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Aug 19, 2012 22 yr old gang raped and left to die: "Sharif Ali Mollah has been has been accused of raping a woman in broad daylight in South Kolkata. Along with some construction workers, he raped a 22 year old while she was out to fetch medicines for her daughter." Aug 19, 2012 Bengal policemen turn extortionists: "Her trauma compounded by the insensitivity of the West Bengal Police, a rape victim asked to pay a bribe just to register her complaint. Malda rape victim, said, "They are asking for money. We are poor people, where do we get the money from?"" Aug 19, 2012 Cop arrested for taking Rs 25,000 bribe: "ASI Ayuvan Singh had allegedly demanded the bribe from a person for not seeking police remand for him from court in a land-related case" Aug 18, 2012 Gopal Kanda's journey from footwear merchant to aircraft owner: "Gopal Kanda and his family did not own much property five years ago. However, when his assets were looked into, it was found that in the last five years, Kanda and his family had amassed properties worth hundred of crores which included acquisition of an aircraft for his MDLR (Murali Dhar Lakhpat Rai) Airlines company." Aug 17, 2012 The worst job in the world: "The 35-year-old and others like Devi Lal, 43, get just £3.50 a day and a bottle of bootleg booze to dull their senses in New Delhi, India. SEVENTY per cent of the men are believed to die on the job." Aug 17, 2012 Violence after prayers in Uttar Pradesh: "a section of Muslims resorted to vandalism and arson after offering Friday prayers in several parts of UP to register their protest against the violence in Assam and Myanmar." Aug 17, 2012 Hyderabad: '45 pc Northeast people have fled already': "Top police officials have been holding meetings to assess the situation and build confidence among the people." Aug 17, 2012 Scared northeast people continue to flee Bangalore: "About 1,100 people from Northeast are leaving Bangalore on Friday; a total of 17,000 have left the city in three days." Aug 17, 2012 Mob targets media in Lucknow: "After the attack on the media in Mumbai, a mob targeted the media again, this time in Lucknow. A violent mob attacked the media as cops watched on today (August 17) in Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh." Aug 17, 2012 Our legal system made life easy for criminals: Supreme Court: "Our legal system has made life too easy for criminals and too difficult for the law abiding citizens, the Supreme Court said on Friday, referring to the "dilatory tactics" of the LN Mishra murder case accused in dragging its trial for the last 37 years." Aug 14, 2012 Noida residents in shock as water bills run into crores: "The Noida Authority's Jal department, which was in deep slumber since 1976, suddenly woke up last month and began settling its accounts." Aug 14, 2012 To get land, Mayor said he was a labourer: "Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy and his wife K Prabha are incurring the wrath of law for getting eight acres of government land in the Somanahalli village of Uttarahalli Hobli in the City by falsely claiming that they are landless farm labourers." Aug 14, 2012 The Last Word: Has India become chaotic and confused?: "India is ready to mark the 66th Independence Day with Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare's campaigns in the background and the economy faltering." Aug 14, 2012 Woman abducted and gang raped: "In yet another incident of crime against women in West Bengal capital, a young woman was allegedly gang raped at Chetla in southern part of the city, the police said." Aug 14, 2012 Exposed Shivpal threatens media: "After Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, uncle of the Chief Minister of the state Akhilesh Yadav, claimed the media had quoted him out of context over his remarks on 'official sanction' to officials in thestate to indulge in little bit of corruption, today (Aug 14) threatens media telling them to leave a meeting or that he will get them arrested." Aug 13, 2012 Demographic Invasion: "Above all, the corrupt politics of vote banks and crass electoral calculi, to the manifest detriment of the national interest, must be defeated." Aug 13, 2012 Assam politicians orchestrated Mumbai violence: Investigators Aug 13, 2012 Mumbai violence: Police probe underworld link: "According to sources, the investigators have got the leads from the analysis of CCTV footage of the violence at Azad Maidan." Aug 13, 2012 Mamata cartoon row: 'Professor was harassed': "The West Bengal Human Rights Commission found the police guilty of harassing the professor and his neighbour." Aug 13, 2012 Geetika Sharma suicide case: Who's shielding Gopal Kanda?: " Geetika Sharma suicide case: Who's shielding Gopal Kanda? CNN-IBN | Aug 13, 2012 at 09:42pm Despite being mentioned in a suicide note written by Geetika Sharma, the Delhi Police has still not been able to nab MDLR Airlines owner Gopal Kanda." Aug 12, 2012 FTN: Do Government hospitals need shock treatment?: "UP's healthcare system stands exposed. After Bulandshahr, it is now a government hospital in Ballia, where a sweeper was found attending to patients in the emergency ward." Aug 12, 2012 Is there more black money within India than outside?: "A sting operation by IBN Network and Cobrapost has revealed the rampant use of black money in the Indian film industry." Aug 12, 2012 Black money sting: I-T acts, Bollywood reacts: "The I-T department sends tapes for investigation while Payal Rohatgi, like Anees Bazmee, comes up with a bizarre line of defence." Aug 12, 2012 Is private practice by doctors taking precedence over emergencies?: "Wardboys and technicians perform the work of doctors in a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh." Aug 12, 2012 Black money sting: Bollywood expresses shock: "Mukesh Bhatt and Kabir Bedi said they were shocked, but defended the industry saying there was a corporate structure now." Aug 12, 2012 Sweeper turns doctor at another UP govt hospital: "A sweeper at a hospital in Ballia was found administering stitches and injections to patients in the emergency ward." Aug 12, 2012 I was arrested without medical test: Pinki Pramanik: "Speaking to CNN-IBN, Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik claimed that she was being blackmailed and framed by her roommate." Aug 12, 2012 Black money sting: Payal Rohatgi gives bizarre defence: "The actor Payal Rohatgi has come up with a similar line of defence as others. She claims that she and her partner asked for cash only to tick off a persistent reporter." Aug 12, 2012 Exposed: What black money buys in Bollywood: "Vashu Bhagnani, Anubhav Sinha and Anees Bazmee reveal how black money funds their films and how they launder it for their investors." Aug 12, 2012 Is black money still rampant in Bollywood?: "A IBN-Cobrapost sting operation exposes how some of the biggest names in Bollywood are openly willing to operate with black money." Aug 12, 2012 Pinki Pramanik alleges police atrocities on her in custody: "The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has also stepped in and directed the home, health and police departments to inquire into the allegations of 'torture' on the athlete in police and jail custody." Aug 12, 2012 UP medical officer defends sweeper treating patient: "The hospital Chief Medical Superintendent, Shishir Kumar, said the person in the footage was an Operation Theatre assistant." Aug 12, 2012 After shocker, bizarre justification: "After shocking reports of ward boys performing surgical procedures at Uttar Pradesh's Bulundsahar district hospital, an inquiry team reviewing the matter has found the hospital guilty of charges ordering immediate action against hospital authorities. The Chief medical superintendent when confronted offered a bizarre justification saying surgical procedures was being conducted under his supervision." Aug 12, 2012 What punishment for hostel warden?: "In the worst form of humiliation, a 10-year-old child was forced to drink her own urine as punishment for bed wetting by her hostel warden. This incident has sent shockwaves across the nation, but the accused warden has only been suspended temporarily. The question we are asking is what is going to be her punishment for scarring a little girl for life?" Aug 12, 2012 Where is the justice for the 10-year-old?: "She was humiliated, forced to lick her own urine. But two days after this outrageous incident her tormentor still roams free, out on bail. The warden of the Vishwa Bharti University has gone underground after massive outrage across the nation demanding strict action against her. She was let out on bail last night after being booked under bailable offence by the police." Aug 12, 2012 Anarchy in hospital, CM on holiday: "Ayub is a cleaner at the Bulandshahr govt hospital. But Ayub, without any hesitation administered an injection to a patient. But if a cleaner turning doctor was not enough, what is even more shocking is the chief medical superintendent was looking on, and later gave an appalling justification. " Aug 12, 2012 Punish officials and erring students for MBBS malpractices: SC: "said students who obtain MBBS seats through collusion with authorities will have to compensate the aggrieved meritorious students." Aug 12, 2012 Sweeper caught treating patients in UP hospital: "The hospital in Bulandshahr has 23 trained doctors, but a sweeper was caught on camera giving stitches to a patient." Aug 12, 2012 Chief Medical Superitendent transferred: "Amid shocking visuals of ward boys playing doctors in a Bulandshahar hospital, the Uttar Pradesh government today "removed" the Chief Medical Superintendent and suspended a ward boy of the government facility. "The ward boy, who was putting stitches, has been suspended and the CMS has been removed," Health Minister Ahmad Hasan told reporters." Aug 12, 2012 Mentally challenged 'raped & bludgeoned': "It is the story of horror beyond belief, indignity beyond tolerance. A mentally challenged woman is raped and bludgeoned to death in Hoogly, West Bengal. The body of a 32 year old woman, Guriya, was exhumed from behind the rehabilitation centre where she was supposed to be treated. But instead of care what Guriya got was torture and sexual abuse. She was physically bludgeoned and then killed." Aug 12, 2012 No harm in drinking urine: Swami Agnivesh: "A nationwide outrage over a Visva-Bharati warden asking a class 5 student to drink her urine for bedwetting notwithstanding, social activist Swami Agnivesh claimed that this was a traditional cure for such a condition." Aug 12, 2012 'Ward boys doubling up as doctors isn't uncommon': "Dr Devi Shetty from Narayan Hrudalaya admits that the Indian healthcare system is facing an acute shortage of qualified doctors and other medical staff." Aug 12, 2012 I assist doctors in treating patients: UP sweeper: "A sweeper has been caught on camera attending to patients in the emergency ward of a government hospital in Ballia." Aug 12, 2012 Urine shocker: Parents deny approving 'cure': "The parents of the 10-year-old claimed that the warden had tried to make her taste urine earlier too, but could not succeed." Aug 12, 2012 Ghaziabad: Open drain claims 4-year-old's life: "Sunny died after he fell into an open drain in the Vasundhara area of Ghaziabad." Aug 12, 2012 UP: Now, CMO's driver plays doctor in govt hospital: "The Chief Medical Officer's driver was caught on camera administering saline drips to patients in Kushinagar." Aug 12, 2012 Urine shocker: Parents reject HRD Ministry's report: "The report which was sent to the PMO had suggested that the girl's mother may have given a go-ahead to the warden to give her a 'shock treatment'." Aug 12, 2012 Sub-inspector tries to molest dalit woman, arrested: "The woman in her complaint also alleged that the SI used to call her every now and then at the police station on pretext of inquiry" Aug 12, 2012 Meghalaya coal mines: where death is a part of job: "In Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, everyday children are sent into mine pits more than 100 feet deep for mining work." Aug 12, 2012 Bulandshahr hospital shocker: Hospital staff stage protest: "The Chief Medical Superintendent of the district hospital in Bulandshahr, Shishir Kumar, has been shifted out." Aug 12, 2012 Do UP government hospitals need shock treatment?: "CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses the issue of Class 4 employees posing as doctors with experts." Aug 12, 2012 Purulia case: India to scale down diplomatic ties with Denmark: "Denmark even did not pay any heed to a special request of external affairs minister S M Krishna", "The Danish authorities challenged the decision in the high court which also rejected their plea citing poor prison conditions, including overcrowding, alleged torture and human rights record of India." Aug 12, 2012 Higher your education, harder it is getting a job Aug 12, 2012 India investigates Chhattisgarh 'womb removal insurance scam': "India's Chhattisgarh state is investigating reports that thousands of women had unnecessary hysterectomies so hospitals could make insurance claims.", "The money was claimed by the medical centres under the terms of an Indian government health insurance scheme launched in 2007. It allows hospitals and clinics to claim 30,000 rupees ($545/£348) per family when required to treat any of the 60 million people living below the poverty line in India." Aug 12, 2012 UP: Honour killing in Akhilesh's hometown: "The father and the brother of a Dalit boy were murdered in the UP CM's hometown of Etawah in a suspected case of honour killing." Aug 12, 2012 Crime Branch officials discharged in corruption case: "A Delhi court has discharged three policemen, including an inspector, of corruption charges for want of proper sanction for prosecution, but has proceeded against them for allegedly extorting money from a businessman. " Aug 12, 2012 WB Chief Minister's bizarre action: "A man, who was dubbed as Maoist by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a public meeting when he asked her what steps she was taking to help farmers, has been arrested." Aug 12, 2012 Former Army chief Gen VK Singh joins Ramdev's protest, calls government 'property dealer': "former Army chief VK Singh today joined yoga guru Ramdev's protest here, dubbing the government as a "property dealer" which takes over farmers' land in the name of development." Aug 11, 2012 Odisha: Slum dwellers dig up, eat rotten grain: "Hunger has driven slum dwellers in Odisha to dig up wasted food grain by the Food Corporation of India and eat it for their survival." Aug 11, 2012 One month on, NU fails to progress in revaluation scam: "Over a month now, there is no headway in the scam where the accused was said to have given illegal benefits to hundreds of engineering students by fraudulently increasing marks under the pretext of revaluation/re-totalling." Aug 11, 2012 Top politicians shielding Kanda?: "A former Haryana Minister who’s name was stamped in bold letters in Geetika Sharma's suicide note. A helpless Geetika unable to endure the torture allegedly by Kanda was forced to end her life on August 5. Since then the family has been running from pillar to post seeking justice." Aug 11, 2012 Man who questioned Mamata arrested: "A man who asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a public meeting what steps she was taking to help farmers has been arrested by the police." Aug 11, 2012 Tension on Ranchi streets: "In no time the mob virtually took siege to the entire Main from Albert EkkaChowk to SujataChowk, spreading fears of riots in the city. The mob belonging to the minority group was protesting against the killing of Muslims in Myanmar." Aug 11, 2012 WB: Man arrested after questioning Mamata: "When Shiladitya Chowdhary from Nayagram village asked the CM to look at the plight of the farmers, Mamata Banerjee lost her temper and said he was a Maoist." Aug 11, 2012 Two Meghalaya cops forced to drink urine by superior: "Two police constables in Meghalaya were forced to drink the urine of their fellow trainees by their instructor as punishment following a minor scuffle in the camp" Aug 11, 2012 BBC: India’s enduring problem with malnutrition: "Despite having a fast-growing economy, 40% of its children are malnourished." Aug 11, 2012 India bus crashes in Himachal Pradesh killing 39: "India has the world's highest number of road deaths, with more than 110,000 people killed every year in accidents." Aug 10, 2012 Is the railway ticketing system in complete shambles?: "In a shocking revelation, IBN Network and Cobrapost has exposed a nexus between rail ticket touts, police and railway officials wherein the touts are allowed to buy tickets in bulk against false names." Aug 10, 2012 Exposed: Police, rail staff involved in big ticket scam: "IBN Network and Cobrapost expose how touts, with the help of policemen and officials, get to buy tickets in bulk against false names." Aug 10, 2012 Delhi girl gangraped by ten persons in Faridabad: "A 20-year-old Delhi girl, working for the Delhi Jal Board call centre at Tajpur, was allegedly gangraped by her colleague's boyfriend and nine of his friends in Faridabad before she was dumped near National Highway No 2 on Thursday night." Aug 10, 2012 Delay in manual scavenging act: Why we must all be ashamed Aug 10, 2012 Cancer survivor denied promotion: "It is the height of insensitivity- after a 14-year-long battle with throat cancer just when Ramabrahmam thought that life had come back on track, his employer, the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, decided to openly discriminate against him by denying him a promotion till he submits a medical certificate .guaranteeing his long-term survival chance." Aug 10, 2012 राजस्थान: 40 हज़ार में माँ-बाप ने बच्चा बेचा: "संध्या एक ऐसी अभागी माँ है जिसने अपने नवजात बेटे को सिर्फ इसलिए बेच दिया क्योंकि उनके पास अपने साढ़े तीन साल के बेटे रौनक के इलाज के लिए पैसे नहीं थे." Aug 10, 2012 Minister gives babus licence to steal: "In outrageous remarks, PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, uncle of the UP Chief Minister, told officials that they can steal a little of public money if they work hard but they should not behave like dacoits." Aug 10, 2012 Work hard, steal a little: UP minister to bureaucrats: "Shivpal Yadav told district officials in Etah that it's okay to steal a little but not loot as long as they work hard." Aug 10, 2012 Shivpal Yadav to babus: 'You can steal', but don't be 'dacoits: "the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department Minister said, “As long as you work hard and get things done, you can steal a little.”" Aug 9, 2012 Vote bank politics ruined Assam, it’s on time bomb now: Sri Sri: "“Assam is sitting on a time bomb,” spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar warned on Thursday." Aug 9, 2012 Accused minister shielded by inaction?: "Former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, fearing arrest in ex-airhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, on Thursday (August 9)sought anticipatory bail from a Delhi court" Aug 9, 2012 Whose case is the women’s commission taking up?: "These are bizarre recommendations to the state government by the chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW) C Manjula!" Aug 9, 2012 VIP convict Bibi Jagir Kaur's open dare: "A powerful minister in the Punjab government, Bibi Jagir Kaur was sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment, but less than 5 months later she walks out on parole for 28 days." Aug 8, 2012 Womb scam in Bihar, nursing homes performed hysterectomy on even males and minor girls: "The womb scam by unscrupulous doctors in Bihar has revealed swindling of several crores of rupees of Centre's money through fake hysterectomies (removal of wombs) on even males and minor girls," Aug 8, 2012 Womb scam in Bihar, nursing homes performed hysterectomy on even males and minor girls: "The womb scam by unscrupulous doctors in Bihar has revealed swindling of several crores of rupees of Centre's money through fake hysterectomies (removal of wombs) on even males and minor girls," Aug 8, 2012 West Bengal tops states in crime against women: ""West Bengal recorded 29,133 cases of crime against women. The highest number of cases registered among 28 states in 2011,"" Aug 8, 2012 Bihar: woman who sold son, now 'sells' daughter: "A 35-year-old impoverished woman, who had hit the headlines for allegedly selling one of her eight months old male twins to a Nepalese couple at the Forbesganj railway station for the Indian currency equivalent of Rs. 62.50 on July 14, has now sold her daughter too." Aug 8, 2012 FTN: Are women victimised in relationships with politicians?: "Two days after 23-year-old Geetika Sharma's suicide, the Gurgaon police are yet to question Haryana's former deputy home minister Gopal Kanda in the case." Aug 7, 2012 PEON से PMO तक फैली है 'घुसखोरी': रामदेव Aug 7, 2012 Posters threaten acid attack on women wearing jeans in Ranchi: ""From 20/8/2012 (Aug 20), jeans have been banned for girls. Any girl will be found wearing jeans and moving without dupatta will be attacked with acid."" Aug 5, 2012 Teachers 'strip search' student: "Two women teachers were arrested today for allegedly strip searching a girl student on the suspicion that she had stolen money" Aug 4, 2012 'Tainted' doctor gets plum post: "Mamata Banerjee's government has appointed a doctor convicted by the Supreme Court for medical negligence as the chief adviser on medical issues." Aug 4, 2012 Now Karnal shelter home shut after sexual abuse: "A case has been registered against Monica Das, who runs the Apna Ghar shelter in Karnal." Aug 3, 2012 Patil takes away gifts she received as President: "Former president Pratibha Patil has taken a range of expensive gifts to her hometown Amravati. Constitutional experts say it's an aberration." Aug 3, 2012 Subsidised guns for MPs with criminal record: "around 82 MPs purchased guns from the government, of which 18 have pending criminal cases against them." Aug 2, 2012 10 percent of news paid for: Nihal Singh Aug 2, 2012 A step away from corruption is anarchy: "The Indian Police is universally regarded as a corrupt, insensitive, immoral and indisciplined organisation of oppressors, which led Justice A.N. Mulla to comment even 50 years ago that it is the largest organised gang of armed criminals in the country" Aug 2, 2012 Ramdev blames graft for Jharkhand's backwardness Aug 2, 2012 Lawless Bihar: The 'Sicily' Of India: "Widespread poverty, an under-educated populace, underpaid police, extensive criminal gangs, vigilante justice, lynchings and corrupt politicians all conspire to make rural Bihar a dangerous place." Aug 2, 2012 Corruption plaguing implementation of MNREGA: Govt Aug 2, 2012 Why is India corrupt? Aug 2, 2012 Blame courts for corruption: Shiv Khera: ""Cases get delayed for 20 to 30 years. Meanwhile, evidences are lost and the files are eaten up by cockroaches. Later, airports are named after those who faced the cases,"" Aug 2, 2012 5 reasons why India is the worst Asian country for entrepreneurs: "Widespread corruption, government hurdles, lack of funding and poor technology and training have resulted in low efficiency and high start-up costs in India, making the country the worst for entrepreneurship in Asia, according to a Gallup poll."
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