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Political Scandals In India
The following is a ''list of proven scandals in India'' since Indian independence movement, independence, including political, financial and corporate scandals. The year, or decade, is when the scandal was first reported. 1940s * 1948 Jeep scandal case 1950s * 1958 Haridas Mundhra#The Mundhra Scandal, Mundhra scandal 1970s * 1971 Nagarwala case 1980s * 1985 Fodder Scam, Fodder scam * 1987 Bofors scandal 1990s 1991 * Hawala scandal * Palmolein Oil Import Scam 1992 * 1992 Indian stock market scam, Indian stock market scam * Ajmer rape case 1995 * Purulia arms drop case * SNC-Lavalin Kerala hydroelectric scandal 1996 * Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa 1997 * Tatra Truck scam * Jalgaon housing scam 1998 * Anubhav Plantations#Scam of 1998, Anubhav Plantations 2000s 2000 * Betting controversies in cricket#1999-2000 India-South Africa match fixing scandal, India-South Africa match fixing scandal 2001 * Operation West End * Ketan Parekh#Role i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Independence Movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic movement took root in the newly formed Indian National Congress with prominent moderate leaders seeking the right to appear for Indian Civil Service examinations in British India, as well as more economic rights for natives. The first half of the 20th century saw a more radical approach towards self-rule. The stages of the independence struggle in the 1920s were characterised by the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Congress's adoption of Gandhi's policy of non-violence and Salt March, civil disobedience. Some of the leading followers of Gandhi's ideology were Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Maulana Azad, and others. Intellectuals such as Rabindranath Tagore, Subramania Bharati, and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay spr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
