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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicAnti-graft body

Topic: Anti-graft body

Pakistan grants extra detention powers to anti-graft body probing Imran Khan, reports media

Legal tweaks involved granting National Accountability Bureau the ability to issue arrest warrants and detain suspects for 30 days if they did not cooperate with probe.

How Lokayuktas lost their teeth: Seats empty in some states, powers diluted in others

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in 2013, but over the years, many states have weakened the office of the ombudsman and today it carries the burden of ‘toothless’ tag.

Jammu and Kashmir is India’s most corrupt state, says anti-graft body chairman

In an interview, SAC chief justice Bashir Ahmad Khan speaks about corruption and issues plaguing the higher judiciary.

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What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.