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Oct 23, 2011 Has India's standard of living really improved?
Oct 23, 2011 Kejriwal accuses Govt of playing power politics: "Arvind Kejriwal has said that the government plays politics of power, corruption, and crime whereas they are fighting for truth, and honesty."
Oct 23, 2011 Bangalore tops list of corrupt cities in India: "3,994 cases with bribes amounting to Rs 1,102 lakh are from Bangalore alone, with the police department (with a total of 1,274 cases) topping in taking bribes. The latest registered case was an amount of Rs 200 taken as bribe by the police in Malleswaram for passport verification in September."
Oct 23, 2011 Judge Saini raps govt, corporates and delivers 2G bombshell: "the CBI court charged former Telecom minister A Raja, Kanimozhi and former telecom officials with criminal breach of trust that could amount to life imprisonment."
Oct 23, 2011 7 docs, 10 students held for malpractices: "Seven doctors and 10 students have been arrested for alleged malpractices in the post-graduate medical entrance examination held all over Karnataka in January."
Oct 22, 2011 Bihar returns wheat to FCI, says stock was rotten: "Bihar Food Minister also alleged that the Centre held back more than half of the wheat that Bihar had asked for."
Oct 22, 2011 Rlys land deals caught in Adarsh scam shadow: "Feeling the toxic effects of the Adarsh land scam, the Railway Ministry now wants an official ‘licence' to license its own land."
Oct 22, 2011 Highway Robbery: "There is corruption beyond the 2G scam. India’s highways and road construction projects are mired in multi-million financial scandals. Ashish Khetan exposes the builder-official nexus that plagues our roads"
Oct 22, 2011 Housing societies in Karnataka become den of scams : "Kumaraswamy has been charged by a Bangalore advocate, Vinod Kumar, with favouring the society with large tracts of land in Bangalore in return for a site for Anita."
Oct 22, 2011 Scams tarnishing India's image abroad: Advani
Oct 22, 2011 In India, Whistle-Blowers Pay with Their Lives
Oct 22, 2011 India is extremely corrupt: CVC survey: "Netizens in the country are mighty upset with the government with 92% of them describing India as an extremely corrupt nation."
Oct 22, 2011 Maharashtra: CM admits malnutrition crisis: "More than 200 children have died of malnutrition in the last four months in Melghat district."
Oct 22, 2011 What next for Kanimozhi?: "DMK chief M Karunanidhi met his daughter Kanimozhi, arrested in 2G spectrum allocation case, in Delhi's Tihar Jail this evening. Karunanidhi, accompanied by his wife Rajathi Ammal, and DMK leader T R Balu drove into the Tihar premises in a car"
Oct 22, 2011 2G scam: What are the exact charges under section 409?: "Section 409, which is criminal conspiracy and means conviction of life sentence, has been upheld by the Special Court for 14 of the 17 accused."
Oct 22, 2011 Delhi and Mumbai: What unites them is their land scams: "land is the main currency of political and business corruption. Despite having completely different political cultures, Delhi and Mumbai are tied together in land scamming."
Oct 22, 2011 Ex-IIT professor, three others dupe people of Rs 60cr: "they use their IT skills and smooth talking to spin a web of deceit, and trap thousands of unsuspecting people, including film personalities"
Oct 22, 2011 Ex-IIT professor, three others dupe people of Rs 60cr: "they use their IT skills and smooth talking to spin a web of deceit, and trap thousands of unsuspecting people, including film personalities"
Oct 22, 2011 Charges framed against Raja, 16 others in 2G case: "Former telecom minister A Raja has been charged with criminal breach of trust and faces life term if convicted."
Oct 22, 2011 BJP demands CBI probe into Chidambaram's role in 2G scam: "a CBI probe to ascertain the role of then finance minister P Chidambaram in the scam and insisted that he should either step down or be sacked to facilitate a fair investigation."
Oct 22, 2011 BJP cancels Advani's yatra in Bangalore: "Against the backdrop of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa landing in jail and some other BJP leaders coming under a cloud, the October 30 public rally of LK Advani here as part of his yatra against corruption, has been been cancelled."
Oct 22, 2011 2G case: Charges framed against Raja, Kanimozhi and 15 other accused: ""....Thereby, you all committed an offence punishable under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) 468 and 471 (forgery) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 or in alternative Section 11 read with Section 12 and 13(2) read with 13 (1b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and within my cognisance,""
Oct 22, 2011 2G conspiracy began after Raja became minister: Court: ""...the conspiracy continued till the last tranche of money, Rs 50 crore, was received by Kalaignar TV on August 7, 2009, as illegal gratification," the judge added. The court said all the accused in the case knew each other from the beginning, much before the plotting began."
Oct 22, 2011 2G: Framing of charges against 17 accused today: "If the 17 accused are charged under criminal breach of trust in the spectrum scam, they can be given a life sentence."
Oct 21, 2011 UP land mess: It’s not about the poor, it’s about the best deal: "“Even a horse will laugh at this argument,” the Supreme Court told the Uttar Pradesh government", "By “public purpose” the UP government meant housing complexes with swimming pools, spa and ayurvedic massage parlours.", "“Taking advantage of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the state is driving poor people to the wall. This is a sinister anti-people campaign started by many governments, including UP."
Oct 20, 2011 CBI quizzes AMU V-C over financial irregularities: "the V-C made the AMU pay his income tax and also violated the varsity's rules by transferring Rs 8 crore of Provident Fund money from State Bank of India to Shreyas Gramin Bank. AMU funds were also allegedly misused for interior decoration of his residence."
Oct 19, 2011 Market Watch: India struggles with boosting education India’s workforce, seen exploding by 100 million, needs better education: "The bill became effective on April 1, 2010, but India’s education system still has many flaws due to a lack of enforcement, experts caution. “If they’re not able to enforce the provisions of the Right to Education Act, it’s just another piece of paper,”"
Oct 19, 2011 Victoria bugs gave BS Yeddyurappa itchy night: "Katta is believed to have advised Yeddyurappa to go to jail as there's no privacy in hospital. "The media's prying eyes will always be on the hospital. There's also no entertainment here. The sole entertainment is a TV with only the Doordarshan channel," Naidu reportedly told BSY."
Oct 18, 2011 Politicisation of Gujarat varsities now complete: "Between governor Dr Kamla and chief minister Narendra Modi, the two have just completed the politicisation of universities across Gujarat - the governor filling up vicechancellors' posts with Congressmen and Modi obviously choosing people with strong BJP leanings"
Oct 18, 2011 Free surgery costs 45 elderly patients their sight: "a farmer, was thrilled when government doctors set up camp outside his village to offer free cataract surgery. Except the surgery came at a higher price: it clouded his left eye with a painful blinding infection and might leave the old man with permanent loss of sight."
Oct 18, 2011 Tamils protest against clemency denial for Rajiv killers: "The decision to deny clemency for the three has sparked angry protests and pitted Tamil Nadu state leaders against the central government"
Oct 18, 2011 Kejriwal attacked with slipper, Team Anna undeterred
Oct 18, 2011 Look beyond mere poverty statistics
Oct 18, 2011 Man who hurled shoe at Arvind Kejriwal
Oct 18, 2011 Yeddyurappa avoids jail, moves to another hospital: "Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, arrested on Saturday in corruption cases, avoided going back to jail on Tuesday as he got himself shifted to a second hospital amid high drama."
Oct 16, 2011 Sydney Morning Herald: From remote villages to the halls of power, corruption cripples India: "the Home Minister P. Chidambaram, was being accused of complicity in one of India's largest frauds. Already, the former telecoms minister A. Raja, had been jailed over the so-called 2G scandal, in which mobile phone licences were sold below market value in exchange for massive kickbacks. The scandal cost India an estimated $US40 billion"
Oct 16, 2011 The Indian Jail-to-Hospital Syndrome! : "What followed was inevitable. He complained of chest pain and was transferred to a hospital. This has been the hallmark of the said profile change of Indian jails, because big guys always expect better facilities and care in hospitals. Though chest pain has been the common complaint, one sports administrator recently created history by claiming dementia to justify hospitalization. That could have been very true in his case because he misinterpreted ‘commonwealth’ as belonging to him and his ‘common’ friends only and looted in gay abandon."
Oct 16, 2011 MP's son 'caught' in compromising position, manhandles police: "The son of a prominent Congress leader allegedly slapped some policemen when the latter caught him in a compromising situation with a girl in a car in Ashok Nagar police station area late on Thursday night. However, due to the intervention of the leader, he was let off and no action was taken against him."
Oct 16, 2011 'Weak' BSY to spend 48-hours in hospital: "Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda alongwith the state home and cabinet ministers visited BS Yeddyurappa.", " Ministers queue to meet BSY"
Oct 16, 2011 Land grabbers kidnapped me: RTI activist: "Santosh Tiwari, 42, claims he was kidnapped by the land grabbers he sought information on."
Oct 15, 2011 Failed state?: "This landlocked province in India's troubled northeast, wracked by militancy for unending years, is like a gradually imploding minefield. Abject poverty, alarming unemployment, lack of development, massive corruption and absence of governance is pushing Manipur to the brink of being a 'failed state' - perhaps India's first in the modern era. More than 30 militant groups that indulge in massive extortion have links with venal politicians who, in collusion with bureaucrats, pocket the lion's share of development funds while the common man, caught between insurgents and security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations - and often accused by human rights groups of unspeakable excesses - is left battered and bruised."
Oct 15, 2011 Don't touch the RTI Act: Information Commissioners to Govt: "instead steps should be taken to further strengthen it."
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa’s first day in jail: "The prison authorities arranged for a 20X14 feet cell in the cellar of the prison’s ‘D’ Block. The cell has a kitchen, an attached bathroom, and a television set. A prisoner has also been assigned to serve the former chief minister. The details on food being provided to Yeddyurappa were not available, although there were speculations that he would be served home-made fare."
Oct 15, 2011 6 ‘sins’ and 2 sons did him in: "Estimated loss to the exchequer was Rs 34.41 crore and pecuniary benefit was Rs 31.86 crore.", "Estimated loss to the exchequer was Rs 175 crore and pecuniary gain was Rs 3.35 crore."
Oct 15, 2011 BJP's 'gateway to south' turns into road to jail: "The Bharatiya Janata Party's dream of capturing power in the four southern states by making Karnataka its ''gateway to south'' is turning out to be a nightmare after its first chief minister in the state B.S. Yeddyurappa was sent to jail for corruption.", "Three other BJP ministers are also in jail for graft, the most famous of them is mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy", "The first of Yeddyurappa's ministerial colleagues to go to jail was Katta Subramanya Naidu. He was jailed on Aug 8 for taking Rs.85 crore kickback to grant 385 acres land to a software firm"
Oct 15, 2011 Anna Hazare effect in Jammu & Kashmir too: " Mohd Aslam Nawaz, who lost his ancestral land to a fraud, joined in a protest at the district headquarters of Poonch, which shares the border with Pakistan. "Hundreds had turned up. Young, old everyone,""
Oct 15, 2011 Swamy announced forming of an Action Committee Against Corruption in India: "The ACACI consists of members including former Haryana DGP and former CBI Joint Director B R Lall, academician Prof M D Nalapat and former IAS officer V Sundaram among others."
Oct 15, 2011 Aruna Roy blasts PM Manmohan Singh for RTI remark: ""The Prime Minister has made a statement that I completely disagree with. My seven-year period in the government was fraught with corruption,""
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa held in land scam, becomes undertrial No. 10462: "Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was arrested on Saturday on charges of illegally garnering prize real estate for himself and his family", "He went missing for over four-and-a-half hours after his bail plea was rejected, keeping in suspense the Lokayukta police who visited his Race Course Road and Dollars Colony residences to execute the arrest warrant. Amid reports that he had almost reached Tumkur and was planning to seek shelter in a religious institution there, the former chief minister surfaced in court at 4.44pm."
Oct 15, 2011 A Chancy Survival A ‘fixer’ dies in custody, but a govt quickly regains balance: "Omar Abdullah’s government faced a crisis over the custodial death of Syed Mohammed Yousuf The alleged fixer and National Conference insider had been picked up from the CM’s house Omar is said to have called him over allegations that he’d taken bribes for Farooq Abdullah"
Oct 15, 2011 Double Whammies Are RTI, CAG hurting politicians more than governance?: "Given the credibility deficit facing the government, most bureaucrats and experts feel the RTI and CAG should be strengthened and their scope extended to all entities utilising public funds. But will the politicians play ball?"
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa Surrenders, Sent to Jail Till Oct 22: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to jail for a week after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 BS Yeddyurappa surrenders after evading arrest: "The former Karnataka chief minister was remanded to judicial custody till October 22 in a land denotification scam."
Oct 15, 2011 CJ Exposes Ticketing Scam at ASI Tourist Spot: "Raghvendra exposes a ticketing scam that results in huge losses to ASI. Authorities promise action based on his report."
Oct 15, 2011 BSY arrest order an eye opener for CMs: JD(S) leader: "Nanaiah said that the arrest warrant against Yeddyurappa was a lesson for politicians breaking rules."
Oct 15, 2011 BBC: India: BJP ex-chief minister arrested over kickbacks: "A top Indian politician has been arrested over a multi-million dollar corruption scandal", "Mr Yeddyurappa and members of his family were said to have personally gained 1.89bn rupees ($386m). Another 13 people are accused in the same case. Aside from the alleged land scam, the former chief minister also faces accusations over an alleged $3.6bn iron-ore mining fraud."
Oct 15, 2011 Arrest warrant issued against BS Yeddyurappa: "A special Lokayukta court rejected the bail application of the former Karnataka Chief Minister in the land denotification case."
Oct 15, 2011 It took 12 hours to tame BSY
Oct 15, 2011 Land scam: Yeddyurappa surrenders, sent to jail: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to judicial custody till October 22 after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Pall of gloom descends upon BJP as Yeddyurappa sent to jail: "Sending ripples among the political class, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was remanded to judicial custody till October 22 and sent to Bangalore Central Jail after he surrendered before the special Lokayukta court here.", "Yeddyurappa's two sons -- Shimoga MP B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijendra and his son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar were granted conditional bail after each furnished a surety bond of Rs five lakh.""
Oct 14, 2011 Deve Gowda's son raided by Lokayukta: "the eldest son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, were raided by the Lokayukta police on Friday.", "after retiring from the Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) in 2005 Gowda amassed wealth to the tune of Rs 500 crore between 2005-2008"
Oct 14, 2011 Govinda's film poster spoofs corruption in country: "The poster is circulating online and is gaining popularity amidst social networking sites and chain mails"
Oct 14, 2011 Illegal mining report: I can't let go my baby, says Santosh Hegde: "I don't understand the reason for constituting a committee involving additional chief secretaries to study my report and suggest action. It's like after a judgment is given by a judge, it's referred to the accused to see whether it's good or bad."
Oct 14, 2011 Review: Aakash tablet disappoints: "Does Aakash, the much touted cheap tablet computer, give you enough bang for your buck?"
Oct 14, 2011 2 states, 2 reports, 1 story: "It's a case of Government rejecting inconvenient truth by rubbishing and dumping reports indicting the respective Governments. It happened in Goa last week when the PAC report on illegal mining was rejected by the Speaker and now the Lokayukta report on illegal mining is rejected by the Karnataka Government. Goa Speaker had rejected PAC Report calling it 'a draft'. Opposition in Karnataka say it is the Government's move to let Yeddyurappa escape punishment."
Oct 14, 2011 'Credibility Of The Government Is At Its Lowest': "Governance is at its lowest ebb. Morale of the civil servants is low. Decision making has become a casualty. There is an urgent need to change the outlook on accountability initiatives, be it audit or law enforcement agencies"
Oct 14, 2011 May I have some more?: "It’s crippling for the Indian economy to be guided by absurd standards set by the Planning Commission to define the poor among us."
Oct 14, 2011 Is it possible to ban all groups that sponsor violence?: "The Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena on Thursday attacked Anna Hazare supporters outside a Delhi court."
Oct 14, 2011 1 pc of UP budget spent on Noida park: Mayawati
Oct 14, 2011 Lokayukta police raid Balakrishna Gowda's two houses, four offices: "Lokayukta officials today conducted searches at the premises of H D Balakrishna Gowda, eldest son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, in connection with investigations into the disproportionate assets case against him.", "Gowda is facing charges of possessing Rs 70 crore as disproportionate asset to his known sources of income when he took voluntary retirement from government service."
Oct 14, 2011 Prominent citizens, scientists move SC to stop work on all n-plants: "The petitioners, who include former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanian, former Chief of Naval Staff L Ramdas, former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami, former Secretary to the Prime Minister K R Venugopal and nuclear scientist P M Bhargava, pleaded an expert nuclear regulator independent of the government be set up to do a comparative cost-benefit analysis vis-à-vis other sources of energy."
Oct 14, 2011 Day not far when Cabinet meeting will be held in Tihar: Advani: ""It is really unfortunate for Indian democracy that the UPA ministers, neckdeep in corruption, are going to jail. It appears that the sad day is not far when the UPA government would have to convene its Cabinet meeting in Tihar jail,""
Oct 14, 2011 ‘India needs to curtail accelerated outflow of black money’: "Global Financial Integrity came out with a report in November which estimated that $213 billion, or at least $462 billion at today’s prices, was illegally transferred overseas between 1948 and 2008. It calculated the figure by using the World Bank Residual Model along with data from the International Monetary Fund’s Direction of Trade statistics."
Oct 14, 2011 India: Where Corruption Is A Bigger Issue Than Economic Slowdown: "corruption so wide-spread in all aspects of life that it is testing common man’s tolerance."
Oct 14, 2011 Children Can Be The Tool to End Corruption: Kalam: "former President A P J Abdul Kalam today said if children dared to question parents about their source of income and refuse to travel by vehicle acquired through corrupt means"
Oct 14, 2011 Cong can't fight corruption: Anna to Digvijaya: "In his eight-page letter, Anna said that Congress would not be able to provide a bright future"
Oct 14, 2011 SC: Why no action on PM's letter to Raja?
Oct 14, 2011 Reform electoral laws now
Oct 14, 2011 Power problems to get worse across India: "Five of the NTPCs 22 plants nationwide have coal supply for just two days."
Oct 14, 2011 SC allows scrutiny of Congress leader Ajit Jogi's caste status: "The Supreme Court allowed the Chhattisgarh government to examine the authenticity of the caste certificate of former chief minister Ajit Jogi who is alleged to be holding a fraudulent document for claiming a Scheduled Tribe status."
Oct 14, 2011 Team Anna supporters beaten up outside Patiala House Court
Oct 14, 2011 Why no action on PM's 2G letter to Raja: Supreme Court: "The SC suggested that if action had been taken on the PM's letter, the 2G scam could perhaps have been prevented."
Oct 12, 2011 2G scam: Congress, CAG heading for a showdown: "Rai's comments at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad on Tuesday that the government's credibility has touched its lowest"
Oct 12, 2011 The Wall Street Journal: India Business Leaders Appeal for More Action on Corruption: "the “nexus” linking certain corporates, politicians, bureaucrats and power brokers is “one of the greatest threats for the Indian economy.”"
Oct 12, 2011 Corruption: We need a whistleblower act for babus to say NO: "“Today we are facing a testing time in the history of our nation. There has been erosion of people’s faith in the government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy, including the police force, has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of civil servants is being questioned.”"
Oct 12, 2011 PM presiding over ‘most corrupt’ govt: Advani: "attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alleging he is presiding over the "worst and most corrupt government of independent India". Listing a series of alleged scams during the rule of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Advani said "however the cash-for-votes scam is the most terrifying of all"."
Oct 12, 2011 Will urge 'poll boycott' if Lokpal Bill not passed in winter session, threatens Anna Hazare: "corruption has crossed all limits and not even 10 paise of the one rupee spent on development reach the common man."
Oct 12, 2011 Bhushan attack a sign of growing intolerance?
Oct 12, 2011 Bhushan attack: Alternate views unacceptable?: "Many attempts have been made in the past on not just activists, but also journalists, to muzzle free speech."
Oct 12, 2011 Tolerance level falling in India: Kiran Bedi: "In the backdrop of the attack on Prashant Bhushan, a panel of experts discusses falling of tolerance level in India"
Oct 12, 2011 Daughter of retired HC Judge held for graft: "" Manisha Mhase, an advocate by profession, has been arrested along with two other persons including her assistant. The assistant and another lawyer were nabbed on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 30 lakh,"", "Manisha, whose father is the chairperson of the Maharashtra Consumer Redressal Forum, and Shirole had demanded money from the complainant for getting favourable order in a matter pending with the consumer forum in Delhi."
Oct 12, 2011 Damning FIR: CBI says Maran got Rs 550 crore for Maxis favour: "Former Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran benefited indirectly by Rs 549,96,01,793 (Rs 549.96 crore) as quid pro quo for various favours to Aircel, owned by Malaysia-based company Maxis,", "The deal was struck. Four months later, Astro All Asia Networks through South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd, invested $166 million (Rs 629 crore, according to the CBI FIR) in Sun Direct TV Private Ltd. Maran allegedly took Rs 550 crore as quid pro quo and rendered a disservice to the nation, the FIR adds."
Oct 12, 2011 BBC: India encephalitis outbreak kills 400, mainly children: "More than 400 people, mainly children, have died in an outbreak of viral encephalitis in northern India"
Oct 12, 2011 Power crisis continue across the country: "Delhi power minister Haroon Yousuf blames UP for withdrawing more than its share of power form the Northern Grid."
Oct 12, 2011 Bhanwari case: Suspects name Rajasthan minister: "The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday came down hard on the state police for its botched investigation."
Oct 12, 2011 I-T raids Indore businessmen, detects tax evasion of Rs 21 cr
Oct 12, 2011 UP govt fails to contain encephalitis, 7 more die: "Seven more children have succumbed to the encephalitis epidemic at a single hospital in the last 24 hours."
Oct 12, 2011 Govt offer on Lokpal bill a ploy, says Team Anna: "Questioning government's move to make the Lokpal a Constitutional authority, Team Anna on Wednesday said it was a tactic to delay or avoid its passage and "fool" the people. "If government is serious on Lokpal, it should first pass the bill by winter session."
Oct 12, 2011 43 witnesses turn hostile; ex-IPS acquitted in Shivani murder: "the accused was holding a high position and had influenced the witnesses, as a result of which 43 prosecution witnesses turned hostile in the case."
Oct 12, 2011 'Maoist sympathiser' accuses cops of harrassment: "Human right activists had termed her injury a case of "custodial violence" and sought an independent probe to expose police atrocities while Chhattisgarh Police have denied the accusations and said Sori slipped and fell in the bathroom while in police custody. Last week Sori had moved Delhi high court requesting that the Chhattisgarh Police not be allowed to take her back to the state as she faces a threat to her life."

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