Kiran Bedi (Punjab:ਕਿਰਣ ਬੇਦੀ) (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. Bedi joined the police service in 1972 and become the first woman officer in the IPS.[2] Bedi held the post of Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development before she voluntarily retired from the IPS in December 2007.[3] Bedi was the host and judge of the popular TV series "Aap Ki Kachehri" (English‚ "Your Court")‚ which is based on real-life disputes
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corruption: “Corruption‚ is a kind of allurement‚ psychologically encourage the human being to do or not to do anything in order to make personal gains whether in kind‚ cash or otherwise.” Corruption is a global phenomenon‚ found in one shape or the other whether the country is a democratic‚ kingship‚ Socialist or Communist‚ developing or a developed. Hardly a country is free from the clutches of the devil of corruption. The subject of corruption figures in every international summit‚ as
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"Media is the fourth pillar of Democracy" “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent‚ and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses” - Malcolm X Today‚ media is considered the fourth pillar of the state all over the world; first and foremost British Member of Parliament Lord Macaulay had given this status to the media. In any republican government system‚ there must be three administrative
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India‚ once the golden bird has witnessed many changes and has a rich history of producing great leaders. Political scenario in India has changed with every new era. From time to time it has been ruled by many rulers like Rajputs‚ Cholas‚ Pandas‚ Lodhis‚ Mughals‚ Britishers etc. Lastly we have been ruled by Britishers in which we have seen lots of movements happening in India and in this some great leaders were born like Mahatma Gandhi‚ Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru‚ Moulana Azad ‚ Bhagat singh ‚ Neta Subhash
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Is Gandhian Mode of Protest (Satyagraha) still relevant? Satyagraha is the method of resistance and mass movement developed by Gandhi during his days in South Africa and later epitomised in India during its freedom struggle against British Empire. Satyagraha was developed as a broad term for techniques of civil disobedience‚ non cooperation‚ hunger strike and protest. Satyagraha is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words Satya (meaning "truth") and Agraha ("insistence"‚ or "holding firmly to"). For
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/india_agrees_to_protesters_demand_on_graft_panel/2011/04/09/AFFyy05C_story.html?wprss=rss_homepa ge http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/world/asia/19hazare.html http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/fms-students-study-annas-stir-against-corruption/1/18220.html http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-02/ranchi/30105617_1_munish-thakur-case-study-lokpal-movement Special thanks to Prof Cliff Oswick‚ Cass Business School‚ for Guidance and permission to use his
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1. U.C. Banerjee Commission :- Enquiry into Godhra carnage (railways) 2. Sarkaria Commission : Centre-State relations It was set up in June 1983 to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India. It was headed by Justice Rajinder Singh Sarkaria‚ a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. 34. Shah Commission inquire into all the excesses committed in the Indian Emergency
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our former president Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam. India is awake day and night and is striving towards success and prosperity but most of the hard work is eaten by the politicians‚ govt officials‚ and beaurocrats etc…. People like arvind kejriwal ‚ anna hazare ‚ kiran bedi
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Rs 4‚000 cr stuck in Lavasa Jan 18 2011 ‚ Pune Ministry says city project is unauthorised‚ but offers to consider it on merits The ministry of environment and forests on Tuesday ordered Lavasa Lake City project near Pune‚ undertaken by HCC‚ to maintain status quo‚ saying it was unauthorised as it had violated green laws. However‚ the ministry said it was prepared to consider the project on merits subject to imposition of penalties‚ creation of an environmental restoration fund and formulation
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DEFINITION OF CORRUPTION Corruption is defined as the use of public office for private gain‚ or in other words‚ use of official position‚ rank or status by an office bearer for his own personal benefit. Following from this definition‚ examples of corrupt behaviour would include: (a) bribery‚ (b) extortion‚ (c) fraud‚ (d) embezzlement‚ (e) nepotism‚ (f) cronyism‚ (g) appropriation of public assets and property for private use‚ and (h) influence peddling. Activities such as fraud and embezzlement
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