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Topic: Corruption

A Wipro techie runs Tamil Nadu’s anti-bribe platform Makkal Saatchi. He’s a Vijay fan

Chennai-based Wipro employee Deepak Sivakumar has run Makkal Saatchi for three months and claims to have exposed Rs 24 crore in bribes. A national platform is next on the cards.

Anti-corruption site bribes.fyi shuts down forever, says will delete all data

The website's founder has requested everyone not to circulate their names and images for fame and views, calling it a precautionary step to avoid any misuse of the platform. 

Anti-corruption site bribes.fyi goes offline. Any lawyers or CA around, it asks

Engineering student Aryan Nishad puts his viral anti-corruption website on hold to ensure safety, denying any official legal complaints.

The reel deal: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay warns ministers against social media-driven gimmickry

Tamil Nadu Industries Minister S. Keerthana’s recent caper at government school whose video went viral for all the wrong reasons seen as catalyst for CM’s upbraiding his team

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.

On Camera

Delimitation goes beyond just votes. It is also about India’s economic future

Since the urban population is more educated and demands greater accountability on economic issues such as housing and transit, increasing their political voice is important.

Bitcoin surges toward $80,000, on track for its biggest weekly gain in over 3 years

Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.