Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stresses the importance of conducting digital literacy training in the State. | Photo Credit: File Photo Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the officials to ensure that the government services offered to the people should match the quality standard and satisfaction expected by the beneficiaries. “The officials … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, Saamana lauded Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for taking a firm stance against corruption, to discipline the State administration. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, Saamana, in an editorial piece on Wednesday (February 26, 2025), lauded Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for taking a firm stance against corruption, to discipline … Read more
The new Covid corruption commissioner has started an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud. Tom Hayhoe’s first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to be written off the government’s books. Mr Hayhoe is also likely to review the previous government’s abandoning of attempts to reclaim … Read more
Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) argued that Jagan Mohan Reddy agreed to buy power at a cheaper rate than CM Naidu from the SECI. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) has said a misinformation campaign is going on against party president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy with regard … Read more
Dr. B.S. Shiju, chairman of the Kerala unit of All India Congress Committee’s research division, has filed a complaint to Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, demanding the cancellation of the allotment for a controversial petrol pump in Cheranmula, Kannur. The demand follows allegations of bribery linked to the approval process for the pump, coinciding … Read more
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent. Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption. Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn … Read more
Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil on June 16 accused the State BJP government of massive corruption and irregularities in the allotment of land plots by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in Dahej and Saykha industrial zones. In a press conference on Sunday, Mr. Gohil, sharing government documents, said that the GIDC — the nodal … Read more
Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials conducting a surprise check at East Zone Malakpet RTO on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Posing as lorry drivers in need of various permits and registrations at the Road Transport Authority (RTA), officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said they have unearthed many malpractices, including bribery in the department. … Read more
Former Indian Olympic Association chief Narinder Batra. File | Photo Credit: PTI After nearly two years of investigation, the CBI has closed a corruption case against former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra and Hockey India Executive Director Cdr R K Srivastava as it could not find evidence of wrongdoing against them, officials … Read more
Jaipur: Several Rajasthan Congress leaders including former ministers Rajendra Yadav and Lal Chand Kataria joined the BJP Sunday, days before the expected announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. Former Congress MLAs Ricchpal Mirdha, his son Vijaypal Mirdha and Khiladi Bairwa; former independent MLA Alok Beniwal, former state chief of Congress Seva Dal Suresh Chaudhary, Rampal … Read more