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May 9, 2012 The politics of corruption in India: public goods for private gain: "The alleged beneficiaries include some 100 private companies,"
May 8, 2012 If my sister runs away, I will kill her: UP DIG: "Satish Kumar Mathur was caught on camera saying that if his own sister ever eloped he would kill her or commit suicide."
May 8, 2012 Mayawati spent Rs 86 crore of public money on her bungalow: "All rooms have pink Italian marble flooring in keeping with Maya's fondness for pink stone."
May 8, 2012 Is Kalki the only hope?: "Schweizer Illustrierte, a popular Swiss magazine, unrelated to politics in India, had reported in 1991 that Rajiv Gandhi had $2.5 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts."
May 8, 2012 Fears of a Rs.200 crore seed scam in UP: "these officers looted all the money by showing fictitious names of beneficiaries on paper. They also mentioned agricultural land that never existed. "Further, more than two lakh quintal of seeds of wheat, which were supposed to be given to the farmers free of cost, were sold to black marketers. This loot continued for about eight years."
May 8, 2012 Petty corruption thrives, and how: "Individuals who hope to receive a ration card, a driver's licence, or a modification to their land record are often faced with long delays that can only be shortened with “extra” payments, the “speed money” that greases the wheels of government and lines the pockets of bureaucrats and their political superiors."
May 8, 2012 DoPT floats tender to review graft fight
May 8, 2012 Majority of Indians see corruption as widespread: Gallup: "Perceptions of widespread corruption within the business community are particularly high among current business owners (72 per cent) and those who plan to start a business within the next 12 months (80 per cent)."
May 8, 2012 Corruption and then some: "Everyone, everywhere? Had corruption been the yardstick to judge, I would find no difference between the Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the two political parties which occupy the largest space in India. Both have been disfigured by too many scams, too many times. Still there is no end of them and their involvement."
May 8, 2012 UP ex-CMO held for two murders: "The CBI, late on Sunday night, finally arrested former Lucknow CMO A.K. Shukla in connection with the murder cases of his predecessors — Dr Vinod Arya and Dr B.P. Singh — both of whom were shot dead while on morning walk.", "Dr Shukla, who had high connections in the Mayawati government, was earlier arrested by the CBI last year in connection with the NRHM scam, but was granted bail by the Allahabad high court."
May 8, 2012 Gangsters have free run on UP streets: "In a shootout in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh, assailants fire at a car injuring 3. Is there no fear of the law in Akhilesh's UP?", "blatant lawlessness that prevails in the state"
May 8, 2012 'India fourth worst in maternal care': "it has been ranked 76th among 80 "less developed" countries, even below some of the poor African nations, according to a report released to mark the Mothers' Day being celebrated across the world"
May 7, 2012 Misgoverance, corruption bring India down in geopolitical index
May 7, 2012 To fight corruption, strengthen Lokayukta, RTI
May 7, 2012 Corrupt cops thrive, courtesy Home Department: "With the Home Department showing reluctance to initiate action, the police officials who have been caught in various corruption charges are reportedly going scot-free."
May 7, 2012 Maneka, Azad spur over alleged scams in medical college licences: "Maneka Gandhi having heated exchanges with Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad alleging massive corruption in granting licences to medical colleges"
May 7, 2012 SC reserves order on probe against former CJI Balakrishnan: "The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea for its direction to the Centre to take action against NHRC Chairman and former CJI K G Balakrishnan for his alleged misconduct during his tenure as apex court judge."
May 6, 2012 Fighting corruption: "Severe punishment for dereliction of duties, wastage of government resources and misuse of discretionary powers may deter those involved in corrupt practices."
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 Corruption galore in Maharashtra irrigation dept: Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare on Saturday said he could give evidences against the corrupt officials, provided the government acts on them. "There are umpteen evidences of corruption in the irrigation department"
May 5, 2012 Two Delhi policemen jailed for extortion: "Two policemen have been sentenced to three years in jail by a Delhi court for extorting money from a scrap dealer by threatening to implicate him in a theft case."
May 5, 2012 Fearing jail, Lalu the father in hurry: "What's exceptional, however, is the frenetic manner in which he has gone about getting three of his daughters married in the last few months at his sprawling Tughlaq Road residence."
May 5, 2012 gag on media Shootout On Fleet Street: "“Indira imposed Emergency, Rajiv tried to move a defamation bill. The same mindset is at work again now.”"
May 5, 2012 After Eleven Years, It Stings To Say This... : "All of them told us that no defence deal could be clinched without wine, women and cash.", "To hide my nervousness, I asked whether he wanted the remaining cash in Indian currency or in US dollars. He asked for dollar bills."
May 5, 2012 Jail, fines for 34 in fodder scam: "Among those awarded the maximum punishment — rigorous imprisonment of six years and a fine of Rs 3 lakh — K.N. Jha, the regional director of the animal husbandry department. The court handed the same sentence to one other government official, K.M. Prasad, who was an assistant director in the same department."
May 5, 2012 Corruption a major threat: ex-army officer
May 5, 2012 India still a poor nation: NSSO survey - NewsX@9 Debate : "65 years of Independence, and India is still a very poor nation. That's the shocker from an NSSO survey, which says that 60 percent of rural India lives on as little as 35 rupees a day or less. And a similar percentage of urban Indians live on 66 rupees a day or less. This shatters government's claims about India no longer being a poor nation."
May 5, 2012 No drinking water facility in 13000 Bihar schools
May 4, 2012 India IRB chairman investigated in murder case: "Chairman investigated in anti-corruption activist murder case", "Mhaiskar, who ranked 78th on Forbes’ 2011 list of the richest Indians, denied any connection to the murder."
May 4, 2012 Road Building Still Tarred With Corruption: "the Central Bureau of Investigation, on Thursday received permission from a local court to subject Virendra Mhaiskar, chairman IRB Infrastructure Ltd. – one of India’s largest road-building firms – to a lie-detector test in connection with the murder of an anti-corruption activist in 2010."
May 4, 2012 Fight corruption: "It is also true that corruption has taken deep roots in Indian society"
May 4, 2012 Revisiting Bofors and Laxman: "The Congress and the BJP during their rule used the Indian government machinery and intelligence agencies to serve their selfish purposes"
May 4, 2012 Criminal waste of food grain in Punjab?: "In a country where millions go hungry every day, where food prices break the back of the common man, an estimated 231 million (23.1 crore) people in India go hungry every day, each minute, five Indians die of hunger - i.e., 7000 each day and 2.5 million people every year a bumper harvest is today rotting in godowns and the situation in Punjab is glaring at India."
May 4, 2012 कौन हैं बाबा पॉल दिनाकरन?: "विरासत में मिली इस खूबी को पॉल ने इतने जबरदस्त तरीके से निभाया कि उनके पास 5 हजार करोड़ की संपत्ति जमा होने की बात कही जाती है."
May 4, 2012 The Last Word: Should VIPs get free houses post-retirement?: "Purno Sangma has suggested that former speakers should be treated like former presidents, vice presidents and given a free house."
May 4, 2012 25 states drinking unsafe water: Ministry data: "Dangerous levels of fluorides, nitrates and heavy metals like lead have been found in pockets of 158 districts across 25 states."
May 4, 2012 Official indifference leads to rotting of grains: "Meanwhile, adding to the troubles of the government, another incident of farmer suicide was reported from Patiala."
May 3, 2012 Former judge gets 3 years' jail term for taking bribe 26 years ago: "people's confidence in judiciary is getting shattered by the day."
May 3, 2012 Army Chief trashes Adarsh report: "Army Chief Gen V K Singh said the land in south Mumbai on which the scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society stands belonged to the Army. He also said the judicial commission, which has drawn acontrary conclusion, was not "a court". "Commission ko koi manyata nahi hai (The commission has no standing)...That had been appointed by the state, for its own information. So, we need not take its finding seriously," he said."
May 3, 2012 Top Biologist dismissed for exposing corruption?: "A whistle blower scientist is sacked from the prestigious National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research in Mohali for blowing the lid off the large scale corruption in the institute."
May 3, 2012 60 per cent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day: "and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day, reveals a government survey on income and expenditure."
May 3, 2012 ‘Corruption, crime, caste system ruining India’
May 3, 2012 Harshad Mehta scam broke 20 years ago. What has changed?: "Sucheta Dalal recounts how she broke the story, and how hundreds of court cases have meandered for two decades with no end in sight "
May 2, 2012 Kalam's solution will take 22 years, Lokpal Bill need of the hour: Hazare
May 2, 2012 BBC: Fresh raids in Delhi Commonwealth Games scandal
May 2, 2012 Molestation victim harassed by police?: "The victim has also alleged that the police harassed her and questioned her about staying with two boys. This is yet another incident showing the insensitive nature of the police."
May 2, 2012 Killed for protecting his niece: "In a shocker from Bangalore a 60-year-old man died while trying to protect his niece from eve teasers. Alagesh suffered a heart attack after he was assaulted by 2 men for objecting to eve teasing of his 14 year old niece. Reuben Fernandes, Keenan Santos and now Alagesh…they were killed for doing what few would dare to do; raising their voice against eve teasing."
May 2, 2012 Pres house hides behind convention: "President Pratibha is once again in eye of the storm. As questions over President Patil's Seychelles visit with her grandchildren continue to haunt her Rashrapati Bhavan's reply to tough questions about the trip have been couched in convention."
May 2, 2012 Ramdev's comment sparks controversy: ""But there are dacoits, murderers, illiterates among them. We have to save Parliament. We have to remove corrupt people.""
May 2, 2012 Ramdev calls MPs dacoits and murderers: "After Anna Hazare and his team, Ramdev has stoked a controversy calling MPs "dacoits and murderers"", ""They are friends and slaves of money. They are illiterate, dacoits and murderers. They are devils in the form of humans, who we have elected to those posts. They are not worth it,""
May 2, 2012 Train tickets sold out, touts make hay: "Many are forced to shell out Rs 2,000-5,000 a person for confirmed tickets to these cities."
May 1, 2012 2 babus held over mining scam in Bangalore: "the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, arrested S Muthaiah, suspended range forest officer (RFO), and SP Raju, former deputy director of mines and geology."
May 1, 2012 Baba Ramdev begins third phase of India tour to awaken people to fight for their rights
May 1, 2012 Misgoverance, corruption bring India down in geopolitical index
May 1, 2012 BRICs, bribery and corruption: "in the search for profits investors seem willing to ignore the threats posed by bribery and corruption."
May 1, 2012 Govt sent 75 complaints against judges in past yr: "At least 75 complaints of corruption and misconduct against serving judges of the Supreme Court and high courts were forwarded in the last one year for “appropriate action” by the government to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and chief justices of concerned high courts."
May 1, 2012 BBC: Five things wrong with India's economy: "Although exports grew by 20% in 2011-12, imports rose at a faster pace, and the trade deficit went up to $185 billion, the highest ever in the country's history."
May 1, 2012 Ministry approaches CVC to act against DGCA officials: "The civil aviation ministry has sought the advice of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on taking action against nine DGCA officials accused of using their positions to get their kin employed in various airlines."
May 1, 2012 Congress preparing bill to regulate media: "Congress MP and Rahul Gandhi aide Meenakshi Natarajan was readying to present a draconian Parliamentary Bill to gag the media and lay down strong punishment for so-called violations."
May 1, 2012 Raids at DFO's homes, Rs 30 crore assets found: "Lokayukta Police today conducted raids at several places of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and recovered assets and cash worth nearly Rs 30 crore, disproportion to his known sources of income."
May 1, 2012 Haryana bends again, withdraws rule related to pregnant women: "the Haryana government on Tuesday struck off the condition wherein a woman candidate carrying 3 month or more pregnancy shall be held ineligible for recruitment of teacher."
May 1, 2012 No relief for Tiwari in paternity suit: "Supreme Court upholds High Court's decision on ND Tiwari's paternity suit, asks him to submit blood samples for DNA test for ascertaining the paternity of 32-year-old Rohit Shekhar, who had filed a suit against the Congress leader.Earlier, the Delhi High Court said police force can be used to compel him to give blood sample as on-implementation of judicial orders would make courts a "laughing stock"."
May 1, 2012 Did Natarajan distort facts?: "TIMES NOW has documents which prove that BEML's Natarajan distorted facts over housing allotments to the niece of TKA Nair, the Prime Minister's advisor, inspite of Natarajan saying yesterday (April 30) that the allotment of land was done according to the rules. Fresh documents with TIMES NOW also reveal that former chief vigilance officer of BEML, Amal Chandra Biswas, was also allotted land under the discretionary quota."
May 1, 2012 SC reserves order on Mayawati's plea in disproportionate assets case: "her declared assets of Rs one crore in 2003 had gone up to Rs 50 crore in 2007.", "there was a "criminal nexus" between Mayawati and her relatives and the disproportionate assets case against her cannot be closed on the basis of conclusions arrived at by the Income Tax department."
Apr 30, 2012 Kill her Bill: "Read the 14-page draft and you won’t find a more crude primer on how to gag the media. Among its suggestions: a regulatory authority to be notified by the Central government that can ban coverage; its members will be chosen by, among others, the I&B minister and three government nominees;"
Apr 30, 2012 Indians say their lives are getting worse, despite fast economic growth
Apr 30, 2012 Corporate frauds investigating agency starved off funds: "The budget allocation of investigation arm of corporate affairs ministry has been cut down by 15%"
Apr 30, 2012 President Patil and other white elephants of our welfare state: "it’s pretty hard to say precisely how the ritualistic reading of cliché-ridden speeches by a woman in ghunghat, accompanied by her husband in ill-fitting suits, helps advance any positive perception of India."
Apr 30, 2012 Overnight ordeal for tatkal train tickets: "Singh got to the station at 8pm, he was ready for to wait overnight so he could be the first in line when the counter opened the next morning.", "In the morning, however, a railway police constable asked Singh and the four others to move aside and allowed a bunch of touts to stand at the head of the queue before the counter opened at 8am."
Apr 29, 2012 Is Sachin being used as a political pawn by Cong?: "The BJP and the Shiv Sena say that the timing of the nomination is aimed at distracting attention from various scams."
Apr 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Delhi HC directs ND Tiwari to undergo DNA test: "The High Court also said that police assistance could be taken to get the blood sample if Tiwari does not cooperate."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe, taken into custody: "Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has been convicted, 11 years after he was caught on camera allegedly taking bribe in a sting operation."
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 CBI raids placement cell offices: "CBI team on Tuesday busted a fake job racket and arrested a woman employee, Satyawati, of Indian Railways for duping people for providing jobs in railways."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Air India loss at Rs 7,853 cr in 2011-12
Apr 29, 2012 Corruption: India, China on 'same side'
Apr 29, 2012 India’s continued demonization of rape victims: "So how should a country respond when its police force is found wanting? Indians may have failed to react to the news of rape denial, but the pressing need for a viable solution is their cue to finally do something about it."
Apr 29, 2012 India chopper deal: Italy probes Euro 51-mn payment to consultant: "allegations that helicoptermaker Agusta Westland paid a commission of Euro 51 million (over Rs 350 crore) to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP choppers to India."
Apr 29, 2012 High-tech weapons fight a vital but corrupt welfare program for India’s hungry millions
Apr 29, 2012 Corruption in India and Youth Power
Apr 29, 2012 'Need Jan Lokpal': Team Anna 'exposes' defence scams: "ECI Telecom hired Ganton Ltd, Edmond being its global head, and Ganton India [ Images ], a 100 percent subsidiary of Ganton Ltd. headed by Abhishek Verma to remove the custom duties fine levied by the government. The agreement promised to pay Ganton Ltd. $1 million if it succeeded in the deletion of the fine."
Apr 29, 2012 Raising a stink: Lid blown off UP's R 2,900 cr toilet scam: "Under the scheme, a sum of Rs 2,200 was to be provided to every BPL household to build a toilet."
Apr 29, 2012 Now, UP gets its Rs 2,900 crore Toilet Scam
Apr 29, 2012 India Against Corruption to stage human chain in Chennai on May 1: "demanding action against 16 MPs who allegedly have criminal backgrounds."
Apr 29, 2012 Delhi Lokayukta calls for social boycott of the corrupt
Apr 29, 2012 Bangaru Laxman’s case: A rude reminder of India’s ‘corrupt’ party structure: "The lesson is simple, if you are caught you are wrong, otherwise, everything goes off as usual in typical Indian “Chalta Hai” style."
Apr 29, 2012 BITTEN BY THE CORRUPTION BUG: "There are several common traits in the culture of corruption that has afflicted South Asia,"
Apr 29, 2012 Activist Group Alleges Widespread Corruption in Defense Deals: "Hiring foreign call girls, intimidation, money laundering, fraud and bribes – those are just some of the activities government officials, defense executives and middle men were accused of Thursday by the activist group India Against Corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s latest scandal: down the pan: "Few thought the ruling class could stoop much lower. But politicians have found a way – they’ve taken financial scandal down to a whole new level: the toilet. By inflating the number of government-subsidised latrines, civil servants, bureaucrats, politicians and middlemen have pilfered the country of at least $1.7bn."
Apr 29, 2012 New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals: "“I confirm I sent him about 1,000-plus pages of evidence after CBI [the Central Bureau of Investigation] and the MOD [Ministry of Defense] refused to even acknowledge my complaints,” Mr. Allen said. The CBI has “suddenly” started to acknowledge his complaints, he said."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s Rogue Gallery of Corrupt Bureaucrats: "In earlier decades very few officers from the civil services were corrupt. Today, one will not find many officers of proven integrity in these services."
Apr 29, 2012 Team Anna alleges corruption in defence deals, names MP’s son: "alleged that Abhishek Verma, son of Congress MPs Shrikant Verma and Veena Verma, is a middle man in numerous defense deals and had received kickbaks in some cases. Abhishek, an accused in the Navy war room leak case, is out on bail since 2008."
Apr 29, 2012 Close nexus between Nair and Natarajan, says Periyaswamy: "In a fresh blow to the ruling UPA Government, whistleblower and former BEML employee KS Periyaswamy, today alleged that PM’s advisor TKA Nair didn’t act against the BEML Chairman and Managing Director VRS Natarajan, regarding an irregular land allotment back in 2008, in Bangalore, as there was a nexus between the two. "
Apr 29, 2012 B'lore: PM's close aide caught in land row: "A newspaper report claims that the BEML Employees' Co-operative Society allotted plots to TKA Nair's niece at throwaway prices."
Apr 28, 2012 President Patil gives up Pune land: "President Pratibha Patil's decision came after allegations that the bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms."

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