CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has observed that recovery of tainted currency notes in bribery cases does not automatically demonstrate that the accused is engaged in criminal conduct. It was of the view that “demand for a bribe is the foundation of the offence because it demonstrates the corrupt intent of the accused”.“Without…
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq resigned from her role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury due to corruption allegations linked to her family’s property dealings. Despite being cleared of any impropriety, Prime Minister Keir Starmer accepted her resignation, noting the distraction it caused from government work. Source link
NEW DELHI: Differences among INDIA bloc parties became more visible Tuesday as TMC and SP refrained from joining Congress-led protests over the Adani issue in Lok Sabha.MPs from Congress, AAP, RJD, Sena UBT, DMK and Left parties, among others, raised slogans against PM Narendra Modi demanding accountability be fixed for alleged corruption by the corporate…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal launched a sharp attack on the RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning the role of the Hindutva organisation in PM Modi’s actions. Kejriwal, in an apparent attempt to challenge PM Modi’s authority, implied that the RSS should keep its “child” (PM Modi) in…
Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi chief minister, has made headlines with a declaration: “I don’t even have a house of my own.” Following his resignation as CM, Kejriwal announced he would vacate the official bungalow soon and live among the people of Delhi.“I will leave the CM’s bungalow in…
