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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicCorruption

Topic: Corruption

Lokpal, CAG to whistleblowers—why anti-graft warriors need a BMW ride during Modi govt

CAG reports are still coming but the old bites and stings have gone missing. The CAG is still unsparing in some cases but the BJP may not mind it at all.

A ghost, war veteran & a lost nation—Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Naukri was ahead of its time

Similar to what Charles Dickens did in A Christmas Carol, the ghost in Naukri becomes a device to teach the living the meaning of life.

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

SubscriberWrites: Corruption cause

Why has corruption persisted in the country and how can we eradicate it?

3-yr multi-crore land dispute resolved in 2 weeks. Curious case of Gurugram judge’s fast-track verdict

Judge Ramesh Chander’s verdict in favour of builder has sparked row, with district bar association lodging complaint with Punjab & Haryana HC & seeking anti-corruption probe.

From Bihar stage, Modi backs Bills allowing removal of PM, CMs. ‘Why should govts run from jail?’

Without directly mentioning SIR exercise in poll-bound Bihar, Modi spoke about ‘intruders’ in the state and accused RJD and Congress of ‘appeasing illegal migrant voter base’.

Why Sri Lanka’s CID has arrested former president Ranil Wickremesinghe

Wickremesinghe is the highest-ranking opposition leader to be detained in the ongoing anti-corruption drive launched by the new leftist administration in Lanka.

Once brought in as ‘historic reform’, National Medical Commission is showing same symptoms as predecessor

New Delhi: In 2020, the constitution of the National Medical Commission (NMC) was hailed as a “historic reform” in the field of medical education...

Samosa health warning & promises bent, files buried

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Audit lists PCB corruption of PKR 6.5 billion. Pakistanis not surprised it’s chief Naqvi again

The report by the Auditor General of Pakistan states that PCB chief Naqvi received PKR 4.17 million in reimbursement for utilities, fuel, and accommodation—over and above benefits from his ministerial position.

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.

7,000 firms relocated from Bengal in last 14 yrs, Sitharaman says in debate with TMC’s Sagarika Ghose

Responding in Parliament to the TMC MP's allegations of Centre neglecting Bengal, Union finance minister doubles down with GDP figures.

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.