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Topic: bribery

Lok Sabha Ethics Committee looking into Mahua Moitra case — how it was formed & what are its powers

TMC MP Moitra facing inquiry over bribery and misconduct allegations. Businessman Darshan Hiranandani has alleged he paid Moitra to raise certain questions in Parliament.

Haryana IAS officer arrested for ‘Rs 5 lakh bribe demand’, sent to 14-day judicial custody

FIR against Vijay Singh Dahiya was filed in April this year for allegedly taking bribes in his capacity as commissioner of Haryana skill department. His bail plea was dismissed in June.

‘Admitted 193 ineligible students, got payments through UPI’ — CBI FIRs against KV ex-principal

Forged certificates were allegedly issued by some central govt depts, PSUs, among others for facilitating admissions. CBI also names unknown public servants, private persons in FIRs.

SC to revisit judgment protecting MPs, MLAs who take cash for votes. What it could mean

The Supreme Court referred a 1998 judgment that provided immunity to MPs and MLAs in cash-for-votes cases to a seven-judge bench Wednesday, citing chance to ‘straighten the law’.

Can calls intercepted in preliminary enquiry be evidence? CBI court order puts focus on ‘grey area’

In case of IRS officer & others accused of helping a businessman evade taxation, CBI special court held that only evidence gathered after FIR admissible. But Delhi HC has stayed order.

CBI books general manager of PSU BECIL for ‘taking bribes to help firms bag ministries’ social media projects’

Projects of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs were given to Fusion Corporate Solution and negotiations were on for two more projects of other ministries, says agency.

Why Delhi court called CBI’s 2018 probe against Asthana ‘tainted’, said ‘complaint against him not unsoiled’

A CBI special judge was hearing a case against alleged middlemen accused of taking a bribe in 2018 on behalf of then CBI special director Rakesh Asthana. The court has now discharged them.

Mumbai court denies bail to ‘bookie’ Anil Jaisinghani in Amruta Fadnavis threat case

Jaisinghani allegedly attempt to blackmail & bribe Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis' wife & was arrested from Gujarat on 20 March. He sought bail on grounds that his daughter was given bail.

Acquitting Punjab man after 18 yrs in Rs 300 graft case, SC says no proof of demand for bribe

In 2003, Jagtar Singh, a cleaner in a govt office, was accused of taking Rs 300 for supplying a copy of a death certificate. A trial court convicted him in 2005. He moved SC in 2010.

Punjab AAP MLA met sarpanch’s husband thrice to force him to pay bribe, says vigilance FIR

Following arrest of his aide last week, oppn had been demanding arrest of Amit Rattan Kotfatta. According to the FIR, Rattan demanded Rs 5 lakh to release funds for panchayat work.

On Camera

What is the beauty tyranny at play when a Panipat mother murders kids

India is horrified by Poonam’s actions. But it should also do what it rarely does — examine the mirror it keeps holding up to its women.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.