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BJP hits out at AAP, says Kejriwal's party is of cut, commission, corruption

BJP hits out at AAP, says Kejriwal's party is of cut, commission, corruption

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

Without naming any party, Prasad said he thought cut and commission was the legacy of only one political party.

Imran Khan arrested for corruption, causing loss to treasury: Pak minister

Imran Khan arrested for corruption, causing loss to treasury: Pak minister

Rediff.com9 May 2023

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested for causing loss to the national treasury in a corruption case.

Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India's G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict.

EPL PHOTOS: Chelsea Hammered as wait for win continues

EPL PHOTOS: Chelsea Hammered as wait for win continues

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Images from the English Premier League matches played over the weekend.

Farooq Abdullah questioned by ED for 5 hours in JKCA graft case

Farooq Abdullah questioned by ED for 5 hours in JKCA graft case

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

He was earlier questioned in the case for over six hours on Monday. His son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed his displeasure and tweeted the party statement on his father's questioning with the comment: 'This on a day when my father turns 84!'

'A series victory in India is bigger than Ashes win'

'A series victory in India is bigger than Ashes win'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

The Australian team spoke about the challenges of playing in India.

Netanyahu rejects graft charges after cops recommend indictment

Netanyahu rejects graft charges after cops recommend indictment

Rediff.com2 Dec 2018

Al Jazeera quoted the Israeli Prime Minister as saying, 'These recommendations were determined and leaked even before the investigations began.'

Action against corrupt people creating new polarisation in politics: Modi

Action against corrupt people creating new polarisation in politics: Modi

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that action against corrupt people in the country has resulted in a new polarisation in national politics, with certain political groups openly trying to get organised into a unit to save those facing graft charges.

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.

Those angry with my fight against corruption ganging up: Modi

Those angry with my fight against corruption ganging up: Modi

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Wednesday that his government's action against corruption has made some people angry but he will not turn back in this fight against graft and nepotism, however big an alliance his rivals form against him.

FIFA WC: Croatia, Morocco dust themselves off for bronze

FIFA WC: Croatia, Morocco dust themselves off for bronze

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

Croatia and Morocco will face off in Qatar for a second time after playing out a 0-0 draw in their group opener

'Beware of false guarantees...': Modi takes dig at Oppn unity

'Beware of false guarantees...': Modi takes dig at Oppn unity

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

The PM targeted the Opposition after launching the National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission 2047 by unveiling a portal and releasing a guideline for the management of the disease and different modules at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh.

'Your order was unconstitutional': Stalin's scathing letter to Guv

'Your order was unconstitutional': Stalin's scathing letter to Guv

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

While the Raj Bhavan had on Thursday night said it placed the unprecedented 'dismissal' order on hold, the DMK regime asserted it would pick an appropriate action plan to counter and fight the move against the minister by Ravi, even though he backtracked from it.

Goalless Griezmann is the ultimate team player

Goalless Griezmann is the ultimate team player

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

It was Griezmann's combination of graft and guile at both ends of the pitch that caught the eye.

Corruption Cong's biggest ideology, party can't breathe without it: Modi

Corruption Cong's biggest ideology, party can't breathe without it: Modi

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

The scam-ridden Congress government in Chhattisgarh has become a model of misrule and people have decided to root it out in the upcoming assembly elections, he said.

Discrepancies in CBI closure report in Jain's case: Vigilance

Discrepancies in CBI closure report in Jain's case: Vigilance

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

The assistant director of the vigilance department had filed a written request before a special court, seeking two months' time to study the 'lacunae and discrepancies' in the CBI's closure report in the case to file an appropriate protest petition before it.

Balaji, first TN minister to be arrested by ED, sent to jail till June 28

Balaji, first TN minister to be arrested by ED, sent to jail till June 28

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Tamil Nadu electricity minister was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), official sources said, making him the first minister in the M K Stalin-led government to face such an action from a central agency.

Bommai says Diwali 'cash gifts' to journalists a 'lie'

Bommai says Diwali 'cash gifts' to journalists a 'lie'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

Following allegations that his office tried to bribe some journalists by sending Rs 1 lakh cash gifts to them on Deepavali, along with sweet boxes, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday denying his role, called it a 'lie' and part of the 'Congress' toolkit'.

CBI books former Arunachal CM Nabam Tuki in graft case

CBI books former Arunachal CM Nabam Tuki in graft case

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The agency has alleged that Tuki, then minister of consumer affairs and civil supplies in Arunachal Pradesh, had colluded with his brother Nabam Tagam to siphon off illegal gratification received for the contracts given to develop two parking places in Nirjulee and Naharlagun in the state worth Rs 61.43 lakh and Rs 2.60 crore.

AAP's campaign costs leave parties no justification for graft

AAP's campaign costs leave parties no justification for graft

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

It is not yet clear how many Lok Sabha constituencies would see Aam Aadmi Party's candidates in the fray. If those seats are fought and won the way the 28 assembly seats were in Delhi, it can end the usual excuse for corruption: high election costs, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.

Islamabad HC grants two-week bail to Imran Khan

Islamabad HC grants two-week bail to Imran Khan

Rediff.com12 May 2023

A division bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz heard the Al Qadir trust corruption case, a day after the Supreme Court termed Khan's arrest from the IHC premises on Tuesday as 'invalid and unlawful'.

Argentina vs France World Cup final: The key battles

Argentina vs France World Cup final: The key battles

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

The three match-ups which are likely to have a strong bearing on the result in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final.

CBI arrests 2 top officers for graft

CBI arrests 2 top officers for graft

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

B L Agrawal, a principal secretary in the Chhattisgarh government, was arrested for allegedly bribing people to help him wriggle out of corruption cases pending against him, while J P Singh, a former joint director of in Enforcement Directorate, was held for accepting illegal gratification to favour the accused in the Indian Premiere League betting scam.

Imran Khan indicted in Toshakhana case; handed over to NAB for 8 days

Imran Khan indicted in Toshakhana case; handed over to NAB for 8 days

Rediff.com11 May 2023

Khan was arrested on Tuesday in the case, sparking massive country-wide protests by his supporters.

Amit Shah declares in Bengal: Mamata govt won't last beyond 2025 if...

Amit Shah declares in Bengal: Mamata govt won't last beyond 2025 if...

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to the people to ensure the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in 35 seats out of the 42 in West Bengal in the next Lok Sabha polls, saying that the Trinamool Congress government would not survive beyond 2025 if the target is achieved.

Delhi's new excise policy pains me, you forgot principles: Hazare to Kejriwal

Delhi's new excise policy pains me, you forgot principles: Hazare to Kejriwal

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Hazare also said it seems the new policy will encourage liquor sale and consumption and spur corruption.

Gujarat is no Pakistan: Fadnavis on Vedanta row

Gujarat is no Pakistan: Fadnavis on Vedanta row

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

Maharashtra fell behind Gujarat in attracting foreign investment during the MVA's tenure but in the next two years the present government would take Maharashtra ahead, said Fadnavis.

HC orders CBI probe into graft charges against TN CM

HC orders CBI probe into graft charges against TN CM

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

The court order is seen as a major embarrassment for the AIADMK as Palaniswami will be the first chief minister in the state to face a CBI probe over corruption charges.

SC ruling backing EPS not setback, will go to people's court for justice: OPS

SC ruling backing EPS not setback, will go to people's court for justice: OPS

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

Asserting that the dharma yudham is on, Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS said he and his followers would go to the people to seek justice.

CBI books ITBP officer for corruption in buying heating oil for LAC outpost

CBI books ITBP officer for corruption in buying heating oil for LAC outpost

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

The CBI has booked an ITBP commandant and his two subordinates for alleged corruption in purchase of heating oil and other items for an outpost at Indo-China LAC in Uttarakhand, officials said Tuesday.

BJP, Congress, JD-S in race as Karnataka votes on May 10, counting on May 13

BJP, Congress, JD-S in race as Karnataka votes on May 10, counting on May 13

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

The BJP and Congress have already launched spirited campaigns for the elections.

CBI defers questioning on Sisodia's request for more time

CBI defers questioning on Sisodia's request for more time

Rediff.com19 Feb 2023

The CBI on Sunday deferred the questioning of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Delhi Excise policy scam case after he sought time from the probe agency citing the city government's ongoing budget exercise.

Modi@9: Congress asks 9 questions, BJP calls them 'bundle of lies'

Modi@9: Congress asks 9 questions, BJP calls them 'bundle of lies'

Rediff.com26 May 2023

The Congress released a booklet 'Nau saal, Nau sawaal', asking nine questions from Modi. The BJP rejected the Congress' criticism as a 'bundle of lies and mountain of deception' and said the questions are born out of 'pathological hatred' of the PM.

ED raids Vadra aides in graft probe related to defence deals

ED raids Vadra aides in graft probe related to defence deals

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

This is for the first time that Vadra's associates have been linked to alleged commissions received in defence deals by the ED.

CBI sleuths probing Bengal violence among 29 awarded Prez medals

CBI sleuths probing Bengal violence among 29 awarded Prez medals

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Joint Director Ramnish Geer, who led the probe in cases like housing scam allegedly involving the then Union minister Sheila Kaul, Naval war room leak case, kidnapping of an NRI businessman and his release besides other high profile anti-corruption cases, received the coveted President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

CBI questions Karti in graft case for second time

CBI questions Karti in graft case for second time

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Three suspected associates of Karti --Bhaskar Raman, Ravi Vishwanathan and Mohanan Rakesh -- are also being questioned

GST Council official arrested by CBI in graft case

GST Council official arrested by CBI in graft case

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

Monish Malhotra, the superintendent, and Manas Patra, the alleged middleman, were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, an official said.

'Nothing can stop us to unite India': Rahul at Mysuru rally amid heavy rains

'Nothing can stop us to unite India': Rahul at Mysuru rally amid heavy rains

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

"This river-like journey will persist and in this river you will not find any trace of hate or violence. There will only be love and brotherhood as this is India's history and DNA," Gandhi told the gathering.

Xi Jinping: A princeling turned China's Mao 2.0

Xi Jinping: A princeling turned China's Mao 2.0

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

Xi's ascent to power and the quick consolidation of his leadership of the party with a shock anti-graft campaign securing the title of the "core leader" of the party bequeathed only to Mao has indeed forced his rivals in the party to submission and caught the attention of the world.

Home Ministry official goes missing after graft charges

Home Ministry official goes missing after graft charges

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Anand Joshi, Under Secretary in the Union Home Ministry who was under scanner for issuing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act notices to NGOs, on Wednesday went missing from his Ghaziabad residence.