In the national survey, 51 per cent citizens admitted to paying bribes in the last 12 months.
December 2, 2019Over the years, academics and practitioners like Yogendra Yadav, Jagdeep Chokhar, E Sreedharan, Rajeev Gowda, Milan Vaishnav, Devesh Kapur, SY Qureshi etc. have also proposed several models for more sustainable and accountable electoral financing but none of these ideas have caught the interest of the government or the Election Commission.
December 1, 2019These cases among others, collectively known as the infamous Rs 70,000 crore ‘Irrigation Scam’ dated 10 years back, created a major political furore in the politics of Maharashtra.
November 25, 2019An RTI reply received by Kashipur based activist Nadim Uddin from Uttarakhand assembly reveals shocking facts and out of 71 legislators, 47 have not submitted details about their property and income in Uttarakhand so far.
November 7, 2019The new President and Vice-President will, therefore, succeed to a direly depleted inheritance.
November 1, 2019A spokesman of VB said AFSO Sukhdev Singh was caught red-handed on the complaint of Hardeep Singh of Beereywala Jattan in Mansa district.
October 22, 2019Despite intricate details of income or campaign funds, the core transparency question is missing: the original source of assets disclosed.
October 11, 2019Netanyahu as the interim Prime Minister will go to any extent to retain power and avoid conviction. However the political template of overplaying the 'security' hand and indulging in unwarranted 'politics of hate' may just be losing its political currency and steam. Benny Gantz is a decorated 3-star General who has now successfully countered political extremism with relative moderation. This green shoot of political evolution augurs well for the region and beyond, that has seen an unending cycle of violence and bloodshed that no amount of military boots-on-the ground could counter seven decades of insurgency.
September 28, 2019The government said that anti-corruption provisions like Right to Information and Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) were not application in Jammu and Kashmir because of this article.
August 5, 2019Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has suspended an IPS officer posted in Bulandshahr. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said that N Kolanchi, who was posted as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) was found guilty of irregularities in postings of Station House Officers (SHO) in the district which led to corruption charges against …
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August 4, 2019Earlier in February this year, the Calcutta High Court had granted him anticipatory bail in connection with the murder case of Trinamul MLA Satyajit Biswas.
July 30, 2019The Murshidabad district BJP president, Mr Gaurishankar Ghosh hailing from Prasadpur Gram Panchayat area adjoining the Lalbagh town in Murshidabad district, was on the sleuth’s scanner, sources said.
July 27, 2019The CBI has booked Partha Chakraborti, the promoter of the company Chakra Infrastructure Limited, along with several others for alleged criminal conspiracy and cheating public to the tune of around Rs 87 crore.
July 23, 201979 officers have been suspended while 22 officers disengaged and draft charges have been framed against 35.
July 16, 2019She also alleged that corruption is still continuing.
July 13, 2019The problem of corruption cannot be tackled or resolved without the promotion of the rule of law and without ensuring equal access to justice for everyone.
July 11, 2019Earlier this month, the CBI swooped down at 50 locations in 18 different cities in a special drive in connection with banking scams across the country.
July 9, 2019