
Bangalore: In an irony of sorts, BJP leader LK Advani's anti-corruption yatra rolls into his party-ruled state on Sunday, where a former Chief Minister is lodged in jail and two other ministers face corruption charges. On Saturday when state BJP leaders were engaged in hectic preparations to welcome the yatra, the enthusiasm was considerably dampened after the Lokayukta police registered an FIR against Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani, who is facing...

08:27 AM, Oct 30, 2011

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani, rubbishing reports of cancellation of his Bangalore rath yatra, on Sunday said he will take his Jan Chetna Yatra to the city. Advani confirmed his tour of the IT city saying, "I will take my Jan Chetna Yatra against graft to Bangalore." Sources on Saturday had claimed that facing embarrassment over the arrest of former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in corruption cases,...

10:25 AM, Oct 23, 2011

Geneva: The accreditation of India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to come up for renewal before the United Nations (UN) on Monday. The UN meeting in being held in Geneva to look at functioning of human rights commissions across the world. The UN will also examine the corruption charges made against NHRC Chairman and former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan. Different civil society groups have sent these complaints against...

10:49 AM, May 23, 2011
Jaipur: As the judiciary tries to salvage its image, the lawyers’ strike in Rajasthan is certainly not helping. They have now threatened to intensify their strike over alleged irregularities in judges’ recruitment after talks with the judiciary failed on Friday. The standoff now enters its second week. The people of Rajasthan have barely recovered from a strike by the doctors, when they are having to deal with yet another strike....

12:35 PM, Sep 11, 2010

Raje and 8 others have been charged with forgery and criminal conspiracy. ...

12:40 AM, Jan 14, 2009

Ousted Thai premier Thaksin and wife Pojaman now face graft charges. ...

04:33 PM, Aug 12, 2008

Ex-President Joseph Estrada has been found guilty of large scale corruption. ...

01:17 PM, Sep 12, 2007

Charged with amassing disproportionate assets, Badal rushed to meet senior BJP leaders and enlist their support for continuing in office. ...

09:53 PM, Mar 10, 2007

Ropar court orders corruption charges be framed against him in connection with case filed by previous govt. ...

10:13 AM, Mar 10, 2007

The CBI has began probing charges of corruption and financial irregularities against Rajya Sabha MP Najma Heptulla. ...

02:17 PM, Nov 03, 2006