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
Pakistan’s former prime minister and graft convict Nawaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AFP A Pakistani high court on Tuesday adjourned till November 27 the hearing of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif‘s petitions to revive appeals against his conviction in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia corruption cases as he prepares to lead his party in the … Read more
SCR Chief Vigilance Officer Arvind Malkhede and DRM Narendra A. Patil distributing prizes to the winners of contests held during Vigilance Awareness Week, in Vijayawada on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT VIJAYAWADA Senior Deputy General Manager and Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), South Central Railway (SCR), Arvind Malkhede emphasised the need for a whistle-blower system … Read more