"Give us your vote, and we will free you from TMC": PM Modi ahead of West Bengal phase 2 pollsPrime Minister Narendra Modi accused the TMC of failing its "Maa, Maati, Manush" slogan, alleging corruption and "jungle raj" in West Benga...
26 Apr, 2026, 03.17 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
Legislators not immune from prosecution for taking bribes for speech, vote in Houses: SCThe Supreme Court of India ruled that MPs and MLAs cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery. The court disagreed with ...
04 Mar, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Bribes for vote case: SC overturns 1998 ruling, MP/MLAs to face criminal prosecutionOn Monday, a seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court overturned a 1998 ruling that granted lawmakers immunity from prosecution ...
04 Mar, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
Defamatory speech in Parliament, Assembly not a crime, legislators have full freedom of speech: SCThe court ruled that an act of defamation on the floor of the House is not a crime. The proposition was put forward to defend JMM MLA Sita ...
06 Oct, 2023, 03.58 PM IST
Supreme Court sets up seven-judge bench to reconsider 1998 verdict granting immunity from prosecution to MPs/MLAsThe Supreme Court of India will reconsider its 1998 verdict granting immunity to MPs and MLAs from prosecution for accepting bribes to make...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
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...
10 Feb, 2017, 12.21 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal seeks permission from EC to repeat 'accept bribe' remarkHolding that the EC misinterpreted his comments, Delhi CM asked the poll panel to make him the brand ambassador to put an end to bribery in...
23 Jan, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Criminal complaint against Arvind Kejriwal dismissed by courtIt said that for abetment of this offence, a person must instigate a voter to accept the gratification for exercising his electoral right.
20 Jan, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
Kerala bypoll: K S Sabarinadhan of Congress wins from AruvikkaraAttacking the CPI(M), Chandy said the party had alleged that the UDF had earned the victory by splurging money earned through corrupt deals...
30 Jun, 2015, 10.26 PM IST
Congress retains Aruvikkara Assembly segment in Kerala bypollsCongress candiate K S Sabarinadhan today won the Aruvikkara Assembly bypoll by a margin of 10,128 votes defeating his nearest rival M Vijay...
30 Jun, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
Delhi Polls: Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal's bribe remark tomorrowThe matter, which was scheduled to come up for hearing today, was posted for tomorrow as Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki was o...
02 Feb, 2015, 03.45 PM IST
Bribe row: Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal on February 2Court fixed date for hearing criminal complaint seeking action against Kejriwal for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribes from BJP and ...
30 Jan, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
- Opposition forces govt nod on WikiLeaks discussion
ained pressure from the opposition on Tuesday led the government to agree to a discussion on the WikiLeaks cable on alleged bribery in the ...
23 Mar, 2011, 04.02 PM IST
- Wikileaks India: PM says no one from Cong, govt bought votes
Manmohan Singh told Parliament on Friday that no member of the Congress or the coalition govt bought votes during 2008 confidence vote.
19 Mar, 2011, 12.38 AM 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
- Nobody will be spared if found guilty: Speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday said nobody will be spared if found guilty in the allegations of bribery to three BJP MPs f...
22 Jul, 2008, 07.02 PM IST