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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicAnti-Corruption Bureau

Topic: Anti-Corruption Bureau

Haryana govt amends SOPs under anti-graft law, blunts teeth of Anti-Corruption Bureau

Move follows the IPS Y Puran Kumar suicide case, and the exit of former DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur, whose term was marked by perceived 'overreach' by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Haryana’s new anti-corruption chief orders list of officials ‘who don’t budge without bribes’

The purpose, Arshinder Singh Chawla tells ThePrint, is not to circulate list among people, but to keep watch on activities of such officials and ‘catch them red-handed’. 

IPS officer N Sanjay, AP CID chief when Naidu was arrested in 2023, sent to jail in corruption case

After Naidu’s arrest, Sanjay had held a presser, countering TDP charge that its leader was victim of political vendetta. He is 2nd IPS officer in state to be remanded this year.

CBI raids ED: Shimla-based officer accused of taking bribe on the run after narrowly evading arrest

CBI laid trap for assistant director-level officer with ED after an individual under investigation accused him of demanding bribe of Rs 55 lakh. Vishal Deep narrowly evaded arrest Sunday.

Telangana ACB, ED begin probe against KTR in Hyderabad E-Prix case. What the FIR says

Ex-minister KTR, an IAS officer & a retired govt official were booked Thursday over payment of Rs 45 cr & other alleged irregularities related to Formula E racing event in Hyderabad.

Soren hits back? Jharkhand CM orders probe against 5 ministers of predecessor BJP govt

In an official release, state government said action was being ordered on the basis of a PIL filed by an RTI activist who accused the five ex-ministers of disproportionate assets.

Srinagar deputy mayor first politician to be raided in J&K Bank case, more likely to follow

I-T officials raid offices of Sheikh Imran, a People’s Conference leader, in Srinagar, Delhi and Bengaluru over his company defaulting on loans.

Drunk dials & extortionists — bogus complaints Delhi’s anti-corruption body has to fight

In the last four years, the ACB has disposed off 334 of a total of 532 cases for being baseless, unrelated, and often, motivated, reveals ThePrint's RTI. 

Judge who passed Mecca Masjid verdict & resigned is accused of corruption

The judge, Ravinder Reddy, is alleged to have granted bail to an accused out of turn in Nov 2017, which led to an official complaint against him in the HC.

Karnataka govt launches ACB probe into Sasikala prison bribery charges

State Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy says the charges are serious and need an expert investigation, promises a fair probe.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.