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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicCorruption

Topic: Corruption

‘Money, power & harassment’: Complaint that landed CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana in a soup

Hyderabad businessman Sathish Babu Sana has alleged that CBI officers Rakesh Asthana and Devender Kumar ‘harassed’ him into paying Rs 5 crore.

Nirav Modi needn’t worry. ED has a terrible record nailing money laundering

Under money laundering Act, Enforcement Directorate has 3 convictions in 13 years — involving amounts from Rs 4 crore to Rs 3 lakh. 

CIC asks PM’s office to disclose corruption allegations against union ministers between 2014-17

The order also directed PMO to disclose information related to deposits made by the government in bank accounts of Indian citizens from the black money brought from abroad.

Trio of Amrapali directors to spend time in police custody at four-star Noida hotel

Directors of the real estate giant Amrapali are under the Supreme Court's scanner for allegedly diverting money invested by homebuyers. New Delhi: The Supreme Court...

CBI names two of its own in chargesheet on officers’ club scandal, Rakesh Asthana left out

The Palika Services Officers Institute (PSOI) scandal is one of six cases that CBI director Alok Verma accused special director Rakesh Asthana of being involved in.

PML-N chief Shahbaz Sharif arrested for his alleged involvement in 2 corruption cases

Shahbaz will be presented before an accountability court for a physical remand Saturday. Lahore: Pakistan's Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif was Friday arrested by the country's anti-graft...

More the news about corruption, more the economic decline, says IMF paper

Scholars from IMF ran a cross-country search on more than 665 million international news articles about corruption.

Modi govt doesn’t know when it can fill up Central Information Commission vacancies

Pendency of complaints and appeals is on the rise as Modi govt struggles to find candidates for vacancies dating back to 2016.

Chidambaram slams govt after RBI says 99.3% demonetised notes returned

About Rs 15.21 lakh crore of the demonetised Rs 15.41 lakh crore in circulation have been returned to banks, says RBI.

Each of Modi govt’s decisions after demonetisation hark back to India’s socialist past

The people caught most unprepared by the PM's strike on currency are the bureaucrats. The problem: They've been there, done that

On Camera

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?