Bribery
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Watch: Special report on former chief of the Chinese Army Gen Fang accused of bribery
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Indian-origin ex-official of third largest US pension fund was bribed with prostitutes, drugs: Report
World | Dec 22, 2016, 03:05 PM ISTAn Indian origin former official of New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYCRF), the third largest pension fund in the US with Rs 125 lakh crore (USD 184 billion) in assets, has been charged in a prostitutes and drugs bribery
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Sucha Singh Chhotepur alleges conspiracy by AAP members, shown exit door
National | Aug 26, 2016, 08:57 PM ISTSoon after Aam Aadmi Party’s Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur hinted at conspiracy by fellow party members for the bribery accusations levelled against him, the party leadership expelled him from his position. AAP's highest decision
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FIFA admits bribery in election of 1998, 2010 World Cup hosts
Football | Mar 16, 2016, 06:27 PM ISTGlobal football's governing body FIFA on Wednesday officially acknowledged that bribes were paid during the election of the host countries for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, held in France and South Africa respectively.
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CBI arrests Noida engineer Yadav Singh on corruption charges
India | Feb 03, 2016, 11:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested suspended engineer of Noida Authority Yadav Singh in connection with an alleged corruption case against him. Singh faces two separate CBI cases for amassing assets
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FIFA vice presidents Napout, Hawit arrested as bribery suspects
Football | Dec 03, 2015, 08:13 PM ISTZurich: FIFA vice presidents Juan Angel Napout and Alfredo Hawit were arrested Thursday as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's widening bribery case that has rocked soccer's scandal-hit governing body.Both men have opposed their
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Walmart paid millions of dollars in bribes in India: report
Oct 19, 2015, 02:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major report, The Wall Street Journal said Walmart's “suspected bribery” unearthed in India involves thousands of small payments to low-level local officials to help move goods through customs or obtain real-estate
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Indian bribe takers not named in $3.9 mn Louis Berger bribery scam
World | Jul 21, 2015, 03:06 PM ISTWashington: Louis Berger International Inc. (LBI), a New Jersey-based construction management company, has admitted it bribed officials in India and three other countries to secure government construction management contracts.But neither the company which last week
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Scared of getting arrested if I leave Switzerland: Sepp Blatter
Football | Jul 06, 2015, 08:07 PM ISTZurich: World football governing body FIFA's Swiss president Sepp Blatter has admitted he would not leave his country as he fears arrest.FIFA is at the centre of a massive corruption scandal, with the United States'
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Indian-American doctor gets 9-months jail for bribery in US
World | Mar 25, 2015, 07:14 AM ISTWashington: An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to nine-months in jail for taking kickbacks for diagnostic testing referrals of his patients and failing to file tax returns on USD 1 million of income over a
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Govt to amend IPC to criminalize bribery in private sector
National | Mar 02, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is considering proposal to amend Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminalizing acts of bribery in the private sector.The Ministry of Home Affairs has circulated a draft amendment bill among
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Bring guidelines for commercial bodies to prevent bribery: Law Commission
India | Feb 13, 2015, 10:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: With India bidding big ticket investments, the Law Commission on Friday recommended mandatory norms by government for commercial organisations to prevent bribery.Recommending amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Amendment Bill, 2013, the law
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Delhi elections: 10 ways Delhi voters may get 'bribed'!
Who cares | Feb 06, 2015, 09:16 PM ISTWith Delhi elections polling date coming closer, all the political parties have paced their bid to attract the masses and influence them to vote for their candidate.The principle of ‘saam, daam, dand and bhed' is
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Bribery in polls a cognizable offence : PMK
National | Feb 03, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTChennai: PMK today welcomed the Centre's plan to make bribery during elections a cognizable offence and said the government could also consider former Chief Election Commissioner JM Lyngdoh's proposal for a system of proportional representation
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Delhi polls: Govt planning to make bribery a cognizable offence
National | Feb 01, 2015, 09:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: In its bid to check corruption in the poll process, the NDA government is contemplating to amend the law to make bribery—both cash and kind—during elections a cognisable offence, empowering police to arrest
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Former Chinese leader jailed for life over bribery
World | Dec 05, 2014, 12:24 PM ISTBeijing: A Chinese court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to a former leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for accepting bribes totaling $3.4 million.Zhang Xiaodong, former secretary of the Anyang municipal committee of
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German court ends Bernie Ecclestone bribery trial
Other Sports | Aug 06, 2014, 09:41 AM ISTMUNICH : A German court on Tuesday dropped the bribery case against Bernie Ecclestone after the Formula One chief agreed to make a $100 million payment, ending a trial that lasted more than three months.
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IPL scam: IPS officer extracted bribe from bookies, TN to SC
Cricket | May 04, 2014, 06:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court alleging that suspended IPS officer Sampath Kumar, who was impleaded by the apex court in a case pertaining to IPL spot fixing and betting
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CBI nabs finance ministry director in bribery case
India | Apr 22, 2014, 08:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CBI Tuesday arrested a finance ministry director for demanding Rs.35 lakh bribe from a Chennai-based man to regularize the irregularities in a nursing college being run by him.A. Paramasivan was arrested from
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Chinese court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai
World | Oct 25, 2013, 12:05 PM ISTBeijing : A court in China Friday rejected disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai's appeal and upheld the original sentence of life imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.The Shandong Higher People's Court Friday rejected