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New twist in Vadra-DLF land case as 2 crucial pages go 'missing'

New twist in Vadra-DLF land case as 2 crucial pages go 'missing'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Are they missing or have they been intentionally removed? A huge uproar has broken out after whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka has revealed that two important pages of a file pertaining to DLF-Robert Vadra land deal, containing notings, are missing.

Gadkari issues legal notice to scam whistleblower

Gadkari issues legal notice to scam whistleblower

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday served a legal notice on RTI activist Anjali Damania for alleging that he had tried to cover up the irrigation scam when she approached him and demanded an apology from her.

Surge in cases of fake drugs

Surge in cases of fake drugs

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Of the 137,000 drug government tested 345 turned out to be fake.

Court summons Kejriwal for his derogatory remarks on MPs

Court summons Kejriwal for his derogatory remarks on MPs

Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

RTI activist and Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned personally by a district and sessions court in Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on July 25, for his alleged offensive remarks against members of Parliament.

Shehla Masood murder trial starts in Indore court

Shehla Masood murder trial starts in Indore court

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

The trial of RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case started on Friday at the Special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Indore with the examination of first prosecution witness M R Uikey, an assistant sub-inspector of police who was the first to arrive at the murder site. The trial is being presided over by Judge Anupam Srivastav.

Masood murder: CBI to subject BJP MLA to polygraph test

Masood murder: CBI to subject BJP MLA to polygraph test

Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

In a significant development, the special court in Indore on Friday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to subject Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, Dhruv Narayan Singh, to a polygraph test in connection with RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case.

Why are our banks so secretive?

Why are our banks so secretive?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

'The finance ministry and public sector banks have tried to keep the names of wilful defaulters secret.' 'Secrecy and concealing information are inbred among banks and even the RBI,' observes Debashis Basu, editor, www.moneylife.in.

IAF won't share details on Rafale deal

IAF won't share details on Rafale deal

Rediff.com5 Feb 2017

The IAF said the details are held by it in fiduciary

Activist Akhil Gogoi on fast unto death in Guwahati

Activist Akhil Gogoi on fast unto death in Guwahati

Rediff.com20 May 2012

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti general secretary and RTI activist Akhil Gogoi has resorted to a fast unto death in Guwahati demanding halt in construction of mega dam projects on various rivers in Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan, including the mainstream of Brahmaputra river.

Gandhi can't be given 'Father of the Nation' title: Govt

Gandhi can't be given 'Father of the Nation' title: Govt

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

In an RTI response to Lucknow-based student Aishwarya Parashar, the home ministry has told her that no action was taken on her plea to the President to declare Mahatma Gandhi as 'Father of the Nation' because Article 18 (1) of the Constitution does not permit any titles except education and military ones.

Rape allegations a 'concocted' story, says Amitabh Thakur

"Rape allegations a 'concocted' story," says Amitabh Thakur

Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

Senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who has accused Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Sigh Yadav of threatening him with dire consequences, is suddenly at the receiving end, with the Lucknow police registering a case of "rape" against him.

In Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi targets BJP over corruption

In Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi targets BJP over corruption

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

A combative Sonia Gandhi on Thursday sought to deflect attacks on the Congress over corruption by accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of running corrupt governments in several states, affirming that her party has done more to fight this "cancer" than others.

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