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Person facing graft trial cannot demand promotion: HC

The Madras high court has ruled that a person facing criminal trial under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) has no right to demand promotion.

Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar dismissed a writ peti

Lokpal Bill to come up in RS next week

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The much-debated Lokpal Bill, which seeks to create an anti-corruption watchdog, is likely to come up for discussion and passage in the Rajya Sabha next week.

Heeding demands from opposition parties

Blackmoney: Snoop agencies report real estate as top violator

Economic intelligence agencies have informed the Finance Ministry that a major chunk of illegal funds and black money is being generated and routed in the real estate sector of the country.

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Sampangi: Bribery scam, ploy to finish my career

KGF MLA Y. Sampangi, the first MLA in the state to have been caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe, pleaded “not guilty” before the Lokayukta court on Wednesday while recording his state

Passport fraud goes unchecked in city

A large scale fraud by passport agents has been unearthed in the city. The Regional Passport Office has identified at least 50 cases this year where the applicants, in connivance with passport agents

Illegal zoo on DDA land by MLA: HC refers case to Lokayukta

The Delhi High Court today referred to the city Lokayukta to probe into allegation that sitting Okhla MLA Asif Mohammed Khan has grabbed a vast piece of DDA land and is running an illegal zoo over it.

Lokpal will only fill the jails: Abdul Kalam

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Expressing doubts whether creation of Lokpal will put a lid on corruption completely, former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Tuesday said Lokpal would only fill up jails and children and youth could b

Antony report cites number of reasons for UP poll debacle

Perception of corruption, price rise, wrong ticket distribution, controversial campaigning and poor organizational structure on the ground were main reasons for party's debacle in Uttar Pradesh Assemb

CBI scans Tatra Sipox balance sheets

The CBI, probing alleged irregularities in procurement of around 6,000 Tatra trucks by the Indian army, has now started scrutinising annual reports and balance sheets submitted by Tatra Sipox (UK), th

ACB pleas to fix corrupt top list of files with Kiran

Nearly 80 per cent of files pending with Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy are requests for sanction to prosecute corrupt officials. The corrupt officials were either caught in traps or booked for b

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