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Jun 7, 2012 Why the corrupt get away in India
Jun 7, 2012 Rampant corruption in J&K: Rajnath
Jun 7, 2012 Shaming the hippocratic oath: "Crass commercialisation and corruption are eroding the vitals of India's healthcare system"
Jun 7, 2012 Opposition blames govt as CBI admits failure in tracking 2G money in Swiss haven: "the CBI has claimed that the probe into the Swiss money trail linked to 2G scam has hit a dead end."
Jun 7, 2012 Health rot is much deeper: "Corruption in medical councils, 'cut' system in drugs and diagnostics, overpricing of medical services, growing incidence of medical negligence, sex selection services for profit, unnecessary surgical procedures in gullible people. The list of ills afflicting the Indian health system can be much longer."
Jun 7, 2012 India’s slowdown Farewell to Incredible India: "The human cost will be immense"
Jun 7, 2012 Dear Government Of India: "'We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that you have blocked file sharing websites in India. We also know you are in the process of making a Great Indian Firewall, to censor the internet in India...'"
Jun 7, 2012 Austerity flushed down: "Rs 35 lakh washrooms for plan panel bosses"
Jun 7, 2012 गोरेपन के विज्ञापन: बात दूर तक पहुँची: "बाजार में अब महिलाओं को गोरा बनाने का सामान ही नहीं है, बल्कि उनके प्राइवेट पार्ट्स को भी गोरा करने का विज्ञापन दिखाया जा रहा है"
Jun 7, 2012 Mysterious Radhey Ma is the current rage in Bollywood: "Several actors in Bollywood, including Dolly Bindra, are devotees of Radhe Ma. They claim that Radhe Ma has magical powers."
Jun 7, 2012 Like Air India, MPs want special privileges on Delhi Metro: "The House Committee of Lok Sabha has asked Delhi Metro to devise a protocol for MPs, wherein staff would be appointed to receive them at stations, facilitate their movement, and assist them in boarding the trains", "The “courtesies” may even include a separate ticket counter for MPs"
Jun 7, 2012 Not flush with ideas: "To ensure that lesser mortals don’t use these VIP toilets, access cards have been given to senior officers and janitors have been posted outside these toilets.", "It is another matter that probably the foreign dignitaries will find it odd that in a country where thousands have no access to proper toilets, here is an office of the Government of India where you need access cards to enter the toilets.", "the junior babus at Yojana Bhavan must not take this sanitation apartheid lightly."
Jun 7, 2012 Planning Commission toilet at Cabinet meeting!: "The Planning Commission, mandated to keep a watchful eye on expenses incurred by states and central ministries, found it hard on Wednesday to justify spending Rs 35 lakh of public money on renovation of two toilets at its headquarters"
Jun 7, 2012 Chidambaram to face trial over his win in 2009 Lok Sabha polls: "Kannappan, in his petition filed on June 25, 2009, had alleged that Chidambaram's election 'deserved' to be declared void due to 'manipulation' of votes and 'corrupt practices' committed by him, his election agents and others, with his consent."
Jun 7, 2012 Have we lost perspective in the austerity debate?: "Montek Singh's toilet renovation at Yojana Bhavan raised a stink and his detractors said it was Rs 35 lakh down the drain."
Jun 6, 2012 Swamy targets Sonia, says she’s fostering corruption
Jun 6, 2012 Fight against corruption: Not many ready to undertake UNCAC study: "Few firms have shown interest in assessing government's performance against corruption and many have asked to extend the deadline complicity and the wide gamut of responsibilities"
Jun 6, 2012 Anna wants SC judge to probe coalgate
Jun 6, 2012 Stealing public money a matter of right?
Jun 6, 2012 Doctor, heal thyself!
Jun 6, 2012 PM indirectly gained from scam: Hazare
Jun 6, 2012 Corruption, the issue
Jun 6, 2012 Kanpur: CBI arrests 4 senior I-T officials: "Sources say during a raid the Income Tax officials took a bribe from Eldeco officials to hush up the case."
Jun 6, 2012 I-T Commissioner, Eldeco MD arrested by CBI in graft case: "The CBI today arrested four senior Income Tax officials, including Commissioner Investigations Kanpur range Kunal Singh, and Managing Director of realty firm Eldeco in connection with a graft case."
Jun 6, 2012 Three UP cops jailed for 10 years: "A CBI court here Friday sentenced three Uttar Pradesh police personnel to 10 years jail term on charges of torturing a group of boys, one of whom died in custody."
Jun 6, 2012 Paper setters' nexus behind varsity leaks?: ""In return for this favour, the faculty member who has set the paper trades the questions with the other two,""
Jun 6, 2012 Andhra HC orders prosecution of CBI judge: "The CBI claims that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between G Janardhan Reddy and the judge for the former's bail."
Jun 6, 2012 Utter lawlessness in Bihar: "The chief of Ranvir Sena, the dreaded private militia of 'upper caste' landowners, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today while he was on a morning walk triggering violence during which the Bihar DGP was roughed up. Five private and government vehicles were set on fire inthe violence that broke out in the district headquarter town of Ara in Bhojpur district after the killing of Brahmeshwar Singh alias 'Mukhiya ji', police said. Singh was in his early 70s."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 2.8 cr found in CBI judge's son locker: "Special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao was suspended for alleged irregularities on Thursday night by the Andhra HC."
Jun 6, 2012 कौन थे ब्रह्मेश्वर मुखिया?: "सबसे बड़ा लक्ष्मणपुर बाथे नरसंहार एक दिसंबर 1997 को हुआ था जिसमें 58 दलित मारे गए थे. इस घटना ने राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर बिहार की जातिगत समस्या को उजागर कर दिया था. इस घटना में भी मुखिया को मुख्य अभियुक्त माना गया था. ये नरसंहार 37 ऊंची जातियों की हत्या से जुड़ा था जिसे बाड़ा नरसंहार कहा जाता है. बाड़ा में नक्सली संगठनों ने ऊंची जाति के 37 लोगों को मारा था जिसके जवाब में बाथे नरसंहार को अंजाम दिया गया."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI judge who granted bail to Janardhan Reddy suspended: "First Additional CBI Judge T. Pattabhi Ramarao allegedly received Rs.5 crore for granting bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the key accused in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.", "The CBI reportedly found that the bribe money was stashed in bank lockers of the judge's kin."
Jun 6, 2012 Hello, goodbye: India’s growth story is over: "Going by the latest gross domestic product data, the answer seems yes."
Jun 6, 2012 The Last Word: Is the situation worse than what the govt admits?: "The government has put on a brave face when confronted by depressing economic data but is the economic situation worse?"
Jun 6, 2012 BBC: Has skin whitening in India gone too far?: "But - she wasn't using any ordinary shower gel. No, she was using a skin lightening wash, which, as the graphic which then popped up on screen informed the viewer, would lighten her genitals.", "You only have to look at posters and ads in India to see glamorous Bollywood stars who, thanks to a bit of graphics software, have dramatically lighter skin tones - with others going the whole hog and endorsing the products.""
Jun 6, 2012 Planning Commission spent Rs 35 lakhs on hi-tech toilets, issued 60 smart cards to selective users: "At a time when the Planning Commission has redefined poverty level as one where a man can spend less than Rs 32 a day, the Commission itself has spent Rs 35 lakhs on two hi-tech toilets in Yojana Bhavan here."
Jun 6, 2012 Planning Commission spent Rs 35 lakhs on hi-tech toilets: "At a time when the Planning Commission has redefined poverty level as one where a man can spend less than Rs 32 a day, the Commission itself has spent Rs 35 lakhs on two hi-tech toilets in Yojana Bhavan here."
Jun 6, 2012 Babas like Ramdev, Sri Sri, Asaram emerging as big consumer product manufacturers: "Says Acharya Balkrishna, promoter of Patanjali Ayurved Products and Ramdev's trusted aide: "With entry into modern retail, we plan to quadruple our sales from Rs 455 crore in 2011-12 to nearly Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal."", "Sri Sri Ayurveda Trust, the FMCG arm of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, makes creams, shampoos, body care lotion, scrubs, cleansing milk, soaps, ayurvedic energisers and juices.""
Jun 6, 2012 Criminal waste by Planning Comm?: "At a time when the economy is in a downward spiral, the government is battling an economic crisis and announcing austerity measures. But all of this seems to be lost upon the Planning Commission, which has spent Rs. 35 lakhs on the renovation of just two toilets. The swanky toilets can only be accessed with smart cards. The Opposition has hit out at the Planning Commision for its exorbitant refurbishment."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 35 lakh toilet renovation routine maintenance: Plan Panel: "Facing flak over expenditure of Rs 35 lakh on toilets, the Planning Commission today termed it as routine maintenance and upgradation work and said it was "unfortunate" to call it a wasteful expenditure."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: TMC questions PM's alleged role: "TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said the coal allocation should have been made through Coal India and not private companies."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 32 cr cash seized ahead of bypolls in Andhra: "The amount is higher than the cash seized during the election campaigns in the 2009 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls."
Jun 6, 2012 Morgan Stanley blames bad policies for low economic growth: "Morgan Stanley cuts India's growth forecast to its lowest ever estimate of 5.8 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 Rajasthan: 40,000 tonnes of rotting grain ignored: "The farmers in Ganganagar claim they were assured that their produce would be procured."
Jun 5, 2012 2G spectrum: Policy tweaks helped telcos make a killing at our expense: "The point is that such ridiculous rates were cleared by the government. At whose behest? Good question!"
Jun 5, 2012 President Patil commutes 30 death sentences to life: "The president on Monday commuted 30 death sentence into life — something that has never happened before. “The 30 whose death sentence has been commuted to life term were found guilty of barbarically murdering 60 persons by the Supreme Court. 22 of those killed were women and children,”"
Jun 5, 2012 15-year-old gangraped, set on fire: "In another horrifying case, a 15-year-old rape victim recounts her tale of shock and horror where she was set of fire after being gangraped by four teenage boys. The victim is currently admitted in a hospital with 95 % burns and is fighting for her life."
Jun 5, 2012 Rs 200 cr to fund a coup?: "5 days after he was suspended, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has denied charges levelled against him, also asking for a CBI probe into his alleged involvement in the mining scam."
Jun 5, 2012 MPs or flying Maharajas?: "At a time when the aviation industry is battling its worst crisis ever, Air India has come up with a high quality handling protocol for Member of Parliament (MPs). A protocol that ensures special treatment for MPs from take off to arrival. The protocol will ensure a royal treatment for MPs onboard any Air India flight. But the question is in the India of 2012, why should 800 MPs be treated as Maharajas by the national carrier?"
Jun 2, 2012 Ruchika's family gives up fight: "The family of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide after being molested by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, has raised no objection to CBI's closure reports dropping torture charges against the cop."
Jun 2, 2012 Suspended CBI judge faces arrest: "2 days after he was suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 crore to grant bail to mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, CBI court Judge T P Rao and his son are likely to be arrested today"
Jun 2, 2012 आरा से पटना तक भारी उत्पात: "पटना, जातीय संगठन रणवीर सेना के संस्थापक ब्रह्मेश्वर मुखिया की शव यात्रा में आज आरा से लेकर पटना तक भारी उत्पात मचाया। मुखिया समर्थकों ने जहां चाहा, तोड़फोड़ की, वाहनों में आग लगाये। हर तरफ उपद्रवियों का आतंक छाया रहा। उपद्रवी आगे बढ़ते रहे और पुलिस पीछे हटती रही। आरा से शव यात्रा शुरू होने के बाद रास्ते में जो भी वाहन मिले उनमें तोड़फोड़ की गयी, पुलिस के वाहनों में आग लगा दी गयी। मीडिया के वाहनों को भी क्षति पहुंचायी गयी। कुछ राजनीतिज्ञ शव यात्रा में शामिल होने की कोशिश की तो उनके साथ बदसलूकी की गयी। सबसे ज्यादा उत्पात राजधानी पटना में मचाया गया। तारा मंडल के पास तोड़फोड़ की गयी। आईटी गेट पर झड़प हुई। राजा बाजार में हंगामा मचाया गया। सचिवालय के पास ट्रैफिक गेट में आग लगा दी गयी। सड़क के किनारे खड़ी गाड़ियों को भी आग के हवाले कर दिया। पुलिसकर्मियों ने कड़ी कार्रवाई का आदेश मांगा लेकिन उन्हें पीछे हटने के लिये कहा गया। इससे उपद्रवियों का हौसला बढ़ता गया और वह और उग्र होते चले गये। हड़ताली चौक पर स्थानीय लोग उपद्रवियों की कार्रवाई से आक्रोशित होकर मुखिया समर्थकों का प्रतिरोध किया। पूरा पटना पुलिस छावनी में तब्दील होने के बावजूद पूरी तरह असुरक्षित रहा। दुकानें बंद रही, लोग घरों से बाहर नहीं निकले।"
Jun 2, 2012 Coal blocks: 'Gadkari's son favoured in auction': "The PMO has now alleged that the son of BJP President Nitin Gadkari was favoured in the coal block allocations."
Jun 2, 2012 AP: CBI judge faces arrest in bribery scandal: "Judge Pattabhi Rama Rao reportedly received Rs 6 cr for granting bail to mining baron Janardhan Reddy in a case."
Jun 2, 2012 CBI probes deeper into suspended judge’s assets: "The CBI officials also identified the role of a retired district judge T Chalapathi Rao of Chilakaluripet in Guntur district. Chalapathi Rao allegedly acted as a conduit between Gali and Pattabhirama Rao."
Jun 2, 2012 Ruchika Girhotra case: Family gives up fight against ex-Haryana DGP: "The family of Ruchika Girhotra, a minor girl who allegedly committed suicide after molestation by former Haryana director general of police (DGP) SPS Rathore, has given up its fight for justice in the court of law after 22 years.", ""I do not see any hope now. We feel cheated. My family is vulnerable. The circumstances have pushed us back by 20 years.""
Jun 1, 2012 Why quit, why not go to jail: Team Anna asks PM: "Team Anna member Manish Sisodia questioned the Prime Minister's comment about quitting public life if found guilty."
May 29, 2012 CBI lists 23 men babus must shun: "The Central Bureau of Investigation, which prepares the UCM list, believes that these individuals are involved in manipulating government contracts, bribing officials and are a negative influence on good governance."
May 29, 2012 Now, Enforcement Directorate moves in to attach Jaganmohan Reddy's assets: "The Income Tax department started investigating his wealth when he deposited an advance tax of Rs 84 crore for April-September of 2010-11. This was a huge jump compared to the previous two years when his tax outgo was a paltry Rs 2.92 lakh for 2008-09 and Rs 6.72 crore for 2009-10."
May 29, 2012 Bridging India’s identity divide with a number: "some 40% of people living in villages don't have bank accounts"
May 29, 2012 India’s most Googled: Graft, sex, movies: "“corruption” and “sex” appear to be popular topics – where India ranks 2nd and 3rd. In fact, “sex” appears to be an all-time favourite keyword for India – the only country which precedes it being Pakistan."
May 29, 2012 No leniency for the corrupt, even if it's Rs50 bribe: SC: "Observing that corruption corrodes the nation's spine and makes its economy sterile, the Supreme Court has held that corrupt officials do not deserve any leniency even if the bribe amount is as low as Rs50."
May 29, 2012 Ambani Mauritius Funds end up with mysterious UBS Customer A: "A mid-May order of a UK Upper Tribunal Judge, Sir Stephen Oliver, QC, confirming a £1.25 million fine on Sachin Karpe, a former UBS bank wealth manager who handled accounts relating to Anil Ambani’s Reliance ADA Group (R-ADAG), among others, has opened a can of worms both for R-ADAG and the Indian market regulator Sebi."
May 29, 2012 'Katara killers' long hospital stays unjustified': "An Army medical board, set up by the Delhi HC, has alleged that the Yadav brothers were using flimsy medical grounds to stay out of jail."
May 29, 2012 UPA govt a patient on ventilator: Ramdev
May 29, 2012 Paternity suit: N D Tiwari gives blood sample: "The Supreme Court had on May 24 rejected 88-year-old Tiwari's plea that he was too old to give his blood sample. "It does not mean that blood is not running in his body," the bench had said."
May 29, 2012 Bangalore woman hacked in public view: "A young woman was hacked to death on Monday evening by two bike-borne assailants in full public view on 7th Cross, BTM Layout.", "The incident took place a stone's throw away from the IPS officers' colony, where senior officers, including DG&IGP-in-charge A R Infant and former city police commissioner Shankar Bidari, reside."
May 28, 2012 Girl raped, cop watches on?: "In another shocker from Uttar Pradesh, an 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped at a police outpost in Kotwali in Uttar Pradesh, even as a policeman kept a watch outside."
May 28, 2012 Jagan sent to judicial custody: "YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, arrested in a disproportionate assets case, was todayremanded in judicial custody for two weeks till June 11 by a CBI court in Hyderabad. Principal Judge A Pullaiah dismissed the agency's plea for14 days' CBI remand of 39-year-old Jagan, MP from Kadapa, who was taken into custody last evening. The court allowed the petition of Jagan seeking special prisoner status under Andhra Pradesh prison rules."
May 28, 2012 Political murder charge: Kerala CPM split wide open: "TP Chandrasekharan's murder earlier this month has rekindled memories of violent political retribution in Kerela."
May 28, 2012 PM is like a 'Shikhandi' for Cong: Team Anna: "Team Anna on Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of turning a blind eye to corruption cases."
May 28, 2012 Medical report spells more trouble for Katara killers: "An Army medical board set up by the Delhi HC has questioned the prolonged stays of the Yadav brothers in hospitals."
May 28, 2012 Live: Jagan in judicial custody, taken to Chanchalguda jail: "Jagan’s brother-in-law Anil Kumar, Congress MP Sabbam Hari, who is loyal to Jagan, YSR party leaders J. Prabhakar Rao, Y.V. Subba Reddy and others were also taken into custody."
May 28, 2012 Celebration of the corrupt: "Today, nothing moves in any Government department unless it is greased with currency notes. Gone are the days when a few hundred or even thousand rupees could turn the decision in the favour of the petitioner. These are days when investigating authorities have discovered property and recovered cash amounting to several crores of rupees from even peons and clerks."
May 28, 2012 Assets case: 14-day custody for Jagan; he looted poor, says CBI: "He cannot seek public sympathy. He has deprived poor people and caused them irreparable loss and in turn enriched himself by dubious mechanism by sending the funds abroad and getting the same invested in his companies"
May 28, 2012 Air India tweaked ad to favour COO hopeful?: ""It's evident that the officials involved in this have zeroed in on their candidate and the criteria have been changed only to make him eligible," the source said."
May 27, 2012 India's macro-economic situation has suddenly worsened: Assocham: "India may not be heading towards a balance of payment crisis, but its macro-economic situation is worsening by the day calling for urgent steps to ensure no further damage is done to the economy, a survey of leading economists and select industry leaders has pointed out."
May 27, 2012 Jagan Mohan Reddy arrested, Andhra Pradesh on edge: "The 39-year-old Kadapa MP, who rebelled and left the Congress in Andhra Pradesh, was booked for criminal conspiracy, forgery, criminal breach of trust, falsification of accounts under the Indian Penal Code as well as under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Efforts to produce Reddy before a magistrate were being blocked by a dharna by his family at the Dilkusha guesthouse — the CBI’s temporary office. Reddy heads a massive business empire, ranging from power generation to newspapers and TV."
May 27, 2012 ‘Satyamev Jayate’: Aamir Khan grills MCI chairman, targets greedy doctors: "The show also shed light on a number of other such medical cases where patients suffering from minor ailments were recommended to undergo surgeries on the pretext of extracting more money from them."
May 27, 2012 'Have killed, will kill': "An embarrassed CPI-M in Kerala today ticked off its senior functionary M M Mani over his controversial remarks that there have been instances of the party eliminating its political rivals."
May 27, 2012 Jagan Reddy arrested: Late YSR’s sins catch up with son: "The arrest of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is as much an indictment of his late father YS Rajasekhara Reddy, former Andhra Chief Minister, as Jagan himself."
May 27, 2012 Letter to Gadkari 'Our Bankruptcy Of Talent' : "Today, the nation has realised that it's (sic) pverty and destitution are the result of widespread corruption and large scale larceny of the national assests by mainly our present rulers. I am convinced and so is the nation by and large that half the members of the present cabinet ought to be in Jail.", "the current finance minister who according to me is a guardian of the stolen wealth of the nation and a protector of the grand dacoits, who have made us miserable beggars. Believe me the nation is not wrong in concluding that we too have skeletons in our cupboards which make us impotent spectators of the rape of our finaces."
May 27, 2012 विधायक ने रंगदारी के लिये करवाई हत्या: "विधायक ने शाह से पचास लाख रुपये रंगदारी के तौर पर दिये जाने की मांग की थी और रुपये न मिलने पर शराब दुकान बंद करने को कहा था।"
May 27, 2012 Understanding Jagan: A story of dynasty and megabucks: "the modus operandi of Jagan - fully backed by his now deceased father, chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy - was simple: allocate huge tracts of valuable land (taking advantage of the liberal policies of the government of India, which was promoting SEZs as a panacea for rapid industrial growth) to companies of all sizes and pedigrees, and in return get them to invest in his ventures.", "The whole exercise required the co-option of bureaucrats and ministers. Handpicked pliant officers were detailed for the job. The officers, some of whom also extracted their cuts, did the actual paperwork and signed on the files allowing a clutch of patently unfair deals. A few of these officers are already in jail and others may follow suit. Ministers also cooperated."
May 27, 2012 CBI arrests Jaganmohan Reddy in disproportionate assets case: "The CBI had been grilling Jagan as to how his wealth increased dramatically after his father YS Rajasekhara Reddy became chief minister in 2004. Jagan had officially declared that he owned assets of Rs 356 crore."
May 26, 2012 Ramdev takes on PM, says UPA not performing its constitutional responsibility: ""If 200 lakh crore scams take place under any Prime Minster's Government then how can you expect that Prime Minister to be honest. The government is involved in all the scams, they sold the country, some of the people within the country are looting the nation and some international firms including MNCs are looting the country,""
May 26, 2012 Ramdev to resume campaign against corruption from June 3: "Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has once again hit out at Congress-led UPA government for failing to check rampant corruption."
May 26, 2012 Indian prime minister, 14 ministers accused of graft: "alleging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 14 cabinet ministers were involved in massive corruption. Besides Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna also figured in the 79-page document prepared by Team Anna purportedly showing their alleged involvement in various cases."
May 26, 2012 With rupee, India's 'shadow PM' Narendra Modi takes a shot at PM: ""And why hasn't the currencies of Bangladesh, Pakistan or Nepal fallen? Why only India's currency?", "leaders urging the people to throw out the "incompetent, inefficient, and corrupt UPA government"."
May 26, 2012 Into the heart of drugs country: "TIMES NOW follows a drugs trail that leads into heartlands where an illegal opium industry thrives. India is the biggest supplier of opium."
May 26, 2012 Army Chief makes serious charges: "Army Chief General VK Singh has made a number of disclosures and one of these is how the BEML allegedly supplied overpriced and dubious quality Armoured Recovery Vehicle or ARV to the Army."
May 26, 2012 Team Anna is back, wants PM probed: "they said the SIT should investigate charges against the 15 "corrupt" ministers as well as those against party chiefs Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Jayalalithaa."
May 26, 2012 Team Anna accuses 15 UPA ministers of graft: "A list compiled by Team Anna names Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram among the 15 UPA ministers."
May 26, 2012 Govt plans to use technology to limit info given under RTI: "The Centre couldn’t dilute your right to information (RTI) by law. So it’s using technology to do it. The government has slipped in a provision in its new call-centre project to restrict the electronic system from accepting information requests relating to more than two public authorities in a single application. This is the fourth instance since 2005 — when the transparency law came into force —of attempts being made to weaken RTI."
May 26, 2012 Laddoos could have saved babus from jail: "Two Rajasthan health service officials must be regretting their greed in demanding an extra Rs 25 instead of 2 kg of laddoos which a patient's relative was offering for issuing a discharge certificate from a hospital in 1994."
May 26, 2012 Calling PM corrupt, Team Anna seeks probe against him, 14 ministers: "Besides Singh and Mukherjee, the ministers against whom the Team Anna has demanded probe by an independent Special Investigation Team include P Chidambaram, Sharad Pawar, S M Krishna, Kamal Nath, S M Krishna, Praful Patel, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Virbhadra Singh, Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid, G K Vasan, Farooq Abdullah, M Alagiri and Sushil Kumar Shinde."
May 25, 2012 The malaise within: "In India, corruption is rampant in politics, administration and in most walks of life."
May 25, 2012 Anna blames corruption for petrol price hike
May 25, 2012 AICTE racket: UGC suspends top official: "The University Grants Commission (UGC) has suspended Dr Manju Singh, Joint Secretary in the Commission, following the CBI’s probe into the AICTE corruption racket. The CBI had recommended a major penalty against her."
May 25, 2012 Grey Shades of White: "The ugly nexus between business, politics and crime represents the fountainhead of corruption in India and until and unless this nexus is weakened, it will be futile to talk about reducing the black economy."
May 25, 2012 Corruption haunts Indian democracy: "Corruption in South Asian countries has ceased to be news and people have begun living with it as if it is a normal practice."

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