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Major Corruption Exposed in Udaipur: Middleman Arrested for Taking ₹3.50 Lakh Bribe for Additional SP Hitesh Mehta Amid DGP and ADG Visit | Udaipur Kiran

Jaipur (Udaipur Kiran). The deep roots of corruption within the Rajasthan Police department have once again come to light, with the latest incident reported from Udaipur. Even as the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Sharma and senior Additional Director General (ADG) officers were on an official visit to Udaipur, issuing strict directives in […]

Redistricting row: California top court rejects GOP plea for hold; cost, corruption claims surface

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition filed by Republican legislators seeking to delay legislative action on a redistricting package that could place new congressional maps before voters this November, reported ABC news.“The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court stated, citing a lack of sufficient grounds […]

France’s culture minister to be tried on corruption charges | World News

France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati (Pic credit: AP) PARIS: France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial accused of corruption and abuse of power while she was a member of European Parliament, a judicial source told AFP Tuesday.Dati, a 59-year-old who holds ambitions to become Paris mayor next year, was charged in 2019 […]

‘Witch-hunt’: Trump demands end to Netanyahu’s corruption trial; ‘Travesty of justice can’t be allowed’

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo) Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s corruption trial should be cancelled, US President Donald Trump demanded on Wednesday, citing the Israeli prime minister’s leadership during the recent conflict with Iran.In a long post on his Truth Social platform, Trump condemned the “witch-hunt” against Netanyahu, Israel’s “great war time prime minister.”“Bibi and […]

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honor medal over graft

File photo: Nicolas Sarkozy (AP) PARIS: France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state, it was announced on Sunday. The decision was made via a decree released in the Journal Officiel […]

‘I didn’t break out. I was let out’: New Orleans jail escapee blames corruption in viral clip, pleads for help from Trump

Antoine Massey video (Image credits: X @MAGAgeddon) “I didn’t break out. I was let out.” That’s the claim made in a now-deleted video posted Sunday by a man identifying himself as Antoine Massey, one of two inmates still on the run from the Orleans justice center in New Orleans on May 16.In the video, he […]

FBI axes public corruption squad ‘CR15’ that backed Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Donald Trump’s Capitol riots

The FBI Washington Field Office under Director Kash Patel shut down the unit that supported Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump In a major shake-up, the FBI has shut down one of its key units known as CR15, the same squad that supported special counselJack Smith’s investigation into US President Donald Trump.The closure of the […]

‘Came in to thank me’: Eric Adams meets Donald Trump at White House after DOJ drops corruption case

File photo: US President Donald Trump and NY Mayor Eric Adams (Picture credit: PTI, AP) Mayor Eric Adams met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday in a meeting that Adams framed as a policy discussion but one that left behind more political questions than answers.Adams’ office said the visit aimed to […]

Mangione, accused of killing a CEO, pleads not guilty

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan in 2024, on Friday, pleaded not guilty to all federal charges against him in the case, CNN reported.During arraignment in Manhattan federal court on Friday, Mangione’s legal team hinted it wants his federal case to go to trial before his state cases […]

Mauritius deep in corruption scandal as Macron visits |

PORT LOUIS: With a former minister and central bank director embroiled in financial scandal, the island idyll of Mauritius is in political turmoil as French President Emmanuel Macron visits this week.At the centre of the mess is ex-finance minister Renganaden Padayachy, who was until recently seen as a key figure in making Mauritius one of […]