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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicCorruption

Topic: Corruption

Congress hurls ‘power thief’ barb at Kumaraswamy after he accuses Siddaramaiah govt of graft

Karnataka's ruling party has been relentlessly targeting the JD(S) state chief and former CM ever since he was booked for lighting up his home using 'stolen electricity' on Diwali.

Albania is one of world’s most corrupt nations. But this new reform can turn things around

Spak is made up of a special prosecution office, the national bureau of investigation, and special courts dealing with corruption and organised crime.

China’s defence minister disappears, latest in the case of missing officials

China's public face of the military as the defence minister, Li is under investigation over the corrupt procurement of military equipment.

Madras HC judge’s crusade against ‘corruption’ — revisiting cases, questioning netas’ acquittals

Since August, Justice Justice N. Anand Venkatesh has instituted suo motu revision petitions against discharges & acquittals of 6 serving & ex ministers, both from ruling DMK & opposition AIADMK.

‘India has strict policy of zero-tolerance against corruption,’ says Modi at G20 meet

In his virtual address to the G20 anti-corruption event being held in Kolkata, PM Narendra Modi emphasised that highest impact of corruption is borne by 'poor & marginalised' people.

Bengaluru contractors accuse Congress govt of corruption in letter to governor — ’10-15% commission’

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Contractors Association cites 'unpaid bills', complaints of 'commission being demanded on behalf of Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar'.

Corruption isn’t over after 9 yrs of Modi rule. Now it’s just a weapon to make crooks join BJP

Maharashtra political battle shows Indian politics is now dead of ideology and divided into corruption and weaponisation of anti-corruption.

‘Zero-tolerance’ policy: Odisha takes action, dismisses 3 officers for corruption

While three tainted officials were dismissed from service, the government permanently stopped the pension of six others, officials said.

7 PWD officials issued show cause notices over ‘gross violation’ in renovation of Delhi CM residence

The notices were issued Monday. Directorate of Vigilance had in a report in May said renovation work had violated Central Vigilance Commission guidelines and flagged irregularities.

Congress govt in Karnataka will probe BJP-era ‘bitcoin scandal’ — ‘Taking all cases out’

The bitcoin case refers to the alleged laundering of ill-gotten money by senior government officials and top leaders of the state BJP through cryptocurrencies.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.