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Jun 9, 2012 PM could have avoided coal row, says ex-coal secy: "Former coal secretary PC Parakh has revealed how his proposal for the auction process was thwarted by politicians and the industry."
Jun 9, 2012 TDP: Jagan robbed Rs 16 lakh cr govt money: "The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to order a probe against Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, alleging that he and his benami firms have accumulated a record breaking revenue of Rs 16,63,400 crore from government land and mines worth Rs 33,935 crore when his father and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was at the helm of affairs."
Jun 9, 2012 Suspended judge, 2 State MLAs face arrest in bail ‘sale’: "Suspended CBI special court judge Pattabhirama Rao and two Karnataka legislators Gali Somasekhara Reddy and T H Suresh Babu are facing arrest in the sensational cash-for-bail scam as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh filed FIRs against them on Saturday."
Jun 9, 2012 Naval war room leak case: Abhishek Verma, wife sent to CBI custody: "Verma has been accused of taking USD 530,000 from Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD) for using his influence to stall the blacklisting proceedings initiated by the government against it after the Ordnance Factory Board scam had surfaced."
Jun 9, 2012 3 Maharashtra CMs used their quota to give houses to kin, aides and journalists: "BETWEEN 2003 and 2010, three Maharashtra chief ministers — Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan — gave away 221 apartments built in Mumbai by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) under the chief minister’s discretionary quota. More than half — 118 — of these highly coveted houses were allotted by Chavan during his 23-month tenure from December 2008, many of them to relatives, aides and acquaintances of politicians"
Jun 8, 2012 Court seeks ATR on corruption complaint against Sheila Dikshit: "a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged corruption in grant of fitness certificate to commercial vehicles."
Jun 8, 2012 India’s Failed Food System
Jun 8, 2012 BEML-Tatra deal: How far has the web spread within the army?: "The CBI is set to question three retired army officers, who joined Ravi Rishi's companies after their retirement."
Jun 8, 2012 Rot in our medical system: "Some doctors have even sought an apology from the actor for projecting the profession in bad light. They may protest, but they can’t deny the grim reality "
Jun 8, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons BCCI chief: "N Srinivasan has been summoned next week by the CBI in his capacity as the Managing Director of India Cements Ltd."
Jun 8, 2012 Coalgate: CBI to examine the role of 4 state govts: "The state governments of West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are likely to come under scrutiny."
Jun 8, 2012 CBI issues notice to BCCI chief in Jagan DA case: "The CBI, in its three charge sheets filed against Jagan and others, has alleged that he and his father had hatched a conspiracy to defraud the government with Jagan influencing Rajasekhara Reddy in doling out certain favours to various investors, who made investments in Jagan's businesses."
Jun 7, 2012 Rs 32,000 crore forex scam forgotten!: "In UPA's summer of discontent, it continues to rain scams. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge forex derivatives scam, pegged at Rs 32,000 crore which has been conveniently brushed under the carpet by the government for three years."
Jun 7, 2012 INDIA IN REVERSE GEAR
Jun 7, 2012 India's feds to probe coal mining allotments dispensed under PM's watch
Jun 7, 2012 Analysis: India's growth: build in an incompetence discount: ""There is so much denial, but almost all of the problems in India are self-inflicted," said Rajeev Malik, senior economist at CLSA Singapore. "The Indian situation is ... an outcome of policy incoherence, a government that's asleep.""
Jun 7, 2012 Shaming the hippocratic oath: "Crass commercialisation and corruption are eroding the vitals of India's healthcare system"
Jun 7, 2012 Opposition blames govt as CBI admits failure in tracking 2G money in Swiss haven: "the CBI has claimed that the probe into the Swiss money trail linked to 2G scam has hit a dead end."
Jun 7, 2012 Health rot is much deeper: "Corruption in medical councils, 'cut' system in drugs and diagnostics, overpricing of medical services, growing incidence of medical negligence, sex selection services for profit, unnecessary surgical procedures in gullible people. The list of ills afflicting the Indian health system can be much longer."
Jun 7, 2012 NTPC lashes government over power crisis
Jun 7, 2012 India’s slowdown Farewell to Incredible India: "The human cost will be immense"
Jun 7, 2012 Dear Government Of India: "'We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that you have blocked file sharing websites in India. We also know you are in the process of making a Great Indian Firewall, to censor the internet in India...'"
Jun 7, 2012 गोरेपन के विज्ञापन: बात दूर तक पहुँची: "बाजार में अब महिलाओं को गोरा बनाने का सामान ही नहीं है, बल्कि उनके प्राइवेट पार्ट्स को भी गोरा करने का विज्ञापन दिखाया जा रहा है"
Jun 7, 2012 BEML-Tatra deal: 3 ex-Army officers to be quizzed: "The three retired army officers had joined Vectra owner Ravi Rishi's companies after retirement."
Jun 7, 2012 'Army official flouting aviation norms must be penalised': "Aviation Safety Consultant Captain Mohan Ranganathan says the army official must be penalisd."
Jun 7, 2012 Army officer flouts aviation safety norms: "The incident took place on a GoAir flight when Lt General Ravi Dastane entered the cockpit during the flight."
Jun 6, 2012 Stealing public money a matter of right?
Jun 6, 2012 Analysts see stalled reforms in India's economy
Jun 6, 2012 PM indirectly gained from scam: Hazare
Jun 6, 2012 Kanpur: CBI arrests 4 senior I-T officials: "Sources say during a raid the Income Tax officials took a bribe from Eldeco officials to hush up the case."
Jun 6, 2012 I have suspicions about PM's role, says Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare made this statement after scrutinising the documents related to the allocation of coal blocks."
Jun 6, 2012 I-T Commissioner, Eldeco MD arrested by CBI in graft case: "The CBI today arrested four senior Income Tax officials, including Commissioner Investigations Kanpur range Kunal Singh, and Managing Director of realty firm Eldeco in connection with a graft case."
Jun 6, 2012 Andhra HC orders prosecution of CBI judge: "The CBI claims that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between G Janardhan Reddy and the judge for the former's bail."
Jun 6, 2012 Air India report made public: "implementation of uniform structures for pay, allowances and career progression for Air India employees would start in 45 days, saying it was necessary if the airline is to survive."
Jun 6, 2012 Court dismisses Jagan's bail plea: "A special CBI court on Friday (June 1) dismissed the bail plea of YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him. The Principal Special Court for CBI cases in its orders upheld the contention of the investigating agency that the petitioner (Jagan) may tamper with evidences."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI moves on coal block scam: "The CBI on Friday (June 1) initiated a preliminary enquiry in connection with the alleged irregularities in the utilisation of coal blocks allocated to private companies between 2006 and 2009. The agency has registered the PE, which is the first step of initiating the CBI probe, against unknown persons in connection with a complaint referred to it by the Central Vigilance Commission."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI decides to probe coal block allocation: "The Prime Minister's Office was the incharge of the coal ministry between the probe period of 2006 and 2009."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI cannot be trusted: Shanti Bhushan on coal block probe: "Team Anna Member Shanti Bhushan has said if the Prime Minister is found guilty, he should be sent to jail."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI claims to have cracked UP's NRHM scam: "According to sources the Mayawati government appointed 100 additional CMOs, who only handled NRHM funds."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI arrests senior Sebi official on bribery charges: "It said the middleman had allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh from the complainant on behalf of the Sebi official."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 2.8 cr found in CBI judge's son locker: "Special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao was suspended for alleged irregularities on Thursday night by the Andhra HC."
Jun 6, 2012 Bribery & corruption: High Court suspends CBI judge who gave bail to mining baron Reddy
Jun 6, 2012 Worst growth story in 9 years: "the Indian economy slumped to record its slowest growth in nine years in the last quarter of 2011-12 (January-March) at 5.3 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 'Puppet' CBI will give PM clean chit in coal 'scam': Team Anna: "why is the PM afraid of a probe if he is sure that he has not done anything wrong.""
Jun 6, 2012 Dhaka bound passenger lands at Bajpe airport, deported: "who was supposed to board the Gulf Air to Dhaka, landed at the six decade old Bajpe airport on May 25, 6.30 pm by the Air India Express flight."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: CBI probe will give clean chit to Mahmohan Singh, Team Anna says: ""The CBI is under the government. Here the Prime Minister is accused. How will the CBI investigate the Prime Minister? It is laughable, it is a pretence.", "Alleging that CBI is a "complete puppet" in the hands of the government, Kejriwal said disproportionate asset cases were going on against Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Lalu Yadav (RJD), Mayawati (BSP) and many other politicians for several years"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI not to probe PM in 'coalgate': "the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had stated that the government's decision not to auction coal blocks has caused a loss of Rs.1.8 lakh crore to the public exchequer."
Jun 6, 2012 Suspended CBI judge faces arrest for taking bribe: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to arrest a First Additional CBI Judge Pattabhi Ramarao on charges of accepting a huge bribe to grant bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case. The agency has found that Rs.10 crore -- and not Rs.5 crore as suspected earlier -- changed hands. It may also book the judge's son and others involved", "a retired judge and a man with a criminal past acted as mediators"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI judge who granted bail to Janardhan Reddy suspended: "First Additional CBI Judge T. Pattabhi Ramarao allegedly received Rs.5 crore for granting bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the key accused in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.", "The CBI reportedly found that the bribe money was stashed in bank lockers of the judge's kin."
Jun 6, 2012 Special CBI Judge Pattabhi Rama Rao suspended: "Pattabhi Rama Rao was hearing the Obulapuram mining scam case and had granted bail to G Janardhana Reddy."
Jun 6, 2012 GDP growth dives to 5.3 pc for the fourth quarter: "For the year, growth dropped to a three year low - 6.5 per cent against a robust 7.8 percent last year."
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat bandh: Protestors block roads, squat on rail tracks: "The state government had also issued a circular warning government employees against any leave on the bandh day."
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat Bandh hits normal life in several states: "Several NDA-ruled states witnessed total shutdown with markets wearing a deserted look and major disruptions in train and road traffic."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC refers coal block allocation for CBI probe: "According to sources, the CVC found it fit that the coal block allocation between 2006 and 2009 be referred for a preliminary CBI probe."
Jun 6, 2012 Hello, goodbye: India’s growth story is over: "Going by the latest gross domestic product data, the answer seems yes."
Jun 6, 2012 Business Bites: Indian economic growth takes a dive: "The Indian economy grew at an annual rate of 5.3% in the three months to March - its lowest rate in almost a decade, and a much worse figure than expected."
Jun 6, 2012 GDP at 5.3%: India Inc seeks 'immediate corrective actions': "Global banking giant HSBC today termed India as a "gasping elephant" as the slowdown in economic growth is "deepening" and the downside risks to the outlook have increased."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recommends CBI probe into coalgate: "According to the leaked draft CAG appearing in the media, government's failure to auction 155 coal blocks between 2004-09 may have resulted in windfall gains to the tune of Rs 10.7 lakh crore to power companies"
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recovers over Rs 3 crore for public exchequer: "CVC also advised imposition of major penalty against 44 officials, including a Director of Sports Authority of India, a General Manager of Syndicate Bank and an Executive Engineer from Municipal Corporation of Delhi in March."
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat bandh turns violent, buses set on fire in Karnataka: "BJP and Left leaders were detained at several places amid reports of buses and commercial establishments refusing to down their shutters being targeted by their activists."
Jun 6, 2012 Economy in free fall: Govt is killing growth, not Greece: "Thanks to a mixture of policy paralysis, political and economic mismanagement, and the inability of Pranab Mukherjee to manage credible budget numbers, the economy is into a free fall."
Jun 6, 2012 Train mishap: Sabotage not ruled out: "Five persons were killed and 50 others injured when seven bogies--five sleeper and two general coaches--of Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express derailed on Thursday (May 31) near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh."
Jun 6, 2012 Growth skids to 10 year low in Q4: "India's economic growth rate slipped to 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011-12, lowest in nearly 9 years due to poor performance of the manufacturing and farm sectors."
Jun 6, 2012 Chargesheet filed in NRHM case: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed chargesheet against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam (NRHM) in Ghaziabad Court. The scam relates to alleged swindling of over Rs 10,000 crore central funds allocated to the state under the mission."
Jun 6, 2012 5 dead in Doon Express mishap: "Five people died and 12 got injured after five bogies of the Doon Express got derailed on Thursday afternoon."
Jun 6, 2012 The Last Word: Is the situation worse than what the govt admits?: "The government has put on a brave face when confronted by depressing economic data but is the economic situation worse?"
Jun 6, 2012 BBC: Has skin whitening in India gone too far?: "But - she wasn't using any ordinary shower gel. No, she was using a skin lightening wash, which, as the graphic which then popped up on screen informed the viewer, would lighten her genitals.", "You only have to look at posters and ads in India to see glamorous Bollywood stars who, thanks to a bit of graphics software, have dramatically lighter skin tones - with others going the whole hog and endorsing the products.""
Jun 6, 2012 PIL in Bombay High Court for probe against 15 Union ministers: "The 14 ministers against whom the probe has been sought are : Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Home Minsiter P Chidambaram, HRD minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minsiter Salman Khurshid, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel, Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, MSME Minister Virbhadra Singh, Shipping Minister G K Vasan, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Chemical and Fertilizer Minister M K Alagiri, and Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde."
Jun 6, 2012 Babas like Ramdev, Sri Sri, Asaram emerging as big consumer product manufacturers: "Says Acharya Balkrishna, promoter of Patanjali Ayurved Products and Ramdev's trusted aide: "With entry into modern retail, we plan to quadruple our sales from Rs 455 crore in 2011-12 to nearly Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal."", "Sri Sri Ayurveda Trust, the FMCG arm of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, makes creams, shampoos, body care lotion, scrubs, cleansing milk, soaps, ayurvedic energisers and juices.""
Jun 6, 2012 Fake KAS officer took people for a ride promising them sites: "arrested a man who had allegedly posed as a KAS officer working in the Bangalore Development Authority and cheated the public by promising them sites in BDA'a Arkavathy Layout."
Jun 6, 2012 38 hotels in Ranthambore reserve's safety zone: "The hotels are reportedly allowing tourists, mostly foreigners, to view the tigers from their terrace."
Jun 6, 2012 2G: A Raja gets permission to go to Tamil Nadu: "Raja has been granted permission on the condition that he will not contact any witnesses in the 2G case."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: TMC questions PM's alleged role: "TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said the coal allocation should have been made through Coal India and not private companies."
Jun 6, 2012 Morgan Stanley blames bad policies for low economic growth: "Morgan Stanley cuts India's growth forecast to its lowest ever estimate of 5.8 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 Rajasthan: 40,000 tonnes of rotting grain ignored: "The farmers in Ganganagar claim they were assured that their produce would be procured."
Jun 5, 2012 2G spectrum: Policy tweaks helped telcos make a killing at our expense: "The point is that such ridiculous rates were cleared by the government. At whose behest? Good question!"
Jun 5, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons Andhra IT Minister: "Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Ponnala Laxmaiah was the irrigation minister in late YSR Reddy's regime."
Jun 5, 2012 Rs 200 cr to fund a coup?: "5 days after he was suspended, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has denied charges levelled against him, also asking for a CBI probe into his alleged involvement in the mining scam."
Jun 5, 2012 MPs or flying Maharajas?: "At a time when the aviation industry is battling its worst crisis ever, Air India has come up with a high quality handling protocol for Member of Parliament (MPs). A protocol that ensures special treatment for MPs from take off to arrival. The protocol will ensure a royal treatment for MPs onboard any Air India flight. But the question is in the India of 2012, why should 800 MPs be treated as Maharajas by the national carrier?"
Jun 3, 2012 CBI questions Jagan in illegal wealth case: "The Kadapa MP, emerged from the jail gate around 10.30 am. With his trademark smile, he greeted mediapersons with folded hands", "The CBI believes the funds were transferred to some briefcase companies in Luxembourg and Mauritius and routed back into Jagan's firms through hawala channel."
Jun 2, 2012 Fierce fight over 'coalgate': "Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today said"
Jun 2, 2012 Can CBI conduct impartial probe into coal block allocation?: "The CBI on Friday began a preliminary probe into coal block allocation from 2006 to 2009."
Jun 2, 2012 Power shortage continues to trouble India: "CNN-IBN has learned that 30 power stations have just about a week's coal left to fuel the power plants."
Jun 2, 2012 Coal blocks: 'Gadkari's son favoured in auction': "The PMO has now alleged that the son of BJP President Nitin Gadkari was favoured in the coal block allocations."
Jun 2, 2012 AP: CBI judge faces arrest in bribery scandal: "Judge Pattabhi Rama Rao reportedly received Rs 6 cr for granting bail to mining baron Janardhan Reddy in a case."
Jun 2, 2012 Ex-MP, wife held for land grabbing: "Central Crime Branch on Saturday arrested former Rajya Sabha MP Mastan and his wife on charges of grabbing a land worth over Rs. 2 crore using fake documents."
Jun 2, 2012 NRHM scam: CBI raids premises of former UP Minister: "The CBI today carried out searches at the premises of former UP Minister Anant Mishra in Lucknow and in Kanpur in connection with its probe in the NRHM scam."
Jun 2, 2012 Andhra HC sends Jaganmohan Reddy to CBI custody for five days: "The CBI has charged the YSR government (2004-2009) of bestowing undue favours and concessions to private promoter Nimmagadda Prasad in the land allocation for the industrial corridor and port project spread over 28,000 acres in Guntur and Prakasam districts and that in turn, Parsad invested in the companies floated by Jagan."
Jun 1, 2012 AMC mining case: CBI files chargesheet against Janardhana Reddy: "The CBI today filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and six others in an illegal mining scam, involving a firm owned by him that allegedly caused a loss of Rs 480 crore to the state exchequer."
May 29, 2012 CBI lists 23 men babus must shun: "The Central Bureau of Investigation, which prepares the UCM list, believes that these individuals are involved in manipulating government contracts, bribing officials and are a negative influence on good governance."
May 29, 2012 Now, Enforcement Directorate moves in to attach Jaganmohan Reddy's assets: "The Income Tax department started investigating his wealth when he deposited an advance tax of Rs 84 crore for April-September of 2010-11. This was a huge jump compared to the previous two years when his tax outgo was a paltry Rs 2.92 lakh for 2008-09 and Rs 6.72 crore for 2009-10."
May 29, 2012 YSR family's scams dwarf 2G, Adarsh: Naidu
May 29, 2012 BBC: Arrested Indian MP Jagan Mohan Reddy remanded: "A court in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has remanded MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in custody for two weeks."
May 29, 2012 The great pretender: India's failure to capitalise
May 29, 2012 Corruption Destroying Indian Education Sector Growth: "Parents with good income are willing to spend crores for their children by sending them to foreign universities."
May 29, 2012 Reforms needed to check corruption in real estate: CREDAI: "The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) on Tuesday said there was a need for comprehensive reforms to check black money and corruption in the realty sector."
May 29, 2012 Ambani Mauritius Funds end up with mysterious UBS Customer A: "A mid-May order of a UK Upper Tribunal Judge, Sir Stephen Oliver, QC, confirming a £1.25 million fine on Sachin Karpe, a former UBS bank wealth manager who handled accounts relating to Anil Ambani’s Reliance ADA Group (R-ADAG), among others, has opened a can of worms both for R-ADAG and the Indian market regulator Sebi."
May 29, 2012 UK regulator names Anil Ambani owner of ‘illegal’ Mauritius fund
May 29, 2012 In the dock: "the Congress didn’t seem to care, back then, if his chief ministership coincided with his son’s business interests and assets multiplying in value."
May 28, 2012 Jagan sent to judicial custody: "YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, arrested in a disproportionate assets case, was todayremanded in judicial custody for two weeks till June 11 by a CBI court in Hyderabad. Principal Judge A Pullaiah dismissed the agency's plea for14 days' CBI remand of 39-year-old Jagan, MP from Kadapa, who was taken into custody last evening. The court allowed the petition of Jagan seeking special prisoner status under Andhra Pradesh prison rules."
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Jun 9, 2012 PM could have avoided coal row, says ex-coal secy: "Former coal secretary PC Parakh has revealed how his proposal for the auction process was thwarted by politicians and the industry."
Jun 9, 2012 TDP: Jagan robbed Rs 16 lakh cr govt money: "The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to order a probe against Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, alleging that he and his benami firms have accumulated a record breaking revenue of Rs 16,63,400 crore from government land and mines worth Rs 33,935 crore when his father and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was at the helm of affairs."
Jun 9, 2012 Suspended judge, 2 State MLAs face arrest in bail ‘sale’: "Suspended CBI special court judge Pattabhirama Rao and two Karnataka legislators Gali Somasekhara Reddy and T H Suresh Babu are facing arrest in the sensational cash-for-bail scam as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh filed FIRs against them on Saturday."
Jun 9, 2012 Naval war room leak case: Abhishek Verma, wife sent to CBI custody: "Verma has been accused of taking USD 530,000 from Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD) for using his influence to stall the blacklisting proceedings initiated by the government against it after the Ordnance Factory Board scam had surfaced."
Jun 9, 2012 3 Maharashtra CMs used their quota to give houses to kin, aides and journalists: "BETWEEN 2003 and 2010, three Maharashtra chief ministers — Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan — gave away 221 apartments built in Mumbai by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) under the chief minister’s discretionary quota. More than half — 118 — of these highly coveted houses were allotted by Chavan during his 23-month tenure from December 2008, many of them to relatives, aides and acquaintances of politicians"
Jun 8, 2012 Court seeks ATR on corruption complaint against Sheila Dikshit: "a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged corruption in grant of fitness certificate to commercial vehicles."
Jun 8, 2012 India’s Failed Food System
Jun 8, 2012 BEML-Tatra deal: How far has the web spread within the army?: "The CBI is set to question three retired army officers, who joined Ravi Rishi's companies after their retirement."
Jun 8, 2012 Rot in our medical system: "Some doctors have even sought an apology from the actor for projecting the profession in bad light. They may protest, but they can’t deny the grim reality "
Jun 8, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons BCCI chief: "N Srinivasan has been summoned next week by the CBI in his capacity as the Managing Director of India Cements Ltd."
Jun 8, 2012 Coalgate: CBI to examine the role of 4 state govts: "The state governments of West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are likely to come under scrutiny."
Jun 8, 2012 CBI issues notice to BCCI chief in Jagan DA case: "The CBI, in its three charge sheets filed against Jagan and others, has alleged that he and his father had hatched a conspiracy to defraud the government with Jagan influencing Rajasekhara Reddy in doling out certain favours to various investors, who made investments in Jagan's businesses."
Jun 7, 2012 Rs 32,000 crore forex scam forgotten!: "In UPA's summer of discontent, it continues to rain scams. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge forex derivatives scam, pegged at Rs 32,000 crore which has been conveniently brushed under the carpet by the government for three years."
Jun 7, 2012 INDIA IN REVERSE GEAR
Jun 7, 2012 India's feds to probe coal mining allotments dispensed under PM's watch
Jun 7, 2012 Analysis: India's growth: build in an incompetence discount: ""There is so much denial, but almost all of the problems in India are self-inflicted," said Rajeev Malik, senior economist at CLSA Singapore. "The Indian situation is ... an outcome of policy incoherence, a government that's asleep.""
Jun 7, 2012 Shaming the hippocratic oath: "Crass commercialisation and corruption are eroding the vitals of India's healthcare system"
Jun 7, 2012 Opposition blames govt as CBI admits failure in tracking 2G money in Swiss haven: "the CBI has claimed that the probe into the Swiss money trail linked to 2G scam has hit a dead end."
Jun 7, 2012 Health rot is much deeper: "Corruption in medical councils, 'cut' system in drugs and diagnostics, overpricing of medical services, growing incidence of medical negligence, sex selection services for profit, unnecessary surgical procedures in gullible people. The list of ills afflicting the Indian health system can be much longer."
Jun 7, 2012 NTPC lashes government over power crisis
Jun 7, 2012 India’s slowdown Farewell to Incredible India: "The human cost will be immense"
Jun 7, 2012 Dear Government Of India: "'We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that you have blocked file sharing websites in India. We also know you are in the process of making a Great Indian Firewall, to censor the internet in India...'"
Jun 7, 2012 गोरेपन के विज्ञापन: बात दूर तक पहुँची: "बाजार में अब महिलाओं को गोरा बनाने का सामान ही नहीं है, बल्कि उनके प्राइवेट पार्ट्स को भी गोरा करने का विज्ञापन दिखाया जा रहा है"
Jun 7, 2012 BEML-Tatra deal: 3 ex-Army officers to be quizzed: "The three retired army officers had joined Vectra owner Ravi Rishi's companies after retirement."
Jun 7, 2012 'Army official flouting aviation norms must be penalised': "Aviation Safety Consultant Captain Mohan Ranganathan says the army official must be penalisd."
Jun 7, 2012 Army officer flouts aviation safety norms: "The incident took place on a GoAir flight when Lt General Ravi Dastane entered the cockpit during the flight."
Jun 6, 2012 Stealing public money a matter of right?
Jun 6, 2012 Analysts see stalled reforms in India's economy
Jun 6, 2012 PM indirectly gained from scam: Hazare
Jun 6, 2012 Kanpur: CBI arrests 4 senior I-T officials: "Sources say during a raid the Income Tax officials took a bribe from Eldeco officials to hush up the case."
Jun 6, 2012 I have suspicions about PM's role, says Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare made this statement after scrutinising the documents related to the allocation of coal blocks."
Jun 6, 2012 I-T Commissioner, Eldeco MD arrested by CBI in graft case: "The CBI today arrested four senior Income Tax officials, including Commissioner Investigations Kanpur range Kunal Singh, and Managing Director of realty firm Eldeco in connection with a graft case."
Jun 6, 2012 Andhra HC orders prosecution of CBI judge: "The CBI claims that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between G Janardhan Reddy and the judge for the former's bail."
Jun 6, 2012 Air India report made public: "implementation of uniform structures for pay, allowances and career progression for Air India employees would start in 45 days, saying it was necessary if the airline is to survive."
Jun 6, 2012 Court dismisses Jagan's bail plea: "A special CBI court on Friday (June 1) dismissed the bail plea of YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him. The Principal Special Court for CBI cases in its orders upheld the contention of the investigating agency that the petitioner (Jagan) may tamper with evidences."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI moves on coal block scam: "The CBI on Friday (June 1) initiated a preliminary enquiry in connection with the alleged irregularities in the utilisation of coal blocks allocated to private companies between 2006 and 2009. The agency has registered the PE, which is the first step of initiating the CBI probe, against unknown persons in connection with a complaint referred to it by the Central Vigilance Commission."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI decides to probe coal block allocation: "The Prime Minister's Office was the incharge of the coal ministry between the probe period of 2006 and 2009."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI cannot be trusted: Shanti Bhushan on coal block probe: "Team Anna Member Shanti Bhushan has said if the Prime Minister is found guilty, he should be sent to jail."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI claims to have cracked UP's NRHM scam: "According to sources the Mayawati government appointed 100 additional CMOs, who only handled NRHM funds."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI arrests senior Sebi official on bribery charges: "It said the middleman had allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh from the complainant on behalf of the Sebi official."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 2.8 cr found in CBI judge's son locker: "Special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao was suspended for alleged irregularities on Thursday night by the Andhra HC."
Jun 6, 2012 Bribery & corruption: High Court suspends CBI judge who gave bail to mining baron Reddy
Jun 6, 2012 Worst growth story in 9 years: "the Indian economy slumped to record its slowest growth in nine years in the last quarter of 2011-12 (January-March) at 5.3 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 'Puppet' CBI will give PM clean chit in coal 'scam': Team Anna: "why is the PM afraid of a probe if he is sure that he has not done anything wrong.""
Jun 6, 2012 Dhaka bound passenger lands at Bajpe airport, deported: "who was supposed to board the Gulf Air to Dhaka, landed at the six decade old Bajpe airport on May 25, 6.30 pm by the Air India Express flight."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: CBI probe will give clean chit to Mahmohan Singh, Team Anna says: ""The CBI is under the government. Here the Prime Minister is accused. How will the CBI investigate the Prime Minister? It is laughable, it is a pretence.", "Alleging that CBI is a "complete puppet" in the hands of the government, Kejriwal said disproportionate asset cases were going on against Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Lalu Yadav (RJD), Mayawati (BSP) and many other politicians for several years"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI not to probe PM in 'coalgate': "the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had stated that the government's decision not to auction coal blocks has caused a loss of Rs.1.8 lakh crore to the public exchequer."
Jun 6, 2012 Suspended CBI judge faces arrest for taking bribe: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to arrest a First Additional CBI Judge Pattabhi Ramarao on charges of accepting a huge bribe to grant bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case. The agency has found that Rs.10 crore -- and not Rs.5 crore as suspected earlier -- changed hands. It may also book the judge's son and others involved", "a retired judge and a man with a criminal past acted as mediators"
Jun 6, 2012 CBI judge who granted bail to Janardhan Reddy suspended: "First Additional CBI Judge T. Pattabhi Ramarao allegedly received Rs.5 crore for granting bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the key accused in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.", "The CBI reportedly found that the bribe money was stashed in bank lockers of the judge's kin."
Jun 6, 2012 Special CBI Judge Pattabhi Rama Rao suspended: "Pattabhi Rama Rao was hearing the Obulapuram mining scam case and had granted bail to G Janardhana Reddy."
Jun 6, 2012 GDP growth dives to 5.3 pc for the fourth quarter: "For the year, growth dropped to a three year low - 6.5 per cent against a robust 7.8 percent last year."
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat bandh: Protestors block roads, squat on rail tracks: "The state government had also issued a circular warning government employees against any leave on the bandh day."
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat Bandh hits normal life in several states: "Several NDA-ruled states witnessed total shutdown with markets wearing a deserted look and major disruptions in train and road traffic."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC refers coal block allocation for CBI probe: "According to sources, the CVC found it fit that the coal block allocation between 2006 and 2009 be referred for a preliminary CBI probe."
Jun 6, 2012 Hello, goodbye: India’s growth story is over: "Going by the latest gross domestic product data, the answer seems yes."
Jun 6, 2012 Business Bites: Indian economic growth takes a dive: "The Indian economy grew at an annual rate of 5.3% in the three months to March - its lowest rate in almost a decade, and a much worse figure than expected."
Jun 6, 2012 GDP at 5.3%: India Inc seeks 'immediate corrective actions': "Global banking giant HSBC today termed India as a "gasping elephant" as the slowdown in economic growth is "deepening" and the downside risks to the outlook have increased."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recommends CBI probe into coalgate: "According to the leaked draft CAG appearing in the media, government's failure to auction 155 coal blocks between 2004-09 may have resulted in windfall gains to the tune of Rs 10.7 lakh crore to power companies"
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recovers over Rs 3 crore for public exchequer: "CVC also advised imposition of major penalty against 44 officials, including a Director of Sports Authority of India, a General Manager of Syndicate Bank and an Executive Engineer from Municipal Corporation of Delhi in March."
Jun 6, 2012 Bharat bandh turns violent, buses set on fire in Karnataka: "BJP and Left leaders were detained at several places amid reports of buses and commercial establishments refusing to down their shutters being targeted by their activists."
Jun 6, 2012 Economy in free fall: Govt is killing growth, not Greece: "Thanks to a mixture of policy paralysis, political and economic mismanagement, and the inability of Pranab Mukherjee to manage credible budget numbers, the economy is into a free fall."
Jun 6, 2012 Train mishap: Sabotage not ruled out: "Five persons were killed and 50 others injured when seven bogies--five sleeper and two general coaches--of Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express derailed on Thursday (May 31) near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh."
Jun 6, 2012 Growth skids to 10 year low in Q4: "India's economic growth rate slipped to 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011-12, lowest in nearly 9 years due to poor performance of the manufacturing and farm sectors."
Jun 6, 2012 Chargesheet filed in NRHM case: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed chargesheet against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam (NRHM) in Ghaziabad Court. The scam relates to alleged swindling of over Rs 10,000 crore central funds allocated to the state under the mission."
Jun 6, 2012 5 dead in Doon Express mishap: "Five people died and 12 got injured after five bogies of the Doon Express got derailed on Thursday afternoon."
Jun 6, 2012 The Last Word: Is the situation worse than what the govt admits?: "The government has put on a brave face when confronted by depressing economic data but is the economic situation worse?"
Jun 6, 2012 BBC: Has skin whitening in India gone too far?: "But - she wasn't using any ordinary shower gel. No, she was using a skin lightening wash, which, as the graphic which then popped up on screen informed the viewer, would lighten her genitals.", "You only have to look at posters and ads in India to see glamorous Bollywood stars who, thanks to a bit of graphics software, have dramatically lighter skin tones - with others going the whole hog and endorsing the products.""
Jun 6, 2012 PIL in Bombay High Court for probe against 15 Union ministers: "The 14 ministers against whom the probe has been sought are : Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Home Minsiter P Chidambaram, HRD minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minsiter Salman Khurshid, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel, Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, MSME Minister Virbhadra Singh, Shipping Minister G K Vasan, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Chemical and Fertilizer Minister M K Alagiri, and Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde."
Jun 6, 2012 Babas like Ramdev, Sri Sri, Asaram emerging as big consumer product manufacturers: "Says Acharya Balkrishna, promoter of Patanjali Ayurved Products and Ramdev's trusted aide: "With entry into modern retail, we plan to quadruple our sales from Rs 455 crore in 2011-12 to nearly Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal."", "Sri Sri Ayurveda Trust, the FMCG arm of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, makes creams, shampoos, body care lotion, scrubs, cleansing milk, soaps, ayurvedic energisers and juices.""
Jun 6, 2012 Fake KAS officer took people for a ride promising them sites: "arrested a man who had allegedly posed as a KAS officer working in the Bangalore Development Authority and cheated the public by promising them sites in BDA'a Arkavathy Layout."
Jun 6, 2012 38 hotels in Ranthambore reserve's safety zone: "The hotels are reportedly allowing tourists, mostly foreigners, to view the tigers from their terrace."
Jun 6, 2012 2G: A Raja gets permission to go to Tamil Nadu: "Raja has been granted permission on the condition that he will not contact any witnesses in the 2G case."
Jun 6, 2012 Coalgate: TMC questions PM's alleged role: "TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said the coal allocation should have been made through Coal India and not private companies."
Jun 6, 2012 Morgan Stanley blames bad policies for low economic growth: "Morgan Stanley cuts India's growth forecast to its lowest ever estimate of 5.8 per cent."
Jun 6, 2012 Rajasthan: 40,000 tonnes of rotting grain ignored: "The farmers in Ganganagar claim they were assured that their produce would be procured."
Jun 5, 2012 2G spectrum: Policy tweaks helped telcos make a killing at our expense: "The point is that such ridiculous rates were cleared by the government. At whose behest? Good question!"
Jun 5, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons Andhra IT Minister: "Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Ponnala Laxmaiah was the irrigation minister in late YSR Reddy's regime."
Jun 5, 2012 Rs 200 cr to fund a coup?: "5 days after he was suspended, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has denied charges levelled against him, also asking for a CBI probe into his alleged involvement in the mining scam."
Jun 5, 2012 MPs or flying Maharajas?: "At a time when the aviation industry is battling its worst crisis ever, Air India has come up with a high quality handling protocol for Member of Parliament (MPs). A protocol that ensures special treatment for MPs from take off to arrival. The protocol will ensure a royal treatment for MPs onboard any Air India flight. But the question is in the India of 2012, why should 800 MPs be treated as Maharajas by the national carrier?"
Jun 3, 2012 CBI questions Jagan in illegal wealth case: "The Kadapa MP, emerged from the jail gate around 10.30 am. With his trademark smile, he greeted mediapersons with folded hands", "The CBI believes the funds were transferred to some briefcase companies in Luxembourg and Mauritius and routed back into Jagan's firms through hawala channel."
Jun 2, 2012 Fierce fight over 'coalgate': "Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today said"
Jun 2, 2012 Can CBI conduct impartial probe into coal block allocation?: "The CBI on Friday began a preliminary probe into coal block allocation from 2006 to 2009."
Jun 2, 2012 Power shortage continues to trouble India: "CNN-IBN has learned that 30 power stations have just about a week's coal left to fuel the power plants."
Jun 2, 2012 Coal blocks: 'Gadkari's son favoured in auction': "The PMO has now alleged that the son of BJP President Nitin Gadkari was favoured in the coal block allocations."
Jun 2, 2012 AP: CBI judge faces arrest in bribery scandal: "Judge Pattabhi Rama Rao reportedly received Rs 6 cr for granting bail to mining baron Janardhan Reddy in a case."
Jun 2, 2012 Ex-MP, wife held for land grabbing: "Central Crime Branch on Saturday arrested former Rajya Sabha MP Mastan and his wife on charges of grabbing a land worth over Rs. 2 crore using fake documents."
Jun 2, 2012 NRHM scam: CBI raids premises of former UP Minister: "The CBI today carried out searches at the premises of former UP Minister Anant Mishra in Lucknow and in Kanpur in connection with its probe in the NRHM scam."
Jun 2, 2012 Andhra HC sends Jaganmohan Reddy to CBI custody for five days: "The CBI has charged the YSR government (2004-2009) of bestowing undue favours and concessions to private promoter Nimmagadda Prasad in the land allocation for the industrial corridor and port project spread over 28,000 acres in Guntur and Prakasam districts and that in turn, Parsad invested in the companies floated by Jagan."
Jun 1, 2012 AMC mining case: CBI files chargesheet against Janardhana Reddy: "The CBI today filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and six others in an illegal mining scam, involving a firm owned by him that allegedly caused a loss of Rs 480 crore to the state exchequer."
May 29, 2012 CBI lists 23 men babus must shun: "The Central Bureau of Investigation, which prepares the UCM list, believes that these individuals are involved in manipulating government contracts, bribing officials and are a negative influence on good governance."
May 29, 2012 Now, Enforcement Directorate moves in to attach Jaganmohan Reddy's assets: "The Income Tax department started investigating his wealth when he deposited an advance tax of Rs 84 crore for April-September of 2010-11. This was a huge jump compared to the previous two years when his tax outgo was a paltry Rs 2.92 lakh for 2008-09 and Rs 6.72 crore for 2009-10."
May 29, 2012 YSR family's scams dwarf 2G, Adarsh: Naidu
May 29, 2012 BBC: Arrested Indian MP Jagan Mohan Reddy remanded: "A court in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has remanded MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in custody for two weeks."
May 29, 2012 The great pretender: India's failure to capitalise
May 29, 2012 Corruption Destroying Indian Education Sector Growth: "Parents with good income are willing to spend crores for their children by sending them to foreign universities."
May 29, 2012 Reforms needed to check corruption in real estate: CREDAI: "The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) on Tuesday said there was a need for comprehensive reforms to check black money and corruption in the realty sector."
May 29, 2012 Ambani Mauritius Funds end up with mysterious UBS Customer A: "A mid-May order of a UK Upper Tribunal Judge, Sir Stephen Oliver, QC, confirming a £1.25 million fine on Sachin Karpe, a former UBS bank wealth manager who handled accounts relating to Anil Ambani’s Reliance ADA Group (R-ADAG), among others, has opened a can of worms both for R-ADAG and the Indian market regulator Sebi."
May 29, 2012 UK regulator names Anil Ambani owner of ‘illegal’ Mauritius fund
May 29, 2012 In the dock: "the Congress didn’t seem to care, back then, if his chief ministership coincided with his son’s business interests and assets multiplying in value."
May 28, 2012 Jagan sent to judicial custody: "YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, arrested in a disproportionate assets case, was todayremanded in judicial custody for two weeks till June 11 by a CBI court in Hyderabad. Principal Judge A Pullaiah dismissed the agency's plea for14 days' CBI remand of 39-year-old Jagan, MP from Kadapa, who was taken into custody last evening. The court allowed the petition of Jagan seeking special prisoner status under Andhra Pradesh prison rules."
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