Corruption Case

Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Jailed In Corruption Case: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 1, 2021

A French court on Monday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, handing him a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended.

Top Court Adjourns CBI Plea Against Pinarayi Vijayan In Corruption Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the CBI's plea against the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and two others in a corruption case related to awarding of a contract to Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin when he was the power minister.

Tencent Executive Held by China Over Links to Corruption Case: Report

Reuters | Thursday February 11, 2021

An executive at Tencent has been held by Chinese authorities as part of a probe into a high-profile corruption case involving one of China's former top law-enforcement officials, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

"Common Foe" Shouldn't Rule Tamil Nadu Again: VK Sasikala After Return

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 9, 2021

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala on Monday returned to Tamil Nadu to a grand reception, days after completing her four-year jail term in Bengaluru in a corruption case, amid indications of a confrontation with the ruling party which she once controlled.

CBI Gets Rs 835.75 Crore In Budget 2021, Nominal Cut From Ongoing Fiscal

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 1, 2021

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing high-ticket corruption cases and has registered bank fraud cases of over Rs 67,000 crore last year, received Rs 835.39 crore in the Union Budget today, a nominal cut from Rs 835.75 crore it received as per revised estimates for 2020-21.

Suspended UP IPS Officer Sent To Jail Following His surrender In Graft Case

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

An IPS officer facing arrest warrant in a corruption case surrendered before a special anti-graft court here on Wednesday and was sent to jail under 14-days' judicial custody.

Ex-AIADMK Leader VK Sasikala Health Stable: Hospital Ahead Of Her Jail Release

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala's health condition is stable, the hospital where the former aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is admitted, saidtoday giving update on her status moments before her release from jail. The 63-year-old, who is serving jail sentence in a corruption case, was admitted to the Victoria hospital after sh...

Covid +ve Tax Official, Found Guilty In Corruption Case, Dies By Suicide

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

An income tax inspector who was sentenced to jail last week in a bribery case allegedly committed suicide at a hospital where he was admitted after he tested positive for coronavirus, police said on Monday.

Former Kerala Minister Ebrahim Kunju Gets Bail In Flyover Corruption Case

Kerala News | ANI | Friday January 8, 2021

The Kerala High Court has granted bail to former PWD minister and IUML MLA VK Ebrahim Kunju in the Palarivattom flyover scam case on Friday.

Will Cancel Nawaz Sharif's Passport On February 16: Pakistan Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 30, 2020

Pakistan has today said it will cancel former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's passport on February 16.

Siddaramaiah Seeks BS Yediyurappa's Immediate Resignation Over Corruption Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 24, 2020

The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Thursday demanded Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's immediate resignation after a High Court order dismissed his petition seeking rejection of an old corruption case.

Bengal Governor's Tweets Obstructing Justice, File Case Against Him: Trinamool MP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 27, 2020

Alleging that Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's tweets over the arrest of an accused in a corruption case amounted to "obstruction of justice", a TMC MP on Thursday asked the Kolkata Police to contemplate filing a case against the constitutional head of the state.

An Heiress, A Judge, A Job: Ex-French President Goes On Trial For Corruption

World News | Reuters | Monday November 23, 2020

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations that threaten to cast an ignominious pall over his decades-long political career.

Bihar Minister Responds To BJP "Pressure" Over Mewalal Choudhary's Exit

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday November 21, 2020

Days after newly sworn-in Bihar education minister Mewalal Choudhary resigned over a three-year-old corruption case, an interesting question has emerged - who, really, was behind the resignation of the two-time MLA from the Tarapur constituency?

Centre Can't Extend CBI's Jurisdiction Without State's Consent: Top Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday November 20, 2020

The CBI cannot step into an investigation without the consent of state governments and the centre cannot extend the agency's jurisdiction to any state without permission either, the Supreme Court has ruled in a petition by officials accused in a corruption case in Uttar Pradesh.