corruption

New Delhi, March 31 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta asserted a "zero tolerance" policy towards corruption in Delhi following the arrest of an MCD deputy commissioner by the CBI on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh.In a post on X, Gupta stated that strict action would be...

Thane, March 31 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against two traffic police personnel, including an inspector, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a female colleague in the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar region of Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.An FIR...

Kannur (Kerala), March 31 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the CPI(M) and BJP of forming a partnership in Kerala, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the ruling LDF to win the upcoming April 9 Assembly elections in the southern state.Addressing an election rally, Gandhi...

Kochi, March 31 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the 2024 amendments to the Kerala Lokayukta Act, providing significant relief to the state government while also introducing a key safeguard on decision-making timelines.A Division Bench comprising Chief...

Bengaluru, March 31 Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa appealed to voters in the two Assembly constituencies going to bypolls, to defeat the Congress, claiming that the ruling party has a "brutal majority" in the state, and that a by-election win would allow them to indulge in more corruption...

Lucknow, March 31 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that there is a fierce competition between the rupee and the BJP's image to fall lower.The leader of the third-largest party in the Lok Sabha also said that as cases of alleged corruption and misconduct involving BJP...

Thane, March 31 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a junior engineer from the Public Works Department in Raigad district of Maharashtra, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a contractor, an official said on Tuesday.The contractor had completed work related to the...

Bengaluru, March 31 Three traffic police personnel attached to the city's High Grounds Traffic Police Station have been suspended for allegedly collecting money illegally from motorists in the name of fines while deliberately keeping their body-worn cameras off, officials said.They reportedly...

Thane, March 31 A special CBI court in Thane has sentenced a former Income Tax officer to six months of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a 19-year-old case involving accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a person to finalize a tax assessment.Special Judge (CBI) D S Deshmukh also imposed a fine of...

Kathmandu, March 31 Former Chief District Officer of Kathmandu, Chhabi Rijal, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the crackdown on the Gen Z movement in September last year.Rijal, who was named in the list of high-ranking officials responsible for suppressing the Gen Z movement, in...

Shimla, March 30 The CPI(M) on Monday demanded an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into alleged land mafia activities, including dealings involving shell companies, in Himachal Pradesh.Referring to the Chester Hills case in the Solan district, the Left party leaders alleged...

Lucknow, March 30 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party of disrespecting constitutional institutions by making comments about the Election Commission, the judiciary, and the prime minister.He also accused the party of renaming a college in Kannauj named after...

Mankachar (Assam), March 30 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are like "uncle and nephew" and "two sides of the same coin".Addressing an election rally here for party candidate Mahibur Rahman, Gogoi...

Ahmedabad, March 30 The Congress on Monday released a "chargesheet" against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, alleging widespread corruption, poor civic infrastructure, and anti-people policies.Elections to the AMC and several other civic...

Ahmedabad, March 30 A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ahmedabad convicted and sentenced the wife of a former Income Tax Officer to a rigorous imprisonment (RI) of two years in a disproportionate assets (DA) case dating back nearly 19 years.The convict, Jasodaben...

Hubballi (Karnataka), March 30 Deputy Commissioner of the Commercial Tax Department, Bharath Kumar Hegde, was caught on Monday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh, Lokayukta officials said.Hegde, 48, was caught while receiving the money from businessman Vishwajit Nayak, 53, from...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 30 Launching a sharp attack on the prime minister, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Narendra Modi remained silent on the Sabarimala issue during his Kerala visit, indicating that the BJP-LDF work together.Addressing a Congress election...

Mumbai, March 29 A sessions court in Mumbai has directed a magistrate to issue summons to former Maharashtra Director General of Police Satish Mathur and other senior officers for failing to register an FIR against MHADA officials in a complaint of alleged fraud.After issuing the summons, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 Odisha Vigilance officials arrested a revenue inspector on Sunday for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 13,000 from a person for the conversion of his land.Revenue Inspector Rajuram Bandra allegedly demanded the bribe from the landowner in exchange for submitting a...

Srinagar, March 29 The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Jammu and Kashmir (ACB) has arrested a police officer in the Anantnag district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, officials said on Sunday.Special Police Officer Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat, stationed at the Larnoo police station, was...