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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicBribery

Topic: bribery

Cognizant faced bribery charges just like Adani in 2019, paid $25 million settlement to US SEC

Company paid settlement as 2 of its senior executives were implicated in bribery of officials in the govts of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra to obtain construction-related permits.

US court indicts Gautam Adani, others for ‘promising bribes worth Rs 2,000 cr’ to Indian govt officials

Indictment says Adani, other defendants offered bribes to officials in Andhra Pradesh & other states to agree to buy electricity from SECI, which itself was purchasing power from Adani.

Adani bond prices dip after US indicts chairman Gautam Adani for bribery, fraud

The price fall is the biggest since 2023, when the Hindenburg report came out, negatively reviewing Adani's tax practices and debt levels.

Arrested NIA DSP made ‘bribe demand’ in his 1st case as agency sleuth, was probing CPI (Maoist) revival

Arrest came after Bihar ex-MLC's son told CBI that DSP Ajay Pratap Singh sought Rs 2.5 crore from him saying terror charges would be slapped against his family otherwise.

CBI arrests ED officer ‘caught taking Rs 20 lakh bribe from businessman he was threatening to frame’

Assistant director-level officer Sandeep Singh Yadav was arrested in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar. This comes months after 2 other ED officers' arrests in bribery cases in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan.

Russian army’s deputy chief of General Staff arrested in high-profile military corruption

Shamarin has been in charge since 2020 of overseeing the army's Signal Corps, which is responsible for military communications. He has been placed in pre-trial detention for two months.

Pakistani CM has a brickbat solution for kickbacks—break official’s head, save them from hell

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Ali Amin Gandapur's 'solution' has been described both as vigilante justice and a solution. Now Pakistanis are asking if the govt offices will provide the brick.

ED arrests former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in forest scam case

ED probe stems from case filed by Punjab Vigilance Bureau against multiple irregularities in forest department, arrest comes two months after raids on 14 locations.

In Haryana village, ‘fake encounter’ in attempted honour killing case sparks stir. 2 cops suspended

Family of accused claims police took Rs 10 lakh bribe for not implicating more people in case. SP Nikita Gahlaut says all allegations false, demoralising for cops who saved woman's life.

ED registers case against its own officer jailed in Tamil Nadu on bribery charge

Ankit Tiwari and his team had allegedly demanded bribes from several individuals to close their ED-related cases. He was posted in the central agency's Madurai sub-zonal office.

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Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.