Anti Corruption
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ICC Anti-Corruption chief hopes for clean World T20
Cricket | Mar 06, 2016, 01:55 PM ISTMumbai: The International Cricket Council has put in place checks and balances to eliminate corruption during the upcoming World T20 Championship starting in two days' time in the country, said the world governing body's Anti-Corruption
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Delhi High Court's notice to ACB chief Meena
India | Jul 29, 2015, 02:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to ACB chief M.K. Meena on the Arvind Kejriwal government's plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against him.As the Delhi government has alleged that the
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'Anti corruption' day: Left parties hold demonstration
National | Jul 20, 2015, 02:46 PM ISTPuducherry: Left parties staged a joint demonstration at the Head Post Office here, condemning the 'unchecked rise in corruption' under the NDA rule in the country. Alleging that the country has been witnessing corruption ever since the BJP led NDA came
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Delhi ACB gives details of 35 arrested officials
India | Jun 13, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Days after the Opposition BJP questioned the ACB's claim that 35 officials have been arrested on corruption charges, the AAP government came out with a department-wise list.The Anti-Corruption Branch today said they have
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Kejriwal exposed: RTI reveals only 7 officers arrested by ACB, not 35
National | Jun 13, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: A reply to an RTI application has contradicted Delhi government's claim that its Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested 35 officers and suspended 152 for corruption charges.According to the details of RTI, which was
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Anna Hazare to protest against Land acquisition ordinance
India | Feb 15, 2015, 08:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Anti-Corruption crusader Anna Hazare will participate in a protest, which will be organized by a farmer's body ‘ Rashtriya Kishan Mazdoor Sangthan' on February 24 against the land acquisition ordinance of Modi government.
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Involvement with IPL would be on anti-corruption side: ICC CEO
Cricket | Mar 21, 2014, 04:17 PM ISTMirpur: The ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson today said that the parent body's involvement with the Indian Premier League's matches in Dubai will be limited to strictly providing support on the anti-corruption front as negotiations
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Cabinet defers consideration of anti-corruption ordinances
India | Feb 28, 2014, 04:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The much-anticipated anti-graft ordinances being pushed by Rahul Gandhi were today put off by the Union Cabinet.The Cabinet which met for nearly two hours decided to postpone the ordinances amid speculation that its
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J&K government to introduce Bill to amend Anti-Corruption Act
India | Feb 13, 2014, 07:44 AM ISTJammu: Jammu and Kashmir government today said that the state Cabinet has approved JK Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2014 and it will table in ongoing Session of the Assembly.Replying to a question, state Finance
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Digvijay Singh compares Kejriwal to Rakhi Sawant
National | Nov 24, 2012, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 11: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today compared anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal's exoses with those of Bollywood starlet Rakhi Sawant."Arvind Kejriwal is like Rakhi Sawant. They both try and expose, but with
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CVC to head 10-member global task force on anti-corruption
India | Oct 24, 2012, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 24: Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar will head a 10-member global task force to plan a knowledge management system to promote global cooperation in anti-corruption measures and keep check on black money.
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Anti-corruption political party will not succeed at this stage: Santosh Hegde
National | Sep 23, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 20: Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a
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No talks even with PM, says miffed Hazare
National | Jul 31, 2012, 08:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 31: In tough posturing, Anna Hazare today ruled out any talks with the government or even the Prime Minister to end their stir and expressed readiness to return Padma Bhushan award bestowed
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No foreign hand behind Maoists says Baba Ramdev
India | Jul 12, 2012, 08:52 PM ISTGuwahati, Jul 12: Yoga guru and anti-corruption activist Baba Ramdev today claimed that “there are no foreign hands” behind the massive rise of Maoist and ultra-left forces in the country.Talking to reporters here during his
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'Main Nahin Anna' is anti-Anna Hazare
Bollywood | May 27, 2012, 08:28 AM ISTMumbai: Writer-director Manish Gupta, who is currently shooting his upcoming film, ‘Main Nahin Anna', says the movie does not support anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's agitation.“Our film is not pro-Anna. It exposes the hypocrisy of a
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Further cracks appear in Team Anna
India | May 24, 2012, 10:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 24: Further cracks have appeared in Team Anna with one of its prominent members, who designed the social media campaign for the protests, shooting off a letter to Arvind Kejriwal questioning the
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FIFA delays appointing anti-corruption officials
Football | May 22, 2012, 08:32 PM ISTBudapest (Hungary), May 22: FIFA President Sepp Blatter's anti-corruption drive hit another delay on Tuesday, even as football's world governing body appointed the first woman to its inner circle.FIFA pushed back plans until July to
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DVAC raids houses of former DMK ministers
India | May 18, 2012, 02:00 PM ISTDindigul, May 18: Continuing their crackdown on former DMK ministers in connection with disproportionate assets cases, Vigilance officials on Friday raided houses of former Revenue and Housing Minister I Periyasamy and his relatives in parts
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Pak National Accountability Bureau May File Case Against Gilani
World | Jan 17, 2012, 02:52 PM ISTIslamabad, Jan 17 : Pakistan's main anti-corruption watchdog is considering a proposal for filing a case of misuse of authority against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani under which he could face a prison term of
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Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill Is Un-Gandhian, Says Arundhati Roy
India | Jan 09, 2012, 07:41 AM ISTChennai, Jan 9 : Describing most of the anti-corruption movements in the country as right-wing and majoritarian in nature, writer Arundhati Roy on Saturday said the Jan Lokpal Bill, which she said nobody had read,