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Corruption

News Reports

The Kleptocrat’s Club: Arun Jaitley takes on the Opposition

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2019

Arun Jaitley reacts to Mamata Banerjee’s disproportionate over-reaction to the CBI wanting to interrogate the Kolkata Police Chief.

2G and IRCTC scam accused extend support to Mamata Banerjee who is protesting against Saradha chit fund scam investigation

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2019

National Herald scam accused Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is currently out on bail, also extended support to Mamata against CBI probe

News Reports

Telangana: Congress candidate loses Panchayat elections, husband demands bribe money back from voters

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2019

The Congress leader and her husband had reportedly paid each voter between Rs 500- 700, in return for the promise of a vote

News Reports

AAP MLAs refuse to furnish details of their assets to Lokayukta, ask to recall the notices served to them

OpIndia Staff - 29 January, 2019

Lokayukta and Delhi government have been in loggerheads over notices to the AAP MLAs over declaring their assets.

News Reports

ED seizes property worth Rs 238 crores of TMC MP in connection with a ponzi scheme case

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2019

TMC MP's company is accused of illegally starting a collective investment scheme without the approval of SEBI and collected funds of over Rs. 1900 crores from the public in the years leading up to 2015

Crime

Gomti riverfront project scam: ED conducts raids in UP, Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials assisted by the local police carried out raids across various premises of the accused and their associates in Delhi, UP (Lucknow and Noida), Rajasthan and Haryana.

News Reports

As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra becomes the UP East incharge, here is all you need to know about her colourful history

K Bhattacharjee - 23 January, 2019

Congress has appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East. It appears to be a shrewd move by the party to get its caste equations correct in the state and cut into the Upper Caste vote bank of the BJP

Politics

AAP IT cell faces humiliation over their old tweets as Kejriwal joins hands with Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2019

After the infamous 'Lalu-hug', Kejriwal was found hobnobbing with NCP's Sharad Pawar, whom Kejriwal has accused of hoarding black money

News Reports

Petition seeking SIT probe says Alok Verma involved in NSA Doval’s phone tapping, Delhi HC seeks centre’s response

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2019

The petition filed in Delhi HC claimed that phones of several other people were also tapped when the CBI was witnessing a feud between its then Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

Crime