corruption

Chandigarh, April 2 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested a sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in the Malerkotla district.An official spokesperson said the accused, Hardeep Singh, was posted...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for Bhabanipur in West Bengal on Thursday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, turning the contest in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political stronghold into the centerpiece of the assembly elections.For the BJP...

Fazilka, April 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Thursday that the people of the state will "oust" the Congress, BJP, and the Shiromani Akali Dal in the 2027 Assembly elections due to their "decades of corruption, lies, and betrayal".Addressing a public gathering after laying...

Puducherry, April 2 Congress leader Mukul Wasnik expressed concern on Thursday over Prime Minister Narendra Modi not taking any steps to transform the union territory into "BEST Puducherry."Speaking to reporters at the PCC office here, he said the Prime Minister, during a rally leading up to...

Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), April 2 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami accused the DMK government on Thursday of "failing" to ensure public safety, claiming that the administration itself has admitted that around 18,000 POCSO cases were registered in the state.Addressing a massive...

Thane, April 2 A former CIDCO official and his wife have been booked in a case of disproportionate assets in Navi Mumbai, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Thursday.ACB (Navi Mumbai) Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Sonke identified the accused as Sagar Madanlalji...

Jamnagar, April 2 – An officer of Class-II in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) was arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday in Jamnagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4.52 lakh.The accused, Vijaykumar Meena, was working as an Assistant Engineer in the...

Bhopal, April 2 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a second supplementary charge sheet before the Special PMLA Court in Bhopal against former IAS officer Arvind Joshi and his wife, Tinoo Joshi, in a major money laundering case, officials said on Thursday.The case involves allegations...

Guwahati, April 2 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, alleging widespread corruption and accusing the BJP leadership of running a "land ATM" in the state.Addressing an election rally in Bokajan in Assam's Karbi...

New Delhi, April 2 The Congress on Thursday urged President Droupadi Murmu not to accept the "technical resignation" of IAS officer Rinkoo Singh Rahee, and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government be directed to provide work to the officer who has sought to return to his parent Provincial...

In Erode, Tamil Nadu, DMK President and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin accused the NDA of betraying the interests of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the ongoing West Asia crisis.Addressing an election rally, Stalin criticized AIADMK Chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami, claiming that...

Lucknow, April 2 Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP on Thursday of attempting to influence elections in various states in collusion with the Election Commission (EC) and asserted that his party is preparing to counter such "conspiracies" to establish a "PDA government" in...

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 2 An official in the Forest Department has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced allegedly showing him demanding a bribe from a farmer who lost areca nut and banana crops in an elephant attack.The video, now widely circulating on social media, purportedly...

Kolkata, April 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday alleged that infiltration has reached such an extent that the very existence of West Bengal is at stake.Addressing an election rally here, he also accused the Mamata Banerjee regime of reducing West Bengal to a state of lawlessness due...

Nazira/Tingkhong/Khowang, April 1 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of "plundering" everything in the resource-rich state, while the people "have nothing."In back-to-back election rallies, Vadra alleged that the BJP-led NDA...

Lucknow, April 1 Political reactions flooded in on Wednesday after Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer Rinkoo Singh Rahee sought to return to his parent service, with opposition leaders alleging administrative bias and neglect of "honest officers" under the BJP government.Rahee, a 2023-batch IAS...

Agartala, Apr 1 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha alleged on Wednesday that Tipra Motha Party chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma went to Delhi to align with the BJP in order to continue siphoning funds meant for the development of tribal people.Addressing an election rally for the Tripura...

Latur, Apr 1 A senior Maharashtra government official and a junior clerk were convicted by a special court in Latur on Wednesday, which handed them simple imprisonment ranging from two to two-and-a-half years for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for approving a business proposal in 2014...

Bengaluru, April 1 BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that the ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka is on a "temporary pause" due to by-elections, and claimed that the state is headed towards a "political battle" for the Chief Minister's position in May...

Guwahati (Assam), April 1 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that "only one family is looting" everything in the resource-rich state, while the people "have nothing".In back-to-back election rallies, Vadra alleged that...