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Jun 15, 2012 For Mining, Poor Governance Worse Than Corruption: "in many case regulators don’t know what’s going on in their backyards."
Jun 15, 2012 Maharashtra govt trying to shield corrupt corporators?: "In a move that could be seen as efforts to shield corrupt corporators and councillors, the state government is planning to amend municipal laws and identify them as public servants. Identifying councillors and corporators as public servants would mean an investigative agency will have to take the state government's permission before taking cognizance of any criminal offence or corruption case against them."
Jun 15, 2012 Wal-Mart flags India, China as corrupt nations: "Lawyers for Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) have flagged Brazil, China, India and South Africa in addition to Mexico, as countries that represent the highest corruption risk in a global review"
Jun 15, 2012 Wal-Mart tightens anti-corruption practices in India
Jun 15, 2012 I’d like to fight against corruption: Gen V K Singh
Jun 15, 2012 Bedi: Hyderabad is corruption capital: "She demanded that the Centre immediately constitute a special investigation team to look into the charges against 15 ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, including Presidential aspirant Pranab Mukherjee."
Jun 15, 2012 Government sanction now must to prosecute corporators: "The state cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday decided to amend municipal laws in order to make it mandatory to obtain the government permission for prosecution of municipal corporators and councillors for offences under CrPC and anti-corruption cases."
Jun 15, 2012 The Guardian: India's 'lawless' mining industry criticised by Human Rights Watch: "Report by Human Rights Watch says poor regulation by Indian government allows mining industry 'to write its own rules'"
Jun 15, 2012 India's mining scenario chaotic: Rights group: "The report quotes data from government agencies to say that in 2010 alone there were 82,000 instances of illegal mining in India."
Jun 15, 2012 India’s Mining Industry Scarred By Corruption, Lack Of Regulation: Report: "India’s scandal-plagued mining industry causes tremendous damage to the environment and needs to be rid of corruption caused by a lack of government regulation and oversight,"
Jun 15, 2012 Dawn: Corruption in India: "The Congress party is mired in corruption, scandals and land-grab scams. The party leadership has been tainted by the Indian media. Prime minister Manmohan Singh was revered for his integrity and professionalism. Today, he has lost all credibility to govern, due to the scandals surrounding his cabinet colleagues. The power behind the throne, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, is plagued by ill-health and is not aware of the harsh realities that confront an average Indian citizen in the streets"
Jun 15, 2012 SA among Walmart’s five countries posing high risk of corruption: "the employee must first say that they are prepared to pay “an official a recorded fine” if the law has been broken and ask for a ticket or receipt. However: “If the police officer becomes angry, aggressive or you feel threatened by the police officer’s behaviour, as your health and safety is our priority, you may make the payment.”, "possibly be a reference to South Africa and maybe China, Brazil, Mexico and India, the code notes: “Police in certain countries stop our colleagues, mainly when driving, and ask for personal payments. In some circumstances our colleagues have been threatened with being locked in a cell if a payment is not made.”"
Jun 15, 2012 Parrikar warned against nepotism: ""We don't want a Lokayukta who is Parrikar's pet," said Sonak, while speaking at a discussion on zero tolerance to corruption. D C Sahoo, an officer who Parrikar had claimed he caught red-handed accepting a bribe, was shortlisted for the post of information commissioner,"
Jun 15, 2012 Whistling in the wind: "Inadequate whistle-blowing policies hindrance to checking corporate fraud"
Jun 15, 2012 शौचालय के बहाने: "जहाँ तक 35 लाख रुपए लगाकर शौचालय की मरम्मत की बात है यक़ीन मानिए सरकारी भवनों में इस तरह का ख़र्च कोई असामान्य बात नहीं है."
Jun 15, 2012 Haryana shelter abuse: CRPF security for inmates: "The Punjab and Haryana HC probe panel made the recommendations after its report found more shocking details of sexual exploitation."
Jun 14, 2012 CBI raids 18 places including independent MLAs house: "The CBI conducted raids at the residences of Independent MLAs Bandhu Tirkey and Chamra Linda"
Jun 14, 2012 CNN: India is killing its girls: "The U.N. says India is the most dangerous place to be born a girl. CNN's Sara Sidner reports."
Jun 14, 2012 RS poll raids on MLAs: "The CBI today seized a draft of Rs 40 lakh from JMM MLA Sita Soren’s Bhubaneswar-based father during raids to zero in on those who indulged in horse-trading during the March 30 Rajya Sabha elections."
Jun 14, 2012 High Court: Citizens entitled to know details of donations given by President from public funds: "The court upheld the Central Information Commissioner’s order directing the President's secretariat to make public the names of recipients of the donation, besides their address and the sum of donation given by the First Citizen."
Jun 14, 2012 IT industry backs Murthy, Premji on policy paralysis: "The resilient Indian IT industry has shared the grave concerns expressed by Infosys' chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy and Wipro chairman Azim Premji on policy paralysis in the UPA government holding up reforms and growth."
Jun 14, 2012 ‘India is drowning in its own excreta’: "Sixty per cent of people living in India do not have access to toilets, and hence are forced to defecate in the open. In actual numbers, sixty per cent translates to 626 million."
Jun 14, 2012 Woman athlete Pinki Pramanik accused of rape: "The victim told the police that the 2006 Asian Games gold medallist, Pinki Pramanik, is actually a male."
Jun 14, 2012 Do party loyalists make it to Rashtrapati Bhawan?: "As the race for the Rashtrapati Bhawan heats up, here are the factors that influenced the choice of candidates since independence."
Jun 14, 2012 Indian economy is in stagflation: Moody's: ""India's economy is in stagflation, with notably weaker growth but inflation still stubbornly high," said Glenn Levine, Senior Economist, Moody's Analytics."
Jun 14, 2012 Water shortage cripples Delhi, DJB sets up helpline number: "With millions of people facing water crisis for the fourth consecutive day running, the Delhi Jal Board today set up a helpline number for residents to send SMSes in case they do not get water tankers. The helpline number is 96502-90707."
Jun 14, 2012 भारत में महिलाओं की स्थिति सबसे बुरीः सर्वे: "महिलाओं के बारे में हुए एक शोध में भारत आख़िरी नंबर पर आया है. 19 संपन्न देशों के बारे में हुए सर्वे में भारत में महिलाओं की स्थिति सउदी अरब से भी बुरी बताई गई है."
Jun 14, 2012 Janata didn't want Mayor's darshan: "Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy's ambitious Janata Darshan was a big flop on Tuesday as just five citizens turned up, as against the 70 senior officials of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)."
Jun 14, 2012 World Bank seconds S&P's report: "The Indian economy will grow by 6.9 per cent in this financial year (2012-13) notwithstanding problems like policy uncertainties, fiscal deficit and inflation, the World Bank projected on Tuesday (June 12), while cautioning that developing nations will have to face tougher times."
Jun 14, 2012 Bihar NGO director arrested for Rs.150 crore fraud: "The director of a Patna-based NGO was arrested here Wednesday for allegedly being part of a racket that collected over Rs.150 crore from farmers and students in Bihar on the promise of giving them jobs"
Jun 14, 2012 After 3 decades, DDA allots flats under its Rohini housing scheme: "“The draw has been one of the biggest in the history of the DDA, and plots of varying dimensions have been allotted,”"
Jun 14, 2012 Mumbai's harasser ACP: Crusader or vigilante?: "ACP Vasant Dhoble is infamous for targeting restaurants and attacking their owners and waiters and sometimes, even the unsuspecting customers."
Jun 14, 2012 Illegal mining: Yeddyurappa arrest imminent as court rejects anticipatory bail plea: "Rs 20 crore was transferred by Jindal Steel Works (JSW) to Prerana Educational and Social Trust, run by Yeddyurappa's sons, and subsequently by Prerana to Vivekananda Trust, of which Yeddyurappa is a trustee. CBI, he pointed out, was probing charges of conspiracy cheating, corruption and violation of Karnataka Land (Restriction on Transfer) Act, 1991, registered against Yeddyurappa, his sons, son-in-law, JSW and others. According to CBI, the donations were a "quid pro quo for Jindal"."
Jun 13, 2012 '5-yr-olds made to perform oral sex, naked yoga': ""Some children between five and 10 years complained of sexual abuse, including oral sex, by Jaswanti's son-in-law Jai Bhagwan and driver Satish," said the report. Satish filmed inmates as they performed yoga "naked", it said. Jaswanti sold a speech- and hearing-impaired girl thrice and another girl was reportedly found pregnant."
Jun 12, 2012 Bollywood actress quizzed by ICC: report: "The Sunday Times in March said Indian bookmakers had hired an unidentified Bollywood actress to lure cricketers into both match-fixing and spot-fixing, and used Mehta's photograph to illustrate the story."
Jun 12, 2012 Pvt ayurvedic colleges allege corruption in CCIM: "He said the Forum, led by Jalandhar-based Dayanand Ayurvedic College, had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, highlighting "rampant bribery and corruption" in the sector and urged the government to order a CBI probe."
Jun 12, 2012 I feel sad about Indian economy: Narayana Murthy
Jun 12, 2012 Mumbai ACP targets restaurants, assaults owners: "ACP Vasant Dhoble has been suspended in the past for serious offences. However, his atrocities continue."
Jun 12, 2012 UPA pushing India to brink: Modi on S&P report
Jun 12, 2012 Night of terror at New Market: Girl molested in bar, chased, pulled out of bus and thrashed: "a young girl ran for her life from a group of molesters, chased by a band of locals who had joined in for fun. Bleeding from deep cuts, breathless and panic-stricken, she saw a bus moving towards Esplanade and made a desperate leap for it. To her horror, the gang stopped the bus, pulled her out and started beating her. No one in the bus raised a finger in protest. The assault continued until the 21-year-old girl collapsed on the road, wailing and pleading for mercy."
Jun 12, 2012 Uttar Pradesh crime stats: 699 murders in 45 days of Akhilesh Yadav's rule: "Samajwadi Party (SP) government released crime stats in the state assembly claiming that between March 1 to April 15, only 699 cases of murder, 263 rape cases and 249 incidents of loot have taken place in the state.", "The government also informed that between April 1, 2011, and November 30, 2011, around 3161 murders, 1164 rapes and 1831 incidents of loot took place in the state.", "after SP came to power, between March 15 and May 24, 800 murders, 270 rapes, 256 kidnappings and 720 loots have taken place in the state. According to the figures quoted by Mayawati, average murders per day come out to be 11, 4 cases of rape and 10 cases of robbery."
Jun 12, 2012 Nirmal Baba's show discontinued on 17 TV channels: "Following a strong stand taken by Indian Broadcasting Federation asking its member channels to stop telecast of Nirmal Baba's show Nirmal Darbar"
Jun 12, 2012 Was key witness' testimony diluted?: "Her story outraged the nation, 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra a budding tennis player allegedly raped and molested and her family tortured and humiliated till the trauma became too much to bear forcing her to commit suicide. But 19 years later unable to deal with the ordeal her family has given up the fight for justice, tired of the red-tapism in the system."
Jun 12, 2012 Return of Raja: Journey from Tihar to DMK circles defies logic: "His supporters called him a “braveheart” who conquered Tihar."
Jun 12, 2012 Congress says S&P doesnt understand Indian politics: "the ratings agency had said that the reason for the political problem was the nature of leadership in the central government. “The prime minister often appears to have limited ability to influence his cabinet colleagues"
Jun 12, 2012 Digvijaya gets driving licence renewed on holiday, drives BJP govt mad: "The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Bhopal, to explain under what circumstances was the driving licence of AICC general secretary and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh renewed on a holiday."
Jun 12, 2012 News 360: Maha to adopt 4 girls after Beed's abortion horror: "The Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Ministry will adopt the four daughters of a woman labourer from Beed district who died during an illegal abortion last month."
Jun 12, 2012 Haryana: Abuse may have left victims mentally ill: "Investigators want shelter home manager Jaswanti Devi, who is in police custody, to undergo narco-analysis test.", "The shameless honourable politicians of India"
Jun 12, 2012 Haryana's shelter shame: Are mere investigations enough?: "Days after the woman in-charge of Haryana's Apna Ghar shelter was arrested, investigations have revealed that prolonged sexual abuse may have left some of the inmates mentally ill."
Jun 12, 2012 Almost 50 tigers dead in six months in India: "It's a shocking figure, specially when compared to the 56 tiger deaths reported in all in 2011."
Jun 12, 2012 Are politicians protecting the butchers of Beed?: "The doctor couple exposed on CNN-IBN for allegedly abetting mass female foeticide were well connected with top Maharashtra politicians."
Jun 12, 2012 Karnataka: 300 bags with cash seized in Bellary: "A police team has left for Indore to source the trail. The police have not yet filed any case against the factory owner."
Jun 11, 2012 At Rs 20 crore a seat, it's a close contest in Andhra bypolls: "analysts claim it could be over Rs 300 crore: roughly Rs 20 crore or more per seat. Some have even said the total expense could go up to Rs 500 crore. Community leaders who can swing votes have been paid extensively, as also individual voters. In some seats, each vote is priced at Rs 2,000."
Jun 11, 2012 Blog: Does a crowd reflect popularity?: "I have always felt that if Steven Spielberg were to make a film on India's scams, he could jolly well call it 'Swindlers List'! And if a crowd is construed as a barometer of popularity, then the most infamous personalities would be darlings of the masses."
Jun 11, 2012 Corruption: Should some accused be sent to the Andamans?
Jun 11, 2012 I’d like to fight against corruption: Gen V K Singh
Jun 11, 2012 ‘PM should show responsibility against graft’
Jun 11, 2012 Top 10 S&P reasons why India may lose investment-grade rating
Jun 11, 2012 Six policemen chargesheeted for lathicharge on Ramdev supporters at Ramlila Maidan: "Delhi Police has chargesheeted six policemen, a sub-inspector, a head constable and three constables, for using force of Swami Ramdev's supporters at Ramlila Maidan on June 4-5 midnight last year.", "Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta and other senior officers were themselves present at Ramlila Maidan on that fateful night, and it was under their orders that the police swung into action to remove Ramdev's supporters."
Jun 11, 2012 Shocking, MP children feeding themselves on seeds picked from cowdung: "In a shocking revelation, India TV aired a story on Sunday night showing Madhya Pradesh children feeding themselves on seeds found in cowdung in at least ten tribal-dominated districts. They just wash the cow dung and collect the seeds out of it. The children, who are mostly malnourished, can't find these seeds fresh in the forest."
Jun 11, 2012 Thane girl loses leg, father's knee fractured while chasing robbers on running train near Ambala: "The heartless attitude of Northern Railway officials came to the fore last week when a girl lost her leg and her father suffered a knee fracture while chasing robbers on the Mumbai-bound Golden Temple Express near Ambala.", "Bhavika screamed and ran after the robber who in turn held her hand and jumped from the running train. Bhavika's left leg came under the train's wheels and was dismembered.", "Both father and sister lay near the rail tracks for nearly an hour, but no railway staff came to assist them. The next day, Rahul managed to hire an ambulance to take both of them all the way to Thane"
Jun 11, 2012 Shocking, MP children feeding themselves on seeds picked from cowdung: "In a shocking revelation, India TV aired a story on Sunday night showing Madhya Pradesh children feeding themselves on seeds found in cowdung in at least ten tribal-dominated districts. They just wash the cow dung and collect the seeds out of it. The children, who are mostly malnourished, can't find these seeds fresh in the forest."
Jun 11, 2012 Incredible India’s 8-9% growth was a fluke: Ruchir Sharma: "India’s ‘new normal’ growth rate is going to 5.5-6 percent"
Jun 11, 2012 Slowdown: Layoffs and work-from-home begin: "If you don’t believe what experts say about the slowing economy, just wait for your company to take away your benefits."
Jun 11, 2012 Wages not even minimum, exploitation maximum: "Construction workers in J&K are still not under the umbrella of laws that are supposed to safeguard their rights", "The destitute lot engaged in the Government sector as ad hoc or contract employees are earning monthly wages equivalent to `1,500 or so. Does the amount qualify under the Minimum Wages Act?”"
Jun 11, 2012 India is not a global power: "Instead of chasing such titles, let us work harder to improve the lives of the poor"
Jun 11, 2012 Save Lokayukta campaign begins in Karnataka: "Speaking on the occasion Hegde urged the government to appoint a Lokayukta at the earliest and said the institution which fights corruption should not be turned into a 'lame duck'."
Jun 11, 2012 Thud! It’s a plane’s wheel - All-lady crew saves the day after mid-air revelation of loss at take-off: "As the Air India plane took off from Silchar airport amid a drizzle, ground staff saw something drop from the sky. It was one of the ATR-42 aircraft’s nose wheels.", "“They showed us the emergency exits and told us we might need to run or jump. For a moment, it seemed like I was watching a disaster movie,”"
Jun 10, 2012 DNA exclusive: UN asks India to list steps against graft: "The United Nations wants to know how the UPA government is tackling the menace of corruption."
Jun 10, 2012 India must lose corruption: Dalai Lama
Jun 10, 2012 More sexual abuse cases in Haryana shelter homes: "The Haryana government is now investigating at least four shelters for alleged abuse and torture of inmates."
Jun 10, 2012 PM is 'blindfolded' to corruption: Team Anna: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was 'blindfolded' and did not see the clearly visible corruption in his government. Kiran Bedi had earlier compared the PM with a helpless character from the epic Mahabharata calling him Dhritarashtra"
Jun 10, 2012 Govt withdraws award from Rohtak shelter owner: "The state health department has been ordered to carry out medical examination of inmates of all shelter home across Haryana."
Jun 9, 2012 Haryana: Woman, Children raped in govt shelter: "HC panel report reveals that government and police officials are involved in the gangrape and abuse of the women and children."
Jun 9, 2012 Haryana shelter abuse: Victims narrate the horrific tale: "Here's the horrific tale of the Haryana shelter home where women and children were raped in the victims' own words."
Jun 9, 2012 International woman of mystery: Anca Neacsu aka Mrs. Abhishek Verma: "She was arrested yesterday by the CBI along with her husband Delhi businessmen Abhishek Verma, who is accused of accepting cash from a Swiss arms company in order to bribe public officials. Son of Congress politicians, Verma was last arrested by the CBI in 2006 for leaking classified information in what has come to be known as the Navy war room leak case and was out on bail."
Jun 9, 2012 Koda still in touch with partners?: "After TIMES NOW's investigation the Ranchi Police carried out a surprise raid in jail and found that the former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has still been accessing mobile phones and Skype in his jail. He has allegedly been in touch with his business partners in Thailand, Dubai and Indonesia. TIMES NOW tracked down Koda's key man in Indonesia recently and also exposed the Koda-Bastawade-Chowdhary link yesterday."
Jun 9, 2012 Cast Of Killers: "An ex-caste warlord’s murder singes Bihar’s flammable social fabric"
Jun 9, 2012 Haryana shelter shocker: govt to rehabilitate victims: "The State government has promised to rehabilitate the girls who were raped, forced into prostitution and to book all the culprits."
Jun 9, 2012 Rajasthan: Food grain worth Rs 2 cr left to rot: "Famers have now logded a case against Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials, alleging that they did not make adequate arrangement."
Jun 9, 2012 ‘Anonymous’ hackers protest over India Internet laws
Jun 9, 2012 PM could have avoided coal row, says ex-coal secy: "Former coal secretary PC Parakh has revealed how his proposal for the auction process was thwarted by politicians and the industry."
Jun 9, 2012 TDP: Jagan robbed Rs 16 lakh cr govt money: "The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to order a probe against Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, alleging that he and his benami firms have accumulated a record breaking revenue of Rs 16,63,400 crore from government land and mines worth Rs 33,935 crore when his father and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was at the helm of affairs."
Jun 9, 2012 Sexual exploitation at shelter home?
Jun 9, 2012 Naval war room leak case: Abhishek Verma, wife sent to CBI custody: "Verma has been accused of taking USD 530,000 from Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD) for using his influence to stall the blacklisting proceedings initiated by the government against it after the Ordnance Factory Board scam had surfaced."
Jun 9, 2012 3 Maharashtra CMs used their quota to give houses to kin, aides and journalists: "BETWEEN 2003 and 2010, three Maharashtra chief ministers — Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan — gave away 221 apartments built in Mumbai by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) under the chief minister’s discretionary quota. More than half — 118 — of these highly coveted houses were allotted by Chavan during his 23-month tenure from December 2008, many of them to relatives, aides and acquaintances of politicians"
Jun 8, 2012 Armyman's wife raped by cabbie in Kolkata: "a 26-year-old homemaker was kidnapped and raped in a moving car in the wee hours of Friday, triggering fears that the city may indeed be turning unsafe for women."
Jun 8, 2012 Shocking: Cops brutally thrash a man in police station
Jun 8, 2012 Is rape, Kolkata’s new bandh?
Jun 8, 2012 BEML-Tatra deal: How far has the web spread within the army?: "The CBI is set to question three retired army officers, who joined Ravi Rishi's companies after their retirement."
Jun 8, 2012 Beed's rampant foeticide practice to end?: "The Maharashtra government is expected to order the closure of sonography centres after the recovery of several foetuses."
Jun 8, 2012 Rot in our medical system: "Some doctors have even sought an apology from the actor for projecting the profession in bad light. They may protest, but they can’t deny the grim reality "
Jun 8, 2012 Sexual abuse in govt-aided shelter in Haryana: "CNN-IBN has accessed the High Court Committee's report which points to the involvement of policemen as well."
Jun 8, 2012 'Sex, money' greased human trafficking racket in India: Judge: "for their trial in a case of alleged trafficking 8 persons to Germany in 2005, a Delhi court on Friday framed charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against an IFS officer and three others."
Jun 8, 2012 Female foeticide: Maha govt to meet medical council: "The Maharashtra government will propose shutting down all stand-alone sonography centres and ban some abortion drugs."
Jun 8, 2012 Haryana shelter abuse: Victims narrate the horrific tale: "Here's the horrific tale of the Haryana shelter home where women and children were raped in the victims' own words."
Jun 8, 2012 A Raja gets a hero's welcome in Chennai: "Key 2G scam accused DMK MP A Raja landed in Chennai on Friday evening, his first visit home in over 15 months."
Jun 8, 2012 VIP 'thirst' leaving Hyderabad parched: "why the state government is sleeping over the acute water shortage haunting the city for weeks now, might find an answer in this startling revelation: most water board tankers are on 'VIP duty', ensuring round-the-clock service to ministers and senior bureaucrats."
Jun 7, 2012 Rs 32,000 crore forex scam forgotten!: "In UPA's summer of discontent, it continues to rain scams. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge forex derivatives scam, pegged at Rs 32,000 crore which has been conveniently brushed under the carpet by the government for three years."
Jun 7, 2012 INDIA IN REVERSE GEAR

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