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May 10, 2012 Samajwadi workers torch houses?: "In a fresh incident of violence following Akhilesh Yadav's victory in Uttar Pradesh, several houses were torched in Sitapur district on Wednesday (May 9) night, allegedly by Samajwadi Party (SP) workers. The SP workers allegedly beat up several villagers and torched their houses as they had not voted for the party in the polls. The villagers had apparently voted for an independent candidate."
May 10, 2012 लोकपाल नहीं 'दाढ़ी में तिनके' पर एक हुए नेता: "रविवार को जंतर मंतर पर टीम अन्ना ने सांसद शरद यादव के बारे में जो कुछ भी मुहावरे में कहा उसपर महाभारत मच गई है. पूरी संसद एक स्वर में टीम अन्ना के खिलाफ लामबंद हो गई."
May 10, 2012 BJP + Swamy vs Chidambaram: "Opposition on Thursday (May 10) targeted P Chidambaram in the Lok Sabha over the Aircel-Maxis deal, dubbing it as a "big scam" allegedly involving his son", "Chidambaram quoted from a statement of his son Karthi, hours after a BJP leader had accused him of having 5 per cent stake in either of the companies."
May 9, 2012 Centre waives Meira Kumar's pending rent payment: "An RTI query filed reveals that the bill of Rs 1.98 crore issued against the Lok Sabha speaker stands withdrawn."
May 9, 2012 25% of Central schemes named after Rajiv Gandhi: "At least 25% of Central schemes are named after late PM Rajiv Gandhi."
May 9, 2012 Even God can't control crime in Uttar Pradesh: Minister: "From riding a horse on a railway platform to threatening a cop of beating him with shoes, SP MLAs appear to do whatever they can to embarrass their senior leaders."
May 9, 2012 On missing wives’ trail - Rai, Ekka better halves keep CBI officers on toes : "“Though we had a picture of Sushila, we were confused. Since the accused happens to be a woman we could not arrest her amid all the other ghunghat-clad women of the family who had gathered there,”"
May 9, 2012 Ajay Singh files FIR against MP BJP president Prabhat Jha: "Jha had on April 12 lodged a complaint with the Commission against Ajay, saying that the latter grabbed land owned by tribals in his native place Churhat."
May 9, 2012 1996 Housing scam:"No way out" for 98-yr-old ex-Union minister: "Observing that "there is no way out" for 98-year-old former Union minister Shiela Kaul, facing prosecution in a 1996 government accommodation allotment scam", "Kaul, the erstwhile Union urban development minister in Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao's cabinet, is accused of conspiring with her then additional private secretary Rajan Lala and private assistant R K Sharma for making out-of-turn allotment of government accommodation for making pecuniary gains from alottees between 1992 and 1995."
May 9, 2012 Colossal waste, criminal misuse: "rotting grains in Punjab being sold to distilleries at a throw away price to manufacture liqour. Punjab Government that buys wheat at 18 Rs a kilo is selling rotten grains for Rs 4-6 a kilo. However, on record it denies selling rotten food grains to liquor makers. What about the 231 million mouths that go hungry?"
May 9, 2012 Jagan Reddy's arrest imminent?: "the CBI inquiry against Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, prime accused in the disproportionate assets (DA) case."
May 9, 2012 A suitable president: "By choosing pliant heads of state, Congress has diminished the office", "President S. Radhakrishnan worked quietly behind the scenes to ensure that Indira Gandhi became prime minister"
May 9, 2012 Akali Dal slams Centre over rotting foodgrain: "The opposition has attacked the government for lack of storage of foodgrain."
May 9, 2012 Haryana dept bans jeans, t-shirts for women staff: "The Haryana Women and Child Department says decent clothes include only 'saree or salwar kameez with dupatta' for women."
May 9, 2012 Long View: India’s Very First Corruption Scandal
May 8, 2012 Mayawati spent Rs 86 crore of public money on her bungalow: "All rooms have pink Italian marble flooring in keeping with Maya's fondness for pink stone."
May 8, 2012 Is Kalki the only hope?: "Schweizer Illustrierte, a popular Swiss magazine, unrelated to politics in India, had reported in 1991 that Rajiv Gandhi had $2.5 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts."
May 8, 2012 Petty corruption thrives, and how: "Individuals who hope to receive a ration card, a driver's licence, or a modification to their land record are often faced with long delays that can only be shortened with “extra” payments, the “speed money” that greases the wheels of government and lines the pockets of bureaucrats and their political superiors."
May 8, 2012 Corruption and then some: "Everyone, everywhere? Had corruption been the yardstick to judge, I would find no difference between the Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the two political parties which occupy the largest space in India. Both have been disfigured by too many scams, too many times. Still there is no end of them and their involvement."
May 8, 2012 Aircel-Maxis deal: BJP vs Chidambaram: "Proceedings in Parliament were disrupted today as Opposition demanded resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in Aircel-Maxis deal while Congress sought dismissal of BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the killing of a farmer in police firing."
May 8, 2012 Gangsters have free run on UP streets: "In a shootout in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh, assailants fire at a car injuring 3. Is there no fear of the law in Akhilesh's UP?", "blatant lawlessness that prevails in the state"
May 7, 2012 Misgoverance, corruption bring India down in geopolitical index
May 7, 2012 Corrupt cops thrive, courtesy Home Department: "With the Home Department showing reluctance to initiate action, the police officials who have been caught in various corruption charges are reportedly going scot-free."
May 7, 2012 India becoming prone to intolerance of freedom: Rushdie
May 7, 2012 One more chargesheet filed against Jaganmohan Reddy: "Ramky had invested Rs 10 crore in Jagati Publications as a quid pro quo for the benefits it secured from the then government headed by Jagan's father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. "
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 Corruption galore in Maharashtra irrigation dept: Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare on Saturday said he could give evidences against the corrupt officials, provided the government acts on them. "There are umpteen evidences of corruption in the irrigation department"
May 5, 2012 Fearing jail, Lalu the father in hurry: "What's exceptional, however, is the frenetic manner in which he has gone about getting three of his daughters married in the last few months at his sprawling Tughlaq Road residence."
May 5, 2012 gag on media Shootout On Fleet Street: "“Indira imposed Emergency, Rajiv tried to move a defamation bill. The same mindset is at work again now.”"
May 5, 2012 After Eleven Years, It Stings To Say This... : "All of them told us that no defence deal could be clinched without wine, women and cash.", "To hide my nervousness, I asked whether he wanted the remaining cash in Indian currency or in US dollars. He asked for dollar bills."
May 5, 2012 Question on special favour to Quattrocchi
May 5, 2012 Is There A Leadership Vacuum In India?
May 5, 2012 Punjab Min convicted for corruption: "In the second embarrassment for the Punjab government in the last five weeks, a local court today convicted Agriculture minister and senior Akali Dal leader Tota Singh of misusing official machinery and sentenced him to one year in jail."
May 5, 2012 Kerala: Former CPM leader hacked to death: "The assailants first hurled country-made bombs at him and then hacked him when he fell off the motorcycle."
May 5, 2012 Another embarrassment for Punjab government, agriculture minister gets one year jail term: "Besides registering a case against Singh for allegedly misusing his official position, Punjab Vigilance Bureau had also booked him for possessing property worth Rs ten crore"
May 4, 2012 A corrupt elite is slowing India: "A petty official can be a nuisance but may not retard the economy much, but those at the top slow down the economy inexorably."
May 4, 2012 Revisiting Bofors and Laxman: "The Congress and the BJP during their rule used the Indian government machinery and intelligence agencies to serve their selfish purposes"
May 4, 2012 Criminal waste of food grain in Punjab?: "In a country where millions go hungry every day, where food prices break the back of the common man, an estimated 231 million (23.1 crore) people in India go hungry every day, each minute, five Indians die of hunger - i.e., 7000 each day and 2.5 million people every year a bumper harvest is today rotting in godowns and the situation in Punjab is glaring at India."
May 4, 2012 Rashtrapati Bhavan issues unusual status report on Prez visits: "On the latest status report on Brazil, it said further to the visit of the President to Brazil, trade between the two countries has grown rapidly. It has gone up from USD 1.4 billion in 2004-2005 to USD 6.3 billion in 2010-11."
May 4, 2012 The Last Word: Should VIPs get free houses post-retirement?: "Purno Sangma has suggested that former speakers should be treated like former presidents, vice presidents and given a free house."
May 4, 2012 Maha drought crisis: MLAs' Europe tour draws flak: "The state government's plan to send 25 MLAs on an annual tour to Europe at a time when 15 districts are drought-hit, has met with severe criticism."
May 3, 2012 Uproar over Bharatpur SP's transfer: "Vikas Kumar, Superintendent of Police of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was transfered after he launched a massive crackdown against illegal mining"
May 2, 2012 The Hostage State: "It is not the Maoists that hold India hostage today, but the enduring venality, the incompetence and the collapse of imagination of the country’s leadership."
May 2, 2012 BDA enhances portal design, forgets content: "The Bangalore Development Authority has given its official website a makeover in a bid to make it more ‘user-friendly’. But like most of its projects, it seems the focus was merely on the aesthetics since none of the functional aspects of the website have been updated."
May 2, 2012 MEA defends Patil's entourage: "The Government today sought to put an end to a controversy generated by President Pratibha Patil taking her two grandchildren on a 9-day state visit to Seychelles and South Africa, saying that it is a "normal diplomatic practice""
May 2, 2012 Pres house hides behind convention: "President Pratibha is once again in eye of the storm. As questions over President Patil's Seychelles visit with her grandchildren continue to haunt her Rashrapati Bhavan's reply to tough questions about the trip have been couched in convention."
May 2, 2012 Ramdev's comment sparks controversy: ""But there are dacoits, murderers, illiterates among them. We have to save Parliament. We have to remove corrupt people.""
May 2, 2012 Ramdev calls MPs dacoits and murderers: "After Anna Hazare and his team, Ramdev has stoked a controversy calling MPs "dacoits and murderers"", ""They are friends and slaves of money. They are illiterate, dacoits and murderers. They are devils in the form of humans, who we have elected to those posts. They are not worth it,""
May 1, 2012 Misgoverance, corruption bring India down in geopolitical index
May 1, 2012 IAC: Corrupt MPs should be booked
May 1, 2012 Protests in India against web censorship
May 1, 2012 Congress preparing bill to regulate media: "Congress MP and Rahul Gandhi aide Meenakshi Natarajan was readying to present a draconian Parliamentary Bill to gag the media and lay down strong punishment for so-called violations."
May 1, 2012 Haryana bends again, withdraws rule related to pregnant women: "the Haryana government on Tuesday struck off the condition wherein a woman candidate carrying 3 month or more pregnancy shall be held ineligible for recruitment of teacher."
May 1, 2012 No relief for Tiwari in paternity suit: "Supreme Court upholds High Court's decision on ND Tiwari's paternity suit, asks him to submit blood samples for DNA test for ascertaining the paternity of 32-year-old Rohit Shekhar, who had filed a suit against the Congress leader.Earlier, the Delhi High Court said police force can be used to compel him to give blood sample as on-implementation of judicial orders would make courts a "laughing stock"."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Maya's plea: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 1) reserved its verdict on BSP supremo Mayawati's plea challenging a CBI probe against her in an alleged disproportionate assets case."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Mayawati's plea in disproportionate assets case: "her declared assets of Rs one crore in 2003 had gone up to Rs 50 crore in 2007.", "there was a "criminal nexus" between Mayawati and her relatives and the disproportionate assets case against her cannot be closed on the basis of conclusions arrived at by the Income Tax department."
May 1, 2012 SC rejects ND Tiwari's plea, orders DNA test: "The senior Congress leader had filed a plea against the High Court order which directed him to go for the DNA test."
Apr 30, 2012 Kill her Bill: "Read the 14-page draft and you won’t find a more crude primer on how to gag the media. Among its suggestions: a regulatory authority to be notified by the Central government that can ban coverage; its members will be chosen by, among others, the I&B minister and three government nominees;"
Apr 30, 2012 Sentenced in graft case, Bangaru quits party
Apr 30, 2012 Corporate frauds investigating agency starved off funds: "The budget allocation of investigation arm of corporate affairs ministry has been cut down by 15%"
Apr 30, 2012 President Patil and other white elephants of our welfare state: "it’s pretty hard to say precisely how the ritualistic reading of cliché-ridden speeches by a woman in ghunghat, accompanied by her husband in ill-fitting suits, helps advance any positive perception of India."
Apr 30, 2012 PMLA case against Ashok Chavan: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Is Akhilesh watching this?: "Samajwadi Party workers once again went on a rampage. This time, they created a ruckus at a police station in Bijnore district."
Apr 30, 2012 Adarsh: ED registers case against Chavan, 13 others: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Poor attendance record of most celebrities in Rajya Sabha: "Celebrities readily accept government's offer to enter Rajya Sabha as 'nominated' members. But when it comes to attending House proceedings, they - barring a couple of them - prefer to keep themselves away from the very process which shapes country's fate."
Apr 30, 2012 Cop diverts Sonia convoy route, suspended
Apr 30, 2012 Minor allegedly raped at BSP MP's house in Uttar Pradesh: "A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gun point by the caretaker of a house owned by the Bahujan Samaj Party's member of parliament from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh"
Apr 29, 2012 Can the state afford to surrender to Maoists?: "While there is relief for the family of Jhina Hikaka and the Odisha government, the fate of District Collector Alex Paul Menon still hangs in balance."
Apr 29, 2012 President Patil gives up land: "President Pratibha Patil has given up the land in Pune after the extravagant plans to build a post-retirement house has landed her into a controversy. Whistleblower ex-Army man Lt Col (retd) Suresh Patil had raised objections over alleged unauthorised construction of the home. An RTI filed by him revealed irregularities in the allotment and construction of Patil's retirement home. The RTI application revealed how the President was alloted a massive chunk of land, many times more than what she is officially eligible for. President's home was to be built on 5 acres of prime defence land classified as A1.", "Public pressure works"
Apr 29, 2012 Is Sachin being used as a political pawn by Cong?: "The BJP and the Shiv Sena say that the timing of the nomination is aimed at distracting attention from various scams."
Apr 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Pratibha Patil gives up Pune accommodation: "A bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms and was meant for Patil's post-retirement stay."
Apr 29, 2012 Judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy extended to May 10: "A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan till May 10 on Friday,"
Apr 29, 2012 When in crisis, play Sachin Sonia springs Rajya Sabha nomination: "Parliament can now cock its ears for the most famous soft voice in the country, provided Sachin Tendulkar can take time off from his busy cricket schedule."
Apr 29, 2012 We were harassed for the sting: Aniruddha Bahal: "Aniruddha Bahal was a part of the Tehelka.com team that carried out the fake arms deal sting operation in 2001."
Apr 29, 2012 LS adjourned after Oppn uproar over demand for PC's dismissal: "The demand for dismissal of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the wake of allegations against his son Karti's dealings in a telecom company stalled proceedings in the Lok Sabha today with an agitated BJP, JD(U) and AIADMK storming the Well."
Apr 29, 2012 CBI charges Ramadoss in a corruption case: "According to the chargesheet, Ramadoss misused his position to clear a medical college in Indore in 2008"
Apr 29, 2012 President Patil decides to forego Pune post-retirement home: "The former Army official questioned why such a large extent of land was being fenced to protect this house for Pratibha Patil, who recently made news when an RTI application brought out the fact that over Rs 205 crore were spent on her foreign travels."
Apr 29, 2012 Face off: Is Tehelka BJP's Bofors?: "The Tehelka scam has come back to haunt the BJP, with the court convicting former party president Bangaru Laxman for corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 Delhi HC directs ND Tiwari to undergo DNA test: "The High Court also said that police assistance could be taken to get the blood sample if Tiwari does not cooperate."
Apr 29, 2012 Arms sting: Ex-BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted: "Bangaru Laxman was caught on camera accepting money in a 2001 sting operation conducted by newsportal Tehelka.com."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe, taken into custody: "Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has been convicted, 11 years after he was caught on camera allegedly taking bribe in a sting operation."
Apr 29, 2012 The Last Word: Do we need a new probe in Bofors scam?: "Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors case gives Oppn ammo to target Congress: "While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that Bofors was a closed chapter.", "Indian state helpless"
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Cong faces Bofors fire, political slugfest begins: "While the BJP demanded fresh investigation in the case, the Congress defended Rajiv Gandhi and the party."
Apr 29, 2012 Congress subverted Bofors investigation: Jaitley: "The payments made to Quattrocchi were political and Rajiv Gandhi was deliberately not named, Arun Jaitley has claimed."
Apr 29, 2012 Chidambaram's son benefited from telecom deal: Swamy: "Swamy has alleged that Karthi Chidambaram's firm made Rs 26 lakh out of a deal with telecom company Aircel."
Apr 29, 2012 BJP hits out at Govt over fresh Bofors allegations: "fresh allegations that Rajiv Gandhi as Prime Minister may have soft-pedalled the probe into kickbacks in the gun deal to protect Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 TMC leader assaults teacher: "A complaint has been made against influential TMC leader - Arabul Islam for allegedly assaulting a female teacher. The incident took place during elections for the state's Teachers' Association."
Apr 29, 2012 130 government websites hacked in 2012
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 Method In Mamata’s Madness: "Mamata Banerjee may have tripped and fallen at times and lost some of the goodwill she had built up among the middle class, bhadralok, but it will be foolish to underestimate her"
Apr 29, 2012 Congress MLA admits to money game in 2010 RS poll: "Dheeraj Prasad Sahu, presently a Rajya Sabha member, had offered Rs 25 lakhs to each legislator for voting him to the Upper House in 2010."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Air India loss at Rs 7,853 cr in 2011-12
Apr 29, 2012 Oppn guns for Cong on Bofors, seeks new probe: "The Bofors whistleblower gives a clean chit to Amitabh Bachchan, calls Rajiv Gandhi a mute spectator to the cover-up."
Apr 29, 2012 Indian Steel Tycoon Says Gov't Too Slow, Investing Elsewhere
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May 10, 2012 Samajwadi workers torch houses?: "In a fresh incident of violence following Akhilesh Yadav's victory in Uttar Pradesh, several houses were torched in Sitapur district on Wednesday (May 9) night, allegedly by Samajwadi Party (SP) workers. The SP workers allegedly beat up several villagers and torched their houses as they had not voted for the party in the polls. The villagers had apparently voted for an independent candidate."
May 10, 2012 लोकपाल नहीं 'दाढ़ी में तिनके' पर एक हुए नेता: "रविवार को जंतर मंतर पर टीम अन्ना ने सांसद शरद यादव के बारे में जो कुछ भी मुहावरे में कहा उसपर महाभारत मच गई है. पूरी संसद एक स्वर में टीम अन्ना के खिलाफ लामबंद हो गई."
May 10, 2012 BJP + Swamy vs Chidambaram: "Opposition on Thursday (May 10) targeted P Chidambaram in the Lok Sabha over the Aircel-Maxis deal, dubbing it as a "big scam" allegedly involving his son", "Chidambaram quoted from a statement of his son Karthi, hours after a BJP leader had accused him of having 5 per cent stake in either of the companies."
May 9, 2012 Centre waives Meira Kumar's pending rent payment: "An RTI query filed reveals that the bill of Rs 1.98 crore issued against the Lok Sabha speaker stands withdrawn."
May 9, 2012 25% of Central schemes named after Rajiv Gandhi: "At least 25% of Central schemes are named after late PM Rajiv Gandhi."
May 9, 2012 Even God can't control crime in Uttar Pradesh: Minister: "From riding a horse on a railway platform to threatening a cop of beating him with shoes, SP MLAs appear to do whatever they can to embarrass their senior leaders."
May 9, 2012 On missing wives’ trail - Rai, Ekka better halves keep CBI officers on toes : "“Though we had a picture of Sushila, we were confused. Since the accused happens to be a woman we could not arrest her amid all the other ghunghat-clad women of the family who had gathered there,”"
May 9, 2012 Ajay Singh files FIR against MP BJP president Prabhat Jha: "Jha had on April 12 lodged a complaint with the Commission against Ajay, saying that the latter grabbed land owned by tribals in his native place Churhat."
May 9, 2012 1996 Housing scam:"No way out" for 98-yr-old ex-Union minister: "Observing that "there is no way out" for 98-year-old former Union minister Shiela Kaul, facing prosecution in a 1996 government accommodation allotment scam", "Kaul, the erstwhile Union urban development minister in Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao's cabinet, is accused of conspiring with her then additional private secretary Rajan Lala and private assistant R K Sharma for making out-of-turn allotment of government accommodation for making pecuniary gains from alottees between 1992 and 1995."
May 9, 2012 Colossal waste, criminal misuse: "rotting grains in Punjab being sold to distilleries at a throw away price to manufacture liqour. Punjab Government that buys wheat at 18 Rs a kilo is selling rotten grains for Rs 4-6 a kilo. However, on record it denies selling rotten food grains to liquor makers. What about the 231 million mouths that go hungry?"
May 9, 2012 Jagan Reddy's arrest imminent?: "the CBI inquiry against Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, prime accused in the disproportionate assets (DA) case."
May 9, 2012 A suitable president: "By choosing pliant heads of state, Congress has diminished the office", "President S. Radhakrishnan worked quietly behind the scenes to ensure that Indira Gandhi became prime minister"
May 9, 2012 Akali Dal slams Centre over rotting foodgrain: "The opposition has attacked the government for lack of storage of foodgrain."
May 9, 2012 Haryana dept bans jeans, t-shirts for women staff: "The Haryana Women and Child Department says decent clothes include only 'saree or salwar kameez with dupatta' for women."
May 9, 2012 Long View: India’s Very First Corruption Scandal
May 8, 2012 Mayawati spent Rs 86 crore of public money on her bungalow: "All rooms have pink Italian marble flooring in keeping with Maya's fondness for pink stone."
May 8, 2012 Is Kalki the only hope?: "Schweizer Illustrierte, a popular Swiss magazine, unrelated to politics in India, had reported in 1991 that Rajiv Gandhi had $2.5 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts."
May 8, 2012 Petty corruption thrives, and how: "Individuals who hope to receive a ration card, a driver's licence, or a modification to their land record are often faced with long delays that can only be shortened with “extra” payments, the “speed money” that greases the wheels of government and lines the pockets of bureaucrats and their political superiors."
May 8, 2012 Corruption and then some: "Everyone, everywhere? Had corruption been the yardstick to judge, I would find no difference between the Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the two political parties which occupy the largest space in India. Both have been disfigured by too many scams, too many times. Still there is no end of them and their involvement."
May 8, 2012 Aircel-Maxis deal: BJP vs Chidambaram: "Proceedings in Parliament were disrupted today as Opposition demanded resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in Aircel-Maxis deal while Congress sought dismissal of BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the killing of a farmer in police firing."
May 8, 2012 Gangsters have free run on UP streets: "In a shootout in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh, assailants fire at a car injuring 3. Is there no fear of the law in Akhilesh's UP?", "blatant lawlessness that prevails in the state"
May 7, 2012 Misgoverance, corruption bring India down in geopolitical index
May 7, 2012 Corrupt cops thrive, courtesy Home Department: "With the Home Department showing reluctance to initiate action, the police officials who have been caught in various corruption charges are reportedly going scot-free."
May 7, 2012 India becoming prone to intolerance of freedom: Rushdie
May 7, 2012 One more chargesheet filed against Jaganmohan Reddy: "Ramky had invested Rs 10 crore in Jagati Publications as a quid pro quo for the benefits it secured from the then government headed by Jagan's father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. "
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 Corruption galore in Maharashtra irrigation dept: Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare on Saturday said he could give evidences against the corrupt officials, provided the government acts on them. "There are umpteen evidences of corruption in the irrigation department"
May 5, 2012 Fearing jail, Lalu the father in hurry: "What's exceptional, however, is the frenetic manner in which he has gone about getting three of his daughters married in the last few months at his sprawling Tughlaq Road residence."
May 5, 2012 gag on media Shootout On Fleet Street: "“Indira imposed Emergency, Rajiv tried to move a defamation bill. The same mindset is at work again now.”"
May 5, 2012 After Eleven Years, It Stings To Say This... : "All of them told us that no defence deal could be clinched without wine, women and cash.", "To hide my nervousness, I asked whether he wanted the remaining cash in Indian currency or in US dollars. He asked for dollar bills."
May 5, 2012 Question on special favour to Quattrocchi
May 5, 2012 Is There A Leadership Vacuum In India?
May 5, 2012 Punjab Min convicted for corruption: "In the second embarrassment for the Punjab government in the last five weeks, a local court today convicted Agriculture minister and senior Akali Dal leader Tota Singh of misusing official machinery and sentenced him to one year in jail."
May 5, 2012 Kerala: Former CPM leader hacked to death: "The assailants first hurled country-made bombs at him and then hacked him when he fell off the motorcycle."
May 5, 2012 Another embarrassment for Punjab government, agriculture minister gets one year jail term: "Besides registering a case against Singh for allegedly misusing his official position, Punjab Vigilance Bureau had also booked him for possessing property worth Rs ten crore"
May 4, 2012 A corrupt elite is slowing India: "A petty official can be a nuisance but may not retard the economy much, but those at the top slow down the economy inexorably."
May 4, 2012 Revisiting Bofors and Laxman: "The Congress and the BJP during their rule used the Indian government machinery and intelligence agencies to serve their selfish purposes"
May 4, 2012 Criminal waste of food grain in Punjab?: "In a country where millions go hungry every day, where food prices break the back of the common man, an estimated 231 million (23.1 crore) people in India go hungry every day, each minute, five Indians die of hunger - i.e., 7000 each day and 2.5 million people every year a bumper harvest is today rotting in godowns and the situation in Punjab is glaring at India."
May 4, 2012 Rashtrapati Bhavan issues unusual status report on Prez visits: "On the latest status report on Brazil, it said further to the visit of the President to Brazil, trade between the two countries has grown rapidly. It has gone up from USD 1.4 billion in 2004-2005 to USD 6.3 billion in 2010-11."
May 4, 2012 The Last Word: Should VIPs get free houses post-retirement?: "Purno Sangma has suggested that former speakers should be treated like former presidents, vice presidents and given a free house."
May 4, 2012 Maha drought crisis: MLAs' Europe tour draws flak: "The state government's plan to send 25 MLAs on an annual tour to Europe at a time when 15 districts are drought-hit, has met with severe criticism."
May 3, 2012 Uproar over Bharatpur SP's transfer: "Vikas Kumar, Superintendent of Police of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was transfered after he launched a massive crackdown against illegal mining"
May 2, 2012 The Hostage State: "It is not the Maoists that hold India hostage today, but the enduring venality, the incompetence and the collapse of imagination of the country’s leadership."
May 2, 2012 BDA enhances portal design, forgets content: "The Bangalore Development Authority has given its official website a makeover in a bid to make it more ‘user-friendly’. But like most of its projects, it seems the focus was merely on the aesthetics since none of the functional aspects of the website have been updated."
May 2, 2012 MEA defends Patil's entourage: "The Government today sought to put an end to a controversy generated by President Pratibha Patil taking her two grandchildren on a 9-day state visit to Seychelles and South Africa, saying that it is a "normal diplomatic practice""
May 2, 2012 Pres house hides behind convention: "President Pratibha is once again in eye of the storm. As questions over President Patil's Seychelles visit with her grandchildren continue to haunt her Rashrapati Bhavan's reply to tough questions about the trip have been couched in convention."
May 2, 2012 Ramdev's comment sparks controversy: ""But there are dacoits, murderers, illiterates among them. We have to save Parliament. We have to remove corrupt people.""
May 2, 2012 Ramdev calls MPs dacoits and murderers: "After Anna Hazare and his team, Ramdev has stoked a controversy calling MPs "dacoits and murderers"", ""They are friends and slaves of money. They are illiterate, dacoits and murderers. They are devils in the form of humans, who we have elected to those posts. They are not worth it,""
May 1, 2012 Misgoverance, corruption bring India down in geopolitical index
May 1, 2012 IAC: Corrupt MPs should be booked
May 1, 2012 Protests in India against web censorship
May 1, 2012 Congress preparing bill to regulate media: "Congress MP and Rahul Gandhi aide Meenakshi Natarajan was readying to present a draconian Parliamentary Bill to gag the media and lay down strong punishment for so-called violations."
May 1, 2012 Haryana bends again, withdraws rule related to pregnant women: "the Haryana government on Tuesday struck off the condition wherein a woman candidate carrying 3 month or more pregnancy shall be held ineligible for recruitment of teacher."
May 1, 2012 No relief for Tiwari in paternity suit: "Supreme Court upholds High Court's decision on ND Tiwari's paternity suit, asks him to submit blood samples for DNA test for ascertaining the paternity of 32-year-old Rohit Shekhar, who had filed a suit against the Congress leader.Earlier, the Delhi High Court said police force can be used to compel him to give blood sample as on-implementation of judicial orders would make courts a "laughing stock"."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Maya's plea: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 1) reserved its verdict on BSP supremo Mayawati's plea challenging a CBI probe against her in an alleged disproportionate assets case."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Mayawati's plea in disproportionate assets case: "her declared assets of Rs one crore in 2003 had gone up to Rs 50 crore in 2007.", "there was a "criminal nexus" between Mayawati and her relatives and the disproportionate assets case against her cannot be closed on the basis of conclusions arrived at by the Income Tax department."
May 1, 2012 SC rejects ND Tiwari's plea, orders DNA test: "The senior Congress leader had filed a plea against the High Court order which directed him to go for the DNA test."
Apr 30, 2012 Kill her Bill: "Read the 14-page draft and you won’t find a more crude primer on how to gag the media. Among its suggestions: a regulatory authority to be notified by the Central government that can ban coverage; its members will be chosen by, among others, the I&B minister and three government nominees;"
Apr 30, 2012 Sentenced in graft case, Bangaru quits party
Apr 30, 2012 Corporate frauds investigating agency starved off funds: "The budget allocation of investigation arm of corporate affairs ministry has been cut down by 15%"
Apr 30, 2012 President Patil and other white elephants of our welfare state: "it’s pretty hard to say precisely how the ritualistic reading of cliché-ridden speeches by a woman in ghunghat, accompanied by her husband in ill-fitting suits, helps advance any positive perception of India."
Apr 30, 2012 PMLA case against Ashok Chavan: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Is Akhilesh watching this?: "Samajwadi Party workers once again went on a rampage. This time, they created a ruckus at a police station in Bijnore district."
Apr 30, 2012 Adarsh: ED registers case against Chavan, 13 others: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Poor attendance record of most celebrities in Rajya Sabha: "Celebrities readily accept government's offer to enter Rajya Sabha as 'nominated' members. But when it comes to attending House proceedings, they - barring a couple of them - prefer to keep themselves away from the very process which shapes country's fate."
Apr 30, 2012 Cop diverts Sonia convoy route, suspended
Apr 30, 2012 Minor allegedly raped at BSP MP's house in Uttar Pradesh: "A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gun point by the caretaker of a house owned by the Bahujan Samaj Party's member of parliament from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh"
Apr 29, 2012 Can the state afford to surrender to Maoists?: "While there is relief for the family of Jhina Hikaka and the Odisha government, the fate of District Collector Alex Paul Menon still hangs in balance."
Apr 29, 2012 President Patil gives up land: "President Pratibha Patil has given up the land in Pune after the extravagant plans to build a post-retirement house has landed her into a controversy. Whistleblower ex-Army man Lt Col (retd) Suresh Patil had raised objections over alleged unauthorised construction of the home. An RTI filed by him revealed irregularities in the allotment and construction of Patil's retirement home. The RTI application revealed how the President was alloted a massive chunk of land, many times more than what she is officially eligible for. President's home was to be built on 5 acres of prime defence land classified as A1.", "Public pressure works"
Apr 29, 2012 Is Sachin being used as a political pawn by Cong?: "The BJP and the Shiv Sena say that the timing of the nomination is aimed at distracting attention from various scams."
Apr 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Pratibha Patil gives up Pune accommodation: "A bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms and was meant for Patil's post-retirement stay."
Apr 29, 2012 Judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy extended to May 10: "A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan till May 10 on Friday,"
Apr 29, 2012 When in crisis, play Sachin Sonia springs Rajya Sabha nomination: "Parliament can now cock its ears for the most famous soft voice in the country, provided Sachin Tendulkar can take time off from his busy cricket schedule."
Apr 29, 2012 We were harassed for the sting: Aniruddha Bahal: "Aniruddha Bahal was a part of the Tehelka.com team that carried out the fake arms deal sting operation in 2001."
Apr 29, 2012 LS adjourned after Oppn uproar over demand for PC's dismissal: "The demand for dismissal of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the wake of allegations against his son Karti's dealings in a telecom company stalled proceedings in the Lok Sabha today with an agitated BJP, JD(U) and AIADMK storming the Well."
Apr 29, 2012 CBI charges Ramadoss in a corruption case: "According to the chargesheet, Ramadoss misused his position to clear a medical college in Indore in 2008"
Apr 29, 2012 President Patil decides to forego Pune post-retirement home: "The former Army official questioned why such a large extent of land was being fenced to protect this house for Pratibha Patil, who recently made news when an RTI application brought out the fact that over Rs 205 crore were spent on her foreign travels."
Apr 29, 2012 Face off: Is Tehelka BJP's Bofors?: "The Tehelka scam has come back to haunt the BJP, with the court convicting former party president Bangaru Laxman for corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 Delhi HC directs ND Tiwari to undergo DNA test: "The High Court also said that police assistance could be taken to get the blood sample if Tiwari does not cooperate."
Apr 29, 2012 Arms sting: Ex-BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted: "Bangaru Laxman was caught on camera accepting money in a 2001 sting operation conducted by newsportal Tehelka.com."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe, taken into custody: "Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has been convicted, 11 years after he was caught on camera allegedly taking bribe in a sting operation."
Apr 29, 2012 The Last Word: Do we need a new probe in Bofors scam?: "Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors case gives Oppn ammo to target Congress: "While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that Bofors was a closed chapter.", "Indian state helpless"
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Cong faces Bofors fire, political slugfest begins: "While the BJP demanded fresh investigation in the case, the Congress defended Rajiv Gandhi and the party."
Apr 29, 2012 Congress subverted Bofors investigation: Jaitley: "The payments made to Quattrocchi were political and Rajiv Gandhi was deliberately not named, Arun Jaitley has claimed."
Apr 29, 2012 Chidambaram's son benefited from telecom deal: Swamy: "Swamy has alleged that Karthi Chidambaram's firm made Rs 26 lakh out of a deal with telecom company Aircel."
Apr 29, 2012 BJP hits out at Govt over fresh Bofors allegations: "fresh allegations that Rajiv Gandhi as Prime Minister may have soft-pedalled the probe into kickbacks in the gun deal to protect Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 TMC leader assaults teacher: "A complaint has been made against influential TMC leader - Arabul Islam for allegedly assaulting a female teacher. The incident took place during elections for the state's Teachers' Association."
Apr 29, 2012 130 government websites hacked in 2012
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 Method In Mamata’s Madness: "Mamata Banerjee may have tripped and fallen at times and lost some of the goodwill she had built up among the middle class, bhadralok, but it will be foolish to underestimate her"
Apr 29, 2012 Congress MLA admits to money game in 2010 RS poll: "Dheeraj Prasad Sahu, presently a Rajya Sabha member, had offered Rs 25 lakhs to each legislator for voting him to the Upper House in 2010."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Air India loss at Rs 7,853 cr in 2011-12
Apr 29, 2012 Oppn guns for Cong on Bofors, seeks new probe: "The Bofors whistleblower gives a clean chit to Amitabh Bachchan, calls Rajiv Gandhi a mute spectator to the cover-up."
Apr 29, 2012 Indian Steel Tycoon Says Gov't Too Slow, Investing Elsewhere
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