New Defence Rules: 5-year ban for poor supplies, 10 years for misconductNew Ministry of Defence guidelines introduce stricter penalties for defence suppliers. Companies failing to meet contract terms or supplyin...
07 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Panchkula court discharges ex-CBI judge Sudhir Parmar, 4 others in 2023 corruption caseA Special Court in Panchkula discharged former Judge Sudhir Parmar and four others in a corruption case. The court found the prosecution fa...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
TMC files complaint against BJP for allegedly arranging free Special Trains from Surat to West Bengal ahead of pollsIn a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
DMK's family rule marked by corruption; NDA alliance will form govt in Tamil Nadu on May 4: Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal alleged corruption and "family rule" under the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, citing bribery for government jobs...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Adani Enterprises says it is in talks with US Office of Foreign Assets over WSJ allegationsAdani Enterprises is in discussions with the US Office of Foreign Assets following a report alleging Gautam Adani sought to influence the T...
10 Feb, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Adani backed Ambuja Cement's officer arrested for alleged attempted bribery, Rs 2 lakh found in sweet packetA senior officer from Ambuja Cement, backed by Adani Group, has been arrested in Odisha for allegedly attempting to bribe a district collec...
12 Sep, 2024, 09.29 AM IST
RG Kar doctor rape and murder: TMC criticises CBI, shows solidarity with victim's parentsTrinamool ministers have shown solidarity with the parents of a deceased RG Kar medical student, who alleged police bribery. They criticize...
05 Sep, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh accuses BJP nominee of bribery attemptTrinamool leader Kunal Ghosh has accused BJP’s Maniktala bypoll nominee and All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey of offer...
09 Jul, 2024, 08.18 PM IST
EC asks Karnataka poll machinery to remain vigilant against attempts to influence voters, candidatesAhead of the May 10 polls for which campaigning levels have gone up, the Commission has directed the CEO of Karnataka to ensure constant mo...
29 Apr, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
India among nations with 'no or little enforcement' against foreign bribery: ReportThe report said in July 2018, the Indian Parliament passed a bill amending the present Prevention of Corruption Act, which covers bribe pay...
12 Sep, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
Most states support making poll bribery cognisable offenceAt present, bribery of voters is a non-cognisable offence under CrPC and is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to one year, or wit...
21 Feb, 2017, 04.12 PM IST
Bar bribery: Conspiracy hatched at CPI(M) MLA's house, says Babu"A deliberate political conspiracy was hatched at a CPI (M) MLA's residence on December 15 last year (to target the UDF government) over th...
13 Nov, 2015, 02.39 PM IST
Coming soon: A bill to criminalize bribery in private sectorThe MHA is also considering a proposal for amendments in Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminalizing acts of bribery in the private sector.
02 Mar, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Bill soon to criminalize bribery in private sectorBringing corruption in private sector within the ambit of the PC Act is the prime focus of the proposed amendment bill.
02 Mar, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
Industry bodies favour criminalising private sector briberyThe country's industry bodies have supported a proposed law to criminalise private sector bribery saying such an attempt would help in chec...
02 Oct, 2012, 02.11 PM IST
- TV channel airs cash-for-vote tapes
The controversial tapes on the 'cash for votes' scam that shocked Parliament during the trust vote were telecast on Monday night by the TV ...
11 Aug, 2008, 10.12 PM IST
- 'Whistle blowers' can face action, say legal experts
The three BJP MPs who alleged the UPA government’s allies tried to bribe them for supporting the trust vote could be prosecuted for breachi...
23 Jul, 2008, 01.30 AM IST