|
|
| |
| |
|
|
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
Jun 14, 2012 FIR registered against Yeddyurappa, Nirani, Baligar: "Lokayukta police today filed an FIR against former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani and others in connection with a private complaint charging them of illegally cancelling an allotment of land with fabricated documents."
Jun 14, 2012 Do party loyalists make it to Rashtrapati Bhawan?: "As the race for the Rashtrapati Bhawan heats up, here are the factors that influenced the choice of candidates since independence."
Jun 14, 2012 After 3 decades, DDA allots flats under its Rohini housing scheme: "“The draw has been one of the biggest in the history of the DDA, and plots of varying dimensions have been allotted,”"
Jun 14, 2012 Illegal mining: Yeddyurappa arrest imminent as court rejects anticipatory bail plea: "Rs 20 crore was transferred by Jindal Steel Works (JSW) to Prerana Educational and Social Trust, run by Yeddyurappa's sons, and subsequently by Prerana to Vivekananda Trust, of which Yeddyurappa is a trustee. CBI, he pointed out, was probing charges of conspiracy cheating, corruption and violation of Karnataka Land (Restriction on Transfer) Act, 1991, registered against Yeddyurappa, his sons, son-in-law, JSW and others. According to CBI, the donations were a "quid pro quo for Jindal"."
Jun 12, 2012 UPA pushing India to brink: Modi on S&P report
Jun 12, 2012 Uttar Pradesh crime stats: 699 murders in 45 days of Akhilesh Yadav's rule: "Samajwadi Party (SP) government released crime stats in the state assembly claiming that between March 1 to April 15, only 699 cases of murder, 263 rape cases and 249 incidents of loot have taken place in the state.", "The government also informed that between April 1, 2011, and November 30, 2011, around 3161 murders, 1164 rapes and 1831 incidents of loot took place in the state.", "after SP came to power, between March 15 and May 24, 800 murders, 270 rapes, 256 kidnappings and 720 loots have taken place in the state. According to the figures quoted by Mayawati, average murders per day come out to be 11, 4 cases of rape and 10 cases of robbery."
Jun 12, 2012 Return of Raja: Journey from Tihar to DMK circles defies logic: "His supporters called him a “braveheart” who conquered Tihar."
Jun 12, 2012 Kerala MLA booked for murder: "Kerala Assembly on Tuesday (June 12) has been adjourned after permission was denied for an adjournment motion over twin murders for which Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA PK Basheer has been booked. The MLA has been named as the 6th accused in the murders that took place on Sunday night. Two brothers were allegedly hacked to death."
Jun 12, 2012 Congress says S&P doesnt understand Indian politics: "the ratings agency had said that the reason for the political problem was the nature of leadership in the central government. “The prime minister often appears to have limited ability to influence his cabinet colleagues"
Jun 12, 2012 Digvijaya gets driving licence renewed on holiday, drives BJP govt mad: "The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Bhopal, to explain under what circumstances was the driving licence of AICC general secretary and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh renewed on a holiday."
Jun 12, 2012 Are politicians protecting the butchers of Beed?: "The doctor couple exposed on CNN-IBN for allegedly abetting mass female foeticide were well connected with top Maharashtra politicians."
Jun 11, 2012 At Rs 20 crore a seat, it's a close contest in Andhra bypolls: "analysts claim it could be over Rs 300 crore: roughly Rs 20 crore or more per seat. Some have even said the total expense could go up to Rs 500 crore. Community leaders who can swing votes have been paid extensively, as also individual voters. In some seats, each vote is priced at Rs 2,000."
Jun 11, 2012 ‘PM should show responsibility against graft’
Jun 11, 2012 More trouble for Jagan Reddy: "Jagan was arrested on May 27 by CBI after a 3 day questioning over quid pro quo deals during his father YS Rajasekhara Reddy's tenure as Chief Minister of AP."
Jun 11, 2012 Save Lokayukta campaign begins in Karnataka: "Speaking on the occasion Hegde urged the government to appoint a Lokayukta at the earliest and said the institution which fights corruption should not be turned into a 'lame duck'."
Jun 11, 2012 PM should show political responsibility against graft: Ramdev
Jun 11, 2012 K'taka: HC sets aside election of BJP MP: "J Shanta, a close aide of Janardhan Reddy and one of the persons indicted in the illegal mining scam, faces charges of using fake caste certificates."
Jun 11, 2012 Firms eye Rs 2,000cr tender for mixer freebies
Jun 11, 2012 Jagan threatens fast as CBI seeks to conduct narco test: "YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will remain in jail for two more weeks with a CBI court today extending his judicial remand till June 25 in a disproportionate assets case even as the agency sought permission to carry out a lie detection test on him.", "Jagan accused the Andhra Pradesh government of trying to humiliate him by bringing him in a van used for transporting regular criminals without regard to his status as special class prisoner and his stature as an MP."
Jun 11, 2012 Congress leader caught with prostitute in hotel room
Jun 10, 2012 Court seeeks report on action against Dikshit in graft case: "on a complaint against chief minister Sheila Dikshit and transport minister Arvinder Singh for alleged corruption in granting fitness certificates to commercial vehicles."
Jun 10, 2012 DNA exclusive: UN asks India to list steps against graft: "The United Nations wants to know how the UPA government is tackling the menace of corruption."
Jun 10, 2012 Andhra anti-corruption bureau summon 3 legislators in liquor racket probe : "Besides the legislators, notices were also issued to 20 others, including some politicians, businessmen and son of a Minister,"
Jun 10, 2012 J&K: Omar's Minister in the dock?: "Top surgeon Dr Mohammad Ashraf has accused the state health minister Sham Lal Sharma of unprovoked assault"
Jun 10, 2012 PM is 'blindfolded' to corruption: Team Anna: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was 'blindfolded' and did not see the clearly visible corruption in his government. Kiran Bedi had earlier compared the PM with a helpless character from the epic Mahabharata calling him Dhritarashtra"
Jun 9, 2012 Haryana: Woman, Children raped in govt shelter: "HC panel report reveals that government and police officials are involved in the gangrape and abuse of the women and children."
Jun 9, 2012 Koda still in touch with partners?: "After TIMES NOW's investigation the Ranchi Police carried out a surprise raid in jail and found that the former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has still been accessing mobile phones and Skype in his jail. He has allegedly been in touch with his business partners in Thailand, Dubai and Indonesia. TIMES NOW tracked down Koda's key man in Indonesia recently and also exposed the Koda-Bastawade-Chowdhary link yesterday."
Jun 9, 2012 PM could have avoided coal row, says ex-coal secy: "Former coal secretary PC Parakh has revealed how his proposal for the auction process was thwarted by politicians and the industry."
Jun 9, 2012 TDP: Jagan robbed Rs 16 lakh cr govt money: "The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to order a probe against Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, alleging that he and his benami firms have accumulated a record breaking revenue of Rs 16,63,400 crore from government land and mines worth Rs 33,935 crore when his father and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was at the helm of affairs."
Jun 9, 2012 Suspended judge, 2 State MLAs face arrest in bail ‘sale’: "Suspended CBI special court judge Pattabhirama Rao and two Karnataka legislators Gali Somasekhara Reddy and T H Suresh Babu are facing arrest in the sensational cash-for-bail scam as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh filed FIRs against them on Saturday."
Jun 9, 2012 3 Maharashtra CMs used their quota to give houses to kin, aides and journalists: "BETWEEN 2003 and 2010, three Maharashtra chief ministers — Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan — gave away 221 apartments built in Mumbai by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) under the chief minister’s discretionary quota. More than half — 118 — of these highly coveted houses were allotted by Chavan during his 23-month tenure from December 2008, many of them to relatives, aides and acquaintances of politicians"
Jun 9, 2012 Ex-MLA convicted for assault on dalit policeman: "convicted by a sessions court for assaulting a dalit policeman 17 years ago"
Jun 9, 2012 34 IAS officials reshuffled in Bihar
Jun 8, 2012 Court seeks ATR on corruption complaint against Sheila Dikshit: "a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged corruption in grant of fitness certificate to commercial vehicles."
Jun 8, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons BCCI chief: "N Srinivasan has been summoned next week by the CBI in his capacity as the Managing Director of India Cements Ltd."
Jun 8, 2012 Coalgate: CBI to examine the role of 4 state govts: "The state governments of West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are likely to come under scrutiny."
Jun 8, 2012 Sexual abuse in govt-aided shelter in Haryana: "CNN-IBN has accessed the High Court Committee's report which points to the involvement of policemen as well."
Jun 8, 2012 CBI issues notice to BCCI chief in Jagan DA case: "The CBI, in its three charge sheets filed against Jagan and others, has alleged that he and his father had hatched a conspiracy to defraud the government with Jagan influencing Rajasekhara Reddy in doling out certain favours to various investors, who made investments in Jagan's businesses."
Jun 8, 2012 A Raja gets a hero's welcome in Chennai: "Key 2G scam accused DMK MP A Raja landed in Chennai on Friday evening, his first visit home in over 15 months."
Jun 8, 2012 VIP 'thirst' leaving Hyderabad parched: "why the state government is sleeping over the acute water shortage haunting the city for weeks now, might find an answer in this startling revelation: most water board tankers are on 'VIP duty', ensuring round-the-clock service to ministers and senior bureaucrats."
Jun 7, 2012 Rs 32,000 crore forex scam forgotten!: "In UPA's summer of discontent, it continues to rain scams. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge forex derivatives scam, pegged at Rs 32,000 crore which has been conveniently brushed under the carpet by the government for three years."
Jun 7, 2012 India's feds to probe coal mining allotments dispensed under PM's watch
Jun 7, 2012 Analysis: India's growth: build in an incompetence discount: ""There is so much denial, but almost all of the problems in India are self-inflicted," said Rajeev Malik, senior economist at CLSA Singapore. "The Indian situation is ... an outcome of policy incoherence, a government that's asleep.""
Jun 7, 2012 No govt wants a strong Lokpal Bill: Santosh Hegde
Jun 7, 2012 NTPC lashes government over power crisis
Jun 7, 2012 India’s home minister faces trial
Jun 7, 2012 Dear Government Of India: "'We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that you have blocked file sharing websites in India. We also know you are in the process of making a Great Indian Firewall, to censor the internet in India...'"
Jun 7, 2012 Like Air India, MPs want special privileges on Delhi Metro: "The House Committee of Lok Sabha has asked Delhi Metro to devise a protocol for MPs, wherein staff would be appointed to receive them at stations, facilitate their movement, and assist them in boarding the trains", "The “courtesies” may even include a separate ticket counter for MPs"
Jun 7, 2012 Samajwadi Party goons preventing our candidate from filing nomination in Kannauj bypoll: Peace Party: "Dr Ayub claimed that about 40 people, led by local Samajwadi Party leaders, abducted seven national and state-level office-bearers of the Peace Party at gun point"
Jun 7, 2012 LS polls case: Oppn steps up attack on Chidambaram: "BJP President Nitin Gadkari and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa called for Chidambaram's resignation over the case."
Jun 7, 2012 DA case: Jagan's CBI custody ends today: "The court is also to hear his petition seeking permission to use print and electronic media from jail to campaign for the upcoming bypolls."
Jun 7, 2012 Chidambaram to face trial over his win in 2009 Lok Sabha polls: "Kannappan, in his petition filed on June 25, 2009, had alleged that Chidambaram's election 'deserved' to be declared void due to 'manipulation' of votes and 'corrupt practices' committed by him, his election agents and others, with his consent."
Jun 6, 2012 Swamy targets Sonia, says she’s fostering corruption
Jun 6, 2012 Stealing public money a matter of right?
Jun 6, 2012 PM indirectly gained from scam: Hazare
Jun 6, 2012 Virbhadra graft case: Order on charge June 25
Jun 6, 2012 CBI files closure report in horse trading case against Ajit Jogi
Jun 6, 2012 Team Anna gives files on PM, ministers to Sonia
Jun 6, 2012 Naming and shaming is necessary: Arvind Kejriwal: "Kejriwal said that it was necessary to name people in a political fight but it was okay if a saint like Ramdev didn't agree to it."
Jun 6, 2012 I have suspicions about PM's role, says Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare made this statement after scrutinising the documents related to the allocation of coal blocks."
Jun 6, 2012 Andhra HC orders prosecution of CBI judge: "The CBI claims that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between G Janardhan Reddy and the judge for the former's bail."
Jun 6, 2012 Court dismisses Jagan's bail plea: "A special CBI court on Friday (June 1) dismissed the bail plea of YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him. The Principal Special Court for CBI cases in its orders upheld the contention of the investigating agency that the petitioner (Jagan) may tamper with evidences."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI decides to probe coal block allocation: "The Prime Minister's Office was the incharge of the coal ministry between the probe period of 2006 and 2009."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI cannot be trusted: Shanti Bhushan on coal block probe: "Team Anna Member Shanti Bhushan has said if the Prime Minister is found guilty, he should be sent to jail."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI claims to have cracked UP's NRHM scam: "According to sources the Mayawati government appointed 100 additional CMOs, who only handled NRHM funds."
Jun 6, 2012 PM is dumb, Govt is deaf: Meenakshi Lekhi: "political parrying was at its worst across India."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 2.8 cr found in CBI judge's son locker: "Special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao was suspended for alleged irregularities on Thursday night by the Andhra HC."
Jun 6, 2012 Bribery & corruption: High Court suspends CBI judge who gave bail to mining baron Reddy
Jun 6, 2012 Ramdev accuses PM of not being 'politically honest': "if the PM is sure that "he and his ministers are not corrupt, then why was is he shying away from ordering a probe"."
Jun 6, 2012 I have lost faith in PM: Anna Hazare: "he "does not have faith" in him and demanded an independent probe into coal block allocations made by him as minister in charge of coal."
Jun 6, 2012 'Puppet' CBI will give PM clean chit in coal 'scam': Team Anna: "why is the PM afraid of a probe if he is sure that he has not done anything wrong.""
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: CBI probe will give clean chit to Mahmohan Singh, Team Anna says: ""The CBI is under the government. Here the Prime Minister is accused. How will the CBI investigate the Prime Minister? It is laughable, it is a pretence.", "Alleging that CBI is a "complete puppet" in the hands of the government, Kejriwal said disproportionate asset cases were going on against Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Lalu Yadav (RJD), Mayawati (BSP) and many other politicians for several years"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI not to probe PM in 'coalgate': "the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had stated that the government's decision not to auction coal blocks has caused a loss of Rs.1.8 lakh crore to the public exchequer."
Jun 6, 2012 Suspended CBI judge faces arrest for taking bribe: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to arrest a First Additional CBI Judge Pattabhi Ramarao on charges of accepting a huge bribe to grant bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case. The agency has found that Rs.10 crore -- and not Rs.5 crore as suspected earlier -- changed hands. It may also book the judge's son and others involved", "a retired judge and a man with a criminal past acted as mediators"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI judge who granted bail to Janardhan Reddy suspended: "First Additional CBI Judge T. Pattabhi Ramarao allegedly received Rs.5 crore for granting bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the key accused in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.", "The CBI reportedly found that the bribe money was stashed in bank lockers of the judge's kin."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recommends CBI probe into coalgate: "According to the leaked draft CAG appearing in the media, government's failure to auction 155 coal blocks between 2004-09 may have resulted in windfall gains to the tune of Rs 10.7 lakh crore to power companies"
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat bandh turns violent, buses set on fire in Karnataka: "BJP and Left leaders were detained at several places amid reports of buses and commercial establishments refusing to down their shutters being targeted by their activists."
Jun 6, 2012 Economy in free fall: Govt is killing growth, not Greece: "Thanks to a mixture of policy paralysis, political and economic mismanagement, and the inability of Pranab Mukherjee to manage credible budget numbers, the economy is into a free fall."
Jun 6, 2012 Chargesheet filed in NRHM case: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed chargesheet against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam (NRHM) in Ghaziabad Court. The scam relates to alleged swindling of over Rs 10,000 crore central funds allocated to the state under the mission."
Jun 6, 2012 The Last Word: Is the situation worse than what the govt admits?: "The government has put on a brave face when confronted by depressing economic data but is the economic situation worse?"
Jun 6, 2012 PIL in Bombay High Court for probe against 15 Union ministers: "The 14 ministers against whom the probe has been sought are : Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Home Minsiter P Chidambaram, HRD minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minsiter Salman Khurshid, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel, Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, MSME Minister Virbhadra Singh, Shipping Minister G K Vasan, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Chemical and Fertilizer Minister M K Alagiri, and Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde."
Jun 6, 2012 politics: cpi(m) killings Blood There Will Be: "For a Kerala CPI(M) leader, past murders justify a recent one"
Jun 6, 2012 2G: A Raja gets permission to go to Tamil Nadu: "Raja has been granted permission on the condition that he will not contact any witnesses in the 2G case."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 35 lakh toilet renovation routine maintenance: Plan Panel: "Facing flak over expenditure of Rs 35 lakh on toilets, the Planning Commission today termed it as routine maintenance and upgradation work and said it was "unfortunate" to call it a wasteful expenditure."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: TMC questions PM's alleged role: "TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said the coal allocation should have been made through Coal India and not private companies."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 32 cr cash seized ahead of bypolls in Andhra: "The amount is higher than the cash seized during the election campaigns in the 2009 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls."
Jun 6, 2012 Why Sachin Tendulkar shouldn't be an MP: "Sachin Tendulkar is far too quiet. He doesn't commit to any conversation, never takes a side and contributes nothing to a larger topic of discussion."
Jun 6, 2012 Morgan Stanley blames bad policies for low economic growth: "Morgan Stanley cuts India's growth forecast to its lowest ever estimate of 5.8 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 Rajasthan: 40,000 tonnes of rotting grain ignored: "The farmers in Ganganagar claim they were assured that their produce would be procured."
Jun 6, 2012 Former DMK minister shifted from Chennai to Vellore prison: "Former DMK minister Veerapandi S Arumugam, who was arrested by the Salem police on Monday for criminal conspiracy to set ablaze some huts in North Salem on Sunday, was shifted from Puzhal prison in Chennai to the Vellore prison. Former Chief Minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi is planning to visit him in Puzhal", "to shift Arumugam, as the Puzhal prison is "crowded with VIPs.""
Jun 5, 2012 2G spectrum: Policy tweaks helped telcos make a killing at our expense: "The point is that such ridiculous rates were cleared by the government. At whose behest? Good question!"
Jun 5, 2012 President Patil commutes 30 death sentences to life: "The president on Monday commuted 30 death sentence into life — something that has never happened before. “The 30 whose death sentence has been commuted to life term were found guilty of barbarically murdering 60 persons by the Supreme Court. 22 of those killed were women and children,”"
Jun 5, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons Andhra IT Minister: "Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Ponnala Laxmaiah was the irrigation minister in late YSR Reddy's regime."
Jun 5, 2012 Allegations against Deshmukh, Shinde being probed: CBI tells HC: "The CBI, which is probing the Adarsh housing society scam, has informed the Bombay High Court that it is thoroughly investigating the allegations made against Union Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde by a social activist, based on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)."
Jun 5, 2012 Rs 200 cr to fund a coup?: "5 days after he was suspended, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has denied charges levelled against him, also asking for a CBI probe into his alleged involvement in the mining scam."
Jun 5, 2012 MPs or flying Maharajas?: "At a time when the aviation industry is battling its worst crisis ever, Air India has come up with a high quality handling protocol for Member of Parliament (MPs). A protocol that ensures special treatment for MPs from take off to arrival. The protocol will ensure a royal treatment for MPs onboard any Air India flight. But the question is in the India of 2012, why should 800 MPs be treated as Maharajas by the national carrier?"
Jun 3, 2012 BJP has made Karnataka the most corrupt state: Rahul Gandhi: "On a day when a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was convicted and jailed in a bribery case, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday charged the BJP with making Karnataka the most corrupt state in the country."
Jun 3, 2012 CBI questions Jagan in illegal wealth case: "The Kadapa MP, emerged from the jail gate around 10.30 am. With his trademark smile, he greeted mediapersons with folded hands", "The CBI believes the funds were transferred to some briefcase companies in Luxembourg and Mauritius and routed back into Jagan's firms through hawala channel."
Jun 2, 2012 Fierce fight over 'coalgate': "Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today said"
Jun 2, 2012 Can CBI conduct impartial probe into coal block allocation?: "The CBI on Friday began a preliminary probe into coal block allocation from 2006 to 2009."
| First Prev 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Next Last |
Jun 14, 2012 FIR registered against Yeddyurappa, Nirani, Baligar: "Lokayukta police today filed an FIR against former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani and others in connection with a private complaint charging them of illegally cancelling an allotment of land with fabricated documents."
Jun 14, 2012 Do party loyalists make it to Rashtrapati Bhawan?: "As the race for the Rashtrapati Bhawan heats up, here are the factors that influenced the choice of candidates since independence."
Jun 14, 2012 After 3 decades, DDA allots flats under its Rohini housing scheme: "“The draw has been one of the biggest in the history of the DDA, and plots of varying dimensions have been allotted,”"
Jun 14, 2012 Illegal mining: Yeddyurappa arrest imminent as court rejects anticipatory bail plea: "Rs 20 crore was transferred by Jindal Steel Works (JSW) to Prerana Educational and Social Trust, run by Yeddyurappa's sons, and subsequently by Prerana to Vivekananda Trust, of which Yeddyurappa is a trustee. CBI, he pointed out, was probing charges of conspiracy cheating, corruption and violation of Karnataka Land (Restriction on Transfer) Act, 1991, registered against Yeddyurappa, his sons, son-in-law, JSW and others. According to CBI, the donations were a "quid pro quo for Jindal"."
Jun 12, 2012 UPA pushing India to brink: Modi on S&P report
Jun 12, 2012 Uttar Pradesh crime stats: 699 murders in 45 days of Akhilesh Yadav's rule: "Samajwadi Party (SP) government released crime stats in the state assembly claiming that between March 1 to April 15, only 699 cases of murder, 263 rape cases and 249 incidents of loot have taken place in the state.", "The government also informed that between April 1, 2011, and November 30, 2011, around 3161 murders, 1164 rapes and 1831 incidents of loot took place in the state.", "after SP came to power, between March 15 and May 24, 800 murders, 270 rapes, 256 kidnappings and 720 loots have taken place in the state. According to the figures quoted by Mayawati, average murders per day come out to be 11, 4 cases of rape and 10 cases of robbery."
Jun 12, 2012 Return of Raja: Journey from Tihar to DMK circles defies logic: "His supporters called him a “braveheart” who conquered Tihar."
Jun 12, 2012 Kerala MLA booked for murder: "Kerala Assembly on Tuesday (June 12) has been adjourned after permission was denied for an adjournment motion over twin murders for which Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA PK Basheer has been booked. The MLA has been named as the 6th accused in the murders that took place on Sunday night. Two brothers were allegedly hacked to death."
Jun 12, 2012 Congress says S&P doesnt understand Indian politics: "the ratings agency had said that the reason for the political problem was the nature of leadership in the central government. “The prime minister often appears to have limited ability to influence his cabinet colleagues"
Jun 12, 2012 Digvijaya gets driving licence renewed on holiday, drives BJP govt mad: "The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Bhopal, to explain under what circumstances was the driving licence of AICC general secretary and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh renewed on a holiday."
Jun 12, 2012 Are politicians protecting the butchers of Beed?: "The doctor couple exposed on CNN-IBN for allegedly abetting mass female foeticide were well connected with top Maharashtra politicians."
Jun 11, 2012 At Rs 20 crore a seat, it's a close contest in Andhra bypolls: "analysts claim it could be over Rs 300 crore: roughly Rs 20 crore or more per seat. Some have even said the total expense could go up to Rs 500 crore. Community leaders who can swing votes have been paid extensively, as also individual voters. In some seats, each vote is priced at Rs 2,000."
Jun 11, 2012 ‘PM should show responsibility against graft’
Jun 11, 2012 More trouble for Jagan Reddy: "Jagan was arrested on May 27 by CBI after a 3 day questioning over quid pro quo deals during his father YS Rajasekhara Reddy's tenure as Chief Minister of AP."
Jun 11, 2012 Save Lokayukta campaign begins in Karnataka: "Speaking on the occasion Hegde urged the government to appoint a Lokayukta at the earliest and said the institution which fights corruption should not be turned into a 'lame duck'."
Jun 11, 2012 PM should show political responsibility against graft: Ramdev
Jun 11, 2012 K'taka: HC sets aside election of BJP MP: "J Shanta, a close aide of Janardhan Reddy and one of the persons indicted in the illegal mining scam, faces charges of using fake caste certificates."
Jun 11, 2012 Firms eye Rs 2,000cr tender for mixer freebies
Jun 11, 2012 Jagan threatens fast as CBI seeks to conduct narco test: "YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will remain in jail for two more weeks with a CBI court today extending his judicial remand till June 25 in a disproportionate assets case even as the agency sought permission to carry out a lie detection test on him.", "Jagan accused the Andhra Pradesh government of trying to humiliate him by bringing him in a van used for transporting regular criminals without regard to his status as special class prisoner and his stature as an MP."
Jun 11, 2012 Congress leader caught with prostitute in hotel room
Jun 10, 2012 Court seeeks report on action against Dikshit in graft case: "on a complaint against chief minister Sheila Dikshit and transport minister Arvinder Singh for alleged corruption in granting fitness certificates to commercial vehicles."
Jun 10, 2012 DNA exclusive: UN asks India to list steps against graft: "The United Nations wants to know how the UPA government is tackling the menace of corruption."
Jun 10, 2012 Andhra anti-corruption bureau summon 3 legislators in liquor racket probe : "Besides the legislators, notices were also issued to 20 others, including some politicians, businessmen and son of a Minister,"
Jun 10, 2012 J&K: Omar's Minister in the dock?: "Top surgeon Dr Mohammad Ashraf has accused the state health minister Sham Lal Sharma of unprovoked assault"
Jun 10, 2012 PM is 'blindfolded' to corruption: Team Anna: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was 'blindfolded' and did not see the clearly visible corruption in his government. Kiran Bedi had earlier compared the PM with a helpless character from the epic Mahabharata calling him Dhritarashtra"
Jun 9, 2012 Haryana: Woman, Children raped in govt shelter: "HC panel report reveals that government and police officials are involved in the gangrape and abuse of the women and children."
Jun 9, 2012 Koda still in touch with partners?: "After TIMES NOW's investigation the Ranchi Police carried out a surprise raid in jail and found that the former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has still been accessing mobile phones and Skype in his jail. He has allegedly been in touch with his business partners in Thailand, Dubai and Indonesia. TIMES NOW tracked down Koda's key man in Indonesia recently and also exposed the Koda-Bastawade-Chowdhary link yesterday."
Jun 9, 2012 PM could have avoided coal row, says ex-coal secy: "Former coal secretary PC Parakh has revealed how his proposal for the auction process was thwarted by politicians and the industry."
Jun 9, 2012 TDP: Jagan robbed Rs 16 lakh cr govt money: "The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to order a probe against Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, alleging that he and his benami firms have accumulated a record breaking revenue of Rs 16,63,400 crore from government land and mines worth Rs 33,935 crore when his father and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was at the helm of affairs."
Jun 9, 2012 Suspended judge, 2 State MLAs face arrest in bail ‘sale’: "Suspended CBI special court judge Pattabhirama Rao and two Karnataka legislators Gali Somasekhara Reddy and T H Suresh Babu are facing arrest in the sensational cash-for-bail scam as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh filed FIRs against them on Saturday."
Jun 9, 2012 3 Maharashtra CMs used their quota to give houses to kin, aides and journalists: "BETWEEN 2003 and 2010, three Maharashtra chief ministers — Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan — gave away 221 apartments built in Mumbai by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) under the chief minister’s discretionary quota. More than half — 118 — of these highly coveted houses were allotted by Chavan during his 23-month tenure from December 2008, many of them to relatives, aides and acquaintances of politicians"
Jun 9, 2012 Ex-MLA convicted for assault on dalit policeman: "convicted by a sessions court for assaulting a dalit policeman 17 years ago"
Jun 9, 2012 34 IAS officials reshuffled in Bihar
Jun 8, 2012 Court seeks ATR on corruption complaint against Sheila Dikshit: "a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged corruption in grant of fitness certificate to commercial vehicles."
Jun 8, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons BCCI chief: "N Srinivasan has been summoned next week by the CBI in his capacity as the Managing Director of India Cements Ltd."
Jun 8, 2012 Coalgate: CBI to examine the role of 4 state govts: "The state governments of West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are likely to come under scrutiny."
Jun 8, 2012 Sexual abuse in govt-aided shelter in Haryana: "CNN-IBN has accessed the High Court Committee's report which points to the involvement of policemen as well."
Jun 8, 2012 CBI issues notice to BCCI chief in Jagan DA case: "The CBI, in its three charge sheets filed against Jagan and others, has alleged that he and his father had hatched a conspiracy to defraud the government with Jagan influencing Rajasekhara Reddy in doling out certain favours to various investors, who made investments in Jagan's businesses."
Jun 8, 2012 A Raja gets a hero's welcome in Chennai: "Key 2G scam accused DMK MP A Raja landed in Chennai on Friday evening, his first visit home in over 15 months."
Jun 8, 2012 VIP 'thirst' leaving Hyderabad parched: "why the state government is sleeping over the acute water shortage haunting the city for weeks now, might find an answer in this startling revelation: most water board tankers are on 'VIP duty', ensuring round-the-clock service to ministers and senior bureaucrats."
Jun 7, 2012 Rs 32,000 crore forex scam forgotten!: "In UPA's summer of discontent, it continues to rain scams. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge forex derivatives scam, pegged at Rs 32,000 crore which has been conveniently brushed under the carpet by the government for three years."
Jun 7, 2012 India's feds to probe coal mining allotments dispensed under PM's watch
Jun 7, 2012 Analysis: India's growth: build in an incompetence discount: ""There is so much denial, but almost all of the problems in India are self-inflicted," said Rajeev Malik, senior economist at CLSA Singapore. "The Indian situation is ... an outcome of policy incoherence, a government that's asleep.""
Jun 7, 2012 No govt wants a strong Lokpal Bill: Santosh Hegde
Jun 7, 2012 NTPC lashes government over power crisis
Jun 7, 2012 India’s home minister faces trial
Jun 7, 2012 Dear Government Of India: "'We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that you have blocked file sharing websites in India. We also know you are in the process of making a Great Indian Firewall, to censor the internet in India...'"
Jun 7, 2012 Like Air India, MPs want special privileges on Delhi Metro: "The House Committee of Lok Sabha has asked Delhi Metro to devise a protocol for MPs, wherein staff would be appointed to receive them at stations, facilitate their movement, and assist them in boarding the trains", "The “courtesies” may even include a separate ticket counter for MPs"
Jun 7, 2012 Samajwadi Party goons preventing our candidate from filing nomination in Kannauj bypoll: Peace Party: "Dr Ayub claimed that about 40 people, led by local Samajwadi Party leaders, abducted seven national and state-level office-bearers of the Peace Party at gun point"
Jun 7, 2012 LS polls case: Oppn steps up attack on Chidambaram: "BJP President Nitin Gadkari and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa called for Chidambaram's resignation over the case."
Jun 7, 2012 DA case: Jagan's CBI custody ends today: "The court is also to hear his petition seeking permission to use print and electronic media from jail to campaign for the upcoming bypolls."
Jun 7, 2012 Chidambaram to face trial over his win in 2009 Lok Sabha polls: "Kannappan, in his petition filed on June 25, 2009, had alleged that Chidambaram's election 'deserved' to be declared void due to 'manipulation' of votes and 'corrupt practices' committed by him, his election agents and others, with his consent."
Jun 6, 2012 Swamy targets Sonia, says she’s fostering corruption
Jun 6, 2012 Stealing public money a matter of right?
Jun 6, 2012 PM indirectly gained from scam: Hazare
Jun 6, 2012 Virbhadra graft case: Order on charge June 25
Jun 6, 2012 CBI files closure report in horse trading case against Ajit Jogi
Jun 6, 2012 Team Anna gives files on PM, ministers to Sonia
Jun 6, 2012 Naming and shaming is necessary: Arvind Kejriwal: "Kejriwal said that it was necessary to name people in a political fight but it was okay if a saint like Ramdev didn't agree to it."
Jun 6, 2012 I have suspicions about PM's role, says Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare made this statement after scrutinising the documents related to the allocation of coal blocks."
Jun 6, 2012 Andhra HC orders prosecution of CBI judge: "The CBI claims that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between G Janardhan Reddy and the judge for the former's bail."
Jun 6, 2012 Court dismisses Jagan's bail plea: "A special CBI court on Friday (June 1) dismissed the bail plea of YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him. The Principal Special Court for CBI cases in its orders upheld the contention of the investigating agency that the petitioner (Jagan) may tamper with evidences."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI decides to probe coal block allocation: "The Prime Minister's Office was the incharge of the coal ministry between the probe period of 2006 and 2009."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI cannot be trusted: Shanti Bhushan on coal block probe: "Team Anna Member Shanti Bhushan has said if the Prime Minister is found guilty, he should be sent to jail."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI claims to have cracked UP's NRHM scam: "According to sources the Mayawati government appointed 100 additional CMOs, who only handled NRHM funds."
Jun 6, 2012 PM is dumb, Govt is deaf: Meenakshi Lekhi: "political parrying was at its worst across India."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 2.8 cr found in CBI judge's son locker: "Special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao was suspended for alleged irregularities on Thursday night by the Andhra HC."
Jun 6, 2012 Bribery & corruption: High Court suspends CBI judge who gave bail to mining baron Reddy
Jun 6, 2012 Ramdev accuses PM of not being 'politically honest': "if the PM is sure that "he and his ministers are not corrupt, then why was is he shying away from ordering a probe"."
Jun 6, 2012 I have lost faith in PM: Anna Hazare: "he "does not have faith" in him and demanded an independent probe into coal block allocations made by him as minister in charge of coal."
Jun 6, 2012 'Puppet' CBI will give PM clean chit in coal 'scam': Team Anna: "why is the PM afraid of a probe if he is sure that he has not done anything wrong.""
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: CBI probe will give clean chit to Mahmohan Singh, Team Anna says: ""The CBI is under the government. Here the Prime Minister is accused. How will the CBI investigate the Prime Minister? It is laughable, it is a pretence.", "Alleging that CBI is a "complete puppet" in the hands of the government, Kejriwal said disproportionate asset cases were going on against Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Lalu Yadav (RJD), Mayawati (BSP) and many other politicians for several years"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI not to probe PM in 'coalgate': "the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had stated that the government's decision not to auction coal blocks has caused a loss of Rs.1.8 lakh crore to the public exchequer."
Jun 6, 2012 Suspended CBI judge faces arrest for taking bribe: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to arrest a First Additional CBI Judge Pattabhi Ramarao on charges of accepting a huge bribe to grant bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case. The agency has found that Rs.10 crore -- and not Rs.5 crore as suspected earlier -- changed hands. It may also book the judge's son and others involved", "a retired judge and a man with a criminal past acted as mediators"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI judge who granted bail to Janardhan Reddy suspended: "First Additional CBI Judge T. Pattabhi Ramarao allegedly received Rs.5 crore for granting bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the key accused in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.", "The CBI reportedly found that the bribe money was stashed in bank lockers of the judge's kin."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recommends CBI probe into coalgate: "According to the leaked draft CAG appearing in the media, government's failure to auction 155 coal blocks between 2004-09 may have resulted in windfall gains to the tune of Rs 10.7 lakh crore to power companies"
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat bandh turns violent, buses set on fire in Karnataka: "BJP and Left leaders were detained at several places amid reports of buses and commercial establishments refusing to down their shutters being targeted by their activists."
Jun 6, 2012 Economy in free fall: Govt is killing growth, not Greece: "Thanks to a mixture of policy paralysis, political and economic mismanagement, and the inability of Pranab Mukherjee to manage credible budget numbers, the economy is into a free fall."
Jun 6, 2012 Chargesheet filed in NRHM case: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed chargesheet against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam (NRHM) in Ghaziabad Court. The scam relates to alleged swindling of over Rs 10,000 crore central funds allocated to the state under the mission."
Jun 6, 2012 The Last Word: Is the situation worse than what the govt admits?: "The government has put on a brave face when confronted by depressing economic data but is the economic situation worse?"
Jun 6, 2012 PIL in Bombay High Court for probe against 15 Union ministers: "The 14 ministers against whom the probe has been sought are : Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Home Minsiter P Chidambaram, HRD minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minsiter Salman Khurshid, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel, Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, MSME Minister Virbhadra Singh, Shipping Minister G K Vasan, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Chemical and Fertilizer Minister M K Alagiri, and Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde."
Jun 6, 2012 politics: cpi(m) killings Blood There Will Be: "For a Kerala CPI(M) leader, past murders justify a recent one"
Jun 6, 2012 2G: A Raja gets permission to go to Tamil Nadu: "Raja has been granted permission on the condition that he will not contact any witnesses in the 2G case."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 35 lakh toilet renovation routine maintenance: Plan Panel: "Facing flak over expenditure of Rs 35 lakh on toilets, the Planning Commission today termed it as routine maintenance and upgradation work and said it was "unfortunate" to call it a wasteful expenditure."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: TMC questions PM's alleged role: "TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said the coal allocation should have been made through Coal India and not private companies."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 32 cr cash seized ahead of bypolls in Andhra: "The amount is higher than the cash seized during the election campaigns in the 2009 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls."
Jun 6, 2012 Why Sachin Tendulkar shouldn't be an MP: "Sachin Tendulkar is far too quiet. He doesn't commit to any conversation, never takes a side and contributes nothing to a larger topic of discussion."
Jun 6, 2012 Morgan Stanley blames bad policies for low economic growth: "Morgan Stanley cuts India's growth forecast to its lowest ever estimate of 5.8 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 Rajasthan: 40,000 tonnes of rotting grain ignored: "The farmers in Ganganagar claim they were assured that their produce would be procured."
Jun 6, 2012 Former DMK minister shifted from Chennai to Vellore prison: "Former DMK minister Veerapandi S Arumugam, who was arrested by the Salem police on Monday for criminal conspiracy to set ablaze some huts in North Salem on Sunday, was shifted from Puzhal prison in Chennai to the Vellore prison. Former Chief Minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi is planning to visit him in Puzhal", "to shift Arumugam, as the Puzhal prison is "crowded with VIPs.""
Jun 5, 2012 2G spectrum: Policy tweaks helped telcos make a killing at our expense: "The point is that such ridiculous rates were cleared by the government. At whose behest? Good question!"
Jun 5, 2012 President Patil commutes 30 death sentences to life: "The president on Monday commuted 30 death sentence into life — something that has never happened before. “The 30 whose death sentence has been commuted to life term were found guilty of barbarically murdering 60 persons by the Supreme Court. 22 of those killed were women and children,”"
Jun 5, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons Andhra IT Minister: "Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Ponnala Laxmaiah was the irrigation minister in late YSR Reddy's regime."
Jun 5, 2012 Allegations against Deshmukh, Shinde being probed: CBI tells HC: "The CBI, which is probing the Adarsh housing society scam, has informed the Bombay High Court that it is thoroughly investigating the allegations made against Union Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde by a social activist, based on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)."
Jun 5, 2012 Rs 200 cr to fund a coup?: "5 days after he was suspended, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has denied charges levelled against him, also asking for a CBI probe into his alleged involvement in the mining scam."
Jun 5, 2012 MPs or flying Maharajas?: "At a time when the aviation industry is battling its worst crisis ever, Air India has come up with a high quality handling protocol for Member of Parliament (MPs). A protocol that ensures special treatment for MPs from take off to arrival. The protocol will ensure a royal treatment for MPs onboard any Air India flight. But the question is in the India of 2012, why should 800 MPs be treated as Maharajas by the national carrier?"
Jun 3, 2012 BJP has made Karnataka the most corrupt state: Rahul Gandhi: "On a day when a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was convicted and jailed in a bribery case, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday charged the BJP with making Karnataka the most corrupt state in the country."
Jun 3, 2012 CBI questions Jagan in illegal wealth case: "The Kadapa MP, emerged from the jail gate around 10.30 am. With his trademark smile, he greeted mediapersons with folded hands", "The CBI believes the funds were transferred to some briefcase companies in Luxembourg and Mauritius and routed back into Jagan's firms through hawala channel."
Jun 2, 2012 Fierce fight over 'coalgate': "Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today said"
Jun 2, 2012 Can CBI conduct impartial probe into coal block allocation?: "The CBI on Friday began a preliminary probe into coal block allocation from 2006 to 2009."
| First Prev 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Next Last |