Search Results for: corrupt practices

devyani-khobragade

Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade Arrest: An Insight into the Condition of Domestic Workers in India

The 39-year-old senior Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, was arrested in New York for alleged visa fraud and exploiting her babysitter cum housekeeper. The 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was taken into custody while she was dropping off her daughter to school. The police handcuffed her in public, but was later released on a USD 250,000 bond after pleading not guilty. Dec 14, 2013
bjp-questions-over-ap-fam-in-budget-sheet-of-agustawestland-deal

BJP questions over AP & FAM in budget sheet of AgustaWestland deal

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): BJP is all set to stonewall any attempt by the government to curtail the Winter Session of Parliament taking the UPA government under pressure in connection with the alleged kickbacks paid in the AgustaWestland deal. BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the use of initials, ‘AP’ and ‘FAM’ allegedly of Indian politicians in the budget sheet of the deal raises suspicions. He said that the party will nail the ruling Congress party and this will be supposedly the last nail in the coffin of the ‘corrupt government’. Dec 13, 2013
honored-african-sculptor-pays-homage-to-mandela

Honored African sculptor pays homage to Mandela

Senegal's Ousmane Sow, who sculpted Nelson Mandela as a goalkeeper extending his hand "to keep corrupt African heads of state at bay", was on Wednesday honoured in his adoptive France. Duration: 0:40 Dec 12, 2013
narayanasamy-blames-media-for-countrys-woes-kirti-azad-condemns

Narayanasamy blames media for country's woes; Kirti Azad condemns

New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): BJP leader Kirti Azad on Wednesday slammed Minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, V Narayanasamy for his comment that media is corrupt. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he also took a jibe at Congress and said that party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has rightly accepted the fact that the Congress will lose in the upcoming 2014 general elections and BJP will form the Government. Dec 11, 2013
bjp-will-work-for-rajasthans-development-unlike-congress-corrupt-ways-vasundhara-raje

BJP will work for Rajasthan's development unlike Congress' corrupt ways: Vasundhara Raje

Jaipur, Dec 08 (ANI): After BJP swept the Rajasthan Assembly polls, BJP's state CM candidate Vasundhara Raje said that the party will work for the development of the state unlike Congress who had deteriorated the state with its mis-governance and corruption. She said that the all party workers will work for the purpose; difficulties may come but all will have to go on without stopping in front of these difficulties. Raje also thanked the people of the state and BJP workers who made such drastic victory possible. Dec 8, 2013
india-calls-for-strengthening-of-democratic-institutions-in-poll-bound-bangladesh

India calls for strengthening of democratic institutions in poll bound Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec 05 (ANI): In the midst of a political deadlock and violence gripping Bangladesh over the polls, Indian Foreign secretary, Sujata Singh, arrived in Dhaka and met the top leaders expressing the hope that the forthcoming elections in the country 'strengthens democratic institutions, practices and processes.' Singh expressed concern over these instances of violence and said it would not benefit anyone. Singh added that both the countries cannot remain indifferent to or unaffected by developments in each other's regions and that India's consistent view has been that a strong, stable, independent and well developed Bangladesh is in the interest not only of the people of Bangladesh but also in the interests of the people of the region. Dec 5, 2013
transparency-international-releases-new-corruption-survey

Transparency International releases new corruption survey

Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the world's most corrupt countries while Denmark and New Zealand are nearly squeaky-clean, graft watchdog Transparency International said in a survey Tuesday. Duration: 01:15 Dec 4, 2013
Prev 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 Next