political corruption

Mumbai, March 30 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Eknath Khadse and his daughter have been booked for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman by promising a sugar factory ownership on her land and taking possession of it with forged documents in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, police said on...

Kochi, March 28 – The Sabarimala gold theft case has once again become a central topic in Kerala's political discussions, with the opposition intensifying its attacks on the ruling CPI-M and demanding accountability from the government.As the April 9 Assembly election campaign gains momentum...

Agartala/Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha asserted on Thursday that Kerala should follow his state's example in overcoming corruption and political misrule, urging voters to replace what he termed "divisive politics" with a development-oriented approach.Addressing...

Kollam (Kerala), March 22 Ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala, senior RSP leader N K Premachandran has accused the ruling CPI(M) of having an electoral understanding with the BJP in 30 constituencies across the state, but asserted that the opposition UDF will overcome any such "unholy...

Bengaluru, March 15 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar accused the BJP on Sunday of attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha who were staying at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and that two of those caught had confessed to trying to carry out "Operation Lotus"...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two people were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs, who are staying in a resort near here, as part of BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned "Operation...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs who are staying at a resort near here as part of the BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha, who are staying at a resort near here, party sources claimed on Sunday.Fourteen MLAs, along with other Odisha Congress unit office bearers, are staying at a resort.They were...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling TMC, accusing it of opposing the electoral roll revision to "shield infiltrators" and alleging that illegal immigration under its rule had altered West Bengal's demographic balance, turning Bengali...

Kolkata, March 14 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing it of opposing the electoral roll revision to “shield infiltrators” and alleging that illegal immigration under its rule had altered West Bengal’s demographic...

Kolkata, March 14 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that a change in government in West Bengal is now inevitable, and that is already evident in the state's people and their sentiments."The inevitable change in government is clear to everyone in West Bengal. Everyone wants the...

Moga (Punjab), March 14 Union Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a broadside against the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab over issues of law and order, drug menace, religious conversion, and corruption, alleging that it has become an "ATM" for AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, as he appealed...

Kolkata, March 8 Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur participated in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal on Sunday along with Union Minister Shantanu Thakur and other party leaders.Addressing a large public gathering in the Naihati Assembly...

Kathmandu, March 8 A high-level commission tasked with investigating the killings, arson, and damages during the Gen Z protests in September last year submitted its report to Nepal's interim government on Sunday, blaming a lack of good governance and inefficiency by the then administration.As...

New Delhi, March 3 The BJP on Tuesday cited a reported claim by the husband of a former Haryana Congress leader to allege that the Gandhi family tried to "extort" Rs 7 crore from the couple in exchange for an Assembly poll ticket in the state.BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that...

Mumbai, February 23 Days after a bribery case surfaced in the office of a Maharashtra minister, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis initiates action against ministers and then gives them a clean chit to maintain control.Speaking to reporters...

New Delhi, February 17. Bangladesh has been ranked as the 13th lowest in the world, with a score of 24 out of 100 in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, released by Transparency International (TI).This ranking is one step lower, from the bottom, compared to 2024, and two points...