Anti-corruption Declarations

Nayib Bukele, via Twitter, declared that starting Friday, November 18, El Salvador will purchase one Bitcoin per day. Bukele’s announcement comes a few weeks after its BANDESAL state bank refused to give away the details on the nation’s BTC purchases to a non-governmental anti-corruption bureau.

A top Russian human rights lawyer who defended the Anti-Corruption Foundation of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny was added to the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" on Monday.

A Pakistan anti-corruption court on Wednesday indicted former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister Yusuf Raza Gillani, while declared former premier Nawaz Sharif an absconder in the Toshakhana graft case that allegedly caused a heavy loss to the national exchequer.

Vijay Mallya became the first tycoon to be charged under a new anti-fraud law, with a court in Mumbai today naming him as an offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. The anti-corruption court was hearing an application by the Enforcement Directorate, seeking a direction to declare Mr Mallya a fugitive economic offender.

Arvind Kejriwal's government has said it will not call off an inquiry into a corruption scam dating back to 2002; the Home Ministry, which has declared the investigation illegal, can go to court, dared Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.

The Narendra Modi government has decreed that all government employees must declare their wealth as part of the anti-corruption Lokpal law.

Anna Hazare, 74, has been declared fit to fast by doctors. They have also said that he can travel today by road from his village Ralegan Siddhi near Pune to Mumbai, where he will begin a three-day hunger strike tomorrow for a strong Lokpal Bill at 11 am, exactly the same time that the Lok Sabha reconvenes to debate and vote on the anti-corruption B...

Friday, December 9, is world anti-corruption day and BJP members of both Houses of Parliament will take a pledge and declare that they do not have foreign bank accounts to stash away black money.

Ahead of the debate on Lokpal issue in Parliament, fasting Anna Hazare today broke his silence of nearly 38 hours and addressed his supporters declaring that he will continue his protest till his last breath for a strong anti-corruption law.

Anna Hazare leaves Tihar Jail - Anna Hazare emerged from Tihar Jail a little before noon, 45 minutes later than promised by his team. The steady drizzle all morning did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 2000 people who had gathered with flags to catch a glimpse of the anti-corruption activist who launches a 15-day mass protest today at Ramlila Maida...

He may already have proved his popularity with the people, but Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is clearly not planning to sit back.After his resounding victory in the Bihar elections, Nitish has promised that fighting corruption and ensuring transparency would be top of his agenda for the next five years. And he's begun with his own government by...

Pak players have reportedly signed legally binding declarations swearing to give all "information about corruption or breaches of ICC rules".

In an extraordinary move to check corruption in Pakistan cricket, the players have reportedly signed legally binding declarations swearing to give all "relevant information about potential corruption or breaches of ICC rules" to the Anti Corruption and Security Unit.

Nayib Bukele, via Twitter, declared that starting Friday, November 18, El Salvador will purchase one Bitcoin per day. Bukele’s announcement comes a few weeks after its BANDESAL state bank refused to give away the details on the nation’s BTC purchases to a non-governmental anti-corruption bureau.

A top Russian human rights lawyer who defended the Anti-Corruption Foundation of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny was added to the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" on Monday.

A Pakistan anti-corruption court on Wednesday indicted former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister Yusuf Raza Gillani, while declared former premier Nawaz Sharif an absconder in the Toshakhana graft case that allegedly caused a heavy loss to the national exchequer.

Vijay Mallya became the first tycoon to be charged under a new anti-fraud law, with a court in Mumbai today naming him as an offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. The anti-corruption court was hearing an application by the Enforcement Directorate, seeking a direction to declare Mr Mallya a fugitive economic offender.

Arvind Kejriwal's government has said it will not call off an inquiry into a corruption scam dating back to 2002; the Home Ministry, which has declared the investigation illegal, can go to court, dared Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.

The Narendra Modi government has decreed that all government employees must declare their wealth as part of the anti-corruption Lokpal law.

Anna Hazare, 74, has been declared fit to fast by doctors. They have also said that he can travel today by road from his village Ralegan Siddhi near Pune to Mumbai, where he will begin a three-day hunger strike tomorrow for a strong Lokpal Bill at 11 am, exactly the same time that the Lok Sabha reconvenes to debate and vote on the anti-corruption B...

Friday, December 9, is world anti-corruption day and BJP members of both Houses of Parliament will take a pledge and declare that they do not have foreign bank accounts to stash away black money.

Ahead of the debate on Lokpal issue in Parliament, fasting Anna Hazare today broke his silence of nearly 38 hours and addressed his supporters declaring that he will continue his protest till his last breath for a strong anti-corruption law.

Anna Hazare leaves Tihar Jail - Anna Hazare emerged from Tihar Jail a little before noon, 45 minutes later than promised by his team. The steady drizzle all morning did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 2000 people who had gathered with flags to catch a glimpse of the anti-corruption activist who launches a 15-day mass protest today at Ramlila Maida...

He may already have proved his popularity with the people, but Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is clearly not planning to sit back.After his resounding victory in the Bihar elections, Nitish has promised that fighting corruption and ensuring transparency would be top of his agenda for the next five years. And he's begun with his own government by...

Pak players have reportedly signed legally binding declarations swearing to give all "information about corruption or breaches of ICC rules".

In an extraordinary move to check corruption in Pakistan cricket, the players have reportedly signed legally binding declarations swearing to give all "relevant information about potential corruption or breaches of ICC rules" to the Anti Corruption and Security Unit.