UPA trying to abolish death penalty through backdoor?: "Patil has been in a death sentence commutation jamboree for the last two-and-a-half years, having pardoned 30 death row inmates in quick succession. However, what has raised eyebrows is that many of those inmates are accused of some of the most horrific crimes – from rapes and brutal murders."
Jun 22, 2012 Ministers, industrialists among top LPG consumers in Delhi: "Vice President Hamid Ansari’s official residence in New Delhi consumed 171 subsidised LPG cylinders in the year to May 31", "The portal showed that industrialist Naveen Jindal’s 6, Prithvi Raj Road residence in the national capital received 369 refills, or more than one cylinder a day, through two LPG connections"
Jun 22, 2012 Sangma challenges Pranab to debate; Cong rejects demand: "Sangma says there should be a debate at a time when the economy is sinking and graft is rising."
Jun 22, 2012 President Pratibha Patil goes on mercy overdrive: "Were these pardons diluting the legal provision through the backdoor?"
Jun 21, 2012 Akhilesh talks tough but goes soft on Maya’s corruption: "The Chief Minister has alleged a scandal to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore, but has done nothing to unearth the truth."
Jun 21, 2012 Karnataka CM orders probe into excise corruption: "Dhanraj had alleged that the excise officials in the name of special squad were extorting Rs 25,000 from each liquor and wine shop owners in Dakshina Kannada for no tenable reasons. He had also accused excise minister M P Renukacharya of being hand-in-glove with excise officials in the extortion racket."
Jun 21, 2012 MP Agriculture Min in mining row: "In a state where illegal mining is rampant a top minister is now in the dock for his alleged involvement in stone quarrying in the Panna District. Brijendra Pratap Singh -- the Agriculture Minister of Madhya Pradesh accused of operating two mines in Panna with some family members as his front."
Jun 21, 2012 Half of North gets dirty water, finds civic agency: "To assess the water quality in its area, the North corporation collected 258 water samples from its six zones. Of these, 129 were found unfit for consumption."
Jun 20, 2012 Dressed-up Dreamliners have nowhere to fly: "The first of the 27 Boeing 787 Dreamliners — the new aircraft ordered by Air India that is right at the centre of the 43-day-old strike by pilots — is ready and waiting for more than a month and a half at Boeing’s Everett factory in Seattle."
Jun 20, 2012 India condemning millions to stay poor, Lakshmi Narayan Mittal says: "Joining the likes of NR Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji to blame the Indian government for policy inaction, UK-based NRI billionaire LN Mittal has said the country is potentially condemning millions to remain in poverty by not helping industrialization."
Jun 20, 2012 Sharad Pawar slapper may now target Kapil Sibal, IB issues alert: "Intelligence Bureau has issued a general alert that Harvinder Singh, who had slapped former telecom minister Sukhram and Union minister Sharad Pawar within a span of five days in November 2011, might slap Human Resource and Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal at a public function."
Jun 19, 2012 Mamata hints at money, power & scams in presidential race
Jun 19, 2012 Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah gets Anti-Corruption Bureau court summons in land case: "An ACB court in Hyderabad on Monday issued summons to former AP chief minister and present Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah, asking him to appear before it on August 2 in connection with the Ameerpet land scam case in which he is accused of unduly favouring some private parties."
Jun 19, 2012 Corruption allegations mar corporation council’s 8-month tenure
Jun 19, 2012 UPA bad, but NDA proving to be no better
Jun 19, 2012 Maharashtra politicians rack up Rs 1 cr power bill: "The Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) owes the BEST over a crore of rupees in unpaid electricity bills and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Rs 30 lakh in unpaid water bills for power and water used in the official residences of the governor and around 20 ministers."
Jun 19, 2012 Arvind Kejriwal asks Pranab Mukherjee to face independent probe: "If you are innocent, why are you shying away from an inquiry", ""No political party wants a very good and honest President in the country"
Jun 19, 2012 Mr PM, you want whistleblowers protected; here’s your chance : "A Haryana whistleblower is being harassed by the chief minister. The victim has asked the PM for help."
Jun 19, 2012 2G scam: BJP members demand summoning of PM at JPC meet: "BJP members demanded summoning of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and top PMO officials"
Jun 19, 2012 Sex case: Achuthanandan told to appear in court: "The Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case allegedly involved state minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty."
Jun 19, 2012 AP cash-for-bail: Suspended CBI judge arrested: "Justice Pattabhi Rama Rao allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 6 crore to grant bail to G Janardhana Reddy."
Jun 19, 2012 Shelter shocker-II: UP govt homes under scrutiny: "Two govt-run homes, in Allahabad and Ghaziabad, are under police scrutiny after reports of sexual abuse of minors emerged."
Jun 19, 2012 2G Scam: Row at JPC meet over witnesses: "BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh offered to step down from the JPC in order to depose before it."
Jun 18, 2012 Jagan case: CBI questions BCCI chief for 7 hours: "India Cements allegedly invested Rs 135 crore into Jagan's businesses in return for the benefits it received from the then government of Jagan's father YS Rajasekhara Reddy,", "Jagan, industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad, and bureaucrat KV Brahmananda Reddy are currently in jail in the case."
Jun 18, 2012 N Srinivasan appears before CBI: "BCCI Chief and India Cements Managing Director N Srinivasan on Monday (June 18) appeared before CBI in connection with the disproportionate assets cases against YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy. After being asked by the central probe agency, Srinivasan appeared before CBI at the Dilkusha Guest House in Hyderabad."
Jun 18, 2012 BCCI chief N Srinivasan appears before CBI in Jagan case: "CBI is probing the alleged investments made by Srinivasan's company India Cements in the firms promoted by the Kadapa MP during the tenure of his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister"
Jun 18, 2012 Pranab must come clean on rice scam: Arvind Kejriwal: "Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said that the person who is set to become the President should have a clear record."
Jun 18, 2012 'Ministries not helping in coal allocation probe': "The CBI is yet to get crucial documents from ministries, sources said."
Jun 18, 2012 Internet censorship in India up 49%: Google
Jun 17, 2012 Mamata hints at money, power & scams in presidential race: ""It is most unfortunate that politics in our great nation has become murky and values, public interest have been compromised through the use of money, power and scams. Ethical and principled politics has eroded today... this decay has to be reversed at all costs to return to the great traditions of this country. That is why we should raise our voices and stand by principles. Conviction, values and integrity,""
Jun 17, 2012 UP govt orders closing down of all shops, malls by 7 pm, restaurants by 10 pm: "In an order which could be of far-reaching consequences, the Uttar Pradesh government today ordered all shopping malls to be kept open from 11 am till 7 pm in view of the prevailing power crisis."
Jun 16, 2012 Cops detain Doreswamy for 2hours: "Veteran freedom fighter HS Doreswamy and over 100 other activists were detained by city police on Saturday after they protested the delay in appointing a Lokayukta.", "There is absolutely no democracy in this state. This government is worse than that of Indira Gandhi's. Sadananda Gowda and his team is ignorant and good for nothing,""
Jun 16, 2012 CBI officers grill Yeddyurappa’s kin: "Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s sons B Y Raghavendra, MP, B Y Vijendra and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar were questioned by the CBI officials"
Jun 16, 2012 Retired AP judge arrested in cash-for-bail scam: "A retired district judge TV Chalapathi Rao and son of the suspended CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the cash-for-bail case"
Jun 16, 2012 Corporate India wanted Pranab out: Mohandas Pai: "Speaking to CNN-IBN, former Infosys director Mohandas Pai said the corporate India wanted Pranab Mukherjee out at the Finance Minister."
Jun 16, 2012 Pranab not fit for President: Ram Jethmalani: "Ram Jethmalani says he'll stand for President if his party backs UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee."
Jun 15, 2012 Put me in jail, Anna Hazare dares government: ""After 65 years of Independence, we still follow laws enacted by the British. The government has no willpower to curb corruption and make the law to stop it.""
Jun 15, 2012 Govt nod must to prosecute Corrupt corporators: "Soon, your local civic corporator or councillor will be declared a public servant but can be prosecuted under the criminal procedure act and anti-corruption law only if the government approves it. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan’s urban development department has put this in place despite the law and judiciary department’s opinion that no such previous sanction of the state government is necessary. The move is seen as a major deterrent because government approvals to prosecute influential elected representatives could be hard to come by for political reasons."
Jun 15, 2012 Southern India political corruption hits Sonia Gandhi and Congress: "Jagan’s breakaway YSR Congress Party has won 14 of the assembly seats, and the Lok Sabha seat – albeit after voters were bribed with massive amounts of cash, jewellery and other gifts that helped swell the turnout to an astonishingly high total of around 80%"
Jun 15, 2012 Maharashtra govt trying to shield corrupt corporators?: "In a move that could be seen as efforts to shield corrupt corporators and councillors, the state government is planning to amend municipal laws and identify them as public servants. Identifying councillors and corporators as public servants would mean an investigative agency will have to take the state government's permission before taking cognizance of any criminal offence or corruption case against them."
Jun 15, 2012 Who Rules India - The Prime Minister or the Dynasty?
Jun 15, 2012 Bedi: Hyderabad is corruption capital: "She demanded that the Centre immediately constitute a special investigation team to look into the charges against 15 ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, including Presidential aspirant Pranab Mukherjee."
Jun 15, 2012 The Guardian: India's 'lawless' mining industry criticised by Human Rights Watch: "Report by Human Rights Watch says poor regulation by Indian government allows mining industry 'to write its own rules'"
Jun 15, 2012 India’s Mining Industry Scarred By Corruption, Lack Of Regulation: Report: "India’s scandal-plagued mining industry causes tremendous damage to the environment and needs to be rid of corruption caused by a lack of government regulation and oversight,"
Jun 15, 2012 Dawn: Corruption in India: "The Congress party is mired in corruption, scandals and land-grab scams. The party leadership has been tainted by the Indian media. Prime minister Manmohan Singh was revered for his integrity and professionalism. Today, he has lost all credibility to govern, due to the scandals surrounding his cabinet colleagues. The power behind the throne, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, is plagued by ill-health and is not aware of the harsh realities that confront an average Indian citizen in the streets"
Jun 15, 2012 Parrikar warned against nepotism: ""We don't want a Lokayukta who is Parrikar's pet," said Sonak, while speaking at a discussion on zero tolerance to corruption. D C Sahoo, an officer who Parrikar had claimed he caught red-handed accepting a bribe, was shortlisted for the post of information commissioner,"
Jun 15, 2012 Coal scam: CBI may examine screening committee members
Jun 15, 2012 Indian police probe alleged sculpture scam: "Police in northern India are probing alleged fraud in the construction of giant sculptures of elephants and low-caste political heroes that were the $1.2-billion pet projects of former leader Mayawati."
Jun 15, 2012 शौचालय के बहाने: "जहाँ तक 35 लाख रुपए लगाकर शौचालय की मरम्मत की बात है यक़ीन मानिए सरकारी भवनों में इस तरह का ख़र्च कोई असामान्य बात नहीं है."
Jun 15, 2012 Has the post of President been thoroughly devalued?: "CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel whether the post of the President has been politicised."
Jun 14, 2012 CBI raids 18 places including independent MLAs house: "The CBI conducted raids at the residences of Independent MLAs Bandhu Tirkey and Chamra Linda"
Jun 14, 2012 RS poll raids on MLAs: "The CBI today seized a draft of Rs 40 lakh from JMM MLA Sita Soren’s Bhubaneswar-based father during raids to zero in on those who indulged in horse-trading during the March 30 Rajya Sabha elections."
Jun 14, 2012 High Court: Citizens entitled to know details of donations given by President from public funds: "The court upheld the Central Information Commissioner’s order directing the President's secretariat to make public the names of recipients of the donation, besides their address and the sum of donation given by the First Citizen."
Jun 14, 2012 PM's "lack" of leadership has made UPA "sinking ship": BJP: "BJP today took potshots at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging his "lack" of leadership had made the UPA government a "sinking ship" and prompted even allies like Trinamool Congress to declare that he should be moved to the President's post."
Jun 14, 2012 Court summons C T Ravi in corruption case: "A Lokayukta Court here today ordered issue of summons to ruling BJP MLA C T Ravi, his wife and two others in connection with a private complaint accusing them of abuse of official power for "pecuniary gain".", "accusing the MLA and others of securing allotment of civic amenity sites and residential sites violating rules."
| First Prev 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Next Last |
Jul 4, 2012 Can’t afford a car? 67% of UP MLAs are crorepatis: "Among the main parties, the average assets per candidate for SP is Rs 2.52 crore; for BSP it's Rs 4.44 crore; for BJP it's Rs 4.01 crore; and for Congress Rs 4.61 crore."
Jul 2, 2012 Dilip Sanghani is involved in 12 scams worth Rs500 crore': "RTI activist from Amreli, Nathalal Sukhadia, has alleged Amreli BJP MLA and state cooperative minister, Dilip Sanghani’s involvement in Rs500 crore worth scams in the district.", "the BJP-ruled Amreli Municipality has sold a parcel of land to Sanghani’s cousin, Haresh Ramani, at throwaway price of just Rs94,000 only. However, the market value of the land is pegged at around Rs1.35 crore."
Jul 2, 2012 CBI to chargesheet former CM?: "Chavan is among the 14 accused in the case in which Union Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde are also under the scanner."
Jul 2, 2012 नक्सली नहीं आम आदिवासी मारे गए: ग्रामीण: "ग्रामीणों और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं का दावा है कि 28 जून की रात को छत्तीसगढ़ में हुए कथित मुठभेड़ों में मारे गए ज्यादातर लोग आम आदिवासी थे माओवादी नहीं"
Jul 2, 2012 'RTI Act under threat, may fail in 5 years': "Outgoing Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has warned of threats from the government as well as the judicial system."
Jul 2, 2012 Lokayukta police to file chargesheet against Dasrarahalli MLA: "a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days against Dasarahalli BJP MLA S Muniraju and two others in a complaint accusing him of claiming ownership of one acre 15 guntas (a gunta is 1/40 th of an acre) at Kereguddadahalli which did not belong to him."
Jul 1, 2012 Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan blames Vilasrao: "Vilasrao, during his interrogation in the scam on Wednesday, had blamed Chavan for the controversial allotments."
Jul 1, 2012 Another judge figures in bail-for-sale scam: "While Chalapati offered Rs 5 crore for bail to Gali, Prabhakar offered Rs 10 crore. But Pattabhi struck the deal with trusted friend Chalapathi Rao, who retired and settled down in Chilakaluripet of Guntur district."
Jun 29, 2012 In Haryana, you are punished if you fight corruption!
Jun 29, 2012 Far from apology, Govt defends cops: "It's a shocking state of affairs the Karnataka Government has openly backed the Bangalore Police that stands accused of having intimidating four year old rape victim's mother, asking her downright degrading questions and casting aspersions at her character, absolutely no sensitivity shown towards a woman who fights her own husband who allegedly raped their daughter."
Jun 29, 2012 Why NAC should be funded by Congress, not taxpayers: "the NAC be relocated to the Congress headquarters. There will be no lack of private businessmen willing to fund it."
Jun 29, 2012 Sad that a corrupt person may become President: Kejriwal: "Pranab Mukherjee was named among the 15 “corrupt” ministers"
Jun 29, 2012 Open bribery in land registration offices: "our reporter visited some land registration offices in Chennai and what he found was shocking- touts are running amok in these government offices, helping customers to bend laws and evade tax and funneling bribe for government officials. A thriving real estate industry in Chennai is supporting the greed of these officers in the dark corridors of government departments."
Jun 29, 2012 Just 23 working ambulances for 1.7 crore Delhiite: "And the Delhi government believes critical emergency needs can occur only between 8 am and 4 pm."
Jun 27, 2012 'UPA II Govt. synonym for mega corruption and scams', alleges CPI MP D. Raja
Jun 27, 2012 BBC: India minister Virbhadra Singh quits over corruption charge: "India's Minister for Small, Micro and Medium Industries Virbhadra Singh has resigned a day after a court charged him in a corruption case."
Jun 27, 2012 ‘PM should act against corrupt ministers’
Jun 27, 2012 Corruption again
Jun 27, 2012 Is it time for total overhaul of Manmohan's Cabinet?: "Pranab Mukherjee bids farewell as Finance Minister, and PM Monmohan Singh is keeping the charge of the Finance Ministry."
Jun 27, 2012 Charges framed against ex-Himachal CM in a CD case: "Virbhadra Singh was allegedly heard in the CD speaking to some with industrialists to grant them favours."
Jun 27, 2012 Adarsh scam: Vilasrao Deshmukh to depose: "Sushil Shinde deposed before the Adarsh probe panel on Monday and passed the buck on Deshmukh."
Jun 27, 2012 Our stand on Virbhadra Singh has been vindicated: Kejriwal: "The corruption case against Virbhadra Singh has given Team Anna more ammunition against the government."
Jun 27, 2012 Virbhadra quits Cabinet after corruption charge: "Virbhadra Singh's resignation, submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is aimed at taking the sting out of BJP's charge."
Jun 27, 2012 CPM leader threatens rebel leader: "an old video footage has surfaced purportedly showing a local functionary warning murdered rebel party leader T P Chandrasekharan of dire consequences if he continued to challenge it."
Jun 27, 2012 Pranab Mukherjee behind 'cover-up' on Netaji's air-crash?: "UPA's presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee was engaged in an elaborate "cover-up" on the last days of Azad Hind Fauj founder and national leader Subhas Chandra Bose, alleges a soon-to-be-published book."
Jun 27, 2012 Maharashtra minister Fauzia Khan denies links with Abu Jundal
Jun 27, 2012 Murderous call by yet another CPM leader in Kerala: "MM Mani, rose to global fame last month by admitting in public that his party had plotted and killed its opponents.", "the local secretary of CPM in a north Kerala town is heard threatening a dissident leader, TP Chandrasekharan, that he would be beheaded if he didn’t mend his ways."
Jun 27, 2012 Virbhadra Singh resigns; 3rd minister in UPA-II to quit: "Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned today in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing corruption charges against him, the third minister in UPA-II to step down on similar grounds."
Jun 27, 2012 Maharashtra minister denies links with Abu Jundal, says ready to face inquiry: "The minister's remarks today came after allegations that Jundal, an Indian mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, allegedly spent a day in a room belonging to Khan, then an MLC, at the old Legislators' hostel near the state secretariat in 2009."
Jun 25, 2012 Corruption case: Should Virbhadra Singh resign?: "A CD reportedly contains conversations between Singh, his wife, an IAS officer and industrialists over exchange of money for alleged benefits."
Jun 25, 2012 Another 'corrupt' bureacrat on his way back in SP government: "After Satish Kumar Agarwal another former bureaucrat who was suspended by Mayawati is set to make a come back in the Samajwadi Party government."
Jun 25, 2012 Mayawati spent Rs 5000 crore on dalit memorials: "While Rs 377.8 crore was sanctioned between January and March 2008, an allocation of Rs 1435.64 crore was made in the financial year 2008-09, he said. Further, an allocation of Rs 1067.83 crore was made in 2009-10, Rs 1264.48 crore in 2010-11 and 628.38 crore in 2011-12."
Jun 25, 2012 Another life lost, no lessons learnt?: "Hours after Mahi died, the very same story played out like a rerun of a bad movie. Halfway across the country in West Bengal, 17-year-old Roshan lost his life after falling into an abandoned well. The question that begs asking, how many more children's lives will be lost before authorities finally wake up?"
Jun 25, 2012 Union minister charged with corruption: "Trouble mounted for Union minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh on Monday (June 25) as a court in Himachal Pradesh framed corruption charges against the union minister and his wife. The couple faces charges under prevention of corruption act and conspiracy."
Jun 25, 2012 Sushil Kumar Shinde appears before Adarsh Commission: "Shinde was the chief minister (2001 to 2003) when he cleared many files including allotment of land to Adarsh."
Jun 24, 2012 Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau officials question Janardhana Reddy: "A team of officials from Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today questioned former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy in connection with the cash-for-bail scam."
Jun 24, 2012 Vote neither for Congress nor for BJP: Team Anna
Jun 24, 2012 Pranab responsible for price rice, corruption, blackmoney: PA Sangma
Jun 24, 2012 Mahi: A victim of difference?: "Could the tragedy have been averted? Could baby Mahi have been saved had authorities not been callous & indifferent? The nation that prayed for baby Mahi's recovery is now outraged, demanding answers from the government and the administration."
Jun 23, 2012 How insensitive can they get?: "While little Mahi is battling for her life 70 ft below the ground for no fault of her own, the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has shrugged off all responsibility."
Jun 23, 2012 ‘He Won’t Be A Dynamic Figurehead’: "Pranab Mukherjee is closely related to the meteoric rise of Dhirubhai Ambani. We spoke to the latter's biographer"
Jun 23, 2012 sedition law: misuse A Stick Called 124(A): "The State finds a handy tool in a colonial law to quell dissent "
Jun 23, 2012 VIPs misuse LPG subsidy, 91 cylinders for Maya: "The data on the LPG transparency portal reveals how ministers, MPs and corporate India misuse LPG subsidies."
Jun 23, 2012 Govt tribute to martyr is a bust, family says it’s not his: "“It looked like the statue of a different person. It even had a moustache, while my brother did not have one. There could not be a worst way to insult my brother and us,”"
Jun 22, 2012 President Pratibha Patil gives life to dead man: "October 18, 2007: Tidke dies in Belgaum government hospital. June 2, 2012: President Pratibha Patil commutes long-dead Tidke's death sentence to life term."
Jun 22, 2012 Is UPA trying to abolish death penalty through backdoor?: "Patil has been in a death sentence commutation jamboree for the last two-and-a-half years, having pardoned 30 death row inmates in quick succession. However, what has raised eyebrows is that many of those inmates are accused of some of the most horrific crimes – from rapes and brutal murders."
Jun 22, 2012 Ministers, industrialists among top LPG consumers in Delhi: "Vice President Hamid Ansari’s official residence in New Delhi consumed 171 subsidised LPG cylinders in the year to May 31", "The portal showed that industrialist Naveen Jindal’s 6, Prithvi Raj Road residence in the national capital received 369 refills, or more than one cylinder a day, through two LPG connections"
Jun 22, 2012 Sangma challenges Pranab to debate; Cong rejects demand: "Sangma says there should be a debate at a time when the economy is sinking and graft is rising."
Jun 22, 2012 President Pratibha Patil goes on mercy overdrive: "Were these pardons diluting the legal provision through the backdoor?"
Jun 21, 2012 Akhilesh talks tough but goes soft on Maya’s corruption: "The Chief Minister has alleged a scandal to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore, but has done nothing to unearth the truth."
Jun 21, 2012 Karnataka CM orders probe into excise corruption: "Dhanraj had alleged that the excise officials in the name of special squad were extorting Rs 25,000 from each liquor and wine shop owners in Dakshina Kannada for no tenable reasons. He had also accused excise minister M P Renukacharya of being hand-in-glove with excise officials in the extortion racket."
Jun 21, 2012 MP Agriculture Min in mining row: "In a state where illegal mining is rampant a top minister is now in the dock for his alleged involvement in stone quarrying in the Panna District. Brijendra Pratap Singh -- the Agriculture Minister of Madhya Pradesh accused of operating two mines in Panna with some family members as his front."
Jun 21, 2012 Half of North gets dirty water, finds civic agency: "To assess the water quality in its area, the North corporation collected 258 water samples from its six zones. Of these, 129 were found unfit for consumption."
Jun 20, 2012 Dressed-up Dreamliners have nowhere to fly: "The first of the 27 Boeing 787 Dreamliners — the new aircraft ordered by Air India that is right at the centre of the 43-day-old strike by pilots — is ready and waiting for more than a month and a half at Boeing’s Everett factory in Seattle."
Jun 20, 2012 India condemning millions to stay poor, Lakshmi Narayan Mittal says: "Joining the likes of NR Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji to blame the Indian government for policy inaction, UK-based NRI billionaire LN Mittal has said the country is potentially condemning millions to remain in poverty by not helping industrialization."
Jun 20, 2012 Sharad Pawar slapper may now target Kapil Sibal, IB issues alert: "Intelligence Bureau has issued a general alert that Harvinder Singh, who had slapped former telecom minister Sukhram and Union minister Sharad Pawar within a span of five days in November 2011, might slap Human Resource and Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal at a public function."
Jun 19, 2012 Mamata hints at money, power & scams in presidential race
Jun 19, 2012 Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah gets Anti-Corruption Bureau court summons in land case: "An ACB court in Hyderabad on Monday issued summons to former AP chief minister and present Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah, asking him to appear before it on August 2 in connection with the Ameerpet land scam case in which he is accused of unduly favouring some private parties."
Jun 19, 2012 Corruption allegations mar corporation council’s 8-month tenure
Jun 19, 2012 UPA bad, but NDA proving to be no better
Jun 19, 2012 Maharashtra politicians rack up Rs 1 cr power bill: "The Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) owes the BEST over a crore of rupees in unpaid electricity bills and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Rs 30 lakh in unpaid water bills for power and water used in the official residences of the governor and around 20 ministers."
Jun 19, 2012 Arvind Kejriwal asks Pranab Mukherjee to face independent probe: "If you are innocent, why are you shying away from an inquiry", ""No political party wants a very good and honest President in the country"
Jun 19, 2012 Mr PM, you want whistleblowers protected; here’s your chance : "A Haryana whistleblower is being harassed by the chief minister. The victim has asked the PM for help."
Jun 19, 2012 2G scam: BJP members demand summoning of PM at JPC meet: "BJP members demanded summoning of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and top PMO officials"
Jun 19, 2012 Sex case: Achuthanandan told to appear in court: "The Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case allegedly involved state minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty."
Jun 19, 2012 AP cash-for-bail: Suspended CBI judge arrested: "Justice Pattabhi Rama Rao allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 6 crore to grant bail to G Janardhana Reddy."
Jun 19, 2012 Shelter shocker-II: UP govt homes under scrutiny: "Two govt-run homes, in Allahabad and Ghaziabad, are under police scrutiny after reports of sexual abuse of minors emerged."
Jun 19, 2012 2G Scam: Row at JPC meet over witnesses: "BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh offered to step down from the JPC in order to depose before it."
Jun 18, 2012 Jagan case: CBI questions BCCI chief for 7 hours: "India Cements allegedly invested Rs 135 crore into Jagan's businesses in return for the benefits it received from the then government of Jagan's father YS Rajasekhara Reddy,", "Jagan, industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad, and bureaucrat KV Brahmananda Reddy are currently in jail in the case."
Jun 18, 2012 N Srinivasan appears before CBI: "BCCI Chief and India Cements Managing Director N Srinivasan on Monday (June 18) appeared before CBI in connection with the disproportionate assets cases against YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy. After being asked by the central probe agency, Srinivasan appeared before CBI at the Dilkusha Guest House in Hyderabad."
Jun 18, 2012 BCCI chief N Srinivasan appears before CBI in Jagan case: "CBI is probing the alleged investments made by Srinivasan's company India Cements in the firms promoted by the Kadapa MP during the tenure of his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister"
Jun 18, 2012 Pranab must come clean on rice scam: Arvind Kejriwal: "Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said that the person who is set to become the President should have a clear record."
Jun 18, 2012 'Ministries not helping in coal allocation probe': "The CBI is yet to get crucial documents from ministries, sources said."
Jun 18, 2012 Internet censorship in India up 49%: Google
Jun 17, 2012 Mamata hints at money, power & scams in presidential race: ""It is most unfortunate that politics in our great nation has become murky and values, public interest have been compromised through the use of money, power and scams. Ethical and principled politics has eroded today... this decay has to be reversed at all costs to return to the great traditions of this country. That is why we should raise our voices and stand by principles. Conviction, values and integrity,""
Jun 17, 2012 UP govt orders closing down of all shops, malls by 7 pm, restaurants by 10 pm: "In an order which could be of far-reaching consequences, the Uttar Pradesh government today ordered all shopping malls to be kept open from 11 am till 7 pm in view of the prevailing power crisis."
Jun 16, 2012 Cops detain Doreswamy for 2hours: "Veteran freedom fighter HS Doreswamy and over 100 other activists were detained by city police on Saturday after they protested the delay in appointing a Lokayukta.", "There is absolutely no democracy in this state. This government is worse than that of Indira Gandhi's. Sadananda Gowda and his team is ignorant and good for nothing,""
Jun 16, 2012 CBI officers grill Yeddyurappa’s kin: "Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s sons B Y Raghavendra, MP, B Y Vijendra and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar were questioned by the CBI officials"
Jun 16, 2012 Retired AP judge arrested in cash-for-bail scam: "A retired district judge TV Chalapathi Rao and son of the suspended CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the cash-for-bail case"
Jun 16, 2012 Corporate India wanted Pranab out: Mohandas Pai: "Speaking to CNN-IBN, former Infosys director Mohandas Pai said the corporate India wanted Pranab Mukherjee out at the Finance Minister."
Jun 16, 2012 Pranab not fit for President: Ram Jethmalani: "Ram Jethmalani says he'll stand for President if his party backs UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee."
Jun 15, 2012 Put me in jail, Anna Hazare dares government: ""After 65 years of Independence, we still follow laws enacted by the British. The government has no willpower to curb corruption and make the law to stop it.""
Jun 15, 2012 Govt nod must to prosecute Corrupt corporators: "Soon, your local civic corporator or councillor will be declared a public servant but can be prosecuted under the criminal procedure act and anti-corruption law only if the government approves it. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan’s urban development department has put this in place despite the law and judiciary department’s opinion that no such previous sanction of the state government is necessary. The move is seen as a major deterrent because government approvals to prosecute influential elected representatives could be hard to come by for political reasons."
Jun 15, 2012 Southern India political corruption hits Sonia Gandhi and Congress: "Jagan’s breakaway YSR Congress Party has won 14 of the assembly seats, and the Lok Sabha seat – albeit after voters were bribed with massive amounts of cash, jewellery and other gifts that helped swell the turnout to an astonishingly high total of around 80%"
Jun 15, 2012 Maharashtra govt trying to shield corrupt corporators?: "In a move that could be seen as efforts to shield corrupt corporators and councillors, the state government is planning to amend municipal laws and identify them as public servants. Identifying councillors and corporators as public servants would mean an investigative agency will have to take the state government's permission before taking cognizance of any criminal offence or corruption case against them."
Jun 15, 2012 Who Rules India - The Prime Minister or the Dynasty?
Jun 15, 2012 Bedi: Hyderabad is corruption capital: "She demanded that the Centre immediately constitute a special investigation team to look into the charges against 15 ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, including Presidential aspirant Pranab Mukherjee."
Jun 15, 2012 The Guardian: India's 'lawless' mining industry criticised by Human Rights Watch: "Report by Human Rights Watch says poor regulation by Indian government allows mining industry 'to write its own rules'"
Jun 15, 2012 India’s Mining Industry Scarred By Corruption, Lack Of Regulation: Report: "India’s scandal-plagued mining industry causes tremendous damage to the environment and needs to be rid of corruption caused by a lack of government regulation and oversight,"
Jun 15, 2012 Dawn: Corruption in India: "The Congress party is mired in corruption, scandals and land-grab scams. The party leadership has been tainted by the Indian media. Prime minister Manmohan Singh was revered for his integrity and professionalism. Today, he has lost all credibility to govern, due to the scandals surrounding his cabinet colleagues. The power behind the throne, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, is plagued by ill-health and is not aware of the harsh realities that confront an average Indian citizen in the streets"
Jun 15, 2012 Parrikar warned against nepotism: ""We don't want a Lokayukta who is Parrikar's pet," said Sonak, while speaking at a discussion on zero tolerance to corruption. D C Sahoo, an officer who Parrikar had claimed he caught red-handed accepting a bribe, was shortlisted for the post of information commissioner,"
Jun 15, 2012 Coal scam: CBI may examine screening committee members
Jun 15, 2012 Indian police probe alleged sculpture scam: "Police in northern India are probing alleged fraud in the construction of giant sculptures of elephants and low-caste political heroes that were the $1.2-billion pet projects of former leader Mayawati."
Jun 15, 2012 शौचालय के बहाने: "जहाँ तक 35 लाख रुपए लगाकर शौचालय की मरम्मत की बात है यक़ीन मानिए सरकारी भवनों में इस तरह का ख़र्च कोई असामान्य बात नहीं है."
Jun 15, 2012 Has the post of President been thoroughly devalued?: "CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel whether the post of the President has been politicised."
Jun 14, 2012 CBI raids 18 places including independent MLAs house: "The CBI conducted raids at the residences of Independent MLAs Bandhu Tirkey and Chamra Linda"
Jun 14, 2012 RS poll raids on MLAs: "The CBI today seized a draft of Rs 40 lakh from JMM MLA Sita Soren’s Bhubaneswar-based father during raids to zero in on those who indulged in horse-trading during the March 30 Rajya Sabha elections."
Jun 14, 2012 High Court: Citizens entitled to know details of donations given by President from public funds: "The court upheld the Central Information Commissioner’s order directing the President's secretariat to make public the names of recipients of the donation, besides their address and the sum of donation given by the First Citizen."
Jun 14, 2012 PM's "lack" of leadership has made UPA "sinking ship": BJP: "BJP today took potshots at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging his "lack" of leadership had made the UPA government a "sinking ship" and prompted even allies like Trinamool Congress to declare that he should be moved to the President's post."
Jun 14, 2012 Court summons C T Ravi in corruption case: "A Lokayukta Court here today ordered issue of summons to ruling BJP MLA C T Ravi, his wife and two others in connection with a private complaint accusing them of abuse of official power for "pecuniary gain".", "accusing the MLA and others of securing allotment of civic amenity sites and residential sites violating rules."
| First Prev 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Next Last |