Tag: CBI

We quit long ago: Ministers

We quit long ago: Ministers

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

Both the State ministers, Dharamana Prasada Rao and Sabita Indra Reddy, rubbished claims that they were eased out by the party.

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T-party spoiled

T-party spoiled

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

TRS renegade Raghunandan Rao’s artillery fire at party chief KCR and TRS has put the party in dire straits.

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Hanging in the balance

Hanging in the balance

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Sonia Gandhi has asked the CM to apply the same principle that she did while dealing with Union ministers facing corruption changes.

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The case that  captivated a nation

The case that captivated a nation

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

Five years on, the Aarushi Talwar case continues to hog the headlines. With no major headway, it remains one of India’s biggest murder mysteries. New Delhi: Who killed Aar­ushi Talwar and Hemraj? Five years after the 14-year-old was found with her throat slit in her Noida home along with the family’s domestic help, there is still [...]

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Reforming the Cockatoo Bureau of Investigation

Reforming the Cockatoo Bureau of Investigation

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Of all the acronyms that Indian public associate with investigation, CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) is the most common. However, if its functioning is anything to go by, the motto ‘Industry, Impartiality, Integrity’ would be one of the longest-running jokes in the history of the country.

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Check tendency to castigate SC

| May 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Digvijay Singh’s irksome comments on Supreme Court set a bad precedence. In our system, Judiciary is supposed to be truly independent, and it has the prerogative to make comments based on facts presented to it. Judicial comments are in fact part of the judicial process and ruling. Intolerant politicians like Singh should not be allowed [...]

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Guilty? That wouldn’t be me

Guilty? That wouldn’t be me

| May 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Statements like ‘someone has taken some money somewhere’ is passé. Get yourselves introduced to the new martyr saints of the Congress and their outraged utterances.

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The executive is at fault

| May 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

There has arisen a muted outcry among politicians against judiciary saying the court rules today. On the face of it, it sounds true because every aspect of governance is called into question. Government is perpetually on the brink vis-a-vis judiciary. But then who is to blame, the government or the judiciary? Of course, it is [...]

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CVC delays action against babus

CVC delays action against babus

| May 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

It is the absolute lack of conviction or interest with which cases are taken up, even for prosecution, as is evident with the status of 19 cases that are pending for four months.

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Reporters’ diary: Ponnala keeps his cool

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

While many of the Cabinet ministers facing a CBI inquiry are getting the heebie-jeebies, IT minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah appears unperturbed. He used an opportunity for a foreign jaunt and came back revitalised. He goes about with his work and visits his office regularly. His calm poise surprises many. But few dare to ask him for [...]

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