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Jan 10, 2012 At Rs 87.27cr, Maya is richest chief minister: "She has a commercial centre in Okhla and plots worth Rs 54 crore in the posh Sardar Patel Marg. She also owns jewellery worth Rs 90 lakh."
Jan 10, 2012 MEA officials in gift scam: How babus bypassed minister: "MEA's protocol division purchasing inferior quality gifts at inflated prices. More than the cost, bending of rules has embarrassed the country as these inferior quality goods were taken as gifts by Krishna for foreign dignitaries during his visits."
Jan 10, 2012 Kidney racket makes peon millionaire: "Mehboob Ali, who was arrested on Monday in the kidney transplant racket allegedly owned huge plots of land in Lucknow, Balrampur and Siddharthnagar districts. Apart from owning several palatial buildings in the state capital, he also owned a number of high-end cars, and a hefty bank balance"
Jan 10, 2012 Andaman tribes lured to dance for tourists: "A video released, shows the tribals being forced to dance, allegedly after a bribe was paid to a policeman."
Jan 10, 2012 People in search of an Opposition party: "Not so diffrent? The 'party with a difference'"
Jan 10, 2012 Vice-Chancellor of VTU failed in 7 semesters: "The head of Karnataka’s premier technical education umbrella institution, Visvesvaraya Technical University (VTU), failed in seven of the ten semesters of his undergraduate degree course in mechanical engineering.", "He finally managed to pass the course, but only after many attempts, adding up to a total of 25 marks sheets. He now heads a university which has 200 engineering colleges functioning under it. And the High Court is looking at his claims that he passed in first class.", "he has just a second class degree, and contrary to his claim did not guide any PhD student.""
Jan 10, 2012 MoD orders probe into land `scam’ in Jodhpur: "Already grappling with scams like Adarsh, Sukna, Malad and Srinagar, the defence ministry has now ordered an inquiry into another land scandal in Jodhpur, which revolves around the transfer of 4.84 acres of defence land worth almost Rs 16 crore to a private trust."
Jan 10, 2012 Akshaye's next a light and funny take on corruption: "Akshaye Khanna is looking forward to giving the audience a peak at the root cause of graft in our country with his next film. Aptly titled Gali Gali Chor Hai"
Jan 10, 2012 Food Ministry plans overhaul of corrupt FCI: "The food ministry is trying to tame its own "white elephant" - the Food Corporation of India (FCI)."
Jan 10, 2012 FTN: Are we losing the war against hunger?: "A report on Hunger and Malnutrition that the PM released on Tuesday shows that one in every three malnourished children in the world is Indian."
Jan 10, 2012 India's dying kids: Govt, systemic apathy to blame: "From the tribal areas in MP to villages in Raichur, children are dying everywhere due to severe malnutrition."
Jan 10, 2012 42 pc Indian kids malnourished, stunted: report: "The 'HUNGaMA report' released by the Prime Minister says every third malnourished child on the planet is an Indian."
Jan 10, 2012 Report exposes safety violations: "Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) audit report, slamming all major airlines for compromising on safety"
Jan 10, 2012 NIA busts major counterfeit currency: "busted a gang which circulated Pakistan-made fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth crores of rupees, with the arrest of 11 persons."
Jan 10, 2012 Indian science and higher education falling behind global standards?
Jan 10, 2012 BBC: India 'shamed' by child malnutrition, says PM Singh: "One in three malnourished child on this planet is Indian"
Jan 10, 2012 Cash haul: Black money running Assembly polls?: "So far more than Rs 30 crore cash has been recovered from the poll-bound states Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.", "more than 10,000 crores of black money is likely to be pumped into Uttar Pradesh alone."
Jan 10, 2012 2G scam: ED to attach properties worth Rs 223 crore: "the Enforcement Directorate will attach immovable property worth Rs.223 crore of five companies in connection with the alleged bribe of Rs 200 crore paid to Kalaignar TV after an anti-money laundering court today gave its nod."
Jan 10, 2012 UP: Operation Maya cover-up to cost Rs 1 crore: "The Election Commission wants the drive of covering up of statues of Maya and the BSP symbol to finish by January 11"
Jan 10, 2012 Pink cover for Maya, elephants to cost Rs 1 cr: "The cost to cover the statues is Rs 1 crore and the Election Commission's deadline ends on Wednesday at 5 pm."
Jan 10, 2012 42% of Indian children underweight, Manmohan calls it a 'national shame': ""...the problem of malnutrition is a matter of national shame."
Jan 9, 2012 Firm fixed income tax tribunal to secure over 60 favourable orders for its clients: CBI: "the CBI is said to have identified at least 69 judgments where the firm, S K Tulsiyan & Co., not only had prior knowledge of these orders but in many cases is suspected to have written them as well. The most glaring case is that of the tribunal’s Kolkata bench — as many as 12 of its orders were recovered from Tulsiyan’s hard discs before these were delivered"
Jan 9, 2012 Not paid for 5 months, 89 AI cabin crew refuse to fly: "If the airline does not make peace, the coming days are likely to see flight cancellations and delays."
Jan 9, 2012 Scam after scam, all of them inside jobs: "the All India Pre-Veterinary Test held by the Veterinary Council of India was also allegedly rigged by Mahipal Singh and his gang members. CBI found during investigations that several medical students had paid fees as high as Rs one crore to the scamsters to get their papers cleared."
Jan 9, 2012 Will CCTV footage nail Noida police?: "With less than three weeks to go for the elections, another controversy has hit Uttar Pradesh. This time a petrol pump owner has accused the Noida Police of raiding his office and seizing cash, all on the pretext of enforcing the Election Commission's directive.", "UP cops rob in name of polls?"
Jan 9, 2012 Air India or Patel Aviation? Why Praful Patel needs to be axed: "Should Air India, which was financially ruined during the seven-year overlordship of Praful Patel, still be trying to shield Patel’s family from scrutiny for alleged misuse of his clout when he was civil aviation minister?"
Jan 9, 2012 Shock over cheating game: "A senior police official said the arrests came yesterday following investigations into a tip off that the question papers for the entrance examination held yesterday were leaked."
Jan 9, 2012 The disease of scion-itis: Rahul Gandhi vs Akhilesh Yadav: "The so-called battle of the scions highlights a new generation of insubstantial, amorphous, 'apolitical' politicians who stand for nothing, represent no one, seeking power out of familial duty."
Jan 9, 2012 Fake currency takes the aerial route: "The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted a country-wide network that distributed large quantities of fake Indian currency printed in Pakistan and routed to India via Bangladesh."
Jan 9, 2012 High-tech cheating game exposed: "Delhi Police today (January 9) claimed to have cracked a post graduate medical entrance racket in AIIMS with the arrest of five persons, including a doctor and two MBA students. A senior police official said the arrests came yesterday following investigations into a tip off that the question papers for the entrance examination held yesterday were leaked."
Jan 9, 2012 DGCA says all airlines violating safety norms: "JetLite does not possess the software to monitor the Blackbox; IndiGo, apparently, carried out engine modification"
Jan 9, 2012 AIIMS entrance exam racket busted in Delhi: "The Delhi Police has arrested 5 persons include one doctor and four others and said more arrests are likely."
Jan 9, 2012 Pravasi Divas: Diaspora hums Anna tune: ""Even US president Bill Clinton had to face impeachment; then why is the Indian government afraid of including the prime minister and senior administrative officers under ambit of Lokpal."
Jan 9, 2012 The Japan Times: Collision of political, economic logic condemns India to rudderless rule and chronic corruption: "Singh was handicapped by being a nominated member of the Upper House. Never having been elected by the people, he lacks the core skills of a political leader and the means of engaging with constituents to check the pulse of politics."
Jan 9, 2012 'What Gandhian principles are politicians following?': "a delegate at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas directed a query at the national politicians asking why India was one of 'the most corrupt' nations and which of the Gandhian principles they followed in personal and public life"
Jan 9, 2012 Gadkari, Modi, and the BJP's gymnastics on corruption: "By inducting Babu Singh Kushwaha, a main suspect along with Mayawati's brother Anand Kumar in the Central Bureau of Investigation's serious inquiry into loot of people's money in the National Rural Health Mission, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari has proved that his party's support to Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement was political fraud."
Jan 9, 2012 Medha Patkar lauds Anna's movement against corruption
Jan 9, 2012 Corruption in the Naga society and the Antidote
Jan 9, 2012 Anti-corruption contest in India
Jan 9, 2012 Cheats use bluetooth, cell cameras to crack AIIMS test: "With the arrest of five persons, including a doctor and two MBA students, the Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have cracked an all-India post-graduate medical entrance racket at AIIMS."
Jan 9, 2012 70% of milk in Delhi, country is adulterated: "in the 33 states and UTs study, milk was found adulterated with detergent, fat and even urea, besides the age-old dilution with water. Across the country, 68.4% of the samples were found contaminated."
Jan 8, 2012 Can any airline fly profitably — and safely — in India?: "Apparently not."
Jan 8, 2012 Delhi's missing children: Who is to blame?: "nearly 13 children go missing from the streets of Delhi every day.", "Delhi's secret shame"
Jan 8, 2012 NRHM: Noose tightens around Kushwaha: "Three more people Abhay Kumar Vajpayee, SP Ram and Saurabh Jain, have been arrested. Can Kushwaha be the next?"
Jan 8, 2012 UP polls: Money power rampant; crores recovered: "Weeks ahead of the Assembly polls, cars loaded with cash have been found abandoned by roadsides in the state."
Jan 8, 2012 Clean up RBI’s mess: "The RBI has not only wrecked Indian industry, but it has also wrecked the future of India. Who can afford a student loan at 15 per cent?"
Jan 8, 2012 3 days, 100 statues, 10 parks, and multiplied: "the Election Commission wants “each and every statue of elephant” and “each and every statue of Ms Mayawati”, built in Uttar Pradesh, with public money, in public places, “suitably covered”."
Jan 8, 2012 Corruption, bureaucracy keep NRI investors away: "Payment of bribes at all levels and an unresponsive bureaucracy emerged as the most common complaints from overseas Indian investors waiting to invest in the country.", "“Most government offices don’t reply to emails or take calls. Due to this, we usually come in contact with people with wrong intentions.”"
Jan 8, 2012 Serve Corruption in India: "our corruption is shameful, it must stop, it is eating away at that most important of psychological qualities, our self-esteem."
Jan 8, 2012 Red tape, inadequate facilities hit India investments: NRIs: "Overseas investment in India has been hit by corruption and lack of proper facilities in the country, say non resident Indians (NRIs)."
Jan 8, 2012 People Vs Politics: "Reality caught up with Team Anna rather unexpectedly when its chief political backer, the BJP, welcomed tainted ex-BSP minister Babu Singh Khushwaha into the party"
Jan 8, 2012 Policy paralysis can drag GDP growth below 7%: Parekh: ""The common man in India is corrupt because he cannot get anything done without paying a bribe... I myself had to pay for a death certificate. We need some redressal mechanism for this problem. We need police reform, judicial reform," he said."
Jan 8, 2012 CVC-BENAMI 2 LAST: ""A substantial portion of wealth created through corrupt means finds its way to bank accounts outside the sovereign jurisdiction of India."
Jan 8, 2012 Graft war in India reflective of global power shift: Miliband: "Former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Saturday said a global power shift from organizations to the people was manifested in India with a "civilian surge" through the anti-corruption movement."
Jan 8, 2012 Court jails former Indian telecoms minister: "Ram was sent to the same prison in New Delhi where another disgraced former telecoms minister, A. Raja, has been held since February last year while he awaits trial over a separate corruption case."
Jan 8, 2012 Corruption is why they win: "If 650 million Indians squat in the open because they don't have access to toilets and more than 250 million people are forced to drink filthy water, it's not a coincidence." , "How else would one describe the tainted politicians and mafia dons winning polls - sometimes from jail?"
Jan 8, 2012 Rs 50,000 cr a year: What Food Bill corruption will be like: "How much will systemic corruption increase once the Food Security Bill is introduced? The answer could be around Rs 50,000 crore annually."
Jan 8, 2012 STAR News-Nielsen Survey: Anna still has massive support: "a majority 52% of the respondents felt that the support for Team Anna had not declined. Only 42% felt that there was a decline in Team Anna's support. A whopping 92% of the respondents were aware of the Anna Hazare's hunger strike in Mumbai."
Jan 8, 2012 ‘I Am Very Impressed With The Anna Movement’ : "The Buddhist leader on the protest movements of 2011, China, the future of the Tibetan movement, and Anna Hazare."
Jan 8, 2012 Walk corruption away as a Proud Indian: "A group of young professionals and students, who identify themselves as Proud Indians, is on a mission from Kanyakumari to New Delhi to free India from corruption."
Jan 8, 2012 Tehelka: Dirty money is beyond Lokpal: "INDIA RANKS pretty low on the Global Corruption Perception Index.", "A recent report reveals that about Rs 50,000 crore is siphoned out of India every year."
Jan 8, 2012 The corrupt rule the roost: "the question is, can there be strong watchdogs in a weak democracy?"
Jan 5, 2012 Are top airlines compromising on safety to cut costs?: "The DGCA has warned airlines that they cannot compromise on safety despite financial stress."
Jan 5, 2012 Kushwaha row: BJP doublespeak on corruption?: "The BJP rejected the demand to reverse the decision of inducting scam-tainted leader Babu Singh Kushwaha."
Jan 5, 2012 Breakthrough in black money case?: "The businessman in question accepts depositing Rs. 60 cr unaccounted money in Zurich, Singapore and the United States. He has a house in posh Sainik farms area of Delhi and office in south extension. The businessman known to have top political connections."
Jan 5, 2012 Army Chief age row turns political: "BJP today (January 5) slammed the government over the age controversy of Army Chief General V K Singh"
Jan 5, 2012 President Patil’s cook demands VIP treatment: "After listening to the woes of her cook, President Patil called up Governor E S L Narasimhan and complained, who turned the fire on the Health ministry. The command chain from the Health minister to Health Secretary, Director, Medical Education and then to the hospital superintendent finally led to his admission in a super speciality care hospital in the city."
Jan 5, 2012 Complaint filed against Maya in UP Lokayukta: "The complaint states that the CM benefited to the tune of Rs 250 crores from her involvement in liquor trade."
Jan 4, 2012 Kingfisher Airlines safety an issue: DGCA: "The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which carried out a financial audit of all domestic airlines has found sickness to be pretty endemic in the Indian aviation sector and suggested rather drastic remedies."
Jan 4, 2012 Congress taunts BJP over Kushwaha: ""L K Advani in his rath yatra was apparently looking for these sort of people. We congratulate him for finding suitable candidates in UP,”"
Jan 4, 2012 Make your home free from graft, Kalam to children
Jan 4, 2012 Washington Times: India: Is the world's largest democracy floundering?: "Indians may finally have figured out that their country, long enslaved in the grip of corrupt politicians, bureaucracy, judiciary, armed forces, police, criminals and a fractured society, cannot be liberated unless they change the system.", ""We the People...” not “We the Parliamentarians...." in the preamble of India’s Constitution. The big difference between ‘We the People,’ and ‘We the elected representatives of the people,’ is that the latter are basically servants – not rulers"
Jan 4, 2012 Cartoonist Faces Ban on Right to Poke Fun: "Despite its status as the world’s largest democracy, the extent of India’s freedom of expression remains a controversial topic"
Jan 4, 2012 BBC: 'Spam capital' India arrests six in phishing probe: "Police said the six men, all Nigerian, would be remanded in custody until 12 January."
Jan 4, 2012 Kushwaha leaves BJP in an embarrassing position: "An embarrassed BJP claims the raids are a Congress-BSP plot, but is now struggling to explain the induction of the tainted minister."
Jan 4, 2012 UP: NREGA scam in Sonia Gandhi's constituency?: "In the last 2 years, Rs 280 crore were spent on MNREGS projects in Sonia Gandhi's Rae Bareli constituency."
Jan 4, 2012 CBI raids 60 places, ex-BSP minister under scanner: "The CBI Wednesday raided about 60 places across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, including the premises of former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha and his associates, in an effort to unravel the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam."
Jan 4, 2012 Look who’s hiring: "there is a hole in the halo. In UP, the BJP has just welcomed into its fold Babu Singh Kushwaha and Badshah Singh, former ministers in the Mayawati government, both sacked on graft charges."
Jan 4, 2012 Molestation charges haunt Beant Singh's kin preparing for poll: ""Bureau of Consular affairs has warned American women not to travel alone in India. And several countries, including the US and UK warn their citizens that women sometimes face physical harassment by local men, euphemistically known in India as eve-teasing,""
Jan 4, 2012 UP BJP suspends leader for criticising Kushwaha's induction: "The suspension order came late on Wednesday evening after central leaders Ananth Kumar and Vinay Katiyar openly defended Kushwaha, who was shown doors by UP chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati holding him responsible for multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam"
Jan 3, 2012 CVC fails to get finance ministry nod on action against official: "The efforts by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to have an official it believes is corrupt transferred from his current important post to a less critical one is being scotched by the finance ministry, highlighting the agency’s lack of teeth in addressing corruption in government departments"
Jan 3, 2012 बिहार: जेल में चल रहा किडनैपिंग का खेल: "यहां जेल के अंदर आने वाले कैदियों को जेल में ही अगवा किया जा रहा है. उसकी खरीद फरोख्त हो रही है और वसूली जा रही है मोटी रकम."
Jan 3, 2012 TIMES NOW impact: Shame prompts action: "It's apathy at its worst in Uttar Pradesh as a father was made to run from pillar to post with his son’s body in a wooden box."
Jan 3, 2012 Key aide arrested, Jagan next?: "CBI on Monday night (January 2) arrested Vijayasai Reddy, the auditor of companies of Y S R Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy, who faces a disproportionate asset case."
Jan 3, 2012 'Save Yeddy plan' in place?: "A Preliminary probe conducted by a top Karnataka cop finds 191police officers innocent. The preliminary report contradicts Justice Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining."
Jan 3, 2012 Koda Will Have to Pay 1200 Crores Tax: "the former Chief Minister will have to pay 1200 crore as Income Tax within six months, otherwise penalty and other proceedings against him will be taken."
Jan 3, 2012 CBI arrests Jagan Mohan Reddy's aide: "With the arrest, the CBI is one step closer to arresting Jagan Mohan Reddy in the illegal assets case."
Jan 3, 2012 Karnataka government in a fix over illegal mining report: "Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, in his report in July last year, indicted over 600 officials from police, revenue, transport, forest and mining departments."
Jan 3, 2012 Thrissur: Asylum abuse exposed, 41 rescued: "The inmates were chained to their beds, without clothes, with not even a proper roof above their heads.", "Mental home turns into hell"
Jan 3, 2012 Modi-baiter Guj cop Sanjiv Bhatt to face trial in 1998 custodial torture case: "Bhatt, along with constable Vajubhai Chau, has been charged for the offence punishable under sections 330 (causing hurt to extort confession), 324 (causing hurt with dangerous weapon) read with section 34 (action done by several persons with common intent) of the Indian Penal Code"
Jan 3, 2012 BJP laps up tainted ex-ministers discarded by Mayawati: "Badshah Singh, who was also expelled from the cabinet by Mayawati and has several pending criminal cases against him"
Jan 3, 2012 BJP takes Mayawati's 'tainted discards' into its fold: "In a complete volte face to their high moral ground on the Lokpal bill, the BJP welcomed into its fold the prime suspect of the 10000 crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam and chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's castoff Babu Singh Kushwaha."
Jan 2, 2012 Jagan's aide Vijay Sai Reddy to be produced in court Tuesday: "As the auditor and financial advisor of the family of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, he allegedly played a key role in floating of dozens of companies by Jaganmohan Reddy and mobilising investments from various companies both in India and abroad. A former director of Oriental Bank of Commerce, Vijay Sai Reddy was questioned several times by the CBI"
Jan 2, 2012 Jagan's aide Vijay Sai Reddy to be produced in court Tuesday: "As the auditor and financial advisor of the family of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, he allegedly played a key role in floating of dozens of companies by Jaganmohan Reddy and mobilising investments from various companies both in India and abroad. A former director of Oriental Bank of Commerce, Vijay Sai Reddy was questioned several times by the CBI"
Jan 2, 2012 Meant for ‘distressed’, Orissa plot quota goes to babus, judges, journalists: "Assembly records show, among those to have benefited over the past 26 years from the quota — meant to help persons “in distress” — have been senior officers, high court judges, politicians as well as more than 30 senior journalists."
Jan 2, 2012 82-year-old found guilty of raping 10-year-old: "Mohiniraj Kulkarni, 82, guilty in the rape and murder case of a 10-year-old girl, who was found dead on the terrace of his bungalow"
Jan 2, 2012 Washington Times: Gandhian Anna arms India to fight corruption: The Story of India’s anti-graft campaign: "“India’s second struggle for Independence.""
Jan 2, 2012 Wall Street Journal: For India, a Power Failure Looms: "India is the world's fifth-largest electricity producer after the U.S., China, Japan and Russia, but its per capita consumption is among the world's lowest"
Jan 2, 2012 Allopathic doctors conduct ayurvedic drug trials in Indore: "Allopathic doctors in Indore and eight other cities in India have conducted clinical drug trials for ayurvedic and herbal remedies on patients ignoring the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) ethical guidelines."
Jan 2, 2012 1 killed during power shortage protests in J&K: "A young man was killed on the spot and two others injured when CISF personnel opened fire on Monday (January 2) to disperse protesters agitated over power shortage"

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