corruption
Unbridled greed root cause of corruption: Pranab – Deccan Herald
Declaring that all aspects into the Koda scam were being looked into, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said ‘unbridled greed’ was one of the causes of corruption in Jharkhand. “The motive of making too much money in too short a …
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India signed UN anti-graft convention 4 years ago, yet to ratify – Daily News and Analysis
New Delhi: While the government promises to bring back the black money stashed in vaults in safe havens abroad, it is yet to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption signed by it four years back which clearly states that bank secrecy laws cannot …
Computers with Rod Blagojevich recordings are stolen – WGNtv.com
CHICAGO – Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has always maintained he wants the public to hear all of the undercover government recordings in his federal corruption case, and now maybe he’ll get his wish. Chicago police were looking into an early-morning …
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New World Order Corruption Continues Construction of Corporate Haven – PR Inside
2009-12-05 15:46:12 – Governments come and go. However, the new world order corruption continues to corrode sovereignty around the globe. Of course, just because we’re told its new doesn’t make it anything but more of the same exploitation. Most …
Computers with Rod Blagojevich recordings are stolen – Chicago Tribune
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has always maintained he wants the public to hear all of the undercover government recordings in his federal corruption case, and now maybe he’ll get his wish. Chicago police were looking into an early-morning burglary …
AFGHANISTAN: Corruption Fight Begins, Again – Inter Press Service
KABUL, Nov 26 (IPS) – When the Independent Election Commission announced that Hamid Karzai would be president for another five years, local and international powers began to demand that the newly re-elected president clamp down on the corruption that …
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Soccer: Swiss prosecutors: 5 teams in match fixing probe – Honolulu Advertiser
BERN, Switzerland — Swiss prosecutors are investigating five clubs in Switzerland as part of European soccer’s biggest corruption scandal. Jeannette Balmer, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutors’ office, said Wednesday that Swiss second-tier …
Florida Supreme Court – Daily Business Review
he Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday approved Gov. Charlie Crist’s request for a statewide grand jury aimed at rooting out public corruption following a string of high-profile arrests. Two days after dismissing the governor’s first petition …
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Three Indian army generals indicted in land scam – Daily Times
NEW DELHI: Three Indian Army generals have been indicted in one of the biggest corruption scandals involving 70 acres of land in Darjeeling (North Bengal), according to an Army Court of Inquiry (COI) report. The inquiry was conducted by Tezpur-based …
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Ex-IAS officials questioned in Koda scam – New Kerala
Ranchi, Dec 1 : Income Tax officials have questioned former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials in connection with former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda’s corruption scam. Koda has been accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crores of money …
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3 Indian Generals guilty of 290-crore scam – NDTV
It’s one of the biggest corruption scandals to hit the Indian Army; now it’s clear that three top generals were involved. The case involves 70 acres of land, owned by the Army, in Siliguri in North Bengal. An army inquiry has found that the three …
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ICAC warns against scam – Hong Kong Standard
The Independent Commission Against Corruption has made a rare entry onto the internet by issuing a video aimed at preventing its image from being tarnished. The seven-minute, 49-second online video simulates two scenarios involving internet lottery …
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Corruption Fight Begins, Again – Inter Press Service
KABUL, Nov 26 (IPS) – When the Independent Election Commission announced that Hamid Karzai would be president for another five years, local and international powers began to demand that the newly re-elected president clamp down on the corruption that …
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Scuffles, slogans as Liberhan report tabled in Rajya Sabha – Economic Times
Rahman Khan adjourned the house till 2 p.m. This was the third adjournment of the house since morning — the first time over the Ranganath Misra Commission report on reservations for Dalits and Tribals and then over the corruption scam involving …
Brawl as Liberhan report tabled in Rajya Sabha – New Kerala
… adjournment of the house since morning — the first time over the Ranganath Misra Commission report on reservations for Dalit Muslims and Christians and then over the corruption scam involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda.
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Scuffles, slogans as Liberhan report tabled in Rajya Sabha – New Kerala
Rahman Khan adjourned the house till 2 p.m. This was the third adjournment of the house since morning — the first time over the Ranganath Misra Commission report on reservations for Dalits and Tribals and then over the corruption scam involving …
Orissa govt says no to CBI probe in mining scam – Daily News and Analysis
Bhubaneswar: Rejecting the opposition’s demand for CBI probe into the multi-crore mining scam, Orissa government today said its anti-corruption wing was competent enough to handle the case. “Vigilance probe into mining issue is satisfactory and there …
China’s intevention in Jammu Kashmir will be opposed : Rajnath – New Kerala
The Congress saved Quattrochi allegedly involved in Bofors scam and we doubt that people indulged in corruption in this state would also be saved if Congress formed government, Mr Singh alleged. Referring to PMLA cases involving former chief minister …
Congress may hush up Koda scam like Bofors scam: Rajnath Singh – Hindustan Times
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Saturday charged that the Congress may hush up the Madhu Koda scam like the Bofors kickback case. “Congress can cross all limits to patronise corruption. Congress can hush up the Madhu Koda scam …
KACC defends its probe of Sh173m land scam – East African Standard
Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) is investigating alleged misuse of Sh173.2 million from Ministry of Local Government meant to buy cemetery land. The anti-corruption agency claimed the land in question was sold for Sh110 million and not Sh283 …
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Whole Show Blow-by-Blow – CBC News
It’s Thursday, November 19th. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has announced the formation of a squad to battle corruption in Afghanistan. Currently, For some reason all the squad members were recruited from the Quebec construction industry. This is the …
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Any Afghan ‘Surge’ a Snare and a Delusion – DAILY KOS
Be that as it may, corruption is viewed as one of the key obstacles in dealing with the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan. That corruption, as the “leaked cables” sent to the White House by U.S. Ambassador to Kabul Karl Eikenberry pointed out, may …
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BJP demands all party meeting on sugarcane pricing policy – Hindustan Times
The NDA has also decided to raise the issues of price rise, corruption in the wake of allegations against former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, spectrum scam, WTO negotiations, incursions by China and its remarks on Arunachal Pradesh.
Jharkhand parties fight it out over Koda – New Kerala
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) have launched an aggressive campaign that the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) were also to blame for Koda’s alleged acts of corruption. The BJP and JD-U say that Koda, the …
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Creditor targets payments to Dwek – Bridgeton News
For nearly two years, Solomon Dwek — the government informant behind this summer’s sweeping federal corruption and money laundering sting — has been living off a $12,800 monthly allowance paid out of the assets of his bankrupt real estate empire …
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Congress can’t distance from Koda: Brinda Karat – Press Trust of India
The Congress cannot distance itself from this huge scam…The party supported the Koda government for 23 months and now it is saying it did not know about the corruption. It has no credibility whatsoever,” CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat told …
Government braces for stormy parliament session – New Kerala
We will raise the telecommunications scam, corruption allegations against (former Jharkhand chief minister) Madhu Koda, price rise and issues concerning farmers,” BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told IANS. The Left parties will go hammer and …
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Justice Nirmal Yadav likely to be transferred to Uttarakhand – Hindustan Times
Justice Nirmal Yadav, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge, who was absolved of corruption charges, is likely to be transferred to the Uttarakhand High Court shortly. The Law Ministry is processing the file to transfer Justice Yadav from Punjab …
SC setback for Maya – Hindustan Times
In a setback to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain her plea to set aside Allahabad High Court order admitting a petition seeking revival of corruption charges against her in the Taj Heritage …
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Congress and BJP cross swords in Koda scam – Hindustan Times
The war of words between the BJP and the Congress over alleged corruption by former Jharkand chief minister Madhu Koda intensified on Monday after he attempted to implicate the main UPA constituent in the hawala scam. Just days before the multi …
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Apex court dismisses Mayawati’s plea on Taj Corridor trial – New Kerala
… Chief Minister Mayawati’s plea challenging an Allahabad High Court decision to entertain a lawsuit seeking revival of a corruption case in the multi-crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam. A bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice B. Sudershan …
