ED case files in poll-bound West BengalThe Enforcement Directorate is actively investigating several money laundering cases across West Bengal. These probes target alleged corrup...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Kerala polls 2026: 38% candidates face criminal cases; 39% crorepatis, says ADR reportA new report reveals a significant number of candidates in the Kerala Assembly polls face criminal charges. Nearly 38 percent of contestant...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Calcutta HC directs SSC to file fresh list of tainted candidates with relevant details for identificationThe Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) to submit a fresh, detailed list of 1,806 tainted candida...
08 Jan, 2026, 02.08 PM IST
Cal HC dismisses petitions challenging publication of list of tainted school job candidates by SSCThe Calcutta High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the publication of a list of tainted candidates for West Bengal school jobs, ad...
02 Sep, 2025, 03.35 PM IST
Cash-for-jobs case: SSC publishes list of ‘tainted’ candidates after SC orderThe School Service Commission (SSC) has released the names of 1,804 ineligible candidates involved in the cash-for-jobs scam, following a S...
30 Aug, 2025, 09.39 PM IST
West Bengal: Thousands of jobless “untainted” teachers hold marchThousands of jobless, “untainted” SSC teachers marched towards Nabanna, demanding segregation of tainted candidates and a meeting with Chie...
14 Jul, 2025, 09.50 PM IST
West Bengal govt challenges HC order barring ‘tainted’ candidates from fresh SSC recruitmentThe West Bengal government and WBSSC challenged a Calcutta High Court order barring "tainted" candidates from fresh recruitment after the S...
08 Jul, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
SSC scam fallout: Calcutta HC bars tainted candidates from participating in fresh school jobs recruitmentThe Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal School Service Commission to bar tainted candidates from the 2016 selection process ...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.34 PM IST
Why are tainted candidates being allowed despite Supreme Court order: Calcutta HC to Bengal govtCalcutta High Court has questioned the West Bengal government. The court inquired about allowing candidates with tainted records to reapply...
02 Jul, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Parties must explain if they pick tainted candidates: SCPolitical parties must henceforth give reasons on their websites, social media, a national and a local language newspaper why a candidate w...
14 Feb, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
60 tainted names in Jharkhand phase-II assembly pollFive candidates (two of BJP and one of JMM) have murder charges against them while as many as 10 are under trial for murder attempts.
27 Nov, 2014, 01.17 PM IST
In Delhi, BJP leads list of tainted candidatesBJP can boast of fielding the maximum number of tainted candidates for the Lok Sabha polls from Delhi with five of its seven candidates fac...
03 Apr, 2014, 10.40 AM IST
BJP tops the list of tainted candidates in Delhi assembly pollAs many as 129 contestants in Delhi polls have criminal background with BJP topping the list by giving maximum number of tickets to tainted...
26 Nov, 2013, 07.13 PM IST
Winnability only criteria for tickets as BJP, Congress field tainted candidates in RajasthanCongress has been steadily releasing relatively shorter lists, by gauging the mood of ticket-seekers and supporters, to prevent dissent aga...
11 Nov, 2013, 04.30 AM IST
Aam Aadmi Party on defensive on 'tainted' candidates, claims smear campaignWith fingers being pointed at some of its candidates, AAP said it will conduct probe against them if any "fact" emerges about their alleged...
15 Oct, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
- 143 'tainted' candidates with criminal cases had won in 2007 UP assembly polls
It is interesting to note that 143 'tainted' representatives with pending criminal cases had managed to gain entry to the UP Vidhan Sabha i...
16 Jan, 2012, 03.49 PM IST
- Tainted candidates
The shoe-chucking highlights apathy of parties towards riot victims.
09 Apr, 2009, 03.06 AM IST