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Extortion, corruption are results of structural deficiencies: Neeraj Kumar

Neeraj Kumar, former commissioner of police, Delhi, says extortion and corruption in the force are the results of structural deficiencies. Excerpts from his interview with Aditi Phadnis

Charges against Anil Deshmukh: CBI records statement of Singh, Waze

The CBI has recorded the statements of former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh,suspended API Sachin Waze and two others in connection with the allegations of corruption against Anil Deshmukh

CBI seeks access to Ambani bomb scare case papers to quiz Sachin Waze

The CBI on Thursday approached a special NIA court here seeking access to bomb scare paper at Mukesh Ambanis house for its preliminary enquiry into allegations of corruption against Anil Deshmukh.

Jordan prince says he's under house arrest, lashes out at authorities

The half-brother of Jordan's King Abdullah II has said he has been placed under house arrest and accused the country's "ruling system" of incompetence and corruption

Panel probing charges raised by Param Bir an eyewash: Devendra Fadnavis

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday claimed an "eyewash" the appointment of a panel by the Maharashtra government to probe the allegations of corruption

Police-politician nexus

Allegations of impropriety in Maharashtra must be probed

BJP demands narco test of CM Uddhav Thackeray, Anil Deshmukh

MLA Ram Kadam on Monday said Thackeray and Deshmukh should go for a narco test if they are not lying

CBI registers corruption case against Mondelez India and its former brass

First information report named 13 accused including Mondelez's former brass and ex-government officials

DFI employees may get shield against 'ill-informed' probe, prosecution

The government expects the DFI to finance a large percentage of the Rs 115-trillion spending needed for the National Infrastructure Pipeline

CVC gets 27,590 corruption complaints in 2020: Government

A total of 27,590 complaints were received by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during 2020, the government said

Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

Guilty of helping a magistrate land a prestigious job in return for a favour

Israeli court delays Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial until April

The Jerusalem court overseeing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has delayed the opening of the dramatic evidentiary stage until after March 23 elections.

Tencent exec being probed over links to 'personal' corruption allegations

The move comes amid Beijing's unprecedented crackdown on its home-grown internet platforms

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes

Netanyahu appeared in front of a three-judge panel at the Jerusalem District Court to officially deny the allegations against him

Israeli PM Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes weeks before election

Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a Jerusalem courtroom Monday to respond formally to corruption charges just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule

Tencent fires 100 employees, blacklists 37 firms in anti-graft campaign

Tencent, China's biggest social media and video games company, said in a social media post that it had reported 40 employees to authorities since it started an anti-graft campaign in fourth quarter

Former chief of China's top state lender Xiaomin executed for corruption

Lai Xiaomin, former chief of China's top state-owned asset management company, was executed on Friday after a court sentenced him to death for corruption involving USD 276 million and bigamy. The Second Municipal Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin, which sentenced him to death, earlier in its ruling said that between 2008 and 2018, Lai, former board chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co, took undue advantage of his various posts in the former China Banking Regulatory Commission and Huarong, among others, to assist certain organisations and individuals with financing, project contracting, business operations and job promotion or transfer. In return, he accepted money and gifts worth over 1.78 billion yuan (about USD 276 million), according to the verdict. From the end of 2009 to January 2018, Lai took advantage of his positions to embezzle and extort public funds of more than 25.13 million yuan, in collusion with others. He was also found guilty of bigamy, said the ...

Pandemic deepens graft, democracy breaches, says Transparency International

"Countries with higher levels of corruption tend to be the worst perpetrators of democratic and rule-of-law breaches while managing the Covid-19 crisis," according to the report

Relief to Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, SC stays arrest in corruption case

The case relates alleged forgery over withdrawal of approval for a parcel of land in the state

Bribery scam: Court extends custody of CBI DSP, inspector by 3 days

A Delhi court has extended by three days the custodial interrogation of two CBI officials -- a deputy superintendent of police and an inspector