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Topic: Corruption

The other Kejriwal who was named in Panama Papers and chose to call himself ‘chowkidar’

Since the publication of the Panama Papers, Anurag Kejriwal has joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

15 more income tax officers retired as Modi govt cracks down on corruption

The compulsory retirement marks the fourth round of sacking, after the govt removed 49 high ranking tax officers in June this year.

Did Joe Biden intervene in Ukraine to protect his son Hunter? Here are some facts

Joe Biden played a key role in US diplomacy with Ukraine. His son served on the board of a Ukrainian company linked to money laundering in 2014.

Modi-Shah’s BJP has taken India’s politics of vendetta to a new level

Indian politics is caught in a vicious cycle of ‘do unto others’, and the BJP has escalated it by weaponising CBI, ED, I-T, TV channels and social media.

CBI carries out surprise drives at 150 places across India to check corruption

Officials said the special drive was conducted primarily at places where citizens or small businessmen feel the maximum pinch of corruption in the government machinery.

Judge says corruption in Patna HC an ‘open secret’, full bench bars him from hearing cases

Patna High Court Justice Rakesh Kumar made the remark in his scathing judgment as he ordered a CBI probe into alleged corruption in lower judiciary.

Modi govt retires more ‘corrupt’ officers — 22 taxmen shown the door this time

Charges against the officers include failing "to maintain absolute integrity, devotion to duty and acting in a manner unbecoming of a government servant".

What separates Modi’s NDA from Manmohan Singh’s UPA – Chidambaram’s arrest

Under successive Congress regimes, no one was ‘hanged’, not because there were no lamp posts, but because the political will was missing.

Corruption is like ‘termites’ — PM Modi justifies tough approach against civil servants

Modi govt has forcibly retired many corrupt officials since coming to power in 2014. PM says eradicating the malaise needs sustained, collective effort.

312 corrupt, inefficient officials forcibly retired in last five years of Modi govt

Union minister Jitendra Singh informs Parliament that government took action after reviewing the work of 36,000 Group A and over 82,000 Group B officers.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.