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Apr 24, 2013 The Last Word: What does Delhi child rape reveal about our society?: "What does the horrific Delhi child rape and the fact that several more have happened thereafter reveal about ourselves, our society and values?"
Apr 24, 2013 Delhi minor rape: Clamour grows for police chief's resignation: "As protests continued in Delhi over the rape case of a five-year-old girl, at the centre of the storm was Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar. A man who both the Opposition and activists held responsible and answerable for the increase in crimes against women in Delhi. They are demanding his resignation."
Apr 24, 2013 Sonia isn’t protecting PM, Manmohan is shielding her: "It is not Manmohan Singh that Sonia Gandhi is trying to protect; rather it is Sonia and the party that Manmohan Singh is trying to protect."
Apr 23, 2013 MP: 4-year-old rape survivor critical, main accused on the run: "The 4-year-old, who was allegedly raped in the Ghansour town of Madhya Pradesh and shifted to Nagpur, continues to be critical. She has suffered severe brain injuries and is on life support. While one of the accused has been arrested, the Madhya Pradesh police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused, who is still absconding."
Apr 23, 2013 Delhi minor rape case creates uproar in Rajya Sabha: "The shock over gruesome rape and brutality of a five-year-old girl on Monday resonated in the Rajya Sabha with members cutting across party lines pressing for stern action, including death penalty, to deal with such crimes even if it needs a relook at the new anti-rape law."
Apr 22, 2013 CNN: Indian police arrest second suspect in alleged rape of 5-year-old: "Doctors said they had to remove objects, including candle pieces and a small bottle, from the girl's genitals.", "the girl's family said that police officers had tried to bribe them to keep quiet about the case."
Apr 22, 2013 Barabanki rape case: Different cases, same story: "As protests rage on in the capital - there is no end to crimes against women. An 8-year-old child has been raped in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, while the acused neighbour remains on the run. The question is the anti-rape law tough enough to tackle these crimes - or is it time to introduce much tougher laws?"
Apr 22, 2013 Worst political scandals of independent India: "A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister. "
Apr 22, 2013 Why such titles in Bollywood films ?: "Then, there are also funny films like Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke and Phata Poster Nikla Hero."
Apr 22, 2013 Delhi's Shame: 5-Year-Old Raped Girl Battles for Life: "A five-year-old girl brutally raped and assaulted allegedly by a neighbour while being held captive and starved for two days is battling for life after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted in her body."
Apr 21, 2013 Ward boy rapes mentally-challenged woman, docs try to bribe kin: "doctors have been arrested on charge of trying to bribe the victim's kin to hush up the matter."
Apr 20, 2013 Rape after rape: India is no country for minor girls: "An epidemic of rapes, especially of minor girls, appears to have broken out across India."
Apr 20, 2013 India outraged but what has changed?: "As the nation woke up to the brutal rape of a child - the anger was papable, the outrage was evident. And when all their calls for justice went unheard - protesters thronged to the Police headquarters, demanding accountabilty from the cops."
Apr 20, 2013 Kin of ex-CJI asked to pay Rs. 2.2 crore tax due: "The Income Tax authorities have slapped a demand notice on P.V. Sreenijin and his wife K.B. Sony, son-in-law and daughter of the former Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, asking them to cough up a tax due of Rs. 2.2 crore for the period between 2007-08 and 2009-10."
Apr 20, 2013 Juvenile homes are hellholes, says report on child rape: "There was a 336 per cent increase in child rape cases in the country between 2001 and 2011, a large number of the crimes committed in juvenile justice homes run and aided by the government."
Apr 19, 2013 Colours of corruption – More than you think: "There is no question about it – India is soaked in corruption. Government doctors report for work hours late. Teachers don't teach. Income tax officers become millionaires by either fleecing honest businessmen or accepting bribes from the crooked ones."
Apr 19, 2013 Age no bar in sick society: Nation shocked by rape of five-year-old in Delhi: "The child is now battling for her life at AIIMS where she was shifted from Swami Dayanand Hospital in Dilshad Garden."
Apr 19, 2013 Women, children lathicharged: Is our police force devoid of sensitivity?: "A circle officer was transferred and two constables suspended after the media aired a footage of policemen brutally lathicharging women protesters in Aligarh on Thursday as they clashed with the security forces over the murder and alleged rape of a 6-year-old girl."
Apr 19, 2013 The Last Word: Was SC right to give Sanjay Dutt 4 more weeks to surrender?: "Sanjay Dutt, who had earlier been asked by the court to surrender by April 18 wanted six months' extension to complete his film projects before surrendering to undergo his prison term."
Apr 19, 2013 Watch: Policemen brutally lathicharge women protesters in Aligarh: "The protesters had clashed with the police after the dead body of a 6-year-old girl was found on Thursday in Aligarh. She had gone missing on Wednesday night."
Apr 19, 2013 Aligarh: Did someone see rape happen, asks SSP: "Women and children in Aligarh were beaten up mercilessly by the police when they protested against the alleged rape and murder of a 6-year-old. As if the police action wasn't shocking enough, the Aligarh SSP went on to question how could the rape be proven as no one had seen it happen."
Apr 19, 2013 Why does nothing change?: "Even as a 5-year-old child battles for her life after being brutally raped, the incident has brought back the memories of Nirbhaya gangrape in the capital which shook the entire nation. But four months after that cops are still insensitive. A woman protester, who was protesting against the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl, was slapped by an assistant commissioner of police."
Apr 19, 2013 5-yr-old brutalised, medical report 'scary': "A five-year-old girl raped allegedly by a neighbour after holding her captive for four days is battling for life after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted into her body."
Apr 19, 2013 Police offered bribe, advised me to thank god: Rape victim's father: "The father of the five-year-old girl who was held captive and raped by her neighbour said Friday that the police had offered him Rs.2,000 to keep quiet, and advised him to "thank god that his daughter was alive"."
Apr 19, 2013 Delhi ashamed: Leaders, activists slam Delhi ACP for slapping girl, demand removal of Police Commissioner: "slammed the Delhi Police ACP B S Ahlawat for slapping a girl protesting against the brutal sexual assault of a five-year-old girl outside a hospital."
Apr 19, 2013 India ashamed: why women are not safe: "She is a kid, not yet aware of the life, she is just five years old and has come across such an inhuman act."
Apr 18, 2013 Goons & guns: India's new norm?: "A 26-year-old BCA student was shot dead by an unidentified man when he resisted the latter's bid to eve tease his woman companion, police said on Thursday (April 18)."
Apr 17, 2013 BBC: India's deadly unsafe abortions: "an alarmingly large number of women die in India because of unsafe abortions."
Apr 16, 2013 FTN: Ashok Khemka transferred again: Are repeated transfers of officers destroying the civil services?: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka hit the headlines in October 2012 when he pointed to irregularities in a land deal between Sonia Gandhi's son in law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF. Khemka has always acted as a whistleblower of sorts and has been transferred 44 times, last week he was again transferred from his post for exposing a scam in the purchase of fungicides."
Apr 16, 2013 Gang rape victim beaten up by police in Bijnor: "Barely a week after a minor rape victim was detained in a lock-up in Uttar Pradesh, a 16-year-old gang rape victim today claimed she was beaten up by police when she went with her parents to file a complaint."
Apr 16, 2013 Cops wear loyalties on chest - Policemen pin protest badges on uniform, stun veterans: "The open display of loyalties in Asansol not only raised questions of propriety, impartiality and discipline but also unwittingly brought into sharp focus the unfulfilled vow of Mamata Banerjee to depoliticise the police force in Bengal."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 16, 2013 Kumaraswamy, wife, the richest couple in poll fray: "JDS Karnataka unit President and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anita, contesting the May 5 Assembly elections, have together declared assets worth Rs 123 crore."
Apr 15, 2013 Watch: Motorists, passersby ignore man's cries for help after accident: "A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was run over by a speeding truck in Jaipur on Sunday. While the woman's husband and son escaped with minor injuries, their cries for help were ignored by the passersby and motorists and car drivers."
Apr 15, 2013 India TV exposes nationwide uterus removal racket under National Health Insurance Scheme: "exposed a nationwide racket in hysterectomies in which more than 20,000 women have lost their uteruses. All this for the sake of earning quick money through the National Health Insurance Scheme meant for women living below poverty line."
Apr 14, 2013 36 Mumbai cops caught taking bribes: "After 36 policemen were suspended for allegedly accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to an illegal structure, Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW about the issue. Satyapal Singh has called it as a shameful act and promised a probe in the case. 36 Mumbai cops have been caught on tape accepting bribes for illegal construction. The police personnel, right from the rank of constables to assistant sub-inspectors, were seen on camera accepting money. The camera footage showed that the policemen collected a total of Rs 45,000 over 10 days."
Apr 14, 2013 Delhi is not safe, I was manhandled like anything: Mamata: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she will fly back to Kolkata on Wednesday itself and has cancelled all her meetings in Delhi. She said she was advised by doctors to get hospitalised but she did not want to be hospitalised. 'I was given oxygen whole night on Tuesday, the doctor advised me to get hospitalised, but I don't like to get hospitalised,' Mamata said."
Apr 14, 2013 Watch: Mumbai policemen take bribes to allow illegal construction: "A sting operation by a social activist in Mumbai has revealed the nexus between police and illegal construction mafia. The sting, shot at a refugee camp in Kurla, showed around 15 policemen taking bribes to allow illegal construction to flourish in the area."
Apr 14, 2013 Have Congress leaders accused in 1984 riots got away lightly?: "In a major setback for Congress leader and former union minister Jagdish Tytler, a Delhi court on Wednesday ordered that his role in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be re-investigated."
Apr 14, 2013 1976: How US mocked large-scale corruption in India: ""Corruption in India is a cultural/political/economic fact of life and that it was not a Western import but historically a local phenomenon,""
Apr 14, 2013 टिकट पाने के लिए क्‍या-क्‍या करते हैं कांग्रेसी?: "नेता नामांकन दाखिल करने के लिए भी लकी अंडरवीयर पहनने का मौका नहीं गंवाना चाहते हैं."
Apr 14, 2013 Tytler is small fry, let’s discuss Rajiv: "But Tytler, and others like Sajjan Kumar and the late HKL Bhagat, who have been accused of instigating the killings in Delhi 28 years ago, are small fry. The subject of searing attention and intense scrutiny should be the person who allowed the carnage to take place by not acting swiftly enough and by making inflammatory remarks. That person is former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi."
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 MP: Special Olympics medalist Sita Sahu forced to sell street food to earn a living: "Special Olympics medal winner Sita Sahu has been forced to work at a roadside eatery and sell gol gappas (a ball of flour filled with spicy water) in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Sita had won two bronze medals in 2011 Athens Special Olympics but due to financial problems, she has now been forced to work at a shop. Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava had announced that Rs 50,000 would be given to every bronze medal winner and so Sita should have got Rs 1 lakh, but the reward is yet to materialise."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Presidency Univ gatekeeper targeted: "This is the picture of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Councillor Partha Basu and two TMC student leaders entering the Presidency University on the day it was ransacked. But instead of acting against its own men the Mamata Government is targeting everyone else. Today it was the University gatekeeper who was called for questioning by the police. After three hour, the harried gatekeeper was allowed to leave."
Apr 13, 2013 Rajasthan Government's bizarre diktat: "This award ceremony is not like any other you would come across in the country. These sportspersons were in for a rude shock - before collecting their state awards. In a ridiculous move by the Rajasthan State Government - sportsperson asked to produce affidavits ensuring they have no affiliation with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or Jamaat-e-Islami, before receiving their awards. Vishal Singh, sportsman, said, "This is taking it to the extreme step, stating that if you belong to such organisation you cannot claim your award.""
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 13, 2013 'Khoon Ka Badla Khoon': "This eyewitness, whose testimony was not recorded by the CBI, said the mob led by Jagdish Tytler was chanting Khoon Ka Badla Khoon wheh he 'saw and heard Jagdish Tytler instigating and screaming at the mob and pointing towards Gurdawara and ordering them to go and get the Sikhs hiding in the Gurudwara.'"
Apr 13, 2013 Calcutta Corner: "Irrational incidents of violence and counter-violence have reduced Bengal to a banana republic."
Apr 10, 2013 '84 riots: Setback for Tytler: "In a big jolt to Jagdish Tytler, a Delhi Court on Wednesday (April 10) ordered reopening of a 1984 anti-Sikhs riots case against him, setting aside a CBI closure report giving clean chit to the Congress leader. The CBI was directed to examine eye-witnesses and people claiming to have information about the riots. Additional Sessions Judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj set aside the order of a magisterial court which accepted CBI's closure report giving a clean chit to Tytler."
Apr 10, 2013 UP: Uproar as minor rape survivor is put behind bars: "A ten-year-old rape survivor was put behind bars by the Bulandshahr police in Uttar Pradesh when she approached them for help. The child and her mother had gone to a women's police station to file the complaint of the rape."
Apr 10, 2013 Graft lands Mumbai IPS officer in jail for 5 years: "Jain conducted an inquiry and issued a show-cause notice to Kokil. According to investigators, he simultaneously sent a friend, chartered accountant Prasanna Lodha, to Kokil to demand a bribe of Rs 5 lakh if he wanted to avoid suspension."
Apr 10, 2013 मुंबई: स्टिंग ऑपरेशन में रिश्‍वत लेते पकड़े गए 35 पु‍लिसकर्मी: "चेंबूर के ठक्करबापा कॉलोनी में जब कमरे की मरम्मत शुरू हुई तो रिश्वत मांगने के लिए पुलिस वालों की लाइन लग गई. एक नहीं पूरे 35 पुलिसवालों ने रिश्वत वसूली."
Apr 10, 2013 चंडीगढ़ः रिश्वत लेते रंगे हाथों पकड़ा गया IPS अधिकारी: "पुलिस अधीक्षक (शहर) देशराज ने एसएचओ अनोख सिंह से 25 लाख रुपये की रिश्वत मांगी थी और उसी में से आरंभिक राशि एक लाख रुपये लेते समय उसे गिरफ्तार किया गया."
Apr 10, 2013 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court directs CBI to probe case against Jagdish Tytler: "Jasbir (now residing in California), in an affidavit, had claimed before the Justice Nanavati Commission that he had heard Tytler on November 3, 1984, rebuking his men for the "nominal killings" carried out in the riots."
Apr 10, 2013 Man cries in pain as he's beaten by cops during violent demo: "THREE baton-wielding police officers rain blows on a protester during a violent march in northern India."
Apr 10, 2013 Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats: "“‘Speed money’, a small payment required to move papers, secure admission to a hospital, obtain a train ticket, etc. This is illegal but not considered corrupt since it is supposed to balance the niggardly income normally given to recipients of such payments. Similarly, nepotism, whether it benefits one’s family, caste or language or regional group is considered acceptable.”"
Apr 10, 2013 Bulandshahr: Rape survivor alleges she was slapped by women constables: "In a yet another case of police brutality, a 10-year-old rape survivor was locked up in the jail when she reached a police station to file a complaint. 'Mujhe thappad mara (I was slapped),' alleged the girl, who spent more than 15 hours in the jail with her mother."
Apr 9, 2013 WB: Mob beats up, shaves heads of children accused of theft: "In a shocking case of mob justice in Asansol in West Bengal, five children were allegedly tied to bamboo poles and kept in a hut overnight for alleged theft. The children were aged between 10 and 12 years."
Apr 9, 2013 UPA most hated govt since 1947: Narendra Modi: "Modi alleged that the UPA was the most hated government since Independence and that '32 years of Left rule' had brought West Bengal to ruins."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Twitter Abuzz With the #Feku Vs #Pappu Battle
Apr 8, 2013 Now, chorus against corrupt officials: "74 innocent people lost their lives in the Thane building collapse, but the Maharashtra Police is hesitating to charge the nine accused for murder. Now, the chorus for greater accountability and action against corrupt officials is growing louder."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 88% of IIT-B students say professors inept: "Around 88% Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) students claim that they do not study as their professors do not manage to generate interest in their courses."
Apr 7, 2013 Traffic warden who took on Narayan Rane's son ousted: "Anita Lobo, who has been regulating traffic in Bandra-Khar voluntarily for two decades, said the traffic police’s notice states that her services are being discontinued due to complaints from politicians over her alleged misbehaviour."
Apr 7, 2013 Maharashtra's population is increasing due to shortage of electricity: Ajit Pawar: "“I have come to know that the population is increasing in the state since there is a shortage of electricity in Maharashtra. What other work people have when the lights are off,”"
Apr 7, 2013 MP: Students clear class X, class XII exams without appearing for them: "Balatant violation of norms of the National Institute of Open School (NIOS) Learning have come up. CNN-IBN has accessed a report by an NIOS flying squad. During spot checks at government schools in Bhind last year it found that at an exam centre in Gohad, 82 students registered for secondary science exam were absent. So were 16 students registered for the senior secondary exam."
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 5, 2013 Not just another building collapse: "These deaths can't be reduced to a statistic on a government chart. Survivors recount the horror. Can India afford to look away from the tragedy caused by corruption?"
Apr 5, 2013 Death penalty for 3, life term for 5 in Gonda fake encounter case: "Death sentence was awarded to three policemen and life term was doled out to five others by a special CBI court in the 31-year-old fake encounter case in Gonda district, which led to the death of 13 persons, including the Deputy Superintendent of Police. Special CBI judge Rajendra Singh awarded death sentence to the then SHO, Kaudia RB Saroj, head constable Ram Nayak and constable Ram Kara,n holding them responsible for hatching the conspiracy of murder."
Apr 5, 2013 Dawood stashing cash in tax haven to finance jihadists: "Twenty years ago, his smuggling operations paid for the bombs which killed 257 people in Mumbai. Now, a CNN-IBN and FirstPost investigation has found that ganglord Dawood Ibrahim's cash is washing up in the offshore banking haven of Nassau in The Bahamas - a beach paradise also known for its zero-taxes and high-secrecy banking - in an Indian bank. It is the tip of what one expert has called 'the Goldman Sachs of the underworld'"
Apr 5, 2013 The Last Word: How significant is SC's order on red beacon lights?: "How significant is the Supreme Court's order the red beacon lights' usage must be sharply curtailed? And will this end the culture of perks and privileges that is showered on important people?"
Apr 5, 2013 Mumbai building collapse: Is the politician real-estate mafia nexus responsible?: "In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, 58 people have died and 61 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. However, even after a day, authorities are struggling with rescue operations."
Apr 5, 2013 31 yrs on, IAS officer sees her father’s killers get death: ""The evidence... always indicated conspiracy at a high level and CBI kept their eyes closed," the judgment said. "...After shooting of their officer, at least a gang of police personnel helped the village pradhan, and with his help killed 12 persons... in a barbaric manner.""
Apr 5, 2013 3 UP cops get death for fake encounter: "Justice was delayed but not denied for families of victims of the infamous Gonda fake encounter case that took place over 30 years ago in which a senior police officer and 12 villagers were killed by cops."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 Mamata vs left: Is West Bengal caught in a cycle of endless political violence?: "There have been massive protests over the death of 23-year-old Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta in Kolkata. Not just in Kolkata, protests are also being staged in Chennai by SFI activists. The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has also come under attack from the protesters as well as the Left Front."
Apr 4, 2013 Pvt medical colleges sell seats; Govt must act now, say doctors: "India's top doctors have demanded that the government steps in and acts immediately to check the shocking contempt of law displayed by administrators of private medical and dental colleges. This came after a CNN-IBN sting operation exposed how PG medical college seats are on sale with some being sold for as much as Rs 3 crore, even before the results for the All India Common Entrance Test are declared."
Apr 4, 2013 FTN: Has Aakash turned out to be a white elephant?: "The fate of the much touted low-cost computing device Aakash looks uncertain with the government conceding that there has been a 'failure' in its production."
Apr 4, 2013 End of red beacon culture?: "The obsession of politicians and bureaucrats with red beacons on their car tops has become a regular traffic nuisance. But the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) suggested to the government to end the 'Lal Batti' culture. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol. Following the hearing, a huge debate has begun but the question is will the government respond to remove the red beacons which are used to flaunt status and intimidate the common man?"
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 Is medical education still on sale in India?: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 3, 2013 Kolkata: 'Dead SFI activist was hit hard on his head by policeman': "The death of a 23-year-old Student Federation of India activist, Sudipto Gupta, has sparked a row in Kolkata. Sudipto was fatally injured allegedly by the police during a crackdown in the city on Tuesday."
Apr 3, 2013 Private medical colleges selling seats for crores: "In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders."
Apr 3, 2013 Govt has a 1000 hands, can send anyone to jail: Mulayam Singh Yadav: "government can send those who oppose it to jail."
Apr 3, 2013 SC's red card to red beacon lights: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol."
Apr 2, 2013 FTN: Justice for Shailaja:Are hospitals getting away with life threatening medical negligence?: "Shailaja, a mother of two was left in a near vegetative state three years ago after her doctors botched up her surgery and then refused to take responsibility for it. Shailaja's husband had turned citizen journalist to get help for his wife."
Apr 2, 2013 Odisha MLA listed as BPL beneficiary, drives an SUV: "nevertheless has his wife and two kids as well listed under BPL."
Apr 2, 2013 Married woman gangraped, sold for Rs 40,000 in MP: "then sold off for Rs 40,000 to three brothers, who also gangraped her"
Apr 2, 2013 Superstition forces Akhilesh Yadav from visiting Noida, launches projects sitting in Lucknow: "The superstition is: any chief minister visiting Noida loses his or her seat of power soon, irrespective of caste, colour and creed."
Apr 2, 2013 BSP leader's killers were hired for Rs.1 crore: "A week after the murder of BSP leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, Delhi Police said Tuesday that the killers were paid Rs.1 crore to eliminate him."
Apr 1, 2013 Vote out corrupt politicians: Hazare
Apr 1, 2013 Former IAF chief SP Tyagi got cash for favouring AgustaWestland: CBI: "Former Air Chief Marshal (retd) SP Tyagi received cash in return for favouring Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland in the controversial Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal"
Apr 1, 2013 Bullying cops: India's new norm?: "But these power drunk brutes like Parvez Ahmad in Allahabad believe that they are above the law and can say and do anything. How else would they have the gumption to threaten and abuse an on duty police officer, for doing his job. From Mumbai to Dhule to Allahabad our law enforcers are being assaulted, abused and attacked, repeatedly across the country. Shouldn't our politicians be given the Danda for crossing line and misbehaving with the nations police?"
Apr 1, 2013 Muslim Institute Training Girls for Jihad: Mumbai Police: " its circular which says the women's wing of an Islamic organisation is "brainwashing and training girls for Jihad"."

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