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United Spirits CEO Summoned By Delhi Police In Liquor Payments Case: Report
The CEO of Diageo's Indian business has been summoned by Delhi police's anti-corruption unit investigating billing and discount practices involving government agencies running liquor retail shops between 2017 and 2020, Reuters reported.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Lokayukta Bill. How This Affects The Chief Minister.
Maharashtra assembly today passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, which brings the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Bill To Bring Chief Minister Under Lokayukta Ambit Tabled In Maharashtra Assembly
The Maharashtra Lokayukta Bill 2022 which aims to bring the chief minister and the council of ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman, was tabled in the Assembly on Monday.
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Punjab Clears Lokayukta Bill To Stop Misuse Of Anti-Corruption Watchdog
The state cabinet on Monday cleared the draft Punjab Lokayukta Bill that allows prosecution of MLAs, including the Chief Minister, if two-thirds of the assembly approves. The bill to be introduced in the current Budget session seeks to replace the Punjab Lokpal Act, 1996 and will cover all public functionaries.
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Don't Sacrifice Life For "Useless" Government, Says Raj Thackeray To Anna Hazare
MNS chief Raj Thackeray and noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh metsocial activist Anna Hazare, who has been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike over his demand for appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs at the Centre and in Maharashtra.
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Anna Hazare Warns Of Fast From January 30 If Lokpal Not Appointed
Social activist Anna Hazare said Saturday that he will launch a hunger strike from January 30 next year at his village if the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal is not appointed.
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Prasar Bharti Chief, Ex-SBI Head In Lokpal Search Committee
The Modi government Thursday constituted an eight-member search committee, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.
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New Anti-Graft Law To Punish Bribe Givers With A 7-Year Jail Term
Bribe givers can now be punished with a jail term of maximum of seven years under a new anti-corruption law that has got assent from President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Anti-Corruption Bill Amendments Correct Major Flaws, Says Arun Jaitley
The passage of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, corrects two fundamental flaws in the earlier Act by providing for punishment to both who give and receive bribes and requiring the element of dishonest intention of the public official to be proved for an offence, Arun Jaitley said on Friday.
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Corruption Cases Will Be Decided Within 2 Years Under New Bill: Centre
Corruption cases will be decided within two years time under the provisions of a new anti-corruption bill passed by Parliament, Minster of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said.
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Anti-Graft Bill Giving Right To Punish Bribe Givers Passed By Rajya Sabha
An anti-corruption bill that seeks to punish bribe givers for the first time with imprisonment of up to a maximum of seven years was passed today by Rajya Sabha.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Relative Vinay Bansal Arrested In A Corruption Case
A relative of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) this morning in connection with the PWD scam, even as the ruling AAP alleged that the move was aimed at "maligning" the image of the party chief and harass his relative.
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Venkiah Naidu Corrects Rajya Sabha Records Over Anti-Corruption Bill
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkiah Naidu today corrected the House records to state that a Bill to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has not been passed by the Lok Sabha yet.
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Rajya Sabha Adjourned 11 Times, Including 10 Times In 180 Minutes
The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for a record 11 times today due to noisy protests by the opposition which thwarted the government's attempts to get an anti-corruption amendment bill passed, as the two sides entered into heated exchanges amid unabated slogan-shouting.
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Upset Congress Skips Lokpal Meet, Urges "Statesman-Like Conduct" From PM Modi
The Congress has refused to attend the meeting of a group to select the anti-corruption Lokpal selection committee today, with its leader Mallikarjun Kharge objecting to being called as a "special invitee", in a sharp letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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United Spirits CEO Summoned By Delhi Police In Liquor Payments Case: Report
The CEO of Diageo's Indian business has been summoned by Delhi police's anti-corruption unit investigating billing and discount practices involving government agencies running liquor retail shops between 2017 and 2020, Reuters reported.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Lokayukta Bill. How This Affects The Chief Minister.
Maharashtra assembly today passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, which brings the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Bill To Bring Chief Minister Under Lokayukta Ambit Tabled In Maharashtra Assembly
The Maharashtra Lokayukta Bill 2022 which aims to bring the chief minister and the council of ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman, was tabled in the Assembly on Monday.
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Punjab Clears Lokayukta Bill To Stop Misuse Of Anti-Corruption Watchdog
The state cabinet on Monday cleared the draft Punjab Lokayukta Bill that allows prosecution of MLAs, including the Chief Minister, if two-thirds of the assembly approves. The bill to be introduced in the current Budget session seeks to replace the Punjab Lokpal Act, 1996 and will cover all public functionaries.
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Don't Sacrifice Life For "Useless" Government, Says Raj Thackeray To Anna Hazare
MNS chief Raj Thackeray and noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh metsocial activist Anna Hazare, who has been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike over his demand for appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs at the Centre and in Maharashtra.
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Anna Hazare Warns Of Fast From January 30 If Lokpal Not Appointed
Social activist Anna Hazare said Saturday that he will launch a hunger strike from January 30 next year at his village if the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal is not appointed.
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Prasar Bharti Chief, Ex-SBI Head In Lokpal Search Committee
The Modi government Thursday constituted an eight-member search committee, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.
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New Anti-Graft Law To Punish Bribe Givers With A 7-Year Jail Term
Bribe givers can now be punished with a jail term of maximum of seven years under a new anti-corruption law that has got assent from President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Anti-Corruption Bill Amendments Correct Major Flaws, Says Arun Jaitley
The passage of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, corrects two fundamental flaws in the earlier Act by providing for punishment to both who give and receive bribes and requiring the element of dishonest intention of the public official to be proved for an offence, Arun Jaitley said on Friday.
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Corruption Cases Will Be Decided Within 2 Years Under New Bill: Centre
Corruption cases will be decided within two years time under the provisions of a new anti-corruption bill passed by Parliament, Minster of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said.
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Anti-Graft Bill Giving Right To Punish Bribe Givers Passed By Rajya Sabha
An anti-corruption bill that seeks to punish bribe givers for the first time with imprisonment of up to a maximum of seven years was passed today by Rajya Sabha.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Relative Vinay Bansal Arrested In A Corruption Case
A relative of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) this morning in connection with the PWD scam, even as the ruling AAP alleged that the move was aimed at "maligning" the image of the party chief and harass his relative.
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Venkiah Naidu Corrects Rajya Sabha Records Over Anti-Corruption Bill
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkiah Naidu today corrected the House records to state that a Bill to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has not been passed by the Lok Sabha yet.
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Rajya Sabha Adjourned 11 Times, Including 10 Times In 180 Minutes
The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for a record 11 times today due to noisy protests by the opposition which thwarted the government's attempts to get an anti-corruption amendment bill passed, as the two sides entered into heated exchanges amid unabated slogan-shouting.
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Upset Congress Skips Lokpal Meet, Urges "Statesman-Like Conduct" From PM Modi
The Congress has refused to attend the meeting of a group to select the anti-corruption Lokpal selection committee today, with its leader Mallikarjun Kharge objecting to being called as a "special invitee", in a sharp letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
