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    India, in real time: 29th April 2010

    India is a country on the go; at any given moment in time, there is much happening in the fields of politics and governance, of finance, of development; there is constant churning in society, considerable activity in sports and in the arts... It's almost too much to keep track of. And hence, this effort: a real-time, constantly updated look at the events that matter.


    School children run for cover as protestors pelt stones at police men in Srinagar. Photo: AP

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    3: 54 pm: Rural households in the country could have paid a whopping Rs 471.8 crore last year as bribe to avail basic facilities. More

    3:51 pm:
    BJP leader L K Advani is in Karnataka, and is advising members of his party not to be corrupt. The state is described by many as India's most corrupt, with neighbouring Tamil Nadu being a strong contender for the dubious distinction. Karnataka's chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his cabinet colleagues, many of whom face corruption charges, listened quietly as Advani told cadres that the BJP was an "extraordinary party" with no room for the tainted.  Deccan Herald reports that Advani advised party leaders not to let the opposition point fingers at them.

    3: 23 pm:
    Kate and her father are making their to the Abbey. Bridesmaid and Kate's sister Pippa has arrived just ahead of them.

    3: 20 pm:
    An alert has been sounded across airports for a Canadian Chinese man who escaped police custody from Vadodara. He's wanted in connection with an international drug trafficking racket.

    2: 49 pm: Prince William, accompanied by brother and best man Harry, arrives at the Westminster Abbey.

    2:40 pm: SC denies bail to Vikas Yadav to attend his brother's wedding. Justices V S Sirpurkar and T S Thakur dismissed the plea saying "It is your brother's marriage, not your marriage." Son of former MP DP Yadav, Vikas is serving a life sentence for killing his sister's friend Nitish Katara in 2002.

    2: 19 pm:
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    2:09 pm: Y! India columnist Sanjay Sipahimalani rues the lack of mythology in contemporary novels and looks back fondly at certain epics. Read the full column here

    1: 57 pm:
    A journalist covering Sathya Sai Baba over the years reports what devotees did to ensure a good press, and how some tried to browbeat him when it looked like he might write a 'negative' story.

    1: 51 pm: Life has come to a standstill in Kerala today. The ruling Left Front government has called a bandh demanding a ban on endosulfan,  a pesticide that has reportedly left 500 people dead. The central government, led by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, has refused to ban endosulfan. Maximum damage from the pesticide is in evidence in Kasargod area,  bordering Karnataka.

    1: 48 pm: Shaikh Yasmeen Bano, a key prosecution witness in the 2002 Best Bakery case, has alleges that she was "lured and misguided" by social activist Teesta Setalvad into giving false testimony against 17 accused persons. Her testimony led to nine accused receiving life imprisonment.

    1: 34 pm:
    Pakistan has successfully test fired the Hatf-VIII Cruise Missile, which is capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads-ANI.

    12: 43 pm:
    The Supreme Court stayed the pre-impeachment probe into allegations of judicial misconduct by Justice PD Dinakaran. The judgement was passed upon a plea by Justice Dinakaran, expressing apprehension of biased probe against him.

    12: 34 pm:
    Former British PM Tony Blair said he's not disappointed over not receiving an invite to the royal wedding which takes place later today. More

    12: 30 pm:
    The SC rejects a petition filed by advocate Sirajin Basha challenging the Karnataka HC's ordering staying criminal proceedings against CM Yeddyurappa in the land grab controversy. However, the SC did ask the lower court to "decide the matter within six weeks".

    11: 48 am:
    Match-fixing in Sri Lanka: Former Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tillakaratne has claimed that match-fixing is common in his country since 1992.  "I can tell this in agreement with my conscience. Match fixing is not something that started happening yesterday or today. According to my knowledge, it happened since 1992. I say this with great responsibility," Tillakaratne, who led Lanka between April 2003 and March 2004, said. "There were threats of this issue being exposed during various times. But it was pushed down by giving money to various people. If the people who were responsible for that are listening to this, I state this today with great responsibility, I will shortly reveal the names of those responsible."

    11: 08 am: A total of 95 flights, including 33 flights, ten of them international, from Mumbai. Thus far today, AI has managed to operate four flights -- two of them to Delhi, and one each to Hyderabad and Nagpur.

    11: 03 am:
    JKLF chairman Yasin Malik was detained with his three aides for demonstrating against the arrest of a youth in Srinagar.

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    18 comments

    • M Rangaacharyulu  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Eventhough majority of PAC is against the Report people know How sincere are Congress leaders in suppressing the facts. The offers made to SP, BSP members to oppose the Report should come out immediately. Then their true face will be known Indian masses. WikiLeaks should help in this matter. Libiyan type movement will only Save India at this moment. Corrupt UPA leaders should be EXILED. That is the ONLY SOLUTION.
      • Rajkumar 1 year 1 month ago
        You want to exiled how many leaders dude. When the responsible person for corruption include our prime minister, other ministers, administrators, business tycoon not to forget govt. officers and even clerk and peon are corrupted. So lets start from us or change the old Indian constitution.
    • Pk  •  1 year 1 month ago
      We should learn to live with the corruption. Irrespective of what PAC's draft report, SP & BSP inspite of ideological differences have got together, breaking away the unity of opposition at National level, depicting the ugly face of Politics. The political Party in power who had earlier strongly reposed trust in PAC���s investigations has backtracked and shown it's corrupt side of the coin. The time is not far when there will be a revolution against all corrupt Parties, hence these parties will oppose every thing which is NOT Corrupt. Public in general know that Dr. M M Joshi is a Principled Man and there has been clean image throughout his political career. My advise to Dr. Joshi is to resign from his party BJP and join anti-corruption brigade and strengthen the already launched movement by Anna.

      My best wishes to Dr Joshi.
    • lakshminarayanan  •  1 year 0 months ago
      PAC report must be discussed in the Parliament and the culprits brought to book If necessary the coalition Govt at the centre have to be dismissed..
    • bhaskaran  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Dr.Joshi well done. This corrupted government behind the screen ensure that your unbiased report will nover see the day ligh. Now it has happend taking the support of SP & BSP. They want the govt should instruct the CBI to close the pending cases against them and announce they r clean. As a token of bailing out the UPA II, the lady holding the steering of the corrupted govt. shouldhsve agreed to the request of SP & BSP. You will see in due course this will happen. Now this is the time for the public to rvolt against this govt. and save the country. Mr Rahul do u have any thing to say about this action of ur highly corrupted colleagues.
    • Tom  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Whether it is Congress or BJP or any other party, all political parties are totally corrupt and only a drastic change in the attitude of all of us can, perhaps, change the present scenario. No point in blaming one another. If it is Congress today as it is in power, tomorrow it will be BJP, if it ever comes back to power. You can see the state of affairs in Karnataka where nothing moves unless you are prepared to bride babus and the government allows it openly. Even some of the rules and regulations are so vague that they allow officials to use these concocted rules to cheat people at large.
    • mks  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I call upon the people / supporters who vote candidates of such parties like SP & BSP, to introspect, who support courrupt politicians and scuttle the efforts of those who attempt to clean the courrupt system. Now the revolution of the kind in Arab World can only bring some hope for this country, to throw out the corrupt from the country. Get ready and prepare yourselves for such revolution sooner than later.
    • kiko  •  1 year 1 month ago
      On corruption: There are different forms. It is very common in business practice to treat customer as King and even God to serve special interests and weaknesses to get good business deals and enhance business. This sometimes takes a turn to give commissions and kickbacks. Both sides stand to benefit. It is world over. How do we think truth will prevail and sathya will ever be resored
    • Muralidharan  •  1 year 1 month ago
      wishing william and kate a very happy married life.
    • Praveen  •  1 year 1 month ago
      what will be in the 2012 its scary..........
    • Ved parkash  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Now it has been proved beyond any doubt that most of the political parties are full of corrupt politicians. BSP , SP,DMK, congress parties have proved it themselves. The acts and behaviour of PAC members belonging to SP,BSP,Congress,DMK has confirmed that corruption, loot and staying in power is their only aim. These all parties are consisting of autocratic,corrupt politicians and in fact part of corrupt gang against India. Now it is up to the indian public how to expose tham.I call upon the supporters of BSP,SP,Congress,BJP etc.to detach themselves from their petty personnel interests and think about their motherland and join AnnaHazare.
      All Indians should join hands to finish these power hungry, corrupt autocratic Politicians only than we can march forward and save our Motherland.
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    • WellWisher  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Corruption is a phenomena known and practiced by the human being from the times of Adam and Eve i.e. immemorial. Even God knows it. And I can assure you that it will continue till eternity. Like it is said " You can make prostitution illegal, but you can not make it unpopular." Incidentally, the other name of prostitution is Corruption. No society on this earth (and even those living in heaven and hell, if there is any) is corruption free. The debate will always remain on the degree of corruption. It is only the politicians who through blame game try to take temporary advantage
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      I would like to know what's the job, whether it is genuine. If it is the case i shall do it -- thanks
    • Ravi  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Mr.Rahul, r u a businessman
    • Clifton  •  1 year 1 month ago
      God save US!!