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Topic: bribery

‘Rs 50 lakh for 50 flights’—Lt Col sought bribes to get flight clearances for defence exports, says CBI

Chargesheet alleges Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma sent emails to DGCA, BCAS and MoCA, seeking blanket exemptions for exports. The emails were sent without approval from any authority.

Why court junked Punjab Police DIG’s bail plea, ruled ‘posting can’t determine CBI jurisdiction’

In Union Territories, CBI has full powers of local police, says Chandigarh special court, upholding suspended DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar's October 2024 CBI arrest in Mohali.

Ex-ED officer under CBI lens for bribery: In new FIR, a splurge on luxury cars, Chandigarh flat

CBI's new FIR comes year after it filed 2 cases against ex-officer, brother at centre of Shimla bribery scandal. At end of December 2024, they had 'disproportionate assets' of Rs 44.44 lakh.

No proof of demand, ‘stock witness’: How bribery case against DDA junior engineers fell apart in HC

Finding the complainant unreliable and the evidence incomplete, HC ruled that chain of demand, acceptance and recovery in the Rs 2,500, three-decade-old bribery case was never established.

‘Rs 8 lakh + monthly sewa-paani’: CBI’s bribery case against Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar

Harcharan Singh Bhullar was posted in the Rupnagar range. Bhullar joined as an officer of the Punjab police and was promoted to IPS in 2016.

Singham with a twist in Delhi: Influencer woman cop, a businessman’s abduction, 5 arrests

Sub-inspector Neetu Bisht, along with 2 constables, head constable & ‘middleman’, were held Sunday. SI is said to be the mastermind of the operation carried out in west Delhi.

‘Corruption follows those in power like shadow’—HC rejects IAS officer’s anticipatory bail in bribery case

Orissa HC says unhindered & unimpeded probe required, agreeing with CBI that IAS Bishnupada Sethi's anticipatory bail will make his interrogation 'a fruitless exercise'.

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CBI recovers 3.5 kg gold, 2 kg silver, Rs 1 cr cash in bribery case involving senior IRS officer, his aide

In a statement, CBI says it conducted raids across Delhi, Punjab & Mumbai. IRS officer arrested held had ‘personal enmity’ with the complainant, his ex-business partner, complaint says.

CBI to arrest ED officer who ‘demanded’ Rs 5 cr bribe to settle a case, negotiated amount via FaceTime

CBI registered a case of corruption in the matter and confirmed the involvement of Chintan Raghuvanshi, a deputy director-rank ED officer. Process to arrest him is underway.

On Camera

The battle for Bombay House—can Tata Sons balance veto rights with modern governance?

Noel Tata’s intervention on the subject of Chandra’s extension in the February 2026 meeting was contrary to the unanimous stand taken by Tata Trusts in July 2025 on the matter.

RBI delays stricter trading loan rules as volatility climbs amid Iran conflict

The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.