Tag: Corruption
Ajay Maken alleges serious corruption charges against Kejriwal
Taking a jibe at the Kejriwal government, Congress leader Ajay Maken tweeted on Wednesday evening claiming that he has proof of the corrupt practices of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He took to twitter to reveal that he has got the Shunglu Committee Report through RTI that examined 404 files of[Read More…]
CBI books two SBI officers for illegal currency conversion
Harish Salve to represent Pinarayi Vijayan in Lavalin case
Racket busted in Bihar
Kejriwal’s relative investigated by police in corruption case
South Korean ruling party defectors want Ban Ki-moon as next prez
On Tuesday, a faction of the ruling South Korean party talked about forming a new party, while key members of the faction were hopeful outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would join it to launch a widely expected bid to become president, reported Reuters. Ban’s potential rivals reacted by questioning his[Read More…]
Modi defends demonetisation rule changes; vows to fight against benami property
Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the frequent changes to the rules governing demonetisation as ‘a sign of a responsive government’. Modi was responding to critics who have been arguing over the repeated rule changes carried out by the government ever since the scrapping of the 500 and 1000- rupee notes.[Read More…]
Hydro-electric project scam: Those who planted the news will get beaten up with shoes, says Rijiju
Reacting sharply to the reports of his involvement in corruption, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said that those who planted the news will get beaten up with shoes if they come to Arunachal Pradesh “Jhoothe khayenge hamare yahan,” he told ANI reacting to the report that[Read More…]
Large volumes of cash big source of corruption, black money: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people to “lead the change” towards cashless transactions to lay the strong foundations of an India where there is no place for corruption and black money. “In 21st century India, there is no place for corruption. Corruption slows down growth and[Read More…]
PM Modi has implemented Karl Marx’s idea on black money: Uma Bharti
Senior BJP leader and union minister Uma Bharti said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was following the teachings of Karl Marx. “Ye Marxwadiyon ka agenda hai jo PM laagu kar rahe hain. Jo kabhi Lohia ne kaha, kabhi Kanshi Ram ne kaha. Balki sahi mein, Marx ne jo kaha, Pradhan[Read More…]
Luxury shopping severely hit by demonetisation decision
Prime Minister Narender Modi’s decision to scrap old currency ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes had an immediate impact on luxury shopping. A senior official associated with DLF Emporio told The Luxe Cafe that footfall in the mall has taken an 80 per cent hit from the usual working day crowd in[Read More…]
Nothing is bigger than the nation, says Ramdev on demonetisation
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the nation over the decision to scrap 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes. He urged the people to maintain patience while stating that nothing is bigger than the country. Justifying his assertion, Ramdev said black money, corruption,[Read More…]
Teary-eyed PM Modi says wait till Dec 30, punish me if problems later
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government will carry on with the fight against black money, targetting those who held benami properties in the country. He was speaking about the demonetisation of high-denomination bank notes at a function organised by the Goa government. He added that he[Read More…]
Ratan Tata most corrupt chairman in Tata history: Subramanian Swamy
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has said that Ratan Tata is the most corrupt chairman in the history of the Tata group. Swamy said that Tata is doing injustice with Cyrus Mistry. He said Tata has been involved in various scams like the 2G scam, Air Asia scam, the[Read More…]
Rolls-Royce ‘made secret payments’ of £10 million for India Hawk deal: Reports
An investigation by the BBC and The Guardian has found that British defence major Rolls-Royce made ‘secret payments’ of around 10 million pounds to an Indian defence agent to win a big contract for engines on Hawk aircrafts used by the Indian Air Force. Rolls-Royce had in 2013 admitted that[Read More…]
“Will expose this big controversy on Friday,” says Kejriwal on Satyendra Jain matter
Adding more to Aam Admi Party government’s troubles, Health Minister Satyendra Jain has come under the Income Tax scanner for an alleged hawala transfer. Reacting on the entire mater AAP supremo and Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that cases filed against various AAP ministers are a “big controversy,” and he is soon[Read More…]
After wife and daughter, former bureaucrat BK Bansal and son commit suicide
Alleging torture by the CBI, former bureaucrat Bal Kishan Bansal committed suicide along with his son. Arrested on corruption charges, the due ended their lives in their Madhu Vihar residence in New Delhi, news agency ANI reported. Earlier this year in July, his wife and daughter had committed suicide by[Read More…]
Anti-Corruption Branch files an FIR against DCW chief Swati Maliwal for “illegally hiring AAP supporters”
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Tuesday filed an FIR against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal, a day after grilling her for over two hours in connection with allegations of “illegal” recruitment in the women’s panel. A team of five ACB officials reached her office at 11 am and handed her a[Read More…]
UPA era defence deal under US scanner
A $208 million UPA government era deal for Brazilian aircraft manager Embraer’s jets has come under the US authorities’ scanner for alleged kickbacks being paid to secure the contract. A deal was signed upon in 2008 between the Brazilian aircraft manager and DRDO for three aircrafts equipped with indigenous radars[Read More…]
Fighting corruption central to effective financial governance: PM at G20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made it clear that effective financial governance requires “full commitment” to act against the corrupt and elimination of “safe havens” for economic offenders as he called on G20 members to break down the web of excessive banking secrecy. In his intervention on the second[Read More…]
AAP vs Centre: CBI arrests Delhi Principal Secretary on corruption charges
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary, Rajendra Kumar and four others, namely- Ashok Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Tarun Sharma and Dinesh Gupta on corruption charges on Monday. The accused are arrested in connection with a case of showing undue favours to a private company[Read More…]
CBI files corruption cases against nine Income Tax dept officials
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a corruption case against nine top officials of Income Tax department after conducting nearly 17 raids all over the country. The corrupt officials included I-T chief of New Delhi, SK Mittal. During the raids, the items that were recovered included property[Read More…]