Odisha intensifies crackdown on chit-fund scams
September 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on chit fund scams in Odisha, police Wednesday raided the offices of a private company and detained three of its senior officials for ... Read more...
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UPA regime lacks clear cut policies, direction: Mulayam Singh
September 11th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Launching a strong attack on the UPA government, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday said it lacked in clear cut policies and direction and ... Read more...
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Action, not debate on coal blocks: BJP
September 1st, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) The BJP Saturday said will continue to disrupt parliament over the coal blocks allocation, asserting that mere debate in the house by the Congress-led UPA ... Read more...
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BJP has saved democracy, says Yashwant Sinha
August 29th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Retorting to union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal's comment that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was "destroying democracy", the BJP asserted Wednesday that the party ... Read more...
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Scams will impact foreign investments: CII
August 24th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) The various scams hogging media headlines will impact foreign investments in India, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president Adi Godrej said Friday.And for the sentiment to ... Read more...
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Akhilesh not serious on scam probe: BJP
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday launched a broadside against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, accusing him of giving conflicting statements on an alleged ... Read more...
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Gadkari slams UPA government for rampant inflation
July 8th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), July 8 (IANS) Slamming the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government for the price rise, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Sunday said that ... Read more...
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Mamata asks youth to fight graft
June 17th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) A day after terming her support for A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for the president's post as the "voice of millions of Indians", West Bengal Chief ... Read more...
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Karnataka officer’s murder case solved, four held: Police
June 7th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) Four people, including a cashier in a cooperative credit society in Bangalore, were arrested Thursday for the fatal attack on a Karnataka government officer known to ... Read more...
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PIL demands probe against central ministers, makes Anna party
June 6th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) A Pune-based social activist Wednesday filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court demanding a probe against some central ministers for corruption, and ... Read more...
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CII for reducing subsidies to two percent of GDP
June 5th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tuesday backed the idea of containing subsidies to two percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The CII national council, which ... Read more...
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Evidence against Maya government’s scams soon: Shivpal
June 2nd, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has begun simultaneous probes into the alleged irregularities and scams that took place in the five year rule of BSP chief ... Read more...
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People disappointed with BJP too, says Advani
May 31st, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Former BJP president L.K. Advani said Thursday that while people were angry with the UPA government, they were upset with the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Congress asks Akhilesh to act against BSP leaders
May 18th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Calling for stringent action against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders found involved in graft, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Friday told the Samajwadi Party government that ... Read more...
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Mayawati government’s scams (To go with BSP runs for cover as skeletons tumble out)
May 17th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
List of alleged scams against the Mayawati regime:Teachers Eligibility Test: Rs.120 crore
Seeds scam: Rs 106 crore
Ban Sagar Project: Rs.1,285 crore
Toilet construction scam: Rs.2,900 crore
Noida plot allotment: Rs.5,000 crore plus
MNREGA irregularities: Rs.12,000 ... Read more...
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Pakistan band Raeth set for Bollywood debut (With Images)
May 16th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Pakistani band Raeth, popular for songs like "Bhula do" and "Waada", is all set to foray into Bollywood with upcoming film "Marksheet", based on education ... Read more...
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PCI chief Katju praises Mamata
May 12th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Describing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "person of outstanding quality" and very honest, Press Council of India chairman Markandeya Katju Saturday ... Read more...
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Government has decided on no more reforms: BJP
April 20th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the government seems to have decided against any more reforms as the prime minister's economic advisor ... Read more...
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Civic poll loss not a referendum on me: Dikhit (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday took "full responsibility" for the Congress defeat in the civic polls, but said the verdict was not a ... Read more...
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Antony should quit: Achuthanandan
March 30th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) Leader of opposition and veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan Friday said Defence Minister A.K. Antony should resign in the wake of "the biggest ever scams" that ... Read more...
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Let PM speak on coal scam: BJP
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on an alleged coal mining scam purported to have cost ... Read more...
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No information on any scam: Coal minister
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Even as opposition parties united against the government over an alleged coal mining scandal, which they termed as "mother of all scams", Coal Minister Sriprakash ... Read more...
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Left attacks UPA coal scam
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Terming the alleged coal mining scam as "very big", the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha takes up motion of thanks on president’s address
March 19th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) As Rajya Sabha Monday resumed the debate on the motion of thanks on the president's address to both houses of parliament, the opposition Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Victor Banerjee upset with National Awards jury
March 19th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Victor Banerjee is upset with this year's National Awards jury for rejecting Assamese director Bidyut Kotoki's film "As The River Flows" for not being Assamese.Victor, who ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare postpones fast to March 25
March 14th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare, who was to sit on a day-long fast at Jantar Mantar Sunday to demand parliament pass the Lokpal bill, has ... Read more...
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Team Anna to stage fast seeking justice for slain officer
March 12th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Team Anna members will stage a three-day fast in Bhopal from Tuesday demanding enactment of a stringent law to protect whistle blowers and justice for ... Read more...
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Shekhar Suman excited for directorial debut ‘Heartless’
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Actor Shekhar Suman is looking forward to wearing the director's hat for "Heartless" - a medical thriller featuring his son Adhyayan in the lead."I ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi slams Mayawati, says UP suffering due to scams
February 19th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Feb 19 (IANS) Scams and looters have denied people in Uttar Pradesh of gains from central government funds for development, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said while attacking ... Read more...
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Quartet of ‘great economists’ has failed India: Venkaiah Naidu
January 31st, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) A quartet of economists had failed India, where price rise and a slowing economy had severely affected common citizens, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress leader calls party minister corrupt
January 29th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) A Congress leader in Jammu and Kashmir has accused a minister from his own party of being corrupt.
Former social welfare minister Abdul Gani Vakil, ... Read more...
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Akali Dal-BJP government has pushed Punjab back: Sonia
January 24th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday blamed the policies of the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine in Punjab for the state lagging behind in ... Read more...
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Congress demands CBI probe into UP engineer’s death
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) Suspecting foul play behind the death of engineer Sunil Kumar Verma, allegedly linked to the rural healthcare scam in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress party Monday demanded ... Read more...
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Endless BJP bickering pushes parties into poll mode (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress, leading the central government, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka for the first time, have found a common tune - early ... Read more...
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Corruption has ‘taken over India’ but can be eliminated: Book
December 9th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Corruption has virtually enveloped India, growing annually by over 100 percent, but systemic graft can be ended for good, says a new book by two ... Read more...
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