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Mar 11, 2012 Sena MLA arrested in housing scam: "Local Shiv Sena MLA and former Maharashtra minister Suresh Jain has been arrested in connection with 2006 Gharkul Housing Scheme scam. Jain, who was a Minister for Housing during the Shiv Sena-BJP rule in the 1990s, has been arrested for allegedly favouring a builder and indulging in irregularities to the tune of Rs 29 crore, police said"
Mar 11, 2012 Who's protecting the mining mafia?: "It is rather outrageous that the Mineral Resources Department of Madhya Pradesh does not even keep a record of its minister’s periodic review of illegal mining, storage and transportation."
Mar 11, 2012 Youth killed by sand mafia in Tamil Nadu: "24-year-old Sathees was run over by the lorry carrying sand from the river bed when he tried to block its path along with 20 villagers."
Mar 11, 2012 MP: Ground report from the mining mafia zone
Mar 11, 2012 AP liquor scam: Top police officers arrested: "At least 40 bootleggers were arrested last month and a total 1,600 litres of illicit liquor was seized."
Mar 10, 2012 Deep rooted politician-mafia nexus?: "the mining department in the state says it does not maintain records of reviews undertaken by the minister in charge. The question is why does the BJP-led government in the state turn a blind eye to such brazen violations?"
Mar 10, 2012 Chouhan Govt attempts cover up?: "Despite strong visual evidence and shocking images of brazen illegal mining rampant in the stone quarries of Morena, the Government of Madhya Pradesh denying the very existence of the formidable force that IPS officer Narendra Kumar died fighting against."
Mar 10, 2012 Illegal mining under political patronage: "We came across a mining operative who not just told us about the illegal trade, but also revealed how it goes on under political patronage."
Mar 10, 2012 Illegal mining bigger scam than 2G
Mar 10, 2012 Now, MP sand mafia fire at magistrate, cops: "The week ended with a sub-divisional magistrate, a sub-divisional police officer and their team facing a hail of bullets while on inspection to track down illegal sand miners in Panna district"
Mar 9, 2012 Is India really a superpower?: "India is still bogged down by a number of serious domestic challenges. These include a disruptive Maoist guerrilla; the terrible waste of human resources that is the Hindu caste system; and a corrupt and divided political leadership that can’t ever come up with a coherent, grand strategy for anything from developing the economy to rebooting the military."
Mar 9, 2012 Illegal mining unchecked despite expose: "blatant violation of every guideline against illegal mining in state. However, despite the visual evidence, there was no action from the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government."
Mar 9, 2012 Chouhan's relatives involved in illegal mining: Digvijaya: "Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh said the BJP was involved in illegal mining in the state."
Mar 9, 2012 AI skips alcohol test on crew, reveals RTI: "According to the RTI Air India has also been skipping other mandatory pre-flight medical checks at international airports.", "Drunk pilots on Intl flights"
Mar 8, 2012 Illegal mining: Young IPS officer killed in MP
Mar 6, 2012 Fake job letters scam in Air India?: "the accused had floated a website to target their victims and also reportedly asked them to deposit a certain amount in a bank account."
Mar 6, 2012 Adarsh scam: CBI arrests 2 lawyers on corruption charges: "The CBI on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed a conspiracy of dilution of charges against the accused in the muti-crore Adarsh housing scam and arrested its own counsel and a former Congress MLC"
Mar 6, 2012 India bars IMI from contracts for 10 years: "India has barred six defense companies, including Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) from bidding for defense contracts for ten years, on suspicion of involvement in a major corruption scandal involving former director general of the Ordnance Factory Board Sudipta Ghosh."
Mar 5, 2012 Frauds blow a hole in insurance firms: "Indian insurance companies have collectively lost a whopping Rs.30,401 crore due to various frauds which have taken place in the life and general insurance segments during the year,"
Mar 5, 2012 Ex-minister Anbumani Ramadoss may be charged in admission scam: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to file charges against former Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss along with two senior officials of the health ministry and two doctors of Safdarjung Hospital for allegedly helping Index Medical College (Indore) to admit students in 2008 in violation of the Supreme Court order."
Mar 5, 2012 CWG graft: Delhi HC dismisses Swiss firm's plea: "The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a Swiss firm's plea seeking restriction on possible coercive action against it for not appearing in a trial court in connection with a corruption case linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games."
Mar 5, 2012 Court frames charges against Jaya Jaitley in corruption case: "A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others in an alleged corruption case of 2001 relating to a defence deal."
Mar 5, 2012 ‘Spate of corruption cases turning foreign investors cautious': "There is a shift from the ‘need' to ‘greed' as a motive for committing frauds"
Mar 5, 2012 Anti-graft bureau carries out raids in India: "The massive liquor syndicate scam continues to unfold in Andhra Pradesh with the Anti-Corruption Bureau carrying out raids at excise and prohibition departments in many more districts"
Mar 5, 2012 Anbumani Ramadoss faces corruption charge for Indore College affiliation: "Ramadoss could be in the dock as the CBI might soon file a chargesheet against him for colluding with the management of an Indore-based private health college in granting affiliation despite the institution failing the criteria."
Mar 5, 2012 Ordnance scam: Defence ministry blacklists six firms: "The defence ministry today blacklisted six companies including Singapore Technologies, Israeli Military Industry and Germany’s Rheinmetall Air Defence for 10 years for their alleged role in the ordnance factory scam."
Mar 5, 2012 Kingfisher Airlines: Flying high at public expense: "At the other end of the economic spectrum, industrialists in cahoots with politicians, are sucking tens of thousand crores out of inflated infrastructure projects. Only occasionally, a dogged litigation leads to path-breaking verdicts, as in the 2G-telecom licence scam. Most scams and swindles, including the plunder of Air India, are not even investigated properly."
Mar 5, 2012 Karnataka: Arrest warrant issued against BSY: "The former K'taka CM has been charged with cheating and criminal conspiracy in the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) sites allotment scam."
Mar 5, 2012 Credibility at stake: "After the ONGC fiasco, not many will take the govt’s book of accounts seriously"
Mar 5, 2012 Non-bailable warrants issued against B S Yeddyurappa, family in land denotification cases: "The Lokayukta Special Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao ordered issue of non-bailable warrants against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, his family members and a former minister in two illegal land denotification cases"
Mar 4, 2012 Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair says govt action reminds of Galileo’s imprisonment: "Slamming Union Minister V Narayanasamy for his remarks on scientists, former ISRO Chairman said it reminded him of medieval times.", ""At least scientists are doing something. You also want them to shut-off?"
Mar 4, 2012 The fall of Madhavan Nair: decoding the ‘scandal’: "Two years ago, space scientist G Madhavan Nair was India’s pride when he was crowned with Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour. Today he is on the blacklist of the same government!"
Mar 4, 2012 Miraculous escape for 90 passengers: "A horror was averted at the Changi airport in Singapore on Jan 23 when the take off of Air India Express flight was defied by the alert Air Traffic Control officials."
Mar 4, 2012 Railways going the Air India way?: "It is an old ploy of governments that inconvenient issues are referred to committees, to languish there till forgotten.", "It has just become a peg for every new rail mantri to hang his/ her personal agenda on and enjoy the euphoria of jagirdari."
Mar 4, 2012 Will Madhavan pose legal challenge?: "The man under whose watch Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed the controversial S band deal with Devas has now been blacklisted, barred from any Government work."
Mar 4, 2012 Reply to RTI or face penalty: CIC to Air India: "The CIC puts Air India on notice for not giving information under RTI on a flight that was cancelled to ferry IPL players."
Mar 4, 2012 भारत से दूर भागती विदेशी कंपनियां: "नए अवसरों के अभाव, भ्रष्टाचार और लाल फ़ीताशाही की वजह से विदेशी कंपनियां भारत छोड़ दूसरे देशों में निवेश करना चाह रही हैं."
Mar 4, 2012 Devas-Antrix deal: Scientists at war: "In unprecedented disciplinary action, four of the biggest names in the space community, including former Chief of ISRO G Madhavan Nair, have been barred from occupying any government position current or in future for their alleged role in the Antrix-Devas deal."
Mar 4, 2012 ISRO has gone to dogs, says Madhavan Nair: "Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair Wednesday described as "improper" the move to blacklist four scientists, including him, from a government job and said the space agency had "gone to the dogs"."
Mar 4, 2012 Emaar land deal: Andhra Principal Secy arrested: "Allegations are that during YSR's time Andhra government gave land to Emmar at a very nominal rate."
Mar 4, 2012 CBI arrests AP Home Secretary in land scam: "It is alleged that through a conspiracy the stake of APIIC was diluted in the project causing huge losses to the exchequer, CBI sources said. They said plots and villas were sold at a price 10 times than that was shown on paper."
Mar 4, 2012 Affordable housing hit by land policies: Parekh: ""In places like Bombay (Mumbai) and Delhi and some large metros, land constitutes 90 per cent of the cost of the house."
Mar 4, 2012 Emaar case: CBI arrests Andhra Pradesh home secretary: "The CBI on Monday arrested senior IAS officer and Andhra Pradesh principal home secretary B P Acharya in a case relating to alleged irregularities in land transfer and sale of villas and apartments in a township in the state."
Mar 4, 2012 SC verdict a serious indictment of PM in 2G: BJP
Mar 4, 2012 2G scam: Supreme Court pulls up PMO, government says ruling not a setback: "Indicting the PMO but letting the Prime Minister off lightly on failure to decide on prosecuting the then telecom minister A Raja in the 2G case, the Supreme Court today set a limit of four months for deciding the issue of sanction for prosecution of corrupt public servants."
Mar 4, 2012 Fake bills in Haryana speed governor scam: "Deep rooted corruption in Haryana government’s transport department has converted even a high court-directed scheme into a money spinner for officials, who in collusion with dealers and manufacturers of speed governors, involved in a multi-crore racket."
Mar 4, 2012 Make public share holding pattern of Sun TV: CIC: "to make public the stake of Kalanithi Maran, brother of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, in Sun TV"
Mar 4, 2012 Liquor baron Ponty Chadha raided by I-T Dept: "Chadha is the Sole liquor distributor in UP, and I-T sources said that each bottle sold in the state is priced above MRP.", "Marginal profit is shared ..... between Chadha and UP politicians"
Mar 4, 2012 Rs 100 crore seized from Ponty Chadha's Noida mall: "in connection with alleged tax evasion."
Mar 4, 2012 Excl: New dimension to Devas row: "more importantly Rao has questioned the way in which committees that decided on former ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair and other top scientists were formed."
Mar 4, 2012 Ministry shielding officers in Airbus scam?: "CBI sources say they've been endlessly waiting for permission to prosecute the accused in the $ 175 million scam."
Mar 4, 2012 Centre asks Haryana to get forestry scam probed by CBI: "the Union government has told the Haryana government to get the CBI to investigate the multi-crore forestry scams that could engulf two Congress ministers, two officers on special duty in the chief minister's office, an independent MLA and several IAS and IFS officers and also Supreme Court committee members"
Mar 3, 2012 CNN: Permits cut in India telecom scandal: "As India's top court scraps telecom licenses amid a scandal, CNN's Sara Sidner explains the background to the case."
Mar 3, 2012 CWG scam: ED files charge sheet in Queens Baton Relay, names Kalmadi: "Enforcement Directorate today filed a charge sheet for alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of a premier event of the Commonwealth Games and named sacked OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi for allowing "unauthorised payments" along with five of his colleagues."
Mar 3, 2012 Collective failure of Govt: Swamy: "The cancellation of 2G licenses by the Supreme Court clearly brought out the big scam and it was a "collective failure" of the Government which "overlooked" warnings given by the CAG and the CVC on the issue"
Mar 3, 2012 Air India breaches credit limit, oil firms stop jet fuel: "“All three oil companies (Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum) have stopped ATF supplies to Air India at the four metros"
Mar 3, 2012 2G spectrum was UPA's monumental fraud: Arun Jaitley: "The BJP leader said that the Home Minister's continuance in office is increasingly becoming untenable."
Mar 3, 2012 The Globe and Mail: Canadian accused of bribing cabinet minister in India: "Authorities allege that Mr. Karigar described to others how he funnelled a $250,000 bribe to Praful Patel, India’s Minister of Heavy Industries and a former minister of aviation. The case against Mr. Karigar has ensnared another household name in India – Hasan Gafoor, a former Mumbai police commissioner who oversaw the force during the terrorist attacks on his city in 2008. Mr. Gafoor conspired with Mr. Karigar to rig a contract worth $100-million (U.S.), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said."
Mar 3, 2012 Guess what? Even banks played a role in the 2G scam: "state-run banks provided more than Rs 26,000 crore to the five companies — Swan Telecom, Unitech, Loop, Datacom (Videocon) and STel "
Mar 3, 2012 Praful Patel faces bribery allegations, denies wrongdoing: "Union Minister Praful Patel today found himself at the centre of pay-off allegations concerning a $100 million Air India contract during his tenure as civil aviation minister", "Canadian newspaper, Globe and the Mail, reported that an Indian-born Canadian citizen, Nazir Karigar, is to be prosecuted on charges of paying off Patel in a case in which a former Mumbai police chief also figures."
Mar 3, 2012 2G: Why PM, Sonia silent, asks Ravi Shankar Prasad: "The Prime Minister even gave the certificate of innocence to Raja inside and outside Parliament, said the BJP leader."
Mar 3, 2012 SC order on 2G licences excellent: Arun Shourie: "Former telecom minister Arun Shourie welcome the court's order of cancelling all 122 2G licences."
Mar 3, 2012 2G order a strong judgement for the corporate world: Bhushan: "Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan said telecom companies will have to refund the benefits that they got illegally."
Mar 3, 2012 SC cancels 122 'arbitrary' 2G licences, government in trouble: "the Supreme Court Thursday cancelled all 122 licences for 2G spectrum allocated in 2008 and left the decision of a probe into the role of Home Minister P. Chidambaram, then finance minister, to the trial court."
Mar 3, 2012 SC cancels all 122 2G licences given by A Raja: "The court has also referred the matter of Chidambaram back to the trial court."
Mar 3, 2012 2G case: Govt in dock again as SC scraps 122 licences: "The Supreme Court ordered telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked, striking a decisive blow against corruption that plagues the country"
Mar 3, 2012 2G verdict: A Raja 'virtually gifted away important national asset', says Supreme Court: "the Supreme Court today cancelled 122 2G licences granted during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja declaring it as "illegal" and blamed the government's flawed first-come-first served policy."
Mar 3, 2012 CBI to prosecute aviation ministry officials, rejects reconsideration: "action against six officials for alleged irregularities in the over Rs 8,000-crore Airbus deal for supplying 43 aircraft to erstwhile Indian Airlines in 2005."
Mar 3, 2012 Maran may face charge-sheet, CBI arrest in mid-May: "Maran may be the second former DMK cabinet minister to end up in jail after Andimuthu Raja."
Mar 3, 2012 Cong minister in illegal liquor racket?: "Dismissing allegations of receiving kickbacks from liquor syndicates, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister M Venkataramana today said he is ready to face any probe to prove his innocence"
Mar 3, 2012 Money laundering case against Marans: "The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case."
Mar 3, 2012 2G: ED registers money laundering case against Marans: "The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case.", "pertains to an alleged illegal gratification of about Rs 550 crore allegedly received by the Maran brothers in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Mar 3, 2012 Andhra excise minister accused in hooch racket: "The allegation has come from the man accused of running the illegal liquor business."
Mar 3, 2012 Andhra excise minister Mopidevi part of liquor lobby, says ACB: "he paid Rs 10 lakh bribe to excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana and that it has become a common practice in the liquor trade to regularly pay bribes to politicians, including those in the opposition and media as well as excise officials."
Mar 3, 2012 I was asked to sleep with the producers: Krishna Monala
Mar 3, 2012 Banks grapple with illegal ATM withdrawals: "He was at home and the debit card was with him. "I received an alert on my mobile phone. Even as I wondered what was going on, I received a second alert about withdrawal of another Rs 5,000,""
Mar 3, 2012 Railways’ financial health may go AI way: Trivedi: "A GoM had recently decided to work out an overall bailout package of more than Rs 20,000 crore for Air India including infusing additional equity worth Rs 6,600 crore and asking banks to work out its corporate debt restructuring."
Mar 3, 2012 Ponty Chadha raids: Official who led the raid, transferred: "CBDT official SS Rana, who led the raids has been transferred for allegedly mishandling the raids and leaking the information out to Chadha.", "Chadha is said to be close to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati."
Mar 3, 2012 Reddy in CBI custody till March 12: "Amid tight security, former Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was on Friday (March 2) produced before a special CBI court in Bangalore which remanded him to CBI custody till March 12 in connection with an illegal mining case."
Mar 3, 2012 The Cost Of Independence: "H.S. Bawa, one of Punjab’s leading Punjabi journalists, becomes perhaps the first journalist in the country to resign from his job on the ground that he was being forced to get paid news by his newspaper management."
Mar 3, 2012 Karnataka sleaze: Before MLAs, media pulled up: "The committee set up to inquire into it has begun its probe not by questioning the MLAs but the media instead."
Mar 3, 2012 CBI produces Reddy before court;remanded till March 12: "Amid tight security, former Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was today produced before a special CBI court here which remanded him to CBI custody till March 12 in connection with an illegal mining case."
Mar 3, 2012 Business seeks a better climate: "NRIs and persons of Indian origin in Jaipur had complained about the corruption, bribes, harassment and delays that act as disincentives for doing business in India."
Mar 3, 2012 BBC: Can India reform its red tape and corruption?: "Corruption and red tape are often cited as major deterrents to foreign investment in India."
Mar 3, 2012 Former army vice-chief booked in land scam case
Mar 3, 2012 CBI begins Janardhan Reddy's interrogation: "The CBI has started interrogating former Karnataka tourism minister and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy in connection with an illegal mining case"
Mar 2, 2012 SC puts 2G, govt under hammer: "The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the 122 telecom licences that jailed former telecom minister A Raja had issued to eight companies in 2008, calling the allocation illegal, “wholly arbitrary, capricious and contrary to public interest”."
Mar 2, 2012 UPA pays 2G price: "Court rap : The Supreme Court ruling is a lesson in governance and a warning to industry to play fair."
Mar 2, 2012 BJP�s league of shame: Players' tally swells to 11: "Eleven ministers have been forced to quit because of their embarrassing acts during the party’s reign so far."
Mar 2, 2012 Nation in a State: Why are politicians not being held accountable, IAS officials ask: "Ms Srilakshmi was accused of granting an out-of-turn iron ore mining licence to the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), owned by former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy; Mr. Acharya stands charged with allowing the Dubai-based Emaar Properties to “cheat” its joint venture partner, the State-run A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC)"
Mar 2, 2012 The economics of corruption: "India is reeling under ubiquitous corruption, by most of its government and private sector officials and politicians alike."
Mar 2, 2012 India govt challenges scrapping of telecom licences: "India's government on Friday challenged a Supreme Court ruling scrapping 122 telecom licences awarded in a 2008 sale at the centre of a massive corruption scandal that has shaken the country."
Mar 1, 2012 India: Miracle, Interrupted: "the country was an economic basket case—a textbook example of financial mismanagement, wasted potential, and stunted growth."
Mar 1, 2012 Slumping India hits new low: "INDIA'S economic growth slumped to its worst result in nearly three years"
Mar 1, 2012 K'taka CM denies attempt to curb media: "Embarrassed over the porngate scandal in the Assembly, Karnataka Government on Thursday (March 1) did not rule out banning private television cameras inside the House"
Mar 1, 2012 2G : Plea against Chidambaram & Khurshid listed for hearing in Supreme Court: "Petitions filed against home minister P Chidambaram and law minister Salman Khurshid for their alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam today got listed for hearing in the Supreme Court after it took exception against its own registry for not putting the case for hearing."
Mar 1, 2012 Veritas hammers DLF, doubts realtor’s accounts; says stock worth just Rs 100: "After ripping apart Reliance Industries, Reliance Communications and Kingfisher Airlines, Canada-based independent equity research firm Veritas has trained its guns on debt-laden property developer DLF."
Feb 29, 2012 The Wall Street Journal: Economics Journal: The Unexpected Results of Voting in an Alleged Criminal: "“In this Parliament, 163 members have cases of heinous offenses against them…. rapists are sitting, murderers and looters are sitting… How can you expect that you can get reprieve from poverty and corruption,”"
Feb 29, 2012 India To Probe Helo Contract With Italy: "a senior company official had told prosecutors that slush funds were generated after a sudden escalation of price by €10 million ($13.4 million) in 2010."
Feb 29, 2012 Wall Street Journal: Q&A: Aashish Kamat, CEO of UBS India: "There’s been a string of corruption scandals in India, and so-called “policy paralysis.”"
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Mar 11, 2012 Sena MLA arrested in housing scam: "Local Shiv Sena MLA and former Maharashtra minister Suresh Jain has been arrested in connection with 2006 Gharkul Housing Scheme scam. Jain, who was a Minister for Housing during the Shiv Sena-BJP rule in the 1990s, has been arrested for allegedly favouring a builder and indulging in irregularities to the tune of Rs 29 crore, police said"
Mar 11, 2012 Who's protecting the mining mafia?: "It is rather outrageous that the Mineral Resources Department of Madhya Pradesh does not even keep a record of its minister’s periodic review of illegal mining, storage and transportation."
Mar 11, 2012 Youth killed by sand mafia in Tamil Nadu: "24-year-old Sathees was run over by the lorry carrying sand from the river bed when he tried to block its path along with 20 villagers."
Mar 11, 2012 MP: Ground report from the mining mafia zone
Mar 11, 2012 AP liquor scam: Top police officers arrested: "At least 40 bootleggers were arrested last month and a total 1,600 litres of illicit liquor was seized."
Mar 10, 2012 Deep rooted politician-mafia nexus?: "the mining department in the state says it does not maintain records of reviews undertaken by the minister in charge. The question is why does the BJP-led government in the state turn a blind eye to such brazen violations?"
Mar 10, 2012 Chouhan Govt attempts cover up?: "Despite strong visual evidence and shocking images of brazen illegal mining rampant in the stone quarries of Morena, the Government of Madhya Pradesh denying the very existence of the formidable force that IPS officer Narendra Kumar died fighting against."
Mar 10, 2012 Illegal mining under political patronage: "We came across a mining operative who not just told us about the illegal trade, but also revealed how it goes on under political patronage."
Mar 10, 2012 Illegal mining bigger scam than 2G
Mar 10, 2012 Now, MP sand mafia fire at magistrate, cops: "The week ended with a sub-divisional magistrate, a sub-divisional police officer and their team facing a hail of bullets while on inspection to track down illegal sand miners in Panna district"
Mar 9, 2012 Is India really a superpower?: "India is still bogged down by a number of serious domestic challenges. These include a disruptive Maoist guerrilla; the terrible waste of human resources that is the Hindu caste system; and a corrupt and divided political leadership that can’t ever come up with a coherent, grand strategy for anything from developing the economy to rebooting the military."
Mar 9, 2012 Illegal mining unchecked despite expose: "blatant violation of every guideline against illegal mining in state. However, despite the visual evidence, there was no action from the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government."
Mar 9, 2012 Chouhan's relatives involved in illegal mining: Digvijaya: "Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh said the BJP was involved in illegal mining in the state."
Mar 9, 2012 AI skips alcohol test on crew, reveals RTI: "According to the RTI Air India has also been skipping other mandatory pre-flight medical checks at international airports.", "Drunk pilots on Intl flights"
Mar 8, 2012 Illegal mining: Young IPS officer killed in MP
Mar 6, 2012 Fake job letters scam in Air India?: "the accused had floated a website to target their victims and also reportedly asked them to deposit a certain amount in a bank account."
Mar 6, 2012 Adarsh scam: CBI arrests 2 lawyers on corruption charges: "The CBI on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed a conspiracy of dilution of charges against the accused in the muti-crore Adarsh housing scam and arrested its own counsel and a former Congress MLC"
Mar 6, 2012 India bars IMI from contracts for 10 years: "India has barred six defense companies, including Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) from bidding for defense contracts for ten years, on suspicion of involvement in a major corruption scandal involving former director general of the Ordnance Factory Board Sudipta Ghosh."
Mar 5, 2012 Frauds blow a hole in insurance firms: "Indian insurance companies have collectively lost a whopping Rs.30,401 crore due to various frauds which have taken place in the life and general insurance segments during the year,"
Mar 5, 2012 Ex-minister Anbumani Ramadoss may be charged in admission scam: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to file charges against former Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss along with two senior officials of the health ministry and two doctors of Safdarjung Hospital for allegedly helping Index Medical College (Indore) to admit students in 2008 in violation of the Supreme Court order."
Mar 5, 2012 CWG graft: Delhi HC dismisses Swiss firm's plea: "The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a Swiss firm's plea seeking restriction on possible coercive action against it for not appearing in a trial court in connection with a corruption case linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games."
Mar 5, 2012 Court frames charges against Jaya Jaitley in corruption case: "A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others in an alleged corruption case of 2001 relating to a defence deal."
Mar 5, 2012 ‘Spate of corruption cases turning foreign investors cautious': "There is a shift from the ‘need' to ‘greed' as a motive for committing frauds"
Mar 5, 2012 Anti-graft bureau carries out raids in India: "The massive liquor syndicate scam continues to unfold in Andhra Pradesh with the Anti-Corruption Bureau carrying out raids at excise and prohibition departments in many more districts"
Mar 5, 2012 Anbumani Ramadoss faces corruption charge for Indore College affiliation: "Ramadoss could be in the dock as the CBI might soon file a chargesheet against him for colluding with the management of an Indore-based private health college in granting affiliation despite the institution failing the criteria."
Mar 5, 2012 Ordnance scam: Defence ministry blacklists six firms: "The defence ministry today blacklisted six companies including Singapore Technologies, Israeli Military Industry and Germany’s Rheinmetall Air Defence for 10 years for their alleged role in the ordnance factory scam."
Mar 5, 2012 Kingfisher Airlines: Flying high at public expense: "At the other end of the economic spectrum, industrialists in cahoots with politicians, are sucking tens of thousand crores out of inflated infrastructure projects. Only occasionally, a dogged litigation leads to path-breaking verdicts, as in the 2G-telecom licence scam. Most scams and swindles, including the plunder of Air India, are not even investigated properly."
Mar 5, 2012 Karnataka: Arrest warrant issued against BSY: "The former K'taka CM has been charged with cheating and criminal conspiracy in the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) sites allotment scam."
Mar 5, 2012 Credibility at stake: "After the ONGC fiasco, not many will take the govt’s book of accounts seriously"
Mar 5, 2012 Non-bailable warrants issued against B S Yeddyurappa, family in land denotification cases: "The Lokayukta Special Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao ordered issue of non-bailable warrants against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, his family members and a former minister in two illegal land denotification cases"
Mar 4, 2012 Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair says govt action reminds of Galileo’s imprisonment: "Slamming Union Minister V Narayanasamy for his remarks on scientists, former ISRO Chairman said it reminded him of medieval times.", ""At least scientists are doing something. You also want them to shut-off?"
Mar 4, 2012 The fall of Madhavan Nair: decoding the ‘scandal’: "Two years ago, space scientist G Madhavan Nair was India’s pride when he was crowned with Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour. Today he is on the blacklist of the same government!"
Mar 4, 2012 Miraculous escape for 90 passengers: "A horror was averted at the Changi airport in Singapore on Jan 23 when the take off of Air India Express flight was defied by the alert Air Traffic Control officials."
Mar 4, 2012 Railways going the Air India way?: "It is an old ploy of governments that inconvenient issues are referred to committees, to languish there till forgotten.", "It has just become a peg for every new rail mantri to hang his/ her personal agenda on and enjoy the euphoria of jagirdari."
Mar 4, 2012 Will Madhavan pose legal challenge?: "The man under whose watch Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed the controversial S band deal with Devas has now been blacklisted, barred from any Government work."
Mar 4, 2012 Reply to RTI or face penalty: CIC to Air India: "The CIC puts Air India on notice for not giving information under RTI on a flight that was cancelled to ferry IPL players."
Mar 4, 2012 भारत से दूर भागती विदेशी कंपनियां: "नए अवसरों के अभाव, भ्रष्टाचार और लाल फ़ीताशाही की वजह से विदेशी कंपनियां भारत छोड़ दूसरे देशों में निवेश करना चाह रही हैं."
Mar 4, 2012 Devas-Antrix deal: Scientists at war: "In unprecedented disciplinary action, four of the biggest names in the space community, including former Chief of ISRO G Madhavan Nair, have been barred from occupying any government position current or in future for their alleged role in the Antrix-Devas deal."
Mar 4, 2012 ISRO has gone to dogs, says Madhavan Nair: "Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair Wednesday described as "improper" the move to blacklist four scientists, including him, from a government job and said the space agency had "gone to the dogs"."
Mar 4, 2012 Emaar land deal: Andhra Principal Secy arrested: "Allegations are that during YSR's time Andhra government gave land to Emmar at a very nominal rate."
Mar 4, 2012 CBI arrests AP Home Secretary in land scam: "It is alleged that through a conspiracy the stake of APIIC was diluted in the project causing huge losses to the exchequer, CBI sources said. They said plots and villas were sold at a price 10 times than that was shown on paper."
Mar 4, 2012 Affordable housing hit by land policies: Parekh: ""In places like Bombay (Mumbai) and Delhi and some large metros, land constitutes 90 per cent of the cost of the house."
Mar 4, 2012 Emaar case: CBI arrests Andhra Pradesh home secretary: "The CBI on Monday arrested senior IAS officer and Andhra Pradesh principal home secretary B P Acharya in a case relating to alleged irregularities in land transfer and sale of villas and apartments in a township in the state."
Mar 4, 2012 SC verdict a serious indictment of PM in 2G: BJP
Mar 4, 2012 2G scam: Supreme Court pulls up PMO, government says ruling not a setback: "Indicting the PMO but letting the Prime Minister off lightly on failure to decide on prosecuting the then telecom minister A Raja in the 2G case, the Supreme Court today set a limit of four months for deciding the issue of sanction for prosecution of corrupt public servants."
Mar 4, 2012 Fake bills in Haryana speed governor scam: "Deep rooted corruption in Haryana government’s transport department has converted even a high court-directed scheme into a money spinner for officials, who in collusion with dealers and manufacturers of speed governors, involved in a multi-crore racket."
Mar 4, 2012 Make public share holding pattern of Sun TV: CIC: "to make public the stake of Kalanithi Maran, brother of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, in Sun TV"
Mar 4, 2012 Liquor baron Ponty Chadha raided by I-T Dept: "Chadha is the Sole liquor distributor in UP, and I-T sources said that each bottle sold in the state is priced above MRP.", "Marginal profit is shared ..... between Chadha and UP politicians"
Mar 4, 2012 Rs 100 crore seized from Ponty Chadha's Noida mall: "in connection with alleged tax evasion."
Mar 4, 2012 Excl: New dimension to Devas row: "more importantly Rao has questioned the way in which committees that decided on former ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair and other top scientists were formed."
Mar 4, 2012 Ministry shielding officers in Airbus scam?: "CBI sources say they've been endlessly waiting for permission to prosecute the accused in the $ 175 million scam."
Mar 4, 2012 Centre asks Haryana to get forestry scam probed by CBI: "the Union government has told the Haryana government to get the CBI to investigate the multi-crore forestry scams that could engulf two Congress ministers, two officers on special duty in the chief minister's office, an independent MLA and several IAS and IFS officers and also Supreme Court committee members"
Mar 3, 2012 CNN: Permits cut in India telecom scandal: "As India's top court scraps telecom licenses amid a scandal, CNN's Sara Sidner explains the background to the case."
Mar 3, 2012 CWG scam: ED files charge sheet in Queens Baton Relay, names Kalmadi: "Enforcement Directorate today filed a charge sheet for alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of a premier event of the Commonwealth Games and named sacked OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi for allowing "unauthorised payments" along with five of his colleagues."
Mar 3, 2012 Collective failure of Govt: Swamy: "The cancellation of 2G licenses by the Supreme Court clearly brought out the big scam and it was a "collective failure" of the Government which "overlooked" warnings given by the CAG and the CVC on the issue"
Mar 3, 2012 Air India breaches credit limit, oil firms stop jet fuel: "“All three oil companies (Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum) have stopped ATF supplies to Air India at the four metros"
Mar 3, 2012 2G spectrum was UPA's monumental fraud: Arun Jaitley: "The BJP leader said that the Home Minister's continuance in office is increasingly becoming untenable."
Mar 3, 2012 The Globe and Mail: Canadian accused of bribing cabinet minister in India: "Authorities allege that Mr. Karigar described to others how he funnelled a $250,000 bribe to Praful Patel, India’s Minister of Heavy Industries and a former minister of aviation. The case against Mr. Karigar has ensnared another household name in India – Hasan Gafoor, a former Mumbai police commissioner who oversaw the force during the terrorist attacks on his city in 2008. Mr. Gafoor conspired with Mr. Karigar to rig a contract worth $100-million (U.S.), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said."
Mar 3, 2012 Guess what? Even banks played a role in the 2G scam: "state-run banks provided more than Rs 26,000 crore to the five companies — Swan Telecom, Unitech, Loop, Datacom (Videocon) and STel "
Mar 3, 2012 Praful Patel faces bribery allegations, denies wrongdoing: "Union Minister Praful Patel today found himself at the centre of pay-off allegations concerning a $100 million Air India contract during his tenure as civil aviation minister", "Canadian newspaper, Globe and the Mail, reported that an Indian-born Canadian citizen, Nazir Karigar, is to be prosecuted on charges of paying off Patel in a case in which a former Mumbai police chief also figures."
Mar 3, 2012 2G: Why PM, Sonia silent, asks Ravi Shankar Prasad: "The Prime Minister even gave the certificate of innocence to Raja inside and outside Parliament, said the BJP leader."
Mar 3, 2012 SC order on 2G licences excellent: Arun Shourie: "Former telecom minister Arun Shourie welcome the court's order of cancelling all 122 2G licences."
Mar 3, 2012 2G order a strong judgement for the corporate world: Bhushan: "Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan said telecom companies will have to refund the benefits that they got illegally."
Mar 3, 2012 SC cancels 122 'arbitrary' 2G licences, government in trouble: "the Supreme Court Thursday cancelled all 122 licences for 2G spectrum allocated in 2008 and left the decision of a probe into the role of Home Minister P. Chidambaram, then finance minister, to the trial court."
Mar 3, 2012 SC cancels all 122 2G licences given by A Raja: "The court has also referred the matter of Chidambaram back to the trial court."
Mar 3, 2012 2G case: Govt in dock again as SC scraps 122 licences: "The Supreme Court ordered telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked, striking a decisive blow against corruption that plagues the country"
Mar 3, 2012 2G verdict: A Raja 'virtually gifted away important national asset', says Supreme Court: "the Supreme Court today cancelled 122 2G licences granted during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja declaring it as "illegal" and blamed the government's flawed first-come-first served policy."
Mar 3, 2012 CBI to prosecute aviation ministry officials, rejects reconsideration: "action against six officials for alleged irregularities in the over Rs 8,000-crore Airbus deal for supplying 43 aircraft to erstwhile Indian Airlines in 2005."
Mar 3, 2012 Maran may face charge-sheet, CBI arrest in mid-May: "Maran may be the second former DMK cabinet minister to end up in jail after Andimuthu Raja."
Mar 3, 2012 Cong minister in illegal liquor racket?: "Dismissing allegations of receiving kickbacks from liquor syndicates, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister M Venkataramana today said he is ready to face any probe to prove his innocence"
Mar 3, 2012 Money laundering case against Marans: "The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case."
Mar 3, 2012 2G: ED registers money laundering case against Marans: "The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case.", "pertains to an alleged illegal gratification of about Rs 550 crore allegedly received by the Maran brothers in the Aircel-Maxis deal."
Mar 3, 2012 Andhra excise minister accused in hooch racket: "The allegation has come from the man accused of running the illegal liquor business."
Mar 3, 2012 Andhra excise minister Mopidevi part of liquor lobby, says ACB: "he paid Rs 10 lakh bribe to excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana and that it has become a common practice in the liquor trade to regularly pay bribes to politicians, including those in the opposition and media as well as excise officials."
Mar 3, 2012 I was asked to sleep with the producers: Krishna Monala
Mar 3, 2012 Banks grapple with illegal ATM withdrawals: "He was at home and the debit card was with him. "I received an alert on my mobile phone. Even as I wondered what was going on, I received a second alert about withdrawal of another Rs 5,000,""
Mar 3, 2012 Railways’ financial health may go AI way: Trivedi: "A GoM had recently decided to work out an overall bailout package of more than Rs 20,000 crore for Air India including infusing additional equity worth Rs 6,600 crore and asking banks to work out its corporate debt restructuring."
Mar 3, 2012 Ponty Chadha raids: Official who led the raid, transferred: "CBDT official SS Rana, who led the raids has been transferred for allegedly mishandling the raids and leaking the information out to Chadha.", "Chadha is said to be close to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati."
Mar 3, 2012 Reddy in CBI custody till March 12: "Amid tight security, former Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was on Friday (March 2) produced before a special CBI court in Bangalore which remanded him to CBI custody till March 12 in connection with an illegal mining case."
Mar 3, 2012 The Cost Of Independence: "H.S. Bawa, one of Punjab’s leading Punjabi journalists, becomes perhaps the first journalist in the country to resign from his job on the ground that he was being forced to get paid news by his newspaper management."
Mar 3, 2012 Karnataka sleaze: Before MLAs, media pulled up: "The committee set up to inquire into it has begun its probe not by questioning the MLAs but the media instead."
Mar 3, 2012 CBI produces Reddy before court;remanded till March 12: "Amid tight security, former Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was today produced before a special CBI court here which remanded him to CBI custody till March 12 in connection with an illegal mining case."
Mar 3, 2012 Business seeks a better climate: "NRIs and persons of Indian origin in Jaipur had complained about the corruption, bribes, harassment and delays that act as disincentives for doing business in India."
Mar 3, 2012 BBC: Can India reform its red tape and corruption?: "Corruption and red tape are often cited as major deterrents to foreign investment in India."
Mar 3, 2012 Former army vice-chief booked in land scam case
Mar 3, 2012 CBI begins Janardhan Reddy's interrogation: "The CBI has started interrogating former Karnataka tourism minister and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy in connection with an illegal mining case"
Mar 2, 2012 SC puts 2G, govt under hammer: "The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the 122 telecom licences that jailed former telecom minister A Raja had issued to eight companies in 2008, calling the allocation illegal, “wholly arbitrary, capricious and contrary to public interest”."
Mar 2, 2012 UPA pays 2G price: "Court rap : The Supreme Court ruling is a lesson in governance and a warning to industry to play fair."
Mar 2, 2012 BJP�s league of shame: Players' tally swells to 11: "Eleven ministers have been forced to quit because of their embarrassing acts during the party’s reign so far."
Mar 2, 2012 Nation in a State: Why are politicians not being held accountable, IAS officials ask: "Ms Srilakshmi was accused of granting an out-of-turn iron ore mining licence to the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), owned by former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy; Mr. Acharya stands charged with allowing the Dubai-based Emaar Properties to “cheat” its joint venture partner, the State-run A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC)"
Mar 2, 2012 The economics of corruption: "India is reeling under ubiquitous corruption, by most of its government and private sector officials and politicians alike."
Mar 2, 2012 India govt challenges scrapping of telecom licences: "India's government on Friday challenged a Supreme Court ruling scrapping 122 telecom licences awarded in a 2008 sale at the centre of a massive corruption scandal that has shaken the country."
Mar 1, 2012 India: Miracle, Interrupted: "the country was an economic basket case—a textbook example of financial mismanagement, wasted potential, and stunted growth."
Mar 1, 2012 Slumping India hits new low: "INDIA'S economic growth slumped to its worst result in nearly three years"
Mar 1, 2012 K'taka CM denies attempt to curb media: "Embarrassed over the porngate scandal in the Assembly, Karnataka Government on Thursday (March 1) did not rule out banning private television cameras inside the House"
Mar 1, 2012 2G : Plea against Chidambaram & Khurshid listed for hearing in Supreme Court: "Petitions filed against home minister P Chidambaram and law minister Salman Khurshid for their alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam today got listed for hearing in the Supreme Court after it took exception against its own registry for not putting the case for hearing."
Mar 1, 2012 Veritas hammers DLF, doubts realtor’s accounts; says stock worth just Rs 100: "After ripping apart Reliance Industries, Reliance Communications and Kingfisher Airlines, Canada-based independent equity research firm Veritas has trained its guns on debt-laden property developer DLF."
Feb 29, 2012 The Wall Street Journal: Economics Journal: The Unexpected Results of Voting in an Alleged Criminal: "“In this Parliament, 163 members have cases of heinous offenses against them…. rapists are sitting, murderers and looters are sitting… How can you expect that you can get reprieve from poverty and corruption,”"
Feb 29, 2012 India To Probe Helo Contract With Italy: "a senior company official had told prosecutors that slush funds were generated after a sudden escalation of price by €10 million ($13.4 million) in 2010."
Feb 29, 2012 Wall Street Journal: Q&A: Aashish Kamat, CEO of UBS India: "There’s been a string of corruption scandals in India, and so-called “policy paralysis.”"
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