Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: Corruption

‘No immunity for lawmakers indulging in graft’, SC overrules majority verdict in 1998 JMM bribery case

The Supreme Court Monday disagreed with and overruled its 1998 judgment that gave legislators immunity from bribery charges in connection with votes made in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.

FCI to spend Rs 15 crore on foodgrain bags with Modi’s photo before elections: RTI reply

The union government is reportedly spending Rs 15 crore on foodgrain bags with Narendra Modi logo ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The foodgrain...

Assam CM misused state funds to charter flights for BJP programs, weddings: Report

A collective report prepared by The Wire and Guwahati-based news website The CrossCurrent revealed that the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had used state funds to meet personal A expenses.

Whistleblower who exposed several scams of Gujarat BJP govt arrested

Gujarat Police arrested the paper leak scam whistleblower Yuvrajsinh Jadeja for allegedly accepting ₹1 crore from the accused in recently busted dummy candidates in recruitment exams scam.

SC suspends YouTuber’s contempt of court sentence for “entire judiciary in corruption” remarks

The Supreme Court on Friday suspended a six-month sentence imposed by the Madras High Court on YouTuber Savukku Shankar for contempt of court.

In Karnataka, 13,000 schools say BJP govt is corrupted

Two associations representing at least 13,000 schools in Karnataka have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the Basavaraj Bommai-led Karnataka BJP government of corruption.