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News Archive:

2012

• The New York Times:
  'New York businessman alleges corruption in Indian defence deals', 27 Apr. 2012

• Press Trust of India:
  'Implement UN Convention angainst Corruption: Anna to PM', 26 Apr. 2012

• India Today:
  'Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev to hold joint fast protest on June 3', 20 Apr. 2012

• The Indian Express:
  'Three reasons to be optimistic about India', 20 Apr. 2012
  
  
• The Economic Times:
  'How Siemens cracked down on corruption & and what India Inc can learn from it', 19 Apr 2012

• Press Trust of India:
  'NRHM scam: ED registers money laundering case against Kushwaha', 18 Apr. 2012

• Globes:
  'India fines IMI USD 70m for alleged bribery', 17 Apr. 2012

• Hindustan Times:
  'Money laundering case: Vodafone's ED hearing today', 17 Apr. 2012

• Oman Tribune:
  'Money laundering case filed against Rishi', Apr. 2012

• The Times of India:
  'Law to curb black money will end corruption: Jethmalani', 15 Apr. 2012

• The Indian Express:
  'Vodafone gets ED notice under money laundering law', 14 Apr. 2012

• Trace Blog:
  'Anti-corruption activity in India: 2011 a watershed year', 13 Apr. 2012

• The Times of India:
  'Tata trucks: Money laundering case registered against Ravinder Rishi', 13 Apr. 2012

• The New York Times:
  'Whistle-blower claiming visa fraud keeps his job, but not his work', 12 Apr. 2012

• The Times of India:
  'Anti-Corruption Bureau's 'selective' raids irk ministries', 12 Apr. 2012

• BBC:
  'India launches army bribe probe', 12 Apr. 2012

• The New York Times:
  'Delays, corruption mar India's weapons procurement', 04 Apr. 2012

• The Indian Express:
  'Express exclusive: World Bank cries fraud, graft in highways project', 03 Apr. 2012

• The Times of India:
  'Government delay hits anti-corruption bureau's anti-graft drive', 02 Apr. 2012

• The New York Times:
  'Newswallah: A brief history of corruption in the Ministry of Defence', 02 Apr. 2012

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'As the Scandal Escalates, Now the Inevitable Tape Appears', 29 Mar. 2012
  
  
• The Times of India:
  'Corruption is a way of life in Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams', 28 Mar. 2012

• India Today:
  'Spotlight on murky defence deals after army chief's bribe claims', 28 Mar. 2012

• Financial Times (Blog):
  'Another USD 39bn Indian corruption scandal: this time it's land', 27 Mar. 2012

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Indian defense minister Antony fires back: 'All my life I have fought corruption', 27 Mar. 2012

• The Sydney Morning Herald:
  'Curtin University scammer jailed', 26 Mar. 2012

• BBC News:
  'India to probe army chief bribe allegation', 26 Mar. 2012
  
  
• India Today:
  'Uproar in Parliament over army chief general VK Singh's bribery claims', 26 Mar. 2012
  
  
• The New York Times:
  'Indian Activist Attempts Revival of Antigraft Drive', 25 Mar. 2012
  
  
• The Washington Post:
  'Indian activist fasts to protest the killings of corruption whistle blowers', 25 Mar. 2012
  
  
• Global Post:
  'GreenTalk: "Coalgate scam" should draw attention to India's wholesale destruction of the environment', 23 Mar. 2012
  
  
• Hindustan Times:
  'Clinton asks India, China to join anti-bribery convention', 23 Mar. 2012
  
  
• BBC News:
  'Indian PM Singh appeals for anti-corruption bill', 23 Mar. 2012

• Financial Times: 
  'Singh under fire over new India scandal', 22 Mar. 2012
  
  
• Times of India:
  'Anna Hazare lacks scientific ideas to end corruption: Justice Katju', 24 Mar. 2012
  
  
• The National:
  'Money-laundering probe ordered into Dubai businessman Oberoi', 20 Mar. 2012

• Agence France-Presse:
  'Legalise betting in India to end cricket corruption: former ICC chief', 20 Mar. 2012

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'India to seek review of court's view on telecom policy', 01 Mar. 2012

• Financial Times:
  'Finmeccanica faces deal probe in India', 27 Feb. 2012
• Reuters:
  'Bollywood finds new muse in anti-graft protests', 23 Feb. 2012
• The Wall Street Journal:
  'What Can India Learn from the U.S. Battle on Bribery?', 18 Feb. 2012
• Press Trust of India:
  'PM clears Praful in Canadian bribery case', 15 Feb. 2012
• Bloomberg:
  'Corruption perception holding India back, Bank of Singapore says', 13 Feb. 2012
• Space for Transparency (TI Blog):
  'India's state companies open up', 13 Feb. 2012
• Trust Law:
  'Anti-corruption views - Shameful waste in India's most populous state', 13 Feb. 2012
• Press Trust of India:
  'Marans in ED money laundering net', 08 Feb. 2012
• Businessworld:
  'Financial sector wakes up to money laundering', 08 Feb. 2012
• The Independent:
  'India in "bludering retreat" on corruption crisis', 06 Feb. 2012
• Trust Law:
  'Almost half of Indian youth have paid a bribe - report', 06 Feb. 2012
• The Globe and Mail:
  'Indian opposition urges inquiry over bribery case', 03 Feb. 2012
• BBC:
  'India PM Manmohan Singh: 'long way to go' on corruption', 03 Feb. 2012
• The Globe and Mail:
  'Indian cabinet minister in bribery scandal asks his PM for help', 03 Feb. 2012
• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Indian court scraps telecom licenses from 2008', 02 Feb. 2012
• BBC:
  'India court in key ruling on corruption prosecutions', 31 Jan. 2012
• The Wall Street Journal:
  'India court issues fresh summons to Essar, Loop founders', 27 Jan. 2012
• CNN-IBN:
  'Politicians slam Anna Hazare's 'slap the corrupt' remark', 25 Jan. 2012
• Global Post:
  'Uttar Pradesh corruption coverup alleged after fourth mystery death', 24 Jan. 2012
• BBC:
  'Can India reform its red tape and corruption?', (Video) 23 Jan. 2012
• Al Jazeera:
  'Anti-corruption debate divides India', 22 Jan. 2012
• The Star:
  'Inside India's corruption call centre', 21 Jan. 2012
• Reuters:
  'Unravelling India, part 2: Corruption', 19 2012
• The Wall Street Journal:
  'India's bureaucracy a 'nightmare'', 13 Jan. 2012
• The National:
  'Corruption and caste politics: Opposition candidate for UP steps down', 09 Jan. 2012
• NDTV:
  'Former telecom minister Sukh Ram sent to 3-year judicial custody', 07 Jan. 2012
• BBC:
  'India's bid for anti-graft bill parliament session', 06 Jan. 2012
• The Wall Street Journal:
  'What next for Hazare campaign?', 03 Jan. 2012
• Press Trust of India:
  'Slew of corruption cases dented BJP's image in 2011', 03 Jan. 2012
• CNN:
  'Indian anti-corruption activist hospitalized', 01 Jan. 2012

2011

• Financial Times:
  'Graft law chaos sums up India's challenges', 30 Dec. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Lokpal lost in the fog of political war', 30 Dec. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Ally trips Indian government on Lokpal', 29 Dec. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Lokpal Bill passage uncertain, govt trying to win numbers in RS', 29 Dec. 2011

• The Christian Science Monitor:
  'Corruption in India: I was approached for a bribe', 28 Dec. 2011

• Trust Law:
  'Indian state turns corrupt officials' homes into schools', 28 Dec. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Ailing Anna Hazare cuts short hunger strike', 28 Dec. 2011

• BBC:
  'India MPs pass anti-corruption Lokpal bill', 27 Dec. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Who do Indians bribe most?', 23 Dec. 2011

• The Economic Times:
  'Ratan Tata exhorts Indian youth to fight corruption', 23 Dec. 2011

• The Independent:
  'Essar chief steps down to fight court case over mobile phone licences', 22 Dec. 2011

• BBC:
  'India cabinet approves anti-corruption Lokpal Bill', 21 Dec. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Indian government faces new tussle with Hazare', 20 Dec. 2011

• BBC:
  'India begins crucial week for anti-corruption bill', 19 Dec. 2011

• BBC:
  'India holds all-party meeting on anti-corruption bill', 14 Dec. 2011

• Daily News and Analysis:
  'CBI doesn't charge Essar with corruption in the 2G scam', 13 Dec. 2011

• The Guardian:
  'Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia charged over mobile licences', 13 Dec. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Anna Hazare rallies Lokpal Bill', 12 Dec. 2011

• The Economic Times:
  'How much do the corrupt earn?', 09 Dec. 2011

• BBC:
  'Key report on India anti-corruption Lokpal bill tabled', 09 Dec. 2011

• Hindustan Times:
  'Parl panel adopts Lokpal Bill, Anna terms it 'wrong proposal'', 07 Dec. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Lokpal Bill: Leaving out lower bureaucracy will not help common man, says Team Anna', 06 Dec. 2011

• The Economic Times:
  'Corruption in India, major challenge for Swedish cos: Survey', 05 Dec. 2011

• BBC:
  'India's vibrant anti-corruption activists', 03 Dec. 2011

• Trust Law:
  'India's Aruna Roy sizes up corruption problems', 28 Nov. 2011

• BBC:
  'Five granted bail in India telecoms scandal', 23 Nov. 2011

• Trust Law:
  'India federal police raids Bharti, Vodaphone offices', 21 Nov. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Corruption and India's 1 percent', 18 Nov. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Corruption bill tops India parliament agenda', 18 Nov. 2011

• BBC:
  'Anti-corruption campaigners in India risk their lives', 17 Nov. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Mining probe threatens top Indian party', 16 Nov. 2011

• Agence France-Presse:
  'India anti-graft fight at tipping point, say campaigners', 15 Nov. 2011

• BBC:
  'India: One billion opportunities', 14 Nov. 2011

• Al Jazeera:
  'How big a problem is corruption in India?', (video) 12 Nov. 2011

• BBC:
  'India telecoms corruption trial under way', 11 Nov. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Hazare breaks silence, resumes Lokpal fight', 04 Nov. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Bribes, bureaucracy hobble India's new entrepreneurs' 01 Nov. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'India journal: Corruption - A misunderstood problem?' 31 Oct. 2011

• Daily News & Analysis:
  'Pune whiz-kid develops website to report corruption, fight graft', 25 Oct. 2011

• Press Trust of India:
  'Government working to make private sector bribery a criminal offence, says Prime Minister', 21 Oct. 2011

• Bloomberg:
  'Whistleblowers murdered in India show fatal hazard of exposing corruption', 19 Oct. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'In Hisar, an unclear anti-corruption vote', 12 Oct. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'CBI charges ex-India Telecom Minister with corruption', 10 Oct. 2011

• Hindustan Times:
  'Private sector bribes to be criminalised', 10 Oct. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Mayawati sacks two more ministers on corruption charges', 05 Oct. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Money-laundering Case: Hasan Ali'wife gets bail', 04 Oct. 2011

• Business Standard:
  'Numaligarh Refinery ties up with TI uphold integrity', 27 Sep. 2011

• The Guardian:
  'Shehla Masood battled corruption in India. Was that why she was killed?', 24 Sep. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Transparency wants 'tainted' MPs out of Lokpal panel', 21 Sep. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'I did not pay a bribe: Vaccinations', 20 Sep. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'Health officials at risk as India's graft thrives', 17 Sep. 2011

• News One:
  'Government unveils anti-graft steps, to set up fast-track courts', 14 Sep. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'India Journal: Companies need to ride the anticorruption wave', 13 Sep. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Technology - India's quiet anti-corruption crusader', 09 Sep. 2011

• Agence France-Presse:
  'Indian police arrest MP in "cash-for-votes" scam', 06 Sep. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Update 2- Indian mining baron arrested in anti-graft crackdown', 05 Sep. 2011

• Hindustan Times:
  'Corruption choking investments', 31 Aug. 2011

• Wall Street Journal:
  'Everonn founder arrested', 30 Aug. 2011

• BBC: 'Anna Hazare: Indian MPs back anti-corruption demands', 27 Aug. 2011

• BBC: 'India corruption: Government meets Hazare supporters', 23 Aug. 2011

• Agence France-Presse:
  'I paid a bribe for a death certificate', 21 Aug. 2011

• BBC:
  'India corruption: Anna Hazare leaves jail to begin fast', 19 Aug. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Protests swell across India as Anna Hazare fasts i jail', 17 Aug. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'Leader of corruption protest arrested in India', 16 Aug. 2011

• The Australian:
  'India is 'fighting graft at all levels': Manmohan Singh', 16 Aug. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Corruption in India worries Dalai Lama', 10 Aug. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'A guide to the government's Lokpal Bill', 08 Aug. 2011

• BBC:
  'Auditor slams Delhi Commonwealth Games preparations', 05 Aug. 2011

• BBC:
  'Indian anti-corruption bill tabled in parliament', 04 Aug. 2011

• Bloomberg:
  'Men in black 'follow the money' as India's chief justice leads graft fight', 01 Aug. 2011

• Khaleej Times:
  'Indian cabinet approves nw anti-corruption bill', 28 Jul. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'Leader of India state resigns over corruption inquiry', 28 Jul. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'India minister exits as as graft fight mounts', 29 Jul. 2011

• BBC:
  'Indian MP Amar Singh questioned over 'vote buying'', 22 Jul. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'Transparent government, via webcams in India', 17 Jul. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Don't corrupt our people, Anthony tells defence companies', 13 Jul. 2011

• BBC:
  'Indian minister Dayanidhi Maran 'quits over scandal', 07 Jul. 2011

• BBC:
  'India parties pledge anti-corruption law', 04 Jul. 2011

• Trust Law:
  'Feature-Indians look to model village for anti-graft inspiration', 27 Jun. 2011

• Bloomberg:
  'Indians divide over policing a watchdog: World view', 21 Jun. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Left parties to launch agitation against corruption', 21 Jun. 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Economics journal: How the oil subsidy fuels corruption and death', 20 Jun. 2011

• BBC:
  'Indian anti-graft hunger strike activist dies', 15 Jun. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Anna Hazare to defy ban on anti-graft fast', 07 Jun. 2011

• The Telegraph:
  'Indian police storm yoga guru's corruption protest', 05 Jun. 2011

• The New York Times:
  'With yoga and fasting, graft fighters shake india', 02 Jun. 2011

• Trust Law:
  'Assets if India's corrupt officials may be seized - report', 24 May 2011

• Dow Jones:
  'India court rejects bail pleas of five execs in telecom case', 23 May 2011

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Singh's report card vague on corruption', 20 May 2011

• BBC:
  'Indian MP Kanimozhi arrested in telecoms scandal', 20 May 2011

•  BBC:
  'India aid programme 'beset by corruption' - World Bank', 18 May 2011

• The Economic Times:
  'Anti-graft protests in india reflects that people are frustrated with corruption: Gallup poll', 17 May 2011

• The Hindu:
  'India ratifies U.N. Convention against Corruption', 12 May 2011

• Foreign Policy:
  'Fatal corruption', 03 May 2011

• Trust Law:
  'All India Anti-Corruption Summit', 03 May 2011 (video)

• The Times of India:
  'Don't pay a bribe, file an RTI application', 02 May 2011

• Reuters:
  'Anti-graft "Jan Lokpal" bill won't end corruption - experts', 28 Apr. 2011

• Associated Press:
  'Corruption in spotlight as outrage grows, website shows USD 8 million in petty bribes paid in 8mos', 27 Apr. 2011

• Bloomberg:
  'Indian Commonwealth games chief arrested in a crackdown against corruption', 26 Apr. 2011

• Agence France-Presse:
  'Indian PM admits public fury over corruption', 21 Apr. 2011

• Wall Street Journal:
  'UPDATE: India court denies bail to 5 executives in telecom case', 20 Apr. 2011

• Wall Street Journal:
  'India journal: We are to blame for corruption', 19 Apr. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Transparency International to hold graft conclave', 18 Apr. 2011

• The Hindu:
  'Govt seeks views of public on proposed anti-graft law', 12 Apr. 2011

• BBC:
  'Is India serious about fighting corruption?', 11 Apr. 2011

• The Telegraph:
  'India anti-corruption hunger strike draws thousands in rally', 08 Apr. 2011

• Qn:
  'Have you paid a bribe?', 05 Apr. 2011

• BBC:
  'Indian activist Anna Hazare begins anti-graft fast', 05 Apr. 2011

• The Washington Post:
  'India's costly culture of corruption', 03 Apr. 2011

• Al Jazeera:
  'India: A corrupt dynasty or democracy?', 31 Mar. 2011

• The Huffington Post:
  'India survives its week of leaks', 26 Mar. 2011

• Sify:
  'Bill introduced to tackle bribery by foreigners', 25 Mar. 2011

• BBC:
  'The dangers of whistle-blowing in India', 23 Mar. 2011

• Financial Times:
  'India: Writing is on the wall', 21 Mar. 20011

• The New York Times:
  'Leaked cable on bribes for nuclear deal sets off furor in India', 17 Mar. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'Realty, telecom most corrupt sectors: Report', 15 Mar. 2011

• Wall Street Journal India Real Time Blog:
  'Survey: private firms adit to corruption', 14 Mar. 2011

• The Economist:
  'Corruption in India: A rotten state', 10 Mar. 2011

• The Washington Post:
  'India's mood darkens as corruption undermines nation's self-confidence', 10 Mar. 2011

• The Times of India:
  'PM assures activists on tackling corruption', 09 Mar. 2011