corruption

Thane, April 7 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a senior official of the Maharashtra education board on Tuesday after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a contractor in Navi Mumbai, officials said.The accused, identified as Rajendra Manik Ahire (55), served as the...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 7 Police have registered a case against 12 employees for allegedly issuing fake disability certificates to 14 beneficiaries without proper medical examination in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.Additional Superintendent of Police...

Barrackpore (WB), April 7 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the ruling Trinamool Congress, accusing them of pursuing "politics of appeasement", encouraging infiltration for electoral gains, and allowing Bengal to descend...

Jaipur, April 7 – A special CBI court here has sentenced former Western Central Railway employee Jalandhar Yogi, who was stationed in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case, officials said on Tuesday.The court also imposed a fine of Rs...

Barrackpore (WB), April 7 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of pursuing "politics of appeasement", encouraging infiltration for vote-bank reasons, and pushing the state into an era of...

Puducherry, April 7 Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday claimed that the BJP wanted to gain full control of the Union Territory, just as it sought to gain control of Tamil Nadu through the AIADMK led by Edappadi K Palaniswami.Campaigning for the DMK-led Secular Progressive...

Wayanad (Kerala), April 7 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the party's housing project for victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides was delayed due to a lack of approvals from the ruling Left government in Kerala.Addressing a UDF meeting in Kalpetta, Priyanka...

Thane, April 7 A special court in Thane has acquitted a former deputy commissioner of the customs department in a 2023 corruption case, citing that the chargesheet in the matter was filed without the required sanctions from the competent authority.Special Judge D S Deshmukh of the CBI court...

Shimla, April 6 BJP state president Rajeev Bindal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led state government, saying it has failed on all fronts and the people of Himachal Pradesh are deeply distressed.Addressing party workers at the ongoing two-day state executive meeting in...

Kozhikode, April 6 – Congress-led UDF star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lamented on Monday that she is not being allowed to function effectively as a Member of Parliament, as every attempt she made to coordinate with the Pinarayi Vijayan government to resolve the issues faced by the people...

Islamabad, April 6 – The recent detention of a former Elite Force officer, believed to be involved in the 2023 Greek boat capsize incident, highlights Pakistan's relaxed approach to human trafficking, according to a report."The trafficking of people is a serious problem in Pakistan. While...

Jammu, April 6 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir arrested a government employee in the Kathua district on Monday for allegedly demanding a bribe, officials said.The accused, Desh Raj, was a junior assistant in the Social Welfare Department, stationed in the Billawar area of...

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the BJP, particularly Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for repeatedly raising the infiltration issue but failing to deport a large number of illegal entrants despite being in power for over 10 years.Addressing election rallies in Cachar...

Puducherry, April 6 – Strengthening his campaign for the April 9 Puducherry Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the All India N.R. Congress–BJP government of overseeing a serious public health crisis, alleging widespread production and distribution of counterfeit medicines...

Madurai, April 6 – Senior BJP leaders, including Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra and Bhajan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan, and Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, G Kishan Reddy, and Arjun Ram Meghwal, launched a scathing campaign against the ruling DMK on Monday, the last day for filing...

Kannur/ Malappuram (Kerala), April 6 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led LDF has struck a “secret deal” with the BJP to protect its leadership and remain in power, accusing both the state and the Centre of “compromising” and suppressing dissent...

New Delhi, April 6 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the "mission" to implement the BJP's two key agendas – the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and "One Nation, One Election" – is still ongoing, with serious discussions taking place and positive progress being made.Addressing the...

Davanagere, April 6 Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi stated that family politics has become dominant in the Davanagere South constituency and warned that it could destroy democracy.He expressed confidence that voters, who are now questioning why a...

New Delhi, April 6 – Three academics, who were restricted from offering their expertise following a controversy over a chapter in an NCERT textbook containing "offensive" content on corruption in the judiciary, approached the Supreme Court on Monday to explain their position, stating that no...

Kannur (Kerala), April 6 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led LDF has struck a "secret deal" with the BJP for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala.She also accused both the state and the Centre of "suppressing dissent and targeting minorities"...