Tag: Anti-corruption

At Rs 7,000 monthly honorarium, Odisha GRS staff amassed huge assets including 59 plots

The Vigilance Technical Wing is carrying out detailed measurement and assessment of the buildings and plots, he added.

April 26, 2022

Odisha police officer arrested after seizure of 2.8 lakh unaccounted cash from SUV

The accused cop who had joined Odisha police as an Assistant Sub Inspector in 2009 was arrested for amassing disproportionate assets and was booked under relevant sections of prevention of corruption act.

September 24, 2021

Malaysia, Pakistan pledge to cooperate on anti-corruption, tourism

Khan also said that Pakistan was keen to develop its potential for tourism and looked to Malaysia for help with developing tourist resorts.

November 21, 2018

Anna Hazare to launch hunger strike for Lokpal from Oct 2

Criticises NDA government, saying it had earlier assured to appoint the Lokpal and implement the Lokpal Bill passed by Parliament

July 29, 2018

Malaysia’s Najib summoned to anti-corruption agency

Scandal-tainted former Malaysian leader Najib Razak has been summoned to appear before the country’s anti-corruption authorities next week as part of an anti-graft investigations, state media has reported. Najib, 64, unexpectedly lost a May 9 election to a political coalition that had focused on allegations that he oversaw the looting of billions of dollars from …

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May 20, 2018

RTI activist arrested for alleged extortion

A Right-To-Information activist and journalist has been arrested by the anti-corruption bureau of the Thane police for extorting money from a builder. Charushila Patil (37), who works with a local news channel, was arrested here last evening while accepting money from the Kalyan-based builder, said police spokesperson Sukhada Narkar. Patil had filed complaints against the …

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January 15, 2018

Anna Hazare to fast in Delhi if Lok Pal Act not implemented

Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he would go on an indefinite fast in New Delhi in March if the central government does not implement the Lok Pal Act to eliminate corruption across the country. “I will sit on an indefinite fast in New Delhi from March 23 if the Lok Pal Act is …

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January 6, 2018

Trump: ‘Great confidence’ in Saudi anti-corruption push

President Donald Trump expressed “great confidence” in Saudi leaders on Tuesday amid an ongoing anti-corruption push, writing in a tweet, “They know exactly what they are doing.” In a two-part Twitter message sent from Tokyo, Trump said he has great confidence in King Salman and the crown prince, adding some of the arrested people “have …

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November 7, 2017

CVC to rank govt depts on anti-corruption measures

The Central Vigilance Commission will rank the central government organisations on anti-corruption measures being taken by them, an official release said on Wednesday. The CVC has decided to go in for development of the integrity index-based on bench-marking of internal processes and controls within an organisation as well as the management of relationships and expectations …

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October 25, 2017

Pakistan’s Finance Minister appears before anti-corruption court

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar again appeared before an accountability court here to face trial in a corruption case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had registered three cases of corruption and money laundering against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his family members and Finance Minister Dar in the Islamabad Accountability Court. The cases were registered …

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October 16, 2017

Hazare slams Modi, to go on ‘satyagraha’

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday accused Narendra Modi of failing to keep his promise of creating a corruption-free India, and said the Prime Minister “did nothing” to enforce the Lokpal Bill. He said he would launch another agitation on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 148th birth anniversary from Rajghat, where Hazare paid tribute to …

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October 2, 2017

Moscow braces for anti-corruption protests

Moscow braced for a day of unauthorized protests on Monday after prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny changed the location of an anti-corruption demonstration despite police warnings. Navalny, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin and would-be candidate for the 2018 presidential election, released a video online late Sunday calling on his supporters to gather in …

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June 12, 2017

ICC’s ASU tipped off PCB about spot-fixing in PSL: Ronnie Flanagan

Flanagan said that ICC has nothing to do with the case and it was an internal issue of PCB.

May 19, 2017