Corruption In India
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India drops to 93rd place on Transparency International’s corruption index for 2023
While the country’s ranking fell by eight places as compared to 2022, its score dropped by one point.
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AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s bail plea dismissed in Delhi liquor policy case
The Rajya Sabha member has been in prison since October 4.
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Corruption: 51% Indians paid bribes in last one year, down from 56% in 2018, says survey
However, the figure for 2019 was higher than it was in 2017.
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Trending
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Women’s Prize for Fiction: A reader’s guide to the six books on the 2024 shortlist
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Rajya Sabha passes amendments to anti-graft law that would make giving bribes an offence
The amendment bill had been first floated in 2013 by the Congress-led government at the Centre.
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Supreme Court scraps illegal Haryana land deals, takes the plots away from private builders
With ‘mala fide exercise of power’, the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government had allowed various entities to make ‘unnatural gains’ from the Gurugram plots.
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India slips two ranks – 81 among 180 – in Transparency International’s index on corruption in 2017
Countries with the least protection for the press and NGOs ‘tend to have the worst rates of corruption’, the report said.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Supreme Court asks Chhattisgarh government to show files related to AgustaWestland chopper purchase
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government allegedly got commissions for a helicopter deal in 2007.
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Get any investigation done against Robert Vadra, Congress tells government
The BJP had earlier asked the Congress to break its silence over allegations against the businessman.
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Anna Hazare sits on day-long hunger strike, criticises Narendra Modi for not acting on corruption
The social activist attacked the government for not enforcing the Lokpal and Lokayukta bills even after three years in power.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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CBI special court defers hearing in 2G spectrum scam to October 25
The court said the date of judgment will be finalised on the next date of hearing.
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Tamil Nadu starts seizing properties connected with Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate assets case
Collectors of six districts were instructed to take possession of 68 of 128 pieces of land.
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Coal scam: Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and two others sentenced to two years in prison
Managing director of Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd PK Ahluwalia will have to serve a three-year jail term in the same case.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals