Anti Corruption

IPL 2020: BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit starts investigation after unnamed player reports corrupt approach

The 13th edition of the IPL is being held in the UAE in a bio-secure environment, which has significantly reduced the chance for persons with dubious credentials approaching the player directly. The threat though still remains by and large due to the online network of corruptors.

FIFA open to fund anti-corruption agency for sports to look into financial corruption and match-fixing

“Never again. Never again corruption in football,” said Infantino, who is himself under investigation in Switzerland over meetings he had with then-attorney general Michael Lauber.

Part of Umar Akmal's three-year anti-corruption ban could be suspended, according to PCB source

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal could have a part of his three-year anti-corruption ban suspended when the judge heading the Cricket Board's disciplinary Panel gives out his detailed judgement soon, a source in the PCB has said.

ECB tightens anti-corruption regulations by banning players from wearing smartwatches on field of play

ECB has banned cricketers from wearing smartwatches on the field of play in all upcoming fixtures, tightening its anti-corruption regulations in the wake of live streaming in county cricket.

Seven years after AAP's squabbles with UPA, NDA governments, Arvind Kejriwal now sees wisdom in political coexistence

Arvind Kejriwal, who came to the forefront in 2011 with the Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement, started as a firebrand orator training his guns at political parties, but seven years later, has donned the image of a moderately combative people’s leader

Maharashtra Assembly election: Marathwada, Vidarbha battle farm crisis, but most willing to give Fadnavis-led govt second chance

In Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine appears to have succeeded, to a large extent, in getting its message across to the people in Latur, one of the few remaining Congress strongholds in the state.

Brazilian tennis ace Joao Souza handed corruption suspension for second time, says Tennis Integrity Unit

Souza, who reached a career high of 69 in 2006 but is currently languishing at 422 on the ATP rankings, was originally banned on 29 March, but following a successful appeal he was reinstated on 8 April.

Yogi Adityanath says Narendra Modi made India ‘corruption-free’; UP CM inaugurates development projects worth Rs 131 crore

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of projects worth Rs 131 crore in the Maharajganj district

Narendra Modi turns Opposition's weapon into its vulnerability; public trust, corruption may form fulcrum of BJP's 2019 strategy

Setting the agenda for 2019, Narendra Modi went on the front foot on corruption — an issue that the Opposition (mainly the Congress) has sought to weaponise against Modi. Several times during the interview Modi picked up the topic, adopted an offensive posture and sought to turn Opposition’s weapon into its vulnerability.

Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 7 years in prison in Al-Azizia Mills graft case; acquitted in Flagship Investment reference case

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 7-years of imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Mills graft case by an accountability court in Pakistan. He was held liable for inability to explain assets beyond means in the Al-Azizia reference case, but has been acquitted in the Flagship Investment reference case.