Keir Starmer’s Mandelson problem deepens — now it could cost him the top jobBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under intense scrutiny. His choice of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador has resurfaced. Questions are...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Coal Scam: Delhi HC admits appeal of former Coal Secy, Joint Secy challenging convictionThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday admitted the appeal moved by Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and Former Joint Secretary Coal KS Kropha cha...
16 Aug, 2023, 02.25 PM IST
Direct evidence not must for conviction of public servant for corruption, says Supreme CourtDelivering the judgment, a five-judge constitution bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathn...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Public servants can be convicted in corruption case based on circumstantial evidence: SC"In the event the complainant turns hostile or has died or is unable to let in his evidence during the trial, the demand of illegal gratifi...
15 Dec, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
Proof of demand & acceptance of bribe essential for establishing offence under sec 7 of PC Act: SCThe Supreme Court Monday said the proof of demand for bribe by a public servant and its acceptance by the official is essential for establi...
21 Feb, 2022, 06.26 PM IST
Unnao: HC seeks CBI's response on Kuldeep Sengar's appeal challenging conviction, life termA bench of justices Manmohan and Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal allowed Sengar to deposit in 60 days the fine amount of Rs 25 lakh, out of which R...
17 Jan, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Unnao rape case: Kuldeep Sengar moves Delhi HC challenging conviction, life imprisonmentThe trial court had convicted 54-year-old Sengar under various provisions including Section 376 (2) of IPC which deals with the offence of ...
15 Jan, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Most states silent on draft bill to punish public servants for tortureSo far, only four states -- Meghalaya, Sikim, Jharkand and Himachal Pradesh -- have conveyed their agreements with the draft bill prepared ...
30 Dec, 2018, 04.47 PM IST
Court holds ex-secretary H C Gupta, five others guilty in coal scam caseThe court also convicted the firm's managing director Vikash Patni and its authorised signatory Anand Mallick in the case.
30 Nov, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Ex-defence ministry official Tarsem Lal Verma gets 1-year jail for corruptionThe judge made the observations while convicting Tarsem Lal Verma, a former officer in the Armed Forces Film and Photo Division, in a case ...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.11 PM IST
No leniency for corrupt govt officials: Special CBI JudgeThe court convicted Garg, who was then Regional Director in Anti-adulteration cell in Petroleum Ministry, along with his father Swami Shara...
04 May, 2016, 06.05 PM IST
Private companies to come under Delhi JanlokpalThe Delhi Janlokpal Bill proposes action against private entities, which not only includes imprisonment for top management of the company a...
30 Nov, 2015, 10.55 PM IST
Two ex-bankers convicted by HC in 1992 stock market scamThe court has sentenced them to four years rigorous imprisonment and also directed them to pay a sum of Rs five crore each as compensation.
31 Oct, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
Bureaucrats duty-bound to preserve dignity of the country: Delhi High CourtThe role of bureaucrats in the Haryana teachers recruitment scam today came under sharp attack from the Delhi High Court which said those g...
05 Mar, 2015, 08.17 PM IST
46 per cent conviction in corruption cases, says Naveen PatnaikPatnaik said this year for the first time that the conviction rate in different vigilance cases have reached 46 per cent, which is a record.
27 Oct, 2014, 06.53 PM IST
Supreme Court takes stern view on corruptionWhile it’s up to the judge to weigh Lalu’s involvement as a public servant, SC since the mid-1980s has taken a stern view of corruption’s i...
01 Oct, 2013, 10.22 AM IST
Chances of corrupt public servants being caught and punished very lessData given are not quite amenable to statistical analysis of the kind one has in mind. Therefore, one has to take some liberties with numbe...
02 Sep, 2011, 11.28 AM IST