Hidden money: uncomfortable but safe! Patna: what the title suggests is easier said than done – the whole idea behind the unholy earnings is to display proudly, within the family, the extended family and relatives as well as the neighbourhood. This is only possible by building a big house, keeping expensive cars and lavish spending on social occasions. Otherwise, the corrupt may rue, what is the point of making so much money! It is interesting that people who are smart enough to sniff out all possible chances for on the side earnings, do not have the self-control required to stay safe,... 

Michael Neri Development Days Can Anna Hazare compete with the smartphone? By Michael Neri August 25, 2011. The story of the Arab spring and the role that technology played in facilitating it is now widely known. Facebook, twitter, smartphones, and the internet were lead actors in that story, and helped bring down corrupt despots who had oppressed and robbed an entire generation of its prosperity and freedom. Can they play a similar role in India, where, ironically, corruptionhas infected the deployment of the very technology that unleashed free spirits elsewhere, as for instance in the... 

Meet the Reddys from Bellari: meet Kuber from Alkapuri! Bengaluru: a number of recent reports in the press provide a good description of the fabulous wealth as well as ostentation by the Reddy brothers from Bellari.  These descriptions take you back to the mythological cities and rulers of the past reminding you of Kuber or Plutus. Since this family of struggling businessmen who once owned only bicycles now owns choppers, their vertical rise to riches is worth looking at. G Janardhana Reddy, the most vocal among the brothers and the Karnataka tourism and infrastructure minister sits on a... 

Now a Rs 85,000 crore coal scam with the PM’s knowledge? BJP accuses… New Delhi:  according to latest news reports, even as the 2G scam gets unraveled, the BJP has pointed to a coal scam worth Rs 85,000 crore with direct involvement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as he was heading the Coal Ministry after the resignation of Shibu Soren, till the time when portfolio was given to Sriprakash Jaiswal with independent charge in 2009. The BJP has demanded an immediate Supreme Court-monitored inquiry and a special audit by the CAG in the allotment of 73 coal blocks to 143 private parties... 

Finally, finally, oh finally, India ratifies United Nations Convention against Corruption This is not the time to ask why so late and why not earlier! According to press reports India finally ratified United Nations Convention Against Corruption. This is quite likely to help the country effectively deal with the problem of black-money and corruption through legislative and administrative measures. The Convention, ratified six years after it was signed by India, will help the government to seize black money and ill-gotten assets. The U.N. Convention states that each member country shall ‘consider... 

Ipaidabribe.com – unique initiative against corruption Ask Raghu...he will help you out... Majourity of us have been paying or are forced to pay bribes to get our work done. Some of us want to share it, so that others dont suffer. And some of us just dont want to pay bribe at all but we face difficulties in getting our work done. Raghunandan Thoniparambil came up with unique idea of providing a platform for all the cases discussed above. The idea was very simple have a website and let people share their stories. The portal ipaidabribe.com, is his way of fighting endemic graft, which many...