-The Hindu The Election Commission on Friday adjourned till November 11 the hearing on the complaint that Singhbhum MP and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda did not file his election expenditure account properly. There is also an allegation that he encouraged “paid news” during the 2009 Lok Sabha poll. Interestingly, one TV channel was paid Rs.1.25 crore to telecast news in his favour, according to an Income-Tax department report. The full...
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-The Indian Express On at least 12 occasions, Kiran Bedi appears to have inflated her travel expenses while charging the institutions and NGOs inviting her for seminars, even as she used her own travel discount as a gallantry award winner — keeping the rest of the Money for her own purposes. Bedi defends herself, saying that she was travelling less comfortably than she was entitled to, and using the Money left...
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-PTI Team Anna member Arvid Kejriwal has been slapped with a fresh notice by the Income Tax Department, asking the former IRS officer to pay over Rs nine lakh in dues by this month-end. Earlier, the Office of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) had on August five issued a notice to him in the case. Sources said a fresh notice has been issued to Kejriwal, who, the department claimed, had violated...
More »Raipur hosts put foot down, told Bedi can’t pay you twice for same flight by Ashutosh Bhardwaj
Former IPS officer and Team Anna’s Kiran Bedi claimed today that she was only trying to “save Money” to educate children when she claimed full air fare — in many cases, even Business class — from her hosts while buying Economy at 75% discount thanks to her police gallantry medal. At least one host put its foot down. Referring to the The Indian Express report, Chhattisgarh, an evening newspaper, today reported on...
More »IITian who brought light to several homes by Jaimon Joseph
Harish Hande, a Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, has brought light to some of the poorest and darkest corners of Karnataka. Priya is a resident of a village just a few kilometers away from Bangalore's international airport. Her home has never had electricity. Till a few months back, she used to prepare for her examinations without electricity. Then, a miracle happened. And the man who came to her rescue was Harish Hande....
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