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In India's telecom industry, corruption casts a long shadow

Posted on November 24, 2011

Last Week, Sukh Ram who was the telecom minister in the 90’s was sentenced to five years of imprisonment by a Delhi court. More recently A.Raja,… Read more

Bail not jail!

Posted on November 24, 2011

The Supreme Court by granting bail to the accused in the 2G spectrum case has reinforced the long-practiced preference for bail, not jail.  Arguing… Read more

Censors at the gates

Posted on November 24, 2011

Newly appointed chairman of the Press Council of India, Markandey Katju had… Read more

In India's telecom industry, corruption casts a long shadow

Posted on November 24, 2011

 

Last Week, Sukh Ram who was the telecom minister in the 90’s was sentenced to five years of imprisonment by a Delhi court. More… Read more

**********, Sukh and a **********

Posted on November 23, 2011

Sukhram, former minister was recently incarcerated for his alleged role in a telecommunications scam. Speculations are rife over the minister sharing… Read more

Team ********** responds to Standing Committee Deliberations on the Lokpal

Posted on November 23, 2011

The issue of Lokpal now stands before the Parliamentary standing committee. The provisions which exclude Group C and Group D government employees… Read more

No panacea for corruption

Posted on November 23, 2011

The recent anti-corruption crusade and public outcry have created a sense of urgency in piloting various legislative measures to tackle corruption.… Read more

Weekly Bribe Meter

Posted on November 22, 2011

Rs 1,650,000 collected as bribe by the Judiciary last week

Fifty six reports and Rs 2,354,176 paid as bribe! These are the latest numbers… Read more

Delivering an effective RTI

Posted on November 22, 2011

 

As a taxpayer and citizen, it is every individual’s right to have access to information on various public programmes and projects. … Read more

Factbox: Corruption in South Africa

Posted on November 22, 2011

 

South Africa's parliament is all set to vote on a state secrets law this week that has been widely criticised as an attempt to… Read more