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Mar 4, 2012 Child was promised snacks and Rs 5 to bathe in Republic Day tableaux: "some photo-journalists noticed the plight of the child, stripped to the waist and bathing under the tap and shivering in the winter chill, they asked the authorities to take him off from this live demonstration of the civic body's ample water supply."
Mar 4, 2012 Lack of facilities behind crib deaths in Malda: "Malda Medical College and Hospital has cramped wards, filthy floors and three sick babies cramped per bed."
Mar 4, 2012 Government examining new charges against Army chief Gen VK Singh: "detailed complaint received by the government in recent days has several allegations against the Army chief, including possible misuse of off-the-air interceptors to listen in on phone conversations in the national capital. The complaint also accuses Gen Singh of appointing several officers belonging to the Rajput Regiment to many important posts in the Army."
Mar 4, 2012 Centre asks Haryana to get forestry scam probed by CBI: "the Union government has told the Haryana government to get the CBI to investigate the multi-crore forestry scams that could engulf two Congress ministers, two officers on special duty in the chief minister's office, an independent MLA and several IAS and IFS officers and also Supreme Court committee members"
Mar 4, 2012 Planning, Execution: "Women and impoverished, illiterate tribals fall prey to Madhya Pradesh’s overweening family planning zeal"
Mar 4, 2012 BPL housing scheme ‘scam’ - Family members & loyalists of RSP leaders among beneficiaries: "Poor people like me are being deprived.”"
Mar 4, 2012 Graft is fine, sex is taboo: "While politicians often pay the price for sexual indiscretion, they are let off the hook in other cases of grave violation of the law. Something is wrong with the system."
Mar 4, 2012 Is Bengal the new rape capital?: "With a Chief Minister who sees political conspiracy in every case of rape, thereby giving the police a clear cut policy direction to act as abettor, it seems West Bengal is heading backwards to the dark 1970s "
Mar 4, 2012 '15 MLAs watched porn in Karnataka Assembly': "Probe panel member Nehru Olekar has claimed that members from the Opposition also watched porn in the Assembly."
Mar 3, 2012 $500 billion black money stashed abroad: CBI: "Speaking on the issue, CBI chief AP Singh said the largest depositors in Swiss Banks were reported to be Indians."
Mar 3, 2012 Black money: Indians have stashed over $500bn in banks abroad, says CBI : "India, in particular, has suffered from the flow of illegal funds to tax havens such as Mauritius, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, British Virgin islands etc."
Mar 3, 2012 'Spineless' IOA stands by Kalmadi: "The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today (March 2) shied away from taking action against tainted Suresh Kalmadi despite the threat from the world body to act on its own"
Mar 3, 2012 Bengal police on the rampage: "Irate villagers torched a Counter Insurgency Force barrack in West Midnapore district on Thursday (March 1) after 30 persons were injured in police lathicharge on a crowd which had blocked the state highway demanding handing over of a CIF personnel accused of molesting a girl."
Mar 3, 2012 Media, the new target in Bangalore: "Turning the Bangalore City Civil Court complex into a battle zone, unruly lawyers today attacked mediapersons and police, leaving at least 20 injured, leading to a lathicharge and lobbing of teargas shells."
Mar 3, 2012 The Cost Of Independence: "H.S. Bawa, one of Punjab’s leading Punjabi journalists, becomes perhaps the first journalist in the country to resign from his job on the ground that he was being forced to get paid news by his newspaper management."
Mar 3, 2012 Absolute contempt on tape: "In a brazen display of arrogance, missing politican Kripa Shankar's son, Narendra Mohan, has shown what can only be described as complete contempt- showing his middle finger on camera to waiting media. Narendra is also an accused in the Disproportionate Assets case."
Mar 3, 2012 Lawyers attack journalists near Bangalore court: "DCP of Bangalore Central G Ramesh was reportedly injured during the attack. He has been hospitalised.", "Law-less in Bangalore"
Mar 3, 2012 'भ्रष्ट हूं लेकिन त्रस्त हूं': "हमें हर महीने बसपा सरकार को हज़ार रुपए देना पड़ता है."
Mar 3, 2012 Karnataka sleaze: Before MLAs, media pulled up: "The committee set up to inquire into it has begun its probe not by questioning the MLAs but the media instead."
Mar 3, 2012 जैसा हिंदुस्तान, वैसा ही है रूस भी: "भारत और रूस दोनों को जोड़ता है भ्रष्टाचार का तार."
Mar 3, 2012 Mumbai: Raids on Cong leader Kripashankar: "Former Maharashtra chief Kripashankar Singh's Bandra East residence was raided by Mumbai Crime Branch."
Mar 3, 2012 CWG Scam: Kalmadi to remain IOA chief: "The IOA said Kalmadi will not execute his powers and that VK Malhotra will continue as the acting President."
Mar 3, 2012 Jaipur: Paraplegic woman arrested for 'sexual abuse': "The 21-year-old paraplegic woman herself is allegedly a victim of sexual abuse by three Rajasthan policemen."
Mar 3, 2012 Accused used to watch kids undress in the room: "Many heartrending stories unfolded when 42 children, who were rescued from a children's home in Chellagatta on Old Airport Road, were produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) court on Thursday. CWC members had raided the Church of Christ Home"
Mar 3, 2012 A very poor programme: "MGNREGA 2.0 should really be MGNREGA 0.0 — it has been outdated from the start, five years ago"
Mar 3, 2012 Lawyers attack mediapersons, police in Bangalore; government promises action: "The advocates protesting the presence of mediapersons covering appearance of former minister and mining magnate G Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case"
Mar 3, 2012 'Every case of helplessness is a result of a corrupt act': "'In our society... a corrupt man is not a social outcast. He is most of the time a hero, a leader,' says Supreme Court Judge Justice A K Ganguly."
Mar 3, 2012 BBC: Can India reform its red tape and corruption?: "Corruption and red tape are often cited as major deterrents to foreign investment in India."
Mar 3, 2012 UPA a Govt of Scams: Karat
Mar 3, 2012 India's corruption conundrum continues: "This incorrigible collaboration to befool the masses will damage the plinth of nation's democratic setup"
Mar 3, 2012 Corruption should be met with violence, says India's 'new Gandhi' Anna Hazare: "Violence is the only way to bring corrupt officials and politicians to their senses, according to India's 'new Gandhi', the anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare."
Mar 3, 2012 ‘Nehru supported corrupt leaders’: "even the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, “supported corrupt leaders”."
Mar 3, 2012 India’s Corruption Conundrum Continues – OpEd
Mar 3, 2012 The men in pole position in India: "Do you know how elections are run in this country? Liquor for the father, cloth for the mother and food for the baby."
Mar 3, 2012 India fails to check human rights violations: Human Rights Watch
Mar 3, 2012 'De-politicise constitutional appointments': "In the unenviable record of the United Progressive Alliance government, more and more events are taking place that are totally unprecedented in these 65 years of Independence."
Mar 3, 2012 Faking news: �Normal for files to go missing during probe�: "“Files do go missing while the law takes its own course,” Singh said. “We have earlier seen how files related to the Adarsh Housing Society scam went missing from various offices in Mumbai and Delhi."
Mar 3, 2012  ‘Bangalore is the corruption capital’
Mar 3, 2012 How is Manmohan Singh different from nuclear waste?: "A man who is, according to popular perception, ‘weak’, ‘a puppet’, ‘silent’, and ‘timid’"
Mar 3, 2012 Horse-trading, a harsh reality?: "In an election where smaller parties can make or break the fortunes of a bigger party, horse-trading is a harsh reality. Candidates from Uttar Pradesh city describe how his debutant party is ready to be bought. Candidate from UP's leading party describes plan to break another party."
Mar 3, 2012 Money rules Indian elections?: "The TIMES NOW investigation reveals several crores have been circulated. Candidates confess money, liquor, even gold has been distributed in the course of campaigning. In Punjab, not just money and liquor, even drugs have reportedly been distributed to buy votes."
Mar 3, 2012 4 lawyers held for attack on journos; media rejects probe: "police today arrested four advocates in connection with attack on media personnel by a section of lawyers during the mayhem that rocked the city civil court."
Mar 3, 2012 Congress leader Kripashankar faces arrest: "The vegetable seller turned millionaire faces arrest after the SIT attached his properties on Friday."
Mar 3, 2012 BSP Councillor, Dy Commissioner trade blows after a final photo-shoot: "a Councillor and Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Narela zone was admitted to a local hospital after both of them allegedly got into a fisticuff. DC Kuldeep Singh Yadav was admitted with several injuries to his hands, legs and back"
Mar 3, 2012 Gen VK Singh writes to Antony, lists issues 'degrading' Army capability: "Army Chief General V K Singh has written to Defence Minister A K Antony that the war-waging capability of the Army has been “seriously degraded”"
Mar 3, 2012 CBI begins Janardhan Reddy's interrogation: "The CBI has started interrogating former Karnataka tourism minister and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy in connection with an illegal mining case"
Mar 2, 2012 SC puts 2G, govt under hammer: "The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the 122 telecom licences that jailed former telecom minister A Raja had issued to eight companies in 2008, calling the allocation illegal, “wholly arbitrary, capricious and contrary to public interest”."
Mar 2, 2012 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya fake degree scam’s foreign connection exposed, kingpin held: "the accused were allegedly procuring certificates from the university in connivance of the university staff."
Mar 2, 2012 2G scam: Blame lies on Sonia, not Raja only, says Advani: ""This government is headed formally by Manmohan Singh, but by now there is no doubt in any one's mind that this government is actually run by UPA Chairman (sic) Sonia Gandhi...,""
Mar 2, 2012 BJP�s league of shame: Players' tally swells to 11: "Eleven ministers have been forced to quit because of their embarrassing acts during the party’s reign so far."
Mar 2, 2012 Nation in a State: Why are politicians not being held accountable, IAS officials ask: "Ms Srilakshmi was accused of granting an out-of-turn iron ore mining licence to the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), owned by former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy; Mr. Acharya stands charged with allowing the Dubai-based Emaar Properties to “cheat” its joint venture partner, the State-run A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC)"
Mar 2, 2012 Growing water shortages carry economic risks that are as damaging as political corruption: "In 1960, India signed a treaty indefinitely setting aside 80% of the Indus-system waters for downstream Pakistan - the most generous water-sharing pact thus far in modern world history."
Mar 2, 2012 The Washington Post: In India, the world’s largest democracy, some see system as a handicap: "It is not hard to find fault with India’s imperfect democracy. The explosion in the number of political parties based on caste and community allegiances, the steady rise in the number of lawmakers facing criminal charges and the corrupting role of undeclared money in campaign finance"
Mar 2, 2012 The economics of corruption: "India is reeling under ubiquitous corruption, by most of its government and private sector officials and politicians alike."
Mar 2, 2012 Kripashankar's properties raided by SIT, attached: "The former Mumbai Congress chief has a wealth of over Rs 300 crore, including Rs 100 crore worth of commercial space in Bandra-Kurla."
Mar 1, 2012 BBC: Indian state elections dogged by corruption concerns: "In Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state holding elections, more than 200 of the candidates are facing serious criminal charges."
Mar 1, 2012 Fodder scam: charges framed against Lalu, Jagannath Mishra: "Mr. Prasad and Mr. Mishra are among the prime accused in the scam that finally unravelled in 1996, proving that funds in excess of Rs. 900 crore had been siphoned off over a two-decade period by politicians and bureaucrats belonging to successive administrations on the pretext of purchasing livestock feed."
Mar 1, 2012 India: Miracle, Interrupted: "the country was an economic basket case—a textbook example of financial mismanagement, wasted potential, and stunted growth."
Mar 1, 2012 The roots of Corruption
Mar 1, 2012 Slumping India hits new low: "INDIA'S economic growth slumped to its worst result in nearly three years"
Mar 1, 2012 BBC: Ex-minister Laloo Prasad Yadav charged in 'fodder scam': "A judge of a special court on Thursday framed charges against Mr Yadav and two other senior politicians in a case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of funds by officials from treasuries in the districts of Banka and Bhagalpur between 1994 and 1996."
Mar 1, 2012 'Action against former ISRO scientists was denial of justice': "The Law Ministry report says that a formal chargesheet should have been served to the 4 scientists."
Mar 1, 2012 Shocking: Govt school principal kicks girl students
Mar 1, 2012 Unmarried youth sterilised; MP govt says consent taken : "an unmarried youth who was subjected to vasectomy during a public camp held in Rewa district had given his "prior approval" for the procedure."
Mar 1, 2012 K'taka CM denies attempt to curb media: "Embarrassed over the porngate scandal in the Assembly, Karnataka Government on Thursday (March 1) did not rule out banning private television cameras inside the House"
Mar 1, 2012 Has Kripashankar gone missing?: "The party also hit out at the Congress-led government in Maharashtra for failing to act on the matter.", "Is Kripashankar Singh being given time to cover his tracks, While Mumbai police sits on evidence against him?"
Mar 1, 2012 Defender turns tormentor for 66-yr-old man: "the elderly man Anil Kumar, who was returning home with his 32 year-old son, died.", "Ugly face of Delhi police"
Mar 1, 2012 Accused doctor arrested in Bankura rape case: "The accused, Dr Ramkrishna Sarkar, will be produced before a district court on Thursday."
Mar 1, 2012 Disgusted with Dept of Space: Madhavan Nair: "Madhavan Nair hit out at the government for failing to list out reasons for blacklisting him and three other scientists."
Mar 1, 2012 ED begins probe into assets of Kripashankar: "Mumbai Police had lodged an FIR against Kripashankar on the Bombay High Court's orders over disproportionate assets."
Mar 1, 2012 Delhi: Man dies of stroke after police atrocity: "The 66-year-old man was allegedly kicked while he was trying to to save his son from being beaten up by the policemen."
Mar 1, 2012 Veritas hammers DLF, doubts realtor’s accounts; says stock worth just Rs 100: "After ripping apart Reliance Industries, Reliance Communications and Kingfisher Airlines, Canada-based independent equity research firm Veritas has trained its guns on debt-laden property developer DLF."
Feb 29, 2012 The Wall Street Journal: Economics Journal: The Unexpected Results of Voting in an Alleged Criminal: "“In this Parliament, 163 members have cases of heinous offenses against them…. rapists are sitting, murderers and looters are sitting… How can you expect that you can get reprieve from poverty and corruption,”"
Feb 29, 2012 India To Probe Helo Contract With Italy: "a senior company official had told prosecutors that slush funds were generated after a sudden escalation of price by €10 million ($13.4 million) in 2010."
Feb 29, 2012 Corruption-free India remains a pipedream
Feb 29, 2012 Environmental Agency Uncovers Shocking Alleged Corruption Scam at India's National Solar Mission: "this company was awarded nine of the projects, and a quarter of the MW allocation to be derived from solar radiation by floating front companies to evade government regulations."
Feb 29, 2012 Gulf News: Kripashankar and relatives booked in assets case: "Singh has been booked under sections 409, 471, 420, 467, 468 and 201 of IPC for criminal breach of trust by a public servant, forgery, cheating and destruction of evidence."
Feb 29, 2012 Principal booked for sexual misconduct: "The 15-year-old class X student accused the principal of raping her. An abortion was conducted on the minor girl at a clinic close to hostel."
Feb 29, 2012 Special CBI court convicts Telgi in another fake stamp-paper case: "The court, however, sentenced Telgi to life imprisonment"
Feb 29, 2012 CBI sleuths conduct raid on 28 locations, BCCL officials: "raids on about 28 locations mostly belonging to the officials of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The CBI recovered investment papers worth crores during the raid"
Feb 29, 2012 Great Toll Loot: "In Kamal Nath time, the faujis were booted out and toll plazas fell into the hands of party loyalists. A Gujarat MP has sent a series of complaints to MoRTH, documenting, via covert filming, sordid collections on a toll plaza."
Feb 29, 2012 Rape in Mamata's state, again?: "A teenage patient was allegedly raped by a junior doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district"
Feb 29, 2012 Porngate twist: Why target media?: "The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Committee probing the porngate episode involving three former BJP ministers today"
Feb 29, 2012 Goa Polls: Of dinner table politics, elite clubs: "The Goa Assembly is set to resemble an oligarchy of half a dozen families with the Ranes, the Alemaos and others.", "Dynasties rule in Goa"
Feb 29, 2012 WB: Political violence takes a toll on lives: "CNN-IBN's Priyanka Gupta travelled to Burdwan to find out how the politics of violence affects people.", "cycle of political violence that began 40 years ago with the Congress controlled Bengal"
Feb 29, 2012 Hearing impaired raped in West Bengal hospital: "claims the accused doctor had approached the victim on the pretext of conducting a medical examination."
Feb 29, 2012 Zahida paid Shehla's killers Rs 2 lakh: CBI: "Interior designer Zahida Pervez was arrested on Tuesday and the CBI claims she is the main accused."
Feb 29, 2012 A Cong leader's journey from rags to riches: "The former Mumbai Congress chief, who was a vegetable seller in 1973, now has a wealth of over Rs 300 crore."
Feb 29, 2012 Rape horror haunts Mamata's 'decent' Bengal: "A hearing impaired patient was allegedly raped by an attending doctor at a government-run hospital late Monday evening."
Feb 29, 2012 Is West Bengal becoming lawless under Mamata?: "Six rape cases have been reported so far in 2012 in West Bengal."
Feb 29, 2012 70-year-old ‘rapes’ mentally ill neighbour at Neelasandra: "A septuagenarian widower and father and grandfather many times over, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping his 22-year-old mentally unsound neighbour"
Feb 29, 2012 22% of mothers under 18: Unicef report: "Modern India continues to be plagued by social and health ills like child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence."
Feb 29, 2012 Khaki terror: Elderly dies trying to save son from Delhi cops: "A senior citizen died after he was allegedly pushed and kicked by two constables at the Dhaula Kuan police post in south Delhi"
Feb 28, 2012 Rights body approaches court against prison chief: "Claiming that the DGP (prisons) Shashi Kant was ‘shielding’ those involved in trafficking drugs into the state’s prisons"
Feb 28, 2012 Man who slapped Pawar under attack: "Ever since he publicly slapped former telecom minister Sukhram and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in November last year, Harvinder Singh has been fair game for goons who threaten, abduct and thrash him at will for his "social work" ."
Feb 28, 2012 Teenage patient 'raped' in government hospital: "A teenage patient was allegedly raped by a junior doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district"
Feb 28, 2012 Bhopal architect got Shehla Masood killed: CBI: "Two more people, Saqib and Irfan, have also been arrested in connection with the murder of the RTI activist in Bhopal."
Feb 28, 2012 Adarsh housing scam: Bombay HC slams ED, CBI, warns of forming SIT: ""It is unfortunate that ED has remained a mute spectator. There is a serious lapse on the agency's part for not probing into money laundering offence. ED has not moved an inch. It reflects a sorry state of affairs,""
Feb 28, 2012 Woman architect arrested for RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder: "the RTI activist was targetted for raising questions about a five-star hotel project."
Feb 28, 2012 'Prisoner on Transit' warrant against Janardhana Reddy: "A Karnataka court has issued 'Prisoner on Transit' warrant against mining baron G Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the Obulapuram Mining Company mining scam, to produce him before a special CBI court by March 2, in connection with another "illegal" mining case registered against him in that state"

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