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May 4, 2012 Vectra licence withdrawn: "MHA sources have said that intelligence agencies have given an adverse report on Ravi Rishi's global Vectra Aviation company. The MHA has withdrawn security clearance to the company based on these reports."
May 4, 2012 Illegal stone quarrying in J&K: "Massive outrage over activist and locals startling claim that the archaeological sites in Jammu and Kashmir are being vandalised by the stone mafia of the area. Accusing Omar's government of inaction, the activists now claim that the foothills of the Bairam hilltops have almost been destroyed by stone mafia."
May 4, 2012 Illegal stone quarrying in J&K: "Massive outrage over activist and locals startling claim that the archaeological sites in Jammu and Kashmir are being vandalised by the stone mafia of the area. Accusing Omar's government of inaction, the activists now claim that the foothills of the Bairam hilltops have almost been destroyed by stone mafia."
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 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 3, 2012 Army Chief trashes Adarsh report: "Army Chief Gen V K Singh said the land in south Mumbai on which the scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society stands belonged to the Army. He also said the judicial commission, which has drawn acontrary conclusion, was not "a court". "Commission ko koi manyata nahi hai (The commission has no standing)...That had been appointed by the state, for its own information. So, we need not take its finding seriously," he said."
May 3, 2012 Uproar over Bharatpur SP's transfer: "Vikas Kumar, Superintendent of Police of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was transfered after he launched a massive crackdown against illegal mining"
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 Harshad Mehta scam broke 20 years ago. What has changed?: "Sucheta Dalal recounts how she broke the story, and how hundreds of court cases have meandered for two decades with no end in sight "
May 2, 2012 BBC: Fresh raids in Delhi Commonwealth Games scandal
May 2, 2012 CBI conducts searches in CWG case: "a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations."
May 2, 2012 Lt. Gen Tejinder quizzed by CBI: "Carrying forward its probe on the bribery allegation made by Army Chief Gen V K Singh, the CBI today questioned retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh for the first time for his alleged role in the Tatra case."
May 2, 2012 CWG: CBI conducts fresh raids, files 4 new cases: "According to sources, the raids were conducted with regard to the scam in the laying of synthetic tracks."
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 2 babus held over mining scam in Bangalore: "the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, arrested S Muthaiah, suspended range forest officer (RFO), and SP Raju, former deputy director of mines and geology."
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 BBC: Five things wrong with India's economy: "Although exports grew by 20% in 2011-12, imports rose at a faster pace, and the trade deficit went up to $185 billion, the highest ever in the country's history."
May 1, 2012 Ministry approaches CVC to act against DGCA officials: "The civil aviation ministry has sought the advice of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on taking action against nine DGCA officials accused of using their positions to get their kin employed in various airlines."
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 Did Natarajan distort facts?: "TIMES NOW has documents which prove that BEML's Natarajan distorted facts over housing allotments to the niece of TKA Nair, the Prime Minister's advisor, inspite of Natarajan saying yesterday (April 30) that the allotment of land was done according to the rules. Fresh documents with TIMES NOW also reveal that former chief vigilance officer of BEML, Amal Chandra Biswas, was also allotted land under the discretionary quota."
Apr 30, 2012 Kill her Bill: "Read the 14-page draft and you won’t find a more crude primer on how to gag the media. Among its suggestions: a regulatory authority to be notified by the Central government that can ban coverage; its members will be chosen by, among others, the I&B minister and three government nominees;"
Apr 30, 2012 Indians say their lives are getting worse, despite fast economic growth
Apr 30, 2012 PMLA case against Ashok Chavan: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Adarsh: ED registers case against Chavan, 13 others: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
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 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy extended to May 10: "A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan till May 10 on Friday,"
Apr 29, 2012 CBI charges Ramadoss in a corruption case: "According to the chargesheet, Ramadoss misused his position to clear a medical college in Indore in 2008"
Apr 29, 2012 Face off: Is Tehelka BJP's Bofors?: "The Tehelka scam has come back to haunt the BJP, with the court convicting former party president Bangaru Laxman for corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 Arms sting: Ex-BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted: "Bangaru Laxman was caught on camera accepting money in a 2001 sting operation conducted by newsportal Tehelka.com."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe, taken into custody: "Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has been convicted, 11 years after he was caught on camera allegedly taking bribe in a sting operation."
Apr 29, 2012 The Last Word: Do we need a new probe in Bofors scam?: "Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA."
Apr 29, 2012 BEML CMD Natarajan in the dock?: "the CBI is not convinced with BEML CMD VRS Natarajan's statement. Sources also say that Natarajan could not explain flaws on the controversial deal signed between Tatra and BEML."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors case gives Oppn ammo to target Congress: "While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that Bofors was a closed chapter.", "Indian state helpless"
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Congress subverted Bofors investigation: Jaitley: "The payments made to Quattrocchi were political and Rajiv Gandhi was deliberately not named, Arun Jaitley has claimed."
Apr 29, 2012 Chidambaram's son benefited from telecom deal: Swamy: "Swamy has alleged that Karthi Chidambaram's firm made Rs 26 lakh out of a deal with telecom company Aircel."
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Probe into Italian firm's chopper deal with India: "The firm, belonging to Guido Ralph Haschke, facilitated the deal of selling 12 VVIP choppers to India in 2010."
Apr 29, 2012 Air India loss at Rs 7,853 cr in 2011-12
Apr 29, 2012 S&P downgrades India's outlook to negative: "Rating agency Standard and Poor has revised India's outlook from stable to negative, sending shockwaves across the market."
Apr 29, 2012 Indian Steel Tycoon Says Gov't Too Slow, Investing Elsewhere
Apr 29, 2012 'Deep Throat' in Indian arms scandal breaks cover
Apr 29, 2012 India chopper deal: Italy probes Euro 51-mn payment to consultant: "allegations that helicoptermaker Agusta Westland paid a commission of Euro 51 million (over Rs 350 crore) to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP choppers to India."
Apr 29, 2012 Guest post: The questionable trajectory of Asia’s rise
Apr 29, 2012 India Digest: Italy Probes India Chopper Deal
Apr 29, 2012 How the black economy subverts India's politics
Apr 29, 2012 How the black economy subverts India's politics
Apr 29, 2012 'Need Jan Lokpal': Team Anna 'exposes' defence scams: "ECI Telecom hired Ganton Ltd, Edmond being its global head, and Ganton India [ Images ], a 100 percent subsidiary of Ganton Ltd. headed by Abhishek Verma to remove the custom duties fine levied by the government. The agreement promised to pay Ganton Ltd. $1 million if it succeeded in the deletion of the fine."
Apr 29, 2012 Unanswered questions on Bofors scam
Apr 29, 2012 Standard and Poor adds to worries of beleaguered government
Apr 29, 2012 UPA biggest drag on Indian biz: Moody's
Apr 29, 2012 India has reason to worry: "The lowering of India's credit rating outlook to negative by global agency Standard & Poor's (S& P) comes as a wake up call to the government."
Apr 29, 2012 The Telegraph UK: Struggling coalition leaves Indian economy in the doldrums
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."
Apr 29, 2012 Italian under probe was active in India defence sector: "The consultant whose offices in Switzerland were raided earlier this week by Italian authorities as part of a probe into corruption in a copter deal with India is an “offsets expert” who has been very active in the Indian defence sector."
Apr 29, 2012 Activist Group Alleges Widespread Corruption in Defense Deals: "Hiring foreign call girls, intimidation, money laundering, fraud and bribes – those are just some of the activities government officials, defense executives and middle men were accused of Thursday by the activist group India Against Corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s latest scandal: down the pan: "Few thought the ruling class could stoop much lower. But politicians have found a way – they’ve taken financial scandal down to a whole new level: the toilet. By inflating the number of government-subsidised latrines, civil servants, bureaucrats, politicians and middlemen have pilfered the country of at least $1.7bn."
Apr 29, 2012 New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals: "“I confirm I sent him about 1,000-plus pages of evidence after CBI [the Central Bureau of Investigation] and the MOD [Ministry of Defense] refused to even acknowledge my complaints,” Mr. Allen said. The CBI has “suddenly” started to acknowledge his complaints, he said."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman found guilty of corruption, arrested
Apr 29, 2012 India’s Rogue Gallery of Corrupt Bureaucrats: "In earlier decades very few officers from the civil services were corrupt. Today, one will not find many officers of proven integrity in these services."
Apr 29, 2012 Why the Bofors scandal must never be forgotten: "The median age in India is 26 years, which means that about half of India grew up in a post-Bofors scandal era, and may not know (or care for) the intricate details of what the case was all about."
Apr 29, 2012 Team Anna alleges corruption in defence deals, names MP’s son: "alleged that Abhishek Verma, son of Congress MPs Shrikant Verma and Veena Verma, is a middle man in numerous defense deals and had received kickbaks in some cases. Abhishek, an accused in the Navy war room leak case, is out on bail since 2008."
Apr 29, 2012 Naseer fights corruption in next film
Apr 29, 2012 BJP wants fresh Bofors probe, Cong opposes it
Apr 29, 2012 India’s political atrophy weakens economic growth
Apr 29, 2012 Liquor dons may escape Anti Corruption Bureau net: "almost all the white ration card holder-owners of the liquor outlets are absconding and according to sources, they have been instructed by their actual bosses to stay out of sight for some time and not fall into ACB hands."
Apr 29, 2012 PM's advisor rubbishes allegations: "Prime Minister's Adviser T K A Nair landed in a controversy on Sunday (April 29) over alleged irregular allotment of two plots of BEML Housing Society in Bangalore to his niece and a friend"
Apr 29, 2012 Close nexus between Nair and Natarajan, says Periyaswamy: "In a fresh blow to the ruling UPA Government, whistleblower and former BEML employee KS Periyaswamy, today alleged that PM’s advisor TKA Nair didn’t act against the BEML Chairman and Managing Director VRS Natarajan, regarding an irregular land allotment back in 2008, in Bangalore, as there was a nexus between the two. "
Apr 29, 2012 Congress govt 'killed' the Bofors case: Arun Jaitley
Apr 29, 2012 B'lore: PM's close aide caught in land row: "A newspaper report claims that the BEML Employees' Co-operative Society allotted plots to TKA Nair's niece at throwaway prices."
Apr 28, 2012 Bangaru Laxman gets 4 yrs in jail, fined Rs 1 lakh: "The court, talking tough against corruption in its judgement, said, 'Time to shun the sab chalta hai syndrome.'"
Apr 28, 2012 'Dad minister, law mine': "Parvez Ali allegedly threatened district administration employee for cancelling six tenders that he had allotted to his chosen men. The Minister had written a letter to the District Magistrate, seeking certain development works in Amroha. The Minister's men, led by his son Parvez Ali, allegedly coerced Nagarpalika officials to manipulate tendering process."
Apr 28, 2012 BBC: India's former BJP chief Laxman sentenced to four years for bribery: "In the 2001 video, reporters posing as arms dealers offered Laxman 100,000 rupees ($1,900; £1,170) as a bribe for a military contract. Laxman was seen taking the bribe."
Apr 28, 2012 Smoking Guns: Eating Out Of A Foreign Hand: "Many Indian politicians carelessly compare cancer to our political system without realising they are part of it."
Apr 28, 2012 FIR against MLC Krishnappa, 4 others: "The Lokayukta police have registered an FIR in the private complaint filed against JD(S) MLC E Krishnappa in the Special Lokayukta Court, alleging that he had fraudulently obtained lands in the green belt area."
Apr 28, 2012 CEC seeks Central probe into illegal iron ore exports: "The CID carried out an investigation into massive illegal iron ore exports from Belekeri, including the sudden “disappearance” of large quantities of ore meant for exports but seized at the port,"
Apr 28, 2012 Court jails Bangaru, says corruption worse than prostitution: "Eleven years after having been caught in a sting operation, former BJP President Bangaru Laxman was today awarded four years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for taking Rs 1 lakh as bribe in a fictitious defence deal case."
Apr 28, 2012 How the black economy subverts India’s politics: "If you go by the audited balance sheet of the Congress for 2009-10 (the latest available), the answer is Rs 525.97 crore.", "A lot of the black money which evades tax washes up at the doorstep of political parties. The resultant quid pro quo between politicians, business and middlemen lies at the root of land, mining and natural resource scams in India."
Apr 24, 2012 AP govt delaying IAS officer's prosecution in land scam: CBI: "The CBI today accused the Andhra Pradesh government of "intentionally" delaying the process to grant sanction to prosecute suspended IAS officer B P Acharya, prime accused in the APIIC-Emaar township case."
Apr 24, 2012 UP food scam: Senior Congress leaders under the scanner: "Some of the party's senior state leaders are set to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the 35,000-crore foodgrains scam. Late on Monday night, the investigating agency arrested Daljeet Singh Chaudhary, a member of the All India Congress Committee, in connection with the scam."
Apr 24, 2012 Noose tightens around Jagan; CBI seals key statements: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing scams involving Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of the late former Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), believes it has iron-clad evidence in the form of over a dozen section 164 statements from various witnesses"
Apr 24, 2012 India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51 mn ‘payoff’: "Italy is investigating whether a commission of 51 million Euros was paid by helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP helicopters to India."
Apr 24, 2012 ‘Can you imagine... no one from India met the real investigators of gun deal?’: "former Swedish police head Sten Lindstrom shared key information with journalist Chitra Subramaniam-Duella (The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Statesman) on the Bofors-India deal."
Apr 24, 2012 Bofors ‘Deep Throat’ reveals all: How Rajiv protected Quattrocchi: "Rajiv Gandhi did not personally take a bribe but allowed a massive cover-up aimed to protecting Ottavio Quattrocchi"
Apr 24, 2012 Foodgrain set to rot, storage problem in sight: "If the estimates are accurate, the FCI and state agencies may have to manage the highest ever stock levels this year."
Apr 23, 2012 Illegal assets case: Jagan's auditor surrenders: "Vijay Sai Reddy was arrested by the CBI on January 2, and listed as the number 2 accused in the illegal assets case."
Apr 22, 2012 Taking steps to stamp out corruption in India : "that foreign direct investment into India fell around 35 per cent short of potential because of the policy uncertainty."
Apr 22, 2012 Improvement in governance required to fight corruption: Godrej: "Newly elected CII President, Adi Godrej on Sunday said India needs improvement in governance across the board"
Apr 22, 2012 Bureaucrats who helped Vectra Chairman under CBI scanner: " The CBI is investigating the alleged association of Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi with some bureaucrats and has approached the Income Tax department seeking details of its probe against a tainted IAS couple, suspected to be beneficiaries of his largesse."
Apr 21, 2012 pratibha patil Where Mum Is the Word In Amravati, Rajendra Shekhawat’s writ runs on the strength of his mother’s exalted position: "The Amravati Municipal Corporation, say sources, has been rocked by a land scam that could have “cost it nearly Rs 200 crore”. Under the scanner are the city municipal commissioner and collector, both IAS officers, who reportedly connived with a select set of real estate developers to transfer development rights (TDR) in the last two-three years."
Apr 21, 2012 EXCLUSIVE investigation: Tatra kolos deal Drops Of Jupiter Tatra spares is just one of Rishi’s ‘businesses’ : "Rishi’s inroads into BEML began with recruiting a string of officers who were asked to take premature retirement from various departments and join him. The late Lt Gen R.I.S. Kahlon was the first to join him after he retired as MGO. On the radar now are Lt Gen (retd) Amarjit Singh, ex-Director General of Quality Assurance, Lt Gen (retd) A. Sehgal and Col (retd) Pushy Oberoi, none of whom are formally on the rolls of any of Rishi’s companies. The most prominent of them currently is ex-BEML employee Ashok Kumar, who now heads the Bangalore office of Vectra Global. The dirt is just beginning to unravel. Just how deep the rot runs, time and further CBI investigation will tell."
Apr 21, 2012 Adarsh: Court refuses bail to accused bureaucrats: "Apart from Phatak, a former Mumbai municipal commissioner; and Tiwari, a former secretary of Urban Development Department; court also refused relief to IAS officer Pradeep Vyas, Major General (Retd) T K Kaul, former deputy secretary in Urban Development Department P V Deshmukh and chief promoter of Adarsh Society, Kanhaiyyalal Gidwani."
Apr 21, 2012 J&K govt to move ordinance to protect temples: "This came after CNN-IBN's special report on temple land in Kashmir being sold off illegally."
Apr 21, 2012 President's retirement home controversy blows up: "Whistleblower ex-Army man alleges he's being targeted for filing RTI. Earlier, an RTI filed by him revealed irregularities in the allotment and construction of President Pratibha Patil's retirement home in Pune. President's home is being built on 5 acres of prime defence land classified as A1."
Apr 21, 2012 CJ throws light on commuter woes on Mumbai local trains: "On Thursday morning, three commuters in an overcrowded Kalyan-CST local hit a signal pole and fell to their death."
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May 4, 2012 Vectra licence withdrawn: "MHA sources have said that intelligence agencies have given an adverse report on Ravi Rishi's global Vectra Aviation company. The MHA has withdrawn security clearance to the company based on these reports."
May 4, 2012 Illegal stone quarrying in J&K: "Massive outrage over activist and locals startling claim that the archaeological sites in Jammu and Kashmir are being vandalised by the stone mafia of the area. Accusing Omar's government of inaction, the activists now claim that the foothills of the Bairam hilltops have almost been destroyed by stone mafia."
May 4, 2012 Illegal stone quarrying in J&K: "Massive outrage over activist and locals startling claim that the archaeological sites in Jammu and Kashmir are being vandalised by the stone mafia of the area. Accusing Omar's government of inaction, the activists now claim that the foothills of the Bairam hilltops have almost been destroyed by stone mafia."
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 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 3, 2012 Army Chief trashes Adarsh report: "Army Chief Gen V K Singh said the land in south Mumbai on which the scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society stands belonged to the Army. He also said the judicial commission, which has drawn acontrary conclusion, was not "a court". "Commission ko koi manyata nahi hai (The commission has no standing)...That had been appointed by the state, for its own information. So, we need not take its finding seriously," he said."
May 3, 2012 Uproar over Bharatpur SP's transfer: "Vikas Kumar, Superintendent of Police of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was transfered after he launched a massive crackdown against illegal mining"
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 Harshad Mehta scam broke 20 years ago. What has changed?: "Sucheta Dalal recounts how she broke the story, and how hundreds of court cases have meandered for two decades with no end in sight "
May 2, 2012 BBC: Fresh raids in Delhi Commonwealth Games scandal
May 2, 2012 CBI conducts searches in CWG case: "a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations."
May 2, 2012 Lt. Gen Tejinder quizzed by CBI: "Carrying forward its probe on the bribery allegation made by Army Chief Gen V K Singh, the CBI today questioned retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh for the first time for his alleged role in the Tatra case."
May 2, 2012 CWG: CBI conducts fresh raids, files 4 new cases: "According to sources, the raids were conducted with regard to the scam in the laying of synthetic tracks."
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 2 babus held over mining scam in Bangalore: "the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, arrested S Muthaiah, suspended range forest officer (RFO), and SP Raju, former deputy director of mines and geology."
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 BBC: Five things wrong with India's economy: "Although exports grew by 20% in 2011-12, imports rose at a faster pace, and the trade deficit went up to $185 billion, the highest ever in the country's history."
May 1, 2012 Ministry approaches CVC to act against DGCA officials: "The civil aviation ministry has sought the advice of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on taking action against nine DGCA officials accused of using their positions to get their kin employed in various airlines."
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 Did Natarajan distort facts?: "TIMES NOW has documents which prove that BEML's Natarajan distorted facts over housing allotments to the niece of TKA Nair, the Prime Minister's advisor, inspite of Natarajan saying yesterday (April 30) that the allotment of land was done according to the rules. Fresh documents with TIMES NOW also reveal that former chief vigilance officer of BEML, Amal Chandra Biswas, was also allotted land under the discretionary quota."
Apr 30, 2012 Kill her Bill: "Read the 14-page draft and you won’t find a more crude primer on how to gag the media. Among its suggestions: a regulatory authority to be notified by the Central government that can ban coverage; its members will be chosen by, among others, the I&B minister and three government nominees;"
Apr 30, 2012 Indians say their lives are getting worse, despite fast economic growth
Apr 30, 2012 PMLA case against Ashok Chavan: "Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
Apr 30, 2012 Adarsh: ED registers case against Chavan, 13 others: "Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and 13 others have been slapped with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam."
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 29, 2012 "The Bofors Papers All Point To The Gandhi Family" : "The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors The Asian Age Story: "'Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, Sonia,' screamed the banner headlines in the Asian Age of April 8 to a piece by the Swedish police officer, who was the principal investigator in the Bofors case and has followed it for the past 18 years."
Apr 29, 2012 Judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy extended to May 10: "A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan till May 10 on Friday,"
Apr 29, 2012 CBI charges Ramadoss in a corruption case: "According to the chargesheet, Ramadoss misused his position to clear a medical college in Indore in 2008"
Apr 29, 2012 Face off: Is Tehelka BJP's Bofors?: "The Tehelka scam has come back to haunt the BJP, with the court convicting former party president Bangaru Laxman for corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 Arms sting: Ex-BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted: "Bangaru Laxman was caught on camera accepting money in a 2001 sting operation conducted by newsportal Tehelka.com."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe, taken into custody: "Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has been convicted, 11 years after he was caught on camera allegedly taking bribe in a sting operation."
Apr 29, 2012 The Last Word: Do we need a new probe in Bofors scam?: "Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA."
Apr 29, 2012 BEML CMD Natarajan in the dock?: "the CBI is not convinced with BEML CMD VRS Natarajan's statement. Sources also say that Natarajan could not explain flaws on the controversial deal signed between Tatra and BEML."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors case gives Oppn ammo to target Congress: "While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that Bofors was a closed chapter.", "Indian state helpless"
Apr 29, 2012 Will the truth of the Bofors ever be known?: "On Wednesday, former Swedish police chief and 'Deep Throat' Sten Lindstrom revealed that while Rajiv Gandhi did not receive any payments in the Bofors deal, he did shield Ottavio Quattrocchi."
Apr 29, 2012 Congress subverted Bofors investigation: Jaitley: "The payments made to Quattrocchi were political and Rajiv Gandhi was deliberately not named, Arun Jaitley has claimed."
Apr 29, 2012 Chidambaram's son benefited from telecom deal: Swamy: "Swamy has alleged that Karthi Chidambaram's firm made Rs 26 lakh out of a deal with telecom company Aircel."
Apr 29, 2012 Did Rajiv stall Bofors probe? An ex-CBI chief opens up: "Sonia Gandhi was close to Ottavio Quattrocchi and the latter had free access to the PM’s residence. Sonia Gandhi had also stayed at Quattrocchi’s house several times."
Apr 29, 2012 Bofors was a massive cover-up: Chitra Subramaniam: "Chitra Subramaniam was the journalist who broke the Bofors story nearly 25 years ago."
Apr 29, 2012 Probe into Italian firm's chopper deal with India: "The firm, belonging to Guido Ralph Haschke, facilitated the deal of selling 12 VVIP choppers to India in 2010."
Apr 29, 2012 Air India loss at Rs 7,853 cr in 2011-12
Apr 29, 2012 S&P downgrades India's outlook to negative: "Rating agency Standard and Poor has revised India's outlook from stable to negative, sending shockwaves across the market."
Apr 29, 2012 Indian Steel Tycoon Says Gov't Too Slow, Investing Elsewhere
Apr 29, 2012 'Deep Throat' in Indian arms scandal breaks cover
Apr 29, 2012 India chopper deal: Italy probes Euro 51-mn payment to consultant: "allegations that helicoptermaker Agusta Westland paid a commission of Euro 51 million (over Rs 350 crore) to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP choppers to India."
Apr 29, 2012 Guest post: The questionable trajectory of Asia’s rise
Apr 29, 2012 India Digest: Italy Probes India Chopper Deal
Apr 29, 2012 How the black economy subverts India's politics
Apr 29, 2012 How the black economy subverts India's politics
Apr 29, 2012 'Need Jan Lokpal': Team Anna 'exposes' defence scams: "ECI Telecom hired Ganton Ltd, Edmond being its global head, and Ganton India [ Images ], a 100 percent subsidiary of Ganton Ltd. headed by Abhishek Verma to remove the custom duties fine levied by the government. The agreement promised to pay Ganton Ltd. $1 million if it succeeded in the deletion of the fine."
Apr 29, 2012 Unanswered questions on Bofors scam
Apr 29, 2012 Standard and Poor adds to worries of beleaguered government
Apr 29, 2012 UPA biggest drag on Indian biz: Moody's
Apr 29, 2012 India has reason to worry: "The lowering of India's credit rating outlook to negative by global agency Standard & Poor's (S& P) comes as a wake up call to the government."
Apr 29, 2012 The Telegraph UK: Struggling coalition leaves Indian economy in the doldrums
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."
Apr 29, 2012 Italian under probe was active in India defence sector: "The consultant whose offices in Switzerland were raided earlier this week by Italian authorities as part of a probe into corruption in a copter deal with India is an “offsets expert” who has been very active in the Indian defence sector."
Apr 29, 2012 Activist Group Alleges Widespread Corruption in Defense Deals: "Hiring foreign call girls, intimidation, money laundering, fraud and bribes – those are just some of the activities government officials, defense executives and middle men were accused of Thursday by the activist group India Against Corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s latest scandal: down the pan: "Few thought the ruling class could stoop much lower. But politicians have found a way – they’ve taken financial scandal down to a whole new level: the toilet. By inflating the number of government-subsidised latrines, civil servants, bureaucrats, politicians and middlemen have pilfered the country of at least $1.7bn."
Apr 29, 2012 New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals: "“I confirm I sent him about 1,000-plus pages of evidence after CBI [the Central Bureau of Investigation] and the MOD [Ministry of Defense] refused to even acknowledge my complaints,” Mr. Allen said. The CBI has “suddenly” started to acknowledge his complaints, he said."
Apr 29, 2012 Former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman found guilty of corruption, arrested
Apr 29, 2012 India’s Rogue Gallery of Corrupt Bureaucrats: "In earlier decades very few officers from the civil services were corrupt. Today, one will not find many officers of proven integrity in these services."
Apr 29, 2012 Why the Bofors scandal must never be forgotten: "The median age in India is 26 years, which means that about half of India grew up in a post-Bofors scandal era, and may not know (or care for) the intricate details of what the case was all about."
Apr 29, 2012 Team Anna alleges corruption in defence deals, names MP’s son: "alleged that Abhishek Verma, son of Congress MPs Shrikant Verma and Veena Verma, is a middle man in numerous defense deals and had received kickbaks in some cases. Abhishek, an accused in the Navy war room leak case, is out on bail since 2008."
Apr 29, 2012 Naseer fights corruption in next film
Apr 29, 2012 BJP wants fresh Bofors probe, Cong opposes it
Apr 29, 2012 India’s political atrophy weakens economic growth
Apr 29, 2012 Liquor dons may escape Anti Corruption Bureau net: "almost all the white ration card holder-owners of the liquor outlets are absconding and according to sources, they have been instructed by their actual bosses to stay out of sight for some time and not fall into ACB hands."
Apr 29, 2012 PM's advisor rubbishes allegations: "Prime Minister's Adviser T K A Nair landed in a controversy on Sunday (April 29) over alleged irregular allotment of two plots of BEML Housing Society in Bangalore to his niece and a friend"
Apr 29, 2012 Close nexus between Nair and Natarajan, says Periyaswamy: "In a fresh blow to the ruling UPA Government, whistleblower and former BEML employee KS Periyaswamy, today alleged that PM’s advisor TKA Nair didn’t act against the BEML Chairman and Managing Director VRS Natarajan, regarding an irregular land allotment back in 2008, in Bangalore, as there was a nexus between the two. "
Apr 29, 2012 Congress govt 'killed' the Bofors case: Arun Jaitley
Apr 29, 2012 B'lore: PM's close aide caught in land row: "A newspaper report claims that the BEML Employees' Co-operative Society allotted plots to TKA Nair's niece at throwaway prices."
Apr 28, 2012 Bangaru Laxman gets 4 yrs in jail, fined Rs 1 lakh: "The court, talking tough against corruption in its judgement, said, 'Time to shun the sab chalta hai syndrome.'"
Apr 28, 2012 'Dad minister, law mine': "Parvez Ali allegedly threatened district administration employee for cancelling six tenders that he had allotted to his chosen men. The Minister had written a letter to the District Magistrate, seeking certain development works in Amroha. The Minister's men, led by his son Parvez Ali, allegedly coerced Nagarpalika officials to manipulate tendering process."
Apr 28, 2012 BBC: India's former BJP chief Laxman sentenced to four years for bribery: "In the 2001 video, reporters posing as arms dealers offered Laxman 100,000 rupees ($1,900; £1,170) as a bribe for a military contract. Laxman was seen taking the bribe."
Apr 28, 2012 Smoking Guns: Eating Out Of A Foreign Hand: "Many Indian politicians carelessly compare cancer to our political system without realising they are part of it."
Apr 28, 2012 FIR against MLC Krishnappa, 4 others: "The Lokayukta police have registered an FIR in the private complaint filed against JD(S) MLC E Krishnappa in the Special Lokayukta Court, alleging that he had fraudulently obtained lands in the green belt area."
Apr 28, 2012 CEC seeks Central probe into illegal iron ore exports: "The CID carried out an investigation into massive illegal iron ore exports from Belekeri, including the sudden “disappearance” of large quantities of ore meant for exports but seized at the port,"
Apr 28, 2012 Court jails Bangaru, says corruption worse than prostitution: "Eleven years after having been caught in a sting operation, former BJP President Bangaru Laxman was today awarded four years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for taking Rs 1 lakh as bribe in a fictitious defence deal case."
Apr 28, 2012 How the black economy subverts India’s politics: "If you go by the audited balance sheet of the Congress for 2009-10 (the latest available), the answer is Rs 525.97 crore.", "A lot of the black money which evades tax washes up at the doorstep of political parties. The resultant quid pro quo between politicians, business and middlemen lies at the root of land, mining and natural resource scams in India."
Apr 24, 2012 AP govt delaying IAS officer's prosecution in land scam: CBI: "The CBI today accused the Andhra Pradesh government of "intentionally" delaying the process to grant sanction to prosecute suspended IAS officer B P Acharya, prime accused in the APIIC-Emaar township case."
Apr 24, 2012 UP food scam: Senior Congress leaders under the scanner: "Some of the party's senior state leaders are set to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the 35,000-crore foodgrains scam. Late on Monday night, the investigating agency arrested Daljeet Singh Chaudhary, a member of the All India Congress Committee, in connection with the scam."
Apr 24, 2012 Noose tightens around Jagan; CBI seals key statements: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing scams involving Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of the late former Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), believes it has iron-clad evidence in the form of over a dozen section 164 statements from various witnesses"
Apr 24, 2012 India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51 mn ‘payoff’: "Italy is investigating whether a commission of 51 million Euros was paid by helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP helicopters to India."
Apr 24, 2012 ‘Can you imagine... no one from India met the real investigators of gun deal?’: "former Swedish police head Sten Lindstrom shared key information with journalist Chitra Subramaniam-Duella (The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Statesman) on the Bofors-India deal."
Apr 24, 2012 Bofors ‘Deep Throat’ reveals all: How Rajiv protected Quattrocchi: "Rajiv Gandhi did not personally take a bribe but allowed a massive cover-up aimed to protecting Ottavio Quattrocchi"
Apr 24, 2012 Foodgrain set to rot, storage problem in sight: "If the estimates are accurate, the FCI and state agencies may have to manage the highest ever stock levels this year."
Apr 23, 2012 Illegal assets case: Jagan's auditor surrenders: "Vijay Sai Reddy was arrested by the CBI on January 2, and listed as the number 2 accused in the illegal assets case."
Apr 22, 2012 Taking steps to stamp out corruption in India : "that foreign direct investment into India fell around 35 per cent short of potential because of the policy uncertainty."
Apr 22, 2012 Improvement in governance required to fight corruption: Godrej: "Newly elected CII President, Adi Godrej on Sunday said India needs improvement in governance across the board"
Apr 22, 2012 Bureaucrats who helped Vectra Chairman under CBI scanner: " The CBI is investigating the alleged association of Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi with some bureaucrats and has approached the Income Tax department seeking details of its probe against a tainted IAS couple, suspected to be beneficiaries of his largesse."
Apr 21, 2012 pratibha patil Where Mum Is the Word In Amravati, Rajendra Shekhawat’s writ runs on the strength of his mother’s exalted position: "The Amravati Municipal Corporation, say sources, has been rocked by a land scam that could have “cost it nearly Rs 200 crore”. Under the scanner are the city municipal commissioner and collector, both IAS officers, who reportedly connived with a select set of real estate developers to transfer development rights (TDR) in the last two-three years."
Apr 21, 2012 EXCLUSIVE investigation: Tatra kolos deal Drops Of Jupiter Tatra spares is just one of Rishi’s ‘businesses’ : "Rishi’s inroads into BEML began with recruiting a string of officers who were asked to take premature retirement from various departments and join him. The late Lt Gen R.I.S. Kahlon was the first to join him after he retired as MGO. On the radar now are Lt Gen (retd) Amarjit Singh, ex-Director General of Quality Assurance, Lt Gen (retd) A. Sehgal and Col (retd) Pushy Oberoi, none of whom are formally on the rolls of any of Rishi’s companies. The most prominent of them currently is ex-BEML employee Ashok Kumar, who now heads the Bangalore office of Vectra Global. The dirt is just beginning to unravel. Just how deep the rot runs, time and further CBI investigation will tell."
Apr 21, 2012 Adarsh: Court refuses bail to accused bureaucrats: "Apart from Phatak, a former Mumbai municipal commissioner; and Tiwari, a former secretary of Urban Development Department; court also refused relief to IAS officer Pradeep Vyas, Major General (Retd) T K Kaul, former deputy secretary in Urban Development Department P V Deshmukh and chief promoter of Adarsh Society, Kanhaiyyalal Gidwani."
Apr 21, 2012 J&K govt to move ordinance to protect temples: "This came after CNN-IBN's special report on temple land in Kashmir being sold off illegally."
Apr 21, 2012 President's retirement home controversy blows up: "Whistleblower ex-Army man alleges he's being targeted for filing RTI. Earlier, an RTI filed by him revealed irregularities in the allotment and construction of President Pratibha Patil's retirement home in Pune. President's home is being built on 5 acres of prime defence land classified as A1."
Apr 21, 2012 CJ throws light on commuter woes on Mumbai local trains: "On Thursday morning, three commuters in an overcrowded Kalyan-CST local hit a signal pole and fell to their death."
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