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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Trending
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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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: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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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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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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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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IPL 2023: From Virat Kohli to Dwayne Bravo, a look at all-time statistical leaders in the league
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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Sports world daily: Kvitova, Alcaraz in Miami semis; Chelsea stun Lyon in women’s Champions League
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IPL 2023: New rules, Ben Stokes at CSK, JioCinema vs Star Sports – things to watch out for this year