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TopicBribery

Topic: bribery

CBI’s latest catch — 2 UP govt officials who ‘demanded Rs 100 bribe’

Two postal department officials were arrested last week by CBI for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs 100 from a commissioning agent.

‘No case too big or small’: CBI books postal officers who allegedly took Rs 100 bribe

The postal officers were booked by the CBI after a commission agent accused them of demanding Rs 100 on every Rs 20,000 postal savings deposit of his.

Property and land top sectors where bribery continued like before in 2018, says survey

Survey by LocalCircles & Transparency International India also showed a break-up of how things have changed in the last 12 months with regard to bribery demand.

Over 50% population in 13 states paid bribes to govt departments in last one year: Survey

New Delhi: Over 60 per cent people paid bribes to various government departments in the last one year in eight out of 20 states,...

Incidents of bribery down by 10% since 2018, survey of 20 states finds

The 'India Corruption Survey 2019', which received 1.9 lakh responses, was conducted by Transparency International India and LocalCircles.

CBI arrests Home Ministry official who offered bribe of Rs 2 crore

Dheeraj Kumar Singh allegedly offered the money to a DIG-ranked CBI officer to clear a preliminary inquiry involving a public sector undertaking.

Walmart to pay $282 million to end 7-year probe over deals in India, China, Brazil & Mexico

The US Securities and Exchange Commission faulted Walmart over payments made to fast-track store openings in India, Mexico, China, and Brazil.

Ladakh court to decide today on FIR against BJP leaders for ‘bribing’ journalists

Some Ladakh-based journalists alleged that BJP leaders, including state president Ravinder Raina, had offered them bribes to 'influence outcome of elections'.

After Ladakh journalists claim BJP tried to bribe them, J&K govt examines CCTV for proof

The journalists have alleged that leaders including J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina were distributing envelopes of cash at a press conference in Leh on 2 May.

Supreme Court refuses to hear plea claiming bribes for votes in Tamil Nadu elections

The plea said a prominent party paid Rs 5,000 each to voters to vote in their favour in Madurai.

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