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TopicCorruption case

Topic: corruption case

Former AIADMK legislator KPP Baskar’s properties raided in disproportionate assets case

Baskar has accumulated disproportionate assets worth Rs 4.72 crore, which is 315% over his known sources of income, according to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption.

How corruption case initiated by Mizoram BJP chief led to conviction of party’s lone MLA

Case pertains to misappropriation of Rs 1.37 crore meant for road works. BJP MLA Buddha Dhan Chakma was with Congress when the case was filed.

Suicide or Murder? Varying narratives cloud the truth behind arrested IAS officer’s son’s death

Sanjay Popli, arrested on corruption charges, has alleged his son Kartik was 'murdered'; a family friend says it might have been suicide driven by fear and intimidation by police.

AAP to stage protest across UP on Wednesday over alleged ‘corruption’ by BJP govt in state

The 'Matka Phodo' campaign will be held to protest the 'corruption of thousands of crores' done by UP govt in the Jal Jeevan Mission, AAP district unit chief Neeraj Judaun said.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

The conviction of Sarkozy — who still enjoys some popularity in the nation — is another setback to a political career that stuttered after his failed 2012 re-election bid.

Vigilance body reports 54 cases of govt deviating from its advice on corruption cases

In its annual report, the Central Vigilance Committee, said that the highest of such cases, 20, pertained to the Indian Railways.

Govt ready to fund special courts project for speedy criminal trials of MPs and MLAs

The central govt welcomed suggestion to fix a time-frame to conclude trial of criminal cases against sitting and former lawmakers.

CBI books Videocon chairman Venugopal Dhoot on corruption charges

Venugopal Dhoot and some unidentified officials of a State Bank of India-led consortium are facing charges of corruption over the financing of oil and gas assets in Mozambique.

NDTV founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy stopped at Mumbai airport

NDTV said the founders were stopped from traveling abroad on the basis of "a fake and wholly unsubstantiated corruption case initiated by CBI".

On Camera

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.