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Apr 13, 2012 आखिर क्या सच्चाई है निर्मल बाबा की?: "रायपुर में निर्मल बाबा के खिलाफ अन्धविश्वाश और ठगी को लेकर जाँच शुरू हो गयी है.", "चमत्कारी निर्मल बाबा के कथित चमत्कार पर काशी के विद्वानों और धर्म गुरुओं ने कहा की इनका चमत्कार जनता को ठगने और छलने बाला चमत्कार है, इन्हें तत्काल जेल में डाल देना चाहिये ताकि भोली भाली जनता को छलने और ठगने से बचाया जा सके." Apr 13, 2012 How widespread is the problem of child trafficking?: "An investigation by CNN-IBN and Cobrapost has revealed that a government hospital in Amroha sells children." Apr 13, 2012 SC to re-examine CBI clean chit to cops in top naxal's killing: "The Supreme Court today agreed to ''consider'' a plea for an independent probe into the killings of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and scribe Hemchandra Pandey in an allegedly staged gun battle by the Andhra Pradesh police" Apr 13, 2012 Make the law work for girls: "If Baby Falak's case shocked the nation, Baby Afreen's case has left us numb." Apr 13, 2012 SC notice to govts on plea for probe into all fake encounters: "probe into all cases of alleged killings by police in staged shootouts in the past 10 years in the country." Apr 13, 2012 Govt hospital in UP turns into a Baby Bazaar: "For a price, the staff of the Amroha hospital steal children of poor parents and sell them to the highest bidder.", "Child welfare officials exposed for role in baby sale racket" Apr 13, 2012 Kolkata: 32-yr-old woman molested inside hospital: "The Belle Vue hospital has suspended the suspect and have ordered a high level enquiry into the incident." Apr 13, 2012 Mamata faces open rebellion from intellectuals: "Kabir Suman, a TMC MP accused his party chief of flouting the very same principles on which she had ridden to power." Apr 13, 2012 7,563 rape cases in Jharkhand in 10 years: Report: "women in the state were easy prey to crimes like rape, witchcraft and dowry." Apr 13, 2012 Bengal professor arrested for anti-Mamata toons: "Ambikesh Mahapatra, a teacher at the Jadavpur University, reportedly sent derogatory images of the WB CM to 65 people." Apr 13, 2012 Mamata cartoons: Outrage in West Bengal, CM defends action, Congress unhappy: "and the academic community saying the police action is "highly atrocious" and a "clear assault" on the minimum democratic right of freedom of expression." Apr 13, 2012 Bangalore residential rentals stabilise: "Rentals range from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2 lakh per month for 2 BHK units depending on the location, proximity to landmark areas and amenities offered in the project. Similarly rentals for 3 BHK units range from Rs 45,000 to Rs 2 lakh per month" Apr 13, 2012 How does one stop baby Afreen like cases from happening?: "The three-month-old baby, beaten up badly by her father, succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest on Wednesday.", "Baby Afreen's case shows how India's superpower aspirations are undermined by social evils that take us back into dark ages." Apr 13, 2012 Outrage over 'killer' father: "There is national outrage as 3-month-old Baby Afreen lost the battle for life after after a cardiac arrest in a Bangalore hospital yesterday (April 11). She was battered and abused by her own father. Her mother and the nation wants justice for this inhuman act." Apr 13, 2012 Baby Afreen's death reveals ugly face of urban India: "The three-month-old baby, beaten up badly by her father, succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest on Wednesday." Apr 13, 2012 Nirmal Baba makes more money than Salman Khan in an hour!: "Rs 109 crores in two bank accounts" Apr 13, 2012 STAR News Exclusive: Hard facts about Nirmal Baba: "In a country of blind beliefs and superstition, it is said that Nirmal Baba is known to make wonders with his sixth sense and attained mystic powers." Apr 13, 2012 Nirmal Baba exposed as a fraud?: "In yet another controversy involving Godmen, Rs 109 crore was found deposited in Nirmal Baba’s two bank accounts in just three months" Apr 11, 2012 Baby Afreen loses battle: "Three-month-old baby Afreen, allegedly battered and abused by her father for being born a girl, died at a hospital in Bangalore after suffering a cardiac arrest." Apr 11, 2012 Baby Afreen's death a murder: Child rights panel: "NCPCR chairperson Shanta Sinha said that legal assistance should be given to the mother to take up the case forward." Apr 11, 2012 FTN: Is India still unsafe for the girl child?: "Baby Afreen, the three-month-old baby, beaten and abused by her father continues to be critical and on life support." Apr 11, 2012 My husband should suffer: Baby Afreen's mother: "Baby Afreen's mother Reshma called for the strictest punishment for her husband after Afreen died on Wednesday." Apr 11, 2012 Baby Afreen still critical, mother vows to fight: "The baby was battered and burnt with cigarettes, but now her mother has said that she can't take the abuse of her child anymore." Apr 11, 2012 1600 Illegal colonies an MCD election issue: "Regularisation and development work in the unauthorised colonies of Delhi is a contentious issue on which political parties fight their local-body elections." Apr 10, 2012 Raja Bhaiya offers cool comfort in UP jails: "Singh, who had around two dozen criminal cases against him at one time and has spent several years in jail." Apr 10, 2012 MNS creates ruckus demanding better facilities: "Activism through vandalism" Apr 10, 2012 The Baby Bazaar: A special report tonight at 9 pm: "Watch hospitals become shops and doctors and nurses become touts. Watch government hospital staff selling newborns and infants. Watch a Cobrapost and IBN-Network Expose" Apr 10, 2012 Afreen critical, may suffer brain damage: Doctors: "The Vani Vilas hospital said it could take up to three weeks for the three-month-old battered baby to recover." Apr 10, 2012 MCD polls: Delhi's overflowing garbage problem: "Delhi wakes up to over 7,000 tonnes of solid waste everyday and overflowing garbage dumps are a common sight." Apr 10, 2012 FTN: Should politicians stay out of re-writing history?: "A state government appointed committee has proposed to restructure higher secondary history syllabus removing what it calls an overemphasis on communist thinkers." Apr 10, 2012 A quick march to anarchy: "Institutions are under attack, be it the defence establishment, the judiciary, the media or specific organisations like the CAG" Apr 10, 2012 Rakesh Ranjan Making Film on Education Scams: "Director Rakesh Ranjan Kumar is all set to unravel the real stories behind the rackets marring the education system in his upcoming film titled Marksheet." Apr 9, 2012 Of pees and queues: The great Indian public (in)convenience: "“Indians defecate everywhere. They defecate mostly, besides the railway tracks. But they also defecate on the beaches; they defecate on the hills; they defecate on the river banks; they defecate on the streets; they never look for cover.” – VS Naipaul" Apr 9, 2012 A nun’s story: sex, affairs and priests you can’t refuse: "“There was a lot of unbearable pain and humiliation. Some ran away, some committed suicide.", "One day, I found out that she was reading a filthy magazine. A magazine that had pictures of naked men and women." Apr 9, 2012 Delhi: Child trafficking racket busted, 15 rescued: "All the children are from Bihar and West Bengal. While the youngest one is 9 years old, the oldest is 15." Apr 9, 2012 Jharkhand: 13 killed in Naxal-CRPF encounter: "Two policemen were injured in the encounter between CRPF, police and Naxals in Barwadih." Apr 9, 2012 Watch: In Karnataka toss babies, make them strong: "Scores of babies are tossed by a temple priest from atop a chariot and caught by the waiting crowds." Apr 9, 2012 Police officer who solved Kolkata rape case demoted: "Sen has now been made Deputy Inspector General of Police (Training), Barrackpore, considered a garage posting for an Indian Police Service officer till now entrusted with solving the complex crime cases in the metropolis." Apr 9, 2012 AP, Jodhpur: Gender bias still a reality in India?: "A father blinded by superstition assaulted his six-month pregnant wife with an iron rod that resulted in a miscarriage." Apr 9, 2012 Gadchiroli: tribals caught in crossfire?: "In the past one year, 44 tribals have been killed allegedly by the Naxals in Gadchiroli." Apr 9, 2012 Pune policeman caught 'stealing' motorbike: "The case came to light when the bike owner examined the footage from a CCTV camera installed nearby." Apr 9, 2012 FTN: Servant-employer relationship reaching breaking point?: "A doctor couple residing in Dwarka in south west Delhi went on a vacation to Thailand, allegedly leaving their 13-year-old maid locked-up and starving in their flat." Apr 9, 2012 Starving in India: The Forgotten Problem Apr 9, 2012 Graft contaminates water supply too: "officials in India could gain 10 times their salaries in bribes" Apr 9, 2012 Katju speaks the ‘unpleasant truth’: 90% of Indians are fools: "“the minds of 90 percent of Indians are full of casteism, communalism, superstition.”" Apr 9, 2012 From the Delhi police: Why women deserve to be raped: "I realised that according to stringent criteria of the Delhi Police, almost all women deserve to be raped." Apr 9, 2012 Class 12 students accused of murder?: "A Government school teacher was allegedly killed for performing his duty. Rakesh Kumar, teacher, did not permit Mukesh, Vikram and Hari Om to cheat in class 12 exams after the three approached him. Angered over this, two youths ran their car over the teacher when he was returning from school" Apr 9, 2012 Girl killed for having inter-caste affair: "The girl's family confessed that they strangled her to death after they came to know of her plans to elope with a boy of a different caste." Apr 9, 2012 'Battered' baby girl battles for life in Bangalore: "Baby Afreen's mother Reshma Bhanu claims that it was her husband who tried to kill the baby as he did not want a girl." Apr 9, 2012 Desperate for son, man batters infant daughter: "Farook was picked up on his wife Rehsma Bhanu's complaint that he had been torturing the baby to kill it, as he wanted a boy." Apr 9, 2012 Akhilesh transfers 1,000 bureaucrats in 24 days: "more than 1,000 officials from the police and administrative services have been shunted from here to there, reportedly based on their "loyalty tilts"." Apr 8, 2012 India's Census: Lots Of Cellphones, Too Few Toilets: "Data from India's latest census shows that although millions of Indians have access to technology such as TVs and cellphones, many millions more still lack basic amenities such as sanitation and water." Apr 8, 2012 Montreal Gazette: India rebels warn of 'extreme steps' over Italian captive: "The insurgency feeds off land disputes, police brutality and corruption, and is strongest in the poorest and most deprived areas of India, many of which are rich in natural resources." Apr 8, 2012 Fake certificate racket busted in Ranchi: "The gang used to charge Rs 100 to Rs 5000 for a certificate, depending on the kind of document required." Apr 7, 2012 Boy barred from exam over grandfather's death: "a teacher told him he was not "pure" as a family member had died." Apr 6, 2012 Abducted youth engineer found murdered: "A young engineer, who was abducted three days ago, was found murdered in west Delhi on Friday morning (April 6), police said. Three of his abductors have been arrested. Johny Gupta (23) was abducted from Keshavpuram Industrial area on April three." Apr 6, 2012 Did MLAs fake income for prime property?: "Even as the noose tightens around Vilasrao Deshmukh, there's more trouble for the Congress government in the Maharashtra. A leaked CAG report in Maharashtra has pulled up the government for the land it allotted to the Ashirwad cooperative housing society, promoted by current and former ministers and legislators. The CAG report says that the MLAs on the list have declared their income to be between 2500 and 12 thousand rupees" Apr 6, 2012 Rape of girls inside juvenile home comes to light: "In a shocking incident, the alleged rape of at least three girls aged less than 10 years inside a state-run juvenile home in Allahabad has come to light following which its superintendent has been placed under suspension while a peon accused of the heinous crime has been arrested, police said." Apr 6, 2012 Swine flu outbreak: How worried should you be?: "More than 350 people have tested positive and 26 patients have succumbed to swine flu this year." Apr 6, 2012 Kolkata IPS officer's transfer mere reshuffling?: "Many believe that the transfer will deepen the mistrust between the police and those in power." Apr 6, 2012 Physically challenged man beaten by cops in UP: "Men in uniform turn goons" Apr 6, 2012 Shocking video: Punjab cop brutally beats up woman: "22 year old brutally beaten up by policeman" Apr 6, 2012 Caught on cam: 10-yr-old boy brutally beaten up by cops: "Shocker from Andhra" Apr 6, 2012 Engineer killed after kidnap for Rs 1 crore: "“They wanted to earn quick money. Anoop had information about Ravinder receiving a huge sum recently from a land deal and thought he could easily give the ransom of Rs 1 crore,”" Apr 6, 2012 India accounts for 20 per cent of global blind population: "With 7.8 million blind people in India, the country accounts for 20 per cent of the 39 million blind population across the globe" Apr 6, 2012 Out on bail but fearful of cops, he decides to return to jail: "Karan, 31, claimed he was under threat from some police officers outside the jail, and he feared that they will either kill him or frame him in false cases." Apr 6, 2012 Three minor girls raped by peon at government orphanage in Allahabad: "three minor girls were raped by peon in Rajikiya Shishu Grih, an orphanage run by the government, for children below 10 years of age in Allahabad district. The victims are said to be between 6 to 9 years of age were subjected to physical and mental trauma for last few months." Apr 6, 2012 Maharashtra legislators fudged income for acquiring govt flats: CAG: "Eleven Maharashtra legislators indicted in the yet-to-be-released CAG report, had declared their monthly income ranging from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500 to acquire large flats under the government quota in Ashirwad Co-operative Housing Society in suburban Mumbai." Apr 3, 2012 College girl held for parents' murder: "The price of the double murder: 30,000." Apr 3, 2012 Orissa names corrupt officials in ‘Hall of Shame’: "Other prominent names in the list includes a member of Orissa Arbitration Tribunal, a former director of mines, contractor B Prabhakaran, miner Diptiranjan Patnaik, treasury officers, accounts officers, traffic inspectors, motor vehicle inspectors, regional transport officers, and even several clerks." Apr 3, 2012 Will Meghalya speaker take action?: "The attack came after photographs showing the MLA sleeping through an assembly session were published. Beaten black and blue, Walton had to be hospitalised.", "lawmaker or lawbreaker?" Apr 3, 2012 5 star treatment for Bibi Jagir Kaur in jail?: "Even as Bibi Jagir Kaur, a SAD MLA, is currently lodged in the Kapurthala Jail after being convicted for forceful abortion and abduction of her daughter, she still enjoys VVIP treatment that she enjoyed as a minister. An LCD TV was installed in Bibi's ward and even the police officials don't object to her using a mobile phone.", "Authorities touch Bibi Kaur's feet as she arrives in jail" Apr 3, 2012 Maid torture: Lookout notice against the couple: "The Delhi police has issued a lookout notice against the doctor couple who had locked up their 13-year-old maid and left for a holiday in Bangkok." Apr 3, 2012 ‘Inspector raj’ haunts as gold jewellers intensify strike: "another threat that looms large over the industry is that of rampant corruption. "We have no problem about the introduction of the excise duty but its procedure is very complicated and impractical and jewellers cannot maintain all records,"" Apr 3, 2012 BBC: India parents 'reject newborn girl for baby boy': "A newborn Indian girl has been left unwanted as her presumed parents seek custody of a baby boy handed to them by mistake," Apr 3, 2012 कैसे भारत को कह दूँ महान?: "चिकोटी काटी जाती थी और उसकी चीख बाहर न पहुँचे इसके लिए मुँह को कपड़े से ठूँस कर बंद किया जाता था... कभी-कभी जूता भी ठूँस दिया जाता था.", "अपनी बिटिया को ये कहने में शर्म सी महसूस हुई कि भारत सबसे महान है अगर महान होना कोई पोज़िटिव बात है तो......" Apr 3, 2012 Andhra Pradesh: Man beats wife to force abortion: "The victim claims that this was her fifth pregnancy and there were 2 previous cases of forcible abortions as she was carrying a girl child." Apr 3, 2012 Act against spiritual guru: NCW Chief on AP abortion case: "Commenting on the Andhra Pradesh forced abortion incident, NCW Chairperson Mamata Sharma said that the 'baba' who ordered the act should be held." Apr 3, 2012 Pune cop caught 'stealing' motorbike: "when he went to file his complaint, the policemen on duty demanded Rs 300 for filing an FIR and Rs 2,000 for conducting the 'panchanama'." Apr 2, 2012 Police constable arrested for allegedly raping minor: ""Constable Chandan Mudi was arrested from his home at Rabindra Sarani area last night. The nine-year-old girl's" Apr 2, 2012 द.अफ्रीका के स्कूल भी हैं भारत जैसे: "भारत में सरकारी स्कूलों की खस्ता हालत पर आए दिन ख़बरें आती हैं " Apr 2, 2012 सर्राफा व्यापारियों को आबकारी विभाग का डर: "दिल्ली बुलियन एंड जैवलरस एसोसिएशन के अध्यक्ष प्रेम शर्मा का कहना है कि उन्हें डर है कि आबकारी विभाग के कर्मचारी सराफा व्यापारियों को तंग करेंगे." Apr 2, 2012 Baby girl lies abandoned, couples fight for boy: "A DNA test will determine as to which of the two sets of couples fighting over a boy are her biological parents." Apr 2, 2012 70% of infants die in 1st month: "8.62 lakh children died in 2010 within 29 days of life." Apr 2, 2012 '53 women sterilized in Bihar in 2 hours': "After the surgeries, all 53 women were crying out in pain. Though they were in desperate need of medical care, no one came to assist them," she added. Throughout India, rural women are routinely dehumanized in such unsanitary sterilization camps" Apr 1, 2012 3 cops to protect each VIP, just 1 cop for 761 citizens: "Besides a central list of VIPs having over 300-odd protectees, each state and UT has its own list making these numbers run into thousands." Apr 1, 2012 Cops kept eyes shut during ’84 riots: CBI: "“This was a case where the police acted in a pre-planned manner and every policemen was keeping his eyes closed,”" Apr 1, 2012 Plugging a monumental leak: "A series of II PU question paper leaks has caused a major embarrassment to the government and the department concerned" Apr 1, 2012 Policemen deployed for VIP security much beyond alloted number: "According to a Home Ministry report, these 16,788 VIPs, mostly ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges and bureaucrats, were guarded by 50,059 policemen in 25 states and Union Territories in 2010 for six months or more." Apr 1, 2012 Pune: 3 friends kill 15-year-old for easy money: "The parents had paid Rs 1500 but then approached the police when there was no more news." Mar 31, 2012 Fuel in short supply, get ready for hot days, dark nights Mar 31, 2012 Karnataka DGP loses job over alleged atrocities: "The HC described Bidari as worse than Gaddafi for alleged atrocities by his team during the hunt for Veerappan." Mar 31, 2012 Ex-Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur gets VIP treatment in jail, officials touch her feet: ""Video footage shows jail officials, in uniform and civil clothes, shamelessly touching her feet. I understand that she has been extended the facility of a special darbar inside the jail where people can meet her. All this is happening on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal." Mar 30, 2012 Why going to the doctor is the great Indian nightmare Mar 30, 2012 'बेचारे' पैदल यात्री: "भारत में सड़कों पर पैदल चलना जान हथेली पर लेकर चलने के बराबर है." Mar 30, 2012 अखबार वही जो ममता दीदी पढ़ाए!: "जी हां, राज्य में अब सरकार तय कर रही है कि सरकारी पुस्तकालयों में लोग कौन सा अखबार पढ़ेंगे और कौन सा नहीं.", "इन अखबारों की सूची में बांग्ला के पांच, हिंदी का एक और उर्दू के दो अखबार हैं. यह तमाम अखबार वही हैं जो ममता सरकार के साथ खड़े रहे हैं. इनमें से कइयों के मालिकों को ममता राज्यसभा भेज चुकी हैं." Mar 30, 2012 Bidari worse than Saddam Hussain or Muammar Gaddafi: HC: "NHRC concluded that one woman was a victim of rape and repeated torture, three women were subjected electric currents through different parts of their body, seven subjected to illegal detention and assault, three suffered permanent disability, 11 stripped naked and given electric shocks, 12 unlawfully detained, one was taken into custody but never returned and 60 were killed in encounters out of 36 were killed in "false encounters"." Mar 30, 2012 Political scandal hits Punjab Govt: "Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was sent to jail today (March 30) after she was convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment by a CBI court for conspiring in forcible abortion and abduction in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet Kaur 12 years ago." Mar 30, 2012 Archer Nisha Rani sells archery equipment for poverty: "Abject poverty has forced an international gold medal winning archer in Jhrakhand to sell off her world-class archery equipment for money." Mar 30, 2012 Punjab minister convicted in daughter's abortion case: "Bibi Jagir Kaur has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. She has been let off in the murder case."
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