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Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Hospital damages worth lakhs, says girl's uncle: "CNN-IBN spoke to the uncle of the girl at the centre of the Bal Thackeray Facebook status controversy. His hospital had been vandalised by alleged Shiv Sena members over the status."
Nov 20, 2012 Rajasthan: 16 infant deaths in 3 months in Chittorgarh: "Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had drawn attention to crumbling health infrastructure in the states, saying even Kenya has a lower infant mortality rate than India. CNN-IBN travelled to Rajasthan'"
Nov 20, 2012 Stock Guru just the tip of the iceberg: Experts: "The Rs 2,300 crore Speak Asia scam, the Rs 1,700 crore Aryarup scam and now the Rs 500 crore Stock Guru scam - all these cases involved accusations of duping investors with false promises. Experts, however, chill"
Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Girls fear for their safety: "The two girls who were arrested and released for their Facebook activity around the Mumbai bandh and over Bal Thackeray's death have apologised but out of fear. Ten people who were arrested for vandalising one o"
Nov 20, 2012 Shiv Sena says Bal Thackeray our god, backs police action: "The Shiv Sena has once again justified the arrest of the two Thane girls who were arrested over a Facebook post in which they questioned the shutdown in Mumbai after the death of Bal Thackeray. Talking about the"
Nov 20, 2012 Former UP chief secretary Neera Yadav gets 3-year jail for Noida land scam: "Tuesday's verdict is connected to her making illegal allotments to her relatives, bureaucrats and politicians. Incidentally, Yadav and her husband Mahendra Singh are BJP members since 2009.", "Yadav cornered four plots for her two daughters, husband and herself. One of these measuring 500 sq metres has a palatial bungalow. CBI claims the properties are worth crores. The CBI also found that Yadav's husband, Mahendra Singh, owns real estate in London and Glasgow. In India, the family allegedly owns properties in Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad and Lucknow in UP apart from Bangalore and Mumbai."
Nov 20, 2012 BBC: India woman arrested over Facebook post in 'shock': ""We are living in a democracy, not a fascist dictatorship. In fact, this arrest itself appears to be a criminal act, since... it is a crime to wrongfully arrest or wrongfully confine someone who has committed no crime," Mr Katju, a former Supreme Court judge, said."
Nov 19, 2012 Social media arrest: an overreaction?: "The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday (November 19) again opened a can of worms with netizens calling the move a "social media hijack by the powerful and the fundamentalists"."
Nov 19, 2012 Stampede at Chhath ghat in Patna, at least 18 dead: "In a tragic incident in Bihar, a stampede took place at a ghat the Adalat Ganj area in Patna during the Chhath festival on Monday. At least 18 people died and several others got injured during the stampede."
Nov 19, 2012 Mumbai: Girl arrested for anti-Thackeray Facebook post: "A 21-year-old girl, who posted comments against Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on social networking website Facebook, was arrested by the police. A friend of the girl was also arrested for liking the anti-Thacke"
Nov 19, 2012 Ponty Chadha’s mafia-style wars: Paid for by aam janta: "“Around 40 shots from three different weapons, all of which were licensed, were fired. The weapons ranged from .9mm pistols and .32 bore pistols to an AK 47,” another officer told the Hindustan Times. The Chadha shootout in Chattarpur reads like a scene from The Godfather — except this one is subsidised by hard-earned taxpayer money."
Nov 19, 2012 Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide: "The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.", "Ironically, the goons who actually wrecked the clinic of Dhada’s uncle haven’t been called to account."
Nov 19, 2012 Crime, Punishment, Honour: "This is the full-text of the status update by Shaheen Dhada which was 'liked' by her friend Renu Srinivasan on Facebook: "With all respect, every day, thousands of people die, but still the world moves on. Just due to one politician died a natural death, everyone just goes bonkers. They should know, we are resilient by force, not by choice. When was the last time, did anyone showed [sic] some respect or even a two-minute silence for Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Azad, Sukhdev or any of the people because of whom we are free-living Indians? Respect is earned, given, and definitely not forced. Today, Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not due to respect."", "It is instructive that the police, instead of taking action against the mob, wanted 14 days' custody for the young girls, not even straightaway releasing them on bail as provided under law."
Nov 19, 2012 Adding Insult To Injury: "Not only were two girls arrested for comments one of them made, and the other 'liked', on Facebook about Bal Thackeray, the police did not even take any action against the mob that vandalised the clinic of the uncle of one of the girls."
Nov 19, 2012 'This Arrest Itself Appears To Be A Criminal Act': "Press Council Chairman demands that the Maharashtra CM " immediately order the suspension, arrest, chargesheeting and criminal prosecution of the police personnel" who arrested a girl for protesting on Facebook against Mumbai bandh on Bal Thackeray's death"
Nov 19, 2012 बिहार में 'ऑनर किलिंग' का मामला, तीन की मौत: "पुलिस के मुताबिक दिलारु बिंद को गोली मारी गई है जबकि उनके दो छोटे बच्चों जिनमें तीन साल की बेटी और सात महीने का बेटा है, उसका गला रेत दिया गया."
Nov 19, 2012 बाल ठाकरे कवरेज: इतना भी निरमा ना लगाओ: "पचौरी आगे कहते हैं कि टीवी चैनलों के कवरेज को देख कर लगा कि चैनल "डरे हुए हैं और वो यह मान कर कवरेज़ कर रहे हैं क्लिक करें शिव सैनिकों में उग्र होने की क्षमता है. इसका अर्थ यह हुआ कि मनमोहन सिंह अगर कल से अपना डंडा तोड़ना और रूतबा दिखाना शुरू कर दें तो आप उनका भी प्रशस्ती गान शुरू कर दें.""
Nov 19, 2012 Is it right to arrest people for Facebook posts?: "While the DGP ordered a probe into the arrest of the girls, sources in Home Ministry said they were closely monitoring the case."
Nov 18, 2012 Have we accepted corruption in public life?: "Political corruption was there even during the time of Pandit Nehru. But later a rapid erosion in the selfless dedication of leaders led to the growth of corruption in the entire body politic."
Nov 18, 2012 In Rajasthan’s Mewat region, women are bought on Diwali: "Girls bought before Diwali are married off to older men on the occasion of "Dev Uthani Ekadashi", considered an auspicious day"
Nov 17, 2012 Ramesh targets states for poor health infrastructure: "Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh attacked the states for the crumbling health infrastructure in the country, saying even Kenya has lower infant mortality rate than India. Ramesh's statement on the sta"
Nov 17, 2012 Tehatta: One killed in firing; locals, police blame each other: "There have been three instances of police firing Mamata Banerjee took over as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The latest was the killing of a carpenter in Tehatta."
Nov 17, 2012 Stock Guru just one of the many cheat-and-run cases: "Records with the Mumbai Economic Offences Wing accessed by CNN-IBN show a substantial rise in cheat-and-run offences."
Nov 16, 2012 Head Constable booked in corruption case: "Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation today booked the Personal Security Officer of a former DIG of Udhampur-Reasi range for allegedly accepting Rs 4,30,000 from some youth for recruitment in police department."
Nov 15, 2012 Indian couple fool 200,000 investors in £60 million con job: "They said they uncovered a plot in Dehra Dun dating back to 2004 when Ulhas opened a fake psychotherapy college, quickly followed by construction frauds in Nagpur, Maharashtra, a series of credit card scams in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2006, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar in 2007 and finally the creation of Stock Guru India in Delhi in 2009 "
Nov 15, 2012 The Australian: India on track to becoming a failed state: "INDIA ranks 78th in the Failed States Index 2012, which measures adversarial social, economic and political pressures faced by nations."
Nov 15, 2012 Mumbai wears a deserted look as doctors say Bal Thackeray is critical: "As concern over Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's health grew with doctors attending him saying he is critical, parts of Mumbai wore a deserted look. Shops were shut at Dadar, Mahim and Bandra. The Shiv Sena workers also "
Nov 15, 2012 Is Mamata losing her grip?: "One person was killed and nine others, including eight policemen, were injured in violence that rocked Tehatta in Nadia district on Wednesday (November 14), forcing police to open fire in "self-defence"."
Nov 15, 2012 A crusade against slavery: "In the Baran district of Rajasthan, landless tribals are made to work as bonded labourers by local landlords. Giving voice and freedom to these oppressed communities is our Grassroot Soldier, Gyarsibai Sahariya. As a result of her efforts, hundreds of Sahariyas are living a life of freedom and dignity."
Nov 15, 2012 Sugarcane farmers agitate across Maharashtra, 2 dead: "The sugarcane farmers are agitating across several districts in Maharashtra for higher prices for their produce, against sugar co-operatives. And politics, as ever, is part of the mix. During the protests, a poli"
Nov 15, 2012 Uttar Pradesh: Where cops need protection
Nov 14, 2012 The Stock Guru scam: Experts answer your questions: "Pradeep Nambiar, a corporate lawyer, and Ankur Sachdeva, a victim of the scam, answer the questions of the victims of the fraud."
Nov 14, 2012 Politicians corrupt, but few say won't pay bribes: survey
Nov 13, 2012 India continues to suffer from endemic corruption: "Neither the mortifying ranking of the country placing it among the most corrupt in the world nor the wholesale exposure of the corrupt by blaring media could bring about much of a difference in terms of improved standards of integrity among its denizens"
Nov 13, 2012 'मैं रिक्शा वाला क्यों बना?': "पुलिस वालों का जब मन करता है वो मेट्रो स्टेशन पर खड़े रिक्शे वालों को खदेड़ने लग जाते हैं....बातों से नहीं बल्कि गालियों, डंडों और लातों से. और जब इस सब से उनका पेट नहीं भरता तो अपना 'ब्रह्मास्त्र' निकाल लेते हैं. आम भाषा में इसे सूआ बोलते हैं--लकड़ी के हत्थे में लगी 4 इंच लंबी लोहे की पैनी सलाख."
Nov 12, 2012 Rs 500cr rides on Gurus of ‘fraud’ - 2 lakh people on list of couple’s victims: "“They promised 20 per cent monthly returns for six months and refund of the principal in the seventh,”"
Nov 11, 2012 Inflated water bills: Time for DJB to fix its systems?: "A water bill of Rs 2 crore left a small Delhi family gasping this month. Satvir Kaur and Paramjit Singh were speechless when they saw their bill of Rs 2.39 crore. And it was not just Satvir. Her neighbor Usha"
Nov 11, 2012 Custodial death case; Sanjiv Bhatt charged: "A local court on Thursday (Nov 8) framed charges of murder and other offences against suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has been at loggerheads with Narendra Modi government, and six other accused policemen in a 22-year-old case of custodial torture."
Nov 11, 2012 Custodial death: Charges filed against Sanjiv Bhatt: "In a major setback to suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, a local court on Thursday filed charges against him and six policemen who are accused in the 1990 Khambalia custodial death case."
Nov 11, 2012 UPA's decision-making process appalling: CAG Vinod Rai: "Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai on Wednesday slammed the UPA for its decision-making process, calling it 'brazen' and 'appalling'."
Nov 11, 2012 Smog situation worsens; Delhi govt blames UP, Haryana: "A thick layer of smog continues to envelope the national capital on Thursday. The Supreme Court has expressed concern, but the Delhi government, unsure as to what has caused the smog, says it's because of Haryana"
Nov 11, 2012 Watch: Passenger turns violent, slaps air hostess on board IndiGo flight: "There was a mid-air scare for passengers on an Indigo Mumbai-Delhi flight on Wednesday. A man allegedly created a ruckus and threatened passengers. He has been identified as Murtaleen Sheikh, a second hand car"
Nov 11, 2012 Haryana: Two girls shot at, 1 dead; villagers protest: "Another shocking case of violence against women in Haryana surfaced on Wednesday. Two schoolgirls were shot at by a motorcycle-borne assailant on Wednesday morning at Kaithal. "
Nov 11, 2012 BBC: Illegal firearms on the rise in India: "New Delhi police say that the numbers they have seized is almost doubling, with the rise signalling a growing gun culture."
Nov 11, 2012 Mayawati dubs Uttar Pradesh as 'crime pradesh', Akhilesh hits back: ""The UP government has failed badly on law and order front. Now Uttar Pradesh has become not 99 per cent but 100 per cent crime pradesh,""
Nov 10, 2012 PDP alleges rampant corruption in J&K machinery: ""The state has completely fallen into the stranglehold of vested interest that is engaged in brazen loot of public exchequer and national wealth,""
Nov 10, 2012 Unhappy Acres New questions—on original licence, location, resale—for Vadra’s land: "It is for the Haryana government to examine if Vadra’s reasons to sell the land to DLF lie in ‘hardship’, and if all the other deals he has struck across the state benefited from speedy grants of licences and permits."
Nov 10, 2012 Black money flowing out of India is more than fiscal deficit: "Kar estimates that in a period of 61 years from 1948 to 2008, India lost a total of $213 billion dollars due to illicit flows, the present value of which is at least $462 billion. In rupee terms this works out to a whopping Rs 25,317,60 crore. This number is almost 5 times the fiscal deficit of the government of India for the year 2012-2013."
Nov 10, 2012 What Karnad just found out: India is a nation of holy cows: "Mohun Bagan is the best football club: This is not much of a holy cow now but in the eighties and till the mid nineties any criticism of this football club could have got you lynched. Then came ESPN-Star Sports and Bengal realised that their football is a slow motion version of the real football played in Europe."
Nov 10, 2012 Rs. 14 crore and counting: Lokayukta raids councillor: "Lokayukta officals checking corporator Govindaraj's documents at his driver Prakash's residence during their raid in Bangalore on Friday."
Nov 10, 2012 17-yr-old girl gangraped by BSP MLA's son, two others: "The FIR, based on the complaint of the victim, was registered yesterday at a police station here against Naeem, son of BSP MLA Maulana Jameel Ahmad; Nauman, brother-in-law of the MLA and a third unidentified person."
Nov 10, 2012 Half of Lucknow's police stations have dead phones: " 20 of the 43 police stations in the state capital have non-functional telephones"
Nov 10, 2012 Citizens Against Corruption: Your Voice: "People tell us which government department according to them is the most corrupt"
Nov 8, 2012 'Corruption, water crises and income disparity biggest risks for India': "Water supply crises, a growing gap between rich and poor, terrorism and cyber attacks are among the top global risks most troubling India’s experts, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Perception Survey."
Nov 8, 2012 Sick of corruption, Paresh Rawal wants to take to gun
Nov 8, 2012 "Corruption reaching turning point in India"
Nov 8, 2012 Sick of corruption, Paresh Rawal wants to shoot politicians: ""Sometimes, I want to become a Naxalite, take a gun and shoot these politicians. They are third-rate, shameless people without any morality,""
Nov 8, 2012 Corrupt leaders and dirty politics: What else do we expect?
Nov 7, 2012 Cops always side with rapists: Karnataka HC: ""I never understand why the police always take the side of villains. Whether it is Haryana or Karnataka, it is the same. No sympathy over the plight of women,''"
Nov 7, 2012 Why India loves a good electrician: "Many Indians seem to be proud of their ability to deal with inefficiency - but how long can a country that projects itself as a global powerhouse continue to put up with a situation where anything that can go wrong, usually does?"
Nov 5, 2012 ‘30% Indians utterly corrupt': "a former Vigilance Chief has said that at least 30 per cent of Indians are utterly corrupt."
Nov 3, 2012 Gold stuffed inside sofa, Rs 25-cr assets found during raid on MP DIG Prisons: "The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Police on Saturday raided the official residence of Umesh Kumar Gandhi, state DIG Prisons, and the home of his brother and detected Rs 25 crore worth assets, alongwith several lakhs of rupees in cash, 14 bank lockers, and a tin carrying Rs 2 crore worth fixed deposit receipts."
Nov 3, 2012 Public money, private extravaganza: "Andhra Pradesh Minister Botsa Satyanarayana Rao is being accused of misusing his position and utilising the service of government officials for the wedding of his daughter. The Deputy Transport Commissioner had ordered private taxis to be at the service of the Minister for the wedding. But that's not all...sources say a few Ministers along with their families are being put up at a five star hotel at the exchequer's expense."
Nov 3, 2012 'ताकतवर लोगों को क्यों छूते हो?': ""वहाँ एक पुलिस वाले ने इशारों में कहा कि मैंने पी चिदंबरम के बेटे और सोनिया गाँधी के दामाद रॉबर्ट वाड्रा जैसे ताकतवर लोगों को छूने की कोशिश क्यों की?""
Nov 3, 2012 Crackdown on films by Mamata government?: "The Mamata Banerjee government is under fire for allegedly stopping the screening of Bengali film 'Teen Kanya', at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation-owned Star Cinema hall."
Nov 3, 2012 SP will next withdraw cases against Khurshid: Kejriwal: " India Against Corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) after the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday withdrew money laundering cases against former SP"
Nov 3, 2012 Citizen Against Corruption: Road only on Paper: "CJ Col Sehrawat exposes how a road constructed by DSIIDC at a cost of Rs 2.3 crores in Delhi exists only on paper!"
Nov 3, 2012 Kerala: MP tries to force release of man at police station: "Yet another MP has been caught on camera showing his muscle power. Congress leader from Kerala K Sudhakaran was caught on camera trying to force the release of a man held for sand mining."
Nov 3, 2012 AP Cong leader Botsa splurges crores on daughter's wedding: " It is being called the mega wedding of Andra Pradesh. Nearly 700 constables, 35 DSPs and 120 SHOs were reportedly deployed to ensure the wedding of Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana's daughter went off smoot"
Nov 3, 2012 MP: IPS officer raided; cash, jewellery worth Rs 25 cr found: "The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Saturday raided the residence of a senior IPS officer and found cash and jewellery worth crores. The police reportedly recovered nearly Rs 25 crore worth of cash and jewe"
Nov 3, 2012 LPG shortage: Omar gets away with flouting rule: "Long queues at gas dealers have been a regular sight in the Kashmir valley for weeks now as LPG availability became acute. But even as the valley saw multiple protests, some like the one in Sopore turned violent."
Nov 3, 2012 We have to completely overthrow this system: Kejriwal: "Commenting on the Uttar Pradesh government dropping money laundering cases against Amar Singh, Kejriwal tweeted that it was shameful. “Is this criminal justice system? We have to completely overthrow this system. Next Mulayam Singh will withdraw cases against Salman Khurshid. Wait n watch. And in return, congress wud withdraw cases against mulayam,”"
Nov 3, 2012 Gandhi as IPS: Officer stashes assets worth crores of rupees: "So far, they had found fixed deposit receipts of Rs 2.3 crore, Rs 40 lakh investment in LIC, Rs 4 lakh cash and title documents of 25 properties in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Raisen, Katni and Sagar districts,"
Nov 2, 2012 'Corruption is socially acceptable in India': "Corruption is socially acceptable in India and millions of Indian families bribe public servants for access to basic services, said former chief vigilance commissioner Pratyush Sinha", "Sinha said that while 30% of all Indians was totally corrupt, 50% of them are borderline cases. He added that just about 20 % Indians were honest."
Nov 2, 2012 Should people be arrested for tweeting offensive comments?: "A 19-year-old man was sentenced for three months after posting crude jokes on Facebook about a missing five-year-old thought to have been murdered in UK."
Nov 2, 2012 Former Army chief Gen VK Singh threatens to gherao Parliament in December over sugar sector decontrol: "He clarified that he has not yet decided on contesting elections. "Good people should enter Parliament. But I have not thought about myself yet.""
Nov 2, 2012 'Extortionist' leader flouts law again: "This is the second time Shukla has openly flouted the law even after being in the jail. Currently he is serving in the Khudiram Bose Central Jail in a murder case. Earlier, Shukla called the director of a private engineering college Santlal Yadav twice on his mobile from inside the jail demanding Rs 2 crore for the rally seeking special status for Bihar. JD(U) has come out to defend Munna Shukla, who was caught on camera distributing pamphlets while being handcuffed and produced in court for a bail plea."
Nov 2, 2012 Should former Army Chief VK Singh gherao Parliament?: "Former Army Chief V K Singh on Friday (Nov 2) took his protest against the central government a step further when he indicated he may join a canegrowers' planned gherao of Parliament on December four."
Nov 2, 2012 IAC 'proves' Cong link to shoe thrower: "India Against Corruption(IAC) on Friday (November 2) claimed that a man who threw a shoe at Arvind Kejriwal two days ago is close to Gandhi family."
Nov 2, 2012 Government officials at minister's service: "There is a major controversy over the wedding of Andhra Transport Minister's daughter. Minister Botsa Satyanarayana Rao has allegedly misused his position and utilised the service of the government officials for the wedding. The minister has deployed close to 750 police personnel for the wedding preparations. Rao's ministry has also issued a requisition to 300 private taxis to be at the service of the Minister for the wedding. Even a delegation of ministers have decided to hold review meetings close to the wedding venue at Vizag. This raises questions on whether the meeting was specifically held to fund the travel expenses of these big shot ministers' to attend the wedding."
Nov 2, 2012 Licence Raj back in a new avatar: "This great game is all about acquiring India's natural resources, at any cost, one might add."
Nov 2, 2012 'Imbalance in demand, supply leading to corruption': "Graph of corruption in India was on a new height and from top to bottom senior bureaucrats, politicians, and other employees all were involved in corrupt practices.""
Nov 2, 2012 Mid-day meal scheme turning into a nightmare: "It was an ambitious project of the government, but it's turning into a nightmare with children being served substandard food."
Nov 2, 2012 Web of political links helped Vadra’s land deals: "revenue officials point out that since the payment for the land was not received through the cheque mentioned in the sale deed, it would fall foul of Section 82 of the Registration Act, 1908 since the payment of Rs. 7.5 crore was not completed between vendor and vendee, and would ordinarily invite penalty under the Act."
Nov 2, 2012 Khemka questions police 'failure' to nab caller: "Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who claimed to have got two threat calls within a fortnight, today questioned the functioning of the state police over its alleged failure to nab the caller."
Nov 2, 2012 Haryana labelled 'balatkar Pradesh' for crimes on Dalits by Scheduled Caste commission
Nov 2, 2012 Maharashtra food scam: Private companies eat up Rs 1,000cr meant for poor: "Private companies have hijacked the government's flagship scheme to provide food to poor children and their mothers, the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), with contractors in Maharashtra alone controlling Rs 1,000 crore worth of supplies in contravention of Supreme Court orders"
Nov 1, 2012 Anti-Corruption | One man, one bribe: "Threats began to come his way thick and fast, he says, from local criminals, politicians, government officials, even the police."
Nov 1, 2012 Money Power in Polls Root Cause of Corruption: Quraishi: "Lack of transparency in political funding and use of unaccounted money in elections are the root causes of corruption in India and they need to be addressed urgently, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said"
Nov 1, 2012 Why most of our heroes turn out to be corrupt
Nov 1, 2012 Man arrested for tweets against Chidambaram's son plans legal action: "Ravi Srinivasan, a businessman from Puducherry was arrested and later released, for his tweet on the Finance Minister's son Karti Chidambaram."
Nov 1, 2012 The Law Of The Land: "Mr Srinivasan tweeted from his Twitter account @ravi_the_indian : “got reports that karthick chidambaram has amassed more wealth than vadra.” He was arrested under Section 66-A of Information Technology Act after registration of a case on the complaint by Karti Chidambaram lodged with the Union Territory's Inspector General of Police"
Oct 31, 2012 Industrialist held for ‘offensive’ tweet on Chidambaram's son: " in a tweet on October 19 alleged that Karti had "amassed" more wealth than Robert Vadra, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law.", ""The police action is completely unacceptable. Are we living in a goonda raj? Of late anyone talking about the nexus between the political class and corporates is targeted,""
Oct 30, 2012 Bangalore drowning in its garbage: "Over the past many weeks, the residents of Bangalore have been fighting a war against garbage. However, their problems have only mounted after two landfills in the city have shut down, owing to which the garbage is not cleared from the streets for days together. But with city dwellers putting pressure, the BBMP and private contractors are arbidly clearing garbage from city. The question here is- where is this garbage being taken to?"
Oct 30, 2012 Is there a cover up by Gadkari-promoted Purti group?: "After the Income Tax department began inquiry into the alleged shell companies investing in BJP President Nitin Gadkari firm, CNN-IBN has found that a number of companies have changed their addresses overnight."
Oct 29, 2012 Daughter accuses BJP MLA of corruption, ill treatment: "said that she has written to chief minister Narendra Modi not to give a ticket to her father for contesting the forthcoming assembly polls as he has amassed wealth through corruption."
Oct 29, 2012 Sensational charge against JD(U) leader: "After former JD (U) MLA was accused of trying to extort money from inside the jail and illegally possessing a mobile phone, the RJD has accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government of indulging in open loot in the name of a rally. Former JD (U) MLA Munna Shukla, who is serving a jail sentence for the murder of RJD minister, allegedly made extortion call of Rs 2 crore from his prison cell for Nitish Kumar's Adhikar rally in Bihar scheduled on November 4. Shukla allegedly made an extortion call from prison to the Director of Pataliputra Engineering College."
Oct 29, 2012 Dalit woman alleges rape by Haryana MLA kin: "Ram Phal, a dalit, and daily wage earner told HT on Monday that Rajinder, nephew of INLD legislator Dharam Pal Obra, had been raping his wife for almost four months."
Oct 29, 2012 Maha CM orders crime branch probe in abuse at women's shelter: "alleged sexual abuse of women housed in the Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruh in Mankhurd here, a state run shelter for women"
Oct 29, 2012 Adhikar rally: FIR against ex-JDU MLA on extortion charges: "An FIR was filed on Sunday against former Janata Dal United MLA Munna Shukla on extortion charges. Shukla allegedly demanded Rs 2 crore from a builder for the JDU's Adhikar rally."
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Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Hospital damages worth lakhs, says girl's uncle: "CNN-IBN spoke to the uncle of the girl at the centre of the Bal Thackeray Facebook status controversy. His hospital had been vandalised by alleged Shiv Sena members over the status."
Nov 20, 2012 Rajasthan: 16 infant deaths in 3 months in Chittorgarh: "Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had drawn attention to crumbling health infrastructure in the states, saying even Kenya has a lower infant mortality rate than India. CNN-IBN travelled to Rajasthan'"
Nov 20, 2012 Stock Guru just the tip of the iceberg: Experts: "The Rs 2,300 crore Speak Asia scam, the Rs 1,700 crore Aryarup scam and now the Rs 500 crore Stock Guru scam - all these cases involved accusations of duping investors with false promises. Experts, however, chill"
Nov 20, 2012 Thackeray FB post: Girls fear for their safety: "The two girls who were arrested and released for their Facebook activity around the Mumbai bandh and over Bal Thackeray's death have apologised but out of fear. Ten people who were arrested for vandalising one o"
Nov 20, 2012 Shiv Sena says Bal Thackeray our god, backs police action: "The Shiv Sena has once again justified the arrest of the two Thane girls who were arrested over a Facebook post in which they questioned the shutdown in Mumbai after the death of Bal Thackeray. Talking about the"
Nov 20, 2012 Former UP chief secretary Neera Yadav gets 3-year jail for Noida land scam: "Tuesday's verdict is connected to her making illegal allotments to her relatives, bureaucrats and politicians. Incidentally, Yadav and her husband Mahendra Singh are BJP members since 2009.", "Yadav cornered four plots for her two daughters, husband and herself. One of these measuring 500 sq metres has a palatial bungalow. CBI claims the properties are worth crores. The CBI also found that Yadav's husband, Mahendra Singh, owns real estate in London and Glasgow. In India, the family allegedly owns properties in Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad and Lucknow in UP apart from Bangalore and Mumbai."
Nov 20, 2012 BBC: India woman arrested over Facebook post in 'shock': ""We are living in a democracy, not a fascist dictatorship. In fact, this arrest itself appears to be a criminal act, since... it is a crime to wrongfully arrest or wrongfully confine someone who has committed no crime," Mr Katju, a former Supreme Court judge, said."
Nov 19, 2012 Social media arrest: an overreaction?: "The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday (November 19) again opened a can of worms with netizens calling the move a "social media hijack by the powerful and the fundamentalists"."
Nov 19, 2012 Stampede at Chhath ghat in Patna, at least 18 dead: "In a tragic incident in Bihar, a stampede took place at a ghat the Adalat Ganj area in Patna during the Chhath festival on Monday. At least 18 people died and several others got injured during the stampede."
Nov 19, 2012 Mumbai: Girl arrested for anti-Thackeray Facebook post: "A 21-year-old girl, who posted comments against Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on social networking website Facebook, was arrested by the police. A friend of the girl was also arrested for liking the anti-Thacke"
Nov 19, 2012 Ponty Chadha’s mafia-style wars: Paid for by aam janta: "“Around 40 shots from three different weapons, all of which were licensed, were fired. The weapons ranged from .9mm pistols and .32 bore pistols to an AK 47,” another officer told the Hindustan Times. The Chadha shootout in Chattarpur reads like a scene from The Godfather — except this one is subsidised by hard-earned taxpayer money."
Nov 19, 2012 Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide: "The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.", "Ironically, the goons who actually wrecked the clinic of Dhada’s uncle haven’t been called to account."
Nov 19, 2012 Crime, Punishment, Honour: "This is the full-text of the status update by Shaheen Dhada which was 'liked' by her friend Renu Srinivasan on Facebook: "With all respect, every day, thousands of people die, but still the world moves on. Just due to one politician died a natural death, everyone just goes bonkers. They should know, we are resilient by force, not by choice. When was the last time, did anyone showed [sic] some respect or even a two-minute silence for Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Azad, Sukhdev or any of the people because of whom we are free-living Indians? Respect is earned, given, and definitely not forced. Today, Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not due to respect."", "It is instructive that the police, instead of taking action against the mob, wanted 14 days' custody for the young girls, not even straightaway releasing them on bail as provided under law."
Nov 19, 2012 Adding Insult To Injury: "Not only were two girls arrested for comments one of them made, and the other 'liked', on Facebook about Bal Thackeray, the police did not even take any action against the mob that vandalised the clinic of the uncle of one of the girls."
Nov 19, 2012 'This Arrest Itself Appears To Be A Criminal Act': "Press Council Chairman demands that the Maharashtra CM " immediately order the suspension, arrest, chargesheeting and criminal prosecution of the police personnel" who arrested a girl for protesting on Facebook against Mumbai bandh on Bal Thackeray's death"
Nov 19, 2012 बिहार में 'ऑनर किलिंग' का मामला, तीन की मौत: "पुलिस के मुताबिक दिलारु बिंद को गोली मारी गई है जबकि उनके दो छोटे बच्चों जिनमें तीन साल की बेटी और सात महीने का बेटा है, उसका गला रेत दिया गया."
Nov 19, 2012 बाल ठाकरे कवरेज: इतना भी निरमा ना लगाओ: "पचौरी आगे कहते हैं कि टीवी चैनलों के कवरेज को देख कर लगा कि चैनल "डरे हुए हैं और वो यह मान कर कवरेज़ कर रहे हैं क्लिक करें शिव सैनिकों में उग्र होने की क्षमता है. इसका अर्थ यह हुआ कि मनमोहन सिंह अगर कल से अपना डंडा तोड़ना और रूतबा दिखाना शुरू कर दें तो आप उनका भी प्रशस्ती गान शुरू कर दें.""
Nov 19, 2012 Is it right to arrest people for Facebook posts?: "While the DGP ordered a probe into the arrest of the girls, sources in Home Ministry said they were closely monitoring the case."
Nov 18, 2012 Have we accepted corruption in public life?: "Political corruption was there even during the time of Pandit Nehru. But later a rapid erosion in the selfless dedication of leaders led to the growth of corruption in the entire body politic."
Nov 18, 2012 In Rajasthan’s Mewat region, women are bought on Diwali: "Girls bought before Diwali are married off to older men on the occasion of "Dev Uthani Ekadashi", considered an auspicious day"
Nov 17, 2012 Ramesh targets states for poor health infrastructure: "Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh attacked the states for the crumbling health infrastructure in the country, saying even Kenya has lower infant mortality rate than India. Ramesh's statement on the sta"
Nov 17, 2012 Tehatta: One killed in firing; locals, police blame each other: "There have been three instances of police firing Mamata Banerjee took over as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The latest was the killing of a carpenter in Tehatta."
Nov 17, 2012 Stock Guru just one of the many cheat-and-run cases: "Records with the Mumbai Economic Offences Wing accessed by CNN-IBN show a substantial rise in cheat-and-run offences."
Nov 16, 2012 Head Constable booked in corruption case: "Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation today booked the Personal Security Officer of a former DIG of Udhampur-Reasi range for allegedly accepting Rs 4,30,000 from some youth for recruitment in police department."
Nov 15, 2012 Indian couple fool 200,000 investors in £60 million con job: "They said they uncovered a plot in Dehra Dun dating back to 2004 when Ulhas opened a fake psychotherapy college, quickly followed by construction frauds in Nagpur, Maharashtra, a series of credit card scams in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2006, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar in 2007 and finally the creation of Stock Guru India in Delhi in 2009 "
Nov 15, 2012 The Australian: India on track to becoming a failed state: "INDIA ranks 78th in the Failed States Index 2012, which measures adversarial social, economic and political pressures faced by nations."
Nov 15, 2012 Mumbai wears a deserted look as doctors say Bal Thackeray is critical: "As concern over Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's health grew with doctors attending him saying he is critical, parts of Mumbai wore a deserted look. Shops were shut at Dadar, Mahim and Bandra. The Shiv Sena workers also "
Nov 15, 2012 Is Mamata losing her grip?: "One person was killed and nine others, including eight policemen, were injured in violence that rocked Tehatta in Nadia district on Wednesday (November 14), forcing police to open fire in "self-defence"."
Nov 15, 2012 A crusade against slavery: "In the Baran district of Rajasthan, landless tribals are made to work as bonded labourers by local landlords. Giving voice and freedom to these oppressed communities is our Grassroot Soldier, Gyarsibai Sahariya. As a result of her efforts, hundreds of Sahariyas are living a life of freedom and dignity."
Nov 15, 2012 Sugarcane farmers agitate across Maharashtra, 2 dead: "The sugarcane farmers are agitating across several districts in Maharashtra for higher prices for their produce, against sugar co-operatives. And politics, as ever, is part of the mix. During the protests, a poli"
Nov 15, 2012 Uttar Pradesh: Where cops need protection
Nov 14, 2012 The Stock Guru scam: Experts answer your questions: "Pradeep Nambiar, a corporate lawyer, and Ankur Sachdeva, a victim of the scam, answer the questions of the victims of the fraud."
Nov 14, 2012 Politicians corrupt, but few say won't pay bribes: survey
Nov 13, 2012 India continues to suffer from endemic corruption: "Neither the mortifying ranking of the country placing it among the most corrupt in the world nor the wholesale exposure of the corrupt by blaring media could bring about much of a difference in terms of improved standards of integrity among its denizens"
Nov 13, 2012 'मैं रिक्शा वाला क्यों बना?': "पुलिस वालों का जब मन करता है वो मेट्रो स्टेशन पर खड़े रिक्शे वालों को खदेड़ने लग जाते हैं....बातों से नहीं बल्कि गालियों, डंडों और लातों से. और जब इस सब से उनका पेट नहीं भरता तो अपना 'ब्रह्मास्त्र' निकाल लेते हैं. आम भाषा में इसे सूआ बोलते हैं--लकड़ी के हत्थे में लगी 4 इंच लंबी लोहे की पैनी सलाख."
Nov 12, 2012 Rs 500cr rides on Gurus of ‘fraud’ - 2 lakh people on list of couple’s victims: "“They promised 20 per cent monthly returns for six months and refund of the principal in the seventh,”"
Nov 11, 2012 Inflated water bills: Time for DJB to fix its systems?: "A water bill of Rs 2 crore left a small Delhi family gasping this month. Satvir Kaur and Paramjit Singh were speechless when they saw their bill of Rs 2.39 crore. And it was not just Satvir. Her neighbor Usha"
Nov 11, 2012 Custodial death case; Sanjiv Bhatt charged: "A local court on Thursday (Nov 8) framed charges of murder and other offences against suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has been at loggerheads with Narendra Modi government, and six other accused policemen in a 22-year-old case of custodial torture."
Nov 11, 2012 Custodial death: Charges filed against Sanjiv Bhatt: "In a major setback to suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, a local court on Thursday filed charges against him and six policemen who are accused in the 1990 Khambalia custodial death case."
Nov 11, 2012 UPA's decision-making process appalling: CAG Vinod Rai: "Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai on Wednesday slammed the UPA for its decision-making process, calling it 'brazen' and 'appalling'."
Nov 11, 2012 Smog situation worsens; Delhi govt blames UP, Haryana: "A thick layer of smog continues to envelope the national capital on Thursday. The Supreme Court has expressed concern, but the Delhi government, unsure as to what has caused the smog, says it's because of Haryana"
Nov 11, 2012 Watch: Passenger turns violent, slaps air hostess on board IndiGo flight: "There was a mid-air scare for passengers on an Indigo Mumbai-Delhi flight on Wednesday. A man allegedly created a ruckus and threatened passengers. He has been identified as Murtaleen Sheikh, a second hand car"
Nov 11, 2012 Haryana: Two girls shot at, 1 dead; villagers protest: "Another shocking case of violence against women in Haryana surfaced on Wednesday. Two schoolgirls were shot at by a motorcycle-borne assailant on Wednesday morning at Kaithal. "
Nov 11, 2012 BBC: Illegal firearms on the rise in India: "New Delhi police say that the numbers they have seized is almost doubling, with the rise signalling a growing gun culture."
Nov 11, 2012 Mayawati dubs Uttar Pradesh as 'crime pradesh', Akhilesh hits back: ""The UP government has failed badly on law and order front. Now Uttar Pradesh has become not 99 per cent but 100 per cent crime pradesh,""
Nov 10, 2012 PDP alleges rampant corruption in J&K machinery: ""The state has completely fallen into the stranglehold of vested interest that is engaged in brazen loot of public exchequer and national wealth,""
Nov 10, 2012 Unhappy Acres New questions—on original licence, location, resale—for Vadra’s land: "It is for the Haryana government to examine if Vadra’s reasons to sell the land to DLF lie in ‘hardship’, and if all the other deals he has struck across the state benefited from speedy grants of licences and permits."
Nov 10, 2012 Black money flowing out of India is more than fiscal deficit: "Kar estimates that in a period of 61 years from 1948 to 2008, India lost a total of $213 billion dollars due to illicit flows, the present value of which is at least $462 billion. In rupee terms this works out to a whopping Rs 25,317,60 crore. This number is almost 5 times the fiscal deficit of the government of India for the year 2012-2013."
Nov 10, 2012 What Karnad just found out: India is a nation of holy cows: "Mohun Bagan is the best football club: This is not much of a holy cow now but in the eighties and till the mid nineties any criticism of this football club could have got you lynched. Then came ESPN-Star Sports and Bengal realised that their football is a slow motion version of the real football played in Europe."
Nov 10, 2012 Rs. 14 crore and counting: Lokayukta raids councillor: "Lokayukta officals checking corporator Govindaraj's documents at his driver Prakash's residence during their raid in Bangalore on Friday."
Nov 10, 2012 17-yr-old girl gangraped by BSP MLA's son, two others: "The FIR, based on the complaint of the victim, was registered yesterday at a police station here against Naeem, son of BSP MLA Maulana Jameel Ahmad; Nauman, brother-in-law of the MLA and a third unidentified person."
Nov 10, 2012 Half of Lucknow's police stations have dead phones: " 20 of the 43 police stations in the state capital have non-functional telephones"
Nov 10, 2012 Citizens Against Corruption: Your Voice: "People tell us which government department according to them is the most corrupt"
Nov 8, 2012 'Corruption, water crises and income disparity biggest risks for India': "Water supply crises, a growing gap between rich and poor, terrorism and cyber attacks are among the top global risks most troubling India’s experts, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Perception Survey."
Nov 8, 2012 Sick of corruption, Paresh Rawal wants to take to gun
Nov 8, 2012 "Corruption reaching turning point in India"
Nov 8, 2012 Sick of corruption, Paresh Rawal wants to shoot politicians: ""Sometimes, I want to become a Naxalite, take a gun and shoot these politicians. They are third-rate, shameless people without any morality,""
Nov 8, 2012 Corrupt leaders and dirty politics: What else do we expect?
Nov 7, 2012 Cops always side with rapists: Karnataka HC: ""I never understand why the police always take the side of villains. Whether it is Haryana or Karnataka, it is the same. No sympathy over the plight of women,''"
Nov 7, 2012 Why India loves a good electrician: "Many Indians seem to be proud of their ability to deal with inefficiency - but how long can a country that projects itself as a global powerhouse continue to put up with a situation where anything that can go wrong, usually does?"
Nov 5, 2012 ‘30% Indians utterly corrupt': "a former Vigilance Chief has said that at least 30 per cent of Indians are utterly corrupt."
Nov 3, 2012 Gold stuffed inside sofa, Rs 25-cr assets found during raid on MP DIG Prisons: "The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Police on Saturday raided the official residence of Umesh Kumar Gandhi, state DIG Prisons, and the home of his brother and detected Rs 25 crore worth assets, alongwith several lakhs of rupees in cash, 14 bank lockers, and a tin carrying Rs 2 crore worth fixed deposit receipts."
Nov 3, 2012 Public money, private extravaganza: "Andhra Pradesh Minister Botsa Satyanarayana Rao is being accused of misusing his position and utilising the service of government officials for the wedding of his daughter. The Deputy Transport Commissioner had ordered private taxis to be at the service of the Minister for the wedding. But that's not all...sources say a few Ministers along with their families are being put up at a five star hotel at the exchequer's expense."
Nov 3, 2012 'ताकतवर लोगों को क्यों छूते हो?': ""वहाँ एक पुलिस वाले ने इशारों में कहा कि मैंने पी चिदंबरम के बेटे और सोनिया गाँधी के दामाद रॉबर्ट वाड्रा जैसे ताकतवर लोगों को छूने की कोशिश क्यों की?""
Nov 3, 2012 Crackdown on films by Mamata government?: "The Mamata Banerjee government is under fire for allegedly stopping the screening of Bengali film 'Teen Kanya', at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation-owned Star Cinema hall."
Nov 3, 2012 SP will next withdraw cases against Khurshid: Kejriwal: " India Against Corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) after the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday withdrew money laundering cases against former SP"
Nov 3, 2012 Citizen Against Corruption: Road only on Paper: "CJ Col Sehrawat exposes how a road constructed by DSIIDC at a cost of Rs 2.3 crores in Delhi exists only on paper!"
Nov 3, 2012 Kerala: MP tries to force release of man at police station: "Yet another MP has been caught on camera showing his muscle power. Congress leader from Kerala K Sudhakaran was caught on camera trying to force the release of a man held for sand mining."
Nov 3, 2012 AP Cong leader Botsa splurges crores on daughter's wedding: " It is being called the mega wedding of Andra Pradesh. Nearly 700 constables, 35 DSPs and 120 SHOs were reportedly deployed to ensure the wedding of Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana's daughter went off smoot"
Nov 3, 2012 MP: IPS officer raided; cash, jewellery worth Rs 25 cr found: "The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Saturday raided the residence of a senior IPS officer and found cash and jewellery worth crores. The police reportedly recovered nearly Rs 25 crore worth of cash and jewe"
Nov 3, 2012 LPG shortage: Omar gets away with flouting rule: "Long queues at gas dealers have been a regular sight in the Kashmir valley for weeks now as LPG availability became acute. But even as the valley saw multiple protests, some like the one in Sopore turned violent."
Nov 3, 2012 We have to completely overthrow this system: Kejriwal: "Commenting on the Uttar Pradesh government dropping money laundering cases against Amar Singh, Kejriwal tweeted that it was shameful. “Is this criminal justice system? We have to completely overthrow this system. Next Mulayam Singh will withdraw cases against Salman Khurshid. Wait n watch. And in return, congress wud withdraw cases against mulayam,”"
Nov 3, 2012 Gandhi as IPS: Officer stashes assets worth crores of rupees: "So far, they had found fixed deposit receipts of Rs 2.3 crore, Rs 40 lakh investment in LIC, Rs 4 lakh cash and title documents of 25 properties in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Raisen, Katni and Sagar districts,"
Nov 2, 2012 'Corruption is socially acceptable in India': "Corruption is socially acceptable in India and millions of Indian families bribe public servants for access to basic services, said former chief vigilance commissioner Pratyush Sinha", "Sinha said that while 30% of all Indians was totally corrupt, 50% of them are borderline cases. He added that just about 20 % Indians were honest."
Nov 2, 2012 Should people be arrested for tweeting offensive comments?: "A 19-year-old man was sentenced for three months after posting crude jokes on Facebook about a missing five-year-old thought to have been murdered in UK."
Nov 2, 2012 Former Army chief Gen VK Singh threatens to gherao Parliament in December over sugar sector decontrol: "He clarified that he has not yet decided on contesting elections. "Good people should enter Parliament. But I have not thought about myself yet.""
Nov 2, 2012 'Extortionist' leader flouts law again: "This is the second time Shukla has openly flouted the law even after being in the jail. Currently he is serving in the Khudiram Bose Central Jail in a murder case. Earlier, Shukla called the director of a private engineering college Santlal Yadav twice on his mobile from inside the jail demanding Rs 2 crore for the rally seeking special status for Bihar. JD(U) has come out to defend Munna Shukla, who was caught on camera distributing pamphlets while being handcuffed and produced in court for a bail plea."
Nov 2, 2012 Should former Army Chief VK Singh gherao Parliament?: "Former Army Chief V K Singh on Friday (Nov 2) took his protest against the central government a step further when he indicated he may join a canegrowers' planned gherao of Parliament on December four."
Nov 2, 2012 IAC 'proves' Cong link to shoe thrower: "India Against Corruption(IAC) on Friday (November 2) claimed that a man who threw a shoe at Arvind Kejriwal two days ago is close to Gandhi family."
Nov 2, 2012 Government officials at minister's service: "There is a major controversy over the wedding of Andhra Transport Minister's daughter. Minister Botsa Satyanarayana Rao has allegedly misused his position and utilised the service of the government officials for the wedding. The minister has deployed close to 750 police personnel for the wedding preparations. Rao's ministry has also issued a requisition to 300 private taxis to be at the service of the Minister for the wedding. Even a delegation of ministers have decided to hold review meetings close to the wedding venue at Vizag. This raises questions on whether the meeting was specifically held to fund the travel expenses of these big shot ministers' to attend the wedding."
Nov 2, 2012 Licence Raj back in a new avatar: "This great game is all about acquiring India's natural resources, at any cost, one might add."
Nov 2, 2012 'Imbalance in demand, supply leading to corruption': "Graph of corruption in India was on a new height and from top to bottom senior bureaucrats, politicians, and other employees all were involved in corrupt practices.""
Nov 2, 2012 Mid-day meal scheme turning into a nightmare: "It was an ambitious project of the government, but it's turning into a nightmare with children being served substandard food."
Nov 2, 2012 Web of political links helped Vadra’s land deals: "revenue officials point out that since the payment for the land was not received through the cheque mentioned in the sale deed, it would fall foul of Section 82 of the Registration Act, 1908 since the payment of Rs. 7.5 crore was not completed between vendor and vendee, and would ordinarily invite penalty under the Act."
Nov 2, 2012 Khemka questions police 'failure' to nab caller: "Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who claimed to have got two threat calls within a fortnight, today questioned the functioning of the state police over its alleged failure to nab the caller."
Nov 2, 2012 Haryana labelled 'balatkar Pradesh' for crimes on Dalits by Scheduled Caste commission
Nov 2, 2012 Maharashtra food scam: Private companies eat up Rs 1,000cr meant for poor: "Private companies have hijacked the government's flagship scheme to provide food to poor children and their mothers, the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), with contractors in Maharashtra alone controlling Rs 1,000 crore worth of supplies in contravention of Supreme Court orders"
Nov 1, 2012 Anti-Corruption | One man, one bribe: "Threats began to come his way thick and fast, he says, from local criminals, politicians, government officials, even the police."
Nov 1, 2012 Money Power in Polls Root Cause of Corruption: Quraishi: "Lack of transparency in political funding and use of unaccounted money in elections are the root causes of corruption in India and they need to be addressed urgently, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said"
Nov 1, 2012 Why most of our heroes turn out to be corrupt
Nov 1, 2012 Man arrested for tweets against Chidambaram's son plans legal action: "Ravi Srinivasan, a businessman from Puducherry was arrested and later released, for his tweet on the Finance Minister's son Karti Chidambaram."
Nov 1, 2012 The Law Of The Land: "Mr Srinivasan tweeted from his Twitter account @ravi_the_indian : “got reports that karthick chidambaram has amassed more wealth than vadra.” He was arrested under Section 66-A of Information Technology Act after registration of a case on the complaint by Karti Chidambaram lodged with the Union Territory's Inspector General of Police"
Oct 31, 2012 Industrialist held for ‘offensive’ tweet on Chidambaram's son: " in a tweet on October 19 alleged that Karti had "amassed" more wealth than Robert Vadra, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law.", ""The police action is completely unacceptable. Are we living in a goonda raj? Of late anyone talking about the nexus between the political class and corporates is targeted,""
Oct 30, 2012 Bangalore drowning in its garbage: "Over the past many weeks, the residents of Bangalore have been fighting a war against garbage. However, their problems have only mounted after two landfills in the city have shut down, owing to which the garbage is not cleared from the streets for days together. But with city dwellers putting pressure, the BBMP and private contractors are arbidly clearing garbage from city. The question here is- where is this garbage being taken to?"
Oct 30, 2012 Is there a cover up by Gadkari-promoted Purti group?: "After the Income Tax department began inquiry into the alleged shell companies investing in BJP President Nitin Gadkari firm, CNN-IBN has found that a number of companies have changed their addresses overnight."
Oct 29, 2012 Daughter accuses BJP MLA of corruption, ill treatment: "said that she has written to chief minister Narendra Modi not to give a ticket to her father for contesting the forthcoming assembly polls as he has amassed wealth through corruption."
Oct 29, 2012 Sensational charge against JD(U) leader: "After former JD (U) MLA was accused of trying to extort money from inside the jail and illegally possessing a mobile phone, the RJD has accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government of indulging in open loot in the name of a rally. Former JD (U) MLA Munna Shukla, who is serving a jail sentence for the murder of RJD minister, allegedly made extortion call of Rs 2 crore from his prison cell for Nitish Kumar's Adhikar rally in Bihar scheduled on November 4. Shukla allegedly made an extortion call from prison to the Director of Pataliputra Engineering College."
Oct 29, 2012 Dalit woman alleges rape by Haryana MLA kin: "Ram Phal, a dalit, and daily wage earner told HT on Monday that Rajinder, nephew of INLD legislator Dharam Pal Obra, had been raping his wife for almost four months."
Oct 29, 2012 Maha CM orders crime branch probe in abuse at women's shelter: "alleged sexual abuse of women housed in the Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruh in Mankhurd here, a state run shelter for women"
Oct 29, 2012 Adhikar rally: FIR against ex-JDU MLA on extortion charges: "An FIR was filed on Sunday against former Janata Dal United MLA Munna Shukla on extortion charges. Shukla allegedly demanded Rs 2 crore from a builder for the JDU's Adhikar rally."
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