anti-corruption

Jaipur, April 11 The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 3.70 lakh from an assistant engineer of a municipal body in the Karauli district during a surprise check on Saturday, officials said.The accused, Mahendra Singh, who was posted as an assistant...

Mumbai, April 10 A special court here on Friday acquitted a retired assistant rationing officer in a 2015 corruption case, ruling that the prosecution "failed to present compelling and convincing evidence".Sanjay Sawardekar was acquitted of all charges by Special Judge for Anti-Corruption...

Hyderabad, April 8 – The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Telangana has arrested a police inspector and a sub-inspector at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police outpost for demanding Rs 5 lakh and accepting Rs 2 lakh as partial payment.Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau also found Rs...

Mumbai, April 6 The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Mantralaya section officer for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6.37 lakh to approve funds for development projects, officials said.The accused, Vilas Lad, is a Class 1 officer stationed at the state secretariat in south...

Jammu, April 4 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir arrested a police head constable on Saturday for allegedly taking a bribe from a person to release his vehicle, which was involved in an accident in the Rajouri district, officials said.The accused, Head Constable Mohammad...

Beijing, April 3 The former head of Xinjiang, a senior official of the ruling Communist Party of China and also a member of the influential Politburo, is under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and law, the latest high-ranking official to be scrutinized by the anti-corruption...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, responding to the resolution in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, stated that the state government is committed to all-round development, asserting that work is underway across sectors including agriculture, industry...

Jammu, March 24 The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Jammu and Kashmir registered a case against a former tehsildar and others in the Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution in Reasi district on Tuesday, for alleged misappropriation of government rations and funds, an official said.The...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Central Committee of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which won the general election on March 5, is scheduled to meet on Thursday afternoon to elect its Parliamentary Party leader, according to reports from Kathmandu.The party is likely to nominate the...

New Delhi, March 23 The director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said at a global anti-corruption meet on Monday that asset recovery is not an afterthought, but the truest measure of enforcement success.At the same event in the national capital, the CBI director emphasized that corruption...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 23 A team from the Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Corruption Organization arrested a Fisheries Inspector here on Monday, allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, a senior official said.According to police, the accused, Pooranlal, demanded a bribe in exchange for...

Amritsar, March 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia on Friday urged party MLAs to take full responsibility and ensure daily accountability to make Punjab drug-free.Addressing party leaders, MLAs, and workers in Amritsar under the 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' campaign, he said the...

Patna, March 20 – In a major anti-corruption move, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has arrested a Panchayati Raj official in the Nalanda district while she was allegedly accepting a bribe.The accused, Anushka Kumari, who was posted as a Block Panchayati Raj Officer (BPRO) in the...

Raipur, March 20 The Chhattisgarh assembly on Friday passed a bill to curb paper leaks and malpractice, proposing up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore to ensure transparency in public recruitment and professional entrance exams.The Chhattisgarh (Lok Bharti evam Vyavsayik...

Patna, March 17 – A major anti-corruption crackdown unfolded on Tuesday morning in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, as a team from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) raided the residence of an Executive Engineer of the Electricity Department.The early morning operation, carried out around 6:00...

New Delhi, March 15 The Election Commission (EC) has directed central investigative and security agencies to mount a special vigil and take "proactive" measures to check the use of unaccounted money, drugs, and other illegal inducements during the upcoming elections to five legislative...

Shimla, March 13 BJP leader Randhir Sharma criticised the state government's decision to exclude the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau from the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, calling it unconstitutional and authoritarian.The BJP's state media in-charge stated that a...

New Delhi, March 12 – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken strict action against West Indies fast-bowling all-rounder Javon Searles, Titans team owner Chitranjan Rathod, and team official Griffith, following violations of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and...

Kathmandu, March 7 Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician, and his newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) were on Saturday poised for a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties...

Patna, February 17 – In a major anti-corruption move, the Special Vigilance Unit on Tuesday apprehended the District Agriculture Officer of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and his driver while they were accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.The operation has sent shockwaves through the district's administrative...