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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, ...
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...
EC seizes over Rs 650 crore in voter inducementsElection Commission teams have seized over Rs 650 crore in potential voter inducements. West Bengal leads with nearly half the seizures. Fr...
Adani Group under fire, once again: The bribery indictment story so far and what next?Adani Share Price: US prosecutors have accused Gautam Adani and seven others of bribery. They allegedly paid millions in bribes to Indian o...
Electoral bonds are 'legalised bribery', says Congress' ChidambaramElectoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency to...
India, UK striving to create more transparent, corruption-free society: Jitendra SinghIndia and the United Kingdom are striving to create a more transparent and corruption-free society, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said....
Incidents of bribery in India reduced by 10% since last year: SurveyThe 'India Corruption Survey 2019', which received 1,90,000 responses from people in 248 districts, also stated that 51 per cent Indians pa...
More proof of Christian Michel pushing Eurofighter's case, claims agenciesOfficial documents received from Italian authorities has given investigating agencies some key dispatches.
Agencies claim more proof of Christian Michel pushing Eurofighter's caseThe source said Michel's reputation as a man who managed things soared after the Rs 3,600 crore Agusta Westland deal for the supply of 12 V...
Supreme Court dismisses plea to make electoral offences cognisableA bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to entertain a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that sought to make electoral offe...
Persons booked for serious offences should be barred from elections, says CECThis is if charges have been framed by a competent court, the offence is punishable by imprisonment of at least five years and the case is ...
G20 Summit: Hopes dim for wider foreign bribery lawSustainable development in Africa is also expected to get prominence because of being a pet agenda for the Summit host and German Chancello...
All future elections to be held with VVPAT: CEC Nasim ZaidiZaidi said that representatives of political parties have presented their detailed views and suggestions at the meeting, that stretched for...
Words translated wrongly: Manohar Parrikar tells Election CommissionParrikar in his reply said that he had only asked voters why they should support candidates who offer money when the govt itself was giving...
FDI limit aside, raise the bar for governanceToday, prospective overseas investors in India are spooked by the wide holes in policy, its implementation and the scope of graft in the sy...
- Law needed on political & corporate lobbying: Manish Tewari
After Walmart's lobbying disclosure report kicked up a political storm in Parliament last week, information and broadcasting minister Manis...
Are Walmart's lobbying activities restricted only to the US?A look at the global retail giant Walmart case shows that those shopping for good deals might have to bargain for controversies.
Walmart to apply US laws to Indian operations; wants anti-bribery undertaking from store ownersWalmart is demanding anti-bribery undertakings from landlords of its Indian stores along with rights to inspect their books.
- Companies abetting bribery need to be severely punished, says CVC
Private companies indulging in bribery get away with less or no punishment because of the lacunae in India's anti-corruption law, CVC said.
- Next: Supply Side of Corruption
The battle against corruption will never be won until the bribe-giving corporate class is taken into account.