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The IMF says Pakistan’s economic problems come mainly from corruption, weak institutions and powerful groups controlling the system. Everyday people suffer while elites benefit. The report warns that without honest accountability and major reforms, the country will stay in crisis

BRS leader Dr RS Praveen Kumar has alleged that officials of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA)–Asifabad unit are colluding with transport association leaders to extort bribes from the public. Addressing a press conference in Kagaznagar, he claimed officials were collecting around Rs 15 lakh monthly by fixing rates for services such as vehicle registration, driving licences, and permits, while evading Anti-Corruption Bureau action.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught two employees of the Tahsildar Secunderabad mandal office red-handed while accepting a bribe. The duo were found to have demanded a bribe of Rs. 3 lakh from a property owner.

The Enforcement Directorate has identified Trinamool MLA Jiban Krishna Saha as the main conspirator in the SSC recruitment scam. The agency claims he and his associates extorted lakhs from eligible and ineligible candidates in exchange for government teaching jobs

ACP S Saidaiah of Mahankali division has been transferred to CAR headquarters following serious allegations of corruption and civil misconduct. Hyderabad Commissioner VC Sajjanar issued the order, appointing ACP P Subbaiah to take additional charge.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Sub-Inspector Pramod Chintamani of the Pimpri Chinchwad police in Pune for allegedly demanding a Rs 2 crore bribe and accepting Rs 45.5 lakh from a lawyer representing an accused in an economic offence case

Social activist Naredla Srinivas was remembered on his 73rd birth anniversary at Karimnagar Film Bhavan. Lok Satta members and civic organisations paid floral tributes and hailed his legacy as a reformer who championed anti-corruption and public welfare.

IDBI Bank organised a walkathon around LB Stadium in Hyderabad to commemorate Vigilance Awareness Week. The initiative aimed to foster awareness about anti-corruption practices and the importance of vigilance among staff, customers and the public.

Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar, speaking at Vigilance Awareness Week in Hyderabad, stressed the importance of forming an AI-based Task Force to improve transparency and curb corruption.

BRS leader and former MLA Putta Madhu has accused IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu’s office of functioning as a “hub for illegal deals” under the guise of offering jobs to youth. He demanded a high-level probe into the alleged corruption.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao called the Telangana Congress government the most corrupt and weakest in State history, citing lawlessness, political harassment, land controversies, and administrative failures. He demanded investigations into Ministerial misconduct and criticized police inaction.

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.