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Mahua, Oppn MPs storm out over 'personal, unethical questions' by LS panel

Mahua, Oppn MPs storm out over 'personal, unethical questions' by LS panel

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

Opposition members of the Lok Sabha ethics committee on Thursday stormed out of a meeting along with Mahua Moitra, accusing the panel's chairperson of asking the Trinamool Congress MP personal and unethical questions.

Punished for being a patriot: Sameer Wankhede on CBI raids

Punished for being a patriot: Sameer Wankhede on CBI raids

Rediff.com14 May 2023

Sameer Wankhede claimed that CBI officials took the phone of his wife Kranti Redkar in their possession.

Sameer Wankhede's foreign visits, expensive watches under CBI scanner

Sameer Wankhede's foreign visits, expensive watches under CBI scanner

Rediff.com15 May 2023

The details of FIR made public on Monday show that independent witness K P Gosavi and one Prabhakar Sail, now deceased, were included by the NCB in the Cordelia cruise ship drug raid on October 2, 2021 on the directions of Wankhede.

Choona Review: Not Much Fun!

Choona Review: Not Much Fun!

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

Choona is too slow, has redundant characters and needless complications, observes Deepa Gahlot.

TN govt asks guv not to delay nod to prosecute ex-ministers

TN govt asks guv not to delay nod to prosecute ex-ministers

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

The TN law minister said similarly, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sought sanction to prosecute KC Veeramani and MR Vijayabaskar, also former ministers in the AIADMK government.

Indians pay Rs 3,700-crore bribe a year for land services alone

Indians pay Rs 3,700-crore bribe a year for land services alone

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

A whopping $700 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) is paid annually as bribe in India for land administration services, a joint study by United Nation's body FAO and Transparency International has observed.

CBI names Omidyar among 10 NGOs in FCRA scam case

CBI names Omidyar among 10 NGOs in FCRA scam case

Rediff.com12 May 2022

The Central Bureau of Investigation has named 10 non-government organisations, including the US-based Omidyar, as accused in the case of allegedly conspiring to illegally facilitate the registration and renewal of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act licences.

Designer arrested following Amruta Fadnavis's complaint, father at large

Designer arrested following Amruta Fadnavis's complaint, father at large

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis has filed a police case against a "designer" for allegedly trying to offer her money to intervene in a criminal case as well as threatening her, a police official said in Mumbai on Thursday.

Delhi excise policy case: ED raids aides of AAP MP

Delhi excise policy case: ED raids aides of AAP MP

Rediff.com24 May 2023

The action was undertaken after some fresh inputs were obtained during the questioning of few accused involved in the case. The sources said some of the people who are being searched are linked to Singh.

Liquor policy: Sisodia named as accused in fresh chargesheet filed by ED

Liquor policy: Sisodia named as accused in fresh chargesheet filed by ED

Rediff.com4 May 2023

This is the fourth supplementary and overall fifth charge sheet or prosecution complaint filed in the case by the ED before a designated special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Delhi.

Karnataka BJP MLA: 'We earned the cash found during Lokayukta raid'

Karnataka BJP MLA: 'We earned the cash found during Lokayukta raid'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Madal Virupakshappa, who was in hiding for the past six days, appeared in public in his hometown Channeshpur after hearing the news that the high court had granted interim bail.

HC extends protection to Sameer Wankhede till June 23

HC extends protection to Sameer Wankhede till June 23

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

The case of the CBI is that Wankhede and others accused had allegedly demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship.

I asked army chief to act, he didn't: Antony on bribe row

I asked army chief to act, he didn't: Antony on bribe row

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

With the army chief's allegation of bribe offer kicking up a storm, Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said he had asked General V K Singh to take action but he did not want to pursue the matter for unknown reasons.

'Wal-Mart paid millions of dollars in bribes in India'

'Wal-Mart paid millions of dollars in bribes in India'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

Wal-Mart's "suspected bribery" unearthed in India involves thousands of small payments to low-level local officials.

Jogi bribe case to be handed over to CBI: Raman

Jogi bribe case to be handed over to CBI: Raman

Rediff.com7 Dec 2003

The Bharatiya Janata Party alleges that outgoing chief minister Ajit Jogi offer its legislators money to defect.

Who is leaking CBI information in Sameer Wankhede case, asks HC

Who is leaking CBI information in Sameer Wankhede case, asks HC

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and SG Dige said the media reports have said the information is from Central Bureau of Investigation sources.

KCR's daughter Kavitha quizzed for 9 hrs in Delhi excise policy

KCR's daughter Kavitha quizzed for 9 hrs in Delhi excise policy

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

The agency will also record Kavitha's statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

MPs need govt nod for accepting foreign hospitality: RS fresh guidelines

MPs need govt nod for accepting foreign hospitality: RS fresh guidelines

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

e of them requires MPs to follow the norms including the Code of Ethics, which mandates them not to take gifts that may interfere with honest and impartial discharge of their official duties.

Gucci slippers recovered from Sukesh's jail cell

Gucci slippers recovered from Sukesh's jail cell

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

The Enforcement Directorate has recently arrested Chandrashekhar in a fresh money laundering case linked to duping former Religare promoter Malvinder Singh's wife by posing as the Union home and law secretaries.

'How can the US tolerate such injustice against the Palestinians?'

'How can the US tolerate such injustice against the Palestinians?'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'

Brazil's Andrade Gutierrez to admit World Cup bribes: Folha paper

Brazil's Andrade Gutierrez to admit World Cup bribes: Folha paper

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

One of Brazil's largest builders, Andrade Gutierrez, will confess to paying bribes for 2014 FIFA World Cup contracts and business with state-run companies Petrobras and Eletrobras, a newspaper report said on Friday.

TN BJP chief releases video alleging scams, DMK threatens legal action

TN BJP chief releases video alleging scams, DMK threatens legal action

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Annamalai on Friday released 'DMK Files' alleging top ministers from the party and Chief Minister MK Stalin's family members had accumulated unaccounted assets.

HC directs special court to hear afresh graft case against Yediyurappa, kin

HC directs special court to hear afresh graft case against Yediyurappa, kin

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

Allowing the petition in part, the HC set aside the order of the sessions court and directed the LXXXI additional city civil and sessions judge court to hear afresh the complaint.

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of his party's stunning victory in the state assembly elections.

TCS says IT cos not yet out of woods; Q2 net profit up 9%

TCS says IT cos not yet out of woods; Q2 net profit up 9%

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

The country's largest software company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday said its net profit increased 8.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 11,342 crore in the September 2023 quarter. The Tata Group flagship had reported a net profit of Rs 10,431 crore in the year-ago period.

Suu Kyi to spend 33 yrs in jail with fresh 7-yr sentence

Suu Kyi to spend 33 yrs in jail with fresh 7-yr sentence

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

Myanmar's former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a military ousted her government in a coup in February 2021.

Sameer Wankhede claims he and wife getting death threats

Sameer Wankhede claims he and wife getting death threats

Rediff.com22 May 2023

The CBI recently filed an FIR against Wankhede for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing the SRK's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.

ED questions Manish Sisodia second time in Tihar

ED questions Manish Sisodia second time in Tihar

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday began the second round of questioning of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia at the Tihar Jail in New Delhi in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, officials said.

Kejriwal skips ED summons, campaigns in Madhya Pradesh; BJP sees red

Kejriwal skips ED summons, campaigns in Madhya Pradesh; BJP sees red

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a case linked to the now scrapped Delhi excise policy and wrote to the central agency demanding the "recall" of its summons to him, calling it "vague, motivated and unsustainable in law".

Kumaraswamy warms up to BJP, attacks Congress over 'transfer business'

Kumaraswamy warms up to BJP, attacks Congress over 'transfer business'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday appeared to be warming up to the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that "a new chapter has to begin to control looters" as he targeted the Congress government alleging corruption.

If I am corrupt, then no one...: Kejriwal on CBI summons

If I am corrupt, then no one...: Kejriwal on CBI summons

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

Kejriwal said that it has been alleged that a bribe of Rs 100 crore was taken, but he asked where was the money.

'Rahul Gandhi Has Learnt Nothing'

'Rahul Gandhi Has Learnt Nothing'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

'Rahul should have learnt so much in the last 20 years. But give him a mic and he begins to talk without thinking about its consequences.'

Rs 5 crore bribe to reopen Kerala's bars?

Rs 5 crore bribe to reopen Kerala's bars?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

The Kerala government on Saturday dismissed as false allegations of corruption levelled by bar owners against the state Finance Minister K M Mani over reopening closed bars and ruled out any probe into the matter.

NDA vs INDIA at Parliament over crimes against women

NDA vs INDIA at Parliament over crimes against women

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

Holding placards and banners that read "INDIA for Manipur" and "INDIA demands PM's statement on Manipur", the opposition parties raised slogans against the government in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament complex.

FIR says WFI chief 'molested' wrestlers, demanded 'sexual favours'

FIR says WFI chief 'molested' wrestlers, demanded 'sexual favours'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

Wrestlers narrate instances of sexual favours demand, sexual harassment, inappropriate touching

SC's 4th Constitution bench to start hearing note ban pleas

SC's 4th Constitution bench to start hearing note ban pleas

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted another five-judge Constitution bench which will hear five crucial cases including the challenge to the central government's 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.

BJP bribing people in Amethi, claims Priyanka

BJP bribing people in Amethi, claims Priyanka

Rediff.com4 May 2019

Priyanka Gandhi also said farmers were in debt, and about 12,000 of them had committed suicide.

Selectively anonymous, selectively confidential: SC on poll bonds

Selectively anonymous, selectively confidential: SC on poll bonds

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday said the problem with electoral bonds scheme is that it provides for "selective anonymity" and "selective confidentiality" as the details are available with the State Bank of India (SBI) and can also be accessed by the law enforcement agencies.

ED summons KCR's daughter Kavitha in excise case

ED summons KCR's daughter Kavitha in excise case

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter K Kavitha in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, officials said on Wednesday.

10 Youth Shows You Must Watch On OTT

10 Youth Shows You Must Watch On OTT

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

As the Indian version of The Archies gets ready to hit OTT, Deepa Gahlot picks 10 interesting college-and-youth-oriented shows on OTT.