corruption

Srinagar, March 10 The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested an official from the revenue department on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing revenue extracts.A spokesperson for the bureau said that the ACB received a written complaint alleging that the...

Patna, March 10 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Patna Zonal Office has filed a charge sheet before the Special Court here under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Patna, in connection with a money laundering case linked to illegal sand mining and corruption, ED...

Mumbai, March 10 – The CBI arrested a senior Central Railway official and two others in an alleged bribery case involving Rs 40 lakh, and seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 1.47 crore during raids across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Karjat, an official said on Tuesday.Ramesh Kumar Chauve, Chief...

Ahmedabad, March 10 The Gujarat Congress announced on Tuesday that it will begin a 10-day candidate selection process starting March 11 for the upcoming local body elections in the BJP-ruled state.Meetings will be held across all municipal corporations, cities, talukas, and districts of...

Ranchi, March 10 The Jharkhand assembly witnessed a heated exchange between the treasury and opposition benches on Tuesday regarding "deteriorating" law and order, the "dominance" of bureaucracy, and alleged corruption in the state, while AJSU Party MLA Nirmal Mahato was asked to leave the House...

Ranchi, March 10 – The Jharkhand Assembly witnessed uproar on Tuesday as opposition members created a commotion over the state's law and order situation and alleged corruption.As soon as the House assembled, BJP MLAs rushed to the well carrying posters and raised slogans, demanding a...

New Delhi, March 10 – The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) issued an unconditional and unqualified public apology on Tuesday regarding a controversial chapter in its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook, which referred to corruption in the judiciary.Ahead...

New Delhi, March 10 The NCERT issued a public apology on Tuesday for including a chapter on judicial corruption in a recent book that had earned the ire of the Supreme Court, and said the entire textbook has been withdrawn.The social science textbook for Class 8 stated that corruption, a...

New Delhi, March 10 – The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) issued a public apology on Tuesday regarding a chapter in its Class 8 Social Science textbook, titled "Exploring Society: India and Beyond" (Grade 8, Part II), which included a section on the judiciary. The...

Kolkata/Agartala, March 9 – Tripura Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Manik Saha urged the people of West Bengal on Monday to remove the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government from power, alleging that the state has experienced "terrorism, corruption, and the collapse of law and order" during...

Jammu, March 9 – The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Jammu and Kashmir arrested a police officer on Monday for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a person in the Reasi district, an official said.Head Constable Parvaiz Ahmad Bhati, a resident of Mandhar, was apprehended following a...

Jaipur, March 9 – Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday approved strict action against several public servants for negligence, indiscipline, and corruption.In a major review, the Chief Minister disposed of over 50 cases related to prosecution sanction, matters under Section 17-A...

Kolkata, March 9 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned the Kolkata Police's justification for offering protocol salutes to the former State Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar, on Monday. Kumar had appeared for a meeting with the full bench of the Election...

Shimla, March 9 Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Monday alleged that several cases of corruption and political patronage have come to light during the tenure of the Congress government.Addressing a press conference here, he referred to the illegal...

Agartala, March 9 The Left Front announced its candidates for 27 out of the 30 seats of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Friday.Two candidates will be selected by Governor N. Indrasena Reddy.Along with the TTAADC candidates, the Left Front also announced its...

Agartala, March 9 – The CPI-M-led Left Front on Monday alleged that the BJP and its allies have kept the tribal areas underdeveloped and have failed to undertake meaningful initiatives for the welfare and development of the tribals, who constitute nearly one-third of Tripura’s 4.2 million...

Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh), March 9 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday alleged that the previous YSRCP government was rife with "scandals" such as the "liquor scam," adulteration of Tirupati laddu ghee, and others.Addressing a public meeting at Kotha Buruju village in...

New Delhi, March 9 BJP Rajya Sabha member Ghanshyam Tiwari said on Monday that there is a need to address "political pollution" in addition to addressing environmental pollution, taking a dig at the opposition parties.Initiating a discussion on the functioning of the Ministry of Environment...

Chennai, March 9 – The AIADMK has accused the ruling DMK of large-scale corruption and administrative irregularities in the Madurai Corporation, with AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announcing a statewide protest on March 12 demanding action against those allegedly involved.In...

New Delhi, March 9 The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to a petition filed by the CBI challenging the trial court's order discharging them in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarna Kanta...