Latest Corruption News & Updates

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday condemned AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for holding a press conference and describing the ED raid on Punjab AAP President and state minister Sanjeev Arora as a political conspiracy.​ The Delhi BJP president stated that during the press conference, Kejriwal appeared visibly nervous, clearly indicating that he knows the ED investigation involving Sanjeev Arora could eventually reach him as well, since he appears to…

Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, on Saturday said that if India truly aspires to become a “Vishwaguru” or a “Viksit Bharat”, it must first shut down what it described as a “washing machine” that sanitises the corrupt.In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp said corruption remains the country’s biggest enemy and those who cling to power by surrounding themselves with corrupt individuals have no moral authori…

Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) In a major crackdown on negligence and corruption in the Health Department, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday dismissed five medical officers from service and initiated disciplinary proceedings against 16 others, including a Chief Medical Officer (CMO).Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the health portfolio, said the state government was following a “zero tolerance” policy towards negligence in healthcare services and warned that no compromise with p…

Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption operation, the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer along with two contractors while allegedly exchanging a bribe of Rs 4,04,000 in Bhilwara, officials said. The accused Shahzad Mohammad, posted as Executive Engineer in PWD at Shahpura, was apprehended along with contractors Moduram Dhakad and Banwarilal during a trap operation conducted by the ACB’s Bhilwara-I unit, officials added …

Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has took a strong stand in the fight to make the state drug-free. During a meeting at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that the police administration must remain constantly vigilant to ensure that drugs do not enter the state through the railways or any other route.Various narcotics are smuggled from Myanmar and routed through Mizoram and southern Assam before reaching Tripura, often for illegal transit into n…

Patna, May 6 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh has reacted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s emphatic victory in West Bengal, saying that in a democracy, the people’s mandate is final and must be respected. Speaking to reporters in Patna on Tuesday, the Congress leader said there is little merit in lamenting the results after the government has already been formed.While acknowledging the Assembly poll outcome, Singh expressed satisfaction over the Congres…

Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) A delegation of the Punjab BJP unit, led by state President Sunil Jakhar, met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and demanded the replacement of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.Jakhar alleged that the conduct of CM Mann during the just-held Assembly session, where he reportedly appeared in an inebriated state, “makes him unfit to continue leading a sensitive border state like Punjab”. He said, “If the law does not allow a person under the influence of alcohol to drive, then…

Abuja, May 2 (IANS) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), long projected as the backbone of the country’s rise, stands exposed as a hollow force, with soldiers enduring hardship while officers enjoy privileges, a report detailed this week. According to Uganda-based media outlet ‘PML Daily’, behind the “polished parades and the carefully choreographed propaganda” lies a troubling reality, as the PLA and its affiliated armed police forces are plagued by rampant corruption that weakened…

Patna, April 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the NDA government led by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, alleging administrative paralysis and lack of direction due to the delay in cabinet expansion.In a post on social media platform X, Yadav claimed that “only three individuals are effectively running the government” in the absence of a full cabinet, raising concerns over governance and decision-making.He further…

Seoul, April 28 (IANS) An appeals court on Tuesday increased the sentence for South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges. The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence during a hearing that was televised live, after finding her partially guilty of involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme and guilty of accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church, Yonhap News Agency reported. It acquitted her, however, of receiving free …