Fighting Corruption
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How the BJP is normalising moral and economic corruption
There is a valourisation of archaic ideas around religion and a simultaneous underground celebration of corruption.
Suryakant Waghmore
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Entire Lokpal bench to decide on complaints against any former or current prime minister
The rules say that if such a complaint is dismissed, records of the inquiry will neither be published nor made available to anyone.
Scroll Staff
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From neighbouring Bhutan, lessons on how to fight corruption in public life
Bhutan, a poor country, ranks 26th out of 180 countries surveyed on corruption. How does the kingdom fight the issue?
Bertrand Venard, The Conversation
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Tamil Nadu tells Supreme Court it will constitute a Lokayukta by February 2019
The top court had set the state a deadline of 2 pm on Wednesday to file a status report in the matter.
Scroll Staff
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Rajasthan’s ordinance on immunity for officials seems to violate Supreme Court rulings on corruption
The state’s BJP government has protected judges and civil servants from being investigated for corruption unless permission is granted by the authorities.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Watch: a lesson from Romanians in how to hit the streets to protest against corruption
"Our chances are small but it is important to fight."
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Why have politicians and bureaucrats ganged up against Kerala’s vigilance department chief?
An officer doing his job is under immense pressure to step down despite strong backing by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Naveen Nair
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Corruption rankings are one of the great deceptions of our era
Follow the money behind the likes of Transparency International, and a picture starts to emerge.
Ilia Xypolia, The Conversation
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Why political parties in Karnataka are protesting against the creation of an Anti-Corruption Bureau
Critics feel CM Siddaramaiah has defanged the Lokayukta and appointed himself investigator, judge and jury through the ACB instead.
Imran Qureshi
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’