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
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election meeting held in Adilabad, Telangana, on October 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday, has accused Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao of making Telangana “number one in farmers suicides and corruption across the country during his 10 year rule.” “KCR … Read more
T.N. CM M. K. Stalin | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. K. Stalin on Wednesday, said the BJP was raking up the Sanatana Dharma issue to divert the attention of people from its failures, and its corruption. In a statement, Mr. Stalin endorsed Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani’s … Read more
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, on Thursday, September 7, 2023 said that he would wipe out corruption and violence from the universities of West Bengal. “I am the chancellor of the university, and I want our universities to be the best … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajasthan High Court on Saturday issued notice to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and directed him to file his response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which has sought the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him for his recent remarks alleging “corruption in … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after criticising the “corruption” allegedly rampant in the judiciary, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 31 clarified his remarks and said whatever he had stated was “not my personal opinion”. Mr. Gehlot said several retired Supreme Court judges and even the retired … Read more