Transparency
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GST to simplify taxation process; bring in transparency, say experts
Feb 04, 2017, 07:44 PM ISTThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) has the real potential to bring transparency and will bring great improvement in the ease of doing business, feel experts. At an interactive awareness programme for start-ups here, experts
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India at 76th place in corruption index; Denmark, New Zealand least corrupt
India | Jan 25, 2017, 11:09 PM ISTIndia has been ranked 79th in the graft watchdog Transparency International's corruption perception index for 2016, a list topped by New Zealand and Denmark.
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BJP to play active role in ensuring transparency in political funding, says PM Modi
National | Jan 07, 2017, 08:30 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been pitching the need for electoral reforms, on Saturday said the BJP will play a proactive role towards bringing in transparency in political funding. Addressing the Bhartiya Janata Party's
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Arvind Kejriwal was aware of Principal Secretary's alleged wrongdoings
India | Dec 18, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Global Anti-Corruption watchdog Transparency International has said that they had written to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal about the alleged wrongdoings of his principal secretary Rajendra Kumar.The revelations came in the wake
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World Bank wants more transparency in India's power subsidy
Feb 24, 2015, 09:33 PM ISTMumbai: World Bank today called for more transparency in India's power subsidy regime and suggested re-identification of the target population to improve the balance-sheets of losses-stricken discoms. The global development finance body said the key
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Kenya pledges transparency in mineral exploitation
World | Nov 07, 2014, 09:17 AM ISTNairobi: Kenya has promised to ensure transparency and accountability in mineral exploitation to avert a situation where some investors benefit at others' expense.Deputy President William Ruto said the government was committed to the development of
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Coalgate: Congress blames BJP for not maintaining transparency in coal-block allocations
National | Aug 26, 2014, 06:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Congress has sought to turn the tables on the BJP following the apex court's verdict on coal bloc allocation, reminding the party that there was an NDA government for six years between 1998
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Shobhan Sarkar writes to PM seeking transparency in excavation
India | Nov 03, 2013, 08:45 AM ISTUnnao: With the excavation for “dream gold” at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh's fort here yielding no result, saint Shobhan Sarkar has shot off letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Akhilesh
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Transparency is not nudity: Parrikar
National | Oct 01, 2013, 08:28 PM ISTPanaji: Transparency in governance should not be mistaken for nudity, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday, defending his decision not to make public an assessment of his cabinet colleagues.Parrikar, who was addressing a press
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Nitish seeks transparency in micro banking
May 16, 2012, 05:04 PM ISTPatna, May 16: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today stressed for transparency in the banking service at the micro level to cater to the need of the rural people in the state.“Though there has been
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Team Anna Dismisses Agnivesh's Charges, Says Transparency Kept
India | Oct 23, 2011, 03:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 23: Maintaining that they were “transparent” in their functioning, Team Anna today dismissed Swami Agnivesh's allegations that donations for Anna Hazare's agitation was siphoned off by Arvind Kejriwal, saying he might be
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TDP Leader Demands Transparency In Sathya Sai Baba Trust
India | Jun 18, 2011, 06:05 PM ISTHyderabad, Jun 18: The main Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today demanded that the Andhra Pradesh Government take steps to dispel doubts among scores of devotees on the happenings in the Satya Sai Central Trust
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Little Public Tolerance On Corruption: PM
India | Apr 21, 2011, 12:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 21: Admitting that there is little public tolerance now for the prevailing state of affairs on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that his government is committed to