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Apr 2, 2012 Journalist attacked by lawmakers?: "In a letter to Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope, Katju said he had received a complaint from Indian Journalist Union about an alleged assault on a photo journalist by a legislator in the hill state."
Apr 2, 2012 MPs Vs Team Anna: Both sides harden stand: "Kiran Bedi has lashed out at the Government for serving notices to Arvind Kejriwal instead of fulfilling the promise of reducing criminalisation in politics."
Apr 2, 2012 Can CBI arrest Jagan Reddy?: "charge sheets would be filed regarding investments by certain companies in Raghuram cements. Sources said that Jagan would feature in all these chargesheets which would be filed within the next two months."
Apr 2, 2012 Kejriwal slams BJP govt in HP: "Apparently upset over the critical comments on state Lokayukta bill, Himachal Pradesh government today cancelled a meeting with Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, who attacked BJP saying it appeared the saffron party and Congress were on the same page on the legislation."
Apr 2, 2012 CBI reveals Jagan used YSR’s clout for deals: "looking into the financial misappropriation involving large sum of government largesse, corporate dealings including huge investments as part of quid-pro-quo arrangement, narrated how a prodigal son encouraged his father for personal benefit."
Apr 2, 2012 Team Anna attacks Himachal Pradesh govt's Lokayukta Bill: "Arvind Kejriwal said the Himachal Pradesh government's draft was very weak and ineffective."
Apr 2, 2012 NCP leader flashes pistol, suspended: "Two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politicians, including the city unit head of Maharashtra's Roha town, have been booked for allegedly threatening a local official who tried to stop illegal sand dredging"
Apr 2, 2012 Britain slams India, says tax plan may hurt investment: "British finance minister George Osborne on Monday criticised an Indian plan to retroactively tax business deals, saying it could damage foreign investment in the fast-developing country."
Apr 1, 2012 Graft, scams hog limelight in Himachal assembly (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter) : "From the distribution of subsidised pulses worth Rs.180 crore annually to the allotment of India's largest hydropower project in the private sector to the distribution of CFLs to 16.5 lakh households to a proposed scheme to provide free school uniforms to over 900,000 students,"
Apr 1, 2012 SP MLA leaves platform riding a horse
Apr 1, 2012 3 cops to protect each VIP, just 1 cop for 761 citizens: "Besides a central list of VIPs having over 300-odd protectees, each state and UT has its own list making these numbers run into thousands."
Apr 1, 2012 Will Kadapa MP Jagan be arrested?: "the son of former Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy rough weather is ahead with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) now filing a chargesheet against him in a prevention of corruption case."
Apr 1, 2012 I-T to issue notices to Agarwal, JMM MLAs: "A day after the seizure of Rs 2.15 crore"
Apr 1, 2012 Cops kept eyes shut during ’84 riots: CBI: "“This was a case where the police acted in a pre-planned manner and every policemen was keeping his eyes closed,”"
Apr 1, 2012 Plugging a monumental leak: "A series of II PU question paper leaks has caused a major embarrassment to the government and the department concerned"
Apr 1, 2012 Anna Hazare compares UPA Govt to 'Ravana': "Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said that he and yoga guru Baba Ramdev will fight against the UPA government together."
Apr 1, 2012 Policemen deployed for VIP security much beyond alloted number: "According to a Home Ministry report, these 16,788 VIPs, mostly ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges and bureaucrats, were guarded by 50,059 policemen in 25 states and Union Territories in 2010 for six months or more."
Mar 31, 2012 Rahul for PM? Seven reasons why he is unfit to lead: "a leader must have some experience handling something. Nehru was in politics for years before he became PM. Indira Gandhi was a minister in Lal Bahadur Shastri’s cabinet before she became PM. Even Rajiv Gandhi, for all his political inexperience, was an Indian Airlines pilot before he inherited his mother’s job. But Rahul? Has he held any job in his life?"
Mar 31, 2012 RK, who loves to hate the ‘corrupt’ - Business heavyweight and big spender, Agrawal has finger in many lucrative pies : "For his daughter’s 2011 wedding in Goa, he chartered five flights to fly his guests, including politicians, corporate honchos and Baba Ramdev, to the venue."
Mar 31, 2012 'Mr Clean' losing his sheen?: "Is the ''Mr Clean'' image assiduously cultivated by Defence Minister Arackaparambil Kurien Antony taking a heavy toll on our defence forces? Is he a prisoner of his own ideals that he has so strongly embraced all through his political life?"
Mar 31, 2012 PP Longstocking: "I don't like President Pratibha Patil. And it's personal. I'm sure I wouldn't have been, well, impolite if she had been a lawyer, a politician or even a governor of a state. But being the president of India requires some qualities that Patil doesn't have. In fact, she has qualities that are totally un-presidential"
Mar 31, 2012 Ex-Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur gets VIP treatment in jail, officials touch her feet: ""Video footage shows jail officials, in uniform and civil clothes, shamelessly touching her feet. I understand that she has been extended the facility of a special darbar inside the jail where people can meet her. All this is happening on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal."
Mar 31, 2012 RS polls: I-T recovers huge cash from a car in Ranchi
Mar 31, 2012 CBI chargesheets Jagan in corruption case: "The CBI today filed chargesheet against Kadapa MP and YSR Congress Chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and 12 others in an alleged disproportionate assets case."
Mar 31, 2012 CBI charges Jagan in DA case: "The CBI on Saturday filed its first chargesheet against Jagan Mohan Reddy and 12 others, including IAS officer B P Acharya, in a disproportionate assets case, accusing them of entering into a criminal conspiracy to rob public assets and enrich themselves."
Mar 31, 2012 Tatra truck deal: Antony faces jail for neglect of duty?: "Defence minister A K Antony had better come up with a "reasonable excuse" for waking up to corruption allegations in the Tatra deal two years after they had been brought to his notice. For, he would otherwise be liable for a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment up to six months."
Mar 30, 2012 HD Kumaraswamy shoots himself in the foot, injures Deve Gowda: "JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy claimed that middlemen used to approach him regarding deals when his father, HD Deve Gowda, was the prime minister."
Mar 30, 2012 Counterpoint: Balwant Singh Rajoana case is about the rule of law in India: "In 1984, tens of thousands of Sikhs were killed in riots in Delhi that were believed to be led by accused Indian politicians Kumar and Tytler, but due to “technicalities,” their cases have been stayed. These riots happened almost 30 years ago, but these people are allowed to walk free."
Mar 30, 2012 Antony Patronising Corruption, Must Resign: BJP
Mar 30, 2012 How Can I Respect MPs Who Are Criminals?: Kejriwal: "He alleged all parties were responsible for bringing Parliament to disrepute as 162 MPs with criminal cases against them -- 14 facing murder cases, 20 attempt to murder cases and 13 for kidnapping -- have managed to get into it."
Mar 30, 2012 अखबार वही जो ममता दीदी पढ़ाए!: "जी हां, राज्य में अब सरकार तय कर रही है कि सरकारी पुस्तकालयों में लोग कौन सा अखबार पढ़ेंगे और कौन सा नहीं.", "इन अखबारों की सूची में बांग्ला के पांच, हिंदी का एक और उर्दू के दो अखबार हैं. यह तमाम अखबार वही हैं जो ममता सरकार के साथ खड़े रहे हैं. इनमें से कइयों के मालिकों को ममता राज्यसभा भेज चुकी हैं."
Mar 30, 2012 Was AK Antony aware of truck scam?: "Union Defence Minister AK Antony was formally apprised of the alleged Tatra trucks scam as early as 2009. According to the reports, Congress leader D Hanumanthappa wrote to Congress President Sonia Gandhi in August 2009. The letter stated that the BEML CMD placed an order worth Rs 6,000 crore for Tatra trucks from a UK agent and not from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in violation of defence procurement guidelines."
Mar 30, 2012 Rs 2 cr recovered from car in Ranchi: "Over Rs 2 crore was on Friday (March 30) seized allegedly from a car owned by the younger brother of an independent Rajya Sabha candidate, a recovery which comes on a day when polls for the Upper House are being held in Jharkhand. "The cash was seized near Rampur haat under Namkum police station"
Mar 30, 2012 Political scandal hits Punjab Govt: "Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was sent to jail today (March 30) after she was convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment by a CBI court for conspiring in forcible abortion and abduction in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet Kaur 12 years ago."
Mar 30, 2012 Clean chit to all in K'taka porngate: "The 3rd MLA Laxman Savadi who was allegedly caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly has been given a clean chit. Report says the BJP MLA was watching a documentary and not porn. Earlier, two other BJP MLAs, CC Patil and Krishna Palemar were also let off."
Mar 30, 2012 Punjab minister convicted in daughter's abortion case: "Bibi Jagir Kaur has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. She has been let off in the murder case."
Mar 30, 2012 Can't respect Parliament of present days, it has criminal MPs: Kejriwal: "all the parties are responsible for bringing Parliament to disrepute as 162 MPs with criminal background have managed to get into it."
Mar 30, 2012 Sonia, PM knew about Tatra deal: Karnataka leader: "Hanumanthappa claimed that Sonia had asked Ghulam Nabi to forward his letter on Tatra-BEML deal to the concerned department."
Mar 30, 2012 Akhilesh Yadav goes on austerity drive: "Thirty-two cars have been ordered to be taken away from the chief minister's fleet"
Mar 30, 2012 EC recommends countermanding Jharkhand RS polls: "The Election Commission countermanded the polls after rampant horsetrading and recovery of crores of rupees."
Mar 29, 2012 Corporators give themselves a hike: "As per the resolution, the Mayor should get Rs 40,000 per month, a more than 100 per cent hike from the current Rs 15,000. The Deputy Mayor is to get Rs 30,000 per month, up from Rs 15,000, and the corporators will get Rs 25,000, a hike of Rs 17,500 from the existing pay of Rs 7,500."
Mar 29, 2012 MLA discovers ‘cure’ for AIDS: "Squeeze your private parts tightly and urinate forcefully after intercourse to keep AIDS at bay, is Rajasthan MLA Devi Singh Bhatti’s prescription for people."
Mar 29, 2012 Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's land doles cost Andhra Rs 1 lakh crore: CAG: "A total of 88,500 acres of land was allotted in this manner to private parties, depriving the state revenue of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore."
Mar 29, 2012 Was HD Devegowda offered a bribe?: "former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today (March 29) claimed his father H D Deve Gowda was offered bribe by middlemen involved in defence dealswhen he was the prime minister."
Mar 29, 2012 Supreme Court criticises Punjab government for supporting Rajoana's mercy campaign: "Instances are replete where persons found guilty of the terrorist offences have got political support. There are leaders who have garnered support and come to power. How can they leave them?""
Mar 29, 2012 Governance, please: "Confused Defence Ministry: stumbling statecraft, security imperilled"
Mar 29, 2012 'Deve Gowda was offered bribe when he was PM': "Kumaraswamy claimed middlemen used to offer bribes to Gowda when he was the prime minister to clear defence deals."
Mar 29, 2012 Kumaraswamy claims his father ex-PM Gowda was offered bribe: ""The middleman had approached me and my father with an offer of bribe to strike a defence deal... This when my father was Prime Minister in 1996,""
Mar 29, 2012 Army chief targeted for not toeing government line: Team Anna: "Arvind Kejriwal alleged government has killed almost every institution by "planting its loyals".", "Kiran Bedi said it appeared that the Army chief was surrounded by "senior officials with doubtful integrity"."
Mar 29, 2012 Army chief battles Indian gov't, blames corruption
Mar 29, 2012 BBC: Is bad politics ruining India?: "Most are also seen as greedy, corrupt and disinterested in serious reform. The increasing number of politicians with criminal records and the brazen use of money to buy party tickets and bribe voters erodes India's ailing democratic process."
Mar 28, 2012 For Lalu’s son, IPL is money for nothing: "Sources in the team camp said he has been paid between Rs 30-40 lakh over the past four seasons."
Mar 28, 2012 Who is responsible for the current embarrassments facing the government?: "Why was BEML acting as a middleman between Tatra and the Indian Army? When the factory cost of a Tatra truck is about Rs 50 lakh, who authorised their purchase from BEML at roughly Rs 1 crore apiece?"
Mar 28, 2012 No difference between Congress, BJP in terms of corruption: Prakash Karat: "the rampant corruption being experienced was spawned by a big business-politician-bureaucrat nexus"
Mar 28, 2012 Democratic India lost control over Army Chief: "During his tenure more than 20 senior officers (Brigadier or above) faced charges of corruption or moral turpitude but only few have been punished jailed due to political pressure."
Mar 28, 2012 TCI Seeks Redress For Alleged Corruption In India: "London-based TCI yesterday formally accused the Indian government of violating trade treaties between it and the U.K. and Cyprus"
Mar 28, 2012 Mamata's selective media gag in Bengal: "the West Bengal government has banned English and mass-circulation Bengali dailies at state-sponsored and aided libraries in the state which will make available only eight selected newspapers."
Mar 28, 2012 Marandi meets EC to scrap RS polls in Jharkhand: "as they feared money power would come into play to purchase votes."
Mar 28, 2012 FTN: Is it time to end Parliamentary privilege?: "The Lok Sabha unanimously accepted a resolution against Team Anna for their derogatory remarks on MPs made during Anna's fast."
Mar 28, 2012 Digvijay targets MP Speaker on alleged nexus with mining mafia: "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Ishwar Das Rohani, was shielding some persons associated with the banned outfit SIMI, and involved in illegal mining in Jabalpur area."
Mar 27, 2012 No buyers but soaring prices: A scam called Mumbai realty: "inventory of 122 million sq ft was lying idle", "the Mumbai realty market is not driven by end-consumers but by investors. And these investors are either FIIs, non-resident Indians or even politicians channelising their black money into the sector."
Mar 27, 2012 Govt stumbles upon multicrore scam: "alleged scam of over Rs 2 lakh crore, involving Wakf Board land"
Mar 27, 2012 UP: Psychiatric ward for honest officer?: "A Provincial Civil Services officer, who was on a fast-unto-death in Lucknow against "corruption" in the social welfare department, was allegedly forcibly evicted from the protest site by the police who tried to admit him to the psychiatric department of a hospital."
Mar 27, 2012 भ्रष्टाचारियों की बंधक है संसदः केजरीवाल
Mar 27, 2012 No austerity for President?: "President Pratibha Patil's mammoth travel arrangements on the President's global travels. Fresh documents with TIMES NOW reveal how she had a huge travel entourage on her foreign trips, especially to countries like Poland and Tajkistan. The documents also reveal that the President was doubling her predecessor's global travel record."
Mar 27, 2012 CBI submits chargesheet against Kamlesh, his wife: "former minister Kamlesh Singh and his wife Madhu Singh for acquiring properties 504% higher than the known sources of his income."
Mar 27, 2012 IT raids ex-Congress MLAs premises: "raids in the premises of an ex- MLA Israel Ansari in Bokaro and seven other coal traders regarding a tax evasion matter."
Mar 27, 2012 People are watching, Team Anna warns lawmakers: "Team Anna today asked lawmakers whether the "good MPs" will support 162 of those with criminal background or demand cleansing of Parliament."
Mar 27, 2012 Over 100 IPS officers transferred in UP: "In yet another reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred more than 100 IPS officers including DGs and police chiefs of several districts."
Mar 27, 2012 Cong moves breach of privilege against Team Anna: "Virbhadra Singh has written to Arvind Kejriwal threatening to file a defamation case against him."
Mar 27, 2012 Nitish killers don't need hospitalisation: panel: "The duo convicted for the murder of Nitish Katara in 2008 has been regularly coming out of the jail on the pretext of visiting hospitals.", "151 medical outings in 3 years"
Mar 27, 2012 'Sons of 2 ex-CMs in 640 crore stamp duty franking scam': "a series of scams which have been allegedly perpetuated by members of the DF government."
Mar 26, 2012 Voice of America: New Corruption Allegations Rock Indian Government
Mar 26, 2012 ‘Rs 2-lakh cr’ land scam rocks Wakf Board: "The Commission has ‘implicated’ almost all senior Muslim political leaders — most of them belonging to the Congress party — besides ‘indicting’ senior IAS, IPS and KAS officers."
Mar 26, 2012 Telenor seeks arbitration, claims damages of $14bn from govt in 2G case: "served a notice on the government, threatening international arbitration and claiming damages of nearly $14 billion"
Mar 26, 2012 CIL’s ‘board of shame’: Is govt any better than Satyam’s Raju?: "The government is behaving even worse than a crooked private sector promoter.Reuters", "After Vodafone, it now has all its disgruntled 2G licensees and TCI tom-tomming the unreliability of the Indian system."
Mar 26, 2012 File FIRs against corrupt ministers: Anna warns Govt
Mar 26, 2012 Many government departments 'suck blood' like mosquitoes: Jaiswal: "Like mosquitoes in the night, in our country there are some departments that also suck blood,""
Mar 26, 2012 No democracy here, only dictatorship: Kejriwal: "Arvind Kejriwal remained defiant over hitting out against politicians who have been accused of indulging in corruption."
Mar 26, 2012 I haven't said anything wrong, I am worried about Parliament: Arvind Kejriwal: "the current Parliament has a "serious problem of credibility" as there are 162 lawmakers having criminal records."
Mar 25, 2012 Jhansi: SP worker 'fires' at BDO, injures self
Mar 25, 2012 ‘Criminal’ MPs disrespect Parliament, not me: Kejriwal: "“Beehad mein baaghi milte hain..dakait milte hain parliament mein” (in villages, you get rebels.. decoits are found in Parliament)."
Mar 25, 2012 Promise down in the dumps: Will Akhilesh answer?: "3000 forms for unemployment dole were found in a garbage dump in Amroha District."
Mar 25, 2012 Anna to protest against 'deaf and dumb' govt: "Anna Hazare said that the government is not providing any support to the whistleblowers who are fighting for the nation."
Mar 25, 2012 Chidambaram aided Raja in 2G: Arvind Kejriwal: "Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal alleged that P Chidambaram has been accused of siding with Raja and selling spectrum at lower cost in the 2G scam."
Mar 25, 2012 President Pratibha Patil's foreign trips cost record Rs 205 crore: "cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors."
Mar 25, 2012 Hazare wants FIRs against 14 Cabinet ministers by August: "Anna Hazare today demanded that FIRs be registered against 14 'corrupt' Cabinet ministers of the UPA by August failing which a 'jail bharo' agitation will be launched"
Mar 25, 2012 Without political support mining mafia can't function: Hegde: ""While investigating the Karnataka mining scam, I received information on mafia from across the country and who help them. Without political support, they cannot function,""
Mar 25, 2012 Kejriwal attacks Union ministers: "Kejriwal took the names of around 25 politicians, including ministers Sharad Pawar, S M Krishna, P Chidambaram, Praful Patel, Kapil Sibal, Kamal Nath, Farooq Abdullah, Ajit Singh, Sri Prakash Jaiswal, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh, MK Azhagiri and G K Vasan. "If Lokpal Bill comes into force, FIRs will be lodged against 14 ministers of the Union Government,""
Mar 24, 2012 Off The Blocks Adarsh scam probe sees first arrests : " Why has the CBI been delaying and soft-pedalling the case? Why did it take 14 months after the FIR for the first arrests? Why were key papers, stolen from the secretariat, not taken into safe-keeping earlier? Why were the notings on hard disk drives not sent for de-coding or forensic analysis for months? Why was disciplinary action not taken against bureaucrats and others named in the case? How did some of them get promoted?"
Mar 24, 2012 Lokayukta court orders probe against Karna minister: "Lokayukta Court today ordered a probe against Karnataka Excise Minister M P Renukacharya for alleged violation of excise rules,", "the claims made by Deputy Commissioner of Excise (Bangalore) Mohan Kumar that 16 bottles of foreign liquor seized during a recent raid were meant for Renukacharya."
Mar 24, 2012 UP: 3000 employment forms dumped in trash
Mar 24, 2012 J&K minister's son arrested for assaulting shopkeeper
Mar 23, 2012 2G scam: Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram approved mobile licences, Uninor tells Supreme Court: "The Indian unit of Norway's Telenor has claimed that the controversial issuance of mobile licences by A Raja had the approval of leaders at levels higher than the incarcerated former minister"
Mar 23, 2012 Lokayukta: Sheila guilty of misconduct: "The Delhi Lokayukta has sent a report to LT Governor Tejinder Khanna seeking a review of its earlier recommendation for censuring Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misrepresenting facts about construction of low-cost flats ahead of assembly polls in 2008."
Mar 23, 2012 Andhra liquor scam: HC notice to CM, others: "The notice comes after a PIL was filed seeking a court-monitored probe into the scam."
Mar 23, 2012 Ramadoss under scanner of CBI: "Alarm bells are ringing for former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss with the health ministry allowing the CBI to prosecute its officials for allegedly granting “renewal permission” to an Indore-based medical college"
Mar 23, 2012 ‘Amendment delayed to allot coal blocks free’: "Flouting all norms, few private companies went on to sell the blocks to other private companies at a premium rate while the blocks were allotted free of cost."
Mar 23, 2012 The new Indian politician: "Ask anyone about the qualities required to be a successful Indian politician. Chances are you will get a cynical response. Craftiness, ability to fool people and lust for power is what many people will say."
Mar 23, 2012 'Coalgate': PM must clarify on father of all scams, demands opposition in Rajya Sabha: "the prime minister was in charge of coal portfolio when the alleged scam took place"
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Apr 2, 2012 Journalist attacked by lawmakers?: "In a letter to Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope, Katju said he had received a complaint from Indian Journalist Union about an alleged assault on a photo journalist by a legislator in the hill state."
Apr 2, 2012 MPs Vs Team Anna: Both sides harden stand: "Kiran Bedi has lashed out at the Government for serving notices to Arvind Kejriwal instead of fulfilling the promise of reducing criminalisation in politics."
Apr 2, 2012 Can CBI arrest Jagan Reddy?: "charge sheets would be filed regarding investments by certain companies in Raghuram cements. Sources said that Jagan would feature in all these chargesheets which would be filed within the next two months."
Apr 2, 2012 Kejriwal slams BJP govt in HP: "Apparently upset over the critical comments on state Lokayukta bill, Himachal Pradesh government today cancelled a meeting with Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, who attacked BJP saying it appeared the saffron party and Congress were on the same page on the legislation."
Apr 2, 2012 CBI reveals Jagan used YSR’s clout for deals: "looking into the financial misappropriation involving large sum of government largesse, corporate dealings including huge investments as part of quid-pro-quo arrangement, narrated how a prodigal son encouraged his father for personal benefit."
Apr 2, 2012 Team Anna attacks Himachal Pradesh govt's Lokayukta Bill: "Arvind Kejriwal said the Himachal Pradesh government's draft was very weak and ineffective."
Apr 2, 2012 NCP leader flashes pistol, suspended: "Two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politicians, including the city unit head of Maharashtra's Roha town, have been booked for allegedly threatening a local official who tried to stop illegal sand dredging"
Apr 2, 2012 Britain slams India, says tax plan may hurt investment: "British finance minister George Osborne on Monday criticised an Indian plan to retroactively tax business deals, saying it could damage foreign investment in the fast-developing country."
Apr 1, 2012 Graft, scams hog limelight in Himachal assembly (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter) : "From the distribution of subsidised pulses worth Rs.180 crore annually to the allotment of India's largest hydropower project in the private sector to the distribution of CFLs to 16.5 lakh households to a proposed scheme to provide free school uniforms to over 900,000 students,"
Apr 1, 2012 SP MLA leaves platform riding a horse
Apr 1, 2012 3 cops to protect each VIP, just 1 cop for 761 citizens: "Besides a central list of VIPs having over 300-odd protectees, each state and UT has its own list making these numbers run into thousands."
Apr 1, 2012 Will Kadapa MP Jagan be arrested?: "the son of former Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy rough weather is ahead with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) now filing a chargesheet against him in a prevention of corruption case."
Apr 1, 2012 I-T to issue notices to Agarwal, JMM MLAs: "A day after the seizure of Rs 2.15 crore"
Apr 1, 2012 Cops kept eyes shut during ’84 riots: CBI: "“This was a case where the police acted in a pre-planned manner and every policemen was keeping his eyes closed,”"
Apr 1, 2012 Plugging a monumental leak: "A series of II PU question paper leaks has caused a major embarrassment to the government and the department concerned"
Apr 1, 2012 Anna Hazare compares UPA Govt to 'Ravana': "Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said that he and yoga guru Baba Ramdev will fight against the UPA government together."
Apr 1, 2012 Policemen deployed for VIP security much beyond alloted number: "According to a Home Ministry report, these 16,788 VIPs, mostly ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges and bureaucrats, were guarded by 50,059 policemen in 25 states and Union Territories in 2010 for six months or more."
Mar 31, 2012 Rahul for PM? Seven reasons why he is unfit to lead: "a leader must have some experience handling something. Nehru was in politics for years before he became PM. Indira Gandhi was a minister in Lal Bahadur Shastri’s cabinet before she became PM. Even Rajiv Gandhi, for all his political inexperience, was an Indian Airlines pilot before he inherited his mother’s job. But Rahul? Has he held any job in his life?"
Mar 31, 2012 RK, who loves to hate the ‘corrupt’ - Business heavyweight and big spender, Agrawal has finger in many lucrative pies : "For his daughter’s 2011 wedding in Goa, he chartered five flights to fly his guests, including politicians, corporate honchos and Baba Ramdev, to the venue."
Mar 31, 2012 'Mr Clean' losing his sheen?: "Is the ''Mr Clean'' image assiduously cultivated by Defence Minister Arackaparambil Kurien Antony taking a heavy toll on our defence forces? Is he a prisoner of his own ideals that he has so strongly embraced all through his political life?"
Mar 31, 2012 PP Longstocking: "I don't like President Pratibha Patil. And it's personal. I'm sure I wouldn't have been, well, impolite if she had been a lawyer, a politician or even a governor of a state. But being the president of India requires some qualities that Patil doesn't have. In fact, she has qualities that are totally un-presidential"
Mar 31, 2012 Ex-Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur gets VIP treatment in jail, officials touch her feet: ""Video footage shows jail officials, in uniform and civil clothes, shamelessly touching her feet. I understand that she has been extended the facility of a special darbar inside the jail where people can meet her. All this is happening on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal."
Mar 31, 2012 RS polls: I-T recovers huge cash from a car in Ranchi
Mar 31, 2012 CBI chargesheets Jagan in corruption case: "The CBI today filed chargesheet against Kadapa MP and YSR Congress Chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and 12 others in an alleged disproportionate assets case."
Mar 31, 2012 CBI charges Jagan in DA case: "The CBI on Saturday filed its first chargesheet against Jagan Mohan Reddy and 12 others, including IAS officer B P Acharya, in a disproportionate assets case, accusing them of entering into a criminal conspiracy to rob public assets and enrich themselves."
Mar 31, 2012 Tatra truck deal: Antony faces jail for neglect of duty?: "Defence minister A K Antony had better come up with a "reasonable excuse" for waking up to corruption allegations in the Tatra deal two years after they had been brought to his notice. For, he would otherwise be liable for a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment up to six months."
Mar 30, 2012 HD Kumaraswamy shoots himself in the foot, injures Deve Gowda: "JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy claimed that middlemen used to approach him regarding deals when his father, HD Deve Gowda, was the prime minister."
Mar 30, 2012 Counterpoint: Balwant Singh Rajoana case is about the rule of law in India: "In 1984, tens of thousands of Sikhs were killed in riots in Delhi that were believed to be led by accused Indian politicians Kumar and Tytler, but due to “technicalities,” their cases have been stayed. These riots happened almost 30 years ago, but these people are allowed to walk free."
Mar 30, 2012 Antony Patronising Corruption, Must Resign: BJP
Mar 30, 2012 How Can I Respect MPs Who Are Criminals?: Kejriwal: "He alleged all parties were responsible for bringing Parliament to disrepute as 162 MPs with criminal cases against them -- 14 facing murder cases, 20 attempt to murder cases and 13 for kidnapping -- have managed to get into it."
Mar 30, 2012 अखबार वही जो ममता दीदी पढ़ाए!: "जी हां, राज्य में अब सरकार तय कर रही है कि सरकारी पुस्तकालयों में लोग कौन सा अखबार पढ़ेंगे और कौन सा नहीं.", "इन अखबारों की सूची में बांग्ला के पांच, हिंदी का एक और उर्दू के दो अखबार हैं. यह तमाम अखबार वही हैं जो ममता सरकार के साथ खड़े रहे हैं. इनमें से कइयों के मालिकों को ममता राज्यसभा भेज चुकी हैं."
Mar 30, 2012 Was AK Antony aware of truck scam?: "Union Defence Minister AK Antony was formally apprised of the alleged Tatra trucks scam as early as 2009. According to the reports, Congress leader D Hanumanthappa wrote to Congress President Sonia Gandhi in August 2009. The letter stated that the BEML CMD placed an order worth Rs 6,000 crore for Tatra trucks from a UK agent and not from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in violation of defence procurement guidelines."
Mar 30, 2012 Rs 2 cr recovered from car in Ranchi: "Over Rs 2 crore was on Friday (March 30) seized allegedly from a car owned by the younger brother of an independent Rajya Sabha candidate, a recovery which comes on a day when polls for the Upper House are being held in Jharkhand. "The cash was seized near Rampur haat under Namkum police station"
Mar 30, 2012 Political scandal hits Punjab Govt: "Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was sent to jail today (March 30) after she was convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment by a CBI court for conspiring in forcible abortion and abduction in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet Kaur 12 years ago."
Mar 30, 2012 Clean chit to all in K'taka porngate: "The 3rd MLA Laxman Savadi who was allegedly caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly has been given a clean chit. Report says the BJP MLA was watching a documentary and not porn. Earlier, two other BJP MLAs, CC Patil and Krishna Palemar were also let off."
Mar 30, 2012 Punjab minister convicted in daughter's abortion case: "Bibi Jagir Kaur has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. She has been let off in the murder case."
Mar 30, 2012 Can't respect Parliament of present days, it has criminal MPs: Kejriwal: "all the parties are responsible for bringing Parliament to disrepute as 162 MPs with criminal background have managed to get into it."
Mar 30, 2012 Sonia, PM knew about Tatra deal: Karnataka leader: "Hanumanthappa claimed that Sonia had asked Ghulam Nabi to forward his letter on Tatra-BEML deal to the concerned department."
Mar 30, 2012 Akhilesh Yadav goes on austerity drive: "Thirty-two cars have been ordered to be taken away from the chief minister's fleet"
Mar 30, 2012 EC recommends countermanding Jharkhand RS polls: "The Election Commission countermanded the polls after rampant horsetrading and recovery of crores of rupees."
Mar 29, 2012 Corporators give themselves a hike: "As per the resolution, the Mayor should get Rs 40,000 per month, a more than 100 per cent hike from the current Rs 15,000. The Deputy Mayor is to get Rs 30,000 per month, up from Rs 15,000, and the corporators will get Rs 25,000, a hike of Rs 17,500 from the existing pay of Rs 7,500."
Mar 29, 2012 MLA discovers ‘cure’ for AIDS: "Squeeze your private parts tightly and urinate forcefully after intercourse to keep AIDS at bay, is Rajasthan MLA Devi Singh Bhatti’s prescription for people."
Mar 29, 2012 Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's land doles cost Andhra Rs 1 lakh crore: CAG: "A total of 88,500 acres of land was allotted in this manner to private parties, depriving the state revenue of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore."
Mar 29, 2012 Was HD Devegowda offered a bribe?: "former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today (March 29) claimed his father H D Deve Gowda was offered bribe by middlemen involved in defence dealswhen he was the prime minister."
Mar 29, 2012 Supreme Court criticises Punjab government for supporting Rajoana's mercy campaign: "Instances are replete where persons found guilty of the terrorist offences have got political support. There are leaders who have garnered support and come to power. How can they leave them?""
Mar 29, 2012 Governance, please: "Confused Defence Ministry: stumbling statecraft, security imperilled"
Mar 29, 2012 'Deve Gowda was offered bribe when he was PM': "Kumaraswamy claimed middlemen used to offer bribes to Gowda when he was the prime minister to clear defence deals."
Mar 29, 2012 Kumaraswamy claims his father ex-PM Gowda was offered bribe: ""The middleman had approached me and my father with an offer of bribe to strike a defence deal... This when my father was Prime Minister in 1996,""
Mar 29, 2012 Army chief targeted for not toeing government line: Team Anna: "Arvind Kejriwal alleged government has killed almost every institution by "planting its loyals".", "Kiran Bedi said it appeared that the Army chief was surrounded by "senior officials with doubtful integrity"."
Mar 29, 2012 Army chief battles Indian gov't, blames corruption
Mar 29, 2012 BBC: Is bad politics ruining India?: "Most are also seen as greedy, corrupt and disinterested in serious reform. The increasing number of politicians with criminal records and the brazen use of money to buy party tickets and bribe voters erodes India's ailing democratic process."
Mar 28, 2012 For Lalu’s son, IPL is money for nothing: "Sources in the team camp said he has been paid between Rs 30-40 lakh over the past four seasons."
Mar 28, 2012 Who is responsible for the current embarrassments facing the government?: "Why was BEML acting as a middleman between Tatra and the Indian Army? When the factory cost of a Tatra truck is about Rs 50 lakh, who authorised their purchase from BEML at roughly Rs 1 crore apiece?"
Mar 28, 2012 No difference between Congress, BJP in terms of corruption: Prakash Karat: "the rampant corruption being experienced was spawned by a big business-politician-bureaucrat nexus"
Mar 28, 2012 Democratic India lost control over Army Chief: "During his tenure more than 20 senior officers (Brigadier or above) faced charges of corruption or moral turpitude but only few have been punished jailed due to political pressure."
Mar 28, 2012 TCI Seeks Redress For Alleged Corruption In India: "London-based TCI yesterday formally accused the Indian government of violating trade treaties between it and the U.K. and Cyprus"
Mar 28, 2012 Mamata's selective media gag in Bengal: "the West Bengal government has banned English and mass-circulation Bengali dailies at state-sponsored and aided libraries in the state which will make available only eight selected newspapers."
Mar 28, 2012 Marandi meets EC to scrap RS polls in Jharkhand: "as they feared money power would come into play to purchase votes."
Mar 28, 2012 FTN: Is it time to end Parliamentary privilege?: "The Lok Sabha unanimously accepted a resolution against Team Anna for their derogatory remarks on MPs made during Anna's fast."
Mar 28, 2012 Digvijay targets MP Speaker on alleged nexus with mining mafia: "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Ishwar Das Rohani, was shielding some persons associated with the banned outfit SIMI, and involved in illegal mining in Jabalpur area."
Mar 27, 2012 No buyers but soaring prices: A scam called Mumbai realty: "inventory of 122 million sq ft was lying idle", "the Mumbai realty market is not driven by end-consumers but by investors. And these investors are either FIIs, non-resident Indians or even politicians channelising their black money into the sector."
Mar 27, 2012 Govt stumbles upon multicrore scam: "alleged scam of over Rs 2 lakh crore, involving Wakf Board land"
Mar 27, 2012 UP: Psychiatric ward for honest officer?: "A Provincial Civil Services officer, who was on a fast-unto-death in Lucknow against "corruption" in the social welfare department, was allegedly forcibly evicted from the protest site by the police who tried to admit him to the psychiatric department of a hospital."
Mar 27, 2012 भ्रष्टाचारियों की बंधक है संसदः केजरीवाल
Mar 27, 2012 No austerity for President?: "President Pratibha Patil's mammoth travel arrangements on the President's global travels. Fresh documents with TIMES NOW reveal how she had a huge travel entourage on her foreign trips, especially to countries like Poland and Tajkistan. The documents also reveal that the President was doubling her predecessor's global travel record."
Mar 27, 2012 CBI submits chargesheet against Kamlesh, his wife: "former minister Kamlesh Singh and his wife Madhu Singh for acquiring properties 504% higher than the known sources of his income."
Mar 27, 2012 IT raids ex-Congress MLAs premises: "raids in the premises of an ex- MLA Israel Ansari in Bokaro and seven other coal traders regarding a tax evasion matter."
Mar 27, 2012 People are watching, Team Anna warns lawmakers: "Team Anna today asked lawmakers whether the "good MPs" will support 162 of those with criminal background or demand cleansing of Parliament."
Mar 27, 2012 Over 100 IPS officers transferred in UP: "In yet another reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred more than 100 IPS officers including DGs and police chiefs of several districts."
Mar 27, 2012 Cong moves breach of privilege against Team Anna: "Virbhadra Singh has written to Arvind Kejriwal threatening to file a defamation case against him."
Mar 27, 2012 Nitish killers don't need hospitalisation: panel: "The duo convicted for the murder of Nitish Katara in 2008 has been regularly coming out of the jail on the pretext of visiting hospitals.", "151 medical outings in 3 years"
Mar 27, 2012 'Sons of 2 ex-CMs in 640 crore stamp duty franking scam': "a series of scams which have been allegedly perpetuated by members of the DF government."
Mar 26, 2012 Voice of America: New Corruption Allegations Rock Indian Government
Mar 26, 2012 ‘Rs 2-lakh cr’ land scam rocks Wakf Board: "The Commission has ‘implicated’ almost all senior Muslim political leaders — most of them belonging to the Congress party — besides ‘indicting’ senior IAS, IPS and KAS officers."
Mar 26, 2012 Telenor seeks arbitration, claims damages of $14bn from govt in 2G case: "served a notice on the government, threatening international arbitration and claiming damages of nearly $14 billion"
Mar 26, 2012 CIL’s ‘board of shame’: Is govt any better than Satyam’s Raju?: "The government is behaving even worse than a crooked private sector promoter.Reuters", "After Vodafone, it now has all its disgruntled 2G licensees and TCI tom-tomming the unreliability of the Indian system."
Mar 26, 2012 File FIRs against corrupt ministers: Anna warns Govt
Mar 26, 2012 Many government departments 'suck blood' like mosquitoes: Jaiswal: "Like mosquitoes in the night, in our country there are some departments that also suck blood,""
Mar 26, 2012 No democracy here, only dictatorship: Kejriwal: "Arvind Kejriwal remained defiant over hitting out against politicians who have been accused of indulging in corruption."
Mar 26, 2012 I haven't said anything wrong, I am worried about Parliament: Arvind Kejriwal: "the current Parliament has a "serious problem of credibility" as there are 162 lawmakers having criminal records."
Mar 25, 2012 Jhansi: SP worker 'fires' at BDO, injures self
Mar 25, 2012 ‘Criminal’ MPs disrespect Parliament, not me: Kejriwal: "“Beehad mein baaghi milte hain..dakait milte hain parliament mein” (in villages, you get rebels.. decoits are found in Parliament)."
Mar 25, 2012 Promise down in the dumps: Will Akhilesh answer?: "3000 forms for unemployment dole were found in a garbage dump in Amroha District."
Mar 25, 2012 Anna to protest against 'deaf and dumb' govt: "Anna Hazare said that the government is not providing any support to the whistleblowers who are fighting for the nation."
Mar 25, 2012 Chidambaram aided Raja in 2G: Arvind Kejriwal: "Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal alleged that P Chidambaram has been accused of siding with Raja and selling spectrum at lower cost in the 2G scam."
Mar 25, 2012 President Pratibha Patil's foreign trips cost record Rs 205 crore: "cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors."
Mar 25, 2012 Hazare wants FIRs against 14 Cabinet ministers by August: "Anna Hazare today demanded that FIRs be registered against 14 'corrupt' Cabinet ministers of the UPA by August failing which a 'jail bharo' agitation will be launched"
Mar 25, 2012 Without political support mining mafia can't function: Hegde: ""While investigating the Karnataka mining scam, I received information on mafia from across the country and who help them. Without political support, they cannot function,""
Mar 25, 2012 Kejriwal attacks Union ministers: "Kejriwal took the names of around 25 politicians, including ministers Sharad Pawar, S M Krishna, P Chidambaram, Praful Patel, Kapil Sibal, Kamal Nath, Farooq Abdullah, Ajit Singh, Sri Prakash Jaiswal, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh, MK Azhagiri and G K Vasan. "If Lokpal Bill comes into force, FIRs will be lodged against 14 ministers of the Union Government,""
Mar 24, 2012 Off The Blocks Adarsh scam probe sees first arrests : " Why has the CBI been delaying and soft-pedalling the case? Why did it take 14 months after the FIR for the first arrests? Why were key papers, stolen from the secretariat, not taken into safe-keeping earlier? Why were the notings on hard disk drives not sent for de-coding or forensic analysis for months? Why was disciplinary action not taken against bureaucrats and others named in the case? How did some of them get promoted?"
Mar 24, 2012 Lokayukta court orders probe against Karna minister: "Lokayukta Court today ordered a probe against Karnataka Excise Minister M P Renukacharya for alleged violation of excise rules,", "the claims made by Deputy Commissioner of Excise (Bangalore) Mohan Kumar that 16 bottles of foreign liquor seized during a recent raid were meant for Renukacharya."
Mar 24, 2012 UP: 3000 employment forms dumped in trash
Mar 24, 2012 J&K minister's son arrested for assaulting shopkeeper
Mar 23, 2012 2G scam: Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram approved mobile licences, Uninor tells Supreme Court: "The Indian unit of Norway's Telenor has claimed that the controversial issuance of mobile licences by A Raja had the approval of leaders at levels higher than the incarcerated former minister"
Mar 23, 2012 Lokayukta: Sheila guilty of misconduct: "The Delhi Lokayukta has sent a report to LT Governor Tejinder Khanna seeking a review of its earlier recommendation for censuring Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misrepresenting facts about construction of low-cost flats ahead of assembly polls in 2008."
Mar 23, 2012 Andhra liquor scam: HC notice to CM, others: "The notice comes after a PIL was filed seeking a court-monitored probe into the scam."
Mar 23, 2012 Ramadoss under scanner of CBI: "Alarm bells are ringing for former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss with the health ministry allowing the CBI to prosecute its officials for allegedly granting “renewal permission” to an Indore-based medical college"
Mar 23, 2012 ‘Amendment delayed to allot coal blocks free’: "Flouting all norms, few private companies went on to sell the blocks to other private companies at a premium rate while the blocks were allotted free of cost."
Mar 23, 2012 The new Indian politician: "Ask anyone about the qualities required to be a successful Indian politician. Chances are you will get a cynical response. Craftiness, ability to fool people and lust for power is what many people will say."
Mar 23, 2012 'Coalgate': PM must clarify on father of all scams, demands opposition in Rajya Sabha: "the prime minister was in charge of coal portfolio when the alleged scam took place"
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