Tag: corruption

‘Collective’ is an exposé of killer corruption & how journalism and the people fought back

First posted November 21, 2020 By Gary Kramer Alexander Nanau’s extraordinary documentary “Collective” unfolds in the aftermath of a 2015 tragedy in the Bucharest nightclub Colectiv that gives this film its title. While 27 people died in the fire, more than 100 were injured and sent to area hospitals. However, an additional 37 of the 100-plus victims died as a… Read More ‘Collective’ is an exposé of killer corruption & how journalism and the people fought back

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‘Reporters Shield’ Launched on World Press Freedom Day

To confront the growing threat of vexatious lawsuits intended to harass and silence independent media worldwide, Reporters Shield launches today as a new membership program defending investigative journalism against such lawsuits, known as “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPPs.  Corrupt and criminal figures file SLAPPs to threaten, intimidate, and financially burden journalists. Fighting them entails paying… Read More ‘Reporters Shield’ Launched on World Press Freedom Day

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Adani family secretly invested in own shares, documents suggest / Adani’s reject allegations

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Simon Goodley in London A billionaire Indian family with close ties to the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, secretly invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the Indian stock market, buying its own shares, newly disclosed documents suggest. According to offshore financial records seen by the Guardian, associates of the Adani family may have… Read More Adani family secretly invested in own shares, documents suggest / Adani’s reject allegations

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Economic Disaster & Modi: ’24 तक छुपायेंगे.. / 70 साल के घोटालों को पीछे छोड़ा मोदी सरकार ने

NB: Is coruption merely a financial matter? Or does it mean perversion from fidelity. Institutions can also be corrupted, justice can also be corrupted, so can political speech. And all this is not merely a function of this or that party. It is endemic, rooted in society, hence corrupt people will run from one party… Read More Economic Disaster & Modi: ’24 तक छुपायेंगे.. / 70 साल के घोटालों को पीछे छोड़ा मोदी सरकार ने

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Modi Internal Crises: अच्छे दिन खत्म..अब अपनो को भी दिखने लगा है अंत ! /Amit Shah के मंत्रालय में इतना भ्रष्टाचार ?

With the publication of the Auditor General’s report, the incorruptibility of the Modi government has been called into question. Massive leakages of funds have taken place, including in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Calling in the CBI at this point is equally fraudulent, as the ministers concerned should have known something was wrong long ago.… Read More Modi Internal Crises: अच्छे दिन खत्म..अब अपनो को भी दिखने लगा है अंत ! /Amit Shah के मंत्रालय में इतना भ्रष्टाचार ?

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Kautilya’s observations on the causes of discontent in a polity

Impoverishment, greed, and disaffection, he says, are engendered when the king: 1/ ignores the good [people] and favours the wicked; 2/ causes harm by new unrighteous practices; 3/ neglects the observation of the proper and righteous practices; 4/ suppresses dharma and propagates adharma; 5/ does what ought not to be done and fails to do… Read More Kautilya’s observations on the causes of discontent in a polity

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Corruption and Fraud / Auditor General of India calls out massive financial irregularities

Here are some recent exposes of recent happenings; aside from corrupt practices over the years. Not much is reported of it on mainstream media. Now there are calls for the arrest of independent journalists Derek O’Brien takes a snipe at PM Modi Modi Reality & INDIA : मोदी इकोनॉमी की फाइल खुली..तो पलट जायेगी बाज़ी… Read More Corruption and Fraud / Auditor General of India calls out massive financial irregularities

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Adani Ports auditor Deloitte to resign after flagging concerns

Bloomberg The auditor of billionaire Gautam Adani’s ports business is planning to resign, people familiar with the matter said, a move that may heighten concerns about accounting quality at the Indian conglomerate targeted by short seller Hindenburg Research. Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP has communicated to Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. its resignation… Read More Adani Ports auditor Deloitte to resign after flagging concerns

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Modi’s indispensable bureaucrats: मोदी के सबसे बड़े खेल को पकड़ पायेंगे चंद्रचूड़ ?

Modi’s Secret & Chandrachud : मोदी के सबसे बड़े खेल को पकड़ पायेंगे चंद्रचूड़ ? Twitter : https://twitter.com/ppbajpai Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ppbajpai.off… Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/prasunbajpa…

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Shatrughan Sinha: अगर ताली कप्तान को तो गाली भी कप्तान को / Ajit Anjum: जवाब देने से भागते मोदी / Punya Prasun Bajpai: Modi’s Big Mistake: कांग्रेस के नाम पर अपनी ही पोल खोल दी मोदी ने

Shatrughan Sinha: अगर ताली कप्तान को तो गाली भी कप्तान को Ajit Anjum: जवाब देने से भागते मोदी Punya Prasun Bajpai: Modi’s Big Mistake: कांग्रेस के नाम पर अपनी ही पोल खोल दी मोदी ने ! ********************************************************** The Modi Government Is a Regime of Low-Intensity Terror. By Ullekh N.P. Gujarat riots documentary: BBC’s motives are less clear… Read More Shatrughan Sinha: अगर ताली कप्तान को तो गाली भी कप्तान को / Ajit Anjum: जवाब देने से भागते मोदी / Punya Prasun Bajpai: Modi’s Big Mistake: कांग्रेस के नाम पर अपनी ही पोल खोल दी मोदी ने

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