Chinese top cop faces trial for bribe, abusing power (Lead)
September 18th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) A former police chief in China faced an open trial Tuesday for graft and bending the law for selfish ends.Wang Lijun, having served as Chongqing city's ... Read more...
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Go to trial court for relief, SC tells Vectra chief Rishi
September 12th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Ravinder Rishi, chief of Vectra company, to approach the trial court for quashing a lookout notice issued by the ... Read more...
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Will cooperate with CBI on probe into iron ore scam: Shettar
September 9th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Sep 9 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Sunday said his government will "fully cooperate" with CBI in its probe into massive illegal export of iron ore ... Read more...
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Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A special court here has rejected a CBI closure report and directed a further probe into a case in which two officials of Delhi's ... Read more...
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Six hungry orphan siblings of UP seek death
August 30th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) Six orphan siblings Thursday submitted a memorandum to the district magistrate of Kannauj, 125 km from here, seeking permission to kill themselves as they had no ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to UP over cop thrashing vendor
August 29th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking report within four weeks over thrashing of a fruit ... Read more...
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Andhra ACB files charge sheet in cash-for-bail case
August 13th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday filed a charge sheet in the cash-for-bail case involving former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy.Suspended CBI judge ... Read more...
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New NDA commandant takes over
August 8th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 7 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Ashok Singh took over as the new commandant of the tri-service National Defence Academy (NDA) Tuesday, an official said."Lt.Gen. Singh is an alumnus of ... Read more...
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Abhishek Verma, wife seek bail
August 7th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Businessman Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife Tuesday moved bail applications in a corruption case before a Delhi court, saying the CBI had failed to ... Read more...
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Army ex-chief joins Anna bandwagon
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Friday lent his voice to Anna Hazare's anti-graft movement and also joined the protest at Jantar Mantar ... Read more...
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IAS officer acquitted in fodder scam
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Friday acquitted a senior IAS official who was convicted and sentenced to jail in the Animal Husbandry Department scam, popularly known as ... Read more...
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CBI to file chargesheet against Abhishek Verma, wife Aug 7
August 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday told a Delhi court that it would file a chargesheet in a corruption case against businessman Abhishek Verma and his wife Aug ... Read more...
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CBI arrests two PNB officials accepting bribe
July 29th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two senior officials of Punjab National Bank (PNB) while accepting a nearly Rs.2 crore bribe, an official said Saturday."Manibhushan, who ... Read more...
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Punjab civil surgeon held taking bribe
July 25th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 25 (IANS) A civil surgeon in Punjab was arrested Wednesday while accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000 from a sweetshop owner, police said.A state vigilance bureau team caught Jai ... Read more...
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Two Karnataka legislators summoned in Andhra cash-for-bail scam
July 24th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's Anti-Corruption of Bureau (ACB) Tuesday issued notice to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy's brother G. Somasekhara Reddy and T. H. Suresh Babu, ... Read more...
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Face trial for defamation, three army officers told
July 16th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday refused to give any relief to three army officers and told them to appear before the trial judge July 20 ... Read more...
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Two more judges sent to jail in cash-for-bail scam
July 12th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) A city court Thursday sent two suspended judges to judicial custody till July 26 in cash-for-bail scandal involving mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana ... Read more...
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Jaya Jaitley allowed to retain passport
July 12th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A special court Thursday allowed Samata Party leader Jaya Jaitley, who is facing trial in a corruption case linked to a purported defence deal, to ... Read more...
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CVC has received 20,000 complaints so far
July 10th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has received 20,000 complaints so far and taken up 1,000 for investigation, while 20,000 people have received punishment for corruption-related ... Read more...
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Bank of India official arrested for bribery
July 7th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) A senior official of the state-run Bank of India was nabbed red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.100,000, the Central Bureau of Investigation said here Saturday.Senior ... Read more...
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Brigadier held in defence canteen scam
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) An army brigadier was arrested by the CBI in connection with a corruption racket, involving employees of the canteen stores department (CSD) of the defence ministry ... Read more...
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Jaitley moves court to retain passport
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitley, facing trial in a graft case linked to a purported defence deal, Monday moved a Delhi court seeking permission to ... Read more...
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Defence canteen scam: Four accused in CBI custody
July 1st, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A special court here Sunday sent four accused in a corruption racket, involving officials of the canteen stores department (CSD) of the defence ministry and a ... Read more...
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CBI arrests four for defence canteen racket
July 1st, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The CBI has arrested four people and busted a corruption racket involving officials of the canteen stores department (CSD) of the defence ministry and a private ... Read more...
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Suspended judge sent to police custody in bribery scam
June 29th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 29 (IANS) A special court in Andhra Pradesh Friday sent suspended judge T. Pattabhirama Rao to police custody for two days in connection with the cash-for-bail bribery scandal ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh resigns from cabinet (Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned Tuesday after a court in Shimla framed corruption charges against him and his wife."I have ... Read more...
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Man pushed out of train, dies
June 24th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 24 (IANS) A man from Delhi died after being pushed out of a running train in Bihar by a railway official who was angry that the victim refused ... Read more...
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Siberian Uranium plant boss held for bribe
June 23rd, 2012 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The director of a Siberian uranium enrichment plant and two of his deputies have been detained on suspicion of graft, according to state-run nuclear power ... Read more...
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Assistant drug controller arrested for bribery
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant drug controller posted at the cargo complex of Mumbai international airport for accepting a bribe to ... Read more...
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Russian military doctor held for taking bribe
June 21st, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A top military medical officer in Russia has been arrested after being caught red-handed accepting a hefty bribe, officials said.Maj. Gen. Yury Sabanin, head of ... Read more...
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Andhra CBI judge arrested in cash-for-bail case
June 19th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday arrested suspended CBI judge T. Pattabhirama Rao in the cash-for-bail case involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy.The ... Read more...
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Chinese policeman jailed for life over bribe
June 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 15 (IANS) A former police officer in China's Guangdong province who took bribes from mafia-style gangs and served as an umbrella for their illegal activities has been sentenced ... Read more...
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Ex-Karnataka minister Janardhana Reddy’s bail cancelled
June 13th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday dismissed the bail granted by a lower court to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case.The ... Read more...
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Corruption a gigantic problem: Court
June 10th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Corruption has become a gigantic problem and both public and private sectors are touched by it, a Delhi court has said while sentencing a policeman ... Read more...
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Doctors in Lucknow caught on MMS demanding bribe
June 9th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) Some doctors at the Balrampur Hospital here have been caught on MMS demanding bribe for admitting patients in the emergency ward, an official said Saturday.Made ... Read more...
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