The officer had used government funds meant for the institutions under him for buying air conditioners, furniture and other things for his personal use in an unauthorised manner. read more

In its final arguments, the government on Friday opposed reopening of the Rafale case and asked the Supreme Court to refrain from examining the deal as nowhere in the world do courts scrutinize agreements related to defence purchases. read more

Uttar Pradesh has 8,374 registered transgender voters. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the total number of “third gender” voters is 41,292, a rise of about 45% from the figures of 2014, when the Election Commission first started the category. read more

“The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government also spent crores on irrigation projects, then how come 28,000 villages are drought-affected. Where did the money go,” Raj Thackeray said. read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a debate with him on the issue of corruption. read more

Gandhi shared a clip of Modi’s interview to a TV channel on Twitter in which the prime minister is seen asking the reporter if she believed the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale fighter jet deal with France. read more

The ICC on Wednesday said it has sought ‘closer working relations’ with the Interpol, an organisation which facilitates worldwide police cooperation, to widen the scope of its fight against corruption in the sport read more

Accusing Naidu of institutionalising corruption in the state, Modi said the chief minister had ignored the development of the state but concentrated on only grooming his son as his successor. read more

This week on Grand Tamasha, Milan Vaishnav sits down with Reuben Abraham to talk about recent political developments in southern India. read more

“The Commonwealth Games are remembered more for corruption than for the number of medals India won,” finance minister Arun Jaitley wrote in his blog titled, “Is Prime Minister Modi’s First Five Year Tenure a Turning Point on Corruption?” read more

Leading the party’s charge, Rahul Gandhi alleged “the trail of corruption” in the Rafale fighter jet deal “begins and ends with” Modi. read more

Jayasuriya was questioned as part of the ICC’s investigation of wide scale corruption in Sri Lankan cricket and charged under articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of ICC’s code of conduct. read more

The most damaging consequence of the focus on corruption is that it has legitimised the view that the only way to fix India’s broken welfare system is by curbing discretion and tightening scrutiny read more

Three months after the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the challenges to notifications arising out of the power tussle between the Centre and AAP government in Delhi the top court will deliver its final judgement on Thursday. read more

The political battle pitch peaked on Friday after Kumaraswamy released the clips hours before presenting the second Budget of the eight-month-old Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition. read more