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May 13, 2012 Girls abandoned by 'protectors'?: "What happens when those entrusted with caring for these children turn into monsters who abuse them? What happens when young girls are exploited for money by the very people who are supposed to provide for them? This is Apna Ghar, a shelter home in Haryana which is no less than a house of horrors. The children and women in this facility allegedly assaulted by the woman who runs the place, beaten up, forced to work, and sometimes even pushed into flesh trade."
May 13, 2012 विचारों का गला घोंटना आधुनिक रोग: योगेंद्र यादव: "ऐसे व्यक्ति पर कुछ अनपढ़ लोग अंबेडकर के नाम पर हमला करें, इससे ज्यादा दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण और विडंबना की बात और क्या हो सकती है."
May 12, 2012 Author convicted in 20-yr-old corruption case: "sentenced KG Sharma to three-year imprisonment after the author sought leniency on the ground that he was a “renowned scholar” and a “social scientist” who has written 42 books."
May 12, 2012 क्‍या निर्मल बाबा हैं 420, केस हुआ दर्ज: "कृपा बांटने का दावा करने वाले निर्मल बाबा को क्या अब खुद कृपा की जरुरत पड़ने वाली है."
May 12, 2012 Rescue Ambedkar from the clutches of Dalit leaders
May 12, 2012 'Our Duty To Dissent': "'We think that the short, heated and not very well informed debate in the Parliament did not do justice to the responsibility that a democratic society has towards it future generations'"
May 12, 2012 लोकतंत्र है या तानाशाहियों का जमघट?: "हमारे देश में अभिव्यक्ति के लोकतांत्रिक अधिकार का हाल उसी टिटवाल के कुत्ते जैसा है."
May 12, 2012 Cartoon row: ex-NCERT advisor's office ransacked: "Suhas Palshikar had to resign on Friday following the row over the BR Ambedkar cartoon."
May 12, 2012 Lucknow Police files FIR against Nirmal Baba: "The self-styled godman has been charged with cheating, fraud and impersonation under various sections of the IPC."
May 12, 2012 Ambedkar cartoon row fallout: Ex-NCERT adviser's office ransacked.: ""space for debate in democracy is shrinking""
May 12, 2012 FIR against Nirmal Baba for cheating, fraud: "allowing entry into 'samagams' by depositing money directly into account and giving baseless and superstitions solutions amounts is not only cheating individual, but the entire society"
May 11, 2012 Thane: Drought leads to polygamy among farmers: "Farmers say they need more hands to fill and carry water from wells that are over two hours from their villages."
May 11, 2012 Kanpur's leather industry a bane for the Ganga: "What is even worse is that Rs 900 crore of the Ganga Action Plan have simply gone down the drain."
May 11, 2012 Odisha: Pregnant maid thrown off bridge, survives: "The police claim that the maid's employer, a retired sessions judge, had hired contract killers to kill her for a sum of Rs 3.5 lakh.", "Ex-judge accused of murder"
May 10, 2012 Girls sexually abused, paraded naked, forced to work at kids’ shelter: ""We were molested by various people. If any girl protested, she would be paraded naked and beaten. Jaswanti forced us to work as labourers and snatched our wages,""
May 10, 2012 Haryana: Grain rots while poor starve: "CNN-IBN revisited a storage yard only to discover that the condition has worsened."
May 10, 2012 Supreme Court asks Centre to examine complaints against former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan: "In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Thursday "requested" the Centre to examine the allegations of serious corruption and misconduct against former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan and take suitable action, including his removal as the chief of National Human Rights Commission, if they were found correct."
May 10, 2012 Is the Punjab grain problem man made?: "Investigations by CNN-IBN reveal that space to store seven lakh tonnes of wheat grain has already been created."
May 10, 2012 Why is grain rotting in the open yet again?: "The country is on the verge of record harvest, and yet for a third consecutive year, there is simply no space for storage."
May 10, 2012 Drought forces migration in Vidarbha: "As farmer suicides and acute water shortage continues in vidharba, villagers are migrating to Mumbai for a better life."
May 10, 2012 Samajwadi workers torch houses?: "In a fresh incident of violence following Akhilesh Yadav's victory in Uttar Pradesh, several houses were torched in Sitapur district on Wednesday (May 9) night, allegedly by Samajwadi Party (SP) workers. The SP workers allegedly beat up several villagers and torched their houses as they had not voted for the party in the polls. The villagers had apparently voted for an independent candidate."
May 10, 2012 Excl: UP DIG tries to do a U-turn: "Mathur landed in a controversy when he told a man who had come to lodge a missing complaint about his sister that had he been in his place, he would have shot her."
May 10, 2012 Our job to catch thieves, not missing girls: UP cop - NewsX: "Till date with each passing day U.P Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has only managed to show how incapable he's about dealing with the rising goonda raj in the state."
May 10, 2012 लड़की को जिंदा दफन करते बाप-मामा गिरफ्तार: "पुलिस का कहना है कि उस बच्ची को उनके पिता और मामा एक तांत्रिक के कहने पर जिंदा दफनाने जा रहे थे और उनका मानना था कि इससे बाद पैदा होने वाले बच्चे की सेहत बेहतर हो सके."
May 10, 2012 Malda woman dumped on road after gang rape
May 10, 2012 Honour killing: UP CM to act against DIG: "The DIG Satish Kumar Mathur was caught on camera saying that if his own sister eloped he would kill her or commit suicide."
May 9, 2012 25% of Central schemes named after Rajiv Gandhi: "At least 25% of Central schemes are named after late PM Rajiv Gandhi."
May 9, 2012 Even God can't control crime in Uttar Pradesh: Minister: "From riding a horse on a railway platform to threatening a cop of beating him with shoes, SP MLAs appear to do whatever they can to embarrass their senior leaders."
May 9, 2012 On missing wives’ trail - Rai, Ekka better halves keep CBI officers on toes : "“Though we had a picture of Sushila, we were confused. Since the accused happens to be a woman we could not arrest her amid all the other ghunghat-clad women of the family who had gathered there,”"
May 9, 2012 अब भक्‍तों की कृपा मांगते निर्मल बाबा: "कई सवालों और कई आरोपों से घिरे निर्मल बाबा के समागम बदस्तूर जारी हैं, फर्क सिर्फ इतना है कि जहां निर्मल बाबा पहले अपने भक्तों पर अनोखे उपोयों से कृपा बरसाते थे, अब वहां वो भक्तों से कृपा मांगते दिख रहे हैं."
May 9, 2012 निर्मल बाबा को नटवरलाल का अवॉर्ड: "साल 2011-12 के लिए निर्मल बाबा को नटवरलाल का अवॉर्ड दिया गया."
May 9, 2012 निर्मल बाबा के खिलाफ केस दर्ज करने का आदेश: "दिव्य शक्ति का दावा करने वाले निर्मल बाबा को अब खुद कृपा की जरूरत पड़ सकती है. क्योंकि उनके खिलाफ कोर्ट ने एफआईआर दर्ज करने का आदेश दे दिया है. बाबा पर इल्जाम है कि वो अपने अटपटे नुस्खों से धोखाधड़ी और ठगी कर रहे हैं."
May 9, 2012 50 armed men storm police station, free accused: "forcibly took away an accused from police custody after injuring two constables of Delhi police."
May 9, 2012 Colossal waste, criminal misuse: "rotting grains in Punjab being sold to distilleries at a throw away price to manufacture liqour. Punjab Government that buys wheat at 18 Rs a kilo is selling rotten grains for Rs 4-6 a kilo. However, on record it denies selling rotten food grains to liquor makers. What about the 231 million mouths that go hungry?"
May 9, 2012 Top cop says 'kill daughter'- NCW seeks suspension of UP DIG: "The National Commission for Women (NCW) today (May 9) has sought for the suspension of Satish Kumar Mathur, DIG of Saharanpur range, for allegedly endorsing honour killing, telling the family of abducted girl to shoot her if caught eloping."
May 9, 2012 Kerala: 15-year-old arrested for killing classmate: "The boy is said to have confessed that he killed his classmate to avenge a petty clash."
May 9, 2012 Akali Dal slams Centre over rotting foodgrain: "The opposition has attacked the government for lack of storage of foodgrain."
May 9, 2012 Haryana dept bans jeans, t-shirts for women staff: "The Haryana Women and Child Department says decent clothes include only 'saree or salwar kameez with dupatta' for women."
May 9, 2012 4 AU professors, ex-AICTE official chargesheeted : "seven private individuals, four pharmacy professors of Andhra University and one former senior official of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for conspiring to get approvals to run pharmacy colleges by submitting fake, forged documents without proper infrastructure to offer courses."
May 8, 2012 If my sister runs away, I will kill her: UP DIG: "Satish Kumar Mathur was caught on camera saying that if his own sister ever eloped he would kill her or commit suicide."
May 8, 2012 Petty corruption thrives, and how: "Individuals who hope to receive a ration card, a driver's licence, or a modification to their land record are often faced with long delays that can only be shortened with “extra” payments, the “speed money” that greases the wheels of government and lines the pockets of bureaucrats and their political superiors."
May 8, 2012 Majority of Indians see corruption as widespread: Gallup: "Perceptions of widespread corruption within the business community are particularly high among current business owners (72 per cent) and those who plan to start a business within the next 12 months (80 per cent)."
May 8, 2012 UP ex-CMO held for two murders: "The CBI, late on Sunday night, finally arrested former Lucknow CMO A.K. Shukla in connection with the murder cases of his predecessors — Dr Vinod Arya and Dr B.P. Singh — both of whom were shot dead while on morning walk.", "Dr Shukla, who had high connections in the Mayawati government, was earlier arrested by the CBI last year in connection with the NRHM scam, but was granted bail by the Allahabad high court."
May 8, 2012 Gangsters have free run on UP streets: "In a shootout in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh, assailants fire at a car injuring 3. Is there no fear of the law in Akhilesh's UP?", "blatant lawlessness that prevails in the state"
May 8, 2012 'India fourth worst in maternal care': "it has been ranked 76th among 80 "less developed" countries, even below some of the poor African nations, according to a report released to mark the Mothers' Day being celebrated across the world"
May 7, 2012 172 pretend to be partially blind for teachers’ job: "172 people in Akola had submitted fake medical certificates, claiming to be partially blind, to secure assistant teachers' jobs in the physically handicapped quota."
May 7, 2012 Corrupt cops thrive, courtesy Home Department: "With the Home Department showing reluctance to initiate action, the police officials who have been caught in various corruption charges are reportedly going scot-free."
May 7, 2012 India becoming prone to intolerance of freedom: Rushdie
May 6, 2012 Fighting corruption: "Severe punishment for dereliction of duties, wastage of government resources and misuse of discretionary powers may deter those involved in corrupt practices."
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 6, 2012 UP: Molesters mow down teacher: "a government school teacher in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly mowed down by hooligans after they tried to molest her. according to eyewitness, the teacher was harrassed by 5 to 6 men and was killed after they tried to pull her inside a moving car."
May 5, 2012 Two Delhi policemen jailed for extortion: "Two policemen have been sentenced to three years in jail by a Delhi court for extorting money from a scrap dealer by threatening to implicate him in a theft case."
May 5, 2012 India still a poor nation: NSSO survey - NewsX@9 Debate : "65 years of Independence, and India is still a very poor nation. That's the shocker from an NSSO survey, which says that 60 percent of rural India lives on as little as 35 rupees a day or less. And a similar percentage of urban Indians live on 66 rupees a day or less. This shatters government's claims about India no longer being a poor nation."
May 5, 2012 No drinking water facility in 13000 Bihar schools
May 4, 2012 Fight corruption: "It is also true that corruption has taken deep roots in Indian society"
May 4, 2012 Criminal waste of food grain in Punjab?: "In a country where millions go hungry every day, where food prices break the back of the common man, an estimated 231 million (23.1 crore) people in India go hungry every day, each minute, five Indians die of hunger - i.e., 7000 each day and 2.5 million people every year a bumper harvest is today rotting in godowns and the situation in Punjab is glaring at India."
May 4, 2012 कौन हैं बाबा पॉल दिनाकरन?: "विरासत में मिली इस खूबी को पॉल ने इतने जबरदस्त तरीके से निभाया कि उनके पास 5 हजार करोड़ की संपत्ति जमा होने की बात कही जाती है."
May 4, 2012 Girl gang-raped in Ghaziabad mall: "was allegedly raped in an SUV parked inside the basement"
May 4, 2012 The Last Word: Should VIPs get free houses post-retirement?: "Purno Sangma has suggested that former speakers should be treated like former presidents, vice presidents and given a free house."
May 4, 2012 25 states drinking unsafe water: Ministry data: "Dangerous levels of fluorides, nitrates and heavy metals like lead have been found in pockets of 158 districts across 25 states."
May 4, 2012 Official indifference leads to rotting of grains: "Meanwhile, adding to the troubles of the government, another incident of farmer suicide was reported from Patiala."
May 4, 2012 Sukma Collector walks free, slain guards forgotten: "The families of Kishan Kujur and Ahmad Khan are shattered and yet to receive any condolence visit from the government."
May 3, 2012 Top Biologist dismissed for exposing corruption?: "A whistle blower scientist is sacked from the prestigious National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research in Mohali for blowing the lid off the large scale corruption in the institute."
May 3, 2012 Haryana: French national assaulted in train, dies: "Frank Wilfred, found lying unconscious and bleeding at the Karnal Station, was admitted at PGI Chandigarh."
May 3, 2012 Widow sold off for Rs 60000
May 3, 2012 60 per cent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day: "and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day, reveals a government survey on income and expenditure."
May 3, 2012 ‘Corruption, crime, caste system ruining India’
May 2, 2012 The Hostage State: "It is not the Maoists that hold India hostage today, but the enduring venality, the incompetence and the collapse of imagination of the country’s leadership."
May 2, 2012 Molestation victim harassed by police?: "The victim has also alleged that the police harassed her and questioned her about staying with two boys. This is yet another incident showing the insensitive nature of the police."
May 2, 2012 Killed for protecting his niece: "In a shocker from Bangalore a 60-year-old man died while trying to protect his niece from eve teasers. Alagesh suffered a heart attack after he was assaulted by 2 men for objecting to eve teasing of his 14 year old niece. Reuben Fernandes, Keenan Santos and now Alagesh…they were killed for doing what few would dare to do; raising their voice against eve teasing."
May 2, 2012 Outrage over Swami's Nityhanand's anointment: "Nithyananda landed in a controversy after footage of him in a compromising position with a disciple was released in 2010. Nithyananda was first arrested on April 21, 2010, then released on bail 2 months later."
May 2, 2012 Woman refuses sex with father-in-law, killed: "He tried to convince her for having a relationship with him but she refused and slapped him"
May 2, 2012 Train tickets sold out, touts make hay: "Many are forced to shell out Rs 2,000-5,000 a person for confirmed tickets to these cities."
May 1, 2012 Protests in India against web censorship
May 1, 2012 BRICs, bribery and corruption: "in the search for profits investors seem willing to ignore the threats posed by bribery and corruption."
May 1, 2012 Man pushed by molesters dies: "he tried to dissuade them from molesting his niece"
May 1, 2012 Congress preparing bill to regulate media: "Congress MP and Rahul Gandhi aide Meenakshi Natarajan was readying to present a draconian Parliamentary Bill to gag the media and lay down strong punishment for so-called violations."
May 1, 2012 Raids at DFO's homes, Rs 30 crore assets found: "Lokayukta Police today conducted raids at several places of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and recovered assets and cash worth nearly Rs 30 crore, disproportion to his known sources of income."
May 1, 2012 Haryana bends again, withdraws rule related to pregnant women: "the Haryana government on Tuesday struck off the condition wherein a woman candidate carrying 3 month or more pregnancy shall be held ineligible for recruitment of teacher."
Apr 30, 2012 Indians say their lives are getting worse, despite fast economic growth
Apr 30, 2012 Mumbai: 2 new cases of drug-resistant TB found: "1,000 TB deaths everyday"
Apr 30, 2012 Is Akhilesh watching this?: "Samajwadi Party workers once again went on a rampage. This time, they created a ruckus at a police station in Bijnore district."
Apr 30, 2012 Poor attendance record of most celebrities in Rajya Sabha: "Celebrities readily accept government's offer to enter Rajya Sabha as 'nominated' members. But when it comes to attending House proceedings, they - barring a couple of them - prefer to keep themselves away from the very process which shapes country's fate."
Apr 30, 2012 Overnight ordeal for tatkal train tickets: "Singh got to the station at 8pm, he was ready for to wait overnight so he could be the first in line when the counter opened the next morning.", "In the morning, however, a railway police constable asked Singh and the four others to move aside and allowed a bunch of touts to stand at the head of the queue before the counter opened at 8am."
Apr 30, 2012 Minor allegedly raped at BSP MP's house in Uttar Pradesh: "A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gun point by the caretaker of a house owned by the Bahujan Samaj Party's member of parliament from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh"
Apr 29, 2012 Violence rocks Allahabad University: "The University of Allahabad has been closed till Monday (April 30) in the wake of clashes between police and students agitating over the issue of eviction of hostellers that left several persons injured and the premises vandalised."
Apr 29, 2012 Can the state afford to surrender to Maoists?: "While there is relief for the family of Jhina Hikaka and the Odisha government, the fate of District Collector Alex Paul Menon still hangs in balance."
Apr 29, 2012 CBI raids placement cell offices: "CBI team on Tuesday busted a fake job racket and arrested a woman employee, Satyawati, of Indian Railways for duping people for providing jobs in railways."
Apr 29, 2012 Rathore pays Rs 9.05 lakh for fancy number plate: "Former Haryana DGP S P S Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, has paid the highest amount of Rs 9,05,001 for a fancy number for the new luxury car bought by him for his lawyer wife."
Apr 29, 2012 Watch: How Naxals dispense justice: "In the jungles of Salboni in West Bengal, the Maoists blatantly violate the law in the name of delivering justice."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s continued demonization of rape victims: "So how should a country respond when its police force is found wanting? Indians may have failed to react to the news of rape denial, but the pressing need for a viable solution is their cue to finally do something about it."
Apr 29, 2012 High-tech weapons fight a vital but corrupt welfare program for India’s hungry millions
Apr 29, 2012 Corruption in India and Youth Power
Apr 29, 2012 Raising a stink: Lid blown off UP's R 2,900 cr toilet scam: "Under the scheme, a sum of Rs 2,200 was to be provided to every BPL household to build a toilet."
Apr 29, 2012 MNREGA hit by scams, says Congress MP
Apr 29, 2012 Now, UP gets its Rs 2,900 crore Toilet Scam
Apr 29, 2012 Delhi Lokayukta calls for social boycott of the corrupt
Apr 29, 2012 High-tech graft-busting helps feed hungry Indians
Apr 29, 2012 Anna again: ‘Won’t contest elections, people vote for booze and money’
Apr 29, 2012 Bangaru Laxman’s case: A rude reminder of India’s ‘corrupt’ party structure: "The lesson is simple, if you are caught you are wrong, otherwise, everything goes off as usual in typical Indian “Chalta Hai” style."

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