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Topic: Corruption

CM Vijay has begun the corruption clean-up. Can he sustain it?

Vijay has understood that the issue of petty corruption touches a political chord. Media's failure to recognise this was one of the reasons his electoral performance was underestimated.

When the rupee’s value keeps falling, govt servants grow more corrupt: Pheroze J. Shroff

If the Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers do even one-tenth of the sermonizing to their own colleagues in the ministries as they do to the people, there may be improvement in the tone of public administration.

Unofficial aide to Punjab vigilance chief, absconding bribery accused had access to sensitive files—CBI

CBI made the revelation about accused staffer OP Rana in response to his anticipatory bail plea before Special CBI court in Chandigarh last week, which was junked Thursday.

Facing ED heat in laundering case, ex-Haryana minister Kanda cites Delhi Police raids as defence

ED has alleged ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda received Rs 54 crore from a real estate firm under probe. Kanda was arrested in 2012 airhostess suicide case, and acquitted in 2023.

Law student says university wants him to delete post on SC NCERT row—‘ready to face action, court not god’

Law student Rishi Kumar says Tamil Nadu National Law University asked him to take down Substack titled ‘The Supreme Court of India Has No Spine’ citing ‘calls from advocates & a few judges’.

Corruption was widely documented in medieval India. Spies kept an eye on kings, bureaucracy

From the inception of Indian statecraft, political theorists were aware of the dangers of corruption. Arthashastra recommends that all senior officials be tested by secret agents.

Bangladesh court sentences ousted PM Hasina to 10 years in jail in two corruption cases

Cases linked to alleged irregularities in govt land allocation. Her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, nieces Tulip Rizwana Siddiq & Azmina Siddiq were also handed jail terms.

Delhi court junks Army Lt Col’s bail plea in graft case. ‘Held crucial post, charges serious’

Court says materials presented so far revealed Deepak Kumar Sharma’s active involvement in obtaining approvals for DP World to transport defence goods to Armenia.

Haryana’s new anti-corruption chief orders list of officials ‘who don’t budge without bribes’

The purpose, Arshinder Singh Chawla tells ThePrint, is not to circulate list among people, but to keep watch on activities of such officials and ‘catch them red-handed’. 

Haryana minister Vij blows lid off Rs 1,500 cr ‘scam’—construction welfare board & ‘phantom workers’

Out of 2.21 lakh labour registrations, only 14k were found to be genuine in probe ordered by Anil Vij. Entire villages were fraudulently registered to ‘siphon off’ govt benefits.

On Camera

Why India’s court digitisation keeps failing

India's judicial digitisation has created portals and platforms without changing how court records are created, managed or shared.

India’s imports from China grew by 28% in 1st quarter of FY27; exports to Beijing see modest growth

Indian imports from China continue to grow significantly. India has taken steps to stabilise ties with China and recent months eased investment curbs in certain sectors for Chinese-linked firms.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.