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Journalism under threat in Pakistan as reporters and media outlets confron
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan's ranking among the deadliest places for journalists, akin to Somalia and Burma, highlights the diverse threats from politicians, terror groups, influential figures, and state entities. Impunity persists, perpetuating a culture of silence. Even exiled journalists aren't safe, as see
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Coal ‘scam’: Delhi's Special Court awards 3-year prison sentence to former
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Special Court of Delhi on Tuesday awarded three years of rigorous imprisonment to Gautam Kumar Basak, former executive secretary of Joint Plant Committee (JPC), Ministry of Steel, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, in connection with a corruption case involving coal block allocat
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Arvind Kejriwal announces employment, 300 units free electricity in poll '
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The AAP promised employment to every unemployed in the state, recruitment of 10 lahks unemployed in government jobs and transparency in job recruitment by eliminating recommendation and corruption.
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Assam govt employee arrested red-handed while accepting bribe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A team from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam on Saturday caught a government employee red-handed and arrested him for accepting bribe.
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Kerala: Congress hits back at "financial failure" after LDF minister picks
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal has completely failed in the management of finance source of Kerala. Actually speaking Kerala is now in debt trap. The government has no idea how to get over it. The wasteful expenditure has not been corrected. Corruption is one of the major issues in th
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No one will leave party: Ex-Karnataka CM Yediyurappa amid speculation of M
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"No one will leave the party, all are intact with us. There are one or two people. We have spoken to them also. I believe no one will leave the party," BS Yediyurappa said. This comes amid speculations of a few BJP MLAs likely to shift to the Congress.
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Assam: Anti-corruption sleuths seize over Rs 45 lakh from govt engineer's
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption of Assam on Friday seized Rs 45,54,385 from the premises of a government engineer who was earlier caught while taking a bribe, said officials. The sleuths of the anti-corruption department conducted the searches in the arrested engineer's house an
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Assam: Executive engineer held for taking bribe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a press statement, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, stated that a complaint was received, alleging that Saikia demanded Rs 55,000 as a bribe from the complainant for releasing his pending bills.
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"We cannot trust AAP...": Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and said that AAP cannot be trusted adding that there is corruption rooted in their politics.
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Coal Scam: Delhi special court convicts former Steel Ministry official for
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Special Court of Delhi on Friday pronounced its judgment and convicted Gautam Kumar Basak, the then Executive Secretary, Joint plant committee (JPC), Ministry of Steel, Government of India under the Prevention of Corruption Act, in a case of corruption in coal block allocation.
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“Cheater, fraud, liar and corrupt chief minister”: BJP’s Vijay Baghel tear
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a mouth-watering battle that people across Chhattisgarh will have their eyes on, the BJP has fielded its Lok Sabha member Vijay Baghel against his brother, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, from the Patan constituency in the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections.
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Qin Gang’s removal unlikely to affect China’s foreign policy
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Qin Gang’s removal from the position of China’s foreign minister sparked a number of rumours from talk of affairs, conspiracies and corruption, but whatever the reason, its impact on Beijing’s foreign policy and governance — under Xi Jinping’s dominance — will be insignificant.
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