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Feb 4, 2012 The Globe and Mail: Indian cabinet minister in bribery scandal asks his PM for help: "he has been unfairly implicated in a foreign bribery case in Ottawa has called on his Prime Minister to intervene with Canada to ensure that he and the Indian government aren’t caused more “embarrassment.”"
Feb 4, 2012 Gali Gali Chor Hai – Movie Review: "Gali Gali Chor Hai is a satire on corrupt system in India."
Feb 4, 2012 BBC: Top India state official held over real estate 'scam': "Home Secretary BP Acharya was held by federal investigators for alleged irregularities in allotting land to a real estate developer to build villas."
Feb 4, 2012 'Corruption, unfortunately, is at the editor level': "'They have been compromised, have taken favours, have other interests and are the people who have betrayed the profession"
Feb 4, 2012 Graft bothers Mahatma's personal secretary: "V. Kalyanam blames Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for not nipping corruption in the bud"
Feb 4, 2012 BBC: India court in key ruling on corruption prosecutions: "India's government must decide within a set time frame whether a public official can be prosecuted for corruption, the Supreme Court says."
Feb 4, 2012 National Interest: One Raja in jail, all of UPA in handcuffs: "The 2G scandal has seen the UPA government in blundering retreat from one indefensible position to another, much in the fashion of our army against the Chinese in 1962."
Feb 4, 2012 NICL scam: CBI files charges against Reliance Industries Limited, 4 retired insurance firm employees: "NICL issued two Special Contingency Policies (SCPs) from its Kalyan office. CVC said officials of NICL's regional office in Mumbai and Kalyan branch committed "serious illegalities in connivance with officials of telecom provider which resulted into a wrongful loss of Rs 273.12 crore.""
Feb 4, 2012 Police officer arrested in Arunachal MMS sex scandal: "The MMS depicting the sexual act of a minor boy and girl, who, after being rounded up from Tadak Dulom bridge in Daporijo's Pakam Colony, were confined to a room of the police station in Upper Subansiri. They were allegedly forced to have sex by Bo and his accomplices on June 12, 2009, which was captured on a mobile phone."
Feb 2, 2012 Indian-Canadian claims he bribed Praful Patel: "Nazir Karigar claims the bribe was paid to help Canadian firm Crypto Metric strike a $100-million deal with Air India."
Feb 2, 2012 Mumbai: Parties give tickets to dons for BMC polls: "Aiding the underworld in its quest for proxy power are the mainstream political parties fielding the family of dons."
Feb 2, 2012 Fireman guides plane to land in absence of ATC at Tirupati airport: ""Good morning ATC. This is flight 9W 2761... flight level 200," radioed a pilot of the Hyderabad-Tirupati Jet Airways flight with 60 passengers on board as it approached the Tirupati airport at 7.30am on January 9. At the other end, inside the air traffic control tower of the airport, it was a fireman who replied."
Feb 2, 2012 The Globe and Mail: Canadian accused of bribing cabinet minister in India: "Authorities allege that Mr. Karigar described to others how he funnelled a $250,000 bribe to Praful Patel, India’s Minister of Heavy Industries and a former minister of aviation. The case against Mr. Karigar has ensnared another household name in India – Hasan Gafoor, a former Mumbai police commissioner who oversaw the force during the terrorist attacks on his city in 2008. Mr. Gafoor conspired with Mr. Karigar to rig a contract worth $100-million (U.S.), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said."
Feb 2, 2012 2G scam: Supreme Court details how Raja ignored all to help cronies: "The SC order said quite clearly that then telecom minister A Raja "wanted to favour some companies at the cost of the public exchequer" and lists seven steps he took to ensure this happened."
Feb 2, 2012 2G verdict: Future tense for users, telcos, govt, India image: "Two back-to-back SC judgments - one favoring a corporate (Vodafone) and this one hitting the corporate sector (121 licenses cancelled) - reflect low governance. In both cases, the government has been shown up as acting arbitrarily and outside the law."
Feb 1, 2012 Raja’s jail anniversary: After year in Tihar, ‘cool’ facade withers: "He continues to smile and pretend everything’s normal"
Feb 1, 2012 CJ Award nominee exposes a corrupt minister: "Payi Gyadi exposed how Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister Atum Welly's children secured government jobs on fake degrees."
Feb 1, 2012 Punjab DSP's body found near Ludhiana: "Balraj Singh Gill's body was found at a farm house near Ludhiana along with a woman's body."
Feb 1, 2012 2G: Sonia will be targeted next, says Swamy: "Subramanian Swamy alleged that Sonia Gandhi took 60 per cent of the total money in the 2G scam."
Jan 31, 2012 Panel to probe charge against VTU V-C: "Maheshappa has 25 marks statements from the ten exams he appeared to complete the five-year semester course in engineering, indicating that he had failed in seven semesters of the 10 he studied through to get a degree in mechanical engineering course."
Jan 31, 2012 Trail of Goa kickbacks could lead to Dubai: "Over Rs 26.5 crore channelised through Suryanarayana were kickbacks paid to Congress Minister Atanasio Monserrate"
Jan 31, 2012 Pune: Army jawans clash with traffic policemen: "2 jawans on a bike allegedly beat up traffic policemen after they were stopped from going into a no-entry zone."
Jan 31, 2012 Falak's ordeal draws global attention: "the child's heart-wrenching story has grabbed global attention with international groups voicing their concern over her condition."
Jan 31, 2012 CBI charges former Army Vice Chief: "Former Vice Chief of Indian Army Lt Gen Nobel Thamburaj and two others were today (January 31) booked by the CBI on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misconduct in an out of court land dispute settlement to benefit a private builder to the tune of Rs 46 crore."
Jan 31, 2012 India deadliest place in world for girl child: "It's official - India is the most dangerous place in the world to be a baby girl. Newly released data shows that an Indian girl child aged 1-5 years is 75% more likely to die than an Indian boy"
Jan 30, 2012 IAS officer’s wife arrested for assaulting woman cop: "The delay in arresting Anuja was due to none of the senior officers being prepared to name her, despite the episode being recorded on CCTV camera."
Jan 30, 2012 Goa minister Monserrate got Rs 26.5 crore payoffs for land conversion: "Investigations into tax evasion by a former government official has unravelled that a minister in the Cabinet of Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat received huge payoffs from a complex nexus of land sharks who set up a web of fictitious transactions to give their kickbacks."
Jan 30, 2012 Bangalore: IAS officer's wife, woman cop exchange blows: "A woman police officer stopped an IAS officer's wife from entering the Chinnaswamy stadium, leading to a scuffle."
Jan 29, 2012 Govt to hear punished scientists: "points of view of four scientists, including former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair, who have been barred from occupying any government posts in connection with the controversial Antrix-Devas deal."
Jan 29, 2012 CJ nominee determined to take corruption battle forward: "Daulat Ram, one of the nominees for the CNN-IBN's Citizen Journalist Awards, is fighting to get his pension for his contribution during the freedom struggle."
Jan 29, 2012 Illegal mining: CBI officials to visit Mauritius in February: "Janardhana and Srinivasa entered into a criminal conspiracy with Rajagopal and late R Linga Reddy, the then Assistant Director (Mines and Geology in Anantapur district), Y Srilakshmi and others and got mining leases allotted to OMC Limited and indulged in illegal mining activities amounting to lakhs of tonnes iron ore."
Jan 29, 2012 UP polls: 109 candidates face criminal charges: "Out of these 109 candidates, 46 of them are accused in serious crimes such as murder, rape, extortion and rioting."
Jan 29, 2012 Ban 2-finger test on rape victims: Panel: "Rape survivors are routinely subjected to forensic examination that include the "finger" test. Social activists have for long been demanding a ban on the "archaic and outdated" practice."
Jan 29, 2012 Corrupt are becoming role-models for youth in India: Murthy: ""Our youngsters don't have role-models to look up to and therefore and sadly because of corruption, some of the people who are doing exactly the opposite, dishonest, deceit, 'chalta hai' and all of that...they are becoming more and more powerful, they are becoming wealthier""
Jan 29, 2012 Corrupt are becoming role-models for youth in India: Murthy: ""Our youngsters don't have role-models to look up to and therefore and sadly because of corruption, some of the people who are doing exactly the opposite, dishonest, deceit, 'chalta hai' and all of that...they are becoming more and more powerful, they are becoming wealthier""
Jan 28, 2012 E-Books Are Easier To Ban Than Books: "let's take a look at how Indian law promotes arbitrary removal and blocking of websites, website content, and online services"
Jan 28, 2012 Ekka assets worth Rs 16cr: "Among Ekka’s assets traced by the CBI were a dairy farm valued at Rs 1.21 crore at Irba under Ormanjhi police station in Ranchi, a house valued at Rs 1.80 crore near Birsa Munda Airport under Doranda police station and three tea gardens valued at Rs 1.74 crore in Jalpaiguri (Bengal) and a company, Motorist Inn Pvt Ltd worth Rs 1.63 crore, also in Jalpaiguri in the name of his wife Menon Ekka."
Jan 28, 2012 IIT in Bengal suspends official: "IIT Kharagpur has suspended registrar D. Gunasekaran for allegedly approving payments for a course “in violation of his financial powers”"
Jan 28, 2012 Elections as usual: Criminals vie for votes in UP 1st phase: "Uttar Pradesh Election Watch (UPEW), which analysed affidavits of 284 contestants, found that 109 of them have criminal cases, including that of murder, abduction, robbery and extortion"
Jan 28, 2012 Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair thrown out like garbage: C N R Rao: ""thrown out like garbage", said Prof C N R Rao, Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister."
Jan 27, 2012 The Indian Express exclusive: Padma Shri Janath, Padma Shri Janah - same man 'honoured' twice: "Sunil Janah, a well-known photographer of the Nehruvian era who was awarded the Padma Shri this year, was a recipient of the same honour exactly four decades ago."
Jan 26, 2012 Poor labourers pledged Rs 100, get Re 1 for day's work under govt's employment guarantee scheme: "many desperate, poor labourers across the country are being cheated of their hard earned money and the much publicized guaranteed daily wage of Rs 100 on many occasions remains a mere illusion."
Jan 24, 2012 Tour operators offer titillating 'human safaris' in Orissa: "Tour operators have been offering titillating "human safaris" in Orissa that provide a close look at the Bonda tribe"
Jan 24, 2012 Ex-ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair barred from govt jobs: "Taking action in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, government has barred former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair and three other eminent space scientists from holding any government jobs."
Jan 24, 2012 Slap 'only option' when power to tolerate graft ends: Anna: "Gandhian Anna Hazare has said a person is left with no option but to slap when his power of tolerance of corruption runs out."
Jan 24, 2012 Rs.200 crore invested by Koda in Sweden traced, court told: "A Rs.200 crore investment of jailed former chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates in Sweden has been located, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the Jharkhand High Court Tuesday."
Jan 24, 2012 No option but to slap when power to tolerate graft ends: Anna: ""When a man's power of tolerance runs out, then whoever is in front of you, if a slap is given, then the brain is put back in place. That is the only road open now""
Jan 24, 2012 Salman Rushdie: Politicians in bed with extremists for electoral gains: "I find an India in which religious extremists can prevent free expression of ideas at a literary festival, in which the politicians are too, let's say, in bed with those groups."
Jan 24, 2012 Rushdie controversy about politics and not free speech?: "Rushdie was given permission to address the Jaipur Lit fest through video link but was forced to cancel the appearance after protests.", " Rushdie Fiasco: National Shame?"
Jan 24, 2012 Do we need to redefine democracy, people at JLF question: "People at the festival, who had come for Salman Rushdie's video conference were angry over its cancellation."
Jan 24, 2012 4 more infant death in WB hospital: "4 more infant deaths were reported on Tuesday (January 24) in West Bengal's Malda hospital, taking the tolld to 33 infant deaths in the last 7 days."
Jan 24, 2012 Jaipur’s shame: Ashok Gehlot: "the world knows it has a government that bends with every passing ill-wind, with every hawa ka jhonka."
Jan 24, 2012 Salman Rushdie video-link to India festival cancelled: "More than anything else, this points to a weak state and a ruling party that does not have the courage to stand up to pressures from fringe troublemakers for fear of losing votes. Sir Salman's unfortunate blackout is really an indictment of India's feeble politicians."
Jan 22, 2012 Shocking video: Punjab cop brutally beats up woman
Jan 22, 2012 Amid controversy, 2nd Upa Lokayukta takes charge in Karnataka: "Chandrashekaraiah was reportedly allotted a 4,000 square feet prime site in Judicial Layout in 1997, when he was already owning a house in Banashankari-II stage, allegedly in violation of housing society bye laws."
Jan 22, 2012 Doing deals in India 'tough': PwC
Jan 22, 2012 ED tracking Unitech '$51 million trail' to Mauritius: "This money (amounting to Rs 240 crore) was used for purchase of derivative which later had zero value."
Jan 22, 2012 CNN: Death threats keep Rushdie from India: "World famous author Salman Rushdie canceled his trip to India due to an assassination threat. "
Jan 22, 2012 Principal booked for harassing student: "A British national heading an international school in Bangaslore has been arrested on charges of "inappropriate conversations" with a seventh standard student"
Jan 22, 2012 MP min Bisen apologises over his deplorable act: "Madhya Pradesh minister Gauri Shankar Bisen has apologised over his deplorable act for making a child tie his shoelaces."
Jan 22, 2012 Suresh Kalmadi to be suspended?: "The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Ethics Committee has suspended and served a show cause notice to Suresh Kalmadi and Lalit Bhanot."
Jan 21, 2012 AIIMS lets blood go down drain: "All India Institute of Medical Sciences discarded 140 units of packed red blood cells because it had passed its use-by date."
Jan 21, 2012 Rajasthan Police invented plot to keep me away: Rushdie: ""Rajasthan police invented plot to keep away Rushdie' I've investigated, & believe that I was indeed lied to."
Jan 21, 2012 UP NRHM scam: CAG report reveals shocking details: "In the 6-year period from 2005 to 2011, purchases were made in violation of CVC norms and guidelines set by the SC."
Jan 21, 2012 Manipur: The angry state: "The AFSPA and the Naga problem are just some of the issues Manipur is grappling with, as it nears elections."
Jan 21, 2012 Scam-tainted Kalmadi offered Ind Olympic Asso Prez post!: "Scam tainted Common Wealth Organizing Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was released on bail from Tihar Jail after spending close to 10 months in confinement. But it looks like the matter has not caused any dent to his image after it was reported that he has been offered the post of President, Indian Olympic Association (IOA)."
Jan 21, 2012 The Wall Street Journal: Delhi Journal: The Expat Experience: "Foreign tourists seem to know Delhi primarily as India’s scam capital."
Jan 21, 2012 Humongous monster in India's closet: Corruption
Jan 21, 2012 Press TV: India: Country of corrupts: "the world's 8th largest corrupt nation in terms of politics, bureaucrats, corporate and also the individual corruption is a major concern. "
Jan 21, 2012 ‘Red tape is rampant’: "It is to be noted that 95% of the tax revenues come from compliant citizens who pay their taxes on a voluntary basis and the entire income tax department is responsible only for collecting 5% of the tax collected."
Jan 21, 2012 Toronto Star: Inside India’s corruption call centre: "“Do you know who the kidnappers are?” he asked. “Of course,” the caller replied. “They are the police.” The caller paused. “I may commit suicide,” he said. Just another day at the office for Mehra, one of 10 agents who staff the phones at the toll-free corruption hotline, a year-old pilot project designed by India’s Central Vigilance Commission"
Jan 21, 2012 India: 2nd most bribing nation: "54% of Indians who dealt with the police had paid a bribe in the past one year."
Jan 21, 2012 Google tells India that it can't protect its politicians: "The Indian government is planning to drag the key internet players into court on a charge of failing to protect its corrupt politicians from being slagged off online."
Jan 21, 2012 Corruption top threat to jobs: World Bank : "Corruption is the most severe constraint in job creation in India, a World Bank report on More and Better Jobs in South Asia has said."
Jan 21, 2012 Steps to rid India of corruption: "Proud Indians, a group of young from varied backgrounds, embark on walk from Kanyakumari to New Delhi to inspire people to be honest at a personal level for a corruption free India"
Jan 21, 2012 Time: Is India’s Government Killing its Economic Miracle?
Jan 21, 2012 Reuters: Unravelling India, Part 2: Corruption: "Corruption finds its way into pretty much every nook and cranny of public life. There’s high-level corruption, such as the telecoms scam that cost the government an estimated $39 billion in revenue when mobile licences were awarded to companies too cheaply"
Jan 21, 2012 Top 10 facts about Kalmadi's Commonwealth Games scandal: "The Games spawned a maze of corrupt deals, most of them involving inflated contracts."
Jan 21, 2012 CNN: India grants bail to Commonwealth Games' chief: "Kalmadi, 68, is also a lawmaker in the Indian parliament, where he represents the ruling Congress party."
Jan 21, 2012 Join DNA campaign to nail bribe takers: "Corruption is a curse that plagues the Indian society at the grassroots level."
Jan 21, 2012 India's Need for Tahrir Square
Jan 21, 2012 Corruption systematic in India: Kiran Bedi
Jan 21, 2012 BREAKINGVIEWS - Unravelling India: Part 1: ""I" in BRIC, the club of rapidly developing economies, should now be Indonesia rather than India."
Jan 21, 2012 Victimised for their courage: "The main accused in the Pipli rape case Prashant Pradhan was produced in court"
Jan 21, 2012 Fake admission racket busted in Bihar?: "A massive face admission scam could be brewing in Bihar. A report reveals that students of primary and secondary schools have been admitted simultaneously to two institutions all to swindle money allocated for government schemes."
Jan 21, 2012 AM Films owner to reveal all?: "CBI will soon file a charge sheet in the Queen's Baton relay case related to the Commonwealth Games scam as a key London-based suspect has recorded his statement before the British authorities."
Jan 21, 2012 Why are the liberals silent now?
Jan 21, 2012 Silencing Rushdie: The slimy cowardice of the soft state: "The balloon of the Indian liberal state is sinking into the abyss", The Mumbai-based Raza Academy, which claims to have a following among Sunni Muslims, offered a reward of Rs 1 lakh to anyone who would hurl a slipper on Rushdie’s face during his Jaipur visit.", "Pandering to regressive mullah-maulvi sensibilities, the soft state that is India and all the political parties that joined in the campaign to disallow him to come to Jaipur have effectively voted to throw Rushdie out of the balloon."
Jan 21, 2012 Team Anna asks people to behave as 'masters' of politicians
Jan 21, 2012 Nearly 11000 people go missing during the Badal regime: NGO: "10869 persons went missing during the last five years of the Parkash Singh Badal regime."
Jan 21, 2012 Kalmadi, Kanimozhi as heroes: Is a jail stint pilgrimage for politicians?: "a stint in jail is personally shameful and socially disastrous to the common man."
Jan 21, 2012 No place for freedom of speech?: "perhaps, a strong message could have perhaps been sent to the hardliners"
Jan 21, 2012 Time to send state governors packing: We don’t need them: "We need to abolish the position of state governors. The minor jobs they have to do can be done by either the president – who anyway is not overloaded with work – or another ceremonial functionary."
Jan 21, 2012 Teacher fired after son filed RTI: "Rukminibhai, a school teacher for the past 23 years, now dismissed by the same school she worked at for two decades. This after her son Saikumar filed an RTI questioning the school funds."
Jan 21, 2012 Massive global trafficking racket busted: "recovery of 105 passports from an unclaimed baggage at the IGI airport and busted a major human trafficking racket involved in sending people to the United States."
Jan 21, 2012 Victims of eve teasing pay with life: "Two teenaged schoolgirls died after they were run over by a speeding truck as they tried to evade a molestation attempt."
Jan 21, 2012 A Black Ledger Custodial deaths on the rise, says report : "Deaths in Police Custody The 10 Worst States"
Jan 21, 2012 Naxals kill 13 policemen, loot weapons: "Prasad and Bhandaria police station Officer-in-Charge Raj Bali Choudhary set out with men of the state police and Jharkhand Armed Police in three vehicles, escorted by an anti-landmine vehicle."
Jan 21, 2012 NRHM scam: Anomalies in spending of Rs 5,000 cr: "The state health department failed to give proper details of spendings worth around Rs 5,000 crore of the Rs 8,657 crore given to the state"
Jan 20, 2012 What a Shame, no Salman Rushdie at literature festival: "“paid assassins” were being sent by the Mumbai underworld to “eliminate” him,"

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