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  Bihar JD(U) MLA demand to legalize bribe

  India | August 19, 2014 10:59 IST

  New Delhi: Senior JDU MLA Rajiv Ranjan has proposed a novel method to curb corruption.He demanded that Bihar government should enact a new law to legalise corruption in the state.The law should be named Right

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  Government examining demand for stripping Saif's Padma Shri award

  Bollywood | August 06, 2014 21:22 IST

  New Delhi: Government is examining a demand for taking back the Padma Shri award conferred on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in the wake of a Mumbai court framing charges against him.RTI activist S C

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  Haryana power minister resigns

  National | July 29, 2014 16:35 IST

  Chandigarh: Haryana Power Minister Ajay Yadav resigned here today from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress ministry alleging “bias” in several matters including recruitment and induction of members to various commissions and statutory bodies.Yadav told PTI

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  More things change, more they remain same

  National | July 29, 2014 15:50 IST

  New Delhi: The more things change, the more they stay the same, judging by a PMO reply given to an RTI applicant.In April last year, applicant retired Commodore Lokesh Batra was refused disclosure of steps

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  Filter rogue whistle-blowers, Manohar Parrikar asks media

  National | July 28, 2014 18:41 IST

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday asked the media to filter out rogue whistle-blowers from stories, while warning of a probe and a legislation against activists and NGOs indulging in blackmail.Parrikar was responding to

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  Plea in Delhi HC over prosecuting Arvind Kejriwal, Somnath Bharti

  National | July 24, 2014 8:31 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and city governments on a plea seeking direction to grant sanction to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and ex-minister Somnath Bharti in

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  Government spent Rs 17.60 lakh on Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony

  National | July 20, 2014 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: An expenditure of at least Rs 17.60 lakh was incurred on the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, an RTI reply has found.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  Akhilesh Yadav gets luxury cars, but cuts budget for women's panel

  National | July 15, 2014 11:05 IST

  Lucknow: As women's safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here's a shocker: An activist has found that the Akhilesh Yadav government has drastically downsized the budget of the state women's

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  Over 1,300 infants die in Kalawati Hospital in 1 year

  India | July 13, 2014 13:47 IST

  New Delhi: More than 1,300 infants have died in the Kalawati Saran Children Hospital here during the last one year, according to an RTI query.In one year, from January 2013-2014, 1,345 infants have died due

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  Governor can't be tried in criminal case: Sheila Dikshit to HC

  National | July 09, 2014 17:54 IST

  New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday sought quashing of the trial court order to lodge FIR against her in a graft case, contending in the Delhi high court that such proceedings

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  31 ACs were installed at Sheila Dikshit's official residence as CM

  National | July 03, 2014 16:49 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 31 air conditioners and 25 heaters were among a number of electrical appliances installed in the official bungalow of Sheila Dikshit in Delhi when she was Chief Minister.An official response

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  Railways recorded derailment every 5th day during 2007-12: RTI

  India | June 27, 2014 20:44 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Railways recorded a derailment every fifth day on an average during the period of 2007-12, according to an RTI query.As per the figures, 115 people lost their lives, while 800 were left

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  CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan twisted norms for good rank of his niece in MPPSC: Congress

  National | June 26, 2014 13:42 IST

  New Delhi: Keeping up the heat on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in alleged recruitment scam, Congress today accused him of “twisting” norms to secure a good ranking for his niece in the

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  MPPSC denies allegations over selection of Shivraj Singh Chouhan's niece

  National | June 26, 2014 11:45 IST

  Indore: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) today denied that there was any irregularity in the selection of niece of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the post of deputy collector.MPPSC's deputy secretary Vandana Vaidya

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  National parties earned Rs.991.2 crore in 2012-13

  National | June 26, 2014 8:13 IST

  New Delhi: Politics appears to be a profitable business, as six national parties together registered a total income of Rs.991.2 crore in 2012-13, while they spent Rs.648.7 crore, according to data compiled by a think

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  Visva Bharati VC not awarded Padma Shri: RTI

  India | May 30, 2014 14:14 IST

  Kolkata: The government has not awarded Padma Shri to Visva Bharati University Vice-Chancellor Sushanta Datta Gupta, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has said in an RTI reply.“Prof Sushanta Datta Gupta has not been awarded

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  MCGM spent over Rs 79 lakhs for Campa Cola case: RTI

  India | May 27, 2014 16:13 IST

  Mumbai: The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) had to shell out Rs 79.63 lakhs to rope in senior advocates to fight the Campa Cola illegal construction case in various courts, a RTI query revealed

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  812 personnel deployed for security of 84 VIPs in Maha: RTI

  India | May 12, 2014 10:41 IST

  Mumbai: A combined total of 812 police officers and security personnel have been deployed for the security of 84 VIPs in Maharashtra, with 52 men accorded to guard only Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and

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  Revealed: 22 former ministers refuse to give up Lutyens homes

  India | May 08, 2014 9:53 IST

  New Delhi: At least 22 former Union ministers from UPA-II continue to occupy luxurious ministerial bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi, long after demitting office, according to the response to an RTI query.The squatters are not only

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  State pays electricity bill of 4 Uttarakhand ex-CMs worth Rs 29 lakh

  India | May 07, 2014 10:49 IST

  Dehradun: Four former chief ministers of Uttarakhand consumed electricity worth Rs 29 lakh for free for over five years.According to an RTI reply got by an NGO, Rs 29 lakh of public money was spent