Corruption In India
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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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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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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Why are Indians so preoccupied with what Nagas eat, whether it is dogs, bats or falcons?
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
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Motera: Time-lapse video shows construction of world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad
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More than cricket: Why did Narendra Modi dismiss Sardar Patel at Motera stadium?
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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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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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Video
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Watch: Korean band BTS performs ‘Life Goes On’ on television show
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Watch: Jordan resident turns his car into coffee-shop-on-wheels
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Watch: Leaving in a helicopter after the wedding is catching on among the newly married in Rajasthan
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Watch: Meet 81-year-old fitness influencer Erika Rischko from Germany
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Watch: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s fans crashed his hotel. He interrupted his meal to meet them
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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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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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The Reel
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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‘Dealer’ trailer: Two filmmakers dodge bullets to shoot a video for a rapper
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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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Corruption on ‘definite decline’ in India, but Karnataka ranked the worst: Study
Of the households surveyed across 20 states, 43% believe that graft had reduced in the country’s public services, compared to 73% in 2005.
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India improves marginally on transparency corruption index
The country’s consistent poor performance reiterates its inability to deal with graft and large-scale scandals, the report said.
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The Field
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Prithvi Shaw smashes 227, Suryakumar Yadav hits 58-ball 133 in Mumbai’s 457/4
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They looked at five or six different angles when England batted, says Zak Crawley on umpiring issues
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Europa League: Dele Alli stars as Spurs rout Wolfsberger and ease into the last 16
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ISL, Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC preview: Out of the playoffs, both teams look to finish on a high
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Second T20I: Guptill returns to form as New Zealand edge Australia by four runs in run fest