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Albania has appointed the world’s first AI-generated "minister," Diella, to oversee public tenders and ensure corruption-free governance. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the AI system will make public spending fully transparent as Albania pushes for EU membership.

In a rare turn of events, villagers in Challur, Karimnagar, celebrated the Anti-Corruption Bureau's successful trap of a corrupt panchayat secretary. The secretary, Kumbam Nagaraju, had demanded a bribe to allocate a house number.

An Assistant Engineer (AE) and an Assistant Lineman (ALM) from the Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (NPDCL) in Khammam have been suspended for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes to provide agricultural electricity connections.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad has filed a prosecution complaint against former CPWD engineer P. Sai Komareswar and his wife under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. This action follows a charge sheet by the ACB accusing them of amassing assets worth Rs 1.26 crore through corruption.

In Jagtial, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught Sangem Anil Kumar, an Assistant Executive Engineer in the Vigilance and Quality Control Wing of the Panchayat Raj Department, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 7,000 from a contractor.

The European Parliament will vote Thursday on a censure motion against EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, led by Hungary’s Viktor Orban and hard-right lawmakers. Though unlikely to pass, the motion reflects deepening political divisions across the bloc

Accusations have been made that funds intended for public welfare were being diverted into private pockets. This claim is not solely from the BRS; over 200 contractors, who had not received payment for their bills unless they paid commissions, protested by storming the Finance Minister’s office in the Secretariat. They raised concerns about the prevalent commission culture, he said.

The bribe was recovered from him and he was arrested and produced before the ACB for remanding in judicial custody.

According to ACB officials, the senior assistant demanded a bribe from the complainant to clear CPS pending bills.

Of the 17 cases registered, 15 cases are trap cases while two are Disproportionate Assets cases. A total of 23 officials including two outsourcing employees were arrested in the cases. The ACB seized Rs 7.60 lakh cash in the trap cases.

The Sub Inspector demanded the bribe through his driver from one person for granting station bail and removing the names of his family members from the case

Says contracts, including those in Revanth Reddy's constituency, monopolised by Khammam minister

The accused Srinivas allegedly demanded bribe from the complainant for processing a file related to his caste. The complainant had after requests promised to give Rs 1 lakh as bribe

But now the patients, especially the pregnant women who are getting admitted to the hospital for child delivery, are complaining of poor services as well as corruption by the staff

Karimnagar Mayor involved in corruption and joined BJP to protect himself from investigation, alleges MLA

Balu Chowhan allegeldy initially demanded bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from the complainant for deleting his name as a suspect in a missing case registered at the Shahinayathgunj PS and not to harass him further

Telangana Sarpanchula Sangam Joint Action Committee files complaint with Anti-Corruption Bureau, alleging that officials at State Finance Commission Commissioner’s office are demanding commissions from contractors

The Malkajgiri BJP MP alleged that the Finance Department was not clearing even petty bills unless the agencies and contractors paid 7 to 10 percent commission

Registers more than half a dozen disproportionate assets cases against officials during the year

Compared to other departments, corruption is high in revenue and police; a total of 19 revenue officials trapped in connection with 10 cases during the last four years