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Govt drops plans to review fight against corruption

The government has dropped its proposal to review its fight against corruption through a self evaluation study by independent experts in view of cold response from concerned agencies. The......

Independence of CBI: Myth and reality

Without a strong political will the CBI cannot be freed from the government’s control, says Anil Chowdhry Interestingly, the Central Bureau of Investigation is a ‘war baby’, which......

After years in a 'cage', CBI may have lost its bite

The CBI's feathers were trimmed from the start, its beak trained to give friendly pecks to its masters, says Sunil Sethi The Supreme Court’s comparison of the Central Bureau of Investigation......

CBI control has moved from govt to Cong functionaries

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley says the Congress-led UPA government is not serious on the issue of autonomy and independence of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Recent events......

K'taka polls: BJP's affairs in a mess, Congress cheers

As soon as the Election Commission announced the dates for the Karnataka state elections, poll pundits swung into action to make predictions about the fate of the various major parties in the......

Fate of one of the largest bridges in Asia hangs in limbo

After the World Bank (WB) pulled out of a $ 1.2 billion loan to Bangladesh for the construction of the Padma Bridge project, one of the largest bridges of South Asia, while alleging corruption......

SEC imposed fine of $17.5 mn on Satyam, PW India

In a major development in the Satyam fraud case, US regulators on Tuesday fined the software firm and its auditors PriceWaterhouse India up to $17.5 million for the accounts bungling that went......

Satyam fraud not an accounting failure: ICAI

The Satyam scam was not an accounting or auditing failure, but one of corporate governance, said Amarjit Chopra, president, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.Speaking on the sidelines of......

2G scam: Text of the special leave petition

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTIONSPECIAL LEAVE PETITION{Order XVI Rules 4(1) (a)}(Under Article 136 of the Constitution of India)SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF......

India to be top economic superpower by 2030: Survey

India is poised to take over the developed countries to emerge at the top of the heap in the global economic superpower league by 2030, says a survey. More than half of the respondents (53 per......

Butt's lawyers to file protest against Lorgat

Lawyers representing Pakistan's suspended Test captain Salman Butt in the spot-fixing scandal have decided to file a protest letter against Haroon Lorgat to the three-man independent tribunal of......

ICC uphold spot-fixing suspensions on Pak duo

Pakistan players Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir had their provisional suspensions over allegations of spot-fixing upheld by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday. Butt and Amir were......

ICC hearing is a farce: Abdul Qadir

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir, has called for the International Cricket Council to deal evenly with its member boards as he felt that the parent body was being biased towards PCB.The......

ICC to hear tainted Pak trio's appeal this month

The International Cricket Council on Wednesday said it will hear the appeals by three Pakistani cricketers against their suspension over the spot-fixing allegations on October 30 and 31 in Doha,......

US charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. In a civil complaint filed in federal......

People speak for independent commission against corruption

QNA

Q. The Indian Election Commission has in recent years tried to tackle the problem of criminal politicians by making it harder for candidates with criminal records to stand for election. But the trouble is that the cases against many candidates have not been proved. In fact, it is hard to find a single case of a politician being sent to jail for corruption in independent India. Do you think that this shows that there is need of change somewhere for equal opportunity ?
Vilas Deshpande: A. more

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Q. The Thirteenth Finance Commission recommended for the setting up of an independent Local Body Ombudsman to look into complaints of corruption and maladministration against the functionaries of local bodies, both elected - Why many corruption cultured states like Tamil Nadu , Maharashtra are quailing on this ?members and officials and recommend suitable action. The recommendation is mandatory to access the performance grants recommended by the Commission for the local bodies by the State Government
Vilas Deshpande: A. recommendations never implemented more

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Q. what is lokpal bill?
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the...... more

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Q. What is the Jan Lokpal Bill, why it's important?
Dhumal Datta: A. The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizens' ombudsman Bill) is an Indian draft anti-corruption bill that would create the Jan Lokpal, an independent body...... more

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Q. Jan Lokpal Bill, as I am thinking, post yr view please?1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.4. The loss
Ankit Shivam: A. The salient features of the Bill can be summed up as follows:1. An institution called 'Lokpal' in the centre and 'Lokayukta' in each state will be...... more

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Why punishing guilty is so difficult?

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Autonomy for CBI is a utopian dream

What is surprising about the Opposition's surprise that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is a handmaiden of the government is the fact... ...

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Rajasthan Royals to file FIR against players, BCCI awaits inquiry report

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