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How could Flipkart respond to the open letter to its founder by a dissatisfied customer!

by Arun Prabhudesai on January 26, 2012 |

[Arun’s Note: One of our readers - Mr. Mukesh Gupta - has framed a wonderful post in response to an open letter written to Sachin Bansal, CEO/Founder, Flipkart.com, that we featured few days back. I think Sachin Bansal should definitely take a note of this… I am producing the post verbatim as it has appeared [...]

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Top 10 Trends India witnessed in 2011!

by Kaushambi
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2011 witnessed quite a few new trends in 2011 – Anti-corruption trend was the biggest which shook the whole country. The ruling congress government did not expect the Jan Lokpal to assume such gigantic proportions. The Anna Hazare movement against corruption was sort of the tipping point which woke up the whole nation. For sporting [...]

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India ‘most improved’ in Bribery index 2011 !

by Viral Dholakia
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Would you believe that the anti-bribery stance is already catching pace in India this year? Yes, the positive Anna-effect is gradually spreading its wings across the country, with India featuring as the ‘most improved’ country in 2011 bribery index. While Chinese (27th rank) and Russians (28th) have emerged as most likely to pay bribes while …

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3 things everyone can do about corruption!

by Srini
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Why is corruption such a big deal? India’s GDP is growing at 7-9% per annum, and presumably will continue to blaze along for some time. So, why fret about corruption when things are looking rosy? What are we complaining about? Don’t we have more important things to do than (Jan) Lokpal bill? We’ve …

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Now, Bihar Wants To Fight Corruption With YouTube!!

by Ankit Agarwal

Anti-corruption seems to be the flavor of season. Notwithstanding the ongoing proceedings, lets divert our attention a little towards a rather interesting anti-corruption tool that the Bihar government wants to use for taming corruption – Youtube. The idea in itself does not have a novelty factor per se. In plain speak, what …

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Indian Billionaires & need of the hour…

by guest

Ratan Tata, the scion and one of the most successful and worthy chairmen of Tata Group was in the news again. This time it was not his calls to Niira Radia or his letter to A Raja but it was his comment on the extravagant lifestyle of Mukesh Ambani, his 27 floors of residence, Antilla, [...]

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Is Lokpal bill enough?

by Satyam Gambhir
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Thanks to Anna Hazare’s initiative and supporters of ‘India Against Corruption’ that today Government has agreed to ponder over existing written laws against corruption. However, is this sufficient to change for better? [Click here for Salient features of Jan Lokpal] I feel, the Jan Lokpal Bill is surely necessary but not a sufficient …

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Social Media catapults Anna Hazare’s campaign into a global phenomenon!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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This is a prime example of the power of Social Media. Till date, Anna Hazare has gone on “Fast unto death” campaign many times previously in his life, but the reach, publicity and fame that the Jan Lokpal Bill against corruption has got has to be seen to be believed. Internet …

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I paid a bribe – Be a part of it!

by Satyam Gambhir
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It has happened to me many times. I am up and ready all the time against corruption however, when it comes to me with getting saved by 100 Rs with the cop, I give it away for convenience. Unless we say, “I paid a bribe” and unless we stop being a part of …

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After CWG scam… Could it be World Cup fiasco in the making?

by Viral Dholakia
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Once bitten, twice shy! It seems this idiom is not applicable to Indians. Or how else would you explain Indian sporting authorities not learning lessons from the recent CWG fiasco? None of us can forget the collapse of the foot over-bridge outside Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium and fall of ceiling incidents during the Commonwealth …

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4800000000000 [4.8 lakh crore] rupees black money goes out of India to foreign shores!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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I am sure you are counting the number of zero’s on the figure – Thats the amount of black money which got transferred to foreign shores from India. A new report released by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), states that illicit financial flows from India between 2000-2008 were approximately $104 billion (R4.8 lakh crore). …

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Anti-Corruption Helpline by IIM students–Need of the hour!

by Aseem Rastogi

2G scam, Commonwealth Games Scandal, Adarsh Housing Society Scam, Corporate Loan Bribery scandal – Are you tired like me of hearing about scandals day in and day out? Are you in the same boat like me having lost trust in the system? Are you thinking that everything would be forgotten in a few days / [...]

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Top 10 Corruption Scams in India

by Viral Dholakia
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This is the season of scams and the biggest ever corruption cases in India have been unearthed more recently. So, we decided to dig deep to see which scams were the biggest and most damaging to the country and its citizens alike. In our daily life, most of us must have been a witness to [...]

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Are we truly a democracy? How long will we let Spectrum Raja’s continue to thrive?

by Krishna Shrinivas
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With the saga of Spectrum Raja coming to a final inglorious end, it is time for catharsis & reflection. It is unbelievable that such a scandal feels like a new story, every time. The DMK and the Congress have shown defiance and have yet to accept any guilt of wrong doing. It is sad that [...]

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India Recognized for its Improved Budget Transparency!

by Viral Dholakia
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It is actually quite ironical that on one hand India fares poorly when it comes to corruption, but on the other hand, it is hailed as being one of the more transparent countries, when it comes to our budget! The best part of a democracy is its transparent and collective decision making process – be it [...]

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